. Added more functionality, reduced size further                                                                                S If Qb gets minimized by windows why does a clock program start running to catch up?                                           6 Cause TIME$ is catchin up too. LOL dummy. Work around?                                                                        : Re: Cause TIME$ is catchin up too. LOL dummy. Work around?                                                                    > I think the reason is not to confuse DOS programs that care...                                                                # While on the subject of a timestamp                                                                                           ' Re: While on the subject of a timestamp                                                                                        Tried both! No luck!                                                                                                           Re: Tried both! No luck!                                                                                                      2 Nothing fancy just Lines and circles using SIN COS                                                                            # An ASCII clock with SIN and COS LOL                                                                                           * Having problems with out of string space..                                                                                    
 Try Input$                                                                                                                     OPEN AS BINARY...                                                                                                              * Thank you, I will try both                                                                                                   Problems with both...                                                                                                         8 * I'm sure mine should work. Could someone else test it?                                                                      * Worked for me in a similar circumstance...                                                                                    : *to find the characters place, put a counter in your loop.                                                                     * What do you mean? counter?                                                                                                  & As in counter = counter + 1 type thing                                                                                        C *Listen to what people are saying. Don't grab the whole page silly!                                                            * say what ted?                                                                                                                * Ignore Ted. :-P                                                                                                             
 *       :P                                                                                                                    Y * With the example above, All these errors kept coming, can you give an example please? *                                     = Bomberpunk left his memoir of the past year here (url inside)                                                                 4 *Perhaps the 1L is one living (his dad on the roof?)                                                                          % Read a file's attributes from QBasic?                                                                                          There sure is.                                                                                                                 reading attributes                                                                                                             I checked HelpPC for you                                                                                                      $ Where is this information in a file?                                                                                           It's stored in the file system.                                                                                               5 *Thanks fo the info. I guess you studied this a while                                                                          Found what I wanted                                                                                                           & Well the DTA  TYPE  info doesn't work.                                                                                        5 * Does Brun 4.5 make compiled QB programs any slower?                                                                         W No, but Bwalk 4.0 does. (Here's a good article link for those interested in compiling.)                                        What's the name of that book?                                                                                                  ISBN? (It sure beats nothin'?)                                                                                                7 That's the manual that comes with the software package.                                                                       * CHAIN CHAIN CHAIN! Quit badmouthing it LOL                                                                                    P You stated: &quot;Chain only needs the data to be transferred by a file...&quot;                                              ' OK, I'll byte! How do I link with BCOM?                                                                                        Two ways...                                                                                                                    o/s/e/x ? or  0/s/e/x   LOL                                                                                                   @ Found a list of all the compiling options if you are a REAL MAN!                                                              ; What do you get when you CHAIN too much without a heatsink?                                                                    Reasons for using brun                                                                                                        	 * Thanks.                                                                                                                     W 'Thanks?'  We supply all this useful knowledge and all we get is a stinkin' thanks?!...                                       $ * I hope you saw my other reply. :-)                                                                                          N I think your answer was &quot;no, it doesn't affect speed.&quot; (I hope. :-D)                                                - Question about SHELL with /cmd or /command...                                                                                  I just try stuff at random                                                                                                     Mac, I have another question                                                                                                  C * SHELL &quot;notepad temp.txt&quot; pauses QB until Notepad closes                                                           C Why would you post a one liner and put your famous IOS stuff in it?                                                            I goofed                                                                                                                      1 You just have to add them for versions of Windows                                                                             4 * What's the difference between /C alone and CMD /C?                                                                           What 'cmd /c ...' does                                                                                                        I * Appreciate all the good info. I'll have to do some testing as a result.                                                     . NOTE: If an .exe has no graphical component...                                                                                 * Interesting, Bob, thanks.                                                                                                   2 Hey guys, thanks to you all. It worked as follows:                                                                            , Minor adjustment to the I-man's response....                                                                                   *Same with 2000. My mistake.                                                                                                  " Why or when do you need the START?                                                                                            % PRINT &quot;What prog ran fine?&quot;                                                                                         _ START tells Windows to &quot;multitask&quot; a new process that is detached from the first one.                               : * Pete &amp; Ildurest: Thanks for the info. Might need it.                                                                    1 Re: Question about SHELL with /cmd or /command...                                                                             1 Re: Question about SHELL with /cmd or /command...                                                                             9 * No problem, Jiranz, your good input is welcome. Thanks.                                                                     ) QBasic.com 2006-2007 Game Plan (Mirrored)                                                                                      I really like the book, idea.                                                                                                 > Like the book idea, but that will be thicker than most Bibles!                                                                Q I was thinking that, if this book were to be written, we'd need alot of sections.                                              But another book?                                                                                                             ! Love the idea. Here's what I say.                                                                                              About the book I already have:                                                                                                 *The problem is copyright :P                                                                                                  P Why can't we just assemble the stuff already available into a runnable Tutorial?                                              $ Shelve the idea of a published book.                                                                                          A * New paragraph added to above post about shelving the book idea.                                                             F I'm sure it will be a big hit...right up there with Latin for Dummies.                                                        / *In 3 years the sixth graders will be using it!                                                                                 *If you don't do it, I'll do it.                                                                                              : *BTW Could you fix this forum so that it spaces correctly?                                                                     Who are you talking to?                                                                                                       
 seeing red                                                                                                                     Two things to try...                                                                                                           Re: Two things to try...                                                                                                      H Sounds to me like your QB 'Display Options' got messed with. Try this...                                                      & *Would System Restore be worth trying?                                                                                        9 *Silly suggestion of mine as Jiranz has already tried it.                                                                     = Re: *Silly suggestion of mine as Jiranz has already tried it.                                                                  3d fx cartoon poligons                                                                                                         * ?                                                                                                                           / * FOR a = 1 to 10 :  PRINT &quot;?&quot; : NEXT                                                                               0 * DO: PRINT &quot;?&quot;;: LOOP UNTIL CLARIFIED                                                                              ! *LOL! Good one, &quot;Pete&quot;.                                                                                             Q Re: Abby Normals - If you're going to make a QB &quot;virus,&quot; do it RIGHT!!!                                              Hey, Kris (re: Monopoly)                                                                                                       Characters and Ascii ORD                                                                                                      2 * ASC(i$) will give you the ASCII character value.                                                                             ASC and CHR$ functions                                                                                                        D Response to posted inquiry about a job translating QB code to VB.NET                                                          ; That fellow has been all over the internet. Probably a jerk                                                                   ? Re: That fellow has been all over the internet. Probably a jerk                                                                * Hip, hip, hurray!!!                                                                                                         B The reason why the B in BASIC stands for &quot;Beginner's&quot;...                                                            7 The problem is not QB. It is the environment these days                                                                       	 Enter 3D!                                                                                                                     	 Nice demo                                                                                                                     M Yes, very nice Kris (as usual). Incidentally Mac, about your Monopoly game...                                                 + * You can probably delete monopoly.sav. :-)                                                                                    *That did it. Thanks.                                                                                                         Z *Mac, -I played a round. Works fine (I made $200!). I'm getting used to the auction thing.                                     Heh                                                                                                                           & Although you would never need to pass.                                                                                         Another Program (URL *)                                                                                                       Z *Reminds me of a city scape from an airplane during a bad landing. Nice (8fps/PIII 680mhz)                                     * 11 Frames per Second - Neat!                                                                                                = * That is QB v1.x for you. QB v4.5 on 450 mHz gets 28 FPS :-D                                                                 < My 4.5 which I use about once every other month  gets 29 fps                                                                  1 I'd like to see a 3d axis on that while it spins.                                                                             ) So I was right- XP does slow QBasic down.                                                                                     + *Interesting. For me in QB4.5 it ran 22fps.                                                                                   6 *Incidentally, my OS is Windows 98 with an Me upgrade,                                                                        H * Maybe the WAIT statement is slowing it down due to your video display.                                                       *29fps without WAIT.                                                                                                          " I have the fastest computer!!! :-)                                                                                            = This confirms it-- my laptop can do very fast graphics in DOS                                                                 * Sphere-like program with X, Y, and Z axis:                                                                                    / Another 3D Program with Improved Program Format                                                                               	 * Anyone?                                                                                                                     $ *QB45 - 59fps on the optimized logo.                                                                                           Taking a break from Monopoly                                                                                                  ' * just posted in the non qbasic forum *                                                                                        directing SHELL output                                                                                                        Q Unless I'm misunderstanding what you want, the current time is available in QB...                                              TIME$ and jiranz                                                                                                              8 Anyone know how to do this with environmental variables?                                                                      < Re: Anyone know how to do this with environmental variables?                                                                  U Re: Unless I'm misunderstanding what you want, the current time is available in QB...                                           As I understand your application                                                                                              $ Re: As I understand your application                                                                                           * Good idea. Use VB or .NET                                                                                                    You did something wrong, I bet.                                                                                               : I just KNOW that PUTting graphics should not be this slow!                                                                    2 A simple LINE statement is much faster than PUT...                                                                             * Okay. :-D                                                                                                                    More...                                                                                                                       % Actually, that's what you're doing...                                                                                         / The reason I say it is processing each pixel...                                                                               * Yes, you'd think that would be the case...                                                                                     * Okay. :-)                                                                                                                   9 Sorting arrays by primary, secondary, and tertiary fields                                                                     - Have you considered keys in descending order?                                                                                  Thanks for your feedback.                                                                                                     S Array lists sorted by ascending or descending order by primary and secondary fields                                            Overlapping key fields                                                                                                        L Is there an option to inhibit QB editor from tampering with the source code?                                                  E *Mac agrees with you but I have nothing against what the editor does.                                                          I do?                                                                                                                         8 *Never had those problems. You have all of the QB files?                                                                       Not sure, here's what I have...                                                                                                You are missing  QB4UTIL.BI                                                                                                    Ted, thanks for the info...                                                                                                   B *I can email it to you if you want. Don't know all of what it does                                                             Yeah sure, Ted, send it to:                                                                                                    Not a good idea ....                                                                                                          # Thank you very much, Solitaire.....                                                                                           B The clickable field simply uses JavaScript to obfuscate your email                                                             * Thanks for the info.                                                                                                        ; I don't mind conforming to a standard, if it's published...                                                                   0 Mac, forgot to thank you for this suggestion....                                                                              D * That is a good idea. I just open the BAS in notepad and add stuff.                                                          A QBasic wasn't designed for compiling code written outside QBasic.                                                             / Thanks for you suggestions, I have a comment...                                                                               " Notepad type programs mess with QB                                                                                            W Interesting, -I code exclusively in the QB IDE and have never had a problem, -except...                                        Here's what happened to Moneo                                                                                                  *Ain't it the truth.                                                                                                          H Mac, you have my situation pretty well figured out. One minor update....                                                      @ *Hooray for Wordstar! But why did you put C in quotation marks??                                                              M * Traditionally I've seen &quot;C&quot; written this way. What can I tell ya?                                                  *Oh. All right.                                                                                                               ? Yeah, reminds me of Automatic Frequency Control on FM radios...                                                                time sync in a dos window                                                                                                     ; TIME$ prints the time in the system tray even when altered.                                                                   	 sync time                                                                                                                     ? *Sounds like XP passes the DOS program the time when it starts.                                                               I You will have the same problem if you edit a QB file in a Win text editor                                                     L *I suggested SHELL on another forum but you have beaten me by two hours .lol                                                  ! DOS is subservient to Windows XP.                                                                                              syncing time                                                                                                                  	 sync time                                                                                                                     : Why did you not make the problem clear inn the first place                                                                    3 *I was only joking , but not one of my best, sorry.                                                                           * Not necessarily... (but possible solution)                                                                                    . Re: Not necessarily... (but possible solution)                                                                                M Re: You will have the same problem if you edit a QB file in a Win text editor                                                   PUTing graphics with rotation...                                                                                              0 Basically you have to make your own PUT routine.                                                                               Will it be just as fast?                                                                                                       Not too easy...                                                                                                                Maybe next time...                                                                                                            . Just load one bitmap containing all 24 images.                                                                                Z * Then I need a bitmap loader, etc., etc. I will use LINE and CIRCLE for the graphics. :-D                                     Speed Break through?                                                                                                          W *Works in QB 7.1, which has BC version 7.10 (bc /? includes the floating-point options)                                        Have you tried it?                                                                                                            + Hmm, apparently I use it by default anyway.                                                                                   ! This goes back about 20 years....                                                                                             H *Perhaps, but does BC still emulate floating point with out that switch?                                                       math co processors                                                                                                            " Anybody want a dialog box program?                                                                                            M *Pardon my ignorance, but what exactly is a &quot;dialogue box program&quot;?                                                  It's a VB concept                                                                                                             ; *Aha! In that case, I've already made a few (input popups).                                                                   I *Hmm, from TheBob? Sounds intersting, perhaps I could see/use one or two?                                                     P *Check out Animax.BAS or Winico.EXE (both included in QBG.ZIP). Click File/Open.                                               Very nice indeed.                                                                                                             4 *I've sent you Winico.ZIP which includes Winico.BAS.                                                                           Dialog                                                                                                                        ! *Perhaps if you pointed me to it.                                                                                             5 Did you make some gui &quot;objects&quot; for qbasic?                                                                         < GUI objects?  I wouldn't say I made them, more that I tried.                                                                  G *They were called BUTTONS and BUTTONS2, in the qbasic.com files section                                                       D *Heck I am still typing in Win XP. What you want? A  mouse keyboard?                                                          0 Graphics demo (old fashioned movie projector)...                                                                              E * Nice. :-D Although, I don't know if I ever saw a real projector :-P                                                         F *Ahhh, new technology! Well, for what it's worth, you've seen one now.                                                        , I saw that not too long ago in public school                                                                                  H *lol! My guess is the films they showed weren't exactly current, either!                                                      + *Why, is NewFoundland a part of Canada yet?                                                                                   2 *Hang on, I'll get out my film on Confederation...                                                                            F *Confeder-what?  Is that something like the British North America Act?                                                         Unbelievable, as usual                                                                                                        % Yeah, POKE is old school text mode...                                                                                         ) *Character 12 erases the first eight CHR$                                                                                     c *You're right. What does &quot;np&quot; stand for? New Paragraph, No Print? It erased a whole line!                           
 Line feed LOL                                                                                                                 ) Ah yes, old fashioned movie projectors...                                                                                     N *True. Now I can even make sound movies with my little Cybershot still camera.                                                3 *Yeah!  What was wrong with beta! (Stupid blue ray)                                                                           L Anybody use parallel or serial ports in QB  with a device connected to them?                                                  # Cheap ass way to test your software                                                                                            I regret my comments                                                                                                          
 No problem                                                                                                                     I see that now                                                                                                                P Re: Anybody use parallel or serial ports in QB  with a device connected to them?                                              > I need advice re a hardware problem with keyboard and mouse...                                                                % * Was the Spanish Keyboard PS/2 also?                                                                                          I'm not sure....                                                                                                              U * PS/2 refers to the purple and green ports, which are the alternative to USB, right?                                         B * Don't know about the colors, but otherwise I think you're right.                                                            0 LOL @ It must have been designed by a committee.                                                                               *Windows &quot;XT&quot;?                                                                                                       Windows &quot;SP&quot; lol                                                                                                     * Sorry --- Windows XP (lol).                                                                                                  * Only $2-4 :-D                                                                                                               . Your probably right about the response chip...                                                                                E * Where's the Grammer Police?  Above, I typed YOUR instead of YOU'RE.                                                         8 * Shame, shame, now I misspelled grammar --- 2 demerits.                                                                      G * Making mistakes when there are no Grammar Police on duty? 5 demerits.                                                       1 *Those were two fragments. Please jump in a lake.                                                                             * * Should be * Where're the Grammar Police?                                                                                    @ * Mac, another possibility is an old (going bad) keyboard cable.                                                              = Rounding numbers revisited (Thread too off track) . Base PI ?                                                                  Base Pi  vs.  Base One                                                                                                         *LOL                                                                                                                          A Re: Rounding numbers revisited (Thread too off track) . Base PI ?                                                             > Have client willing to pay for Qbasic -&gt; .NET conversion...                                                                & * Urk!! Timeframe / due date: 30 days!                                                                                        - Why .NET?  Musta got rid of his 3.1 finally .                                                                                 / Field Expansion on older systems or in programs                                                                               ( A Menu FUNCTION Corey Should See (URL *)                                                                                       *NOPE Your one of a kind!                                                                                                     " *All you're base are belong to us.                                                                                             * ?                                                                                                                            Whadda mean &quot;?&quot;?                                                                                                     Re: Whadda mean &quot;?&quot;?                                                                                                 (*URL)                                                                                                                        
 * Did. :-D                                                                                                                    : *We are now the Original Forum and not the Classic  Forum.                                                                    ) Hhhmmmm....I can't decide which is better                                                                                     $ *When you figure it out, lemme know.                                                                                          < *I prefer Original . Nice to see you on this forum Mark. lol                                                                  $ P.S If we choose Classic or Original                                                                                          > *Unless it breaks the layout, which niether word has yet, yes.                                                                 I lke &quot;classic&quot;....                                                                                                  *I Lve &quot;classic&quot;.                                                                                                    Using a sort...                                                                                                                Need more details                                                                                                             + *Also , how many people , how many numbers?                                                                                    More details                                                                                                                   *Check FAQ.                                                                                                                   ; Uh, never mind that. I just checked and the FAQ is outdated                                                                   9 Oh. I meant this, and I thought it was in the FAQ. (*URL)                                                                      I see it now                                                                                                                  ) More questions about sorting your data...                                                                                      Answers with more info                                                                                                        * * Most udders are for output only! :-D :-P                                                                                     If you come back                                                                                                              5 Like Mac said: &quot;What's the basic sort?&quot; ...                                                                         1 Sorting a list of arrays by user-selected fields:                                                                              QB45 Setup.exe file                                                                                                           * *You can download QB4.5 here: (url inside)                                                                                    . RE : You can download QB4.5 here: (url inside)                                                                                / * You don't need Setup.exe. Just run QB.exe. :D                                                                                I'm looking for inspiration...                                                                                                % Well, I've started out on a QB RTS...                                                                                         
 A nice start.                                                                                                                  Some points...                                                                                                                 A few helpful hints:                                                                                                           Rellib looks good                                                                                                              I don't think I'll use it...                                                                                                   About CALL INTERRUPT...                                                                                                       ; Keep in mind that the palette can be constantly changing...                                                                   ( I'm not sure which screen mode to use...                                                                                       You might consider SCREEN 9...                                                                                                X Quote: &quot;You can have as many hues as SCREEN 12/13 by using the OUT statement.&quot;                                      < I've had weird problems with OUTing where it isn't supported                                                                  " * Odd. It works fine for me. {:-D)                                                                                            G There's a difference between attribute numbers and DAC table indexes...                                                        *Thanks                                                                                                                       > *No, sorry, this WAS screen mode 12, but only when WIDTH 80,60                                                                D Here's an example of setting palette values in SCREEN 9 using OUT...                                                          Z * I don't suppose QBasic could take advantage of new graphics cards for mltple pgs in S12.                                    W You might check out some libraries, but I doubt it - besides, they're notoriously slow.                                        *Sorry, no text above.                                                                                                        + This blinking more than your example! (URL)                                                                                   N *Sorry, Windows Millenium found something objectionable in your program (???).                                                 * You mean it won't run?                                                                                                      U *I get kicked out to the desktop (error) every time. It's a millenium thing, I guess.                                         1 *Sorry, -that's in QB1.1, in QB4.5 it works fine.                                                                             R *Oh, and about the blinking, -don't forget the WAIT statements to time the paging.                                            ! Place the WAIT statements here...                                                                                             8 * How did you generate the DATA graphics in the example?                                                                      - Re: DATA, -I wrote a compression algorithm...                                                                                  QB Express #22 Deadline                                                                                                       + Perhaps they cannot get into your site! LOL                                                                                    qb like program for windows????                                                                                               # Re: qb like program for windows????                                                                                           * Yes, but you're overlooking one thing.....                                                                                     wil it work under windows XP                                                                                                   He SAID it was for Windows.....                                                                                                Uh, oh wise one...                                                                                                            - i thought he was talking about FreeBASIC.....                                                                                 # Fred de Kater was replying to buff1                                                                                            *indeed....                                                                                                                   N *In case anyone was wondering, mlaut is NOT me. Check IP address if you must.                                                : I never intended to make it a mystery as to who mlaut is.                                                                    W *Oh yeah. It's just that I use a lot of weird names so I thought people might assume...                                         Re: wil it work under windows XP                                                                                              
 PowerBasic                                                                                                                    " Like NEWK said, there is FreeBasic                                                                                             Or                                                                                                                            9 *Fancy hearing that from Mac. Exactly my opinion, anyway.                                                                      *Hear, hear.                                                                                                                   *I second that!                                                                                                               3 LOL, I agree, but he/she did want &quot;more&quot;.                                                                            Here's one: 4 - 2 = 0...                                                                                                      9 * Sorry, but that's 4 - 2 - 2 = 0   or   4 -  (2 * 2) = 0                                                                     K *Or: IF a AND b THEN c = a + b: PRINT c (but it's really just an old joke).                                                    * I get it. ;)                                                                                                                 * Maybe. . .                                                                                                                  & Re: Like NEWK said, there is FreeBasic                                                                                        Y *I find plasticene beats QB by 20% when tested for ease of use and messing-around-ability                                      Yes!                                                                                                                          W &quot;Remember that QBasic is STILL slower than just about any compiled language.&quot;                                        Yes I know.                                                                                                                   P * Freebasic is different. If it worked, I'd probably use it. So, no, not really.                                               Rounding Rules                                                                                                                & Boy, did YOU come to the right place!!                                                                                        * Re: Boy, did YOU come to the right place!!                                                                                    ' What?!  There is only one way to round:                                                                                        Have a look at these (URLs)                                                                                                   N London is right. See IEEE 754 Standard for Binary Floating Point Arithmetic...                                                 Thats how engineers round.                                                                                                    4 * 1/2 is smack dab in the middle of binary, too, heh                                                                          1 *ahhh yes, the third binary numeral, X (undriven)                                                                             $ Only numbers greater than 5 round up                                                                                          $ I should have tested before blabbing                                                                                           Try this version Mac                                                                                                           I think I understand.                                                                                                         . And after re-reading Ted's original reply. . .                                                                                 My findings on QB 4.5                                                                                                          * Good point!!                                                                                                                 Floating point strikes again!                                                                                                 4 An example to help illustrate further (just in case)                                                                           Nicely done...                                                                                                                2 Base pi would break math as we know it completely.                                                                            : I tried using the usual shake n bake methods of converting                                                                      Ooops, the orders are backwards!                                                                                               Not possible                                                                                                                  ? So my buddy cut off half his finger! Now he is using base 9-1/2                                                               & No... computers definitely use base 2.                                                                                        1 Converting to the actual base pi is a bit harder.                                                                              * assuming it's even possible.                                                                                                 converting to base pi                                                                                                          Estimate of 100 in base PI                                                                                                    ) *pi^4=97.4 so 100 base pi is approx 10000                                                                                     % Program to convert base 10 to base pi                                                                                          another method                                                                                                                 *Nicely done                                                                                                                  4 I think that curve fit since 100 is a nice number...                                                                          * My test results on my TI-84+ SE calculator                                                                                    ) Does the TI have a built in curve fitter?                                                                                     > It has zoom fit which will fit the entire graph on the screen.                                                                9 Yes. The TI-83+ (and higher) has a built in curve fitter.                                                                     4 That programis TI-Basic for the Ti-83 series, right?                                                                           * Correct !                                                                                                                   - *How do I best fix the TIMER-midnight glitch?                                                                                  Here's what I suggest                                                                                                          Or, if you are nutty... (URL*)                                                                                                # Printing with fonts and color in QB                                                                                           * Text files do not support fonts or colors.                                                                                    . Problem with pathfinding program (A* algoritm)                                                                                # Well it's not the only problem, but                                                                                           2 *I used 'a' instead of the integer nummer, I think                                                                            < *You've right. It is my first attempt and still full o' bugs                                                                  3 *You've going to have to work on your contractions.                                                                            Contraction might be correct                                                                                                  V *The Grammar Police don't care about logic, just about our confusing grammatical rules                                         I'm inclined to agree.                                                                                                        E It's idiomatic and depends a lot on the descriptive words themselves.                                                         7 *...and in Spanish:  Tengo 20 anos.  - I have 20 years.                                                                       J * Desear usted. (80 Percentico of El threado has nada to do with QBasico.)                                                     Program with problem!                                                                                                         2 You can better use TIMER for deciding how long ago                                                                            T * A string can't be smaller than &quot;&quot;, so just use IF k&gt;&quot;&quot; THEN                                          @ &lt; and &gt; don't measure size, they measure ASCII sort order.                                                              ! * I hadn't thought about LEN. :-D                                                                                             
 Good Version:                                                                                                                  The delay should use TIMER                                                                                                     Your program works                                                                                                            
 Hows this?                                                                                                                     *Much better                                                                                                                  	 I like it                                                                                                                       Features i have and will add....                                                                                              
 just have fun                                                                                                                  Re: just have fun                                                                                                              *You have got it right, Corey!                                                                                                 *Start menu is now working :)*                                                                                                 *Where's the program???                                                                                                        // HERE! \\// HERE! \\                                                                                                        0 * Not to bother but... 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Ill go use mine after work                                                    < *it works fine on my computer, you sure you typed it right?*                                                                  Q *Actually, i found out from Ild�rest that I don't even need notepad (thanks!!!)                                              * LOL@Ild�rest                                                                                                              B * It doesn't know what a question mark is I guess.... ?  Ild?rest.                                                             *Oh no! its the accented u!                                                                                                   " I thought you did that on purpose!                                                                                            " *Same reason as #&amp;%*#llipse :D                                                                                             Re: This what you want?                                                                                                       > *I used to suggest &quot;His parents killed mine&quot; but LOL                                                                $ Any ideas on a dice-rolling routine?                                                                                           * Nice for text mode. :D                                                                                                      $ Here are some text mode dice, Mac...                                                                                          B Nice &quot;Felt Green,&quot; I wonder if green is ever unfelt. :-P                                                            ) Did you see my requirement: SCREEN 0 ONLY                                                                                     2 I know, but I was proposing my efficient method...                                                                              * I meant if number MOD 2=1 then                                                                                               Yes, much better...                                                                                                           F Incidentally, here's a SCREEN 12 version of dice I did a while back...                                                        1 * That's why they call you a graphics master! :-D                                                                             1 Well, I admit they have a nice plastic quality...                                                                             # Not to be a pain in the ass, but...                                                                                           Q *i don't think you can but i know you can copy to notepad and open it with QB :)*                                             G *I dont know what happened to notepad on this computer, but its gone :(                                                       " Yes, you most certainly can (*URL)                                                                                            ' Re: Not to be a pain in the ass, but...                                                                                       
 Oh. sorry.                                                                                                                    ! * Hey, much nicer than asterisks!                                                                                             @ *Yeah, -I wish I could have used CHR$(8) but it left an outline.                                                               Run this (URL*)                                                                                                               D *Works fine, -now where's the text mode Monopoly game to go with it?                                                           Here                                                                                                                           *Hey, not bad for text.                                                                                                       / If you're going to work on it some more. Mac...                                                                               ; If you don't purchase the property, it goes to the auction.                                                                    But nobody honors that rule                                                                                                   - However, everybody honors the pay-double rule                                                                                 ? I agree, Mac, -I wouldn't want to wade into that code either...                                                               1 LOL@brother... Well, I can't resist a few changes                                                                              Hey, looking good...                                                                                                           Ooops! That won't work...                                                                                                      Don't follow, TheBob                                                                                                          B *Just a PALETTE statement without arguments will restore defaults.                                                            
 :-) Thanks! *                                                                                                                  I could flame you for that! :-D                                                                                                Don't kill the messenger                                                                                                      Y But it sounds like you are saying &quot;my friends and I didn't care about rules...&quot;                                      You know the rules?                                                                                                           N Found the same situation on page 48 of &quot;The Monopoly Companion,&quot; :-D                                                - * Heh - That's what I guessed. Seems logical.                                                                                  My version of that rule                                                                                                        An easy way to implement it...                                                                                                " Try to debug it. It's pretty hard.                                                                                            F * I know. It is probably the hardest board game to write (or Risk is).                                                          But can you play it on an Atari?                                                                                               *LOL@Mac/no color                                                                                                              *:-(                                                                                                                0 *Awwww, -we love ya Mac (and your monitor, too).                                                                               Broken link!                                                                                                                  W *Just keep trying, -that's happened to me, too, but it will work after one or two trys.                                       1 *i have been trying like 100000000000000000 times                                                                              I will email it to you                                                                                                         *Yes please do...thanks alot!!!                                                                                               X * sorry for posting so many messagesi wasnt thinking when i clicked post accidentally...                                       Worked fine for me, Benjamin...                                                                                               " *OK ty, its working great for me;)                                                                                            0 * Uh, I conclude I don't have to email after all                                                                              " *No, but read my post to Benjamin.                                                                                            D *For Benjamin's sake I suggest Mac remove his emails from his posts.                                                           * Done                                                                                                                         New Game: Bounce 3                                                                                                            Z *I'm not very good at it but it's great fun (I see you found a home for your camera shake)                                     WOW!  Everybody play this.                                                                                                    M * unless you really want to get a highscore and there is some competition :-D                                                 % * Nice job, but tough for us ole men!                                                                                         
 Fonts help                                                                                                                    8 *like big fonts on the screen, multiple colred fonts etc                                                                      
 QBasic fonts?                                                                                                                 P *na man like add-ons; fonts you can downlaod; fonts that some1 scripted already.                                              V *Regarding fonts. Since you've got QBG now, check out QBASICS.BAS (included in ZIP's).                                         2 Custom routines:                                                                                                             useing sound card                                                                                                              Waky program/story                                                                                                             Why is poor mum in jail?                                                                                                      " &quot;law&quot;-gin it at it again                                                                                            B I like COLOR 9...but then all of my monitors actually WORK! Mac...                                                             Or...                                                                                                                         2 *Yeah, we don't have very much color in Australia.                                                                            B *Colour ,tyre,randomise,etc,etc. There will soon be two languages.                                                             Land of the Free                                                                                                              G *Yeah. Most countries are expensive. There are some cheap ones, though.                                                       . *I'd settle for an expensive one with freedom.                                                                                + *she went to jail cause she was a murderer*                                                                                    *but you threw the bomb.                                                                                                       DID YOU READ THE STORY?                                                                                                       @ *Yes, poor mum comes home to find her son throwing bombs around.                                                              # I hate to beat a dead horse, but...                                                                                            I grew up in a house with guns                                                                                                3 *Yeah. Guns don't kill people. Bullets kill people.                                                                           H *Thats right , don`t blame people or guns , it`s those horrible bullets.                                                      ; *P.S. Don`t blame Bush or Syria it is Hizbollah and Israel.                                                                    Guns don't kill people...                                                                                                     6 What does a gun and an XP have in common? (Sort of...)                                                                        " Now i am really stuck on something                                                                                            9 You have to store the old numbers in different variables.                                                                     @ Thank you , That Helps alot, i was thinking of an array ... lol*                                                              7 Drew, some solutions and comments about your RND issues                                                                       # Randomize timer issues... thats all                                                                                           9 how do you stop randomize timer from repeating something?                                                                     9 * It won't happen every time, but you could post the code                                                                     - The game is   UNO  7 cards are dealt to start                                                                                 Z * AHH - IT  is printing the number of the color not the randomized number - sry but thanks                                    A Note:  You only need to put RANDOMIZE TIMER once in your program.                                                             P I knew that, but i thought that might be why it is repeating so i added it lol *                                              % This is how I use to stop it in Basic                                                                                          *HUH?                                                                                                                          I have a few questions.                                                                                                       Z * What's wrong with RND? (RANDOMIZE TIMER: FOR A=1 TO 30000:NEXT A: RANDOMIZE TIMER*TIMER)                                    ! There's nothing wrong with Rand..                                                                                             - I see many 1's, but it is a nice project. :-D                                                                                  CRND                                                                                                                          . &quot;There is 1 problem with this&quot; ?????                                                                                 How did you...                                                                                                                ; *Try compressing a text file of a million &quot;1&quot;s...                                                                   Y * But it's odd how well it compresses the numbers that almost seem to be in random order!                                     * Chandler's algorithm is trash, that's why.                                                                                     Ildrest  you don't understand.                                                                                               @ Cheer up Chandler, at least he didn't say your code was 'lousy.'                                                              . You don't need TIMER for different RND values.                                                                                Z Here's my own random number device. It hasn't repeated itself for at least 600000 numbers.                                    4 4 some reason QB crashes on me when I run that prog!                                                                           Crashes?                                                                                                                      
 Right@Mac.                                                                                                                     Primes without dividing?                                                                                                      M You could make a program to keep multiplying all possible numbers together...                                                  ROFL                                                                                                                           It's not as daft as it seems                                                                                                  9 * Uh, this is complex. Give me a few months to analyze it                                                                      I don't know if you understand.                                                                                               + Ildrest: Here is how to put a progress bar                                                                                   B Strangely the program takes only 15 seconds even on my Pentium II.                                                            Q Your* not actually gaining any efficiency if you have to explain a contraction...                                              *ROFL at use of bars...                                                                                                       < *We could all meet Mac`s bar to have a punch at the counter.                                                                  & Probably you have Windows 98 or better                                                                                        : Bloatware, true. But throughput is greater with new chips.                                                                     What are you talking about?                                                                                                    Re: What are you talking about?                                                                                                But I'm running Windows 2000!                                                                                                 	 Bloatware                                                                                                                     T * 2000 and DOS run QB v1.1 at the same speed. QB 4.5 runs faster- maybe the problem.                                           Good analysis, 'TzmNe!!!                                                                                                      H * XP might be bloat, or it might be the dual-core CPU. 2000 is good. :-D                                                      X Re: * 2000 and DOS run QB v1.1 at the same speed. QB 4.5 runs faster- maybe the problem.                                      Z *I have a lot more resident security software on the 2000 than on the 95. but still.......                                     *I agree with most of that.                                                                                                    Note:                                                                                                                          Peace, Mac!                                                                                                                   / Found another good program to acess ports in QB                                                                               3 Question about QBasic accessing this forum... (URL)                                                                            So who won Solitaire?                                                                                                          Sure takes the longest time                                                                                                    *A religious experience!                                                                                                      9 * Thanks, TheBob - I'm accepting donations from converts.                                                                     S *I'd be happy to tithe. After  my new computer costs, what's 10% of $1.12 Canadian?                                           A *I looked it up,-it's about 9.8 cents USD. Will you take a check?                                                              Speaking of computer costs...                                                                                                 Z *Nice going. I've heard similar stories. I guess it's easier to just toss them these days.                                    2 Starting an Ildrest's Home for Wayward Computers?                                                                            > Well, we have occasional collections of large items down here.                                                                . * LOL@Grandparents - Interesting trash policy.                                                                                Y *Exactly the same in Canada, although they won't take grandparents unless they're bagged.                                      * ROFL!                                                                                                                       E * Everybody is a winner.  This wasn't a contest, just a fun activity.                                                          * Yea! I won! First time!!                                                                                                    V * Actually, you and a bunch of others tied with me...So you shouldn't get too excited.                                        % New challenge for super guru's (URL*)                                                                                         9 *PWNED! (the Board array is currently located at DS:01DC)                                                                      PWNED???                                                                                                                      / *pwned.nl was the first place I encountered it.                                                                               ( Michael Calkins recommends that site????                                                                                       I'm not sure what that site is                                                                                                 I asked around... pwned = owned                                                                                               Z *just a minute, I think I am about 16 bytes off... will post revised instructions in a bit                                    V I was 18 off. It is at DS:01CA. I had forgotten to account for the entire y=0 section.                                        \ *&quot;81 byte array&quot; --&gt; &quot;81 element array&quot; or &quot;162 byte array&quot;                                  * Looks like you beat Earthborn to the punch                                                                                    X * There's 'punch' on this site? Maybe it would've been better to put up a 'counter' 1st.                                      ? Well, I improved the security module and compiled again. (URL*)                                                               = What death is it on now? Never mind, just keep beating it!...                                                                  My answer (URL*)                                                                                                             ! *Okay Mac, I get the hint, sorry.                                                                                              Making a RPG in greytints only                                                                                                , Manipulating the Palette could make it hard.                                                                                  5 I mean altering it, so everything use the same colors                                                                         1 Here's something inspired by the HSV colour space                                                                              Take a QBasic quiz (URL*)                                                                                                      *Why?                                                                                                                         " * To help me out. (See URL posted)                                                                                            H *Sorry  but if Moneo is having problems then I am out. cluck,cluck cluck                                                       * What, you use LINUX, too?                                                                                                   A * Not using Linux anymore. Pressed an old PC with XP into action.                                                             X *I'd put Windows 2000 on it myself. I find XP treats the user like too much of an idiot.                                      7 * Yeah, you're right, but my son makes those decisions.                                                                       > *In most cases it's the computer store making those decisions.                                                                4 *Congratulations Tiger , where were us Europeans?lol                                                                          ? Comunicator (not over web or like that (only by one computer)).                                                                Wow! Corey, look at this.                                                                                                     
 *Thanks heaps                                                                                                                 0 Excellent performance for such a small program!!                                                                               Here's something I never knew!                                                                                                 I didn't know that either....                                                                                                  To add two cents...                                                                                                             * Is there a way to emial In QB?                                                                                              ; * Woody's 8-ball says: &quot;Don't count on it.&quot; {:-D)                                                                    Emial no. But Email, yes.                                                                                                      Another URL*                                                                                                                  9 Why does this code give me Bad file name or number error?                                                                     : You haven't even responded here yet. What happened? (URL*)                                                                     More                                                                                                                          d * Maybe &quot;.\&quot; is not allowed or can't go up one level because you are already at top level?                          @ *Actually '.' means the current directory. '..' is up one level.                                                              3 * Oh. But then why use &quot;.\&quot; at all? {:-D)                                                                            It's mainly a UNIX thing.                                                                                                     + * OPEN ...as #T1, where T1 was not defined.                                                                                    iOS *Still* won't compile!....                                                                                                 Program needs to be split up...                                                                                               I * I have three modules, but I think I found the problem... I'll try it...                                                      I could only find this                                                                                                        > * Assuming you use the compile function of QB4.5, etc., not BC                                                                # Are we looking at the same problem?                                                                                           0 * I select make EXE in QB 4.5 and it runs BC.EXE                                                                                A different problem in PDS!!!!!!                                                                                              
 Worse news...                                                                                                                  Split it up more...                                                                                                           < Maybe 50K is too much for a module because of global arrays?                                                                    I'll just use PDS instead of 4.5                                                                                              I * It's odd that it runs native in 4.5, but crashes running native in PDS.                                                     M * PDS contains a few more features, which probably eats up a bit more memory.                                                  Does iOS use any CALL ABSOLUTE?                                                                                                It worked!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :-D                                                                                                 PDS is bett-tter                                                                                                              W * I'm enjoying PDS, but all my old programs with the mouse routines only compile in 4.5                                       ' Use the CALL INTERRUPT routine instead.                                                                                       9 * Another advocate of use CALL INTERRUPT routine instead.                                                                      Here are the modules (URL):                                                                                                   ! Another surprise (to me at least)                                                                                             8 *How often is it ever colder than 20 or hotter than 110?                                                                      ! That depends on what you use. . .                                                                                             & * Is that your new handle, rpgfan3233?                                                                                        Z * Nope just an alternate handle inspired by Slashdot users who don't want to be flamed. :)                                    ; * It's 110F here now. It's even hotter in Gilroy, CA. {:-D)                                                                   & * Check ZIP code 95046 at weather.com.                                                                                        ) *I'd be more inclined to check wotsit.org                                                                                     ! You didn't expect it work, maybe?                                                                                              Likewise, from QBASIC Help:                                                                                                    Didn't know                                                                                                                   	 Bad logic                                                                                                                     C * Or if you wish to still use FIX: &quot;FIX(.5 * SGN(i) + i)&quot;                                                           ? From your examples, I'm not sure what rounding method you want.                                                               * That's exactly what INT is supposed to do.                                                                                    6 A rounding method or algorithm can have no exceptions.                                                                        L * Ok, Mikrondel, your INT(x+.5) method matches Asymmetric Arithmetic method.                                                   *Yay!                                                                                                                          Good observation                                                                                                               Mac, please don't use CINT.....                                                                                                My understanding of CINT and .5                                                                                               % * PRINT INT(3 + .5), CINT(3 + .5) lol                                                                                         < cint(n) = int(n+.5) except if n is whole plus &quot;.5&quot;                                                                  4 *That is a roundabout way of saying what I just said                                                                          = *Please don`t  make me argue on a sunday night after a drink.                                                                 @ Mac, your description of cint(n)=int(n+.5) is not quite clear...                                                               *In which case use FIX  .lol                                                                                                  6 Yeah, ha ha. But CINT and FIX are different animals...                                                                         Well, this is quite clear                                                                                                     * Well, I ran it and found little difference                                                                                      Mac, don't jump all over me.....                                                                                               You're right there                                                                                                            & Ok, Mac, the horse is almost dead.....                                                                                         * Good demo                                                                                                                   6 * Use CLNG() to avoid an overflow with a larger range.                                                                        2 * Right, hadn't noticed the CLNG function. Thanks.                                                                            * Here is why CINT uses Banker's rounding...                                                                                    . Re: Here is why CINT uses Banker's rounding...                                                                                = I assume we're done with rounding issues. Conclusions...(URL)                                                                 ! I have not been more surprised...                                                                                             0 Well, QB4.5 has some speed improvements over 1.1                                                                              K * Will try... but how can 4.5 match the speed of the compiled versions? :-D                                                   F *Hmm. Probably Windows being &quot;&quot;&quot;smart&quot;&quot;&quot;                                                        K * Will try... but how can 4.5 match the speed of the compiled versions? :-D                                                   Z *QB 7.1 is really slow for me. The Matrix demos in 1 of the subforums are faster in QB4.5.                                     Step 2 for iOS (URL*)                                                                                                         ( How can I SHELL to QBasic in Win 98/DOS?                                                                                      ! *Can't you make a PIF for qbasic?                                                                                             ( * I want iOS to launch the PIF via SHELL                                                                                      - You won't be able to run a PIF file in DOS...                                                                                  Okay                                                                                                                          & Win 9x's use COMMAND instead of CMD...                                                                                        
 * Pete Lives!                                                                                                                 ' I already have an IF shellcmd=1 THEN...                                                                                       % Well, like William Tell's son said...                                                                                         & Mixed success, and another question...                                                                                        M Yes, there is a way, but again it won't work the same for all versions of Win                                                  One thing I cannot test:                                                                                                      F WinNT's kernel is completely different to DOS-95-98-ME, but the kernel                                                        L * Should I use CMD or COMMAND for Win NT? Or are you saying either may work?                                                  S *Peronsally I prefer CMD, but I'm saying that NT's CMD might be different to 2000's                                           ! *Were you gone, Pete? (jk, -Hi!).                                                                                             * Re: Win 9x's use COMMAND instead of CMD...                                                                                     Just make a shortcut                                                                                                          B *Thanks for trying to help but you weren't answering the question.                                                            , BAT files can be used instead of .PIF files.                                                                                   Password Generator (URL*)                                                                                                     2 COLOR 9 should never be used on a black background                                                                             Here we go again...                                                                                                           M *Besides looking good, 9,0 is good security against the Macs of the world :-D                                                 A * True. I immediately abandon any site or program that writes 9,0                                                             " * But don't abandon us for it. :-P                                                                                            , * Nice, but I don't use random passwords :-D                                                                                  1 Has anyone tried DOSBOX for simulating DOS in XP?                                                                              yeah                                                                                                                          6 Sorry, thought you were talking about qbasic in DOSBOX                                                                        1 London, you mention that it also handles sound...                                                                             < *It emulates the PC speaker through windows (ie. sound card)                                                                   *Great news! Thanks!                                                                                                          
 Great news???                                                                                                                   It doesn't work that way, Mac...                                                                                              - Ah, so! Thanks for the info. OK - Great News!                                                                                 . You can even record all audio generated to mp3                                                                                 good, yes. But great?                                                                                                         5 *Great if you don't have a PC speaker, which I don't.                                                                         ( You think your internal speaker is loud?                                                                                      - It's a system emulator, not just OS emulator.                                                                                  DOSBox is really awesome.                                                                                                      Those rumors are all untrue                                                                                                     The one about Window 3.1 is true                                                                                              + *you would probably like Bochs much better.                                                                                   ) I just tried it. QBasic is hard to run...                                                                                     + There is a way to speed up/slow down DOSBox                                                                                   . * But what about the missing path.tmp problem?                                                                                 On the contrary....                                                                                                           # Here's how to change the CPU speed:                                                                                           ; I do not think that trying to get DOS to work is off topic!                                                                   A Except for a few missing features, nothing is wrong with NTVDM...                                                             A *Mouse support in NTVDM sucks big time. Especially in 40x25 mode.                                                             Y * It has worked fine for me, although I don't use text-mode much for Qbasic programs. :-D                                     3 How do you fix an overflow error in a string array?                                                                            Fixed                                                                                                                          * yes                                                                                                                          More                                                                                                                          ? How to detect if a qb file is TEXT or QBASIC compressed format:                                                               , * Interesting, lot's of people can use this.                                                                                   Hmmm why 25 loops?                                                                                                            ; *That was just so you can see that past 18 they don't match                                                                   = * how do you detect if a file is binary or text in QB or DOS?                                                                 & It would help if you would explain why                                                                                        * Re: It would help if you would explain why                                                                                    ! Well, text files ARE binary files                                                                                             % Potential problem if binary file.....                                                                                         $ Also, look for a lot of CR+LF pairs.                                                                                           Yeah                                                                                                                           Looking for CR+LF pairs.....                                                                                                  = Mac must be busy. Here's program to check for text or binary.                                                                 0 * thanks for the help, i don't need anymore info                                                                               But WE need more info :(                                                                                                       One thing occurs to me, Ben...                                                                                                0 * Too risky to hang a decision on first 2 bytes.                                                                               Actually, I don't think so...                                                                                                  I would rather go by extension                                                                                                B *Although it depends on the application... case in point BAS files                                                             By extension is also risky.....                                                                                               ? * No more info. That must mean you have a solution. What is it?                                                               5 * I am trying to write a file archiver and extractor.                                                                          *Then treat them all as binary                                                                                                 Question for VB...                                                                                                             No more VB questions, drew                                                                                                    V *This belongs in the non-QB subforum.  Please post there and this one will be deleted.                                         Graphics Demo: Camera Shake                                                                                                   L *Neat! (of course it could be a boulder from an avalanche, -some are cubic).                                                  
 This is funny                                                                                                                 3 *Of course it's the END.  Why did you put it there?                                                                            About printing &quot;a&quot;...                                                                                               5 * I put the code there for the website at the bottom*                                                                         Q Qbasic or Visual basic.. I just saw a picture of VB, looks cool, any suggestions?                                             9 VB is cool but there is some things i should point out...                                                                     R You cant know full html, it took my friends dad over 11 years to know full html..*                                            P and the c++ application thing cost like 200$ i think... impossible to program on                                               What are you high on?                                                                                                         
 Well said!!!!                                                                                                                 . The key words are you been TRYING A LONG TIME!                                                                                 *Hark who`s talking                                                                                                            BAH                                                                                                                           5 *I don't think VB's confusing, I think it's impeding.                                                                          Some info, Michael                                                                                                            I * HTML is not hard to learn, but Javascript, PHP, etc. could take a while                                                     G My friends dad went through a 4 year training for html, for web design.                                                       Y * It was probably for web site upkeep, Javascript, PHP, a web making tool, etc., not just                                     C * HTML is only 13 years old. He must have done something else, too.                                                            Correct.                                                                                                                      U I really don't think memorising tags or functions is &quot;learning a language&quot;.                                         Y Re: I really don't think memorising tags or functions is &quot;learning a language&quot;.                                     4 I forgot to say, you have to learn to program first.                                                                          6 * Of course you should spend more than 24 hours on C++                                                                        5 Likewise, I consider myself an assembly programmer...                                                                         
 Is this good?                                                                                                                 D *Learn C first. (And within a few weeks I might write a C tutorial.)                                                          ! * C before C++? I don't know why.                                                                                             < There is a very big difference between VB 5 or 6 and VB.NET.                                                                    * Thank You I will Look into   C                                                                                               Don't bother with VB or .NET.                                                                                                  Whats the catch?                                                                                                              S You are referring to the VB5 CC edition for Active X controls, not VB Express 2005.                                            Pete, was this you? (url)                                                                                                      Rofl, reminds me of                                                                                                            Qbasic Help                                                                                                                    Four arrays                                                                                                                    ?                                                                                                                             7 *You give us your program and we will try to improve it                                                                       5 *Also let us know what commands you have been taught.                                                                         9 * You will need DIM, DO, INPUT, SWAP, and maybe even TYPE                                                                     G *Hey Kris, would you rather that us old ones would keep out of this.lol                                                       S * It doesn't matter; I don't think this thread will go much f(u|a)rther anyway. :-D                                           
 Don't know                                                                                                                     Well, then you are in bad shape                                                                                               X * Start by looking at the help built into QBasic; it explains each keyword with examples                                       Hey, 'TzmNe!!!                                                                                                                 LOL - Let me add mine, too...                                                                                                  MAC &quot;the brain&quot;                                                                                                      Well, Jeff,                                                                                                                    Oh...                                                                                                                         P You'll have to forgive us but we get a LOT of people with similar questions, and                                              + &quot;The Island of Reappearing Posts&quot;                                                                                    Sorry                                                                                                                         X *If it's just for practice, then we suggest you start with something you can understand.                                      \ * Right, Solitaire. Old saying: &quot;Always ride a horse in the direction it's going.&quot;                                  4 Just practice? OK. Sorry about the homework lecture.                                                                           those tutorials are...                                                                                                         I fixed the Calendar in iOS!                                                                                                  7 *Year 0 was a leap year accordin to Gregorian calendar.                                                                        * Ummmm... Did I say it wasn'(?                                                                                               / *No you did not say it wasn`t ,who said it was?                                                                               B * Um... Ted did, although I think they would start with year 0001.                                                             There was no year 0                                                                                                           - Not everyone agrees that there was no year 0.                                                                                 1 From a historical standpoint, there was no year 0                                                                             L How often? Quite often in programming when you use the advantages of binary.                                                  S I'm sure you know that I am not arguing against using 0 as a general starting point                                            CE vs AD                                                                                                                       grammatical error                                                                                                             D Ok, for you there is no year 0, but for me there is. Does it matter?                                                           New UNIX timestamp                                                                                                            & *Phew, you had me scared for a moment.                                                                                         for me, it's not hypothetical                                                                                                 > *Perhaps you should also become a studedent of The Dictionary.                                                                H *me knows how spelly &quot;student&quot;. me makeie big shtinkin' error.                                                      ) *Also nobody will remember us by then LOL                                                                                     < Since the Gregorian calendar was initiated on Feb. 24, 1582,                                                                  V Even though they did not use it before then, it is still accurate for the Gregorian...                                        2 You may consider it accurate, but it's not really.                                                                            Z * OK.I might need to modify it later, but the iOS Calendar doesn't need to go back far. :D                                    , * You're right, no need for splitting hairs.                                                                                  L Gregorian calendar was &quot;decreed&quot; by the Pope on 2/24/1582, but....                                                  ( * So Columbus WAS Gregorianly dated! :-D                                                                                      , * No, 1492 was still in the Julian calendar.                                                                                  ( * But you said it was in effect in 1452.                                                                                      4 * No, it went into effect in 1582. Do I have a typo?                                                                          ' Yes I found my typo, see correction....                                                                                       P * Okay. P.S. There is a way to edit your posts instead of reposting (see FAQ) :D                                               Yes, see the FAQ, or ask Mac...                                                                                               A * Too bad. You should see &quot;Edit Message&quot; at your posts.                                                             1 It requires a &quot;vanilla&quot; Microsoft setup                                                                             @ It works with Opera. (Probably Firefox too.) What's the problem?                                                               *It works in Firefox                                                                                                          G Mac, can't understand your logic for eliminating duplicate permutations                                                        Some more detail                                                                                                               Making more sense, but.....                                                                                                    Hope this helps (URL*)                                                                                                        % Maybe this is easier to understand...                                                                                          Thanks, now it makes sense.                                                                                                   2 Why does QBasic have trouble multiplying INTEGERs?                                                                            6 Re: Why does QBasic have trouble multiplying INTEGERs?                                                                         Let me rephrase my question:                                                                                                  5 Well, thats just because Qbasic caters to Lazy people                                                                         O * Your three-line program gets errors like mine. Told you it was surprising! :D                                               ! I should tried it first... But...                                                                                             # * Thank you for the explanation. :D                                                                                            Uhhh bump that.... I was wrong                                                                                                9 * Maybe the SUB recieved them as DOUBLEs in your program.                                                                     ) *  (This works) y&amp; = 1&amp; * a% * b%                                                                                      Uh, I guess I should elaborate                                                                                                 Diggin for pearls                                                                                                              Dug some up                                                                                                                   6 *The Long value uses more memory though. DIM and time?                                                                        - The results will differ when compiled, though                                                                                  * ^ &quot;*&quot;                                                                                                             ! * A real pearl of an alternative.                                                                                             ! *Let's stay away from PERL now...                                                                                              * I  C  what you mean                                                                                                         M *Wow! Effiency-Ildrest independently came up with practical Mac's technique!                                                   Re: Let me rephrase my question:                                                                                               * I mean a%=2006: PRINT 365*a%                                                                                                E a%=2006: PRINT 365*a%... the most precise operand is still an integer                                                         T * I know a% gave errors; I was explaining what it looked like in my original program                                          1 BTW,  what are you doing multiplying 365 by 2006?                                                                             M *10 whole days! Is it a week earlier or later? Today is 2 days after the 4th?                                                 ' Yes, 10 days were lost or dropped .....                                                                                       N I know about those leap years; they are why I redid parts of iOS's Calendar...                                                & Some of the people that respond to you                                                                                        ! * Both make loyal subjects. :P :D                                                                                             + Additional info and supporting arguments...                                                                                   # The reason this surprised me was...                                                                                           $ More regarding expression evaluation                                                                                           * Yes, it does help. :D                                                                                                       V *Integers are limited to -32768 to 32767 signed or 0 to 65535 unsigned (QB lacks this)                                        > Well Grasshopper, it's like this....sometimes the pebble wins!                                                                > You can force QBasic to perform the LONG calculation by coding                                                                V * Thanks. We should put this in the FAQ. But what does &quot;&amp;&quot; declare then?                                        T *Crud, I got the wrong suffix... I corrected it to 365&amp;... good catch, 'TzmNe!!!                                          ! * Then what is &quot;#&quot;? :-D                                                                                              Type-declaration suffixes:                                                                                                     *And in QB 7.1, # is currency.                                                                                                1 Funny!  VB.NET has remade currency more accurate.                                                                              *WHOOPS - Sorry, @ is currency.                                                                                               R *Suffixes are usually added to variables but may also be added to literal numbers.                                             * No one implied otherwise                                                                                                    9 *I think Solitaire was just being helpful, not picky, lol                                                                     H *Right. I was simply restating the fact in the title for easy reference.                                                      8 Similar integer/double problem discussed in this thread:                                                                      P * Thanks. It's comforting to know that we and QB are not alone with the problem.                                              1 * Where is our conversation about iOS's calendar?                                                                              * Nevermind :D                                                                                                                 Directory Content                                                                                                             ) Yes it is, although this is a DOS method.                                                                                     " * Just curious, why not use SHELL?                                                                                            A *Because you have to parse DIR's output, which is slow and tricky                                                             9 * You can eliminate parsing if you use the /B on the DIR.                                                                     % Corey, more about DIM and arrays.....                                                                                         . TB-Text (Converting program (to fake binary.))                                                                                6 *Woof woof! &lt;Digs out 'Basically' in dirt&gt; Woof!                                                                        ' Solid effort Corey! Couple of things...                                                                                       ! I will keep that in mind, Thanks!                                                                                              Couple of other things.                                                                                                        ok i will do that...                                                                                                          $ * SYSTEM can be used instead of END.                                                                                           File Search Program (new URL)                                                                                                 D My waky screen saver!(i think it has been made before but dont know)                                                           It does 600000 in screen 9!                                                                                                    * You don't need three CLS's :D                                                                                                Whoops                                                                                                                        B *COLOR c does not affect a PSET statement. Should be PSET(b, a), c                                                            W *Yes it does. PSET uses foreground colour and PRESET uses background colour, by default                                       ( *Amazing! You learn something every day.                                                                                      J *P.S. LOL@Gasp.  Actually, *I'm* not surprised, -I'm entirely self-taught.                                                    A BTW to Mac: Apparently headings, at least, recognize HTML tags...                                                             I *&lt;b&gt;Maybe&lt;/b&gt; I should just &lt;i&gt;try it myself&lt;/i&gt;.                                                     . *Never mind. Only works in the preview screen.                                                                                - * Don't feel bad Bob you are far beyond PSET!                                                                                 - As someone that does not use graphics much...                                                                                  Explain why what happens?                                                                                                     # *Thanks, that answered my question.                                                                                           2 *I did this once, but I added a few neat features.                                                                             Funky File Renaming routine                                                                                                    Yes...                                                                                                                         Good specifications!                                                                                                           Re:Good specifications!                                                                                                        Mac, from now on...                                                                                                           
 Reasonable                                                                                                                     Re: Mac, from now on...                                                                                                         * and good luck finding the time                                                                                              F You will also need to determine the number of the last history file...                                                         LOL - great minds think alike                                                                                                 8 * A better filename: &quot;History\00000001.txt&quot; :D                                                                      4 Another alternative is to use a different extension.                                                                          Z * But with that many files, you would want a separate folder anyway, and Notepad knows TXT                                    8 Re: Another alternative is to use a different extension.                                                                      7 John, do you need all these intermediate history files?                                                                       ; Re: John, do you need all these intermediate history files?                                                                   D Perhaps just append a 'daily' log file to a full history log file...                                                          H Re: Perhaps just append a 'daily' log file to a full history log file...                                                       Simple code...                                                                                                                 Re: Simple code...                                                                                                            6 I caught the aray bug.(i wanna check if this is right)                                                                         You've almost got it.                                                                                                         5 I checked it out made it better in some ways i guess.                                                                         / Good point. No reason to assume a given number.                                                                                I kinda get that.                                                                                                             M * It is a global variable that cannot be changed once it has been defined. :D                                                 3 True. (Oops, forgot about CONST) In more detail ...                                                                           - Trying to clear up DIM and arrays for you....                                                                                 $ *Ok i get that, It seems simple now*                                                                                          ' Make an array for each part of the data                                                                                       * Also you can make names for your variables                                                                                    # OK, Pete - I'll handle this one LOL                                                                                            Useless utility?                                                                                                              
 Well named...                                                                                                                 : Jeeesh I just learnt about the &amp;#9608; and the  and                                                                     Y Codepage conversions mean some characters get permanently changed when opening in notepad                                     * Only one Extended code messed up Look.....                                                                                    ( Look ok cept for a couple that messed up                                                                                      9 *What the heck is  &amp;#8592 ? A secret code for escape?                                                                      Re: Well named...                                                                                                             ( Use screen 12  it   looks little bigger.                                                                                      Y * I have a ASCII character displayer in my INKEY$ helper, &quot;Key Pressed Utility&quot;                                      Version 2.0...                                                                                                                 * Clever                                                                                                                       You scared me Mac                                                                                                              I've been on page 2 for years                                                                                                  *Well done Italy                                                                                                               * It made my day!                                                                                                             ) * You guys finally tried spaghetti? :P :D                                                                                      *URL                                                                                                                           * :-D                                                                                                                         : *And to think they only just scraped a win to Australia...                                                                    M Mac, what do you think caused the overflow in the sort routine at QB Station?                                                   DIMs are nice. I use them a lot.                                                                                              0 My advice Ted, go build missiles for N. Korea...                                                                              1 And why should I let anyone else have any fun?...                                                                              Show us how, cranky                                                                                                            Crank on this!                                                                                                                 Well, good work - you did it                                                                                                  " Pretty doesn't feed the bulldog...                                                                                             Also...                                                                                                                        Thanks for the quack sort                                                                                                     V You're welcome, Ted...but a duck couldn't bite through a cardboard box on a rainy day.                                        * I think that somebody is missing something                                                                                    % * Also a duck would be sitting in it!                                                                                         E * II what the heck is that? A good name for a capital number in rome?                                                         
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 Format C:...?                                                                                                                 ! Some of us are professionals. :-D                                                                                             
 You know it!!                                                                                                                 , The difference between QBasic and QuickBasic                                                                                  0 Re: The difference between QBasic and QuickBasic                                                                               also                                                                                                                           We have a QB_FAQ, guys                                                                                                        ) I call it Q-Basic so we can argue bout it                                                                                      QBasic Compiler Question...                                                                                                   # Sorry we missed your post yesterday                                                                                           * Is the QB4.5 QuickBasic 4.5 or QBasic 4.5?                                                                                     * It is QuickBasic 4.5                                                                                                         New Site                                                                                                                       New Site!!!                                                                                                                    Good start on a new QB site!                                                                                                   Thanks                                                                                                                         It's like a secret code                                                                                                        I dont get it*                                                                                                                > *What did you mean in the chat room by  &quot;Who is roy&quot;                                                                 wtf is going on with my dims?                                                                                                  Time for a 2D array...                                                                                                         kool, Im goin to guess..                                                                                                      K * Yes. You can also use 3D and 4D, too. You might want to use TYPE, though.                                                    Thank you for quick reply *                                                                                                   , * We're even quicker in the Chat Room. {:-D)                                                                                   uh oh this might not work..                                                                                                    Try this (URL*)                                                                                                               B Thank you mac, that is alot easier to understand and work with. ..                                                            % The amount of strings is the product.                                                                                         : Thanks, but now the whole game has an error, such as this:                                                                    
 Dimensions                                                                                                                    / Can You help me , I am still confused... (url*)                                                                                NEW Program for Drew (URL)                                                                                                     * Nice work - hope Drew sees it                                                                                               ^ Birthday program displays age in years, months, &amp; days, with option to change current date                                . Birthday program now includes day of the week.                                                                                 a long time ago                                                                                                                *yours does                                                                                                                   B Note: I just edited the code to change the lower limit of the year                                                            	 slowprint                                                                                                                     " * PRINT MID$(slprnt$,a,1);:SLEEP 1                                                                                            > Create your own delay (in case you want it less than a second)                                                                6 I just posted a question in the Non-QBasic Forum (URL)                                                                        D SHA-1 in QBASIC: Verify your passwords without storing them on disk.                                                           I may have posted prematurely                                                                                                 > * Don't worry, as you get older, that problem will get better.                                                                ' *and I have been misspelling pseudocode                                                                                       # Just invent your own hash algorithm                                                                                            Couldn't resist another one                                                                                                   A As far as I know, the Secure Hash Alogrithms are openly available                                                             L *SHA-1 itself is free to use. Only the implementations may be patented.(URL)                                                  6 Drew's asteroid game with V'Ger-like extensions (URL*)                                                                         P.S. You can do it!                                                                                                            bp strikes again (URL*)                                                                                                        *Good stuff! Responded there.                                                                                                  Random access files                                                                                                            This seems to work                                                                                                             Thanks                                                                                                                        " Question for those with XP Home...                                                                                            & Re: Question for those with XP Home...                                                                                         *Thanks!                                                                                                                       Re: Speakers in XP...                                                                                                          I'd appreciate it...                                                                                                           Re: Speakers in XP...                                                                                                         = *Thanks again. Maybe I'll buy a Mac (love those commercials).                                                                 + I'm considering a Mac in the future, too...                                                                                    What, no Big Mac jokes?                                                                                                       S LOL@vaulted ceilings (there's also a new-fangled gadget called a magnifying glass).                                            Speaker Rumor...                                                                                                              5 *Well, at least I'm not losing my mind. Thanks again.                                                                         4 To All Replying  To Identifying Basic esp. Earthborn                                                                           Here goes...                                                                                                                  3 I didn't know this astroids game would be so hard..                                                                            My answer (again)                                                                                                              Re: My answer(again)                                                                                                           Array                                                                                                                         < * Thank You, But i dont understand any of this array stuff..                                                                   Then abandon that project                                                                                                     # * OK, what's the capital of Alaska?                                                                                           	 * Austin?                                                                                                                     # LOL, Jeff Just asked that remember?                                                                                           B Juneau? Juneau? If I knew, drew, I wouldn't have asked! And Mac...                                                            ? * Yeah, you'd think a guy like me from Texas would know better.                                                               R * Ah, so that's why you don't compile anymore...'cause all your exes are in Texas.                                            ! QB can only do one loop at a time                                                                                             Y drew, you're like a beginner pianist who wants to play Chopin before learning the scales.                                     
 Hey, drew ! !                                                                                                                 % The new way to start your browser! :D                                                                                         < * One bug-won't work with commas in the title of the message                                                                  < *That can be fixed by using LINE INPUT instead of INPUT. :+)                                                                  R * Then I have to change the number of strings to ignore and handle a larger string                                            4 * No wait! I found an easy fix (and fixed it). {:-D)                                                                           Got a better one                                                                                                              ) * I don't think that starts a web browser                                                                                      QBASIC Tetris Problem                                                                                                           ON TIMER is not what you need...                                                                                              7 Sorry, -I didn't read your question carefully enough...                                                                        Thanks!                                                                                                                       K * I know MID$, but is there a way to take a picture and MID$ What is on it?                                                   / You could answer that if you understood MID$...                                                                               
 Nvm then..                                                                                                                     On using graphics:                                                                                                            R Thank you, Can you post a little more detail on how to get me started? thank you *                                             How many crayons do you have?                                                                                                  I'll try this from memory:                                                                                                     You mean like this ted?                                                                                                       E * I think he meant that. It depends what you want your program to do.                                                         	 200, 200?                                                                                                                     @ Yes, but try to make a box that is slightly bigger than the text                                                              3 Oh, That should have had RANDOMIZE TIMER in it. :-|                                                                            QBASIC HELP!!!                                                                                                                1 Close I think I can help you out with this one...                                                                             * Yes, string variables need to end with '$'                                                                                    $ Almost.  Here is the corrected code.                                                                                          ( Re: Almost.  Here is the corrected code.                                                                                      + * I dont think jeff is that advanced yet...                                                                                    Does no-one ever use DEFSTR                                                                                                    DEF and DIM                                                                                                                   @ *also remember that data type suffixes take precedence over DEF.                                                              # * I like my LOOP UNTIL line better.                                                                                           4 There is also this, which you might like even better                                                                           Yes, unless:                                                                                                                   Thanks                                                                                                                        ! Identifying Type of Basic Program                                                                                             
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 Good work!                                                                                                                     Where can I get this...                                                                                                       Y *There's no definitive list; some of them (at least in pure DOS) depend on your hardware.                                     ! i need help with this code please                                                                                             " no wait this is the code lol sorry                                                                                             Trying to find your problem                                                                                                    that was one of the problems...                                                                                                Another problem...                                                                                                            $ I think this is what you had in mind                                                                                           this is good but...                                                                                                           % Yes, print strings instead of numbers                                                                                          Thanks alot                                                                                                                   
 *nice job!                                                                                                                    P * 'a' and 'lot' are two different words. And appreciate is spelt with two pease.                                              ? * Sorry.  I'm originally French so I do make a lot of mistakes.                                                               
 *Je comprends                                                                                                                 H * Ne vous inquitez de erreurs que vous faites. Nous sommes patients. :)                                                       *Vraiment? Trs intressant!                                                                                                   Okay, now I'm confused.                                                                                                        *Maybe it was one of.......?                                                                                                   * .... us .....                                                                                                                * Which one R U?                                                                                                              . OOPS! You need LTRIM$ to get rid if the space!                                                                                & Re: no wait this is the code lol sorry                                                                                         Even shorter                                                                                                                  
 Error 420:                                                                                                                    X *Check the equals sign, -be sure it's not a minus (your code would work fine in QBasic).                                       * Works in QuickBasic                                                                                                         . There is no error 420 in QBasic or QuicKBasic.                                                                                ; Permutations algorithm: no recursion, no filters no sorting                                                                    *Will try it out                                                                                                              ) * Sorry, I'm busy..Maybe Pete can try it.                                                                                      *I'd rather nobody tried me                                                                                                    *I don`t want to try me.                                                                                                      . Seems a bit buggy. This should help. -----&gt;                                                                                ( The buggy stuff was mine, not Dijkstra's                                                                                      7 Pete, here's a version which handles letters or numbers                                                                       0 Het Rocky, watch me pull a rabbit out of my hat!                                                                              * Regarding changes to permutation algorithm                                                                                    ; eept eetp epet epte etep etpe peet pete ptee teep tepe tpee                                                                    Runs great!                                                                                                                    Thanks                                                                                                                        7 * Don't quite get the mechanics for dups, but it works.                                                                       - Here are the mechanics, independent of QBasic                                                                                  Whew! Try this approach                                                                                                        About writing in assembler.....                                                                                                * :-)                                                                                                                         ' Assembler? Easier than C?? Come off it!                                                                                       % Yes, you're entitled to your opinion.                                                                                         R Well, I guess you're one of the extremely rare types that are suited to assembler.                                            Z *32-bit protected mode ASM in Win32 is definitely ! my idea of fun but C+ASM=complementary                                     *ROFL at '!'                                                                                                                   More re programming in asembler                                                                                               X * And then there is inline assembly (difficult to understand with certain compilers). :)                                      E *My husband programmed on the LGP-30 for several years up until 1967.                                                          That was a funny story                                                                                                         More on LGP-30 (URL*)                                                                                                           The LGP-30 was a strange machine                                                                                               Random files? SPC function?                                                                                                    Re: Random files                                                                                                               Good answer. Also...                                                                                                           That sounds good, provided                                                                                                      True, but if I'm not mistaken...                                                                                               ?                                                                                                                              The method I have always used                                                                                                 : *When a file is new that would mean a lot of empty records                                                                     *Yes                                                                                                                          + I don't think I explained myself clearly...                                                                                   N I'm no database expert!  And I have no idea how it's used in the 'real world.'                                                 *Oops! (Thanks for the URL)                                                                                                    Here's another method                                                                                                         L *First idea = Mac's suggestion of Index file, slack space = roy's suggestion                                                   I see what you mean Bob                                                                                                        About SPC and TAB...                                                                                                          * output need not be destine for the screen.                                                                                    * You can move the cursor without erasing...                                                                                     *Cool!                                                                                                                        * I knew some ASCII character was better LOL                                                                                     The redundant part!                                                                                                            SPC is weird                                                                                                                   Re: SPC function                                                                                                               I tried LOCATE with one value                                                                                                   LOCATE was Day One for me. {:-D)                                                                                                Want cursor to start at column 4                                                                                              J I always use LOCATE CSRLIN, column when I want it to stay on the same row.                                                    4 *True, they cannot create a string  so who needs em?                                                                          $ Re: Want cursor to start at column 4                                                                                           Well that explains it                                                                                                         D Ted, do you have access to QBasic? Are you running my demo programs?                                                           Of couse Mac                                                                                                                  & What do you mean &quot;of course&quot;                                                                                        
 Never mind                                                                                                                    G *LOL@kicked this dead horse long enough. We QB'ers are masters of that!                                                        *Winny, Thanks                                                                                                                B The cards are in! Screen 12 bsaved at Qbasic Station. Member files                                                            4 Program to compute and total workweek time intervals                                                                          5 * work intervals? Like coffee breaks? Or time worked?                                                                         8 Re: Program to compute and total workweek time intervals                                                                      = *TAB erases previous text too, unless it goes to another row.                                                                 > I was referring to TAB as posted in the forum, not as executed                                                                 Re:  Problem with TAB()                                                                                                       * * Or download and use my handy utility :-)                                                                                     Re: your input code additions                                                                                                  Well                                                                                                                          B * Well then, I will improve the prompts and add another condition.                                                            $ Revised work-week time clock program                                                                                           Hour (1-12):  9999e999                                                                                                        . I added some code to fix the 'e' or 'd' input.                                                                                ( * Heh - Let them try to break that code!                                                                                      9 Time clock program revised and now in the Proud subforum.                                                                      Need Help Debugging with TYPE                                                                                                 , Syntax checking does not recognize GOSUBs...                                                                                   Thanks                                                                                                                        & It's worse than that, TheBob (updated)                                                                                        C *True, but they were in the main module, -just not placed properly.                                                            Here's an example...                                                                                                          ) *Good job Bob, you even know how to code!                                                                                     4 *LOL, -it helps, if only for moving graphics around.                                                                           You don't have to GOSUB                                                                                                       P *I know, of course, -just showing that GOSUB's were not illegal with TYPE def's.                                               Heh - goof here                                                                                                               N *Ah, yes, the joys of misconstrued code. I've spent a few hours there, myself.                                                % Yay! MS BASIC  download site is BACK!                                                                                         J * You could just make an HTML page that links to the original files. {:-D)                                                    5 * True. In fact, you could copy the source itself. :)                                                                          *I can't acces the files                                                                                                       Oops!                                                                                                                         T Using COS and SIN to calculate distances rather then SQR((x1 - x2) ^ 2 + (y1 - y2))?                                           SQR is inevitable.                                                                                                            V I thought maybe it is faster, if you have sin and cos lookup tables, anyway check this                                        Q * I doubt lookup tables would be fatser. Good program, but get used to radians :D                                             * Actually I'd go for the 256-degree circle.                                                                                     I would declare that like:                                                                                                     No.                                                                                                                            Just curious                                                                                                                   3d rendering, I reckon                                                                                                        % Not appropriate but it can be done...                                                                                          I beg to differ...                                                                                                            ? Reminds me of a graphics calculation we did on the Commodore 64                                                               8 I was being corrected re: no need to optimize one's code                                                                       You must use the SQR formula...                                                                                                I'm not complaining, but                                                                                                       Nice Site ---&gt;                                                                                                             
 my assumption                                                                                                                  Who the hell wants spam! AFLAC!                                                                                               ! Cannot compile QBasic program :-(                                                                                             C *Too big! I can't even load it in QBasic 1.1 (Out of memory error).                                                            Really?                                                                                                                       F *I believe that starting qb45 with the /L switch will fix the problem.                                                        * Thanks, Kewbie, Pete, Moneo, Fumador, etc.                                                                                    9 *Hmmmm weren't you the one who hates to DECLARE SUBS? LOL                                                                      Yep. Bit by my own dog.                                                                                                        Compiled for security?                                                                                                         Hi, Earthborn!                                                                                                                ) I know what your Kriegspiel project is...                                                                                     ? Explanation: How making it closed-source increases its security                                                               2 *Get another seven dogs and then they'll byte you!                                                                            W * Fixed. Required multi-modulation. See thread in URL that you posted. Report any bugs.                                       1 Mac, compiled it w/QuickBASIC 4.5. Have comments.                                                                             / Errk! Will work on it tomorrow. Thanks!! - P.S.                                                                               K *Mac, took a crack at fixing your program. See email to QbasicMac.gmail.com                                                    one error in PDS                                                                                                              7 Re:: RUN error and compiling large programs in general.                                                                       ! I cannot even load it in NOTEPAD!                                                                                              Printer port programming                                                                                                      D I made a program that uses the serial port for multiplayer gaming...                                                           Lprint delay in winXP                                                                                                         7 You just need to add a special software installation...                                                                        Re: Special Software                                                                                                          6 Have you tried LPRINT CHR$(12); to force the printing?                                                                        9 Re:Have you tried LPRINT CHR$(12); to force the printing?                                                                     	 Good luck                                                                                                                      Is there a way........                                                                                                        # * Well, I don't know of any - Sorry                                                                                           & All of my Printers are USB, however...                                                                                        * Re: All of my Printers are USB, however...                                                                                     Try Chaining them!                                                                                                             You're not kidding!                                                                                                           $ *interesting! Does CHAIN help a lot?                                                                                          	 Not a lot                                                                                                                     
 I hear you                                                                                                                     yeah, and there's SHELL                                                                                                       V * It's /p not /print...but as long as you stick to playing horseshoes, you'll be fine.                                        	 * Ringer!                                                                                                                      *TINK almost lol                                                                                                              ) True, Windows prints pages not characters                                                                                     , Re:True, Windows prints pages not characters                                                                                  8 You might want to experiment with the priority switches.                                                                      < Re: You might want to experiment with the priority switches.                                                                  & Win98 and XP network happily together!                                                                                        * Re: Win98 and XP network happily together!                                                                                     Lprint CHR$(12) didn't work!                                                                                                  5 Kris, you may be a genius...John, some code to try...                                                                         9 Re: Kris, you may be a genius...John, some code to try...                                                                     + *? Kris, who has not posted in this thread?                                                                                   I * I am 'TzmNe!!!... It says so in my signature... sorry for confusion. :D                                                     9 OK folks. I need a way to make sure the library is loaded                                                                     G Have you thought about taking your library to a local bar? OK, here&gt;                                                        Neither SHELL will work Pete                                                                                                   I got CMD to work LOL                                                                                                          My bad!                                                                                                                        Anonymous LOL, me too                                                                                                         % To always have the library loading...                                                                                         ( I just want to make sure a user loads it                                                                                      & Try a CALL INTURRUPT mouse, instead...                                                                                         It is loaded in QB v1.1                                                                                                       ' Bungee Jumping with Suicidal Squirrels!                                                                                       N *Lots of fun! (I don't suppose there's any way to earn a hard hat, is there?).                                                 * I could add that. :D                                                                                                        B *Ha! Just kidding. Actually I love the massive head trauma effect.                                                             Just for you, theBOB. :D                                                                                                      P *Thanks! You're right, -doesn't look like a hard hat, but it makes me feel safe.                                               * would rather mess with KONG!                                                                                                W * Shush Ted. People who want to get 'loaded' in the library must keep your voices down.                                       I *Ted , Kris at  15 years old is a better programmer than you will ever be                                                     P * That was uncalled for, roy!......Why everybody knows that Kris is actually 16.                                              ? *When was his birthday , still at least England scraped through                                                               S Deck of cards displayed in order or shuffled, with or without jokers, and in color.                                           
 Good demo!                                                                                                                    5 * COLOR 12 is not red for the rest of us. It is pink.                                                                         Q colour #4 has been red for as long as I can remember on MS platforms since QB 1.1                                             ( * BTW, COLOR 12 = 8 + 4 = an intense red                                                                                      : * Actually, I think the darker colors are more intense. :D                                                                    U Revised deck of cards with long or short display, shuffled, colored, w/ or w/o jokers                                          Good option!                                                                                                                   * Glad you like it   :-)                                                                                                       shell??                                                                                                                       4 * I think it is possible, but it would be very hard.                                                                           plotting a pixel in VESA                                                                                                      ! It might take a day or two RubyNL                                                                                             > VESA is high-resolution and true-color in qbasic  Demo: (*URL)                                                                 Your description is exact....                                                                                                 < *I just can't use libraries, and I dont understand FreeBASIC                                                                  % Stick with QB if you do SCREEN 13....                                                                                          *And thanks for your help. :)                                                                                                 A Challenge for Ted Weissgerber and others, re: 21/3 problem (URL*)                                                              Try this one out! (URL*)                                                                                                      T *Nice but it would have been better if you made the answer scroll across the screen.                                          . * LOL - Very subtle - two birds with one stone                                                                                 *ROFL, Mac!  I WAS lying!                                                                                                     
 Nice BOX mac!                                                                                                                 G * Nice addition, David. Now waiting for TheBob to show us how it's done                                                       2 Yeah, sure. I've got a couple of months to kill...                                                                            3 How do you use GIF-files with many colors in games.                                                                           \ *I can replace a few colors with a few that are already used somewere else, but not &gt; 10.                                   One possibility...                                                                                                             And another thing...                                                                                                          = *Yes I first GIFLOAD them, after that I'm going to BSAVE them                                                                  *Thanks anyway, I can use this                                                                                                5 Check this out! My own cryptoquote decoder program...                                                                         9 Nobody is going to check out your program, drew, until...                                                                      Not so fast                                                                                                                   " * He got it from post by 'TzmNe!!!                                                                                             Good work - Hey drew,                                                                                                          alias Kristopher Windsor                                                                                                      T *Sorry drew, I'd rather throw darts in my eyes. OUCH! Yep, that was more fulfilling.                                            Well I thought it was quite good                                                                                              B * To eliminate duplicates, sort final list &amp; delete duplicates                                                            C Figure this out! Lol another way to mess around with people! (link)                                                            Interesting, but...                                                                                                           : How bout trying to figure out how it is done in a program?                                                                    R OK I have seen the bull****, like spelling and stuff! Figure this out smarty boys!                                            = Is drew your son, or do you just sit for him on the weekends?                                                                  * thanks by the way'*                                                                                                          Do us all a favor, Ted                                                                                                        / Ummm.... I understand exactly what Ted's saying                                                                                My understanding of Tedspeak                                                                                                  Y *Thanks I-man, while you're at it, what are the winning lottery numbers for next Tuesday?                                     @ *I draw the hanged man... nobody will win the lottery this week.                                                              % And here's my version of the program.                                                                                          * LOL @ SYSTEM                                                                                                                L Yeah, I was feeling kind of uncomfortable that the last line was really long                                                  I *I don`t think it will work with 21 cards but best of luck against Brazil                                                       *You could still get through.lol                                                                                              ( This is not idiot proof but it will work                                                                                      . The number you pick must be the same each time                                                                                 roy, you're my hero. Great job!                                                                                                Great except it doesnt work                                                                                                    Found the problem                                                                                                             2 *Thanks Mac, I am always having trouble with Elsie                                                                            : Annoying Duck! - Program to pick a freakin' card - - -&gt;                                                                    6 * Another great version! Still waiting for Ted's (LOL)                                                                        W * Yeah Ted, tune your radio to us...because there's nothing good on the QBasic Station!                                        QUACK!                                                                                                                        5 Yeah, I started to add a &quot;you lied&quot; option.                                                                         2 Actually it is rather easy to get the wrong answer                                                                             Regarding BSAVE                                                                                                               / Or I could set up a QB forum Dropoff account...                                                                                 I am well aquainted with The Bob                                                                                               Super version of your program                                                                                                  Yes a big improvement                                                                                                         E Elaborate text scroller program with lots of variations and features.                                                         I Re: Elaborate text scroller program with lots of variations and features.                                                     0 Adjusted Text Scroller code to refine the speed.                                                                              2 ok i uploaded my TCP/IP routines for real mode DOS                                                                            * Homework assignment on the unclassic forum                                                                                     Program issues                                                                                                                 Re: Program issues                                                                                                            B What &quot;type&quot; of dice? If you're inputting a value then...                                                             RE: What &quot;Type&quot;                                                                                                      RE: What? This?                                                                                                               O * Hi, just blinked in from non-existence to give a wave and see see whats new.                                               L * Hey! Youre not Today, Im Today! You told me I could be Today, yesterday!                                                  A Well, that offer still stands, but its only good until tomorrow.                                                             Y * Oops, thought this was the QP Forum. and there's no quantum particle in the above post.                                     / * Right, sorry. Blinking back to non-existence.                                                                               C * At least you didn't think it meant &quot;Quick Books.&quot; {:-D)                                                           $ Is there a way to randomize strings?                                                                                          6 Yes it's possible, but exactly what do you want to do?                                                                        6 Thank you, Is that all the CHR$ does? Easy enough... *                                                                        D Well, I do want to shuffle the word, but it's different than that...                                                           Don't do it that way.                                                                                                         1 * Oh, and RANDOMIZE TIMER. It works, right? {:-D)                                                                              You must use an array.                                                                                                        E Actually, it's much easier to do without an array, Here's my example:                                                          Same idea, less instructions                                                                                                  O * Slick Mac. Doesn't randomize all positions but scrambles well enough to work.                                               > If we define &quot;well enough&quot; to give me a lot of slack                                                                G Well, one thing we both missed is if the randomizer remade the word....                                                       1 Yeah. as her grandmother, Nana Rosannadana, says.                                                                             K * But if the word is one character long, it would freeze in the loop. {:-D)                                                    Always something { :-( }                                                                                                      L * I'm on the freeway using my laptop, wait, I have to blow my horn...WhoGAS!                                                  ' What about RND giving duplicate values?                                                                                        No problem with duplicates                                                                                                    ; The algorithm I presented above works perfectly every time.                                                                   - Sorry dearie, that cake doesn't quite bake...                                                                                  Ran that comparison, too                                                                                                      4 We're not rolling dice here, we're scrambling a word                                                                          P I though we were playing Yahtzee! Moneo...your's sound like more fun, here--&gt;                                              L * SWAP ' , t : thought,  yours  (Three hours sleep in three days, not good.)                                                  + Ah-hah! Now I see what you're talking about                                                                                   ? Drew, here is exactly what you asked for without further advice                                                               
 Or maybe this                                                                                                                 1 * LOL!  I wonder what drew is making of all this.                                                                              * I'm still getting duplicates                                                                                                $ Did you try the one I posted, Moneo?                                                                                           By George, he's got it!                                                                                                       W I heard that Microsoft programmers coined a new acronym for a routine in a C++ program.                                       J LOL - And that's good, because when they release it, IJW will stand for...                                                    : &quot;Mic-Google&quot; doesn't seem very likely right now.                                                                    $ Mic-Googels is your kind of place...                                                                                          H * Nice. Was that a simple poem or was there a rap-style beat or what? :p                                                      N * Sung to the old McDonalds jingle, circa 1970? Good luck trying to google it!                                                 Re: Moneo...                                                                                                                   Re: Pete...                                                                                                                   - We're trying to generate all the PERMUTATIONS                                                                                 0 I believe that is exactly what I accomplished...                                                                               Yes you did indeed                                                                                                            ) What Pete probably meant or meant to mean                                                                                     F * Thanks Mac for restating the obvious. Hey look, isn't that your bus?                                                        H The Drew is a jerk! No response since he scrambled everyone else's mind!                                                       Like rocqua on QBasicStation                                                                                                   try this                                                                                                                      & It always scrambles to &quot;cab&quot;                                                                                        = thanks but I found alot easier way to randomize a whole word*                                                                 5 * Ok, Drew, don't keep us in suspense, post your way.                                                                         * drew - Please do tell us what you found!!!                                                                                     It works                                                                                                                       Here's where Drew got it from                                                                                                  Homework: Password n stuff                                                                                                     Re: Homework: Password n stuff                                                                                                 * Average = (a+b+c)/3                                                                                                         2 * So does that mean that Above Average = (a+b+c)/2                                                                            ! Put the code inside the FOR loop.                                                                                             % Re: Put the code inside the FOR loop.                                                                                         # Add term marks using only one INPUT                                                                                            Untitled                                                                                                                      7 Flags Vince? We don't need no stinkin' flags..Try this:                                                                       & Question regarding your Selection Sort                                                                                        # I couldn't actually tell you, moneo                                                                                            Opinion re: Sort # 3                                                                                                           More regarding Sort #3                                                                                                         I am the idiot                                                                                                                 Mac, thanks for testing Sort #3                                                                                               C *LOL - The older you get the easier it is (to learn 5 instead of 7)                                                           / Mac, here's another sort variation by Solitaire                                                                                 Not another one! We have enough.                                                                                               Semi-bubble                                                                                                                    Have you tried Mr. Bubble?                                                                                                    ( Homework: Factorial using while and wend                                                                                      7 Good work, you just needed a factorial routine. Here...                                                                       
 how the hell?                                                                                                                 
 Try this URL*                                                                                                                  Bubble Sort in Ascending Order                                                                                                $ Why do you think you  have an error?                                                                                           lol                                                                                                                           2 Hal 9000? Whatever you do Mac, don't make him mad.                                                                             lol Don't worry about Pete.                                                                                                    can i make dis game?                                                                                                           Translation?                                                                                                                   Alien game? like 3d or 2d.. *                                                                                                  Sounds like Pacman.                                                                                                           M Translation? More like: I will glady pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today...                                                 = * LOL - or &quot;I put in on a floppy and my dog ate it&quot;                                                                  lol @ Popeye reference                                                                                                         so uh...                                                                                                                      M Im not the best help, but what kind of game?? alien, yes but describe it more                                                 7 *Try the &quot;Programs you are proud of&quot; subforum                                                                        WHATS GOIN ON HERE                                                                                                             OK I GUESS NOT BUT 1 THIN                                                                                                     ) Bad attitude -- and why are you shouting?                                                                                      * PS: First learn how to spell.                                                                                               + I think Ildrest would be one of those guys                                                                                   2 (IP) HACK ME HACK ME! I always use a proxy server.                                                                             * lol                                                                                                                          OK I HJAXXED U!!!                                                                                                             C lmfao, Dude I have offered to help you out like 3 times now...(url)                                                           " Hmmmm.  Obviously a newbie hacker.                                                                                            B *Topeka, Kansas Lattitude 39. 0445 Longditude -95.6956 Proxy false                                                            : * Also Lawrence, Kansas and Ottawa Kansas both Proxy false                                                                    L You couldn't hack your way through a field of daisys with a butcher knife...                                                  
 I HATE YOU                                                                                                                     Settle down, Anakin Skywalker                                                                                                 R * Some ISPs giving out dynamic IPs will say different locations for different IPs.                                            < * False - You hate yourself.  What comes around goes around.                                                                  ( * A hacker who can't program. Sad. {:-D)                                                                                       loading graphics                                                                                                              Y The short answer is, if you can't understand any tutorials, you're not advanced enough to                                     > * If you can find a QBasic GIF-loader, use 320x200 GIFs. {:-D)                                                                . RE: What is wrong with this, still not working                                                                                > * Your still falling through the loop into the RIFF subroutine                                                                ' Drew, this will clean up your maze code                                                                                       S thank you, Makes code alot shorter.. Almost all my work can be shortend somehow lol                                           V *drew, will you please remember to put an * in front of a title with no text inside!!!                                        % Any Cartographers and GIS people here                                                                                         C Perhaps problematic due to QB's graphical and memory limitations...                                                           G Re: Perhaps problematic due to QB's graphical and memory limitations...                                                        Cryptoquote Decrypter                                                                                                          One thing at a time.                                                                                                           Re: One thing at a time.                                                                                                      B It looks like you need to start all over again from the beginning.                                                            F Re: It looks like you need to start all over again from the beginning.                                                        6 Whats a cryptoquote? sounds like fun to try to program                                                                        : Re: Whats a cryptoquote? sounds like fun to try to program                                                                     Check this out                                                                                                                 Nice                                                                                                                          S couldnt you just input each letter and have each word randomize until your happy? *                                           W Re: couldnt you just input each letter and have each word randomize until your happy? *                                       Z Im going to throw something together to see what I can get.. I let you know later tonight*                                     What is wrong with this?                                                                                                      0 Don't know what wrong, but have some suggestions                                                                              < Ah HAH, thank you, I was falling through the loop, thank you                                                                   * No text in above post.                                                                                                       moving text                                                                                                                   1 It's all a matter of timing and position control.                                                                              Another way                                                                                                                   A *Um, Buff, Jesse &quot;just started a tutorial two days ago&quot;                                                             1 Well maybe it will be of interest to someone (nt)                                                                             I It was interesting to me...but would be more so if an example was posted.                                                      Here's a simple one                                                                                                           6 *Buff, the FAQ has details on how to retain indenting.                                                                        B Interesting/actually seems like more code than QB. Simple QB Demo:                                                            > Samples of several text scrollers - across or down the screen.                                                                 2 Player Shooting Game Help                                                                                                    Not with INKEY$                                                                                                               W * Thanks for the Tip on the FAQ, but could you provide more detail on the bullet array?                                       B I just looked at the FAQ, I dont understand it, what does this do?                                                            * Forget the FAQ, Ildrest might be confused                                                                                     The problem is...                                                                                                             3 * Good point - I recommend drew play V'GER instead.                                                                           
 Solutions:                                                                                                                    , Yeah, when was the last time I was confused?                                                                                   My battleship program                                                                                                         
 spacing error                                                                                                                  Fixed                                                                                                                          Shooting Game Help                                                                                                            - The easiest way is with the DRAW statement...                                                                                 / Hey, DRAW is pretty neat, Good example, TheBob!                                                                               * *Beauty! Looks like a Sidewinder to me :-)                                                                                     Arrgh!! Must stop                                                                                                             / *First rate! You've got a knack for this stuff.                                                                               > I am not looking for anything like that, but that was awsome..                                                                F Almost like this, exept have it hit or miss object that i put inside..                                                        X * OMG, I did it!!!!  I just used that MID$(maze$(oldrow), oldcolumn + x)  and it worked!                                       Shorten part of your code.                                                                                                    : I think this is what drew wants (due to N54 space removal)                                                                     Explanation please                                                                                                            ) As I mentioned in my brief explanation...                                                                                     9 *I thought conventional was anticlockwise from the right.                                                                     C *Anti-clockwise?  Stange term.  Maybe you mean 'counter-clockwise.'                                                            * Or polygon-wise. {:-D)                                                                                                      I *I'm quite sure I mean anti-clockwise, although the meaning is identical.                                                     P *Dictionary definition. Counterclockwise .North American term for Anticlockwise.                                              ? Well, water swirls backwards in Australia, why not compasses...                                                               Y * True, Bob...I threw a compass in an Australian toilet once, and it did swirl backwards!                                     < *Amazing! Did the needle keep pointing North the whole time?                                                                    LOL @ &quot;pointing North&quot;                                                                                              & *Ha! It sure feels like it, sometimes.                                                                                        U Bob is one of the few who can say he's played tetherball  at the North. Pole. Wait...                                         
 2 ways....                                                                                                                    W M$ GFY:  Want a preview of Vista? (Also...Will your personal commode hold 3GB of crap?)                                       R I've been wanting to test it, but I didn't want to buy x64 hardware just to do it.                                            $ You can't test it on an old machine.                                                                                          I For the &quot;Home Basic&quot; edition (Vista Upgrade Advisor name) -&gt;                                                     . You also need a minimum of a 60 GB hard drive.                                                                                " *What the heck is a 2GB processor?                                                                                             * I meant 2 GB RAM.                                                                                                            END IF without block IF?                                                                                                       END IF v.s. no END IF                                                                                                          what about this                                                                                                               ! As rpgfan says, you need block if                                                                                              thanx                                                                                                                         # Just in case you get confused again                                                                                           3 Is there any rule of thumb for when to use Block IF                                                                           = There is almost no time that a single-line IF cannot be used.                                                                 " Can't put what into a single line?                                                                                            / The example I gave does not work on one line...                                                                                Thanks for the clarification                                                                                                   There are ways...                                                                                                               No rule-of-thumb that I know of.                                                                                              
 Block IF's...                                                                                                                  Re: Block IF's...                                                                                                              There is no gain.                                                                                                             " I fit many IFs into a single line.                                                                                            # Such an idea is bad for readability                                                                                           ( No, I think it is perfectly readable. :D                                                                                      % Operative phrase: &quot;I think&quot;                                                                                         Z *I currently program console applications only, so I tend to stick to the 80 column limit.                                    2 I'm waiting for Phylo G. to sell me his monitor...                                                                            
 LOL@30 blocks                                                                                                                 W * Btw, I am attampting to make a QB Editor that will display 256 characters per row. :D                                       M *Go Kris! I applaud your style. But I've also become an indentation advocate.                                                  QBasic and windows Vista                                                                                                       Errk                                                                                                                           What's this?                                                                                                                   This is off topic, but....                                                                                                    U *Maybe you put your real name in the nickname box at Network 54. You can change that.                                          That's right                                                                                                                   Hey that's great                                                                                                              X *And I changed my N54 name to Ildrest ages ago, after the same kind of problem as NEWK.                                      + *Errk is right. Oh, well, I had a good run.                                                                                   ( *it's doesn't have to be over, TheBOB...                                                                                       NTVDM in Vista still? Cool!                                                                                                   $ *Bochs could be compiled for it also                                                                                          @ * True, but it didn't work for me. That's why I enjoy DOSBox. :P                                                              . Bochs requires setting up a virtual hard drive                                                                                G I did hear 6-months ago from some early beta-testers NTVDM was in Vista                                                       ! Not just more Mac users but -&gt;                                                                                             E *Or perhaps we'll switch to the best operating system ever... Solaris                                                         Z *I've been looking at that as a Windows alternative too. It sounds like it IS the best! :)                                    @ When will PC makers get the message? (Also, Motorola's new Q...)                                                               (URL) Solaris 10 screens                                                                                                      O * Thanks RPG. Page 2 of Google had a neat browser shot. All-in-all, looks good.                                               0 Solaris runs incredibly well on nearly anything.                                                                               Don't forget ReactOS                                                                                                          3 *Solaris is quite free but I think not open source.                                                                           d Solaris open/closed and Re:&quot;And why not continue using Windows 98SE, 2000, or perhaps XP?&quot;                            *2 US cents are axually about 1p                                                                                              X Re: &quot;Why not continue using Windows...&quot; ----------------------------------&gt;                                      ^ Re &quot;To continue to use their products equals a lack of support for the competition.&quot;                                " Don't feel obligated to use Vista,                                                                                            H * The QBasic Forum runs on a 'Mac,' so too can the rest of our software.                                                       Second day at Vista seminar.                                                                                                   What about the memory limits?                                                                                                  * You would need 2 GBs.                                                                                                       9 Anyone remember &quot;redhat&quot; or &quot;Alipha&quot;?                                                                      * Of course.                                                                                                                    But I don't recall &quot;N&quot;                                                                                              . Passing a menu choice to a PRINT statement ...                                                                                
 Like this?                                                                                                                    ( I already have a menu designed in SUB...                                                                                      
 My menu...                                                                                                                    
 A few things:                                                                                                                  Shorter menu code using TAB                                                                                                   " Same program, different problem...                                                                                            ' You do not need to pass CONST variables                                                                                       * *Okay then, pardon the redundancy...thanks                                                                                    ! Same program, same simplification                                                                                             & Thank you for the clarification Moneo,                                                                                        , * You're welcome. Hope it's helpful for you.                                                                                  N How can I print basic program's output to screen and printer at the same time?                                                I *Not much you can do. Check the FAQ about printing (link at top of page).                                                     = Well, if a text file open it and line input the file contents                                                                  Hi, Ted. Got some spare time?                                                                                                 ; *Thanks Mac, I get the idea about SEEK. I posted there too!                                                                   7 You certainly cannot do it &quot;at the same time&quot;                                                                       ? * You'd need SPOOL to do it almost &quot;at the same time&quot;                                                               ) I agree that it is better to use PRINT #1                                                                                      Thanks for the information.                                                                                                   	 Copyright                                                                                                                     	 Forget it                                                                                                                      Reply                                                                                                                          If proprietary                                                                                                                 A ballpark figure is $35.00                                                                                                    Thanks for the help                                                                                                            *www.whatiscopyright.org                                                                                                       This code wont work twice                                                                                                      Re: This code wont work twice                                                                                                  Short answer                                                                                                                  @ Thank you, but how can you recognize if the file already exists?                                                               What is your question?                                                                                                        T *  ON ERROR GOTO 0         So that is the already exists  -  So i just make label 0?                                           No                                                                                                                             Uh...                                                                                                                          how to sort array by alphabet                                                                                                 X In QBasic, strings are compared by comparing individual ASCII values for each character.                                      / Here are a couple of simple example programs...                                                                               G * Well RPG...I guess &quot;Monty&quot; hasn't checked back with us yet!                                                       b * Give &quot;Monty&quot; some time. Sorting through everything with helmet hair is time-consuming.                             LOL...                                                                                                                        
 * Ephemeralus                                                                                                                 + Thanks Kris, for getting me off my ascii...                                                                                    I hadn't thought of that...                                                                                                   . Slight revision but XP is missing something...                                                                                # Hold the phone. It works after all!                                                                                           X Bob, since you're on, I was wondering if you could try it and see if it works in Win ME?                                       One further revision...                                                                                                        Whose to use, I am not sure.                                                                                                  E I tested the clipbooard late last night in XP...and it worked for me.                                                         Q * I'll add that fix to mine. Btw, the source code for mine is in the download. :D                                             < Worked fine with Windows Me, Pete (or is that Windows I?)...                                                                  > LOL - The complete message was...This program will transfer...                                                                 Re: Colt jpeg...                                                                                                               * You've got mail?                                                                                                            R *Still no mail (?). The problem might be at my end, -Sympatico sometimes blows it.                                             I SEEK an answer                                                                                                              	 Me too...                                                                                                                       * I meant, &quot;I, too...&quot;                                                                                              = Everyone says &quot;me, too&quot;, so it is therefore correct                                                                 ? Cut Kris some slack, Mac...It's his rookie year on the force...                                                               	 Mea culpa                                                                                                                     . *Uh, Mac? ...I'm pretty sure that's I-a culpa.                                                                                > Hey, you missed the part about being grammatically correct. :D                                                                
 Oh Kris...                                                                                                                    < Doh. In this centry of tolerance, how about sent(e|a)nce? :D                                                                  " Why with smoke signals, of course!                                                                                            4 There were other languages for which QB was written.                                                                          T * I'd take a third year of Spanish if it involved a Spanish version of QBasic. {:-D)                                          P RE: I'd take a third year of Spanish if it involved a Spanish version of QBasic.                                              = * Speaking of uptight coders, nobody answered my question. :D                                                                 \ * This looks like a job for ---------------------------[ * &gt; O &lt; * ] ... (Maj. Carter)                                   OK, Here is an answer                                                                                                         = I just got over 'foo' and now you make me deal with 'goofus?'                                                                  Too complex                                                                                                                   E No! No! No!...I don't give a ducks bill (sorry Ted) if you use it....                                                         S In case anybody is interested, here is Wikipedia's definition of &quot;goofus&quot;                                           5 * No wonder I didn't recognize it...It's pre-8-track!                                                                          I think I understand Mac                                                                                                       * Right, works every time                                                                                                     ? *I apparently SEEKED the wrong question! Hows that for grammer!                                                               C * Grammer? Ted, 'grammar' has two a's in it, you know...like AFLAC!                                                           S * And &quot;Hows&quot; has an apostrophe, like mennonite's QBasic news articles. :P                                            Hey Kris...If you have time...                                                                                                L * Sorry, I am on the airplane now. :D I'll continue this when I get back. :D                                                  B Finding the second and third highest inputs from a range of inputs                                                             Try sorting them first, Here...                                                                                                I thought about that...                                                                                                        You could avoid a sort                                                                                                        5 If the code won't sort, you must abort! (Another way)                                                                         F Re: Finding the second and third highest inputs from a range of inputs                                                         Yeah...                                                                                                                       K I wouldn't want to write it with all if thens and no arrays, but I could...                                                    * Oh, you mean without ELSE?                                                                                                  D Hey Kris, I think the OP was looking for something more like this...                                                          
 Without Elsie                                                                                                                 8 * @ roy..I like it! (Hey roy...you want SWAP with that?)                                                                      B *I don`t want to swap Elsie and dheroan has not been taught  SWAP.                                                            * Another variation for the 3 highest. . . .                                                                                    F *I don`t think dheroan has not been taught  DO, LOOP  or  RESTORE yet.                                                        ; Possible, but if he's reading inputs from an external file,                                                                   J * I don't think a double negative isn't what you didn't have in mind, roy.                                                    O *LOL, I changed my original sentence and did not check the new one for grammar.                                               ( Another new game; this one is fun. (URL)                                                                                      Y *You guys should try it, -slowly falling bubbles bouncing off lines you draw in yourself.                                     8 *Sorry Kris, -not lines and bubbles: STICKS &amp; STONES                                                                      A I tried to play  but It said I didn't have the stones to play it.                                                             3 What do you think of this program, what is missing?                                                                           L THE PROGRAM: http://www.network54.com/Forum/190883/message/1149361353/GIFFIT                                                   Are your GIFs loading?                                                                                                        B *It loads all the GIF files I tried with it, but I will look at it                                                             I've saw you're right.                                                                                                        > GIFs are better than BMPs, but I'm not sure about JPG and PNG.                                                                5 Important discovery! Please, *everyone*, try this. :D                                                                         " You can use the clipboard directly                                                                                            	 Except...                                                                                                                       qbasic not opening comport on XP                                                                                               Not unless you get DOSBox...                                                                                                   2-Player Checkers game (URL)                                                                                                   Writing a Logo Program                                                                                                        5 A better exercise would be to create your own bitmap.                                                                          A couple of missing elements...                                                                                                * Oops, thanks, TheBOB. ^_^                                                                                                    Huge program                                                                                                                   I'd like to take a look at it.                                                                                                 Regarding a good book                                                                                                          QBasic book you can buy:                                                                                                      O The book in the above post is not near revolutionary enough for this problem...                                               F * lol @ &quot;This better not be another Hello World Program!&quot; :D                                                        : * So he hasn't run it since finishing the last 90% of it??                                                                    * Would you believe 3.36 Megs for that file?                                                                                    O * Glad to hear you could reduce the size ! That would be a bummer to download !                                               2 Final version of the program just about 100 lines.                                                                              Finished and now in beta testing                                                                                               Batch file?                                                                                                                   
 Batch file                                                                                                                    
 Memory cards?                                                                                                                 5 * One type of memory card is for PDAs and cameras. :D                                                                          You guys are awsome                                                                                                            And that's the important.                                                                                                      *Quite the important.                                                                                                          I knew that was coming ;-).                                                                                                   S * Well if you knew 'that' was coming you should have baked a cake...baked a cake...                                           : * Do I look like Betty Crocker (however it's written hehe)                                                                    7 * QBasic Forum...These guys are good! (Sorry PGA guys.)                                                                       # Help - Leesville Road Middle School                                                                                           N I wouldn't say &quot;banned&quot; as much as &quot;restricted&quot;, but -&gt;                                                 Windows has control over DOS                                                                                                   Qbasic and hacking lol                                                                                                        Z * I'm not guilty of any crimes except retaining knowledge about a 16-bit programming lang.                                    " *And for that, you should be SHOT!                                                                                            Z *It's only because I use FreeBasic occasionally and it uses most of the same statements :)                                    W That's no crime. Drew's crime is to be more intelligent than the IT guys at his school.                                       H well, i've finally done it! TCP/IP packet driver access in REAL-MODE DOS                                                       * and yes, i know i rock ;)                                                                                                   G * Sounds great. I'll be using DOS a fair bit this summer, hopefully. :D                                                       , I could host it for you as well if you want.                                                                                   Help with Soccer game                                                                                                         3 So you're the guy with patience? (See thread below)                                                                            to fix up a programm                                                                                                          I For those who could not understand, this is a paraphrased interpretation.                                                      Methinks I smell a Troll                                                                                                       Floating point rounding errors                                                                                                 Wow, nice find.                                                                                                               A *Not much of that was new to me. But still some interesting bits.                                                              Now THAT's patience!                                                                                                           lol, that's funny.                                                                                                             Hi, STBasic                                                                                                                   # Running seperate programs in qbasic                                                                                           1 I'd title this SHELL, but that'd be plagarism. :P                                                                             < Kris, why to you bother with chdir? Also a little more info.                                                                  # We should also take the simple case                                                                                           < I won't call your program lousy, but your debugging... :D :P                                                                  A I've never encountered that problem before, but it makes sense...                                                              That  would have fooled me, too                                                                                               0 Box Blaster game added to iOS Version 1.16 (URL)                                                                              ? * Could someone try this new game and give some suggestions? :D                                                               . How can I control the way input is entered?...                                                                                + Validate correct range of year user inputs.                                                                                    Another way                                                                                                                     That's an interesting variation.                                                                                               Interesting, but not very good                                                                                                % Comparing numbers as strings is risky                                                                                         V This a link to Mac! http://www.qbasicstation.com/index.php?c=f_forum&amp;messageid=297                                        7 By the way I like MOST of you! But Mac is gonna bar me!                                                                        Sorry you took offense, Ted                                                                                                    Ok Mac                                                                                                                        ! Problem with loan payment calc...                                                                                             3 Change the default type of that variable to DOUBLE.                                                                           ' ...overflow still giving me problems...                                                                                       B Intermediate calculations with single variables may be the problem                                                            O * It is because you are dividing by a small number. The result is too large. :D                                               ' There is nothing wrong with the formula                                                                                       3 Getting, validating, and processing multiple inputs                                                                            Interesting algorithm                                                                                                          Re: Interesting algorithm                                                                                                     
 LOL at [code]                                                                                                                  Re: LOL at [code]                                                                                                             
 Correction...                                                                                                                 2 That problem can be avoided by using subprocedures                                                                             * Thanks, you're right.                                                                                                       6 Solitaire, here's a version you're sure to like better                                                                        ' * Mac, many thanks for the spacing fix.                                                                                        Windows 3.1 link is faulty....                                                                                                " Re: Windows 3.1 link is faulty....                                                                                            2 *for more details, see my unfinished tutorial(URL)                                                                            # Windows 3.1?! I can help you there!                                                                                            Untitled                                                                                                                      I Well it would have been nice if you would have posted it that way before.                                                      * PRINT  INT( 8 * 8 / 3) + 3                                                                                                  * * Dont hate me roy, it's: 8 / ( 3 - 8 / 3)                                                                                    Y *BTW - couldn't post to N54 for a couple of hours. Oh, and toss this ' in the above post.                                     , *I thought I would do it the QBasic way. lol                                                                                  ? * That's like doing surgery with a hammer, roy...and I like it!                                                               ) Steve, if you ever come back to the forum                                                                                      Qbasic kill command.                                                                                                          9 You can't reference documents in &quot;My Documents&quot;                                                                      Two ways, both require SHELL...                                                                                               1 Can't shell long names in WindowsNT DOS emulation                                                                             / ______________XP and the horse it rode in on...                                                                               * *QB loads command.com, rather than cmd.com                                                                                    P Getting old is a beach. Ryan, thanks for teaching me to fish...XP answer ---&gt;                                               Don't thank Ryan yet!                                                                                                          Right Mac...                                                                                                                   thanks guys =)                                                                                                                + Bogus Post! It was posted at QBasic Station                                                                                    Untitled                                                                                                                       Two possible ways...                                                                                                          = Also, VAL() converts a string variable to a numeric variable.                                                                 A Re: Also, VAL() converts a string variable to a numeric variable.                                                              Try this link, Steve...                                                                                                        3-3-8-8 clarification                                                                                                          yes you need plenty brackets                                                                                                  . I don't think anyone answered the OPs question                                                                                 Building on Mac's example...                                                                                                    Yeah, I thought of that, but....                                                                                              O * I need to change the variable from i to ii in the new addition, one moment...                                               D That clears up a bug but the order of operations is still a problem.                                                            OK, this time for sure...Presto!                                                                                               *Beauty job! Works great.                                                                                                      * Heh - did you try mine below?                                                                                               8 *Sorry, CL, -aha! The old CHAIN trick. Works great, too.                                                                      Q Shouldn't you be in some smelly cab with a big Yahoo Jobs sign on top going home?                                             " 3/3*8*8=1 at the third attempt lol                                                                                            > 3 + 3 + 8 * 8 = 112 ROFLMAO: David...Join me in the Boardroom!                                                                : lol, the mathematically correct solution to 3/3*8*8 is 64.                                                                    T Yeah Bullwinkle...That trick never works. Here's the FIX------------------------&gt;                                          - Yes it's much more tricky to use qbasic logic                                                                                 C Apology accepted. Now, we have three solutions that work, except...                                                           G Re: Apology accepted. Now, we have three solutions that work, except...                                                       G Re: Apology accepted. Now, we have three solutions that work, except...                                                       G Re: Apology accepted. Now, we have three solutions that work, except...                                                       % Here's a solution but it's not pretty                                                                                         ) Re: Here's a solution but it's not pretty                                                                                      that's a rounding error                                                                                                       + Yeah, there are several proofs around -&gt;                                                                                   0 I guess everybody is busy. Here is one solution.                                                                              < * Don't know how I missed Pete's solution minutes before :-(                                                                   Internal Timer                                                                                                                Q * Watch out, the TIMER won't work right if you minimize the program in Windows :D                                             1 * Are you trying to emulate the computer in LOST?                                                                             7 That show is LOST on me...but here is a timer for it...                                                                       : I do hate to explain things but I should have mentioned...                                                                    3 Debugged for intervals that do not go past midnight                                                                           : I haven't yet run the others' examples, but here's mine...                                                                    a Shortcut for CASE &quot;0&quot;, &quot;1&quot;, &quot;2&quot;, &quot;3&quot;, &quot;4&quot;, etc.                             K * I agree completely Solitaire...Michael, your use of SELECT CASE is lousy!                                                   Y *thanks. I would have used ASC(), except then I would have to work around 2 byte strings.                                      Typing Effect?                                                                                                                % * You want your own character set? :D                                                                                          ???                                                                                                                           0 I believe that Kris misunderstood your question.                                                                              O * No, he said he wanted screen-wide text. That will take a new character set :D                                                OMFG THANK YOU                                                                                                                 Full screen                                                                                                                   U * But once the window is full screen, I think he wants big letters, like 10'' tall :D                                         
 Typing effect                                                                                                                 Y *To make it look like you're a fool, post a worse solution than someone else arlready did                                      on the bright side, it worked.                                                                                                * * Hey look Mac, our boy finally came home!                                                                                    T * 'arlready' are you kidding me? Because of that error, some poor '.' went homeless.                                          . Print letters slowly one by one on the screen:                                                                                 scaling                                                                                                                       R * Just use division to scale the coordinates LINE (200/s,400/s)-(3000/s,4000/s) :D                                             scaling                                                                                                                        That's easy!                                                                                                                  2 * True but I like the way Kristophers mind works .                                                                            O * It's a good way to get a &quot;division by zero&quot; error, that's for sure!                                                A few things I never learned...                                                                                               $ There are 4 different EXIT commands:                                                                                           Some I would like to add                                                                                                      5 *Let's add a DO-QUIT... DO : QUIT WHILE Still(Ahead%)                                                                         2 This thread has absolutely nothing to do with foo!                                                                            L Yes, some tasks were so trivial, I am surprised there is a command for them.                                                  1 EXIT FOR is necessary in several different cases.                                                                             N * They can be replaced with WHILE loops, so in a way, they aren't necessary :D                                                 I have to argue here                                                                                                           Okay, Let's :D                                                                                                                 Welcome to C- land...                                                                                                          Higher-quality scaling...                                                                                                     4 David Coderman's Top Ten Things You Can Do with Foo!                                                                          
 *RSUROFL @ #1                                                                                                                  palette                                                                                                                        Try this                                                                                                                       Thanks, Ild^urest                                                                                                             M *Oh gosh, yes, even stuff after colons on IF lines is executed conditionally.                                                 # Questions about the GIF-loading SUB                                                                                           3 And two problems when trying to use this GIF-loader                                                                             What to do about palette woes...                                                                                               Thanks                                                                                                                        H I'd like some explanation of how the GIF loader works. I am confused. :|                                                      7 I'm surprised the maker of iOS can't figure this out...                                                                       ( * Thanks. I had never used OUT before :D                                                                                      / peole who want to build on an old project of me                                                                               P *Cool, RM2K! I must recommend a great game made with that called Dragon Destiny.                                              ' More information about the use of CONST                                                                                       ( Fast as fast can be, you can't 'foo' me!                                                                                      6 i swear this happens to me with wikipedia all the time                                                                        ? Wikipedia's def. is FUBAR. Try Wikipeteia next time, instead...                                                                What abut SFUBAR?                                                                                                              That definition is bogus.                                                                                                     * *Then fix the wikipedia article, will you?                                                                                     No kidding....                                                                                                                
 FOO fight!                                                                                                                    $ *Googling the phase... must try that                                                                                            i am having problem with my msn.                                                                                              ! How would you like to take a foo?                                                                                             . File that under &quot;completely obvious&quot;                                                                                 You can't, London.                                                                                                            + mad_tool screen modes and the mouse pointer                                                                                   ? * It always happens. Hide the mouse before switching SCREENs :D                                                                hide the mouse                                                                                                                 Re: hide the mouse                                                                                                             Beware: hacker in the chatroom.                                                                                               U *Perhaps he got it from your posts? Just above &quot;Respond to this message&quot;...                                         U * Proxies are cool, Web-based or installed locally. I recommend their usage here. :-)                                         Z lol yea.. ur ip is 63.245.145.112.. Right above respond to message at the bottom it says.*                                     Beware: hacker in the chatroom.                                                                                                LOL                                                                                                                            Re: LOL                                                                                                                        * Thanks for corrections                                                                                                      ' In a perfect world, Mac would be right.                                                                                        mad_man not a hacker                                                                                                           You are a hacker!                                                                                                             
 By denotation                                                                                                                 ! Beware: Chatter in the chat room.                                                                                              * lol                                                                                                                         V *I shoulda said &quot;beware chatter in the hackroom&quot;... oh well, maybe next time                                         Shell                                                                                                                         A *I'm fairly sure that'll work, but why don't you try it yourself?                                                             7 * Yes, file created by SHELL can be accessed by program                                                                        Oopsie                                                                                                                        I Supply your errors and post your code! There's no shame in a silly error.                                                      Whew! Glad to hear that!                                                                                                        Mac, meet me in the Boardroom...                                                                                               * Take a foo, Trump!                                                                                                          2 * I have a helicopter, so I can take a flying foo!                                                                            > My old boring messy ASCI Engine, what do u think of it? {url!}                                                                 Not so bad....                                                                                                                 All good suggestions, RubyNL                                                                                                   Okay                                                                                                                           see Ms-Dos Help here (url)                                                                                                    - Great link! (Another good one is EasyDos.com)                                                                                 " * Thanks, Fumador, very nice link!                                                                                             Basic and Clipboard                                                                                                            Not sure what 'tet' is...                                                                                                     2 * Do we have an MC signal?? --------------- |\/| C                                                                            X Yes, there is. FAQ - URL*. Also MC call sign? --------------------| * &gt; (Maj. Carter)                                      - Anyone want to play Kriegspiel Chess with me?                                                                                  maybe                                                                                                                          OK, Michael, let's start                                                                                                       Sure, but not today.                                                                                                          # You gotta be kidding ComputerGhost!                                                                                            Special note                                                                                                                   Expletive Deleted!                                                                                                            D * This post is an implicit invasion of copyright law - suit pending.                                                          = *This thread wood not be tolerated in my day. Suit pending.                                                                 Z *This thread  gives a politically incorrect view of the Snickers challenged. Suit pending.                                    V *This thread has become a matter of national security and may pose a nuculer threat.                                        R *Oh thats just nasty. Youll be hearing from our attorney, Mr. Bruce, right away.                                            L *Do you think 'Explosive Ordnance Disposal' is some kind of a joke, soldier?                                                  3 *No Sir! &quot;Eod&quot; is the latest insult, Sir!                                                                           $ *Oh, don't be such an eod, Ildrest!                                                                                          - *Kewb, you were right, so I've left the army.                                                                                 / *Um... a little excessive don't you think Pete?                                                                                vbasic                                                                                                                        . (URL*) There is the Non-QBasic Forum subforum.                                                                                L In the opinion of many people, VB is not a step up from QB, but a step down.                                                    Yes, I would recomend C as well.                                                                                              d *BTW, &quot;nick Warren&quot; = &quot;NEWK&quot; that's my real name and I sometimes sign in as it o                          C I beg to differ: C is extremely flexible and yet remarkably usable.                                                             I agree that C is a good choice.                                                                                              . * Pointing is impolite.  We reference in Java.                                                                                = Pointers are the chocolate-powdered cream of C! Shame on you.                                                                 5 Has anyone seen this:  Symantec sues MS to stop Vista                                                                         ( I did. Please meet me in the Board Room.                                                                                      	 I object!                                                                                                                     P Martha, your show was canceled. I should have never taken a chance on an ex-con.                                               V'GER creator Gibberish dead?                                                                                                  The Line Statement                                                                                                            
 Never mind...                                                                                                                 V *You're not stupid at all. I expect half the regulars here wouldn't be able to explain                                        : Uh, now that you figured it out, mind explaining it to me?                                                                     There are reasons for it. . .                                                                                                 + Myabe TheBob can translate that for dummies                                                                                    I think it's been explained...                                                                                                  Dang! No wonder I didn't get it.                                                                                              W *You're welcome, of course - although, it was just a guess. We may never know for sure.                                       + It's a bitwise AND. You know, binary stuff.                                                                                   K *Thx for reply. Figured it out after realizing bit manipulation not boolean                                                   = *  LINE statement?. We don't need no stinking LINE statement!                                                                  Compiling problem?                                                                                                            A * When you're compiling click &quot;Produce stand alone EXE&quot;                                                              Im running 4.5                                                                                                                 No, what he said                                                                                                               OMFG im retarded                                                                                                              	 Set Paths                                                                                                                      Re: Compiling problem?                                                                                                        2 The variable m doesn't seem to save to the file...                                                                            6 Re: The variable m doesn't seem to save to the file...                                                                         Morse Code practice program                                                                                                   # Darn...I remember that bird thingy!                                                                                            Where's roy and moneo?                                                                                                        + Yeah, I remember the &quot;booze&quot; bird                                                                                   . Lookup dipping bird or drinking bird on Google                                                                                 *weird.                                                                                                                        Shut up, agamemnus                                                                                                            - Demo updated - You're off the hook, agamemnus                                                                                 # *Yes I remember lots of boozy birds                                                                                           = lmfao, you dont need amish ways to hold down buttons any more                                                                 $ You haven't tested this, I'm sure...                                                                                           I remember it as well                                                                                                         G You've got to see this...Colt revolver made entirely in QB. (By TheBOB)                                                       B Amazing wood carving, but the QBasic program was great, too (URL*)                                                            C Thanks guys, -actually I was proud of that compression algorithm...                                                            This could work                                                                                                                Two things we don't need                                                                                                      ' Trying to name percentage % as CONST...                                                                                       - That is because the % sign is reserved in QB.                                                                                  Benefit of CONST                                                                                                               Re: Benefit of CONST                                                                                                           Or a pointer to the constants!                                                                                                C If you attempt to reassign a value to a constant, QB won't let you.                                                           F Mmmm, and if that ever happened it'd save you 16 seconds on debugging.                                                         Not 16 seconds                                                                                                                T Why would you call something important enough to be a constant &quot;J&quot; anyway?                                          < * Because it's better than having a constant &quot;'P.&quot;                                                                  
 It happens                                                                                                                    \ * You have constant &quot;P&quot; problems? Have you consulted a mainstream M.D. about that?                                  
 * Geezer joke                                                                                                                 X * No, more of a geyser joke, only constant. Why isn't 'Old Faithful' afraid of cheating?                                      + *Obviously a chiropractor won't cut it here                                                                                   U LOL - OK, If you see an M.D. in Australia and need a follow-up visit, who do you see?                                          Live example please                                                                                                            Live example                                                                                                                   Default Directories                                                                                                            I wouldn't want that                                                                                                          ? *This guy's trying to make a joke program to scare someone, Mac                                                               & Oh, I forgot. Thanks. Say, iONiK......                                                                                         WTF?                                                                                                                          ' *Show us the code you are using, please                                                                                       
 Here it is                                                                                                                    / &quot;symanteclog&quot; has too many characters                                                                                * thanks                                                                                                                      ' Note on QBasic filenames greater than 8                                                                                       E Note on Mac's note...How to create a LFN file with QB. (Thanks menn!)                                                         K *For future reference: This should have been a reply to your previous post.                                                   = Wow it's nice to see that Quick Basic is still pretty popular                                                                  *:-)                                                                                                                        Give Mac a pat on the back                                                                                                    % iOS: Slow Version, Special Edition :D                                                                                         F A slow &quot;special edition&quot; OS... Let's keep that to ourselves.                                                        M * I modified it in ten minutes. M$ can figure that out eventually, I think :D                                                 U M$ wins. Vista's not only slow getting information, it's also slow getting to market.                                          Help?                                                                                                                         % Ha ha. If it's a joke program then...                                                                                         I *that's a very evil joke unless you eventually tell him what you've done.                                                      Or write a web page...                                                                                                        + *Try PRINT#1,  &quot;Place Text here!&quot;                                                                                   & Easiest method of calculating total...                                                                                         What condition is met?                                                                                                         Counters and accumulators                                                                                                     3 I tried it, but something is awry, here's some code                                                                           - Scratch earlier response (I tried it, but...)                                                                                  Here is something interesting                                                                                                 T Yes, easy: Populate the array with the correct numbers first, then SWAP each element                                           Just did a high scores for Drew                                                                                               < What puzzled me was that QB gave the array an invalid number                                                                   What are you talking about?                                                                                                   - I need the array to have all different values                                                                                 V Now I see what you mean... but a simple modification to my code I think will do better                                        5 *Well, thanks Now we are about the same code wise LOL                                                                          *Try timing it!                                                                                                                With all due respect, Ted                                                                                                      Nice job Mac                                                                                                                   Well, GUESS WHAT!                                                                                                              *LOL good joke!  :P                                                                                                            My method is one second faster!                                                                                                QB Express #20                                                                                                                ? *You misspelled Halifax.  (You spelled it &quot;Hallifax&quot;)                                                               R *I did not answer the previous thread because I thought it was too funny to delete                                            P *Mac, I can get out of a hangman`s noose . ref  QBasic.com. lol . Please delete.                                              ' Yes Mac..Please delete QBasic.com -lol.                                                                                       H * Stay away, I am enjoying myself. Mark is improving and is trying hard.                                                       LOL                                                                                                                            I had a really thick moment                                                                                                   . ? Unable to find the post that needs deleting.                                                                                / Just delete them all. That way, you can't miss.                                                                                she's ready to roll                                                                                                           B You're welcome, just tried it on 15,000 passes and it worked fine.                                                             * 1/2 of level 1, hahaha!!!                                                                                                   ( Changing the color of a letter in a word                                                                                       Yes                                                                                                                           - * That's some good general change letter code                                                                                 + *You could have stated it was pretty basic.                                                                                    Easier than that                                                                                                              $ That is the way I would have done it                                                                                           Something similar                                                                                                             8 *I did not figure out the colon thing for quite a while!                                                                      6 Change the colour of a letter? That's somewhat simple.                                                                        : Alternate ways of changing the color of a selected letter:                                                                    $ * Another variation was added above.                                                                                          6 Two more variations to change color of letter in word:                                                                        F *Geesh he does not need all of that stuff!  How to make a newbie quit!                                                        H Nope.  This is advanced stuff.  I'm sure the OP has his solution by now.                                                      * In my GUI experiments i used this code....                                                                                     Help me out here Antoni:                                                                                                      " You hit the nail on the HEAD Pete!                                                                                            3 In C, messing with memory is how you access arrays.                                                                           3 * I can't remember the question! Somebody POKED me!                                                                           ! No problems with peek and poke...                                                                                             Z Please respond to this message again when Windows Vista stains the computer store shelves.                                    ) * LOL (@ which one hits the ground first)                                                                                     . *both XP and 98 absolutely need to be patched.                                                                                H If you drop MC and an XP off a cliff, who or what hits the ground first?                                                       Regardless of what Vista does                                                                                                 4 *And A0000 is pronounced &quot;eighty-thousand&quot;                                                                          9 Too many rocket scientists entering this soapbox derby...                                                                     & Thank you all very much for your help.                                                                                         ROFL                                                                                                                          - A really great idea that might be worth while                                                                                 9 It could be done rather easily, but......................                                                                     & Most QB statements and functions -&gt;                                                                                        8 * Would graphics run faster in Allegro than in NTVDM? :D                                                                      @ * What about LOCATE and SLEEP (not SYSTEM(&quot;pause&quot;)) :D                                                              B *In C, I use _getch() for SLEEP and gotoxy() to locate the cursor.                                                            2 SLEEP is easily emulated. LOCATE is another story.                                                                             too bad                                                                                                                        *or is that what Allegro is?                                                                                                  ' Linux, DOS, Windows, or whatever, -&gt;                                                                                        *thanks                                                                                                                       & BCX includes the BASIC to C Translator                                                                                        C Translator smanslator...but I'd state that bcx is better than most.                                                           O I probably should have posted some of the differences between QB and BCX, here:                                               T * I'll make my own, anyway, to convert QB to C++. Then iOS will be a C++ program! :D                                           Yeah, good luck with that...                                                                                                  Z Two other example is using platform-dependent functions or compiler-specific asm syntaces.                                    3 &quot;C++ is a piece of cake compared to java&quot;                                                                           , I don't think MAC is gonna love this thread!                                                                                  & Mac is going to love this thread, Ted!                                                                                        $ There were other reasons for my post                                                                                          0 To define my project and ask more questions: :-)                                                                              I It isn't so much a DOS program anymore as a console/terminal application.                                                     M Re: It isn't so much a DOS program anymore as a console/terminal application.                                                 D *it looks like there are various definitions of &quot;console&quot;.                                                           I have no idea                                                                                                                 Re: I have no idea                                                                                                             password or lock to folder.                                                                                                    no.                                                                                                                           S *But you could encrypt it. Noone could read it, and any tampering would be noticed.                                             On the game  Cripple Mr onion...                                                                                              T *That's probably saved in QB's binary format. It's in the Save-As box in 4.5 and 7.1                                          < * You can actually hack many video game files, such as .ini.                                                                  J Don't let anybody who knows jack about a computer jack with your computer.                                                     What do you mean exe ?                                                                                                        3 An exe only helps protect your code, not your data.                                                                           T *If your game is in EXE form, they won't know how your data file is formatted anyway                                          2 Well, they will if you make it easy for them -lol.                                                                            I *file is already accessed in binary mode. A little encryption would help.                                                      ok, how do I do this? *                                                                                                       + Use the ASCII codes for a simple encryption                                                                                   	 messed up                                                                                                                     Q * Probably nobody would be able to make heads or tails of a ROT13+XOR encryption.                                             ! Here is something to protect data                                                                                             9 Is it ok to start new thread when old one goes to page 2?                                                                     4 *elapsed, perhaps? Otherwise maybe it isn't saved???                                                                          J *To answer your other question, yes. If it goes to page two, start it new.                                                     Ildrest answered correctly.                                                                                                   and just to be clear                                                                                                          6 Jotit - Quality text editor for iOS Version 1.15 (URL)                                                                        E * Hey Pete, isn't this better than the word processor you made? :D :P                                                          * Not implying it was :D                                                                                                      O I'll be apples and you'll be oranges...Wait, I'll be oranges, they have more C.                                               G *Watch out that you don't get a PG rating for having 'tit' in the name.                                                       . * Um... I don't get it. It's pronounced jot-it                                                                                2 *I was kidding. But it's not hard to misread it...                                                                            G Screen dump routine that 'emulates' PCOPY. (Question for C programmers)                                                       % QB-related answer (by a C programmer)                                                                                          Oh well, it didn't work.                                                                                                       Drew's Scrolling Program                                                                                                       Challenge for Drew...                                                                                                         + *That's Redo FROM start, not Redo FOR start                                                                                    Nice...                                                                                                                        Drew, you asked...                                                                                                            F * Does anyone know how to make a qb program to calculate yarn yardage?                                                        % We  are not very good at knitting but                                                                                          Actually, I'm a knitter...                                                                                                    4 Darker colors use more dye and make the yarn thinner                                                                           *Darn it! Aflack!                                                                                                              *Enlighten us, Pete                                                                                                           + We know how to make a qb program, but -&gt;                                                                                    I asked my wife about knitting                                                                                                6 *Hence Mac's post about the number of banana splits :D                                                                         poker in qbasic?                                                                                                              2 Splitting the screen is easy...the rest is a bear.                                                                            < * Hmmm, no response...I think martin has thrown in his hand.                                                                   Or went to buy a card deck                                                                                                    R I thought about that once, I thought of texas holdem, then I went with blackjack..                                             Poker hand program                                                                                                            7 Solitaire, have you had a chance to check this out yet?                                                                       & I've been very busy the last two days,                                                                                         My advice...                                                                                                                    Revised version of text scroller                                                                                              9 I posted a routine to copy characters to the screen here.                                                                     B I have an idea for an alternate solution using the SCREEN function                                                            9 New version of text scroller with random background added                                                                     E I love all the options. You need to edit the post - Some N54 problem?                                                          Q Basic                                                                                                                        Re: Q Basic                                                                                                                    Well, excuse me.                                                                                                               This will help a little...                                                                                                     yeah, and several more things.                                                                                                 Settle down Samantha...                                                                                                       5 &quot;push your instructor for more information&quot;                                                                         ; Right, it's all fun and games until someone loses an eye...                                                                   6 BASIC on the way out? Hmmmm...let's ponder this a bit.                                                                        9 Well it never hurts to dream...unless your driving a car.                                                                     I *...or asleep at the keyboard: 'you're' sorry Spelling Police Aussie Div.                                                      You do make a great point.                                                                                                    W Thanks U2. But I still haven't found what I'm looking for. Ask menn, he would get that.                                       
 Hi, Isabel                                                                                                                     Q Basic                                                                                                                        got it to work!!!!  but...                                                                                                    Z *Post what you got. We'll make it work  QBForum - Making miracles happen 1 byte at a time.                                     *Post what you have so far.                                                                                                    HAHAHAHA!!!!                                                                                                                   Don`t encourage him,                                                                                                           Input to file help                                                                                                            , Excellent question. Here's a simple example:                                                                                  N LEFT$() would be a little more succint. And an explnation of LEFT$ and MID$...                                                5 * Lucy, you've got a lot of 'explnation' to do - lol.                                                                         ; *LOL; That word already had one typo which I corrected. -_-                                                                   6 * It just goes to show ya Jane, it's always something!                                                                        ( Running batch file from a QBasic program                                                                                      8 Posting your code always helps us know how to help you..                                                                      / Welcome to the QBasic Forum. Give this a try...                                                                               / Why do you need &quot;cmd/c&quot; on the Shell?                                                                                XP is fickle...                                                                                                                Re: XP is fickle...                                                                                                            Sample code                                                                                                                   6 Your batch file doesn't need @ in front of every line.                                                                        ; That's because you have a run statement in you .bat file...                                                                   $ what on earth are you talking about?                                                                                           Settle down Samantha...                                                                                                        Re: Settle down Samantha...                                                                                                    The RUN is implied.                                                                                                            You're making assumptions.                                                                                                    + You have to work with what an OP gives you.                                                                                   C Wow wasnt trying to start a fight , was just looking for some help.                                                           L LOL - No problem, glad you got it working. Here is another way to code it...                                                   Bat file contents                                                                                                             B You do NOT need to place @ in front of each command in a BAT file.                                                             Thanks BallPark...                                                                                                            # How many lines can qbasic handle? *                                                                                           2 * It's limited by memory. Maybe about 8,000 lines.                                                                            V wow, ok thank you I thought i was running out, I can still do 8 times what im doing. *                                         Program+ data &lt;160Kbytes..                                                                                                 6 Multi-modular programs will compile at just over 300K.                                                                         *He asked about QBasic                                                                                                        , * Drew only writes ten bytes per line. :P :D                                                                                  $ *  What does that mean? Is that bad?                                                                                          V * Not really. It just means that you can write more lines because they are smaller. :D                                        2 *Remember that in DOS, line breaks take two bytes.                                                                            Z True, I haven't used QBasic for 11 years now. I use QB4.5.  (QuickBasic). Some comments...                                    N QBasic 1.1 I think is freeware, in any case you can download it from Microsoft                                                ? olddos.exe - lol. Sure install and run a trusted exe from M$...                                                               6 Microsoft has patented the word 'undo'. (read within!)                                                                        H Copy-Right-Aussie-Police are full of C.R.A.P. - lol. (Ok, ya caught me!)                                                      1 I have a problem with the put statement and text.                                                                             + Could you at least post your PUT statement?                                                                                    *Okay. Just a sec...                                                                                                           Here's the program.                                                                                                           J * -------------------------------------------------------------------^^0^^                                                     Attn: JeremyHopper                                                                                                             Simple fix, Jeremy...                                                                                                         	 I get it.                                                                                                                     ) Or, a simpler alternative to your idea...                                                                                      Wouldn't work...                                                                                                              Q *Yeah, Most of the programming I do isn't very practical. But I'm getting better.                                              I tried your idea...                                                                                                          4 Here's a simple example just so you know it works...                                                                           *Attn: Drew(URL)                                                                                                              4 Please help with order of DO WHILE, IF statements...                                                                           Simple, really...                                                                                                              Adding to Earthborns advice                                                                                                   0 Well...I also got 4 different pieces of advice..                                                                              $ Sorry I did not mean to belittle you                                                                                           Were the 4 different?                                                                                                         - Simply did no realize it remained the same...                                                                                  *Thanks Earthborn...that helps                                                                                                D Does everyone else but me know that this is syntactically allowable?                                                           *Yes                                                                                                                          5 *How is it that I've lead such a sheltered existence?                                                                          *No                                                                                                                            * works in VB too LOL                                                                                                          * Weird.  That looks awful.                                                                                                   H Re: Does everyone else but me know that this is syntactically allowable?                                                      ; *Also, would it be &quot;Does everyone but I know...&quot;?                                                                   d * No, because &quot;I&quot; is a subject pronoun. &quot;me&quot; is not used as a subject in that se                           Seems like it...                                                                                                               AFAIK, rpg is right                                                                                                           J * Another alternative is &quot;Does everyone other than me know. . .&quot;                                                    ! *u r o k wiv wot u like nowadays.                                                                                              LIBC                                                                                                                          7 What's black and shrivelled and hangs from the ceiling?                                                                       I * Me not get anything you written about but at least the joke were funny.                                                     P May I please beg your pardon... lately, English has become my second language...                                              6 * Heh - My wife and kids speak Danish, so I understand                                                                          It doesn't get funnier than this                                                                                               i got the love bug.                                                                                                            Try this...                                                                                                                    actually...                                                                                                                   & Yo, bp, glad to see you around. But...                                                                                         you broke it, Mac!!                                                                                                           1 Hey Rocky...Watch me pull a rabbit out of my hat!                                                                             $ Slight adjustment,,,and another bug.                                                                                          W Working better but still something wrong. Oh, and yes, you do need those semi-colons...                                       	 confused.                                                                                                                      Found an easier way:                                                                                                          
 OK - Success!                                                                                                                  ...just getting back to this...                                                                                                still crashing                                                                                                                
 scratch that.                                                                                                                 @ Rats, I was away most of yesterday and didn't see these posts...                                                              " DEFCON 4 - Still no VIDEO segment.                                                                                            C --------------------------------------------------------------^^0^^                                                           ? *&quot;...from are resident...&quot;? You have no clue, do you.                                                                *heh                                                                                                                          @ * Oops, finally got it..but it took me an hare to figure it out.                                                              # I did it for SCREEN 7 in Pixelation                                                                                           G Hello, Colonel. That old gate hasn't worked in years (answer inside)...                                                       * *Thanks!!! Woot x2! (Streamline by Newton)                                                                                    * Can anyone fix this scrolling code for me?                                                                                    X Dang it Solitaire...How many times do you have to be told: We don't do homework for you!                                      9 OK, Mac just tells me I'm getting way to cranky, so here:                                                                     & Thank you! Thank you!  You're my hero!                                                                                        J You're welcome...I had a thought to optimize it with a different approach:                                                    3 Yes, but that's assuming the entire line was blank.                                                                           2 Oh, you want an upgrade...Well, that 'ill cost ya!                                                                             Homework Help, Calc. of area                                                                                                  < Area = (LFEET +(LINCHES / 12)) * (WFEET +(WINCHES / 12))  or                                                                  M *Sorry Pete, just noticed your earlier reply and you optimized my formula.lol                                                 > Not a problem roy. QNewbie, you need to stay in thread please.                                                                 *Sorry guys... will do                                                                                                        & how can I display these values under _                                                                                         Use the TAB function.                                                                                                         / *Thanks guys, for the tips...you're a real help                                                                               # I think that area formula is wrong.                                                                                            True                                                                                                                           UR-freakin'L *                                                                                                                 ?                                                                                                                             1 Yes...The forum needs to enforce 2 posting rules:                                                                             : What is OP? and since when does learning something new ...                                                                    T * OP = original post or poster.I thought it meant old person when I first came here.                                           End of file not being created                                                                                                 A You may have to post more of the program to have that answered...                                                             8 Ok heres the main program code and some info on the file                                                                      Y * It depends what numLines is. It should print numbers 1-numLines despite array contents.                                     V *Indeed it should, the point is its not...144 lines then stops in the middle of a line                                        A Oh, I see what you are doing wrong...You aren't closing the file.                                                             # Dont scare Gilanor away again, Pete                                                                                           A And it has been almost a year and that link is still meaningless!                                                             W * Does that mean write is slower than print? What about COM1 instead of a text file? :D                                       X *2 geeky 4 me. The only thing I measure in milliseconds is, well, 2 embarrassing 2 post.                                       * You mean almost two years                                                                                                    heh oops...                                                                                                                   X We should form an aliance with Raid.com. Sure, they kill bugs dead but hey, we find 'em.                                      4 * 1 year, 10 months, 13 days, 15 hours and 9 minutes                                                                          X About a year, 1 year, 10 months, 13 days, 15 hours and 9 minutes...what's the diference?                                      Z *If you post back there are 2 f's in difference, I'll reply: What's the 'f' in difference?                                    4 Your input and output index values don't look kosher                                                                          K Nope, the output file needs to be closed to empty the buffer into the file:                                                    Homework:calculate area of room                                                                                               F Read abut functions and look up DEF then Function in QB help: Here&gt;                                                          Calculating needed space for GET                                                                                              . Just use the backward loop from the DIM number                                                                                 *So Qbasic Help is wrong?                                                                                                     - I learned the routine from The Bob's graphics                                                                                  Qbasic samples; examples                                                                                                      Q Stick around ^^&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;^^ &lt;- The &quot;everybody&quot; signal                                             ' I have a tutorial that covers operators                                                                                        Q-Basics location?                                                                                                             A few tuts that I like:                                                                                                        *Thanks 'Ghost!                                                                                                                Note:                                                                                                                          You forgot something                                                                                                          T Good work, but mine still beats the snot out of all the others, as far as size goes.                                           As far as inefficiency goes:                                                                                                   I have tried forever on this..                                                                                                 Not a variable                                                                                                                 *they are functions                                                                                                            * Indeed they are Major Carter.                                                                                               " Re: I have tried forever on this..                                                                                             *Was oelap DIMmed as a STRING?                                                                                                 *it's an INTEGER                                                                                                              8 What ever this means... not that far yet, still learning                                                                       Yes, these are functions...                                                                                                    Simple                                                                                                                        8 None of these worked.. It says bad file mode or number..                                                                       Forget what I said                                                                                                             anyone ?? *                                                                                                                   * You are trying to save your current state.                                                                                    - *On second thought, I'll look at it tomorrow.                                                                                  Thank you *                                                                                                                   . *am looking at it. Will post within a few days                                                                                $ *What ever happened to fishing?(URL)                                                                                          < im working on it while you are looking at this save thing...                                                                   ^^^ ***                                                                                                                       C Well, I'm working with old code, but this demonstrates the concept:                                                           W This does not save the time though.  I am looking for a way to save the time and day. *                                       ' Do you mean actualy time, or game time?                                                                                       4 The game time   formattime$(oelap)   formatday$(day)                                                                           Whoops!                                                                                                                       # O, I think i see what you did here.                                                                                           Q *yeah, pretty much. elapsed (a single), and day (an integer) take care of things.                                             A Scrolling text across the screen continuously or back &amp; forth                                                             + What part of the Orient were you raised in?                                                                                    Minimal Priority - System                                                                                                     Re: Minimal Priority - System                                                                                                 From the House of Mouse...                                                                                                     Woot!                                                                                                                          Silly Goose!                                                                                                                   *Well done.                                                                                                                   8 Well, I just got the word - No more QBasic at my school.                                                                      < Re: Well, I just got the word - No more QBasic at my school.                                                                  K There is no case for QB - it's inevitable with the coming of Windows Vista.                                                   
 what about                                                                                                                    Q You saw all the other reasons I gave.  Besides, the next course is VB.NET and C#.                                             @ I seem to have a sixth sense about the timing of these things...                                                              Z What Solitaire is touching on is a reason I have misgivings about drag-n-drop programming.                                    + Pete, I think you hit the nail on the head.                                                                                   . &quot;Poppycock &quot; is an old language too!                                                                                 :-(                                                                                                                            QB is outdated.                                                                                                               " * You can hardly tell with iOS. :D                                                                                             Erl! I disagree with the logic                                                                                                F * Then I'll move to India when I'm ready to program professionally. :P                                                         That's funny....                                                                                                              O AMAZING! This is the first time Solitaire has recommended GOTO in this forum...                                                * LOL!!!                                                                                                                       Noob programming assistance...                                                                                                " Did you really write that program?                                                                                             =P                                                                                                                             Oh, I get it                                                                                                                  
 Tried that...                                                                                                                  I win! (I think...)                                                                                                            Same Result                                                                                                                    Flaws                                                                                                                         G *just use the first weight entered as lowest at start with your counter                                                       ] *Nope Ted, that won't do it. Drag yourself back to the replies &amp; you'll Drop that advice.                                 * Looks like it will &quot;do it&quot; to me                                                                                     Amy:  Some suggestions:                                                                                                       L Amy: Following the above suggestions, here is the gist of your working code:                                                  ? Hi Amy! There are a lot of ways around it - That's also a hint.                                                               P Oh well - I give up. (Oh wait, that reply never works.) OK, here's two programs:                                              B * 'here's two' - Hey, maybe Bush could use you in his new Cabinet.                                                             cud sum1 rite this prog 4 me                                                                                                  L *Sorry Brian, we help with programming  but do not  write programs to order.                                                   Good Gravy....                                                                                                                
 u doodz r gay                                                                                                                  Oh dear....                                                                                                                    Oh yeah. I almost forgot....                                                                                                  : we dont hav 2 do nething... ur not paying us or nething...                                                                    9 * Not necessarily. I say 1 week max for typical games. :D                                                                      *What school did you go to                                                                                                    M The one next door to the &quot;?&quot; mark store. What school did you go to?                                                 & *u r rite plz b ok wiv 2 ? 4 now ok ??                                                                                        P * Eh bee dah? Oh, OK - I OK wit it dis time. Now I mus go to get my iced coffee.                                              $ Message to TheBob (and whoever else)                                                                                           Hi, RampageAI! ...                                                                                                             Off the subject, but                                                                                                          0 Heard of DOS for Dummies?...Here's DOS for Bush:                                                                              V *i don't mean to nit-pick, but isn't &quot;nuculer&quot; spelled with a &quot;k&quot;?                                        G *um... no lol, it's &quot;nuclear&quot;... I'm pretty sure at least....                                                        *(jk).                                                                                                                        6 * ROFL - Welcome to my &quot;I don't get it&quot; Club                                                                        	 I get it!                                                                                                                     Q * I'd say it's an old joke, but if the President hasn't heard about it yet... :-P                                             1 I do like  the USA but Bush is comming under fire                                                                             O LOL - but he forgot about 'Crow'atia roy. As usual, Bush doing a 1/2 ascii job.                                               ) George, don't forget the Falcon Island...                                                                                     H My spider sense is tingling. I think The Bat Man is back in Gothom City!                                                      ; What the hell! Either help the guys or go play golf! (Link)                                                                   3 Well given the above options, I'd say go tee it up!                                                                           9 As I've said before... the world isn't a very good clock.                                                                     8 That's why there's a little-known fourth leap-year rule:                                                                      5 I read that too, Do you think I put it in my program?                                                                         	 Year 4000                                                                                                                      * Good references!                                                                                                             I will change it...                                                                                                            Aflack!                                                                                                                        As usual, I don't get it                                                                                                      # Try the mirror site: www.area54.com                                                                                            Interesting                                                                                                                    Well...                                                                                                                        I'm the culprate ;-)                                                                                                          * Throwing the baby out with the bath water?                                                                                    3 Well, I got bored, so I changed QBasic.com again...                                                                           4 No problem...I used to think you were just a jerk...                                                                          ; */ignore Pete Wanker, /respec Respect Pete &quot;Berg&quot;                                                                   ? *It`s nice to see that you are talking to each other again. lol                                                               9 * GROW UP! Make up a unique name babies! For Pete's sake!                                                                     : It can get boring when you deal with &quot;geniuses&quot;!                                                                    B And that's why will miss the excitement of having you around, Ted.                                                            O * That's we'll - genius...Had to turn myself in, I'm behind on my ticket quota!                                               @ That's Spelling Police - There, I'm caught up for the month now.                                                               One bridge at a time RULE!                                                                                                     Now we're getting somewhere                                                                                                   1 *Thanks! I tweaked it a little more. Look better?                                                                              No                                                                                                                            * What screen resolution are you viewing at?                                                                                    	 Good find                                                                                                                     % Oops I take it back. Not a  good find                                                                                         / * What browser are you using (version et all) ?                                                                                (to quote Peter Swinkels) -&gt;                                                                                               6 Sorry, but IE 5.5 was actually the worst version -&gt;                                                                         Well, this works OK                                                                                                           & Here is the whole HTML online for test                                                                                         Well, since Mac is asking...                                                                                                  Y *I'll see what I can do. I think I'll change Filebase to Files, along with a few other...                                      And check this out                                                                                                            P * You could have changed that with a couple of &lt;br&gt; tags correctly placed.                                              - operative words: &quot;correctly placed&quot;                                                                                 * Re: Here is the whole HTML online for test                                                                                    > * Oh, you can...If you are willing to make it in PDF, instead.                                                                 Ahh, YESSSS! YouDaMan Thanks!                                                                                                  Stargate Iris Program                                                                                                          Welcome to the forum.                                                                                                         I * DRAW doesn't seem to slow, considering it draws the minitext for iOS :D                                                     Q LOL - I was going to post this morning...Don't you have a Stargate to go program!                                             ; Reading RLE encoded bitmaps with Quick Basic 4.5/Qbasic 1.1                                                                   H Tip: A good place to search for answers to graphics questions is Google.                                                      N Yes, I search for answers to my questions before I post. How do you think-&gt;                                                  Btw: Thanks for the information.                                                                                               No problem.                                                                                                                    * Ok.                                                                                                                         # Never thought I would see this day!                                                                                           ] *I usually use -&gt; only to indicate that text in the subject line continues in the msg body                                  Oh yeah??!!                                                                                                                   X whatever. I'm surprised that some people would remember me or my habbits here. Then-&gt;                                      > Hunhh? Peter hasn't-posted-since-Nov-2005 Swinkels? Greetings!                                                                K Peter has been around for awhile in QB...I think I recall posts from him...                                                   " *ARF! Ya shooda lied in dog years!                                                                                            S I hardly ever program in Qbasic/Quick Basic any more, but, you can find me at -&gt;                                            ^^0^^                                                                                                                         Q Hey Mr. Stickler for details: ----------------------------------------------^^0^^                                             & After all that, I wish I could help...                                                                                        R Oh no, could it be? Heaven forbid! ------------------------------------------vv0vv                                             *LOL@Ildrest says...                                                                                                          ^^0Ooooooooo^^                                                                                                                 ^^$^^                                                                                                                          ^^0OOOOOooooo...^^^                                                                                                           	 Simple...                                                                                                                      Can it be true?                                                                                                                Little more info on RLE                                                                                                         * I will have a look. Thank you.                                                                                              B * I almost got it to work! See attachment to post at Vbforums.com.                                                             VGA Screen 12 Memory Segment                                                                                                    Re: VGA Screen 12 Memory Segment                                                                                              ( Screen 12 buffer save does not work well                                                                                       scroll                                                                                                                         Corey, try it this way...                                                                                                      Example of scrolling text                                                                                                     6 What Solitaire...no midnight adjustment? Shame on you!                                                                          *Computer's clock might be wrong                                                                                               Get Free Mem                                                                                                                   What do you want to do?                                                                                                       , sort of. Are you using QBASIC or QuickBASIC?                                                                                   Thanks                                                                                                                        T LOL @ Thanks, but it seems too hard. He really is O'Neill. And that would make MC...                                          B Is there a short way to directly convert a hex number to a binary?                                                            8 They both use bases that are powers of 2, if that helps.                                                                       Are you trying to lecture me?                                                                                                 ! well, here's what I came up with.                                                                                              Another solution                                                                                                                'lipse, that is absolute genius!                                                                                              $ Re: 'lipse, that is absolute genius!                                                                                          Q *Thanks.  I revised my program and the code in the above post to include the INT.                                              slight improvements                                                                                                            Remember my QBasic site?                                                                                                       just the colors...                                                                                                             personal oginize                                                                                                              $ Seems there's echoes on the web :-).                                                                                          ( Re: Seems there's echoes on the web :-).                                                                                      $ Where is you turtorial mystic shadow                                                                                           Here they are.                                                                                                                 Which one is the right one???                                                                                                 ' Here's the first chapter of the series.                                                                                        register                                                                                                                       i mean site not program.                                                                                                       Hi Corey...                                                                                                                    Re: Hi Corey...                                                                                                                Help me out here, Corey                                                                                                        Re: Help me out here, Corey                                                                                                    They ask a question                                                                                                            Corey...                                                                                                                       they ask to much questions                                                                                                     Hmmm...it's a phpbb forum.                                                                                                     Hey MystikShadows...                                                                                                          $ Yes, the forum has a direct address.                                                                                          
 Menn says hi.                                                                                                                 > LOL, that's true...However getting me to reply to my emails...                                                                & * True. I've sat on that cactus before                                                                                        - It's some sort of online child protection law                                                                                 @ At the COPPA, COPPA cabana, the hottest spot north of Montana...                                                               my mum is fine with...                                                                                                        . Making an EXE-Is their a size or memory limit?                                                                                2 Re: Making an EXE-Is their a size or memory limit?                                                                            - If it ran from the IDE and you compiled it...                                                                                 , * Try ending the program with E$ = INPUT$(1)                                                                                   What does that do?                                                                                                            V I is similar to adding getch(); to the end of a C program to wait for a key before....                                         still won't work                                                                                                               Try this...                                                                                                                    Good news ....and bad news                                                                                                     Solved the problem                                                                                                             * Good info! - Thanks                                                                                                         2 Nobody has said that they now understand QuickSort                                                                             I never said that!                                                                                                             Don't feel bad                                                                                                                ; &quot;it exceeds my attention span&quot; LOL@Moneo and Pete                                                                    Homework help again                                                                                                           M A two dimensioned array just takes the place of several identical type arrays                                                  Thanks                                                                                                                        
 *your welcome                                                                                                                 # * And a you're welcome from me, too                                                                                            Dear chopped liver...                                                                                                           I knew you would be the only one                                                                                               Well, I give up                                                                                                                hashing in basic                                                                                                              " How about wasting a few more words                                                                                             I just wanna crypt some text                                                                                                   Gotcha                                                                                                                        B MD5 is used a lot to protect passwords and detect changes in files                                                            % * Let's see you break my non-MD5 hash                                                                                         P I really don't have the time, but even MD5 is no longer recommended for cases...                                               more than sufficient                                                                                                           I know, that its only one-way                                                                                                 # Secure, simple encryption algorithm                                                                                            I don't understand                                                                                                            
 To decrypt                                                                                                                    G You aren't supposed to understand, that's what encryption is all about!                                                        Encrypting and Decrypting                                                                                                     ; No &quot;reversing the order of encryption operations&quot;                                                                   ' Unfriendly characters in encrypted file                                                                                       	 My reason                                                                                                                      It's a simple XOR encryption                                                                                                   *LOL @ erm &quot;journal&quot;.                                                                                               , Curious as to how to figure out the password                                                                                  % Less information, not even the length                                                                                          Thanks, but....                                                                                                               * finding the password of XOR encrypted data                                                                                    	 Thanks!!!                                                                                                                      Wow, I'm impressed!                                                                                                           Z From the Godfather..And just when you think you're almost out, they keep pulling you back.                                    - * Who's the encryption expert, Mac or 'Lipse?                                                                                 - * Mac is probably more knowledgeable than me.                                                                                  Older, maybe                                                                                                                  T Mac is more knowledgeable than I am...doh!...I mean grammatically speaking...doh!...                                           I'd be intested in trying...                                                                                                   post?                                                                                                                           converting it to hex for posting                                                                                              : Ok, 'Lipse, I'll put together an encrypted message for you                                                                    " post it in the challenges subforum                                                                                            0 Ok, hex representation is in challenges subforum                                                                               Compare more files (Y/N) ?                                                                                                     I did some tries, no way...                                                                                                    Entry for external sort                                                                                                       0 I have never said what to do with submissions...                                                                               I know nothing. Nothing!                                                                                                      * * in case it matters, the pipe works in XP                                                                                     Really?                                                                                                                        Clear keyboard buffer                                                                                                         I * Did you try using /n after the command?  It's an alternative to echo n|                                                     4 Well, at least it is not an invalid switch, but.....                                                                           Arrays in QB                                                                                                                   You're a little confused...                                                                                                    Re: You're a little confused...                                                                                                Corrections...                                                                                                                5 From my experience, I would think this is the case...                                                                         N *Microsoft isn't going to waste money on vowels, but even if it were: BAS_A_DS                                                < *Thx for the help and extra knowledge about dynamic$, etc...                                                                  Y *You're welcome...just be sure to remember to write it as: '$DYNAMIC and not as DYNAMIC$.                                     Z *Also note that that only works in QuickBasic (usually 4.5 or 7.1) not QBasic (1.0 or 1.1)                                    V *For anyone interested in doing multitasking with QBasic, check out this program (URL)                                        > * Makes my brain hurt. I always wondered what ON PLAY was for.                                                                - Title: Homework: Find average of some numbers                                                                                 = Hi Steph, this should get you started with some working code:                                                                 
 Assignment                                                                                                                    @ Homework. Scroll word from left to right and back(right to left)                                                               You mean like this?                                                                                                           ! That would correct the program...                                                                                              Environment Variables                                                                                                          * Check ENVIRON$ in the help                                                                                                   * Thank you                                                                                                                   8 Naive comment by one of my students took me by surprise.                                                                      L Still deciding if my name looks better with one exclamation mark or three...                                                  ( Hey Kris, and maybe Mac and Solitaire...                                                                                      , Re: Hey Kris, and maybe Mac and Solitaire...                                                                                   A good argument, but --                                                                                                        Still a good argument...                                                                                                      Z We have completed 22 class sessions out of 30 this semester.  My current teaching position                                    * Do colleges offer avdanced QBasic classes?                                                                                    P Re: Still deciding if my name looks better with one exclamation mark or three...                                               * :D                                                                                                                          < *Still deciding if responder's name is hi there or hit here.                                                                  U I'm sure it's been done, but certainly you won't find it in your average supermarket.                                         % What stores wil have in the future...                                                                                         U *Hopefully, the stores in the future will also have &quot;L's&quot; I can buy...oops!                                         ' Re: What stores will have in the future                                                                                       " They could use a Windows system...                                                                                            & Re: They could use a Windows system...                                                                                         Small World...                                                                                                                 Re: Small World...                                                                                                            @ I thought I was about to witness long-lost twin brothers united!                                                              0 EXACTLY! Mac...did you read my latest rant? URL*                                                                              K * Yeah, I saw that. LOL. Didn't respond because there were enough responses                                                   1 *Pete, that would be a &quot;crash-register&quot;                                                                             ] *LOL Kewbie! And all this time I thought you just came here for the free coffee &amp; donuts.                                   Kewbie is usually pretty serious                                                                                              N * He must have an evil twin then that comes to chat, cause his twin is a riot!                                                < Re: Naive comment by one of my students took me by surprise.                                                                   Hi Buff, long time no see.                                                                                                     Re: Hi Buff, long time no see.                                                                                                 I made something similar...                                                                                                   0 Dale Harris' DHPOS aka &quot;Cash Register&quot;                                                                              " What happened to Jonathan Simpson?                                                                                            T * You might want to have a look for him at QBasicNews. He was a senior member there.                                           Jonathan Simpson                                                                                                               Posted here last July 15th                                                                                                     Solitaire - What about Macros?                                                                                                 He might have been right ;-)                                                                                                   URL                                                                                                                            QB was created in 1988                                                                                                         use wget                                                                                                                       OMG, the boycott worked!                                                                                                       * That's really funny, Pete!                                                                                                   *LOL                                                                                                                           * iOS, Version 1.13 (URL)                                                                                                     - Trouble with indexing with GET, PUT and BLOAD                                                                                  You're not saving enough...                                                                                                   " *And what do you call NUMElements?                                                                                            N *Sorry, -by that I mean, &quot;the number of array elements being saved&quot;.                                                 BSAVE size is in bytes.                                                                                                       X * Thanks (I used a SUB for loading images made by PixelPaint, so it needs no dimensions)                                       inkey$ trouble                                                                                                                 Re: inkey$ trouble                                                                                                             Re: inkey$ trouble                                                                                                            H This should do the same as your original program with loops and gosub...                                                      6 Now, you will have to work more on the program flow...                                                                        : Re: Now, you will have to work more on the program flow...                                                                    = I need help with writing a program for a intro computer class                                                                  Here's an idea......                                                                                                          # * Heh - a better response than mine                                                                                            Sorry, Brandon                                                                                                                * *And a couple that don't operate at all :)                                                                                    # Qbasic.com alternate skin finished!                                                                                           " Mark - AKA Alice in Blunderland...                                                                                            ' I would hope you chose one or the other                                                                                        Here's an idea....                                                                                                             Here's an analysis of your idea                                                                                                What if I gave you a cookie?                                                                                                  O *Thats right. Pete never did explain exactly what  he hates about the new site.                                               . And Pete is not going to explain it, either...                                                                                 Be my guest...                                                                                                                B Alice, you really need to get out of Blunderland once in awhile...                                                            ( *You're just avoiding my question. Weak.                                                                                       * Qbasic.con :D :D                                                                                                            $ Some clarification is nescessary....                                                                                          < Yeah...and I promise I wouldn't attack you for your opinion.                                                                   No answer from Pete, eh?                                                                                                      % Apples are mroe fun to throw. Really.                                                                                         V *Good. While the kids throw rocks and apples at each other..I'm going to learn some C.                                        # *Still avoiding the question. Lame.                                                                                           4 * bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz...Swat! (Ah, I feel better now.)                                                                          ! External sorting challenge at QBN                                                                                             ; Could Mac enter for having the slowest and smallest sorter?                                                                   2 Reminds me: Bubble vs Sift Sort - Say what, moneo?                                                                             Bubble and Sift                                                                                                                * Thanks                                                                                                                      ( You both forgot  the Happy Hour  sort...                                                                                      = * PS: Sift Sort was also called Cascade Sort in the old days.                                                                 = Redo from start don't woik on the letter e in a number input!                                                                 > If you are so thick that  you would enter e  in a number input                                                                 Not a bug...                                                                                                                  : *I wish people would not take me seriously, it was a joke.                                                                    S *Have you considered changing your name to Pete? (I hear it's for auction on EBay.)                                            * The last offer was 10c                                                                                                      = *Pete, you are not looking to see if I was right, are you.lol                                                                 = Bad news roy, it's up to a quarter - out of your price range!                                                                  *HA HA! Jerk                                                                                                                  / E and D are numeric symbols used for exponents.                                                                               7 Thanks, but why would a user enter that type of answer?                                                                       5 Well, I'm not that geeky either, so I see your point.                                                                          I'm that geeky!                                                                                                               N Sorry, anything that contains the word puzzle prevents me from downloading it.                                                , Validate numeric and allow one decimal point                                                                                   I abs(love_it!)                                                                                                                Moneo - What???                                                                                                               Y Validate numeric entry with specified number of decimal places &amp; correct wrong input.                                     # basic to windowsXP how does it work                                                                                           ' Re: basic to windowsXP how does it work                                                                                       $ I hope that wasn't too hard to read.                                                                                          ' Re: basic to windowsXP how does it work                                                                                        DRIVEL!                                                                                                                       ( Please provide the follow information...                                                                                      V * I can change the default path for a Drive, but how do i change the default Drive? :D                                         Change drive first, then path                                                                                                  Using SHELL...                                                                                                                	 * Thanks!                                                                                                                      QB also has built in functions                                                                                                * Request...Updated status on QB in schools.                                                                                    0 MS does not provide books to schools, never did.                                                                               I knew I could count on you...                                                                                                " perhaps this is where fb comes in?                                                                                             Sure, it's nice to dream...                                                                                                    FB, dream on....                                                                                                              0 From what I've been reading about Windows Vista,                                                                               Well, there's always DOSBox.                                                                                                  F LOL - slipped the DOSBox one while I was writting Progress or regress.                                                         Progress or regress?                                                                                                          Z *Learn C? If you REALLY want to stick with QB, try out FB. It works on some Linux distros.                                    ( I hear FB gets more like C all the time.                                                                                       Learning &quot;C&quot;                                                                                                        > I might give Bloodshed a whirl...after I give .Net a swirl(y).                                                                Y * Bloodshed Dev-C++ is the IDE. gcc is the C compiler behind it. g++ is the C++ compiler.                                      I am using visual studio                                                                                                      W Visual Studio 6 is passe  - that was 4 versions ago - no longer supported by Microsoft.                                       . * What's Bloodshed? Do you mean &quot;C&quot;?                                                                                B * Bloodshed Dev-C++ is an IDE for C, C++ and Objective C programs.                                                            + I hear FB may add in some OOP features. . .                                                                                    Thanks for that RPG...                                                                                                         I don't like using an IDE.                                                                                                    % Hmmm anyone thought of Pascal/Delphi?                                                                                          * I agree completely                                                                                                          Z *I agree too, though FB is kind of doing what VB.NET did (changed BASIC in countless ways)                                    # Looked into Delphi a long time ago.                                                                                           d lol@&quot;Five years from now, you will need to pull a lever on your monitor to add variables.&quot;                          D * Ouch. Probably on purpose, too. :P Will compiled QB programs work?                                                           How about a dual-boot option?                                                                                                 Z *I would recommend DOS (viruses don't target DOS anymore). Some Win3.1 viruses float still                                    B *There is a Microsoft Press book called &quot;Running QBasic&quot;                                                            V * That's the OLD edition Ted. The new M$ edition is called: &quot;Ruining QBasic&quot;                                        ! QB4.5 download vs original floppy                                                                                             % Re: QB4.5 download vs original floppy                                                                                         % *Mac posted that from Q-Basic Station                                                                                         J *The list shown in the OP's post does appear there..but the OP is not Mac.                                                    B *Well there's a guy called Mac who has been visiting our forum LOL                                                             True                                                                                                                          2 once again if you haven't been to qbasicstation...                                                                             sry about delay                                                                                                               K Delay....what delay, it's Monday, right? Sorry, I drink and pass out a lot.                                                    ideas for quiz                                                                                                                & Try writing a quiz engine, not a quiz.                                                                                        
 other idea                                                                                                                    O *Of course there is; but I suggest you try to do what I have already explained.                                                Another question                                                                                                              $ Yes but post your updated code first                                                                                          ? * It stands for Cathoid Ray Tube, although I can't spell it. :P                                                                *Cathode                                                                                                                       *Where is The BOB? I miss him!                                                                                                1 *He's retired and doesn't come around very often.                                                                             R *He looks in but let's face it, we haven't had many graphics questions for awhile.                                             Yeah, -where IS TheBOB...                                                                                                      *Good to hear your OK!                                                                                                        U * Ted, your ankle bracelet just beeped. Be sure 'you're' observing your parole terms.                                         0 Why is this saying Return Without Gosub ? (URL*)                                                                              > *I don't get that error. When and on which line does it occur?                                                                C * The error occurs on Display:  at the botem where it says return..                                                           * I see something, but I haven't run it yet.                                                                                    F It happens If you hit &quot;m&quot; then 5 or &quot;p&quot; then 5   *                                                        
 Instead of                                                                                                                    R That's not true, but if you want to break from that rule you must be very careful.                                            8 * Oh, yes, that works, but I figured it was a mistake :D                                                                       Better?                                                                                                                        Bad Version?                                                                                                                  - Now you see why we discourage the use of GOTO                                                                                 C *So the only way to complete this game is to elimintate all gotos ?                                                           - Either that, or use a lot of debugging tricks                                                                                  I dont know how to do that!                                                                                                    I found one bug                                                                                                               L Where you had the :STOP was where i needed it to goto display, same error...                                                  C My blanket rule:  NO GOTOs and NO GOSUBs (especially for beginners)                                                           N Actually Solitaire, our massive friend C has something very similar to GOSUBs.                                                 hmmm gosub, goto                                                                                                               More about GOSUB                                                                                                              8 OK, I'll concede the use of GOSUB to you old-time users.                                                                      @ * My text book only used GOSUB- it was better for those programs                                                               Which textbook was that?                                                                                                       Same one as last time :P                                                                                                      ) Too bad it can't be presented to students                                                                                     0 * Hmmm, food for thought for anti-GOSUB criteria                                                                              Q Solitaire - dry out your blanket (rule) next time before throwing it on people...                                             , I'll support Solitaire in not teaching GOSUB                                                                                   I've seen gimmicks come and go                                                                                                ( Yeah, you're right, what was I thinking.                                                                                       iOS depends upon them.                                                                                                         You missed his point                                                                                                           this is a strange argument                                                                                                    	 Read This                                                                                                                     > What a huge freakin thread this turned into! - Help with GOTO:                                                                  Out of memory when compiling iOS                                                                                              0 * Is it within 640kb (or whatever the limit is)?                                                                              J Ah the old program memory overflow message. Miss it by that &lt;&gt; much!                                                    Z * I'll try that, but all of the parts call each other, and I want a single installing file                                    / It doesn't matter if all parts call each other!                                                                               ! I hope I understand this right...                                                                                              LOL - Division by zero.                                                                                                        What does your 300K program do?                                                                                               9 -It is a Hello World program in 1700 different languages!                                                                     0 * Probably whichever one wasn't preferred. :D :D                                                                              P Or I might put the main programs, Incoming and Bounce 2, in modules quite easily                                              , http://www.qbasicnews.com/articles.php?id=30                                                                                    Oh, I saw your error trapping...                                                                                               Don't Know how to title this...                                                                                                 You need to re-post that program                                                                                               Gifs and Palette                                                                                                              ( Qbasic palette is limited to 256 colours                                                                                      0 The original GIF was limited to 256 colours. . .                                                                              ! How many colors does the GIF use?                                                                                             = * In Photoshop, you can save with 16 - 256 colors (2^(int(k))                                                                 I You must modify the GIF loader to find the &quot;best approximation&quot;                                                     . Your GIF changes the color values to whatever!                                                                                 I am using Screen 13                                                                                                           Trapping errors per Pete                                                                                                      G This might be interesting to try plus - multi-modular error trapping...                                                        Freefile                                                                                                                      J Dammit, somebody open up 255 files! LOL - Somethings I found out myself...                                                     More results                                                                                                                  ; *I assume you use 8 letter path and file names + extension!                                                                    Config.sys   FILES=15                                                                                                         ? I have no 'files' parameter defined in my config.sys O'Neill...                                                                The SPA?                                                                                                                      I They let you in for free??! I pay monthly dues. Now I really feel stupid.                                                      iOS handles well...                                                                                                           ; Sorry, give me the URL to the program you are talking about                                                                   # That makes a longer program, btw...                                                                                           1 I forgot about RESUME (as opposed to RESUME NEXT)                                                                             ' I just hope it doesn't assume too much.                                                                                       < Really an impressive work. Closest to an OS I have ever seen                                                                   A different goal, I know                                                                                                       Alternate solution to ON ERROR                                                                                                / Lucky for you it's not like riding a bicycle...                                                                               3 Question about determining the time. Anyone? (URL*)                                                                           * Fixed your program so someone could run it                                                                                     I have not got time now but                                                                                                    That makes some sense                                                                                                         
 Warp clock...                                                                                                                 9 - I do have a question about the program I just posted...                                                                      I've noticed that                                                                                                              That seems to check out.                                                                                                      E * I see a slowdown if I don't move the mouse in SCREEN 12 in Win 2000                                                         ' Maybe Windows giving it more attention?                                                                                         I don't get you guys sometimes..                                                                                               *No, it was me.                                                                                                               d *What are you trying to do? just add another event, or change the &quot;current time&quot;? or both?                           *What is a CONUT?                                                                                                             M * It's a coconut that doesn't like repeating itself. Geez Ted, I mean really.                                                  *LOL                                                                                                                           saving to file                                                                                                                
 All right.                                                                                                                     ok                                                                                                                            ) Like I said, it's like an ordinary PRINT.                                                                                      Don't know how to indent?                                                                                                     3 icouldnotfindmyspacebar,isthatthethingthatsaysenter                                                                           ) *LOL (and couldn't find asterisk either?)                                                                                     / lol I had a really pointless program in there..                                                                                Re: Don't know how to indent?                                                                                                  Forget about it                                                                                                               3 Must I optimize everything you say...Forgetaboutit!                                                                           3 Just curious: did you ever run this program? (URL*)                                                                           0 Why does this give a Duplicate Definition error?                                                                               Just a typo you didn't see...                                                                                                 ! * Thanks.  You're very observant.                                                                                             1 *I'm also available for parties and bar mitzvahs.                                                                             2 *How large an area do you provide this service in?                                                                            : *Duplicate Definition. You have used that joke before. lol                                                                    ? My usual source of that error is hitting minus instead of equal                                                               3 RE: PLEASE HELP!!! Im sooo close - counting program                                                                           7 Re: RE: PLEASE HELP!!! Im sooo close - counting program                                                                       2 thank you for the help, but i got 1 more question!                                                                            	 sorry....                                                                                                                     @ You may want to look up PRINT USING but TAB is as good for this:                                                              Y * Interesting, I have never seen TAB before. It is probably the best for this program. :D                                      Many ways...                                                                                                                  . Using fixed field size and RSET is another way                                                                                : *Well now the OP is going to think we're just showing off!                                                                     How can I calculate production?                                                                                                To get started:                                                                                                               ! *That is a good start...Thank you                                                                                              I suggest MOD...                                                                                                              & This looks like a homework assignment.                                                                                        F Oh give him a break, Solitaire, he didn't ask for code and was polite.                                                        & *Don't you have a cyclone to run from?                                                                                         cyclone?                                                                                                                       LOL - cyclone...                                                                                                              G I don't need to run from the cyclone, but I'm staying away from bananas                                                       @ Well, maybe you'll get lucky and Monica will blow some your way!                                                              # I will have to agree with Solitaire                                                                                           # You have a good point, but still...                                                                                           ( Thanks you for the clarification, and...                                                                                      U *BTW - Solitaire has two i's you know...and a cute smile, but we won't get into that.                                          Underlining your output                                                                                                       U * Either use ASCII '-' or choose a graphics screen and implement something with LINE.                                          This looks acceptable                                                                                                          But this looks better!                                                                                                         True                                                                                                                           -Brian, by the way...                                                                                                         / * It would be easy to modify my minitext SUB :D                                                                               # I was just thinking of you, Kris...                                                                                             I'll try writing it by memory...                                                                                              	 Fixed it:                                                                                                                     M im goin back to that game that i asked 100000 times, see if i can do better *                                                 7 didn't feel like digging back to the old, so here it is                                                                        Restart an application                                                                                                         RUN                                                                                                                            Thanks!                                                                                                                       ' Mac, must I optimize everything you do?                                                                                       7 Did Mike uploaded QBasic Games Directory on his server?                                                                        *You mean Mark?                                                                                                               . I did, but you'll have to wait a little while.                                                                                 simple ?                                                                                                                      5 Just a few  mistakes, check your program aginst this.                                                                         / PLEASE HELP!!! Im sooo close - counting program                                                                                *Check the thread below this                                                                                                  " Your program is working, in a way.                                                                                            1 * Just change num$ to num and &quot;0&quot; to 0.                                                                             * I answered a new thread started by the OP.                                                                                    K * As requested, I replaced Anonymous with Pete in the post you referred to.                                                   c *Didn't request, but thanks anyway. You could have uncapped &quot;Had&quot; above while at it, lol!                            Assignment help                                                                                                                You have some of it right...                                                                                                  G Oops.  I totally overlooked the DATA line at the bottom of the program.                                                       Z *but then, what about the &quot;xxx&quot;? You'd get &quot;Out of data&quot; or something.                                    / gotta remember to keep your data types straight                                                                                HOW DO I ADD A COUNTER TO THIS                                                                                                " Re: HOW DO I ADD A COUNTER TO THIS                                                                                            . *I was just going to yell at you for that, MC!                                                                                " Re: HOW DO I ADD A COUNTER TO THIS                                                                                            * you're welcome. Also, one more suggestion:                                                                                     DATA errors detected:                                                                                                          *LOL                                                                                                                          
 Seriously,                                                                                                                    X *Sure, but ours is better. Why do you think &quot;Happy Cows&quot; come from California?                                       Do you live in California too?                                                                                                 *Santa Barbara                                                                                                                  One thing never worked for me...                                                                                              " Re: HOW DO I ADD A COUNTER TO THIS                                                                                            ? Kristopher Windsor (Oliver) take a tip from Bill Sykes (stylez)                                                               C I was working on a program to counter Ildrest's joke in that post,                                                            Please go and dye.                                                                                                             LOL                                                                                                                           : *Because I had to spell &quot;colour&quot; incorrectly. :P                                                                    A Please go and 'dye?' I think colour is the least of your worries.                                                             K * Okay, but I find it hard to find new posts more than half a page down. :D                                                    about qbasic.com...                                                                                                           G Just server troubles. He redirected traffic here to save his own ascii.                                                       ( all the servers on rackslash are fine...                                                                                      9 * Err, is that some kind of complement? If so, thanks :-)                                                                     3 You suspect he was late on the web hosting payment?                                                                           ! He shoud have notified this forum                                                                                              Again, it's a server problem...                                                                                               + Just saw Ryan's post when I entered mine...                                                                                    He's already responded (*URL)                                                                                                 " Again, the server's hdd went down.                                                                                            A Alun requested some mouse comparisons on the new qbasic.com forum                                                             ! QBasic 7.1 help with compiled EXE                                                                                             	 3 options                                                                                                                     B It is because XP will only run Hello World programs coded in .Net.                                                            F Re: It is because XP will only run Hello World programs coded in .Net.                                                        G I have never experienced any keystrokes left in buffer with B$ = INKEY$                                                       K Re: I have never experienced any keystrokes left in buffer with B$ = INKEY$                                                   % I couldn't get the routine to work...                                                                                         ) Re: I couldn't get the routine to work...                                                                                     % Not to mention the problem with SLEEP                                                                                         ) Re: Not to mention the problem with SLEEP                                                                                     ) you aren't holding the key down, are you?                                                                                      My diagnosis was incorrect.                                                                                                    Spoke too soon                                                                                                                9 And what did 'soon' have to say after you spoke with him?                                                                      They both work                                                                                                                 *Cool.                                                                                                                        	 nevermind                                                                                                                     P I posted the program you asked for, Mac (URL*) [Edited by Mac - ignore asterisk]                                              Z * I wasn't sure if it was worth posting permanently because the data files are missing. :D                                     I'm so exited!!  Check this out                                                                                                Responses to all...                                                                                                            LET...                                                                                                                        8 But using LET like that is still mathematically invalid.                                                                       Where have you been, drew?                                                                                                    Q sorry, i responded, thats awsome , thnx, all i had to do was change file name.. *                                               never mind, it still doesnt work                                                                                              S * Save file as a 'Stand-alone' EXE. Select that option at the bottom of the window.                                            I think you mean...                                                                                                            this method works, on numbers..                                                                                               $ Re:  this method works, on numbers..                                                                                          	 Good work                                                                                                                      cool, thank you! *                                                                                                             Same Here...                                                                                                                  ' &quot;im tryin to crack a cd key.&quot;                                                                                        Who wants to crack a CD key?                                                                                                    Re: Who wants to crack a CD key?                                                                                              6 Here's a CD-Key that works on many (older) MS products                                                                        . Legally bought software? The following is FYI:                                                                                 FYI back at ya...                                                                                                              Re: FYI back at ya...                                                                                                         S * You have to register programs like Photoshop within 30 days of installing them :D                                           Z *If you copy them around your hard disk at relativistic speeds that gives you a few years.                                    X *Relativistic speeds? Sorry, dilithium crystals burnt out on hard drive 3 stardates ago.                                      ( Or what??? The photoshop cop arrests ya?                                                                                      < *Or install it on a Windows emulator--but see my post above!                                                                  H Why does someone from down under constantly refer you to his post above?                                                       You ne'er liked Excel?                                                                                                        6 *I hate Excel and Word. FrontPage beats them both, IMO                                                                        ? FrontPage bites. Get a copy of DreamWeaver (30-day free trial.)                                                               H &quot;Your turn, If you think Word bites, what do you use as a WP?&quot;                                                      A Good luck passing your English Classes with that selection - lol.                                                             / Since when is WORD free?  It's quite expensive.                                                                               I Ever hear that TV catch phrase - If you haven't seen it, it's new to you?                                                     G *Apparently MS Works, look how much money they make with crap software!                                                        I always use WP5.1                                                                                                            9 OpenOffice is free, and is probably better than MS Office                                                                      Photoshop is not shareware!                                                                                                   U Who said it was shareware? Kris just mentioned it needed to be registered in 30-days.                                         % I'll try this inline posting thing :D                                                                                          You mean &quot;in thread&quot;                                                                                                W above post has been edited: graphing program in above post has slightly modified. Also:                                       ! Edited QuickSort Display program:                                                                                              qbasic suorce code                                                                                                            $ PRINT SIN(x) = x - x3 / 3! + x5 / 5!                                                                                          G So Mac, how do you like the new vague question = vague answer approach?                                                       ) Pete, the 3! does not mean it's a SINGLE.                                                                                      why are you making a a SINGLE?                                                                                                I *Mike, you could have read my post before posting this. It's a factorial.                                                      I did read your post                                                                                                           It makes little difference...                                                                                                 S *I meant the assingment to a! of the result of an equality operation. (Pete's post)                                           5 Wow, that Pocket Fisherman is really reeling them in!                                                                          It's the sin(x) Taylor series                                                                                                  *Above post has been revised.                                                                                                  Here                                                                                                                          B It actually works, but lot's of luck explaining it to your teacher                                                            < Suggestion: &quot;Lot's&quot; - Names should be capitalised.                                                                  ( Please be sure to check the QBASIC Help.                                                                                       Do Loop                                                                                                                        To answer that yourself                                                                                                       9 Use any expression that can be evaluated as true or false                                                                     3 *and do remember than Boolean operators are bitwise                                                                            Qbasic.com Problem...                                                                                                         / If you mean that they suck, then yes they do...                                                                               & Pete you may be in for a culture shock                                                                                        I *You mean a lack-of-culture shock, don't you roy? Thank you for the info.                                                     % *Why does everyone hate the new site?                                                                                          *Personally, it hurts my eyes.                                                                                                4 *I find the quote and code inserts a real eyestrain.                                                                          M *beacause you have to wait a month or six before anyone answers your question                                                 9 *It has improved with Mac, Solitaire and Michael`s input.                                                                      thanks, but really                                                                                                            D *I can't even see the small font in the quote boxes, don't even try.                                                          $ It's true, provider's HDD went down.                                                                                          * im having problems with the clear statment                                                                                    
 Two things...                                                                                                                  QBasic or QB 4.5?                                                                                                             C Interesting about the version differences. Also dynamic settings...                                                            *and the twins?                                                                                                               Z It is time I release the beta version of my Operating System!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!                                    
 Oopsiedoodle!                                                                                                                  * Fixed, I hope :D                                                                                                             * I hear it's a GUI, not an OS                                                                                                & It's a bit more than a GUI, I think...                                                                                        * Re: It's a bit more than a GUI, I think...                                                                                     Well, like I said,                                                                                                             This is new to me...                                                                                                          , Hey Kris, share something with me, will you?                                                                                  0 Re: Hey Kris, share something with me, will you?                                                                               Thanks Kris                                                                                                                    About the 'sleeep' sub:                                                                                                       - Poll: Do you have a Drive C on your computer?                                                                                  Maybe I don't...                                                                                                              W Think more in the terms of partitioned drives but yes, all my computers have a c drive.                                       < * I'll change it, but the data in that path is only about 5K                                                                   yeah, but don't count on it.                                                                                                   CD Duplicating with QBasic                                                                                                    3 There is some material out there to write to CDs...                                                                           X Believe me, if it were easy enough to do from QB, your CD copying program would have it.                                       Thanks                                                                                                                        
 CHR$(&amp;HD)                                                                                                                 % There's no reason not to use CHR$(13)                                                                                         F * Interesting, but chr$(13) takes fewer characters and memory space :P                                                         Dh = 13                                                                                                                        * Then what is the h for?                                                                                                     I Hexadecimal, of course. &amp;H... is QB's notation of Hex literal values.                                                     : QB also supports octal numbers (w/ some extra information)                                                                     I don't quite agree...                                                                                                         I agree with you                                                                                                              
 *Oops @ Dh                                                                                                                      Help plz - open_close statements                                                                                               Yes,                                                                                                                           Hunhh?                                                                                                                        ' Mac, must I optimize everything you do?                                                                                        Thanks for mentioning that.                                                                                                    You're welcome, but note this                                                                                                 	 Actually,                                                                                                                     < *Could post that program (in the Big Programs if necessary)?                                                                  
 Here it is                                                                                                                    % Well, it happens to work, I'll admit.                                                                                          * I Understand                                                                                                                 * Thanks:-)                                                                                                          
 Re: Actually,                                                                                                                 Z &quot;You can also use commas to combine files to CLOSE in a single CLOSE statement.&quot;                                    H *The for/next combining is a technique I did not know about. Thanks Rpg.                                                      . * That's one thing I didn't see in my book. :D                                                                                I * That's interesting. Where did you happen to come across that technique?                                                     ) * Actually, it is mentioned in QB help :D                                                                                     ) *Sorry, Kristopher, didn't see your post.                                                                                     ? OPEN post_1145736868 FOR APPEND AS #1. . . Oops, not in QB. . .                                                               N Try the QBasic help system... it's right there in the FOR/NEXT documenetation.                                                Z *I too knew about it; I also know it's slightly slower interpreted but identical compiled.                                     .BAS to .EXE Problems                                                                                                           Try to put a SLEEP at the end...                                                                                               Good guess. Hint                                                                                                               Why not use END?                                                                                                              
 END vs SYSTEM                                                                                                                 W *Another reason to use SYSTEM...(It is a requirement for elite status in the QB Forum.)                                       % I agree with using Notepad to code...                                                                                         U *Oh for goodness sake, don't mention anything to Mac that has a FONT selection in it!                                         0 Even if it allows you select a fixed pitch font?                                                                              0 Actually, you got caught up in an inside joke...                                                                               Fonts                                                                                                                         9 LOL - Day late and a dollar short on the timing Antoni...                                                                     6 * FONT!!??? FONT!!??? YOU WANT TO CHANGE THE FONT!!???                                                                        Z * You could change it everyday for the rest of the year and then we vote for the best one.                                    ) *just change your browser's default font.                                                                                      Re: Why not use END?                                                                                                          & Last Sound Truncated at End of Program                                                                                         Sound                                                                                                                          I wish you good luck...                                                                                                       
 If only...                                                                                                                    7 Speech synthesizer? Who do you think you are, AT&amp;T?                                                                       
 I've tried                                                                                                                     Soundcard...                                                                                                                  D I found Antoni's comments about past sound applications interesting.                                                           about Angelo Mottola                                                                                                           JPEG.... &lt;gurgles&gt;                                                                                                       An encoder?                                                                                                                   / The good old Commodore-64 could emulate speech.                                                                                Nobody answered though...                                                                                                     $ I think we were saying, no one knows                                                                                           Speech!                                                                                                                        It can be done!!!                                                                                                              Pulse width modulation...                                                                                                      Problem with CASE                                                                                                             0 You need to indent, then the bug is easy to spot                                                                              # Free all the 'indent'ured servants!                                                                                            *Use the TAB key Pete!                                                                                                        = I can debug unindented programs too. It actually is possible.                                                                  Exactly Mac!                                                                                                                  $ But don't force indentation on me...                                                                                          ( Re: But don't force indentation on me...                                                                                      # No, not by pressing backspace . . .                                                                                           P Shift + Tab info useful, but Solitaire, you are wrong about the backspace key...                                               LOL                                                                                                                           G *You're right, Pete.  I had the Backspace confused with the Delete key.                                                       U An easy way to end your confusion is to try and remember the Backspace key is bigger.                                          * LOL!!!                                                                                                                      / Nobody &quot;forces&quot; indentation on anyone                                                                                I think I like that better...                                                                                                 
 Long Story                                                                                                                    1 *Actually the forum forced indentation off me LOL                                                                             9 'Out of Stack Space' error in recursive QuickSort routine                                                                     0 I can't explain the error, but I can give a fix:                                                                              - Good find. Here's another one (with a reason)                                                                                  Doesn't quite work, Mac.                                                                                                      > He who lives by the sword (to ComputerGhost) dies by the sword                                                                % M$Soft Sucks - The QBasic Forum Rules                                                                                         6 The QuickSort code was copied from a book, not a disk.                                                                        3 ^^^^^^^ The version I posted above works perfectly!                                                                             vvvvvvv Look,  I made a Big Mac!                                                                                              5 * I never said it didn't work.  It works beautifully.                                                                          QuickSort with display                                                                                                         QBasic Forum still rules                                                                                                       Oops, Bad news, ComputerGhost                                                                                                 ' * :-(Oh well, it happens.......                                                                                       # I avoid recursive subs as a rule...                                                                                           # Very easy way to avoid recursion...                                                                                             Use a stack instead of recursion                                                                                              " *That is what I was talking about.                                                                                            * Look at &quot;The QBasic Forum Rules&quot;                                                                                    . *compare = intarray((start - .5 + finish) / 2)                                                                                M *No it is still wrong. We should make it a challenge then David will find it.                                                  I think I have got it to work                                                                                                   *Tested on 5555 with no problems                                                                                              / Test your version to make sure it always works.                                                                                Back to the drawing board. lol                                                                                                 *and learn to use asterisks                                                                                                   % *Latest attempt in Big Programs forum                                                                                          help                                                                                                                           Step 1                                                                                                                         Come on Mac, 200 words?                                                                                                       4 Heh, you probably condensed that to, &quot;OK.&quot;                                                                           *LOL - I knew it!                                                                                                              Help Me (Homework)                                                                                                             University?                                                                                                                    i,m lost                                                                                                                       Yes, you are lost :D                                                                                                           Help with program...                                                                                                          & I'm guessing you know Andrew Nelson...                                                                                         Andy                                                                                                                          3 *A lso  check Pete`s reply to Andrew on this forum.                                                                            It's easy, Justin                                                                                                             
 QuickBASIC                                                                                                                     its free and legal                                                                                                             I thought...                                                                                                                  7 *QB 4.x is legal only if you purchased a license for it                                                                        It's neither free nor legal.                                                                                                   urls                                                                                                                          * * I'll take your word that these are LEGAL                                                                                    ' Forget all that &quot;legal&quot; stuff                                                                                        question                                                                                                                      + Please type in a name when you post here...                                                                                    Try this                                                                                                                      ? You are very confused.  Please don't show examples to new users                                                               * *Line numbers are useful in error trapping                                                                                    5 *Goto and Gosub are part of the quickbasics compilers                                                                         D GOTO and GOSUB were included to be backward compatible with GWBASIC.                                                           *i think it's a matter of likes                                                                                                register program in making!                                                                                                   6 Add another &quot;end if&quot; for second to last line                                                                        : Re: Add another &quot;end if&quot; for second to last line                                                                     * ?                                                                                                                           1 Yep - Makes no sense. He probably got interrupted                                                                             S Question about memory re: scope and lifetime of DIMed variables in the main program                                            the answer can vary..                                                                                                         
 What about...                                                                                                                 > Yes, passing a pointer would work (But there's no $ in VARPTR)                                                                < * Oh, I meant VARPTR(a$), as I have seen it used that way :D                                                                  ! You have to be careful with this.                                                                                             
 new at qbasic                                                                                                                 B Do not start a new thread.  You already posted that same question,                                                            
 new to qbasic                                                                                                                 5 * Read the Homework Help link at the top of the page.                                                                         - You can use a simple sort routine for that...                                                                                  Lookup High and Lookup Low                                                                                                    L It looks like someone named Andy posted a similar question on the new forum.                                                   typing help                                                                                                                    INKEY$ looks about right.                                                                                                     = Also, look in the downloads section of Qbasic.com (or others)                                                                   Password program with asterisks:                                                                                              
 basic program                                                                                                                  Some suggestions...                                                                                                            Deleting files and folders                                                                                                     You're using 2000, right?                                                                                                     ; * Actually, I want this to run on everything QB 1.1 can. :D                                                                   . Why are you using the name &quot;moneor&quot;?                                                                                Q Back off Mac...As long as it doesn't have a  or like character in it, I'm happy!                                             ; It was meant to be one-use, but I forgot to change it back.                                                                   < *P.S. Let's not forget Fumador/Macric/Atrapado/birds/__eqo__                                                                  # * Ok, no problem regarding my name.                                                                                            * I hate when that happens LOL                                                                                                W *Dammit Ildrest, I'm a chiropractor, not a pharmacist! - RIE (rideo increpito exclamo)                                       Q *You laugh, you call loudly, you shout? Is that a failed attempt to LOL in Latin?                                             F *No worse than your passive-present first person conjugation of moneo.                                                        ! Using the name &quot;moneor&quot;                                                                                             Z *Macr or Solitairer, lol. It really bugs me when people use Peter..Oh, forget I said that.                                     *Please refer to my above post.                                                                                               > I'd &quot;excercise&quot; more careful spelling if I were you.                                                                
 maybe Deltree                                                                                                                 H *Yes, and use the /y switch to avoid a delete confirmation prompt (y/n).                                                      # Using SHELL to delete files/folders                                                                                           * OOps, forgot about the confirmation prompt                                                                                    9 I believe it also works with /y at the end of the command                                                                     5 ... Considering those switches aren't always allowed.                                                                         ) One other weirdness regarding DEL command                                                                                      Still one more possibility...                                                                                                  Hidden and System files                                                                                                       & *SHELL &quot;attrib -a -r -h -s *.*                                                                                         Now I'm Confused :|                                                                                                            Using RD to remove files also                                                                                                 ' Under Windows XP, RD also removes files                                                                                        But,                                                                                                                          @ For Win9x-ME systems, I think you have to do something like. . .                                                              ' DELTREE is not supported in Windows XP.                                                                                       5 * So, for 2000 and Xp, RD is still better, right?. :D                                                                         9 Is 2000's/XP's RD command supported in one of the NT 4.0?                                                                     T I will use RD (newer Os's) and your example or DEL (older Os's), depending on the OS                                           help please                                                                                                                   4 Um, anyone who sees your source knows your password.                                                                          8 Re: Um, anyone who sees your source knows your password.                                                                      " Use SHELL. Run this for example...                                                                                             thanks                                                                                                                         Qbasic to BS2 program                                                                                                          TIME$, DATE$                                                                                                                   Working with Date$ and Time$                                                                                                   * Useful hint.                                                                                                                 Thanks. Here's the story.                                                                                                     2 Hi Moneo. Here is why your asterisks went bye bye.                                                                             *Moneor, sed non scio quo                                                                                                     ' Ok, understand about the asterisks, now                                                                                       O i need the names for the arrow keys and space bar when using an inkey statement                                                It's about time...                                                                                                             The arrow keys are wierd...                                                                                                    * As shown in my program. :D                                                                                                  , A shortcut that is also a bit of a risk. . .                                                                                   Or to remove that risk...                                                                                                     = It makes only sense if you forget about them being letters...                                                                 & So THAT's why those codes were chosen!                                                                                        = &quot;I personally find the numbers easier to remember.&quot;                                                                 , *Mnemonics, people! His Parents Killed Mine!                                                                                  L I knew the numpad had something to do with it due to my experimentation. . .                                                  % Maybe the - and + keys on the numpad?                                                                                         2 Scan codes according to IBM BASIC manual ca. 1982:                                                                             What is a mystery?                                                                                                             Scan Codes 74 and 78                                                                                                          \ * On old keyboards, the &quot;grey&quot; keys were the mathematical operators on the numpad.                                   *Very nice utility program                                                                                                     QB crashing problem                                                                                                           J * It might be your version of Windows or QB, which you didn't specify. :-)                                                     QB crashing problem                                                                                                            I'm not sure...                                                                                                               2 *  I never heard of QB Pro.  Where did you get it?                                                                            A You came to the wrong forum. This is Quick Basic, not Quick Books                                                             ? * Maybe we shouldn't have &quot;QB&quot; written everywhere. :D                                                               3 Maybe people should just learn how to use Google...                                                                           7 *My XT keeps crashing, I think the kickstand is broken.                                                                        *Your car has a kickstand?                                                                                                    6 * I think he's referring to the Yamaha XT motor cycle.                                                                        & *No, silly, his camera has a kickstand                                                                                        
 mario game                                                                                                                     dude...                                                                                                                       U * I've seen websites named after games, but why would a person be named after one? :D                                         2 Something like this: (example of a jumping smiley)                                                                             SIMPLE HEALTH BAR SYSTEM                                                                                                       demo                                                                                                                          9 *Oh. I thought you were asking for help... :-P. Anyway...                                                                      Maybe he was                                                                                                                   I was                                                                                                                         + Just one more thing I would like to know...                                                                                    yes                                                                                                                           = That's great, but is there another, QB 1.1 compatible method?                                                                 # For QB 1.1 I check for all disks...                                                                                           & One thing has been really confusing...                                                                                         This is how DOS works...                                                                                                       Yes, but I use:                                                                                                               & I simplified it to a practical form...                                                                                         I returned the error codes...                                                                                                 ) ...and do not remove the check for disk B                                                                                     - Re: ...and do not remove the check for disk B                                                                                 3 Disk B could be &quot;emulated by the BIOS&quot;...                                                                             All my computers have a B drive.                                                                                               Sure enough, I was right.                                                                                                     S I think the point is that very few people have two floppies these days and the risk                                           ) No disk in drive returns 71 in my routine                                                                                     7 But, testing before shelling doesn't guarantee that....                                                                        Shell can't return errors..                                                                                                   V It's okay if shell has to write to a text file, and I will skip Drive B in checking...                                         QB FILES command.                                                                                                             $ Test for existence of a drive letter                                                                                          - * I'll see if I can use anythin gin there. :D                                                                                 Z *Note: I just added requisite DIM SHARED variables to top of main program that I'd omitted                                     im back                                                                                                                       # *i thought this is the normal forum                                                                                           . *I think he might be banned in the new forums.                                                                                 Back?                                                                                                                          Can I make .exe's?                                                                                                            ; * Get QuickBasic 4.5 or 7.1, and that option is on the menu                                                                    Please don't get upset at me...                                                                                               5 There must be some real unfriendly sites out there...                                                                         E If you have QB 1.0 or 1.1, you can't. If you have 4.5 or PDS, then...                                                          Re: Can I make .exe's?                                                                                                         Thanks to you all...                                                                                                          J * You can post source code here or in the subforums (links at top of page)                                                    
 Shelling EXEs                                                                                                                 - Did you try shelling to a batch file instead?                                                                                  Interesting....                                                                                                                Re: Interesting....                                                                                                           1 Ildrest might have an answer, as he uses 2000...                                                                              I will try that, but...                                                                                                       5 If you want it to just end, don't use SHELL at all...                                                                         M * QB help says that is only for running a BAS file. I want to run an EXE. :-)                                                 ; *RUN works exactly the same for an EXE file, no difference.                                                                    I have this problem.                                                                                                          
 Try compiling                                                                                                                 . It's a good idea that might work later, but...                                                                                + * 30K is a large? You must own a Starbucks!                                                                                   G *Starbucks isn't exactly common where I live; can you explain the joke?                                                        Oooh, oooh, me, me!                                                                                                           ] &quot;not-worth-knowing.&quot; Mac- Been reading - How to Wound Friends and Infuriate People?                                  Yep                                                                                                                            I found a solution!                                                                                                            Try &gt;nul                                                                                                                    * Thanks. :D                                                                                                                  J Computer tries to guess the user's number instead of the other way around.                                                    : An interesting switcheroo - wonder how ucasr$ got in there                                                                    B A switcheroo? I didn't know the Australian government supported...                                                            8 oops - The UCASR$  got in there by mistake because . . .                                                                       that's neat. Here's my version:                                                                                               $ Or this untested version, hee hee :D                                                                                           *LOL                                                                                                                           Subscript out of range?!                                                                                                       t = 0, making t - 1 = -1                                                                                                      
 oh, gotcha                                                                                                                    	 it didn't                                                                                                                      fixed                                                                                                                          Minitext                                                                                                                      < * Interesting SUB for using other than standard default font                                                                  6 *Nice job, Kris. Simple little sub with great results.                                                                        6 * Yes, It will look great with my operating system. :D                                                                        4 Need help getting this prime number program to work.                                                                           To avoid confusion.                                                                                                           " Your arrrrrrrrrrrray is too large.                                                                                             Ok, thanks. But...                                                                                                             That brings up a question...                                                                                                  7 *65535 or 64K bytes, but they can run uncompiled larger                                                                        But how much larger?                                                                                                          + DOS' memory addressing is limited to 1 MB!!                                                                                    a few points                                                                                                                  % Just to make things more confusing...                                                                                          Need help with my game                                                                                                        & Maybe a bit of a redesign is in order?                                                                                        X Found the problem, but please read how to post in FAQ to keep multiple spaces in post...                                      ' W E L C O M EB A C KP E T E!!                                                                                        HI!                                                                                                                            Making slow progress                                                                                                           *All where time?                                                                                                              N It's not my school, it's my state. There are constantly exams and worse still,                                                 State?                                                                                                                        9 Mac, surely it'd be less embarassing if you asked google.                                                                     E *Mexico has &quot;states&quot;, and numerous countries have provinces                                                         . * I just edited his program to restore spaces.                                                                                 I'll repost the game ASAP                                                                                                      faster key movement?                                                                                                          b * Maybe something in the QB FAQ's &quot;Reading the Keyboard and Printing&quot; section will help?                            - why is this saying :    return without gosub?                                                                                 , You should practice your debugging skills...                                                                                  ! I can usually fix my own problems                                                                                             G If this is a result of us discouraging you to use GOTO, then well done!                                                       ; &quot;are frowned upon by many people&quot; - but not by me                                                                   = Agreed; there are 'secret' GOSUB-equivalents in C that I use!                                                                 W * This is 1 thing that can't be done in C++! You must use a nested class (or use goto).                                       
 *Such a shame                                                                                                                 ' How do I play .wav files in my program?                                                                                       G * Look in the FAQ for the SHELL statement. What audio card do you have?                                                       
 Audio Card                                                                                                                     Why is Com1 so slow in QB?                                                                                                    E *I'd say Windows is moderating your DOS environment's communications.                                                          If you think that's slow                                                                                                       Re: If you think that's slow                                                                                                   Re: If you think that's slow                                                                                                   Seems reasonable                                                                                                              2 It will be hard to work with these restrictions...                                                                            + Predictably, I once again push Windows 2000                                                                                   % * I've never seen a blue screen in XP                                                                                         3 *Neither have I, but then again I don't use it much                                                                           6 NT4 has several major limitations. 2000 is more modern                                                                        P *My school technician says that Windows 2000 is very unfriendly to DOS programs.                                              = *I thought they were all the same with regard to DOS support?                                                                 P *I think XP is worse as it has a new drivers system which is less DOS-compatible                                              ! * No, 2000 is much worse than XP.                                                                                             / I don't seem to ever have a problem with DOS/NT                                                                               
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 i did, see                                                                                                                     Sorry, not quite.                                                                                                             # i didnt relize it made a difference                                                                                           ; Counter doesn't do anything unless it's repeated in a loop.                                                                   C Suppose you have a little brother who got a watch for his birthday.                                                            * Now THAT's an explanation!                                                                                                  0 o, so you could have 50 going at the same time..                                                                              ( Heh, you are arguing instead of learning                                                                                      5 Indentation and spacing also helps a lot with reading                                                                         @ Yes, drew, take our advice, a lot of us have been where you are.                                                              < And note that your program as modified by me actually works!                                                                  6 Have you read the section on TIMER in the online help?                                                                        % What on earth are static and dynamic?                                                                                         W Static is unchanging, dynamic is changing, and multidimensional is like DIM a(5,5,5)...                                       K Multidimensional arrays are just regular arrays split up into smaller bits.                                                   % Well,I'd still kinda like an example.                                                                                          Example                                                                                                                       / *Dude.so that's like 2 arrays at the same time?                                                                                Yep: Arrays within an array                                                                                                    Dynamic arrays in QB                                                                                                          B REDIM PRESERVE does not exist in QBasic 1.1 nor in QuickBasic 4.5.                                                             *$DNYNAMIC doesn't work for me.                                                                                               
 *Try  $VIAGRA                                                                                                                  also it's for erase them better                                                                                                Good explanation                                                                                                              * *That's what I was thinking of, not CLEAR.                                                                                    2 Static vs. Dynamic arrays - Here's the explanation                                                                             Help with Payroll Program                                                                                                     ) It looks like you typed that out again...                                                                                      Again???                                                                                                                       *After typing it in QB                                                                                                         Duhhh, sorry                                                                                                                   Thanks                                                                                                                         a suggestion...                                                                                                               : sorry  for your complaints, and sorry for not responding..                                                                    > *If that's true then I'm sorry for getting so annoyed with you                                                                & * thank you -     ill try to do better                                                                                        . drew:  Why did you have to start a new thread?                                                                                U sorry i start new threads because i have a hard time finding the old one..ill stop **                                         % Sorry for comparing you to Hacker and                                                                                         ! Homework Trouble dealing w/ array                                                                                              you need a counter                                                                                                            ' If I understand your problem correctly,                                                                                       9 Oops, didn't see you replied while I was working on this.                                                                     ; *I edited my post to include instruction not to use STEP 2.                                                                    Your program has several bugs                                                                                                 : Corey , that was a good attempt and you were nearly there.                                                                     Thanks                                                                                                                         I'm looking for a game...                                                                                                      Well, I guess we don't know                                                                                                    Re: Well, I guess we don't know                                                                                               
 Meant nothing                                                                                                                  Re: Meant nothing                                                                                                             > I did a google search and found two card games from Discworld:                                                                B Re: I did a google search and found two card games from Discworld:                                                            V Here is a good text-printer for RPG's (no credits), meybe someone can build it further                                        : i have heard of a command called line, what does it do? **                                                                     What does it do?                                                                                                               Example Program:                                                                                                              5 yay, thats awsome, i no longer have to write loops!!!                                                                         # * Hold down [Alt] and press [Enter]                                                                                           . why is my timer stopping before the race ends?                                                                                 Hard to tell                                                                                                                   o...                                                                                                                          V anyone ^^ i still dont understand why i cant get this loop inside this other one.. ***                                        ) I can't see what you think is not working                                                                                     
 lol, AHHHH                                                                                                                     ?                                                                                                                              re: ?                                                                                                                           Still shouldn't affect the timer                                                                                              0 ooo u just started another loop, thnx alot..  **                                                                              	 Hey, drew                                                                                                                       While I was  away from the forum                                                                                               *thanks and welcome back.                                                                                                     & I have a similar complaint about drew.                                                                                         Hello, everyone!                                                                                                               Pete has a new competitor!                                                                                                    
 Thank you.                                                                                                                     Nevermind, my bad.                                                                                                            	 *I agree.                                                                                                                     = * I presume you agreed with the OPs text, not the title - LOL                                                                  QBASIC RPG SYSTEM                                                                                                               Of course you can! Here's how...                                                                                              $ Re: Of course you can! Here's how...                                                                                           Here's a suggestion                                                                                                            Another hint for your coding                                                                                                   Clipping Techniques                                                                                                           # Perhaps a look up table would help?                                                                                            I don't think so                                                                                                              & Describe your circle drawing algorithm                                                                                         Re:                                                                                                                           S *SIN and COS are very slow. Maybe a modified bresenham algorithm would be the best.                                           
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 Use GOOGLE                                                                                                                    W * will do, i understand what an array is, but how can i search the array for my people?                                       - Use a loop to evaluate each part of the array                                                                                 ) ok i did this.. it said naaaaa 4 times...                                                                                     A Then nothing in array elements 1 to 4 was exactly &quot;nam&quot;                                                             8 Elementary array processing - (a first lesson on arrays)                                                                      X *drew: I posted this to answer your question 'what's an array?' but you never responded.                                      3 *One problem, the second part should OPEN for INPUT                                                                           , ok i will do all of theses things, thank you                                                                                  @ * It means there is no more data in the file (it might be blank)                                                              ) You mixed up your input with your output.                                                                                     O lol yea it was blank, i thought i was writing to it but i was taking from it...                                               S Re: lol yea it was blank, i thought i was writing to it but i was taking from it...                                           + i ran the program with a different filename                                                                                   2 * I missed the mistake that Solitaire mentioned :|                                                                            J for this thread, should i do the top part with player 1 and mr incredable?                                                    < * ^^^ should i make a file called text.gam in my c:\ drive ?                                                                  @ Re: * ^^^ should i make a file called text.gam in my c:\ drive ?                                                              0 * What do you mean, &quot;do the top part?&quot;                                                                              M hey guys lol sry they banned me, im at school right now so dont ban me here..                                                 
 No problem                                                                                                                    2 ok, so i have score.bas that i save all my files 2                                                                             Good grammar. Now go away.                                                                                                    3 *You would not have said that if Mennonite was here                                                                           9 LOL - OK, I take it back, drew. Don't &quot;go away&quot;                                                                     H dude i can write my whole program i just dont understand 1 part of it...                                                      L Re: dude i can write my whole program i just dont understand 1 part of it...                                                  , * Just get a QB textbook and memorize it. :D                                                                                  $ I think you're being much too harsh.                                                                                           Communication between Windows                                                                                                 = Mac, interesting concept, but it didn't work reliably for me.                                                                  Bummer                                                                                                                         About those Qlympics...                                                                                                        how do you put these 2 together                                                                                               Z lol o yea u can make a joke about olympics and qbasic but u cant answer my qustion. :)   *                                    J * That wasn't a joke. It was a question requarding the QB Express contest.                                                    > * lol o sry didnt mean to insult or anythin &quot;ma bad&quot;                                                                 Regarding your spelling.....                                                                                                   You can't do it                                                                                                               5 thats it thank you, its exactly wat i was hopping for                                                                         % Re: it keeps saying file not found...                                                                                         1 Why not just use one file for all of the players?                                                                             R ted that sounds good, i didnt want to make it a big thing, but sadly it is one...*                                            < * ted can you post more on detailed info on how to do this ?                                                                   Here is plenty of detail                                                                                                      & How did you save the data to the file?                                                                                        A i did this, same error, either file not found or bad file name...                                                             H You just need to throw a bit of clear, logical thinking at your problem.                                                      - *Possessive &quot;its&quot; has no apostrophe                                                                                  *Anybody heard of GLBasic*                                                                                                    - Do you mean &quot;Anybody used GLBasic&quot;?                                                                                 $ *Sorry, I will post there next time*                                                                                           im about to go insane                                                                                                         8 *There are FAQ articles about checking if a file exists.                                                                      < re: &quot;i have put 2 + 2 together and i still get 22&quot;                                                                   To clarify,                                                                                                                   8 * after the   while not eof 1, it says it expects a ( ..                                                                       put the 1 in parenthesis                                                                                                      : *or INPUT directly into a numeric variable as Kris showed.                                                                     That is confusing, I say                                                                                                        That's a funny way to look at it                                                                                              ( * I've only used EOF about ten times! :D                                                                                       terminology correction                                                                                                         Re: That is confusing, I say                                                                                                  3 Has this Day adder and subtractor been done before?                                                                           D *Well I know mySQL and PHP have heaps of date manipulation functions                                                          ) Thanks for the utility. Some suggestions.                                                                                      A Slight Misunderstanding...                                                                                                  / wats up with the input output and append stuff?                                                                               
 This does it:                                                                                                                 3 what about saving the info back to the document? **                                                                           7 Re: what about saving the info back to the document? **                                                                        thank you last problem                                                                                                         Yes, this should work                                                                                                          How to time something in QB...                                                                                                 filename needs to be a string                                                                                                  Actually, Kris forgot that                                                                                                     Re: Actually, Kris forgot that                                                                                                 Get username in QBasic                                                                                                         Shell to windows' Whoami...                                                                                                   D * :D Nice! (But I think you have to say whoami.exe, not just whoami)                                                          ? i cant find the thread for this, i looked way back, but no luck                                                               4 not with SLEEP. You have to use something like TIMER                                                                          4 well, no luck with that they just give an example...                                                                          + No, he said &quot;FAQ&quot; not QBasic HELP                                                                                     This is what you're looking for.                                                                                              H * sweet now all i have to do is change that .5 to anything i want right?                                                      E * Right.  That's how it works. (Except during midnight - see the FAQ)                                                          Midnight pause                                                                                                                 Permutation                                                                                                                    Is this homework?                                                                                                              Thanks                                                                                                                         Solution                                                                                                                       here is my attempt.                                                                                                            *Er, thanks, Mike.                                                                                                             Thank you again..                                                                                                              you're welcome                                                                                                                 Formula question                                                                                                              # I am not familiar with that formula                                                                                           . QBasic is not designed to understand formulae.                                                                                 Where did you get that formula?                                                                                               # *SIN and COS are used everywhere :P                                                                                            ? Not everywhere                                                                                                               Verification of the formula...                                                                                                 Oh, wait, error there                                                                                                          when I get the time ??!!                                                                                                      * Well,OK,now here it is - area of a polygon                                                                                    V *That would be it. And Mac, I'm in my final year of high school. It's a big deal here.                                         pause                                                                                                                          *  Click on QB_FAQ above                                                                                                       Did you find it?                                                                                                               clrhome                                                                                                                       , Well, it's under the letter 'C' in help: CLS                                                                                   ok                                                                                                                             Linking in Qbasic?                                                                                                             using the SHELL statement.                                                                                                     Thanks I will try that                                                                                                        3 QBasic doesn't work with my newer Microsoft Windows                                                                            Qbasic                                                                                                                        
 Hello, Bob                                                                                                                     QBasic.com design updated!                                                                                                    6 I helped Slashdot design their new theme too. Like it?                                                                         You've gotta be kidding, Mark                                                                                                 ? *Durn it, it's really sad when only one person gets the joke...                                                               4 We're in Wikipedia's list of 2006 April Fools jokes!                                                                          " * Darn if I can find the reference                                                                                            O *Those asshats. The nerve. They take down anything they don't like. Screw them.                                                convesion to binary                                                                                                            April Fool?                                                                                                                    April Fool?                                                                                                                   
 you are right                                                                                                                 3 How about finding the bug in my program to do that?                                                                           ) *I have no expirience with FIELD or LSET.                                                                                     M My ESL mum can be excused for a mistake like &quot;expirience&quot;, but you?                                                 2 * CAN ANYBODY FIND THE BUG??? (Where's Solitaire?)                                                                            9 *I'm in school.  And I've never worked with random files.                                                                      *I'll get onto it today.                                                                                                      0 * David already did - But many thanks anyway :-)                                                                              
 you are right                                                                                                                  signed                                                                                                                        E Also, note that numbers are stored with their bytes in reverse order.                                                         
 LIFO register                                                                                                                  I have a great idea!                                                                                                          " * Bravo Michael It wooooooooorks !                                                                                            Z *Thanks. I typed it in to the post untested. Glad to hear there weren't any syntax errors.                                    H A little late Peja, but here is the exact answer to your question (URL*)                                                       I had the impression                                                                                                          	 Outdated?                                                                                                                      It's called back compatibility                                                                                                P *Sounds like that guy is more ticked off with VB.NET than with BASIC in general.                                              2 *haha, I am not a fan of PRINT USING either... :-P                                                                            * Shorter function to validate numeric input                                                                                    & Nice, but I sort of liked the original                                                                                        
 Never mind                                                                                                                     not as short, but...                                                                                                          / Yep, that's the kind of stuff I used to do, too                                                                               * Mac, thank you for the vote of confidence.                                                                                     Problem, sorry to report                                                                                                       Alternate version                                                                                                             : *oops - forgot about the trailing zeros.  More work to do.                                                                     Revised altered code                                                                                                           What a pain                                                                                                                   $ Short Revision to allow 0 padding...                                                                                          J Another revision, more problems, and joining in on Mac's disappointment...                                                    
 However...                                                                                                                    Z I wrote the original function in order to permit input of serial numbers starting with 0s.                                     I still had a problem                                                                                                          just playin around                                                                                                            " Got excess time on your hands, eh?                                                                                              QBasic for a Macintosh Computer?                                                                                              5 Once upon a time existed a MS QB 1.0 for Macintosh...                                                                          Well...                                                                                                                        still can be found here                                                                                                        if you get the QB for Mac                                                                                                      Hello.                                                                                                                        / *I loved your teapots! (Nice to hear from you).                                                                                Thanks TheBob!                                                                                                                 I remember David Llewellyn                                                                                                    U *I couldn't figure out why I wasn't around (my comp had died, new one late April '02)                                         & *Interesting looking back, thanks Mac!                                                                                         is this another code?                                                                                                         " QBasic's graphics are restrictive.                                                                                            ' Complete QBasic graphics tutorial (URL)                                                                                        And see some of TheBob's games                                                                                                4 All the pics in this URL  generated by QB45 progs...                                                                          & * Antoni to the rescue again! Good ref                                                                                         An unforgettable reference...                                                                                                 
 Error Message                                                                                                                 N *make sure you've placed the files in a directory obey DOS naming conventions.                                                 Welcome to the forum, RyanKelly                                                                                                Thanks for the welcome, but ...                                                                                               + * LOL - Nope, it happens from time to time.                                                                                   $ uh, how do you open these tutorials?                                                                                          ? Once the two zips are unzipped, run QBG.EXE for the tutorial...                                                                Subs and Functions.                                                                                                           0 Subs and functions make programming much easier.                                                                               Cheaters go away                                                                                                              . Making a circle without CIRCLE(the command) ;)                                                                                , Looks like a job for the bresenham algorithm                                                                                  6 Very interesting, David. Well I have something strange                                                                         Screen modes                                                                                                                   Straight from QB 7.1 Help:                                                                                                     Doesn't ring a bell                                                                                                            SCREEN 13 resolution is 320*200                                                                                               Z *actually, I've found that 5/6 by guessing, and it works, but thanks for the formula, Ildu                                     Reasons                                                                                                                       > That was Interesting stuff, Ildrest, The PhyloGenesis, RubyNL                                                                 Circle for screen 13                                                                                                           does this work right?                                                                                                          edit                                                                                                                           * nice non-SIN/COS method                                                                                                     K *The SQR() function is slow and can be avoided with the Bresenham algorithm                                                   M Here is a screen saver using neuro's  algorithm. Please fix to use Bresenham'                                                  Bresenham filled circles                                                                                                      	 * Love it                                                                                                                      well...                                                                                                                       I Sorry but Bresenham's circle algorithm is separate to the line algorithm.                                                     ) Some speedup by pre-calculating r squared                                                                                     - I once pointed you to Plasma's SetVideoseg...                                                                                 O *I've tried that Plasma-code before, but I don't understood(but maybe I do now)                                                Easy...                                                                                                                       U OH NO! I found out my line sub is REALLY messed up! Can somebody explain whats wrong?                                          Line drawing                                                                                                                  , *Thanks . This topic can be closed, I think.                                                                                  $ Hey, this is almost a playable game!                                                                                          	 Qb45 help                                                                                                                      The date and time functions...                                                                                                	 Qb45 help                                                                                                                     * What type of delay loop do you use? (more)                                                                                     This is how I do it                                                                                                            Re: This is how I...                                                                                                           More information                                                                                                               More info...                                                                                                                    Sorry I confused micro and milli                                                                                               ASM for pentium                                                                                                                Very short delays                                                                                                             ! Hey, David - Please do me a favor                                                                                              Vey short...                                                                                                                   RE: What type ...                                                                                                              A small correction                                                                                                             CLI                                                                                                                            Re: CLI                                                                                                                       6 *I think you'd be better off with assembly, not QBASIC                                                                         Re: I think ...                                                                                                                Re: I think ...                                                                                                                I would not think so.                                                                                                         % Quickbasic 4.5 &amp; PDS7.1 for sale.                                                                                          i would like to see a list                                                                                                     * Ebay might help :D                                                                                                           Re: i would like to see a list                                                                                                7 *Ronnie baby, I can get you any program you wanna sell!                                                                        * I also have VB                                                                                                               *Vbdos?                                                                                                                        Bit Torrent...                                                                                                                A *Will be away from a computer for a week or so, see you all soon.                                                             0 * Hope the forum's still here when you get back.                                                                              1 Too bad I missed you. Well, TheBob might see this                                                                             3 Nice touch Mac! A little slower, but better to demo                                                                            advanced qb statements                                                                                                        ? * I'm not sure, but why would one program need to multitask? :D                                                                Lots of reasons                                                                                                                That does make sense...                                                                                                       * Multithreading is used for graphics a lot.                                                                                     threads                                                                                                                       ) *It still won't dust or clean the dishes!                                                                                     H There are no statements but there are these possibilities to consider...                                                      : * Dual-core processors can run two NTVDMs at once well. :D                                                                    8 * sounds  like something or that tree fell on your head!                                                                       DOS can't do true multitask...                                                                                                8 But QBasic can easily do multiple things concurrently...                                                                      B DOS doesn't just mean MS-DOS... DR-DOS can multitask. Try it. Fun!                                                             Why not be more specific?                                                                                                      I'd like...                                                                                                                   Y *Serial ports are easy in QBASIC. I've never sucessfully used Parallel for communication.                                      Multitasking in QBasic                                                                                                        7 * One is polishing her nails and.......................                                                                        Vmkernal.zip                                                                                                                  
 multitask.zip                                                                                                                  truemultitask.zip                                                                                                              QB Express #19!                                                                                                                Freebasic.......AFLACK!                                                                                                       . * You stole a screen resolution? For free?? :D                                                                                % * 13 has always been my LUCKY number!                                                                                          * I'm in the news!! :D                                                                                                         * [blank post]                                                                                                                 HELP!                                                                                                                         T *I have not got a clue as to what you are talking about  but I am sure somebody has.                                           i'll explain it better                                                                                                        ( *Could you please send us the stock part                                                                                      9 *Roy, please do not do this student's schoolword for him.                                                                      *schoolwork                                                                                                                   T *LOL - Kew, you're having one of my days...Correct your typo, then forget your name!                                           Yep                                                                                                                            Actually, Pete...                                                                                                             X *Actually Kew, you're 1/2 right, it's Network54, not Network27 (that=1/2 ascii service!)                                       *open a new tab in Firefox                                                                                                    ) *That is just not how I want to work, MC.                                                                                     M *Kewbie will you please keep your nose out of it and let me handle it my way.                                                 A Sorry  Mac I seem to to be going down the same path  as Mennonite                                                             M Yes you are Roy...If I see the word 'nose' used in one more post, why I'll...                                                  Pete you are great                                                                                                             Naaa - You can do it, roy!                                                                                                     *Mac ,No arguments with you                                                                                                   Z *Easy on Mac, Roy. Mac's feelings still bruised from Nixon passing him over for Kissinger.                                     Harmony?                                                                                                                       Yep, I remember                                                                                                               % elite? well maybe some of you guys...                                                                                         0 *Last I checked, Z!re is a regular at Pete's QB.                                                                              T roy, if you have a problem with me, can't we discuss it like civilized human beings?                                           This is extremely ridiculous                                                                                                  Y I thought about that, 'lipse so I just tried telling some jokes in my mirror. It broke...                                     J *Pete, you KNOW what a mirror does when you tell it jokes... it CRACKS UP!                                                    A *What IS it with personal differences? Everyone just get over it.                                                             * Well, as long as we're wasting forum space                                                                                    D dre, please click on the Homework Help link at the top of the forum.                                                          $ His dog ate his homework (or floppy)                                                                                          ; *programs are almost always easier and better if rewritten.                                                                   X *dre, understand that there are a zillion ways to write a program. We have to fit yours.                                      X Any relation to Dr. Dre? Also, I've never done my own homework, much less someone else's                                      ) *I do a lot of my programming on floppies                                                                                     ' A slightly improved version of DOWNHILL                                                                                       0 *Beauty! (Be careful cornering with that thing!)                                                                              / DECLARE SUB does not work like it's supposed to                                                                                Weird.                                                                                                                        P *My guess, Ted, is that you don't call it, yet. QB won't declare an unused sub..                                              J *To insure yourself in life, get AFLAC. To insure AFLAC in QB, get TheBOB!                                                    + * Pete did you get that tree insurance yet?                                                                                   ) Thanks folks, I don't normally CALL a sub                                                                                      Just so we're clear...                                                                                                          Oh well then I got a problem LOL                                                                                              > *Check your mail, -I'm sending the whole QB4.5 package (.zip).                                                                8 *Have you cleared this with the Microsoft legal team.lol                                                                      A *Yes, but apparently not Ted's server, -it came back. Sorry, Ted.                                                             A *Ted uses Outlook Express, so I blame Clippy for email tampering.                                                             0 * Bet Bob used Outlook to send it! That was why!                                                                              4 *Try again Bob. That is a internet address Pete! LOL                                                                          M *Tried again (and lol, yes, I do use Outlook Express, -didn't have a choice).                                                  * Thanks for the help BOB!                                                                                                    6 Sounds to me like you've got a solution, not a problem                                                                        < *LOL Mac! For SURE! But then ya gotta type them in yourself!                                                                   Well, that is very puzzling                                                                                                   % Mac, they run ok without the DECLARE!                                                                                         + *The DECLARE SUB shows up when I compile it                                                                                   Q *There is one advantage,you do not have to use F2 to know what is in the program.                                              * The SUBS show up in view! LOL                                                                                                LOL@Mac!                                                                                                                       * Good one Pete!                                                                                                              @ Uhhh just so I get it, this is all about saving 6 seconds right?                                                               NO                                                                                                                             *thouchy                                                                                                                       Take it easy, Ted                                                                                                              DECLARE solution found                                                                                                        U *Nice discovery Not even a good ref about that include file and this prob. on Google.                                         Z * stay away from trees!. I figured it out. I did not just start using the program Bob sent                                    , Sorry Pete, that sounded a bit harsh........                                                                                  N sorry this is off topic..  i dont know where else to find info, you might know                                                E Freewebs.com accounts are able to do that.  Here is how I'm doing it:                                                         * Miscellaneous would have been a good place                                                                                    U You probably won't find a free server that lets you use your own server side scripts.                                          A free solution...                                                                                                             sweet..                                                                                                                        Re: sweet..                                                                                                                   9 *the host I use does, but I don't know how to use it(URL)                                                                     7 Dave's Top Ten Reasons Why TheBOB won't come to Chat...                                                                        Mostly true...                                                                                                                3 Well, congrats on joing the ranks of QB retirees...                                                                            * :-P                                                                                                                          Thanks Pete                                                                                                                   = * Why so slow? I can type the word &quot;a&quot; @ 65 WPM! :D                                                                 < Microsoft is threatening legal action after someone reported                                                                   bad news                                                                                                                       Could you follow up on that?                                                                                                    you mean from ftp.microsoft.com?                                                                                              @ *The other treasure in that .EXE is the MS-DOS 6.22 Help system.                                                              D All we need to do is find someone who actually owns a QB 4.5 license                                                          + *Pete and Solitaire do. Others may as well.                                                                                   0 I followed that link to a link to another forum:                                                                              + * Yeah, I will wait for a registered letter                                                                                   ( * If M$ cares, why don't they update QB?                                                                                      Y * Because VB uses the same syntax, even in the current Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition.                                      So...                                                                                                                         # I don't ask that they update QBASIC                                                                                           / There are simple ways to improve QB, I think...                                                                               * That's DOS's memory 'limit', not QBasic's.                                                                                    . Re: That's DOS's memory 'limit', not QBasic's.                                                                                ? *some (not all) of the better video modes are hardware specific                                                               ( * But SCREEN 12 seems to be the limit :|                                                                                      Z * SCREEN 13 uses a small (DOS standard resolution) screen, but allows for 256 colours. ;-)                                    : * But VGA with 256 colors could make SCREEN 13 obsolete :D                                                                    ; Screen 12 and 13 are both VGA, although 13 can also be MCGA                                                                   : You only have a 12&quot; monitor? Leave Texas immediately!                                                                    . But it is better with DDR3 and 512MB Nvidia :)                                                                                 never heard of DDR3 before                                                                                                    O * Not your fault MC, not everyone can be a &quot;Hi-Tech Redneck&quot; like me,                                                for goodness sakes                                                                                                             Re: for goodness sakes                                                                                                         Re: never heard of DDR3 before                                                                                                Y *One improvement I would like is to enable scrolling with the mouse wheel in edit screen.                                     . I don't think Microsoft is even aware of it...                                                                                . * Finally, M$'s carelessness serves us well :D                                                                                W *The things M$ cares most about are monopoly and piracy. This hits them on both counts.                                       R *if they don't pay attention, they could stand to lose over five point six dollars                                             * $ 5.60...ROFL.                                                                                                              7 There is another MS BASIC downloads page, you know.....                                                                        Lots of them                                                                                                                    Strange place to ask for help...                                                                                                *It is a wonder anyone found it.                                                                                              3 Probably because it showed up in the subforum index                                                                            *Duh                                                                                                                          D I just posted a program/tutorial in the FAQ community forum (URL)...                                                          H *Great,very well explained ,even I could understand it ,without glasses.                                                      Q *Thanks, -pretty simple concept, really, but appears complicated at first glance.                                             
 Great demo                                                                                                                     Slowed down for sure, but...                                                                                                   Yep, I wanted that                                                                                                            ' I added a delay to the original code...                                                                                        Hi Bob, check this out...                                                                                                     Y *Works great, -I loved the way you defined intersection values, -makes maze editing easy.                                     H *I erased an entire block of #'s, -fun to watch the resulting jitterbug.                                                      & *Oh, -that was yours, Mac! Beauty job!                                                                                        ( Mac, Bob, I require some clarity here...                                                                                      ( Sounds like a community project to me...                                                                                        Thanks for clearing that up, Bob                                                                                               About Mac's #'s...                                                                                                             Glad you like that, but                                                                                                       # Yes, a blind alley isn't covered...                                                                                           + BTW, the missing CASE's for blind alleys...                                                                                   2 Sorry to change horses in the middle of the stream                                                                            J *Confusion aside, it was fun to mess with it. Thanks for explaining # Bob.                                                     trouble with a tutorial                                                                                                       6 Double is used by QBasi c  to define double precision.                                                                        < i c a space between i and c. i c better with my glasses, too                                                                  : * I have used define in its dictionary form  (in joke) lol                                                                    , What??? Don't we have some better tutorials?                                                                                  Z *all samples in my tutorial have been tested to some extent. But,still could have an error                                    3 * Could you post the URL for the benefit of the OP?                                                                            okay                                                                                                                          : Actually, I don't remember if i tested every single sample                                                                      Excellent QBasic tutorials here:                                                                                               Guess I have some work to do                                                                                                  C Caviat - The 'Secret Guide' tutorials put too much emphasis on GOTO                                                            I guess I am not the only one.                                                                                                & * Another good tutorial - (url inside)                                                                                         Hello.                                                                                                                        ! *howdy. Nice to finally meet you.                                                                                             E *You forgot to capitalize 'Howdy.' You must leave Texas, immediately.                                                         M *IF TEXAS$ = UCASE$(TEXAS$) THEN PRINT &quot;Everything's big in Texas$&quot;                                                 ( *Hey, Style-man, -nice to hear from you!                                                                                       I won't bother responding                                                                                                     # * I have the URL memorized (still).                                                                                           1 * LOL! Bet you didn't think I would see your post                                                                              Stylez!                                                                                                                        I just realized...                                                                                                            W *Well, 'Liero' (google it) was written in Pascal for DOS and it's still got a community                                       # Control this guy with your mouse :D                                                                                           < www.qbasic.com is unusable - Someone get the message to Mark                                                                  K Mac, hurry and tell Mark and while you're at it, help him change the fonts.                                                    Help him change the fonts?                                                                                                    N *Hey! Thanks Mac! I've had this scroll mouse for 5 years and didn't know that.                                                2 You're welcome! Makes me want to put another trick                                                                            F *I don't have a Microsoft key (or a Start key) on ANY of my computers.                                                        
 *Good one.                                                                                                                    # Mac, that's not necessarily true...                                                                                           6 * Hmm, Mine does that too, if I hold down the ctrl key                                                                        R * Scrolling solution - click any part of the background and try the Page Down key.                                            2 Re: Scrolling solution(s) Some work, some don't...                                                                             Error messages we hate                                                                                                         Syntax Error in READ                                                                                                          @ *SELECT without END SELECT (when it's an END IF that's missing).                                                               URL*                                                                                                                           Re: Error messages we hate                                                                                                    0 *FOR without NEXT when it's ENDIF that's missing                                                                              ; I've made hundreds of QB programs over the past 20 years...                                                                     Well, OK, maybe just this one...                                                                                               *lol                                                                                                                           Slightly off subject, but...                                                                                                  X *To use CALL ABSOLUTE in QB45 you have to use the  /L switch: loads the default library.                                       * It worked!! :D                                                                                                               QB4.5 is so way better.                                                                                                        Re: QB4.5 is so way better.                                                                                                    Re: QB4.5 is so way better.                                                                                                   @ *Never say never: Some (about two) people can read machine code!                                                              @ Yes, but they would give up on trying to read my machine code...                                                              0 not sure if you are making a distinction between                                                                               * Machine Code, not Assembly.                                                                                                 
 help with dos                                                                                                                  I know! I know! Let me answer!                                                                                                " Re: I know! I know! Let me answer!                                                                                            ' *i also use the Edit.com from Windows98                                                                                        * :-D                                                                                                                         * EDIT is the DOS text editor, as NEWK said.                                                                                    N *to see the old one Solitaire is talking about, run &quot;QBASIC /editor&quot;                                                 Algorithm help Task 2                                                                                                         2 it's way too late for me to study the problem, but                                                                             This is a QBasic forum                                                                                                         Interesting QBasic problem                                                                                                    I Answer &quot;Green cheese&quot; to both prompts - get two results = BOGUS                                                      Logical operators                                                                                                             > * Solitaire , what did you make of Jodie`s algorithm question.                                                                & I can't make heads or tails out of it.                                                                                         *Join  Mac and myself                                                                                                         A *QBASIC's are bitwise. Those shourt circuit ones aren't, I think.                                                              *short                                                                                                                          BACKSPACE and ENTER presses help                                                                                               INKEY$ with special keys                                                                                                      $ Re: BACKSPACE and ENTER presses help                                                                                           good advice, but wrong reason                                                                                                 	 Hi, buff1                                                                                                                      Newb has a few questions..                                                                                                    M Personally, I would call it more of an option depending on the circumstances:                                                  Re: Newb has a few questions..                                                                                                : Definition and usage of DO loops with notes on flowcharts.                                                                     sound                                                                                                                          A song using PLAY?                                                                                                            * *never finished it, but it is usable.(URL)                                                                                     Output to Serial Port                                                                                                          Either OUT or OPEN COM                                                                                                         okay                                                                                                                          Q Out is better, OPEN COM is a mess (to me anyways), but its only good for parallel                                             : *OPEN COM is excellent for simple slow speed data transfer                                                                    D *I will agree, but for making controls for exterior hardware, go OUT                                                           i am so done with the bs.                                                                                                      I'm working on a solution....                                                                                                 
 The URL...                                                                                                                    ' *Not bad... font's a bit small, though.                                                                                        Well, I can't use it                                                                                                           I'm working on fixing it...                                                                                                    I'm done...                                                                                                                   Q *Words spoken from the heart. Ah well, so be it. I know some of us will miss you.                                               Just to clear things up a bit...                                                                                              
 *well said                                                                                                                    ) *Hey Men I thought we were friends again!                                                                                     - I will miss you and hope you change your mind                                                                                 7 *We need operators or something to control the chatroom                                                                       & I planned from the start to do that...                                                                                         OP ME PLZ!!!                                                                                                                   *I agree with your post. :+)                                                                                                  G *And when none of those people are in the chat, it should be shut down!                                                       ( I actually don't mind free and open chat                                                                                      U *but then, I have not been in chat as much lately, so I am not current on its events.                                         8 *it's too bad you can't see what's really happening here                                                                       Printing to USB port                                                                                                           * I'd like to know, too. :D                                                                                                   S * Perhaps you could output the results to a text file and then print the text file?                                            USB printing                                                                                                                  > The reliable method is to shell out the printing to Windows...                                                                 USB Printing                                                                                                                  H Thanks for your reply, Wings...IMPORTANT, if you are using XP/NT/2000...                                                       Exceptions.....                                                                                                               N Interesting to hear that about your 2000; however, START is not used with DIR.                                                4 * What should 2000 use before &quot;DIR...&quot;? :)                                                                           * SHELL.                                                                                                                      N * Maybe I just got confused. I look at it next time I make a SHELL program. :D                                                ) how do you make things move on their own?                                                                                      ???                                                                                                                           B well, i need help so this is where i came, i guess i shouldnt huh?                                                             You are on the right trail                                                                                                    U uhh.. well because i dont want to release my real name... drew thnx for thinkin tho *                                          Sure                                                                                                                          + here might be an idea that is above my head                                                                                   @ You'll have to create a map and give the intersections values...                                                               Obstacle reactions                                                                                                            H What you are asking is for how to set up some simple A.I. like GWB uses.                                                      " lol nvm i guess thats not possible                                                                                             Sure, anything is possible.                                                                                                   6 Here's an example of AI maze navigation using a map...                                                                        & Not lookin for a flame, just some help                                                                                         In QBASIC it's done with INSTR,                                                                                               ) Won't be moved, but ben can figure it out                                                                                     B *Wikipedia has got a very good article on Perl . Just Google  Perl                                                             Knit 1 Perl 2...                                                                                                              & Actually, perl has a split function...                                                                                         I am sure you are right                                                                                                        * QB 7.1 also has SPLIT                                                                                                        ALGORITHM/QBASIC                                                                                                               Err, what help do you need?                                                                                                    hey guys                                                                                                                      0 Which screen with pages is closest to screen 12?                                                                               No, SCREEN 9 is the closest...                                                                                                 By the way Bob                                                                                                                D Yes, the PALETTE statement works a little differently in SCREEN 9...                                                          , Oh, -now I know what you're talking about...                                                                                  6 *Yes, that was what I was talking about, thanks again!                                                                        C * Yea, TheBob - Saved me again! I couldn't figure it out (as usual)                                                            New Program- Fun to Watch                                                                                                     . *Very nice, as usual (the math would kill me).                                                                                P *I looked at it in a window for fifteen minutes but her light only came on once.                                              * Nice but I couldn't get Chevron 7 encoded.                                                                                    ' *Nice effect, the math is pretty tough!                                                                                        New QB site!!!!!!!!                                                                                                           % *Nice start! Clear, easy to navigate.                                                                                         < Using line and circle etc together with page flipping in 13h                                                                  1 *SCARY! When exactly are you gonna flip the page?                                                                              It can be done...                                                                                                              Noob                                                                                                                          Z *Not impressed, Plasma just at it longer. Posted at Round Table Forum as Merlin years ago.                                    	 Impressed                                                                                                                     N *Impressed with Plasma yes, Regarding your ability to get joke, not impressed.                                                d * Oh, I get it. Well, &quot;get joke, not impressed&quot; - I presume also &quot;not surprised&quot;                          = Mac, cut and paste this helpful program I made as a reminder:                                                                 ' * I cut and pasted it. Should I run it?                                                                                       J * I also left out 'turn it sideways!' (P.S I did open above reply * haha.)                                                    @ *Thanks, (and sorry I posted the whole game code  with the post)                                                              : Please don't ever be sorry about posting the whole code...                                                                    4 * You are very adept at blowing up Bob's stuff Pete!                                                                          L *Well in all fairness, it helps that Bob's cake code is so light and fluffy.                                                   help my sort 2                                                                                                                 Re: Pimp my Sort Program.                                                                                                      Re: Pimp my Sort Program.                                                                                                     G *I think you confused him with the mixture of strings and variables.LOL                                                       & Heh, you're right, roy - Hey Shaun....                                                                                         I used to SWAp like that!                                                                                                     1 Bomberpunk (bp) has submitted his report!  (URL*)                                                                             5 Somebody said something about the QBasic source code.                                                                          It wasn't me...                                                                                                               2 QBasic source code, huh? I know where that is.....                                                                             That site is awesome.                                                                                                          Problems                                                                                                                      X *I would reply to 'asterisk' but there is not enough room in the Message Title to do so.                                      3 Please reply with your name instead of an asterisk.                                                                           : *I do not think a teacher should start a sentence with And                                                                    7 It is perfectly correct to begin a sentence with 'and.'                                                                       9 You can not begin a sentence with &quot;and&quot; because                                                                     A &quot;And,you now know what I mean about nit picking.&quot; (LOL)                                                             ? *&quot;ain't&quot; used to be acceptable for &quot;am not&quot;                                                               0 You call that nitpicking? That's not nitpicking.                                                                              / *You did not follow the comma with a space. LOL                                                                               , *Yes you did , I did not have my glasses on.                                                                                  E *My excuse is typo error and Peter was quoting me , but well spotted.                                                         & * You should begin a sentence with END                                                                                        * I thought you had flipped and blown a fuse                                                                                     Help Please(again)                                                                                                            8 Credit card variable should be a string, not an integer.                                                                       thanx a mil                                                                                                                   W Nuts, we just missed each other by minutes...Abort in middle is in the code I provided:                                        When you come back....                                                                                                        = Hey yusef, I just saw Mac posted, but I already wrote this...                                                                 A Re: Hey yusef, I just saw Mac posted, but I already wrote this...                                                             ! This program needs some GOSUBs...                                                                                             & hey Dudes my teacher aint want no SUBs                                                                                        ' Hey dude, yo teacher ain't got no mind.                                                                                        thanx                                                                                                                         7 *With or without SUBS............ I love that song Pete                                                                       ' *XD - &quot;it goes groundhog day&quot;                                                                                        help my sort                                                                                                                   Re: Pimp my Sort Program.                                                                                                     - Change age$ to age and then temp$ = STR$(age)                                                                                 6 *Y ou beat me by one minute but your answer was better                                                                         * Change 'but' for 'and'                                                                                                      3 roy, a variable can be either a number or a string.                                                                           9 *A string does not become a variable until  VAL() is used                                                                     - Wrong.  A string can very well be a variable.                                                                                 ; * Your disqualified, you forgot the &quot;World&quot; part.                                                                   G *What? No I-man around to type 'you're?' Well then...((((((((((((( lol.                                                       F Solitaire is correct. Variables in QBASIC are either string or numeric                                                         String variables                                                                                                              8 Wrong again.  You are confusing a variable with a value.                                                                      % N ot wrong unless you are nit picking                                                                                         @ * That remark sounds like an insult.  This conversation is over.                                                              . an insult to whom? roy said he wasn't wrong...                                                                                 now to nitpick my own post                                                                                                    
 yep, it's me.                                                                                                                 1 Well, let me take your place, Solitaire: Hey roy,                                                                             N *&quot;Well, that's at least 100 words, i can stop typing for the day...&quot;                                                 * Hehe                                                                                                                         now THIS is nitpicking ---&gt;                                                                                                 more nitpicking                                                                                                                still more nitpicking!                                                                                                        4 * This thread no longer pertains to QBASIC.. LOCKED!                                                                          & *ok, A. yes it does and B. no it isnt.                                                                                        	 Variable.                                                                                                                      * You're wrong.. thread LOCKED!                                                                                               M *i think he's at least partially right. and stop that, llipse. it's annoying.                                                 
 Re: Variable.                                                                                                                 " Value vs. Reference type variables                                                                                            G This thread is giving me an acute case of Gluteal Separation Anxiety...                                                       0 *1st law of wind up merchants . Don`t back down.                                                                              B *Mac: I like your definition. Solitaire: I will respond in non-QB.                                                             *non-QBASIC, not non-QB.                                                                                                      Q You're both wrong. Tom, Dick, and Harry were all aliens on 3rd Rock from the Sun.                                             A I'm curious what you mean by &quot;most modern languages&quot;...                                                              I should add                                                                                                                  C *Sorry about the exclamation points. Sometimes I get too worked up.                                                            An even better answer                                                                                                         ? *I posted a message on the non qbasic forums, plz everyone read                                                                Please help!                                                                                                                  C I cannot se anything wrong with your math. Might be PRINT USING#...                                                           E *Your problem is passing the parameters. It might take awhile to fix.                                                         I Re: *Your problem is passing the parameters. It might take awhile to fix.                                                      Re: Please help!                                                                                                               Try this first....                                                                                                            P If that works (I didn't try adjusting spaces fro reasons mentioned) here is why.                                               The benefit of SUBs                                                                                                            The Percentage calculations                                                                                                   % A hint so you don't stay up all night                                                                                         
 Thank you all                                                                                                                 / You're welcome, and thank you for your replies.                                                                                why won't this run?                                                                                                            Yessssssssssssss                                                                                                              K Please provide more info, OS. V. of QB, and oh yeah...Where you been holms?                                                   $ cant have on same line, i dont think                                                                                          [ actually you can have two &quot;lines&quot; on the same line usually, with a : between them                                   H Right as long as there is an ileocecal valve between them, no problem...                                                       lol im dumb                                                                                                                   & Actually drew, you're just learning...                                                                                        Q lol i know what im doin now, i should be leavin u guys alone for a while..i hope*                                              * Welcome back, Bomberpunk!                                                                                                    I almost didn't read this....                                                                                                  Help me out Please                                                                                                             Just change APPEND to OUTPUT                                                                                                  " QB ARRAY HELP NEEDED; TWO PROGRAMS                                                                                             *No Soup for You!                                                                                                               Don't worry about the Soup Nazi.                                                                                              $ *No Michael, that wasn't the reason.                                                                                          ; The reason is that Jesse quick appears to be an ephemeralus                                                                   V *Geez Mac is vebose. What part of, &quot;No soup for you&quot; didn't you get MC? j/k.                                        \ *yeah, if someone said &quot;eff you, malus&quot; to me, he wouldn't have to draw a picture.                                   But Tilak Raj is not                                                                                                          D I forgot the asterisk because of that darn C-Nile virus you sent me.                                                          3 The SHELL in this program doesn't work as expected.                                                                           U it could be so many things. start by adding something that will help or do nothing...                                          MOVE requires DOS 6.0 or later.                                                                                                that's a good point actually                                                                                                  O Right. I couldn't even get my apprentice to put a 'file' in a batch of cookies.                                               : *warning: 100% of previous post is about martha stewart...                                                                    0 Do you get &quot;Bad command or file name&quot;?                                                                              G *On 9x, command /c is not needed but on an XP, yes, cmd /c is required.                                                       P * But as 'lipse stated, you would have had a bad command statement in that case.                                              & Yes! Thank you, 'lipse.  It works now.                                                                                        & * PS added to above post this morning.                                                                                        X * Instead of using SHELL &quot;cmd /c md&quot;, you can use QB's built-in MKDIR command.                                       *Good idea.                                                                                                                    I need a little help                                                                                                          ) What you need is a menu with SELECT CASE.                                                                                     < Jared, from Subway? (Yeah, we know it's you) OK, try this...                                                                  A Eeeeeks, my apologies...well, maybe: (What are the odds, people?)                                                              *hehe! yusef dup, pete :D                                                                                                     9 *on the bright side, you can add it to your phone book :)                                                                     + * steel = a metal;  steal = an act of theft                                                                                   Z *Stolen=past act of theft. Stalin=past dictator. There's not a copper around when u need 1                                     Two possibilities                                                                                                             Q Thanks, but I was really just trying to figure out to whom I was responding to...                                             F Yeap were all from St.Maarten/St.Martin (spelt differnetly 2 some ppl)                                                        ) So are you the guy who broke Jared's arm?                                                                                     N * many broadband ISPs will also issue new IP addresses every couple days or so                                                 Am I imagining this?                                                                                                           That makes sense..                                                                                                            * Interesting. I didn't know QBASIC buffered                                                                                    Y * Yes MC, QBasic buffers, but it doesn't do Windows. You people are pushing my post down!                                     	 Some data                                                                                                                     % No, you are not imagining anything...                                                                                         ) Well,there are some things 2 think about.                                                                                     2 For a hobbiest, JustBasic is probably just fine...                                                                             I'm back                                                                                                                      Z *Good to have you back, Ray! Martha's missed ya. (Especially since her Apprentice tanked.)                                     I remember you!                                                                                                               * How do you have variable names for a file?                                                                                     Naming files                                                                                                                   re: naming files                                                                                                               Re: re: naming files                                                                                                           it didnt work?                                                                                                                & if the file isnt found, save it first.                                                                                         lol im still lost..                                                                                                            Try this                                                                                                                      2 But don't you have any fun games I can learn from?                                                                            + sweetness.. i understand it! last thing lol                                                                                    You could do that...                                                                                                          . both.. i am trying to do both at the same time                                                                                = You will have to get their name and then WRITE it to the file                                                                  PLEASE HELP ME SOMEONE                                                                                                        4 Not for all the free Subway sandwiches in Hobokin...                                                                          = *But surely you could use &quot;The XP ate my homework&quot;!                                                                 I *LOL! It's amazing how many &quot;mean&quot; guys teach computer science.                                                     B *yeah, when it's usually math teachers that handle that subject...                                                             I understand                                                                                                                  N *That's about all we asked. Hope to see your post tomorrow. (*=no text inside)                                                ' im making a two player game now, help..                                                                                       + Re: im making a two player game now, help..                                                                                    can you plz write an example                                                                                                   never mind i figured it out!                                                                                                   qbasic language specification?                                                                                                . *QBasic help files. It really is all in there.                                                                                 game development                                                                                                              T I'd love to reply if it didn't take you YEARS  to acknowledge the replies of others.                                           sorry for the non-posts                                                                                                        good answer                                                                                                                   % Good answer my ASCII character set...                                                                                          Well, that's just Me.                                                                                                         S why i help people on the forum... um, ok IF i help people on the forum, this is why                                           . It's not just &quot;Thanks&quot; that we crave                                                                                 This is for QB, right? :)                                                                                                     * I have started it in Qbasic, Visual Basic.                                                                                     How big is big?                                                                                                               L *Precisely. Elegant, concise code is the most efficient and the most prized.                                                  9 * My 'Hello World' is bigger than your 'Hello World&quot;                                                                     8 New challenge - write the biggest 'Hello World' program.                                                                      " I love the game concept.  But ;-).                                                                                            N Perhaps start with a text-adventure engine that runs completely off data files                                                 not convincing enough                                                                                                         C *The idea was to pick up experience that will help you on your way.                                                           2 my two cents on community based [game] development                                                                             menn, here's your change.                                                                                                      how did you do that                                                                                                           	 Hey, drew                                                                                                                     V * sorry i understand new threads, but everytime i start new thread u read it faster...                                         Not so                                                                                                                         Hey drew,I can see you're new.                                                                                                > As far as directories (and files) with spaces are concerned...                                                                 * Good N4, 2                                                                                                                  S lol im not that new i just made an error there.. opened prime4 instead of prime 5..                                           0 I am very happy with this primes program I made!                                                                               You could cut the time taken                                                                                                  ( Oopsidoodle Roy, you forgot 2 include 2.                                                                                      6 LOL, also you only need to check up to the square root                                                                         Thanks 4 the suggestions.                                                                                                     8 *Chandler I have also learned a lot by hanging out here.                                                                      + *You have got a great way of putting things                                                                                   [ I don't think the fact you've only been programming &lt; 1 year has anything to do with us.                                    you can also skip threes                                                                                                      R David, I don't think this is sound reasoning; so, maybe you can help me out here..                                             Yes there's little advantage                                                                                                  7 The STEP 2 method cuts out 1/2 the trials in each loop.                                                                       % Don't think MOD works for big numbers                                                                                         * True. Forget MOD for bigger than 2 billion                                                                                      *FIX will take you a bit further                                                                                              O MOD and limits, I never considered that. Think I'll return to my original code.                                                Better?                                                                                                                       $ Better, just being lazy...full code:                                                                                          & *Can't use integer division on doubles                                                                                        H You' re right. Just checked the max at: 2147483647 for integer division.                                                      F Although, it appears I can use INT(x) / 2 to work around that problem.                                                        E Here is the trick with square root limits to calculate primes faster!                                                         
 Nice example.                                                                                                                 > I don't quite understand why the square root trick would work.                                                                0 There are no prime factors after the square root                                                                               Here is my latest prime thing!                                                                                                 Hey Chandler, trade ya!                                                                                                        I 4got that 1 detail!                                                                                                         ' Yes indeed there is a speed difference!                                                                                       " It does indeed work and it's fast!                                                                                            ? This program will ask you some quesions then tell you your age!                                                               0 So what the heck you need a program for!  AFLACK                                                                              D I take no responsibility...and if a tree falls in the forest, and...                                                           Pretty good, drew, except                                                                                                     W Good observation Mac. He gets an 'A' for effort. If 'A' is for effort, what is 'B' for?                                        Lenient grading nowadays                                                                                                      R *true mac, but now if you get a B, they stop sending tuition. it's all business ;)                                            . OK, maybe a good topic for DISTRACTIONS - URL*                                                                                4 *lol you took it out... how did u do that? what ever                                                                           * Took what out?                                                                                                               Long time ago scrolling idea                                                                                                   Another Fun Little Program                                                                                                     *Yes, very nice.                                                                                                               yea cool program                                                                                                               Hey Michael, thanks!                                                                                                          9 *you're quite welcome, and I understand about being busy.                                                                      &lt;guilt trip&gt;                                                                                                            Z You are forgiven for your GOTO's. For posting on that 'other' forum, say 3 Hail Mary's....                                     Counter-intuitive?                                                                                                            T *Did you adjust the choke on your PCI Bus?  Maybe you need to prime your pipe lines.                                          6 More QB stupid pet tricks from the 'Lousy' Code Files:                                                                         wrong programmed age-calculator                                                                                               K Only had a second to look at it but quickly found this mistake about DATE$:                                                    Not even time for a joke?                                                                                                     & OK, let your fingers do the walking...                                                                                         * :-)                                                                                                                         & wow, i got all of those, except one...                                                                                        R *Sorry you got it; otherwise I could have posted: It was Adam Shame you missed it!                                            ! I need a little help using mid$()                                                                                              How to use INSTR() and MID$()                                                                                                 + *Hey Justin, how about a 'quick' thank you?                                                                                   . Wait, is QuickBasic still for sale? :-O (*URL)                                                                                Y *Used stuff by the looks of it. Similar deals available at ebay (note licensing warning).                                     * *Yeah. Still, they have a very wide range.                                                                                    F *Yes, I was surprised, -some versions I didn't think existed any more.                                                         I must have mis-read                                                                                                          4 It's hard to keep up with all the stupid M$ names...                                                                          U *That was the original QuickBasic compiler, not the interpreter - a collector's item.                                          * Thanks                                                                                                                      % Heck Mac I got a ton of free programs                                                                                          QBASIC help plz..                                                                                                              Might I suggest these links...                                                                                                 [non-QBasic-link]                                                                                                             ( It says I'm forbidden to see the page...                                                                                      * Never trust that 99% compatible claims....                                                                                    ( *Because you're always in that '1%' lol.                                                                                       *thank you to everybody                                                                                                        help on shared array                                                                                                          F Make sure your array is defined in the program, not in a subroutine...                                                         Thanks i got it                                                                                                               ( You're Welcome and thanks for the reply.                                                                                      ! Something very weird is going on.                                                                                             " Quite possibly an encoding problem                                                                                             Also...                                                                                                                        Re: Also...                                                                                                                   / * Ya, I meant CHR$(13). Thanks for the info. :D                                                                               9 *P.S. UNIX uses CHR$(10) only and Macs use CHR$(13) only.                                                                     G CHR$(13) on Macs only went up to Mac OS 9.. OSX uses CHR$(10) like 'nix                                                        Work around                                                                                                                   
 mouse control                                                                                                                 U The registry flag is 4. Here are two examples. 1) CALL ABSOLUTE /  2) CALL INTERRUPT:                                         - Try this routine  when you need to zero mouse                                                                                 T *Seems like as usual, outerreach is out-a-reach. I smell a pot of soup on the stove.                                           Calling a windows program                                                                                                      My guess                                                                                                                       qbasic and windows                                                                                                            X My guess sounded right. You need to read this post, which explained how to do just that.                                      . Assuming you know how to open a file in QB try                                                                                J Like Mac said, it can be done as soon as you clearly state what 'it' is...                                                     Just in case it is #1...                                                                                                       boss cutting bennies                                                                                                          S *You're welcome Steve...BTW - My boss is a real jerk, of course, I'm self-employed.                                           6 * I hate to waste posts, but this really requires LOL!                                                                         Debugging for all cases                                                                                                        Rome Sucks! - URL*                                                                                                            + What other Basic languages do you guys use?                                                                                   6 HEX, OCT, BIN functions? They take 10 minutes to make.                                                                        < You are right. I made this thing that counts in other bases!                                                                  ' For big numbers, Ubasic is hard to beat                                                                                        *Hey, I like that.                                                                                                             Hey,I think I'll try Ubasic.                                                                                                  3 Yes,here is a powers of 2 program that uses arrays!                                                                           	 freebasic                                                                                                                      Yes,I like freebasic.                                                                                                          PID coding.                                                                                                                     Seems awfully complicated...why?                                                                                              $ Re: Seems awfully complicated...why?                                                                                          ) Can't get INKEY$ to work with LINE INPUT.                                                                                     " INKEY$ is an immediate instruction                                                                                             A couple of things I notice...                                                                                                . Hopefully, not 10-minutes of my time wasted...                                                                                + Thanks guys.  All of your ideas were great.                                                                                   L TAB? Ju don't need no stinkin' TAB...OK, another 30-sec. I won't get back...                                                   Good job, Pete.                                                                                                               T Forum policy prevents us from doing your homework. + Are you doing my Latka bit now?                                          Y Actually, there is a shortcut. You have to be a card-carrying Mickey Mouse Club member...                                     3 Actually, the main purpose of this exercise was....                                                                           8 Yep, that's Mickey Mouse alright, but it mostly works...                                                                       I had a really weird I idea!                                                                                                  1 Well, to, here's a very mathematical explanation.                                                                             2 Well,I don't get it,but I did make something cool.                                                                            9 What?! No, that's algebra! x^y means x to the power of y.                                                                      OK,I get it.                                                                                                                  U *Well if you do get it, see if you can write a program. (If you need more help, ask.)                                         
 I did that                                                                                                                     HERE IT IS!                                                                                                                   W 2 easy. a program that writes a program. (although I've been told it is a 'lousy' one.)                                       5 * Print #1, CHR$(34)+a$+CHR$(34)    =    WRITE #1, a$                                                                          Here's another one!                                                                                                            this program does not work                                                                                                    ; is there a way to make a timer that runs in the background?                                                                   ? Re: is there a way to make a timer that runs in the background?                                                                Good work, drew                                                                                                               
 Like this?                                                                                                                    8 LOL 'Random Fishing' Hey, no one who fishes is a winner.                                                                      ' Oh, and this is how you make a clock...                                                                                        URLs                                                                                                                          R lol dont worry about it.. ill wait till micheal comes back he knows my situation..                                            ) Why does this happen and how do I fix it?                                                                                     7 it does that to line up numbers with -negative numbers.                                                                        before anyone says it                                                                                                         T *oh and scratch the sgn(n) one, that's part of it... anyway, goodnight and have fun.                                           I knew you would help!                                                                                                        
 prime help                                                                                                                    8 Well, first you need to find if the number is a prime...                                                                       what if it is a rnd number                                                                                                    P Ah, what part about the second example in the above post did you not understand?                                               lol alot of it i guess..                                                                                                      $ LOL   I'll start at the beginning...                                                                                          K *Tell me if I left anything out or if I need to further explain some stuff.                                                   + qbasic can't handle numbers large enough...                                                                                   1 Is somewhere in the decillions big enough for ya?                                                                              Not even close                                                                                                                ! *Oops. Sorry about the sidescroll                                                                                             # Heh, I could do that in my sleep...                                                                                            I could use $30000                                                                                                             LOL - A LOT longer                                                                                                            # Some RSA numbers have been factored                                                                                           / Re: qbasic can't handle numbers large enough...                                                                               4 i had an idea.. but i guess thats not goin to work..                                                                          
 Come on, drew                                                                                                                  It iz soo simpal...                                                                                                            * ee bee da?                                                                                                                  # Well, nobody helped me out here :-(                                                                                           + *Bud dat still doz no get me an ice coffee?                                                                                   % * At least you tried. OK - ice coffee                                                                                          *Tank yu, tank yu bery much.                                                                                                  ( What screen modes support page flipping?                                                                                       Screen Modes                                                                                                                  G Have you tried JUDO mode? Although my personal favorite is Aikido mode.                                                        *Aflac ya got me agin Pete                                                                                                    F when mac says screen help will tell you everything, he is referring to                                                        J Re: when mac says screen help will tell you everything, he is referring to                                                     Hello and a bit about me.                                                                                                      heya myst :)                                                                                                                   RE: heya myst :)                                                                                                               * Yep - Welcome!                                                                                                              P *Only 30-years of programming experience? Oh well, noobies are welcome here too.                                               lol Thanks Pete                                                                                                               < PFFT. don't listen to pete, he has been programming for ONLY                                                                  Y What I would like to know is, what did you start programming on in the Coconut phone age?                                     7 * lol i have been programming for about 2 months now...                                                                       A ***sorry no astrik ^^^  but there is 3 astrikes here &lt;&lt;&lt;                                                             + First language nothing beats good old COBOL                                                                                   E *dream flight was recently remade into something similar by mit yeah?                                                          I wouldn't know.                                                                                                               haha if hes a newb what am i?                                                                                                 $ * You're still an embryo  (newbryo?)                                                                                          @ What, a deck of cards with more than 2 jokers? THAT AIN'T RIGHT!                                                              ! Newbryo....nice ring to it ;-)...                                                                                             N Actually Mystik...I believe Solitaire was probably referring to drew's post...                                                4 * Oh I knew though, just threw in my 2 cents ;-)....                                                                          H Anyone know of a function to detect if a QB prog is running in a window?                                                      Z i doubt there is a GOOD way to do it, here are thoughts on a bad way that wont likely work                                    + another way, that might not quite exist yet                                                                                   Z Confucius  say. Having bad idea that probably won't work is like having a walnut as a pet.                                    $ pete with a nut for pet is redundant                                                                                          ? If a tree falls in the forrest, could we get it to fall on you?                                                               ; *How about if a tree with only one 'r' falls in the forest?                                                                   D * heh line input &quot;Is this full screen or window? y/n: &quot; a$                                                           *print &quot;rofl.&quot;                                                                                                      F * Yeah, but I don't know what to do if the user responds &quot;y&quot;                                                        Z Confucius also say in past life, Mac WAS the porcupine in the 'boolian' factory. EARTHBORN                                     *Eeks! make that Boolean!                                                                                                      Wait. Is it possible?...                                                                                                      1 Note that SCREEN 13's resolution is really low...                                                                             3 I can't think of a good subject for this message...                                                                           ; Without specific display drivers, Windows uses standard VGA                                                                   % *Btw, It can't do 256 colors with VGA                                                                                         W Place your bets...If TheBob needed a camera for his graphics, which brand would be buy?                                       I We Canadians find the dynamite method too &quot;Hey, look at me!&quot;...                                                      * AFLAC! Canadian livers?                                                                                                      Noob needing Help                                                                                                             
 *WIDTH 80, 50                                                                                                                 : *Or print in graphics mode, -SCREEN 12 gives you 30 lines.                                                                    Y *text mode gives 25, or 43, or 50: width 80, 43- screen12 gives 30 or 60. WIDTH 80, 60 :)                                      Sample of screen WIDTH                                                                                                        - &quot;Notice the WIDTH 80, 43 screen...&quot;                                                                                  Music Import into QBasic?                                                                                                     $ There's no command for that, howe'er                                                                                           Square root                                                                                                                   	 Use SQR()                                                                                                                      Hunhh?                                                                                                                         *Beware the wrath of Mennonite.                                                                                                hunhh?                                                                                                                        3 *Sin is sin baby. why look that up in Qb help file?                                                                            please need help!! for skool!                                                                                                 @ Help in spelling? &quot;school&quot;? Anyway, here is your error                                                              < Can't help now, must find moose and squirrel...OK, try this:                                                                  	 LOL @ Mac                                                                                                                      Skool                                                                                                                          Interesting...                                                                                                                Q Maybe he meant skl - a Swedish booze cheer.  He does mention Smirnoff - a vodka.                                             " *Now you are speaking my language.                                                                                             skl                                                                                                                           Kriegspiel Referee Demo updated                                                                                               ! cannot execute child of basic....                                                                                             C A POS DOS program, no such thing (unless you mean point of sale...)                                                           " Cannot Execute as a child of BASIC                                                                                            8 Eeks! Another patch??? (Mac, I can hardly believe this!)                                                                      
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 Correction                                                                                                                    ) *Digit  before the spelling police arrive                                                                                     2 &quot;thought the E meant some kind of error&quot;                                                                             The ElCheapo notation...                                                                                                       QLauncher! (URL *)                                                                                                            & How to get a high framerate in QBASIC?                                                                                         That's a tough one...                                                                                                         . A QB raycaster can run in the 20 fps easily...                                                                                 NEW FORUM UP PLZ HELP                                                                                                          fishing time..                                                                                                                 Use a fish factor...                                                                                                           *good advice                                                                                                                   something like that, but                                                                                                      & thnx alot wow.. lol that helps alot ..                                                                                        H That should be:  IF day = 0 AND oelap &gt; 1313 AND eolap &lt; 1414 THEN                                                      ! Thanks a bunch for catching that.                                                                                             Q *Also, in composing the post, I left a stray line with &quot;As&quot;. Ignore it.                                              here is my game so far..                                                                                                      . i can't wait to play it, as soon as it's fixed                                                                                 I agree.                                                                                                                      0 its almost done.. only thing left is fishing now                                                                              4 Re: its almost done.. only thing left is fishing now                                                                           what happens when i push 1?                                                                                                   ! re: what happens when you push 1?                                                                                             ! Part of your IF block is missing.                                                                                             ) actually, nothing wrong with the IF block                                                                                     N *Oh, I see.  I missed the first IF on top.  That's why indenting is important.                                                
 a few matters                                                                                                                  sry old code..                                                                                                                 Re: sry old code..                                                                                                            	 thank you                                                                                                                     
 Re: thank you                                                                                                                  Need urgent help on conversion.                                                                                               8 PIC as in &quot;Programmable Interrupt Controller&quot;?                                                                       Decimal to binary.                                                                                                             Re: Decimal to binary.                                                                                                        9 *Useful document explaining advanced DOS programming(URL)                                                                      Re: Decimal to binary.                                                                                                         Whoops! I made a mistake                                                                                                       and to send and recieve                                                                                                        Re: and to send and recieve                                                                                                    8 bit or 16 bit?                                                                                                               Re: 8 bit or 16 bit?                                                                                                           Re: 8 bit or 16 bit?                                                                                                          B *No, it will send 1, 2, 3, 4... I think you want to use PUT 1, , b                                                            F Re: *No, it will send 1, 2, 3, 4... I think you want to use PUT 1, , b                                                        G You may be getting a device unavialable message if you are using an XP.                                                        QBASIC has many surprises!                                                                                                     Re: QBASIC has many surprises!                                                                                                 *the file must exist                                                                                                           Re: *the file must exist                                                                                                       Re: QBASIC has many surprises!                                                                                                 What is it you don't see?                                                                                                      Re: What is it you don't see?                                                                                                  how do you stop this?                                                                                                         - what do you mean &quot;until next time&quot;?                                                                                 % * too much smoke and not enough fire!                                                                                         ! Help with new versions of QBasic!                                                                                              re: both                                                                                                                      , 1.0 and 1.1 are the only versions of QBASIC.                                                                                  3 to err on safe side you can call them both QB. *URL                                                                            *Mennonite's post isn't empty.                                                                                                = *nope- per FAQ, &quot;*URL&quot; posts seldom or never are ;)                                                                 0 Re: 1.0 and 1.1 are the only versions of QBASIC.                                                                               * &quot;C:/qbasic4.5/&quot;                                                                                                   ] I was going to tell you that the slashes &quot;/&quot; should be backslashes &quot;\&quot;...                                 . *Windows does because it's sucking up to UNIX.                                                                                Y * Thanks! :D I think I'll keep using V 1.1, but will compile sometimes for more speed. :)                                     . To: Kindly, helpful, friendly all-knowing Pete                                                                                % Must I fix everything you do???? URL*                                                                                         9 Congratuations to Michael Calkins, mennonite, Pete and me                                                                     N *ah, that is great news, and what the russians call &quot;badd-ascii!&quot; :D                                                B *Back to workski...must find moose and squirrel! - lol@badd-ascii.                                                            	 Compiling                                                                                                                     N *Download QB 4.5 or newer and choose &gt;RUN &gt;MAKE EXE, just google a while                                                
 Qbasicstation                                                                                                                 Z Sorry I post 2 threads so quick after eachother, but HOW TO MAKE A FRAME-PER-SECOND DISPLA                                    8 *Where a = the timer before calculating new x and y etc.                                                                       Not quite sure what you want...                                                                                                ^^0^^                                                                                                                         # Wait, Wait, Bob your're too late...                                                                                           0 You can also put the WAIT statement in a loop...                                                                              M But I don't believe this way takes always the same time on different machines                                                 - You may have a point, but I don't think so...                                                                                 R * Ruby is getting confused with is the use of FOR TO NEXT as a timer without WAIT.                                            Z *I thought WAIT was a way to reduce flicker, and TIMER was to get a good framerate, or not                                    @ You're right, -I was really only responding to Michael's post...                                                               I was trying to dismiss TIMER                                                                                                 . *Sure, in that case, WAIT would be the answer.                                                                                ] *lol, -but for a frame rate &gt; 18fps his sprite would have to be the size of a shirt button                                 Q *So, I believe I can use WAIT in my loop for a short delay, but I have to use it?                                             Y *If you want a delay shorter than 1/18th of a second, yes, otherwise you could use TIMER.                                     4 *Yes, I want, but how I know how mach time it takes?                                                                          # Do a little experimental program...                                                                                           . *Great Bob another good idea! Screw the timer!                                                                                 *Don't mess with the BOB! (n/t)                                                                                                No...                                                                                                                         Y *Thanks, TheBOB, but because my calclating pert takes 1/9 sec, I use TIMER, it works fine                                     L * I search for a good 3d action/shooting game(raycast), where can I find one                                                   Qbasic encryption method                                                                                                      - The NOT operator does it very easily for you.                                                                                 	 Does NOT?                                                                                                                     U He is talking about inverting the characters, not having a string with binary digits.                                         , Must I opti....Ah, I mean thanks, I think...                                                                                  0 Re: Must I opti....Ah, I mean thanks, I think...                                                                               *also, (URL)                                                                                                                  0 Re: Must I opti....Ah, I mean thanks, I think...                                                                              2 *of course, be careful when modifying executables.                                                                             Article/Text/Content Search                                                                                                   ! Mac is the moderator/forum owner.                                                                                              Link..                                                                                                                        
 I fear SEARCH                                                                                                                  uh.. what happend to my posts?                                                                                                 It got pushed to page 2.                                                                                                       Help! Timer is going fast!                                                                                                     XP happened!                                                                                                                  G Side note: M$ announced today they would release 6 versions of Vista...                                                        It was Windows 2000...                                                                                                        @ NT and XP are quite similar, 2000 is a bit different; however...                                                              " sry pete but why would xp do that?                                                                                             Probably the DOS emulator.                                                                                                     Q-Basic is not supported in XP                                                                                                 Interesting                                                                                                                   I *Outrestoutg. (According to my opposites algorithm, it means interesting)                                                     	 let's see                                                                                                                     % Maybe it was catching up... really :)                                                                                         A I use something like this to see if my prog was ever minimized...                                                              QBASIC?                                                                                                                       d *Wai- wait... &quot;DEAD&quot; contradicts &quot;People are using it&quot;. And BASIC is a beautiful                          U You have a container to put that Cold_Boot in? David Coderman's Top 10 list of why...                                          And...                                                                                                                        	 LOL @ #1.                                                                                                                      Here is a suitable reply to you                                                                                                Asterisks? Let's debate                                                                                                        *                                                                                                                             X Hardly have ever known Earthborn to goof but his Donut prog of his really cracked me up!                                      P Must I optimize every joke I do...and speaking of optimizing, what about this...                                              T Re: Must I optimize every joke I do...and speaking of optimizing, what about this...                                          Z * also your method forces the output file to be a multiple of 4 bytes, while E's method...                                    Q Thanks a bunch 'lipse. Great explanation. That would be worth the extra coding...                                             N * LOL!  (We're all out of dessert -- I put the D back in front of the ECLARE.)                                                ; *Thanks Solitaire, you just saved me a trip to Jenny Craig!                                                                    replace word                                                                                                                  	 Like this                                                                                                                     B It makes a difference if it is a sequential or random access file.                                                            # how to load songs in quickbasic 4.5                                                                                           L Some past discussion on sound in QB. You might just find an answer in one...                                                  A Is there a FUNCTION or operator  for the square root of a number?                                                              * SQR( x)     e.g  SQR(16) = 4                                                                                                : * Also  x^ .5  or for any root x^(1/n) where n is the root                                                                    1 *Thanks guys! My old book has some pages missing!                                                                             X Yeah, so do some of your old magazines. (AFLAC!) Out of curiosity, what's ya workin' on?                                      Z *I am using the square root to figure COS and SIN values for a right triangle in a circle!                                    K *I guess you know that QBASIC also provides SIN(), COS(), TAN(), and ATN().                                                   ) Just fyi, you can search the QBASIC Help.                                                                                     2 * thanks! never knew that either. Tossing book LOL                                                                             Thanks Mike!                                                                                                                   *you're welcome                                                                                                               " Or to make your own very easily...                                                                                            % Yeah, &quot;reasonable accuracy&quot;                                                                                          Optimize? Let's debate                                                                                                         good point, but....                                                                                                           $ *Hey, hi Mag! Nice to hear from you!                                                                                          . I would have started this discussion years ago                                                                                @ Wow Mac,  you suck at this game. Better wear a helmet next time.                                                               The I-man _is_ here                                                                                                           X *Note: LOOP WHILE k$ = &quot;&quot; eliminates the need for AND k$ &lt;&gt; &quot;&quot;                                      @ *And even if it weren't, INSTR(A$, B$) = 0, if B$ = &quot;&quot;                                                               loop until len(k$) is faster                                                                                                  M Mac's point is that, without need, we should not sacrifice clarity for speed.                                                 B That is exactly what I stated; however, I have the need for greed!                                                            > In the arrow key code, the first SELECT CASE is unnecessary...                                                                 Now THAT's an improvement!                                                                                                    W Is this how the MIDDLE AGES got started? Mac, you screwed up the I-man! (OK, I helped.)                                       ( don't know much about the middle ages...                                                                                       *Wonderful!                                                                                                                   ' Two SHORT programs hot off the press...                                                                                       ( And those run on your version of QBasic?                                                                                      J Oopsiedoodle Ildrest...(or it could just be the difference in QB systems)                                                     * That runs OK                                                                                                                @ SORRY, Network54's fault, also my own oversight on double spaces                                                              3 Welcome the newest member to the N54 Jim Beam Club!                                                                           7 Re: Welcome the newest member to the N54 Jim Beam Club!                                                                       E *Yes, but the fingers Pete is counting on are numbered 0, 1 and 2 ^_^                                                         * I have -1 response to that. :-P However...                                                                                    \ *I think sniper has 1 &quot;p&quot;. And yes, 1 is a cardinal number here, it is quantitive.                                  ( *Michael, just go along with the joke :P                                                                                       how do you save ..                                                                                                             Easy                                                                                                                           *thnx                                                                                                                         ' Is there a way to verify a file exists?                                                                                       U I a FILE falls in the forest and no one is there to hear it, then NO! Actually Ted...                                          There is a way..may be ok..                                                                                                    oopss..                                                                                                                       G *Dell: variable names cannot start with &quot;fn&quot;. It is reserved.                                                       # OMG I think I just broke the forum!                                                                                            *LOL                                                                                                                          # OK, BOB what is with all that DATA?                                                                                           J Yes, it's all done in my (yawwwn) head, -with a little help from QBasic...                                                     *Naw, I typed it all in LOL!                                                                                                  = *We are getting too many wind up merchants on this forum .lol                                                                 " Jeese Bob, that Animax is awesome!                                                                                            V *Thanks. It's flawed, but it works pretty good. I may do a version 2. Tighter, faster.                                         Shell Memory Errors                                                                                                            Try using some Arrays twice                                                                                                    Been there, did this...                                                                                                        It should use that much memory!                                                                                               ; It takes QB's memory because START also keeps QB in memory.                                                                    :|                                                                                                                            @ * I am sorry that I answered your first question. Are you human?                                                              K * Is that a fair question? Are you discriminating against non-humans? :P :D                                                    memory.                                                                                                                        * What  bout  XP?                                                                                                             P By Michael Calkins' calculations, we will never see the Second Coming of Christ                                               Actually                                                                                                                      0 *You may be alright if Mennonite does not see it                                                                               actually as long as...                                                                                                         Ordinal/Nominal number thing                                                                                                  3 Re: Having problems using Matrices for 3D rotation.                                                                           H *you have DIM  result(1 to 4 , 1 to 4) and used  result(0 to 3 , 0 to 3)                                                      S *He's conflicted.  A5c11Char5et is lost between MC's philosophy and the rest of us!                                            Hi, A5c11Char5et                                                                                                              P *One of the forums I go to with the [code] feature STILL doesn't preserve spaces                                              T *Oh, I know that forum. It's for binary lovers...noahsark.com. Chandler posts there.                                           arrow keys?                                                                                                                    Fairly easy, try the FAQ.                                                                                                     V Hi Jon, that info is in the forum FAQ (See link at top) Also, program example here&gt;                                         Awesome                                                                                                                       H *You're welcome. Good luck with the PacMan game. (*=no text in message.)                                                      " Must I optimize everything you do?                                                                                            ( Must I optimize everything you optimize?                                                                                      L Well, to be fair. Still 17 lines, but locks out other keys like MC's does...                                                  - Must I optimize everything '&quot;I&quot; do?                                                                                 W *I would say that using colons and claiming 17 lines is a little bit like cheating .lol                                       Y Well count characters, Pete used less. Oh and Roy, try a laxative for your colon problem.                                     > *Sorry Pete I am a wind up merchant  but not  wind as in colon                                                                N *LOL -  That's OK roy, Martha's been known to 'Stir the Pot' around here, too!                                                C Actually roy, you could have caught me on the test code I posted...                                                           > Well, before the I-man gets into it, here is one still better:                                                                ' I'm turning into some kin of an addict!                                                                                       @ OK, as Martha would say, &quot;The cake is finally done...&quot;                                                               I've got you now Red Baron!                                                                                                   S *The version I posted was not fully optimized. I will compete more when I get time.                                           \ Well the version I posted wasn't fully optimized either. I'll post a &gt; optimized one now!                                  6 Heh, I think I like this one just a little bit better:                                                                        9 *Pete if you stop spamming I will declare you the winner.                                                                      Second the motion                                                                                                             Z Mac...Must I optimize everything you do? (And roy, that MeetaMissile should kick in soon!)                                     * OUCH !                                                                                                                      ! *OK, make that Metamissile - lol.                                                                                             A OMG. Shaved another 12-characters off  to 316- A-frickin'-mazing!                                                              nature of competition                                                                                                         < In others words, you lose. But for this part of it, you win!                                                                   hmm                                                                                                                           = OK, since we both agree the competition is over...Final Code:                                                                 = Your code optimized if you don`t  have to start in the middle                                                                  bigger, but undoubtably faster:                                                                                               , OK, who let the Chinese guy on the forum?!!!                                                                                  0 Re: OK, who let the Chinese guy on the forum?!!!                                                                              X *I like MOD \ and ABS() a lot (could you tell?) Anyway, I got a kick out of what we did.                                      5 *also SGN() is good, especially in Kriegspiel Referee                                                                         " My car for Kris' Downhill program.                                                                                            O *Beauty, Phylo! (although I must admit I also like the Cinderella Pumpkin car).                                               ) * Very Impressive! It even looks real! :D                                                                                     I *Looks like a mustang! Cool G. Hey Bob, your turn to design a Bat-Mobile!                                                     ; With apologies for its limitations, a downhill batmobile...                                                                   X *Nice, but the Batmobile is a convertible. Gothom City must have been annexed by Canada!                                      ' *LOL!  Yes, and it's got a heater, too!                                                                                       + Err, I'm missing something here, TheBob....                                                                                    Dear Clueless as Usual...                                                                                                     6 * Got it - Put a debug version there and some comments                                                                        C Must I explain eveything on this forum? Mac, here is the problem...                                                           - *Priceless! (in other words, none of a kind).                                                                                 : I tried that downhill and it doesn't show all of the cars!                                                                    A *Just note the most ubiquitous car and swap CASE's with your car.                                                             & * guess who's car I like the best BOB!                                                                                        Z *lmao You joke that he should make the batmobile, then he actually DOES!... WELL! (nice!)!                                     Finding the arcsin in QBasic                                                                                                    Re: Finding the arcsin in QBasic                                                                                              3 How to Derive Inverse and Hyperbolic Trig Functions                                                                           " * Thanks. New programs coming!! :D                                                                                            V *Jack, i posted a reply,  if you send me the file ill compile it. bjp20003000@yahoo.ca                                        R In 2D platform games - How do you let your character walk up a stairchase or hill?                                            : It's been a while since I've experimented with 2D games...                                                                    F * I'll make a Mario styled one within a month- maybe even tomorrow! :D                                                        T We love ya Kris but you're too damn slow...Only three or four new programs a week...                                           Something Mario styled...                                                                                                     8 I never studied pre-calculus. I studied post calculus...                                                                      	 Zee World                                                                                                                     Z *Thanks Kristopher, this threas is closed for me! Sorry I reacted so late, I was on holida                                    & problem with GET/PUT with sub routines                                                                                        $ A couple of possible explanations...                                                                                           what about......                                                                                                               Now I see why you wanted OR...                                                                                                # found problem, but unable to fix it                                                                                            *Add DEF SEG before the END SUB                                                                                               N Bob made a good observation, but did you know you could also remove the DEF...                                                ' We could fix it, if you just post it...                                                                                       4 Which raises a question I have about CALL ABSOLUTE..                                                                          ! Hey Bob, I just stated that -lol.                                                                                              um                                                                                                                             My illusions are shattered...                                                                                                 ? yeah, I've read that it's important. It just doesn't seem to be                                                                Here is my code (URL)                                                                                                          Here is link to my code                                                                                                       , I got it, but know have a different question                                                                                  . Try this code and change the background colors                                                                                B You can leave the time sub alone and just add a color change to...                                                             REDIM arrays                                                                                                                  ' *doesn't $DYNAMIC have a &quot;$&quot;?                                                                                       Y You are correct Grasshopper! Or what did Kwai Chang Caine say when he entered the temple?                                     H *Quick as you can, snatch the &quot;$&quot; from my &quot;DYNAMIC&quot;.                                                       *$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$                                                                                                              Wow, Ted has fast hands!                                                                                                      % ********************** you forgot LOL                                                                                         7 Watch outTed or I'll grind your bones to make my bread!                                                                       	 Screen 0?                                                                                                                      URL to chess game:                                                                                                            Y *Actually, Ted, Pete's chess board/pieces are excellent considering they're in text mode.                                     9 Actually Ted, Bob is a genius...URL (I finally found it!)                                                                     ) Re: ********************** you forgot LOL                                                                                     V * All those &quot; ****** &quot; and you left out the &quot;*&quot; in front of Re:lol                                        	 Problem..                                                                                                                      LINE INPUT instead of INPUT                                                                                                    Re: LINE INPUT instead of INPUT                                                                                                You're welcome. :-)                                                                                                           @ Strange fact: You can force QB to allow commas while using INPUT                                                              A *Yes, interesting. But, I stil prefer LINE INPUT for most things.                                                             W Veery Interesting...but shtuupid! (R/W laugh In circa 1970) Actually rpg, COOL FIND!...                                        OK, how do I get my sound port?                                                                                                Three solutions...                                                                                                            L *IRQ 17? I think most DOS stuff expects IRQs from 0 to 15? I might be wrong.                                                   Sorting 7 numbers                                                                                                             G *reinventing the wheel... :-D Well, here is one I wrote tonight...(URL)                                                       Q *If it is homework I would love to see the teachers face when that  is submitted.                                             7 *It reads a bit like homework but you need nested loops                                                                        Only  7?                                                                                                                      ! &quot;intentionally complex&quot;                                                                                             
 It wasn't?                                                                                                                    > *Very nice sort method. That is much more efficient than mine.                                                                 qbasic program                                                                                                                 Re: qbasic program                                                                                                            C Or as someone once said...Why settle for 'lousy' code? Sort Repost:                                                           G Re: Or as someone once said...Why settle for 'lousy' code? Sort Repost:                                                       A *LOL, I love it..............lot better than the one I posted Mac                                                              Matrices and Qbasic                                                                                                           = * That would be an array, not a matrix. Dim a(1 to 2, 1 to 2)                                                                 O Correct. However, I strongly recommend starting most arrays with an lbound of 0                                               * *What is the reason for doing that Michael                                                                                     Yeah. Start talking                                                                                                           J *I agree with Mac, I wonder what Sigmund would have to say about this one?                                                    W I don't know any Sigmund, but I'd say somethin's wrong wit dat boy. Needs to loosen up.                                       P Unless I am mistaken, it is weird on QBASIC's part to even allow an lbound of 1.                                              9 *Good. Like I thought. It is only a matter of preference.                                                                     ( *and don`t believe everything that you C                                                                                      S *Especially if it's hobby programmers who are not logical enough to start with 0s!!                                           . *I am a hobby programmer and also very logical                                                                                " Maybe I didn't emphasise it enough                                                                                             I agree Mac!                                                                                                                  * if it's about typing, why not use DIM A(4)                                                                                    F Michael, you need to get to the soda store fast and buy more straws...                                                        
 gameboards                                                                                                                    \ Re: 'This sort of &quot;off by one&quot; counting can be the bane of any programmer's life.'                                  D actually, we kad a good fuss about this in Distractions a while back                                                          ' Because the programmer WANTS to use 1-n                                                                                       + Re: Because the programmer WANTS to use 1-n                                                                                   0 *you're familiar with the OPTION BASE statement?                                                                              - *I am now  also collection starts with base 1                                                                                  You can't add a matrix                                                                                                         Can i join this site?                                                                                                         Y No, we're full up...(LOL - there is no joining here, just post, read, search, and enjoy.)                                     	 lol.. YAY                                                                                                                     ! *yes, welcome. We all learn here.                                                                                              Returning specific file names                                                                                                  Try asking at a FreeBasic site                                                                                                C If you are talking LFN (Long File Names) it gets pretty involved...                                                           G Re: If you are talking LFN (Long File Names) it gets pretty involved...                                                       M As long as the code is in QB and not Freebie (lol) you might want to post it.                                                 Q Re: As long as the code is in QB and not Freebie (lol) you might want to post it.                                             * if you can help me then go to this website                                                                                     I responded in the old thread.                                                                                                0 Is this a QBasic bug or have I missed something?                                                                              ; *In QBASIC 1.1, it results in a string with 433 characters.                                                                   9 *Also works in the copy of QBASIC 1.0 that you host here.                                                                      Works for me...                                                                                                               % * Thanks to all for all the tests :-)                                                                                         ! I can't reproduce your results...                                                                                             = ...perhaps you have some hiden control char in your string...                                                                 + Mac: please post the output of this program                                                                                    You found the bug! Thanks!!                                                                                                   T *Antoni found it. Btw, the output of my prog is hexidecimal, so spaces appear as 20.                                          J Chr$(0) is NULL and will not show up with an INPUT# statements; however...                                                    " Yep, thanks. Michael gave the hint                                                                                            V *Sure - but why settle for a 'lousy' hint when you can get an actual explanation! LOL.                                        6 I had not thought about it until seeing Antoni's post.                                                                        & * You stand on the shoulders of giants                                                                                        G Position of Key$ = INKEY$ and IF key$ = CHR$( ... / Best Game Structure                                                        This is the real problem                                                                                                      A The position depends on the game sort of game you want to make...                                                             R If the solution depends per genre, what is the best solution for this(Raycasting)?                                            Q *For multiple posibilities, I would prefer a SELECT CASE block to a bunch of IFs.                                             ' OK, I have done that but it don't works                                                                                       , The Simple Action Game Structure, of course!                                                                                   I tested your code...                                                                                                         = *I've no explanation, but I'm glad you fidured it out, thanks                                                                 @ *But I guess it's still too slow, sorry i forgot to type my name                                                              
 Experiment                                                                                                                     The reason it now works                                                                                                        ???                                                                                                                           ; Remove the line DO UNTIL INKEY$  = &quot;&quot; : LOOP  but                                                                   _ I've got it; it should be: do until H$ = &quot;&quot;: H$ = INKEY$: LOOP, thread can be stopped                               ! *Sorry I've forgotten the aterisk                                                                                              idk if this is possible                                                                                                        Settle down Beavis...                                                                                                          sry.. didnt help much                                                                                                          Clock                                                                                                                          Just an example                                                                                                               8 *Sorry leave the $ off of start$ it should be a variable                                                                       HELP 1 MORE TIME                                                                                                               HELP                                                                                                                          0 Change  my first line to start = TIMER  and then                                                                               lol sry 1 last time                                                                                                            do you have aim?                                                                                                               Forget the GOSUB routine                                                                                                       DUDE THANK YOU SO MUCH..                                                                                                      
 uh... lost                                                                                                                     Position                                                                                                                       omfg plz get on aim                                                                                                           # not everyone uses Instant Messenger                                                                                           
 lol im sry                                                                                                                    / use an integer value and compare the start time                                                                                what?                                                                                                                         * Yes, but don't forget a midnight solution!                                                                                     thnx                                                                                                                          Q You don't need to adjust it, as long as you don't play your game around midnight.                                              i think roy did that                                                                                                          : The random location was written to a variable, was it not?                                                                     I dunno about Sunday?                                                                                                         E Been there, done that...Also, funny way to calculate leap years here:                                                          Re: HELP                                                                                                                      I Okay, still not sure about &quot;speeds up the clock&quot;, but try this:                                                     - dude lol wow thank you.. how did u do that...                                                                                  you're welcome.                                                                                                                lol..uh.                                                                                                                       Something like this??                                                                                                          thnx alot man i owe u 1                                                                                                       ( *Nice one Michael I will leave you to it                                                                                       *thanks.                                                                                                                       is this possible?                                                                                                              yes...                                                                                                                        
 its will be..                                                                                                                 
 also.. lol                                                                                                                     something like this?                                                                                                           lol uh..                                                                                                                       also..                                                                                                                        3 it sounds as if you didn't copy the code correctly.                                                                            thnx                                                                                                                          & hey, drew, lots of things are possible                                                                                         not what you asked for, but                                                                                                   " Must I optimize everything you do?                                                                                             pardon?                                                                                                                       O I think the one you posted looks better in SCREEN 12, but would need re-sizing.                                               # im sry can i not ask for help here?                                                                                           $ Who hates you or told you to get out                                                                                           i know..                                                                                                                       how do i...                                                                                                                    The problem is GOTO...                                                                                                         Re: how do i...                                                                                                               
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 Scan codes                                                                                                                     YESSSS!                                                                                                                       9 *Great Jack! Tell your Dad happy birthday from all of us.                                                                     	 O no dang                                                                                                                     7 If you realy have QB 4.5, it has a built in compiler...                                                                       " *I had a feeling it Miight be that                                                                                            
 This may help                                                                                                                  semi working                                                                                                                  2 *If you send me the file i will compile it for you                                                                            - One last error in actually compiling the data                                                                                 ; I won't be on for the next few weeks until the end of April                                                                    *cya                                                                                                                          D Here is a strange one...Device Unavailable error with FILES command:                                                           try running scandisk                                                                                                          8 Run Scan Disk? What a &quot;lousy&quot; idea; however...                                                                      + Well that's certainly a lousy error message                                                                                   A not lousy, and I meant number of characters, not directory levels                                                             2 Scan Disk, lousy...Limit to 66, good! More info...                                                                            3 * How do I write the output of FILES to a variable?                                                                           
 U-Don't...                                                                                                                    ' walk through matrix: textmode 3d (URL*)                                                                                       , * Whose Steve? Should we prepare for battle?                                                                                  J Steve - You know, the guy from Blue's Clues... Well, oK, not that Steve...                                                     * I just put my armor on! :D :P                                                                                                TIME START/END                                                                                                                 There is another way...                                                                                                       $ You could do it one second at a time                                                                                          D *true, but the first delay will almost always be less than 1 second.                                                          R * Well, anytime you first access the timer it isn't at the beginning of the second                                            9 * Why would it be shorter........ it is an integer value?                                                                     \ Why not use MC's &quot;non-lousy&quot; handy dandy event timer...It's perfect for birthdays!                                  & no need to take it so personally, Pete                                                                                        ( Get the &quot;f&quot; out of here---&gt;                                                                                      	 Erm, Pete                                                                                                                     Q *That's a job for the Confused Word Police. Besides, 'are' dept. is under-funded!                                              *LOL                                                                                                                          ! What does the asterisk mean? Cool                                                                                             O *It means &quot;I'm dangerous, don't click me!&quot;  (I.e. this post is empty)                                               4 *In other words, your post should have had one, Ted!                                                                           *LOL                                                                                                                          $ Well, I guess I don't get asterisks!                                                                                          # Cause I'm new...............neener!                                                                                           I * Don't be such a weiss guy, Ted.  Keep it up and you'll be seeing stars.                                                     I ****Now you've gone and done it Ted. You got Solitaire-u-a-new-one upset!                                                      *Rofl                                                                                                                         0 I am having a problem getting the output correct                                                                              = * Is this problem #3 from part 3.9 of your book (page 89)? :D                                                                 * *Since I think we have the same book... :D                                                                                    # * Ignore Asterisk | Read Message :|                                                                                           8 Text above. (Do not use the *)  What book are you using?                                                                       This Book...                                                                                                                  6 *The line defining NP should come before the use of NP                                                                        * *Sorry Kristopher  the asterisk put me off                                                                                    > Your book must be out of print.  What is the publication date?                                                                6 # Haha. I'll bet someone thinks that's an asterisk. :D                                                                        = *Interesting.  I wonder why the book is not on their website.                                                                 V I think I finally found a practical use for MC's oh-so-accurate 24+ hour time delay...                                         My First Raycast (DONT LAUGH)                                                                                                 G *Please end your previous threads with &quot;get lost &quot; or thanks.                                                       ( *Ignore the asterisk there is a message.                                                                                      V *I have an argument after loop until. And why should I end my messages wit 'get lost'?                                         LOOP UNTIL needs an argument                                                                                                  / Sorry I've misunderstood your previous reaction                                                                               5 * Above post has no text, should have an * before it.                                                                         
 Hi, RubyNL                                                                                                                    Q *Ow, thanks you've explained it, and sorry i haven't closed them, now i've got it                                             Z *Good Ruby, although I would've laughed my asterisk off if you replied to Mac  'Get lost.'                                    9 *&lt;&lt; Sorry, but could you please answer my question?                                                                      * This reply above is mine                                                                                                    E I had another quick look and your LOOP UNTIL line does make sense but                                                         Z *If you push F4 after clearing the error message you will see that something is happening.                                     Negative array coordinates?                                                                                                   U *xx and yy should be negative since I use them also for looking to x1, y1 from x5, y5                                          I'm not arguing with you                                                                                                      8 Here's the code from a toturial I used it for my program                                                                      R I've made another, and it works, but I still don't know the problem in my previous                                            8 My Web Site and New Program are Online! (* Urls, mostly)                                                                       QBasic site in Portuguese                                                                                                     C My pop-up blocker went muy blastico but other than that, nice site!                                                            Flashy graphics, but                                                                                                          * qbasic 1.1 does not support quicklibraries                                                                                      Any body know bout cooling fans?                                                                                              9 *I once had this problem and used my wifes hairdryer lol.                                                                      DC fan yes, AC fan no.                                                                                                        , Have you tried plugging it only half way in?                                                                                   *LOL!                                                                                                                         ( Be alert to dust plugging your heatsink.                                                                                      V *I don't think that's why Ted has three daughters... and dust in Texas? Who'd-a-thunk!                                         This forum gets confusing                                                                                                     K *Yes, and while you're at it, please write to Mac about changing the FONTS!                                                   % LOL at Pete's inside joke. Well, ....                                                                                         Q *You would know if someone replied by the date of the last post for that topic :)                                             > * &quot;Date&quot;? - I don't gotta show you no STINKIN' date!                                                                 * I get it Mac you are nosy LOL                                                                                               0 How bout putting how many responses you get, LOL                                                                              	 Seriously                                                                                                                     A Added a &quot;cheat&quot; function to the Kriegspiel Referee Demo                                                             ' * Survey: Who besides roy has tried it?                                                                                       H *Is your site big enough to cope with the response , if not contact.....                                                       *tried it. Looks good.                                                                                                         Talkn to serial and USB ports                                                                                                 @ Jim, you might try experimenting with the info in this thread...                                                              3 Who is the greatest QB game programmer of all time?                                                                           9 What Pete neglected to mention was that First Prize is...                                                                     C Sure, -I suppose you could call Windows a game (of chance, anyway).                                                           I *Oops! Sorry, -he said QBasic game.  Still, it was fun to think about it.                                                     , relsoft or v1ctor but thats not the point...                                                                                  " oh yeah, game programmers... um...                                                                                            
 Code question                                                                                                                 G LINE INPUT and INPUT are limited but you might try something like this:                                                        Cursor Question                                                                                                                qb help                                                                                                                        Sure...                                                                                                                        Thanks                                                                                                                         Possibly...                                                                                                                    Good point Pete LOL!                                                                                                          " * Blue alternating with Olive Drab                                                                                            1 The cursor will change to the working color if...                                                                              Cursor still white                                                                                                            Y Are you trying to question TheBOB? What are you tryin' to do, bring back the Inquisition?                                      Very strange, Mac...                                                                                                          S Only reason it would be white instead of cyan is if you are running it in a window.                                           W Re: Only reason it would be white instead of cyan is if you are running it in a window.                                       A Check Aflac's email, also, use the arrow keys to move the cursor:                                                             $ There is more than one retiree here!                                                                                          ; Funny but unfortunately true story about window flashing...                                                                   U *Sorry to rag on your equipment Mac...We all know your monitor is 'State of the Arch'                                         > On second thought, 'State of the Ark' might have been funnier.                                                                J In Mac's case, it's strictly state of the Arrgh! However, question for Mac                                                     Answer of srots for the bob                                                                                                   D *That's Cyan. How is that different from what the rest of us see? :D                                                          + *Mac's monitor gets 'purble?'  I'm jealous!                                                                                   $ Ha! That's not quite what I meant...                                                                                           Experience?                                                                                                                   X *Thanks. Don't have a clue if your monitor is okay, -sounds like a weak gun (R, G or B).                                      Z *By which I meant, since you say your monitor is OK, I don't have a clue (seems like CRT).                                    0 Which brings us back full circle to this post...                                                                              1 Sounds like a bad monitor. Try swapping monitors.                                                                              Thanks for the info                                                                                                           4 *when I dim mine, red and brown become very similar.                                                                          S If you're concerned about color but wish to maintain a high degree of 'dullness'...                                            LOL                                                                                                                            RS232 comunication                                                                                                            < Maybe for a 9x but I think you're out-of-luck for XP/2000/NT                                                                   *(URL)                                                                                                                        L Interesting. One of the examples I posted is one that you apparently used...                                                  5 *Use a DOS boot disk, or use DR-DOS 7.01 inside Bochs                                                                         - marco...polo...marco...polo...marco...polo...                                                                                 $ how to upload images into quickbasic                                                                                          ' See this article by TheBOB for details:                                                                                        Bob's program saves bitmaps                                                                                                   * How can I get print-out on a laser printer                                                                                    Y Change the dilithium crystals in the warp core and set shields on max...Other than try...                                     " Why not just PRINT to a text file?                                                                                            : Re: Why not just PRINT to a text file?  Good point, Ted...                                                                     Mouse just won't quit                                                                                                         M Don't have the time to answer right now, but I do know what the problem is...                                                 $ Actually I don't need it to reappear                                                                                          > Yes, but if you hide it first, it should not take a chunk out.                                                                 Try this...                                                                                                                   3 I don't want to change screens, lose the image then                                                                            Thanks Pete                                                                                                                    You're welcome...                                                                                                              Morse for anyone interested.                                                                                                   Morse sending prog?                                                                                                            *Yes, very impressive!                                                                                                         Do you have a com port MAC?                                                                                                    Mac actually has a COS port...                                                                                                 Yes, but Mac                                                                                                                   This was my bug                                                                                                               
 Yet to try                                                                                                                    : Please help. I made a software program and I may get sued!                                                                    
 Time delay                                                                                                                    9 You must adjust timer for span before and after midnight.                                                                      How long is the span?                                                                                                         $ The length of the pause or delay but                                                                                          9 Yes ,also it will work for a delay of more than 24 hours.                                                                     B *Tthat should have had an asterick and come after Ildurests  post.                                                             *About 0.02 seconds.                                                                                                          3 No, how long after midnight is everything OK again?                                                                            *0.03 seconds to be safe                                                                                                       It is never OK again...                                                                                                       H I think Ted meant at what time can he start the program without worrying                                                       Also                                                                                                                           ABS() works as follows...                                                                                                     < *Quite agree and for 24hr + you would need a few extra lines                                                                  I why settle for lousy code, when there are better ways that are no harder?                                                     ; *Excuse me? &quot;lousy code&quot; You just crossed a line.                                                                     any new rivalries aside, pete...                                                                                              $ Re: any new rivalries aside, pete...                                                                                           *previous thread(URL)                                                                                                          *describe, acknowledge.                                                                                                       H *You insult my work and assume that &quot;I&quot; will elaborate? Wrong.                                                      & *I was preempting the spelling police.                                                                                          Why not exit do if t &gt;= 8400?                                                                                               OOPS 86,400 lol MY bad!                                                                                                        My bad all around                                                                                                             E *Why when IF t &gt; TIMER THEN  t = t - 86400 is all that is needed .                                                          Mac, you do a fine job!                                                                                                        mac eez just zis guy you know?                                                                                                 I am retire too!                                                                                                              O You can set the priority of NTVDM to low or below normal to decrease CPU usage.                                                I get lost in here LOL                                                                                                        A We have a search engine, but you have to use Google to find it...                                                             # Thanks, but I can't take the credit                                                                                            Question for Program Idea                                                                                                      Re: Question for Program Idea                                                                                                  Question for Program Idea                                                                                                     . * Sorry ,  I meant framecount/20, not times :)                                                                                 Here's a sample...                                                                                                             Program                                                                                                                       P Same problem as before, you're using more than two quotes in a DATA statement...                                               I have checked I think                                                                                                        $ Jack, are you reading the responses?                                                                                          	 been busy                                                                                                                      Do this                                                                                                                       ) Origanal program I had in the first place                                                                                     6 You forgot the RETURN but other than that, it works...                                                                         QBasic Homework HELP!                                                                                                         A Well this is probably the answer, but make sure you understand it                                                              Hi Jason...                                                                                                                   Z Well, as often happens, one person writes a reply and posts it only to find another reply.                                    2 Amazing! They actually teach this stuff in school?                                                                             My definition of silly...                                                                                                      Feeble?                                                                                                                        Lame Duck! LOL                                                                                                                	 Your cool                                                                                                                      Yet another way                                                                                                               ) Suprised at the feedback - Thank you all.                                                                                      Brzozowski, eh?                                                                                                               ' Re: Feel confident - although I know...                                                                                       = * Wow - Your reference is by Alipha (one of the old regulars)                                                                  stringspace corrupt                                                                                                           X *Yes: POKE randomly to the default segment (which holds strings). Please post your code.                                      F File selector doesn't work !! Help me Mac, Michael or any Basic Gurus.                                                        J Re: File selector doesn't work !! Help me Mac, Michael or any Basic Gurus.                                                    - I cannot get into subforum! Is the link down?                                                                                  I had no trouble                                                                                                              % I had another forum page still on LOL                                                                                         R Whaaa! &quot;I cannot get into the subforums!&quot;...Yeah Ted, quit being a baby.                                             No problem!                                                                                                                   % *That's a bit of a change of heart...                                                                                         % *read the post, not just the title ;)                                                                                          *I did, I was kidding.                                                                                                         ha - apologies in order then                                                                                                  A Yeah menn, it's about time you started treating newcomers better!                                                              pete your a baby!                                                                                                             ! So THAT's what your talking about                                                                                             Y *So THAT's where you've been, seeing other forums. We try to make it nice, yet you stray!                                      &lt;guilt trip&gt;                                                                                                            % Here is a Program that Uses the Mouse                                                                                         # *Very liquid and bubbly! Very nice.                                                                                            Lol.  It's addictive!                                                                                                           * &quot;Wand&quot;erful program.                                                                                                Neat! But I made a slight change                                                                                               That would be better. :D                                                                                                      E Mac uses then Mark Twain 1800, he bought it used from Ben Cartwright.                                                         V *My perfectly-functioning monitor cost me $40, -Mac doesn't have *that* kind of money!                                        J It may be more of a time issue than a money issue. Mac has  two nickles...                                                    X *If you can't buy a new monitor, just connect PC to Plasma Tv via Nvidia GF4 card. :P :D                                       Can't afford that 4 sure! LOL                                                                                                 % Well, the actual Monitor is very nice                                                                                         V *...That, and should it ever need repairs, it fits nicely in the trunk of Mac's Edsel!                                        8 the actual monitor (historical technical specifications)                                                                      K *mennonite, shame on you...enticing Mac to upgrade? You should be in sales.                                                    *LOL! Very funny stuff guys.                                                                                                  J It's partly Isaac Newton's fault, for taking so long to develop radians...                                                     *rofl - genius...                                                                                                              Why is the mouse always SADD?                                                                                                 ! hold on i think i can do worse...                                                                                             $ Yes, I learned better as I developed                                                                                           some tricks i found out                                                                                                        qbasic help ..... CD/DVD Drive                                                                                                 It may well be impossible                                                                                                     C actually windows handled cdroms before QBASIC / dos 5.0 came out...                                                           W Would you be happy just opening the CD tray? URL + some possible help to write to a CD.                                        Blast it! One change needed...                                                                                                 Delay in games                                                                                                                 Timer delay                                                                                                                   	 Good one!                                                                                                                     4 Delay's are easy, just as everything you know about.                                                                          % DEFINT needs a precise number!!!!!!!!                                                                                         J * Ruby ,your timer loop should work but remove  h$ = inkey$ from the loop.                                                    + It doen't work, too without the H$ = INKEY$                                                                                   H The prooblem is that my character walks further after I released the key                                                      P Try this delay loop demo, it will work. Post back any questions, if you need to.                                              ( If your program still does not work then                                                                                       One last attempt                                                                                                              Q If you alter the delay to 2 seconds , then hold your finger on the left arrow key                                             Z *Thanks, sorry that my reaction is so late, i hope you can read this now it's working cool                                    % Great ,sorry for my english reaction.                                                                                         Y *PS: it should be DO UNTIL INKEY$ = &quot;&quot;, and you don't have to post anymore here                                     ! Googlebomb the Qbasic forum!!!!!!                                                                                             Q * I think it's ranked high enough in Google. I found this place through Google :D                                              F**k Google                                                                                                                   . *As long as we're on Wikipedia, it's all good.                                                                                 MAC your a baby!                                                                                                              @ *We share heaps of code. Go to the Big Programs or FAQ subforum.                                                              2 everyone on the forum has the same policy on this.                                                                            $ oh, and you+are = &quot;you're&quot;                                                                                          $ Do you have a specific post in mind?                                                                                          ! Calling Michael, Mac, Budzynowski                                                                                             & &quot;con:&quot; doesn't work any more                                                                                         Mail client                                                                                                                   O *Mail client?  Does your mail box have a flag?  Or can't you hear the mail man?                                                Re: Mail Client...                                                                                                             Winsock                                                                                                                        maybe an URL                                                                                                                  > Here is the POP3 RFC, plus a bit of info about using QB for it                                                                
 OK, listen...                                                                                                                 
 Broken Fader?                                                                                                                  Well I tried this                                                                                                             & One problem I see right off the bat...                                                                                        # I've solved it, just something dumb                                                                                           H *Will what work? You still haven't said what you want the program to do.                                                      E I thought that was clear: It should be fading. But that's also solved                                                         ' You have the wrong number of increments                                                                                        Also                                                                                                                          0 Here is an analysis of your program as posted...                                                                               modification of parameters                                                                                                    % More on modification of parameters...                                                                                         ? Yes, because that makes it an expression instead of a variable.                                                               M *Thanks for that, Michael, -I never really thought of it, but it makes sense.                                                  *you're welcome                                                                                                               : Sorry i haven't read some reactions, It's bright to me now                                                                    B Demo of Kriegspiel Referee updated with Certified Display Routines                                                            1 * I just added User Instructions to the Demo post                                                                              litlle problem with keyboard :(                                                                                               J *So what you type does not display? Can you post a program that does this?                                                    A To Ildrest: Maybe he did post it, and noone can actually see it!                                                              How to control digit input?                                                                                                    Re: How to control digit input?                                                                                                *above code example modified.                                                                                                  Thank you, MIchael.                                                                                                            *You're welcome, and thank you.                                                                                               Z *hmm, in my example, &quot;max&quot; could have been 2... Not sure what I was thinking :-P                                    P Another way to validate correct input and erase wrong entry - reusable solution.                                              A *in case of any misunderstanding, mine is highly reusable as well                                                             ' * So it is - never said it wasn't.  :-)                                                                                       A *Reusable code should probably be placed in one of the subforums.                                                             # If it is a fewest lines competition                                                                                            There's no competition.                                                                                                       Y Roy's method works fine. His CLS statement doesn't 'cluter' screen. MC is on right track.                                     O *True.  VIEW PRINT would improve roy's code so the entire screen doesn't clear.                                               
 USE INKEY$                                                                                                                    
 Thank you.                                                                                                                    1 Qbasic Roman to Arabic Numeral calculator program                                                                              interesting specs.                                                                                                            $ QBASIC CALCULATOR-Please Help me....                                                                                          , Well, start a new thread for a new question.                                                                                  F okay, this sounds like homework, so, I'll try to help without cheating                                                        	 thanks m8                                                                                                                     
 Re: thanks m8                                                                                                                 9 Out of curiosity, what is you level of coding expirience?                                                                     " *You need more English experience.                                                                                            L No self-respecting legionnaire would ever want one, of course it's homework!                                                   Qbasic                                                                                                                        & Program original DOS in Basic PDS 7.11                                                                                         um, several things...                                                                                                         & i would like too to know what you mean                                                                                        ) I wrote a Check Register in Basic PDS 7.1                                                                                     U *Perhaps it's been corrupted? Do you have a backup copy? Do you have the source code?                                         Y Re: *Perhaps it's been corrupted? Do you have a backup copy? Do you have the source code?                                      No error messages...                                                                                                           maybe reading your files                                                                                                       Re: maybe reading your files                                                                                                   Re: maybe reading your files                                                                                                  * User Defined Data Types -- I don't get it.                                                                                    @ You are right. For that application, either would work. However,                                                              K *Also, you may want to guarentee that certain elements are adjacent in RAM.                                                    Cool!                                                                                                                         # *you're welcome. glad I could help.                                                                                           ' How to generate interference for morse?                                                                                       N *+ INT(RND * 100) ? That's all I can help unless you provide more information.                                                 Interesting concept                                                                                                            It can't be done                                                                                                               Conclude                                                                                                                       something like this?                                                                                                           QBASIC forum                                                                                                                   You have no idea                                                                                                              ? I like it this way. Little to distract the eyes, or waste time.                                                               O *it's more fun to guess what he meant, instead of just asking him to clarify...                                                hi guyz.                                                                                                                       Hi                                                                                                                             i could enter today                                                                                                           L OK, you're 11, starting a web-site and QB. Great, but do me a small favor...                                                  " The QB Help file can be confusing.                                                                                            N it can be confusing. Sometimes, its wording is _almost_ misleading, however...                                                 Now to scare you away, too                                                                                                     um haven't exactly started yet.                                                                                                I __LOVE__ QB help!                                                                                                           ^ *yeah, I meant &quot;Turbo&quot;... :-P... &quot;learnt&quot;? (yes, it's propper, but... :-P)                                C *Propper? (Sorry about the spelling war, but I really can't resist)                                                            * :-P                                                                                                                          Tell me about it!                                                                                                             A *Interesting.  So C must have gotten the | from an earlier model.                                                             ) you never miss the wet-behind-the-ears...                                                                                     Y *Actually, I think the problem is that we are no longer directly connected to qbasic.com.                                     5 you may be right about that. here's why i rule it out                                                                         ! I'm speaking for Mac here, but...                                                                                             9 We are linked to on the home page, but that isn't enough.                                                                     ? But really, we should have prominant links to us on every page.                                                               ! Kriegspiel Referee Demo available                                                                                             < * Demo updated to give referee calls when new player logs on                                                                   been a bit busy lately                                                                                                        Q * The &quot;Q&quot; in QBasic was funny, TheBob - LOL - Sorry I had to delete it.                                              *I totally understand.                                                                                                        ? Need another volunteer on the Kriegspiel Referee Project (URL*)                                                                And another one (URL*)                                                                                                        S *I yearn to have the time. Alas, I do not! But I'll have a look in a few days time.                                            Help with commands                                                                                                            $ *Download QBasic and then go to help                                                                                           Yikes!                                                                                                                         Comma                                                                                                                          Yikes!                                                                                                                        % An easier way is to use LINE INPUT...                                                                                          LINE INPUT and concatenating                                                                                                  I roy, your method is quite unorthodox and won't work with multiple commas.                                                       Re: LINE INPUT and concatenating                                                                                              ' Can QBasic read data from the Internet?                                                                                        Two methods that I know of...                                                                                                 ? *But could it read strings, numbers, and bmps directly offline?                                                               > *Thanks to those in the chat room... I got what I wanted... :D                                                                : *I'm going to make a simple web browser in a few days. :-)                                                                     Can you share the information?                                                                                                X Give a man a fish, you feed him for a day. Teach a man..../ Give Bill Gate$ a cabbage...                                      / Perhaps you can palette your way out of this...                                                                               U *Thanks I-man, palette works for color setting. One down , two to go. Help Uncle Bob!                                         - * I think the cursor only works for screen 0.                                                                                 ) I'm afraid this is one for The Riddler...                                                                                     G The Ritaliner????? But mennonite's retired, how will I find him? - lol.                                                        today i am a citizen of ritalin                                                                                               E *Have to go to  work, but for the ransom note, just add PALETTE 7, 63                                                         J Hey, thanks Bob! That gives me a NotePad-like writing surface in SCREEN 0.                                                    E Might as well give you and Ildrest an idea of what I'm working on...                                                          *Wow! Looks terrific!                                                                                                          *Add a WIDTH 80, 50 option.                                                                                                    Making a cool game                                                                                                            K That's a fairly subjective question. How about you tell us what you want...                                                    The right SCREEN mode                                                                                                         X *Screen 7 is fast and has pages; useful if the game isn't going to look that good anyway                                      0 * Okay, but I haven't had speed problems, though                                                                              ! Help making things move on screen                                                                                             4 Here are the basics of moving an object on screen...                                                                           Ok, 3 things you need to know.                                                                                                 Format for a Game Engine                                                                                                       Saving                                                                                                                         Like this...                                                                                                                  ; or, type &quot;a:&quot;, enter, to switch to &quot;a:&quot;                                                                    One issue...                                                                                                                   ?                                                                                                                             ) This probably doesn't exist,but I'll ask.                                                                                     5 I tried this decompiler on a ZIP .exe by mennonite...                                                                          Well, he gave it a good try.                                                                                                  d * ?&quot;L??? *rnid32 +  goto 1280  (Original QB code before decompilation = PRINT &quot;LOL!&quot;)                           Yeah,it's not free.                                                                                                            re:                                                                                                                            Right                                                                                                                          A disassembler wont work                                                                                                       Yeah I never liked that.                                                                                                       no kidding.                                                                                                                    It is something like this                                                                                                      There's something wrong.                                                                                                       Qbasic in Linux Enviroment                                                                                                    D Check out the DOSBox web-site and see if DOSBox will run on Linux...                                                          % * DOSEmu is a DOS emulator for Linux.                                                                                         @ *FreeBasic compiles on Linux, I believe. I'd suggest it over VB.                                                              	 SVGA text                                                                                                                      Difficult if not impossible...                                                                                                 just use a library                                                                                                             Not any library...                                                                                                            D *Yeah I used that 80x60 screen mode in my The Matrix effects program                                                           yes                                                                                                                            integration  with QB                                                                                                          3 This forum is about Q(uick)Basic, not QuickBooks...                                                                           9 LOL - Well Mac, you got your wish, the OP didn't 'grunt.'                                                                      *LOL@QuackBooks                                                                                                                just for those who don't know                                                                                                  weird                                                                                                                         : It sounds to me like you have a remark on the DATA line...                                                                     Tried                                                                                                                         W *The only other thing I can think of is a typo. Double-check your READ/DATA statements.                                        Oh, -another possibility...                                                                                                    I have never seen bright green.                                                                                               K Mac, I followed the URL, but it didn't appear bright green on my monitor...                                                   W *It's possible that in Options/Display, Current Statement is set to bright green (???).                                        Interesting                                                                                                                    would but...                                                                                                                   Here is whole program                                                                                                         ; Now we're getting somewhere. Posting whole program is good.                                                                    Still doesnt work                                                                                                             + As usual, you didn't post the WHOLE program                                                                                   W The last DATA line of BIRTHDAY and the second DATA line of DAD have extra &quot; marks!                                        cool                                                                                                                          	 Re: weird                                                                                                                      Jack posted the source (here)                                                                                                  You left out a detail, Jack                                                                                                    thats ok                                                                                                                      ) I Just  didnt think the data would matter                                                                                      As in...                                                                                                                       Try running with Data again.                                                                                                  	 BOO BUSH!                                                                                                                     + Believe me, Pete's code works, therefore...                                                                                   $ I did a hilarious Bush impersonation                                                                                          X Actually Mac, you made a slight error. It is Eof, not eof. Oh, and Bush is not stupid...                                      " Porgram to Alphabetize letters....                                                                                            I *Check Homework Help (top of page) However, alphabetize relative to what?                                                     M Re: *Check Homework Help (top of page) However, alphabetize relative to what?                                                 ! Very doable. If you post again...                                                                                             % Re: Very doable. If you post again...                                                                                         ' This must be 'bubble sort' at school...                                                                                       + Re: This must be 'bubble sort' at school...                                                                                   , Hopefully, you are permitted to use an array                                                                                  0 Re: Hopefully, you are permitted to use an array                                                                              * Where would I find a good Qbasic compiler?                                                                                     *Changing handles Jack?                                                                                                       : *Maybe Jack hit the road. This could be his offstage name.                                                                    
 Jack , FAQ                                                                                                                      * Mac, you are a very brave man.                                                                                               *?                                                                                                                         *Maybe  copyright laws ?                                                                                                      
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 Heh - Thanks!                                                                                                                  Why XOR is the default...                                                                                                     # Here's an example of XOR vs PSET...                                                                                            *Thanks for all the help guys!                                                                                                / *You're welcome (Pete, Michael, Mac and myself)                                                                                * Good show                                                                                                                   Z Re: Good show  -  From he whom stated '&gt; this is a qbasic forum, not an English forum.'                                      LOL - But there is a distinction                                                                                               Makes sense, but...                                                                                                           K Only the zero aspect of an XOR'd graphic doesn't affect underlying color...                                                    *Ah ha! Thanks again Bob!                                                                                                      job in background                                                                                                              maybe tricking                                                                                                                # You can, at least to some degree...                                                                                            Some wishful thinking. . .                                                                                                    E It depends on what you need done, but generally this is the method...                                                          QB Express #18                                                                                                                 how do I compile?                                                                                                              LOL                                                                                                                            heh                                                                                                                            * All true, I'm sorry to say                                                                                                   just stopped by to say                                                                                                        M *All present that were (fairly) clueless when they first came say 'Aye'. Aye.                                                 , LOL (And m.'s point was well taken, sort of)                                                                                  # and by &quot;help&quot; you mean...                                                                                            OK                                                                                                                            / yep- hey, what are we doing in this handbasket?                                                                                OK...                                                                                                                          &quot;The&quot; command                                                                                                       5 *use a semicolon to keep it from scrolling to line 24                                                                         
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 good point                                                                                                                    ( Sure. Or else just delete the whole line                                                                                       weird                                                                                                                          LOL                                                                                                                           2 *Join?  And here I thought I was a charter member!                                                                             k                                                                                                                             
 EXAMPLES 1                                                                                                                     large arrays                                                                                                                   I'll teach you to fish                                                                                                        Y *I'll teach you to golf. If you teach a man to fish, that's 10 min. he'll never get back!                                     4 *You can always try QB help. I can find it in QB 7.1                                                                          P *Go to the distractions forum-i posted something there which i need an answer to                                              M * Unfortunately, I am too lazy to provide the IP address, so forget about it.                                                  array indexing                                                                                                                 About array indexing...                                                                                                       1 Progress report on the Kriegspiel Referee project                                                                             B *I'll hook on in a few days unless schoolwork takes me by surprise                                                            $ Does anybody have a copy of rapid-q?                                                                                           Here...                                                                                                                        Good work, Antoni and....                                                                                                      i could download it                                                                                                            Yahoo Groups...                                                                                                                yes                                                                                                                           
 retirement                                                                                                                    C * yes! very good.  welcome to the club, mennonite from distractions                                                            *what does this mean?                                                                                                          *Yes, you've lost me too                                                                                                      $ *Will you still try my programs? :-)                                                                                          W *Glad to hear that you aren't leaving completely, maybe I'll visit distractions more...                                       2 Good luck mennonite, and may the force be with you                                                                            Q *Hey Mike, Ben has found the truth! &quot;VB kinda sux-just clicking really&quot;                                             < *I hope your manners have improved while you have been away.                                                                   Help with sorting                                                                                                              Help of sorts...                                                                                                               Re: Help of sorts...                                                                                                          F You were not expected to copy the code verbatim, but to learn from it.                                                        2 That is why I labeled it &quot;Help of sorts&quot;                                                                            ; Pete, instead of posting actual code for clueless students,                                                                    Re: Help with sorting                                                                                                         
 Not bad...                                                                                                                    A You did not declare an array.  You cannot do both READ and INPUT.                                                             B READ not needed, you have no DATA and that it would be used for...                                                            F Re: READ not needed, you have no DATA and that it would be used for...                                                        Q Post what you have and I'll find the error. BTW - I adjusted it and ran it, so...                                             U Re: Post what you have and I'll find the error. BTW - I adjusted it and ran it, so...                                         " Your code worked for me. Try this:                                                                                            ( * Or better yet, use UBOUND instead of n                                                                                      X In case I don't see your next post. Here is a clue how to sort from smallest to largest.                                      \ Re: In case I don't see your next post. Here is a clue how to sort from smallest to largest.                                  % need serious help with school project                                                                                         
 a start...                                                                                                                      To make it easier on yourself...                                                                                               Windows Media Player                                                                                                          # I'd think START should do the trick                                                                                           R The I-man beat me to it again! If you just want to use your default media player..                                             What about ME?  Is that a 9x?                                                                                                 M *ME is an extremely bastardised version of 98. I'd replace it with 2000 or 98                                                  *So how do I do it then?                                                                                                      
 *Poll(URL)                                                                                                                    % How to use COS SIn, degrees, pi etc.?                                                                                          SIN                                                                                                                            REPENT!                                                                                                                       D Hem! Please change your name, PETE, we all know its you (IP address)                                                          / *Ben, Pete was only joking. I found it funny :)                                                                               T *You are forgiven my son. Now go forth and multiply...or divide, subtract, whatever.                                           *Very funny...                                                                                                                - Funny, that. I just made a tutorial of sorts.                                                                                 & Should have posted 10 minutes earlier!                                                                                        # A &quot;Practical Application&quot;                                                                                           9 How to Derive Inverse (ARC) and Hyperbolic Trig Functions                                                                     2 *Very good , I have just added it to my favourites                                                                             Programming Contest                                                                                                           	 *Sorry :(                                                                                                                      importing BMP??  MID??                                                                                                         Yes.                                                                                                                            *Darn you MC!  Too quick for me!                                                                                              < I don't know how others do it... they may do it the same way                                                                  & not the whole image at once, of course                                                                                        # That's quite a project but for bmps                                                                                            You may find this informative                                                                                                  whoa                                                                                                                          
 Battle Engine                                                                                                                   *That is, if you are interested.                                                                                               Great                                                                                                                          Hold that thought                                                                                                               *I'll have the .zip up tomorrow.                                                                                               Ready                                                                                                                          Thanks                                                                                                                         What happened to the chatroom?                                                                                                 Try this (url*) for info                                                                                                       interesting...                                                                                                                ! I'll be in that chatroom until...                                                                                             5 it probably goes without saying (but not on my watch)                                                                          *The chatroom is up now :+D                                                                                                    Site for games source code?                                                                                                   	 What for?                                                                                                                     
 for school                                                                                                                    
 Read this.                                                                                                                     URL                                                                                                                            which is better                                                                                                               G They have different uses. Go to the Links and Downloads section and get                                                        Well                                                                                                                           Further on the subject                                                                                                        : this is EXACTLY the sort of thing i made *my* tutorial for                                                                    < Sure, I'll respond. You forgot the &quot;END SELECT&quot;...                                                                   I'm blushing underneath my cowl                                                                                               4 *WELL, you never explained it -only the source code.                                                                          = I think I understand. You're not talking about my tutorial...                                                                  Sorry...                                                                                                                       Sorry is right!                                                                                                                *I did and i thought it was OK.                                                                                               + FINE. Siddown, shaddap and appreciate this.                                                                                    Why do you even need DRAW?                                                                                                    Q that's almost like a c programmer asking &quot;why do you even need qbasic?&quot;                                             ! I never bothered learning DRAW...                                                                                             2 I second that. And trig is really easy!! Except...                                                                            X * LOL - Like asking a carpenter with a screwdriver &quot;Why do you need a hammer?&quot;                                      ^ ...or asking a QB programmer with a web-site, &quot;Why do you need to change the fonts?&quot;                                * Thanks mennonite..Thats the exact truth...                                                                                    U *I'm quite certain that TheBOB's tutorial DOES tell you what the DRAW commands are...                                           Tongue-in-cheek history of Basic                                                                                              U *i read the history of basic- were there jokes in it? i thought it was pretty good...                                          There were jokes                                                                                                              8 LOL at Star Trek stuff. I wrote a Star Trek program URL*                                                                      Q *Yes, I loved it! I recommend it to any Trekkie/Bakers and/or Humpty Dumpty fans.                                              *ROFL                                                                                                                          RSUROFLMAO @                                                                                                                  X QB programming style poll. Are you A) Plan it out on paper first or B) Run and gun: URL*                                      6 An interesting network54 fact everyone should know....                                                                         Screen 13 bmp loader                                                                                                          B Here's one that will work for all bitmap types and screen modes...                                                            F Re: Here's one that will work for all bitmap types and screen modes...                                                         The Best One Yet (IMHO)                                                                                                       ; Response to Michael on Program 5. I handed in 3 &amp; 4....                                                                   I &gt;he said he doesn't even know the coding I'm using in my programs,&lt;                                                     J oui, i've seen solitaire's code and it's ALL by the book- sometimes overly                                                    > *You aren't referring to Solitaire as &quot;he&quot;, are you?                                                                \ Early childhood studies? You better get good at computers, I started my son at age 2. #s&gt;                                  0 *Pete, don't tell me you can't spell 'precision'                                                                              A * Percissely! Hey I-man. Why did you have to edit your '*' post??                                                             B *Decided to change my name to Spelling Police for the fun of it :P                                                            6 Well, that's easier to spell than &quot;Ildrest&quot;                                                                        < *It does promote good English, and that's a wonderful thing.                                                                   Here here! (He...he...he.)                                                                                                    = *f . (Sorry, I'm suffering from a sever case of mennonitis.)                                                                 ' The above post is 100% kidding related.                                                                                        LOL, Glockenspiel...                                                                                                          % You just have to love the irony here                                                                                         E *he gave you the short list of aliases. His others are just as weird.                                                         # my fingers have tourette's syndrome                                                                                           ? Re: Response to Michael on Program 5. I handed in 3 &amp; 4....                                                                the Overflow error on line 200                                                                                                R okay, this makes it functional, but I'm not sure if it is exactly what you want...                                             *This is for project 6, btw                                                                                                   	 Slowprint                                                                                                                      Use a timer or SLEEP.                                                                                                         " Yeah, I've made somehing like that                                                                                            	 Slowprint                                                                                                                      Have a think about that.                                                                                                      
 Thank you!                                                                                                                    P FOR/NEXT delays run differently on computers. Time delays are more consistent...                                               * Good one, Pete!                                                                                                             
 Re: Slowprint                                                                                                                 = *This is misleading and useless. I'd nominate it for deletion                                                                 P whats WITH you r-group people? 5 min on and you're nomination stuff for deletion                                               My mistake! But still...                                                                                                       your post was better                                                                                                          8 Clearly, there's the same lesson in this for both of us.                                                                       huh??                                                                                                                          how about this then...                                                                                                        R *but for the full effect you have to picture it in the tibetan orange robe, etc :D                                            2 *just fyi, BadMrBox is a regular on the new forum.                                                                             you have to use LOCATE, I think                                                                                               - *there; is; another; option; besides; locate;                                                                                 2 This reminds me of the mind games at maths camp...                                                                            $ using shared dynamic arrays in a sub                                                                                           Ow,                                                                                                                           = Are you sure it wasn't an array already dimensioned error?...                                                                  Pehaps it is another array                                                                                                    & Oh, yes, about PRINT ASC(map(x, y))...                                                                                        * Re: Oh, yes, about PRINT ASC(map(x, y))...                                                                                    ? Say hello to my little friend - Mini Word-processor for QB URL*                                                                What is iBasic?                                                                                                                Reply: What is iBasic?                                                                                                        
 get freebasic                                                                                                                 ; QB will run, unless you have an XP 64-bit operating system.                                                                   N You need to get [download] Qbasic and double click the QB.EXE or QBX.EXE file.                                                 QBasic DOES run on Xp                                                                                                         ! Got QB working with DOSBOX but...                                                                                             ( *When you save from QB, use TEXT FORMAT.                                                                                      T Basil or anyone else who is interested in a BAT file to set XP NTVDM to low priority                                           Almost there...                                                                                                               ' *Click the Options menu, then Set Paths                                                                                       N Thanks but didn't work. Fixed it by putting the .bat file in same folder as QB                                                I You missed the first line of the BAT file that points to the directory...                                                     	 So I did!                                                                                                                     - Pete: CD changes directories, but not drives.                                                                                 " Scans of flowcharts... and a note.                                                                                             Amber...                                                                                                                      $ i think i was probably misunderstood                                                                                           So..                                                                                                                           Didn't need flowchart for #3                                                                                                   Thank you Mac! (Reply)                                                                                                         For Project #3                                                                                                                 For Project #4                                                                                                                . &quot;The professor makes us use numbers&quot;                                                                                < maybe on his planet they haven't moved past line numbers yet                                                                   thank you by the way                                                                                                          
 hahaha....                                                                                                                    X *Yo, does any of youse know where this mennonite guy is?  The boss sent me to whack him.                                      ; i'm pretty sure he doesn't swing that way, mr. toblerone...                                                                   	 * &gt;:-)                                                                                                                     X I best be packin a lunch. I hear Greenland's a long drive. Somewheres outside of Queens.                                      2 &quot;There should be only one error message&quot;                                                                              Re: Didn't need flowchart for #3                                                                                              A *I should have read all of your post. You had already noticed it.                                                             	 Project 4                                                                                                                     Q *Project 4... like Connect 4 except in 3D, projected onto a plane! (or something)                                             % I prepared a working program for you.                                                                                          Thanks Solitare!                                                                                                              ' Improved version of your project 3 code                                                                                       F &quot;If you use numbered lines, it all needs to be on one line.&quot;                                                        - Michael:  I may have been thinking of GWBASIC                                                                                 - *Amazing. I didn't know that. (about GWBASIC)                                                                                  Try it.                                                                                                                        And you will see                                                                                                              C * Actually, I had omitted the END IF line when I did it in GWBASIC.                                                            Yes,                                                                                                                          Y *Tried GWB. It promised lower taxes then started a war overseas. Crtl+Break failed. Help!                                     & Re: Scans of flowcharts... and a note.                                                                                        4 Project 4 and an additional comment DIM statement...                                                                           Pete... you are amazing.                                                                                                      a Thanks, that;s one of the &quot;A&quot; words I haven't been called lately. Some changes to #4...                             ' Pete... you're still with me... whew...                                                                                       : Yea! Both work, you might just want to adjust one space...                                                                    7 RE: Gee, that one must really bug the Sex Ed. teachers!                                                                       Y I'm not touching that with a 10' pole. And I'm not touching that with a 10' pole, either.                                     	 Project 5                                                                                                                     $ *also, the input must be upper case.                                                                                           For example                                                                                                                   ; Response to Michael on Program 5. I handed in 3 &amp; 4....                                                                   * This program is not GWBASIC compatible, as                                                                                    * aggravated... converting flowchart to code                                                                                     Drop the course                                                                                                                Eek.                                                                                                                           More importantly                                                                                                              E No interest in playing the violin? Now cut that out! Note to Amber...                                                         I as usual, pete has done a better job of speaking on my behalf than i have                                                     2 *it is shocking that schools still use flowcharts.                                                                            V *I think it's all right as an *early* aid to understanding the concept of programming.                                        D *haha, at least he didn't demand she punch her program into cards XD                                                          U If you read my post about my first chemistry teacher, he did make us use punch cards.                                         L *i'm pretty sure mac os started with some joker that spiked the punch cards.                                                   Hey guys, important!                                                                                                           *we wish you success.                                                                                                         C ... but there are those of us who would steer you from this path...                                                           	 *I agree.                                                                                                                     9 Does anyone know if there is a Qbasic CD and book for XP?                                                                     > no version of QBASIC, QB, or PDS was designed to work with XP.                                                                ) *excuse me. Links and Downloads, not FAQ.                                                                                      QB Download                                                                                                                   V The best book I can recommend for XP is: Paperweights For Dummies. OK, useful info&gt;                                        ) QuickBASIC 4.5 on Windows XP Home Edition                                                                                     ( Re: Ralph and problems running QB in XP:                                                                                      , Please explain how to make such a batch file                                                                                   it's a trick                                                                                                                  6 Like, when the capital of Assyria last won the FA Cup?                                                                         dos+gui=windows                                                                                                                I know that, sort of, but...                                                                                                    Re: I know that, sort of, but...                                                                                               Re: dos+gui=windows                                                                                                           : &quot;(And, why is the font Times New Roman again??)&quot;                                                                    > Re: &quot;(And, why is the font Times New Roman again??)&quot;                                                                4 Explained.......................................URL*                                                                           Reducing Flicker                                                                                                              % The simplest way to reduce flicker...                                                                                         Y *Great, now TheBob tells me. 10 years of practicing synchronized blinking down the drain!                                      *ha ha                                                                                                                        Z *It might be a good thing you've stopped, though. Think of all the small towns you missed.                                    ( Actually if you have A LOT of flicker...                                                                                      
 not using CLS                                                                                                                 , *Interesting thread, excellent link...(URLs)                                                                                  = *Great links to every version of MS Basics.  Mac: add to FAQ.                                                                  Troubles posting lately?                                                                                                       earth to steve                                                                                                                @ *by the way, 10,000 spam posts averages LESS THAN ONE PER FORUM.                                                               Spam                                                                                                                          E ...says the guy who offers the forum nothing but a url and an insult-                                                         ' Actually he has been around a LONG time                                                                                        actually i know                                                                                                                 It is true that his post is rude                                                                                              4 It is true that Mennonite, among others, posts a lot                                                                           I can second that                                                                                                              *thank you both                                                                                                               % No, everything still works for me. :D                                                                                         ( Not complaining, but just so you know...                                                                                      , Re: Not complaining, but just so you know...                                                                                   *you're welcome.                                                                                                              ? *Could the &quot;*&quot; be automatically added when necessary?                                                               W *Mac will get right on that as soon as he gets back from Font Hell. (Dante missed one.)                                       @ *Unless I am mistake, that problem is solved. See Miscellaneous.                                                              ! Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! :-o                                                                                              That's just because                                                                                                           
 * :-( Okay                                                                                                                     good tutorials                                                                                                                + *Go to  QB FAQ and also get yourself a name                                                                                   I Vista, I'm glad I missed ya! (Vista update in the Distractions Forum) URL                                                      CHR$(0) WHAT DOES IT MEAN.                                                                                                    @ *It means you have no character...Pete will explain in a minute.                                                              Y Hi Bob, welcome to the QB forum, where we do three shows daily. Here is some explanation.                                      The reason it's used                                                                                                           Keyboard scan codes.                                                                                                           *well this is quite odd                                                                                                       " ASCII Value of the Second Charcter                                                                                             yes                                                                                                                            * The Enter key is CHR$(13).                                                                                                  8 *Hey Bob, YOU'RE WELCOME!. I tell you we get no respect.                                                                      $ * Philosophy: what does null *mean*?                                                                                          $ *it doesn't mean anything, hehehehe!                                                                                          	 Thank You                                                                                                                      *You are welcome.                                                                                                             Y *Hey, it looks like Rodney was wrong. (No wonder he gets no respect.) You're welcome Bob.                                      $dynamic and large arrays                                                                                                      Re: $dynamic and large arrays                                                                                                 ' *tutorial for arrays up to 64MBS. (URL)                                                                                       " HELP - PETE! (Or any mouse expert)                                                                                            * Don't font around with my mouse routine...                                                                                    ; in lieu of making any jokes about &quot;turning on xp&quot;                                                                   ! Ah, so! OK - patience is the word                                                                                              you think every post is long...                                                                                               6 Ah so! Who you callin' an Ahso? Are you talkin' to me?                                                                        _ *mennonitesan utcase, hai- but &quot;ahso&quot; is where i &quot;gozaimashita,&quot; i think...                               , *80% of this thread is not about japanese...                                                                                   to hide/show mouse                                                                                                            D Mac, fixed your mouse woes. (DIM SHARRED VARIABLE) problem. URL*&gt;                                                          X For sale one &quot;R&quot; slightly used. If interested, pm the dummy in the post above.                                      + *I thought people only bought vowels! :P :D                                                                                   4 * Thanks! Except now I am psyched up to take a break                                                                          @ That's Mac's code for: The wife want;'s to go shopping tomorrow!                                                               OPEN;CLOSE;INPUT;WRITE ETC.                                                                                                    Re: OPEN;CLOSE;INPUT;WRITE ETC.                                                                                               " Need more info, but to be brief...                                                                                            A *Oops, I forgot to mention to use PRINT #1 in the APPEND example.                                                             ! RE: OPEN; CLOSE; INPUT; WRITE ETC                                                                                             % Heeey. How do you change fonts in QB?                                                                                         1 *Easiest: use MDA or Hercules. :-P (useless post)                                                                             - Cunningham, you've got some explaining to do!                                                                                 1 Re: Cunningham, you've got some explaining to do!                                                                             1 *Monocrome Display Adapter, and Ellipse is right.                                                                             H That only explains the 8x8 Character box, which I was alreay aware of...                                                      @ I know there's some way, but I don't remember where I saw how...                                                               Thanks CG...                                                                                                                  L *Simple! download a routine for it! You can find them at petesqbasicsite.com                                                   noise                                                                                                                          Not THAT again!                                                                                                               P * do: sound 327, 0.1: loop until inkey$&lt;&gt;&quot;&quot; 'don't include the *                                               Types of BASIC                                                                                                                D If you're interested in game programming, don't choose PowerBASIC...                                                          1 In which program languages can one open a window?                                                                             D for making a program that runs in a window, i prefer rapidq over vb.                                                           RapidQ memory leaks corrected                                                                                                  You probably want FreeBASIC.                                                                                                   Whats wrong with visual basic ?                                                                                               + imo, VisualBASIC has a large learning curve                                                                                   4 *C/C++, on the other hand, has a very secure future.                                                                           VB                                                                                                                            E *not to mention that vb is a big, useless, festering pile (imo...) :P                                                          good things about vb                                                                                                          0 *The VB6 runtime environment is a free download.                                                                              Z * i think all runtime environments are free downloads.. if the runtime wasnt free thatd...                                    M * Hmm.. i  think visual basic is better then QBASIC but it is harder to learn                                                  Not better, just different.                                                                                                    MARIO IN QB                                                                                                                     Sprite Masks and the Color Black                                                                                               what is FF2?                                                                                                                  T *FF2 is Final Fantasy 2, an old 2D RPG.  Font and color, what it looked like before.                                           divisible number                                                                                                               Brain...                                                                                                                       Re  Michael Calkins                                                                                                            prime numbers up to 50                                                                                                         Primes and line 10                                                                                                             thanks for help                                                                                                               V *Opps. Sorry for misspelling your name. (Ironically, Brian is a name I should know...)                                        B *Oops, sorry you misspelled oops! (Ironically, so did I, once. :-)                                                            M Please do some of the work yourself, post the code, and we will can help you.                                                 $ more memory/larger arrays: need help                                                                                          ) I'm afraid you're out of luck, however...                                                                                     ( Re: more memory/larger arrays: need help                                                                                      & Why is there a memory limit in QBasic?                                                                                         Strings                                                                                                                        $dynamic statement                                                                                                             It makes arrays dynamic                                                                                                       ! Here is a URL* that might help...                                                                                              About my chat bot's logging...                                                                                                $ i have a better idea - three of them                                                                                          U I'd like to discuss this a little, but since this isn't QB related, lets move (URL *)                                          It's a Network54 option...                                                                                                    . The Miscellaneous should be like Distractions?                                                                                6 *Indentations? We don't need no stinkin' indentations!                                                                        D *yeah, we haven't done enough to #### with the forums' settings yet!                                                           asking for some help..                                                                                                        $ You need a more complicated program.                                                                                           hmm                                                                                                                            Checking for case                                                                                                             : Your code just missed the correct conditional statement...                                                                     adding to what Pete said...                                                                                                   U *100% of posts about what percentage of posts are not qb related- are not qb related.                                         T 100% of useless replies about useless replies about useless replies [OVERFLOW ERROR]                                          " *It's me in a netcaf, by the way.                                                                                            ( Ildrest mispelled his own nickname? :-)                                                                                       I'd positively love to!                                                                                                       9 If your going to leave out a letter, try the  next time.                                                                      LOL                                                                                                                            :-(                                                                                                                           $ I imagined the purpose of encryption                                                                                          * i got friends who post in the wrong places                                                                                     hammering the last nail in                                                                                                     Guys, Guys,...                                                                                                                 I would enjoy that challenge.                                                                                                  Well, not prohibited by police                                                                                                 * :-D                                                                                                                          *heh.                                                                                                                         L * Looks like I must have started something 80% of the time.  (Or it is 20%?)                                                   we're having fun-                                                                                                             5 holy #### a QB post, that should make EVERYONE happy!                                                                         2 of course i thought about this but i didnt' try it                                                                            6 Re: of course i thought about this but i didnt' try it                                                                         bitwise logic NAND                                                                                                             bleh@ie6                                                                                                                      ' I reread your post. You don't need NAND                                                                                        *heh.                                                                                                                          *bug fixed in 2nd demo.                                                                                                       = *over 80% of this thread IS related to qb (i'm just sayin...)                                                                 1 mennonite.bas is a long filename, Mr. DOS person.                                                                             Y *well then mr. ildrest, stick it on a fat16 partition with lfndos or a fat32 with fdos32                                     1 *LOL! MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! What about SIRMENNO.BAS?                                                                             V *Hey I-man! (mennon~1.bas) I noticed that to, but I didn't have the heart to tell him!                                        : * already knew - most iki files have long_filenames too :P                                                                    W Well, menn, you got the proper use of too in your post, that's more than I did in mine.                                        i have three shells i made.                                                                                                   : Sounds like more tha a couple of weekends worth of work...                                                                    [ too late, menn os will probably become a lite version of menn os called &quot;ikikeys&quot;                                    (pathos logic indeed, btw)                                                                                                    . *QBASIC is older than VFAT, which allows lfns.                                                                                8 *2nd demo slightly optimized (removed the IF statement).                                                                       Wrong, I was                                                                                                                  : i beat michael on his own binary / boolean turf! whoo hoo!                                                                     another thing:                                                                                                                D Space, the final 'font'ier. These are the voyages of the QB forum...                                                          " *lololololololololol!!!!1!!!!!1111                                                                                            B *Data: Why are we arguing about fonts when the Borg are attacking?                                                            F because here in the 25th century we do everything &quot;onscreen&quot;                                                        9 lol@&quot;have uhura take that thing out of her ear&quot;                                                                     $ data isn't practical enough for that                                                                                           *Data? - Darn TNGagers!                                                                                                        i resemble that remark!                                                                                                        TNG was a superior show...                                                                                                    , * Over 80% of this thread is not QB related.                                                                                    *correct. :-\. (partly my fault)                                                                                               jesus, start a forum.                                                                                                         1 * I'm glad to see you got unstuck from your guns.                                                                             H *? &quot;WRONG pete, please make all posts in the form of qb code.&quot;                                                      $ Out of curiosity, DIM AS question...                                                                                          9 Just what we need on this forum, another DIM AS question!                                                                      *yeah, i love hip-hop...                                                                                                      2 It must be a constant, either symbolic or literal.                                                                             Well I'll be a Mac's nephew...                                                                                                2 *lol. you're welcome. Sorry if I wasn't tactful...                                                                             new foss tool for win98 *URL                                                                                                  N Actually, that's three projects. but whose counting? Oh yeah, I am. FOSS what?                                                 dude, just get freezip.                                                                                                        *I see.                                                                                                                       * i thought you would enjoy this a lot, pete                                                                                    A we don't need so stinking badges - &quot;chiropractitioning&quot;                                                             N *they're not very competent, though- they meant &quot;no stinking&quot; *sigh*                                                 *I see.                                                                                                                       ? *q. what did pete say when he fell on his bare ass in the snow?                                                                *LMHO                                                                                                                         : *well, more like &quot;GMHC&quot; but glad you liked it :)                                                                     I see.                                                                                                                         i see!                                                                                                                         *I see.                                                                                                                       , * Over 80% of this thread is not QB related.                                                                                  C Any ideas for a more elegant solution? (on topic, for a change :o))                                                            Elegant                                                                                                                       T *Are you looking to be able to 'add' bad word exclusions to the program as it grows?                                          . Yes. And it's just silly not doing it properly                                                                                3 instead of using if then if then if then if then...                                                                           ' instead of using case case case case...                                                                                        bah, @ data statements                                                                                                          DATA statements would be best...                                                                                               Re: Elegant                                                                                                                   G You could use 1 instead  of -1 without changing the way the code works.                                                       K Re: You could use 1 instead  of -1 without changing the way the code works.                                                    You gotta believe                                                                                                             = *OPEN &quot;CANOFWO.RMS&quot; FOR BINARY AS #1 LEN = INFINITY                                                                 " The reason is really quite elegant                                                                                            = *Michael, that makes two bottles of aspirin you owe me today.                                                                 = My mistake; sorry for the confusion:  TRUE is -1; FALSE is 0.                                                                  *-1                                                                                                                           X @ Mac: Shouldn't it be &quot;ELSEIF BadWord%(Words(Word%)) THEN&quot; ??? ( note the % )                                       Hmm... RETURN WITHOUT GOSUB ?                                                                                                 7 This error happens when you have something like this...                                                                        I messed up                                                                                                                    *-1                                                                                                                            just so you know...                                                                                                            Thanks for the info but...                                                                                                    N You're welcome. My example did not work... It would have on the other computer                                                + No, it is due to some changes in Network54.                                                                                    I don't think so                                                                                                              : * I have no idea how WORD handles it.  Maybe it's UNICODE.                                                                    M *looking at the saved file with a hex editor/viewer would tell the hex value.                                                 * You are goint to want to add a database...                                                                                    U 'goint' Look, I made up a new QB statement. &gt; going. Anyway, N54 solution I use...                                         . Re: You are goint to want to add a database...                                                                                 *You're welcome.                                                                                                               Thanks alot guys!                                                                                                              Need another volunteer                                                                                                        W Can't, I have lawn care issues. Someone with lic# IOR R5T did donuts on my 'font' lawn.                                       + Mac:  This new Arial font is all WRONG!!!!!                                                                                   ' Enough with all this 'font'ificating...                                                                                        Mac's getting frustrated :-(                                                                                                  2 *LOL - Diagnosis. &quot;Chron'ic Fatigue Syndrome.                                                                            G *Treatment for CFS - A trip to Flordia, to find the 'Font'ain of Youth.                                                       / *Use some other font-it sux-try times new roman                                                                               U *times new roman is what you saw for the past 36 hours when mac put &quot;ariel&quot;                                         V At this point it's not the font size; it's the missing serifs that delineate the text.                                        F she's right, it wasn't arial. but she's wrong, it wasn't serif either.                                                        _ url-repaired version of &quot;she's right it wasn't arial but she's wrong it wasn't serif&quot;                                ####ing hell                                                                                                                  0 I'm sticking to my guns.  theBOB, are you there?                                                                              + interesting. I like both Verdana and Arial.                                                                                   S *10-point Times New Roman (with serifs, like any roman, as opposed to gothic font).                                           9 *btw, this is 10-point Arial, a gothic (sans-serif) font.                                                                     U *Incidentally, I have a bitmap of the original forum layout, if anyone  wants a peek.                                         A *The Community Forum main page: Verdana, inside, Times New Roman.                                                             / *By 'main page' I meant the Index of Subforums.                                                                               ) Exactly.  The inside was Times New Roman.                                                                                     4 Re: I'm sticking to my guns.  theBOB, are you there?                                                                          1 ALT+ENTER suddenly freezes QBasic?!? NOT cool :o(                                                                             
 M$ Happens...                                                                                                                  Nope :o(                                                                                                                      0 Just deleted 1.1 and installed 4.5, same problem                                                                               Rebooting DID solve it...                                                                                                     F If the soldier won't salute, you must reboot! (Run - it's OJ!!!!!!!!!)                                                        J Re: If the soldier won't salute, you must reboot! (Run - it's OJ!!!!!!!!!)                                                     Yep, that's the right game.                                                                                                   - I've got a Mr. Microsoft and I just loath it.                                                                                  Might be solved...                                                                                                            # The compatibility issues are these:                                                                                            double dutch treat                                                                                                            ' Thanks for the info. I grew up in LA...                                                                                       + Re: Thanks for the info. I grew up in LA...                                                                                    90210...                                                                                                                      * hate site? LOL You are in the right place.                                                                                    D I know! Thanks Mac, I just needed someone else besides me to say it.                                                           Not a code thing actually                                                                                                     E Don't encourage him....There are enough Wingbats around here already.                                                          You mean CliniClown.ttf ?                                                                                                     0 not that exact problem, but something similar...                                                                               Trying to make Pong game                                                                                                       hello                                                                                                                         $ hey i'll even throw in an extra hint                                                                                          - *Point ( ) returns the coordinates of a pixel                                                                                 - *Sorry mennonite I responded at the same time                                                                                 % * Yeah, I hate when that happens. LOL                                                                                         * I need a programmer to pimp my web-page...                                                                                    S pete, there are no words for how much i hate you right now... but there are tags...                                           * oh, forget you lot, i fixed it myself *URL                                                                                    R *I'm sorry you feel 'menn'ipulated. That's 'arial' shame. Better 'lark' next time?                                            
 * :P:P:P:P                                                                                                                    6 Well, surely no QBasic newbie will bother to stop here                                                                         *consult the faq :P                                                                                                           B i guess you were being faeseeshus... fae shees ush and saysh: *URL                                                            2 My Java code transfered to Qbasic *Pete look here*                                                                            ) Translation of your Java code into QBasic                                                                                      Your sort was ok after all.                                                                                                   . Some sorting and randomizing examples in QB...                                                                                 QB Express #17 is here!                                                                                                       E I'll get right on it... As soon as I finish my Martha Stewart Living.                                                         N *and if you haven't seen 'apostrophe issue 1 yet, you should go to QBE see it.                                                I Question: Who just signed in as: twinboyz4me (and are congrats in order?)                                                     F * Mac, why did you change the font to san serif?  It's harder to read.                                                         And the fallout continues...                                                                                                  
 Test 67231                                                                                                                    ! or maybe it's just the font size.                                                                                              Just do what I did...                                                                                                         	 I do this                                                                                                                     : It seems this option &quot;simple table&quot; has defaults                                                                    < If the font-size is preset, then it is the wrong font-style.                                                                  @ Re: If the font-size is preset, then it is the wrong font-style.                                                              0 I shot the serif but I didnt shoot the Arial...                                                                              5 * The font used in the previews is a serif-type font.                                                                         / For the last hour, ALL fonts are serif fonts...                                                                               P *ugh, eyestrain. just go back to arial... it's what we had HERE for all of 2005.                                              Z this is what the main forum looked like a few mo. ago with arial- font doesn't strain eyes                                      mac alert: another setting typo!                                                                                              Z *Don't listen to menn, just his Little Mermaid fetish talking. Actually I like Arial font.                                    X *yes, arial IS good, but it only displays if you spell it the way the font is spelled :P                                       You shot the Sheriff?? :P                                                                                                     ( *But they said it was in self defense...                                                                                       :)                                                                                                                            ) To all people concerned with forum format                                                                                     ; * Ahh, that's much better! Serif font restored.  Thank you.                                                                   W *you should be sorry! freakin no-good danes! all they do is mess up our forum settings!                                       = Now turn the Gray back into blue and OMG you will be through!                                                                 $ So I guess my monitor's ok after all                                                                                          N It will be. Just give it plenty of fluids and keep it's cathoid tube elevated.                                                8 *Oops, wrong form of 'it's' change to its. (Pete tired.)                                                                      9 *My monitor decked me once for touching its cathoid tube!                                                                       it never was serif to start with                                                                                              T Thanks for pointing that out - I just changed &quot;ariel&quot; to &quot;arial&quot;                                           My computer wont run things                                                                                                   A &quot;baby, i know i've been respectable- but i can CHANGE!&quot;                                                             : 'Pete, mennonite and many other respectable members'...LOL                                                                    = *i know, right? must be another &quot;mennonite&quot; here :)                                                                  *Thanky                                                                                                                       / Need help with a QBasic program from scratch...                                                                               3 Re: Need help with a QBasic program from scratch...                                                                           A Funny, you and I posted at the same time. Here is a suggestion...                                                              *proof he's a masochist...                                                                                                    8 First see theHOmework link at the top of the forum page.                                                                       Saving to External Data Files                                                                                                 ) welcome back, i can answer the file stuff                                                                                     - by the way, if you DO want it all spelled out                                                                                 1 Re: by the way, if you DO want it all spelled out                                                                             - Re: welcome back, i can answer the file stuff                                                                                  re:                                                                                                                            Re: re:                                                                                                                       : zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzoom--------------------&gt;                                                                    > Re: zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzoom--------------------&gt;                                                                @ Comedy Central Welcomes its newest stand up act - Basal the rat!                                                               pull my strings                                                                                                                qb 1.1 was free with windows??                                                                                                	 IT report                                                                                                                     5 *Please check mennonites answer to your previous post                                                                         / *Sorry, I don't smell what the Rock is cooking.                                                                                i confess...                                                                                                                  5 one of the more universally handy features of menn os                                                                          I need your help                                                                                                              d *see&quot;homework help&quot; or have your accounting dept. deal with it. we need to see SOME effort                          N Where can i get some help with how to use qb 7.1 I have now idea how to use it                                                R Re: Where can i get some help with how to use qb 7.1 I have now idea how to use it                                             dude.... seriously                                                                                                            * *okay. Sorry for the incorrect assumption.                                                                                    & This looks like a job for the I-man...                                                                                        M I'm under the impression that PDS is not 100% backward compatible with QB 4.5                                                 S Maybe mennonite could settle this debate. Oh wait, he doesn't have PDS, he has PMS.                                            three lines to do cls?                                                                                                         Specifically                                                                                                                  R Re: Where can i get some help with how to use qb 7.1 I have now idea how to use it                                            - Why am I using V 1.1 if there is a V 7.1?? :D                                                                                 > Dave's Top Ten List of why you should NEVER switch from QB 1.1                                                                 LOL!!!!                                                                                                                        LOL!!!!                                                                                                                        don't listen to mac                                                                                                            just to avoid confusion                                                                                                       
 *mais oui!                                                                                                                    Y * because PDS 7.1 (Professional Development System) has several bugs. Use QB 4.5 instead.                                     T *It does? OK, name 10...[Paul, get ready to write these down for tomorrows list...]                                          5 *what do you mean &quot;it does?&quot; who wrote it?!                                                                         O *Bad file name errors will also occur if you're trying to access a closed file.                                                in michael's defense                                                                                                          ) Try this-7 east steps to learn QBASIC 7.1                                                                                     Y *Hope he doesn't live on the eastern seaboard. 7 'east' steps could get him into trouble.                                     7 *Or the western ridge of the grand canyon (((((((( :-O.                                                                        *Seven EASY steps, thank you                                                                                                   XP quandery                                                                                                                   W zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzoom---------------&gt; Negative Wingman, the pattern is full.                                        * Is that a no??                                                                                                              : pretty much. this is how i work around that sort of thing:                                                                    4 What part of 'crash and burn' didn't you understand?                                                                          # I'll take that as a no but maybe...                                                                                           % *Good luck Wingman - Come back often.                                                                                          Mac, dadgumit...                                                                                                              M I just noticed that was gone today. I still like the old format better too...                                                 E the view all option is probably still available via stupid url tricks                                                         W *Tune in next week for more Late Show - Stupid URL Tricks with your host mennolatenite.                                       , they weren't as stupid as i used to think...                                                                                   Restored                                                                                                                      	 *oh well.                                                                                                                     * hey, you forgot to undo one improvement :)                                                                                     typo... reasable=readable                                                                                                     & Hallelujah  - Now quit fonting around!                                                                                        
 just for pete                                                                                                                 5 *yes, pete, i kno its u. you aren't Father Pete!!!!!!                                                                         + *Zoinks! Another Scooby Doo mystery solved.                                                                                   . Read this Mac! (And all the other programmers)                                                                                S *And the other reason: Im impressed that people make websited and forums for QBASIC                                            :-)                                                                                                                           & I doubt people will switch to GWBASIC.                                                                                        K i don't want to be blamed for michael's views on that, so i'll counter them                                                    True.                                                                                                                         O yeah sometimes they compare switching to fb to switching from line number basic                                               / *[see mac?] actually it's &quot;******bag&quot;                                                                               Q *Well, people have different tastes. I think that GWBASIC, FreeBasic and LOGO suk                                             @ *i can respect that. and i TOTALLY agree as far as logo :P blech                                                              Z Ok, everyone, plz use THIS post only to reply to stuff about my website/questions etc.....                                    ! Calling Mac Packing and Moving...                                                                                             , *KK. BTW, what do u mean  about a  gardener?                                                                                  $ *The leaves, you removed the leaves.                                                                                           tempting mac with more *URLs...                                                                                                * Well, maybe just one                                                                                                         Help With WAVs!                                                                                                               ) *it works for me correctly in windows98se                                                                                     R *XP doesnt work with that command-it wont play any music. It will work on 98 or 95                                             try this                                                                                                                      ; Screw knowing where the file is. Let DOS find it for you...                                                                    Thanks                                                                                                                        ! Only goes to the HOMEPAGE my ASM:                                                                                             , Oooh. Remove the &quot;play&quot; part... :)                                                                                  & *and the skies are not cloudy all day!                                                                                        ' Change the PlayWav sub to the following                                                                                        I have a new program!!!                                                                                                       9 *Well, a brief description of what it does would be nice.                                                                      Instructions                                                                                                                   Here is a Screenshot                                                                                                           Has anyone tried it yet?                                                                                                      L New QB program to put fear into those who wear aprons with their capes! URL*                                                   *Now cut that out!                                                                                                            % *Sorry Jack (Bob) your IP is showing!                                                                                         + I have a programming final tomorrow! Help!?                                                                                    Dang!                                                                                                                         ; I can't answer those for you, but maybe this well help out:                                                                   @ Dice Simulation Game &gt; (I needed a confidence booster today.)                                                              K seeing that it is already over, and Pete has answered 1, here is the other:                                                   # my version of the other assignment.                                                                                            Yet another - LOL                                                                                                             K *Nice, but I had a hard time reading the output. Could you change the font?                                                    * Getting right on it!                                                                                                        * *Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! :-o                                                                                     * LOL                                                                                                                          issue?                                                                                                                         Pythagorean triplets                                                                                                          " This will generate unique triplets                                                                                            ) This will generate the Hooper Triplets...                                                                                      Max size of a QBasic program?                                                                                                  get ready to be disappointed                                                                                                   I see                                                                                                                         ' *'People's Republic of Wonderland' LOL.                                                                                         Wait, did you say textadventure?                                                                                               Sorry, didn't see your reply                                                                                                   you're welcome                                                                                                                 using overlays                                                                                                                 Cool                                                                                                                          
 High Priority                                                                                                                 F that's a great template- whoever chose the border colors was inspired.                                                        Z *Thanks for the compliment! I am not goiong to be adding a forum-there is only 1 true foru                                    $ i agree on not having a forum per se                                                                                          . Benjamin, you need to add me to the credits...                                                                                 KK!!                                                                                                                          X LOL -No need to include me but I think it would be nice if you made that one correction.                                       *I designed it in FireWorks                                                                                                   M *Never tried it, but I do love Dreamweaver, another great Macromedia product.                                                 . *I know! Im going to learn Dreamweaver soon...                                                                                 you designed that?                                                                                                            ! To late varmit, I stole um first!                                                                                             : Yes, but the proper use is 'too,' and even Sam knows that!                                                                     *Grammar                                                                                                                      V LOL - LIke I stated, you wouldn't believe my day. I'd forget my own name, if it wasn't                                        @ *Yes, i designed it! I can make something for ur site if u like!                                                              ? with all due respect to your really attractive spiffy-cool site                                                               Z *Thanks menno. All i want is the link put up! You can steal the downloads 4 all i care!!!!                                     *yay!                                                                                                                          scan code and basic                                                                                                            it's kind of silly.                                                                                                           X there should be a michael calkins alert .......................ASM only maybe in hex? :)                                       Consult the QB_FAQ                                                                                                             DUH!!                                                                                                                          scan code and basic                                                                                                            Off the top of my head:                                                                                                        Isn't Wikipedia great?                                                                                                        	 *abiword.                                                                                                                     3 *abiword too if yu'ra gonna rite an ardical fur it.                                                                           O *completely straying from the topic, why dont you try it? its only 5mb and gpl.                                               - yyyyyep. i wrote 2, and another is on the way                                                                                  *Wikepedia sux                                                                                                                b *k, it&quot;sucks&quot;because 1 it's free, 2 it's useful, 3 it's fast, 4 it works on any browser?                             Wikipedia sucks?!?!?!                                                                                                         + *No no no, our friend said wikEpedia sucks.                                                                                   + I hope I forget I ever read your post, NEWK                                                                                   J Wikipedia is just one big Pocket Fisherman. Don't let it hook a 'Mac'kerel                                                    2 Made some Glochenspiel progress. Check site (URL*)                                                                            
 *likewise :-D                                                                                                                 M *I share Mac's concerns. I have read many articles, but not modified any yet.                                                 S If you have to unplug your electric fence to get your dial-up connection to work...                                           5 I think the fence charger is not the primary culprit.                                                                         3 AT&amp;T (American Thieves and Thugs) lie? Never...                                                                           7 Re: AT&amp;T (American Thieves and Thugs) lie? Never...                                                                       @ *I posted the code on homepage of freewbs.com/qbasic-programming                                                               Segmentation confusion                                                                                                          i found this, plasma357 wrote it                                                                                              W We need a call sign for MC. Does anyone know which CHR$() combo would make a red truck?                                       R * |=o=|~\o wait no he has an suv right? :D \,[ O    O \]_,soylent green is people!                                             Thanks guys                                                                                                                    Re: Thanks guys                                                                                                                *Thank you Michael                                                                                                            3 *call sign: MKL$(&amp;h9b249b24) 'just kidding. :-P                                                                            flying rotating thebob signal                                                                                                  a bit different                                                                                                               O *mennonite, I've told you a 1000 times, keep your cat away from the bat signal.                                                I am honored...                                                                                                               Y Don't get to all teary-eyed on me now Batman - I'm back with a new program - Jokers Wild!                                     ' aha, now we must fight to the death! :D                                                                                       8 Don't sugar-coat it, just say what's on your mind - lol.                                                                      ; There are a couple of detection methods in graphics mode...                                                                   A &quot;Lots of fun, although I'm conflicted when playing it.&quot;                                                             
 couple things                                                                                                                 W *Thanks. Hey, just noticed TheBob online. What are odds he'll make Bat Sig. shoot back?                                       H batman doesn't kill. typically he just saves someone and joker gets away                                                      R *You spelled missile wrong. You left the 2nd i out. That's as Freudian as it gets!                                            < *ach, people are too focused on zee &quot;i&quot; anyvays...                                                                  ( Refined Joker vs Batman Program a bit...                                                                                       Very nice. Incidentally...                                                                                                    E Replacement easy in text mode. Probably difficult in Graphics Mode...                                                         : if quality isn't a top priority, it's TOO easy in screen 9                                                                    ) Here's a SCREEN 9 paging example (URL)...                                                                                     A *Thanks for your help Bob, I bet I can learn something from that.                                                             / Daves Top Ten Reasons why NEVER to help Pete...                                                                               K You should have read Dave's list, Bob. Now Riddle me this... (Program URL*)                                                   
 Wonderful!                                                                                                                    ? *Yeah, don't get him started! Now go to bed for goodness sakes!                                                               V Finally, You know great artists need their sleep. Hacks like me can stay up all night.                                         if qb was as fast as c                                                                                                        K *No! Leave it right there. Any response would be fine, but yours was great.                                                   % 2:59 AM? You must really be Batman...                                                                                         . lol! Actually, I have no set sleep schedule...                                                                                R $71,000? You were robbed! (I hope you sold it to that guy from one red paperclip.)                                             Speaking of Buffalo...                                                                                                        1 They had something called a Blue Law back then...                                                                              they still enforce that                                                                                                        *I say let them eat cake!                                                                                                      menn os                                                                                                                        Help!!!                                                                                                                        create arrays with DIM                                                                                                         Re: Help!!!                                                                                                                   ? hi new, we have another guy here that goes by that name as well                                                                Untitled                                                                                                                      . *hi, i was kidding of course. welcome again :)                                                                                  oh you might try this link: *URL                                                                                              9 *Thanks anonymous! I would never have caught that error!!                                                                     3 If there is a post on another topic like Benjamin's                                                                            dear ben                                                                                                                      " just to avoid any futher confusion                                                                                            Z *WELL, if u want to talk abt non qbasic stuf on these forums, go to the distarctions forum                                    & *I think distarctions are distractions                                                                                        W the distractions forum keeps long non-related threads from cluttering up the main forum                                       M How to use DIM SHARED properly in cmbi with SUBs (very basic question indeed)                                                 , i understand, i knew a bird named polly, too                                                                                  H *sorry, Fawlty url, it was http://network54.com/forum/188265 actually...                                                      ^ *and don't worry about it, &quot;basic matters&quot; are pretty much the point of the forum...                                ) found the problem (a little thing indeed)                                                                                     * I can do that even if you're registered...                                                                                    2 Oh Btw how do you 'break', when trapped in a loop?                                                                            2 no, we do silly questions. it's a very silly forum                                                                             my hovercraft is full of eels                                                                                                 ; do you waaaaaant...to come back to my place, bouncy bouncy?                                                                     Sitting on the table eating nuts                                                                                               germans? starlings?                                                                                                            would be just for fun                                                                                                          &quot;Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V&quot;                                                                                                 S throwback to old dos text editors - borland hotkey compatibility etc used to matter                                            *DIM Action AS STRING * 100                                                                                                   	 answer me                                                                                                                     ) Maybe no one answered you yet, because...                                                                                      Answer                                                                                                                         mennonite's reply                                                                                                              but the short version is!                                                                                                     P *Valid (although I just said it wasn't mentioned, not that it should have been).                                              $ At your age, 3 things are important:                                                                                          = *shoot. I replied to the wrong post. Meant to reply to James.                                                                 K *3 things plus learn from someone else how to spell 'experiment' correctly!                                                   d *i *misread* it as &quot;at your age, 3,&quot; and thought &quot;damn, that was mean and unneeded!&q                           qbasic                                                                                                                        V Guys, he's only 10. How can he understand any Zen-Boobist comments when he is only 10?                                        ! knows no age the buddha mind does                                                                                              nose no age?                                                                                                                   You want Zen - Try this...                                                                                                    M &lt;div style=&quot;poetry-form: haiku&quot;&gt;ihatecsszengarden&lt;/div&gt;                                                 + How can i get ASCII symbols to work in QB??                                                                                   U *PRINT CHR$(###) -See Help/Contents/ASCII Character Codes for the characters/numbers.                                         Q You can't unless you promise them health care. I would just outsource to India...                                             ; *Blast it. Beaten to the reply by the Caped Crusader again!                                                                    *joo ah a veddy veddy bad man!                                                                                                 RPG request                                                                                                                    *sure                                                                                                                         I *ty. looked at your code: can't spot anything wrong w/ your array, sorry.                                                     B you cannot understand how excited i am - this is a QBasic program.                                                              of course it all started here...                                                                                              4 Don't know what the deal is, but it makes nice tiles                                                                           The program is unstable.                                                                                                      / I think he was trying to say something about FB                                                                               < I'll ask Scotty to get busy and fix the Univeral Translator.                                                                  = sometimes you wanna go... where everyone makes you look sane!                                                                  Try adding a pause.                                                                                                            what, like this?                                                                                                              A No, no, no.  INKEY$ doesn't work.  It will not pause the program.                                                             1 when all else fails, test the code in question...                                                                             L in fact, as michael once pointed out, you're wrong on another count as well:                                                  H for those interested in michael's statement, here is proof he is correct                                                       arrow keys?                                                                                                                   ) that's a clever hack: i've never seen it.                                                                                      what a stupid typo.                                                                                                           Y *So, if you add this PAUSE sub to 'menn os' program, what will it be called: mennospause?                                     d no, but if you run that&quot;shutdown&quot;prog in a for next step -1 bc your head hurts it would be                          D *Eeks, I just ran it that way. Quick, get me a Midol and a Snickers.                                                          
 *snickers*                                                                                                                    / *INKEY$ is almost always used inside of a loop.                                                                               + *yeah, still pretty much useless otherwise.                                                                                   J *how come the universal translator never worked on kirk or scotty, anyway?                                                    K *The circuitry simply cannot adequately compensate for obvious over-acting.                                                   F here mac, i made the faq page match the &quot;new&quot; scheme :) *URL                                                        
 oh yeah...                                                                                                                    2 * Keep getting anglefire problems (server not up?)                                                                             *damn, lemme try...                                                                                                           2 *worked fine over here, i'll just email it to you.                                                                            2 angelfire is bogus - Can anyone download that zip?                                                                            , Just downloaded it. Took all of two-seconds.                                                                                  1 my favorite michael calkins quote of all time is:                                                                              Interesting (to you and Pete)                                                                                                 " if you're really that curious, mac                                                                                            ; *Mac, what version of Internet Extorter are you using, 4.0?                                                                   - * IE 5.5 (I still suspect the provided - Cox)                                                                                 < I have 5.5 on Cox on my 98 and it works fine, just tried it.                                                                  @ Re: I have 5.5 on Cox on my 98 and it works fine, just tried it.                                                              0 *why not indeed, didn't pete tell you he's nuts?                                                                               zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Boring!                                                                                               / the only thing more boring than firefox hype is                                                                                one other thing                                                                                                                You talkin' to me?                                                                                                            8 you shouldnt handle all your epistemology with qbasic :P                                                                       it's been several days now                                                                                                    A Nice ah goin' varmit, 'epistem' off alright!  For Mac and menn...                                                             9 the only problem with your formula is that mindy won't...                                                                      WGET downloaded OK                                                                                                            9 ah ok i was wrong it wasnt ie it was nt all along- lol...                                                                     @ No it's: zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzoom---------------------&gt;                                                              W *yeah he deleted the last post called that- now my miramar tower post makes no sense :P                                       K -------------------------------------vvOvv (Dammit O'hara, turn it around!)                                                   ( -.. --- ... actually you want point(x,y)                                                                                      1 If it would make it easier for you to use, yes...                                                                             D * :P ! i thought he meant for testing it on grafx features, not text                                                          @ Patches? Yikes - You weren't kidding, you really are Bill Gate$!                                                              D Here are the patches (Patches?!! We don' need no steenking patches!)                                                           Attention NEWK                                                                                                                1 This forum is being taken over by Comedy Central.                                                                             ! counterpoint: jane you (kidding!)                                                                                             S * http://www.network54.com/Forum/13959/search?searchterm=counterpoint&amp;sort=date                                           0 * wow, that screwed up the index for a while :+P                                                                               *yeah, yeah, sorry!                                                                                                           ( *kinda like your name message in chat :P                                                                                      Z *Funny, I have to wade through a lot of 'New Years Eve' programs to find something useful.                                     ssssssssss (ouch.)                                                                                                             bottom line:                                                                                                                   * LOL                                                                                                                         . *eh, ascii stupid question, get a stupid ansi.                                                                                1 Help with a screensaver (no URL since it's small)                                                                             T *It waits until it plays the whole song before LOOPing...I need it in the background                                          P *check the faq - pretty sure there is something in there about background music.                                              . Are they special brownies??? Here, try this...                                                                                E Or, if you want the screen saver effects to start before the music...                                                         Z *Huh, Vindication must be on vacation. Hello Vinny, don't make me go all Soup Nazi on you.                                    - &quot;Are they special brownies&quot; code...                                                                                 ? You must have us confused with the game show, Name that Tune...                                                               * *25 years, eh? bon voyage! only 20 for me!                                                                                     *Menn, you newbie!                                                                                                            I *Hi, Please Tell Me How To Make An OS With Qbasic The Dos One Is Too Old!                                                     : *Why by not making an OS, weedhopper. Goodnight Singapore.                                                                    > Go to the Magasines and othere QBASIC Forums for a new QB site                                                                 I'm sure that's fun                                                                                                           R *ya Q basic, the pompous omnipotent basic that picks on jean-luc picard all day...                                             help with programming                                                                                                          well it's almost that simple-                                                                                                 8 the other thing is not so much about qbasic, but windows                                                                      . Maybe TheBob can fix it -----------------^^0^^                                                                                P *&quot;It always pays to plagiarize... never let any code evade your eyes!&quot;                                              O * Quoting some guy I used to like to listen to, eh. (On Russian mathematicians)                                               U so don't shade your eyes but plagiarize plagiarize plagiarize! only but to call it...                                          I'm not sure I can help, Mac...                                                                                                LOL - to tempt you                                                                                                             can we use solitaire?                                                                                                         ^ Let's see. First I read Mac's 'draw nude woman&quot; then I see menn's, can we use solitaire?'                                - *negative, ghostrider, the pattern is full...                                                                                  *LOL                                                                                                                           I could be wrong,                                                                                                             b the copy of &quot;basica.com&quot; and &quot;basica.exe&quot; hosted in our dl page *are* gwbasic.                             Well I'll be...                                                                                                                Converting from basica                                                                                                        > *Before the spelling police arrive . Wether is a castrated ram                                                                C &quot;wether is a castrated ram...&quot; ooh i am SO stealing that!                                                           d *yeah its a lot more difficult to ram stuff then &quot;i don't know wether i'm a ram or not...&quot;                           *yes.                                                                                                                         $ BASICA is &quot;Advanced&quot; BASIC                                                                                          
 what a guy                                                                                                                    4 can we kill the chatroom from the index for a while?                                                                           *huh?? I don't get it...                                                                                                      Z *the forum index has been clogged on and off by chatroom spamming - it's off at the moment                                    . *it's not a new problem - it's worsened lately                                                                                 well                                                                                                                          + &quot;they are often quickly replaced&quot;                                                                                   0 Much better improved version of New Year program                                                                              A *on the 5th day of new year's solitaire gave to me: 16 LED's!!!!!                                                              GRGRRRRRRAAAAUUUULLL!!!!                                                                                                      
 Bill Gates                                                                                                                    C Mac, you're missing it. Bill is just buying the stairway to Heaven.                                                           P *there's a religion that involves getting on board dolly parton? god be praised!                                              Z *Somehow menn, I just knew that post would attract your attention but then again, I'm a 7.                                     *sorry, i was being a boob.                                                                                                    *That makes two of us.                                                                                                        6 *harhar! tell pete to stop &quot;cloning&quot; around!                                                                        L from one of the most interesting articles i've read in a while (quote, *URL)                                                  - make sure you know where the money goes first                                                                                 0 ...You do have a computer running Windows right?                                                                              & Don't hurt the computer, repair the OS                                                                                         Winamp? Never heard of it.                                                                                                    b by the way benjamin, what bug i mean invasion of priva i mean &quot;feature&quot; brought this on?                             *what doesn't work on 98 or 95?                                                                                               Z *much as i think it's better than xp, as much as many don't, 98 isn't without bugs at all.                                    = Can someone help me with my unworking formula program? (URL*)                                                                 : Fixed part of it, see if you can use that to fix the rest.                                                                    ) Thanks a lot man! Works like a charm now.                                                                                     N You're welcome. Good luck with the rest of the project. Here is CHAOS.BAS URL*                                                H *The crazy part is, it actually DID fix the program after I fixed 1-4 =]                                                      O *LOL Maybe Solitaire should download a copy and give it to all of her students.                                               % too late, bill uses that all the time                                                                                         S Texas beat USC? - Well at least we know where MC is. He's running my Jim Beam prog!                                            I am a UT alumnus                                                                                                             L Well, UT must stand for Utah, because Texas was ahead 16-10 at the half URL*                                                   Thanks for the URL                                                                                                            2 Do you have ESPN? There is a re-broadcast. INFO...                                                                             * Thanks for the info                                                                                                          I don't like football.                                                                                                        M You don't like football DIE! - lol, just kidding. Could you repost the URL...                                                  * Thanks for reminding MC                                                                                                     I *No problem. I'm trying to join some of these modules together right now.                                                     ] *by the time I made the &quot;I don't like football&quot; post, I had already posted the URL.                                 ' *football - that's like rugby isn't it?                                                                                       = *Is it possible to make a program GOTO the value of a string?                                                                 ) *By the way, GOTO VAL(c$) doesn't work...                                                                                      Not directly in QB...                                                                                                          *GOTO c% doesn't work either...                                                                                                That is not what I meant...                                                                                                    Oh...but how does that work?                                                                                                  @ For the example you just posted, SELECT CASE is a better choice:                                                               It works like this                                                                                                             You need to use a label.                                                                                                       Combinations Program Help                                                                                                     / Please click on &quot;Homework Help&quot; above                                                                               A Pete (or anyone): graphical elements for a chess program (URL)...                                                             & NOW I see where you've been lately....                                                                                        Y *CHESSUBS is the post right below the graphics utility (I should have titled it CHESSUBS)                                      Should have guessed!                                                                                                           Funny you should mention it...                                                                                                B *I lightened the dark squares a little. Try copying it again, Mac.                                                             Or if it still doesn't work...                                                                                                2 Oh, yeah. If you change the dark squares to red...                                                                            % Unbelievably MUCH better on my screen                                                                                          Colors                                                                                                                        D &quot;What ever happed to standards?&quot; LOL. Microsoft happens...                                                          W *not to mention that such things are designed to explode when they &quot;crash&quot;...                                       4 * I think it's time for Mac to upgrade his hardware.                                                                           Actually                                                                                                                       Wow, that's fantastic!                                                                                                        7 *Glad you like it (yeah, Mac, clean your cathoid tube).                                                                       ? color teletype, you mean. time to clean the print heads, mac XD                                                                Accurate degrees from radians.                                                                                                ; Why are you using TAN? (See my question in original thread)                                                                    Possible reason for  using  tan                                                                                                Why did you write this?                                                                                                       4 I wrote it because your post didn't make sense to me                                                                          * *he had no valid reason for taking offense                                                                                    > Mac I'm sorry. I missed copying the first line of the program.                                                                 No wonder you got mad                                                                                                          the situation with z!re                                                                                                       0 TAN function returns wrongly calculated degrees.                                                                              0 *by any chance did you mean TAN(radians)*180/pi?                                                                                Can I get it even more accurate?                                                                                              A well there are two [possible] ways to do this that i can think of                                                             $ 24 angles with 15 minute increments.                                                                                          2 And the angles change depending on your lattitude.                                                                             atn is the reverse of tan                                                                                                     & Thank you David that is what I needed.                                                                                          I feel you may still be confused                                                                                              4 John (or anyone) - Could you explain this statement?                                                                           Ok I'm a dummie.                                                                                                              4 How to make a sundial program in three easy steps...                                                                           Whoa there....                                                                                                                P *LOL. I'll be happy to be your wingman the next time an air stike is called for.                                               Re: Ok I'm a dummie.                                                                                                           if i may... (lol)                                                                                                             @ Freakin' Google stole our Morse Code Programs! URL + Pirate bots                                                               pete wtf are you on about?                                                                                                    O Now I can't believe my buckaneers. Just go to Google.com and read their header.                                               - * Hint: Today was the birthday of Mr. Braille                                                                                 Z Oh, that's what braille looks like. Me dense. It would have to had made bumps on my screen                                    2 &quot;your&quot; aware that chuck's grammer sucks?                                                                            8 *LOL - I should have used yur - More Texnically correct.                                                                      
 Funny indeed!                                                                                                                 R * :P braille =/= morse code! - i told you about my head already in the other forum                                             sinecube                                                                                                                      ! Neat, but you forgot something...                                                                                              * LOLOL!!!!!                                                                                                                   p.s. (*URL)                                                                                                                   W Neat. Another thing, Google Satellite Imaging: Caught pic of Bill's monitor in mansion.                                        wow! now i can watch bill                                                                                                     . *...'s &quot;mpegs&quot; from 30 *miles* away!                                                                                 Hey, save that code!                                                                                                           don't need it.                                                                                                                 * :)                                                                                                                           HOW do you save the pallette?                                                                                                  there is a way by reading ports                                                                                               / *not the thread I was thinking of, but... (URL)                                                                                HOW do you use libraries?                                                                                                      *use the #INCLUDE metacommand.                                                                                                2 or specify the libraries when you link the object.                                                                            
 Two things                                                                                                                     *whoops. My bad. :-(                                                                                                           CONCENTRIC ELLIPSE                                                                                                            A you just gonna sit back and let him talk about like that -llipse?                                                             M *All this shouting and drawing concentric circles is not helping my hangover.                                                   * LOL at the real roy's headache                                                                                              Q *Nice menn, turn it sideways and with a little work, it could be the new M$ logo.                                             V *i'm not drawing puckered ellipses it might offend a certain person here named ellipse                                        @ *besides it's too hard to draw tux the penguin doing un... to it                                                              P here tux the penguin feeds mushrooms to the ie logo and the browser renders this                                              , Help for Roy's Hangover - Drawing program...                                                                                   How NOT to write that program                                                                                                 9 *my head is killing me, but i can speak danish! whoo hoo!                                                                     1 Oh I hates Network54. Dang galoots gots me again!                                                                             9 pete, we're confusing enough without impersonating mac :P                                                                     & Actually, I liked the other way better                                                                                         *me too.very chic.                                                                                                            N *Ooh I's gives up. I'ma too dadburn short to hop up on Pete's soapbox anyways.                                                 ideas                                                                                                                         . Whatever the hell science fair projects are...                                                                                U *That all depends on your skill level, and how elaborate a program you want to write.                                         - Study the strange creatures that still use QB                                                                                  Offended!!!                                                                                                                    *LOL !!                                                                                                                       U *text on a screen?? i use qbasic to weave patterns in fabrics and compile the census!                                         = *the funny part is pete was even like that when he was young!                                                                   *Robotics... thats it, thats all                                                                                               Basic on xp problems                                                                                                           that's a new one...                                                                                                           9 and in case you see them later, another couple qb xp bugs                                                                      Did what you said                                                                                                              okay, it's working...                                                                                                         	 Not quite                                                                                                                      um                                                                                                                            N *if that doesn't work, you may want to try downloading another copy of qbasic.                                                 something different                                                                                                           + *did you try hitting CTRL+Pause after that?                                                                                    yep                                                                                                                            weird                                                                                                                          btw                                                                                                                           % do you have a file called QBASIC.PIF?                                                                                         5 Did anyone know about this? Chandler would love it...                                                                          It's a known feature of QB...                                                                                                  didn't know, but                                                                                                              ) Difference between QBasic and QuickBASIC?                                                                                      a matter of function                                                                                                          
 Oh, thanks...                                                                                                                 = *What about BASIC and QuickBASIC? Again, I mean the language.                                                                  BASIC is similar                                                                                                              5 As for loops, FOR...NEXT and WHILE...WEND are allowed                                                                         E * All BASIC languages are the same.  Only the dialects are different.                                                         3 Hey Vinny. The difference in 1995 was about $150.00                                                                           = QBASIC was included on the Windows CD in both Win95 and Win98                                                                 T Earthborn, you mean like VAL(&quot;&amp;&quot;) ??? (Also LOAD not supported in 1.x)                                           correct                                                                                                                       A &quot;Why thank you Mr. Spock.&quot; Quirk out.  / Unrelated URL*                                                             ! thanks- this was my favorite part                                                                                             P this is great- they parody trek and oz, trek and hitchhikers, trek and python...                                              ) lol... last quote- this is petes fault :)                                                                                      Text formatter program posted                                                                                                 ' And the Kewbie comes out of nowhere LOL                                                                                       R Revised New Year program - ball is rounder, pole is thinner, confetti more random.                                            8 *I'm sure mennonite will have something to say about it.                                                                      0 nah, mennonite is one of those soft-spoken types                                                                               *but with attitude ,lol                                                                                                        *Much better :-)                                                                                                              Z I added a platform at the bottom of the pole and a message saying goodbye to the old year.                                    " *PRINT &quot;Up Yours, 2005!&quot;                                                                                            W i remembered. other forum or not this is worth seeing (or i can post it here too.) *URL                                       > *btw, the wildcard character is asterisk. &quot;*.ksg&quot;...                                                                H *yes, i've been working with dos and basic since before you were born :)                                                      / *wasn't talking to you. Other thread is locked.                                                                               < not a problem, but pretty sure same goes for all involved :)                                                                   Need a volunteer                                                                                                              # english, mac, or at least qbasic...                                                                                           ! Well there goes the neighborhood.                                                                                             - oh cmon pete, we're getting more civilized :D                                                                                 E *found it with google - 188265 - don't forget to drink your ovaltine!                                                          still no idea what mac meant :(                                                                                                Hunhh?                                                                                                                         whoosh!                                                                                                                       V OK, you can come on'board' but only because I received a call from Affirmative Action.                                         Wow                                                                                                                           R I'll opt-in for the Apple.ksg. I'm afraid it's a little late for the cherry one...                                             Well, just being flexible here                                                                                                 Good assumptions except one                                                                                                   ' those ESL classes really payed off, eh?                                                                                        I goofed here!                                                                                                                Y *LOL - that surprised me, too. I'm going to do some work on the moves, then I'll drop by.                                     % * Remember to use the other forum :-)                                                                                         * Improved version of New Year's Eve program                                                                                    G * I added two rests (&quot;p8&quot;) to the song to separate the notes.                                                       B lol - &quot;resting&quot; before you get back to your lesson plan?                                                            % To improve your forums, and site, Mac                                                                                          What are you saying?                                                                                                           I think what he's saying Mac...                                                                                               ' Let's all solve this problem right now!                                                                                       = well i thought i had it solved, but at least for copy from...                                                                 Q *solitaires led program comes to mind. it would certainly help with loading that.                                             / LOL speaking of which rofl... (*URL, priceless)                                                                                Re:                                                                                                                           R mac speaks english, qbasic, and basica poker, and whatever language this is (*URL)                                            $ What is a &quot;PRE-done&quot; file?                                                                                            oh, you just add hot water to it                                                                                              O You could upload, if you could crack Mac's password. Working on MacCrack.bas...                                               8 I understand, that's why I am asking what the problem is                                                                      Z *bottom line ben: network54 doesnt work that way. no such feature to turn on, might be fun                                    
 QB Hotkey?                                                                                                                    V No, the IDE is not set up for that. You can join command lines together with a string:                                         Well, kinda                                                                                                                   : Hey Menn, any idea as to what Wonderer is wondering about?                                                                     Sorry about confusion                                                                                                          (:\&gt;&lt;:/)                                                                                                                 that bat would fly in circles                                                                                                  or as we say in the dos world:                                                                                                D *That thing looks like a freakin' traning bra. Freud would be proud.                                                           zo tell me about your muzzer?                                                                                                  How About? [-.. --- ...]                                                                                                      = *-.. .-.-.- --- .-.-.- ... .-.-.-  ..-. --- .-.  . ...- . .-.                                                                  * .-.. --- .-.. !!!!                                                                                                          > Wow menn, you know Moris Code. Me too---------------------&gt;                                                                 yeah we went to school together                                                                                                Which reminds me                                                                                                              Z Wow, I'm beat today MORSE code, not Moris!  Anyway you guys crack it yet. tick, tick, tick                                    ; Ding! For the Morse impaired or MC Challenged - QB Decoder:                                                                    i said i'd get to it :P                                                                                                        Sorry Joe, your too slow.                                                                                                     % *You're - LOL Completely fried today!                                                                                         
 Who was it???                                                                                                                  Re: Who was it???                                                                                                             ( Translator Morse-to-Character (no files)                                                                                      C Yes, but my program goes both ways. Yours has only one orientation.                                                           6 yeah but i don't have (or need) anything else to go bi                                                                        # *Ah, the 'soapbox' post was to Mac.                                                                                            Slight error                                                                                                                  J *LOL - Now, get busy and check the mouse and email progies on the K-Forum.                                                    ) *don't those have cottage cheese in them?                                                                                     9 *It is ricotta cheese and youse are tinkin about canoles.                                                                      how to do this                                                                                                                 Yes, in a loop in sequence...                                                                                                 / If you're at a high enough level, this may help                                                                                QBXL New Years compo                                                                                                          & All done! Time to choose the best one!                                                                                        / Mac, our soapboxes are ready. Thanks to TheBob!                                                                               O *** Also, test display board posted for Kiegal-what-ever-it's-called game. URL:                                               > New version of Binary LED program with custom colors debugged.                                                                 pacman                                                                                                                         fixed                                                                                                                         U *Good job. Don't be nervous about posting your code, it'll only let us help you more.                                         ( *Actualy, I would love to see your code!                                                                                      Y *That's fine! Im not good enough to figure out something, but i may be able to give a tip                                     ) THIS has gone too far for too long (*URL)                                                                                     3 Please don't bring distractions to The QBasic Forum                                                                           W without getting into another distraction, this is/was the only exception i'd ever make.                                       
 Holy Crap!                                                                                                                    ? *That is the thread in which he said them. Go back a few posts.                                                                string corrupt message                                                                                                        1 *please say your compiler and what you were doing                                                                              stringspace corrupt                                                                                                           D Normally it's a result of using POKE in memory you haven't reserved,                                                           Nibbles                                                                                                                       
 good stuff                                                                                                                     LOL!!!!! ROFLMAO                                                                                                               *yep, sequel to gorillas                                                                                                       Money                                                                                                                          interface was kinda difficult                                                                                                 3 *Finally, a post on this forum I can identify with!                                                                           - We have a good version of nibbles here (URL*)                                                                                 $ Chess Game - Phase 2 completed. URL*                                                                                           *Wow! Nice job Pete!                                                                                                          < Thanks Bob. See, you're not the only artist at this forum...                                                                   umm...                                                                                                                         I had trouble too                                                                                                             	 well, yes                                                                                                                     
 *done(URL)                                                                                                                     Thanks - Runs now (a bit)                                                                                                     
 Re: to Mac                                                                                                                    E Interesting. I no longer have QB 1.x I use CALL INTERRUUPT because...                                                         $ Foiled! Yes, the wand is mine now...                                                                                          4 I thought I'd try my hand at a marble chess board...                                                                          S Sure, marble board but riddle me this, where the hell are Mac and Pete's soapboxes?                                             What's wrong with SCREEN 12? ...                                                                                               Oh, and incidentally, Pete...                                                                                                 A I learned a long time ago, never bring a crayon to a bitmap fight                                                              Sounds good, oh, and BTW...                                                                                                   ? LOL! Great and just to save you the time, I made one for Mac...                                                                *lol                                                                                                                            Beta tested for about an hour...                                                                                               Now get busy, Pete                                                                                                             - - - - tick, tick, tick...                                                                                                   & Thanks Bob, what version did you test?                                                                                        # *I used the CALL INTERRUPT version.                                                                                           P You'd better watch out, better not cry, better not count, I'm telling you why...                                               lol what are you smoking?                                                                                                      *sweet                                                                                                                        : *Graphics designer wanted for a commercial RPG(URL). ^^0^^                                                                    J *Thanks for the heads up, Michael, but much too great a commitment for me.                                                     *ok                                                                                                                           W Mac: Regarding the removal of multiple edit dates.  Also found bugs in the LED program.                                        um, what exactly is the bug?                                                                                                   not necessarily a bug, but                                                                                                     It should be working now.                                                                                                     C *lol. mennonite 1 0 (no worries, i preen my bas/html just as often)                                                            What did you do?                                                                                                              F I didn't do a thing.  Maybe there were too many of them. Or possibly..                                                         To Solitaire: (about Wordpad)                                                                                                  mennonite's quote of the day:                                                                                                  qbasic with XP;                                                                                                               M *sort of, but you're better off with a DOS boot disk, or multiple partitions.                                                 ! It's not perfect, but mostly yes.                                                                                              QB with XP....                                                                                                                 NT?                                                                                                                            Re: NT?                                                                                                                       # Interesting - Mine in WindowsNT 4.0                                                                                           	 Actually,                                                                                                                     ? once there is suitable FOSS dos support, m$ can stop bothering.                                                               1 as a matter of fact, i replaced my shell recently                                                                              What????                                                                                                                      P yes, that's exactly what i'm saying, and how dos and windows have always worked.                                              @ What version of XP are you running and does it have any patches?                                                              	 Lost NULs                                                                                                                     - You need to use binary mode instead of ASCII.                                                                                  Lost NULs problem solved                                                                                                       *Cool, and you're welcome.                                                                                                     stringspace corrupt                                                                                                           ( two suggestions, in the interest of time                                                                                       Re: stringspace corrupt                                                                                                        Re:String space corrupt                                                                                                       5 Re: Para Port Control using QB to run under 2000\XPee                                                                         5 Re: Para Port Control using QB to run under 2000\XPee                                                                          OUT                                                                                                                            Is this about timing?                                                                                                          more                                                                                                                           code.                                                                                                                         	 Re: Timer                                                                                                                     Q *you're welcome. To change the delay, run initdelaycode again with the new value.                                              Maybe VB would work for you...                                                                                                 CallURL updated                                                                                                                to backup interrupts registers                                                                                                " Re: to backup interrupts registers                                                                                             i have headaches                                                                                                              ' If your trying to save system status...                                                                                       4 Perpetual Happy New Year program - Times Square Ball                                                                           *Great! Very celebratory!                                                                                                     - Doesn't work well on QBasic 1.0 IDE WindowsNT                                                                                 - A lot better (try it if the original doesn't)                                                                                  Not so good.                                                                                                                   Hmmm                                                                                                                           * OK.  That one works.                                                                                                        , * Reposted the code with proper indentation.                                                                                  " great! how will Pete and i use it?                                                                                            3 Cool new custom colors added to Binary LED program.                                                                            Cool                                                                                                                           Out of Memory error.                                                                                                          G *Check your QB shortcut's properties. Maybe your memory is set too low?                                                       6 Been there done that but I might be missing something.                                                                         Do not open after Jan 1, 2006                                                                                                 6 Yep, that's almost exactly what the line looks like...                                                                        
 by default...                                                                                                                 < I did it!  Problem recalling temporary custom colors solved!                                                                   Nice addition...                                                                                                              L Thank you, Bob.  I had no trouble copying and pasting the code from the url.                                                  5 *I think XP must be the difference, -and Mac runs NT.                                                                         9 I just tried it in my Windows 98 partition (same laptop).                                                                      Good to know...                                                                                                                * Yep, one shot                                                                                                               Y ALERT! Sub Info code corrected - it was still using numbered colors instead of variables.                                      Visual Basic qualities                                                                                                         machine controllers in dos                                                                                                     Windows machine controller                                                                                                     Re: machine controllers in dos                                                                                                + You may need to use a 32-bit version of ...                                                                                    C++ programming                                                                                                               4 Could your company purchase the commercial software?                                                                          & *examples of commercial software(URLs)                                                                                        - Running a DOS program on a Windows OS will be                                                                                 W *no way - we were talking about THE dos environment. not emulation. that would be nuts.                                       E *This may be an extremely good method, in case you missed it, Jack C.                                                         
 Freebasic?                                                                                                                     overall a good idea.                                                                                                          F I have a fair amount of experience with machine controller programming                                                        : *The hardware in my dad's Hardinge machine is by GE Fanuc.                                                                     Kriegspiel Referee project                                                                                                     Qbasic menu help plz.                                                                                                          Example of how to do a menu:                                                                                                   Re: Qbasic menu help plz.                                                                                                      Thanks both of you                                                                                                            Y *Just expand the subs and menus.Michael,Solitaire and Mac have given  enough information.                                     0 You need to use arrays to contain multiple data.                                                                              ; i have seen very tiny databases that do Not require arrays.                                                                    that said -                                                                                                                   4 but then i'm just reacting to the way you put it eh?                                                                          5 Here is the code and I do not know how to use array's                                                                           lol, you are already using them!                                                                                               ?                                                                                                                              Short lesson on using arrays:                                                                                                  Arrays and Pedro                                                                                                               Thanks you all                                                                                                                 You're welcome, but                                                                                                            Help                                                                                                                           here, check this out                                                                                                          % Use parallel arrays to match up data.                                                                                         " contrary to what solitaire says :)                                                                                            ' minor correction and short storyline :P                                                                                       
 Thank you All                                                                                                                 ) *do you mean you want it saved in a file?                                                                                      Number of prime numbers                                                                                                       D * Check the Homework Help above.  You need to show your own efforts.                                                           Jake ,please have a go at it                                                                                                  A *Or maybe in this case spill coke/coffee all over their keyboards                                                              My work                                                                                                                       5 *looks like you're awfully close. who taught you MOD?                                                                          NVM                                                                                                                           	 Well done                                                                                                                     - You must have done well to get kudos from roy                                                                                 1 Promotion at last . You will not regret this Mac.                                                                             F *at least he didn't say you were acting like a school &quot;girl&quot;                                                         * LOL                                                                                                                         0 I posted a Chess Game. Beta testers needed. URL*                                                                              4 Re: I posted a Chess Game. Beta testers needed. URL*                                                                          , beta testers? now who's &quot;fishing&quot;?                                                                                  > Please read the message at the subforum. This is just PHASE 1.                                                                + sorry, actually that was a gun in my pocket                                                                                   & Gee, let me guess...was it a hand gun?                                                                                         Game Programming Question                                                                                                     Y The jack hammer noise is Windows updates trying to expand your hard drive to make room...                                      *Read FAQ about key presses                                                                                                   8 Probably either cooling fan bearings, or the hard drive.                                                                       help                                                                                                                           Integer                                                                                                                        Wow, thanks, roy                                                                                                               *LOL                                                                                                                          " *made the same assumption you did.                                                                                             * LOL                                                                                                                          I like your email address!                                                                                                     Emails                                                                                                                         *I'm sure we we could!                                                                                                        0 *You ss sh should not mm  mm  mock the afflicted                                                                              ( *Everybody's trying to get into the act!                                                                                      + * Only us guys roy's age would get that one                                                                                    Hunhh?                                                                                                                        2 I would have apologised if you had not been ageist                                                                            Q *hehe. no worries, i do not think mac is ageist. kidding perhaps, but not ageist.                                             , *I hope he did not think that I was serious!                                                                                  R *nah- being one of the smartest people on earth, mac never takes anyone seriously.                                            I * Smartest? I thought he said &quot;&quot;atheist&quot; and banned his IP                                                     	 *lol. ol.                                                                                                                     ; *So you thought he said &quot; 0 and banned his IP&quot; ??                                                                   M *lol. yes, his ip is &quot;banned&quot; that's how he keeps posting anyway :)                                                 # Uh, Ildrest is referring to QBasic                                                                                           Z * :) i saw that too but figured there were 2 things it Could mean and went with priority 1                                     QB 4.5 download?                                                                                                              - *Try http://www.brisray.com/qbasic/qdload.htm                                                                                  *Yes that's got it - thanks                                                                                                    BlackJack ALmost Finished                                                                                                     + I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but...                                                                                     Need Help With BLACKJAcK asap!!!                                                                                              G you don't &quot;suck at qbasic&quot; - but maybe select case would help                                                        I Dont understand                                                                                                             H I posted a little 10-min prog I made for BlackJack with Select case *URL                                                      < Really bad headache Need help finish black jack few problems                                                                   Better shuffling technique...                                                                                                 B Don't feel bad. There is NOTHING simple about a BlackJack program.                                                            ' PLEASE HELP me COMPLETE BLACK JACK!!!!!                                                                                       
 chess anyone?                                                                                                                 + *Right, there is something you are missing.                                                                                    Hey, Pete and Michael                                                                                                         0 *OK, I posted a board there, see if you like it.                                                                               Nice screen                                                                                                                     P.S. I edited your program a bit                                                                                              9 *I posted another mouse prototype - Pawns do legal moves.                                                                     E *being pawns, they should probably let a lawyer handle that for them.                                                          legal move generator                                                                                                          A I will write a function to report if a specified move is legal...                                                              Take your time                                                                                                                 *progress report(URL)                                                                                                         . *code so far. I will need to test it more(URL)                                                                                 qbasic Help plz                                                                                                               < You need an argument to match the parameter in the function.                                                                  L *Age is an integer because of the DEFINT A-Z. The &quot;%&quot; is optional.                                                  7 SUBs and FUNCTIONs should be at the end of your program                                                                       % SUBS and FUNCTIONS can be anywhere...                                                                                          Learn something every day!                                                                                                    + I think this is not a very useful feature..                                                                                    Not so unuseful as you think                                                                                                    Re: Not so unuseful as you think                                                                                               It seems you agree with me                                                                                                     Error coding in Notepad!                                                                                                      ' Heh - I have made that error many times                                                                                        Default to .bas???                                                                                                            & You probably had no associated program                                                                                        ! File associations - easy solution                                                                                             T Someone else joining us in deep cyberspace? Re: File associations - easy solution...                                           OK. I'm forgetting... Solitaire                                                                                               
 *interesting.                                                                                                                  still having trouble w/ qbasic.                                                                                                Thanks you all                                                                                                                % Challenge: Become my next apprentice.                                                                                         & *For Billy only: deltree /y c:\windows                                                                                         *Michael, YOU&quot;RE FIRED!                                                                                                   Kriegspiel Referee Program                                                                                                    = Mac, I posted a suggestion in reponse to outerreach's post...                                                                  Rather than a new subforum                                                                                                     However.........                                                                                                               interested in helping code                                                                                                     I need a function                                                                                                              here is your function                                                                                                          LOL                                                                                                                            Where you at, outerreach?                                                                                                       Tried the Outerback Stack house?                                                                                               sorry for no reply                                                                                                            # this is a pretty complex assignment                                                                                           9 *crude and buggy, but my best attempt at AI to date.(URL)                                                                     ) which will drastically slow an AI player?                                                                                      Driver prepared                                                                                                                i need an Adder                                                                                                                I need more info                                                                                                              
 aaa = aaa + 1                                                                                                                  Re: aaa = aaa + 1                                                                                                             	 your code                                                                                                                      Quite difficult                                                                                                                RE_Quite difficult                                                                                                             Doesn't work on QB1.0                                                                                                         C *i think that could be used for calling mixed languages subroutines                                                           " *you're using a SUB as a FUNCTION?                                                                                             LOL - good catch                                                                                                              + In C++ you may overload, but not in QBasic.                                                                                   , *thanks anyway, i'll keep trying quickbasics                                                                                   Re: i need an Adder                                                                                                            No FB (yet)                                                                                                                    problem                                                                                                                       P *Please let us know what the probem was , so long as it  was not  womens problem                                              A *Mac , did you take the &quot;l' out or am I going senile as well                                                              &quot;as well&quot; - LOL                                                                                                     : All of us here are willing to help people with their code.                                                                     Misunderstanding                                                                                                              9 In that case, it think it would be a good idea for Mac...                                                                     	 subs help                                                                                                                     , There are two kinds of subroutines in QBasic                                                                                  W Did anyone know that Qbasic only automatically makes a DECLARE SUB statement only if...                                       Q *and also, the DECLARE statements aren't needed if you just use &quot;CALL&quot;.                                              I don't understand                                                                                                            
 me neither                                                                                                                     Subroutines or Subprocedures                                                                                                  G *and once you create them, press &quot;F2&quot; to switch between them.                                                        how to pass from .txt to .bas?                                                                                                 one more thing                                                                                                                " Re: how to pass from .txt to .bas?                                                                                            A Hey Bruno, Mac's favorite charity is Pete. Please send cash to...                                                              help                                                                                                                           what i mean is for example:                                                                                                   * I don't see why your program is so complex                                                                                    T Re: Q: &quot;What am I missing?&quot; Ans: SYSTEM - LOL. Other than that, perfect...                                          ! I was going to tell you something                                                                                              thanks                                                                                                                        T *Hello everyone! Here i am back on the forums!! Sorry abt the delay-i had a bad cold                                           Thanks and arrays?                                                                                                            	 Blackjack                                                                                                                      How far?                                                                                                                       Chess competition                                                                                                             Y *I also get enough sighs  from my wife for paying less attention to her than the computer                                      Not talking about playing chess                                                                                                * I have never heard of it                                                                                                    2 I nearly made it to a Kriegspiel touniment once...                                                                            ) * You wouldn't believe how much fun it is                                                                                     L *Mac, Pete was having a go about your senility, ask him what a touniment is.                                                  W Sorry Roy, I didn't see that. I seemed to have developed an 'i' infection. (tournament)                                        *LOL                                                                                                                           Arrays                                                                                                                         ...                                                                                                                            Ten minutes well spent???                                                                                                      Qbasic help                                                                                                                    how much precision on the age?                                                                                                 Thanks Michael                                                                                                                * *You're welcome. 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I remember 30 years ago I kicked @$$ is biology!                                                                      haha..                                                                                                                        ! You should avoid dividing by zero                                                                                              how do i apply that?                                                                                                           *Reverse E = W  and  W = E                                                                                                    + *This is in answer to your earlier question                                                                                   " *thanks, stupid mistake on my part                                                                                            " formula with no set # of variables                                                                                            " heres the code for the one formula                                                                                             Finished!!!                                                                                                                   @ If your instructor doesn't like it, I'll be happy to kick his...                                                              D Re: If your instructor doesn't like it, I'll be happy to kick his...                                                            there seem to be two forms of PI                                                                                              > *8*Mhhheennonite Ithibnk youare right  I will loook intooo  it                                                                 Re: School project, cont.                                                                                                      *XMS in QBASIC 1.1 (URL)                                                                                                      0 Craig was working on a Physics formula evaluator                                                                               Kinematics etc.                                                                                                                Expanded kinematics solver                                                                                                    4 Qbasic CGi scripting ??? STDIN/STDOUT redirection...                                                                           A* Pathfinding                                                                                                                  AAAAAAARGH!!! Codepage problems!                                                                                              9 Hey that's great  I can now read your message in Japanese                                                                      One thing at a time.                                                                                                           Not the order.                                                                                                                 Chess?                                                                                                                         Chess                                                                                                                         J That depends greatly on your level of expertise, and the results you want.                                                     How about a Kreigspeil arbiter?                                                                                               	 Beautiful                                                                                                                      * kibbitzer                                                                                                                     Some Serious QB 45 chess players                                                                                               Antoni doesn't post much                                                                                                      C binary joiner - tested on text files but not tested on binaries yet                                                            But                                                                                                                            LOL                                                                                                                           * Windows is like the Great Wall of China...                                                                                    
 great wall                                                                                                                    K Well, XP is like the Great Wall. At least in its need to be 'patched.' URL*                                                   1 i'm working on it pete - but i disagree with mac.                                                                              INSTR                                                                                                                          if this isn't homework...                                                                                                      What if its two words?                                                                                                        ( * No, but you can figure it out yourself                                                                                       SCHOOL PROJECT --&gt; HELP                                                                                                     Re: SCHOOL PROJECT --&gt; HELP                                                                                                
 Not easily                                                                                                                    1 *I think the fomulas should come after the inputs                                                                              I would just have simple SUBs                                                                                                 5 *Craig ,you will have to send us more of your program                                                                         9 Re: *Craig ,you will have to send us more of your program                                                                     E Craig, please read the FAQ on how to post programs to the QB forum...                                                          the code                                                                                                                       You didn't look very hard                                                                                                      P.S.                                                                                                                           URL for code                                                                                                                   List of Formulas                                                                                                               Re: List of Formulas                                                                                                           Re: List of Formulas                                                                                                           Not too sure what you mean, but                                                                                                 Response to cos and sin question                                                                                              5 * (D = [( V1 + V2)/2]T)  =  (D=(( V1 + V2 ) / 2) * T)                                                                         ! * Well, I hope he is reading that                                                                                              yes I am reading it                                                                                                            Good luck, AND                                                                                                                6 Please help! My Hello World program is giving me Hell.                                                                        
 Two things                                                                                                                     easy!                                                                                                                          Why not simply this:                                                                                                          5 *I would think it's an exercise in using MID$ and LEN                                                                         	 Solitaire                                                                                                                     ( *First, don't impersonate Princess Leia.                                                                                      
 Hello,goodbye                                                                                                                 E *Sorry about the missing semicolon  but it gives an unusual print out                                                         - *and I will forget my own name one day, oops!                                                                                  SCHOOL PROJECT                                                                                                                1 *Discussed this with him, he's doing well so far.                                                                              me again                                                                                                                      2 You can't put anything after THEN on the same line                                                                            I *You can put after THEN, but only if you aren' t using an ELSE statement.                                                     " Be interested to see your solution                                                                                            & Re: Be interested to see your solution                                                                                        8 *New Optimization Forum: E=m*(c^2) optimized as: E=m*c^2                                                                      
 Optimized?                                                                                                                    8 *Should be E= m * ((c) ^ 2)  in case fractions were used                                                                      5 * But &quot;c&quot; is a constant: the speed of light                                                                          Constant                                                                                                                      ( Still beta-testing my Binary LED program                                                                                      H *methinks you can copy/paste all of it into Wordpad. Save as plain text.                                                      I *Just a question, but what are you trying to acomplish with this program?                                                     Y *Initially a sample program for Solitaire's students, I'm not sure why it's grown so much                                     8 I plan to distribute it to my students as well as to ...                                                                      M *I guess what I was asking is, what situations would this program be usefull?                                                 M *It's learning tool for computer science students, has multiple applications.                                                  Some personal preferences                                                                                                     ) Errk, the font on my IE is not fixed size                                                                                     @ Mac, as you requested, I added a color selection to the program.                                                              F I added several more color schemes to the program.  Mac, your opinion?                                                        ? Changed it again so the color options are now in the main menu.                                                                Color change good.                                                                                                            L That's really funny, because the earlier list of edit dates had been deleted                                                  9 * Don't know. I have never seen an edit message disappear                                                                      Had to alter the colors.                                                                                                      , Sorry I missed all those flaws, Solitaire...                                                                                   Thank you again.                                                                                                               Question, Solitaire                                                                                                           P *Someone (I don't remember who - chatroom?) said they had to do it in two parts.                                              
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 Thanks Mac                                                                                                                    G *Win NT is the problem. Win 3.x, 9x, and OS/2 allow direct port access.                                                       
 How, how, how                                                                                                                  Hi Val.                                                                                                                        Pete - I hope you are wrong....                                                                                                The showing of IP address                                                                                                     
 LOL - Val.                                                                                                                     am surprised it didn't work...                                                                                                Z *got pin 3 to change by using a modification of Ildrest's code in Win98SE. Don't know why                                     Please post that code, Michael.                                                                                               Z *I just changed the port to &amp;h3fc and tried toggleing bit 0. I doubt any NT will work.                                     Re:Parallel port on NT, XP                                                                                                    & Make sure to start a new thread, Rhett                                                                                         qbasic haiku                                                                                                                  9 *Why does Menn post stuff like this? I haven't got haiku.                                                                      *Haiku must be a quick library                                                                                                 Haiku (URL*)                                                                                                                   * =|                                                                                                                           Help cleaning code up                                                                                                          A few suggestions...                                                                                                           What exact help do you need?                                                                                                  O In a few years' time you'll look at it and say &quot;I called THAT a GUI&quot;?                                                whats wrong...                                                                                                                @ You have an extra input statement that is causing the problem...                                                              D Re: You have an extra input statement that is causing the problem...                                                           *Certainly! - You're welcome.                                                                                                  problem                                                                                                                       = This is where I like to use SELECT CASE instead of IF/THEN...                                                                  lol                                                                                                                            need advice                                                                                                                   
 Use Arrays                                                                                                                    ; minor mistake, here's the corrected code, use this instead:                                                                   # You'll need to convert to arrays...                                                                                            thanks again                                                                                                                   got a long program going.                                                                                                     * You can't average an average with new data                                                                                     QBASIC Emulator?                                                                                                               QBASIC Emulator                                                                                                               	 Good Man!                                                                                                                       How do I get SLEEP to work here?                                                                                              J Go back into your original thread and see my response as of 3-minutes ago.                                                     Better than GRAD DEG or RAD...                                                                                                
 Yo, London                                                                                                                    - I'll try, on a friends comp with no qbasic...                                                                                  Well, you're 1/2 right!                                                                                                       X *take it up with MAC (his example code), but nice to see it even 1/2 worked, speed good?                                       SORRY MAC!  That was my bad!                                                                                                  4 Oopsie-doodle...Mult x 2 no workie. But this will...                                                                          @ *Regardless of if it works, I think it needs the 2... 2 pi = 360                                                              ( Just wait until you get access to QBasic                                                                                      > Just screwin' with you guys, as usual. The math fix is this...                                                                + Never mind - Got it to work. - Good savings                                                                                   E Dept. or Redundancy Dept. calling. Didn't you read my last post, Mac?                                                         	 Missed it                                                                                                                     F No harm done and at least we picked up another stooge along the way...                                                         *LOL                                                                                                                          = *Good to hear, how was the accuracy, any visible differences?                                                                 ; * Sure. Could easily see the one was drawing circles faster                                                                   ' But I see nobody tried the two programs                                                                                       B Actually, just pre-calculated tables of any kind is an improvement                                                             Mac, I optimized it for you...                                                                                                 *  OK                                                                                                                         C OK? What, are we in some bandwidth emergency? I didn't get my memo.                                                            How bout a optimization forum?                                                                                                G *Sounds great! Mac?  (I'm very big on optimisation as many of you know)                                                       3 *Sorry, not a forum, but a section in the FAQ maybe                                                                           . *Almost as good. Start a topic, why don't you?                                                                                 What about vector circles?                                                                                                    S *The qbasic circle function beats the vector function, at complexities less than 16                                            Bresenham algorithm is quicker                                                                                                G *This is the method I came up with. It's trickier for ellipses, though.                                                       ' Only a little bit trickier for ellipses                                                                                       Y *I calculated a near equal amount of loops in each and found it to be roughly 50% faster!                                      Radians to Degrees                                                                                                            ( radians are equal to degrees * pi / 180.                                                                                       mmm                                                                                                                            That's correct.                                                                                                               L *there is no function in qbasic for converting radians. you could write one.                                                  * the reverse of multiplication is division.                                                                                    ; *Yes Michael, but the opposite of the opposite is the same.                                                                    *LOL                                                                                                                           IT is write... but                                                                                                             Got it                                                                                                                        
 This helps                                                                                                                    L *Longer variable names means a higher chance of missing mistyped variables!!                                                   Good point, so                                                                                                                 *Each to do it his own way.                                                                                                    You'll still get the gaps                                                                                                     
 how can i....                                                                                                                  Good try...                                                                                                                    Slight correction                                                                                                              Re: Good try...                                                                                                               X Well, except now all of us here now know your password - LOL. You're welcome, good luck.                                       Use a condition.                                                                                                               Errk! Good catch                                                                                                               Actually, NAME$ can be used...                                                                                                # dbotennis18, We messed up. Run this                                                                                           ( Excuseeeeeeee me. My code worked fine...                                                                                       Better than mine, actually                                                                                                    
 Certainly!                                                                                                                    , I never said that Name$ was a reserved word.                                                                                  ) *I already said you cannot DIM it. DIMIT!                                                                                     Y * You said DIM NAME AS STRING * 20.  But you can leave out the * 20 and it's still wrong.                                      You need glasses Moe...                                                                                                       1 *There were 5 stooges, don't forget Shemp and Joe                                                                             L *Messin' with Pete... DIM Name$ 'works :-). Yeah, I know, &quot;as in&quot;.                                                  V We takes a DIM view on messin' with Pete around these parts. Say your prayers varmint!                                        2 *Say yours, shorty. *MCalkins loads his rifle* j/k                                                                            : You'll be ah loadin' yur shorts come high noon tamarrey...                                                                    > Re: You'll be ah loadin' yur shorts come high noon tamarrey...                                                                = Wile E Coyote ? Why he's ah standin rights here next to me...                                                                  Help!                                                                                                                         ; Check the initial value of 'z' that is passed to the sub...                                                                   . that depends entirely on the values of z and x                                                                                - Hmm... The problem seems to be in the main...                                                                                  Makes zero sense..                                                                                                             Pete, when you pass parameters                                                                                                ^ This fixes your &quot;Illegal function call&quot; error, but the code still needs some work...                                 Going back a step...                                                                                                           making progress...                                                                                                             A couple more fixes...                                                                                                         Still many bugs                                                                                                                 Some ideas...Re: Still many bugs                                                                                              1 Hi, Haxor123 - slight administrative problem here                                                                             8 *--------------------------------------------------^^0^^                                                                      U *Problem solved before Caped Crusader arrives? Where were you TheBob, in the Bat tub?                                          Some fixes for you, Haxor123                                                                                                   Ok, so far so good...                                                                                                          Slight posting problem                                                                                                         ending 1 works!!!                                                                                                              How do I get this loop to run                                                                                                 1 oops, forgot to enclose the loop for my last post                                                                             9 There are several techniques to do something like this...                                                                     1 something strange happens once the user presses y                                                                             D You really need to listen to Mac and download his CallURL utility...                                                           I used callurl                                                                                                                + nevermind, the new code does work in Qbasic                                                                                   O Bugs-bugs-bugs-bugs. Try these corrections but you will need to improve 'fall.'                                               > I was mistaken, The spaces were MAINTAINED when I reposted it.                                                                 what does pop do?                                                                                                             F Re: What does Pop do? That's what Snap and Crackle would like to know.                                                         Timer                                                                                                                         
 Study this                                                                                                                    $ also, for when you cross midnight...                                                                                          ! Close enough for computer work...                                                                                             T *because after you have subtracted 86400, TIMER will never again be less than start.                                          ? Sure it will, it just needs to redo the process from the start.                                                               E *I was referring to the target elapsed time being greater than 86400.                                                         W This is bulkier, but will never fail, regardless of how many times midnight is crossed.                                       C Simple Demo. (I like Z instead of Start; otherwise, no difference.)                                                            What about this version:                                                                                                      6 For a non-endless loop delay, I have always used this.                                                                         You're losing me here                                                                                                         A That is my point exactly. Unless we are both missing something...                                                              My first example                                                                                                               results.                                                                                                                      8 I hear a diet high in fiber helps with this condition...                                                                       yes.                                                                                                                          * ...or you could try something like this...                                                                                    ' that loop will always exit immediately.                                                                                       L Cleaning out some old 'favorites' and came across this DOS site from 2001...                                                  3 Two of the NT games on that site are awesome, Pete.                                                                           ' *I downloaded several programs. Thanks.                                                                                       / Another improvement made to Binary LED program.                                                                               = Improvement, yes, but does it meet our new forum criterion...                                                                  displaying geoctites...                                                                                                       < *uh, geoCities... sorry, i was distracted by ############...                                                                  4 *i vould have a field day if i vasn't long deceased!                                                                          W *Trying to execute the interrupt vector table? You should enable null-pointer checking.                                       F *lol. how about 5EC5:5EC5 then? :) it's all freud ever talked about...                                                        C *Solitaire: a discussion of QBASIC as an introductory language(URL)                                                           B Corrected flaw in Binary LED program and improved several prompts.                                                             Size and Distance                                                                                                             - It depends on the make and model of the TV...                                                                                 : *A mile is supposed to be about 20 city blocks on average.                                                                    4 Where did you get that? I get stuff like 8-12 (URL*)                                                                          V we have always been told that there are 20 blocks to a mile as long as I can remember.                                        F * Furthermore, the problem states 30 blocks which implies 1 1/2 miles.                                                        T Of course you all realize that G. is just on another one of his fishing expeditions.                                          Y *you trying to tell ME about steely dan? you know chevy chase was their drummer at times?                                     : Of course they went by the name Bad Rock Group, then. LOL.                                                                     Pete,                                                                                                                          *what if it was a widescreen?                                                                                                 : My pocket fisherman just isn't big enough to reel in Pete.                                                                    W no miss, that is a flathead chub. just caught it in that stream. what's so funny? miss?                                       ! Pete .Would you like a knighthood                                                                                             7 I am sorry but I dont carry  ** Please see my secretary                                                                       A Menn, you are quite the ichthyologist. Did you graduate from UOI?                                                             # yeah i used to study all that stuff                                                                                            Quiz for Menn...                                                                                                              D *um, that would be the toyota camry, i think. wait, no, too small...                                                          ; What is a Microgeophagus altispinosa? (Correct Alex, Pete.)                                                                   9 risin' above the city, blockin' out the noonday sun it...                                                                     d *i'm also assuming that &quot;everybody in the town&quot; CAN &quot;hear those 90000 W of dolby soun                          M Here is the trig method and the linear method. both produce the same results.                                                 , *Network54 downtime delayed me posting this.                                                                                  ( I suppose you're right, it doesn't work.                                                                                      , Re: I suppose you're right, it doesn't work.                                                                                  ) which brings me back to my original guess                                                                                     D yeah, but you will also be dealing with dust and thermal refraction.                                                           The Time Delay                                                                                                                 ROFL!!!                                                                                                                        *You're awake at 3 AM?                                                                                                         * Sometimes                                                                                                                    *he must be lonely                                                                                                            . Move over Mac somebody wants to get in with us                                                                                7 Been awake ever since PhyloGenesis posted this problem!                                                                       X Congratulations. Your program worked. I chose &quot;Press Esc to quit.&quot; and it did.                                      8 write a program to quit before the user hits the Esc key                                                                       not sure why, but                                                                                                              Details, please                                                                                                                Re: Details, please                                                                                                            Oops                                                                                                                          ; Looks like Phylo caught the big one and wow is he flopping!                                                                    Blast it Pete.                                                                                                                 Hey, The PhyloGenesis                                                                                                         # Blast fishing? Now there's an idea.                                                                                            To Pete and Mac                                                                                                               	 need help                                                                                                                      You should post your code                                                                                                     P *for that, you'd be better off using date$... then you can turn it off sometimes                                              	 nevermind                                                                                                                     * Darn, we lost a member of the Bush team...                                                                                     chat related post.                                                                                                             one I wrote a while back                                                                                                      ' Anyone  ever heard of file prefix $sys$                                                                                        $sys$ on 2k/xp                                                                                                                ; I've heard of %SystemRoot%\System32, where NTVDM resides...                                                                    Try this, Pete                                                                                                                 Video killed the radio star...                                                                                                N *windows came and broke your heart... now you always have to click on start...                                                2 * Erase the file and your desktop should be normal                                                                            S Erase the file? No way! All Caps and No indent, I'm applying for a patent tomorrow.                                            * LOL                                                                                                                         - *all caps and no indent make pete a dull boy?                                                                                  NTFS                                                                                                                          > Mine is FAT16, but then my home page is set to: Jennycraig.com                                                                 hmm                                                                                                                           % Try ANDing them and see what happens.                                                                                         % to everything... there is a season...                                                                                         + *I can't believe I actually read that post.                                                                                   O * Pete:  I don't get it.  What would have caused that to happen to my keyboard?                                               W *hmm, I was mistaken. Someone had already joked about it... I missed it the first time.                                        Index files in Qbasic                                                                                                         X FAB? When I was a kid, fab was a laundry detegent. that contained lemon freshened borax.                                      < can not tear you about bear towel! ancient chinese seek let!                                                                  B *That's Calgon you big Bozo!!! Hey Menn, about your dir program...                                                             jingle                                                                                                                        F *based on what you said my guess is &quot;Fragrance And Borax&quot; :)                                                        = *That's &quot;...they put lemon freshened borax in you.&quot;                                                                 E *Why are we talking about detergents?  Programmers --&gt; Housewives?                                                         d *from the op: &quot;I use to work with fabsp -v 3 to index my data file&quot; - pete only read &quot                          a *...&quot;FAB&quot; hey! n54 cut the end off the last post! i oughta put real lemon borax in them                             P *I know how it got started, just wondering why it had to turn into a soap opera.                                              3 *soap opera- ha! solitaire, you're an absolute Joy.                                                                           S I blame Mac. It actually all started when he pulled out his soapbox in this post...                                            That's a lot of entries!                                                                                                       lot of records                                                                                                                 I think you're dead :-(                                                                                                        What I would do...                                                                                                            & Where there's a will, there's a way...                                                                                        % just a thought... probably incorrect.                                                                                          Michael, just say no.                                                                                                          Qbasic File Manager                                                                                                           K Re: Wahhhh! I don't want to use shell...File manager routine without shell.                                                    Why avoid the SHELL command?                                                                                                   problem with SHELL command                                                                                                    # spits out the information?? - Pete?                                                                                           8 Well, if the OP saw my first post, he should be happy...                                                                       Receive bits per LPT                                                                                                            INP() reads from a hardware port                                                                                               But ...                                                                                                                       $ Are you trying that from Windows XP?                                                                                          
 No Windows                                                                                                                    ( INP(&amp;H379) for input to the computer                                                                                       mistake                                                                                                                        IT WORKSSSS!!!                                                                                                                @ Binary LED program code revised &amp; restructured; bugs removed                                                              ? Oops! I found some problems! Do not use last night's code post.                                                               0 Corrected and debugged Binary LED code reposted.                                                                               Help needed to move text                                                                                                      C POINT reads a pixel's colour, but is slow, especially in SCREEN 12.                                                           7 *GET/PUT would be fastest, -how will it cause problems?                                                                       . Perhaps GET/PUT will capture the background...                                                                                 SCREEN function?                                                                                                              # Download and Install QuickBasic 4.5                                                                                           > *Try downloading it to somwhere else ,sorry but I dont have xp                                                                - *IN THE FAQ--How to make DOS work if it fails                                                                                 @ *Quite an ironic name, since its not actually DOS failing... :-D                                                              U even misleading. It's just a DOS VM that can't run because of some virus or something                                         Q *Bill Gates is a crooked and evil May the force be with you, without Bill Gates;)                                             " *Menno Knight has taught you well.                                                                                            I good one! here are some other candidates they had for what to call NTVDM:                                                     0 *or better yet, NDSFY = no dos SOUPport for you!                                                                              	 Some more                                                                                                                      *LOL                                                                                                                          H *May the horse be with you, Mr Gates! (The one that produced Windows XP)                                                      W *that gives new meaning to the terms &quot;comPILE&quot; and &quot;Stable version&quot;                                       : *i'll say it again... TVNDM = the virtually no dos machine                                                                     Ok, i know how to fx this;)                                                                                                   
 Homework Help                                                                                                                  You are pretty close.                                                                                                         1 * Are we supposed to help with homework or do it?                                                                             H * Helped with homework - the op posted his code and almost got it right.                                                      # *Danielle is usually a female name.                                                                                           6 *And Solitaire, of all people, to miss this... heh heh                                                                          Say, GertTheMan, Alexdote, RubyQ                                                                                               Windows XP Qbasic Launcher                                                                                                    C ALL your XP-QBASIC problems? I don't think that you've fixed any...                                                           
 WIndows XP                                                                                                                     Try this                                                                                                                      S *The reason is a missing Autoexec.nt file. But it goes missing for some odd reason.                                           9 * Josh, Tom Rogers posted out of thread above. But try it                                                                     < *I posted a reply for your questiion-it probably will work;)                                                                  ( Elusive bug in Binary LED program fixed.                                                                                      , Re: Elusive bug in Binary LED program fixed.                                                                                   Alt+Enter fullscreen problem                                                                                                  + It looks like someone adjusted your monitor                                                                                    Your welcome, check                                                                                                           Y It will be nice for Pete to have a cellmate. Just don't try and make him your girlfriend.                                      * You're welcome, Pete                                                                                                         *Hehehe                                                                                                                       d *This was the first thing &quot;Spelling Police&quot;, aka Ildrest, busted me for when I came here.                          B Michael, place commas inside of quotation marks, unless you are...                                                            % grammar teachers may prefer that, but                                                                                         7 Well, I'm a pro-grammar.  LOL, just messin' with you...                                                                        *RSUROFL                                                                                                                       *Hehehe                                                                                                                       Z *Hey, i dont hear any siren! Where are the police? Have i bumped them off?????????????????                                     Hey, check - sorry about that                                                                                                 E *Even me, the great Ildrest doesn't spend all day at the computer :P                                                          * LOL                                                                                                                         N *Oh I'm just turning in my badge and shooting myself in the head for that one.                                                 Yeah...                                                                                                                        re                                                                                                                             Maybe this can help                                                                                                           0 Help me please, anyone who knows how to program!                                                                              = well, for one, the DATA thing has nothing to do with graphics                                                                   Perhaps this is what he means...                                                                                               Lets not confuse him.....                                                                                                      Bitmapping........                                                                                                             *?@ignore, confusing                                                                                                          & *Thanks! Ill try it! I hope it works;)                                                                                        P *&quot;hope it works&quot;?! Of course it'll work! After all, I AM  a genius. ;)                                              2 *&quot;Do or do not. There is no try.&quot; - Yoda                                                                            ; Hey genius, you missed the apostrophe in &quot;Let's.&quot;                                                                   9 *Lol! I find your lack of faith disturbing!! -Darth Vader                                                                     ) *You're welcome on behalf of the 3 of us.                                                                                     8 *In the name of the republic...Plo Koon...lol! Thanks...                                                                      3 There's a bit more to consider with SCREEN modes...                                                                            keyboard issue                                                                                                                 On Win 98 you would do this...                                                                                                L *Of course, you(r email) being from the UK, may need to set it to UK instead                                                   Error question: shared arrays                                                                                                  sorry                                                                                                                         ' There's nothing wrong with your code...                                                                                       & But... I've fourdoublechecked my code!                                                                                        , Try this and it should 'fuction' properly...                                                                                  # Just in case, I'll give an example:                                                                                            What error number is that?                                                                                                    9 In English: &quot;Illegal in procedure or DEF FN&quot;...                                                                     @ *interesting... (but then, it could never be a runtime error...)                                                               Which brings up a question...                                                                                                 Z Which brings up an answer. Run time error codes are only available on US versions of QB...                                    % there are differecnt types of errors.                                                                                         @ As in 'Wyatt D. Hill' are you talkin' about? Design-time errors?                                                              Z *#3 is called a Logic Error -the kind that doesn't stop running but can really foul you up                                    7 *Doesn't differecnt have an apostrophe or something? :P                                                                       A These are runtime errors that should always be caught immediately                                                              This might be wrong, but try it                                                                                               * oh, just to let you know i am not cheating                                                                                    S *DIM SHARED simply makes a variable (or array) available to all SUBs and FUNCTIONs.                                            I've another error now                                                                                                         I reposted your code                                                                                                          U Yeah, and your WELCOME for my help on the last one! This one is so freakin' simple...                                          yeah                                                                                                                          D If 'another' error occurred, it's because you suck at programming...                                                          G Hey, Alexdote - Pete beat me with a simple and correct observation, but                                                       C LOL@Mac and I have to turn myself into the Grammar Police: (you're)                                                           T *That's a really good idea, starting all integer variables with i and using DEFINT I                                          = Yep. Similar to the VB convention intVariable and strVariable                                                                 ! Heh, yeah I use GOTO on occasion.                                                                                              I agree quite a bit.                                                                                                          7 All Caps? Are you talkin' to me? ARE YOU TALKIN' TO ME?                                                                        Minor disagreement                                                                                                            . Soap box ax in hand and coming out swinging...                                                                                 OK, TheBob, get busy                                                                                                          N *Memo to TheBob. If Mac's is bigger, my buddy Biff will be paying you a visit.                                                I *We don't need soap boxes in Canada. We're already &quot;higher up&quot;.                                                      Mac and Pete - NO SOAP for you!                                                                                                Yes, thanks Pete..                                                                                                            N Right, it is a run-time error but there is no error code # associated with it.                                                Z *Never heard that one. Perhaps because everything is more difficult when done in the snow?                                    + *That's exactly what my buddy Biff told me.                                                                                   2 Re: Soap box ax in hand and coming out swinging...                                                                             Reply to Michael...                                                                                                           F *I know several people who are crazy about bow-hunting. I like rifles.                                                        3 Bows? Who is using bows? I'm talkin' about clubs...                                                                           7 Yes, I wish there were an Option Explicit command in QB                                                                       ( Mega-Major upgrade of Binary LED program                                                                                      ' Wow! &quot;Mega-Major&quot; is right...                                                                                       0 Bob: The speed choice is a number, not a letter.                                                                              X *Oops! Yes, I have the latest version, unless you posted another one since breakfast :-)                                      S I mistakenly posted the wrong LED version last night, reposted at 2AM Eastern time.                                           ( I found a small glitch and corrected it.                                                                                      
 Factorials                                                                                                                    C Your formula keeps X at a zero value and creates an endless loop...                                                           B Homework question again, posted below also but no one will see it.                                                             letter key input                                                                                                               cool                                                                                                                          Y I get &quot;confused at weather,&quot; too. It was supposed to be sunny and mild today...                                      Ok                                                                                                                             Response                                                                                                                       Good Advice                                                                                                                    What is YOUR problem                                                                                                          H To Bob NoName:  You never read the responses to your two previous posts.                                                       thanks                                                                                                                        
 simplicity                                                                                                                     A ha                                                                                                                           ^^^                                                                                                                            Random formula                                                                                                                $ OK heres what I have with randomizer                                                                                          - Please copy and post your code directly here.                                                                                  code                                                                                                                           Convert to character                                                                                                           Ok im almost done                                                                                                             	 A counter                                                                                                                     " Place your input into a do/loop...                                                                                             You left something out.                                                                                                        sorry                                                                                                                          Counter variable                                                                                                               Finally done                                                                                                                  $ You're still not paying attention!!!                                                                                          H ooh this is getting old! i would expect this sort of thing at qbasicnews                                                      = I've given more than enough hints to get this person started,                                                                  oo!, oo!, Good Technique!                                                                                                     * Can't you just make a SUB and not call it?                                                                                    # No, but you show another good trick                                                                                            sure...                                                                                                                       U Menn, the part of you that swears Mac's kidding, it's called your brain. Anatomy 101.                                         7 *wow, TheBOB has been here a while. LOL@the forum then.                                                                       E No Name - Get a name for yourself - Your code, plus a little extra...                                                         @ Actually, Pete, you did respond to the beginning of this thread.                                                              O Yes, I know that, I stated &quot;I haven't followed this thread enough...&quot;                                                Return to Index                                                                                                               5 I don't think he means he's getting an error message.                                                                          That sounds logical                                                                                                           V Thank you Mr. Spock. Now could you please help Scottie get the warp drive back online?                                         Where is the thread                                                                                                             Try this, roy, to stay in thread                                                                                               *Thanks Mac                                                                                                                    A note to Mac: chatroom typo.                                                                                                 < *He has known for some time. He hasn't bothered changing it.                                                                   * LOL - True                                                                                                                   *Well that's soootled.                                                                                                        H *No, the extra 'o' is the one missing in your post: &quot;prbably &quot;                                                      N *Personally, I liked &quot;communtity&quot; (a wet nurse in a hippie commune).                                                 Quiz for Mac. What is R.E.M.?                                                                                                  Trick question?                                                                                                               ? *Maybe it was harder than I thought, I was positive it was E...                                                               0 Obviously the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum (*URL)                                                                              T My mummy took me there when I was six. (R.E. Museum! Where did you dig up that one?)                                          % Qbasic adding input statement to menu                                                                                         * If I understand your question correctly...                                                                                     Thanks                                                                                                                        ? *Sure, just multiply Choice * the cost of an individual ticket.                                                               2 Qbasic &quot;Print Summary statement to Menu&quot;                                                                             Printsummary: help                                                                                                            6 *Your last block should be  choice * 15  instead of 19                                                                        ' *and in my advice change tick to choice                                                                                       2 Thanks Roy &quot;this is what i have so far.&quot;                                                                            
 Print summary                                                                                                                 < *You could also put how many tickets of each value were sold                                                                  	 Thank You                                                                                                                       * Cheers,  we always try to help                                                                                               Qbasic Sound Question                                                                                                         H The simple answer is no, at least not using the SOUND or PLAY commands..                                                      O *Be wary, advanced sound (and other stuff) are very difficult in Win2000 and XP                                                *Valid point,  Ildrest  :-(                                                                                                  S Re: *Be wary, advanced sound (and other stuff) are very difficult in Win2000 and XP                                           8 Yes, but you can't expect other people to have VDMSound.                                                                      
 You're right!                                                                                                                  Re:Sound Questiion                                                                                                             yeah not exactly                                                                                                               Full Screen Problem                                                                                                           @ full screen causing the problem insteaf of fixing it? that's new                                                               Normalcy of x50...                                                                                                             Fixed                                                                                                                          *glad you figured it out                                                                                                      9 *Press Alt-Enter to switch between Windows and Fullscreen                                                                     ) Gifloader that uses COLOR instead of OUT?                                                                                       Not sure what you asking, but...                                                                                              ( Here's how it's done with OUT [palette].                                                                                      ' to do that without out, the command is:                                                                                       P If you're BSAVE'ing the image, you can save the palette, too with altering it...                                              Y &quot;Above should say &quot;without&quot; altering it, not &quot;with&quot; altering it.                                      This is what I mean                                                                                                            You are limited to one palette.                                                                                                OK You've got the message                                                                                                     : There is a way to save your sprites to a system palette...                                                                     OR...                                                                                                                          Thanks!                                                                                                                        NEW qbasic.com file areas                                                                                                      Re: NEW qbasic.com file areas                                                                                                  pardon the intrusion                                                                                                           Re: pardon the intrusion                                                                                                       okay - as i said                                                                                                              $ *Make your request to Mark here(URL)                                                                                           Method needed for coding table                                                                                                B here, i can explain this one a little further, but this is one way                                                            Q here is another version of the print array section sure to make mac and kew happy                                              Method for a table                                                                                                             bit of a study guide                                                                                                           bit  of a study guide                                                                                                         G no, all it is is the statements i used browken down into smaller pieces                                                       5 Simplest Version Yet (thanks for the idea, solitaire)                                                                          More information for Seeker                                                                                                   . More information for seeker - method for table                                                                                # Method for a table --  Solitaire...                                                                                           ! I don't believe I have that book.                                                                                              THIS is how to code a table.                                                                                                   * LOL !                                                                                                                       > *I can't stand looking at it. How about coding a chair for me?                                                                 Homework assignment help                                                                                                      6 *You must make an attempt first ,then we will help you                                                                        
 RTFM!!!!!!                                                                                                                    4 Don't be too harsh, No name is being quite polite...                                                                           Ok                                                                                                                            5 This was the exact problem you posted a few days ago.                                                                          Opening a picture                                                                                                             G PSET is the easiest way to set pixels, reading files is another matter.                                                       ! A couple of things you can try...                                                                                              Re: Opening a picture                                                                                                          *might it be multi plane?                                                                                                      E.g.                                                                                                                           Re: Opening a picture                                                                                                         ) Sorry, diagram's alittle wierd looking...                                                                                     ! This is coming a bit late, but...                                                                                              Well                                                                                                                           this might work                                                                                                                okay!                                                                                                                         # What are the colors supposed to be?                                                                                           ! Trying to create a SIMPLE program                                                                                             $ QB meet Bio20. Welcome to pre-med...                                                                                          / The numbers are small - is the formula correct?                                                                               
 Clarification                                                                                                                 9 *Turn that #$%^ thing off, we have to leave NOW!!! (ROFL)                                                                     ) Heh - Got to Florida. How's this program?                                                                                      Ellipse Algorithm                                                                                                             7 An elipse is just a circle that's no longer in its 20s.                                                                       R * ^^0^^ In case you need more. (I'm sure TheBob can do this standing in his head.)                                             Ellipse                                                                                                                        Fantastic!  Thank you!                                                                                                        4 Here's an elipse routine for a tile/sprite editor...                                                                          % *Sorry, should be ellipse, not elipse                                                                                          Oops, back up the Batmobile...                                                                                                 Actually, a little of both...                                                                                                 ! Re: Actually, a little of both...                                                                                             + In case you are using QB45 and screen 13...                                                                                    Elipses                                                                                                                        Re: Elipses                                                                                                                    Qbasic Menu Option                                                                                                            F &quot;showmenu,&quot; I think you meant just menu... This should help:                                                        	 Thank You                                                                                                                     , About the &quot;CALL ABSOLUTE&quot; function                                                                                   This might apply (URL*)                                                                                                       ! *Mac, I don't think that applies.                                                                                             & Use the /L switch when you load QB.EXE                                                                                         Fixing QB4.5                                                                                                                   duh                                                                                                                           7 New info (to me at least) on recursive functions (URL*)                                                                       < So a recursive QB function can call itself 28 times at most?                                                                  * Well, try my code on a later version of QB                                                                                    A *depends. You can change the stack size with the CLEAR statement.                                                             	 * Explain                                                                                                                      More esplanin' to do...                                                                                                        Right                                                                                                                         Q *I reached 170, then got an overflow error. CLEAR , , 11000 (Factorial function.)                                              Interesting test                                                                                                              R *You're welcome, have a  happy Thanksgiving. The rest of us turkies will miss you.                                            + There are better ways to make a flood fill.                                                                                    I'd like to see that algorithm.                                                                                               - I'm not terribly sure what flood fill is, but                                                                                 V It's hard to believe, but a 127-element &quot;stack&quot; array suffices for SCREEN 12                                         Your flood fill leaves gaps...                                                                                                 *OK, I resign.                                                                                                                ! My flood fill did'nt stopped.....                                                                                              Full Screen Problem...                                                                                                        K *I've had such problems occasionally. Maybe try advanced graphics settings.                                                   & program to log commands typed into dos                                                                                         2 possible concerns.                                                                                                          H i prefer to use a batch file that hands off things to the qbasic program                                                      1 QBasic program to turn off Windows95 GUI for NEWK                                                                               this will probably work in win98                                                                                               &quot;erase it too&quot;?                                                                                                     - *fun, but ugh - i prefer to turn off loadgui.                                                                                 / *and then you just run Win.com to load Windows?                                                                               S *that's right. just like good old 3.1. or you can put it in autoexec with choice...                                           6 Actually, I'm looking in asterisk posts less nowadays.                                                                        $ Must I optimize everything you do???                                                                                          * yeah, that does what i thought it would...                                                                                    T If he doesn't want to boot to windows, why not just stick a boot disk in the floppy?                                          > here pete,  never see a blue screen again (trekkies take note)                                                                Y *Hurry, get a patent on it (The Red Shield of Death) and market it to the Klingon Empire.                                     5 *People that take out software patents have no honor.                                                                         K And speaking of no honor, M$ trying to aquire Adware company - Gator...URL*                                                    what are they gonna call it?                                                                                                  C *My guess is they'll call it - Gatestor. Be afraid, be very afraid.                                                            talk about a monopoly                                                                                                         = *M$ 'wrote' the book on quality software (It's called Adobe.)                                                                 > *I don't think I've had a Windows 2000 crash for about a year.                                                                , Opening a file for input when no file exists                                                                                   this creates an empty file                                                                                                     Thanks                                                                                                                        V *If you don't want to overwrite what is already there, open if for APPEND, then close.                                        : What would a stable boy need to handle to get a job at M$?                                                                    
 an adapter                                                                                                                    Y *When I saw 'stable boy', I thought this was a Christmas riddle (ans: two -legged asses).                                     F *ROFL - I see that little fire you had hasn't slowed you down one bit.                                                        * Can someone help?? A mouse routine problem                                                                                    : this is in the faq, but here you go - i'll tell you anyway                                                                    
 Homework help                                                                                                                  Re: Homework help                                                                                                              Maybe this would help!                                                                                                         and also                                                                                                                       Homework hints                                                                                                                
 Out &amp;H378                                                                                                                 $ Buy a Windows 98 and try it again...                                                                                          Y * :-( @ Astros losing this year and last... :-( But hey, they gave the White Sox a fight!                                     + * I knew Michael would take the bait - lol.                                                                                    Dosbox MIGHT work                                                                                                              the thing about dosbox is                                                                                                     " Another option: use a boot floppy.                                                                                             a few things, but most of all                                                                                                 
 vague hint                                                                                                                     In what way isn't it working?                                                                                                 ' Reply to your messages about my problem                                                                                       $ Should have tried before i posted...                                                                                          Q LIke I stated, Go kick Bill, he has really been annoying everybody! Try this URL:                                             / *yes@cheap Win98SE on ebay. Even less than $50.                                                                               S *for $50/less you can get a pentium with win98 installed already. see my misc post.                                           , Bi-Directional mode might not work with DOS.                                                                                   Re: Out &amp;H378                                                                                                             
 programing                                                                                                                     ROFL                                                                                                                          # *Same homework but different person                                                                                            Disagree                                                                                                                       Re: Disagree                                                                                                                   Some people use proxy                                                                                                          I thought about proxies                                                                                                         loading qbasic on windows xp pro                                                                                               *(URL)                                                                                                                        = new PE-TEch util optimizes basic code by ONE HUNDRED percent!                                                                  *lol                                                                                                                          V *cool! it also optimizes html and php! (it causes errors in C programs and .exe's tho)                                        T *Reminds me of that compression algorithm that reduces size by &quot;over 100%&quot;                                          Z *LOLthat would require deleting the old copy AND some stuff that wasn't even related to it                                    6 *why not just randomly overwrite random sectors of C:?                                                                         it wouldn't compile that way                                                                                                    i know - as soon as i said it...                                                                                              ( printing in Quickbasic and in Windows NT                                                                                       We try to avoid that                                                                                                          + Could CHAINing to another program fix that?                                                                                   Y *probably not-chain goes to another bas file... you end up with the same problem all over                                      Would need testing                                                                                                             printing under windows                                                                                                         help with home work                                                                                                           ; Are you sure you copied your code rather than typing it in?                                                                   P *Since you are not needing any floating point variables, why not use DEFINT A-Z?                                              ( Well, I, for one, recommend against that                                                                                       barring DEFINT                                                                                                                9 I do NOT recommend using DEFINT, especially for a newbie.                                                                     	 re:defint                                                                                                                     R I'm surprised about how many people actually have trouble thinking for themselves.                                              Did you try running his program?                                                                                              E Mac, I'm sure you know what neuro meant. (Your point is still valid--                                                          I know what he said                                                                                                           3 QB just isn't fast enough for text programs anymore                                                                           P ROFL - this should be on the faq under &quot;i thought qb sucked now?&quot; etc.                                              4 Reason #6 for not using DEFINT: (and other comments)                                                                           how does it encourage...                                                                                                       She means not DIMming                                                                                                          indeed                                                                                                                        ' *I've heard that FreeBASIC can do that.                                                                                        LOL                                                                                                                            such a tradeoff                                                                                                                cool                                                                                                                          A *yep sometimes michael, (probably for the best) see my other post                                                             C *VB.NET allows you to declare multiple variables with a single Dim.                                                           7 *so does freebasic, and probably C. to hell with vb.net                                                                       ; To hell with all of VBdom! It's an unhealthy turn on BASIC.                                                                   / &quot;I'm telling the computer what to do&quot;                                                                               W *It's these kinds of discussions that help me think about, and find out, why I love QB.                                        preach it brother Ildrest                                                                                                     VB = intriguing development                                                                                                   F VB.NET, same as C#, also can create both GUI and Console applications.                                                         my gf...                                                                                                                      d and yeah i realize most of the vb net end will be &quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;free&quot;&quot;&quo                          K &quot;Aha! With this we can make the internet ten times as expensive!&quot;                                                    Have not used 2.0                                                                                                             D i enjoyed that immensely (yeah i read the whole thing...) on dos tho                                                          * *riggs, i'm gettiin' too old for this ####                                                                                     QB n00b                                                                                                                       9 *Michael:  'proper' or 'improper' (without the double pp)                                                                     S * (I do object sir!) (We imps insist!) (You disrespect us!) (And now we're pissed!)                                           Z *yes. (and I probably would have realised that if I had compared them side by side, but..)                                    J *reason #7 &quot;i 'optimized' your code&quot; (see? one less/fewer line!)                                                    < in 20 years i haven't bothered with it except a couple times                                                                   Yes, amd more than that                                                                                                       @ Why not put suffixes on all the variables instead of DEFINT A-Z?                                                               Integers                                                                                                                       re: better or worse                                                                                                           . I used to use data type suffixes all the time.                                                                                = *If you DEFINT A-Z, you can use the ! suffix to denote floats                                                                 N Conversely, you'd be hard pressed to find a program of mine without DEFINT A-Z                                                 On the topic of newbies...                                                                                                    M *newbies should learn about data types as soon as possible. It is a priority.                                                 H *eh. the difference between q$ and b should do for the first few months.                                                       *maybe the first few weeks.                                                                                                   Q *first few weeks if he is teaching himself. First few days if he is being taught.                                             $ you can only have so many priorities                                                                                           opinion                                                                                                                       4 *is it in your tutorial - ordered according to this?                                                                          V *I think I teach data types in the second chapter, before math ops, after num systems.                                         lol                                                                                                                           B Programming needs to be fun, otherwise few of us would even do it.                                                            @ yeah, but no one really treats it as a priority, and they should                                                              X step1: pay indians to write your code entirely focused on profit, who cares if it works?                                      + hey this gives me an idea for a distraction                                                                                    I recommend using DEFDBL...                                                                                                   A *Also I love how newb questions start great philisophical debates                                                              * Heh - yep, scaring the OP off                                                                                               0 *yes I got one of those as soon as they came out                                                                              Z *Floating point math is emulated, no doubt. Having an FPU makes no difference to most apps                                    > *My sarcasm is lost on this crowd, perhaps sarcasm in italics?                                                                0 *LOL your italics would be lost on this forum :D                                                                              ! *DAMNIT! What is this?  The 80's?                                                                                             N *I might like a coprossesor... Though I'm not quite sure what it would prosses                                                ( *And now, you're being sarcastic, right?                                                                                      3 *No, I'm spelling policing. It's spelt coprocessor.                                                                            *spelled                                                                                                                       a REAL spelt coprocessor (*URL)                                                                                                take it up with network54                                                                                                      Windows Clipboard                                                                                                             
 Can't do that                                                                                                                 % *What the heck, Mac? It's in the FAQ!                                                                                          Oops! CAN do that!(URL*)                                                                                                       And, as I demonstrated,                                                                                                        Cheers                                                                                                                        	 Question?                                                                                                                      You can compile the program                                                                                                   & Why not use &quot;SLEEP&quot; command?                                                                                        A *I've had problems with SLEEP not clearing the key you pressed...                                                             & Yep. You have to code SLEEP: X$=INKEY$                                                                                        ; *another way: SLEEP: WHILE INKEY$&lt;&gt;&quot;&quot;: WEND                                                                   
 Cool, thanks.                                                                                                                 0 &quot;so you lose any last-minute printing&quot;                                                                              3 *I think the latter is more likely than the former.                                                                            Not true for me, unfortunately                                                                                                " Re: Not true for me, unfortunately                                                                                            $ Distraction re: QBasic and FB (*URL)                                                                                           Problem....                                                                                                                    Solution                                                                                                                       look up str$() and var()                                                                                                      2 *var() -- val(), also, empty posts need asterisks.                                                                             Use VAL                                                                                                                        *Thanks!                                                                                                                      : *mines.bas --- a text mode game based on Minesweeper.(URL)                                                                     Found and fixed 2 bugs.                                                                                                       - What happened to Qbasic.com's main page?-&gt;                                                                                 6 *Yes, a guy named mark took control a week or 2 ago...                                                                        N *Not qbasic, just qbasic.com was abandoned. There are other QB sites, you know                                                ? Oops, I meant Qbasic.com not Qbasic. Although I wonder how-&gt;                                                                LBM (Deluxe Paint) file reader.                                                                                                Wish I knew                                                                                                                    Re: Wish I knew.                                                                                                              5 BTW: You don't know what a Deluxe Paint file is?-&gt;                                                                          your best bet is...                                                                                                           - I was hoping to avoid writing one myself-&gt;                                                                                 9 *Maybe find one written in C, then use it as a library...                                                                      Editing Bitmap Files                                                                                                          H *Does it work/not work on a per-BMP basis, or a per-colour-picked basis?                                                      9 *It works/not works on a run basis, same bmp, same color.                                                                     R *do all those variables have the same values every time you run with the same BMP?                                              *Which Variables?  (I think so.)                                                                                               Please somebody help me.                                                                                                       *Email it me                                                                                                                   Pagination Coding                                                                                                             ( Your printing is not in the print module                                                                                       Got it                                                                                                                        " Great. Hope you got the main point                                                                                             Overflow                                                                                                                       It means that...                                                                                                              ) *Sorry, b% = 20000 should read a% = 20000                                                                                     S *Intsead of 5&amp; you can use CLNG(5) or CLNG(a%) or both --(CLNG=Convert to LONG)                                            help finding a compiler                                                                                                        Calkins Alert! - ASM-                                                                                                         C *Try searching for an ASM tutorial that uses masm32 or nasm or tasm                                                           ( Download NASM, read the documentation...                                                                                      $ Homework Help-report with pagination                                                                                          . For most questions, you should post your code.                                                                                 Finite Differences 2.                                                                                                          Aga-who-nus?                                                                                                                   Finite difference                                                                                                             6 * Sorry add lim h approaches 0 to the start of formula                                                                         *:|                                                                                                                         the OP..? (no message)                                                                                                        K *op = original post or poster (start  or starter of  a thread in the forum)                                                    *ah.                                                                                                                          ! Couliebai alias Adil and homework                                                                                              *That's true. :-)                                                                                                             	 Update...                                                                                                                      *good news :) ty                                                                                                                *that's an expensive modem. DSL?                                                                                              R *It's for Bell Canada's Basic Light service, -one step up from dial-up. Go figure.                                            E *btw, I'm back on line from my own little corner of the world, again.                                                          *nice to hear. :-D                                                                                                            * To run a QBasic program without hitting F5                                                                                    N *Also, terminate with SYSTEM instead of END, so you go back to the DOS prompt.                                                 Thanks, mennonite                                                                                                              bah                                                                                                                           9 That program had nothing to do with the thread it was in.                                                                     I well, that was an hour wasted. you wouldn't believe how much significance                                                      LOL                                                                                                                           R *i hope mac read my reply to this &quot;*sniff* :(&quot; on the distractions forum                                             sorry for the interruption                                                                                                    * To run a QBasic program without hitting F5                                                                                    5 *or basica xxx - where xxx is mac's poker game - heh.                                                                         ! *WAIT is a reserved keyword......                                                                                             Z *and one i used yesterday- i should know better! LOL see mac he debugged my offtopic post!                                     Sub Programs                                                                                                                  2 *I don't see any parameters or shared variables...                                                                             Re: Sub Programs                                                                                                               *10000 feet or 20000 feet?                                                                                                     A number of problems...                                                                                                        Concept demonstration.                                                                                                         Another concept demo, Justin                                                                                                  % How to debug internal error near 5FA7                                                                                         C That looks like an error report for an error inside QB / BC itself.                                                           
 your Error                                                                                                                     Square root                                                                                                                   T The square root function, e.g. SQR(64), or raising to the power of 1/2 (e.g. 4 ^ .5)                                          - *What file formats work with BLOAD and BSAVE?                                                                                 L BSAVE saves an array's contents, and BLOAD loads them back. You only need to                                                  Z *Hmmm...That means if i bsaved a .gif or .jpeg file, then it would bload into my program??                                     Technically yes, but                                                                                                          + *Well, what file formats do work with that?                                                                                   Z *BLOAD CAN LOAD ANY FILE!! It's just a question of whether you can make sense of the data.                                     bsave/bload                                                                                                                   # Please help w/ Coin Toss program QB                                                                                            hee hee.                                                                                                                      ? i'm almost sure it DOES mean prompt the user for a seed michael                                                                assume that any value &gt; .5?!                                                                                               Z look if you actually want to learn basic, ask Solitaire for &quot;Solitaire's School&quot;                                     Err, what's the problem here?                                                                                                 $ it just seems to demonstrate further                                                                                          ) and yeah obviously some of it is personal                                                                                     N *Mennonite, please go to the Distractions forum-i have something for you there                                                T *it seems there are no posts by you on the first two pages - maybe a link would help                                          N Well, actually this is slightly more efficient without the INT, I would think.                                                
 Hey, Jonny                                                                                                                    E Comments - (Code can be written without using INT or a RND forumula.)                                                         & yeah - it totally can for a coin toss.                                                                                         More on RND  without INT                                                                                                      - i expected to see select case sooner or later                                                                                  Thanks                                                                                                                        
 i dont get it                                                                                                                 / what do you meant &quot;cross each other&quot;?                                                                                CROSS EACH OTHER                                                                                                              
 Cross over                                                                                                                     what i've tried                                                                                                               ) I'm not clear on what you want to do, but                                                                                     ? You may also want to erase the previous string before it moves.                                                                 Can't wait for TheBob's solution                                                                                               yeah i did that, mac (*URL)                                                                                                   ' * A little blinky, but meets the specs!                                                                                       J if i cared, i would change it to work with screen 9 and use pcopy - maybe.                                                     Here's one without get/put                                                                                                     very smooth! found a bug, tho                                                                                                 3 also you realize this was all the OP needed, right?                                                                            Thanks                                                                                                                        Z *a ray of light cast down on my computer! and all of sudden this typing! and it said this!                                    & I removed the qbasic.com(new) subforum                                                                                        S LOL - i see that instead of linking to matthew's mirror, mark has put up his own :)                                            **** using hold fields******                                                                                                  I *unconventional usage of GOSUB, I would say. I'll look at it some more...                                                      Well, I can't really test it.                                                                                                  Found another bug.                                                                                                            
 Thanks.......                                                                                                                  *You are welcome.                                                                                                              *:-)Way to go, Michael!                                                                                                  *thanks.                                                                                                                      ; You missed the reason for so-called &quot;hold fields&quot;                                                                   E Mac, I'm pretty sure that program doesn't provide the desired result.                                                          Good point. How about fixing it                                                                                                need help on project                                                                                                          S Step 1) read homework help link at top of forum. Step 2) Post what code you have...                                           7 And micromanagement raises its ugly, disgusting head...                                                                        Your opinion isn't worthless                                                                                                  1 Comments on students and how I teach programming:                                                                              detail oriented person                                                                                                        < And I guess that some teachers aren't programmers themselves                                                                  ! There are also some poor students                                                                                             < I go to a terrific school, with the associated terrific fees                                                                  ! Sounds like a copyright violation                                                                                             + *&lt;shrug&gt; I think we get permission...                                                                                    Number vs. Amount                                                                                                              *I sit corrected.                                                                                                              TSRs                                                                                                                           Re: TSRs                                                                                                                        Move to the new forum everyone!*                                                                                              Z *You are crazy. You want the &quot;classic&quot; forum to die? Both forums should coexist.                                    B * Re: Move to the new forum everyone. - Kiss my assembly language!                                                            7 *Yeah Flo, I'm GRITting my teeth at the suggestion, too                                                                       C * Read the general opinion of the new forums. I smell a troll, btw.                                                           D *Troll = Pharoah. He may be king in Egypt, but here he doesn't rule.                                                           *LET OUR WEBSITE GO!                                                                                                          T ever since i told that guy caps weren't needed here i've used them twice as often :|                                           Please Help!                                                                                                                  O if you are just beginning i would strongly recommand you try the input$ command                                                Re: Please Help!                                                                                                               Re: Please Help!                                                                                                               *You're welcome.                                                                                                               cross compatible @ pete                                                                                                        You have got to be kidding me!                                                                                                / surprised to see that part of your code working                                                                               C Ha ha. I cut and pasted the QUIT from your code; so, you go REM it!                                                           8 v1ctor. i know, i mix that convention up with z!re's too                                                                      G *I find it a bit silly that you forgot to put a closing quotation mark.                                                       b *can't find any lone &quot; marks. did you mean &quot;rem&quot; apostrophes (vs single quotes?) :P                            c Re: *can't find any lone &quot; marks. did you mean &quot;rem&quot; apostrophes (vs single quotes?)                            i still don't get it                                                                                                          ) *and pick out a nice, tasty looking tree.                                                                                     2 *all the trees i've eaten taste just like chicken.                                                                             Please help w/ digital Clock                                                                                                  9 SLEEP 1 would be a very poor way of keeping track of time                                                                       Re: Please help w/ digital Clock                                                                                               Yes! More simple is good                                                                                                      - Yes Mac, but simplest is MORE better - lol...                                                                                 6 *which joke? using a var OLDTIME$ in a post to Mac? :)                                                                        3 * Hey, Pete! You talkin' to me? YOU TALKIN' TO ME!!                                                                           G Yeah, it's a 'grey' area of grammar clinging on by De Neroist thread...                                                        biggest                                                                                                                       Y *Yes, but bigger isn't always bestist. (At least that's what mennonite keeps telling me.)                                     " i optimized your &quot;colon&quot;                                                                                            8 the XP section of OS/2 warp worked more like this though                                                                       *Haha, only if she's 5'3&quot;                                                                                                
 Hey, Jonny                                                                                                                    % Thanks alot for the digital clock Mac                                                                                          For Mac (*URL)                                                                                                                
 LOL - Thanks!                                                                                                                 M *almost put GIBBERISH and Mac but i wasn't sure who did what - will fix later                                                 ] *all 327 of mallards files should still be there. there are now over 370. and &gt; on the way                                 	 Tutorials                                                                                                                     " Check it I will, when time I have.                                                                                             *:-)                                                                                                                        Preliminary comments....                                                                                                      1 *&quot;spelt&quot; --&gt; &quot;spelled&quot; :-)                                                                             ' How can I get two or more keys at once?                                                                                        Reply to your message                                                                                                          Weakies have to use FB                                                                                                         Not to disparage FB in general                                                                                                9 Thanks for the hint Mac, but I found a problem with it...                                                                     C I tried INP() a long time back, but it failed miserably on my 2Ghz.                                                            Don't quite understand                                                                                                        < *Yeah, the assembly method work a charm. (Even on my Win2K.)                                                                   I'll try that when I get home                                                                                                  Could you explain how it works?                                                                                               # Re: Could you explain how it works?                                                                                           , an oldschool hack - no idea if it would help                                                                                  Y You can certainly use PEEK(1047) to detect shift and other such keys, but two arrow keys?                                     0 If anyone wants, i can make a website for QBASIC                                                                              J Qbasic.com, forgetaboutit. I found a new bulletin board qbasic site...URL*                                                    
 *LOL!!! XD                                                                                                                    S * Let's just use this one, BTW I have theqbforum.us.to go to the subforum index ;+)                                           5 * Seems that some people here have gotten a bit harsh                                                                         W *that's possible, josh, but if you mean pete, he was just playing around. he does that.                                       < qbasic.us.to - files page goes online today (with new files)                                                                  + I don't feel old anymore, I feel 'classic.'                                                                                    yeah or you can go here (*URL)                                                                                                Y &quot; I can now see why everyone was upset that ANOTHER QB forum had been created.&quot;                                      You really feel that way?                                                                                                      what do you mean IF?                                                                                                           Lol, spammers in the chat room?                                                                                                you missed the point.                                                                                                         P Methinks Mark figured an unformatted text forum seemed boring to some of us. . .                                              W *like i just reclarified, it isn't a new forum we're against but pushing our link aside                                        Why I dislike fancy forums                                                                                                    0 I wholeheartedly second that!  About registering                                                                              U *And for an administrator, hundreds of users who have only made one post are annoying                                         K *i have never heard mac complain about one time newbies, but phylo is right                                                   & *I think he meant &quot;members&quot;.                                                                                        T *Yeah, I did. User accounts. They made 1 post years ago and clutter up the user list                                          ! I can partially agree with you...                                                                                              I feel the same way about that                                                                                                6 The new site shouldn't be forum-central, in my opinion                                                                        G oh i agree 95%, the benevolent dictator model works great for websites.                                                        Thanks for the feedback!                                                                                                      P *I love it when people who know how to argue have the same point of view as I do                                              1 *You really believe that Germans are warmongerers                                                                             ) *and so do i - as sure as this is 1942...                                                                                      1942                                                                                                                          > *exactly. and how on earth did this come up as a topic anyway?                                                                1 *I think Mark meant: warm-ongoing German friends.                                                                              * I dont                                                                                                                      9 *neither do i, roy. my watch has NEVER been that far off.                                                                     > * Please do not call the apostrophe police ,they are fasciists                                                                 *ii see what you did there :)                                                                                                  Typo                                                                                                                          R OK, neither do I, but that excuse worked for Reagan when he corrected the press...                                            	 Apologies                                                                                                                     A About New Orleans. We have not heard from bomberpunk in awhile...                                                             < *yeah - if you get to a cafe come and tell us youre cool, bp                                                                  8 * This BP-stuff is worth a new thread. Hard to spot here                                                                      3 quickest way to do a special message like that, mac                                                                            * Too lazy - LOL                                                                                                                i agree - nationalism is stupid.                                                                                              . there was a really great episode of family guy                                                                                 Yes                                                                                                                            I don't quite agree.                                                                                                          ' i almost agree with you on that phylo -                                                                                        yeah - war sucks. a lot.                                                                                                      0 and in case you didn't follow me along at all...                                                                              / Re: I don't feel old anymore, I feel 'classic.'                                                                               @ *I told you (on subforum) that others would find it an eyestrain                                                              # I found Mallard's tutorials useful.                                                                                           C *i think theyre on petesqb. also they are up at http://qbasic.us.to                                                           & I made some comments in the sub-forum.                                                                                        $ Project I need help on, please Help!                                                                                          C yeah, xp doesn't work... but you can do this to make it work (*URL)                                                           < Tried that, doesn't seem to help, problem is in code I think                                                                  P *sorry about your loss @ using xp with your program. someone will help i'm sure.                                              . Probably your best bet is to quit using LPRINT                                                                                Y *good debugging and design tip, actually just use PRINT (to screen) and debug from there.                                      * Yep - more details                                                                                                           *is Pmode protected mode?                                                                                                     2 *use in a total sentence of words, so we can know.                                                                             *That is one meaning of it                                                                                                    > My Cars Ignition is Timed with QB 4.5  Good old endless loops.                                                                 QB Express #15 Now Available                                                                                                   A not to Pete:                                                                                                                	 Whoops...                                                                                                                      LOL                                                                                                                            Heheh                                                                                                                         " I did, in fact, I made a couple...                                                                                            1 *Oh crap! He got voted off! Nooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!                                                                              *You jinxed him, Nuke.                                                                                                         Make it work with firefox                                                                                                      Please Help me...........                                                                                                     - Some hints, but see the homework link, above.                                                                                 / * wtf - Pete didn't use all caps in a REM?! ;-)                                                                               S *Super Glue doesn't hold like it used to. I'll re-glue Caps key tomorrow, Sorry :-)                                           + *  ROFL (or I should say, &quot;rofl&quot;)                                                                                   H *Why don't you ask your teacher to help you catch up on what you missed?                                                       can you code this?                                                                                                             so far                                                                                                                        
 Re: so far                                                                                                                    U It *looks* like VB CGI code, the &lt;% %&gt; stuff will be interpreted by the server.                                          * It's ASP.                                                                                                                   * My visits will be a sporadic for awhile...                                                                                     * Bummer! Good luck, TheBob                                                                                                    #### one- geez                                                                                                                7 I appreciate it, mennonite, but not necessary  (update)                                                                       	 *\/\/007!                                                                                                                     V *I'm very glad to hear you weren't hurt and your stuff was not damaged. Still, bummer.                                         * I hope things turn out well.                                                                                                ? Same here, how could we replace the greatest pixel-artist ever?                                                               < *I hope I get it, will know soon if my computer still works.                                                                  F *Sorry about the bad break.  Hope everything gets back to normal soon.                                                        K *Thanks Solitaire (and everyone). Things are slowly getting back to normal.                                                    Addin in  lists (URL*)                                                                                                        	 Hey, John                                                                                                                     
 qbasic rpg                                                                                                                     umm                                                                                                                            Re: umm                                                                                                                       L I care. DRAW is the worst possible thing to use if you want decent graphics.                                                   agreed.                                                                                                                       I While it might be better to use Get/Put, DRAW is still a GREAT statement.                                                      *here, here!                                                                                                                  
 screenshot                                                                                                                    9 *will that be animation or still image? (just curiousity)                                                                     " I appreciate the person insult but                                                                                            > You don't seem to be aware of how difficult such a project is.                                                                 yeah                                                                                                                          C *you should use DRAW, until you're comfortable with something else.                                                           5 *If it works on a 5 year old computer, I'm impressed.                                                                         2 I thought you were going for all out 3D animation.                                                                            F ff7 class 3d game in qb not possible well possible ust not playable...                                                         haha!                                                                                                                          Invalid keyboard code                                                                                                         7 * Post your code.  Maybe you have a corrupt copy of QB.                                                                       D Latest challenge looks interesting - Now THAT's a QBasic application                                                           Question on order of operations                                                                                               9 All operations are performed from left to right.  Period.                                                                      Then what is the challenge?                                                                                                    *Go to chalenges and projects                                                                                                 . *Challenges  before the spelling police arrive                                                                                " *There's no verb in that sentence!                                                                                            $ *When did arrive stop being a verb ?                                                                                          ) I don't remember all the exact terms, but                                                                                     / * I wont resist arrest but  I have been framed.                                                                               8 *Yes, you've been framed: &lt;frame&gt;roy&lt;/frame&gt;                                                                      d *The words &quot;I meant to say&quot; were implied just like the subject &quot;You&quot; can be impl                          & *I'm afraid I'm going to have to arres                                                                                         *Good one Ildrest.                                                                                                           ) He is a Special Counsel on a Crusade. :-)                                                                                     ' *Release the hounds! We'll bag 'im yet!                                                                                       L *uhh, you're convicted. Take a wild guess at the sentance for your sentence.                                                   *Ooh-hoo, Burn!!                                                                                                              2 *I have been sentenced to two years in this thread                                                                            E *I never thought I'd see the day when chains were replaced by thread.                                                          *roy has a talented lawyer :)                                                                                                  *LOL                                                                                                                           Does this work?                                                                                                               ] *you've come to the right place-though you could be&gt;specific about where you want to start                                 G Download tutorials. Read the QBASIC's Help, if QBASIC is what you want.                                                       Z so it final happened qbasic.com domain name has been released and looks like it being ....                                     *thanks for telling us                                                                                                        Z ya i know it down further in the list but i havne't been here for 2 days and this forum...                                     Vampire Numbers                                                                                                                It's been done here before.                                                                                                   # There is no need for such a program                                                                                            *Fangs for telling us                                                                                                         2 You can find Vampire numbers at our mirror site...                                                                             Vampires                                                                                                                      D *is it me, or did &quot;Big Programs&quot; disappear from the index?                                                          & http://www.network54.com/Forum/190883/                                                                                        I *yeah if its disappearing right in front of everyone, i usually notice :(                                                     K *I think the new www.qbasic.com subforum bumped it (from the menu, anyway).                                                   " Something like that - Restored now                                                                                            < * Mac Alert!!  Please bring back the Big Programs sub-forum!                                                                  R really, Really annoyed aboutspacesrightnow....                                            . * Wow. Stay away from V'GER until you sober up                                                                                
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 *:-(!!!                                                                                                                 + I had a feeling something was up this time.                                                                                   6 Alturl used to appear at the end of certain pages. . .                                                                         qbasic.alturl.com                                                                                                             W *(URL) www.qbasic.com (but not qbasic.com) works fine for me. There is a mirror though.                                        * But not for me                                                                                                               QBASIC.com under new ownership                                                                                                 Hey everybody!                                                                                                                 Thanks for the update                                                                                                          Got it!                                                                                                                       Z *If it's not to much trouble, what is the IP? That should be usable until th DNSes catchup                                     Which one? Here's both!                                                                                                       4 He probably meant plutokiss, which is perfect so far                                                                           Sounds like an idea!                                                                                                           Here's your new forum, Mike                                                                                                    What great news!                                                                                                               Yeah, email overload                                                                                                           *good point                                                                                                                    Okay, I gotcha.                                                                                                                *thanks for the link to us.                                                                                                   
 qbasic.com                                                                                                                     you redesigned it?                                                                                                            " A redesign? How about reinvention?                                                                                             alphabetical order  AND LENGTH                                                                                                 You could write a program                                                                                                     > You need to place your words into an array and sort the array.                                                                 yes, and                                                                                                                      ! *look up the LEN() statement too.                                                                                             , How to access files on differant pc , sequel                                                                                  V Should be the same from XP and Millenium, however getting the network to actually work                                        
 HLP to EXE                                                                                                                     Forget about it                                                                                                               
 HLP to EXE                                                                                                                     Hello, Macric...                                                                                                               *thank you very much Michael                                                                                                  L *you're welcome. It has been a long time since I've used Hercules in QBASIC.                                                   *what it means P-Code?                                                                                                        ? Might mean &quot;pseudo-code&quot;, which is not proper code...                                                               2 I'll bet it does mean &quot;pseudo-code&quot;, but                                                                             P-code                                                                                                                         twisty pyramid                                                                                                                N *People should make more graphics demos. The world always needs more of those.                                                ) * http://212.112.242.201:10051;stream.nsv                                                                                     & the original idea was a lot different:                                                                                         *Both very interesting!                                                                                                        Assembly                                                                                                                      " * (URL) Will the MASM32 site work?                                                                                             I know how to work TASM...                                                                                                    W *learn NASM. It should be simpler than MASM anyway. It supports modern Intels and AMDs.                                        PC issue                                                                                                                       You're drifting off topic, John                                                                                                this type of thing hurts                                                                                                      > *This seems unnecesary to ask, but have you tried a cold boot?                                                                9 john, you have to give us more info (instructions for xp)                                                                      *Did Step 3 infect Step 1?                                                                                                    d *i was waiting for that... &quot;one, two, five!&quot; (&quot;three sir!&quot;) &quot;three!&quot; *                          X *And on the 6th day, God made Monty Python references. And he saw that they were good...                                      F *If you're asking me, I must have done dozens of those. Stupid Lucent.                                                         Raycasting and Lightsources                                                                                                    Raycasting anywhere is sloooow                                                                                                 Homework help!! PLEASE!!                                                                                                      , Nice effort, but some comments are in order.                                                                                   For extra credit, why don't you                                                                                                THANK YOU ! Michael and Mac                                                                                                   . *you're welcome, and understanding is the key.                                                                                 Suits                                                                                                                          I didn't see that.                                                                                                             Heh                                                                                                                            I define a bug...                                                                                                             6 *I agree very much with the last paragraph especially.                                                                        + I disagree, but it's a matter of definition                                                                                    Keyboard                                                                                                                      K *Check the FAQ on &quot;Reading the Keyboard and Printing&quot; (first one)                                                   I Use INPUT$(1) to disguise key presses for hiding passwords.  (url inside)                                                     S *You can put the text colr as 0 to make it unseeable and black or whatever color...                                           W Re: *You can put the text colr as 0 to make it unseeable and black or whatever color...                                        Password                                                                                                                      . Good show, but I like Wheel-of-Fortune better.                                                                                
 Reply to Pete                                                                                                                  Forget about it                                                                                                                Re: Forget about it                                                                                                           S *i agree 95% with every point made there, because all of that is at least 95% true.                                            perhaps give them incentives?                                                                                                 Z the way people make money these days is free for non commerical use, l;icense for business                                     True                                                                                                                          4 Qbasic CGi scripting ??? STDIN/STDOUT redirection...                                                                           it's like this, sorta                                                                                                          stdin/stdout                                                                                                                  
 stdio -- thx.                                                                                                                  CGI application                                                                                                                LOL                                                                                                                           H *Can you load .wav files and play them in QBASIC? If so, how is it done?                                                      / You can call up and play .wav files with SHELL:                                                                                Yes, but very difficult.                                                                                                      2 that's whty i never recommend that method, michael                                                                            - Got a few minutes? Need some help here (URL*)                                                                                  Shell command in QB                                                                                                            something like that                                                                                                           & What Menn wrote, unless you have XP...                                                                                        # this space intentionally left blank                                                                                            *This post ACTUALLY left blank                                                                                                  (This line was originally blank)                                                                                              & I put some bad words here! Don't look!                                                                                         *LOL at several of these posts.                                                                                                * LOL                                                                                                                         * Re: I put some bad words here! Don't look!                                                                                    ' *Easy there. How are things in Croatia?                                                                                       * *Apparently they're nothing to crow about.                                                                                    S *Yes your prog will stop when you SHELL a windows program and wait for it to finish                                           Z *is that how it works in xp?i've always been able to shell to windows and run two at once.                                    4 *Check the Distractions subforum for my Google post.                                                                           types                                                                                                                          *URL inside                                                                                                                   ) *And so  www.qbasic.com is back up, I see                                                                                      Reading that tutorial.....                                                                                                    Z *Well, does ANYone know where i can get a program which will BLOAD files into my program??                                    ; Everything you ever wanted to know about BSAVE and BLOAD...                                                                   F How can i BLOAD pictures into my program without using additional code                                                        B you can't bload and bsave are function that do a raw imaging of...                                                            ) &quot;simple move over to freebasic&quot;                                                                                     E *Well, i dont know the code for FreeBasic. Is it the same exact code?                                                         V alas no, benjamin. if you google &quot;qb2fb tutorial&quot; that will get you started.                                        * How can I increase string space in QBasic?                                                                                    R use freebasic? load from a text file? don't use any other strings in your program?                                            " *23k should be enough for anybody!                                                                                            & I ran that program and only got  15857                                                                                        0 I think it has to do with string construction...                                                                              * Good explanation. Slight arithmetic error.                                                                                     *QED.                                                                                                                         0 *I got 7669 x 3 on my comp at home (Windows Me).                                                                              ) Interesting results with QB4.5 and 7.1...                                                                                     R Similar situation occurs when trying to resave a large file to a nearly full disk.                                            # Re: TheBob and string construction:                                                                                           E Firstly, refresh your memory on the capabilities of the FRE function.                                                         6 This is how I think you can manipulate string space...                                                                        L I wouldn't recommend using CLEAR in any program that uses SUBs or FUNCTIONs.                                                  = I would use CLEAR but be careful and about  recursive subs...                                                                  to freebasic                                                                                                                   What happened here???                                                                                                          network54 is messing around                                                                                                   ] this *URL is for chandler - UBASIC is an interpreter for MSDOS that supports math, &lt;= 2500                                  *I'll look into it.                                                                                                           D When I tried it I saw a bunch of files but I couldn't download them!                                                          - *Never mind I did it using Internet Explorer.                                                                                  Loop until button click                                                                                                       V *there is a NON-QB forum for C, VB, FB, java/script, HTML... see &quot;subforums&quot;                                         Thanks                                                                                                                        < More Rapid-Q, if that is okay --- variables and SUB routines                                                                    I'll tell you about two methods.                                                                                              + There is also SHARED for use within subs...                                                                                    Oh no...                                                                                                                       I got IT!!!                                                                                                                    What is &quot;Rapid-Q&quot;?                                                                                                  , I think it's like QBasic on steroids... no?                                                                                  X *it's a gui-based semi-OO basic like vb for win, linux, etc - google its wikipedia entry                                      Y ####, michael you have to try it. it's like vb 3 but 1mb and i don't even hate it yet :0o                                     = RapidQ and FreeBasic, etc. should also be in the Non-QB forum                                                                 M *yeah but i've already started dragging this to over there. it was heavy,too.                                                 % mac i have to question you on this...                                                                                          There is a reason.                                                                                                            . i'm partially (mostly) in favor of macs policy                                                                                7 response to shadowwolf, THE freebasic archevangelist :)                                                                       I in fact the only reason i ever chide mac for trying to sort the forum is:                                                      A good question                                                                                                               % Names disappear from the index? Pete?                                                                                         V What you are reporting is similar to what I see, maybe it's something to crow about...                                         Chandleresque?                                                                                                                U *Chandleresque, no, just rantin' and 'raven.' Why? Just 'becaws.' OMG- Chandleresque!                                         < *already posted at 273291: http://qbasic.us.to - mirror site                                                                  < What's the &quot;Hide&quot; thing in some of the hyperlinks?                                                                  
 Good question                                                                                                                 
 Game Download                                                                                                                 / Please do not post references to EXE files, Tim                                                                               # I decided to take a chance with it.                                                                                           6 if you are running a stray EXE, it is much safer to...                                                                         New Qbasic Help                                                                                                                I got it                                                                                                                        *Good job. Welcome to the forum!                                                                                              3 *wow.. qbasic. floppies. its like im back in 1987!!                                                                           = *Check out 3D-COMICS in the Challenges and Projects subforum.                                                                  LOL                                                                                                                            Hey, not a bad idea...                                                                                                        [ *Also check out Spook-man in the &quot;Proud of&quot; subforum, -better graphics, at least.                                     Windows and the OPEN Com command                                                                                              
 From QBX help                                                                                                                  Thanks!                                                                                                                        Graphics tutorials updated...                                                                                                 8 *Now all I'm waiting for is the 3D graphics section...s.                                                                      L *It's already there, but you need 3D glasses to see it! (maybe next version)                                                   Rapid-Q &amp; sound?                                                                                                          _ *It seems to be Windows saying &quot;get lost&quot;... try another computer, or a DOS boot disk                                :-O                                                                                                                           B *It should work on almost all computers (that have PC speakers)...                                                             It won't                                                                                                                      	 I give up                                                                                                                     A *Make a program that tells you what a key is when you press it...                                                              How?                                                                                                                           Well                                                                                                                          
 Thanks :-D                                                                                                                    H *Yep. It's the OS's keyboard drivers that communicate with the keyboard.                                                       per faq - divide by zero                                                                                                       *weird, it's back again                                                                                                       " Also note - QBasic.com down AGAIN.                                                                                            @ * matthews mirror is at http://qbasic.us.to - well done matthew!                                                              / *That URL has been down for four straight days.                                                                               < *Re: 'per faq' I'm glad to see the problem's been crowected.                                                                   Need help with graphics                                                                                                       I *Need more of an idea of what the problem is and how this engine works...                                                     ! explain hopefully a little better                                                                                             Q *i dont think anyone on the forum is creating a rotating game engine at this time                                             : *I dont have to have a engine even some tips would be nice                                                                    N *look up m/k productions on petesqbsite links... binary part-something engine.                                                 question about this code                                                                                                       Sorry to be harsh, but                                                                                                         Graphics in Qbasic                                                                                                            $ Here's a bitmap loader for QBasic...                                                                                          	 very cool                                                                                                                     8 Yes I tried it, but I haven't got a clue what it does...                                                                      9 oh lol, yeah i should have explained it better. read here                                                                     " But BMPs are huge, and get ACDSee.                                                                                            Q *well yes, but i was in a programming mood. qb is fun to make your own tools with                                             A *Clear now. I'll make a &quot;batch&quot; file and give it a try.                                                              Re: Graphics in Qbasic                                                                                                         No need to reverse-engineer...                                                                                                " Re: No need to reverse-engineer...                                                                                            X *You're welcome. We plan to hang in until the last QBasic-compatible comp goes belly up.                                       QB timer                                                                                                                      1 It's quite obvious if you look up VAL in QB help.                                                                             0 You also need to subtract the seconds first. . .                                                                               Timer discrepancy                                                                                                             Q *Timer is accurate to about .02 seconds, it depends where you hit it around that.                                             5 * Thanks I will get my computer back from the dustbin                                                                          help                                                                                                                          O *????? You've added a few more variables but you're not using them for anything                                                You're not paying attention.                                                                                                   Qbaisc help                                                                                                                   ( At this point, you'll have to merge them                                                                                       thanks                                                                                                                        B *I recommend FOR-NEXTs instead of DO-LOOPs, a lot easier to follow                                                            - Major changes in the Binary LED program code.                                                                                 S *This has turned into one excellent program. Have you used it in your teaching yet?                                           F I gave my students an earlier version of it a few weeks ago.  However,                                                        T *lol! Yes, finishing is always difficult, especially when you really like a program.                                          - I've said it before, but I'll say it again...                                                                                 
 Compile error                                                                                                                 5 *Did you have a function or sub named Go? (Go sub XD)                                                                         0 *that's because of the statements GOTO and GOSUB                                                                              9 Probably the compiler was expecting a sub name after 'go'                                                                     N *Very strange. In QBX you get the message &quot;Option unknown /FS&quot; (???)                                                 Minor bug corrected                                                                                                           , I added another feature to the code tonight.                                                                                   Please help w/ qbasic                                                                                                         d *big hint: look up mid$:one of the varibles works with for... next! and look up &quot;LEN&quot; too.                          C *look up any statement by typing it and hitting [F1] key in qbasic.                                                            You need to parse the string.                                                                                                 & Annother thing.. Printing on envelopes                                                                                        ; *You may need a purpose-built command-line printing utility                                                                   ' Printer escape codes, but only for 9x's                                                                                       ' Printing on envelopes - second round...                                                                                       W What Epson probably meant was they have no escape codes to support mailing envelopes...                                       + How  to  access  files  on  differant  PC ?                                                                                   0 I would love to know about this stuff someday...                                                                               If you are using Windows...                                                                                                   ` &quot;...probably have to enter this drive through Windows Explorer to let QB see it again&quot;                              / the best way to do it using nothing but pure QB                                                                               B *Providing Windows is giving DOS that option--if it is, go for it.                                                            O *The option is always there. It's just part of windows file naming conventions.                                               ) if you would like to experiment some more                                                                                      For pure DOS...                                                                                                                Thanks for all the answers                                                                                                    $ I don't understand why this happens!                                                                                          4 Hey Chandler, forgetaboutit. Work on this instead...                                                                          ' *So, welcome to floating point hell.LOL                                                                                       $ That's the correct answer, actually.                                                                                          V *That's pretty much what Pete told him, too. I'm making Chandler a nice crow sandwich.                                         *Crows don't worc anymore                                                                                                     X *Worc, as in: Western Organization of Resource Councils? or worc as in my 'K' key broke.                                       * is crow reversed                                                                                                            @ *Re: worc - LOL (That's LOL reversed, in case you're wondering.)                                                              R due to petes new chandleresque obession with crows, i bought some &quot;protection                                            7 post failure, no * above, (*URL) posted here instead...                                                                        &quot;chandleresque&quot;                                                                                                      :) hee                                                                                                                         Yes! I understand now!                                                                                                        8 *Nice, now how is the prime factor problem coming along?                                                                       Help with qbasic                                                                                                              , *Check Homework help at the top of the page.                                                                                   Also, change it to...                                                                                                         5 (URL) New game I made, its under program i'm proud of                                                                         2 just a cool little graphical demo i made in 5 mins                                                                            Q *LOL! Pity it's a bit on the slow side. Put it in the Progs I'm Proud Of subforum                                             R *I would, but I'm not proud of it lol. it runs ok on my 2 Ghz.. which is kinda sad                                            , *Very nice! Runs fine on my P-III at 670Mhz.                                                                                  Z *i ran it on my beowulf cluster and it just blinked and exited.can you slow it down a bit?                                    Z *it isnt supposed to exit until you hit a key. MAKE SURE the filename is LOL.EXE @ runtime                                    Y *get a sandwich from martha- i don't have a beowulf cluster, joking about crays is oldhat                                     . 16 bit logic, addition, and subtraction. (URL)                                                                                % *Very pretty colors. Nice, very nice.                                                                                         C *Works great as near as I can tell (yes, very nice colors/display).                                                            duuuuuuuuude                                                                                                                   *thanks, guys. gotta go...                                                                                                    # How do I ever lose at V'GER? (URL*)                                                                                           A *Thanks for sharing the caws about the one prime reason you lose.                                                             M *I guessing you  don't do  that again (but admit it, Mac, how many martinis?)                                                 * Homework: Print Perfect Numbers up to 8128                                                                                     imperfect n                                                                                                                    re: imperfect n                                                                                                               
 one last hint                                                                                                                  Re: One Last Hint                                                                                                              @Lawgin                                                                                                                       . *glad to help one who learns &amp; appreciates                                                                                Z I posted a prime number generator two days ago. Re-post with slight modification and recs.                                    % Perfect numbers are not prime numbers                                                                                         ( Thanks Roy. Ah, I was absent that day...                                                                                      = OK, real freakin' fast &quot;perfect numbers&quot; generator.                                                                  Help me out here, Pete                                                                                                        # * (URL) I find this a great source.                                                                                            So                                                                                                                            0 Lucy, I'm crowing tired of all this esplainin...                                                                              5 ASCII to base128 and base128 to ASCII converter (URL)                                                                         W It didn't post right in the forum and I found some bugs :( So I put it on my site (URL)                                       ! whoops, it needs 'break of lines'                                                                                             
 I fixed it                                                                                                                    - * oops, I forgot to add (URL) to the title :P                                                                                  An annoyance                                                                                                                   Typos                                                                                                                         ( Hold down CTRL key and press Pause/Break                                                                                       Who owns the qbasic website?                                                                                                  E *God.  And please put a * in the title when there is no message text.                                                         " Search  the FAQ for www.qbasic.com                                                                                             how to get arc cos function                                                                                                   % There is no reason to compute arc cos                                                                                         Z *Mac, it hardly seems necessary to chastise someone about homework for something that's...                                    1 *...more than likely in the public domain anyway.                                                                              Here's one reference                                                                                                           Re: Here's one reference                                                                                                       I think this is wrong                                                                                                          I was just hoping to save time                                                                                                + * I see I should stipulate X is 0&lt;X&lt;1                                                                                   9 Proof your formula is correct:-)Congratulations                                                                      *Woohoo!   Thanks!                                                                                                            1 *I put these functions in the FAQ years ago (URL)                                                                               hmmmm. Doesn't agree or does it?                                                                                              @ * I'll try to figure out if it's equivalent when I get a chance.                                                              $ arcos := arctan(sqrt(1 - x * x) / x)                                                                                          R If you didn't read the notes at the top of my FAQ post, I'll re-state them here...                                            7 We have some people who are fairly well-versed in maths                                                                        I'd say ridiculously well...                                                                                                  R *Open that in QBasic and the derivation's will look right.  , = squared, degrees                                             *Thanks PhyloGenesis !!!!!!!!                                                                                                  arc cos = ATN((SQR((1-x^2))/x)                                                                                                5 *arc cos= ATN((SQR(1-x^2))/x)  I had gone bracket mad                                                                         
 * Thanks Roy!                                                                                                                 4 Another new feature added to LED program, bug fixed.                                                                          ) I made another change to the LED program.                                                                                     = I made a few more changes, will replace the last few posts...                                                                 ; Question:  Which of these two makes more sense to the user?                                                                   5 #1 by far. #2 doesn't even Sound like it makes sense.                                                                         < *Thanks, mennonite.  That gives me an idea for a new option.                                                                   q on syntax                                                                                                                   4 0-abs(x*y) is closer, but you've got the right idea.                                                                          Y i've tried a few iterations, and neither of our ideas will produce the same results as...                                     ] Re: i've tried a few iterations, and neither of our ideas will produce the same results as...                                 @ In QB, ASC() only uses the initial character to convert to ASCII                                                              0 The Boolean/Logical/Binary operator known as AND                                                                               *oh yeah... duh.                                                                                                              0 Run this program to see the answer  (url inside)                                                                               this answer it's the simplest.                                                                                                ? *That's one use of AND, but not an explanation of what it does.                                                               " Re: this answer it's the simplest.                                                                                             Breakdown of above                                                                                                            U SIMPLER, maybe, but FASTER, not by a long shot. AND is 5 times as fast on my computer                                         . *How do i know if a number is prime in QBasic?                                                                                * There is no statement to ID prime numbers.                                                                                    M As Pete said, there's no way to figure out exactly whether a number IS prime.                                                  No time to research that                                                                                                       Non primes for Mac                                                                                                            W I could write prime # prog in 15-min...but since I have to leave in 10, I'll post this.                                       J I think white wine goes best with crow. Mac, I think you missed something.                                                     I'll buy you a bottle                                                                                                          Mac, looks like dinner for two!                                                                                               8 *Oh Mac, dinner is getting cold, tick... tick... tick...                                                                       Ding                                                                                                                          : I like crow best when it's beaten to death! How about you?                                                                     There is no &quot;why&quot;                                                                                                   M *where was mac when i took math in high school? i needed someone to admit it!                                                   Here's my prime testing program.                                                                                              @ omg, a quick AND simple program by mennonite (does it work tho?)                                                              T it won't work on numbers over 32767, and i'm pretty sure it won't do -numbers either                                          . *All primes, by definition, are greater than 1                                                                                Z OK, Jason. Kidding around aside, here's the world's second worst prime numbers program&gt;                                    H One small correction and one new program to try that adds to a database:                                                       HEY!                                                                                                                          # Willlllber, lay off the caps key...                                                                                            *...a program &quot;made&quot;                                                                                                 code optimizer for pete                                                                                                       Q I love it. Finally, someone made a useful program. The less colons, the better...                                              html tags for this forum                                                                                                      L * Sadly, no. The only HTML used is for layout, messages and email addresses.                                                   advice for Dos utilities                                                                                                      C *debug.exe, help.com, help.hlp, himem.sys, ramdrive.sys, doskey.com                                                            Operating in full DOS mode?                                                                                                    * I like Norton Commander.                                                                                                    
 *thank you                                                                                                                    	 .QLB size                                                                                                                     
 active exe                                                                                                                    + *type at the DOS prompt: MEM /M programname                                                                                   
 *thank you                                                                                                                    ' *you can SHELL to an exe more than once                                                                                        i forgot to add...                                                                                                             i guess the way to do that is                                                                                                 D There's definatly a simple answer to this that I just don't know....                                                          H Re: There's definatly a simple answer to this that I just don't know....                                                       *Nice job, Michael.                                                                                                            *thanks.                                                                                                                       * Yes, thank you!                                                                                                             < Here's a simple lossless data compression program i wrote...                                                                  0 CODE CONTAINED: UNRLE.BAS &lt;----- decompressor                                                                               a couple forum tips for mike                                                                                                   thanks                                                                                                                         Oops - sorry, Mike                                                                                                            8 *maybe im really stupid, but where are the subforums lol                                                                      ) Check the link at the top of this page...                                                                                     Y Mac, you should have told him it just got compressed, not deleted. COMPRESSION REPOST&gt;                                      check out this output...                                                                                                      C sorry i'm posting so much, but this is an improvement i'm adding...                                                           T OK Mike, help me out. What is your program useful for? Also, sub forums are here&gt;                                           what its good for                                                                                                              Hi Mike. Yes and no...                                                                                                        * well, one thing about 32 or more bit in QB                                                                                     QB45 and Windows XP Problems                                                                                                  % FreeBasic works well with Windows XP?                                                                                          A QB solution...                                                                                                              6 I posted a message in the Non-QuickBasic forums (URL*)                                                                        7 Completely restructured and enhanced Binary LED program                                                                        I love it...                                                                                                                  0 * Very nice! Much better than the previous ones!                                                                              L Just when I thought I was finished, I have an idea for a new feature to add.                                                  d *For your new project, &quot;bitcomp&quot;, &quot;bitwise&quot;, &quot;bitwit&quot; and &quot;lilbit                           LOL                                                                                                                           = Updated program with new feature added.  (Also for Kewbie...)                                                                 Q *WOW!!!  Better service than that given by most paid vendors!  Thanks, Solitaire.                                             ' Minor bug corrected in one of the subs.                                                                                       J I was thinking about writing a hexarithmatic/Boolean program some time ago                                                    6 This is what I have so far - (bit logic operations)...                                                                         Feature or bug?                                                                                                                Nothing to code?                                                                                                              ( And it's a good thought, too, however...                                                                                      $ I also prefer to reinvent the wheel.                                                                                          & I've actually had to do this with VAL.                                                                                         i have such a program                                                                                                          interesting                                                                                                                    what are you trying to do?                                                                                                    D &gt; How hard could it be to make a 'cardinal direction' program?...                                                          4 *that might be your best throwaway joke/program ever                                                                          D Thanks, we need more sub forums for proggies like these: Examples...                                                           Number To Troll Converter                                                                                                     ? *You should have pointed out that it converted to Canadian, eh?                                                                Con 'Troll&quot; issues...                                                                                                     My Definition of Troll:                                                                                                        *Missed it by that much.                                                                                                      + We must be running out of programs to write                                                                                   X *Nice work skipper. If we can get the professor to make a coconut phone, wed be online.                                      5 QB Super Mario Bros clone... did this a few weeks ago                                                                         G * (URL) Not bad. You should check out the Mario game on Pete's QB Site.                                                        I doesn't compile                                                                                                              * oops, I=It       LOL                                                                                                        " Yeah, i can't compile it either...                                                                                            G I get the same error when compiling, but it runs just fine (sometimes).                                                       Z *QB71 doesnt work either i've tried :( - btw what do you mean sometimes? maybe i can fix..                                    V * Sometimes runs fine, but other times I get an &quot;Out of string space&quot; error.                                         add '$DYNAMIC at the top                                                                                                      ? Has anybody given the level editor a try? Read for known bug,,,                                                               4 Numbers to English program - Beta testers needed&gt;                                                                          & - Description of program posted above                                                                                        C *Nice job! No bugs that I could detect and a nice, clear interface.                                                           Z Just got back from Canada. used it to see what M$ paid in damages to makers of Realplayer.                                    @ Actually more useful for figuring out how long our kids will pay                                                              Y *stop being so partisan, and unpatriotic! (and bend over, i think i saw a dollar bill...)                                     8 that's a lot of money, eh. pity it was canadian dollars.                                                                      G *4-5 billion on suits? I didn't think Bill Gates wore suits that often.                                                       - *eat it or wear it! eat it or wear it! ha ha!                                                                                 X *what i don't understand is, how does it work without having a million numbers typed in?                                      T KIrk to Mac, we need to erect a Level-3 containment field around mennonites posts...                                          T KIrk to Mac, we need to erect a Level-3 c0ntainment field around mennonites posts...                                          Z *Don't be fooled.  2nd one is the Evil Cptn Kirk (from episode) Forget it, not that geeky.                                    P *no, it's metageeky, as they use that device in every scifi and comic book Ever.                                               Printing to USB                                                                                                                Re: How to print to USB...                                                                                                    H *buy a a cheap parallel printer. Shouldn't cost more than $10, methinks.                                                      F *Now that's about the best answer I've heard yet to this FAQ, Michael.                                                        = *thanks, and I just now noticed the double &quot;a&quot;. :-(                                                                 R Yeah, nice job Michael. Apparently the OP took your advice, spent the 9.95, and...                                            b *I was referring to used printers at garage sales, etc. Recent &quot;thanks&quot; (URLs) inside...                            F i would be thrilled to find a working used parallel with a good ribbon                                                        5 Menn, Have you ever heard of parallel-USB converters?                                                                         ! &quot;I've never seen them,&quot;                                                                                             B Have you ever seen a Gremlin?...Oh hell, you probably drive one...                                                             PRESTO!                                                                                                                        Settle down, Bullwinkle...                                                                                                     *sorry. slipped :)                                                                                                            
 OK, I give up                                                                                                                 % assuming you're not kidding... again!                                                                                         9 It works for me in FreeBasic, but not in QB4.5?? Odd. . .                                                                     L *i told him to use get put. it makes it run faster. what goes wrong in qb45?                                                   Think of it this way. . .                                                                                                      *1.1 also, methinks.                                                                                                          A Mac, it's just because of the way you've structured your array...                                                              Thanks. This works great but...                                                                                               M I can do it in 10-min, but I refuse, too! Convince the OP do this, instead...                                                  * LOL                                                                                                                         E *The PhyloGenesis wrote a great version already (URL response to OP).                                                         	 True, but                                                                                                                     3 *Good. It would be neat if told you elapsed time...                                                                           3 * Yea! I left something for the OP to do after all!                                                                           < *Not bad at all, Mac, -simple and effective typing exercise.                                                                  K yeah, back in mac's day you learned to type with pushbuttons, here's a sim:                                                    &gt;?                                                                                               6 mennonite gets tricked into explaining something again                                                                         No trick                                                                                                                      " Maybe you meant to start like this                                                                                            3 no mac, i wrote it, i know &quot;what i meant&quot;                                                                            Well                                                                                                                           like i said-                                                                                                                    *dark red is 0, bright red is 1.                                                                                               Hunhh?                                                                                                                        / *sounds to me as if PALETTE is failing for you.                                                                               5 I hear that's the second thing to go in a programmer.                                                                         < I think mennonite used attributes 1 through 5 for the lights                                                                  E *it's not an NTVDM bug, it's an NTVDM feature. see my post about IBM.                                                         9 *I don't know anything about OS/2. Was it DOS compatible?                                                                     0 it was dos and windows 3.1 compatible, at least.                                                                              4 * Try switching to fullscreen. It works for me then.                                                                           I.B.M. = i blame microsoft                                                                                                    9 *JAVA = Just another viscous accusation. (I.B.M. = LOL :)                                                                     & Yes! Full screen works.Mystery solved.                                                                                        
 brilliant.                                                                                                                    ` *i've figured it out, they mixed up the letters: TVNDM=&quot;the virtually not-dos machine&quot;                              T *NTVDM: Nasty Troublesome Verisimilar DOS Mockery. (See, I think they got it right?)                                          & here ya go: cpIRC v1.0 - QB IRC client                                                                                        & wow... link would help sorry! here lol                                                                                         *wonderful. mike                                                                                                                * I use a QB library for sockets                                                                                              Z * WOW! My irc client only sends nick and user info, after that it's a raw telnet client :P                                     next version...                                                                                                                Neat!                                                                                                                          I was thinking about that                                                                                                     K *i was also thinking of makoing a text-browser. Maybe we could collaborate.                                                   ) Make a QB program look a bit less DOS-ish                                                                                     
 QBasic IS DOS                                                                                                                 ? LOL mac. just show him http://jacobpalm.dk it's full of qb GUIs                                                               + * Interesting, but too GUI-oriented for me.                                                                                    rofl. between you and pete...                                                                                                 ; *bahhh... i prefer programming my own. thats still cool tho                                                                   ! ...less DOSHish, not REAL windowy                                                                                             
 absolutely                                                                                                                    $ Amazingly, what you ask is possible.                                                                                          < well, i told him i'd write one for him, and mine uses dir :P                                                                  Y * http://www.network54.com/Forum/message-190883-1129030287-martha+my+dir+kupo! is better!                                     ! a couple announcements, one proud                                                                                              one queer query                                                                                                               4 You are turning into Mac, he spells GRAY wrong, too!                                                                           i just spell it like the tea                                                                                                  ) Results of a survey found on the internet                                                                                     L *this is definately a subject i prefer to stay &quot;neutral&quot; on... OW!                                                  ] Yes, but many of those 29% think a Transgender comes with a 5-speed stick &amp; bucket seats.                                 - Pete, you keep getting funnier by the minute!                                                                                 I Thanks and if you're ever in Vegas, catch me back stage after the show...                                                      2 questions                                                                                                                    XP is a huge problem                                                                                                          I seldom are truer words spoken. but here's how to print in xp from qbasic:                                                     $ Full Screen by Default in Windows XP                                                                                           Help For Windows Xp                                                                                                            Here, you can do this:                                                                                                         ben, there's a much better way                                                                                                 Best way to print under XP                                                                                                    & *i uh... i'm gonna stick with SHELL...                                                                                        V *not that i never hit flies with hammers... but they aren't heat-seeking smart hammers                                        3 *lol... love the heat seeking smart hammers comment                                                                           5 I mirrored qbasic.com on a website for browsing (URL)                                                                         ? * And the best part about it is I didn't pay a cent to do this.                                                               L * It doesn't work?? I get a &quot;Chamber of E-Commerce&quot; advertisement.                                                  8 * Maybe it just wasn't working properly at the time. . .                                                                      C * Try again, I was working on something on it when you tried it. :P                                                            Permanent data                                                                                                                 In an executable?                                                                                                              yeah... don't hurt him, michael                                                                                               ) *LOL@&quot;piss off your anti virus&quot;                                                                                     3 ooh, the easy way michael, the easy way! (for exes)                                                                            yes. it's called an INI file.                                                                                                 * How about saving the input data to a file?                                                                                    
 Example code:                                                                                                                 Q *I think he was wanting security from pirating. He said &quot;any computer&quot;.                                               oy, copy &quot;protection?&quot;                                                                                              % Need help or idea in game devolopment                                                                                         , I think this is what you want, outerreach...                                                                                   thanks but not quite                                                                                                           That's easy enough...                                                                                                          Mario games                                                                                                                    look at what's been done                                                                                                       Don't get too exited....                                                                                                      E *or work on a text game that lets you jump, etc(really, really hard.)                                                          Re: Don't get too exited....                                                                                                  Q You can, but by the time you're done, you'll be too old to care about playing it.                                             " you know what i really like doing?                                                                                            
 Web Server                                                                                                                    ) just stdin and stdout? you mean like cgi?                                                                                     
 Web Server                                                                                                                    7 how would you handle multiple simultaneous connections?                                                                       H Is zero to 1000 enough for #s to English program or should I go further?                                                      Z *That should be plenty (although it's a shame &quot;One thousand&quot; is only used once).                                     New thread?                                                                                                                   < Thanks for the encouragement. I'm on my way to a million!...                                                                  M *Whew, made it to two thousand, this is hard work, might take to end of year.                                                  pete did you see my program?                                                                                                   *&amp;H1337, (thanks, btw)                                                                                                    P Mac, I need your help. I reached ten thousand, could you please do me a favor...                                               PETE, USE THE SOURCE... (*URL)                                                                                                > *using mid$ instead of left$ and right$ you'll need to, yes...                                                                K *i think you mean &quot;use mid$... and right$ you'll need to, yes...&quot;                                                   B *knowing what i meant i am... sense great pedantry in you, do i...                                                            T *well, duh- i mean i we're GEEKS- why do you think we're in these scificon costumes?                                          7 Settle down Bevis. Mac, still need your help, you in???                                                                       Q *Can hardly type anymore: 'Beavis' + no text above. So, Mac, how about some help?                                             + pete, why on earth are you typing all that?                                                                                   O Exactly, this took me...  Well, here you go.  (Also, Mac)  (0-9999999999999998)                                               ) Nice, but it seems to not like negatives.                                                                                      Joining my feeble-mind society?                                                                                               A oh sure, when you get to be mac's age, REAL ambition is a good BM                                                             B *and how many of your 35 fingers did you use to type out this one?                                                            F Looks good as tested. Question on use of commas and English grammar...                                                        ( *My above post is a response to Phylo G.                                                                                      E Numeric words:  'and' should only be used to indicate decimal points.                                                         7 The Internet was some help for the 'English' problem...                                                                       
 English Stuff                                                                                                                 ) Re: Phylo G. I optimized your code LOL...                                                                                     % Actually, you just messed up my code.                                                                                         2 * Oh, REALLY??? Neat trick! Have to remember that.                                                                            O *That is a neat trick, but since I never make misstakes, it's hardly necessary.                                                *ur2good                                                                                                                      : Michael, you missed it in my post: Grammer = Grammar. LOL.                                                                    + I made a few modifications to mine, and now                                                                                    Now make it handle doubles.                                                                                                    doubles and negatives                                                                                                          Re: doubles and negatives                                                                                                      One small benefit to mine                                                                                                     . Careful with the numbers past one million. . .                                                                                ; Caught a lot of little ones but the BIG ONE isn't biting!!!                                                                   Q OK, all done 'playing dumb.' I couldn't trick Mac, so I posted program here: URL*                                             < i just figured you'd hurt your head. i'm glad you're okay :)                                                                  " Yes, no good deed goes unpunished.                                                                                             Scrolling problem                                                                                                             U You need to use INKEY$  or INPUT$(1) to get keystrokes. Try the FAQ on How can I test                                         $ undocumented solution, but it works:                                                                                          & that EndTime! -.15 part is tricky, eh?                                                                                         he's not coming back, is he?                                                                                                   thanks                                                                                                                        < Anyone else have this problem with email links on this site?                                                                  E *The email links are always there for me. What browser are you using?                                                         V *IE 5.0 on my '98. It just developed this problem, recently. Not a problem on FireFox.                                        O I don't know what's with the &quot;American Internet Exchange&quot; message....                                                Well, this is interesting                                                                                                     8 The worlds most annoying program (but still kinda cool).                                                                      # *That's 1000 Hertz. Or 1 KiloHertz.                                                                                           Z *yep. humans can hear 20hz-20khz, max.if that was 1ghz you might get a letter from the FCC                                    Z *Maybe an animal in another country will think it's a mating call and will come to attack?                                    E *ah yes, the sweet, fixed 1khz chirp of the severely retarded canary.                                                         J *oh, i see what you meant. no, rpgfan, because canaries are non-migratory.                                                     Another annoying program                                                                                                      & *Oops! I meant just &quot;Hertz&quot;.                                                                                        I By the way, you're getting radio waves and sound waves mixed up, I think.                                                     % i'm not, in this case they're related                                                                                         9 radio is, essentially, a biproduct of alternating current                                                                      Radio waves                                                                                                                    all screens generate RF                                                                                                        Its not a hoax.                                                                                                                getting objects to move                                                                                                       4 *I think The PhyloGenesis wrote something like that.                                                                           *Yes, I did.  (URL*)                                                                                                          
 Briefly...                                                                                                                    	 It's hard                                                                                                                     ( An HOUR? This was fifteen minutes' work.                                                                                      X *mac still multiplies all estimates by 4 from the days when he was kirk's chief engineer                                      ) Another 45 minutes and you should have it                                                                                     ; *I did MORE than he wanted in LESS time than was estimated.                                                                   Z *i like how it jiggles.1 pallette cmd and MC will have to make it accept credit card info.                                    Q *HUH?? Fading bombs with a history of glaucoma seem more practical than biscuits.                                             ( Still waiting for exactly what he wanted                                                                                       *Wait away, I'm not doing it :P                                                                                               E needs serious tweaking if it's going to look more like rain than snow                                                          Good start!                                                                                                                    This was how far I got                                                                                                        $ A little better, but still not great                                                                                          , ROFL- i kept looking for your TIMER setting!                                                                                   Try this, shane                                                                                                               / Well, if Shane doesn't make it back, I like it.                                                                               3 Re: Well, if Shane doesn't make it back, I like it.                                                                           Y *Rats left that possibility out! BTW-Thanks for kudos on #prog. When will $20 check come?                                      * tick tick tick .......                                                                                                      D You must have that reply on cut and paste by now, lol. By the way...                                                           Converting numbers -please help                                                                                               W *You have to write the code yourself. There is no shortcut. It's been done here before.                                        *but look up MOD in QB help.                                                                                                  ) I don't understand why this is so hard...                                                                                     V *You shouldn't need a million IFs for a million numbers, the rules aren't that complex                                        d * Hint: All you need is 1-9, 10-90, &quot;hundred&quot;, &quot;thousand&quot;, &quot;ten thousand&qu                           *don't forget &quot;teen&quot;s                                                                                               < *or negatives, assuming we are dealing with signed integers.                                                                  M *if sgn(numbe)=-1 then n$=&quot;-&quot;+n$... that's a pretty easy last step.                                                 O *MOD will give you negative answers. You have to take out the sign at the start                                                *yeah this is how mine does it                                                                                                G This is where a relationship between number value and DATA works great!                                                        *eleven = ten one?                                                                                                            < *mine handles 0 to 12 and 13 to 19 separately from 20 to 100                                                                   big fat greek hint                                                                                                            A Oh, what the heck. Give it to him - He won't figure it out anyway                                                             2 hey thanks mac, you really made that code sparkle!                                                                             I put mine at(URL)                                                                                                            ( probably. there are a couple things here                                                                                      Y In this example, yes. See REM statements, which indicate work to be finished. Here's why.                                     V *Above post is reply to David. I tried to put it under his post, but it ended up here.                                         Thanks                                                                                                                        $ Need homework help: Triangle Program                                                                                          V *IF s1=s2ands3 THEN PRINT &quot; This is a Equilateral Triangle&quot; ... and s3 what?                                        N get QB @ http://network54.com/Realm/QBZips/QBasic10.zip -OR- QB45 at... (*URL)                                                Z Re: *IF s1=s2ands3 THEN PRINT &quot; This is a Equilateral Triangle&quot; ... and s3 what?                                    J *it's legitimate code but it looks like he didn't finish, maybe he didn't.                                                     Hint for right triangle...                                                                                                    C *(URL) &quot;Why are my equal numbers not comparing as equal?&quot;                                                           A Interesting post RPG. I had a calc prog I checked this morning...                                                              *PRINT INT(5 ^ 2) 'result is 24                                                                                                *Not in QBX it isn't...                                                                                                       Y *Exactly! there are differences in QB 1.x, 4.5, and 7.1 on a few other functions as well.                                     = *I almost forgot. Your code works but you used Scalene twice!                                                                 L *Eeeks! Your code doesn't work AND you used Scalene twice! - Thanks Michael.                                                   some info on expressions                                                                                                      T Using IF/THEN for this type of logic. I would try it this way, what do others think?                                          Y *Thanks, but I'm afraid I'm gonna hafta pull a Mac on you, because I didn't get the joke.                                     Z Pull a 'Mac' LOL. I'm into day two to see if Mac gets the last joke I posted. It is a prog                                     *LOL, I get it now.                                                                                                            I don't get it                                                                                                                6 The names always have something to do with the post...                                                                         ROLF - Got you, Pete!                                                                                                          * :D                                                                                                                          W Rats! Now I have to withdraw my discovery of MACONIUM 278 the densest element on earth.                                       A *you have bird feet? you don't chirp at 1ghz by any chance, also?                                                              *Why not use ELSE IF?                                                                                                         V *Post it if you like. I'd like to see it. I know about elseif, but I've never used it.                                        R *very ironic: I made a typo: &quot;is a type.&quot; ---&gt; &quot;is a typo.&quot;                                             Stuff ie Martha                                                                                                               H *I need new glasses. I thought you wrote: Stuff It Martha - LOL, Hi Ray!                                                      / Out of String Space and Calling Another Program                                                                                Maybe this will help...                                                                                                       Z *My first guess is faulty memory access overwriting something that keeps track of strings.                                    = *Where can i download or play The Bob's King Kong Adventure??                                                                  Here (*URL)                                                                                                                   . *LOL! Are you sure that's the entire URL, Mac?                                                                                7 Heh - yeah, like I said in another post below somewhere                                                                       " The post to Michael Calkins (URL*)                                                                                            B *Yes, I had read those posts and knew you were just having fun :-)                                                            " I have a reputation on many forums                                                                                            Z *you have a great attitude mac-tho i understan petes signatures becuase its a funny device                                    0 *what's this, you're changing your name to stan?                                                                              Z what i meant was it's a comedic device when not misused-not that i've ever overused a sig-                                    N &gt;&gt;&gt;Re: 'Pete's random signatures.' LOL - Mac, maybe this will help...                                                4 subforums for explaining pete's jokes to mac: (*URL)                                                                           *Mac - tick, tick, tick...                                                                                                    Z Actually, Mac, your need to have things spelled out is a valuable trait for a programmer..                                    Z not a big connection, but that does remind me of &quot;what kind of engineer is god?&quot;                                    V Interesting, it seems all the email links are down on this forum on my IE, however....                                        6 It may be you inadvertently turned off Java Scripting.                                                                          Good guess, but that's not it...                                                                                                *you no like? fine we take link!                                                                                               *lol                                                                                                                          @ *Roses are red, violets are blue, all my link are belong to you.                                                              [ &gt;Roses are red, violets are not, I think my problem is I smoke too much pot. Gone again!                                   $ Re: Good guess, but that's not it...                                                                                           Its called a googlebomb.                                                                                                      * I thought it was going to be Bill Gates...                                                                                    . *Hmm, maybe you're right. It is disrespectful.                                                                                S how many fewer people would think it was disrepectful if it was my name? clinton's?                                           \ *Welcome to the forum, Michael- It's &quot;disrespectful,&quot; and Clinton WAS a failure...                                  Z *Oh, I think they ALL were... at best, Clinton managed to help the economy- not much else.                                     *Settle down Sybil                                                                                                            3 who was sybil on frasier? i don't remember a sybil.                                                                            Speaking of google...                                                                                                         * *Thanks for that 'impotent' URL, Ildrest.                                                                                     Checking a VAR                                                                                                                ? I am not sure what you are up to but this example might help...                                                                That's not quite clear enough.                                                                                                " Re: That's not quite clear enough.                                                                                             If it's one character then...                                                                                                  Appreciation                                                                                                                  ; Well, if you confused Ildrest, then I don't feel so bad...                                                                   5 I'm thinking that won't do for multi digit numbers...                                                                          Interesting...                                                                                                                 Finally                                                                                                                       D If you were interested in optimizing it a bit, please have a look...                                                           Great                                                                                                                          How to stop running a bas file                                                                                                 * Ctrl-Break or Ctrl-C                                                                                                        N If it keeps repeating, you've got a loop in it somewhere that's not exiting...                                                V *I'm thinking CTRL+BREAK doesn't work after the kybd buffer is full. I could be wrong.                                         True!                                                                                                                          Interesting!                                                                                                                   Incorrect conclusion                                                                                                           *Yes, interesting.                                                                                                             My Test                                                                                                                       5 Something I don't get about Ctrl + Break and INPUT$()                                                                         : Think I figured out WHY.... doesn't explain how to stop it                                                                     A tiny bit of info on Ctrl+C                                                                                                   Stopping ctrl+c (not QB)                                                                                                      & slightly more accurate info on ctrl+c?                                                                                        2 replacement for input$ using inkey$ has same issue                                                                            W i now believe that ctrl+c is acceptable input AND a break... it returns chr$(0)+chr$(3)                                       - *Selected info on CTRL+C and CTRL+BREAK (URL)                                                                                  More than I wanted to know                                                                                                    M *LOL (Mencken- heh, mac pulls out the creds- good stuff from what i've heard)                                                  I've got a question.                                                                                                          5 * Sorry if this is a little bit confusing by the way.                                                                          Sure, I have a program.                                                                                                       . It'll be funny when one of them gets to 12 :-p                                                                                : That should be (y*80+x)*2... but I've optimised it further                                                                    - * When I say hacking, I mean... (rest inside)                                                                                 Z * I tried changeing rpgfans, but it just dosn't seem to work, it freezes up in the middle.                                    - That's because of how many results there are.                                                                                  I've got another question.                                                                                                    T I'm sure there is a way to add keystrokes to the buffer, but I haven't tried it yet.                                          > Can't remember the memory address, but here's a little info...                                                                ( Is this any help to you CG or Michael...                                                                                      ( I think the paper would come in handy...                                                                                       Yes, please.                                                                                                                  6 *The keyboard characters only go from ASCII 32 to 126.                                                                        8 *she's right, although in FB asc(keyboard arrow key)=255                                                                        Sorry Solitaire and eeryone else                                                                                              > Mistake! Sorry, Solitaire (and everyone). New information here                                                                 Posts have really long URLs now                                                                                               # Whew! It is not as bad as I thought                                                                                            Hexidecimal converter                                                                                                         1 You are looking for the VAL function my friend...                                                                             1 *HEX$() converts to hex. VAL() converts from hex.                                                                             	 Thank you                                                                                                                      yeah                                                                                                                           Strange                                                                                                                       
 Some comments                                                                                                                  Re: Some comments                                                                                                             G *Wow. I didn't know QBASIC could do that on strings. Thanks, Solitaire.                                                       : Glad to be of assistance.  More about comparing letters...                                                                    V To illustrate Solitaire's post a bit more clearly for those who didn't understand. . .                                        % I have been reinventing the wheel :-\                                                                                         1 It compares the ASCII values of those characters.                                                                             B * Methinks MCalkins knows that 'A' is &amp;h41 rather than 65. :-P                                                             yeah, &amp;h41= 65 decimal                                                                                                     I made a big stupid mistake.                                                                                                  H *no worries michael, i mistake 7-11 all the time when i get the munchies                                                      2 *hee. My previous erroneous posts have been fixed.                                                                              Help - &quot;Null&quot; command?                                                                                               replace NULL with &quot;&quot;                                                                                                0 ComputerGhost beat me by a minute or two, but...                                                                               Thanks, however...                                                                                                            & To tell if a variable is set or not...                                                                                        6 A more common solution, but doesn't work all the time:                                                                         *Strings can be 0 bytes long                                                                                                  8 Let me take a guess at how and tell me if this is right.                                                                      ( QBASIC strings are very different from C                                                                                       *Thanks for the info                                                                                                           *yw                                                                                                                           ! I knew I had seen it somewhere...                                                                                              There is only one way                                                                                                         T *There in no &quot;NULL&quot; statement in QB. You can substitute 0 (zero) for null.                                          % Three features I wish the QB IDE had:                                                                                         ) Re: Three features I wish the QB IDE had:                                                                                     ) Re: Three features I wish the QB IDE had:                                                                                     C solitaire just use FBIDE you can reconfig the path to call QB like.                                                           / I never would have thought of that, shadowwolf!                                                                                *QBX has undo/redo functions.                                                                                                 ' OK, regester at www.s9.invisionfree.com                                                                                        * No body text in above post.                                                                                                 D Benjamin, why are you starting another new thread on the same topic?                                                           Using MIDI input in QuickBasic                                                                                                4 I'm thinking it's possible, but I wouldn't know how.                                                                           Found a way to do that now.                                                                                                   A *Congratulations, and you're welcome, although I did very little.                                                              question for homework                                                                                                          Hint:  Sleep Command                                                                                                          D If you need more help after checking the SLEEP statement, do this...                                                          + Use an INPUT between the hello and goodbye.                                                                                   ? *I usually press SHIFT or CTRL to get through SLEEP statements.                                                               R * SHELL &quot;start &quot;+chr$(34)+&quot;Beatles- HelloGoodbye.mp3&quot;+chr$(34)                                            9 *yeah, yeah. he's not gonna use it. (funny if he did tho)                                                                     C Ok, herer is wha tto do when you get to the home page of my forums:                                                           B *Do not start a new thread to respond to a post on the same topic.                                                            9 I made a QB forum here! You can talk whatever you like...                                                                     % It appears your forum has a password.                                                                                         Y * What? It worked fine for me. I just had to register a username and password (expected).                                     S *that forum really needs a note or something saying that registration isn't needed.                                           B *nevermind! wrong forum. you actually ask people to register, ben?                                                            X *Can you find a free board host that doesn't require registration? That's the objective.                                      # * (other than Network54, of course)                                                                                            zeos install                                                                                                                   DOS boot disks                                                                                                                S *Or copy QBASIC 1.1 onto the floppy, and use it with no hdd. My IBM 486 has no hdd.                                            it's just a jump to the left...                                                                                               - New programming language - and it's freeware!                                                                                 & *and it's terrible! (see nonqb forum.)                                                                                        4 *okay, okay, (close enough.) anyway, EYE hate it. :P                                                                           Photoshop Sprites                                                                                                             & You can easily read .BMP files from QB                                                                                        
 QBasic.NET???                                                                                                                 G You will probably get a mixed response to this. Personally, I hate .Net                                                       K Re: You will probably get a mixed response to this. Personally, I hate .Net                                                   @ I had Mono, once. Nasty ailment. Took 6-months to get rid of it.                                                              ) learning C would probably be just as easy                                                                                      Why are Basic Programmers ...                                                                                                 K Jimmey, yesterday just wasn't my day but I can see that today is not yours.                                                   = *Oops, please excuse the misspelling - 'Jimmy,' my apologies.                                                                 X *i hate to say i agree with neuro, but i'm against anything that helps .net work at all.                                      ! Re: Why are Basic Programmers ...                                                                                             @ We must be on at the same time. I wish Michael C. would drop by.                                                               Unforntunately not...                                                                                                         A C/C++ are easier to understand when a person moves from QB, IMHO.                                                             7 actually that program prints &quot;World!Hello &quot; *                                                                        more on c strings...                                                                                                          + i think it sounds like a great idea, but...                                                                                   / Re: i think it sounds like a great idea, but...                                                                               2 *If 100% is possible, that would be wonderful. :-)                                                                             That sounds pretty cool, but...                                                                                               # Re: That sounds pretty cool, but...                                                                                           C *you couldn't be persuaded to do the same thing with c# instead eh?                                                           G Re: *you couldn't be persuaded to do the same thing with c# instead eh?                                                       ( oh i shouldn't. besides, i meant J2EE...                                                                                       Classes in QB?..                                                                                                              0 &quot;copy was ctrl-C and paste was ctrl-V&quot;                                                                              I * Try FreeBasic. It isn't fully object-oriented, but it is getting there.                                                      it is?                                                                                                                        V *ever since NT killed ASM and video killed the radio star, i've been a little paranoid                                        # Help about visual basic 3.0 for dos                                                                                           E Matthew, are you out there??? (If so, can you post the URL to VBDOS?)                                                          I hope this helps (URL)                                                                                                       N *Yep, that's the site I was looking for. Hope it helps the OP, Thanks Matthew.                                                2 I'm pretty sure there's no such thing as VBDOS 3.0                                                                            S *I think he'll want either VBDOS or VB 3,0. I think Matt stated he downloaded both.                                           B Did network54 just change the URL style? my links all turned blue.                                                            , Quick, give them mouth to mouth and call 911                                                                                  R *It looks like they did change it, but the old URLs still work, too.  Try one out.                                              Info on the network54 URL format                                                                                              ; *I erased my browser cache to kill all the abandoned pages.                                                                    Help with a release.                                                                                                          : I'm on my XP today and don't have WINZIP on it, however...                                                                    	 Copyright                                                                                                                     2 Any RPG and Text Adventure gammers about?  Also...                                                                            ' Updated homepage, added to proud forum.                                                                                       G Great! BTW - There are a couple of utilities for the spacing problem...                                                        *CHR$(160) works for some.                                                                                                    & Re: Dustinian - More copyright info...                                                                                        1 RE: Copyright notice.  Pete, you are misinformed.                                                                             Y *yeah i'm not insulted, but you're right of course solitaire. i've known that for a while                                      I didn't know that either.                                                                                                    c &gt;&gt;&gt;Dustinian, I may have found a bug. Please respond here if you're still checking thread.                            My way to remove spaces                                                                                                       I * Sorry. &quot;x AS STRING&quot; in the 1st line should be &quot;x$&quot;                                                     2 Ah, but my function isn't removing all the spaces.                                                                             Using INPUT. . .                                                                                                              ) Line Input fixes the comma problem, Pete.                                                                                     " Simple way to remove extra spaces:                                                                                            4 Already got it by searching for double spaces and...                                                                          ( Also, Solitaire, your code doesn't work.                                                                                      N It certainly DOES work!  Network54 removed the extra space between the quotes!                                                , Now that you edited it, indeed it does work.                                                                                  
 several ways:                                                                                                                 / Try the one I just posted in the proud forum...                                                                               Y Caught up with D in chat. He fixed dbl spc bug in new post. Line Input fixed at his site.                                     \ Forgot about Network54 multi-space elimination annoyance. Adjust code for that like this&gt;                                   Are you serious!?                                                                                                             	 Good God!                                                                                                                      Yes, we are :-)                                                                                                                Well said, Michael.                                                                                                           3 it's &quot;whittling,&quot; mr. spelling police ...                                                                            LOL -                                                                                                                         R *Yes, Pete. To &quot;widdle&quot; in Canada, means to write your name in the snow.                                            Z *It turns out in Calif to widdle is to drive up to Canada and write your name in the snow.                                    K *Aha! That explains it. I didn't think we had a &quot;BIFF&quot; in Canada.                                                   K *you can take away his badge, but you can't demote renegade spelling police                                                   Z *also... i didn't spell it wrong-you can't expect people to google every subculture ref :P                                    " Of course.  QBasic has its uses...                                                                                            H *I would LOVE to see this fire program.  I've always wanted to make one.                                                       *(Temporary URL)                                                                                                               * Great fire                                                                                                                   I'm stupid and I need help!                                                                                                   - Make sure the correct path is set in Options.                                                                                 
 not so stupid                                                                                                                  FreeBASIC limitiation:                                                                                                        ; This is one of the reasons I have not even tried FreeBasic.                                                                   & you wouldnt have to change it TOO much                                                                                        ! *Still won't work with FreeBasic.                                                                                             * bomberpunk entertainment presents... (URL)                                                                                    d *i did REALLY well on the &quot;demo&quot; level... long live atari! good to see you bp! (COOL game)                          / Excellent game, it works really well. Congrats!                                                                               ? *Great game/intro bp. Too fast for me, but then again, I'm old.                                                               L *Bob, Too fast for me, too. BP put a neat speed control in, did you find it?                                                  8 *That's more like it!  Geezer = 1000: MAXdeelay = Geezer                                                                      ' *Sweet game, kinda like my Tunnel game.                                                                                        Hey, that is kinda fun!                                                                                                       K *Supposed to go up. LOL - That means Ildrest will think it is Ice Climber.                                                   & thanks everyone for the compliments...                                                                                        
 correction...                                                                                                                 3 BP, I think you have me confused with Peter Berg...                                                                           & Pete, I think you're absolutely right.                                                                                        Y 'get a lot of hot babes that way...'  LOL. I'll tell you BP, I got ONE, about 25yrs. ago.                                     d if &quot;i'm pete berg&quot; trick worked a 1/4 of a century ago he mustve been one COOL baby!(*URL)                           ISRB Ratings Board                                                                                                            I I don't know, but I got a big LOL out of what Bill thinks of it. URL.&gt;                                                      mennonite's analysis                                                                                                          H mennonite's in analysis. Whew, that's a relief. I was worried about him.                                                      ) *so were we! sorry, i was wrong about QbC                                                                                      *Settle down Sybil.                                                                                                            Dammit Kevin's_Advocate!                                                                                                      E LOL - No apologies needed, Kevin. I'd love to hear more about this...                                                         $ *The 2 of you have the same IP:-)                                                                                          \ *LOL - Michael, that laser thing we talked about? DMAF &amp; lock onto to that IP for me! :)                                  
 Confusing....                                                                                                                  360 degree's                                                                                                                   Rotate what?                                                                                                                   rotate point of view                                                                                                          > *So much single-precision! You know that slows it down, right?                                                                W *That's why I like DEFINT, speed. BTW - would a rotating cube be something of interest?                                       1 Have you tried just turning around in your chair?                                                                              Inserting null Characters                                                                                                     * Two space taking characters you can try...                                                                                    4 Just write the new file without making a new string.                                                                           Thanks                                                                                                                         Lame question:                                                                                                                 http://www.alzheimer.org&gt;                                                                                                   Help.....again                                                                                                                7 --------------------------------------------------^^o^^                                                                       Z Sorry, couldn't get post 2-work (0 text above.) Netwacked54, many probs this AM. Billy&gt;                                     thanks pete                                                                                                                   & Sure, keyboard buffer issue. Try this.                                                                                         Here are the basics, Billy...                                                                                                  Something wrong here?                                                                                                         C *lots... of... network54... pages are... doing that... to... day...                                                           A *Sounds like a BIOS problem, to me. What do you think, mennonite?                                                              *aah! not even close!                                                                                                         2 *LOL - I think you forgot your own material. BIOS.                                                                            
 *no i didn't!                                                                                                                 
 NEEDS HELP                                                                                                                     How to test for even/odd                                                                                                       Re: NEEDS HELP                                                                                                                ) * Good example of how to provide help :-)                                                                                     H Michael Calkins, Concerning Your ASM Mouse Cursor Changing Routine (URL)                                                      < Nevermind, I figured it out, and added to the program. (URL)                                                                   Damn he's fast!                                                                                                               ! i did have fun doing this, though                                                                                             ? Wrong, QB4.5 works great... I think perhaps, your's is corrupt.                                                               < *I don't think QB understands ASM. But ASIC did, apparently.                                                                  $ I've been busy the last couple days.                                                                                           I was hoping                                                                                                                   by the way, commented ASM...                                                                                                    Re: by the way, commented ASM...                                                                                              ? *would I be allowed to use CALL absolute() inside the function?                                                                *Absolutely.                                                                                                                   *har-!                                                                                                                         Any WP gurus out there?                                                                                                       + One good method... (rather interesting too)                                                                                   4 That probably is how M$ did some of the WP analysis.                                                                          " LOL! Excerpt from comedy inside...                                                                                            ) LOL. Ildrest, I have a question for you.                                                                                     2 combining vowelless checking with petes Old method                                                                              Qbcommander out of the woods....                                                                                              X Time sure flys when your trying to finish a project. London, do me and others a favor...                                      Z *if you email it i'll put the code up on my site.i think it's a nortoncommander clone,pete                                    Y *Nice. But I'm a cheaple. You know, cheap people who doesn't buy software. So, what's NC?                                     = yeah... abandonware - i thought you were older than me (*URL)                                                                 ? Hey, the copy I downloaded doesn't give me a pic of the Harley!                                                                *uhhh... whats yer email?                                                                                                     ; Surprised to find you here London, wb, but I'll try it out.                                                                   N Dude my bad...  the program analyzes QB code, and provides usefull services...                                                N Dude my bad...  the program analyzes QB code, and provides usefull services...                                                O Dude my bad, its a program that analyses QB code and provides usefull services.                                               	 *DAMN IT!                                                                                                                     \ *Yeah, London, Nutwork54 difficulty. Use F5 a lot &amp; just post once. It does get through.                                   *I feel your pain.                                                                                                             I too felt it.                                                                                                                 Still need help THANKS!!!                                                                                                      Re: Still need help THANKS!!!                                                                                                 , you might want to change IF num=7 then to...                                                                                   And the second progam...                                                                                                      . Ben, we don't do people's homework for them!!!                                                                                X oy solitaire, you should read the thread before deleting posts-he only helped him FIX it                                      A *ok, it looks like you only deleted petes- but it still wasnt ben                                                             Y *nevermind! there were two- i see (my bad!) but stay careful- sucks to lose post w/o need                                     " i think mennonite needs some sleep                                                                                            O *that was my first clue he was deleted! seriously tho, two different threads ;)                                                well, i'm still lost                                                                                                          T no, the post i'm talking about is gone. that would explain why everyone is confused.                                          I no, that WAS you! i searched the whole page for RND and it didnt - ugh...                                                     % *well anyway, i'm off to bed. g'nite!                                                                                         
 Clarification                                                                                                                 [ *yes, i noticed- only removing the contents (save &quot;CLS&quot;) is much akin to deleting                                     Hint for Jason's second problem.                                                                                               Just a heads-up for Jason                                                                                                      To exit the program early                                                                                                     $ please help me asap 2 QUICK programs                                                                                           OK, here's what to do...                                                                                                      N cowboys! honestly it's not good enough to help someone without blowing sh## up                                                T *Too tired today. I saw your sh## and thought M$ came out with another lang, like C#                                          ' Goodness, the 3 of you are hilarious...                                                                                       " because it would be unamericarian!                                                                                            B Close Michael, I thinks it's Americium. #95 on the periodic chart.                                                            
 Error no.5                                                                                                                    ? Yes, it's the error between 4 and 6; aka illegal function call.                                                               Y *error number five... that's when you got struck by lightning and now your computer wants                                     6 Error #1. Don't put an astrisk in a message text post.                                                                        : They will be taking my asterisk from my cold, dead, hands!                                                                    ) Pry, Michael. As they will have to pry...                                                                                     Z *hey i think michael speaks very good english considering that his first language was asm.                                     *LOL                                                                                                                          R *Mac, did you know our chatroom is called the &quot;QBasic Forum Chat Rooom&quot;?                                            Y *been that way for a while, but with mac so worried we were gonna see ads no pt in fixing                                     L * He could upgrade to the high traffic option, but that's about $20 a month.                                                   No worry now                                                                                                                   Just outta curiosity...                                                                                                       
 No visibility                                                                                                                 ( I have written my program, so what next?                                                                                       Hello again Manifest.                                                                                                          *Well??? Weeee're wAitng.                                                                                                     F * IDE in 4.5 is qb.exe... IDE in 1.x is qbasic.exe... just so you know                                                        D Now that you posted it, I remember! Mennonite, now that your here...                                                          , *i think i got the part you left out already                                                                                  Y invalid start up directory, please check your pif file. choose close to terminate program                                     X *delete the pif file! right click-drag qbasic.exe or qb.exe and create shortcut - fixed!                                      ! Cannot find BC, LINKS, Library...                                                                                             / Create a QB45 folder off your root [C:\] drive.                                                                               ! *Semi-scientific calculator.(URL)                                                                                              European notation                                                                                                             " Give an example of a typical input                                                                                             simple                                                                                                                         Resistor notation                                                                                                              both                                                                                                                           overflow                                                                                                                       Indeed it would.                                                                                                               ok                                                                                                                             uncensor                                                                                                                       close! not much debugging                                                                                                     ? *Do me a favor. Post it right this time so I can give it a try.                                                               N in about two minutes it will be on the Appropriate &quot;subforum&quot; (*URL)                                                L *Thank you for your prompt response!  It was, after all, 'anticipated.' LOL.                                                  J *what can i say? i am simply your coding buddy, here to do what you ask...                                                    W *In that case, post me the WORD.TXT file, so I can actually use it. And make it snappy!                                       Z *obviously i can't post it on this forum. it's plain text, type in all the words you want.                                    Z *LOL. Oh, one of those non-Merriam Webster's lists you just can't download from church.com                                    < and if you want a real one, Append THIS!! (BEE-uddy!) (*URL)                                                                  @ Oh, I get it now. That must have been a real batch to cook up...                                                               i have exactly the same problem                                                                                                Program that solves equations                                                                                                 L *Yes there is. Prompt enough for ya? Please see Homework help - top of page.                                                  D Well, it's not like he was asking anyone to do his homework for him.                                                          0 this program will do your homework for any class                                                                               on a remotely serious note-                                                                                                   L I can't tell you how much I hate that &quot;show your work&quot; business...                                                    *:-( hate that kinda requirement                                                                                               Down with bureaucratic zombies                                                                                                	 Pollution                                                                                                                     $ I'm not opposed to comments, as such                                                                                          " *yeah! tell 'em mac! frag The Man!                                                                                            
 foundation                                                                                                                    V *I'm notorious for careless errors, so by showing my working I get at least some marks                                        F * i used to make my TI programs show me the work i needed to copy down                                                        " Trial and error has its purpose...                                                                                            d *btw &quot;I anticipate your prompt reponse&quot; is kind of ###hole-ish-if formalized way to put it                          Y *Well mennonite, I don't know where a keyhole comes in but I'd say you have a lock on it.                                      *LOL!!!                                                                                                                       d *i just think our name is misleading,should read:&quot;coding b####es forum-we're here for YOU&quot;                          ^ *Well, I don't know what 'buddies' has to do with it &amp; I'm too dog tired to figure it out.                                  Not the usual use for a computer                                                                                              @ I once wrote something that would solve your example equation...                                                              ) Whoa, you and Mac posted at the same time                                                                                     , Hey Manifest. How about manifesting a reply?                                                                                   Perfect application of AI                                                                                                      Iterative solution                                                                                                             Thanks everyone                                                                                                               & OK, now I have something to work with.                                                                                        ' *well said pete (ah, it was funny tho!)                                                                                        Neato                                                                                                                          a?                                                                                                                             A Level = Advanced Level                                                                                                       Oh, heh                                                                                                                        funny thing to call it                                                                                                         I see                                                                                                                         , Accessing RECYCLED With QBASIC in Windows XP                                                                                   Printing QBasic program listing                                                                                               
 Re: Chitty XP                                                                                                                 P I just remembered the switch: [Drive:\] [Dir\] [File] /A:H (shows hidden files.)                                              6 Arrgh! That INFO2 file turned out to be a binary file.                                                                        ! Concerning Getting Lists of Files                                                                                             
 With FILES...                                                                                                                  Interrupts, actually...                                                                                                       C Hey 'I' man, remember this. To the OP, this may help you find it...                                                           1 Thx, it all works great on its own, unfortunately                                                                             < I combine libraries manually If memory serves me, do this...                                                                   Taa to Pete and Moneo                                                                                                         0 where do you find a QBasic interpretor/compiler?                                                                              3 * http://www.network54.com/Realm/QBZips/QBZips.html                                                                           7 Re: * http://www.network54.com/Realm/QBZips/QBZips.html                                                                       H *QBASIC 1.1 (interpreter only) as well as some MS-DOS components...(URL)                                                      # I think I know what the problem is.                                                                                            Sick!                                                                                                                         C *Sick? I envy you that you have something you love to do that much!                                                           Z maybe playing v'ger turning into a slight obsession :)  at least you could try ...........                                    5 we're your friends, mac. we only want to help. (*URL)                                                                         	 * ROFLMAO                                                                                                                      (bow)                                                                                                                         V I was about to donate to that site but all the 'click heres' took me nowhere. Oh well.                                        [ *oh god, that's priceless. donald, you were Great in &quot;drawn together.&quot; oh, man...                                    Go ahead and take it down                                                                                                      *:-O:-)                                                                                                                All I got going the URL was this                                                                                              ) *Scratch that, I found Mac's replacement.                                                                                     0 Need help with Scrollbars, Lists, and Their Math                                                                              A I'm too tired to read through all that, but here's the basic idea                                                             & *Thank you it's working perfectly now!                                                                                         wrote a demo today                                                                                                            3 turns out speed wasn't as big an issue as I thought                                                                            Use modules                                                                                                                    Go ahead an email it to me                                                                                                    6 I did have something in Frantic journey that does that                                                                        - Wow, Rel... Everyone's popping back up again!                                                                                 F Completely revamped Counter sub in LED program, but needs optimization                                                        7 * &gt;introducing new bugs - LOL! Any change = new bugs                                                                       L *No bugs that I encountered (btw, very nice layout, use of gray/white type).                                                   Not really a bug, but fyi...                                                                                                  Y &quot;Picky, picky&quot; LOL Sounds like my experience with the Marthanator. BTW - Bob...                                     X *Works fine, but my programs are structured so simply, M'nator won't get a good workout.                                      < Not picky at all!  I fixed it and made several more changes.                                                                  8 *I will have a crack at the optimisation. Please wait...                                                                       Euch...                                                                                                                       E Thanks for the offer.  Please note I revised the code.  Specs inside:                                                         R *I'm about halfway through; it's now got a menu interface with a few other goodies                                            B Well it's not what you'd call shorter, but I'm sure you'll like it                                                            8 That's really neat, Ildurest!  You have some good ideas.                                                                      H *OH! Whoops, I mean to put those numbers in last but forgot. Will reply.                                                       *Never mind, maybe later.                                                                                                     @ I printed out your code (after indenting it) and looked it over.                                                               RE: Hall of Fame                                                                                                              , With reference to advancing your own code...                                                                                   Thanks for the feedback.                                                                                                      9 I tried a few changes, but had trouble with some of them.                                                                     O Just added an INKEY sub to smooth out key input. Try it and see if you like it.                                               + Something I just checked and needed to add.                                                                                   X *Apparently youdid not apply what I posted above. I reposed entire program at sub-forum.                                      , Sorry, Pete, but it just doesn't work right.                                                                                  Y *Just examined prob with the 'N' key. Thankfully, also a simple fix. Posted at sub forum.                                     ( Pete, if you don't mind...  (and Mac...)                                                                                       My thoughts...                                                                                                                0 Pete, I deleted the thread after the first post,                                                                              N How do you play the GAMES from the files RPG section after you download them??                                                2 Sorry, but you don't really provide enough info...                                                                            6 Re: Sorry, but you don't really provide enough info...                                                                        1 Well, uinzip the folder, and if that doesnt work,                                                                             $ I think I might know whats wrong....                                                                                           Yep thats the prob                                                                                                            	 I'll try!                                                                                                                      Just a question...                                                                                                            W *Don't judge programming by what people say, try it for yourself and you might like it.                                       [ Re: *Don't judge programming by what people say, try it for yourself and you might like it.                                    i have                                                                                                                        5 Re: Well, uinzip the folder, and if that doesnt work,                                                                         0 *find/download PKUNZIP.EXE or something similar.                                                                              3 This is worse than ASM - New Turing Machine Program                                                                            Some more questions.                                                                                                          3 idiot proof applies to end-users, not programmers *                                                                           K *So the Idiot's Guide to Programming can't actually do what it claims?!?!??                                                   d *he said &quot;idiot proof&quot; doesn't apply to them, he Couldn't say &quot;idiot&quot; never appl                          
 For the mouse                                                                                                                 H I have never experienced any mouse problems in XP with CALL INTURRUPT...                                                      ( Both utilities you asked for are here...                                                                                      , *Nevermind, I got it to work. Thanks anyway.                                                                                  M Sorry i wasnt here for a while; i was really busy:( Oh yes i have a question:                                                 @ *Please restate your question(s) so we can understand it (them.)                                                               more on Martha *URL                                                                                                           - Responded in lower thread and update in URL*.                                                                                  I dont now how to print....                                                                                                   This is a complete guess, but                                                                                                 9 You need a list of printer ESC codes for the other tasks.                                                                     Y *Try a www.google.com search. (The stuff I found wasn't in English, maybe your language?)                                     
 Homework Help                                                                                                                  Very quick suggestions...                                                                                                      Very slow suggestions                                                                                                          Re: Very slow suggestions                                                                                                     < *Well then, if the teacher can't explain, ASK US to explain.                                                                  H *the flowchart is entirely unnecessary. (not necessarily bad, though...)                                                       Re: Subroutines                                                                                                                Past end of file                                                                                                              G I'm a little confused if you want data or file info, so, here's both...                                                       
 arrow keys                                                                                                                     keyboard scan code                                                                                                             Re: keyboard scan code                                                                                                         Some info on INKEY$                                                                                                            huh?                                                                                                                           hunhh?                                                                                                                        
 Re: hunhh?                                                                                                                     Not sure if we agree or not                                                                                                    Never mind. I see what you mean                                                                                                ok.                                                                                                                            And I even once knew all that!                                                                                                W *:-) yeah, I've never really messed with ON KEY. If I trap anything, it's PLAY or ERROR                                        Are you THE Billy Miller?                                                                                                      It HAS to be                                                                                                                  ' *they both use ISPs in/near Akron, Ohio                                                                                        yes                                                                                                                           A *what happened to http://www.billymiller.web1000.com/files.html ?                                                             - *Wow, i didnt know that site was still there.                                                                                  *it is not, it's just publicity                                                                                               . Sample code for using arrow keys with ASCII...                                                                                S *Oh well, I guess Billy will be back in 3 years or so to let me know how it worked!                                           2 Re: Sample code for using arrow keys with ASCII...                                                                             Two methods...                                                                                                                4 ok, i have tested your code and put it in my program                                                                           Good news, bad news...                                                                                                        	 Dice game                                                                                                                     ) We're here to help, not to do it for you.                                                                                      Yes, Mabvuto                                                                                                                   A Distraction (sorry)                                                                                                          I'm distracted too                                                                                                            # If baseball goes into extra innings                                                                                           " *Why can you never call it a draw?                                                                                             Thanks                                                                                                                        ) bomberpunk (bp) ???:-(                                                                                       finally, internet access again!!                                                                                               * Thanks for the update!                                                                                                      I Good to hear you and your family are safe but, wow, what a terrible mess.                                                     H *Some hard disks are airtight... it may be worth trying to salvage yours                                                      - the electronics are probably outside the seal                                                                                 X *also a difference between hermetic seal at atmosphere and at 10 feet of water, still-eh                                       download qbasic                                                                                                               : Sounds like your autoexec.nt/config.nt files got corrupted                                                                    S I think I read somewhere the file Plasma indicated gets removed or 'moved' somehow.                                           2 *The catch: the setup program can't be made in QB!                                                                             Re: 'The catch...' Huf?                                                                                                       = No DOS program can run if the autoexec.nt problem is present!                                                                 * Wait, wear are my glasses, oh, on my head!                                                                                    O *What, no Spelling Police 'wear' did they go? #$%@ voice recognition softwhere.                                               2 *c'mon pete, if you're not Were, you're not a Man!                                                                            % Random desktops for Windows in QB. :)                                                                                         7 *Anyone have a clue as to what the OP is talking about?                                                                       Q Sorry, it's late and I've been sleep deprived the last few days. Let me rephrase:                                             ? Thans for esplainin it to us, Lucy. (Kidding aside, neat idea!)                                                                hehe, no worries!                                                                                                              Re: hehe, no worries!                                                                                                         
 Hmm, yeah.                                                                                                                     Re: Hmm, yeah.                                                                                                                J *Hello, fellow Aussie. I take it (by your IP address) that you live in WA?                                                     * Sydney, actually. :)                                                                                                        * *Oh, me too! Welcome to the forum at that.                                                                                    ' *I use ME now too!  TheBOB isn't alone.                                                                                       D *i'll keep you both in my prayers, then. (ye poor forsaken souls...)                                                          
 Wallapaper                                                                                                                     *that's some nice stuff!                                                                                                       interrupts instead of OUT                                                                                                     Y *Works for me on 2000. And if the OUT doesn't work, it's likely the INT won't work either                                      can you test this for me?                                                                                                     R *I almost posted to say it worked before I tried it, but I tried it and it worked.                                            % *Thank you very much, you gave a hope                                                                                         0 The Scariest QB Program I've Ever Seen (No Code)                                                                               so where is it??                                                                                                              < Yep mennonite, I have. Try 300 K in 6 modules with 108 subs.                                                                   That isn't worse.                                                                                                              paint me absurd, but...                                                                                                       ; I don't know how to paint bsurds. Heck, I can't even paint!                                                                   * painting of a bsurd (*URL/ ridiculousness)                                                                                    V *LOL, now that is quality. Please reply if you don't wish for that to be public domain                                         *take it with my blessing.                                                                                                    / *At least he won't need any SHARED variables...                                                                               F Finished work on the Marthanator sub and function finder utility. URL*                                                         Funny how quick projects grow                                                                                                 : P.S. I also finished something: the Turing Machine (URL*).                                                                     Thanks boss.                                                                                                                   Nice job, -question, though...                                                                                                = Hi Bob. I'll respond here, rather than in the other thread...                                                                  It was the SHELL statement...                                                                                                 @ Yep, I figured right. Now I know a bit more about ME, as well...                                                               Funny how things grow... awsome                                                                                               O Thanks, Ray. I need to give credit to Ildrest for helping me with the logic...                                               	 hmmmm....                                                                                                                      keep in mind                                                                                                                  " If you just want the answer, it is                                                                                             Sure answers are good                                                                                                          Yes, It was MacAttack, and...                                                                                                 M Actually, that list should be a little longer. Also correction to Marthanator                                                 % oHLA  its 108K and alot of subs... =)                                                                                          QB Express #14 Now Available                                                                                                   * Keep up the good work                                                                                                         Files and directories and stuff!                                                                                              I I post this everytime someone asks a question related to finding files...                                                     T *Thanks. I'll probably use that, but I would li,e the &quot;piping method&quot; too.                                          # Here's a link to the piping method:                                                                                           1 *'scuse me...  &quot;redirecting method&quot; :-p                                                                              LOL                                                                                                                           " What piping and redirection are...                                                                                            X &quot;Piping is a specific term. Please don't say 'piping' when you don't mean it.&quot;                                      Q *I guess I shouldn't nitpick. And I apologize for the way I worded that sentence.                                             Z *eh,i was thrown off. i use redirection for dirs, but i imagined something wild for piping                                     While we're on this subject...                                                                                                 *ooooooh... :0o                                                                                                               G *Hey! That's the one I always post, too... Great minds think alike, eh?                                                       & * I probably got the article from you.                                                                                        @ Latest and best version of my binary LED program is posted here.                                                               Very good, and...                                                                                                             C Why does CALL ASOLUTE result in &quot;Subprogram not defined&quot;?                                                           + That's a familiar problem, NEWK. Do this...                                                                                   : *THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!! (Ooops! Did I hurt your ears? Sorry.)                                                                     *lol! You're welcome.                                                                                                          I figured out binary mode!                                                                                                     :-), but 2 sugestions inside                                                                                                  , problems with fixed length strings in binary                                                                                  4 or use progressively smaller fixed legnth strings...                                                                          " Yes,at least it gets the job done.                                                                                            - You MUST close the files even if you exit QB.                                                                                 ' no solitaire, i don't think that's true                                                                                       Z *after looping for an hour, MAYBE leaving 1000s of files open, wasn't a problem, no k lost                                     *Proxy test                                                                                                                   - Looks like I was under a mistaken impression.                                                                                 6 &quot;When a program executes its last statement&quot;                                                                        , *ahhhhh... interesting detail there, michael                                                                                  . People are pretty good about eating crow here!                                                                                % last time it took a lot more pushing!                                                                                         3 *no 2? heehee. Yeah, I know. Deliberate mistake :-)                                                                           ) * I haven't had a problem with it so far.                                                                                     2 I'm finally back,though I know you didn't miss me.                                                                            ) having played with visual basic before...                                                                                     R *@$%@! wrong subforum... just ignore this until there's more forum bandwidth then.                                            ' I guess it's a little bit off topic,but                                                                                        welcome back...                                                                                                                Welcome back, chandler!                                                                                                        What I meant was,                                                                                                              I have version 3.                                                                                                              best place to put vb code:                                                                                                    ) Made use of the downtime yesterday (URL*)                                                                                      Fun550 Dev Group                                                                                                              D * Post some stuff in the &quot;Programs I am Proud Of&quot; Subforum                                                           Fun550 Dev Group                                                                                                               NEWBIE                                                                                                                         laughing? no, just smiling...                                                                                                 / &quot;there is nothing wrong with goto...&quot;                                                                                GOTO go to hell?                                                                                                              # just to offer a differing viewpoint                                                                                           \ *given that qb should be friendly, tempted to tell newbie to ignore us  &amp; write bad code                                  ! *Well I hold GOSUB in high regard                                                                                             ' *as do I, but I am repeating myself :-)                                                                                        The reason I find GOSUB useful.                                                                                               
 snook's right                                                                                                                 / LOL &gt; i would never put them in the same box                                                                               @ the problem is you're thinking like a structured programmer, mac                                                               Thanks!                                                                                                                        You're welcome, and,                                                                                                          R Final version of the Marthanator, V4.0. Any mutlti-modular beta testers out there?                                             Report of Failure                                                                                                              Lost in the Translation...                                                                                                     Utility Corrections.                                                                                                           Better but still flawed...                                                                                                    = Everything except the functions. It is probably the DEFINT...                                                                 B Eeeks, how'd that get in the recipe?...(Necessary 1-line revision)                                                            Y *I regret to inform you that that edit in the program made no difference in my results...                                     A Actually, it worked perfectly. I ran it with design1-2 - Results.                                                              Concerning Odd Happenings                                                                                                     ( Whew, I'm glad we got that cleared up...                                                                                      3 new nickname?(insane and pointless rambling inside)                                                                           5 *Yes but I've always called myself &quot;The G&quot;.                                                                         	 *aaaaaah!                                                                                                                     F New release with a better dead sub finding routine - Marthanator V 5.0                                                        * Seems to work just fine, Pete. Question...                                                                                    , *I answered Bob's reply in the newer thread.                                                                                  @ Fixed an indenting error in The Marthanator: New updated code...                                                              6 Panic - Withdrawal Simptoms - NO QBASIC FORUM tomorrow                                                                        Y * atleast this might help with the quota problem you've been worried about for this month                                     , that's okay, i have a stash hidden somewhere                                                                                  P Piece of cake. The server I use had a hard drive crash and was down for 3-weeks.                                               *NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!                                                                                                  *settle down, beavis                                                                                                           porting QBasic to PBCC                                                                                                        T well ah there is a few diff between the two but i really don't know what they are...                                          ) sub hunters and company.... wanna a test?                                                                                      Martha                                                                                                                        9 * can we officially name this utility Martha Stewart?  XD                                                                     V *You forgot to mention if the program's output was correct or not.  I'll assume it is.                                        + Martha test results... again cuase I oppsed                                                                                    Mac attack results                                                                                                            ' Martha Stewart's a recipe for disaster!                                                                                        Martha vs MacAttack                                                                                                             Marthanator V-3.0 just released.                                                                                              ( How to clean up code, including DECLAREs                                                                                      Y Sorry, 'I' I forgot to reply to that post that I added the recursive sub hunt. However...                                     C No, I meant subs called by other subs that were themselves uncalled                                                           N LOL - We are out of phase. I just posted taht in the new thread the Phylo - G.                                                 I may have a good solution...                                                                                                  You do have a good solution...                                                                                                : OK, Ildrest, I have the program finished. URL&gt;&gt;&gt;                                                                    9 Try Version 4 of &quot;MacAttack&quot; (LOL - funny name)                                                                     * I would like to see a utility program that                                                                                    P The string to number conversion is easy. Checking for variables is a lot harder.                                               comments                                                                                                                      C Michael is apparently using something other that Quick Basic 4.5...                                                           I * I wasn't planning to write such a utility.  That's more up Mac's alley.                                                     > I think the MacOTrack might be a better more descriptive name.                                                                 Mac, MacOTrack results...                                                                                                      i'm entirely against it!                                                                                                       Re: i'm entirely against it!                                                                                                   Settle down Beavis (mennonite)                                                                                                3 i wouldn't even let martha stewart adjust MY cervix                                                                           O *I believe Pete was referring to the cervical vertebrae - the back of the neck.                                               : *Thank You! that's very reassuring (and makes sense, too!)                                                                    S OMG! mennonite, I was so sure you were joking, I didn't bother too respond. LOL&gt;                                           L 'too' respond = typo. Also, URL to further info on final part of sub finder.                                                  _ *well, i wasn't serious... although i did forget about the other def of &quot;cervical&quot; :)                               / More explanation on how to use the chatroom now                                                                               3 Re: More explanation on how to use the chatroom now                                                                            * Good to hear. Thanks.                                                                                                       ! A glitch in the chatroom listing.                                                                                             ( it MIGHT (i'm not sure) be in your favor                                                                                      ? Yes, I sent a few messages, but the last three got no response.                                                               ? * I was away from my keyboard when you said that, it's my fault                                                               8 *In Options, set the refresh to 5 seconds instead of 10.                                                                       Well, it's no worse than before                                                                                                *good point.                                                                                                                  ; *Maybe I'll write a good chat system so we can all be merry                                                                   D *i think mormons do that, they just can't get enough of the merrying                                                           the problem...                                                                                                                 changing variables                                                                                                             * huh?                                                                                                                        7 Here's an example using a counter variable and GOSUB...                                                                       $ *yeah, do what thebob says, actually                                                                                          I don't use goto when you can help it, but i'll answer your question anyway                                                      Or maybe you meant                                                                                                            I *If you show us your whole program we may be able to give you more advice                                                     3 *does somebody questioned about Exe2Bin a time ago?                                                                           
 Need help!                                                                                                                     Here's some help...                                                                                                           @ * Also check out this tutorial on 'special effects' (url inside)                                                               Re: Need help!                                                                                                                0 Chat Room abuse is causing problems. NEW SYSTEM!                                                                              I Mac why don't just simple make things alot easyer go search for a java...                                                     I *I like the current JavaScript/HTML chat. I wish it displayed IPs though.                                                     E Improved version of combined LED display - now also converts from hex                                                          *Just great, Solitaire.                                                                                                       + *Thanks, theBOB.  Has anyone else tried it?                                                                                    Me                                                                                                                            A Your wish is my command!  I have now revised and edited the post.                                                              * LOL - Thanks                                                                                                                C Not &quot;immediately&quot;... keyboard stuff is outside the delay.                                                           7 How would you do that?  Please show an example. More...                                                                       - Try adding this in your code. (MInor change.)                                                                                 + binshow somewhat optimized, with bug fixed.                                                                                    Thank you, Michael.                                                                                                            You're welcome...                                                                                                             " Found the actual cause of the bug.                                                                                             Here is mine modified.                                                                                                        S *and by &quot;mine&quot; I mean the one I had worked on, it's still your procedure.                                            Thank you again.                                                                                                               You're welcome...                                                                                                             5 Greatly modified and improved version of LED program.                                                                          A few notes about Counter                                                                                                      Thank you for your comments.                                                                                                    Re: Thank you for your comments.                                                                                               want a prog, but have no time.                                                                                                * Too much trouble. But here's a hint (URL*)                                                                                     *gesundheit                                                                                                                   $ Heres a little on the screensaver...                                                                                           This is sad.                                                                                                                   LOL                                                                                                                            he's right!                                                                                                                    *Is this really Helio?                                                                                                        ! *there could be heliostrapolises.                                                                                             1 *I think we're going to need a Heliostrapolice...                                                                             ) I'll give you the data and let you decide                                                                                     - Re: I'll give you the data and let you decide                                                                                  *That solves it.  :-)                                                                                                          Tis me,                                                                                                                       C Pete, r u Pete Berg? My brother has a professor called Pete Berg...                                                            he isn't                                                                                                                      4 today there is I,OI8 pages for this forum since 2OO3                                                                          * There are supposed to be more than 1018...                                                                                     yep.                                                                                                                          > who said Search machine for programmers does not exist? (URL*)                                                                T You asked that question a very long time ago... and I consider Google as one anyway.                                          
 *And Yahoo                                                                                                                    ? * Anyone made RPG games in QBASIC with LOAD, SAVE or anything??                                                               C there been a few rpg made in QB go to www.qb45.com or rpg-dev.net *                                                           % Help! Accessing an array in QBASIC...                                                                                         9 Here's a sub program which accepts arrays as arguments...                                                                     > Just finished playing TheBobs King Kong game with a 7-year-old                                                                N I'll get on the &quot;last settings&quot; code right away. As for the sound...                                                d *Hmmm. &quot;Last settings&quot; will be awhile. I have to &quot;get back inside&quot; the code firs                          B *OK, Mac. All done, although it doesn't include your vernier code.                                                            
 * Why not?                                                                                                                    + * define &quot;done&quot; (I can't find it)                                                                                   C *I replaced the original (just redo your vernier version response).                                                            I was stupid there...                                                                                                         ; *By all means, -help yourself (and add a credit line, too).                                                                   J *btw, you'll know where the last bomb fell by the crater (or lack of one).                                                     I don't sweat credit.                                                                                                         % lol! My artist's need for symmetry...                                                                                          Suggestion, Suggestion!                                                                                                       B lol! I don't think you understand &quot;my&quot; need for symmetry                                                            H *btw, would you like zero on the left or right end of the slider tracks?                                                      : Well, if it's just for me, THANKS!! Appreciate the effort.                                                                    I *I'll get on your version ASAP. Maybe I'll whip up a Kong^2 for Chandler.                                                      1st person rpg                                                                                                                 *good luck, keep us posted!                                                                                                   - try to keep your loops as fast as possible...                                                                                 	 real time                                                                                                                     ) how to keep my graphics in a certain area                                                                                      Basic language                                                                                                                " You've bitten off a large project!                                                                                             *Hey Newkid, forgetaboutit.                                                                                                    Re: Basic language                                                                                                            & this is why i love fb so freakin' much                                                                                        C if you really want to know how to pull this off then simple Read...                                                            Hollerith cards and QBasic                                                                                                    Y *Have you tried googling?  I put in &quot;hollerith&quot; and found over 428,000 entries.                                      is this a trick question?                                                                                                      Another binary program.                                                                                                       4 * Nice. The more the merrier. I like the ASM example                                                                           *Thanks.                                                                                                                      M *chase2.bas --- a text-based arcade game that I wrote several years ago.(URL)                                                 1 *Cool picture of Darth Sidious next to your name.                                                                             S *Thanks. I got it out of an advertisement video. I have a few other pics I may use.                                            Calling Pete(Steve)                                                                                                           B Lazy! It was on page 2. (Of course, it was posted under Martha S.)                                                            ? * Thanks and yes, I saw all stuff (and even &quot;got&quot; it)                                                               # OK, &quot;Beta&quot; testers wanted                                                                                           C *Mac, have a look and see if you need to add / change anything. URL                                                           % * Thanks. Actually I handle that case                                                                                           Challenge: Make a Turing Machine                                                                                              Z you know for a couple minets there i really consider doing a Brain F*** implamention in...                                     brain fart implementation in qb                                                                                                You missed some fun                                                                                                           B Stupid XP, stupid XP, stupid XP, oh, and did I mention? STUPID XP!                                                            
 copy/paste                                                                                                                    > Thanks, tool bar still missing but there is an edit selection.                                                                G *how could i tell you to settle down when you preach it so beautifully?                                                        ps                                                                                                                            O Back in 'your' day? What makes you think your day is any different than my day?                                                can i buy a vowel, old man?                                                                                                   M *Sorry, no. I'm having vowel trouble today. How about incontinence , instead?                                                 D *inconsonants? here, have some metamucil. i'm a regular poster here.                                                           file exist?                                                                                                                   L I think Mac made a  geat utility for this once but there are several ways...                                                  " There are a lot of ways in the FAQ                                                                                            % Does file exist?  Two simple methods:                                                                                         O Example two is the method I posted. I would never use Example(1), here's why...                                               3 I don't think it's being picky to dislike Example 1                                                                            Bug in method 2                                                                                                               K I don't know if I would call that a bug in Solitaire's example(2) or not...                                                    How to Loop?                                                                                                                  
 Use a DO loop                                                                                                                 9 If the assignment requires 20 rolls, I would use FOR/NEXT                                                                      If you MUST have 20 rolls:                                                                                                    ^ *If you need 20 rolls, try Kaopectate or switch to Charmin. It's 2-ply &amp; squeezably soft.                                6 *Why not use EXIT FOR if you need to quit prematurely?                                                                         You need to learn about SUBs                                                                                                   The power of SUBs                                                                                                             A Oh no. First the Power of 2s and now, the Power of SUBs? Noooooo!                                                              * tick tick tick tick ....                                                                                                    ( * Blast it mennonite, you cost me $$$$$.                                                                                      Q *i'm sorry steve, it's a curious thing (make one man weep, make another man sing)                                             E *Gee, thanks for that. You're a day late and I'm a dollar short -LOL.                                                         H *typo maybe? i only cost you &quot;$&quot; then. pity i didn't get it...                                                      / is there a way to know the inches of a monitor?                                                                                * No                                                                                                                          ) Could you elaborate a little more, Mac...                                                                                      * Absolutely NO                                                                                                                Are you still stuck on Win 3.1?                                                                                               5 * Must have been different video cards, not monitors.                                                                         Y i dont understand why you would say that.  i think i would obviously know if i changed...                                      From an MS-DOS standpoint                                                                                                     P * This is probably why you have to select the correct LPT port in QuickBasic 7.1                                              C unlike **most monitors, most printers communicate in two directions                                                           = This interrupt may actually tell you what you want to know...                                                                  Interesting.                                                                                                                   *Meh, 'twas in HelpPC...                                                                                                       *THANK YOU, Ildrest                                                                                                          0 *Hey Mac, Z!re gave the same answer you did(URL)                                                                               * LOL                                                                                                                         M *Just out of curiosity, how could knowing screen size be useful in a program?                                                  Because size IS important.                                                                                                    E * Perhaps he wants to make a program which shows how long an inch is?                                                         1 *Good call, 'lipse. That would be one of the few.                                                                              Martha S. has the reason                                                                                                      ! other than using plug and play...                                                                                             0 mennonite's first law of design (cc: bill gates)                                                                               the second law of design is                                                                                                   * mennonite's lawas are only approximations!                                                                                    * * i dunno... that sounds annoying to me :)                                                                                    & *i think mennonite could a good writer                                                                                         *thanks, atrapado                                                                                                              help please,                                                                                                                  4 Simply stated, you need two SELECT CASES, however...                                                                           *you can nest SELECT CASEs                                                                                                     Re: help please,                                                                                                               TheBob is right, mack daddy                                                                                                   Z 'Strange logic' I hear there's a lot of that going around here, lately. LOL Now, to the OP                                    6 *yeah, sorry about that. the normal logic was engaged.                                                                        2 Let me get this straight about the dice display...                                                                            1 Here's a simple graphical dice-rolling program...                                                                             ' *cool. I like the coloring of the dice.                                                                                       ? *Thanks, Michael. I guess I was too late for mack daddy though.                                                               . Hey Bob, can you make them jiggle a little?...                                                                                 Are you kidding?                                                                                                              M I found a way to make them &quot;roll&quot; while remaining stationary. (URL)                                                 " Now that's what I'm talkin' about.                                                                                            F *Thank you very much, I spent lots of time creating those little pics!                                                        % * A little beyond mack daddy, though.                                                                                         3 #$%#@ mack daddy! Martha needs a new pair of shoes.                                                                           D * Heh - by the way, you should try Kong. Just for the graphics demo.                                                          F Quit hogging TheBob! I'll never see him make them jiggle at this rate.                                                        A Okay, Martha, -here's some &quot;jiggling&quot; dice (sort of)...                                                             3 MIne haven't jiggled like that for nearly 20 years!                                                                           3 *this is going from hilarious to just disturbing :)                                                                            combining 2 dice:                                                                                                              help                                                                                                                           Two possibilities...                                                                                                          4 New version of program combining LED Binary displays                                                                            No need to edit later, Solitaire                                                                                              D *Beautiful teaching tool for people learning binary/hex. Nice going!                                                          1 Thank you.  I made a few corrections to the code.                                                                              a very basic question                                                                                                          Use RANDOMIZE TIMER                                                                                                           < *OK, who crashed my &quot;QB&quot; chat room, how, and when?                                                                  ; By the way it's back online, in case anyone wants to use it                                                                    *Error:Connection Refused                                                                                                     0 Apparently, DOS Box rules even when M$ drools...                                                                              6 * An MSDN subscription costs several thousand dollars.                                                                        O I suspected as much. If they had anything of value, I wouldn't mind having one.                                                *W00TN3SS!!!!!                                                                                                                = I wonder what Chandler's been up 2 these days. Oh yeah...URL*                                                                 % *LOL! You can't keep a good man down.                                                                                         % And he wonders why nobody posts there                                                                                         T Wouldn't know how to question authority if it were at the end of a knock knock joke?                                           Been away for a while                                                                                                         - I'll save us a trip to the Cone of Silence...                                                                                  util                                                                                                                          # Err, been hitting the bottle, Pete?                                                                                           S You mean you didn't get de knock knock joke, Lucy? OK, I hav sum esplainin to do...                                            OK, some slack                                                                                                                S OK, now you made ME start a distractions Forum. Help Mac get this joke URL*&gt;&gt;                                            Registration                                                                                                                   LOL - Hey Ray, again...                                                                                                       ! So, What is X-Treme basic anyway?                                                                                             L Acknowledged. I hope to have a look at it some day. BTW- Did thae util work?                                                   Util                                                                                                                          C When will people learn? EVERYONE must write code like MEEEEE! - LOL                                                           
 paremeters                                                                                                                     re:()                                                                                                                         1 Revised utility for finding subs and functions...                                                                              I had that problem                                                                                                            6 I usually pass by reference just because it is easier,                                                                         re:()                                                                                                                          Bluffed me out                                                                                                                 re:bluffed me out                                                                                                              *So we scared chandler off.....                                                                                                Yeah, 2 bad.                                                                                                                  7 *CLS: Ahhhhh. The eternal sunshine of the spotless CRT.                                                                        Re: Yeah, 2 bad.                                                                                                               aww, i liked chandler                                                                                                         
 don't forget:                                                                                                                  doing it Wrong! :D                                                                                                             base 2                                                                                                                        F * This is fascinating to me as well. Adding another board may add fun.                                                         graphics - hue cycling...                                                                                                       I tried this, but not working...                                                                                               OK                                                                                                                            	 problem 2                                                                                                                     ' retrieving RGB from screen 13 colours??                                                                                        complete                                                                                                                      % *this is the best stuff, SE, (thanks)                                                                                         + You solved your own problem.  Good for you!                                                                                   B Here is an &quot;old school&quot; method that works pretty well...                                                             That's a little more like it.                                                                                                  *Sure, -lots of possibilities.                                                                                                # One more thing...(Solitaire, TheBob                                                                                            rounding error                                                                                                                 Palette Rotation (*URL)                                                                                                       ( &quot;too many files&quot; error message                                                                                      E Someone else will really have to help with the tech stuff, however...                                                         Z *pete's right. there's no reason to have so many open at once but you coulduse twice the #                                    ( I don't have exprience with this, but...                                                                                      & You need at least  27, which is 23 + 5                                                                                        U *Excuse me. You were already adding 5. Well, you still might want to pad it a little.                                         R *it would be funny if the only reason it was messing up was that 23+5 = 28, not 27                                            9 *sorry about the math error, but he was already adding 5.                                                                      M$ and G00Gle go to court...                                                                                                  " Made me start a distraction (URL*)                                                                                            F you should try these languages before you make decisions about them...                                                        ) Question to Neuro in ref. to languages...                                                                                     Q I posted an Iexplorer 6.0 window.open javascript question on the Misc forum. URL*                                             ! the oddest thing ive ever seen...                                                                                             - Probably something Gates cooked up but yes...                                                                                 3 scotty! how soon can you have those engines online?                                                                           1 *mennonite, I am your father. (Huuh, huuh, huuh.)                                                                              *so gimme some money, pops!                                                                                                    the funniest thing of course                                                                                                   *LOL                                                                                                                           Just last night                                                                                                                Good catch, Michael!                                                                                                          2 Access the Windows clipboard in QBASIC 1.1...(URL)                                                                            D Out of curiosity, is this adapted from the one that will work on XP?                                                           Alipha seemed to indicate so                                                                                                  > 'Weird' No, that does not appear in any M$ position statement.                                                                N *I don't see why 1.0 would be different from 1.1. Aren't they almost the same?                                                Z *1.0 and 1.1 are probably the same. It's just he runs 1.0 on NT and that might make a dif.                                    / i believe you can get me through the nigh-ight!                                                                                Notedpad???                                                                                                                   2 i've seen artists sharpen art pencils with a knife                                                                            * Where can I find QuickBASIC for Macintosh?                                                                                    @ you can't but there are a few Mac basic dialects but most suck..                                                              O *QuickBASIC for Macintosh does exist... I saw a copy on E-Bay a few months ago.                                               > ya i jsut looked into that but doens't work on many PPC macs..                                                                 i saw it right here                                                                                                           E *If you have OS X you can get DosBox, and then run QuickBasic on that                                                         C *I think they make a version of FreeBASIC for it, but I'm not sure.                                                           K *by the way, FreeBASIc is almost the same as QBasic. I use it now and then.                                                   X it unlikely there's ever going to be a PPC port since the RISC architecture would mean..                                       (top posting - text deleted)                                                                                                  H *Your first message was answered below, no need to start a new thread...                                                      ) Windows XP and The Techno-coloured Qbasic                                                                                     G *Weird... I guess you could email me the picture for my expert analysis                                                        Well...                                                                                                                        To capture any DOS screen....                                                                                                  Errk!                                                                                                                         5 gotta say mac, there are times when that doesn't work                                                                         D *That Message is normal for QB 7.1, just press Enter to get into QB.                                                           r|_||\| !7 4|\|d \/\/33p                                                                                                      	 glorious!                                                                                                                     - michael is getting deliciously weird on us...                                                                                 , This Hello World program saves 4 characters!                                                                                  8 * VV0VV _|00 |2 |23411'/ 60!|\|6 |\||_|75 VV!7|-| 7|-|!5                                                                      4 !|= 7|-|3 \/\/0r1d \/\/45|\|'7 |=|_|11 0|= |\||_|75,                                                                          	 533 |*057                                                                                                                     L Michael, do you need all the parts on your SUV or can you...Give me a break?                                                  W *Oh, since I will get nailed for it if I don't explain, I know 'brake' is for a car. XD                                       Y *No, Pete, it is first decrypted with XOR &amp;HF. POKEing text just uses normal strings.                                     6 *Atari basic, the 3 'p' language: PRINT, PEEK and POKE                                                                        W Hello Knewbie. You missed POP and PADDLE, and PLOT, and POINT, and POSITION, and PTRIG!                                       3 I was referring to the 3 'p's most frequently used.                                                                            |\|0 |\/|or3 1337 ! 4673 1337!                                                                                                3 * wH3n d032 73h l337 PR09r4mM1N9 l4N9u493 k0M3 0U7?                                                                            Compiler                                                                                                                      - 7.1 (PDS) is the latest *QuickBasic* version.                                                                                 % QB 7.1 can be found in the Faq (*URL)                                                                                         1 *www.brisray.com has the best copy that I know of                                                                              Where?                                                                                                                        % *click the image showing a Dos window                                                                                         	 more URLs                                                                                                                      *whoops, kbs. must be Mbs.                                                                                                    M How can i use BSAVE and LOAD for a program, is there a tutorial or something?                                                 I *Go to the Links &amp; Downloads area, and get TheBOB's Graphix tutorials                                                      Also                                                                                                                          ) Post re:FreeBasic by 17_RaGoN_MaC deleted                                                                                     - didn't want to use another post to say it but                                                                                 
 Right, but                                                                                                                    $ Is each forum independently counted?                                                                                          I * I think these are all different sub-forums combined into one big forum.                                                      They are all counted together                                                                                                 	 Shiflinkx                                                                                                                      hello again, ragon                                                                                                            ) *oh, i get it, the &quot;17&quot; is a D?                                                                                      Re: hello again, ragon                                                                                                         *alas, it is not the same.                                                                                                    / *you mean &quot;A Lass,&quot; doon't ya laddie?                                                                                 Getting Qbasic 4.5 to work on XP                                                                                              $ Re: Getting Qbasic 4.5 to work on XP                                                                                           What did you open it with?                                                                                                     *Or look in C:\windows\repair                                                                                                  subs                                                                                                                          5 Since it is only a one-time job, I would recommend...                                                                          Not just a one time job                                                                                                       F Hey Rey, is this OK? (A little something I whipped up in the kitchen):                                                         Thanks                                                                                                                         Tile-based Game A.I.                                                                                                           Freebie                                                                                                                       Q actually, the &quot;real&quot; distance equation is just as good for diagonals...                                             Q *what i'm really getting at here is i don't think you need trig at all, actually.                                             A oh, and i'm not anti-trig or anything, for some stuff it's great!                                                             N * FPUs interpolate values for sin/cos/ln/etc. using lookup tables, by the way.                                                 Linear Distance                                                                                                                thanks shiftlynx!                                                                                                              Sounds strangely familiar.                                                                                                     *exactly                                                                                                                      L I think you'll find Pythagorus is more well known for it than the scarecrow.                                                  $ You're just lucky I got here late...                                                                                          1 You only need to test an eighth of those squares!                                                                               Your code doesn't work Ildrest.                                                                                              1 *Whoops, switch X1 and Y1 in the the last 4 PSETs                                                                             D Whoops, that still doesn't do it. Here's the properly tested code...                                                           You're right and wrong.                                                                                                        What the ???                                                                                                                  2 The best method, as far as speed and good-circles.                                                                             Re: Tile-based Game A.I.                                                                                                       Get and Put                                                                                                                     Ok, got it, but still need help!                                                                                               * DIM byte AS STRING * 1                                                                                                      3 You can use SHELL to execute CMD functions in QB...                                                                           / COMMAND$ returns command-line arguments, and...                                                                               ) Hmm, not sure if the quetion was answered                                                                                      again, shell, or maybe command$                                                                                               / TO All who thik i said QB is a noobish language                                                                               . well, it's a &quot;noob&quot; forum, isn't it?                                                                                 I like qb...                                                                                                                  A *Ahem... Benjamin meant that VB is a noobish language-and I agree                                                             4 I was gonna say something earlier, but had to leave,                                                                          ( Aren't we all n00bs in the game of life?                                                                                      
 i like VB&gt;                                                                                                                  Right. Do us a favor                                                                                                          9 i happen to like dos a lot. i wish there was more for it.                                                                     I The &quot;wonderful&quot; people that said that C and QBASIC are the same                                                     & All programming languages are the same                                                                                        T *i'm with david on this one, they are all the same, of course they're different, too                                          * You might find lisp quite a bit different.                                                                                    N *i find asm a LOT different. but it's an exception to what i was saying before                                                 Actually C isn't so bad.                                                                                                      > I really don't like the parentheses and braces and brackets...                                                                ! *i have to agree with all of that                                                                                              Have you checked out FreeBasic?                                                                                               	 Computers                                                                                                                     
 Re: Computers                                                                                                                 	 BAT files                                                                                                                      stdio is not bad                                                                                                              , *are you kidding? it was my worst song ever!                                                                                  D That's Sussudio, mennonite! (And there is only two l's in 'Collins.)                                                          ' *And there's no text in the above post.                                                                                       5 *the extra L was cause he's british! (aww, bloody L!)                                                                         D *I think the Windows API is great, very thorough and well documented                                                           Are you &quot;ben&quot;?                                                                                                      K *writing and typing are two different skills. he may be an excellent writer                                                   " *u r 2 suggest th33s r typ0z mayb?                                                                                             * Benjamin&lt;&gt;Ben                                                                                                         % * Hey no..my name is BENJAMIN not BEN                                                                                          Mac, why is it important?                                                                                                      Business                                                                                                                      O Wouldn't 'IMHO' look more humble in lowercase letters? Re: Writing correctly...                                                You stand corrected                                                                                                           O *Acronymns are usually capitalized. (And I am better at grammar than spelling.)                                               3 '(And I am better at grammar than spelling.)' -LOL.                                                                           8 There is no 'I' in Stubborn but there is a 'U.'  (imho.)                                                                      A * Neat. I had no such SUBs or Functions in the programs I tested.                                                             ( Hey Pete, your program has a major hole!                                                                                       Solitaire, plz reply!!                                                                                                        & *Pete was the one that mentioned that.                                                                                        6 You need to understand how much you are asking, first.                                                                        I * Sure, I can help you with that. Post the menu and I will do it for you.                                                     C I don't think it's that difficult, but this IS only the gist of it.                                                           0 Sorry, I don't do games and I don't do graphics.                                                                              < Sorry to hear about your son. I hope he has a good recovery.                                                                   *Thanks for your good wishes.                                                                                                  Poll                                                                                                                           RE: Poll                                                                                                                       Re: Please reply all...                                                                                                        Re: Poll                                                                                                                      
 About Java                                                                                                                    H *I wasn't aware of that. Thanks. But still, it would resemble C++.:-/                                                       *Assembly: 10 stars                                                                                                            poll                                                                                                                          ) i don't see any reason to get ethnic, ron                                                                                      Re: Poll                                                                                                                       Re: Poll                                                                                                                       explanations...                                                                                                                New Poll ...  Favorite QBs                                                                                                     bet michael will agree                                                                                                        U * Actually, they all fall into the category of &quot;abandonware&quot;, not freeware.                                         
 QBASIC 1.1                                                                                                                    / Hey guys, im gonna leave QBasic...,&gt;&gt;&gt;                                                                                &quot;Micheal Cankins&quot;-lol                                                                                                ew, vb.                                                                                                                       = *Hear hear. I think VB isn't a language for real programmers.                                                                 A Re: *Hear hear. I think VB isn't a language for real programmers.                                                              I agree, to an extent.                                                                                                        & JavaScript related to C? Possibly. . .                                                                                        . *Actualy, VBDOS came out AFTER VB for Windows.                                                                                Y *that explains why i heard about it later. i felt sure that the dos one would come first.                                     F Uhh, why would you leave here just because you learn another language?                                                         Good point.                                                                                                                   % Sadly, I Believe VB IS Case Sensitive                                                                                          It's not                                                                                                                        * not sure about VB.Net, though.                                                                                               The way I work with QB,                                                                                                       A VB is NOT case-sensitive, never was, still is not even in VB.NET.                                                             # Re: &quot;Micheal Cankins&quot;-lol                                                                                           R *Blah, Java is a good idea for some purposes but in general I think C++ is better.                                             Re: Bob Dole                                                                                                                  C So you're going to throw away your hammer because you bought a saw?                                                           M * Mac posting something good about FB? It's a sign of the apocalypse!! j/k :P                                                 Z *no i agree, 1st katrina, then the imaginary gas shortage, then mac embracing fb, not good                                     Any info on sites?                                                                                                            3 Re: Hey guys, im gonna leave QBasic...,&gt;&gt;&gt;                                                                           
 Relax. . .                                                                                                                     Random                                                                                                                        5 *Put RANDOMIZE TIMER at the top of your program code.                                                                          thanks                                                                                                                        A No explanation of how that works -- from Solitaire of all people?                                                             2 I don't have time for long explanations right now.                                                                            # *I hope it goes well with your son.                                                                                            YWOS                                                                                                                          C *Hopefully done soon? We'll see :P Don't let me put you off though!                                                           * There's a bug in &quot;Homework Help&quot;                                                                                     The reason why is                                                                                                             	 Note also                                                                                                                      Graphics                                                                                                                       Try this (URL)                                                                                                                / Programs run too fast... can it be slowed down?                                                                                You could use a delay loop                                                                                                     less involved, more accurate                                                                                                   PERFECT                                                                                                                       3 Re: Programs run too fast... can it be slowed down?                                                                            Probably the best method.                                                                                                     < G, did you know your code will freeze up the PC at midnight?                                                                  E *Actually I did know that, but no I didn't think of it so thx anyway.                                                          help pl with this problem                                                                                                      *please click at Homework Help                                                                                                # What do you mean &quot;stuck&quot;?                                                                                            * Thanks for the info                                                                                                         ! How do you write QBasic programs?                                                                                             $ download the Qbasic I.IO here (URL)*                                                                                           I'll explain a few things...                                                                                                  U *I guess I hadn't considered my that you could see my IP adress. I won't do it again.                                         Y *It was funny though, I was imitating someone who showed up in the chatroom a few daysago                                      *That wasn't funny, Nuke                                                                                                      ( sorry for the new thread...but i'm alive                                                                                       Yeah!!!                                                                                                                        well...                                                                                                                       	 Wow dude,                                                                                                                     ! Hoping you find your Dad, soon...                                                                                             , Re: sorry for the new thread...but i'm alive                                                                                   *All good wishes, bp :-).                                                                                                     $ hey folks. an update or something...                                                                                          
 OH, and...                                                                                                                    , No problem, just good to know you're safe...                                                                                  1 Glad to hear you're OK.  I was starting to worry.                                                                              I am glad to here you are okay.                                                                                                bp news                                                                                                                        GREAT NEWS!!                                                                                                                   *That is very good. :-)                                                                                                        * I'm glad to hear that.                                                                                                       *sweet.*                                                                                                                       Schweet!                                                                                                                       *That is great news!                                                                                                          3 *What a relief!  My thoughts were with you all day.                                                                            another update                                                                                                                 Arrays                                                                                                                        8 I answered the first question yesterday, I think...(URL)                                                                      < Re: I answered the first question yesterday, I think...(URL)                                                                   well                                                                                                                           TheBob is an artist                                                                                                            *Absolutely. TheBob rules!                                                                                                    $ There is a slight bug in the program                                                                                          , Like I said, TheBob cannot be trusted! (LOL)                                                                                  W programs without bugs in them, dunno... here are some bugs with programs in them (*URL)                                       S *MS-DOS is _almost_ entirely bug-free. There may be a few, but you rarely see them.                                           2 *On the other hand, MS-DOS hardly does anything...                                                                            P *and that's the real beauty of it... until you want to do something it won't do.                                               Thanks Mac (and Pete)...                                                                                                      . is there a way to use use keys without a delay                                                                                 One thing you might do...                                                                                                      inp(96) is fastest??                                                                                                           I think                                                                                                                        good to see you, michael                                                                                                      X Thanks. Mainly, I have been busy. And I'm probably resposible for a lot of the hits. :-(                                       *Check FAQ on keyboard stuff                                                                                                   How can I activate the mouse?                                                                                                 0 My sample, if not so simple, mouse routine. URL*                                                                              4 Re: My sample, if not so simple, mouse routine. URL*                                                                          . MDRIVER - Just read the code. It is all there.                                                                                2 Re: MDRIVER - Just read the code. It is all there.                                                                            ! Sorry, cannot make it any easier.                                                                                             % Re: Sorry, cannot make it any easier.                                                                                         F Only 13? Well, I have a few decades on you then. Some extra QB info...                                                        	 um, pete?                                                                                                                     A *No. He is calling INT 33h, accessing the Microsoft Mouse Driver.                                                             5 This is my in development mouse library (v0.3) (URL*)                                                                         
 What version?                                                                                                                  CONGRATULATIONS MICHAEL CALKINS                                                                                                Thanks.                                                                                                                        RE: Thanks.                                                                                                                   A *What's with the Is and Os? ---Also, I prefer 2000 to 98 and DOS.                                                              Also,                                                                                                                         E * Damn, I made a mistkae in my ASM code. Its not int 31h but int 33h.                                                          Arrays                                                                                                                        & An array is a collection of variables.                                                                                         Blank Error!                                                                                                                  @ Try stepping through it with F8, find which line it locks up on.                                                              ! sometimes i have had that problem                                                                                             > Remember,  you chose to ignore my warning about CALL ABSOLUTE?                                                                 It isn't CALL ABSOLUTE.                                                                                                       - --------------------------------------- ^^0^^                                                                                 M *Indeed, hopefully TheBOB will make a suggestion.  (What does ---^^0^^ mean?)                                                 3 Here we go with the whole 'elite' thing again! &gt;                                                                           4 I KNEW I recognized &quot;Commissioner Gordon&quot;!                                                                           On timer command                                                                                                              " GOSUB means you use an inline SUB.                                                                                             *figures &gt;:(                                                                                                               B * I give up. What are you trying to say. What &quot;figures&quot;?                                                            ; I posted only 14 MINUTES after the OP and STILL was second!                                                                    * LOL - it happens                                                                                                             still another way:                                                                                                            # * You just have to be different. :P                                                                                           . I have to advise you against the use of GOSUBs                                                                                5 *It doesn't consume stack space as long as you RETURN                                                                          Actually....                                                                                                                  0 Hehe. . . recursion is evil if not used properly                                                                              
 Yes, it is...                                                                                                                 
 Yes, it is...                                                                                                                 , i've seen a few examples where GOTO is OK...                                                                                  6 *GOTO should be used if other options are unpractical.                                                                         Exactly.                                                                                                                      . even with return it still can kill a program..                                                                                2 Re: even with return it still can kill a program..                                                                            
 * that was me                                                                                                                 & *use FRE(-2) to find free stack space.                                                                                        % mennonite is very pro-GOSUB of course                                                                                          * FUNCTION fanatics unite!                                                                                                     Whatever works...                                                                                                             Q *yeah don't be fooled, later on pete's gonna be SMUG about how reasonable he was!                                              GOSUB command and SUB's                                                                                                       1 It is a subroutine as opposed to a sub procedure.                                                                             . This may be a better solution than ON TIMER...                                                                                # Can't copy anything into QuickBasic                                                                                            Paste into a DOS window?                                                                                                      & * Thanks..I tried that and it works ;)                                                                                         This is great!                                                                                                                 You were right. 82 was too low.                                                                                               _ *No, its the little box that says &quot;telephone network interface on it'. It has a phone jack                                Holy Ctrl + Alt +Del, Batman...                                                                                               W There are more shortcuts under the sun than are dreamed of in your philosophy, Robin...                                       ) *Hmmm. Maybe that's for UNIX. Never mind.                                                                                     N Da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da Oops Man! (Don't let that 25 get to you, old chum.)                                                T *Meh, UNIX window managers are copied off Windows, and Microsoft copies off everyone                                          T *Meh, UNIX window managers are copied off Windows, and Microsoft copies off everyone                                           *lol!                                                                                                                         O *Actually, that's not quite true. They invented the BSOD entirely on their own.                                               5 Hey Bob, you're going to love this: Ctrl + oops + Del                                                                         F *That's great!  (The knee-key, -Bill's already patented it, I'm sure).                                                        # i used to hit that key all the time                                                                                           & My File Getting Function Problem (URL)                                                                                        * Re: My File Getting Function Problem (URL)                                                                                    3 *That could be adapted for 1.1 using CALL ABSOLUTE.                                                                            In XP...                                                                                                                       Those darn Long File Names!                                                                                                   < *(The missing CHR$(34) is already the first character of c$)                                                                  Z *How would you suggest I let the user choose any file on the computer?ThisissoFRUSTRATING!                                    T *Have you tried using short file names? I posted a way of finding them a while back.                                           No he hasn't                                                                                                                  K Just change directories one by one, using the &quot;\&quot; as a delimiter.                                                    That won't work. . .                                                                                                          	 Hey guys,                                                                                                                     & My File Getting Function Problem (URL)                                                                                         How 'bout this?                                                                                                               $ Michael Calkins - How are you doing?                                                                                          
 Hurricane?                                                                                                                     Hurrican Katrina                                                                                                               re: Katrina                                                                                                                   ( Urk! Didn't know you were in New Orleans                                                                                      J David Letterman's Top Ten list of what to do when a hutticane is coming...                                                     It's looking bad, Pete                                                                                                         *Neither have i.                                                                                                               Wow. Thanks for the concern.                                                                                                  Y *Hey! San Antonio! One of the prettiest towns in the world (saw it in Miss Congeniality).                                      mounth?                                                                                                                       Q Yep, weather has not been the same for the past 10 years and it is getting worse.                                             K *Some of us _need_ SUVs. How many miles do you drive on a ranch every week?                                                   R If you live on a ranch, get a horse! Better still, sell the ranch and get a house.                                             Key word: &quot;need&quot;                                                                                                    Z *Makes you wonder where the world is going? I just 'need' to get off before it gets there.                                    Z *oh well, now that there's no more gas we'll all have to drive electro3wheel urkelcars, ha                                     Re: Key word: &quot;need&quot;                                                                                                % Maybe you should use imperial gallons                                                                                          *&quot;imperial gallons&quot;?                                                                                                J What about those busses that are used for mass transit. They are poluters.                                                    T *And before you link &quot;100 deg F&quot; with global warming, that is normal here.                                          # ground control to michael tom(kins)                                                                                           B This just in: Global warming linked directly to M. Calkin's SUV...                                                             *heehee                                                                                                                       6 yeah but that's just it, it's not about michael at all                                                                        F * useful for + convenient for &lt; Need for or even Reasonable use for                                                         File Getting Function                                                                                                         + *NOBODY has any good way of getting files?!                                                                                    V'GER bug found by bomberpunk                                                                                                  I also play V'GER, thanks Mac*                                                                                                ! Great! Post a game at that forum.                                                                                             8 *Remember, I used to think that I was commiting suicide?                                                                      . *Darn! And I thought I had earned those games!                                                                                [ I just took at test and scored 46/100. It was a nerd test, so I don't feel too bad. URL&gt;                                   V 84.  and i really didnt think it would be that high, since i checked windows, IE, etc.                                        Z *btw the two guys in the pictures were idols of mine so i guess i did deserve the score XD                                     * Mine was 74.                                                                                                                X *37. Why? Oh, why?? Must be lack of concern with calculator type and the periodic table.                                       * I'm............... 36.....                                                                                                  X I am a SUPREME NERD GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!            98!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   BEAT THAT!  *                                      P *i've been unable to rig anything above a 99. i really would have enjoyed a 100.                                              O *well, I actually answered truthfully.  And I was forced to learn the elements.                                               6 Supreme Nerd. Apply for a professorship at MIT now!!!.                                                                         *(URL)    85.  :-p                                                                                                            ! My Nerd Score: 72 (Mid-Rank Nerd)                                                                                             B * I guessed Assembly on a semantical issue, but wasn't really sure                                                            Q *so did i. although i really like basic, so i kinda had to anyway. nice loophole.                                             C I entered C++, just because I don't understand &quot;objects&quot;.                                                           V I said Pascal, becuase we all know it isnae real, and COBOL is a close second to that*                                        + Assembly is not a real programming language                                                                                    Whether you consider it to be                                                                                                 S Anyone continuing to discuss the language '?' for 2+ days, add 10+ to your score...                                            A bit more of my opinion...                                                                                                   ; *If you say you know BASIC, what type of BASIC do you mean?                                                                   W * There's an ANSI BASIC standard, just like there's ANSI C and ANSI C++. Google it. :-)                                       Z * The nerdiest answer was BASIC. Guess they forgot about Visual Basic (at the very least).                                     woohoo                                                                                                                         Good God! 87 percent! Bulls**t!                                                                                                Perhaps you are correct.                                                                                                       *25%  (Please don't hate me!)                                                                                                 N well if pete's only in the 40's, and you're only in the 20's, that just proves                                                H &quot;(besides, everyone knows pete's the biggest dork there is ;)&quot;                                                       *yeah relsoft is th3 l337!                                                                                                    + *38 here.  (All of the languages are real!)                                                                                   [ I agree, although I chose BASIC since it is only for &quot;Beginners&quot; (any thoughts?).                                   9 *52%, i'm just in the center of the darkest nerdest power                                                                     + Figured out the image generation algorithm.                                                                                   7 *I'm nerdier than 80%... High-Level nerd, MIT material.                                                                        * 94. Hmmm.                                                                                                                    * My score: 71                                                                                                                1 NTVDM CPU has encountered an illegal instruction?                                                                             8 First: WOW, Mac's stumped!  Second, never heard of NTVDM                                                                      K *NTVDM is the DOS Emulator for Windows NT, 2000, and XP (See TheBOB's post)                                                   
 Found this...                                                                                                                 0 Maybe, but I'd be leaning towards a corrupt EXE.                                                                              : *I don't see how leaning is going to solve any problems...                                                                    W *It won't. But until Mac buys bar stools to go with our 'counter,' we're stuck leaning.                                       7 you shouldn't lean on things so much! (that'll be $50.)                                                                       U OK mennonite, put your money ($50.00) where your mouth is: Give me 10 good reasons...                                          10 good reasons**                                                                                                             B oh i forget the other advantage of arguing with my doctor over it!                                                            < Actually, the jokes on mennonite, since I am a chiropractor.                                                                  6 *Oops. I left my apostrophe in my other wallet: joke's                                                                         okay, i don't believe that :)                                                                                                 = *It's true, Pete was a chiropractor. I 'schooled' him myself.                                                                 1 *i think dd palmer had siamese twins. no, really.                                                                             ( *Hey, you guys actually got the joke! :)                                                                                       actually, NTVDM often does this                                                                                               
 wrong link...                                                                                                                  Thanks, TheBob                                                                                                                _ *You're welcome. Yes, rebooting often does it, -especially for &quot;mysterious&quot; problems.                                Mac...                                                                                                                        - attn sudoko programmers... (free URL inside!)                                                                                  Very Interesting                                                                                                                Qbasic with XP and RS232 Control                                                                                              . This is one of the reasons most of us hate XP.                                                                                $ incidentally, my advice is the same.                                                                                          H Well I for one love XP, from a stand-up comedian perspective, that is...                                                       My XP                                                                                                                         2 Try STARTing it with /belownormal or /low priority                                                                            @ Will trade a batch of cookies for a batch file that can do that!                                                              * maybe you could do it with two batch files                                                                                    C Figured it out. Here is the batch file to start QB in low priority.                                                           
 Fullscreen                                                                                                                    ) Anything to help out a fellow non-nerd...                                                                                     X *The QBasic IDE has three possible windows (Help, The File, and Immediate at the bottom)                                        * four ... click View &gt; Split                                                                                              C *You call those things windows? I call them... um... pre-windows...                                                           A I agree that they are not 'windows' and that is what confused me.                                                              I think PG meant. . .                                                                                                         J Tha'e exactly what he meant. As I posted, I do not believe it can be done.                                                     *He is thankful.                                                                                                               They are windows.                                                                                                              The Immediate Is Worthless                                                                                                    B Sisen - You're welcome (LOL). Anyway, I like the Immediate window.                                                            < Did you know that I'm also obsessed with the powers of half?                                                                  U A kid in the sandbox, can either play with each grain of sand or put them together...                                         W *Well said, though hardly a Zen thing, since Buddha was obsessed with the power of one.                                       E *Rochester, now cut that out! Power of one, Leave it to TheBob - LOL.                                                         8 oh, someone probably told him that joke at Buddha Burger                                                                       I don't think this is a gag.                                                                                                  ' About the formula for finding primes...                                                                                        * There is no such formula                                                                                                     more on primes                                                                                                                N For those interested, here's a proof for the fact there are infinite primes...                                                 * Yes,it's very frustrating!                                                                                                  : I couldn't find a simple f(x) = (blah)x function, but. . .                                                                     a bit faster...                                                                                                               @ that would assume that TRUE and FALSE have already been defined.                                                              $ Of course they look like powers of 5                                                                                           LOL.                                                                                                                          % i'm pretty sure chandler will be okay                                                                                         U *there's a typo or 2 there i MUST turn myself in for. i don't want to be on the lamb.                                          You are 256% correct!                                                                                                          *god help us all                                                                                                               i and 42. Enough said*                                                                                                        L *Reread your post, put aside 2s for one minute, and marry that girl, pronto.                                                  / it'll have to be a hindu** wedding or something                                                                               ) *I got the impression she isn't very old.                                                                                     + Well, as long as she's not '2' who cares???                                                                                   ) When I was that age, I met a wee lassy...                                                                                     W Marriage is a wonderful institution. It beats going from bar to bar to find a woman....                                        *LOL                                                                                                                           * I love chess!                                                                                                                * See how addicting it is?                                                                                                     Ever seen a slide rule?                                                                                                        i've seen a slide rule                                                                                                        ? Command$. I finally found the goose that laid the golden egg...                                                               & command$ passes command-line arguments                                                                                        : OK, but  are there any practical applications for COMMAND?                                                                    0 there are two of them, one you forgot already :)                                                                               I did remember the CGI one...                                                                                                 O you just think they aren't useful because you don't love dos anymore! *sniffle*                                               ! *and yes, it's also a *nix thing.                                                                                             % IMpractical applications for command$                                                                                         " * The powers of 2. I'm so excited!                                                                                            Y If I wanted something useless that takes up space, I would have married my wife's sister.                                     H *Note: My post above is in ref to 'IMpractical', not in ref. to ^2 post.                                                      4 *oh, good to know, i thought it was in ref to me! :P                                                                          , Though I haven't found a use for it yet. . .                                                                                  F Things like the /AH switch can be used to directly in the compilation.                                                         *Perl!                                                                                                                        S *Eeeeks!! I hope I don't get 'oystercized ' by others here for that little slip-up.                                           F * Yeah, I would have mentioned it, but I figured it was too small. . .                                                        P Live by the sword, die by the sword. And it's worse when you invent the sword...                                              > Re: OK, but  are there any practical applications for COMMAND?                                                                V *I vaguely recall something about dragging a file into an exe but it was too long ago.                                        K *Yes if you drag a file onto an EXE its path and name get put into COMMAND$                                                   \ *Or if you set a file type to &quot;Open with&quot; that exe, then double-click one of them.                                  - Now this could be interseting. Do you mean...                                                                                 % Don't drink and type - 'interesting.'                                                                                         ] *Amendment: Don't drink and type &amp; forget to post an asterisk next to an empty post title                                 Z *L*O*L* It's all Mac's fault for putting in that counter. I drink more with it to lean on.                                    C *in other words, you don't need a 12-step, you need a chiropractor.                                                           A *Well, I know a good 2-step but I don't know a good chiropractor.                                                             & *I think that was here before Mac even                                                                                        7 If your WP is modular enough it should be very easy....                                                                       . Well, I use QB1.0, so have no use for command$                                                                                K *Yep, that demonostrates my point, so far, no proven unique purpose for C$.                                                   C I use q.q, so don't have it, bu I could see how it would be useful.                                                            Mac - BTW...                                                                                                                    ignorance is bliss... or isn't..                                                                                               feeling blissful...                                                                                                           V *I didn't see any flaming until his post. But I agree with him about the command tail.                                         pun not intended?                                                                                                             X Ignorance is bliss...You'll have to excuse John (BM) he has not been frequenting here...                                        yeah i didn't take it personally                                                                                               ignorance is bliss eh... lol                                                                                                  / Mennonite, shame on you. Loosing faith in QB???                                                                               M *Did you mean: Losing? [Automatic spelling suggestion generated by spell.bas]                                                 Y *Maverick to base Maverick to base the I-mans on my six, I can't shake him. Eject! Eject!                                     O *Base to Maverick. Base to Maverick. You forgot the ' in man's. Crash and burn.                                               $ never dude! that was the ONLY reason                                                                                          ( Challenge for graphic artists  (theBOB?)                                                                                      C I finally figured out why TheBob makes so many graphics programs...                                                           V *LOL! Actually, I'm looking forward to winter, -we've had a heat wave here, too (85+)                                        6 85! Wow, the snow pack must be down to 60 feet by now.                                                                        S BWOOO-HAAAA-HAAAA-HAHAHA!! You fool! Yes! Bill! TheBOB and TheBILL!!!  HAHAHAHA!...                                            Settle down Beavis...                                                                                                         5 Ironically, it was computers that killed my career...                                                                         A Thanks for sharing. A similar event happened to a cousin of mine.                                                             Y *Hard to believe. Solitaire says the Commodore 128 had a CPU speed of about 1 (very Zen).                                     O *oh yes, very. you'd ask it to do something, zen vait a vhile... zen finally...                                                *Beauty!                                                                                                                       Yes, 1 MHz.                                                                                                                    * I love that rotating cube!                                                                                                  8 Please don't tell me you love it because it's 'squared.'                                                                       * OK,thanks.                                                                                                                  9 * I can't find it! Where in the big programs forum is it?                                                                     > Sorry, I forgot about the program you are proud of forum. URL*                                                                	 * Thanks!                                                                                                                      an apology to new, actually...                                                                                                ; Huh? What happened in the chatroom after I left last night?                                                                   8 after 5 minutes, you'd be so bored with it anyway (*URL)                                                                      
 A few things.                                                                                                                   &quot;Not even my thoughts&quot;                                                                                               Hey, thanks everybody!                                                                                                         * :)                                                                                                                          # Just wanted to thank some people...                                                                                           ! your not going to belive this!!!!                                                                                              *Congratulations                                                                                                              
 Good to hear.                                                                                                                  Does any1 know where...                                                                                                       & *here you can get ALL the Basics (URL)                                                                                         Modular  programming                                                                                                          * You need to use LOAD from theQB File Menu.                                                                                    5 And I think that not all of the conventional is used.                                                                         3 * Thanks Pete &amp; Michael, I'm gonna work on it !                                                                           ( Is it possible to use sockets in QBasic?                                                                                      Y *Not sure what you mean by sockets, but if you mean ports, see OUT, INP and WAIT in Help.                                     ; * QBasic doesn't support socket programming (client/server)                                                                   / * See if you can find any information on DSOCK.                                                                               B *this topic has come up before, you might search the forum for it.                                                            1 Please don't email me regarding chatroom activity                                                                             D That's is a shame. I once met a hottie in the chat room wearing a...                                                          5 * maybe get rid of guest login for the chat function?                                                                         2 Lethal Dimension: Remix (Anima Games) Screenshots!                                                                             Qbasic                                                                                                                        ) *Check the QB FAQ at the top of the page.                                                                                     * If you mean you want to get qbasic then...                                                                                    & *If you want 1.1, the interpreter(URL)                                                                                         uhhh. who did this?                                                                                                           
 rpgfan (URL*)                                                                                                                  I didn't do it. . .                                                                                                           % Would you like me to remove the link?                                                                                          I did not do it though                                                                                                        6 *MAC, have you thought to put a counter to this forum?                                                                         *  Why would we need that?                                                                                                    L A counter would be nice. I would like something to lean on when I come here.                                                  ' But don't use the counter to play V'GER                                                                                        Just out of curiosity, Mac...                                                                                                 ) Everything you need to know about 'hits.'                                                                                     1 *Hey, take it easy fella, ...I wuz jus' askin'...                                                                              I get stuff like this:                                                                                                        ? *V'GER!! V'GER!! (I can hear those 47+k all the way to Canada).                                                               & I'm a V'GER Drinking Game maaaahsteer.                                                                                         * a V'GER.exe? where?!?                                                                                                       < The Delta Quadrant! (Hurry, before it gets assimilated) URL*                                                                  # *oh sweetness. thanks for the link!                                                                                           Z *Back off, Janeway's mine. Although, it is tough to replicate war paint in the 23rd cntry.                                    ! i would like it to show the TRUTH                                                                                             J Yep, we had one of those 'scientist' post to the forum not too long ago,,,                                                    M *yeah and if you did, you'd need to have &quot;just cores&quot; for doing so.                                                 Y *QB wouldn't be the worst option. Something DOS based would be better than Windows based.                                      *preach it michael!                                                                                                           ; Actually, we should all be very afraid. NORAD runs on XP...                                                                   ) actually that's our best chance for peace                                                                                     N *We never went to the moon. The Government can't even make a web site stay up.                                                A *I hope you are joking. Humans most certainly did go to the moon.                                                             X No, no one went to the moon. The moon has no atmospher. If we went there it'd have smog.                                      U *i wasn't there. but i don't think we're getting back anytime soon unless we walk it.                                         " A$ and B$ DISPLAY IN INPUT COMMAND                                                                                            ? An INPUT line cannot include string construction semi-colons...                                                               5 *Acutally you really dont need the ';' with the INPUT                                                                         % *You're right, of course (old habit).                                                                                          Use LINE INPUT                                                                                                                ) *Don't put those variables in quotations.                                                                                     K If you look closely, you'll see that the quotes are just to create a space.                                                    *Sorry, no text above.                                                                                                        3 You're only allowed one variable to use with INPUT.                                                                           ? Well, for INPUT you could have multiple variables for input....                                                               V *HA! The spelling police are getting tired of pulling me over. I am a repeat offender,                                        @ *Sorry, our regular QB cop got SEPARATED from his unit. Hee hee.                                                               Another Weird problem...                                                                                                      S If you're calling the sub using a variable for leftalign%, that might explain it...                                           3 Sorry should have specified, aligns are Constants..                                                                           P *Actually, the problem would be with the x% (just double-checked the arguments).                                              9 All the X% does is specify its starting screen location..                                                                     H *In any case, it's hard to tell without seeing the entire print routine.                                                      * have the program and needed files zipped..                                                                                    2 *Just click on my name (TheBOB) and send it along.                                                                            6 *emailed.. any questions or it wont run let me know...                                                                        " Omit the % from the constant name.                                                                                            I *in the actual code it is omited, used it here for simple clarification..                                                     ( think you could take a look solitaire???                                                                                      9 *Sorry. Too complex for me. I don't do games or graphics.                                                                     2 *thanks for looking anyway.. messy code wasn;t it?                                                                            / Using the &quot;%&quot; will make it an INTEGER                                                                               3 It doesn't make constants an integer. Nothing does.                                                                            Hmm, more detail...                                                                                                            Mac maybe you could help..                                                                                                     * I'll look at it tomorrow                                                                                                     Too complex                                                                                                                   M I don't work with commands like VARSEG, etc. so, that could be it; however...                                                 1 I don't actually do much with symbolic constants.                                                                              Yep: Use them more                                                                                                            + *in your example &quot;i&quot; is a SINGLE.                                                                                    * Rats                                                                                                                        S *no its not, DEFINT makes anything not expressly defined a Integer(and there the %)                                           I *I love DEFINT, but he didn't use it. He actually recommended against it.                                                      I'm with you, Michael...                                                                                                       QBasic is so useful!                                                                                                          : Anima Games Bonus Collection available on petesqbsite.com!                                                                     *sweet. happy for you, man                                                                                                    2 Does any1 know how 2 create a compression program?                                                                             Amigo Chandler                                                                                                                - I agree.  It's no longer cute, just annoying.                                                                                 0 Re: I agree. It's no longer cute, just annoying.                                                                               I love you Mac.                                                                                                               ' Got this definition of &quot;hack&quot;                                                                                        Another definition.                                                                                                            LOL - Let's not discuss that                                                                                                  % I don't care about the software stuff                                                                                          I can use English,but                                                                                                          What do you mean?                                                                                                             	 *Exactly!                                                                                                                     = *Mac's right. Use proper English! Like &quot;Amigo&quot; lol.                                                                 b *rofl, cut mac some slack, he only says &quot;amigo&quot; because the danes MADE him talk that way                            V *The Danes in Spain fall mainly on the plane. (Something my Aunt Churito used to say.)                                         *i think he's got it!                                                                                                         H *pretty sure it's &quot;plain&quot; you know, but i don't speak spanish.                                                      : Nope, airplane kinda plane, needed to get a Dane to Spain.                                                                    7 &quot;The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain&quot;                                                                       [ OK, how about: &quot;The Dane in pain fell when he broke his cane?&quot; (Not ref. to Mac.)                                   U * 'ello mutha'! (think of a Cockney accent or even a certain Family Guy episode. . .)                                         F Did't he have a question about a compression engine he wanted to make?                                                         I think                                                                                                                        I have dial up too.                                                                                                            I have an answer                                                                                                              9 * Search for Huffman, LZ77 and LZW compression for ideas.                                                                     G this page explains how it works but there is no qbasic code... (*URL's)                                                       A *RLE is easier 2 :-&gt;(to) use than LZW(unless your rather good)                                                             @ RLE... is that like zip without lzw? and a correction in the url                                                               Difference between RLE and LZW:                                                                                               - * Didn't/Doesn't BMP use RLE compression too?                                                                                 / * Yeah, it can do. So maybe RLE isn't patented.                                                                               1 * Clarity (thanks Google): GIF uses LZW, not RLE.                                                                              go to 'big programs'                                                                                                          ' What is error 481 in FirstBas Compiler?                                                                                       $ Assuming the error is like QB's. . .                                                                                          : It means you came to the wrong forum to ask that question.                                                                     Thanks for the advice, Pete!                                                                                                  
 err what the?                                                                                                                 + Only happens if non-decimal part will be 0.                                                                                   9 QB, like many other languages, has floating point errors.                                                                     A Re: err what the? (Welcome to the dismal world of floating point)                                                             ( * Yes,the powers of 2 always work great!                                                                                        Help me!!! Program won't compile                                                                                              2 Well, you're close to getting it to work at 57K...                                                                             Hard time with Common Shared...                                                                                               9 Use arguments and parameters instead of global variables.                                                                     H Dim Shared will not  pass variables between modules.  Passing () will...                                                      O * DIM SHARED is for SUBs and FUNCTIONs. COMMON SHARED is for multiple programs.                                                So if i needed values passed..                                                                                                ? You can use either COMMON SHARED or pass the variables in ()...                                                                normally the error reads..                                                                                                     use DIM SHARED instead                                                                                                         break down into models or.....                                                                                                $ Problems with QB45 changing arrays..                                                                                           *it's easier putting the code                                                                                                  if you insist...heres code..                                                                                                    re: if you insist...heres code..                                                                                               I would agree but..                                                                                                           & New Anima game -=- Lethal Dimension 2!                                                                                         welcome back tetherswain                                                                                                      = Thanks mennonite, but what would you rate my game out of ten?                                                                 A i'm not gonna pretend i've played it, but i'm not much into games                                                             ) Thanks for telling me about the new site!                                                                                     " okay, i like it, i'll give it a...                                                                                            , Yeah, I got the program, only one problem...                                                                                   Hey mennonite...                                                                                                              / paris hilton bears an incredible resemblance to                                                                               3 There was a Comedy Central roast of Pam Anderson...                                                                            Ac-Game Official Website                                                                                                       hey                                                                                                                            hey                                                                                                                           B *Hello Mac, are you out there? I baked fresh cookies for you. Mac?                                                              * Pretty skirt your wearing Pete                                                                                              : *Thanks, I knit it myself! (...and it's you're wearing!!!)                                                                     Sort of                                                                                                                       : * &quot;Sort of&quot; is good enough for us. Welcome back.                                                                    Q *Sorry Mac, couldn't wait. I ate all of Martha's cookies but welcome back anyway!                                             T don't adjust to *us*, mac! -now the forum can communicate with you in danish! (*URL)                                           I like the useful phrases                                                                                                     ! Un quitten de double talkin! LOL.                                                                                             ) *danish, pete, not &quot;strudel...&quot;                                                                                      * :)                                                                                                                          F Re: *Hello Mac, are you out there? I baked fresh cookies for you. Mac?                                                         please help!                                                                                                                  
 Instructions:                                                                                                                  Easy                                                                                                                          > *Hey, I live next to the &quot;Big Blue&quot; river in Kansas.                                                                 QB Express #13 Released                                                                                                        symbol of the quickbasics                                                                                                     S Pot of gold at the end of the rainbow? A victorious programmer holding up a floppy?                                           Z (* URL) You mean like these? In WinME, they are part of &quot;%windir%\moricons.dll&quot;.                                    ; *moricons.dll goes back **at least** as far as windows 3.10                                                                    *Yes, that's it.                                                                                                              A *That's exactly the icon I've been using for years on my desktop.                                                             W *...and the one Windows automatically selects when you create a desktop shortcut to QB.                                       $ i think that symbol it doesn't exist                                                                                          K I'm back from vacation trip; Discrepancy between compiler &amp; interpreter                                                   = *Welcome back (yes, I noticed your absence as well as Mac's).                                                                 I *mm, was starting to wonder, but hadn't quite sussed it yet, welcome back                                                     * Actually,1 of the most annoying things is,                                                                                    / The only real value of a compiled program is...                                                                               Z *I took a week off, too. Went over to Pete's QB site. I need to get out more. Welcome back                                     would it smart to...                                                                                                          D *I see Mac is back. Welcome back, Mac! Hope you had a pleasant trip.                                                          X *(Whew! i dunno, without mac here i was starting to feel kinda evil... welcome home man)                                       * LOL - Thanks guys                                                                                                            Timing                                                                                                                         I've noticed this too                                                                                                          Timing                                                                                                                        " Look's like a problem for RAMDRIVE                                                                                            7 *I think for extended memory you need to use interrupts                                                                       
 Re: Timing                                                                                                                    & Michael, your assumption is correct...                                                                                         i think i found your problem                                                                                                   Is someone trying to hack me?                                                                                                  most likely not....                                                                                                           F *Norton mentioned that it was a port commonly used by trojans. Thanks.                                                        % *i think i've seen that website, too.                                                                                          Select Case - End Select                                                                                                       Re: Select Case - End Select                                                                                                   I must have something wrong...                                                                                                7 Sorry, would have posted this sooner, but had to reboot                                                                       ' getting past RUN, and a note to michael                                                                                       & Because everything else looked normal.                                                                                        F Blast blast blast! I should have picked up this one - 'Run' in subs...                                                        
 *lol. Thanks.                                                                                                                 % yeah i hate it when pete hacks me too                                                                                         / *cheap! network54 won't allow posts in russian!                                                                                i untrust 'choose1$'                                                                                                           Thanks to everyone                                                                                                            4 *You're welcome, wingman. Time to go buzz the tower.                                                                           #$%^!!! that's twice!                                                                                                         + *#$%^!!! there's no asterisk in above post!                                                                                   3 Forget RUN. Use a loop and a flag variable instead.                                                                            Also                                                                                                                          ) I &quot;Think&quot; I found an easier way                                                                                      Yes, that would be scary...                                                                                                    Thanks for the comments                                                                                                        *You're welcome.                                                                                                              E Forget recursive sub plan, unless you like out of stack space errors.                                                          help with shooters                                                                                                             well...                                                                                                                        thx                                                                                                                            *You're welcome.                                                                                                              , shooter exe + source + screenies inside url:                                                                                   Read a File                                                                                                                    yeah i wouldn't use random                                                                                                    Z *ugh! forgot, make sure to replace &quot;RANDOM AS&quot; with &quot;INPUT AS&quot; (sorry)                                     Will try                                                                                                                       I think he meant...                                                                                                            Errm                                                                                                                           Re: Errm                                                                                                                       Oh, did you mean...                                                                                                           S * The only open functions I ever use are APPEND and INPUT, OUTPUT seems to be dumb.                                           $ depends on what the file is open for                                                                                           I dont believe this! lol                                                                                                       Brace yourself...                                                                                                              *well said. welcome back, naif!                                                                                                Ad-free.......                                                                                                                9 Naif damn i think i rember you from the old leachim chat*                                                                     ) As do I, my former 'handle' was Alex Roy*                                                                                     ) hey i've got my code here, space game....                                                                                      Nice!                                                                                                                         2 An here is hot Missile Shoot currently looks like:                                                                             test                                                                                                                          % Cool graphics, Ben. A few suggestion:                                                                                         C * Yes, I noticed that and i am going to fix it on the next release.                                                            A few changes (URL)                                                                                                           " Anyone avail for chatroom support?                                                                                             chatroom                                                                                                                      " Anyone avail to help in chat room?                                                                                             My Bad                                                                                                                        : a hint (not much qb stuff, but might make your job easier)                                                                     cube won't work                                                                                                               K ok, *you* plot a cube on a 2d space like a monitor and tell me what you get                                                    cube walks into a bar                                                                                                          A few thoughts.                                                                                                               0 yeah ditto on the trapezoid, i'm not sure either                                                                              ; &quot;whining&quot; / more shameless self promotion [*SPAM]                                                                    Mainly personal preference...                                                                                                 ) i did know that, except for the switching                                                                                      yeah                                                                                                                          # I may have been wrong about that...                                                                                            ummm can i ask for help again?                                                                                                X Enclose the program in a do:loop and use INKEY$ instead of INPUT to keep prog running...                                      % *LOCATE is usually better than TAB().                                                                                         Z *Were your parents alarmed when your first words were 'A priest, a minister, and a rabbi?'                                     Assiste me Please                                                                                                             L *our policy is that we don't entirely do your homework for you. we can help.                                                  O *Besides that, you're asking a lot! I wish I could help you, but I'm kinda new.                                                Random numbers                                                                                                                # some please check this logic for me                                                                                           + * I think HELP is getting us to do homework                                                                                    oh noooo, it COULDN'T be that                                                                                                 6 Please concentrate harder on the programming concepts.                                                                         Re: Homework...                                                                                                                thanks                                                                                                                         it wouldn't work anyway ;)                                                                                                     Thanks Michael Calkins!                                                                                                        You're welcome...                                                                                                              I search for it at somewhere                                                                                                   *Ok, you're welcome.                                                                                                          
 Date-Variable                                                                                                                 N Sorry, this is not a dating forum. Try petes Qbasic site. He'll hook you up...                                                 as to the saving a long...                                                                                                     more:                                                                                                                         U *Intel inside, idiot outside (Naturally that doesn't apply to people from this forum)                                         2 *pebkac: problem exists between keyboard and chair                                                                            M obviously she wasn't looking for a date but advice regarding her current beau                                                 # i wonder if you knew this actually:                                                                                            Converting Hex to Decimal                                                                                                     	 thanks :)                                                                                                                      there actually is a function...                                                                                                Oh yeah, I forgot that one                                                                                                     * no text above                                                                                                               ! I meant a function like HEX$. . .                                                                                             d *I think the &quot;&amp;&quot; at the end is ussually unnecessary. I just use VAL(&quot;&amp;h&quot;                           It is unnecessary.                                                                                                             yeah                                                                                                                          3 *Opps some of the text got cut off my post.+n$)                                                                           $ * lol, that happens way too much. :)                                                                                          ? *Oops, you spelled oops wrong. - Ben  their, dun that. Buuuurp!                                                                *amazing, thank you!!!!!                                                                                                      T Probably the most condensed formula (instead of a program) I've seen but what can...                                           Hex                                                                                                                           0 In terms of BASIC, nothing except knowledge. . .                                                                              + Someone please check over my qbasic formula                                                                                    ..                                                                                                                             ...                                                                                                                            Someone else named Tasha.                                                                                                      HeLoW                                                                                                                         8 *QBasic isn't confusing if you spend enough time with it                                                                      $ Even if you don't understand QBasic,                                                                                          R * If you want something really confusing, try a higher-level programming language.                                            I Ah, I think you meant to state: Try a lower level programming language...                                                     ] *Maybe he meant stuff like C++ which is more &quot;structured&quot;, but also more confusing.                                 N * Correct. I was referring to something like C or C++. Or perhaps Java. . . XD                                                 programming languages                                                                                                          programming languages                                                                                                          *URL                                                                                                                           Well                                                                                                                           what does every1 make?                                                                                                         wow this is a popular forum!*                                                                                                 4 hi, you actually put the * (before) an empty post...                                                                          M Blast it mennonite. It's Phylo G. (he's tryin' to fool us!) Welcome to... LOL                                                  Yeah, I noticed that too.                                                                                                     2 *damn. if i was that bored i'd take up weed again.                                                                            
 *c/c G.W.B                                                                                                                     *finger*                                                                                                                      d *Actually it's &quot;PhyloGenesis&quot;-&quot;siseneGolyhP&quot;-&quot;Sisen Egolyhp&quot; (the best                            i have &quot;elite&quot; status?                                                                                              + seriously, here's what &quot;elite&quot; is                                                                                    i r teh 1337!!                                                                                                                W Exactly! Just a running gag and what started it all was before you got here, mennonite.                                       
 no problem                                                                                                                    + *I like the minimalist thing to some extent                                                                                   1 *c00l, gl^d j00 d0... o`/- 7h!z h^z 2 s70pp0rz :|                                                                             
 *Translation?                                                                                                                  7r^nzl^7!0n...                                                                                                                 Great Danish Tutorial...                                                                                                       *heh. &quot; &quot; to you too.                                                                                               Y Some of the PHP boards have evolved into decent sites, but I still like this format here.                                      What he forgot to mention.                                                                                                     *W3 R T3H 1337                                                                                                                U *oh no! Not leet! I hate 1337! My eyes hurt form reading it! ouch! Call the hospital!                                         B *It burns! Help me, please! Why would you do something like that!?                                                            ? *sorry new! why don't you flUsh0rz 7h3m 0U7 w!7h s0m3 w^73r? :D                                                               	 *Shut up!                                                                                                                      *hehe.                                                                                                                         Hello,are you new?                                                                                                            & I've created a base64 converter in QB.                                                                                        ? i'm working on VM based of the Alife experment called Tierra...                                                                That sounds interesting                                                                                                       9 But still, you were the &quot;intelligent designer of it.                                                                      Not yet I'm not                                                                                                               8 bleh, it just so happens my dna was typed out by monkeys                                                                       lol!  ...stuff...                                                                                                             & Different things, different languages.                                                                                        . does the PALETTE statement works in FreeBASIC?                                                                                
 It works. . .                                                                                                                  saving to a file                                                                                                               Just use INPUT...                                                                                                              creating a filename                                                                                                            *perhaps OPEN it FOR APPEND?                                                                                                  B Just be certain that a file of that name was created for OUTPUT...                                                             Trouble making EXE                                                                                                            D I don't understand how someone can think 1 GB of RAM isn't enough...                                                           RE to Ildrest                                                                                                                \ *Click &quot;File&quot; and &quot;Load file&quot;, and load as a module, to use another .BAS                                   O.K. !   Thanks !                                                                                                             d *John! A spelling correction: in English, &quot;gays&quot; means homosexuals. Should be &quot;guys&q                          1 And yet two people responded to his post. Hmmm???                                                                              total limit                                                                                                                   7 In QuickBasic 4.5 I have found about 300K is the limit.                                                                        Now, I'm really confiused !                                                                                                   / Actually. you did sort of find a 'Dutch' forum!                                                                               6 *His English is better than most of the people I know.                                                                        = *His English is better than most of the people I know.  *Oops                                                                  Thanks Pete                                                                                                                   2 *Correction: &quot;try&quot; and &quot;tried&quot;                                                                            & Mac is not Danish, he's American as...                                                                                        3 * Who cares about Earthly races? I'm Klingon! (j/k)                                                                           ) *Red alert.! Shields up! Phasers on full!                                                                                      Interesting, I knew...                                                                                                        I *For the record, I'm Canadian, but I love Danish with coffee (Columbian).                                                     W *We all know you're Canadian, Bob but we can't figure out how you type wearing mittens.                                       Z *I take them off, Martha (I can type two, three words before I have to put them on again).                                     *COMMON SHARRED?                                                                                                              N *Oops. Don't drink and post. Some see double. I apparently typpe double. Burp!                                                Y Well, slow news day; so does anyone know about running qb exe apps out of a cgi-bin? URL*                                     G *yeah, i forget who does that, shiftlynx? although i tried it years ago                                                       % How do I change the background color?                                                                                          Press F1 on the COLOR statement                                                                                               ; *Ironic, if the OP replies, that means that 'nobody' cares.                                                                   G *I have long had a habbit of talking to nobody. (ie, talking to myself)                                                       ? *So what you are saying is you have 'nobody' around to talk to.                                                               F and if he likes the version of windows after 98se then (musical break)                                                        * *(he also expects the spanish inquisition)                                                                                    E Yeah, it reminds me of posters here that ask how to make a fake OS...                                                          *OOH... Burn!! (ha) :D                                                                                                        < *Hey man, I like That 70's Show. I was a teenager back then.                                                                  7 for graphics screen modes (also extra info on screen 0)                                                                       E *ah, okay, michael actually covered extra info on screen 0 already :)                                                         " How to change the background color                                                                                             switches                                                                                                                      6 the command$ function (and alternative for qbasic 1.1)                                                                         comline.bas                                                                                                                    $ Program Optiions                                                                                                             what? in qbasic?                                                                                                              : * There are 3 metacommands: $INCLUDE, $STATIC and $DYNAMIC                                                                    7 *and the number counted shall be 3, no more, no less...                                                                       5 *i think it's &quot;the number thou counteth...&quot;                                                                         6 I need help with windows xp and q basic getting to run                                                                         well...                                                                                                                       7 *&quot;Speficially,&quot; Good Heavens! Is that a word?                                                                       d *Why yes, old chap, meaning &quot;relating to, or on the matter of spe, but not significantly.&quot;                          N Settle down Cybil. Self-policing takes the fun out of it for the rest of us...                                                & the most useful feature of xp is fdisk                                                                                         *That's funny.                                                                                                                
 *thank you :)                                                                                                                  QuickBASIC and Windows XP                                                                                                      puedes leer espaol?                                                                                                          puedes leer espaol?                                                                                                          puedes leer espaol?                                                                                                         3 chandler's gonna love this program (draw statement)                                                                           9 same program, stuff added, (somewhat) different effect :)                                                                     G *doman, noun, a minature breed of doberman used by midgets as guarddogs                                                       " *minature... &quot;i&quot; give up                                                                                            6 Alex, I'll take stupid stuff for $500. 'doman' ...&gt;                                                                          *&quot;What is 'r.o.f.l.?'&quot;                                                                                              U *I don't know but I'm rolling on the floor laughing 'cause you put text in an * post!                                         " *&quot;Say goodnight Gracie.&quot;                                                                                             *&quot;Goodnight Gracie.&quot;                                                                                                Y *i often hide something small/insignificant in them for when michael (et al.) clicks them                                      *c/c to G.W.B.                                                                                                                2 *rummy eh? oh hey! here's a pr0n link then! (*URL)                                                                            C *oy, good thing i whittled that url down as much as i managed to :|                                                            *Too long (URL inside)                                                                                                         did you try it?                                                                                                                Almost got it finished                                                                                                        5 Saving Multiple Images Into A Single File Using BSave                                                                          Appending a file to another one                                                                                               : *----------------------------------------------------^^0^^                                                                     To BSAVE multiple images...                                                                                                    * Wait one Goth-am minute...                                                                                                  ? *LOL! Yes, I thought she smelled like cigarette smoke and fish.                                                               = Har, har, har, har. The Penguin is a girls best friend...URL*                                                                  *Holy flashback!                                                                                                              Y *Will Phylo G ever respond? Will his program ever work? Tune in tomorrow. Same Bat forum.                                      On the subject, array sizing.                                                                                                 O Phylo is tryin' to fool us.  Lucky for me, I still have my Batman decoder ring.                                               ( *i like the kato on pink panther better.                                                                                      W *The Green Hornet's Kato can beat up the Pink Panther's Kato any day. (Feel like I'm 6)                                       0 *I don't think you through any photos, my friend                                                                              Z *Back off Pig (Latin.) Caught by Pig Latin Spelling Police!  Should have thought it threw.                                    Z *Re Array Sizing, -yes Sisen, that will work, but it's almost twice the size req'd (202%).                                    1 *Twice the size?!  What do I need to change then?                                                                             K *Each 20x20 tile only requires 202 integers rather than 402 ( 20 x 20 + 2).                                                   6 *Oh, of course, I simply forgot the &quot;/ 2's&quot;.                                                                         Printing problem                                                                                                              ) Yes, it is possible to combine the two...                                                                                     < Remove start /m??? I think Earthborn meant add cmd /c and...                                                                  ! Ralph seems to disagree with you!                                                                                             > Ralph is right but only if wordpad is in the same directory...                                                                 RESULTS  print problem...                                                                                                      It's SHELL, not SCHELL                                                                                                        % Who forgot to wake me for Armageddon?                                                                                         8 And God sayeth: &quot;The Time has not yet Come...&quot;                                                                      F Well excuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuse me! I'm going back to sleep now. LOL.                                                         ASM?                                                                                                                          J *LOL. OK, C++ or VB maybe? ASM is great for the aspirin industry, I agree.                                                     Re: ASM?                                                                                                                      1 Not bashing it, it really does make my head hurt!                                                                             Y *I agree that it is nowhere near as easy as QBASIC. (But I actually don't like medicine.)                                     @ *what, ANY medicine? (or just medicine you can manage to avoid?)                                                               medicine I can manage to avoid.                                                                                               0 Re Aspirin - Any Bayer employess on the forum???                                                                               Just a small question...                                                                                                       About duplicate definitions...                                                                                                 Just a small answer.                                                                                                           Re: Just a small question...                                                                                                   *You're welcome. Good luck.                                                                                                    More on the calculation of PI                                                                                                  Pi                                                                                                                             been there done that                                                                                                          
 shady code                                                                                                                     Surely it's worth a D-                                                                                                        ' I just started using the draw function!                                                                                       H from &quot;mennonite's pretty good qbasic tutorial&quot; (public domain)                                                      ^ *&quot;angels more visible&quot;=&quot;angles more visible&quot;, but that is a sweet thought.                                A *is that a comma outside its quote? right, i'm confiscating that.                                                              Thanks!                                                                                                                        Can you explain this?                                                                                                          i would be happy to                                                                                                            DRAW is very nice.                                                                                                             If you already like DRAW...                                                                                                   # I believe my mouse data is corrupt.                                                                                            I don't think that is it...                                                                                                   - Mouse data and/or CALL INTERRUPT not working.                                                                                 A *Surely you loaded QuickBASIC with the /L switch (loads library).                                                             N No, my bet is he didn't load the library with the /l switch...This should help                                                 Yeah, thank you but no way.                                                                                                   $ That is what happens to me with 1.1.                                                                                          3 Michael, if you ever need a mouse routine for XP...                                                                            *Thanks.                                                                                                                      T *Now you didn't tell me it did all that!  (I've always had to hide the mouse first.)                                           Here is what that routine is:                                                                                                 S to whomever was having trouble with michael's mouse routines in xp (or anyone else)                                           	 How to...                                                                                                                     
 Re: How to...                                                                                                                 
 qb4all.com                                                                                                                     Little problem, help wanted                                                                                                   	 Try this:                                                                                                                      stylez!                                                                                                                        RE  to  stylez                                                                                                                 stylez, it's OK !                                                                                                             	 How about                                                                                                                      qbasic and windows xp x64                                                                                                     ' Have you tried the compatibility modes?                                                                                       # QBasic sure has a lot of functions!                                                                                            An OS almost? Not even close.                                                                                                   no, but something to consider...                                                                                               That's what I meant!                                                                                                          Q *A lot? There's no way you'd learn even a quarter of commonly used C functions...                                             8 Sorry that i haven't been on for a while,dsl was down :(                                                                      " pure QB 3DS file loader/viewer....                                                                                             thank you so much                                                                                                              RE: public domain?                                                                                                             *cool...                                                                                                                       *very nice.                                                                                                                   $ &quot;Out of Memory&quot; in GWBASIC                                                                                          S *Big arrays tend to need a lot of memory... But why use GWBASIC in the first place?                                           " Thanks, but that's not the reason.                                                                                            = try running your code through qb it might give you a better..                                                                  gah, i love gosub                                                                                                              so do I                                                                                                                       & *Old thread with info on RETURN. (URL)                                                                                         Running Kewbie's example                                                                                                      8 yeah it's not hard to use return safely, and although...                                                                       2 more possibilities:                                                                                                          i doubt he uses environ$                                                                                                       It should work in QBASIC, but                                                                                                 3 Poll about non-M$ software in Misc. sub-forum. URL*                                                                           Z *A special thanks to all who participated in the poll. It turned out to be one great list!                                    ? Need help. Probably the only thing I cannot rely on QB to do...                                                               ? man i can't tell you how many times i've done this on the forum                                                               0 there is also a way to do it with asm i believe.                                                                               Re:                                                                                                                            Re: Michael...                                                                                                                = i do wanna point out that for stage ii i prefer michael's way                                                                 	 FreeBASIC                                                                                                                     B I've got friends in low (level language) places...(Reply to both.)                                                             i like bothering with space$                                                                                                  H Oops, I missed one. Shiftlynx replied while I was writing my response...                                                      	 Thank you                                                                                                                     ( I'm starting to think that wasn't for me                                                                                      N To Shiftlynx: Re I'm starting to think that wasn't for me. (Ah, yes it was...)                                                 Same source                                                                                                                   Z don't look at me! if you count the exact #of pixels from the left, it makes perfect sense!                                     Re: Same source...                                                                                                            F Q. is it possible to r/w chr$(0) in files in fb? A. yes, but... (*URL)                                                        # pete, you're a bad bad bad bad man!                                                                                           E *ha, i forgot you were the op/wrote the op. you're completely welcome                                                         ( --Lucy, yuv got a lot ov esplanin to do!                                                                                      8 you'd be surprised how sympathetic some of them would be                                                                      J To mennonite: What do you get when you play a Country music song bakwards?                                                      the first part i'm familiar with                                                                                              2 My guess was correct then. Life abhors a vacuum...                                                                              what a compliment! namaste, pete                                                                                              7 I'd love a digital pet but my recycle bin is full so...                                                                       Y what? we're talking mostly about qbasic, um, &quot;were&quot; talking mostly about qbasic                                     $ *'Pet project' yep, messin' with ya.                                                                                          3 yeah, but if you play jimmy buffet backwards (*URL)                                                                             &quot;loosing faith in DOS&quot;                                                                                              L oh, but if all you're doing is creating the long file names, that's too easy                                                  > Yep, that one works too. Doesn't anybody sleep around here??!!                                                                " i kind of thought you were kidding                                                                                             QuickBASICs                                                                                                                   + Sleep people...Sleep!!! (Thanks benedicto.)                                                                                    Good Night, Pete                                                                                                                output numbers with commas added                                                                                              E If you're looking to just output (not store) the comma-fied number...                                                         Y *oh, very cool indeed, although i hate print using, because it won't output to a variable                                     
 Large Numbers                                                                                                                  use mod, and...                                                                                                               @ i made you a demo to add two 75-digit numbers (*URL) but then...                                                                Using a string would be one way.                                                                                              ; Help needed for another poster with SERIAL printer problem.                                                                    finally, works fine                                                                                                            Glad you have a '98 solution...                                                                                               H *did you try running it from dosbox in xp? http://dosbox.sourceforge.net                                                      
 Yes, I did                                                                                                                    # Sorry, no, I didnt, I'll try it...                                                                                           3 you can run a program straight from &quot;dos&quot;                                                                            Please see my qbasic site!                                                                                                     Looks like spam to me                                                                                                         < Tripod is famous for pop-ups. The site is OK, it's the host.                                                                   Yah I try...                                                                                                                  @ nothing wrong with jpeg, though i do like pngs. it's a nice site                                                               Thanks!                                                                                                                        good news! you're mistaken!                                                                                                    that's wierd                                                                                                                   try this (*URL/instructions)                                                                                                  O Do you know any places that you can submit qbasic files to and is more popular?                                                LOL                                                                                                                           F * I hope my internet connection doesn't go offline for saying this :-\                                                        ! * sorry, forgot to input my name.                                                                                              Another one:                                                                                                                  
 lyrics (*url)                                                                                                                 	 Thanks...                                                                                                                     S *i'm not a huge queen fan anyway. yeah i've been lazy but should try it again today                                           Z *I'm not a huge queen either...I mean I've lost wait since the surgery...I need my coffee.                                     My exe doesn't run                                                                                                            * Once your program is compiled into an exe,                                                                                     F5 alone can do it too                                                                                                         .Also, to run an exe...                                                                                                       Z *yeah f5~CONT in basic but fine for starting too.shift only needed when you must startover                                     still the problem                                                                                                              XP... Medic!!!                                                                                                                	 post code                                                                                                                     & I can only be of limited help, because                                                                                        R *Italicised (or italicized if you're one of those...err... if you're from the USA)                                            a *Also: &quot;It&quot; instead of &quot;I&quot;, and &quot;help&quot; instead of &quot;halp&quot;.                             + *Don't take the law into your own hands. :P                                                                                   " Sorry I cannot help much either...                                                                                            * two suggestions. one *should* help, but...                                                                                     finally works fine...                                                                                                         ' *PLAY String Creator v0.10 release(URL)                                                                                        Double Definition                                                                                                              About duplicate definitions...                                                                                                 Still Finding Double Definition                                                                                                Here is a problem:                                                                                                             Thanks Michael                                                                                                                @ *You're welcome. The function is SQR(), but I prefer ^.5 anyway.                                                               About duplicate definitions...                                                                                                 *lol                                                                                                                          % *A nice clear answer. My compliments!                                                                                          asm                                                                                                                            Re: asm                                                                                                                        Also...                                                                                                                        name of the character 196?                                                                                                    P *yeah it's just a line... they don't all have names. what's the name of chr 254?                                                *i think 'Bullet' as in the Word                                                                                              P *maybe, but a &quot;bullet&quot; is usually round or star (or square or diamond)                                              6 *oh! i get it. still, i don't think that's a bullet...                                                                        Y *It is a graphics character for creating horizontal lines (graphics characters: 176-223).                                     . *One of the &quot;Box-drawing characters&quot;                                                                                . *One of the &quot;Box-drawing characters&quot;                                                                                 what's with the subforums page?                                                                                               Q *I saw that too. I thought it was just my computer. Had trouble posting once too.                                             9 *I _thought_ I had trouble posting. It's there after all.                                                                      also                                                                                                                          X *oh, my post went through after all! only took two tries and a wait of a few hours! huh?                                      9 Need help in a qbasic program for a teses, my keyboard...                                                                     % Use ASCII codes for those characters.                                                                                         J i still don't know for sure, but i think he meant his keyboard can't do it                                                    N Re: i still don't know for sure, but i think he meant his keyboard can't do it                                                N *if you can't found ( ) how did you post that &quot;i can't found ( )&quot; ??                                                R Re: *if you can't found ( ) how did you post that &quot;i can't found ( )&quot; ??                                            
 i have in txt                                                                                                                 * uh, dude, just download that txt and then:                                                                                    . Re: uh, dude, just download that txt and then:                                                                                . glad to help. try changing that line this way:                                                                                2 Re: glad to help. try changing that line this way:                                                                            W you guys can have this code (again), i fixed it this time i reverted to my last version                                       & too lazy to put that in a .bas file :P                                                                                        " yeah sort of. here's a description                                                                                            B * thanx for the discription, yeah you're right about the window :P                                                             rpg offer for bob dole                                                                                                         I should start from scratch                                                                                                   B yeah i dont have that many ideas, plus it's too complicated...&gt;                                                            ) woops forgot to post the problem :), &gt;                                                                                     ) like erik, i too would start from scratch                                                                                      *funner=&quot;more fun&quot; ;)                                                                                               \ *Grammar Police is a proper name and should be capitalized. Hand over badge &amp; pocket PC.                                  M *nu uh. i'll just become one of those renegade cops and get a secret identity                                                 [ *it should be &quot;nuh uh&quot; should it not? and probably hyphenated. i'll let it slide.                                   % I just figured out why I love QBasic!                                                                                         % * Won't CALL ABSOLUTE work in QBasic?                                                                                          man, that's a good point                                                                                                       That is what DEBUG.EXE is for.                                                                                                S * the &quot;g&quot; function of debug.exe is very dangerous if you have bad code :P                                           3 I used to use Debug 2 Hex edit save files of games!                                                                           ; you also have a simler tool you can use with freebasic ....                                                                   8 IF  Ide&lt;&gt;interpreter  THEN  &quot;i am wrong&quot;                                                                      " you can have one without the other                                                                                            d * The FreeBasic IDE has a &quot;Quick Run&quot; &lt;F5&gt; feature that compiles code to a temp EXE.                          0 How do you search the forums for &quot;A*&quot;.                                                                              $ this answers your question... (*URL)                                                                                          > mm. and that led to this posts of shiftlynx's (*URL) on jun 29                                                                . * just google for &quot;A-Star algorithm&quot;                                                                                 I've always had the idea of                                                                                                   5 you could do it with wires, or even pre-fab IC chips.                                                                          Understanding ASM mouse routine                                                                                               # Re: Understanding ASM mouse routine                                                                                           5 *So how do you use that to change the cursor graphic?                                                                         ) *I will write a demo as soon as possible.                                                                                     * This is the first time I try this... (URL)                                                                                    - *sigh... i hate asm. Much appreciated though.                                                                                 F If you have QB 4.5 or PDS 7.1, then you don't actually need the asm...                                                        # New version of Binary Clock Display                                                                                           
 Very neat.                                                                                                                    S *Thank you.  I had manually revised the post and forgot to add the (.    Now fixed.                                           C New improved versions of the Binary LED display conversion programs                                                           ) could somebody tell me what's wrong here?                                                                                     : Okay everybody, i have my code here, anybody can use it...                                                                     Medic!!!                                                                                                                      ; A program this size should go into the Big Programs subfoum                                                                    I'm really annoyed now                                                                                                        . * reboot your computer and try deleting again.                                                                                F Somehow .EXE's are automatically write-protected on your comp. Here...                                                         A contradiction...                                                                                                            3 dude your really missinformed .....................                                                                           
 replies...                                                                                                                    ; '(or &quot;console window&quot;, as Shadowwolf calls them)'                                                                    the term &quot;dos window&quot;                                                                                                I was                                                                                                                         R I'm still not sure, but I think 16 bit instructions can execute in protected mode.                                             Then expain this!                                                                                                             & &quot;a massive extension of DOS&quot;                                                                                        Z *Re: &quot;ps/2 ports&quot;. I personnaly prefer Serial and AT. (talk about old fashioned)                                    W *we both do, actually. the problem is, software companies don't care that we like them.                                       / *agreed. But then some users don't care either.                                                                               J *Ildrest, please come by and pick up your missing 'l.' (Need I 'expain?')                                                    9 *Also, you can use UNDELETE until you overwrite the data.                                                                     Z *you think it's bad with XP... M$ purchased sirius cybernetics corp; soon we see: WinEddie                                    W *Next OS will be VISTA, which I'm sure is an acronym for Very Inane Stupid Trash Again!                                       ' * I'm looking forward to Windows Vista.                                                                                        Why???                                                                                                                        % Why buy a new OS to run old software?                                                                                          Vista excites me too.                                                                                                         3 Windows Vista will require all new hardware, folks.                                                                           L *time to throw away everything you own and get new stuff, it's been 2 years!                                                  B *it's only to force you to use *D.R.M. anyway (*Doesn't Read Much)                                                            $ It seems... (useless ranting inside)                                                                                          E yeah, it used to be that you bought a machine you liked (ranting too)                                                          :-)                                                                                                                            intel will not continue to                                                                                                     *:-(!!!!                                                                                                              : *digital rights management. like the CSS encoding on DVD's                                                                    X * I would increase that recommendation by 1 extra GIG. To hold all the oncoming patches!                                      d *won't need it. they can just log in, delete some of your files to &quot;make room&quot; for patches                          & Interesting you should mention that...                                                                                         Very true. . .                                                                                                                Z i think you can turn that off in options but at least you can kill windows messenger(*URL)                                     Shoot the messenger..LOL                                                                                                       Just disable the service                                                                                                      O I think it might be harder to muster up evidence why M$ should not be bashed...                                               T i agree with pete on this, but i disagree with pete berg, who i'm debating this with                                          % a political analogy (god help us all)                                                                                         / as promised, (*URL) mac alert: is this obscene?                                                                               P (here, should have done this sooner) Please post all debate replies Here: (*URL)                                              8 *I went to Rakemicrosoft.com but the URL wasn't working.                                                                       *funny man!                                                                                                                   " * On vacation - no time to respond                                                                                             suits me :)                                                                                                                    What I like about XP is                                                                                                        *LOL!                                                                                                                         , That's why my sister gave me her XP Gateway!                                                                                   This is a Sharing violation...                                                                                                > *ok changed mind makin space game, i'LL post code u can hav it                                                                # Reverse Pythagorean Thereom?  (sp?)                                                                                           7 As far as I know, trig functions are required for this.                                                                       4 *How Do You Get Sine, Cosine, Or Tangent Without Pi.                                                                          0 Reversing the Pythagorean Therom is easy, but...                                                                               I'm confused now Calkin                                                                                                        Not much...                                                                                                                   O *Actually the ATN() would be unnecessary because you already know all 3 angles.                                               
 Pi,sin,etc                                                                                                                     *Thanks a bunch.                                                                                                              1 *That formula requires x to be in radians though.                                                                              That's not really a problem...                                                                                                ' I knew there had to be a reason Calkins                                                                                         You only need either SIN or COS.                                                                                               *Okay.                                                                                                                        ' the nearest  I  could get to pythagoras                                                                                        P.S    PYTHAGORAS                                                                                                             J *Just what is the hypotenuse rule?  I don't know how you got what you got.                                                    
 hypotenuse                                                                                                                    ! *Now this I might be able to use.                                                                                             7 would love, at this point, to see the beginning of this                                                                        Before  Pythagoras                                                                                                            * A SIN function for degrees is what I need!                                                                                     Before Pythagoras 2                                                                                                           ' I wish I knew what you are trying to do                                                                                        Newton  and  Leibniz                                                                                                           newton and leibniz                                                                                                            J Did anyone even run either David's program or mine (with David's formula)?                                                    9 * Why don't you just convert to/from degrees and radians?                                                                     Z *i believe he's calculating pi,you need pi to convert to/frm degs, can't use pi to calc pi                                     re: calculating pi                                                                                                             Sine without radins, Pi etc                                                                                                     im onmy pSp,need heIp on my code                                                                                              # Here is my best QBasic program yet!                                                                                            ugh                                                                                                                           & * There is no point(unless you're me).                                                                                         oh                                                                                                                            
 That's OK.                                                                                                                    F Chandler, I understand why you create pedantically obsessive programs.                                                        $ Finally someone who understands me?!                                                                                          Z *Get wit it Chandler. I'm old, afraid I'll be dead b4u make 1st post 2 Big Programs Forum.                                     * LOL!                                                                                                                        X *That is extremely similar to my asm program. It works in almost the same way. Good job.                                       *Thanks                                                                                                                       # To Enter The Impossible World Of AI                                                                                           ' Re: To Enter The Impossible World Of AI                                                                                       B if you really want to get into AI research then your going to.....                                                            B Ha ha. I'm really surprised Shadowwolf didn't recommend FreeBasic!                                                            ; * The only thing close to QB in Perl is the print function.                                                                   % most AI research is focused in on....                                                                                         $ What I've gathered, is this correct?                                                                                          < about free VB ahh you could dl it off a p2p system illegaly*                                                                  X *I can't 'cause I need the MSDN library *again* and I can't find it on any P2P networks.                                       are you looking for this?                                                                                                      *36MBS                                                                                                                         *36MBS                                                                                                                          The Perfect Programming language                                                                                              6 there are BASIC's aimed at math, but nothing's perfect                                                                        A FreeBASIC 0.14b has optional math libraries that you can install.                                                             E Cobol - Fortran for old languages. Octave is a higher level language.                                                          Is there hope 4 me?                                                                                                            You are not alone. . .                                                                                                        4 i've been doing this stuff for a long, long time but                                                                           * I'll look forward 2 it!                                                                                                     ; Long division and MOD, huh? I'll try looking into that. . .                                                                    two answers                                                                                                                    Yes indeed!                                                                                                                   ! Nobody has because it's pointless                                                                                             2 he is right there really is no need for perfect...                                                                             Yes,but                                                                                                                       - There is something to what they are saying...                                                                                 D &quot;I wish I knew how much to trust QBASIC's trig functions.&quot;                                                           Thanks, but...                                                                                                                < &quot;QB's rounding rules seem &quot;fishy&quot; to me&quot;                                                                  & *You mean you haven't tried CINT(1.9)?                                                                                        
 OH,thanks!                                                                                                                    * Actually, it does NOT round the right way.                                                                                    + Yeah, rounding in QB seems &quot;odd&quot;.                                                                                    * Yes,It helped me 2!                                                                                                          You are mistaken.                                                                                                             K * Sorry, I was referring to the FIX function I posted, not QB's native FIX.                                                   P *You should select a different name or QB (and us humans) will both get confused                                               * How annoying!                                                                                                               5 Yes,my love 4 powers of 2 is impossible 2 understand.                                                                          That is 1 opinion.                                                                                                             I did it! It counts in binary!                                                                                                O * Good job! Have you considered trying to implement arrays to improve this? :-)                                               , I want 2,but I don't know much about arrays.                                                                                  * Here's the easiest way I can think of. . .                                                                                    
 Thanks a lot!                                                                                                                  *for chandler(URL)                                                                                                            1 I've seen people use a variable 4 each digit,then                                                                             > Use the MID$ function to extract each character in the string.                                                                 WOW!                                                                                                                           I looked at the FAQ,but                                                                                                       % here a little demo from qb help file.                                                                                         , * You said  it's from the help file? Where?!                                                                                   help                                                                                                                          ! Are you asking for help on those?                                                                                              Your program is nice,but                                                                                                      / ThisisfromtheDecimaltoBinaryLEDprogram                                                                               ! *Also look at this - (url inside)                                                                                             < The URL to Ildrest's post that Solitaire posted works well.                                                                  2 Haven't you seen my Binary to Decimal LED program?                                                                            - * Yes,but I don't have any clue how it works!                                                                                   (URL) PLAY String Creator, v0.01                                                                                               Updated to v0.02                                                                                                               Updated to v0.03                                                                                                              
 bugs suck.                                                                                                                    " Thanks. I appreciate the feedback,                                                                                             all of the above :)                                                                                                            thanks                                                                                                                        + Updated to v0.10 (this is a major revision)                                                                                    biggest problems with 0.10                                                                                                     ???                                                                                                                            also                                                                                                                          4 This is a program that shows all the random numbers!                                                                          / * But it will show them all twice....... sorry.                                                                                * Well.... more than once.                                                                                                     TheBOB (URL)                                                                                                                   question                                                                                                                       are you using the correct port?                                                                                                Simulation of pressing keys                                                                                                    not easy                                                                                                                      N Maybe you read the responses in the other thread but didn't understand them...                                                 Here...                                                                                                                       N YAHOO !!! Shift's prog. works on 95, 98SE and somewhat on XP. I'm impressed...                                                 Nice :)                                                                                                                       ; a long time ago, (in a galaxy called &quot;milky way&quot;)                                                                    The problem is...                                                                                                               *UGH. (that is amazing, though.)                                                                                               Binary powers of 2!                                                                                                           , 1 of my favorite things about programming is                                                                                  	 SACRELEGE                                                                                                                      I use 2 type that way.                                                                                                        2 Forget '2'!  He's desecrated the English language!                                                                            M Now I'm gonna have to learn Spanish! (note: perfect pnctuation and spelling!)                                                  *Note: 'U' missed something.                                                                                                    He missed three things actually.                                                                                               *Federalies                                                                                                                   Y *Well done G! I would have written him up for those too but not in my jurisdiction - lol.                                     < I intandid 2 mak alllll thos mistaks. It wass funy  U dorks!                                                                  < Yes it was. We spent a great deal of time laughing 'AT' you.                                                                   No text in above message.                                                                                                     D &gt;&gt; You tell 'm brother Mac! Yeah, church turned me around 2...                                                           shouldn't that be spelled...                                                                                                  / Chandler, those numbers aren't actually random.                                                                               * * It's true,but it's enough 2 fool people.                                                                                    2 Have you seen Mac's randomization test in the FAQ?                                                                            ^ *Go here to help me :http://www.network54.com/Forum/message?forumid=190883&amp;messageid=11224                                 * No such message.                                                                                                            S *Try http://www.network54.com/Forum/message?forumid=190883&amp;messageid=1122423565                                           , * I don't see a problem, how can I help you?                                                                                  S well, if you notice, for one i can't get the bottom right hand stick figure to mask                                           ( None work. Try posting the URL inside...                                                                                      
 Hey, Bob Dole                                                                                                                 . *I responded to one of your old problems:(URL)                                                                                3 problem with the chain command in compiled programs                                                                           5 *what it does?, nothing?, it hangs or it shows error?                                                                          or try not using extension                                                                                                    $ random idea inside... (not relavent)                                                                                           Correct me if I'm wrong...                                                                                                    % Pete, I'm pretty sure you're wrong...                                                                                         Q I always make stand-alone exes. CHAIN does not pass variables for those; however,                                             Z * When I have a chain command in an exe it says... some kind of error. I got Windows 2000.                                    / Windows 2000 is okay, but it's getting outdated                                                                               ' Further description of my chain problem                                                                                       > Maybe save the variables in a file? perhaps an inherited file?                                                                T *To me, CHAIN plane sucks. By inherited, you mean adding an INCLUDE file, like QB.BI                                          > No,I mean keeping files open that the previous program OPENed.                                                                4 Do you have the BRUN45.LIB file in your 98 and 2000?                                                                          
 No BRUN45.LIB                                                                                                                 F *It should be on your Win 95 computer. Copy and paste it to 98 QB dir.                                                         Request for BRUN45.LIB                                                                                                         *You've got mail!                                                                                                              Boolean operators                                                                                                             D You've probably used Boolean operators without knowing their name...                                                          ; *XOR can also be used for toggling between two values (URL)                                                                   3 *Excellent little tip, Kewbie -actually useful too!                                                                           	 I wonder.                                                                                                                      i spoze                                                                                                                        Nice work, neuro!                                                                                                              That's neat,but                                                                                                               $ You asked for Boolean operators. . .                                                                                           I said,                                                                                                                       K *Boolean operators are bit-wise. Whether bit-shifting counts, I don't know.                                                   V actually, simple addition and subtraction can be reduced to binary (boolean) operators                                         ugh, more readable                                                                                                             a little more:                                                                                                                	 * Thanks!                                                                                                                     . This is a great help. Thanks for posting this!                                                                                < *You and Chandler are both welcome. Glad I could be of help.                                                                   Windows 3.1                                                                                                                   ( Of course QB will work with Windows 3.1!                                                                                        you sure came to the right place                                                                                              ) The problem with many new computers is...                                                                                      if cars were like computers                                                                                                    Yeah...                                                                                                                        I liked Win 3.1                                                                                                                making win9x simulate win 3.1                                                                                                 Z *and i'm sure you know... dos is an OS, win 3 is a shell, winme is faking, and win2k is OS                                    / Win 3.1 has both enhanced and standard modes...                                                                                I believe that is correct.                                                                                                    ? oh, i didn't know that, but i was referring to the applications                                                                *I didn't know that                                                                                                           * Actually,you could make QBasic your shell!                                                                                     3.II                                                                                                                           *thanks.                                                                                                                       *welcome                                                                                                                       Mouse shape                                                                                                                   @ *You can make custom ones with interrupts, or just draw your own                                                               Re: Mouse shape                                                                                                                Password write protect                                                                                                         protecting files:                                                                                                             ; I made this sample program to change the file attributes...                                                                    possibly invisible                                                                                                            7 I recall seeing an add for Folder Guard somewhere, too.                                                                        Simulation of pressing keys                                                                                                    Yes, it is possible.                                                                                                          F I think he wanted a code to force a full screen. This works for 9xs...                                                          It doesn't work in WindowsNT :-(                                                                                               Having Deja Vu, Mac???                                                                                                         Just to point out...                                                                                                           You could well be the only one                                                                                                 Mine isn't that way.                                                                                                          J *That is what always should happen from 13 to 0. Put SCREEN 0: WIDTH 80,25                                                    6 yep, this code makes FullScreen (not maximized window)                                                                         Both of your methods work!                                                                                                    @ Neat the way you made the conversion. XP, of course, won't work.                                                               I ussually use                                                                                                                
 *Thankss : -)                                                                                                                 7 Forum Aid Utility (CallURL) updated to handle TAB chars                                                                       0 I downloaded it but the readme file was missing.                                                                              S *It's there. It's just indented so far, it scrolls off your screen. lol. (Kidding.)                                            Erkkk! Thanks for the info                                                                                                    - Another version of the SuDoku Cheater Program                                                                                 K *Interesting that there may be more than one solution. Never thought of it.                                                    I don't get it.                                                                                                                Instructions                                                                                                                   Solitaire - I see what you mean                                                                                                QB for windows 2000                                                                                                           % article 258265 from MS-knowledge base                                                                                         @ *lol. Microsoft accidently forgot to include it? Very funny. :-D                                                              % QB 4.5 on XP (Sorry, don't have 2000)                                                                                          help with wrting codes                                                                                                        O *Fine, while I do that, wash my car, paint my house, and see the HOMEWORK link.                                               ( Why do you need to solve those problems?                                                                                       Write protect folder access                                                                                                   d * The definition of &quot;write protect&quot; is to make it so it can only be read, yet not written.                           Thats Incredible!                                                                                                             : * It should just throw an error. . . No crashing involved.                                                                    	 Thank you                                                                                                                     . What we have here, is a failure, to calculate.                                                                                 I'm trying to calculate pi. . .                                                                                               & Here's the site where I got that song.                                                                                        # What's the first program ever made?                                                                                           $ *Probably solving a simple equation.                                                                                           A square-root program                                                                                                         % Oops, after seeing TheBob's response,                                                                                         0 Of some interest is the fact that punch cards...                                                                               Yes,that's what I meant.                                                                                                      0 Using electronic computers or the human mind? :P                                                                               Actually what I want is,                                                                                                      ( * Post the source code when you make it.                                                                                      I mac, i'm pretty sure the census bureau used them as far back as the 1800s                                                      I think:                                                                                                                      X that was the computer they designed to break enigma. but before that, (partial timeline)                                      K *of course bell labs didn't develop the transistor until a few years later.                                                   L just goes to show you the rate at which human tecnolgey is progressing at...                                                  > i wish kurzweil was right, but there are two reasons he isn't.                                                                / I think taxes will soar within a few decades...                                                                               7 I think Australia has about the highest interest rates.                                                                       B The first program was writen before there were even any computers!                                                            d *You can't definitely say he was the first, but he was certainly a very early &quot;programmer&quot;                           Very true indeed!                                                                                                              i thought you meant in basic...                                                                                                Okay i need help on this code                                                                                                 @ *Please post these in the Big Programs subforums and give a URL.                                                               Yep. --- Hey, Bob Dole ---                                                                                                    8 *OoPs sorry didn't realize that my program was so big :)                                                                      > What do you need help on? (I'm surprised nobody has responded)                                                                 QB Libraries - mennonite                                                                                                      & *can't believe it! nicely done, victor                                                                                         Thank you, now if only                                                                                                        Z *I imagine that what follows the entry point of each routine would be 16 bit machine code?                                    - * oh, okay, i wasn't completely wrong then ;)                                                                                 
 nibble to web                                                                                                                 I ah no. there no way of getting nibble.bas to run with in a web browser...                                                     Q No comments on my LED converter program. How can it be made to work with a mouse?                                             ! *where do you want me to post it?                                                                                             # *I went ahead and posted here:(URL)                                                                                           + I ran your code and got a mouse cursor, but                                                                                    :-(                                                                                                                            It works very nicely, but                                                                                                     S Tested Michael Calkin's mouse adaptation of LED program on another computer, and...                                           ; I'm very glad that you got to see it work correctly, but...                                                                   J Improved version of Binary to Decimal LED display (but still can't indent)                                                     You used TABs again                                                                                                           % How do you replace a Tab with spaces?                                                                                          To replace TABs in NOTEPAD                                                                                                    < *I will write a program to do that, but right now I am busy.                                                                  2 I followed your instructions and it seems to work.                                                                             * Zapped                                                                                                                       What browser are you using?                                                                                                   
 *I'm using IE                                                                                                                  I can't believe I found this!                                                                                                  *neither can i                                                                                                                N *Sounds like Broadway, -&quot;Programmer's Guide To The Galaxy&quot;, perhaps.                                                ! LOL, that is a VERY strange song.                                                                                             & * Yes,it didn't take 2 long 2 download                                                                                         Toggle key locks.                                                                                                              Re: Toggle key locks.                                                                                                          *you're welcome.                                                                                                               NEW QBASIC FORUM!!!!!                                                                                                          Check out this subforum                                                                                                        Sound effects - sample program                                                                                                 nice. how about a water faucet?                                                                                               - Am I the only one who likes small file sizes?                                                                                  no.                                                                                                                           ' Actually I have 2 use floppies a lot 2!                                                                                       - people space there code for one big reason...                                                                                 W *i have yet to see a qbasic binary that's smaller than the source. i'd love to. anyone?                                        I don't think you understand.                                                                                                 : *I am even more obsesed with small file size than you are!                                                                    2 * How can any1 possibly be more obsessed than me?!                                                                            % i have just remembered i had this URL                                                                                          May I have some assistance                                                                                                    ! if you change line 100 and 200...                                                                                             , Here is a corrected version of your program:                                                                                   My own version:                                                                                                                How can  I mearge the registry                                                                                                * merging the registry, if possible from dos                                                                                    3 after that OPEN &quot;dir.tmp&quot; for input as #1                                                                           4 How to get installed program filenames from registry                                                                          ) i think by merge the registry he means...                                                                                     B I want to make a simple game, but it is turning out not so simple.                                                             virtual memory                                                                                                                * 90% of time spent on user interface - lol.                                                                                    # Joint project sounds interesting...                                                                                           > *Please, give me these ideas, whether on this forum or e-mail.                                                                ; your running into the classic QB game devoplement problem..                                                                    *Hey Shadowwolf: (URL)                                                                                                        D it has to be said, this can be done without any libraries or even FB                                                          8 Step 1 (URL)  -&gt; THEBOB, Ildrest, and everyone else.                                                                      Z *It would be nice if it worked in 1.1. That's my main suggestion. Sounds like a great game                                    6 The mouse won't be a problem for a 'real time' effect.                                                                        4 *TheBOB, have you nothing to say?  Yea?  Nay?  What?                                                                           Sorry, PhyloGenesis...                                                                                                         Answers                                                                                                                       < *Figure height = height of a person (if included) in pixels.                                                                   It'll be a while longer...                                                                                                    > I do already have labels, so they don't have to be perfect. :)                                                                $ Here are the BSAVE/BLOAD routines...                                                                                          S *Still not at it, Phylo. A guy at work lost his father and I'm filling in until ???                                           & Here's something to get you started...                                                                                         QB Libraries                                                                                                                  " somebody stop me if i'm wrong, but                                                                                             No particular library, what                                                                                                    problem is it's compiled                                                                                                       Thanks mennonite                                                                                                              G no problem... it's just like i said, you'd need documentation for that.                                                        QLBDUMP.BAS                                                                                                                    Thanks Alter Ego                                                                                                               possibly                                                                                                                       Thanks benedicto                                                                                                               also try (URL)*                                                                                                               2 *wow, nice, benedicto. the stuff you find on here.                                                                            = Binary LED toggle display program converts to decimal and hex                                                                 1 Mac alert:  Can't do indentation in the subforum.                                                                              a kludge? use `                                                                                                               + This happened once before and it was fixed.                                                                                    I use ALT+0160                                                                                                                R I thought Alt+0160 was supposed to be used because it is a non-breaking space. . .                                             *&quot;`&quot; is an accent.                                                                                                  9 * OK - very strange - &quot;glitch&quot; is the word. ???                                                                     X *If that was a &quot;glitch&quot;, it wasn't affecting ALT+0160.That works fine.                                      F &gt;&gt;&gt; Would I be 'justified' in taking credit for this? Please!                                                        + sure, tell your girlfriend only you do that                                                                                   3 You used TAB, not multiple spaces, for indentation.                                                                           - It always worked before, with spaces or tabs,                                                                                 
 Interersting.                                                                                                                  test                                                                                                                          1 * See above test post. Verifies what Michael said                                                                             ( When attempting to repost the other day,                                                                                       To see what you have:                                                                                                          Hz from parallel port                                                                                                         - maybe there's something you know that i don't                                                                                 * oh, ok, you're bonkers, aren't you? (*URL)                                                                                     re: Hz from parallel port                                                                                                      re: Hz from parallel port                                                                                                     A ah let us know when you figure out how to time it. i have a guess                                                             X I would question if the newer platforms (DOS emulators) allow this. URL to hex addreses:                                       re: Hz from parallel port                                                                                                     7 I actually don't know how to control the parallel port.                                                                        re: Hz from parallel port                                                                                                      I need some help.                                                                                                              *Try changing CLS to LOCATE 1,1                                                                                               D *Wow! Ildurest! You're a genius! I would have never thought of that!                                                           Yeah, I do that all the time.                                                                                                 I that wouldn't work in SCREEN 0, and I imagine it would be slower than CLS                                                     ) There's only one problem with LOCATE. . .                                                                                     ` *mmm. what i always do is locate 1,1:? space$(maxlengthofdata):locate 1,1:print &quot;data&quot;                               And another way                                                                                                                I need help with my game!                                                                                                     Y *Next time, you might want to put a big program in the &quot;Big Programs&quot; subforum.                                      Thanks for the warning, NewK                                                                                                   Order of operations                                                                                                            I need help with QBasic!!                                                                                                     " This is what I have done so far...                                                                                             A quick INPUT tutorial                                                                                                         ok..another question                                                                                                          * * It means that the line should end there.                                                                                     * LET                                                                                                                         	 Re: * LET                                                                                                                     W *It'd be easier to help if you told us what the errors were, and what line they were on                                       [ Re: *It'd be easier to help if you told us what the errors were, and what line they were on                                    Variable names must be 1 word.                                                                                                " Re: The &quot;.&quot; symbol in QB                                                                                            9 You need to tell the user what you're INPUTing from them.                                                                     	 using Let                                                                                                                     7 :-) Makes me wonder about his ability to program/teach.                                                                       6 &quot;teachers should never discard common sense&quot;                                                                         Hello!                                                                                                                        - I know this is most likely off topic but.....                                                                                  *I put that there                                                                                                             1 I know I could have just researched this, but....                                                                             5 Re: I know I could have just researched this, but....                                                                          URL to website                                                                                                                Z Also, you could figure out the formula yourself. pi is how many times does the diameter...                                    
 Try this. . .                                                                                                                  * pi = 4# * ATN(1)                                                                                                            D *Because QB uses radians, not degrees, and 180 = &amp;#960; radians                                                          " * ..................... Very cool.                                                                                             * Thanks again guys!!                                                                                                         G Sorry guys, I was wondering about long to short converstions earlier...                                                        use a Quick library                                                                                                           % Maybe this is what you want... (*URL)                                                                                         $ *whoops, that's for visbasics 32bits                                                                                          . *Isn't that what London wanted?? Well, London?                                                                                1 FILES...  Well...  Here's an alternative to this.                                                                              More...                                                                                                                       " *Groovy, thanks dude, good FAQ btw                                                                                             Well, actually...                                                                                                             5 Our settings or windows versions must be different...                                                                         S SHELL &quot;DIR /b&quot; should be the same regardless of being  run from qb or not                                           ( Compatibility mode and few little things                                                                                        Accessing files on the internet.                                                                                              < First, you'd have to connect to the Internet through QB. . .                                                                   I think you misunderstood me.                                                                                                 ' Re: &quot;writing music in QBasic&quot;                                                                                       0 well new, i'm sure you know that the easiest way                                                                              ) I think you misunderstood rpgfan, Newk...                                                                                     A * Yeah, you're right, Ildrest. I used a poor choice of words. :)                                                               There is more to it than OPEN...                                                                                              : *I have never used the &quot;SHELL&quot; command. Help me!                                                                     SHELL is easy to use (if)                                                                                                     E *I think NEWK has some DOS knowledge... his first QB PC was DOS only.                                                         V *Thats true, but I only knew how to get into QBasic! I can't remember anymore, though!                                         Number truncation                                                                                                             > That depends on the data type being used and your purpose. . .                                                                B *I've noticed that integers and INT will round, but FIX truncates.                                                             INT and FIX both truncate.                                                                                                    7 *Or, briefly, FIX rounds towards 0 and INT rounds down.                                                                       8 *You must have confused INT with CINT, which does round.                                                                      ' *I was wrong, I meant x / y will round.                                                                                       	 I want Pi                                                                                                                      You want pi?                                                                                                                  . Impossible.  The computer is a finite machine.                                                                                I *It could continue calculating to infinity and continue printing results.                                                     / * True, but it wouldn't be accurate enough. . .                                                                               T *How can it be in accurate if it never finishes?  What if the next digit was &lt; 5?                                          + Here is a site with a million digits of pi!                                                                                   / RE: here is a site with a million digits of pi!                                                                               D *LOL! Copy it to WORD, make the font very small, use narrow margins.                                                          M *Did that:  Size 8; .5 margin all sides -&gt; 110 Pages (Still not printing!)                                                 1 * Yeah, you posted thatin the distractions forum.                                                                             	 Forget pi                                                                                                                     3 Math: avoid intermediate truncation and/or rounding                                                                           4 ... intermediate truncation and/or rounding (edited)                                                                          4 Sorry, it's Bankers Rounding not Asymmetric Rounding                                                                           Graphic logo in serial printer                                                                                                ! For best results, double print...                                                                                              Thanks, but...                                                                                                                * Who has some tutorials/demo's for my site?                                                                                    I how to write your own loader for fonts and 24 bit color image data (*URL)                                                      IP and modem                                                                                                                  , ip has nothing to do with the modem actually                                                                                    IP is just a network protocal...                                                                                              * with all (completely) due respect to dsock                                                                                     * d for dos?                                                                                                                  . yes victor wrote a vxd driver  called Dsock...                                                                                N *ha, or &quot;duh,&quot; i guess that makes perfect sense after all. thanks :)                                                " A doc explaining it further (URL*)                                                                                             Networking is done in DOS...                                                                                                   there isn't much built into dos                                                                                               $ exact date when Quickbasic was born?                                                                                          ( Re: exact date when Quickbasic was born?                                                                                      ( Re: exact date when Quickbasic was born?                                                                                      G q/basic timeline... quickbasic (even pds7) came out way before dos 5.00                                                       K Re: q/basic timeline... quickbasic (even pds7) came out way before dos 5.00                                                    RE: QB before version 5                                                                                                        qbasic is NOT quickbasic either                                                                                               # Re: qbasic is NOT quickbasic either                                                                                            * well, okay then.                                                                                                            d the problem is someone asked when &quot;Quickbasic&quot; came out, but you answered on &quot;qbasic&                          ; as long as you insist i'm &quot;incorrect&quot; i might add                                                                    Basic                                                                                                                         K Re: q/basic timeline... quickbasic (even pds7) came out way before dos 5.00                                                   - *Mac, above url should be included in the FAQ                                                                                 2 QB Express Celebrates One Year: Issue #12 Released                                                                            X * this issue also includes NEW's article on qbasic.com and my article about the forum :)                                       a simple problem                                                                                                              I * You should probably explain yourself better. I don't understand. Sorry.                                                     + hold down shift and press &quot;4&quot; key                                                                                    thank you guys                                                                                                                : Long and Short filenames et. Directories... And using LINK                                                                     London?                                                                                                                       T *Maybe he won't if someone answers his question, but sorry London, I haven't a clue.                                          V *HAHAHAH,  yeah, I'm just not getting enough attention.   Just no steady access to net                                        > Re: Long and Short filenames et. Directories... And using LINK                                                                 QB 7.1 with help (*URL)                                                                                                       C (most) people on the forum tend to do this sort of thing with SHELL                                                            * Re: Shell in VB (URL inside)                                                                                                 from what i read it can be done                                                                                               % actually, it's exactly the same in VB                                                                                         F * The above url reference is for VB.NET, which is not the same as VB6.                                                         RPGFan                                                                                                                        N You can visit your local library (the one with books) lol and get a copy of...                                                N You can visit your local library (the one with books) lol and get a copy of...                                                D *Sorry for the double post. Not N54, I had a problem with IExplorer.                                                          L *ha, it happens with IE too! thank you pete, i'm so glad it's not just me :)                                                  ? *Ahhh, Plasma to the rescue again.  I wonder if he wears a cape                                                               = No, but I hear TheBob does! I found the URL, if you didn't...                                                                  *Thanks, masked stranger                                                                                                       Base64 Clock Display                                                                                                          9 worked on the &quot;kewbie&quot; palette project today :(                                                                     \ *Perhaps this &quot;problem is insoluble in all conceivable circumstances.&quot; (I. Asimov)                                  $ i agree for the most part with cosmo                                                                                          , * INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR A MEANINGFUL ANSWER.                                                                                  - *Aha!  I see that you've read the story also.                                                                                  kewbie palette project?                                                                                                       I actually i was just looking for people that understood the palette layout                                                     $ The QB palette has no real layout...                                                                                          8 Actually there is quite a bit of logic to the palette...                                                                       Addendum                                                                                                                      $ well, maybe i was sorting wrong then                                                                                           *btw, many thanks Ildrest                                                                                                     Thanks Ildrest...                                                                                                            d I was aware of the mathmatical &quot;layout&quot;, but I meant no &quot;color&quot; layout (e.g. spe                           *ctrum).                                                                                                                       There is a spectrum,...                                                                                                       Q *We're talking about the default palette. (The one you have before using PALETTE)                                             2 actually i worked out the first 16 a long time ago                                                                            D Frankly, I would be surprised if there was no mathmatical pattern...                                                          6 *dunno. crayola would do okay with a netscape palette.                                                                        T *I wouldn't be surprised. It's a new age. Specialists are called in for such things.                                           Some info on color palettes                                                                                                    In addition. . .                                                                                                               thanks guys                                                                                                                   B they can't be sorted better than this; tell me what you think, kew                                                             I need help BAADDD!                                                                                                            Run this                                                                                                                      B Whoa......... I wouldn't have thought of that for a million years!                                                            N * I use that all the time to omit unnecessary characters. It's very useful. :)                                                Z * very cool.... yeah I just realized that I can do it with diffrent characaters thx again!                                    Q *use IF INSTR(...) - inplace of - IF c$ &lt;&gt; &quot; &quot; THEN w$ = w$ + c$]                                             R * I don't think that would work. . . Maybe could provide some code to demonstrate?                                            1 What's the best way 2 copy and paste into QBasic.                                                                             F You can copy and paste directly, if you are not using full-screen. . .                                                         Oh! Thanks!                                                                                                                   & *Thanks! now Solitaires programs work!                                                                                        D Try latest improved version of LED program posted below (url inside)                                                           Custom character sets in QBasic                                                                                               L It used to be easy in Atari - URL. Also, one link that might help for PCs...                                                  < *------------------------------------------------------^^0^^                                                                  . *Apparently it's been taken care of, old chum.                                                                                 Found a simple solution URL                                                                                                   E *SCREEN 12 doesn't PEEK/POKE like normal. Look in FAQ under PEEK/POKE                                                          Files...                                                                                                                       Lines in a file. . .                                                                                                           PRINT is for output                                                                                                            *I noticed that!                                                                                                               Did that answer your question?                                                                                                U *Thanx! Be warned: this information will be used in a HUGE program I am soon to make.                                         4 Speaking of huge programs, I've got a 106kb program.                                                                          = * Be sure to post it in the &quot;Big Programs&quot; subforum                                                                 ' How do you save inputs...Important !!!!                                                                                       2 What a coincidence! I was just working with files!                                                                            Y *for most intents and purposes, windows stops lprint from working. workaround is the FAQ.                                     7 Binary wristwatch and QB program to emulate the display                                                                        Neat!                                                                                                                         B Chandler, have you ever tried the chatroom at the top of the page?                                                              I can't get the program to work!                                                                                               I emailed the program to you.                                                                                                  Thanks! It really works!                                                                                                       *I want thtat watch!!!!!!!!!!                                                                                                 + When I compile your program, it acts funny!                                                                                   S *cmon new, if you're going to tell her it has a bug, at least describe what happens                                           - Program to display binary LED up to 12 places                                                                                  Possible problem?                                                                                                             M * Sorry, by &quot;357??&quot;, the &quot;??&quot; represent digit places. . .                                                 I INTEGERs only go from -32768 to 32767. LONGs go -2147483648 to 2147483647                                                     . Improved version of Binary LED display program                                                                                 Wow,you keep improving it!                                                                                                    < Some minor improvements to Binary clock and display programs                                                                    More improvements to LED program                                                                                               Even more improvements                                                                                                        
 Slight bug                                                                                                                    6 * This will probably give Chandler something to do. :)                                                                        % * Here's a binary clock! (URL inside)                                                                                          reply to bob dole                                                                                                              Whipping the dead horse                                                                                                        Anything bigger than double?                                                                                                   You've got this all wrong.                                                                                                    0 What do they call upside down cake in Australia?                                                                              H *right-side-up cake, i imagine. cedar is lovely, it cleans you right out                                                      N *Since he's upside down, he probably means the roots. *Chomp* - mmmm! - *Burp*                                                5 Choose a random number, but not the same number twice                                                                          use an array                                                                                                                  1 &quot;List&quot; is a reserved word on QBasic 1.0                                                                             ! Same idea, without line number...                                                                                             ; That does it. I'm off to the store to buy a faster mouse...                                                                    Blre, verst and bt!                                                                                                         How about this shuffle sort?                                                                                                  - -Rpgfan i tried what you said it doesn't work                                                                                 O well, this fixes part of the &quot;escapeend&quot; sub so you can actually quit                                                Thx mennonite, but..:                                                                                                           Bob Dole, why did you post here?                                                                                              T *oh my answer is #3 :) j/k i didnt realize it, i had to go to bed, tired from coding                                           Need help for this one                                                                                                        > qbasic = dos and dos file handling. dos handles 8(.3) names...                                                                < ah, a safer variation than the second part of solution #2 :)                                                                  " *tsk* *tsk* *tsk* (not asterisked)                                                                                             Also note. . .                                                                                                                 as for *you* Sir rpgfan                                                                                                       " To King Mennonite (that was funny)                                                                                            5 i totally agree, of course i must point out though...                                                                         7 and it's STILL possible to do long file and foldernames                                                                       B go easy on john from belgium, i was already coding a demo for him:                                                             As I'm sure you can tell                                                                                                      > the advantage is there are updated versions in win9x and above                                                                 *SPACE$ works in QB                                                                                                           a Your SHELL command won' work.  P.S.  Kewbie is back from vacation, &quot;Kewbier&quot; than ever!                              incorrectomundo..?                                                                                                            0 Well, maybe not &quot;Kewbier&quot; enough.  :-(                                                                              * it's okay, i wasn't very attached to it :D                                                                                    9 *Well, in my opinion, programming is mostly about trivia!                                                                     U *sort of; sometimes the best programming is from knowing what you Thought was trivia?                                          Let's say the IDnumber is Z4356                                                                                               2 hey mac, did you notice the fix using SHELL above?                                                                             * Yep                                                                                                                         ' Thanks to everyone for the big responds                                                                                       4 Okay i need u guys to figure out how to do this plz:                                                                           Try this                                                                                                                      * No. You are destroying the value of INKEY$                                                                                    P okay this didnt help on the topic that much...&lt;sigh&gt;&lt;sigh some more&gt;                                              * Okay i dont understand the timer function,                                                                                     TIMER vs SLEEP                                                                                                                % TIMER and GOSUB (really useful stuff)                                                                                         S mennonite, I agree with you that returning from inside a loop is a bad idea, but...                                            Errk! What a mess!                                                                                                            G *i'm gonna get a fantastic therapist out of this, lol. nicely done kew.                                                       
 V'GER updated                                                                                                                 I Getting 'past' Grand Master??? - Hey, I've played golf a zillion times...                                                      Heh - it's easy to find out                                                                                                    *LOL                                                                                                                          V *Grand master&quot; is easy. Try staying at &quot;Doing good&quot; for a couple years!                                        H Putting a delay on text erasing, w/o sleep, proballly timer or something                                                       Go to the QB_FAQ                                                                                                               Running TC-Ray                                                                                                                1 You have to include all needed libraries. Also...                                                                              arrays for chandler                                                                                                           . Short tutorial on arrays using sample programs                                                                                 I think I get it!                                                                                                              *welcome, glad we could help                                                                                                   I can't find it in the FAQ.                                                                                                    Surprise! It's not in the FAQ.                                                                                                B that's horrible! that's at least my third FAQ related mistake yet!                                                             I found a good QBasic program!                                                                                                 i forgot a DOS program name                                                                                                   5 that takes me back. you'll need the right software...                                                                          nope. but you did help me                                                                                                     & possibly you would be interested (URL)                                                                                         whoops, i am lost                                                                                                              Qbasic Tutorials                                                                                                              5 i'm not just saying this, i really very much disagree                                                                         ) QBasic version of Dance Dance Revolution?                                                                                     * *Arrow key trapping is probably in the FAQ                                                                                    X it is absolutely in the faq, but chandler will prefer this thread made for newkid (*URL)                                       That's neat,but                                                                                                               G *oh i get it, you want to know how it's PLAYED not how it's coded (..?)                                                       * right, now if you need stepcharts, go here                                                                                     I know how it's played.                                                                                                       ! How do I write a program that can                                                                                             < *You can do it with the OUTPUT mode too, just write CHR$(0)s                                                                  	 OH RIGHT!                                                                                                                      If you use OUTPUT...                                                                                                          ( * DOS also uses CRLF; *nix uses LF only.                                                                                      5 is there  a way to print at the top of the screen,,,,                                                                          nah, it's easier than that.                                                                                                   0 timed restore, and timed restore supporting code                                                                              = aha, that's not all that changed. sorry you'll need this too!                                                                 I -mennonite, uhm that wasn't easier...i wanted u to tell me an easy way ..                                                     Z dude, what's easier than replacing subs? before we were working on the entire prog at once                                    1 although i can see why you think this isn't easy:                                                                             O (bob) i couldn't tell the guy was bad, his eyes were such a delicate shade of 1                                                oh i wanted the command STOP:                                                                                                 & okay, but when do you want it to STOP?                                                                                        " oh yeah i wanted it to end on :...                                                                                             At last! I've found it!                                                                                                       I * If you are interested in bases, try base64. It's much more challenging!                                                     W why stop with base 64? ascii lets you do up to 256, and with 2 bytes you could do more!                                       - it's even funnier if you draw it (*URL, jpeg)                                                                                 5 * I heard you can make Dynamic webpages with QB. How?                                                                          Very simple                                                                                                                    * URL to another thread inside.                                                                                               ) a trivial question for mac (just curious)                                                                                      * I wondered that myself                                                                                                       FAQ                                                                                                                            lol, no actually                                                                                                               this makes me wonder...                                                                                                       , Per means for. In fact it's the same word...                                                                                   *Welcome back, Ildrest.                                                                                                        cool! that means perl means forl                                                                                               *forpatory = Forgatory                                                                                                         *re!z = Z!re                                                                                                                   * mennonite, you're a scream!                                                                                                 M Thank You! i was under the impression that i made a number of people do that!                                                 E * we won't EVEN MENTION that leather purses are made from Purse Skin!                                                         , *The Purse will be with you, Leia, Always...                                                                                  % That's just one definition, actually.                                                                                          Heh - I was going to post that                                                                                                9 * oy, give us more straightlines mac, we'll try harder :P                                                                     P *I was familiar with #2, and used &quot;per&quot; that way once in Distractions.                                               When I look at a page. . .                                                                                                     response to rpgfan                                                                                                             When I came first came here                                                                                                    * Good                                                                                                                        7 now in subroutines! and who did the graphics? (thebob?)                                                                       ) a reminder for bob dole (how gosub works)                                                                                     S *-mennonite, you shouldnt've put that line label dograss, now evry1 will smoke weed                                           + *Thanks alot tho mennonite, and the bob too                                                                                   : well, it wasn't intentional... but i noticed it too (*URL)                                                                    W *The array index 500 was for the mask, 0 for the sprite (someone must have changed it).                                       Z *i don't understand why it's not working. can you look at the two subs and maybe fix them?                                     *i'm sorry nevermind!                                                                                                         O three repaired subroutines (see? now we don't have to repair the whole program)                                               $ Yeah TheBob did the gfx.........,,,,                                                                                           Wow!                                                                                                                          T I posted mine just because I wanted to be the first to post them in those languages.                                           I am collecting source code!                                                                                                  4 *Every language!?!?!?!! There are thousands of them!                                                                          ! * then let's make a thousand!!!!!                                                                                             " Here is a quick one in JavaScript.                                                                                            / Power of 2 Programs in C# and Visual Basic .NET                                                                               8 I'm not quite sure what the NET framework is,but thanks!                                                                      / * I think the .NET framework comes with WINDOWS                                                                               3 The NET framework needs to be installed separately.                                                                            * I have version 1.1                                                                                                          + * I must have it because his program works!                                                                                   8 Modified Ben's VB code to VBScript for use in a Web page                                                                      < Re: Modified Ben's VB code to VBScript for use in a Web page                                                                  - * Sorry, didn't see you had already posted JS                                                                                 X * VBScript uses Dim, not &quot;var&quot;. &quot;var&quot; produces nothing (or an error)                                      $ * Var is what you use in JavaScript.                                                                                           So you're right..                                                                                                              That's the idea!                                                                                                               Just curious                                                                                                                  6 *Probably because thats what got him into programming.                                                                         woah                                                                                                                          N *True, but I still think he's taking it too far, they aren't that interesting.                                                 EXACTLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!                                                                                                     I really like Michael Calkins!                                                                                                + michael's the best. as for powers of two...                                                                                   + So I should post on the distractions forum?                                                                                   0 if you're asking me, i think that's a good idea.                                                                               I understand,but                                                                                                              ! Thanks, Chandler and Mennonite...                                                                                             , I don't understand it myself,but I enjoy it!                                                                                  @ one should be so blissful. it reminds me of the little robots...                                                              N I find knowledge of binary and powers of 2 very useful in many of my programs.                                                - Yes,I get satifaction out of the powers of 2!                                                                                  Divisions by 3                                                                                                                A * for($i=0,$t=1;$i&lt;1024;$i++,$t*=2){print$t.\&quot;\n\&quot;;}                                                             d * Or in a file instead of commandline: for($i=0,$t=1;$i&lt;1024;$i++,$t*=2){print$t.&quot;\n&quot;;}                           &quot;crazy stuff&quot;                                                                                                       L *The genius of your program Mac is that it never produces an overflow error!                                                  
 * amazing.                                                                                                                      At least I'm not hurting anyone.                                                                                              8 *Hey, all programmers are automatically weird and crazy.                                                                       Java                                                                                                                           I know a website for you!                                                                                                      * :)                                                                                                                          	 Pig BASIC                                                                                                                      * -snicker-                                                                                                                   * Some of you may not believe this, but. . .                                                                                     A few tips:                                                                                                                   ; *by into the billions I mean the answer was in the billions                                                                   # Actually,I've memorized up to 2^34!                                                                                           4 *For me, 2^16=65536 is how far I have them memorized                                                                           He's been obsessed for a while.                                                                                               , Actually I discovered the forum a month ago.                                                                                  $ I've been working on learning  more.                                                                                          ( If you like the powers of 2 so much. . .                                                                                       It is a true statement. . .                                                                                                   ( Thats the only reason I got into QBasic!                                                                                       I think not                                                                                                                   9 This sounds like the conversations I have with my friend.                                                                     @ All integer roots of integers can be expressed as exponents. . .                                                               Well,what about 2^1/4?                                                                                                        8 Tutorial on the relationship between exponents and roots                                                                      " Actually if I was really demented,                                                                                            B *reality is subjective, and who says i was sane before last night?                                                            " Lol.  Key word is &quot;was&quot;.                                                                                            4 *I still want to know what he discover while he WAS!                                                                           Problem with Nibbles                                                                                                           *You Should post your code                                                                                                    : * For smoe weird reasons I always look in asteriked posts.                                                                     Old game, new computer...                                                                                                      * 3 Bobs in a row ^                                                                                                            *LOL                                                                                                                          ) SuDoku Scratch Pad updated to verison 3.2                                                                                     V *LOL! That's all I needed! I may hold the record for Goof points! (fun touch, though).                                        ) SuDoku (Su Doku) Utilily Programs (urk!!)                                                                                      I feel a little better                                                                                                        ! I cannot do puzzles like those...                                                                                             0 But they're not &quot;number puzzles&quot;, Pete                                                                              B Quick, call the Comma Police! A comma has escaped its &quot;&quot;                                                            2 *not a tony little seminar, a rob schneider movie!                                                                            b *Thanks, but credit where credit is due. &quot;TheBOB's puzzle generator&quot; was written by Mac!                            O *Ah, Bob, I knew that. No need to 'Eliten' me. (If credit post was meant 4 me.)                                               L *Actually, it was in resonse to Mac's post in which he gives me full credit.                                                  C Oh go gas up the Bat-Mobile. When someone asks you if your a god...                                                            One minor part                                                                                                                Z Well, even with 2% credit...you still missed the mistake of your = you're  in Pete's post!                                    J How to add nice text in a drawn image, dont forget to answer my last post!                                                    R you need to find a font routine. you can find them online or you can make your own                                            B -Mennonite, plz split my game into subs, i cant do much without it                                                            : yeah, i was working on it last night but was that exausted                                                                     Have you tried SCREEN 9 yet?                                                                                                   you know i hear ya, michael...                                                                                                4 What is the command to get a Tree bark Brown Color??                                                                          D a good brown is tricky but at east this lets you use real RGB values                                                          " That depends on what tree. . . :-P                                                                                            3 * Don't forget to divide each of the values by 4!!!                                                                           S *i did divide them by 4. and to get tree bark color i just picture a tree, use that                                            About a nice brown...                                                                                                         D *The exact color you get varies greatly from one monitor to another.                                                          K *Good point, -not to mention individual preferences as to monitor settings.                                                   ( *and individual preferences as to trees!                                                                                       AI Database                                                                                                                    alphabet combinations                                                                                                          Answer (I think)                                                                                                              6 man, these posts were really close together. creepy :D                                                                        J * asterisk police! you're coming with us, mennonite! no post in above text                                                    R * i'll let you off with a warning this time, and i'll even lend you one of mine: *                                            8 * crap, everybody beats me to everything around here :-(                                                                      1 * and before the spelling police arrive: asterisk                                                                              What do you need a program for?                                                                                               W *Thx, I knew there was a term for it.  (permutation; oh and what is the other 'ation'?)                                       
 * combination                                                                                                                 5 *That's right, but what is the difference?  I forgot.                                                                         C In a combination, order doesn't matter, so abc is the same as acb..                                                            And to work a combination...                                                                                                  2 *Ah yes, thank you, my PSDM class was a while ago.                                                                            ( punctionation! j/k &quot;iteration&quot;                                                                                      U funny you should ask, the forum was just talking about how hard that would be! (*URL)                                          Question                                                                                                                       Here you go...                                                                                                                	 More Help                                                                                                                      Experiment with this...                                                                                                        Now, the question part...                                                                                                     @ very interesting. Sounds like a good way to build robotic stuff.                                                              
 My Website                                                                                                                     Ben and TheKid                                                                                                                 I'll check it out!                                                                                                             Looks good.                                                                                                                   R Sure, freewebs is not bad. Only that there is no FTP access and you have to put...                                             Subs in my program plz                                                                                                        ) Now there is a reason to goto my website!                                                                                      What I like about this forum                                                                                                   Forum                                                                                                                          Well                                                                                                                          G Mac - That's what's unsafe about this forum but I created a solution...                                                        ?                                                                                                                              P.S.                                                                                                                           Ha! Made you think...                                                                                                          *lol                                                                                                                           Ingres Library                                                                                                                ( Boy did YOU ever come to the wrong forum                                                                                      7 there you go, we posted the same thing at the same time                                                                        quick note to matt                                                                                                             Re: Ingres Library                                                                                                             re: Re: Ingres Library                                                                                                         Interesting                                                                                                                   M &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; That $#%&amp; site killed my pop-up killer!                                                  ...what?                                                                                                                       Hey, Unknown's back...                                                                                                         alright i gotta nother question                                                                                                here's my suggestion                                                                                                          ) A caret is not a cursor.  See url inside.                                                                                     F a cookie is just a cookie... but &quot;newtons&quot; are fig and cake!                                                         -to mennonite, Sure                                                                                                           Q thanks! and let me (and the forum) know if you need help with *anything* qb or fb                                             2 Can anyone here duplicate randomization in qbasic?                                                                            + Here is the formula (from the qbasic help):                                                                                   ( Boy did YOU ever come to the right forum                                                                                       and...                                                                                                                         * Yes, I'm JeremyHopper.                                                                                                       Why the loops?                                                                                                                 What I meant was.....                                                                                                          There are a few ways                                                                                                           Battleships puzzles                                                                                                            Sorry, no bright ideas                                                                                                         I put QB on my site!                                                                                                          A Roll the dices! But why does it land on the same side every time?                                                             + this is in the faq, but use RANDOMIZE TIMER                                                                                   $ * Nooo not Schnappi the crocodile...                                                                                          0 Grammar police:  There is no such word as dices.                                                                               sorry... I am a norwegian...                                                                                                  & DOS character zero and OI6O of windows                                                                                        5 *forget it, it's the 255, NOT the zero character, bye                                                                         A * I would advise not to put secret things inside asterik posts...                                                             ; *I think that is an automatic signature. (I could be wrong)                                                                   @ *top 1001 reasons to never, EVER put text in an asterisked post:                                                               *                                                                                                                              * Same with me.                                                                                                               	 *likewise                                                                                                                     F *I don't bother looking in posts with * . Don't want to waste my time.                                                         *it's an automatic signature                                                                                                   message to bob dole                                                                                                            Here is my favorite program!                                                                                                   i like your website                                                                                                            My distraction deleted                                                                                                        , You meant: &quot;I tend 'to' forget...&quot;                                                                                   You meant: 'Grammar Police'                                                                                                     * No text in above two messages!                                                                                              # * LOL - I'll watch it in the future                                                                                           6 * You're all going to jail for impersonating officers.                                                                        O *I don't like police.  They like to take people like me and y'all to jail!  :-(                                               O *I don't like police.  They like to take people like me and y'all to jail!  :-(                                               
 *ugggghhhh                                                                                                                     *&quot;Senseless...&quot;                                                                                                     9 *How my poor heart breaks, with typographical mistakes...                                                                     2 * Maybe we should institute a Typing Police force.                                                                             done :D (*URL)                                                                                                                 *:D                                                                                                                        * My god.........                                                                                                               Re: Here is my favorite program!                                                                                              " That's why I got into programming!                                                                                            % If you care about not getting spam...                                                                                          I just delete spam.                                                                                                            Watch out for SPAMBOT 3000!                                                                                                    *lol                                                                                                                           i love those buttons                                                                                                            your powers of two is innacurate                                                                                               Yes,but that was a while back.                                                                                                , Mouse interferes with graphics on screen....                                                                                  0 I can hide the mouse and it still works, but....                                                                              $ I've seen this problem in mode 13...                                                                                           I dont think that will work...                                                                                                 Figured it out a cheap way :)                                                                                                 4 Re: I can hide the mouse and it still works, but....                                                                           Too big code for too small task                                                                                                This is better                                                                                                                X *heh, today i've been working on content for a program that uses an identical routine :)                                      
 Simple way                                                                                                                     try this... use a sub....                                                                                                     / ** dayam guys, beat me to it why don't ya... :)                                                                               . Has anyone here played Dance Dance Revolution?                                                                                , It wouldn't be too hard for me probably. . .                                                                                   That's all I want!                                                                                                             how can i have the escape key                                                                                                  CHR$(27) = ESCAPE                                                                                                              okay thanks, that was fast                                                                                                    - A program to find any character code you need                                                                                  * very cool.....                                                                                                                VariationsofASCIIcodefinders                                                                                               just the vertical scrollbar                                                                                                   4 *is it possible to see the FATs someway? (i use QBX)                                                                          + If you knew where they were: yes. (I don't)                                                                                    A big qbasic dilemma                                                                                                          : LOL - I guess we need a &quot;Big Questions&quot; subforum                                                                    V What's that, you say you work at a nuclear plant? Maybe we should get Ben on this one!                                        X *whats this sub do? &quot;SelfDestruct:&quot;  i keep trying but it won't gosub to it...                                       Total Replacement                                                                                                              Can you see the other forum?                                                                                                  . * Read the original post: He gave the password                                                                                - *How do I make a delay smaller than 1 second?                                                                                 ' * It's easy! Read the FAQ! (url inside)                                                                                        Delay smaller than 1 second                                                                                                   " heya solitaire? small favor to ask                                                                                              it does not require the Ansi.sys                                                                                               thanks benedicto... but                                                                                                       - i have just opened the Help from the msdos622                                                                                  *lol, i give up, thank you                                                                                                     Mode co80 is very old                                                                                                          * thanks :)                                                                                                                   - Well, I don't consider this an improvement...                                                                                  ?????                                                                                                                         " Well I guess that makes 2 of us...                                                                                             not really, let me explain                                                                                                     It's a small world after all.                                                                                                 = Well, not quite a &quot;bouncing ball&quot; but a slight help                                                                 ' I don't know how to use subs or arrays.                                                                                        *syncronized lyrics:(URL)                                                                                                     
 That's better                                                                                                                 ' Dang! I think I'm dead with this option                                                                                       ( there is a way i'm sure, try this first:                                                                                       Good thinking, but                                                                                                             yay! thanks mac!                                                                                                               Yep                                                                                                                            I don't understand...                                                                                                         
 Full screen??                                                                                                                  here:                                                                                                                         ) the reason you're confused is mac uses xp                                                                                      * Mac uses Windows NT not XP.                                                                                                 % *ah, ok (that's still why, though...)                                                                                         8 Is there any way to stop people from opening data files?                                                                       Why go to all that trouble?                                                                                                    Wasn't THAT worried ;)                                                                                                        	 Graphics?                                                                                                                      I agree, there's no point.                                                                                                     Protecting data files.                                                                                                         Look! Tiles!                                                                                                                   You could use GOSUB                                                                                                           
 *Thanks, Mac!                                                                                                                  * Yeah, that's a cool prgram!                                                                                                  no gosub, goto or sub                                                                                                         1 Much cleaner. And to give relative start location                                                                             : Am I the only 1 that actually wants to write machine code?                                                                    K no, you're one of two people who are really into it (michael) on a qb forum                                                    It wasn't me. . .                                                                                                             U *No, you're not wrong, rpgfan.  I don't want anything to do with asm OR machine code.                                         Y *i find it fascinating, but in the end, it's not cross platform and attracts me much less                                      Using NASM is easiest                                                                                                         Q there are a few qb utilities for converting compiled asm to usable asm code in qb                                             ( I don't really want to flood this forum.                                                                                       I hope you have read the FAQ                                                                                                  , I've read it before but I forgot about that!                                                                                   No                                                                                                                            U *you yes, but it slipped my mind who else was talking about it, it was shiftlynx, thx                                          Thanks.                                                                                                                       3 Finding top Max values out of several variables...?                                                                            what you do is...                                                                                                              Hmmmm...maybe that won't work                                                                                                  Nevermind...I see..                                                                                                           S You might try a sorting algorithm along with a &quot;no-DIM&quot; code snippit. . .                                           S *there you go ost you're almost done. and thanks rpgfan, i forgot all about ubound!                                            ethernet in qb or asm                                                                                                          re: ethernet                                                                                                                   ethernet in qbasic                                                                                                             Square root in QBasic?                                                                                                         * SQR(2) = Square Root of 2                                                                                                   ) Did you try using the QBasic help system?                                                                                      Or...                                                                                                                         5 *Great idea, Bob!!!  Never even once thought of that.                                                                         # * Hey, that's just the way I do it.                                                                                           Y * That's odd. . . Is there a different version of QB7.1? I can't search my help file. . .                                     ( *He meant use menu bar search (Alt + S).                                                                                       Search, Find                                                                                                                   I understand now.                                                                                                             1 * I love all the neat little things I learn here.                                                                             M *Search works in other all versions (yes, QBX rocks, and occasionally rolls).                                                  Thanks, everyone!                                                                                                             6 * Good luck. Guess you guys are used to it (IRA, etc.)                                                                         Thanks, Mac                                                                                                                    * Also: PRINT n ^ .5                                                                                                          F * I was just gonna ask how to square root without actually doing so...                                                        - Do you mean without using the SQR() function?                                                                                 ( * .......... what about squaring by 0.5?                                                                                       Square by...                                                                                                                   *oh-  wait what?                                                                                                              2 Capitalizing only the first letter of a string...?                                                                             Capitalizing...                                                                                                               ( Thanks, it also works for me this way...                                                                                      K *I'd recommend writing a conversion program and re-generating the database.                                                     That should render an error. . .                                                                                              
 This is mine.                                                                                                                 0 You could save yourself a tiny bit of code, Bob.                                                                               *yeah yeah yeah whatever                                                                                                       Another way                                                                                                                    That's cheating.                                                                                                               I got it all worked out                                                                                                       @ Function for proper case of every word or name in a string (url)                                                              Y *yeah it's a tradition of this forum i believe, to write this routine every month or two.                                      *lol                                                                                                                           Capitaliser (*URL)                                                                                                            9 *is it possible a caret instead of a cursor in text mode?                                                                      I assume you mean for INPUT?                                                                                                  A Now that I reread it, you were probably talking about for a mouse                                                              LOCATE                                                                                                                         i mean for INPUT                                                                                                               I still don't understand you.                                                                                                  Maybe he doesn't understand you                                                                                               6 * Yes, it is possible. See my post &quot;LOCATE&quot;.                                                                        : Re: * Yes, it is possible. See my post &quot;LOCATE&quot;.                                                                     Different results                                                                                                              Maybe you can comment on this                                                                                                  chirp, chirp, chirp                                                                                                            *:-)                                                                                                                2 the Caret it's the vertical cursor like in windows                                                                            9 Wrong! The &quot;caret&quot; is a wedge-shaped symbol (^)                                                                      *you are right                                                                                                                1 actually you're wrong, mac (you're half right...)                                                                              Interesting - I see                                                                                                           < (oy) well mac, macromedia sure is helping to confuse things:                                                                  , ...you! ...you! misinformation propagandist!                                                                                  I The person who wrote that lesson is misinformed. A carat is NOT a cursor.                                                     ! c'mon, this is getting ridiculous                                                                                              * OK.  I concede.                                                                                                             
 thank you!                                                                                                                    	 * Me, too                                                                                                                     2 How about quickly switching from one to the other?                                                                            Q * Or you could use a background color to indicate a cursor, which would show both                                             3 ;TheBob , edit on my program still makes it flicker                                                                            I get the flicker too.                                                                                                         What do you call newbie,                                                                                                      ( A simple IF statement solves everything!                                                                                      Z *Good call, should have been in there. Unfortunately, it doesn't help if sprite is moving.                                    : Yeah, I'm not sure that flicker problem can be solved. :-(                                                                    P the pcopy method works in screen 9 in QB but look at this Allegro version (*URL)                                              F It works well in FreeBASIC (after you change the key checking routine)                                                        8 the code i posted in the nonqb forum compiles fine as is                                                                       Re: keyboard codes. . .                                                                                                        *good point                                                                                                                    It's your graphics card...                                                                                                    
 i was right??                                                                                                                 ; Sure. Even in the old days, paging was a valid way to go...                                                                    Tearing                                                                                                                       S *fb isn't obsolete. when he is done writing his game he can edit it slightly, voila                                           : Actually, that's what I compiled his program in initially.                                                                    J * I meant QB; FB's gfxlib uses DirectDraw, which has modern vsync support.                                                    2 Even If I knew how to write a program in assembly,                                                                            < For assembly, the compiler used is an &quot;assembler&quot;.                                                                   That makes sense.                                                                                                              MASM, TASM, NASM                                                                                                               Try download.com. . .                                                                                                          Compiling assembly language                                                                                                   P having used both debug (in the past) and nasm today, here's the difference i see                                               My TIMER experimentation                                                                                                      + an in-thread but non-qb question for rpgfan                                                                                   ) I hope you have a stopwatch lying around!                                                                                     
 *thank you                                                                                                                    B * Poor you, you have to deal with *thrwos up* Windows... M.... E!!                                                             better than windows MFE...                                                                                                    A *Its because the the Dark Side knows the Force better than you...                                                             A * It was MS' response to people waiting for a new OS to come out.                                                             T *yeah but they were hoping it would be one that sucked less than win98... (not more)                                          Q * Actually, WinME was better than Win98. It was Win98SE that made WinME look bad.                                             ' How do you copy paste text into QBasic?                                                                                       " If you are in fullscreen mode. . .                                                                                             Copy and paste source code                                                                                                     He said he already tried that.                                                                                                K * hah, I didn't know that; i've been saving into notepad.. that sure helps.                                                   
 **Thanks guys                                                                                                                  To Michael Calkins                                                                                                            W here john, add this one line after the last print line (man i hope this isn't homework)                                        O.K. !                                                                                                                        5 Need ideas on how to handle flashing and more.  (URL)                                                                         E Try wearing a raincoat!  And, to get below 0% happiness, buy an XP...                                                          A couple of things...                                                                                                         ( I beileve filicker is reduced with this:                                                                                      " Is there a string limit in QBasic?                                                                                             Not sure, but. . .                                                                                                            ' this program uses 720-something of them                                                                                       / actually, IS there a way to pcopy in screen 12?                                                                               & PCOPY in SCREEN mode 12? Not natively.                                                                                        V *thanks. actually i suspect michael will write a routine to fix this in ASM someday :)                                        	 Question:                                                                                                                     W * Try taborama.com's keyboard (and keyboard ONLY) tabs. QB uses a keyboard's notes. . .                                       5 I have sheet music to what I think is the main theme:                                                                         
 Main Theme                                                                                                                    8 How can i stop the dude from overwriting the background?                                                                      % well i know i'm repeating myself here                                                                                          Well, bob, you got me...                                                                                                      6 why does your edit in my program make the char flicker                                                                        C *QBN has a tutorial: http://www.qbasicnews.com/tutorials/tutor7.txt                                                           ( Where is a good place to learn assembly?                                                                                       AoA                                                                                                                            Thanks!                                                                                                                       
 Links, etc...                                                                                                                  Cool!                                                                                                                         ' RE: SuDoku praise and challenge for Mac                                                                                        Thanks                                                                                                                        8 What's the best way to teach binary to a complete idiot?                                                                       Use the Socratic Method!                                                                                                      
 Thanks a lot!                                                                                                                 F Thats binary!!!!!!!!! (Please click here or you will misunderstand me.                                                         An Equation As A String                                                                                                       6 You have to generate a program. Variables not possible                                                                         Clever!                                                                                                                        twelve days of christams                                                                                                      M I haven't got a clue as to what kind of program you want to write, but FYI...                                                 ? I have the solution.  It prints out all the lyrics to the song.                                                               I &quot;If this is not a homework assignment, I will post my version &quot;                                                     F *Maybe even by then I'll be able to include the music with the lyrics.                                                        6 I think someone is flooding.(URL) Isn't that overkill?                                                                        > * Looks like it was automatically generated. Look at the date.                                                                 I agree with Ben.                                                                                                             , Mistake corrected with one of my programs...                                                                                  % Problem making a text adventure game.                                                                                          Solution                                                                                                                      ' * WOW! what an embarrassing mistake :-(                                                                                       ' * Don't worry about it. It happens. :-)                                                                                        How do you do that ?                                                                                                           Ok,                                                                                                                            THX  Michael !                                                                                                                 You're welcome...                                                                                                               Subs ?? how them in this program                                                                                              0 You know you're addicted to the powers of 2 when                                                                              5 You know you're addicted to the powers of 2 when. . .                                                                         
 That's funny.                                                                                                                 
 forum and URL                                                                                                                 " * This is an example of funny. :-D                                                                                            ! THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!                                                                                             @ * Puns on the number 2 now. . . What is the world coming to? :-)                                                               Here are some more examples!                                                                                                  V *Vacation: 2 weeks off work after which you are 2 tired 2 come home and 2 broke not 2.                                        & still need help on masking ...;The Bob                                                                                         masking is a bit advanced. . .                                                                                                 Bit masking                                                                                                                   G I wonder if you're really interested in learning to program graphics...                                                       ! i already understand get,and put.                                                                                             ( well here is an example of bitmasking...                                                                                      A *Lesson 10: Animation, -examples of all necessary code are there!                                                              Here is another wacky song!                                                                                                   d * since when is &quot;5&quot; an integer power of 2? (&quot;0&quot; is an exception because it's a r                          $ NOOOOOOOOO! You've got it all wrong!                                                                                          / Latest encryption system - clever ideas here...                                                                                Spring physics..                                                                                                              < * Simple question:  How do you use &quot;DATA&quot; command?                                                                   Re: DATA command                                                                                                              
 Simple answer                                                                                                                   Here is a song made from primes!                                                                                              B * It reminds me of the Final Fantasy theme. . . *goes to play FF1*                                                             Hey! I think your right!                                                                                                      : I always wondered where Beethoven got some of his ideas...                                                                    d * You could also put a bunch of 'IF INKEY$ &lt;&gt; &quot;&quot; THEN END' in there. :( (not recomme                          0 You can just click the X to stop QBasic anytime!                                                                               Well                                                                                                                          @ I have 2 batch file questions, one of which may also include QB.                                                               This is a cool song!                                                                                                           Those are cool songs...                                                                                                       W *NEWK, you're WAY more likely to use all of QBasic's memory space than your disk space.                                       & Sure! I want to make this song public!                                                                                        % Here's a &quot;wacky&quot; song idea!                                                                                         
 *I like it                                                                                                                     Qbasic easter egg                                                                                                             	 use a BAT                                                                                                                      *Use 4 keys(URL)                                                                                                              4 Whew! This is getting tiresome. Taking a break......                                                                          # *What does &quot;SuDoku&quot; mean?                                                                                            It's Japanese...                                                                                                               * LOL - Any  more questions?                                                                                                  H Finished! Please give it a try (even if you aren't interested in SuDoku)                                                      M *Beautifully done! The changing diagram is a great teaching tool. First rate.                                                 	 collision                                                                                                                      no title                                                                                                                      	 Masking??                                                                                                                     P You must be talking about a different tutorial. Try URL inside, -it's all there!                                              " How to use the compiling programs?                                                                                            & Re: How to use the compiling programs?                                                                                         QBasic Website?                                                                                                               ' OMG, you should've read the other posts                                                                                       ( * why www.qbasic.com and not qbasic.com?                                                                                      ' and no matter what happens to that site                                                                                       H Hey, RampageAI! Nice to hear from you! It's been awhile. Yes, changes...                                                      A is it possible to use the same arrow keys w/o copying code again?                                                              Learn to use subs.                                                                                                            A Aha! The plot thickens! If you're going to have your character...                                                              Asm._ how do i compile this?                                                                                                  ) you would have to have the subroutines...                                                                                      further:                                                                                                                       well, it's some large                                                                                                         # help on 4 variable combinations plz                                                                                           - How i can get QBasic to work on my windows XP                                                                                 1 Check the FAQ at the top of the main forums page.                                                                             I http://www.visualtour.com/downloads/xp_fix.exe (click here for more info)                                                      QB in XP                                                                                                                      " How did you try to get QB to work?                                                                                            5 * It's no wonder why Solitaire has her own school. :)                                                                          Also, need help here too!                                                                                                     $ Yep its me again, painting a square?                                                                                           Re: Paint a square                                                                                                             hmm                                                                                                                            alright thanks                                                                                                                # There IS a 'paint' command in DRAW!                                                                                           	 DRAW. . .                                                                                                                     = *Huh. i stand corrected, must've been a while. thanks, rpgfan                                                                 , OPEN FOR BINARY AS #1, OPEN FOR OUTPUT AS #2                                                                                  / it's possible... but what are you trying to do?                                                                                Re: it's possible                                                                                                              Hunhh??                                                                                                                        Re: it's possible                                                                                                             W i'm trying to think of what a qb file would contain... but here is an answer that might                                        I think                                                                                                                       I * that's true, however, i'd suggest reading more than one byte at a time!                                                     & oh, thanks mac i totally misunderstood                                                                                        & However, if you really wanted to do it                                                                                        V yes that's still totally possible. although i tried that very method with bitmaps once                                        1 * thanks for the suggestion. That might work. . .                                                                              sudoku                                                                                                                         Been there, done that                                                                                                          *Sorry  I   am new but learning                                                                                                * No problem                                                                                                                  B QBASIC.COM IS COMMING BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!                                                             Hasty optimism, methinks                                                                                                      0 *I knew it was too good to be true! False alarm!                                                                                just to make sure i get you, mac                                                                                                * Well, you know as much as I do                                                                                              U *oh ok, i thought you'd seen how far this has gone before, but it's a first for me...                                         6 *Try going to --  http://www.qbasic.com -- it's there!                                                                        E * wow, Kew's right.  you have to put the WWW, but QBasic.com is back!                                                         F Yes, I just noticed that the chatroom there is not the same as here...                                                        ) Well, so much for the &quot;upgrade&quot;                                                                                      Tiny Graphics Needed                                                                                                           Hmm, I'm no artist, but...                                                                                                     BMPs!                                                                                                                          Well                                                                                                                           BMP2BSV does what you want                                                                                                     Several questions, G...                                                                                                        Answers                                                                                                                       
 Nice babbling                                                                                                                  Here is a castle...                                                                                                           & ...and a Lord, a cow and some wheat...                                                                                         What I've done,                                                                                                               2 *I'm working this weekend but I'll get on it ASAP.                                                                            5 I got to it a little sooner than I thought I would...                                                                         / I replied a little later than I thought I would                                                                               6 *The  sword and shield are great, -fits right in, too.                                                                         SUBs                                                                                                                           Re: SUBs                                                                                                                       I tried that...                                                                                                               % Hmm. . . That should have worked. . .                                                                                         
 *that worked!                                                                                                                  How can you BEEP in a program?                                                                                                Q * Haven't seen it, but it could be a direct call to the PC speaker using ASM. . .                                              Can you reproduce the beep?                                                                                                    *That's what had me confused!                                                                                                 
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 ON ERROR. . .                                                                                                                 & Well I still don't understand exactly.                                                                                         2 hints:                                                                                                                      # Yes,but it still quits on overflow!                                                                                           0 okay still have a problem with screen flickering                                                                              O well, the slowest part that is most likely to cause flickering effect by far...                                               3 Here is your program, corrected for flicker, bob...                                                                           7 Solved that problem, with tutorial explanation to boot!                                                                       ? *Yes, I didn't get into boundary checking (a little at a time).                                                               > * What we didn't cover in class, we'll cover on the final exam                                                                 * LOL - I like that one, Mac!                                                                                                 J okay,thanks dudes you helped alot,don't worry soon ill have more prob's :)                                                     Little New Programs (URL's)                                                                                                   " Your prime-factor program is great                                                                                             More on primes                                                                                                                 No! I will never give up!                                                                                                      Hey I thought of something!                                                                                                   ) Results (I give up on adding a 5 filter!)                                                                                     8 Those are great elapsed times. Obviously an improvement.                                                                       Testing primes                                                                                                                 What is the URL, shiftlynx?                                                                                                   
 Nevermind.                                                                                                                     Still need help...                                                                                                            P * I think that's INPUT's limit. You'll need to write your own input with INKEY$.                                              - this code should show how to fix that problem                                                                                 6 Mac, have you been editing the beginning of the forum?                                                                        % while it's fun and amusing and all...                                                                                          Some editing                                                                                                                  / *MagnaUnum still posts occasionally at NeoBasic                                                                               N *Wow, people thought QBasic was gonna die 800 pages ago, it sure is a fighter!                                                ' * &quot;qb is dead. long live qb.&quot;                                                                                       + i gotta write this program some help please                                                                                    not good                                                                                                                      S of course i take &quot;spare the rod and spoil the child&quot; to be a metaphor for                                            There was an article about. . .                                                                                                *yeah :( thanks rpgfan.                                                                                                       & I'm not proud of this or anything, but                                                                                         ooh ooh Distraction!!  (URL*)                                                                                                  A different approach. . .                                                                                                     a * using LINE INPUT rather than INPUT solves the problem of the automatic &quot;?&quot; at the end                             D so does input &quot;&quot;Comma q$ instead of Semicolon but don't se                                                          C *asterisk previous post just don't use input use line input anyway.                                                           3 Okay i've got another problem for evrybody &gt;&gt;                                                                           ' Okay, I have a couple of quick comments                                                                                       ' The biggest problem is caused by CLS...                                                                                        *Argh, beat me by a moment                                                                                                    3 *I knew you were responding too, so I typed faster.                                                                           * It's the CLSes that are really killing it.                                                                                    ; Need help with A word scrambling Program,and Arrays too plz                                                                    a few tips:                                                                                                                   D I posted this in reply on your QBasicCafe post. You can answer here.                                                           okay i switched it to 4 combos                                                                                                 Here is up to 7                                                                                                               9 *is there a memory windows doesn't use but basic can use?                                                                     J now you're thinking like a dos programmer (cool) but windows is different.                                                     another thought                                                                                                                How much memory do you need?                                                                                                   all the possible memory                                                                                                       / bp's 1st annual minigame challenge (URL inside)                                                                               4 I can't see it 'cause of the stupid network54 thing.                                                                           for phylo, a mirror (*URL)                                                                                                    6 I've seen it mennonite, thx.  My 500 game almost works                                                                        
 libratries                                                                                                                     when you open the editor                                                                                                      - where can i find the basicguru.com downloads?                                                                                  that remains to be seen...                                                                                                    ' *i ask again, where do i find BASM 6.4?                                                                                       X the forum can't always give you an answer... if you read my previous post, youll see why                                       Try this site (url inside)                                                                                                    9 *link didn't function, Thank You anyway, i'll keep trying                                                                      Quiz.                                                                                                                         ' out of laziness i'll try the first two.                                                                                        Great!                                                                                                                         ARRGGHH!                                                                                                                       You forgot one                                                                                                                 *0 isn't positive                                                                                                             = *exactly the point, IIldrest / 5^0 makes 3 numbers, not 2 :)                                                                 / *But I said assuming positive integer powers...                                                                               J *yeah, if you look at the whole thread, we all answered that bit similarly                                                     *Sorry, your right.                                                                                                           0 okay, it's officially a QBasic thread now (URL*)                                                                               Here's more...                                                                                                                
 left shifting                                                                                                                 $ Let's see, I don't know them all but                                                                                          @ *Whoops, change &quot;10&quot; in Question 1 to &quot;ten&quot;.                                                              * oh no, leave it, then you can make it a...                                                                                    
 *Huh? 10b = 2                                                                                                                 M *oh #### you're right! i lost ^0 there, not again! (ok .... not ....^2 then.)                                                  Re: binary 4 using fingers                                                                                                    R *yep, and the british version would be &quot;12&quot;... (facing the other way, 6)                                             * I'm officially confused now.                                                                                                 I think he means...                                                                                                           G the easiest way to explain it is very simple, and you're right, michael                                                       ' without looking inside the other posts:                                                                                        Hi, Chandler                                                                                                                   OK                                                                                                                            # Email address moved to proper place                                                                                           Y sprawl*mart has an ISP? what, it's not enough to deal in home appliances, sporting and...                                      No way!                                                                                                                        I really like Walmart.                                                                                                        
 My Answers                                                                                                                     I'll reveal answer 4!                                                                                                         ! i think the answer to number 3 is                                                                                             E Mennonite, there's something you (and everyone else) ought to know...                                                         
 Good point                                                                                                                    % OK,here is the questions and answers!                                                                                          Five is wrong.                                                                                                                 Yes.                                                                                                                          0 I have added some of those questions to my quiz.                                                                              + I already answered all of them, am I right?                                                                                   ) * Is there a math genius in the house? :)                                                                                      The answers.                                                                                                                   1024                                                                                                                          A *Hey, I used Alt+0160 to space stuff but it compressed it anyway?                                                              Optical Illusion                                                                                                              # I think this has to do with font...                                                                                            LPRINT questions                                                                                                              * * Thats where ASM would come into context.                                                                                      Forget it and do this instead...                                                                                              4 *Does that mean you both came out of a horse's .....                                                                           *Assembler?                                                                                                                    *www.dosprn.com                                                                                                               T i'm not gonna just come out and say it, but does anyone else find humor in that url?                                          F How do I convert 4 ascii values to a unique number between 0 and 2^32?                                                        N * If you know how to Convert the number back to characters, please explain. :)                                                 Unsure of what you want. . .                                                                                                  S * I want all four ascii values to correspond to one large number between 0 and 2^32                                            CVL(&quot;abcd&quot;)                                                                                                         A Good! I was afraid Long wouldn't hold the range, so I did this...                                                             # Fast Cipher - 50000 bytes a second!                                                                                           ; That's nice. We have you're IP address and decipher code...                                                                    i just tried it                                                                                                               ' It prompts for &quot;Key Filename&quot;                                                                                       K I have 46 thousand files on my pc, how are you gonna know which one I used?                                                   " No text above. Sort of good answer                                                                                            1 * thats clever mac, interesting variation on rc4.                                                                             O How about this key expansion routine?  Each password generates a unique output.                                               
 Looks good                                                                                                                    @ * huh... never thought of it like that.  Good thinkin there mac.                                                              @ *By trying all 128 byte files as the code.  (Not many of those.)                                                               No, that isn't how it works                                                                                                    *Ok, I see.                                                                                                                    I get 0 bytes a second                                                                                                         Re: I get 0 bytes a second                                                                                                    ( To Earthborn: You have a response (URL*)                                                                                       what are the 'Binaries' files?                                                                                                4 it's all ascii too. (i'll try to make this painless)                                                                          
 *THANK YOU                                                                                                                     of course!..                                                                                                                   Mennoite is right, and...                                                                                                     O * A way to read and write files in a raw form.  access specific positions, etc.                                               ' do newer computers have system speaker?                                                                                       S *Many don't, but some have an option to send PC Speaker stuff to external speakers.                                           Y one for the gurus: is there an interrupt you can access to get the data being SENT to it?                                     T *Since putting out sound would be going through the OS, it might depend on the OS...                                          B *oh, thanks... i hadn't thought of that but it makes perfect sense                                                             *who is mikrondel?                                                                                                            , *good question. also, who is Marshall Stack?                                                                                  # *Mikrondel is one of my alter egos.                                                                                            My Gateway is like that.                                                                                                       *I hope you get them back                                                                                                      I Propose A Holiday:                                                                                                          # *LOL, -&quot;half an RPG&quot; :-).                                                                                            Word Proccessor                                                                                                               H 1. don't look at me i've been trying for years 2. oh and you're wrong :)                                                      M *spelling police get out of jail free card: &quot;punctuation&quot;... m'kay?                                                  * Punctionation XD                                                                                                            & *i only type with my Thumbs! (all 10.)                                                                                        : and then that itself contains at least two shameful errors                                                                    % *lol. You are a good poet, Mennonite.                                                                                         - Re: Word-Processor, welcome to grad school...                                                                                  Am I right here, Pete?                                                                                                        K I had my head so far up my ... that day, I could barely wiggle my ankles...                                                   < A few years ago, an upper-level manager at the phone company                                                                   Bloody Word Processors!                                                                                                       Z *computer scientists: guys who worked on BASIC wordprocessor, couldn't bother to finish ;)                                     BASIC dying?                                                                                                                  X Not the BASIC family (VB, maybe FB), but QB can't last forever..We're still here, though                                      * oh, c64 can't last forever either (*URL's)                                                                                     familiar with the phoenix?                                                                                                     what's dying is Older q/basic                                                                                                  BASIC dying - not sure                                                                                                         I have some questions...                                                                                                       i have some answers?                                                                                                           Mennite answer #1 well, so...                                                                                                 @ *hmm, I forgot to multiply by 2. Oh well... (correction inside:)                                                              ) music program (just the discussion of it)                                                                                     $ quick &quot;note&quot; to clarify...                                                                                          Y *thnx. I was not going to use the mouse, but I guess I should. Notes are stored in array.                                      QBasic can be deadly!                                                                                                         ' yep (not real spammy, but not gorgeous)                                                                                       + One piece of advice I will offer is this...                                                                                   B you've unwittingly introduced a section of my tutorial :) (noooo!)                                                            B The best tutorial I ever wrote was sub-par, but it was for golf...                                                            0 *absolutely. these are rules for source (thanks)                                                                              & oh fyi (correction of spelling inside)                                                                                         *Sorry, 'mime' mistake.                                                                                                        This is a really funny program!                                                                                                This one may be faster                                                                                                          * HAHAHA, now thats pretty funny                                                                                              $ I don't know much about Binary mode.                                                                                           The result was only 953 MB                                                                                                     I have one that does that                                                                                                     ' Interested in even bigger powers of two                                                                                       + *&quot;Impressive... most impressive.&quot;                                                                                   U You're off topic: Please keep all future posts related to CHICKENS!!!  (1 correction)                                          *Its &quot;Colonel&quot;.                                                                                                     ( *not always it isn't: http://engrish.com                                                                                      @ What?! Are you trying to tell ME how to get to Engrish.com?!!!!!                                                               Thats one of my favorite sites!                                                                                               8 *Don't forget your asterisk. But I like that site too :D                                                                      c *So you're saying it goes both ways? In the army, they call that &quot;Don't ask, don't tell.&quot;                           ? *&quot;Impressive chickens... most impressive chickens...&quot;                                                                *Mennonite! I am your father!                                                                                                 T lol, i'm Not getting in another chat thread. psyche still healing from the last one.                                          Y *Join ME and we can end this pointless destruction and rule the galaxy as father and son!                                     1 *Why don't we just go to the chatroom, Mennonite?                                                                              would love to... but                                                                                                          A *The chatroom here on the forum doesn't require Java or anyhting!                                                             1 Duhh - NOW I get it, Pete. CHICKENS threw me off.                                                                             E *that would throw off anyone pete, we shouldn't egg him on like that.                                                          Cool!                                                                                                                         	 Hahahaha!                                                                                                                      *5cc of Demerol, stat!                                                                                                        K *i recommend 50 mg of thorazine, i'm the doctor 'till the doctor gets back!                                                   ( Interested in even bigger powers of two?                                                                                       New domain name?                                                                                                               I need help!!!!!!!!!!!!                                                                                                       ( An array is a collection of variables...                                                                                      X A man had a cihuahua on a leash. My guess, he out was fishing for a bigger dog. Bots&gt;                                      \ Re: A man had a cihuahua on a leash. My guess, he out was fishing for a bigger dog. Bots&gt;                                  < Yep. You'll have to download the page. Not to hard though...                                                                   Thanks guys...                                                                                                                # A man had a Rotweiler on a leash...                                                                                           2 *Yeah, that happens to me too, when I eat Mexican.                                                                             *Say goodnight, Gracie.                                                                                                        *Goodnight Gracie                                                                                                              thanks                                                                                                                         Heh - a little senile                                                                                                          senile                                                                                                                        G * That wasn't you? Check the email address of the &quot;roy&quot; there                                                       K Re: * That wasn't you? Check the email address of the &quot;roy&quot; there                                                   W *Mac, Roy's makin' us look like a couple chickens running around with out heads cut off                                       W Hey, Roys right. The IP addy is different. But Roy, if you run into to the other Roy...                                        Thanks for the welcome  Pete                                                                                                  * I'll let you in on a little secret, Roy...                                                                                    , Perhaps not senile, just a little arthritic?                                                                                   *Was he played by Tim Conway?                                                                                                  *Yes                                                                                                                           QBasic.com Domain Name...                                                                                                     + * i didn't think it was on go daddy either.                                                                                   3 My prediction: QBASIC.COM will be back up next week                                                                           > probably true. but i'd help mac buy it if it became available.                                                                N Save your money. Get a laptop dance or something. To all, the domain biz is...                                                 huh? i Love porn!                                                                                                              about the domain...                                                                                                           * i think it would be a great idea... but...                                                                                     Re: about the domain...                                                                                                        hmm                                                                                                                            The nameservers...                                                                                                            $ *Where's CERN when you need it . . .                                                                                          7 * Switzerland.. why do you need a particle accelerator?                                                                       8 *five words: &quot;swiss army first person shooter&quot;                                                                      H DOS QBasic Help Programming &quot;What happened to www.qbasic.com&quot;?                                                      M http://www.network54.com/Forum/message?forumid=13959&amp;messageid=1119720971                                                  I'm downloading Freebasic,but                                                                                                 + I am obsessed with small file sizes because                                                                                    You're on the right forum                                                                                                      Yep!                                                                                                                           Too large. . .                                                                                                                + this is a QBasic forum, like he said, (but)                                                                                    Not languages, just libs.                                                                                                      I'll stick with QBasic!                                                                                                       + *I downloaded FreeBASIC and I have dial-up.                                                                                    FB Can fit in a diskette..                                                                                                    : update on what i can give you access to (qbasic.com stuff)                                                                    > Re: update on what i can give you access to (qbasic.com stuff)                                                                 hmm... good point.                                                                                                            > LOL - That's &quot;like a chicken with it's head cut off&quot;                                                                W Sure Mac... until one of those &quot;pink&quot; elephants you're seeing steps on it!...                                        I think it is coordinated                                                                                                     ' More chicken info. Coordinated, nope...                                                                                        Not just chickens...                                                                                                           Errk                                                                                                                          / *that is specifically what i was alluding to ;)                                                                               " in fact it was a specific chicken!                                                                                            = mennonite, get in the game. We're talkin' REAL chickens here!                                                                 ) get in the game, wha? i Started the game!                                                                                     S *Sorry, I guess I've been too 'couped' up today. I need to go out and get some air!                                            *&quot;couped&quot;... UGH! xp                                                                                                3 *Looks like this forum has turned &quot;fowl.&quot;                                                                           I *on the contrary, we treat every poster on this forum &quot;per-due&quot;                                                     H *Guess I'll 'chicken' later to see if this thread has gotten any longer.                                                      * *yeah me too, but &quot;I'll be beak&quot;                                                                                     *I noticed!                                                                                                                    getting in and out                                                                                                             Windows? you mean QBASIC?                                                                                                     B Those aren't really QB-specific, it's more how to do it from NTVDM                                                            A * WINOLDAP is used in Win95-based systems. NTVDM is for NT-based.                                                              *Effectively what I said . . .                                                                                                * Dave, you need to be much more specific...                                                                                     More detail                                                                                                                    Re: More detail                                                                                                                Thanks for more detail                                                                                                         Dave -                                                                                                                         Thanks Pete                                                                                                                   0 *Did you ever get that incomplete parser NEWKid?                                                                               *yes                                                                                                                           Well geez, explain.                                                                                                           ( So are there other programs like QBasic.                                                                                       * C#                                                                                                                          = *Try file access and graphics in QB... it's a whole new world                                                                 0 * Especially 3D (which I STILL don't understand)                                                                               Visual Basic Scripting. . .                                                                                                   K There are tons of languages, but you'll have to abandon the blue screen :'(                                                   7 Turbo Pascal for DOS does indeed have a blue screen IDE                                                                       	 FreeBASIC                                                                                                                      Thanks! I'll try it!                                                                                                           *No text in above post.                                                                                                       C as of yet, nothing is easier / has a better helpfile than qb/qbasic                                                            Here are some docs...                                                                                                          I couldn't agree more!                                                                                                        D * You could recode the QB help file and also add in the FB stuff. :)                                                          ' just get visual basis for ms-dos (URL)*                                                                                        Here is a guessing game!                                                                                                      ' And here's a tutorial you need to read!                                                                                        * Good suggestions, Ildûrest                                                                                                 V *RPGFAN3233. Cut and paste these: . I'd loan you more but I'm running low.                                        	 Sorry. :P                                                                                                                     @ It didn't work because the alt code uses a different encoding...                                                              2 I had something funny happen to me that way too...                                                                            & *ALT+150 is his own reccomendation.                                                                                        A *Or just do like I do and copy and paste his name every time. lol                                                             5 *hey, MAC, i can't find where to register my nickname                                                                         1 What do you mean &quot;register my nickname&quot;                                                                              i think i saw it                                                                                                               Instructions                                                                                                                  ; * also, you have to check your email to verify your account                                                                   7 *Are you trying to tell us benedicto is your real name?                                                                        * heh, good one :)                                                                                                            W Thanks bp, I responded to your STEALTH thread below. (Sorry, I didn't see it at first!)                                       , *  (kick drum) (snare) (rest) (crash cymbal)                                                                                  ' *benedicto it's another of my nicknames                                                                                       + how do i update a BAS from inside the code?                                                                                    No such capability exists                                                                                                      Yep, like Mac stated...                                                                                                        Update from within a .bas file?                                                                                                ok, ok, 'skepticals'                                                                                                          I there was a whole thread about how to do what you're talking about (*URL)                                                     
 *THANK YOU                                                                                                                    
 *my pleasure.                                                                                                                 	 Run/ open                                                                                                                     ! Try  RUN &quot;Filename.bas&quot;                                                                                             4 Executive files LOL. I think you meant executible...                                                                          O Oh, forget it. I cannot wait for Ildrest to post: You mean executAble !!! LOL.                                               % *I've written a few of those (*.CEO).                                                                                          *.LOL - TheBob stole my job!                                                                                                   why &quot;start&quot;?                                                                                                         Here's why START...                                                                                                            *Thanks.                                                                                                                       *Welcome                                                                                                                       PETE, you ROCK!                                                                                                               I Thanks. I also check page 2 sometimes. Let's see if you do, too. LINK&gt;                                                      * Heh, of course I come here                                                                                                  ? yeah, i've seen that site... as for xp &quot;dos&quot; commands                                                               O *he meant CHAIN &quot;filename.bas&quot; (...or SHELL &quot;filename.exe&quot;)                                                RUN                                                                                                                            Run                                                                                                                           
 Hey Mac...                                                                                                                     Oats                                                                                                                          H If you still have 50000 left, I don't guess it's that much of a problem.                                                      ( Network54 might not search this forum...                                                                                       Hey, mennonite and PhyloGenesis                                                                                               D I don't have a clue what you want me to do, and I doubt I can do it.                                                          / Computer ghost. A day late and dollar short....                                                                                Well...  That's good and bad.                                                                                                 / I'm not sure if I designed mine for only 9xs...                                                                                What you should do...                                                                                                         X *LOL. With the exception of hosting it on another site, that's exactly what I suggested.                                       my plans were more modest                                                                                                     * Sudoku Spreadsheet without requiring Excel                                                                                     Knock it off!!!                                                                                                               " lol, whatever (read for more info)                                                                                             FYI to mennonite...                                                                                                           C Was this for the sake of the regular Pete or the other Pete? (URL*)                                                           - That's the second time I visited that page!!!                                                                                 5 What makes you think you're part of the inner circle?                                                                          Settle down Beavis...                                                                                                          I do know Z!re actually.                                                                                                       LOL...                                                                                                                         With your experience                                                                                                           why even try to figure it out?                                                                                                > *lol, thanks michael. (although i'm not in any circles really)                                                                 Hey I remembered mennonite!                                                                                                    Re: Hey I remembered mennonite!                                                                                                hmm...                                                                                                                        M *Actually, I gave him the nick-of-a-nick of Nuke in the cone-of-silence chat.                                                  Hey I  Rembered                                                                                                                I agree                                                                                                                       * * btw, I'm pretty sure Solitaire is a girl                                                                                    N *I know the answer to that, but I won't tell, out of respect for h _ _ . (LOL)                                                + *She is, sorry Solitaire, I never remember.                                                                                   D I'm not exactly a &quot;girl&quot; since I'm way over the age of 18.                                                          0 PS: Regarding the &quot;elite inner circle&quot;                                                                               or even better...                                                                                                             ? It doesn't benefit, like I said, it's just fun to talk about...                                                                if it's of any consolation...                                                                                                  *Am I really that good?                                                                                                       Q *Yes! If it weren't for you, who else could run our elite 'night shift' division?                                             D *&gt;&gt; People, there is no elite inner circle. No c i r c l e !!!                                                          ! * it's more like an elite ellipse                                                                                             > *Yes, recently the shape has become somewhat oblong hasn't it?                                                                d *which would suggest there is more than one &quot;elite&quot; circle with some members that overlap.                          W i have (SOME) reason to think it will be back up soon, but just in case... (*forum URL)                                       G This post has a larger thread count than one of my best selling sheets.                                                       ? *No text in the above. I guess Martha left her '*' in her cell.                                                               ? I have to go after this,but I'll leave you with my powers of 2!                                                               / *Great! (although, you should include 2^0 = 1).                                                                                OK,but I write it like,                                                                                                        um, no.                                                                                                                        I like it my way!                                                                                                             ' There is no such concept in mathematics                                                                                        Yes! I understand now!                                                                                                        S it has to be said, your &quot;way&quot; would prevent your computer from working...                                           & and the best way to Understand this...                                                                                        $ * I'd love to know how you did that!                                                                                          ( *PRINT 2 ^ 0  (the first bit in binary).                                                                                      6 * Actually, I was asking the power of 2s guy. . .  :-)                                                                        . I emailed you the program for the powers of 2.                                                                                 * Thanks a bunch.                                                                                                             4 Actually,I compiled it with my friends C++ compiler.                                                                          ' Yeah, that's what I used to compile it.                                                                                        If that doesn't work for you,                                                                                                  Here...                                                                                                                       ) Your Gmail doesn't take file attachments!                                                                                      Rename it to a .txt file.                                                                                                     K *WHAT?? GOOGLE IS PART OF THIS INSANITY?? My faith in google just plummeted                                                    * Insanity, Ildrest?                                                                                                         ' *That's what I hate most about Hotmail.                                                                                       " With Yahoo you get 2GB of storage.                                                                                             OK.                                                                                                                           
 Qbasic.com                                                                                                                     * it's definitely down.                                                                                                       $ (sniff) I'll never forget that site!                                                                                          . *Ugh, not a sad day for me. I hated that site.                                                                                  it's lifeblood for this forum...                                                                                              - *I found the Qbasic forum through Qbasic.com.                                                                                 ! *yeah, that kinda proves my point                                                                                             = Anyone using IE should be... fed to a bacterium or something.                                                                 H *Help! I'm being eaten alive by a giant bacterium! Get it off! (IE user)                                                      P *Please stop it! Its eating my arm now! Get it off! hit it with something! Stop!                                               uh                                                                                                                            5 I used Network Solutions to create a Keyword Alert...                                                                          NOOOOO                                                                                                                         Hey 'I' man...                                                                                                                 I've always hoped...                                                                                                          ; actually pete, i already plugged your site (in this thread)                                                                   F *oh ok, it was actually the other thread (nevermind) but it was today.                                                         I recall the old QB top 50...                                                                                                 
 attention NEW                                                                                                                  Wow. that's amazing.                                                                                                          < *Archive.org definitely has like 200 copies of that page. :)                                                                  $ *maybe somebody would like to buy it                                                                                          G *that's nothing new. check out the faq there are whole threads about it                                                       5 *Google only had the first page of Qbasic.com cached!                                                                         + not true! it has Many pages cached (*URL's)                                                                                   Y so NEW... (et. al...) what was the coolest thing about the (not coolest) qbasic.com site?                                     3 I actually really wanted to have all the downloads.                                                                           ( STEALTH updated to v0.2 (see URL inside)                                                                                       problem for me                                                                                                                Z *I knew it would tell me somewhere, (currently trying different &quot;deelay&quot; value.)                                    . sorry, i should've pointed that out earlier...                                                                                B *Holy cow, you're bomberpunk!(DUH)  How long have you been around?                                                            S *Well he's not British Petroleum. hee hee. I don't want Pete to make ALL the jokes.                                            * on the contrary...                                                                                                          1 *I don't want Pete to make ALL the jokes, either.                                                                             4 i started posting here about a year and a half ago..                                                                           I meant using this forum.                                                                                                     $ Nevermind, my question is stupid but                                                                                          8 no question is stupid. some people are just confusing...                                                                       * hey is that better? ----&gt;                                                                                                B Actually, there are a LOT, I mean a WHOLE TON of stupid questions!                                                             good point....                                                                                                                8 also, you could put it all one line. that should work...                                                                      1 *It's the transitive property all chopped up! lol                                                                             G Interesting game. It reminds me of a sub chase game I made years ago...                                                        sub chase, hrm...                                                                                                              BASICA                                                                                                                         Here's a few tips.                                                                                                             Out of curiosity, why?                                                                                                        + cause retro is always hip (or at least fun)                                                                                   < the biggest advantage of knowing how to use basica though...                                                                   re: the biggest                                                                                                               . you can do anything you can do with qwbasic...                                                                                , *Thanks. I must have been about 8 or 9 then.                                                                                  M mennonite, I keep asking Mac to add an &quot;ashamed&quot; forum, but he says                                                  *lol, there isn't tho                                                                                                          i'll &quot;prove&quot; it                                                                                                     % Why did all of you start programming?                                                                                         ! Used it to solve math problems...                                                                                              Yep!                                                                                                                           QB's instant calculator                                                                                                       C *good grief, I didn't know that about ?. I would use PRINT. Thanks.                                                           < Use ? instead of PRINT when writing code in the edit screen.                                                                   uh hu...                                                                                                                       Yes indeed!                                                                                                                    Here's how I got started:                                                                                                     X *I waas the first to see his post,but it took me so long to write that, I ended up last!                                      Y * You know, I actually read all that! And that's cool with the May the force be with you!                                     V *I know, I started reading assuming I would get bored and quit, but then I was done...                                         Great story!                                                                                                                   Not losing stuff as you write!                                                                                                 My brother got me into it.                                                                                                    " I used to use it as a text editor.                                                                                             was bored :)                                                                                                                    I'm glad I met some new friends!                                                                                              @ The first &quot;programming&quot; I did was around 30 years ago.                                                              = that's the best, i didn't know you were older than mac and me                                                                 8 *Well just FYI, Mac is way, Way, WAY older than me!  :-)                                                                      & If you like those computers so much...                                                                                         that's nice of you new                                                                                                        K *I searched with several search engines but still can't find it. i'm sorry.                                                    *it was nice of you to try                                                                                                    B That was very nice of you, NEWK, but I hafta agree with mennonite.                                                            X *well, there are the noises old computers make. My AT&amp;T 286 has a distinctive noise.                                      N *My current computer has 14 fans in it... I wish it were a bit less noisy  :-(                                                 Great!                                                                                                                         &quot;smart people&quot;                                                                                                       I say you're smart if,                                                                                                        H Gosh!!! I'm smart then.  I've always been fascinated by the powers of 2!                                                       Hey I use my fingers too!                                                                                                      actually i'm awful with math                                                                                                   Great!                                                                                                                         power over the machine                                                                                                        
 *wonderful...                                                                                                                 
 Assembly, huh                                                                                                                  Re: Assembly, huh                                                                                                              Re: power over the machine                                                                                                    & and as far as shared dreams and OSes..                                                                                         - - -&gt; Physics books, huh...                                                                                                So I'm not alone!                                                                                                              oh?                                                                                                                           % *lol  (You forgot 0=0 earlier poster)                                                                                         5 Everyone knows that 0 and 1 are the same in any base!                                                                         I I wrote a program to convert any number of base 2 through 434 to base 10.                                                     9 *For most programmers, there are two types of programs...                                                                     B *The ones they're gonna  write, and the ones they're gonna finish.                                                            L *LOL - Good one Knewbie! I think you just found the saying for the FAQ Page.                                                   Tell me about it                                                                                                              Z *And even then, Mac, it won't really be finished, at least as long as you have the source!                                    < There's no such thing as a computer program that's finished,                                                                   *My point, exactly!                                                                                                            My little story                                                                                                               
 no problem                                                                                                                     how it all began...                                                                                                            How I got started...                                                                                                           Isn't source code nice?!                                                                                                      1 *But you can't run some of it without a compiler.                                                                              That's what QBasic is for!                                                                                                     omg yes.                                                                                                                      4 Re: &quot;It's smaller in file size than EXEs.&quot;                                                                           lol, you're way off                                                                                                           P for martha (*url) source: 2,526b  compiled: 6,366  compiled (standalone): 34,660                                              
 *wow. thanks.                                                                                                                 & I use QB4.5 to make EXEs of my source.                                                                                        : QuickBASIC source code files smaller than executable files                                                                    G This is a guess, but I think the real situation is probably even worse.                                                        Exactly!                                                                                                                      " Here is the 5000 digit calculator!                                                                                             Were do I download QBasic?                                                                                                    & I've heard that QBasic messes up XP...                                                                                          1.1, which is all you need.(URL)                                                                                               Why version 1.1?                                                                                                              - QBasic 1 is a version after(!) QuickBasic 4.5                                                                                  QuickBASIC 4.5 vs. QBasic 1                                                                                                    and...                                                                                                                        + what would it take to dynamically load ASM?                                                                                   H what would it take to dynamically load ASM? (sorry, other post is blank)                                                       re: what                                                                                                                       oh wow, that's Extremely clever                                                                                                furthur:                                                                                                                      & what for are the CRCs? i don't get it*                                                                                        ' Cyclical Redundancy Checks? huh? where?                                                                                       ' * lastpost$ = &quot;*&quot; + lastpost$                                                                                        how and when they are used?*                                                                                                  6 *no i just have no idea what you were asking before...                                                                        5 *http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclic_redundancy_check                                                                          i know what it is... but                                                                                                      6 because i saw a BAS for reading CRCs for 16 and 32bits                                                                        8 the really really simple answer (from me, of all people)                                                                      4 i have put a message in the magazines section (URL*)                                                                           *I am in the chatroom.                                                                                                         *Enter, all ye who dare!!!                                                                                                    , Wow! Emperor Palpatine has an email address!                                                                                  : SPAMMERBOT 1138 has detected a New Imperial Email Address!                                                                    
 I AM A BANANA                                                                                                                 6 *we have left the chatroom. Good grief, that was fun!!                                                                        @ *that is me by the way. (I logged off Network54 to play arround)                                                              5 *But not a banana TREE? Ahh, I was hungry. Oh well...                                                                          *NO LEMONS NO MELON*                                                                                                           *TEN ANIMALS I SLAM IN A NET                                                                                                  9 *YOU BAT ONE IN, RESIGN IN EVENING. IS ERNIE NOT A BUOY?*                                                                     6 Either I have lost my mind or y'all have lost yours...                                                                         you'll love this then...                                                                                                      F *&quot;now see bees I won&quot; is not a palindrome... missing an eye?                                                        d *yeah typo. in the song he says &quot;now i see bees i won&quot; (obviously you're not missing one.)                          . *Are you Jedi enough to mess with the emporer?                                                                                 * We have left the chatroom                                                                                                    *oh, didn't see your post.                                                                                                     Mac:                                                                                                                          c it's an&quot;i'm in the chat room&quot;thread so you take risk when you post... he can do whatever?                           : Well, it is a bit out of hand, but I guess I will leave it                                                                    ! you're not getting off that easy!                                                                                              I changed the variable type!                                                                                                  * *yup, that often does the trick, well done                                                                                     Settle down Bevis...                                                                                                          " *LOL!  Good story and good advice.                                                                                            S *I'm only a little jealous. Not about the flashing square, but the 4K of RAM! Wow!!                                           F *four years later, mennonite had 640k (which was enough for anybody ;)                                                         TI 99/4A                                                                                                                       Thanks.                                                                                                                       ? Very nice. Here are a couple of ways to improve your program...                                                                yes, and...                                                                                                                   # Thanks,but I like it the way it is.                                                                                           M i admire your satisfaction in your own work, but do you know about semicolon?                                                  I knew that.                                                                                                                  ? *SHELL &quot;edit myfile.txt&quot; 'if available memory allows.                                                                A question for MCalkins:                                                                                                       You mean                                                                                                                      ) *Thats what I did. It still doesn't work!                                                                                     6 *You don't use 1.1?  Try QB /L or something like that.                                                                        L *worked for me using qb 4.5 with the /L switch and qbasic 1.1 with no switch                                                   SUBs                                                                                                                          # There are two ways to call a sub...                                                                                            *Whats an argument?                                                                                                           J The sample SUBprocedure program below contains no arguments or parameters.                                                    F RE:&quot;What's an argument&quot; Obviously, you're not married yet...                                                         *DIM SHARED will work also.                                                                                                   U There is a third way to call a sub but you need MCI and you have to dial too many #s.                                          about parameter passing...                                                                                                     Sample SUBprocedure program:                                                                                                  4 Sample SUBprocedure with arguments &amp; parameters:                                                                          Z Solitaire, at the risk of getting myself flamed off the forum at near-stellar temperatures                                    9 *When I get a chance.  Write me some sample code to test.                                                                      This should do it                                                                                                             @ Results of running CALL test on 8088 computer are insignificant.                                                              O *Thanks, Solitaire.  Hmmm... so CALL doesn't save a significant amount of time.                                               3 Is there a way to turn off the scientific notation?                                                                            Not so easily done...                                                                                                         ! How do I shift the decimal point?                                                                                             7 There's no such thing as &quot;all the numbers&quot;...                                                                       R actually, this program prints &quot;all the numbers&quot; in less than 30 seconds!                                             WOW!                                                                                                                           Floating point...                                                                                                             Z *Thnx, nice explanation, I will study it later. That is partly why I dislike floating poin                                     Thanks!                                                                                                                       + There is a rather nice language called REXX                                                                                    Where did you get it?!                                                                                                         * (URL)                                                                                                                       6 * Yeah, like Chandler will ever come back to this page                                                                         *That's HIS problem ;-)                                                                                                       
 * LOL - True!                                                                                                                 A okay, as long as you know it was meant to be funny, not accurate.                                                             ) *Here is one I wrote a while back...(URL)                                                                                     X *Nice job, Michael. I would have given the URL but I wasn't aware of you program. Sorry.                                       *thanks, and no problem.                                                                                                       It's complicated.                                                                                                              NEWKid                                                                                                                         My email address is...                                                                                                        * Attention all SPAMMERS. Read above post!!!                                                                                    / SPAMBOT 3000 HAS DETECTED A NEW E-MAIL ADDRESS.                                                                               Z *CLICK HERE FOR WEB SECRETS THAT WILL MAKE YOU RICH! GET PAID TO SURF! GROW HAIR LIKE NEW!                                    3 You like threatening, heh? Well here is a good one:                                                                            oh yeah?                                                                                                                      Y modem succefully had be reconected to REAL internaet. Also, the trojan had its first 2...                                      *lol                                                                                                                          Z Play me online and you know that I'll beat you; if I ever meet  you I'll ctrl+alt+delete u                                    Z **ABOVE POST HAS NO TEXT-PLEASE DO NOT BE FOOLED INTO CLICKING ON IT'S ATERISKLESS TITLE**                                    : **** (yeah it's about as useless as jpegs to Helen Keller)                                                                      *It's all about the AMD Athlons!                                                                                              3 * | /-\ |\/| |- |_= |-| |_ |_= |_= |- |3 () |- 2000                                                                           ! * Did you really have to do that?                                                                                             & it was a fun way to make a valid point                                                                                         apologies to ray stevens                                                                                                       * I fixed the original post                                                                                                   + Luckily, you (Mac) got to it before Google!                                                                                   - Note to Mac:  Chandler also posted his email:                                                                                 1 Google alreay has that one. Just Google the addy.                                                                              * Thanks                                                                                                                       Solution to Being Spammed                                                                                                     " I can play the Macarena in QBasic!                                                                                            ; *(i''m not sure that's the kind of thing you want to admit)                                                                    naw, i'm kidding                                                                                                              , Wow! and people get after me for being rude!                                                                                  ! *aww, it wasn't as rude as you :)                                                                                             " besides, chandler's stuff is cool.                                                                                            N *Great. Now can you get that to play on QB? (I'm already sick of the Macarena)                                                 Thanks for the encouragement!                                                                                                 9 Re: &quot;I find it easy with the QBasic help file!&quot;                                                                      Yes indeed!                                                                                                                   	 I'm back!                                                                                                                      I think you can help me...                                                                                                    6 It is actually very hard to make these sound programs.                                                                         I am very slowly writing                                                                                                       *thanks!                                                                                                                       wow! what a good idea!                                                                                                         Hey!  I was already doing that!                                                                                               A *I think you can replace &quot;x&quot; + VARPTR$(a$) with just a$                                                             W *yes, and if you prefer, you can use the note names also, (C-G,A,B), +(sharp), -(flat).                                        Thanks! It worked!                                                                                                             QB Express #11 Now Available                                                                                                   Hey! What happened?!                                                                                                           *Nevermind. Its back up!                                                                                                      W That's what Mac does. He waits for you to enter the Chat Room. then deletes your posts!                                       
 i KNEW it!                                                                                                                    ) What happens on the subforums is this....                                                                                      Two reasons                                                                                                                   
 * (...fnord?)                                                                                                                  ?                                                                                                                             1 ah, that's what happened? i'll be more careful :)                                                                              *lol                                                                                                                           I like this forum.                                                                                                             see what mac says... but                                                                                                        I have one just like it. URL&gt;                                                                                              ( *Btw, thx Mac!  This forum is great now!                                                                                       *:-)                                                                                                                        I wrote a calculator!                                                                                                         X *Nice start, but you need a pause so the first results aren't erased immediately by CLS.                                      / * Heh - I think they were two separate programs                                                                               S *Oops! Of course. I removed the comments before running it and forgot the division.                                            fullscreen / XP problem                                                                                                        try these things                                                                                                              7 also this is priceless if you don't have it but have xp                                                                       1 * Thanks, mennonite!  Using the /h switch worked.                                                                              This is peculiar                                                                                                               some explanations                                                                                                             ; I'm really surprised it didn't work either. Did you try it?                                                                    *Cant, actually. no XP = :D                                                                                                   C Mennonite, the post above was meant for - someone else. LOL Walrus.                                                            amen brother pete                                                                                                             ) Yep, the future ain't what it used to be.                                                                                     ; *i knew it! it sounded just like him! (or maybe mark twain)                                                                     * yes, I tried it.  didn't work.                                                                                              Y * those settings only seem to effect the window while it's in window mode, not fullscreen                                      Walrus, that makes me wonder...                                                                                               # nothing is easier than a batch file                                                                                           2 hey see if this batch file fixes it, won't hurt...                                                                            Y *Except for a batch of cookies. As for the file, I could have used one a few months back!                                     J XP was the closest acronym MS could come up with for: Extra pain in the...                                                    	 wow, cool                                                                                                                     
 *Interesting.                                                                                                                  UFOS                                                                                                                          3 almost the same thing, but does links. here you go.                                                                           = here's how to get around that pesky &quot;.html&quot; problem                                                                 # the hazard of code you've never run                                                                                            Have you add screen savers?                                                                                                   3 *Where can I find a tutorial or something on GSlib?                                                                           @ Well, congratulations on figuring out to use an asterisk, anyway                                                               Err..                                                                                                                          Anybody have any idea?                                                                                                        ) 16-Bit Substitution in encryption systems                                                                                     9 Just an interesting note on modern internet encryption...                                                                     . Is it just me, or have people stopped posting?                                                                                
 It's just you                                                                                                                  i have played v'ger                                                                                                            and i love overkill posts                                                                                                      Surely you jest, mennonite!                                                                                                   
 oh, well done                                                                                                                 . ROFL - I had that problem with BP's games, too                                                                                 but that's okay...                                                                                                             aaaa! (bad game! bad!)                                                                                                         *my High score is *Zero!*                                                                                                     
 *so's mine                                                                                                                     Glad you figured it out                                                                                                        part 2 of last temp. program                                                                                                  8 how to enter &gt; 1 temp. in the loop&amp; invalid temp.                                                                      $ My first principle of programming...                                                                                          ) Help wanted for this piece of programming                                                                                     O Here's how to change data without record numbers (only for sequential files)...                                               $ THX  to TheBOB with another question                                                                                          K *Instead of Phone$ = Phone$ you need to get the phone number from the file.                                                   7 I understand you just fine, -here's what you must do...                                                                        It work's now !  Thanks again !                                                                                               1 David, thanks!  Email me your addy for the money.                                                                              Challenge: A directory function                                                                                               3 &quot;Needs further debugging for your system&quot;                                                                           ! What does this do on NT/2000/XP ?                                                                                              That's what I was afraid of                                                                                                    Done (URL*)                                                                                                                   @ Earthborn, TheBob, If you're curious about what I wanted it for.                                                              B *Yes, I noticed it when I examined your self-install. Works great.                                                             won't be here for a while...                                                                                                   yeah                                                                                                                           ok here a run down of lib's                                                                                                    Executable file name                                                                                                          ) I think it would be somewhere in the PSP.                                                                                     
 Looks like it                                                                                                                 " yeah, it would take expirimenting.                                                                                             Great!                                                                                                                        * the book was right, my 1st idea won't work                                                                                    S *Now you can enter new addresses to look at. It is good for exploring memory. (URL)                                            i have found this .Bas                                                                                                        + The Bob's Graphical SuDoku is REALLY neat!!                                                                                   Z *Thanks, Mac! Those are the actual Japanese pictograms for Su Doku (isn't the net great!).                                    
 *Very nice                                                                                                                    	 re SuDoku                                                                                                                     
 *Thanks guys.                                                                                                                 	 Did it !!                                                                                                                     - *Works like a charm, -haven't stumped it yet.                                                                                 L *Took longer for a &quot;Hard&quot; puzzle (2 milliseconds as opposed to 1).                                                   Wow!!!                                                                                                                        ' Could i get some Help for college work?                                                                                       * We would probably need to see some code...                                                                                    T *If I understand resister codes correctly, can't you simply input the color initial?                                          I *...or perhaps just provide a menu with 1, 2, 3, etc. numerical selection                                                     I *Black = 0, Brown = 1, Blue = 7... so what should I get if I put in BBBOG                                                     # You should get a message to reenter                                                                                           + Re: Could i get some Help for college work?                                                                                   " How to verify input using a string                                                                                             *Or 3 letters... BLack or BLue?                                                                                               + This &quot;throws up an error message&quot;                                                                                    Printing to USB printer                                                                                                        Re: Printing to USB printer                                                                                                    Re: Printing to USB printer                                                                                                   F I tried the whole redefine the port bit without results months ago....                                                         Changing  Date$                                                                                                               - here you go, this works (don't think it's hw)                                                                                  Qbasic Help only mentions                                                                                                      *Normal?!!?!? Go eat a tree!                                                                                                   ildrest is correct                                                                                                           R &quot;Go eat a tree?&quot; Must be Thanksgiving in AU again. I'll take light bark.                                            . *You're lucky I even know what Thanksgiving IS                                                                                B *LOL - Actually, I'm also lucky you visited page 2 to see my post!                                                             Belgian date format O.K.                                                                                                       Printing quotation marks                                                                                                       Using CHR$ should work....                                                                                                    ? ...or just q$ = CHR$(34), then include q$ when you want quotes.                                                                Thanks                                                                                                                         Overcome 64 K limitation                                                                                                       multiple bas files                                                                                                             more shameless adverts                                                                                                         commands and WinXP, Win2OOO                                                                                                   	 RUN - LOL                                                                                                                     : *what about the OUT command? i thought it's unuseful in XP                                                                     Commands and WinXP                                                                                                             i use windows98se                                                                                                             Z just use freebasic you can simple avoid all the problems you will run into with qb + xp...                                     fonts and NTFS                                                                                                                : all NTFS is , is a way to store data on the hard driver...                                                                    
 *THANK YOU                                                                                                                    J *I think he meant Windows NT.  In any case, fonts should not be a problem.                                                     Basic EXEs and NTFS                                                                                                            The filesystem is irrelevant                                                                                                  ) * mennonite: I replied to your post (url)                                                                                      *thanks! :)                                                                                                                    Well, I'm waiting, Ildrest                                                                                                   T *You got me at a bad time. (Assignment due tomorrow.) I'll get onto it in a few days                                          ( Never mind. I've got it, I think. (URL*)                                                                                       Bored?                                                                                                                         *OK. I'm done being borded now.                                                                                               D Solitaire, would you mind running another test on your 8088 machine?                                                          6 yeah, i'll give that claim 95% backing for two reasons                                                                        % Test results for comments on an 8088:                                                                                          Thanks again, Solitaire.                                                                                                      	 FreeBASIC                                                                                                                      FBIDE                                                                                                                          *what is the file extension?                                                                                                  ( * file extensions for the download? .exe                                                                                       .EXEs are executable                                                                                                          ' *The file extension is &quot;.TAR&quot;                                                                                        *Whatever the hell that means!                                                                                                A you must have download the linux distro of freebasic anyways.....                                                              *You just called me an idiot!                                                                                                 " no just said it was idiot proof :)                                                                                             I got FB! It is so kick ass!                                                                                                  
 *Similiar?                                                                                                                    3 that's nothing, check out the distractions subforum                                                                           O it a 32bit compiler so memorey in flate menaing no more segments...............                                                A small note                                                                                                                  U * .tar is a unix &quot;file extension&quot; which stands for &quot;tape archive&quot;                                         # Libraries (message posted on 06/11)                                                                                            You don't...                                                                                                                   Help wanted                                                                                                                   0 Converting from one type of database to another.                                                                              4 Re: Converting from one type of database to another.                                                                          H For an Random Access file, you might want to see the FAQ - URL inside...                                                      L Re: For an Random Access file, you might want to see the FAQ - URL inside...                                                  W *You're welcome, John and welcome to the best QB forum on the net. (OK, in my opinion.)                                        How can I fix this program?                                                                                                   G yep, the ONLY thing you Need to do is change INPUT ;A$ to LINE INPUT A$                                                        thanks                                                                                                                         *welcome. glad it worked.                                                                                                     	 It works.                                                                                                                     ' put a double quote before the string...                                                                                       0 Here's a version that allows a little difference                                                                               thanks to you all.                                                                                                            3 Don't hesitate to post if you need additional help.                                                                            I think                                                                                                                       + I was wondering if anyone else caught that.                                                                                    hello solitaire                                                                                                               # Good, now I'm not confused anymore.                                                                                           T just to make sure i'm with you guys, i'm the Only one who thinks sinisa teaches ESL?                                          ) I think it was a simple misunderstanding.                                                                                     X *'Tis true, and 'tis why I apologized, even though I never meant any direct accusations.                                      O *ESL=english as second language (like spanish class, only the other way around)                                               " sinisa:  Solitaire's School is at:                                                                                             I hae a great idea!                                                                                                           # There's three main parts to this...                                                                                            I have an incomplete parser...                                                                                                 I would love to see it!                                                                                                       / Spelling Police:  Multiple violations by NEWKid                                                                                Yes, but...                                                                                                                    It was deliberate but                                                                                                         A qb express 9 has a whole tutorial on doing this very thing (*URL)                                                             7 oh dear god the artical had almost no information on...                                                                       ; Re: oh dear god the artical had almost no information on...                                                                   W *to be honest i kind of thought it would be a good place for him to start. it wasn't...                                       ( I asked for help and this is what I got?                                                                                      : your really asking one of thouse really hard conceptes....                                                                    2 i can only see one way to succeed in this actually                                                                             *OK. I give up.                                                                                                                 there is a simpler way out .....                                                                                               I agree with Shadowolf...                                                                                                      I disagree.                                                                                                                   V well he wants to use this in his fake os some having a real assumbler wouldn't work...                                         All I want is...                                                                                                               How do I create a library?                                                                                                    	 Libraries                                                                                                                      Library                                                                                                                       W a library is compiled code that lets you add new statements (like NEWKIDCIRCLE (5,5,7))                                        *Ah!  Don't forget my question!                                                                                                how to create a library (in qb)                                                                                                Interesting...                                                                                                                , *By the way. That WAS a question. answer it.                                                                                  @ * Aren't you being a bit arrogant?  How about 'Please' answer it                                                              H *Why does everybody get after me for being rude or mean! I'm a nice guy!                                                      J being misunderstood is easy (especially if you have a big mouth like mine)                                                     Wow! That was deep...                                                                                                         < *we get deeper on the subforums (...you Were joking, right?)                                                                  9 *Yes. I was kiding. Thanks for the compliments and stuff!                                                                     = Well you could have an &quot;installed programs&quot; file...                                                                 " A couple things (some good though)                                                                                            D *I think you have to link two (or more) LIB files into a single QLB.                                                           *How?                                                                                                                          64K is not the limit.                                                                                                         C *I think Modules is what you want, Phylo. I.e. separate .bas files.                                                           
 Hey, Phylo...                                                                                                                 O *But I can't debug with a bunch of modules 'cause chaining won't possibly work.                                                No chaining required...                                                                                                        Fonts                                                                                                                         2 It takes a bit of effort, but if you're serious...                                                                            . *I'd get pp256 and use RelLib.  In fact I did.                                                                                 well there are two ways i know                                                                                                 qb coding help                                                                                                                4 I notice that's just like the one in the tutorial...                                                                          @ You're from Sydney, aren't you? I am, and I'll help you do this.                                                               He's only on Tutorial 3...                                                                                                    : *change the UNTIL choice$=3 to UNTIL choice$=&quot;3&quot;                                                                    
 Oops, my bad.                                                                                                                  Re: qb coding help                                                                                                            C LET vs no LET - significant results on an old computer (url inside)                                                           G Re: LET vs no LET - significant results on an old computer (url inside)                                                       G Re: LET vs no LET - significant results on an old computer (url inside)                                                       @ That's exactly what I said about LET being backwards compatible:                                                               Fake OS                                                                                                                        Cool                                                                                                                          & if you don't mind a version 2 later on                                                                                        L if your going to do a fake os you and you want to have your own ap's then...                                                   Fake OS                                                                                                                       4 i take it thisa no longer works in win9x / dos 6.22?                                                                           *sorry, forgot the *                                                                                                          S *It should work on any DOS boot disk, unless DOS runs some self-checks or something                                            *thanks, ildrest                                                                                                             ; *and where would you get the .COM? Doesn't QB output .EXEs?                                                                    Boo-Hoo! (URL*)                                                                                                                I went there anyways.                                                                                                         K *plays taps softly, remembering the brave ascii 01's that gave thier lives*                                                   : Problem with unwanted cursor on restart within same window                                                                    " Your solution is sound, however...                                                                                             Pete! Whew!! You're alive!!!                                                                                                  4 Re: &quot;I do not know what the difference is&quot;                                                                           One more point - ATTN: TheBob                                                                                                  To be on the safe side...                                                                                                     N a 'beautiful dark plum color.' Well get in the kitchen and knit me a gun case!                                                L *Maybe a poor-colour SCREEN 12 would work, but I think SCREEN 13 is too low.                                                  < Hi Pete!  It could be done, -the type would be no problem...                                                                  5 Sorry Pete, didn't read your post carefully enough...                                                                         " I'm up $110.00 in five minutes!...                                                                                            U *Just to be clear, that's 110 *credits* (FYI approximately  .000110 cents Canadian!).                                         R *Well, if Bush keeps ruining the U.S. dollar. I'll take it! (In Canadian that is.)                                             Please help me.                                                                                                               S *Check Homework Help at the top of the page. Have you made any attempt on your own?                                           W Re: *Check Homework Help at the top of the page. Have you made any attempt on your own?                                        Solitaire's School                                                                                                            5 Probably won't take weeks to learn to do those three.                                                                         X Another thing Tommy should do is to examine his motives for taking a programming course.                                       Re: Please help me                                                                                                             Look up MOD in QBASIC Help                                                                                                     LPRINT                                                                                                                        W *Yes, LPRINT is for the printer  (at least it was with the old parallel port printers).                                       E *I believe LPRINT = LinePRINT, as in old mainframe printing was done.                                                         
 *Ahhhh....                                                                                                                    F Yeah, y'know that continuous computer paper with holes down the sides?                                                         *cool                                                                                                                         / i tried to find info on why lpt1 is called lpt1                                                                               9 Not so. Page printers (lasers) print entire page at once.                                                                      i suppose they do...                                                                                                           My dad still uses a dot matrix                                                                                                $ QBasic Mouse and some more RelLib...                                                                                          ! I don't think it's RelLib's fault                                                                                             L *How do I set a custom cursor image?  That was part of my original question.                                                  " Sorry to do this to you guys (heh)                                                                                            7 *Ya, um... there's about zero chance of me trying that!                                                                        LOL                                                                                                                            Concerning graphics                                                                                                           - that's terrible, a mac that can't do graphics                                                                                 " Only simple QBasic commands (URL*)                                                                                            * *You mean ASCII text, or truely graphical?                                                                                     a bit of a thread i suppose                                                                                                    *I was actually asking Phylo                                                                                                  I *I contributed a graphical interface, although it doesn't accomodate hex.                                                      *my bad                                                                                                                        Truly graphical even though...                                                                                                % I think Challenge 2 is easy enough...                                                                                         Y *i looked at it but i still don't understand what he wants it to solve. also i shouldn't.                                     ) Unable to compile a program (608 errors!)                                                                                     9 I don't know much about .exe's so I can only guess but...                                                                     8 *Try getting QB again, maybe your BRUN45.LIB is corrupt.                                                                      ) Is it legal to sell compiled QB software?                                                                                     , is it POSSIBLE to sell compiled qb software?                                                                                  ' Well, my inital idea was not to sell...                                                                                       & oh okay, you're the jacks qb site guy!                                                                                        ? Jack's QBASIC is a nice little site. I recommend supporting it.                                                               H i support ALL websites from regular (also older but not regular) posters                                                      O there might be so legal problems but then again qb45 kind of adbandonware.,....                                               A Once program has been compiled to an exe, it's now a binary file.                                                             W *that's sort of an extension of one of my points, but it's a very good one; how indeed?                                        *Good point                                                                                                                    There is a theoretical problem                                                                                                F WAIT, &quot;stand alone&quot; is Proprietary and required permission?!                                                        @ When you think about all the sophisticated freeware available...                                                               I thought so                                                                                                                   Yeah                                                                                                                           Thanks for the morale                                                                                                         d *I suspect that there are &quot;fingerprints&quot; of a sort, but in reality, &quot;WHO CARES!&quot;                           i don't think anyone did....                                                                                                   Is it possible....                                                                                                            4 well, if by &quot;a language&quot; you mean BASIC...                                                                          < It is not hard to prove that it was compiled with QuickBasic                                                                  2 Perfectly legal to sell if you own a QB45 license.                                                                             qbasic                                                                                                                         Easy                                                                                                                           also, no one uses LET anymore                                                                                                 ! Re: also, no one uses LET anymore                                                                                             ! yeah and mac uses &quot;,a (hehe)                                                                                              I blame the parents                                                                                                           Z *lol. hey, solomon burkes alright, ditto leonard cohen and for that matter, billie holiday                                    # speaking of music from a bygone era                                                                                            Heh....                                                                                                                       D *yeah, so's *nix, but it's pretty damned good for what it's for, no?                                                           LET's get this straight:                                                                                                       yeah, exactly.                                                                                                                 I use MOV, but never use LET.                                                                                                  Mathematics                                                                                                                   * 'Double Assignment' is actually used in C.                                                                                     BasicA, etc                                                                                                                    yeah, so it seems                                                                                                             & Shellreef once made a claim about LET.                                                                                        8 *My oldest machine is from about 1992, so probably a 286                                                                      ! I have an old 8088 running DOS 5.                                                                                              that's Awesome. here's one way?                                                                                               $ LET vs. no LET - significant results                                                                                           Interesting!                                                                                                                   Where did you get PocketDOS?                                                                                                  4 There is a rather obvious answer to that question...                                                                           About QB on the Pocket PC                                                                                                      Answers!                                                                                                                       *Thanks                                                                                                                       ( *awesome solitaire! thanks and well done                                                                                      K Thanks for testing that, Solitaire.  It appears that Shellreef was correct.                                                    ok                                                                                                                            ; *Doesn't this look 'homeworkish' to anyone else besides me?                                                                   * QuickBASIC 4.5 and Windows XP Home Edition                                                                                     QB71                                                                                                                           QB 7.1                                                                                                                        . Re: QuickBASIC 4.5 and Windows XP Home Edition                                                                                 Reason and a solution!                                                                                                        W *What is the point of using XP if it causes so much trouble? (I am going to get flamed)                                       / I was reluctant to go XP in the first place but                                                                                (you're not. i am...)                                                                                                         " Blue foreground on gray background                                                                                            
 I hear you                                                                                                                    . Many ha-ha-s, Hiawatha. HTML is heady stuff...                                                                                J i say this as someone who has written miserable horrid tangles of spagetti                                                     and if you think that's bad...                                                                                                U You can probably mess up almost any executable file by changing as little as one bit.                                         * Randomly removing one byte in a .COM would                                                                                    W * that's basically what i was getting at, thanks for explaining, &amp; great title, lol                                       T *the smallest unit you can change is a byte, to change a bit, you change its byte :)                                          & You bring up a valid point, mennonite.                                                                                        # * &quot;I Blame Macromedia&quot; ;)                                                                                            *ROFL                                                                                                                         
 I hear you                                                                                                                     *you're welcome                                                                                                               	 Chat Room                                                                                                                     0 Lol.  You happen to be talking about me there...                                                                              4 Re: Lol.  You happen to be talking about me there...                                                                          R * not really the old #qbchat people are at efnet irc server at channel #quickbasic                                            C And what if you're k-lined from the server that #en.qbchat is on???                                                            Millard is dead!?                                                                                                             N *see the faq. there's a question on it that covers everything you just said...                                                $ What's the matter with this program?                                                                                          % Nice work, mennonite and PhyloGenesis                                                                                          A new version, mennonite!                                                                                                      thanks mac! i saw and commented                                                                                               + ******How can i stop &quot;overflow&quot;??                                                                                    Use ON ERROR (URL*)                                                                                                           $ Redo from start message will display                                                                                            okay nvm i figured it out myself                                                                                              N *I am in the chatroom. Please come I am bored tonight (he left but see thread)                                                J *Erm, which one would this be? You're not in N54's, yours or Chatzone.de's                                                     NEWKid - Please read this                                                                                                      Use of the Chat Room                                                                                                          5 There's a completely different use of the chatroom...                                                                          Chatroom                                                                                                                       BSAVE, BLOAD, and some RelDelay                                                                                               0 I've never know BSAVE to use a 10-byte header...                                                                               BSAVE Header                                                                                                                  C Here, specifically is the header for the QuickBASIC BSAVE format...                                                            Re: BSAVE Header                                                                                                               Hmm!                                                                                                                          
 Not as bad...                                                                                                                 N *So how do I save the image WITHOUT the Get/Put Header? (I used GET to get it)                                                 Ignore the first 4 bytes                                                                                                       Out of interest                                                                                                                I too am curious                                                                                                              ? cross compatibility, you have to go back to his earlier post...                                                                Cross Compatibility                                                                                                            What screen mode?                                                                                                             % *Where does the + 2 come from? (2 + )                                                                                         . To accomodate the 2 INTEGERs that GET/PUT use.                                                                                O *Sorry, his post had too much for me to read through...  Thx to you both though                                               N The most precise method for establishing array size is the empirical method...                                                8 *no! screw the empire! Remember Naboo! jar-jar must die!                                                                      * *Once again the Sith will rule the galaxy!                                                                                    - *oh my god! they killed Obi! you... bastards!                                                                                  Lightning time.                                                                                                                *lol.                                                                                                                         A What?! some one made a Star Wars reference without me?!?!?!?!?!?!                                                             _ *Forget &quot;most precise&quot;, -the results are exactly the same as with Michael's formulas.                                winxp?                                                                                                                        _ *I've heard multitasking in 95/98/ME has more than millisecond gaps between &quot;task&quot;...                               % Problems with getting random graphics                                                                                          Re random graphics...                                                                                                         , Grr... (Was &quot;Re: Random Graphics&quot;)                                                                                  M *Glad to help  :-), -Alipha's idea about array indexing could be useful, too.                                                  actually, here's what you want:                                                                                               
 My final code                                                                                                                 = I need some information on &quot;TYPE&quot; blocks in qbasic.                                                                 8 These are wonderful ways of creating user defined types.                                                                       Thanks!                                                                                                                       C *yes, all the people on this forun (except me ;) help other people.                                                            *You're welcome.                                                                                                              A Re: I need some information on &quot;TYPE&quot; blocks in qbasic.                                                             ' * Where can I get the .NET framework???                                                                                       + Re: * Where can I get the .NET framework???                                                                                   O * http://www.network54.com/Forum/message?forumid=13959&amp;messageid=1118047684                                               @ of course it has to be said (not really, but i'll say it anyway)                                                              + Re: * Where can I get the .NET framework???                                                                                   ' The NET framework SDK is what you want.                                                                                       A The above url posted by Anonymous is the redistributable package.                                                              Chat Chat Chat                                                                                                                + this is not the forum for torturing newbies                                                                                    lol'z                                                                                                                         1 yeah, of course no one seems to want to chat here                                                                             % sides most the peoplez coding n stuff                                                                                          *2 more chats: (URLs)                                                                                                          universal palette setting???                                                                                                  Z Most photo/paint app's give you the option of converting to system 666 or 676 (universal).                                     Play &amp; Sound Commands                                                                                                      well here's 50 of 88...                                                                                                       & and if you're wondering what an FAW is                                                                                        K selfish.bas - a very simple self modifying program... only changes one line                                                   & if you wanted to change other lines...                                                                                        # and a way around that limitation...                                                                                           ( The usual reason for something like this                                                                                      Z a program that allows you to interactively enter expressions and get an answer back (*url)                                     Not quite. Better                                                                                                             + yeah, you actually have to type Print first                                                                                    it would be cool too..                                                                                                         i came up with something...                                                                                                    sweet                                                                                                                         : * Maybe you guys should look up 'quines'. You'd like them.                                                                     err???                                                                                                                         Not music (*URL)                                                                                                               ah, thank you! but...                                                                                                          A co-worker used to                                                                                                            from what i read, no                                                                                                          * I'm willing to accept your answer, because                                                                                    E it didn't expressly say that, and i may be wrong, but even if i am...                                                         T and in fact here is an alternately sourced? definition with the similar implication:                                           Well                                                                                                                          [ *Would the shortest qbasic quine be PRINT &quot;PRINT&quot;?  Or even PRINT &quot;?&quot; ?                                   $ either you don't get it, or i don't.                                                                                          S *sorry, typo in the name. and this also shows why your coworker hasn't written one.                                           1 i wrote one, potentially. (another kirkish entry)                                                                             F *the bug there being a missing semicolon. make it &quot;194&quot; too.                                                         lol, the other one...                                                                                                          the fact is...                                                                                                                O I don't buy that bit about 100 monkeys randomly striking away at typewriters...                                                reply to kewbie (roast-free)                                                                                                   Hey, Kewbie                                                                                                                   
 Gopus + Magna                                                                                                                  * :-)                                                                                                                         8 Mac,  as a matter of fact, I did see Mr. Swinkels' post.                                                                      ! i got an idea... and questions...                                                                                             E sounds more like a question and several ideas, but here are some more                                                          cool                                                                                                                           QB 7.1 installation                                                                                                           1 *Try copying what you downloaded to a floppy. . .                                                                              what ever happend to...                                                                                                        possibly too big                                                                                                              
 instaltion                                                                                                                    ! some possibly useless information                                                                                             0 enough with the 1's and 0's  BYVAL,BYREF prob...                                                                              A BYVAL and BYREF can't be used with subs/functions written in QB..                                                              bammers                                                                                                                         how much is it slowing you down?                                                                                              # trust me optimization is everything                                                                                           ; i'm no expert on optimization (like i said i hardly bother)                                                                     Heve you seen TheBob's graphics?                                                                                               i 've read about them...                                                                                                      X *It is in the &quot;Programs you are proud of&quot; subforum. (I'm not sure if you knew)                                      $ * I also just sent you one via email                                                                                          Z *thanks mac. that's one of the coolest qb projects i've ever seen in my life. and FUN too!                                     *You can use BYVAL in QB 7.1                                                                                                   C#                                                                                                                             Mono is becoming popular (URL*)                                                                                               1 yeah i thought i had mono for like an entire year                                                                             0 * Can I still make C# programs without #develop?                                                                              ) * Yes, you can even use EDIT if you want.                                                                                     7 Download C# and other Visual Studio.NET languages here:                                                                       & *So MANY languages, so LITTLE time :-(                                                                                         tcp/ip?                                                                                                                        TCP/IP                                                                                                                        Z *This being a QBasic forum, I'd assume he's asking if it can be done WITH QBasic.  Can it?                                    	 It can...                                                                                                                      dsoc                                                                                                                          
 re: Kewbie                                                                                                                    T barring any errors made in this post of mine... here are some ideas that might help.                                          " of course the problem with wget is                                                                                            7 * Try this: wget http://somewhere/ &gt; /dev/null &amp;                                                                        thanks shiftlynx                                                                                                              N * np. btw - appending &amp; after a command runs the process in the background                                                 Define &quot;background&quot;                                                                                                 " * Not MS-DOS - I meant under *nix.                                                                                            5 *Oh. Anyway it works to suppress all output in ms-dos                                                                         - Yes, there's a QB winsock port called DSOCK *                                                                                  hrm socks...                                                                                                                  # can you remember is MBasic for you?                                                                                             where is Billy Miller's website?                                                                                               Billy Who???                                                                                                                   umm                                                                                                                            1/0                                                                                                                            Quibble                                                                                                                       D * Infinity is undefined; it is more common to say that 1/0=undefined                                                           * Quibble retracted                                                                                                           , 1/0 .....           READ (if no life u have)                                                                                  	 *   1/0=0                                                                                                                      Trouble with that is...                                                                                                       ( i managed to divide by zero a while back                                                                                      L 1=0 ...         &amp; plz read thesus ^ labled (read this if u have no life)                                                  P *I don't gte it. I'm only thirteen. Half of the words you said seem Greek. *LOL*                                              $ you're asking me to have no life? :)                                                                                           lifeless responce                                                                                                             3 program to brainwash people to bring you chocotacos                                                                            rolf                                                                                                                          - heh speaking about self in 3rd person is cool                                                                                  How about this...                                                                                                              P.S.                                                                                                                           You can multiply by zero                                                                                                      C Your formula has an implied division by zero in it.  Mine did also.                                                            That doesn't make sense                                                                                                       ) Well, as long as we are distracted anyway                                                                                      heh..                                                                                                                          i was testing URLs today                                                                                                       qb7                                                                                                                            sorry i never use pointers                                                                                                    3 Plz help me with program &quot;Inkey &quot; command                                                                           : Ah, the kind of question that will get a million responses                                                                    + Oops, I didn't read your question carefully                                                                                    Inkey$ = &quot;Suxorsss&quot;                                                                                                 J yeah which is great if you only need to trap a few keys. (half qb related)                                                     you could allways..                                                                                                           ! Re: Inkey$ = &quot;Suxorsss&quot;                                                                                             9 lol. i forgot about the buffer! and i agree with michael.                                                                     A from mennonite's pretty good qb tutorial (yet still in the works)                                                             9 *Actually, keyboard input is not one of my strong points.                                                                     > on the contrary, some of your best stuff was keyboard stuff...                                                                 Remake Challenges                                                                                                              +? piece of cake (duck)                                                                                                       4 of course, it's a bit trickier to subtract without -                                                                          ! and then to concatenate without +                                                                                             J * How about without any operators? Anybody else with the other challenges?                                                     Anything is possible                                                                                                          F and believe it or not, i was thinking about one like that for integers                                                        D *why not just write an asm proc to do it? then use call absolute :-)                                                           I did...                                                                                                                      " i did also, but shiftlynx beat me.                                                                                             lol, &quot;yee ha&quot;                                                                                                        Uhhh... clear the screen?                                                                                                      CLS for SCREEN 0                                                                                                              3 Again shiftlinx and I are working parallel methods.                                                                            Simple CLS for SCREEN 0                                                                                                        * That don't count XD                                                                                                          Yours didn't count either.                                                                                                    G * I was kinda joking, but now that you mention it, mine didn't count...                                                       ' *oh, sorry, I thought you were serious.                                                                                       & * Same idea, less code: PRINT 5 - (-7)                                                                                         *mine's funnier :P                                                                                                             *duck flavored cake?                                                                                                           sure...                                                                                                                        Boolean values / variables                                                                                                     Re: Boolean values / variables                                                                                                 boolean bridge of death                                                                                                       ] *leftmost bit is &quot;1&quot; in negative numbers, &quot;0&quot; in positve. -1 is hex FFFF.                                 D *thanks michael! i always wondered (and how do you know this stuff?)                                                          J For IF-THEN/DO-LOOP/WHILE-WEND conditions, 0 is false, anything else true.                                                    
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 Re: Hello.                                                                                                                     Palette Program Problem                                                                                                        Here...                                                                                                                       M You might want to make it big enough that you can distinguish colors. Here...                                                  * Dude! TheBOB! That rules!                                                                                                   E *TheBOB, could you re-work that so it keeps all of the hues together?                                                          Sure ...                                                                                                                      % Still not quite what I had in mind...                                                                                         N It sort of works that way, but the results aren't exactly spectacular. Here...                                                 a long, long time ago...                                                                                                       LOL                                                                                                                           Z *thought someone would enjoy that but i thought it would be NEW sooner than the trekkie :)                                    > *I'd like to see such an arrangement... get busy, mennonite!!!                                                                M *i'll start tuesday. i'm working on something that i have to do more of first                                                  Re: Palette Program Problem                                                                                                   < *Try again.  That results in an illegal function call error.                                                                  # *you just need SCREEN 13 at the top                                                                                            A PALETTE mixing program...                                                                                                   5 *If anyone wants to do that with 16 color BMPs. (URL)                                                                          Arrow keys again!                                                                                                              here you go, new                                                                                                              B *network54 won't keep my e-mail even though I select Save Changes!                                                            @ *this might not be it, but do your cookies delete automatically?                                                              P nevermind, set account options... auto logoff to &quot;quarterly&quot; (details)                                              
 * ( (i win :)                                                                                                                 	 Not quite                                                                                                                      Just a wild guess                                                                                                             B * Yes. And then manually enter your email the first time and post.                                                             Again, Not Quite                                                                                                               Hunhh?                                                                                                                        / Erk! Thanks mennonite - didn't expect your post                                                                               2 *naturally, sometimes i surprise even myself *bow*                                                                            J *I logon both from work and home.  One logon cancels the other.  Oh, well.                                                     TheBob, bp, other V'GER players                                                                                               " Convert to EXE, code lost forever?                                                                                            % What do you mean &quot;deleted&quot;?                                                                                          DOH!                                                                                                                           hmm, second question..                                                                                                        D It would be impossible to steal the &quot;original&quot; code but...                                                           My personal opinion...                                                                                                        1 5 megabytes of uncommented assembler source codes                                                                             K *I had just learned PL/1 when I wrote it, so I was probably playing around.                                                   Y And for all I know, that WAS the code, except that I would've used more meaningful names.                                     A you know you might be lucky and the file could still be there....                                                             . * Of Course, Don't Download onto your C-Drive!                                                                                 Steal code?                                                                                                                    Heh                                                                                                                           X *Grammar police: Use &quot;its&quot;, instead of &quot;it's&quot; in a posessive context                                       * Spelling police:  possessive                                                                                                D Stop trying to make others read crap that they dont want to read =-(                                                           *?                                                                                                                            / Are you talking to me? ARE YOU TALKING TO ME!!?                                                                               Z *Norton has a utility for retrieving deleted files, but it might not be worth the trouble.                                    M *Or DOS Undelete even? You may be able to download a copy for free somewhere.                                                 [ freeware, does fat32, ntfs, camera cards - &quot;restoration&quot; undelete (windows only))                                   + That Norton utility is definitely worth it.                                                                                    nope                                                                                                                           thx                                                                                                                            Try this lurah                                                                                                                
 anti-bloat                                                                                                                    < Thanks for the answers Bob&amp;Mac! I just have one more! ;)                                                                  < please, everybody, no more responses to my posts. thank you.                                                                  $ I used to visit this site back in 98                                                                                          / What names do you remember from then? GreenMan?                                                                               " XMS Memory Initialization Failure!                                                                                            < *Is EMS/ XMS enabled in CONFIG.SYS (or .AGO). Just guessing.                                                                  " *How do I check that or enable it?                                                                                             well                                                                                                                          ) *...or even just MEM in the Start\Run box                                                                                      Still confused                                                                                                                @ *Try (in DOS) EDIT C:\CONFIG.SYS or if that fails, C:\CONFIG.AGO                                                              A *...or just open it in Notepad (I never think of it. Mac, would).                                                              Hmmm                                                                                                                          	 of course                                                                                                                     @ *Alright, I won't take it from you, I'll just go to bed instead.                                                               *urrrgh.                                                                                                                      % Which version of Windows do you have?                                                                                         - When you say your CONFIG.SYS file is empty...                                                                                 H *I mean I have the file called CONFIG.SYS and it has nothing in it. (XP)                                                       What does AL stand for?                                                                                                        AL is an 8 bit register                                                                                                       , *ok, but then what about &quot;AL 9000&quot;                                                                                   *In what context?                                                                                                             < *Uh oh... sooo now what do I do?  (Problem in my last post.)                                                                  \ *Also, why doesn't RelDelay do anything?  &quot;RelDelay 10000&quot; takes &lt; .01 seconds.                                   Everybody see my gmail spam?                                                                                                   re gmail &quot;spam&quot;                                                                                                     > *You can get POP3 and SMTP email free in some places, I think.                                                                 i actually like webmail                                                                                                        Okay...                                                                                                                        I would add                                                                                                                    But...                                                                                                                        M Since everyone already has IE and since IE is completely adequet, why change?                                                 4 &quot;Most pages are designed with IE in mind.&quot;                                                                          X *Every computer with Internet or E-mail access should have an updated Antivirus program!                                      D * Wow! This is a great thread! It brought stylez out of retirement!!                                                          + *youre welcome. i certainly find it a hoot.                                                                                   : IE's a big pile of crap. and monopolies hurt the industry.                                                                    ' hey, shiftlynx what was that all about?                                                                                        non regulars like pete?                                                                                                       P *No thanks, but I WOULD like to hear the joke about the elephant and the peanut!                                               Can anybody help me?                                                                                                           yes, it is possible                                                                                                           I *WHILE ... WEND another alternative, but I agree that DO...LOOP is better                                                     < *yep, but i always though while... wend was &quot;icky&quot;                                                                   QB Express #10 Released                                                                                                        Files                                                                                                                         H files tutorial (i tried really hard to make this easy for you /everyone)                                                       drives                                                                                                                        Q the closest i think you'll ever get to that is: (newkid, always CLOSE when done!)                                              also a REALLY easy example                                                                                                     Really simple reply                                                                                                           	 INEEDHELP                                                                                                                     + here's a very good solution to your problem                                                                                    * ROFL                                                                                                                        X *LOL. who assigns homework like that though? i missed the post-grad qb course i guess...                                      ; *Maybe this is an &quot;extra credit&quot; assignment.  ;-)                                                                   
 Re: INEEDHELP                                                                                                                  Cool!                                                                                                                         	 Re: Cool!                                                                                                                     R *LOL. easy program, except for undefined &quot;special features&quot;. Great Herd!                                            	 INEEDHELP                                                                                                                      And help you cheat?                                                                                                            Your teacher needs help                                                                                                        hallo, need some help here...                                                                                                  Hello, Maor:                                                                                                                  T DIM is used for setting aside a certain amount of memory for a variable or an array.                                           Converting .bas to .exe                                                                                                        see in toolsbar                                                                                                                You need a compiler                                                                                                           	 FreeBASIC                                                                                                                      Re: Converting .bas to .exe                                                                                                    Stack Space                                                                                                                   + Post a program that runs out of stack space                                                                                    stack                                                                                                                         . Not Enough Memory for Sprites but Using RelLib                                                                                 Dang, Phylo - Go Away!!                                                                                                        *Fine, bye.                                                                                                                   & lol, obviously you two know each other                                                                                        # Sorry, Mac. I haven't got a clue...                                                                                            *that's because you're a n00b                                                                                                 3 *however, you should be nice, mac :-/ (so should i)                                                                           ' hmm i haven't really use rel lib but...                                                                                       : Thx, yeah Rel replied to my e-mail and told me to use XMS.                                                                    & *Phylo, don't listen to Mac. he's mean                                                                                          * May The Great Herd forgive you                                                                                              & *um, i think i'll ask anyway... HUH???                                                                                        
 Long story                                                                                                                    
 Arrow keys                                                                                                                    B ok this is from the faq but i made it easier to &quot;get it&quot;                                                            0 and i figured out why it was running &quot;funny                                                                               sorry, slipped                                                                                                                @ *at first, i thought you said you taught yourself to use english                                                              . *I also thought that the first time I read it.                                                                                 randomizing                                                                                                                    What's your application?                                                                                                      \ *Sounds to me like he wants to do a &quot;Mad-Lib&quot;.  I have code &quot;somewhere&quot;.                                  ) I think your best bet is string arrays...                                                                                     1 i agree with theBOB and here's the program source                                                                              *Hilarious!  (nice job).                                                                                                      ) Yeah, but need a lot more optional words.                                                                                     
 oh, of course                                                                                                                 D * I was being facishoiueuse., &lt;--- Or however you spell that word                                                          X *i thought you were serious and it's facetious, but besides, it wasn't a bad suggestion.                                       thanks!!                                                                                                                       *Nice!                                                                                                                         *why?                                                                                                                          * Shut up, Michael                                                                                                            2 Adding correct answers together to get final score                                                                            C *i would love to help but you'd have to post what you already have.                                                           Q Are you looking for something like this? (I hope this isn't doing an assignment.)                                              Or...                                                                                                                          Not in this case.                                                                                                             . We're confused because David didn't post code.                                                                                M *I was confused because ZynosOrcah's limited command of the English language.                                                 8 Use a conditional counter to  total the correct answers.                                                                      3 *But he specifically mentioned SELECT/CASE and SUB.                                                                           1 * which is why I stated this was a code fragment.                                                                             0 Modular arithmetic... inverting (a * b) mod n...                                                                               How about posting again?                                                                                                       Your numbers don't work                                                                                                        ROFL                                                                                                                          - Illogical, just as well nobody reads my posts                                                                                 % Well, at least we know Jerrod doesn't                                                                                          It's primative cryptography                                                                                                   & So the real question to be answered 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network                                                                                                             3 TBN has a GREAT forum. i prefer this one, actually.                                                                           ; *it's called spam. he most likely will never see your reply                                                                    * Slap                                                                                                                         *oOoOo getting frisky, are we?                                                                                                * *i saw something along those lines coming.                                                                                     Is that right.....                                                                                                            	 Post here                                                                                                                     0 question concerning AUTOEXEC.NT (see URL inside)                                                                              < did you try http://www.visualtour.com/downloads/xp_fix.exe ?                                                                  ( BMP2BSV: Convert Bitmaps to BSAVE Format                                                                                      J gwbasic: Bad file number: open &quot;O&quot;,#1,&quot;testoutput.txt&quot;                                                    $ *looks like the filename is too long                                                                                           Thanks, forgot DOS limit                                                                                                       Info: BSAVE File Format                                                                                                       . *Hang on, is that also for the GET/PUT format?                                                                                	 Not quite                                                                                                                     ? *does anyone have further info or an FAQ on the GET/PUT format?                                                               ' WAIT &amp;H3DA, 8: WAIT &amp;H3DA, 8, 8                                                                                        iirc...                                                                                                                        To my best knowledge...                                                                                                        Thanks. Do me a favor                                                                                                         . waiting for the vsync really only good when...                                                                                 *Done                                                                                                                          * Also done. Thanks                                                                                                             Mac, about the WAIT statement...                                                                                               * Gotcha                                                                                                                       So I tried this                                                                                                               / If you're really interested in pursuing this...                                                                                 I was just trying random screens                                                                                              E *On my comp it was steady from start to finish. Can't help you there.                                                          Just an issue of optimization                                                                                                  Maybe theoretically true, but                                                                                                  The code I ran                                                                                                                 Well Actually...                                                                                                               You changed your handle?                                                                                                      1 Finished the QBasic programming unit at school...                                                                              * Congratulations!                                                                                                             *URL by Ildrest                                                                                                               download Qbasic                                                                                                                Look down just a couple threads                                                                                               " Text background color on SCREEN 12                                                                                            
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 I can help                                                                                                                    ! lol, i was gonna suggest that too                                                                                              First Basic                                                                                                                    here is the solution!                                                                                                          *opps, share ware compiler                                                                                                     Re: 1.0                                                                                                                        I checked out the url                                                                                                           *Solitaire, thanks for the help.                                                                                               What link is bad?                                                                                                              *The Qbasic.com one I assume                                                                                                    urgent help, easy code need help                                                                                              ' alright i think this will be acceptable                                                                                       " arrays tutorial (hopefully useful)                                                                                            D and of course, hopefully this meets the forums requirements for help                                                          % how could it not cover redim? (fixed)                                                                                         ; I'm sure you know this, but I don't think you mentioned it.                                                                    hmm...                                                                                                                        A Also, any array DIMed in a subprocedure is automatically dynamic.                                                              OK                                                                                                                            J *yeah unless i misunderstood it wasn't the file part that was hurting him.                                                     Working with files and arrays                                                                                                 7 Euclid's Therom (Reversing Multiplication modulo 2^1+1)                                                                        2^16+1, I mean :)                                                                                                             ? *Could you please explain your question in more detail? Thanks.                                                               7 * Euclid's theorem: there are infinitely many primes???                                                                       Y * I guess not. In fact I guess the OP lost all interest or was killed in an auto accident                                      Help                                                                                                                          E *I believe what is wanted is, for example, DIM Total AS SINGLE, etc..                                                         B * What does the SINGLE thing mean? And what other types are there?                                                            	 look here                                                                                                                     F Re: * What does the SINGLE thing mean? And what other types are there?                                                         If you have 1.1 then:                                                                                                          Hunhh?                                                                                                                        C I don't trust floating point worth beans. I do not like using them.                                                            Don't trust, eh?                                                                                                               how i agree with michael                                                                                                       Hello, Mennonite:                                                                                                              oh, cool                                                                                                                       Thanks.                                                                                                                       & Alternative way to start your function                                                                                         *Thanks for the advice.                                                                                                       % OK. Anyway I already posted something                                                                                          Explanation of data types                                                                                                     ' Mouse program doesn't work on SCREEN 12                                                                                        Common confusing problem.                                                                                                     C *In SCREEN 13 you have to divide mouse x by 2, -mouse y is correct.                                                            It doesn't work                                                                                                                I found the problem                                                                                                            * Thank you very much!!!                                                                                                       Great                                                                                                                          Tom Rogers - Good man                                                                                                           * Why are you announcing this???                                                                                               Because                                                                                                                        i suppose...                                                                                                                  E *I saw it. Every couple days or so, I go look back a number of pages.                                                         6 again, this is only important to the ego-driven people                                                                         No                                                                                                                            ) *you apparently misunderstood me. oh well                                                                                     M A friend and I have worked out a solution to this universal problem thusly...                                                   Esquire has multiple meanings...                                                                                              B *Thanks, TheBOB.  Guess I really AM an esq.   I have two daughter.                                                            1 recursive thanks could bring down internet (hehe)                                                                             W i take michaels post and the other post, and i tend to agree with neither completely...                                        Post acknowledged                                                                                                             Z *From the perspective of the one being thanked, it always makes me feel good, -appreciated                                    1 *Thanks for taking the time to explain that, anon                                                                              because                                                                                                                       M *an online forum without a net.psychologist is like a fish without a bicycle.                                                 
 No problem                                                                                                                    ! An acknowledgment is appreciated.                                                                                              Fourier program                                                                                                               G * You might try an internet search engine on &quot;QBasic Fourier&quot;                                                       ; I can e-mail one to you if you can't find anything suitable                                                                    Qbasic music                                                                                                                  
 Hello, VaShy:                                                                                                                  LOL                                                                                                                           A *I thought about that, but MIDI would be better. I might one day.                                                             5 *I think my diagram was off by 1 octave. I edited it.                                                                         + a long division program I am trying to make                                                                                    not the solution, but...                                                                                                       Tough                                                                                                                         ; *Wouldn't it be better to use integer division (\) and MOD?                                                                   # Yes \ and MOD are the things to use                                                                                           + ooh, i've always wanted to do one of those!                                                                                   = if your going to build somthing that does string bsae math...                                                                 ! well that's one way to look at it                                                                                             - *mennonite, the word is spelt d-e-f-i-n-i-t-e                                                                                 Z now don't get all pedantic about my spelling, or i'll start using schwas instead of vowels                                     the perfect OS                                                                                                                 yeah...                                                                                                                       Z you can only really build a shell with QB but if you used freebasic dos version you could.                                    Y well, yeah, Cory's project is alive and well. But an OS is too comlicated for us to waste                                     F here's a project that could work (moving down the thread, it's not qb)                                                        W the only projects i can think have to are successfull being run that community based...                                        *close enough :)                                                                                                              < *Perfect OS, abbreviated POS... i think we could do that ;-)                                                                   It is possible                                                                                                                 No offense, Tom, but...                                                                                                       M if you really want to know what goes into building an OS look at this .......                                                 " bill gates wasn't up to it either.                                                                                             EDLIN was crud, OK                                                                                                             Interesting                                                                                                                    the problem with that is...                                                                                                   U *POS-OS? between mac and windows, software patents would get us sued into oblivion ;)                                          *Asteriks won't protect you.                                                                                                   *LOL!                                                                                                                         G a deliberate and serious (okay, um, &quot;useful.&quot; :) redefinition                                                       K * Do you mean a GUI? [if yes:] No, I am only a newb. GUI is too hard for me                                                    Did anyone ever think?                                                                                                        G *ooh, i made one today! ...wait, &quot;POS&quot; stands for what again?                                                       < * POS stands for Point of Sale, i.e. a cash register program                                                                  H *To end all confusion, POS is used to mean &quot;piece of s$#&amp;&quot;                                                      M *lol, it was fun while it lasted. i really DID make a POS program that day :)                                                 Z *Depending on how complex it would need to be, that would be possible. As opposed to an OS                                     Check out this thread (URL*)                                                                                                   UPDATE THIS PLACE                                                                                                             + SORRY we no longer update this forum (*URL)                                                                                    LOL                                                                                                                            :D                                                                                                                            $ Array not working properly &gt;.&lt;                                                                                          T *From and To didn't align properly... From should be above the GBP, To above the EUR                                            Bah! This is driving me crazy...                                                                                               Why that happened                                                                                                              Some unrelated suggestions                                                                                                    	 )oh weird                                                                                                                      *Yeah I see it every few months                                                                                               Z *I saw something similar a while back, but there were brief times when I could read either                                     Moving logo in qbasic                                                                                                          that depends                                                                                                                  L *No, I don't think New Kid learns QB at school- he found QB on an ancient PC                                                   Name                                                                                                                          , so will there need to be a graphics version?                                                                                  
 Hi, mennonite                                                                                                                 
 ha, thank you                                                                                                                  Oh, no problem at all                                                                                                         X and here's a really simple example. describe your logo and we'll see if we can do better                                      % slight bug :( fix this one tiny thing                                                                                         " Banner scrolling across the screen                                                                                             Thanx                                                                                                                          lol...                                                                                                                        ' What the hey... Here's even another one                                                                                        And another - but MUCH smoother                                                                                               A Hmm, Come to think of it, scrolling should be the other direction                                                             7 How does one make a &quot;wait&quot; command in Qbasic?                                                                       Y *you're looking for the command sleep 1, which waits 1 second. also see the faq for more!                                     I *You can make your own delays using TIMER (a better alternative to SLEEP)                                                     J *yes it's a MUCH better alternative, which is why he should see the faq...                                                     also, for graphics waiting!                                                                                                   A by the way, the code i just wrote does what you want fairly well.                                                             , Managed to figure out part of the problem...                                                                                  L * btw, ignore the variable names... I'm half asleep and can't think right :p                                                  $ You need to back off and think a bit                                                                                          ? *Jeff, please look at my post below and see if that's any help.                                                                I already know what i want...                                                                                                 ! Re: I already know what i want...                                                                                              Need help again &gt;.&lt;                                                                                                     + Managed to do this... But it's still wrong.                                                                                    try this                                                                                                                      W * That only prints the first one in the file... I need it to store them all to an array                                       1 *Ahh, i typed a bit in wrong... It works. Thanks!                                                                              Having problems with this too                                                                                                 ( I'm not quite sure what you want, but...                                                                                       How can I align this data?                                                                                                    D *Also, is there a way to get it to print with just 2 decimal places?                                                          S Here's a simplified version of your program using DATA and READ instead of file I/O                                           W Re: Here's a simplified version of your program using DATA and READ instead of file I/O                                       
 No problem                                                                                                                    - Could somebody explain SUB and how they work?                                                                                 & SUBs are a tool to modularize programs                                                                                         Good going, Mac.  Two things:                                                                                                  Heh                                                                                                                           ( Is there something wrong with this code?                                                                                      - there are two things that seem odd about this                                                                                  I figured out what was wrong...                                                                                               	 oh, good!                                                                                                                     1 How do you write these simple programs in Qbasic?                                                                               First thing you'll need to do...                                                                                              . LINE INPUT would probably be better than INPUT                                                                                 sure, i'd be glad to help you                                                                                                 % MAC ALERT!!!!   Warning to Anonymous:                                                                                         9 i'm not a regular here, so i don't do things the same way                                                                      Aren't you the same Anonymous                                                                                                 B *Nobody's paying us to do their work while they slack off, either.                                                             in fairness                                                                                                                    Hi, &quot;Anonymous&quot;                                                                                                      you may well be right, but                                                                                                     Here's a good one to post                                                                                                     % *Dear Lord, what does all of that do?                                                                                          LOL - Run it and see!                                                                                                          *Brilliant!                                                                                                                    Fred??                                                                                                                         More &quot;ration&quot;                                                                                                        mac, you're an optimist?                                                                                                       LOL                                                                                                                            *heh. :)                                                                                                                       Reminds me of the guy who said                                                                                                3 That's probably the saying I was trying to remember                                                                            oops                                                                                                                           Moving objects with arrows                                                                                                     Here are the basics...                                                                                                         And here is another example                                                                                                    CAN ANYONE PLZ HELP?                                                                                                          * This is a QBASIC forum, not a CBM64 forum.                                                                                     Untitled                                                                                                                       is this?                                                                                                                       Response                                                                                                                      
 Err, Sorry                                                                                                                     Odd graphics error                                                                                                            @ I think it is from the screen updating being slow enough to see.                                                              D Re: I think it is from the screen updating being slow enough to see.                                                           yeah                                                                                                                          ? *You think the OP would be using QBasic if he had made a .EXE??                                                                another example:                                                                                                               Re: another example:                                                                                                          d *also the 200 in &quot;400, 200&quot; is very long, try something shorter, should sound no different                           Help with program.                                                                                                             I would:                                                                                                                      + Also, CLOSE 2 in your Checkfile subroutine.                                                                                    and                                                                                                                           2 *Okay, but I got the error Path/File Access Error.                                                                            " you're not using 8.3 dos filenames                                                                                            0 GET with binary, then convert into signed number                                                                               I think it works like this                                                                                                    
 Oops again                                                                                                                     oops...                                                                                                                       6 * IF BYTE AND 128 THEN... should be slightly faster...                                                                         GET statement ?                                                                                                               - To use the GET statment with a binary file...                                                                                  Delay.                                                                                                                        Y *Excellent idea. Text games were around before computer graphics and can be a lot of fun.                                      Editing data already in a file                                                                                                 you can't use append                                                                                                           Re: you can't use append                                                                                                       Random is a bit tricky                                                                                                        8 You're right... It's really hard to understand &gt;.&lt;                                                                      @ *p.s. If you need me to upload my whole code somewhere, i can...                                                              8 This is getting involved does anybody else want to help?                                                                      < Re: This is getting involved does anybody else want to help?                                                                  $ *Field and lset are unnecessary(URL)                                                                                           An interesting way to do it                                                                                                    Oops two errors in my routine                                                                                                 ! Re: Oops two errors in my routine                                                                                              Yes you can do this                                                                                                           T Jeff, -if you're still interested in simply editing your original sequential file...                                          ! Yeah, make sure to try that, Jeff                                                                                              Thanks                                                                                                                        $ You can edit a sequential text file.                                                                                          ( a screen reading routine for dismantleme                                                                                      
 A warning!                                                                                                                    E of course, it was meant to be a kludgey solution to a kludgey problem                                                          it works                                                                                                                       oh, thanks but                                                                                                                 neat site, one suggestion                                                                                                      Re:  X-Treme Basic                                                                                                            D *not too shabby, when can i try writing an internet program with it?                                                           More X-treme Basic                                                                                                            / * cool, my full reply's on the non-qbasic forum                                                                                Same old problem...                                                                                                            Hey Halifax... is this it?                                                                                                    C failing that, maybe now's the time to use a different version of qb                                                            yet another idea                                                                                                              F *Post what's in the batch file, maybe something in there is helping...                                                         regarding the task manager                                                                                                    / * How can I use the PEEK and POKE statements???                                                                               	 What for?                                                                                                                      Why                                                                                                                            here some simple code..                                                                                                        A more thorough explanation...                                                                                                E *Segments are 64K long, but overlap. A new one starts every 16 bytes.                                                         / *Well, 64K is the range of the offset, so yeah.                                                                                * Thanks for all the help.                                                                                                     QB on XP                                                                                                                      F * I told you already, follow the &quot;Links and Downloads&quot; links                                                         *(URLs)                                                                                                                        You Must Think                                                                                                                N just ignore the last post, let me know if you have any more trouble installing                                                 I have it now.                                                                                                                 RE: QB on XP                                                                                                                  
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 While waiting                                                                                                                 " Here is my crude and lowly version                                                                                             great!                                                                                                                         *You are welcome.                                                                                                             " Please post the code you are using                                                                                            # By far the most effective method...                                                                                           8 &quot;Obviously&quot;? This program moves 7 at a time...                                                                       out  of memory                                                                                                                 Probably...                                                                                                                    Need some more help                                                                                                           . I haven't had much of a look, but here's a tip                                                                                - I just took a quick look, but it looks like -                                                                                  Solved                                                                                                                         I need help with a program                                                                                                     *Earthy needs a ! after it                                                                                                     Re: *Earthy needs a ! after it                                                                                                	 Oh, right                                                                                                                     & Help with finding a number in an array                                                                                         Just glancing at it,                                                                                                           Input past end of file                                                                                                         Try this                                                                                                                      - *CurrType$ is a STRING, CurrType is a SINGLE.                                                                                 	 Need Help                                                                                                                     / I don't know what &quot;HotKey&quot; is, but...                                                                                Little help                                                                                                                    Re: Little help                                                                                                                *I recommend SOUND                                                                                                             This isn't very good but...                                                                                                    Why wont this work? &gt;.&lt;                                                                                                  write # is wrong instead                                                                                                       You will have to clarify...                                                                                                   0 *Ahh, Thank you both of you. Helped me a lot! :)                                                                               Also...                                                                                                                       ; If you are feeling brave, you might switch to RANDOM files,                                                                    DTMF                                                                                                                          . They numbers are already being printed in DOS?                                                                                 subscript out of range message                                                                                                * *I can't tell from that, post the program.                                                                                     subscript out of range                                                                                                         *you can, no problem                                                                                                          9 *Some people... Well, do you see anything enclosed in ()?                                                                     E Ildrest is right. Subscript out of range errors occur with arrays...                                                          stumped!                                                                                                                       Printing text on screen                                                                                                       0 you can even adjust for message length like this                                                                               (x*rnd) and randomize timer                                                                                                    Ben, that's bad                                                                                                               " * Thanks for correcting my mistake                                                                                             *Yeah sorry if I bit too hard                                                                                                  Need help with password program                                                                                               # Re: Need help with password program                                                                                            *Try changing WRITE to PRINT                                                                                                  	 Backspace                                                                                                                     " *You need to PRINT a space over it                                                                                            * * Ahh, i see. Got it working now... Thanks                                                                                    ; * WRITE #1, pwrd$ to PRINT #1, pwrd$ like some guy told you                                                                   ! is there something wrong with me?                                                                                               *whoops, it's already fixed, bye                                                                                               I need help on ACCUMULATORS                                                                                                    accumulating                                                                                                                   writing in auxilary storage                                                                                                   
 Opening files                                                                                                                 4 i dont understand...i already opened/closed the file                                                                          . What do you mean &quot;auxilary storage&quot;?                                                                                2 Re: What do you mean &quot;auxilary storage&quot;?                                                                             i think i got it....thanks :)                                                                                                 ! Re: i think i got it....thanks :)                                                                                              Cant delete file                                                                                                               maybe                                                                                                                          Arrays                                                                                                                         please respond...                                                                                                             , Well, I didn't have time to examine it, but:                                                                                  ? *Have you got payroll.dat on a floppy disk in the floppy drive?                                                                Arrays                                                                                                                        ' * Can't get CALL ABSOLUTE to wrok. why?                                                                                        i'm guessing, but...                                                                                                          X *Or make a shortcut and add  /L to the &quot;cmd line&quot; in the shortcut's properties                                       * It worked, thanks                                                                                                            Inverter QBASIC Program Prob                                                                                                   How about this                                                                                                                 Whats with the temp1$???                                                                                                      U *I think Bob wants to store the result in a variable. I partially followed his model.                                         
 My New One                                                                                                                     *Yes. Good.                                                                                                                    Nice Code...                                                                                                                   try this                                                                                                                       *Now thats better                                                                                                             2 Better? That is the exact method I already posted.                                                                            % Opps, he's right... almost exact code                                                                                         F *no problem. It was the &quot;better&quot; that was really surprising.                                                         *Now thats better                                                                                                              *You need a% after NEXT.                                                                                                      % *Actually you don't need the variable                                                                                         Z *You're right. I use a variable every single time. Forgot/didn't know it wasn't necessary.                                    # I downloaded QBasic 1.0 three times                                                                                           E *_it works for me (http://www.network54.com/Realm/QBZips/QBZips.html)                                                          * Does it say something like                                                                                                  8 *Opps. above post not empty. I forgot to remove asterik.                                                                      T *Nevermind the 1.0vs1.1 question, I looked it up already. 1.0 came with DOS 5. (URL)                                          T *Yes, it's a stripped down version, and if you're an XTree fan, go to www.zedtek.com                                           Yep. But macric can download it                                                                                                COMMAND$ Function                                                                                                             O command$ is just a string that hold peramitor passes to your exe for example...                                               % _it reads the parameters from the CLI                                                                                         ! * Cool! Thanks for all your help.                                                                                              *'s for Passwords                                                                                                             @ You can't. You would have to write your own method using INKEY$.                                                              @ * Yes you can, using INPUT$.  Find the code at this url (inside)                                                               I meant                                                                                                                       S *With INPUT$ you don't have to keep looping.  It just waits for the next keystroke.                                            Need a little more help. Sorry                                                                                                 Chr$ and file input                                                                                                           * * Thanks! Managed to figure it out now! :)                                                                                    - I'm not sure I understand what you are asking                                                                                 0 *Thanks. Your code kind of confused me though :/                                                                               detect mouse movement and exit                                                                                                 oops!                                                                                                                         2 not sure what the rest of the code looks like, but                                                                             thanks!                                                                                                                         You shouldn't need a delay loop.                                                                                               yes, I know...                                                                                                                
 Hobbit 3D?                                                                                                                    T * http://atosoft.tripod.com/   (doesn't show anything, but it's the place to check).                                          6 * Yeah, saw it on google. But that was not my question                                                                        ! i would say most likely .........                                                                                              shameless self promotion (*url)                                                                                                *hehe, i give up                                                                                                               QB Express #9 Finally Available                                                                                                Sped up Vampire program                                                                                                        Hmm, Interesting                                                                                                              $ When you say &quot;pure DOS&quot;...                                                                                           That must be it                                                                                                                I don't think so...                                                                                                           Y *Interesting. So Windows doesn't automatically use the co-processor for number crunching?                                       A word about Windows vs pure DOS                                                                                              + Long live MS-DOS and genuine MS-DOS Modes!!                                                                                   . michael i couldn't agree with you more, unless                                                                                + I much prefer Windows 2000 to Windows 98...                                                                                    someone was going to say it...                                                                                                C I was just stating my personal opinion, which is not well informed.                                                           & sure, which is what this amounts to...                                                                                         IMHO                                                                                                                          ( inviting a flame? (the linux filesystem)                                                                                       All your inqueries answered.                                                                                                   With Windows/DOS, I think:                                                                                                    . Ay, there's the point, as to be bold with you-                                                                                % Not starting a flamewar here, but....                                                                                         2 Sorry for dragging this on, but I want to say more                                                                             wow, thank you                                                                                                                P another thought about drive mounting, but more of a thought than a question (uh)                                               I'm guessing that                                                                                                              Your very much welcome.                                                                                                       ? *I don't like XP and I use a small Linux distro called FREESCO.                                                                My opinions...                                                                                                                 Impressive!                                                                                                                   ) Thanks. In re: amount of disc read/writes                                                                                     B Maybe this will help you speed it up.  VERY well explained. (URL*)                                                            % You should really try using BTrees...                                                                                          Glad you're still in existence                                                                                                % *hei, lkt153, -nice to hear from you!                                                                                          game                                                                                                                           P.S.                                                                                                                          " *whitespace, please, Ben. Alt+0160                                                                                             * What?                                                                                                                        Is there more than one Ben?                                                                                                    *Or use Alt+255, if it works                                                                                                   * Only one ben (me)                                                                                                            Couple of points...                                                                                                           
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 Control Keys:                                                                                                                 D Historical information about BASICA and original IBM computers (url)                                                          & But my ancient IBM BASIC book tells...                                                                                        7 BASICA is a supplement to the simple BASIC on the chip.                                                                       ( cartridge basic vs basica on the pcjr...                                                                                      - *That's interesting stuff, Solitaire. Thanks.                                                                                  QB - Wscript.sleep                                                                                                            , I didn't test it, but does this work better?                                                                                  = Qbasic has its own TIMER and SLEEP, why do you need a script?                                                                 A Re: Qbasic has its own TIMER and SLEEP, why do you need a script?                                                              Doesn't work                                                                                                                  E Remove &quot;@echo off&quot; to see which line gives you the problem.                                                         $ I can argue against both of those...                                                                                           Ok soo heres my cheese fake OS                                                                                                < i was to lazy to put a randomized timer in the guessing game                                                                  R *Randomized timer?? It works the other way- the time is used to get random numbers                                            X yes thats what i said if the timer was there it would pic a random number either 1,2,or3                                      % I was talking about something else...                                                                                         $ Thanks a bunch for that quick review                                                                                           you get a 10 for cheesiness                                                                                                    yes                                                                                                                           $ Well, if I understand you correctly,                                                                                           WOW THANKS MAN                                                                                                                 QBASIC - INKEY$ loop issue                                                                                                    9 It works fine on my computer as written.  See sample run.                                                                     % Here's a saying Pete would appreciate                                                                                         K Parachute joke - LOL. Also, I posted this one of mine several months ago...                                                   N *And yet, amazingly, both would &quot;crash&quot; before impact on the ground.                                                 Receipt printer help                                                                                                           You didn't get a manual?                                                                                                      # Having Troubles with screen command                                                                                           
 Never mind                                                                                                                    D You don't need to change screen mode if you'll only be using text...                                                          Z *If you just want to change text size use, WIDTH. To get last line, use VIEW PRINT 1 TO 25                                     QBASIC question                                                                                                               1 The first part is easy, the rest? I'm not sure...                                                                             7 Just posted my latest in the sub forum, namely, KONG...                                                                       ! * And fantastic graphics, it has!                                                                                              *Thanks, Yoda.                                                                                                                B Wow. People are really going to &quot;ape&quot;preciate  this one!                                                            + *Don't you mean Kong-ratulations? (Thanks).                                                                                   8 LOL - Competition, eh? By the way, I gave up on MiniGolf                                                                       True enough...                                                                                                                @ *At work, we often say &quot;I've slept since I wrote that&quot;                                                              
 *Good one.                                                                                                                     That's wonderful, TheBOB.                                                                                                     P *Thanks. Yes, you're  right about REMLINE (never used it so it slipped my mind).                                              9 *Thanks, again. I changed the heading to include REMLINE.                                                                      You did it again TheBOB                                                                                                        Thanks, lkt153..                                                                                                              & Question for Walrus on sub-forum. URL*                                                                                         bad file mod                                                                                                                  I You may have a different version of QB to what the program was saved with                                                      Post the code...                                                                                                               Re: Post the code...                                                                                                          S *You can't open it with any editor? Then please post the URL so we can download it.                                           1 &quot;it didn't open to me the programe&quot; ???                                                                              Re: bad file mod                                                                                                               *It was a pleasure to help.                                                                                                    Here is your answer                                                                                                           0 Printing to any printer, specifically Canon i350                                                                              H If you're using Windows, the solution may lie in the printer settings...                                                      + Mental block. Why doesn't this program run?                                                                                   Q *LSET must deliver a string &gt; 10 chars.  Using MID$ to trim to 10 chars works.                                              This works.                                                                                                                    Amazing! Yep, that works.                                                                                                      Literary question:                                                                                                            * *LOL. How do you think of stuff like that?                                                                                    ? *Yeah, really, true it is very amusing but what brings this up?                                                               1 *I think Pete has been a bad influence on Kewbie.                                                                             3 Today, I was working with a co-worker on a cgi app.                                                                           D *Lol... my 16 year old mind figured it would be true before I ran it                                                          - Ha ha! Maybe young people do have advantages.                                                                                 ! Wait, even old coots can see that                                                                                             + looks better (imo) in some other language..                                                                                   > the most literal &quot;translation&quot; can be acheived in QB                                                                 How do I run BASICA?                                                                                                           Download it                                                                                                                   4 Placed an ad-ware spy-ware problem on sub-forum URL*                                                                          . Thanks for replies and one more question. URL*                                                                                 Save Game Function                                                                                                             Re: Save Game Function                                                                                                         Re: bad filename                                                                                                               And, apart from that....                                                                                                       Thanks                                                                                                                         * You're welcome                                                                                                              
 Another Prob!                                                                                                                 : That's an interesting problem for the Challenges subforum.                                                                    E Correction: 10 to 99.  About Vampire numbers &amp; processor numbers:                                                          One problem is duplicates                                                                                                     	 * Thanks!                                                                                                                     " OK, stuck a challenge there (URL*)                                                                                            
 I prefer this                                                                                                                 " Well, the MOD is more elegant, but                                                                                             Like: 12 x 98 = 1176 ??                                                                                                       & *Zombie?!? XD  Don't you mean Vampire?                                                                                        0 * Urk! At least I didn't say &quot;Wolfman&quot;                                                                              5 i'm still not sure if i understand the details but...                                                                          Okay, small prob.                                                                                                              You can't do it on a computer                                                                                                  P.S.                                                                                                                           speaking of paradoxes                                                                                                         # Agreed: Time to start a distraction                                                                                           	 Hard prob                                                                                                                     J *It's in four planes. SCREEN 13 methods are too slow to be useful, anyway.                                                     Yes, but how is it built up?                                                                                                  " This is the only example I have...                                                                                            * * here's the blog that I wrote on it (url)                                                                                     *That's great. Thanks, Alipha.                                                                                                 * Thanks a lot.                                                                                                               
 Wow! Success!                                                                                                                 " * hahaha, the world must be ending                                                                                            . How do I add 1 plus 1 and display the results?                                                                                 Simple                                                                                                                        F *LOL. By the way, Kewbie, it's PRINT 1 + 1, but I think you knew that.                                                        : Ssssssshhhhhhhhh... lets kep Mac fooled for a while longer                                                                     *LOL. Beauty, Mac.                                                                                                             Chatbot                                                                                                                       ! First, define &quot;Chatbot&quot;                                                                                              Yes, that is what I mean                                                                                                      	 Questions                                                                                                                     + How's about listing a few sample questions?                                                                                    How to save a print                                                                                                            Not too hard                                                                                                                   Shortening a File                                                                                                             O *Please respond quickly...  I will have given up less than five years from now.                                                *Check this out(URL)                                                                                                          Q *You might try writing an End-Of-File character after the new last line  CHR$(26)                                              LOL                                                                                                                            More                                                                                                                           Just ignore the record.                                                                                                       . Mac, I didn't realize that I was being rude...                                                                                
 No offense                                                                                                                     Re: Shortening a File                                                                                                         < If I understand your question  correctly, use a temp file...                                                                  8 Yes, that's a good way, and here are 2 more ways: (URLs)                                                                      0 How do programs such as Microsoft Notepad do it?                                                                               I don't know, but                                                                                                              Not sure                                                                                                                      2 Actually, leaving the blanks messes up everything.                                                                            Z Actually, I think most editors do rewrite the whole file, no matter how small the change..                                    1 LOL - You have to be patient on this forum (URL*)                                                                              *Who was the fake denis?                                                                                                      % Any one know how to Block Keypresses?                                                                                         
 Super Glue                                                                                                                    T *Perhaps he's refering to INPUT, and to that the answer is work with INKEY$ instead.                                          4 I think its possible in ASM, but I've never done it.                                                                          
 Use INPUT$(1)                                                                                                                  PIG LATIN Conversion update                                                                                                   . isthay ogrampray idn'tday essmay isthay upway.                                                                                 counter                                                                                                                        Re: counter                                                                                                                    PIG LATIN Conversion                                                                                                          0 Histay ookslay ikelay away objay orfay HeBobtay.                                                                              U *Eh?  Actually, it's a job for Olitairesay, -she posted a great Pig Latin translator.                                          still confused                                                                                                                 A couple of points, Jon...                                                                                                      Your program checks from 1 to 5?                                                                                              3 You can't just move the first consonant to the end.                                                                           B Above post was edited.  If you checked it before now, check again.                                                             'include: file.txt                                                                                                             Question about sound...                                                                                                       4 I doubt it's the processor itself that's at fault...                                                                          % *Thanks, Ildrest, I'll look into it.                                                                                         P *If that fails, I've heard there is a way to pipe PC speaker to normal speakers.                                              Y *Yes, me too. Unfortunately, that option isn't available on my system for whatever reason                                      Qbasic on a mac                                                                                                                QBasic on a PC                                                                                                                 yes                                                                                                                           D there should be a few DosBox emulation tools out there for mac's....                                                           DOS emulator for Mac...                                                                                                       C *QB 1.0 for Mac. I have no idea if this is what you want, but (URL)                                                            Program slows down                                                                                                             Just a guess...                                                                                                               < *Either set priority to AboveNormal, or try moving the mouse                                                                   * How do you do AboveNormal?                                                                                                   Here's how I do it on XP...                                                                                                    Ack!                                                                                                                           Yep, I had to reboot                                                                                                          d Yep. if you do not have &quot;Above Normal&quot; you cannot rely on &quot;High&quot; or &quot;Real T                          Q *Windows 95!? ACK! Keep it open-source because I'll need to make an anti-virus XD                                             O As far I know, 98SE is every bit as good as 95. Both have genuine MS-DOS modes,                                               N *Windows 98 DOS is probably better than earlier DOSes, with FAT32 support etc.                                                ; Well, strictly for QB programming, 95 is better, because...                                                                   ) The Millennium OS Project &amp; M-OS 2005                                                                                      It does matter?                                                                                                                only sometimes it matters                                                                                                      Well, I tried gooey.bas                                                                                                       F *i bet the french screen 13 one is better, i keep looking at that site                                                         So what I do now?                                                                                                              that will probably be necessary                                                                                                Creating a &quot;dice&quot;                                                                                                    Yes                                                                                                                            Random number formula                                                                                                          Music Scale help                                                                                                              * Here's some code to play a sustained note:                                                                                    d Here is some code for a repeated note. It repeates unless &quot;&lt;&quot; or &quot;&gt;&quot; is us                           Check out this tutorial:                                                                                                      
 Dodge bullets                                                                                                                 B That's pretty vague. You'd get better help by being more specific.                                                             HELP                                                                                                                          7 *Please post your code. Did you see Mac's demo program?                                                                        CODE                                                                                                                          
 Well, IZM,                                                                                                                    
 Also, IZM,                                                                                                                    
 Good analysis                                                                                                                  Thanks. Interesting.                                                                                                          ! OK, izm, I couldn't resist (URL*)                                                                                               Arguments with Compiled Programs                                                                                               * PRINT COMMAND$                                                                                                              $ Re: Arguments with Compiled Programs                                                                                          B * or, for qb 7.1 use cmdlinevar$ = SPLIT$(Command$, &quot; &quot;)                                                            ' QB 7.1 does not have a SPLIT$ function!                                                                                       1 *hmm, you're right.  i thought it had it.  my bad                                                                              tested version                                                                                                                
 Linear Search                                                                                                                 ( Well I guess you already have some code?                                                                                      , Re: Well I guess you already have some code?                                                                                   *Ok. You're welcome.                                                                                                          ( I don't get what SUBs are can u help me?                                                                                      + They are seperate sections of your program.                                                                                    *bah, beat me to it                                                                                                           , Re: I don't get what SUBs are can u help me?                                                                                   answer                                                                                                                        8 Something is wrong with my delay and INKEY$.  Any ideas?                                                                       Very neat program!                                                                                                             Well perhaps                                                                                                                  C *Most probably Windows taking away resources-Try wiggling the mouse                                                           
 That works                                                                                                                    0 *Works fine on my XP.  Nice 3D starfield effect!                                                                               dos suddenly messed up? XP?                                                                                                   L *fixed it using xp_fix here: http://www.visualtour.com/downloads/default.asp                                                   Reference added to the FAQ                                                                                                     What does this mean?                                                                                                          $ Whew! Tough requirement to interpret                                                                                          - I've uploaded the assignment to my website...                                                                                 
 Good luck!                                                                                                                     Re: Good luck!                                                                                                                M * I think that means to add a GUI of sorts, and error checking on user input.                                                 
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 Thank you!                                                                                                                     Re: GOTO - compiling                                                                                                          G if theres no grafx / peek / poke / sound i strongly recommend freebasic                                                       	 FOR, NEXT                                                                                                                     % You can't have strings for variables.                                                                                         ) Re: You can't have strings for variables.                                                                                     ) Re: You can't have strings for variables.                                                                                     
 Re: FOR, NEXT                                                                                                                 
 Re: FOR, NEXT                                                                                                                 $ Use a DO loop instead of a FOR loop.                                                                                           *Thanks for the help                                                                                                          + Instead of using FOR/NEXT loop, use DO/LOOP                                                                                    Saving data to a file.                                                                                                         Here is how.                                                                                                                  Z *How could i make this print out the names and phone numbers from the file onto the screen                                     Here is the right way to do it:                                                                                               # Re: Here is the right way to do it:                                                                                           6 EOF(1) means End Of File for the #1 file that is open.                                                                        & Also, Mac, not to be too picky, but...                                                                                         ? :-/      *                                                                                                                  3 *yes and could you indent everyone's code for them?                                                                           ! * WTF = &quot;Why The Fuss?&quot;                                                                                             L If you don't want to see anything close your eyes. if you can't, then cut...                                                   Feeling violent, are we Ben?                                                                                                   *I made the same assumtion.                                                                                                    *has nothing to do with you                                                                                                    Miss Manners always...                                                                                                         moderated alphabet                                                                                                            ] *actually when you think about it this way, &quot;B.A.S.I.C.&quot; is really offensive too :D                                  *I misunderstood.                                                                                                             9 ok this i just pathetic and stuped on so many level's....                                                                     J *yeah, i'm glad someone finally just came out and said it. and it is, too.                                                     Help with SUB's                                                                                                               - For a single return, you could use a function                                                                                 - *You can do that with a $tring? okay, thanks.                                                                                 
 DIM SHARED                                                                                                                    
 *oh, okay.                                                                                                                    Z man ever since freebasic i'm starting to find QB oddies so freaking annoying anyways here.                                    ^ Re: man ever since freebasic i'm starting to find QB oddies so freaking annoying anyways here.                                 * ya i know :)                                                                                                                ] yeah, so it'd be cool if fb dos could just screen 12 &amp; 13 and we could leave qb behind :|                                 O well you can sue fbwin32 version or linux version and you have all the gfx's...                                               Y *well i'm glad he was bored, i love fbdos. you expect people into qb...eh only i love dos                                     ! That was a very confusing example                                                                                             Z dude you can't go function foo(test as string) as string QB bitchs about it but then......                                     Are you responding to my post?                                                                                                K ok got confused over you first post but you just reforcing my view on .....                                                   D *annoying? what 'oddies'? get lost, you jerk, I just had a question.                                                          N wasn't talking about you ddue :) i was talking about qb it self it has some ..                                                O *i KNEW someone was going to read that the wrong way :) i had to think about it                                                Memo to Mac...                                                                                                                d *i think he meant &quot;call&quot;the links in your browser,as opposed to clicking &lt;a&gt;nchor&lt                           Hi everyone                                                                                                                   Q Sup haven't seen you post much at the QBN much lately taking a little break ?   *                                             T *I think I remember you from occasionally... and I haven't been here as long as some                                           * ditto                                                                                                                       L *Hi, Sterling! Sure, I remember you, -always nice to hear from old regulars.                                                   WTF???                                                                                                                         How do you figure                                                                                                             b *and it's a pity the ip's weren't all there, but it's not like &quot;ben&quot; is a common name ;)                            " Searching filenames in a whole dir                                                                                             Hello agian, Dustin:                                                                                                          - RapidQ hmmm got me on that but my guss is....                                                                                 & *QBASIC 1.1 and MS-DOS 6.22 Help (URL)                                                                                        
 *Thanks guys!                                                                                                                 " Kewbie, Phylo, Solitaire, Ildrest                                                                                             QBasic GUI reviews                                                                                                            = *so far i'd say Blue and Dos 97 1.0 sound the most worthwhile                                                                 H *I think blue sux because of the flicker and hte windows cant be resized                                                      0 * hmm, apparently there's another walrus in town                                                                               Probably only this one post                                                                                                    Re: Probably only this one post                                                                                               - *Probably from the Beatles Sgt. Pepper (???).                                                                                  * goo goo ga joob                                                                                                              *They are the egg men.                                                                                                        < *i think there might be two &quot;shadowwolf&quot;'s as well                                                                  L not that know about. if your talking  posting on other boards i.e. QBN ect *                                                  Z * oh so that is you on the other board... that's good, its nice to know you're around here                                    * * Why is all the source code stripped off?                                                                                      You might not get an answer here                                                                                               Create A Folder                                                                                                                2 ways:                                                                                                                       4 Here is a way to test for the existance of a folder.                                                                          7 * Excellent! I didn't know you could open NUL for input                                                                       O *Thanks. I learned that from MS-DOS 6.22 Help. Its on the Windows 95/98 CD-ROM.                                                Thnx, got it                                                                                                                   Urk! Tough drill!! (URL*)                                                                                                     " Drill on countries and capitals!!!                                                                                             Did you try them?                                                                                                             / Ok quicksort does work well with random numbers                                                                               # Heh, maybe so, but do you use them?                                                                                           T *Mac, YOU helped design that p.o.s.?  And here I thought you were a pretty nice guy!                                          ( Er, what exact features do you not like?                                                                                      % *Mac, I object to its very existence!                                                                                         5 *&quot;We don't need no steenkeeng flow charts!&quot;                                                                          I use flowcharts for teaching.                                                                                                ! No, but I was never taught proper                                                                                             # Any delays that don't kill the CPU?                                                                                            I don't think so, but...                                                                                                       HOWEVER ! !                                                                                                                    Thanks                                                                                                                        2 TSRs don't use any CPU time unless called upon to.                                                                             I haven't tried assembler                                                                                                      What about ON TIMER?                                                                                                           It's still a loop.                                                                                                            
 LOOP UNTIL                                                                                                                     *Change OR to AND                                                                                                              * Thanks, you're a hero! :D                                                                                                   M fromunda: a pretty good routine for underlining text in graphics modes (*URL)                                                  Help with IF's                                                                                                                 About IF statements...                                                                                                         *thanks, I get it now.                                                                                                        
 to clarify                                                                                                                    . *Thanks, Walrus, -I should have made it clear.                                                                                Y *Thanks for the mirror, Mennonite. It worked marvellous. I had to try the QBG1.ZIP twice,                                      , but I eventually got it.                                                                                                    3 * of course. i'm really glad it served some purpose                                                                            Validation Probem                                                                                                             : You are printing the ASCII value instead of the character.                                                                     Code doesn't work                                                                                                              What did you expect?                                                                                                           I was shooting for it to work                                                                                                  This happens                                                                                                                  
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 Like this?                                                                                                                     Thanks                                                                                                                         or...                                                                                                                          Well the simplest way                                                                                                          Err, want to rethink that?                                                                                                    * oh no I answered the wrong question again!                                                                                      Did you debug that using QBasic?                                                                                               * Never mind. Yours works!                                                                                                    5 Here's another one I don't think you're going to like                                                                          True - I much prefer this                                                                                                     ( &quot;no other IF's&quot;?  Count again.                                                                                      
 * Got me! :-)                                                                                                                  RelLib help                                                                                                                   + Try Rel.betterwebber.com (Discussion board)                                                                                    How do you underline in qbasic?                                                                                               D Sorry, you can't, not in text mode. If you're using Graphics mode...                                                           Thanks                                                                                                                        Z *You can underline in screen 0 ONLY if you have a monocrome monitor. But who does anymore?                                    , I do, at one of my computers (I use it too)*                                                                                   We are dinosaurs.                                                                                                              Filelist program                                                                                                               Re: Filelist program                                                                                                          " Well, here is how I might do it...                                                                                            & Re: Well, here is how I might do it...                                                                                         I think I misunderstood you.                                                                                                  - Here's one that's a bit cleaner than SHELL...                                                                                  Mouse Error - Need Help                                                                                                       M *Please post the part of the code the you need help with in this same thread.                                                  The Code                                                                                                                       Hello, Brandon:                                                                                                                I'm takin' a stab here...                                                                                                     G just for fun, i'll take a guess at what's wrong with this vague problem                                                       * What, dial-up rates in Rochester too high?                                                                                    E *And maybe the CALL ABSOLUTE somehow got his caps lock stuck on... ;)                                                          * Heh - I unstuck that                                                                                                        7 *gah, i couldn't post at all (rebooting worked, thanks)                                                                       4 Changing the Return use to use &quot;+&quot; instead                                                                          " You have to capture the key stroke                                                                                             Yeah, something like this                                                                                                     5 *sorry I think i've answered the wrong question again                                                                          You had the right idea                                                                                                         TXS                                                                                                                           $ *You can use EXIT DO to exit a loop.                                                                                           What I'd do instead...                                                                                                        O Mac, please see my encryption program submission on the challenges forum (*URL)                                                including code from file                                                                                                      V If I understand you correctly, you want to be able to dynamically load and run code...                                        2 *You can try RUN or CHAIN to run another .BAS file                                                                            4 and if you were really clever you could in theroy...                                                                           Re: and if you were...                                                                                                         I think you are wrong...                                                                                                      [ Yes, but then it wouldn't be a proper executable, and &quot;.COM&quot; would be misleading.                                   I *Well I'm sure most assembly programmers can clean up after themselves :)                                                     Z the idea is to jump to your own code segment that you can load up at runtime on the fly ..                                    Z *Yes. Are you saying you would load 64K of code? Otherwise you don't need a whole segment.                                     *There ya go                                                                                                                   It is a good idea                                                                                                             F the problem with DEBUG.EXE is that you can really screw up big time...                                                        C *Assembly interpreter?! Isn't that defeating some pupose somewhere?                                                           Z i think he ment it be cool to just have one wouldn't be all that hard to do one although..                                    D *Well I'd like easy access to a few assembly things like SHR,SHL,INT                                                           re: include                                                                                                                    QBX 7.1 installation problem                                                                                                  E I suggest saving any source you have to another directory struture...                                                         > No, no, no, it's that stupid AUTOEXEC.NT error... (see inside)                                                                + Basic PDS 7.11 &amp; Check Register program                                                                                   B It sounds to me like you're trying to load the .EXE file into PDS.                                                            $ apology to mac, ildurest, and others                                                                                           * No problem                                                                                                                  P *Things took a nice turn there. I too apologise for my occasional arrogance etc.                                              ( a new question (maybe) about the r-group                                                                                      O and a question (just a thought really) about the subforums page, sure, why not?                                               H *Actually, I too have wondered why this forum isn't on that index.  Mac?                                                      " ? You guys would really like that?                                                                                             *It fits on my screen just fine                                                                                                The R-Group                                                                                                                    Question about scripting                                                                                                       Found a case that did not work                                                                                                 Thanks For your Help                                                                                                           Re: Thanks For your Help                                                                                                      [ *Charles, -check the post below &quot;Yes, there are errors...&quot; for a workable method.                                    No errors here                                                                                                                 *First rate.                                                                                                                  / Yes, there are errors in some cases, however...                                                                                Didn't see your post, TheBob                                                                                                  " try using double persion variables                                                                                            & Thanks Again for all your Help people!                                                                                         Function McInput$()                                                                                                            QUIET!                                                                                                                        - *LOL. Hey, keep it down, Mac. I was sleeping.                                                                                 G *haha, you're actually suffering from a shortage of newbies (it's true)                                                        Finished Beta Testing (URL*)                                                                                                  ( _where to find 'The QuickBasic Journal'?                                                                                      K Pete as made a collection of a lot of the old qb mag's so try here.........                                                   . *that's a really good Url, thank you very much                                                                                H *I cannot download the graphics tutorial maybe you should check it, Mac.                                                      F *Try again, -I have found that *sometimes* they don't work, then will.                                                        A which ones are you trying (list) i'm having trouble with them too                                                              *2 and 3. I've never tried 1.                                                                                                 C there's nothing wrong with the downloads, but here's a Mirror (URL)                                                            What's a removal request?                                                                                                     = *Sounds like a contract... Mac, are you a hitman on the side?                                                                 Q lol, when there is website content that has copies posted elsewhere by someone...                                             C * yes, I'm on dial up. Maybe Mac could have it in chunks at a time.                                                           Z cory, i'm on dialup too. you saw the mirror, right? as it's basically there for *you (URL)                                    . *I downloaded all three files with no problems                                                                                 Mac                                                                                                                            email verify                                                                                                                   Cory                                                                                                                          ? Improved version of function for correcting to proper name case                                                                line to array...                                                                                                              ) *Search for the Bresenham line algorithm.                                                                                      CPU has inertia?                                                                                                              % Depends on when you start the program                                                                                          About inertia...                                                                                                               Yes, adding SLEEP 1 fixes it                                                                                                  ! does it happen on a compiled exe?                                                                                             T nevermind, i was basing what i said on what i remembered from looking at the code...                                           Your CPU DOES have inertia                                                                                                    . Heh, you might have missed the problem, London                                                                                ! *Ahhh, revenge of the sloppy code                                                                                             T *This doesn't have anything to do with what you saw, but CPUs do have inertia. (URL)                                           Amazing ain't it                                                                                                               * LOL!!!  That's a real gem!                                                                                                  Z *yeah who knew home pc wouldnt have steering wheel and guys in suits wouldnt wear mohawks?                                    K i actually had a reel (ugh.) theory about the &quot;steering wheel&quot;...                                                   # Sorry about bursting your bubble...                                                                                            Interesting                                                                                                                   = * that's so you can &quot;navigate&quot; around the internet.                                                                 < *awesome! they can sue netscape for patent infringement then                                                                   * Good info, thanks!                                                                                                           *What A Disappointment!                                                                                                       # No one is more disappointed than me                                                                                            Yep                                                                                                                            ive started my chat program                                                                                                   5 Does Liberty Basic really give you that much freedom?                                                                          BATTLE BASIC!!!                                                                                                               
 Evil Basic                                                                                                                    - *Chr$(26) is the ASCII right arrow character.                                                                                   *that is pretty mean (and funny)                                                                                               You think that's mean, try this                                                                                                I edited it                                                                                                                    Yes!                                                                                                                          8 *no one made a &quot;basic BASIC&quot; yet though... (?)                                                                       ok i remember its...                                                                                                          	 Collision                                                                                                                     
 *yes it is                                                                                                                      I'm stuck... could someone help?                                                                                              > This works, but you might want to just pick out the CHR$ stuff                                                                 Thanks                                                                                                                         Try this                                                                                                                      
 beh, bored                                                                                                                    > re: PRINT Pass(1); Pass(2); Pass(3); Pass(4); Pass(5); Pass(6)                                                                 I got it, thanks                                                                                                               * Good work                                                                                                                   , Want to see a crazy version of your program?                                                                                   hahaha i am a moron!!!                                                                                                         *So you're from Salt Lake City?                                                                                                Hey i need help                                                                                                                we're willing to help here..                                                                                                   have fun                                                                                                                       Re: Hey i need help                                                                                                            hey                                                                                                                            Sorry                                                                                                                         L *Actually, I'll help... for a fee.  I charge $2,500 per hour, 4 hour minimum                                                   * And in cash, in advance                                                                                                     N *Good one.  I should've thought of that... guess I'll hafta cut you in for 2%.                                                * Mac, I found a bug in the input program...                                                                                     Thanks, I knew one of them                                                                                                    b *&quot;Shredder day.&quot; Enron employees always used to complain about not getting that day off!                             use fire                                                                                                                      3 *Where's your asterisk, Gera? Asterisk = Empty post                                                                           0 * He accidentally burned it up. Dadgum Firebugs!                                                                              ' Heh - You have sharper eyes than TheBob                                                                                       A Sharper eyes, nah. It's just I have electricity, which gives me..                                                             " GW-BASIC to Q-BASIC: Memory limit?                                                                                            8 It is not QBasic or GWBasic, but DOS that has the limit.                                                                      + Actually it was more hardware than software                                                                                   R yap qbasic has limmits there a 64k array limmit and 640k general memorey limmit...                                            Z *course other than freebasic i still think the easyway is to use the ramdrive for more mem                                     Help old confused Mac                                                                                                         . Ramdrive can access much more memory up to 32M                                                                                & Also, for increased DOS performance...                                                                                        T *RAMDRIVE.SYS is loaded from CONFIG.SYS and grabs memory before Windows even starts.                                           If so, that would be strange                                                                                                  5 It becomes a regular drive accessable by any program.                                                                          why not peek/poke or memcopy                                                                                                  . i guss if you want to be hackish you could ...                                                                                 Thanks.                                                                                                                       4 * You're welcome. Let us know what finally happened.                                                                          
 Thanks again.                                                                                                                  Can you                                                                                                                        '$DYNAMIC and then REDIM                                                                                                      A you dont lose the contents of the array if you use REDIM PRESERVE                                                             c *What version is that? I didn't find it in 1.1 or &quot;Unsupported Keywords&quot; from QuickBasic.                            * QB 7.1 / PDS                                                                                                                % Although it might not be necessary...                                                                                         2 Am I missing something? I think the OP wanted this                                                                             Note to Azam                                                                                                                   Re: Am I missing something?                                                                                                   	 Oh, sorry                                                                                                                     > *Your prog was better anyway. I agree with you about the file.                                                                + Not clear if we answered correctly, Michael                                                                                   O Program to enter data at beginning of array and move old data down (url inside)                                                * I am in the chat room                                                                                                       ? Well, I didn't see you in the chat room, but to print date/time                                                               $ He said &quot;to a printout&quot;...                                                                                           Hey, Kewbie!                                                                                                                  	 Summation                                                                                                                       What were the 2 answers you got?                                                                                               Edit: 420 forgot to double*                                                                                                   
 *Yes, 420.                                                                                                                    * Although, maybe the OP meant to do this...                                                                                      *or maybe sum = sum +(x^2)     ?                                                                                              Z *That would generate larger numbers than sum = sum + (x * 2), certainly, but nothing huge.                                     Don't wait for an answer                                                                                                      3 *But he could say &quot;Thanks, I'll try that&quot;                                                                            Error reading CSV file                                                                                                        H firstly, do until eof(1) better than do while for files. secondly (*url)                                                      N *Small test file seems to work for QBX... Maybe you should try the BINARY mode                                                D QB requires quotation marks around data strings that contain spaces.                                                          U *But I don't think that's the problem... why would every second INPUT return nothing?                                          I have found, Solitaire...                                                                                                      *You're right.  I just tried it.                                                                                              $ here's what i was working on for mac                                                                                           * Thanks - I installed it                                                                                                     Z this is *awful* code, if you like what it Does i'll develop it, but you have to try it 1st                                    
 popular links                                                                                                                  hello                                                                                                                         
 popular links                                                                                                                 
 popular links                                                                                                                  hello                                                                                                                         E *The only way to get rid of this spam, is to delete the whole thread.                                                          hello                                                                                                                         
 SUB Questions                                                                                                                 S It would help to know the purpose of this &quot;nested&quot; subroutine, however...                                            *url                                                                                                                          V *If you're getting a Stack error it's because the SUB has called itself too many times                                        3 Are you confusing a subroutine with a subprocedure?                                                                            DIM SHARED and SUB ... STATIC                                                                                                 J &quot;nested subroutines&quot; - I haven't heard that term for a long time                                                     It's called recursion now                                                                                                     $ a fun way to get out of a subroutine                                                                                          B *&quot;UNTIL 1 = 1&quot; is uneccesary, LOOP on its own works fine                                                            " here's why i think you're mistaken                                                                                             Of course...                                                                                                                  C *Whoops, mixed up WHILE with UNTIL... But what about LOOP UNTIL 1 ?                                                           G *loop until 1 would probably work but i would use loop until -1 i think                                                       , * I would probably do loop until 2.718281828                                                                                  / * LOL, but then it won't work on early pentiums                                                                                I much prefer this                                                                                                            Q *Another amazing coincidence (of course the 1 minute could have gone either way).                                             ? *this IS best, but i didn't know you could use return that way.                                                               
 One return                                                                                                                    . Finally got an INPUT function to work, I think                                                                                
 *Works great!                                                                                                                 ! I need some help with graphics...                                                                                              The problem is...                                                                                                             
 sprites...                                                                                                                    : You have to think in terms of the progression of events...                                                                     works great!                                                                                                                  ! _how do i PRINT these characters?                                                                                             ! *they're non-printable characters                                                                                              _apparently yes                                                                                                                which means...                                                                                                                % _nope, they can be seen on the screen                                                                                         V Here's a utility I wrote a couple years ago to demonstrate ASCII character printing...                                        
 _that's it                                                                                                                    ; *Doesn't work for me and I really wanted to see a form feed                                                                    _i did this                                                                                                                   3 Maybe this will help you see what's going on (*URL)                                                                            Try this one, David                                                                                                            *ok thanks I now see my mistake                                                                                                PRINT CHR$(12) works for me                                                                                                   A *We're talking about actual symbols. Try some of the code posted.                                                             > Actually people... There is a way to make PRINT CHR$(12) work.                                                                * 0 html-only chat for the qb forum (url...)                                                                                    : restarting an older thread: (no flames!) coding line input                                                                    	 how about                                                                                                                     " That is an EXCELLENT idea (but...)                                                                                            F *I made a multi-line input box once, with any char limit you wanted...                                                        X *into a string, or an array? or a string array? i mean, it COULDNT accept more than 4kb?                                      Q *Today I'd use an array and pointer, which can get 32kb long, but so can a string                                             Z *til i've someth of more signif to say about it i'll put everyth re this in chat (see top)                                    F heh, i am soooo using a string, i used this code to prove you right...                                                        ' cool project im working on.../ problems                                                                                        overlaping sprites                                                                                                            B *You're after CLNG(number/variable), converts something to a LONG.                                                             weerd overflow problem...                                                                                                     O *Try '$DYNAMIC at the top. (Dynamic memory allocation, which lets you use more)                                                hrm thx                                                                                                                       E *It's done through the memory anyway, but Memcopy is better optimised                                                         2 *How do I encrypt the data in the DATA statements?                                                                            D *Write an encrypter and decrypter that work, then use them to do it.                                                           Ben, why do you do that?                                                                                                      J Sarcastic?? What the hell, Mac? I was being serious! (Example prog inside)                                                     Ildrest, a Definition                                                                                                         It's kinda like . . . .                                                                                                        hrm                                                                                                                            (!!!)                                                                                                                         ; Because you are using the same seed. It's not truly random.                                                                   ( QBassic doesn't let you fill the screen.                                                                                      	 Simple...                                                                                                                      Directory and file name:                                                                                                      * dunno about FB, have a look at this though                                                                                    9 * For FB (FreeBasic) stuff, go to the Non-QBasic Subforum                                                                     & Yes yes yes, uses Interrupts this one.                                                                                         Im a NEWB! and i need help                                                                                                    * Go to the URL inside.  Read it THOROUGHLY.                                                                                     Memcopy.....                                                                                                                   continued...                                                                                                                  3 about chat (this post can stay. hiya mac, chatters)                                                                           P * Why are you unable to log on to the &quot;normal chat&quot; (cone of silence)?                                              X *lol(n) issue is java/sc coneofsilence is the banfeature yeah? (i know getsmart ref too)                                      F quick snippet to remove &quot;Spaces&quot; from the code on this forum                                                        D ok it actually Replaces them with spaces, which is better, but here:                                                          I *Use CHR$(255) if CHR$(160) doesn't turn out as a space on your computer.                                                       the only problem with that is...                                                                                              E *May one ask why you're using q=SPACE$(1) instead of q=&quot; &quot;?                                                         E one may (the answer is four to five lines and won't fit in the title)                                                         D *Thanks for that rationalization... but I'm not sure I understand it                                                          I hmm, well, i was trying to go for a short explaination, but tell you what                                                     < *Ok, now THAT, I GET!!!  Thanks for explaining more clearly.                                                                  1 * I guess SPACE$(0) would really avoid any errors                                                                              Underline output                                                                                                               hrm                                                                                                                           Y There is no single function like sprintf for formatting strings.  Someone else correct me                                     & i'm only guessing what sprintf does...                                                                                        + *C's sprintf does WAY more than PRINT USING                                                                                   H wow, i guess so!, here's something that might help a lot (or not) (*url)                                                      N The problem is that the variable arguments are passed in as a VARIANT array...                                                 color size and underline?!                                                                                                     Text-mode memory...                                                                                                           ? Function for capitalizing first letter in each word of a string                                                                strings                                                                                                                       , MID$ statement (as opposed to MID$ function)                                                                                  0 You are absolutely right.  This is much shorter:                                                                               Not so strange...                                                                                                             1 ha, it doesn't, does it? (no left$ **Statement**)                                                                             > Actually, the LEFT$ and RIGHT$ functions are both superfluous.                                                                1 very nice function, my way would have been slower                                                                             / Please check the revised version, posted above.                                                                               ! mennonite, I am NOT an elitist...                                                                                             ) let me make sure i'm not misunderstood :)                                                                                     D Hold on there... what code did I say sucked?  If you're referring to                                                          ( heh, yes, but no, i didn't write that...                                                                                      + How can I open and access MIDI (game) port?                                                                                   1 *(URL). Not BASIC, but good info. INP reads port.                                                                              Second problem with loop                                                                                                       Re: Second problem with loop                                                                                                  K *You're putting things outside of FOR-NEXTs when they're meant to be inside                                                    Need Function name and variable                                                                                               * First problem: bad choice of function name                                                                                     Better explanation                                                                                                            > You seem to want F(0 to 11) as a local array, not a parameter.                                                                 Why functions??                                                                                                                You've got a point                                                                                                             RE: Why functions??                                                                                                            just the FAQs (mac)                                                                                                            The FAQs                                                                                                                      + being practical? at least not being unhappy                                                                                    Hey...                                                                                                                        X *Some company, I believe, and no, we've tried endlessly to contact them without success.                                      C *delgado industries llc sterling va (cory, that too was in the FAQ)                                                           % *Where can I obtain a copy of QB 4.5?                                                                                         & Well, I'm a little frustrated here :-(                                                                                        2 LOL Mac! I can explain it even simpler! :-p (URL*)                                                                            @ *Maybe you need it in big bold print at the top of the this page                                                              c *no,what he really needs is a message like &quot;PLEASE see the faq before you start a thread&quot;                           - Some changes to the Community Subforums Index                                                                                  *I feel disorientated now                                                                                                      JT...                                                                                                                         G *No, JT lives in Australia, like me. (I take it SD means South Dakota?)                                                        *Yeah, australia rocks!                                                                                                        pausing output screen                                                                                                         + you can use input - press enter to continue                                                                                   % You can also pause output using SLEEP                                                                                         Z *i like the use of MOD function but when used in a loop i've found SLEEP can beep or click                                    6 You're correct about SLEEP causing noise, mennonite...                                                                        
 ah, good idea                                                                                                                 W *A good way to clean up the keyboard queue: DO: LOOP WHILE INKEY$ &lt;&gt; &quot;&quot;                                       @ *That is similar to what I wrote. I got the idea from Microsoft.                                                               25 lines? maybe 24                                                                                                             Re: 25 lines? maybe 24                                                                                                         You are right.                                                                                                                V *Lines 24 &amp; 25 will scroll without a ; hence you can't get to 25 without a LOCATE.                                        ! 25 lines, or less, or (many) more                                                                                             % *My program already suggested that :)                                                                                         N *said some was review, but i thought the view print and width stuff was new :)                                                	 Yea, team                                                                                                                     : But it's in an ARRAY! You can keyscroll it as simple as...                                                                    4 Maybe that's a better way, but the OP asked for this                                                                          ) *Well, control is what my program gives!!                                                                                     3 How can you make something so simple so complicated                                                                            By paying attention to detail                                                                                                  _temporary Ramdrive?                                                                                                          W ah ya you can make a ram drive but i'm a little confused on what your trying to do ....                                        _Dos help says how, i know                                                                                                      RAMDRIVE.SYS is a device driver.                                                                                               ramdrive                                                                                                                      J *FreeBasic is 32-bit: Flat memory model, where there's no need for EMS/XMS                                                     *how freaking gorgeous is that?                                                                                               Z dude that why everyone so hyped about freebasic it win32 meaning so crapy limmitations....                                     so = no*                                                                                                                      * how to set up a ramdrive (not for newbies)                                                                                     that is good advice                                                                                                            input                                                                                                                         / The best way is to make your own input routine.                                                                               + Check out these hints for using INPUT$(1) :                                                                                   E Here is the complete code for limiting length of user's input string.                                                         7 Good stuff, but I think ben was asking for extra length                                                                         *I was asking for shorter length                                                                                               hey qbchat!                                                                                                                    See you in 2006                                                                                                               1 why not use the old chat applet? it's much better                                                                              Even better(URL*)                                                                                                              * That's the one that died                                                                                                    , Mac, you gave me an idea for a next project.                                                                                  8 &gt;My current project should be finished around August.                                                                       I saw your reply just now...                                                                                                   heh                                                                                                                            Here's my idea in more detail:                                                                                                ! actually, i'd love to know why...                                                                                              Strange things                                                                                                                 Column Justification                                                                                                           Posting your code would help                                                                                                   Sorry,  have the code at home                                                                                                  Another way:                                                                                                                  ) * ? What happened to www.allbasiccode.com                                                                                     9 more than you'll ever want to know about allbasiccode.com                                                                      * Wow - good stuff                                                                                                             why not gpl? (other licenses?)                                                                                                O I suppose that if we post the source it can be assumed to be public domain, but                                                which is why                                                                                                                  O true enough, but not enough enough (free soapbox for the asking, slightly used)                                               J like it been said nothing done in QB worth puting under any liceancing....                                                     well, i did my best to say                                                                                                    9 *Get to know Command-line Linux, you'll probably love it.                                                                      sure...                                                                                                                       ! and it's also interesting that...                                                                                             Q Neuro, you need to consider ages and maturity levels of the individuals involved.                                              old timers, sourcehoarding, etc                                                                                               Z you know most code hording isn't about being selfish and keeping how you did somthing to..                                     LOL                                                                                                                           c *Mac, I've told you several times that you need to add a &quot;Programs I Am Ashamed OF&quot; forum                            that's perfect!                                                                                                               ! Err, refresh my memory, mennonite                                                                                              huh? (name field)                                                                                                              Well, re name field                                                                                                            oh, k thanks mac                                                                                                               Ildrest test. . .                                                                                                            ' * Not enough disk space on the internet                                                                                       ^ Re: you know most code hording isn't about being selfish and keeping how you did somthing to..                                * *pehaps you could write a FB spell checker                                                                                    = I'm on the &quot;Don't care what you do with my sources&quot;                                                                 = Program to print new data at top of list, move old data down.                                                                  *Best ever! Works like a charm.                                                                                               * *btw, have you ever written a text editor?                                                                                    5 * No. Closest I came to it was the Pig-Latin program.                                                                          The reason I asked...                                                                                                          nah, here's an easy way                                                                                                       7 I made a slight change to the program after posting it.                                                                        Qbasic decompiler                                                                                                              re:decompilers                                                                                                                 re: decompilers                                                                                                                DEBUG.EXE filename                                                                                                             That's no good...                                                                                                             : if you are decompiling then you most likely have an exe...                                                                     Re: re: decompilers                                                                                                           # Mac, GreenMan has a good idea here.                                                                                            pdf?                                                                                                                           easy there killer                                                                                                              It's hopeless, Adam                                                                                                            Yes...                                                                                                                         Re: Qbasic decompiler                                                                                                          Don't think it was true, Walrus                                                                                               0 Mac, I don't think you're using Google properly.                                                                               Actually, I know that                                                                                                         2 if you knew that then why did you say i was wrong?                                                                            6 Re: if you knew that then why did you say i was wrong?                                                                        ' I know there are atleast two out there.                                                                                        Found one of them:                                                                                                             Ha ha ha                                                                                                                      # FBSL ( Script language + Compiler )                                                                                            is Mac there???                                                                                                               G *Have you tried a different username? Maybe you need to accept cookies?                                                        Or                                                                                                                             V-GER...                                                                                                                       URL*                                                                                                                           what i did not find                                                                                                           
 *no, it sucks                                                                                                                 - Actually, I both agree and disagree with you.                                                                                   Thanks for the kudos, but (URL*)                                                                                               loking for QB graphic designers                                                                                                Guva?                                                                                                                          Newbies ??????????                                                                                                            \ *The term &quot;Newbie&quot; is not derogatory, it just means &quot;new to programming&quot;                                  ? ah but Newbie is a derogatory but in a different community ....                                                                Yep. The difference is                                                                                                         What's more...                                                                                                                 and one more point                                                                                                            S *Oh, and Anonymous is an exception, he goes around saying he's better than everyone                                            Something for u guys to do                                                                                                    7 * This sounds like a homework assignment for YOU to do!                                                                       [ *Sure does, -besides, why would &quot;us guys&quot; want to do such an elementary exercise?                                     It's not as easy as it sounds...                                                                                              $ Re: It's not as easy as it sounds...                                                                                           methinks he jests, Walrus                                                                                                     Y lol you have to give credit to the dude very creative way to ask for his homework to be..                                      Is this what you mean?                                                                                                        3 Michael:  We do NOT do homework for someone else!!!                                                                             Right, neither does other forums                                                                                               ok                                                                                                                            G ya but it's so easy, the only thing stopping me is a sense of causality                                                        oh, i see...                                                                                                                   If you are really interested                                                                                                  9 Ambivalent problem statement leads to several assumptions                                                                     & You could save the numbers as a string                                                                                         bios peek ... cpu  temp                                                                                                        For all newbies...                                                                                                             tip # 2                                                                                                                       = *Tip #3- this will scroll away to neverness within a few days                                                                  Erasing                                                                                                                        Re: Erasing                                                                                                                    Obscure Question                                                                                                              8 Everyone on this forum knows that I'm NOT a math wizard.                                                                      d *Hey!  I didn't know that!  I didn't know you could use &quot;&gt;&quot; in an assignment statement.                          : Sure, why not?  You might need to remember a relationship.                                                                    , Same principle as using a double assignment:                                                                                  . Translation of that code into nice IF-THENs...                                                                                 *omg you're a n00b                                                                                                            , No competent person ever calls anyone a n00b                                                                                  ( Your translation was incorrect, Ildrest                                                                                      8 *But what is the POINT of all of these rodent droppings?                                                                      " aww, you think that's crappy code?                                                                                             Thanks                                                                                                                         *lol                                                                                                                           Okay, broad question.                                                                                                         - If you go to a command prompt and type set...                                                                                  Where is Mallard??                                                                                                            $ * Check the QB_FAQ (explained fully)                                                                                           Rats - So sorry                                                                                                                RE: Rats - So sorry                                                                                                            And thereafter....                                                                                                             help with a game im working on.                                                                                               > Your problem was in how you were trying to trap keyboard input                                                                M Sorry, I was in a hurry before, here's what was wrong with the way you did it                                                 # Re: help with a game im working on.                                                                                            starting QB game soon...                                                                                                       Re: starting QB game soon...                                                                                                   help with some homework                                                                                                       U *Use a string, and look up MID$ in QB help. Also read &quot;Homework Help&quot; above                                          i foregot the rest                                                                                                            9 * Post your code so far so we can see what the problem is                                                                     ' *Maybe you're using OR instead of AND??                                                                                       , Source code to a EN&lt;&gt;Piglatin program?                                                                                  - If nobody knows you might try a search engine                                                                                 < *Baah, already tried that and found nothing except sh*t  -_-                                                                   Baah....                                                                                                                      
 Don't be lazy                                                                                                                 * *Solitaire, didn't you write one of these?                                                                                    ; Yes I did. It's called the Penultimate PigLatin Translator.                                                                   W *Works great! Any Pig Latn translator that can make ashtray out of Trash is first rate!                                       9 *ALL ASHTRAYS BELONG IN THE TRASH... DOWN WITH SMOKING!!!                                                                      Yikes!                                                                                                                        
 Minor bugs...                                                                                                                 ; It worked without any errors when I followed your sequence.                                                                    That fixed it, but how odd.                                                                                                   5 I'm also using the patched version without a problem.                                                                          * No problems using QBasic 1.0                                                                                                
 Two problems:                                                                                                                 . An at least one &quot;esthetics&quot; issue...                                                                                 What i want for communication                                                                                                 ! Re: What i want for communication                                                                                             H *Next time please post in the old thread if the topic is still the same.                                                      ! Re: What i want for communication                                                                                             - make the c++ program pipe the QB program... *                                                                                  Drat - Can't find old program                                                                                                  Still here Guva?                                                                                                              ) Here is the program that does that (URL*)                                                                                      Maybe this.                                                                                                                   6 Bah, if you have QB 4.5 or 7.1, it's much much easier.                                                                        ) I'm afraid I made another mistake. Sorry.                                                                                      No, there's a simple remedy                                                                                                    beh                                                                                                                           D Finished! Well, a little late, but here it is (URL) and explanation:                                                           ? It doesn't work                                                                                                              You suprise me Mac                                                                                                             This might work:                                                                                                              % *For 7.1, use DEF SEG = SSEG(Driver$)                                                                                          Got further                                                                                                                   
 Wow Mac...                                                                                                                     LOL                                                                                                                           ( how do i do a reset button on qbasic ???                                                                                      + *Please explain, your request is too vague.                                                                                    LOL - True, but I guess                                                                                                        Hi, Peter Adams                                                                                                                I'll check it out                                                                                                             N Mac, I'm positive that this program used to work, but doesn't seem to under XP                                                 Wow! That's so cool!                                                                                                          0 Solution found that might work everywhere (URL*)                                                                               How do you DRAW?                                                                                                              C Here is a complete course from the very basics to advanced (URL)...                                                            Well to make things simple                                                                                                    	 Libraries                                                                                                                     J *From a command line (or in shortcut properties) try qb.exe /L libraryname                                                     Is this possible in qbasic?                                                                                                   , *On one computer, or on different computers?                                                                                   He said &quot;on one&quot;                                                                                                    
 Yo,Guva...                                                                                                                     Re: He said &quot;on one&quot;                                                                                                 Use a file on a RAMDRIVE                                                                                                       Re: Use a file on a RAMDRIVE                                                                                                   an interesting solution                                                                                                        parameters?                                                                                                                    Re: parameters?                                                                                                               6 * Not in 1.1. I don't know what he has or wants to do.                                                                        ) _yep, qbasic can read parameters (source)                                                                                     4 What do you want them to communicate to each other?*                                                                          0 * Excellent question. GUVA??????? Please respond                                                                              & Anyone get their email to me returned?                                                                                         In case you didn't know:                                                                                                      ! Ok help with another inkey please                                                                                              Hi, Rich                                                                                                                       Sorry                                                                                                                         . Well, as I see it, you have the following code                                                                                
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(although my comp could use a few more guages).                                                         LOL. Well, I'm in for it now...                                                                                                QB-related reply...                                                                                                            Please help to debug!                                                                                                          For one  thing...                                                                                                              Try this                                                                                                                       explain please                                                                                                                 TIMER and CHR$(27)                                                                                                             *You're* welcome                                                                                                              K Posted a question about upgrading Win98-98SE on non-QBF. Also, WIn XPn URL*                                                    I think it's worth it                                                                                                         Q Thanks. I think you're new here, so I need to explain URL posting / sub-forums...                                              *OK, thanks                                                                                                                    *I actually prefer 2000 to '98.                                                                                                Port numbers                                                                                                                  - *Tough one. Google is probably your best bet.                                                                                  A lot of pins do nothing                                                                                                      P *My guess is that extra pins were added in anticipation of possible future uses.                                              & Challenge. Make me look like a jerk...                                                                                        2 *Works fine (so far), but could use a quit option.                                                                             * Second the motion                                                                                                           ; Well, maybe for Qbasicnews, but there are no quitters here!                                                                    Sorry                                                                                                                         D No problem and certainly no offense taken at trying to kid a kidder!                                                          2 *Thank God! I was running out of numbers to enter.                                                                            E *Drat, the secret's out! Now everyone will know about Ctrl+Break. LOL                                                           Needing help with my assignment.                                                                                               Two different variables                                                                                                       * *Or DO UNTIL StudentName$ = &quot;-1&quot;                                                                                     That'll work, but...                                                                                                           You've got it now, but                                                                                                         Overflow                                                                                                                       Division by zero                                                                                                               Thanks for the help...                                                                                                        A Problem: You're program has no 'Purpose' LOL - OK made a 'patch.'                                                             ) Hint:  To avoid a division by zero error:                                                                                      QBasic code for USB port?                                                                                                      _is it useful a driver for Dos?                                                                                                using USB with DOS                                                                                                            + David, what platform did you install it on?                                                                                   	 *DOS 6.22                                                                                                                      Looking for a working compiler                                                                                                 run qb45 with the /l switch:                                                                                                  % *ahh, thank ya! Just what I needed :D                                                                                          i need major help                                                                                                             K *get rid of the &quot;begin program&quot; and &quot;end program&quot; lines                                                   Z Sorry, Major Help is in Iraq wasting U.S. tax dollars. Settle for Col. Mustard in library?                                    O As an alternative to simply removing those lines, you could make them comments.                                               ' *Time well spent on the box though, Kew                                                                                       
 * Hear! Hear!                                                                                                                 0 *Unless you've gone deaf from a  DO: BEEP: LOOP                                                                              F *What was that, Ildrest, I couldn't hear you, my computer is beeping.                                                        K If I was to Klingon to any religion it wouldn't be the warship of Romulans.                                                   % *Live long but only prosper a little.                                                                                         M Ah, the Trekie working man's creed. &quot;Live long and perspire!&quot; or...                                                  QBasic GUI Reviews                                                                                                            > WinDos 2k and WinDoze have similar pop-ups to a Windows GUI...                                                                 SVGA uses Future.Library                                                                                                      < Why use {at} if your correct email exists in hyperlink form?                                                                   E-mail usage                                                                                                                   Forcing 2 decimal places                                                                                                       PRINT USING                                                                                                                   . Yes, that works, but the &quot;&quot; doesn't                                                                                2 Re: Yes, that works, but the &quot;&quot; doesn't                                                                             I found a dirty solution                                                                                                       another dirty solution                                                                                                         Re: another dirty solution                                                                                                    - Solution to displaying any amount of currency                                                                                 , http://www.phatcode.net/downloads.php?id=164                                                                                  ! Had a couple of hours to spare...                                                                                              Thanks                                                                                                                        " problems with my script attempt...                                                                                             * I think some code might help                                                                                                 working example                                                                                                               2 hmm, didn't work for me :S here's the code instead                                                                            = the main problem is that you used INPUT instead of LINE INPUT                                                                  *what's the difference?                                                                                                        the difference is                                                                                                              oops                                                                                                                          
 *ok, thank ya                                                                                                                 > i'm bored... does anyone need help with a project or anything?                                                                H *Yeah, can you help me make a bot that detects useless posts on a forum?                                                       *haw                                                                                                                          1 if you are reading this from the same computer...                                                                             # Well I don't know if he can, but...                                                                                           , I need hellp with a card counting program...                                                                                   Idea...                                                                                                                       ' And next time you come, bring the code.                                                                                       D * Hint: Use a counter inside of a DO loop to count number of inputs.                                                           i'm new                                                                                                                        PS                                                                                                                            / Hey, common courtesy is still alive and well...                                                                               N Pete is now a self-confessed jerk! Hehe. Don't think BASIC is all old, because                                                ) You're a pompous blowhard. Furthermore...                                                                                     J *Nobody's perfect... not even you. You can't pick up programming in a day.                                                    , *just because you can't doesn't mean i can't                                                                                   Well I challenge you.  ;-)                                                                                                     Hey ComputerGhost...                                                                                                           *URL                                                                                                                          2 Thanks CG. Hey here's a  challenge for you guys...                                                                             *make what program exactly?                                                                                                   1 Well since a part of programming is creativity...                                                                              Yep...                                                                                                                        # Why not add a day to our deadlines?                                                                                           # *I'm out, much too much work to do.                                                                                            I missed the deadline                                                                                                         	 accent???                                                                                                                      Wow! My first post!                                                                                                           Z converting bitmap/memcopy array to get/put graphics, and info on dumb serial/paralel ada..                                    Q *A quick note: a \ b is integer division, already rounded down and faster than /.                                             U Re: *A quick note: a \ b is integer division, already rounded down and faster than /.                                          _Lpeek, Lpoke, who remembers?                                                                                                 N *Yes there are, but you can't use them from QB. You can try EMS or XMS though.                                                 *HAPPY EASTER BUNNY, EVERYONE!                                                                                                ) *Yes, and remember the reason for Easter!                                                                                     	 *Yes, do.                                                                                                                      Been wondering.                                                                                                                Re: Been wondering.                                                                                                            OK                                                                                                                             Another method is...                                                                                                          ; I've... never actually done a game before obviously, but...                                                                    Hmm..                                                                                                                          This might help...                                                                                                             clueless on QB                                                                                                                < *How about you have a try and show us what you come up with.                                                                   Re: clueless on QB                                                                                                             Urk!                                                                                                                          4 *LOL.  Awesome &quot;meaningful&quot; title, Mac ;-)                                                                          
 secant method                                                                                                                 	 Good info                                                                                                                      Thanks                                                                                                                        E Alipha, Plasma, or someone else with excellent PEEK/POKE knowledge...                                                         6 There's a shortcut setting on 2000 that's may be in XP                                                                         &quot;that may be in XP&quot;                                                                                                 6 Arrgh, nothing works! Reply to Ildrest and Knewbie...                                                                        P Mac, I've read all of the discussions about QBasic's randumb number generator...                                               Eh, what limitations?                                                                                                         0 Let's everyone...            And Message for MAC                                                                               No offense, but...                                                                                                            Q *What CG said. Don't think we haven't tried very hard to get qbasic.com, we have.                                              And furthermore, Cory,                                                                                                        L you know it might well be possible to get qbasic.com domain if .............                                                   Hey...                                                                                                                         Where I commonly use functions.                                                                                                Sorry to bother you, but...                                                                                                    just for your information..                                                                                                   
 Re: Hey...                                                                                                                     Have a nice example...                                                                                                         Thank you...                                                                                                                   i like the trig way beter                                                                                                     X *That's nice. The question wasn't the best way to draw circles but how to use functions.                                       A couple of FUNCTION examples:                                                                                                 Thank you...                                                                                                                  J *You certainly can, but functions can save you typing and extra variables.                                                    4 *subs are underwater vehicles, and functions are not                                                                           L*L                                                                                                                            Counting constanants                                                                                                          M *I believe you mean consonants... Can't you do it the same way you do vowels?                                                 ; *Subtract the # of vowels from the (total length - spaces)?                                                                    *What about other punctuation?                                                                                                1 maybe convert to the ascii character code first?*                                                                             6 I'm having trouble moving my vowels. Vhat should I do?                                                                        
 Here Tobey                                                                                                                    9 *I'm glad to see you gave him the optimized version. LOL.                                                                     H *Mac, how did you determine the value -37437 to unscramble the alphabet?                                                      ' Not nearly as interesting as you wanted                                                                                       0 Why you nedd to Subtract and do all that stuffs.                                                                               Hey, Nisadh,let me explain                                                                                                     *You're Right.                                                                                                                K Hint - Algorithm for counting vowels and consonants in a string using INSTR                                                    An observation                                                                                                                 Another question...                                                                                                            This should be great                                                                                                          	 Thanks...                                                                                                                     
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 Use INKEY$                                                                                                                      INKEY$ won't do it.  Use INPUT$.                                                                                              , That should have been try = try + 1 under DO                                                                                   Course you can                                                                                                                3 OK, but you need 3 separate statements using INKEY$                                                                           * Using Inkey Will look something like this.                                                                                    6 *That works nicely.  But you mean 'right' not 'write'.                                                                        
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I'm guessing about 9 or 10.                                                                             *This quarrel Ended???                                                                                                         One more point to be made...                                                                                                   here you go, i did it for you                                                                                                  Way to go, Walrus.                                                                                                             *Yup, I was thinking the same.                                                                                                ; *Ah now I know why most of the posted code is so convoluted                                                                    INPUT Vs. 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Why doesn't Mallard keep updating his site?                                                                            5 Hsold the site and the new owners don't care...(URL*)                                                                         2 * Thanks, ComputerGhost, I looked into it further.                                                                            I *does anyone have any joystick routines faster than the standard QB ones?                                                     
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 Re: Searching                                                                                                                 # Integer only circle drawing routine                                                                                           A *It can be done using trig functions (SIN/COS), but otherwise ???                                                             3 Re: *It can be done using trig... and SVGA package?                                                                           I * that's the bresenham line algorithm. 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:)                                                                                                     Re: Problems with code.                                                                                                       & David came back about Ramdrives (*URL)                                                                                        # It works I made a 32 Mbyte ramdrive                                                                                            To copy automatically. . .                                                                                                     One word of caution                                                                                                           L Since I switched to my 98 to view this forum I've noticed a refresh problem.                                                  [ I actually find it annoying if a page is refreshed when you press &quot;back&quot;, however                                   & * hah, welcome to the world of caching                                                                                         Another way to refresh...                                                                                                     ? Internet settings didn't work but I can avoid the problem if...                                                               " QB Express Issue #8 Now Available!                                                                                            * *Dude, you should write copy for a living!                                                                                    I * haha this forum got burned in one of the letters sad part it's true....                                                     O *I feel bad not because of what he said, but because he's missed out on so much                                               4 I never saw anything about this forum in the letters                                                                          8 Using Get and Put I have 4 blank spaces at bottom corner                                                                       how are you saving the images?                                                                                                ) does anyone know about the PEN statment?*                                                                                      I only know this                                                                                                              W *I hear it's mightier than the &quot;sword&quot; statement; otherwise, what Mac posted.                                        Not necessarily...                                                                                                             *Print sword(&quot;hen&quot;)                                                                                                 # I've heard a few things about it...                                                                                           - another question, how do you make  more walls                                                                                 < * I mean stop moving in front of a wall like blocks on mario                                                                   arrays                                                                                                                        
 line input                                                                                                                    , * I sent you an email requesting more detail                                                                                   Same way as with INPUT                                                                                                        
 compression ?                                                                                                                  Re: compression ?                                                                                                             ! * Its true for encryption too ;-(                                                                                             ; he could always write his compression program in QB then...                                                                    I've got a crazy idea...                                                                                                       new old link                                                                                                                   *_thank you                                                                                                                    no problem.  (text inside)                                                                                                     Divide not working - HW program                                                                                               M The first problem you try to calculate is 0/0, which is &quot;undefined&quot;                                                 , Sorry to bash you Kewb, but I'm pedantic, so                                                                                  
 that fixed it                                                                                                                 % *My pleasure.  Keep up the good work!                                                                                         1 Java method prototype for the QBasic chat room...                                                                             " You only stayed there a short time                                                                                            Z if your really bored TheSamuraiElephant why don't you hang with us freebasic people over..                                     ..teapot experiment 2                                                                                                          Even more impressive                                                                                                          ( *very big compliment, cheers!   --bows--                                                                                      b *&quot;Readability&quot; doesn't help, -I haven't got a clue what I'm reading (but I do love it!).                            $ * Qbas_3d_ic , I should say.Perfect.                                                                                          
 Hi, Nisadh                                                                                                                      * Ups, Sorry. I forget sometime.                                                                                               Old QBasic App                                                                                                                1 * QBasic printouts? What exactly is your problem?                                                                              Response                                                                                                                      1 LPRINT should send the output to the printer port                                                                              QBasic printing                                                                                                                prn2file                                                                                                                       Printing                                                                                                                       Qbasic/Basic                                                                                                                   Re: Qbasic/Basic                                                                                                               Re: Qbasic/Basic                                                                                                               Re: Qbasic/Basic                                                                                                               Re: Qbasic/Basic                                                                                                               Re: Qbasic/Basic                                                                                                               Database                                                                                                                      1 How much programming experience have you had? ...                                                                             9 I think what Bob meant to ask was what's your cup size...                                                                     P TheBob would have posted code, but I think he is running the Iditarod this week.                                              G *lol, -TheBOB sled (btw, is your Hello World program posted anywhere?).                                                       - *Ah, no. That was just part of the joke, too.                                                                                 [ *Pete, I'm surprised you didn't take the opportunity to refer to him as &quot;TheBoob&quot;                                   1 *That's *MISTER* TheBOOB if you don't mind, Kewb'                                                                             - *Well... guess I deserve a timeout  :-(......                                                                                 R *I know it was a joke (mine was a joke, too, though not as effective, apparantly).                                            P *OP never returned. I guess we have another case of gynecomastia gone untreated!                                              G How do you copy a file from one directory to another using QBasic code.                                                       
 Use SHELL.                                                                                                                     Faster alternative to SHELL                                                                                                    Reading and parsing CSV file                                                                                                   Input no. of times                                                                                                             Yes                                                                                                                           1 *used print, Just to show what line input does...                                                                             W if you want a speed boost don't use that reject of a powerbasic compiler firstbasic....                                        Ya and, Another advantage.                                                                                                    P oh ya here a simple parser tool it will break string down into indivale words...                                               trying to figure this out                                                                                                      No Parsing Code needed.                                                                                                        Progress indeed                                                                                                                Ok Now,                                                                                                                        or                                                                                                                            	 Val it is                                                                                                                      Re: Ok Now,                                                                                                                    I think you forget dim.                                                                                                        Dim Section                                                                                                                    Phase one complete                                                                                                             Re: Phase one complete                                                                                                         *Dir$ works in Freebasic too.                                                                                                  About OPTION BASE.                                                                                                            7 ok not shure if you caught the error in my code but....                                                                        INPUT versus LINE INPUT                                                                                                        I got a little dizzy there, Roy                                                                                               4 *&quot;Dizzy?&quot; Check your AC transformer - lol.                                                                            Re: Reading and parsing CSV file                                                                                               Reading Sub-directory names                                                                                                   
 For files.                                                                                                                     And for directory.                                                                                                             Changes.                                                                                                                      * Problem compiling this code with FreeBasic                                                                                     Try this. This must work in FB.                                                                                                Works like a charm                                                                                                             *Well Done :-)                                                                                                                 Stage 2 done - Impressive speed                                                                                                Make A batch file.                                                                                                             One extra parameter needed                                                                                                     I figured it out (Phew!)                                                                                                      Z is there a way to create a sub, where you don't need all the arguments to get passed to it                                    > Well, it's a little tricky if you want to use color = variable                                                                 see the discussion here (*URL)                                                                                                X *You're referring to an optional parameter. QB can't do it. Check the url Walrus posted.                                       Yeah. The simplest solution                                                                                                   6 *Ya,This is the only way.Though extra subs are needed.                                                                        ' sounblaster comunication problems in XP                                                                                       N it's not always that easy to fix it all depends on your sound hardware but....                                                 Parallel and Game Port                                                                                                         Re: Parallel and Game Port                                                                                                     GiveIO or UserPort                                                                                                             What library....?                                                                                                             ; you need a lib that support ems or xms memmory extenders...                                                                    I'm using libs for....                                                                                                          oh man you can't do that........                                                                                               One more point.....                                                                                                            Serial communication                                                                                                           sure                                                                                                                           Opening serial ports in qbasic                                                                                                7 it all depands on what version of windows your under...                                                                       	 thank you                                                                                                                      The qbasic teapot prog...                                                                                                      *Great!                                                                                                                       # * Yep, great. I made comments there                                                                                           % *Fascinating!  Hope to see more soon!                                                                                         J *thanks for the feeback everyone, did you play with the detail setting? :)                                                     Yes. . .                                                                                                                       great :)                                                                                                                       *good! 3d- wireframes.Nice!!!                                                                                                  Trippy!                                                                                                                        Works fine, however...                                                                                                        , Enjoyable. Keep it up. (And about spaces...)                                                                                    Made some mods for weird effects                                                                                               How to prevent scrolling?                                                                                                     6 *Put a semicolon (;) at the end of the print statement                                                                         * or use LOCATE                                                                                                               # *How will LOCATE prevent scrolling?                                                                                           Y * LOCATE to a position higher than 25 for screen 0 before each PRINT and it wont scroll..                                     W * I just realized what the question was asking though, and yes ; was the what he needed                                       : *Illegal function call was what i got doing what you said.                                                                     Scrolling solved                                                                                                               Another use for QBasic                                                                                                         I have one doubt.                                                                                                              Don't follow                                                                                                                   Re: Don't follow                                                                                                               Good one had me fooled                                                                                                         Where did 2/3 come from.                                                                                                      8 Are you still resisting the 2/3 prize-behind-door logic?                                                                       *What a lot of balls                                                                                                          9 What solutions are there for multi-NPC onscreen movement?                                                                      *arrays of types                                                                                                              L *Yeah, that. I use an ID to decide what code to run for a particular object.                                                   * what does NPC stand for?                                                                                                    4 NPC is a rpg Acronim meaning Non Playable charater *                                                                          + Need to do large portions of text outlining                                                                                    A couple of points...                                                                                                         	 Functions                                                                                                                     
 Re: Functions                                                                                                                 " * nope, i wasnt asking for a graph                                                                                             ascii codes                                                                                                                    LOL                                                                                                                           
 *No help file                                                                                                                 
 * Download it                                                                                                                 ? ya that how you would access QB runtime Cos and sin functions *                                                               < * yes that's how however x need to be in radians not degrees                                                                   Survey                                                                                                                         number of spaces in an array?                                                                                                  Ubound and Lbound...                                                                                                           Slight correction                                                                                                              its quite nice...                                                                                                              Don't know how to do that, but                                                                                                
 *thanks :)                                                                                                                    $ Random in FreeBasic not as in QBasic                                                                                           Try this                                                                                                                      > The only thing I noticed is probably just a typo from posting.                                                                 lol i know what happen ....                                                                                                   ' help with file types,scoping,conversion                                                                                       R *Functions can't be of user-def'd type, function name is return val, and str$(num)                                            - thx, what about conversion/ split function???                                                                                   return value through parametere.                                                                                               Like in vb.                                                                                                                   * * I don't know about types but try str$(a)                                                                                     Thanks, text manip functions...                                                                                               W *LEFT$(); RIGHT$(); MID$(); MID$() = &quot;&quot;; INSTR() (look 'em all up in QB help)                                       # Re: Thanks, text manip functions...                                                                                           H Need some help from computer gurus here. (Posted in Misc Forum - URL*)..                                                       Projects                                                                                                                      + Mac, I need 3-dialer related projects ASAP!                                                                                   U *PHP, eh? I know that. I also know it stands for &quot;PHP: Hypertext Processor&quot;                                         G *Well, I also know PHP was conceived in the fall '94 by Rasmus Lerdorf.                                                       4 *You left out V'GER and martinis :-) (great stuff!).                                                                           Scrollbox help                                                                                                                 Not sure what you're asking...                                                                                                * * both the zip files were damaged archive.                                                                                    - * I had no problem with Qbg1.zip and Qbg2.zip                                                                                 A *Try again, -sometimes they don't work, but on retrying, they do.                                                              Do you mean Listbox?                                                                                                           Like,                                                                                                                         , Fixed Version and Ability to delete records.                                                                                  0 Re: Fixed Version and Ability to delete records.                                                                               Now, This got to work.                                                                                                        & Well, I guess you know it doesn't work                                                                                         *well i didn;'t understand...                                                                                                  Didn't, or Don't?                                                                                                             ( man if only QB had pointers well hmmmmm.                                                                                      . I see the gag order is actually working - lol.                                                                                , ah na BASIC was never microsoft creation....                                                                                  C Nope, nope, nope! Never said &quot;Basic&quot; was a MS creation...                                                           3 you can use comm support in FB right now but you...                                                                           @ * make your array dynamic and use REDIM.. may only work in qb7.1                                                              
 Some ideas...                                                                                                                 6 Have this great idea for a Windows XP birthday card...                                                                        # HEY!! You trashing my stuff again!!                                                                                           & I hope you're using a printer on XP...                                                                                        ' Oh, and speaking of &quot;patches&quot;                                                                                        Fear                                                                                                                          . Putting long integers into random access files                                                                                 There is no problem                                                                                                            You're right                                                                                                                   * You even win at V'GER?                                                                                                      ! Another question on random access                                                                                             
 DOS Ramdrive?                                                                                                                 8 *I've had no problems using a DOS ramdrive in windows :)                                                                      
 DOS Ramdrive?                                                                                                                  As I understand it....                                                                                                        ? You can use EMS and XMS, but without them you're limited to 1MB                                                                Use XMSDSK in Win9x                                                                                                           	 Ram drive                                                                                                                      No, cannot be done using POKE.                                                                                                 WWII Fighter sprite...                                                                                                        G Froze up, great. Now I have a messerschmitt  I can't get off my screen!                                                       > Thanks! Data flow compression algorithm reduces DATA needed...                                                                " Here's your Messerschmitt (URL)...                                                                                            Q *Why is that small code?  You just stored the sprite into data statements, right?                                             8 Here's an explanation (and the compression algorithm)...                                                                      2 hehe cake destruction program, gotta see that one*                                                                             Cake?                                                                                                                         ( Re: Cake? - Original 'cake' thread. URL*                                                                                      & Thanks. I must have been busy that day                                                                                         *Z!re?                                                                                                                         Wash your mouth out  with soap!                                                                                               Q First offense, let him slide. But say it again and will go all M. Stewart on you!                                              *Cool                                                                                                                          Qbasic poker game                                                                                                             C *If you have a go and show us what you get, we'll fix it up for you                                                            Sure                                                                                                                          . LOL - Mac, you should put that one in the FAQ!                                                                                 Prove number is divisable                                                                                                      Re: Prove number is divisable                                                                                                 
 Re: Thanks                                                                                                                     Re: Prove number is divisable                                                                                                  Re: Prove number is divisable                                                                                                 # sorry, that results in the opposite                                                                                           V *Method 2 won't work all the time. (It uses LCM, which in this case happens to be 2*5)                                        ' Re: sorry, that results in the opposite                                                                                       " prove number is divisiable, simple                                                                                             FAST prime number generator                                                                                                    fast, but inaccurate                                                                                                           Thanks!                                                                                                                        Interesting bug                                                                                                                Bug fixed (URL*)                                                                                                               help                                                                                                                           Re: help                                                                                                                       I dare you to solve this bug...                                                                                               T *I double-dare you to fix it yourself! (OK, I'll have a look. If it's not graphics.)                                          [ Darn, it is graphics! I'm out - Have you thought about putting up the bat call? To Mac.&gt;                                   E *Sorry old chum, -I just get a blank page at that URL (happens alot).                                                         ! the problem is in the drawTri sub                                                                                              *Genius!                                                                                                                       n00b!sH                                                                                                                        congratulations! :)                                                                                                            Fixed version!                                                                                                                $ Greetings, fellow &quot;purist&quot;                                                                                           heh :)                                                                                                                        # Hey Mac - added your suggestions...                                                                                            Doesn't work :-(                                                                                                               *should be working now?                                                                                                       9 Free Mini Mac + $15 + Chance to win GeForce graphics card                                                                     V *Mac, he's offering you a Free Mini!! (Pete, say something funny b4 this gets deleted)                                         * LOL                                                                                                                         F *Nope, not interested. I'm waiting for the free bobble-head Mac offer.                                                        1 Hey Mac. Where are you at on the Line Input prog?                                                                             0 (No text above) Heh! I am ignoring it at present                                                                              & Haven't seen it yet. I'll have a look.                                                                                         need help...                                                                                                                  - Dimension your array as a larger data type...                                                                                 1 Re: Dimension your array as a larger data type...                                                                             " *posted it in sub forums, plz help                                                                                            ) *I also e-mailed the stand alone.exe, Bob                                                                                     , I've got a fat tutorial to say about this...                                                                                  " Lol, can i get a little more help?                                                                                             Fixxed *don't reply to this*                                                                                                   The easiest is...                                                                                                              Or,                                                                                                                            sleep 0 works as well*                                                                                                        Z *...but leaves the key buffer untouched. If you use INKEY$ somewhere else don't use SLEEP.                                    & Printing all letters in one input word                                                                                        * Re: Printing all letters in one input word                                                                                    * Re: Printing all letters in one input word                                                                                    * Re: Printing all letters in one input word                                                                                    * Re: Printing all letters in one input word                                                                                    5 Sorry for the double post, meant to put my reply here                                                                         9 Re: Sorry for the double post, meant to put my reply here                                                                     9 Re: Sorry for the double post, meant to put my reply here                                                                      Do you Meant this                                                                                                              What you are doing wrong                                                                                                      9 * Yes, I got the program to fully work now. Thank you! :)                                                                      Open new program?                                                                                                              *Yes it is.                                                                                                                   4 Oh, I suppose you want to know how to do it - lol...                                                                           Awesome.... more!                                                                                                             < *You're welcome. (The * means there is no text in the post.)                                                                  # Lol, sorry, more help (im a newbie)                                                                                            Press any key to continue                                                                                                      Thankz                                                                                                                        
 Ok, how???                                                                                                                    K *LOL - You responded with &quot;how&quot; while I was writing the response!                                                    Lol                                                                                                                            data types and overfow errors                                                                                                 ! Re: data types and overfow errors                                                                                               Hey, gera, re: Video poker clone                                                                                              	 outtextxy                                                                                                                      my QBasic programs                                                                                                             *Send it to me please.                                                                                                         Sent.                                                                                                                          Re: my QBasic programs                                                                                                         Re: my QBasic programs                                                                                                         Re: my QBasic programs                                                                                                        3 help: changing a program from the very same program                                                                           
 EXE, you say?                                                                                                                 7 Re: help: changing a program from the very same program                                                                       J *Even EXEs can have editable data within them, it's just a very tough job.                                                     Tough assignment                                                                                                               that seems to be what I need                                                                                                  ) Here is a demo that works (Walrus's idea)                                                                                      but                                                                                                                            easier solutions                                                                                                               Binary File handling                                                                                                          4 Edit the password in exe file itself through itself.                                                                           Doesn't work at all                                                                                                           ' Now This worked fine on Qbx and Qbasic.                                                                                        Now it works. Good                                                                                                            
 Playing Sound                                                                                                                 I *SBMIDI, I think, although you'll have trouble with it on newer Windowses                                                      Where Can I Download it.                                                                                                       Re: Where Can I Download it.                                                                                                   How to Play MIDI Files?                                                                                                       ' Accessing outside of Qbasic environment                                                                                       V *Not unless the machine language is 32-bit, which you can't get in QB apart from SHELL                                         *I am talking about shelling :D                                                                                               Z *&quot;machine language&quot; and &quot;loading the libraries&quot; didn't suggest that...                                    , *OK, sorry, to be clear I also want to shell                                                                                  	 passwords                                                                                                                      I wish I could help you                                                                                                        Translation?                                                                                                                   sorry i ment                                                                                                                  
 That's better                                                                                                                 
 That's better                                                                                                                   What's the matter with network54                                                                                               Diagnosis: STROKE                                                                                                             $ Re: What's the matter with network54                                                                                           Sorry                                                                                                                         ! running external programs from QB                                                                                             % Re: running external programs from QB                                                                                          help with opening                                                                                                              What do you mean?                                                                                                              no                                                                                                                             Re: no                                                                                                                         __or                                                                                                                          2 Reply to akadine and _ave liber. Well, sort of....                                                                             thanks for the help but                                                                                                        thank you very much                                                                                                            thank you very much                                                                                                            thank you very much                                                                                                           + Let me guess, You want to make a program...                                                                                    thanks                                                                                                                        D Well, I broke my crystal ball in a basketball game last night, so...                                                           Open QB then                                                                                                                  " You need to use the SHELL command:                                                                                            M Any way to tell on an XP system if a program was minimized when its restored?                                                 I *Heh. Well, I guess I have everyone including myself stumped on this one.                                                      I'm stumped...                                                                                                                 HELP!!!                                                                                                                        In your sub program header...                                                                                                 V *Ignore the above. I thought that was the problem, but I can't get it to work, either.                                        0 &quot;parameter type mismatch&quot; is caused by                                                                               Re: HELP!!!                                                                                                                   ? *It does. It's called a TYPE. You should learn how to use them.                                                                Here,                                                                                                                          How do you delete?                                                                                                             Re: How do you delete?                                                                                                         Re: How do you delete?                                                                                                         Re: How do you delete?                                                                                                        # Or, perhaps easier to understand...                                                                                            QBXL Magazine Issue 4 released!                                                                                                Didn't read all of it, but...                                                                                                  * Can't wait to learn algabra.                                                                                                	 *Algabra?                                                                                                                     V *Don't you know people whom are great at math aint always good at speling and grammar?                                        8 Hey, Ildrest. I did resond to your March 4th post. URL*                                                                       programming the soundcard                                                                                                     2 If you're talking about the PLAY or SOUND command,                                                                            6 Can you &quot;read&quot; from the sound card to qbasic                                                                        ? *It's probably much easier to make a Windows program to do that                                                               6 Re: If you're talking about the PLAY or SOUND command,                                                                        H *Could be your OS does not support the method used. Search for VDMSound.                                                      7 seems like a similar procedure to controlling LPT ports                                                                       ; Re: seems like a similar procedure to controlling LPT ports                                                                   O I made this program called push B. Gates off the bridge but it won't run on XP.                                               A Mwell, I lwoudln't rbe fsurprised if kMicrosoft was gbehind it...                                                              not sp2                                                                                                                       E Interesting thread about this from annoyances.org.  Names virus. URL*                                                         1 *Did you use the Golden &quot;Gates&quot; Bridge?                                                                             4 *Well, its been said that humor is contagious. Lol.                                                                           here is what I have                                                                                                           1 i didn't get next without for, but this'll fix it                                                                              *Why is the NEXT after END???                                                                                                  Cause                                                                                                                          WHY!!!                                                                                                                        7 This is a guess, haven't actually analyzed the program.                                                                        *yes, that is his problem.                                                                                                     primes                                                                                                                        
 Re: primes                                                                                                                    N *Check FAQ about posting without losing spaces. Also, FYI, your method is slow                                                R Re: *Check FAQ about posting without losing spaces. Also, FYI, your method is slow                                             LOL                                                                                                                            How did you get above 1000000?                                                                                                 What are you talking about?                                                                                                   ( *I mean when it starts printing 23.45E13                                                                                       That has a decimal component                                                                                                  
 Re: WHY!!!                                                                                                                    & How do you reset the WINDOW statement?                                                                                        T * You thought right - WINDOW with no parameters resets the coordinate mapping system                                           Help needed quickly                                                                                                            Re: Help needed quickly                                                                                                        Re: Help needed quickly                                                                                                        Re: Help needed quickly                                                                                                        Re: Help needed quickly                                                                                                        Re: Help needed quickly                                                                                                        rounding                                                                                                                       I got it, but i still need help                                                                                                I got it, but i still need help                                                                                               ) Testing for a whole number, and rounding.                                                                                      Help with file modifications                                                                                                   RANDOM seems the way to go...                                                                                                 ! Re: RANDOM seems the way to go...                                                                                             9 Did you READ solitaire's post, or just look at the title?                                                                      *idurest's post                                                                                                                Re: *idurest's post                                                                                                            try this                                                                                                                       *And that's ILDREST, to you.                                                                                                 > * Random access files have nothing to do with RANDOMIZE TIMER.                                                                8 And RANDOMIZE TIMER does nothing to the timer, either...                                                                       Random File handling means                                                                                                     Problem with INPUT vs INKEY$                                                                                                   Hmmm....                                                                                                                       Close. Too bad it doesn't work                                                                                                " What about that ON TIMER business?                                                                                             You mean the Alarm simulator?                                                                                                 # I think I have to go with your idea                                                                                            *Mac, you've got G-mail!                                                                                                       * Will study                                                                                                                   Easy enough? Not so.                                                                                                          % You've got bugs! ................VVVQ                                                                                          Hold the party!!                                                                                                               Only admit one bug                                                                                                            / Yep, only 1-bug if made to resemble line input.                                                                               . A way to make insert work over multiple lines.                                                                                 * Thanks. Time for a break.                                                                                                    *LOL. Welcome to my world.                                                                                                     Hey, Pete. New Input                                                                                                          3 Size of QB word-processor, full functioning is 50K.                                                                           M Did about 10-min work on backspace. OK with a few adj. but noticed a problem.                                                 Q Re: Did about 10-min work on backspace. OK with a few adj. but noticed a problem.                                             & Cheating? Nah, just not challenging...                                                                                        
 re: Libraries                                                                                                                 " You read the response incorrectly:                                                                                            - Different (related) Question re: cursor shape                                                                                 5 Thanks, Pete. Got this test to work with your LOCATEs                                                                         ? Good. I have so many variations of these routines, it's hard...                                                                The solution                                                                                                                  = *DO: PRINT &quot;Ingenious!&quot;: LOOP UNTIL AMAZEMENT OVER.                                                                  OK, amazement over!                                                                                                           7 Good points. Here is a reference Plasma provided (URL*)                                                                       
 WAV in QBASIC                                                                                                                 Q *Much less sound support in 2000 and XP. Maybe VDMSound will help (search for it)                                             - Thanks so much for your help, it works great!                                                                                  about floppy drives and qb                                                                                                    P *Thanks. I forgot to bring it home from work and the previous link quit working.                                              F Curious. My XP floppy sounds like a garbage disposal once in awhile...                                                         array work-a-round                                                                                                             One possibility...                                                                                                             Re: array work-a-round                                                                                                        0 Well, if you want to see another approach (URL*)                                                                               :-( * I guess you didn't                                                                                                       Header record logic homework                                                                                                   use a for ... next loop                                                                                                        Re: use a for ... next loop                                                                                                    thank you solv etion                                                                                                          4 *I don't get it, and it's not just the poor spelling                                                                           What's not to get, David?                                                                                                      Not to mention that                                                                                                           8 *He's probably Bill G's. kid. Be afraid. Be very afraid!                                                                       Corrected code                                                                                                                ) Reading data statements of unknown length                                                                                      Using a trailer (or marker)                                                                                                   0 *Pete... I mean... Martha! You're out of prison!                                                                              Y And as soon as house arrest is over, I'm on the first kangaroo to down-under!&gt;&gt;&gt;                                     $ All of a sudden, QB won't stay open.                                                                                          ( Re: All of a sudden, QB won't stay open.                                                                                       No, it's not that                                                                                                             H *It could be the mouse. Unplug it and try again with just shortcut keys.                                                       *check your system logs!                                                                                                        Had same problem a while back...                                                                                               about ur message                                                                                                              ( Re: All of a sudden, QB won't stay open.                                                                                       Any XP users notice this?                                                                                                      Re: Any XP users notice this?                                                                                                  something wrong.                                                                                                               *url                                                                                                                          @ virus ate your autoexec.net file... replace it with the one ....                                                              E *Autoexec.NT that is. If the problem comes back, set it to read-only.                                                         > Is it possible to write a function with an optional parameter?                                                                  * no, you cant do that in qbasic                                                                                              < I hesitate to say of anything: &quot;it can't be done&quot;.                                                                  / oh, sure, there are plenty of ways to fake it..                                                                                Half the fun of using QB...                                                                                                    Pretty good workaround, but                                                                                                    nah, you could use escape chars                                                                                               = * What escape characters?  We're coding in QB here, not in C.                                                                  yeah, right, but still                                                                                                         The confusion is this                                                                                                          re: escape character                                                                                                          # I know what an escape character is.                                                                                           E *Gasp... Mac, and Solitaire, that's exactly what Unknown was on about                                                          *thanks ildrest                                                                                                              ; Online Source of Floppy Boot Disks Images id diff versions.                                                                   ) *This should move to one of the Subforums                                                                                      help with looping                                                                                                             	 Use Input                                                                                                                      Why did you start a new thread?                                                                                               # Re: Why did you start a new thread?                                                                                            Problem with WINXP                                                                                                            R *Can't. Try getting a DOS boot disk. I take it this isn't a game made in QBasic...                                            + How to delete a letter from *example* text$                                                                                   	 Use INSTR                                                                                                                     X * Just want to make some special commands 'n stuff in a program ;) thanks for the answer                                      / MID$(A$,INSTR(A$,&quot;e&quot;),1)=&quot;&quot;                                                                                * Thanks for it                                                                                                               ( Well it would be great if it worked, but                                                                                      	 Oh, Sorry                                                                                                                      help, or babysit                                                                                                              5 Check the Homework Help link at the top of this page.                                                                         2 Two similar programs, same input, different output                                                                             * 2 is prime, 1 probably is not                                                                                                The difference is....                                                                                                          *Yeah, and pretty quick too.                                                                                                  K Hey you all, I m new to qbasic, so plz suggest me the right way to start ..                                                   O Re: Hey you all, I m new to qbasic, so plz suggest me the right way to start ..                                               : *Email me if you want me to send you a tutorial I'm making                                                                     qb beginner?                                                                                                                   System hangs on closing...                                                                                                     Did you say &quot;VB&quot;?                                                                                                    New site ASCII-World                                                                                                          8 *Nice, but the project submissions doesn't seem to work.                                                                       ok...                                                                                                                         G I use 800X600, so the frames were too small. I liked the files content.                                                        i love the design                                                                                                              help...                                                                                                                       1 Take every possible combination of two vectors...                                                                             # Looks like a centre of mass problem                                                                                           @ *At the risk of seeming illiterate, what does pedantic mean? LOL                                                              ' Pedagogy is the profession of teaching.                                                                                       3 I don't think that quite captures the flavor of it.                                                                           ( pedant central - New name for the forum?                                                                                       Yeah it does actually.                                                                                                        	 Variables                                                                                                                     7 C% = A% - B%. That will keep the variables as integers.                                                                       ; Re: C% = A% - B%. That will keep the variables as integers.                                                                   
 Re: Variables                                                                                                                  Something like this?                                                                                                           Re: Something like this?                                                                                                       Sorry.                                                                                                                        / I feel a bit more pedantry is about to slip out                                                                               = *That'd be right but I was thinking our OP wouldn't come back                                                                  tcpip or usb                                                                                                                  I *Very brief question. Internet: Search for DSOCK. I don't know about USB.                                                     9 i don't think there are any places to dl dsock anymore...                                                                     ' hmmm, how about this dsocks version....                                                                                       B ok i found victors dsock well i didn't find i asked in badlogic...                                                             Function / end function...                                                                                                    X *They're saved automatically with the program (are you sure that's what you're asking?).                                       _as Bas                                                                                                                       7 * FUNCTIONs and SUBs are saved as part of your program.                                                                        How....                                                                                                                        Re: How....                                                                                                                    &lt;srg&gt;?                                                                                                                  $ SQRT and to determine divisibility..                                                                                           Sry...                                                                                                                        
 RE: How...                                                                                                                    * RE: How... to create a prime number finder                                                                                    = If you're doing it that way... (Also try my new Sieve method)                                                                  How do you use the last bit?                                                                                                  Y *Takes me back to my college days. Now, if you could just make it find prime real estate!                                      -32768 of course!                                                                                                              Thanks I will try it                                                                                                          1 Square root :- A^(1/2) gives the square root of A                                                                              This may work better                                                                                                          * *It's best to test code before posting it.                                                                                    
 QBASIC syntax                                                                                                                  Yes, -about colons...                                                                                                          video poker some bugs (url*)                                                                                                   *What are the bugs?                                                                                                           P *First major bug, make sure Num Lock and Caps Lock are off or ON KEY won't work.                                              / Concerning NOT and modifying a mouse pointer...                                                                               # ...about changing the mouse pointer                                                                                           ' NOT reverses a TRUE or FALSE condition.                                                                                        Changing the mouse cursor...                                                                                                  : The &quot;secret&quot; truth about IF-THENs (and DO-LOOPs)                                                                    7 IIF Function... (Say ... Like a Sample for explanation)                                                                       1 Printing ten different string variables in a file                                                                              You only need one loop...                                                                                                     # Does  anyone know this formula.....                                                                                             Well...  I sorta have an answer.                                                                                              	 That's it                                                                                                                      How is that any different from                                                                                                - because it allows you to do something like...                                                                                 1 Re: because it allows you to do something like...                                                                             8 Walrus came up with an interesting variation.  Try this:                                                                       * I meant to say ComputerGhost.                                                                                                Fake sine wave...                                                                                                              running a command in a variable                                                                                               # The amount of times we hear this...                                                                                           ! Yep. Well, anyway, here's one way                                                                                              I should mention                                                                                                              ) Wow, you guys are still on this QB forum?                                                                                     J Alipha still lukers the forum and shellreef have no clue the dude just ...                                                    & shellreef hasn't posted since Aug 2004                                                                                        = * yep, I still lurk here. don't do much more than that though                                                                  Animation in Q-basic                                                                                                          & Draw, Erase, Draw, Erase, Draw, Erase.                                                                                         Compiling RUN doesn't work!                                                                                                    Ah! I found a way round it                                                                                                    + It's true. Run will not compile in a sub...                                                                                   ( Also, and I think you discovered this...                                                                                       QBASIC functions                                                                                                              = by befult qb pass values by refreance if you place a value...                                                                  Yep that's right.                                                                                                              By 'befult' I'm all defaddled.                                                                                                $ The default is to pass by reference.                                                                                          O *I believe that creates a temporary variable that is passed by reference anyway                                               5 nope the value get's pushed onto the stack it self...                                                                          Value and Reference and Value                                                                                                  Reading from file!                                                                                                             Read post below                                                                                                               - OPEN &quot;filename.ext&quot; FOR INPUT AS #1                                                                                  thanks, but...                                                                                                                 Oh, that's up to you...                                                                                                       3 Thanks to you all! this program is meant to cal....                                                                           2 *Seems fine to me, although I haven't tested it...                                                                             How can i improve...                                                                                                          : If you mean the maximum distance between any two points...                                                                     Distance between points                                                                                                       ) No wonder, you've made heaps of mistakes.                                                                                      well...                                                                                                                        Is it possible???                                                                                                              Yes                                                                                                                           " Still having problems! 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 no problem                                                                                                                    * *_well, i copied the mars.gif (i liked it)                                                                                     Re: Am creating a new website                                                                                                 
 Lost Software                                                                                                                 % Hopefully you posted the source code.                                                                                         
 Need help!!!!                                                                                                                  Re: Need help!!!!                                                                                                              You need an array                                                                                                              Thanks                                                                                                                         Make sure you DIM the array                                                                                                   # The Sieve of Eratosthenes algorithm                                                                                           ' The sieve is fast but tricky to program                                                                                        could u email me that                                                                                                         5 Look for it in the QB Tips &amp; Techniques subforum.                                                                          For more hints, just Google:                                                                                                   ERRORS!                                                                                                                        Variables in filenames                                                                                                         Run this                                                                                                                       I would use chr$                                                                                                               Heh - Beat you by one minute!                                                                                                 * * I'm begining to wonder if you ever sleep                                                                                    T Just to put in my 2 cents and also show that there are other ways to accomplish this                                          ) If you don't have many words to check....                                                                                      *Good point                                                                                                                   " No words starting in Q you say...?                                                                                            L *Nobody said that, it's just that there may be no Q words that program needs                                                   Good raycasting tutorial                                                                                                      ! I made a crappy raycaster once...                                                                                             " What? A 3-dimensional color array?                                                                                            J *Dunno, I just kept a 3D world in a 3D array with a colour at each element                                                     Keeping time...                                                                                                                PSET                                                                                                                           Timing                                                                                                                        & Problems with varible value holding...                                                                                        Z *forgive my spelling errors,got a broken finger so things don't always display as I intend                                     *What spelling errors.                                                                                                         LOL, and thanks                                                                                                               K *For one, 'varible' is spelt wrong (should be variable), thanks to all btw.                                                   * Re: Problems with varible value holding...                                                                                    X *Is it possible that Cantide is saving the value returned by TIMER in INTEGER variables?                                       Measuring short times                                                                                                         7 Don't you mean QB?? And LINE is definitely the fastest.                                                                       U i suppose you mean LINE is faster than PSETting a line, but what about LINEing a dot?                                         J * actually, nevermind, i just read your post and saw that's what you said.                                                    7 Actually, my results show something quite different....                                                                       H *Exactly what I'd expect. LINE is useless for drawing 1 pixel at a time.                                                      # Passing parameters between programs                                                                                           ' Re: Passing parameters between programs                                                                                        Homework                                                                                                                      U Jason, click on the Homework Help link at the top of the QBasic Forum index screen...                                         Y Re: Jason, click on the Homework Help link at the top of the QBasic Forum index screen...                                     Y Re: Jason, click on the Homework Help link at the top of the QBasic Forum index screen...                                     G A few problems, but a definite improvement over 'please do this for me'                                                       N QBasic searches floppy drive A first, slows down opening/saving program files.                                                7 My desktop computer does the same thing - very annoying                                                                       5 Solitaire, with all due respect to your tech admin...                                                                          One more thing, Kewbie                                                                                                        > Solitaire, I thought I made a mistake once, but I was wrong!!!                                                                E * I tried the patched version of QB 1.1 and it seems to do the trick.                                                           Well, I've noticed that too, but                                                                                              5 Mac, that's exactly how I save code from the forum...                                                                         9 Re: Mac, that's exactly how I save code from the forum...                                                                     S *Mac, you should check out plasma's patched version of QBasic 1.0.  Problem solved.                                            Heh, glad to hear it                                                                                                          W * ... LOOP...&quot; ROFL  I wonder which one of us has the shorter loop iteration count                                       & _i only like and use WIN98se, but.....                                                                                        7 *Blessings for all time upon you and all whom you love!                                                                        rnd seeding                                                                                                                   
 It may use...                                                                                                                 ; *I heard it had something to do with Mersenne prime numbers                                                                    I feel your pain                                                                                                              , There is a slight pattern when viewed in hex                                                                                  8 Check out this reference and sample program (url inside)                                                                       the algorithm is..                                                                                                            	 um, what?                                                                                                                      sorry, slight error.                                                                                                           No need for RANDOMIZE 0, Alipha                                                                                                *awesome! thanks!                                                                                                             + You missed the point of this thread, Alipha                                                                                    Finally, ready to ship...                                                                                                     2 * Impressive, even using QB1.0 (which I always do)                                                                            0 I just watched a news-type program about Chopper                                                                              ! *LOL, -I appreciate your concern.                                                                                              *I would like a copy.                                                                                                          *Should be there, now.                                                                                                         * send free stuff this-a-way                                                                                                  $ *Should be free stuff in your Inbox.                                                                                          = *Sorry, bp. It came back (must be too large for your server).                                                                  Maybe you could:                                                                                                              W *You're right of course, but I could never get into website stuff (I'm sending a copy).                                        I'll put it on my server                                                                                                      U *Are you kidding? I'd love for you to put it up for me (and post the URL for others).                                          (URL *)                                                                                                                       F * Wow this has an amazing interface for a QB program.  Very well done.                                                         * got it! (thanks walrus!)                                                                                                    H *I too got it thanks to Walrus (and TheBOB I suppose)  Awesome graphics!                                                      " QBASIC newbie help, or babysitting                                                                                             Hey kim                                                                                                                        Thanks, Mac                                                                                                                    Random Number Script                                                                                                           I don't get any error                                                                                                          YAAY! IT WORKS!                                                                                                               > bp, TheBob, JT, the unknown qb programmer, TheBrainMachine,...                                                                  give up on V'GER? are you crazy?                                                                                               I think it is impossible                                                                                                       2 drunk guys fixed (ouch)                                                                                                      help!!                                                                                                                        
 Re: help!!                                                                                                                    
 Re: help!!                                                                                                                    
 Re: help!!                                                                                                                    + Copy code directly from your QBasic program                                                                                    Rounding                                                                                                                       Re: Rounding                                                                                                                   Rounding numbers                                                                                                               Program problem                                                                                                                show us what you have so far*                                                                                                 - * Check Homework Help at the top of this page                                                                                  Is this what you meant?                                                                                                        A House Alarm Simulator                                                                                                        *Great interface! Nice job.                                                                                                   K *While I was using it someone stole my car! Please add car alarm to system.                                                   L *btw, Pete, I can't get the trunk open. Is there anything valuable in there?                                                  R *Hey, my Windows XP is in there, so no, just junk. (I use the HD as a jack stand).                                             HEY Quit bashing my stuff!                                                                                                     nice                                                                                                                          0 * LOL - It's 1950. (You can find it in the code)                                                                               lookin for a beter key input                                                                                                   *  Maybe INPUT$(1)                                                                                                            # im working on a copycat video poker                                                                                           ' Re: im working on a copycat video poker                                                                                       ' Re: im working on a copycat video poker                                                                                        compiler                                                                                                                      9 i'm on windows 2000 and haven't had problems with qb ....                                                                      yaa...                                                                                                                         im having the same prblem                                                                                                      Are you making fun of the OP?                                                                                                 ! 16-bit applications not supported                                                                                             D *Could be your CPU... I think some CPUs can't run virtual real mode.                                                           Oops, I see you are gera                                                                                                      , *_what's the best symbol of the Quickbasics?                                                                                  ' *Dunno, my icon comes from moricons.dll                                                                                        *_why F11 = Alt in the editor?                                                                                                # * What does OUT OF STACK ROOM mean?                                                                                            It means ...                                                                                                                   The stack is...                                                                                                                Still stuck                                                                                                                    Well, post your code                                                                                                          U *Make sure you don't GOTO from inside a GOSUB, and that nothing calls itself forever.                                          .exe                                                                                                                          $ Recompile it as a 'stand alone' exe.                                                                                           * brun45                                                                                                                       Switch                                                                                                                        = I have heard of train sets run taht on QB, so I imagine so...                                                                 + *Forget QB! I makka you trains run on time!                                                                                    *Sorry, Pete. Last one.                                                                                                        *Very funny, have a cigar.                                                                                                    
 Hows about...                                                                                                                 C *Or use that code that opens the CD drawer (which pushes a switch).                                                            *Genius.                                                                                                                       what                                                                                                                          Y *Sorry, Adam. It was code posted by someone else quite a while ago. Can't help you there.                                     & A Java and a FreeBasic question (URL*)                                                                                        0 fabulous new program by yours truly (url inside)                                                                               So THAT'S where you've been!                                                                                                    re: So THAT'S where you've been!                                                                                               *Lol.  Intresting game                                                                                                        > To bp: Shorten your code.  To Mac:  A note about the subforum.                                                                  reply to Solitaire's genius mind                                                                                               * Thanks for the compliment.                                                                                                  @ Well, I see you posted twice to 2 drunk guys. One post for each?                                                              ' I figured out something that might help                                                                                        A beginner looking for a hint                                                                                                  Hint blast!                                                                                                                    Re: Hint blast!                                                                                                                Collision Of Rectangle and Oval                                                                                                I'm not sure how, but...                                                                                                      
 oval formula?                                                                                                                 C Pen &amp; paper never fails. Full collision detection using CIRCLE.                                                            Simplifaction...                                                                                                               How are you drawing ovals?                                                                                                    * You can make ovals with the CIRCLE command                                                                                     Do you mean                                                                                                                    Here's how to draw an elipse...                                                                                                Formula of an ellipse                                                                                                          * with (h,k) being the center                                                                                                  Elipse /rect                                                                                                                   other possible answer                                                                                                          QB Express Issue #7 Released                                                                                                   xcvxcv                                                                                                                         pset                                                                                                                           Re: Pset                                                                                                                      7 in case you don't understand the help file very well...                                                                       
 dahh... oh ya                                                                                                                  QB on XP over a network, work?                                                                                                 Confusion about networks?                                                                                                     5 Homework help. LOL! Well, what I'm trying to do is...                                                                          I see most of what you mean...                                                                                                 What about using a router?                                                                                                     How Linux does it...                                                                                                          ? I must be &quot;enlightened&quot; because I just lost 5-pounds.                                                               V That's the whole &quot;share&quot; thing. (There's stuff in here that may really help)                                         More like this...                                                                                                             " If you write the software in QB...                                                                                             Thanks Ildrest.                                                                                                               Re: Thanks Ildrest.                                                                                                           Re: Thanks Ildrest.                                                                                                          # My idea in low-modification mode...                                                                                            &quot;dummy terminals&quot;                                                                                                   I To clarify, you mentioned IP address. This would be a non-internet setup.                                                     M Re: To clarify, you mentioned IP address. This would be a non-internet setup.                                                  also..                                                                                                                        @ *I like it when school is in session. Thanks, learned something!                                                               Help on my game                                                                                                                Tutorial                                                                                                                      I ya pete site the best bet it take to long to go over game engine theroy *                                                     ) Hang on, you've made a mistake already...                                                                                      Walls editor...                                                                                                               , I HAVE A COPY OF Q BASIC 4.5 AND Q BASIC 1.1                                                                                  ; we have a copy as well it up in the subforum/link section *                                                                    hi                                                                                                                             Too lazy to look for it...                                                                                                    . What is the command to test for whole numbers?                                                                                 *Okay, i'll try to use that...                                                                                                5 By definition, a hole number is any number form 1-18.                                                                         5 if x = int(x) and x &gt;=0 then     &lt;-- faster   *                                                                         + 'is it the same?' IF ABS(INT(X))=X then ...                                                                                   * * that doesn't work for numbers like 7D-18                                                                                     HELP!!!!                                                                                                                       Oh, wow, well...                                                                                                              
 It says...                                                                                                                     DAM IT!                                                                                                                       # *You must have a virus or somthing!                                                                                            heh                                                                                                                           T Re: &quot;DAM IT.&quot; Sorry, if your looking for beavers, this is the wrong place.                                           Gay School/Library                                                                                                             here's mine                                                                                                                   > Would you rather try a &quot;Gay&quot; Microsoft site instead?                                                                ! Yep,and I just downloaded mine...                                                                                             - *Did you not have one in C:\Windows\Repair\ ?                                                                                 I If you have it, copy C:\Windows\repair\autoexec.nt to C:\windows\system32                                                     U Copy this in NOTEPAD and Save it in the 'Windows\System32' as &quot;autoexec.nt&quot;                                          And restart your computer                                                                                                     * &lt;Yawn&gt; Well, you can look at this...                                                                                     Why not add a house diagram...                                                                                                0 *Heh - Only TheBob could do that, Minigolf-style                                                                              S Upgrade the system. Place sign outside the home: This house protected by Windows XP                                             * LOL - A little bitter, are we?                                                                                               Junk for sale !!!                                                                                                             + *Finally! Something QB related. (QuickBuck)                                                                                   < I might have been interested in movie movie from Malaysia...                                                                  ! *Too bad Mac deleted the URL URL.                                                                                              * Competition for Pete?                                                                                                       8 *Not at all. Pete will forever be the Joker around here.                                                                      O *Yes, Pete's jokes are simply scrumptious. Oops have to go, the bar is closing.                                               U *You mean the bars are closing, don't you Stewart? Yep, w/o Pete, Batman would leave!                                         Y *I agree. Pete's great. Even though he stole 99 and left me stuck in the Cone of Silence.                                     - *Re: WALRUS: Now that's why rule #5 was made!                                                                                  *Amateur                                                                                                                       ***CAUTION! TheBob in training.                                                                                               ) *...and apparently still wearing a skirt!                                                                                     L Mac, you need to delete this.  The spammer also posted in the Misc subforum:                                                   * Thanks - gone                                                                                                                 Help with Shelling i think again                                                                                               Well, try this                                                                                                                 Found my error....                                                                                                             Returning user &amp; XP issues                                                                                                 Old forum format?                                                                                                              Re: Old forum format?                                                                                                          Ah, so!                                                                                                                       @ There are no frames at this forum. You're probably talking about                                                              O *You're going to have a LOT of issues with XP if you try using QB COM routines.                                               S Re: *You're going to have a LOT of issues with XP if you try using QB COM routines.                                           / issues with XP if you try using QB COM routines                                                                                qbasic jpt-est program                                                                                                         You need to use an algorithm...                                                                                                ummmm                                                                                                                          also                                                                                                                          3 here's a page on some math forumal to calulate pi..                                                                           " here's another page...............                                                                                             more fun...                                                                                                                   	 Re: ummmm                                                                                                                     	 Re: ummmm                                                                                                                     	 Re: ummmm                                                                                                                      wow                                                                                                                            Re: wow                                                                                                                       	 Algorithm                                                                                                                      More about algorithms                                                                                                          Make this change...                                                                                                           	 Thank God                                                                                                                      Hi, Blondie                                                                                                                    lol                                                                                                                            Re: lol                                                                                                                       - *TRIM$ doesn't exist, try LTRIM$(RTRIM$(...))                                                                                 1 * ah my bad.  in this case just LTRIM$ would work                                                                             	 Wow again                                                                                                                     ? It was just me. I visited your site 100 times because TheBob...                                                                lol                                                                                                                            Pete???                                                                                                                        Re: Pete???                                                                                                                    _Mac, clarify an idea for me                                                                                                   What did I post?                                                                                                              / *_thanks, that's what i thought that i did read                                                                               " Allow me to refresh your memory...                                                                                             Good memory, Earthborn!                                                                                                        qbasic in school                                                                                                               Is this what you want?                                                                                                        8 * Get off the toilet before you come back to this forum.                                                                      < Re: * Get off the toilet before you come back to this forum.                                                                   CAN Three numbers be a triange?                                                                                               I I remember something from geometry class that he's probably talking about                                                      uh that's not too hard                                                                                                        ? uhh...  That looks kinda like C.  Here's a C to QB translation:                                                               6 Are there any values it does NOT accept as a triangle?                                                                        + Phew thats complicated for a simple problem                                                                                   
 or shorter...                                                                                                                 J * Yes, I know. I didn't post a solution because it sounds like homework...                                                    A mybe he's talking about is 3 angle's can make a triange i.e. ....                                                             A if (a+b+c&lt;&gt;180) ? &quot;nope&quot; else ? &quot;yup&quot; *                                                              Pythagorean triples?                                                                                                           if I remember correctly...                                                                                                    ' I don't think you remember correctly...                                                                                        LOL                                                                                                                            Re: LOL                                                                                                                       : * Good point. I assumed C was the longest from convention.                                                                    ! *Try reading that out of context!                                                                                              *;*)                                                                                                                          
 WAV in Qbasic                                                                                                                  Re: WAV in QBasic                                                                                                             
 Still Lost                                                                                                                     Doesn't compile                                                                                                               
 That is...                                                                                                                    5 I don't know, here is the code, if you have any ideas                                                                         
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Screen 13 has 256 colours... and you didn't use TIMER!                                                                 qbasic.com activity                                                                                                            Re: qbasic.com activity                                                                                                        well, sort of..                                                                                                                I think I see the problem                                                                                                     0 Who can help me do a Snakes and Ladders project.                                                                               We can help!                                                                                                                  ) Details on the Snakes and Ladders project                                                                                     ! While you are waiting for answers                                                                                              two dice                                                                                                                      G also int(rnd*12)+1 allows for the impossible outcome of 1 with two dice                                                        * Good catch                                                                                                                  - Re: Details on the Snakes and Ladders project                                                                                  question about qbasic                                                                                                         E *Yes, QBasic will do this, but you'll have to learn how to program...                                                          QBasic can do that                                                                                                             Good advice                                                                                                                    Where to learn QBasic:                                                                                                         Qbasic using shell to input                                                                                                    You nearly got it...                                                                                                           *Nice, Thankx for help :D                                                                                                      getting the cursor position...                                                                                                V *CSRLIN and POS(0) - POS needs an argument for some reason but it doesn't matter what.                                         Cut &amp; 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Run this program right away!                                                                                       X *Thinking... not coming up with anything... except it does today's date whatever I enter                                      1 * Note it is not today's date and think some more                                                                             A *it points to Feb14. I guess it's an emergency that we know this.                                                             : * And I forgot about the International aspect of the forum                                                                     I don't quiet get it...                                                                                                       ; * I think you got it quiet well! Yep, Free Calendar Program                                                                    * Valentines Day                                                                                                               *Mac loves us!                                                                                                                 Yes!!!                                                                                                                         FB.11  and pages                                                                                                              # ah can you clearify what you mean ?                                                                                            clarify                                                                                                                       / ramone, you said &quot;FB .11 allows ....&quot;                                                                                Mac                                                                                                                            Oh! Now I get it!                                                                                                             ; * If you do not wish FB questions here -- then just say it.                                                                   ; I do not wish FB questions here, but we have an alternative                                                                    Mac                                                                                                                           3 QB10 ah way to dangours Microsoft lawers have to...                                                                            bs?                                                                                                                           S dial up huh.. man if i ever had to return to dial up i think i would just .........                                           W Re: dial up huh.. man if i ever had to return to dial up i think i would just .........                                        never ever?                                                                                                                   	 The 'Mac'                                                                                                                     Y ah i'm gussing your using lillo built in gfx lib but i haven't used it yet  reask the....                                      Shadow                                                                                                                        % if your trying to pull sprints off...                                                                                         	 To Shadow                                                                                                                     / *_where i find a search engine for programmers?                                                                                * www.google.com of course                                                                                                     _i mean must exist someone                                                                                                     Re: _i mean must exist someone                                                                                                G Hint.. how to convert google into a programming specific search engine:                                                        _always google                                                                                                                4 *I'm mean, not even a search engine could like me XD                                                                           yahoo, what's yahoo?                                                                                                          + perhaps you could try posting your question                                                                                    _nope, nobody of you can help                                                                                                 
 Zer0python...                                                                                                                  he's probably just AFK...                                                                                                     
 MP3 Format                                                                                                                    Z *You'll find the structure at WOTSIT.ORG, -that's where I got the .BMP file structure info                                     All I know is the theory...                                                                                                   1 that would still have some effect on quilty .....                                                                             + *Hardly. MP3s don't sound that bad you know                                                                                   5 Re: that would still have some effect on quilty .....                                                                          Re: MP3 Format                                                                                                                 Re: MP3 Format                                                                                                                 I think he's right                                                                                                             That theory was all I wanted                                                                                                   How do you?                                                                                                                    Re: checking if file exists                                                                                                    Re: checking if file exists                                                                                                   2 you could simple doa trial and error type thing...                                                                            8 Can you still use &quot;batch commands&quot; in windows?                                                                      3 Here are two ways to check for existence of a file.                                                                            * Thanks Ben                                                                                                                   Help 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 Dos Prompt...                                                                                                                 ! Try using SHELL command in Qbasic                                                                                             U * I get a similar problem with cursor when I'm in QB and Media Player finishes a song                                         % _maybe a weak or overheated videocard                                                                                          Lol                                                                                                                            So you like poetry, eh? URL*                                                                                                  % I need help on my qbasic program!!!!!                                                                                         6 Please refer to Homework Help at the top of this index                                                                         broken link in FAQ..                                                                                                           Thanks, Walrus                                                                                                                D * Damn, did they contact you? I hoped xyz banking would've called me                                                           is this place dead or what                                                                                                     Re: is this place dead or what                                                                                                 ah somone beat me to it.....                                                                                                  B Re: Is this place dead or what. Me and my pal Frank beg to differ.                                                            
 hey people                                                                                                                    I *Well, I'm really more of an oats person myself. Helps keep me 'regular.'                                                     
 Hi, Alipha                                                                                                                    : *You were kind of an ass, but I think you've improved. :-)                                                                     It's:  'piques'                                                                                                                Cool...                                                                                                                       	 replies..                                                                                                                      No...                                                                                                                          Pallette                                                                                                                       Screen 13 pallette ...                                                                                                        @ * note the red, green, and blue intensities have a range of 0-63                                                              R *this works on practically every screen mode (although number of colours can vary)                                            1 More on XP! Need help with Windows shortcut keys.                                                                              Windows shortcut key?                                                                                                         5 Step 1) Go for aspirin. Step 2) Follow these steps...                                                                         $ Well, the aspirin was useful, anyway                                                                                          D *Bummer!  :-(  What is the 'shortcut tab' for? XP doesn't have that.                                                          H Re: *Bummer!  :-(  What is the 'shortcut tab' for? XP doesn't have that.                                                      K *Interesting screen shot. Did you use printscreen or a capture application?                                                   < Hey Mac. Like Walrus found. The shortcut tab should have it.                                                                  @ Re: Hey Mac. Like Walrus found. The shortcut tab should have it.                                                              2 actually i think pifs are shortcuts to dos files..                                                                            @ Walrus, that makes good sense. So Mac says it works on NT but...                                                               Thanks, Pete and Walrus                                                                                                       
 * printscreen                                                                                                                  *XPete!! XD                                                                                                                   I OK, I don't get the XD thing and Mac used up all my aspirin, so I give...                                                     V *It's basically a &quot;face&quot; version of LOL. Eyes jammed shut and laughing hard.                                        5 Re: More on XP! Need help with Windows shortcut keys.                                                                         * I'll bet Ildrest can do it! Here's why...                                                                                    2 *I handle that key the same was as I do Caps Lock.                                                                             Qbasic in catalan                                                                                                             # What version of QBasic do you have?                                                                                           / Well, there's a question we don't get everyday!                                                                               # Shell - illegal function call error                                                                                           ( Shell - program too big to fit in memory                                                                                       Urk! The problem probably is                                                                                                   problem solved                                                                                                                 Compile it and try again.                                                                                                      Out of memory error message                                                                                                   + *URL to help split up program into modules.                                                                                   , Strange message downloading QBasic EXE files                                                                                  	 Uncertain                                                                                                                      *so its just a warning, right?                                                                                                 Yes, it's just a warning                                                                                                      ? I just invented a car engine that runs on garbage. (Re: Walrus)                                                               C Re: I just invented a car engine that runs on garbage. (Re: Walrus)                                                           Y * Yeah, Pete, I remember Walrus from ages ago and I thought you were here before me . . .                                      Nov 3, 2003 Walrus' first post                                                                                                " Re: Nov 3, 2003 Walrus' first post                                                                                             url * to refresh your memory                                                                                                  A *Heh... a little like what I did to ben [sic] a little while ago.                                                              PhyloGenesis posted in January                                                                                                / *Nope, just never have time to program anymore.                                                                                And THIS is why (url*)                                                                                                        6 *Ah, OK. Let me know when the make some Zeppelin, man.                                                                         That isn't why.                                                                                                                * :-)                                                                                                                          Wow! a six-word response!                                                                                                     , *these thread is too big, y dont u delete it                                                                                   QBasic Running Slow                                                                                                             First you need to answer this...                                                                                               Already doing that                                                                                                            
 Checkpoint                                                                                                                     Well i got one solution .....                                                                                                 , Shadowwolf, you pimp! - lol. Also, for Paul.                                                                                   a little off topic, but...                                                                                                    R *Happens on 2000 too... Also, why would hard disk space make any speed difference?                                            M It's my understanding, especially on older machines, that hard drive space...                                                 
 Ahh!  Errors!                                                                                                                 + My bet is that x8font.asm is the problem...                                                                                    That's the thing...                                                                                                           8 sounds like somthing is corrupt try redownloading qb45 *                                                                       actually you do use a library                                                                                                 $ Add this on the topof yer proggie...                                                                                          " Possible cause of error L2002 are:                                                                                              *Hence I posted REM $dynamic ;*)                                                                                              E Well, that should have read causes. Anyway, I just caught Rel's post.                                                         A Most of you have probably seen this, but for those who haven't...                                                             H *If only dead people understand hex, how many people can understand hex?                                                       *57005                                                                                                                         *Thaaat's right!                                                                                                               * As usual, I don't get it                                                                                                     Mac, try this...                                                                                                              = Actually Bob. There are only 3 kinds of people in the world..                                                                 & *The right, the wrong and the rel. ;*)                                                                                        G *There are 5 kinds of people, those who can count, and those who can't.                                                       > *A couple more just got it, so now DEAF people understand hex.                                                                 *LOL XD                                                                                                                       2 Any better way to get the current color on any OS?                                                                            8 You can still use PEEK to determine a character color...                                                                      : That's a new one for my PEEK/POKE list. Thanks Auntie Bob.                                                                     *Bob's your auntie!!                                                                                                          X *It's a good think I'm thick skinned (well not so much anymore using my new exfoliant!).                                      ( Any way that works would be a better way                                                                                      F Mac, your code has a goof and I put the wrong color example in mine...                                                        
 QB AI chat                                                                                                                     my idea                                                                                                                        Uh..                                                                                                                          2 Making a believeable chat bot is a very hard task.                                                                            6 Re: Making a believeable chat bot is a very hard task.                                                                        > * a trojan chat bot?  im alittle confused on that concept, hah                                                                 very hard it is                                                                                                               : *probably QBASIC is not a good language to make a chat bot                                                                    & *I agree, but I'd still like to try :P                                                                                         I'll join this project                                                                                                        M &gt;&gt;&gt;Why don't you guys start out easy and make one for our chat room!                                                  Example                                                                                                                       F * it's not a programming problem it's more a language / social problem                                                         very hard it is                                                                                                                UPDATE                                                                                                                        V *Yes, he's seen he's out of his depth now. XD When I get time I'll get started though.                                         primes                                                                                                                        
 Re: primes                                                                                                                    
 explanation..                                                                                                                 K *CINT(number) is a nice way of rounding (except for .5s but that's minimal)                                                    so....                                                                                                                        
 Re: so....                                                                                                                     stupid mistake                                                                                                                 re:so...                                                                                                                       Re: re:so...                                                                                                                   Calling Walrus....                                                                                                             Re: Calling Walrus....                                                                                                         Bugger that. Use MOD.                                                                                                          C++ in qbasic???                                                                                                              [ *If it's an EXE you can SHELL &quot;whatever.exe&quot;, otherwise it's not really possible.                                   ; if you were using a older C++ compiler somthing like one of                                                                   > Visual C++ .NET 2003 compiles to native code (no byte code)...                                                                 A caution...                                                                                                                   forget the command                                                                                                             Re: forget the command                                                                                                         or use divide and modulo                                                                                                      / * correction : use Integer division (backslash)                                                                                Re: forget the command                                                                                                        . Anyone who has downloaded an XP service pac...                                                                                  Patch Adams is a wonderful movie                                                                                              ) I agree, about the movie and the patch...                                                                                     I Not because of SP2, but possibly because &quot;Wind Owes Updates&quot;...                                                      if-statement parser                                                                                                            How QB does it...                                                                                                              * SHELL doesnt work for jpegs                                                                                                 * *_try: Shell &quot;Start MyImage.Jpg&quot;                                                                                     Doesn't work on WindowsNT                                                                                                     O *Right. as I stated in my post yesterday, Win 9xs and 2000/NT/XP are different.                                               & *hi mac, nice to see you're still here                                                                                        / * Dang! 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Good impersonation                                                                                           " sorry ben, i will use my own name.                                                                                              ben, your Ildrest needs work...                                                                                               *lol                                                                                                                           *lol                                                                                                                           FOR column??                                                                                                                  
 Good point...                                                                                                                  3d characters...                                                                                                              
 Well, really,                                                                                                                 , There are tons of ogl tutes out there too...                                                                                   yeah...                                                                                                                       % Well, if you insist on using QB... :P                                                                                          Sure..                                                                                                                        
 Alipha....                                                                                                                    " * I remember that guy. Don't know.                                                                                            : I remember.  It has been a while since I've talked to him.                                                                    
 More news:                                                                                                                     ahhh...                                                                                                                       ( *_i think he is mostly at qbasicnews.com                                                                                       No, he only posts here                                                                                                        U *Lest we forget, Alipha originally posted under the name &quot;Programming Kid&quot;.                                         " changing source code while running                                                                                             this would work                                                                                                                how exactly does it not work?                                                                                                   The OP is probably gone now, but                                                                                              J You can't change the terminal value of the control variable in a FOR loop.                                                    $ It has to do with QB's optimising...                                                                                           AI Chat Program                                                                                                                I'll help...                                                                                                                   * cant help, suck at qbasic                                                                                                   K *I'm really good with QB and I'd like to try this. Just to prove something.                                                    I will give a byte (hand)                                                                                                     = *Pardon-moi, I want to le make a le chat bot from le scratch.                                                                  multiplay chess server                                                                                                        
 forgot URL                                                                                                                    V Sorry, tried but cannot get applet on my 95. Java enabled but IE prob. not compatible.                                         Me, too                                                                                                                        works fine for me                                                                                                               * yall = yes im from mississippi                                                                                                hmm, do you have java installed?                                                                                               * ah yes, you need a jvm                                                                                                      @ *Yep, that's what I put in my post. (I don't have JVM on my 95.)                                                              
 Qb chat???                                                                                                                    G *I think the forum's mostly better; you can easily have lots of topics.                                                       . *yeah but I like chat better...instant replies                                                                                 Running .EXEs in Linux                                                                                                        ' * cant understand why ppl install linux                                                                                       T *It's simply the most fun as customisable OS for people who are good with computers.                                          
 Why people do                                                                                                                  umm yes and no..                                                                                                               That's an exaggeration                                                                                                         Re: That's an exaggeration                                                                                                     Oftentimes? Try never.                                                                                                         well i appologize..                                                                                                            No I'm serious                                                                                                                J websites must only show me the &quot;hard way&quot; to do things then, lol                                                    5 the need to compile everything depends on your distro                                                                           Walrus, from what you've said...                                                                                              % *so y not stay with windows or mac 0$                                                                                          thats not what i mean                                                                                                          specially for programming...                                                                                                  " and what exactly is wrong with G++                                                                                             VC++ comes with a nice IDE...                                                                                                  Help files too...                                                                                                             - &quot;dos, windows, or linux&quot;??? No way.                                                                                  VC++???                                                                                                                        dos...                                                                                                                         re: ide                                                                                                                        No...                                                                                                                          Yes, go to www.winehq.com                                                                                                      I'm not so sure...                                                                                                            V *Ha ha. You hit on one of neuro's pet peeves. A QB OS! Go to www.askpeeves.com\lol.htm                                         * One of neuro's Pete pevs?                                                                                                   1 for dos apps, dosbox is generally more compatible                                                                              win32?                                                                                                                         Depends on what kind of BASIC.                                                                                                - I can't believe you didn't mention FreeBASIC!                                                                                 : me to that's insain not mentioning freebasic i mean dam...                                                                      You misunderstand. Either way...                                                                                              < ah powerbasic can use windows API but it falls short of FB *                                                                   ok ...                                                                                                                         is VB garbage collected?                                                                                                      7 *FreeBasic is 32-bit. And supports C headers and stuff.                                                                        freebasic...looks good                                                                                                        R *Just post questions here, we have a few FB enthusiasts. (I might become one soon)                                             What all uses the stack in QB?                                                                                                 Well, the worst must be GOSUB                                                                                                  *thx for the info, Mac                                                                                                        D anything that nested use the stack i..e next if blocks , loops , ect                                                           Could you...                                                                                                                  5 Nah.  I was wondering for someone else.  Info inside:                                                                          Stack                                                                                                                          2 mice support help                                                                                                           _ *Post your code; if it's big put it in &quot;Big Programs&quot; subforum and give a link to it.                                2 mice support help                                                                                                           5 Sure, you can post the URL. About 2-mouse routines...                                                                         
 pong is great                                                                                                                  Nothing to do? (URL*)                                                                                                         ? has anyone else had MAJOR problems using the QBX library in XP?                                                               & Well, has anone NOT had such problems?                                                                                        8 I can somewhat recall a couple of posts about a problem.                                                                      + I need help finding a CD key(serial number)                                                                                   ( Ah, a little off the subject of QB? LOL.                                                                                      Z not the cdkey mybe a hash of the key it self.  you might want to try a cdkey generator....                                    T Making a morph prog. in QB. but what will I get if I cross an elephant with a rhino?                                          D *Tap...tap...tap...Hello, is this thing on? Tic...tic...tic...*bomb*                                                           Oh, hahaha - I get it now                                                                                                     5 Thanks!. About 2-sec. away from going all 'reiz' lol.                                                                          More LOL                                                                                                                       Wait - goof here, Pete                                                                                                        B &quot;Feature&quot; LOL - I remember that post. Who was it, Phylo?                                                            2 Problem: Slow screen prints in graphics mode WinXP                                                                            2 * if you're running qb in command.com, use cmd.exe                                                                            + *also run in full screen mode (alt + enter)                                                                                   2 Close all other Windows applications, then run QB.                                                                            	 Screen 13                                                                                                                     L *Are you using a laptop? I've seen a lot of laptops with very slow PRINTing.                                                   Clickable Buttons                                                                                                             ( My dear, there is no 'button' command...                                                                                       Re: Clickable Buttons                                                                                                         @ Hey, Buff's back! It's been awhile. Where have you been hangin'?                                                               * above post contains no text                                                                                                 B *And apparently no response, either. Oh no, we've lost buff again!                                                             Clickable buttons in QB                                                                                                        Re: Clickable buttons in QB                                                                                                   + I don't know of an easier way in QB, but...                                                                                    If it's for your grandma,                                                                                                     A * Hey! You saying senior citizens can't cope with character mode?                                                             / * Not unless she's a geeky grandma,  (like me)!                                                                               K * Solitaire is a woman! All this time (6 years) I thought she was a dude...                                                    _never it rains every day                                                                                                     / _you can download Visbasic for Dos, here (Url*)                                                                                I have a great idea!!                                                                                                         D Ildrest, here's a better idea. Drop Home Ec. and take a shop class!                                                           LPT port                                                                                                                      	 LPT ports                                                                                                                      pins                                                                                                                          
 LPT port pins                                                                                                                  Bi-directional                                                                                                                 Re: LPT Port                                                                                                                   Re:Re:LPT Port                                                                                                                0 I need a concise tutorials on qbasic programming                                                                               Visual basic on windows                                                                                                        * microsoft.com :)                                                                                                            ? Kazaa lol just your puting your self out there for virus's ....                                                               < * 2 years with KaZaA Lite K++ installed, no problems so far.                                                                   *I know, Kazaa installs spyware                                                                                               K na kazaa lit k++ doesn't it a clone client for the fast track p2p system...                                                    i dun have kazaa                                                                                                               connection with ports                                                                                                         E you can't man so many question simler to this one in the last week...                                                         / Pete your bowling program is wrong please read!                                                                               O Same lesson G.W. Bush needs to learn, &quot;Always have an exit stratigy.&quot;                                               = OK, that's how G.W. spells it! But, speaking of strategies...                                                                 ; I made a program in terms that i could understand on my own                                                                    *How's that working for ya?                                                                                                   + Need help making a cake decorating program.                                                                                   E Funny you should mention it, -here's one (no files, though, sorry)...                                                         : * hehe I read SPACE$(3); &quot;C A K E&quot;; as spacecake                                                                    P i got one little question why would anyone outside a school project take time...                                              & shadowwolf , Too late to answer, but..                                                                                        C *Dammit Bob. I ran your CAKE program 10 times and gained 30 pounds!                                                           Q I think the real question here Mr. TheBob is: Boxers, briefs,..... or pantyhose?.                                             + *Watchit, Stewart... *cocks semi-automatic*                                                                                   R *Umm, must have quite a kick! Is it hard to keep your skirt down when you fire it?                                             **Puts round in own head*                                                                                                     / ***Yep, Martha often has that effect on people.                                                                               	 recursion                                                                                                                     6 I'm really looking for a BASIC tutorial program, but..                                                                         Well, normally CAI means...                                                                                                   	 Qb Colour                                                                                                                      Colours (Yes, i'm Canadian ;p)                                                                                                
 Re: Qb Colour                                                                                                                  Errr... here's a better answer                                                                                                X *One more thing- the number of different colours you can have depends on the screen mode                                      * Creating Artificial Intell Program for AIM                                                                                    . Re: Creating Artificial Intell Program for AIM                                                                                . Re: Creating Artificial Intell Program for AIM                                                                                . Re: Creating Artificial Intell Program for AIM                                                                                @ walrus is right Qbasic has no hop of being able to do what you..                                                              # OK again with very simple statement                                                                                           5 REM just means 'remark' a ' mark is the same thing...                                                                         D Thanks a lot, man!!! Been trying to figure it out all night! ROFL!!!                                                          Q *Someone fired our Cap Lock torpedos I see. LOL. OK &quot;D&quot; hang in  there!                                              o yeah 1 more thing                                                                                                           V *No, -a PRINT statement by itself just prints a blank line (spaces things out better).                                        ) Actually Bob, he does need it, sort of...                                                                                     J *You're right, of course, but doesn't he need a PROINT statement for that?                                                    9 *Are you trying to make a 'proint' about my typing skill?                                                                      need a link                                                                                                                    URL*                                                                                                                          , *Umm, ben, there's one in the QB help files!                                                                                  4 ok help with a statement thing.......... very simple                                                                          8 Re: ok help with a statement thing.......... very simple                                                                      $ Computer Ghost has a question (URL*)                                                                                          " Controlling AIM while it's running                                                                                             in qb you can't ....                                                                                                           or the easy way would be                                                                                                      Z just as easy yo still use FB and winsock api :)  but the op seemed to want some kind of...                                    ^ Re: just as easy yo still use FB and winsock api :)  but the op seemed to want some kind of...                                 thanx                                                                                                                         	 Re: thanx                                                                                                                     Q You might think Im crazy (This could be a long thread) QB over multiple systems.                                             T *I've had no experience whatsoever, but I think you want a LAN (Local Area Network).                                          9 What equipment is needed? Is there now LAN connections...                                                                     I just a ethernet card's for the computer you want connect to this network.                                                      ShadowWolf to the rescue.                                                                                                     P as long as you don't have the router hooked to a ADSL modem or cable modem the..                                              ) of course, the simplest solution would be                                                                                     V Thank you both. Yeah, It can get expensive. That;'s why I need to get all the ducks...                                         Trees...                                                                                                                      Y OK, you need to move to a place with nicer trees. I'm going to have nightmares tonight...                                     U *Get Out!! (If you don't know what OUT's for... i.e fast &amp; easy palette changing)                                         2 *Fascinating! (Pete's nightmares notwithstanding).                                                                            / pretty cool just compiled it on freebasic .....                                                                               0 I dunno, all the &quot;trees' are pretty small.*                                                                              Z *Trees too small for ya? Try pouring water on your monitor. That should help them to grow!                                    
 am i rite?                                                                                                                     A quick way to find out:                                                                                                      I Wierdo Me!  I had to go complicated...  An easier way to find out inside.                                                      haha, that's hillarious..                                                                                                      *wouldn't  that be E-4?                                                                                                       8 E-4 on calculators.  I did a little research that shows:                                                                      4 *Yeah you're right. Decimal notation. C uses it too.                                                                          P No no, hang on, hang on, E is for single precision and D is for double precision                                               Interesting...                                                                                                                Y *I mussed have mist that post of neuro's-Yes I was born here, but I am of Polish descent.                                     : Thanks. Now let's hope Mac doesn't read us the riot act...                                                                    0 *LOL! &quot;makes dating more difficult...&quot;                                                                              % No! Everybody's wrong. Try coding it!                                                                                         B Ah, if &quot;everybody's wrong&quot; that means you're wrong, too!                                                             Visual Basic for DOS                                                                                                          . searched yahoo! for &quot;download vbdos&quot;                                                                                ' * sorry, forgot the url convention here                                                                                       0 *It links to imaginatica, which no longer works.                                                                              , _oops, i couldn't see it in the previous URL                                                                                   Not enough memory                                                                                                             P *It isn't. But there are ways to declare large arrays and reduce memory usage...                                               _maybe using QBX?                                                                                                              You can use modules...                                                                                                        # *im pretty sure modules are vb-only                                                                                            Actually... *URL*                                                                                                             5 QB4.5 and 7.1 both support multi-modular programming.                                                                          *shaw is going to post a thread                                                                                                QBasic Interface                                                                                                               Two ways...                                                                                                                    Enter                                                                                                                          If you're using SLEEP...                                                                                                      R In order to make your program stop and then continue after pressing the Enter key,                                              please help with bowling thing!!                                                                                              R The problen is that you simply cannot make the program without if/then statements.                                            , Pete now can you help (you can use IF, THEN)                                                                                  & &quot;More on&quot; bowling program...                                                                                        * Deathman17, Xquusme2 (and Pete and TheBob)                                                                                    B Mac, you need to switch to V'ger &quot;lite&quot; drinking game...                                                            > Close - Hey try horseshoe game next, but 10th frame problem...                                                                $ Ouch! I thought I tested everything!                                                                                          B Double ouch. Hey, that bug is well nested in a loop. I'd bail too!                                                            7 I couldn't resist. Here is fix for the hard-to-find bug                                                                       R *Yep, I knew the &quot;bail&quot; thing would get you back on it! - lol. Congrats.                                            . Look what I made in my &quot;spare&quot; time.                                                                                 ok it works but not entirely                                                                                                  # OK, It works correctly - My mistake                                                                                           
 Correction...                                                                                                                 M Bob that was a 'stroke' of genius. You should 'frame' that post in your cave.                                                 & *I Appreciate it, -I'll give it a try.                                                                                         *Neat!                                                                                                                         Glad you liked it.                                                                                                             Thanks for writing it, btw...                                                                                                 B No, I can't say I've heard of that one. I have this one I use.&gt;                                                            < *Arrrgh! Transposed letters LE in LABEL NAME. Please change.                                                                   Works great, however...                                                                                                       ; Put the hart before the corse! Here, corrected version.&gt;                                                                    *That'll do it.                                                                                                                If's                                                                                                                           IF A$ = &quot;OK&quot; works                                                                                                   What about A% = Ok%  ?*                                                                                                        sure                                                                                                                           *All solutions given are AOK.                                                                                                  Question how do I..                                                                                                            * QB /L library.qlb                                                                                                            Finding an even minute                                                                                                         Here...                                                                                                                        Re: Here...                                                                                                                    Re: Here...                                                                                                                   ? WetChicken rules. Answers his own questions. How cool is that?!                                                                Or                                                                                                                             Test for odd or even.                                                                                                          Re:Test for odd/even                                                                                                          ! * AND 1 is much faster than MOD 2                                                                                              Need an idea                                                                                                                   A couple of suggestions...                                                                                                     Nah, any others?*                                                                                                             6 *QB porn search engine maybe. You could call it OOGLE.                                                                        ) Ha . . . . . . . .ha . . . . . . . . .ha*                                                                                     
 suggestion                                                                                                                     *I think thats too easy                                                                                                        A program to make a tree (URL*)                                                                                               B Looks good, except that's the way trees grow in Australia. Here...                                                             * TheBob = Genius                                                                                                             > *Only God can make a tree. And B.G., he can't even make an OS!                                                                ( I was expecting to see a real tree . . .                                                                                       Or, according to TheBob...                                                                                                    5 *You left out egomaniac. Don't let that happen again!                                                                          *Paris walk post? URL SVP.                                                                                                    . I guess you and Pete missed this thread (URL*)                                                                                X Ha Ha! You expect Bob and me to go on a 'Paris walk' lol. Hey guys, a QB HTML viewer&gt;                                       You realize, I hope                                                                                                           0 Yep, I read that before. Did you try the viewer?                                                                              X *Oops, missed '*' in above post. Eating Cheetos with one hand and typing with the other!                                       Well, as I said, Mac...                                                                                                       L Hey Uncle Bob. Maybe this will help.&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;                                                  
 While/Wend                                                                                                                     matter of context                                                                                                              *_nope, i prefer WHILE/WEND too                                                                                               < While/Wend I program, I like to use Do Loop, Until I'm done.                                                                  - WHILE and DO are not the same kind of loop...                                                                                  do/while                                                                                                                       i think what he meant was...                                                                                                   Exactly, not to mention...                                                                                                     Yep                                                                                                                           S *They have &quot;stupid VB-Net&quot; out now. Wow, nice to see they upgraded again.                                           N *they're on atleast the 2nd version of vb.net.  they upgrade vb as often as vc                                                7 * nevermind, i misunderstood.  i hate when i do that :)                                                                        *LOL                                                                                                                           vb.net supports while...                                                                                                       Re: vb.net supports while...                                                                                                   elseif versus else if                                                                                                         / it also relates to the apparent inability to...                                                                               # requiring a test is a good thing...                                                                                           ` There's a distinction to be made between &quot;bad form&quot; and being a slave to convention...                              	 * i agree                                                                                                                     
 convention...                                                                                                                  *The first reason, of course.                                                                                                 Y Here is a legitimate use of DO...LOOP - and some comments by an authority on the subject.                                     0 *Thanks, Solitaire. All clear thinking is valid.                                                                               Re: While/Wend                                                                                                                 Homework: Bowling Program                                                                                                      What is your problem?                                                                                                         < Please see the 'Homework' link at the top of the forum page.                                                                  / Well, here is my code, but I can't make it work                                                                                Not too bad, so far                                                                                                            Need help with totals                                                                                                         O Speaking of bowling. If tennis players get tennis elbow, what do bowlers get???                                                QBASIC to JAVA                                                                                                                
 Suggestion                                                                                                                     Try using SELECT CASE.                                                                                                         Section of spaghetti                                                                                                           Use GOSUB in this case                                                                                                        > * Mac, are you saying that there's a GOSUB equivalent in JAVA?                                                                 Uh, duhh, I guess there's not                                                                                                  Use an outer DO loop.                                                                                                          The above code should work.                                                                                                    Thanks                                                                                                                        . inter-computer data transfer using serial port                                                                                 about the bios                                                                                                                A *That works on my old 386, too. Re: David - Try: Computerhope.com                                                              A 286 probably has no BIOS                                                                                                    > Earthborn: The folks at the Antique Road Show beg to differ...                                                                 Heh-                                                                                                                           Not OCR on the old computer...                                                                                                 That should work nicely                                                                                                        uh... no BIOS?                                                                                                                S *Earthborn's just 'bios' to newer technology. And yes, Solitaire, I know it's bias.                                           3 Well, alright maybe it does have a BIOS, sort of...                                                                           T what are you talking about my 286 had a bios hell you had to manuley enter .........                                           interlnk and intersvr                                                                                                          yeah...  interserv                                                                                                            $ The &quot;new&quot; machine is a 386                                                                                           Re: interlnk and intersvr                                                                                                      Null modem is the problem                                                                                                     O Why don't you email the compiled program to yourself? (and other things to try)                                               T *I thought about that too, but I highly doubt a 286 his Internet capable. We'll see.                                           something else that may work..                                                                                                 Using Remote Copy Procedure                                                                                                    *thanks I will try it                                                                                                         
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 for fun...                                                                                                                     Cool                                                                                                                          ? XP and the statements DATE$, TIME$, and, oh yeah,  ODE TO XP...                                                               H BTW - Mac: Yes, your SHELL and command line time prog does work in XP...                                                      - * Proposition???  Don't you mean preposition?                                                                                 H Shush. Don't let my parole officer know. Last time I ended a sentence...                                                       is Ildrest australian?                                                                                                       C Why not ask him yourself. The next kangaroo leaves in 15-minutes...                                                           * why do you want to change the users' clock                                                                                    ) *He could want it for his own computer...                                                                                     Z Maybe he has really long arms and needs to access his keyboard from a different time-zone.                                    " allow any user to change the time?                                                                                            R I could not come up with a good reason to restrict the clock function to a user...                                            $ Thanks!!!!, the cmd /c works perfect                                                                                          E Interesting ------------------------- Everybody should read this post                                                          Random Files                                                                                                                   You have to know the length                                                                                                    If you're using a TYPE...                                                                                                     : *Oh, and RANDOM is not a file format (.rnd is a bit weird)                                                                     Just to crew things up a bit...                                                                                               ? I think I can explain away the random bits of files business...                                                               	 Still LOF                                                                                                                      Definitely NOT                                                                                                                 Misunderstanding?                                                                                                             % *So you wanted the number of records?                                                                                         8 The biggest problem in the technical world, Ildurest,...                                                                      A Reply to Ildrest . Ah, yeah, that's exactly what I thought -lol.                                                              COMPILER                                                                                                                       Re: COMPILER                                                                                                                   Maybe you can clue me in                                                                                                       one word: speed.                                                                                                               Forgot about that, because                                                                                                     Re: Forgot about that, because                                                                                                 Now THAT might be a problem                                                                                                    compiled speed                                                                                                                 Re: compiled speed                                                                                                             yes there is use freebasic ....                                                                                                *And asm isn't all that hard.                                                                                                 2 side note qb45 does compile native 16bit code.....                                                                             C is faster because                                                                                                            *Hit the nail on the head.                                                                                                     i'm not so shure about that ...                                                                                               S *I'm not sure but I don't think pointers and things like that are very common in VB                                           ( *dont believe freebasic is an ms product                                                                                      A of cource freebasic isn't a ms producted why should that matter ?                                                             . i missunderstood what you were saying there...                                                                                : Our own JT wrote a version of QB1.1 that is lightning fast                                                                     It is...                                                                                                                       Re: COMPILER                                                                                                                  ' freebasic is a very good win32 compiler                                                                                        KoK                                                                                                                            Must be old, OK                                                                                                               5 Maybe Gianfranco can help, if you can find him (URL*)                                                                          Re: Must be old, OK                                                                                                            Re: KoK                                                                                                                       . Heh - the email to Gianfracco must have failed                                                                                 Re: KoK                                                                                                                        *LOL                                                                                                                          < * heh - he's laughing so hard he's leaning on the CAPS LOCK!                                                                   File names containing spaces                                                                                                   Use a different language                                                                                                       too many files                                                                                                                + Why do you need over 50 files open anyways?                                                                                   2 Ooops, didn't pay enough attention to your post...                                                                             Problem solved(?)                                                                                                              That probably barely solved it                                                                                                > *Yeah, that freefile can be tricky (if not sloppy programming)                                                                 sloppy??                                                                                                                        No I don't do anything like that                                                                                               Format                                                                                                                          Problem solved this time (maybe)                                                                                              # Maybe use BINARY instead of RANDOM.                                                                                           # Yes I should have considered binary                                                                                            Re: too many files                                                                                                             Use Plasma's filename routine                                                                                                 9 Can't you Save As &quot;Formatted Text&quot; from Excel??                                                                     S * dude, this is the QBASIC forum.  that's wayy too easy and involves no programming                                            comma delimited save                                                                                                          9 Are you saving the files to the root directory of a disk?                                                                     > *Apparently this limit does not exist in either FAT32 or NTFS.                                                                 Too many files                                                                                                                E A sad day with the passsing of a truly great comedian, Johnny Carson.                                                          *Tilts hat....                                                                                                                0 Hey Mac... how about a people who died subforum?                                                                              + Well, we do have the Miscellaneous subforum                                                                                   9 Probably, just scan for the first instance of a user name                                                                     
 Scan what?                                                                                                                    1 I just might post it, if I can properly format it                                                                             4 I heard they're going to have a biography about him.                                                                          * 3D Camera Movement and Rotation (With URL)                                                                                    	 Try this:                                                                                                                      also....                                                                                                                       That is very relavent                                                                                                          OK, some stuff you might need                                                                                                 ( What is the defualt setting for PALLETE?                                                                                       I need help with Qbasic                                                                                                        * EVERYWERE!!!!!!!!!!                                                                                                          Just kidding...                                                                                                               Z If you wish to restore the default colors after altering, just type PALETTE (no arguments)                                    . *Oh, and watch your spelling (one L, two T's).                                                                                = * &quot;no arguments.&quot; Talk about your elitist attitude!                                                                  OK, Pete, I give up....                                                                                                       ; Seriously Mac, for someone who claims to love encryption...                                                                    *Got it yet Mac? I did.                                                                                                       
 * Duhhh, nope                                                                                                                  *Would re!Z be closer?                                                                                                        ! Don't know how you figured it out                                                                                             O Apparently, your Cap'n Crunch decoder ring never arrived when you were a child.                                               ) Help: 3D theory and basic x y translation                                                                                      url*                                                                                                                           That will keep him busy                                                                                                       F learn Vectors  that will make 3d easy and you will understand whats...                                                        B He'll need vectors either way... Here's some stuff to get started.                                                            E SJ zero ya i know but alot of people use code they don't understand *                                                         . They may use it, but they don't debug it. :P *                                                                                
 * i have left                                                                                                                  LOL                                                                                                                           / Hey Mac, let's make some money for the forum...                                                                                * i am in the chat room                                                                                                       	 * He left                                                                                                                      RUN  command and .EXE                                                                                                          Re: RUN  command and .EXE                                                                                                      blah... use SHELL, not RUN                                                                                                     _RUN command and .EXE                                                                                                          Thanx!                                                                                                                        * Hey guys.. Gorillas and Qblocks FB port...                                                                                     cool *                                                                                                                         Screensavers                                                                                                                  ( *Make a GFX demo in QB and use DOSSaver.                                                                                       *DOSSaver doesn't work for me.                                                                                                 Do you mean...                                                                                                                2 a program that I can use as a windows screensaver*                                                                            - *I don't know how that could be done with QB.                                                                                 ! Neither do I, that's why I asked*                                                                                              _maybe at Neozones                                                                                                            . QB 7.1 &quot;loading and parsing&quot; trouble                                                                                4 There is a chance your program won't load because...                                                                          M *It could be saved in QB's binary format in which case NotePad wouldn't help.                                                 H *Good point, Ildrest. I never save that way, so I didn't consider that!                                                      	 COM files                                                                                                                     	 You don't                                                                                                                     
 Re: You don't                                                                                                                  Me too                                                                                                                         *.com files                                                                                                                   ) Check this out from June 1999 (COM files)                                                                                      *is this forum dead?                                                                                                           *never mind                                                                                                                    * OK, I'm never-minding :-)                                                                                                   # Can a website ever truly be alive?*                                                                                           N You want dead? Try th &quot;Cone of Silence&quot; (Chat Room). I went there...                                                + I meant there were no new threads yesterday                                                                                   
 VB instead...                                                                                                                 I Encryption challange ? if you talking about any of the channange's at ...                                                      Shadowwolf is right                                                                                                            Wha???                                                                                                                        : Updating takes time and effort! Maybe the owners are lazy*                                                                    A No, the site is separate from the the forum. The site is owned...                                                             6 some info taken from the newbies section of qbasic.com                                                                        I So that's what I've been doing wrong, not bookmarking - lol - Funny ERIK.                                                      QBasic commands                                                                                                               . * Check out QBasic's built in Help -&gt; Index                                                                                . &quot;especially for opening XP files.&quot;??                                                                                + Heh = yeah, I was wondering about that, too                                                                                   3 How to calm #@$% down - lol. Special XP commands...                                                                            Earthborn - You lurking here?                                                                                                 ( I'm sure that will beat any keylogger...                                                                                       Thanks                                                                                                                        9 It won't beat my keylogger! Ah, oops, what's a keylogger?                                                                     
 Key Logger                                                                                                                     Oh, now I remember...                                                                                                          Re: Never Seen One...                                                                                                          Try it                                                                                                                         Er                                                                                                                             LOL                                                                                                                            You are mostly right...                                                                                                       E Good article Earthborn. I think Windows 95 is probably more secure...                                                          i am not sure...                                                                                                               It will, as                                                                                                                   ! Still Quite Easy to Read Password                                                                                              Nice work, shiftLynx, but                                                                                                      Thanks                                                                                                                         Quick addition...                                                                                                               * that's a very interesting idea                                                                                               rs232 reading through QB                                                                                                        Can anyone answer this question?                                                                                              , To Mac: Guess what my favorite deodorant is?                                                                                   My vote on the topic:                                                                                                         < Actually, I have a bigger question (*URL) Please opine there                                                                  U just go look at the forum in the 900 area you will see lots of general discusstion...                                          *Above has been editted, btw.                                                                                                 Z if you guys are talking about banning Z!re gzz that's harsh plus he predates everyone.....                                     when did he start? *                                                                                                          - http://www.network54.com/Forum/13959?it=972 *                                                                                 A z!re's responses to those 1999 posts were made in 2003 or later..                                                             B ya i know that though me when i checked it right after i posted...                                                            2 Bet there's none than predate Sterling Christensen                                                                             Maybe he does, but...                                                                                                         J Z!re reaction is to be expected this forum was a lot better back in 1999 *                                                    
 Respect...                                                                                                                     that was rather vague                                                                                                          Hmm                                                                                                                            That dog won't hunt.                                                                                                           oppressive?                                                                                                                   ! All this has been informative,...                                                                                             6 I wonder why we havent seen more fighting games in qb*                                                                         What types?                                                                                                                   Y fighting games i'm gussing your talking about game's like mortal combat or stree fighter.                                     ( Getting it all to work together is hard.                                                                                      / To Sterling  ( not a general thread ) from Ray.                                                                               + Anybody ever heard of RSS? (Firefox users?)                                                                                    yeah..                                                                                                                         also                                                                                                                           How does that work?                                                                                                           & You can also use a seperate RSS reader                                                                                         HELP                                                                                                                          X *Insuffficient data to formulate a response. Please see 'Homework Help' at top of forum.                                       Sum of n-terms                                                                                                                 More of a maths problem                                                                                                       0 He wants to know how to do this in a QB program.                                                                              	 How about                                                                                                                      Hebba is a nerd programmer                                                                                                    d *OK, but &quot;hebba&quot; at least stays &quot;in thread.&quot;  Let's wait and see if code gets po                          d Re: *OK, but &quot;hebba&quot; at least stays &quot;in thread.&quot;  Let's wait and see if code get                          R *Good it worked out, www.qbasicnews.com is a good place, no elitist flamers there.                                            $ Heh - yep, this was a bad example OK                                                                                          3 *Any link 'there' to Qbasic forum. Where's 'there?'                                                                            There:                                                                                                                        O * http://www.network54.com/Forum/message?forumid=13959&amp;messageid=1106242238                                                Ah, there's where. Thanks Mac.                                                                                                 How                                                                                                                           W ah z!re your expecting the forum to be like it was in the golden years of this forum...                                       H To Andy Hill (aka Z!re ) as in what Andy Hill are you ranting about now?                                                       Agreed with Z!re                                                                                                              
 I dunno...                                                                                                                     Elitist:                                                                                                                       * Thanks for the definition                                                                                                   = http://forum.qbasicnews.com/viewtopic.php?t=8021 'nuff said!*                                                                 > LOL!  Hey I'm bored, so I guess I'll take the time to argue...                                                                F the difference between an &quot;elite&quot; and an &quot;elitist&quot;                                                        L Neuro, it's quibble, not &quot;quabble.&quot; LOL - Just fanning the flames!                                                   QBnews                                                                                                                        U I concur. I'd say I agree, but since being labeled an elitist, I have to act snobbish                                          Mac, I'm seeing double!                                                                                                        Nope, network54 is slow                                                                                                       H *That's what I thought after I posted. Now I can throw-up my medication!                                                       Looping                                                                                                                        looping                                                                                                                       5 LOL - This thread is looping. OK, a quick question...                                                                          no its not homework                                                                                                           D *Good, then post what you have and we'll take a look a little later.                                                           A simple loop:                                                                                                                 background colors                                                                                                             . Background colors depend on the screen used...                                                                                5 To change the background color for the entire screen,                                                                          Mac                                                                                                                            No idea                                                                                                                        Re: No idea                                                                                                                   = As I said, try it yourself. You can easily build such a forum                                                                 % It's obviously some kind of script...                                                                                         0 of course older browsers can still see the forum                                                                               * DOCTYPE decleration required                                                                                                 really?                                                                                                                        Re: Mac                                                                                                                        Re: Mac                                                                                                                       . ben, why do you keep asking ME those questions                                                                                 Re: Mac                                                                                                                        Changing a username                                                                                                            * What ?!?!?!?!?!?!?                                                                                                           Re: Changing a username                                                                                                        Suprizingly....                                                                                                               @ As far as I know, a user name must be changed in the registry...                                                               *What about Windows NT?                                                                                                        I have WindowsNT                                                                                                               Homework: Search arrays                                                                                                       & Well, let's see what you've got so far                                                                                         FiXEZ                                                                                                                         	 A problem                                                                                                                     < In addition to what Mac said, your DATA items are all wrong.                                                                   Actually the DATA is OK                                                                                                        Mac                                                                                                                            *Elitist... AND PROUD!!                                                                                                        Z!re                                                                                                                          M i think Z!re just made a hasty post and was working under prior assumtion ...                                                 ) WINDOWS XP PROBLEM FOR &quot;QB.EXE&quot;                                                                                     P *Are you for real? You think we can help you if we don't know what the error is?                                              	 Solution:                                                                                                                      Try this...                                                                                                                    Here is your solution                                                                                                          Beginner Programming                                                                                                          J *GUESS: Range -2.802597E-45 | -3.402823E+38 To 2.802597E-45 | 3.402823E+38                                                     replace Guess with Guess$                                                                                                     & *And you'll need an END IF at the end.                                                                                        $ * Heh, true, and it needs a DO loop.                                                                                          E * I didn't know the capital of alaska (shame) :P but thanks, now I do                                                         
 try this code                                                                                                                  programming environment                                                                                                        Just on a wild hunch                                                                                                          Z *What's wrong with getting stoned? Oops, gotta go, my computer is trying to kill me again.                                     mine                                                                                                                           I'm currently working on...                                                                                                   
 Nothing fancy                                                                                                                  Bright and Quiet                                                                                                               my environment                                                                                                                 Re: my environment                                                                                                             I prefer silence.                                                                                                              With reference to iPods...                                                                                                    $ * I can hardly program without music                                                                                          2 How &quot;Pete The Elite&quot; - lol - programs...                                                                             *------------------^^^^                                                                                                      : * Unfortunately, you can't do those SHELLs in WinNT either                                                                    
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 It happens                                                                                                                    = Reminds me of why i stopped coming here in the first place...                                                                 
 Some feedback                                                                                                                 U Right... (I'm leaving this place, you need to grow up and stop being elitist morons.)                                         A Mac said: &quot;But I'm sure many people read your post.&quot;...                                                             # QB FB comparison ( simple graphics)                                                                                           L Try the same in C+SDL, I would bet my life it would still be slower than QB.                                                  C Oh yes, win32 console commands are &quot;emulated&quot; rather than                                                            a good benchmarker                                                                                                             Tak results                                                                                                                   
 ..and java                                                                                                                    ; * could you also make a FB version? I'd like to see FB vs C                                                                   
 and FreeBasic                                                                                                                  and the system they ran on                                                                                                     ...and for fun let's try C#                                                                                                     and VB .net got about 1047/sec *                                                                                              @ FB preforms pretty good for a compile that isn't optimized .....                                                               Actually, FB is twice as fast..                                                                                               	 indeed...                                                                                                                      Ok... silly                                                                                                                    * useful answer ????                                                                                                           HUGE problem with your example                                                                                                 Thanks sterling -- but                                                                                                        
 Uhm, what?                                                                                                                     response to Z!re                                                                                                               reply...                                                                                                                      X yo Z!re produce a demo program showing timing code in SDL to prove FB = faster then QB *                                      6 640x480x32bit scroller with 5000 RGB blended particles                                                                         *Accepted -- no problem Ray                                                                                                    Another problem with it                                                                                                        Yes but does not seem a problem                                                                                                If you look in...                                                                                                              Ugh!                                                                                                                           No comment? (*URL)                                                                                                             * Above is mainly to Solitaire                                                                                                 I haven't tried it.                                                                                                            *?????? Nibbles IS in text mode                                                                                               4 You're right.  I must have confused it with GORILLA.                                                                           *Ow. Hope you'll be OK                                                                                                        . OK, I tried it, but it didn't work any better,                                                                                C *??? Works fine for me. Does WAIT &amp;H3DA, 8 work on your laptop?                                                           O * I tried it again on my desktop computer with the same results.  Doesn't work.                                               ' I posted a solution - see if that works                                                                                        OK.  That one works!                                                                                                          	 Sluggish?                                                                                                                     : I meant the response to the cursor key press was sluggish.                                                                    5 I just ran the original NIBBLES on my old XT machine.                                                                          Hunhh??                                                                                                                       R That's really strange.  I thought it got posted right after your modified version.                                             Yep, that was strange                                                                                                          Linking QB5 with access2002                                                                                                   Y *You can assume this means nobody knows about it. Sorry. Are you a teacher by any chance?                                     ) *  QB5?? Do you mean QB4.5? or maybe VB5?                                                                                      Passing Arrays as a parameter                                                                                                  All parts of the program?                                                                                                      You might try GOSUB                                                                                                           A ick GOSUB stay with in programming convations and use Functions *                                                              If programmers were carpenters                                                                                                . But GOSUB was permanently removed from VB.NET.                                                                                Q And replaced with 123MB .Net framework download required to run the damn thing...                                              i'm just curious                                                                                                               Lots of things.                                                                                                                just some responses                                                                                                            A couple of points                                                                                                            L GOSUB is still ick make code messy and promotes non modular programming.....                                                  . I find GOSUB statements to be highly useful...                                                                                0 And you can do so many cool tricks with GOSUBs!!                                                                               Very Easy...                                                                                                                  3 *I already said that. (Although with less examples)                                                                            re:input past end of file                                                                                                     / SHYMAN:  Why do you keep starting a new thread?                                                                                please explain                                                                                                                 Threading...                                                                                                                   I'm trying to understand                                                                                                      ! please respond to my program code                                                                                             5 Could someone explain why one works and not the other                                                                         ; If you open the file AS #!, then you need EOF(1) not EOF(4)                                                                    ..                                                                                                                            # Just a typo:BAD FILE NAME or NUMBER                                                                                           = It's been so long, I can't even remember who asked me this...                                                                  Your syntax is wrong.                                                                                                         M Could it be another Microsoft Idiotsyncrazy? Hey Solitaire, check this out.                                                 2 The reason the single argument example works is...                                                                            " Good observation, BOB, and Pete...                                                                                              About the floating point, point.                                                                                               *Mean you not COBOL?                                                                                                          P Ah, that's it! Getting old and forgetful. Thanks Ild&amp;ucirc;rest . Oh yeah, *                                              6 ^^(&quot;)^^ Well riddle me this ol' caped crusader...                                                                        ' Actually, Riddler, I explained above...                                                                                       H Ah the old parentheses within parentheses trick. Missed it by that much!                                                      V *Glad to help (btw, you've either stepped on a cricket, or your shoe is ringing, Max).                                         *LOL                                                                                                                           netstat                                                                                                                       ) Welcome back, ben. What do you mean here?                                                                                     - Re: Welcome back, ben. What do you mean here?                                                                                 X My second favorite actor is Captain Kirk.....These are the things I think about at work.                                       Input Past end of file error                                                                                                  * The most probable reason should be this...                                                                                    # Now it says:BAD FILE NAME OR NUMBER                                                                                           Q *The problem is now going to be in code you did not post. Post the whole program.                                              The error is...                                                                                                                Structured programming                                                                                                        1 you could make a sub for all the nedstat commands                                                                              Sure, here are some modules                                                                                                   9 Enigma Simulator w/ Reflector Rotors Index Rings Steckers                                                                      My first RND Program                                                                                                           Change                                                                                                                        " OK, I give up, what does :-P mean?                                                                                            ' * A smiley with its tongue sticking out                                                                                       T *It means the brain lesion is on the left side. (Tounge deviates to side of lesion.)                                           Change                                                                                                                        ? Wow, looks like a who's who! Even Z!re responded in this thread                                                               , *Yeah, the z!re's heart is taken by SDL. :*)                                                                                  7 *I lurk.. ph34r! =)... nah, I'll start visiting more =)                                                                       U *Nevermind, I'm leaving again, this forum hasnt changed in the past year. Still crap.                                         * Here is ome more of my code....just incase                                                                                    ) * use the GET with a 1 dimensional Array.                                                                                     ! Are you in a graphic screen mode?                                                                                              OOPS!!  A little english error.                                                                                                Hi, QB_Dude                                                                                                                    Promblem: READ z                                                                                                              U *no, you need READ z to read the pixel data. the problem is with the array dimensions                                          QBasic help with my code!                                                                                                     9 You'll need to be more specific...  Here's a little info:                                                                     J Calling all non-USA residents. I need info on your country's phone format.                                                    * The Search Expert found some info for you!                                                                                     Canada uses  Same as states*                                                                                                   *I concur, eh?                                                                                                                 _Mexico                                                                                                                        *_keys letters are same as USA                                                                                                 Netherlands                                                                                                                    Denmark and others (URL*)                                                                                                     " * Thanks guys.  Lots of good info.                                                                                             Protecting a file?                                                                                                            2 you can not make a file completely un-erasable but                                                                            % I do not work much with my XP, but...                                                                                         
 Use WIN2K Pro                                                                                                                 [ *Good info on &quot;file permission.&quot; I'll do some searches and check XP, too. Thanks!                                    CACLS In Windows XP                                                                                                           7 That is probably one of those new Command Line prompts.                                                                        unknown , read this please                                                                                                     You go to Campbell High School?                                                                                                Campbell                                                                                                                       Campbell                                                                                                                      $ Help with CSV file with 700,000 rows                                                                                           VBScript to the rescue?                                                                                                        _CSV file with 7OO,OOO rows                                                                                                    CSV file with 7OO,OOO rows                                                                                                     Untitled                                                                                                                       Can't help. All I see is this                                                                                                 ! How do you want the pattern to be                                                                                              Here's one answer, miki                                                                                                        * Thanks                                                                                                                      
 TCP in Qbasic                                                                                                                 ! Not directly in qbasic, no but...                                                                                             D you can use Winsock directly with Qbasic with a library called Dsock                                                           BNF                                                                                                                           
 *_what's BNF?                                                                                                                  * See my response to Anon                                                                                                     . Anybody has a website that lists qbasic's bnf?                                                                                 B.N.F. = Backus-Naur Form?                                                                                                     But here is a hint                                                                                                            H Very interesting Mr. Spock but 'object-oriented crap' won't disappear...                                                       LOL                                                                                                                           + Hey, Rel - Ray has a message for you (URL*)                                                                                    *thanks                                                                                                                        thanks for helping                                                                                                             OBJ back to QB source?                                                                                                         It's nearly impossible                                                                                                         Older Version of QBasic                                                                                                        Same old QBasic is still here.                                                                                                 missing 4.0                                                                                                                    Hey, that's an insult!                                                                                                        S also lets you do overlaying it a nice way out of 640k code limmit  only down side..                                            insult?                                                                                                                       R wow 5.25 disks still work after this long ? you think time would degrade them ....                                             Whats DarkBasic like?                                                                                                         ' DarkBasic pretty focued Basic flavor...                                                                                       T * Did you program FreeBasic or something? it looks great anyway (the specs at least)                                          * darkbasic makes game programming very easy                                                                                     C ??? Neuro                                                                                                                   > C/C++ is not that hard once you get the hang of it. But FB can                                                                 hmm?                                                                                                                          H C is without question the most popular programming language on Earth, Ya                                                      
 forcing ??                                                                                                                    = Like BlitzBasic, DB makes it easy for you to make 3d engines.                                                                 Q ya DarkBasic does give user a extream level of abstraction for 3d programming....                                             0 indeed, versatility is a sacrifice of simplicity                                                                              . I feel that way sometimes when prgramming java                                                                                 More than Qb                                                                                                                   Out of Data Space                                                                                                              Wow, this is a new one...                                                                                                      I've had that error before.                                                                                                    CGA question                                                                                                                  H *Things half-show-up twice as fast (important on very very slow systems)                                                       Re: Interlaced CGA                                                                                                            8 Moron XP, opps, that should be &quot;More on XP&quot;...                                                                      ; * Darn short little finger got me again...&quot;Oops!&quot;                                                                    Compile                                                                                                                       < *Check out http://www.network54.com/Realm/QBZips/QBZips.html                                                                   To Mac  threads                                                                                                                Well, here is what I do                                                                                                        P.S.                                                                                                                           you can skip that step by                                                                                                      * Cool (hope I can remember it)                                                                                               6 Wading through a couple of pages of rather small text?                                                                        Y &quot;CNTL  key??!!!&quot; OK, put the Vic 20 back in the time capsule and get a real PC!                                     % *Wow!  Learn something new every day!                                                                                         . Changing text size without middle mouse button                                                                                O *Cool, now I don't have to bother with that @#$&amp; &quot;&quot; key anymore!                                               B *Bah, this computer has encoding problems. Just call me Mikrondel.                                                             Help Me....                                                                                                                    Here is a hint                                                                                                                 Off topic but...                                                                                                               CANADA                                                                                                                        
 Some code.                                                                                                                    4 Study up on variables a lot. They come in usefull...                                                                          $ Did you read my other answer to you?                                                                                           Hey                                                                                                                            Sub for addition                                                                                                              + Any comments on this flicker FAQ candidate?                                                                                    Argh! You reversed it!!!                                                                                                      U Challenge:  There have been a number of requests for GORILLA and NIBBLES source code.                                          If I understand . .  .                                                                                                        + *but it doesn't list the QBasic source code                                                                                   6 No, but's it's there for anyone who wants to play it!*                                                                        R * The idea is not to play it, but to study the source code to see how it was done.                                            % I do something else for a time delay:                                                                                         D Sounds like the right time of year for a WAIT &amp;H3DA, 8 solution!                                                           IN FB                                                                                                                         < here  http://www.libsdl.org/release/SDL-1.2.8-win32.zip ****                                                                   dll                                                                                                                           Z ray right sdl should come with the FB package a poblem might be that your compiling in....                                    
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 The cursor                                                                                                                     Look up LOCATE in QB help.                                                                                                    ? Use CSRLIN and POS(1) to find out where your cursor is located.                                                               & *Thank you again for your help ppl! :)                                                                                         The Select Sort                                                                                                                Selection sort?                                                                                                               # Isnt that the Improved Bubble Sort?                                                                                           - Difference between bubble and selection sorts                                                                                 J Easy to convert your code to use a string array instead of a number array.                                                    1 Also, this part of your code should be shortened:                                                                              It's hard to evaluate that sort                                                                                                QB Debugging Tip                                                                                                               Heh - good trick, but...                                                                                                       Program length                                                                                                                1 * I thought the size of the code had a max of 64K                                                                             X yo got 640k of memorey to work with if you at command line you can compile larger bas...                                      8 *Largest I wrote was 110K (wouldn't compile, of course).                                                                      D *301K. It took 6 modules approx. 50K  each to do it. It did compile.                                                           MP3                                                                                                                            Heh                                                                                                                            The INP(port) function                                                                                                         INP and OUT                                                                                                                   X must be on win 9x system VMM in win9x does a hell of alot better job of dos emulation...                                       Re: INP and OUT                                                                                                               ) *Can't you OPEN the LPT port like a file?                                                                                     - Re: *Can't you OPEN the LPT port like a file?                                                                                  Screen resolution                                                                                                              dont  bother                                                                                                                   help me for the convertion                                                                                                    , You're posting in the wrong way - but anyway                                                                                   Stupid                                                                                                                         where can i get FB editor.                                                                                                     Ok, I found FBIDE                                                                                                             $ _yep, using Bios interrupts but slow                                                                                          " * I'd suggest future library (url)                                                                                            ' How to test if a variable is an integer                                                                                        Hint                                                                                                                          \ *a = 1.4: IF INT(a) = a THEN PRINT &quot;Integer&quot; ELSE PRINT &quot;Not an integer&quot;                                   what do you mean with integer?                                                                                                & In that case, use the CLNG function...                                                                                        R Actually, it doesn't matter if you use INT or CLNG.   INT is not the same as CINT.                                            % Can you display .bmp files in Qbasic?                                                                                         
 Yes, you can!                                                                                                                  Re: Yes, you can!                                                                                                              Re: Yes, you can!                                                                                                             % That's because it is a 24 bit picture                                                                                         % convertion de l'hexadecimal a l'octal                                                                                         R * open a new topique and I think I undestand you but english would be a lot better                                            I *Re: MIDIs.... try searching for SBMIDI. It's never worked for me though.                                                     M Re: *Re: MIDIs.... try searching for SBMIDI. It's never worked for me though.                                                   Literal Quote to a string value?                                                                                              	 like this                                                                                                                      Or one more way...                                                                                                             50K Question                                                                                                                   Glad to help...                                                                                                                QB71                                                                                                                           solve   x = val(y$)                                                                                                           ! Please do NOT start a new thread!                                                                                              Why not                                                                                                                       I This is not an individual rule.  It's one that was set by the forum owner                                                     P Well, &quot;rule&quot; is a harsh term here. &quot;Custom&quot; is more like it.                                              : Careful Mac -- dont invite rude replies and THEN ban them.                                                                    > * (no text above) - Got any examples of inviting rude replies?                                                                 rude replies                                                                                                                   Oh, LOL                                                                                                                       9 Personally, I prefer all related stuff in the same thread                                                                     
 No problem                                                                                                                     Double no problem                                                                                                              other forums                                                                                                                  # To Sterling /shadowwolf FB feedback                                                                                           2 *To Mac... you think we should get an FB subforum?                                                                             To illdurest                                                                                                                  8 ray don't worrie about posting on FB forum at the QBN...                                                                      ! So I've downloaded FB - what now?                                                                                             & FBC.exe is a command line compiler....                                                                                        0 I've just been throught this  here is what I did                                                                              Z virus free dude that a little paranoida ... anyways if you compile from source you could..                                    * Thanks now you've reminded me why I use QB                                                                                    J if your using vongordic's ide just press f9 and it compile's and runs ....                                                     sorry  a little late.                                                                                                          Forum                                                                                                                         & *? All that is is SPAM for freeservers                                                                                         re:Forum                                                                                                                       It's just spam                                                                                                                	 RE:Forums                                                                                                                     0 * At least that goes to a non-spam site - Thanks                                                                              % Well, we already have a non-qb forum.                                                                                         & if FB really class as another lang ???                                                                                         PS on FB feedback                                                                                                             1 like i said before sdl it fast extreamly fast....                                                                             6 sdl_flip isn't slow you just have to time it right....                                                                        	 I believe                                                                                                                     % 32bit is always faster then 8 bit ...                                                                                          Hmm...                                                                                                                        : * Thank God for that  tis only by questions we get answers                                                                    1 reason why 32bit is faster is because it fit into                                                                              i thought sdl was ogl                                                                                                          whoops                                                                                                                         Data/Address BUS                                                                                                               Ray. 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 Thank you*                                                                                                                    ! This thread continued here (URL*)                                                                                              Passing Array to a function                                                                                                    * What is your question?                                                                                                      ; * I think it's not a question but he wants to show the code                                                                    Ya, just a piece of code, But..                                                                                               L How to print in XY location. Is it necessary to use C++ command (outtextxy).                                                  M QB is a dos 16bit compiler C++ is 32bit you can't link the objects togather**                                                  But What about  CDECL keyword                                                                                                 % _there are two long articles in Ms-KB                                                                                         . a 16bit C compiler object files can be linked.                                                                                 DJGPP comes to mind                                                                                                           U i'm not shure DJGPP will work it's 32bit and use's a bunch of extender's because it..                                         & i'm guessing you didn't visit the link                                                                                         I think I Got what I need.                                                                                                    H C++ is not necessarily 32-bit; there is no defined address width for C++                                                      
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I woudn't know unless I saw the output...                                            $ memory overflow on compiling QBX 7.1                                                                                          & _you also can try Dav's knowledge base                                                                                         SHELL &quot;cd&quot; problem                                                                                                  1 That's because CD doesn't change the drive letter                                                                             7 Also, if you're using QB 7.1 or VBDOS, I'd recommend...                                                                       $ * CHDIR also works in QB 1.1 and 4.5                                                                                          	 Not Quite                                                                                                                      Randomness in Quick Basic                                                                                                     Y *Apparently, there's no such thing, but pseudo-rand (QBasic) works well enough for games.                                      John von Neumann....                                                                                                           Truly Random                                                                                                                  U Question already answered, but what makes you think anything in life could be random?                                          If you knew                                                                                                                   E ah not possible quatom make's shure of that sub atomic partical's....                                                         
 randomness                                                                                                                     Re: Randomness                                                                                                                M *Perfectly, even quantum particles could be predicted, if we understood them.                                                  Wrong                                                                                                                         2 Nothing is certain...they only have probabilities.                                                                             How about when ..                                                                                                              Hang on, hang on!                                                                                                             6 The only &quot;truly&quot; random variable is the user                                                                         I think Robbie means ....                                                                                                     8 *&quot;With the type of people who play Bingo.&quot; LOL                                                                       Heh - glad you liked it                                                                                                       , *if enough people guess, someone will get it                                                                                  * Here's something completely unpredictable!                                                                                    + Another thread on the subject: (url inside)                                                                                   # How to understand quantum theory...                                                                                            Qbasic chain command                                                                                                           About the CHAIN command...                                                                                                    E What is the difference between the run Command and the Chain command?                                                         / The primary difference between RUN and CHAIN...                                                                               # Decomplie a Quick Basic application                                                                                           % you could disassumble your program...                                                                                         " _this is a service for money (url)                                                                                            2 is It Possible to Decode a Quick Basic application                                                                             In one word... No (nt)                                                                                                        # *Yes, but the output aint be Basic.                                                                                            Choose Jpeg, Bload, Pcx or ??                                                                                                 1 For a 16 color image to be loaded in real mode...                                                                              Convert QB code to VB code                                                                                                     __maybe                                                                                                                       ( Running a QB program with a command line                                                                                       IDE                                                                                                                           4 IDE stands for Integrated Development Environment...                                                                          0 Yeah, the thingy you write your QB code in - lol                                                                               Away from my PC                                                                                                               B *Also, you can hook up a hard drive to one (www.acronymfinder.com)                                                            F *Amazing, -23 different meanings, -plus an alternative spelling of id!                                                         Qbasic making RTF                                                                                                             . Easy, just open the RTF file in your QB IDE...                                                                                A I hope you like reading :-p, its documented in a 231 page file...                                                              Thanks                                                                                                                         Value of .OBJ files                                                                                                            objects                                                                                                                       
 .OBJ files                                                                                                                     Yes, but QB can do that for you                                                                                                Font question about LPRINT                                                                                                    # you got lprint to work on your usb?                                                                                           ' No, I use Wordpad on the USB printer...                                                                                        well, i just _had_ to ask                                                                                                     6 there always FB you can use windows api to print. ....                                                                         *ok, but what about linux?                                                                                                     FB and Linux                                                                                                                  G *ShadowWolf since you seem to like FreeBasic so much, why are you here?                                                        ...why are we here?                                                                                                           0 Well written. My thoughts on QB and FreeBasic...                                                                               You misinterpreted my complaint                                                                                                my thoughts exactly...                                                                                                        4 to be honest i am advertising but for good reason...                                                                           To Shadowolf FB                                                                                                                *Here's a link to the ide...                                                                                                  S FB isn't a beta trial - it's free! And of course it can do better than screen 13...                                            Sterling                                                                                                                       printer default font                                                                                                          = LPRINT does send ASCII characters, so that sonds plausible...                                                                  changing fonts in qbasic                                                                                                      4 Yep, I have an entire manual on printer Esc codes...                                                                          ) How can I make QB to read a specify text?                                                                                     8 Provided the text file always has a consistent output...                                                                      @ * Why do you use REM? It's much harder to read. And unnecessary.                                                              , uh huh. How exactly is REM harder to read? *                                                                                  , this example actually works (pete's doesn't)                                                                                  ] Reply to Andy Hill (aka neuro) As in: What &quot;Andy Hill&quot; are you babbling about now?!                                  it's safe to suggest                                                                                                           btw, ' is superior to REM                                                                                                      On some platforms                                                                                                             @ I'll see your Tandy 100 and lower you one Texas Instrument 4a...                                                              D Ok... I see your TI-99 4a and lower you a Coco with the chiclet keys                                                           I fold - lol                                                                                                                  / You fold? what don't wanna bet your Tandy 2000?                                                                               O I don't think the COCO has chicklet keys, it was a mechanical PC type keyboard.                                               9 Check out this link... take a look at the keyboard... : )                                                                     S I compared byte size of REM and ' in QB and GWBasic on new XP and old XT computers.                                           < *I was wondering where he got the idea that ' takes 3 bytes.                                                                  2 intresting fact... he's right... your all wrong...                                                                            < RE:I was wondering here he got the idea that ' takes 3 bytes                                                                  - Re: How can I make QB to read a specify text?                                                                                  scrolling, etc.                                                                                                               R *Forget the mouse, use arrow on keyboard. The rest looks like a job for.....^^^^.                                             To connect pixels with lines...                                                                                                Line                                                                                                                          , * Has anyone checked this out?  (url inside)                                                                                   *Yes, I responded to it, there.                                                                                                Windows XP sp2 and BC                                                                                                          3-steps to get rid of it...                                                                                                    Re: 3-steps to get rid of it...                                                                                               I another sign QB is dieing .. just jump ship come over to the FB side.....                                                     " This is REALLY getting annoying...                                                                                             Multi-Modular Programming                                                                                                      Re: Multi-Modular Programming                                                                                                  I'm confused by this...                                                                                                        Re: Multi-Modular Programming                                                                                                 . Hey, pete... those were great instructions! ;)                                                                                ' What is the Format of a Palette String?                                                                                       ( Here's the palette format RelLib expects                                                                                      & *Thx, I knew it couldn't be that hard.                                                                                        4 hmmm sounds like you should use an array and a file.                                                                           ASIC                                                                                                                          
 what's asic?*                                                                                                                  Re: what's asic?*                                                                                                             > i think he means Basic atleast that's my best guss. anyway's..                                                                M opps not .com www.freebasic.net i really got to review stuff before i post...                                                  ASIC is a simple BASIC compiler                                                                                                Asic..                                                                                                                        ) _i strongly suggest you using quickbasics                                                                                      Asic vs QuickBasic                                                                                                             Qbasic                                                                                                                         *How did he do those links?                                                                                                    try this                                                                                                                      ; forget to say one last step that is to restart the computer                                                                   / Mac, please post this in the distractions forum                                                                               V This forum is so old now that it has become diabetic and can no longer accept cookies!                                        ! The &quot;SHELL&quot; command....                                                                                             4 State some more info, but here is a bit of an answer                                                                          " shell &amp; ipconfig )or whatever)                                                                                             A closer description                                                                                                          
 Got it now :D                                                                                                                 6 *Happy New Year! (Just to see what the forum time is.)                                                                        4 LOL - Missed it by that much! (2-min) OK, now maybe?                                                                          E *Nice timing.  12:00 Midnight January 1, 2005, it couldn't be better.                                                          *Thanks! Happy 2005, G.                                                                                                       K *Happy New Year one and all!  -  First message posted here on Jan. 1, 2005!                                                    *It's 2:25 AM here!                                                                                                           7 *LOL, it's not January 1rst yet according to the forum.                                                                        erm,                                                                                                                          # Posted on Dec 31, 2004, 11:25 PM...                                                                                            Newbie Formulae                                                                                                               @ *..........................................................^^0^^                                                              ' Don't you ever party, Commissioner? ...                                                                                       N *I'll party the day we get bars put on the Gothom City jail. Holy budget cuts!                                                3 *That explains why I've been so busy, lately ^^^^.                                                                           ' *Customized &quot;Bat Call,&quot; nice!                                                                                       Z *Actually I wish there was an &quot;O&quot; with a &quot;v&quot; accent on top (bat ears).                                    2 Prevent The Program From &quot;Overscrolling&quot;                                                                             QB Express Issue #5 is now up!                                                                                                ; Interesting about the &quot;Basic goes mobile&quot; idea...                                                                   C Well, scratch that. Pay $$$ to have only 16K. I don't think so Tim.                                                           J well mybe somone will make a freebasic backend for mobile phones or pda's*                                                     Mobile Basic                                                                                                                  F Raymond, you may want to check out this Palm OS Basic programming URL*                                                        > How can I save current drive and directory name to a variable?                                                                _ you could pipe a shel dir to a log file i.e dir &gt;&gt; log.txt and parser the log file for...                               6 Several options; however, if you want to stay in QB...                                                                        D Thank you, all.  Here is my solution  (and a comment for shadowwolf)                                                          = freebasic and qbasic code works pretty well togather i.e. ...                                                                  use interrupts                                                                                                                . Save Current Drive and Directory to a variable                                                                                2 Frost Remembers - QBXL.NET 24 hour FreeBASIC compo                                                                            
 WAV in Qbasic                                                                                                                 J ah so bored anyways tryed to compile V'GER on freebasic but unfortuanly...                                                    9 *Where's the code for VGER? I'll have a go at porting it.                                                                     , here http://www.network54.com/Forum/273951 *                                                                                   * Umm.. what does RUN do?                                                                                                      YOU DONT KNOW!                                                                                                                 Sorry, I wasn't clear enough                                                                                                   When on an Apple IIe                                                                                                          # For the compiler-section: FreeBASIC                                                                                           5 i think you are confusing this forum with qbasic.com.                                                                           shell console output redirection                                                                                              P Happy New Year to all! - Times Square 2005 program inside.  Bob, your rendition?                                              U *Solitaire, I usually trust your coding but  you really dropped the ball on this one!                                         : *That's great, -first time I ever saw text mode fireworks!                                                                    < Newer version of Times Square Ball with changing ball colors                                                                  B Beautiful! Also, very festive and celebratory at the end, -here...                                                            P Thank you, and thanks for the ideas.  I do want to change the shape of the ball.                                              M I meant for you to use the background as a color as well as the foreground...                                                 $ Thank you for the details.  However,                                                                                          ) *You're welcome. I'll look forward to it!                                                                                      hello.                                                                                                                        4 *Tell us what you're &quot;close&quot; to finishing.                                                                          0 Hey, everybody who doesn't have an email address                                                                              E Hey, everyone who doesn't have an ISP for less than 5.95 per month...                                                         # No, it has nothing to do with GMail                                                                                           W *Hey, maybe they would host the V'ger drinking game. Then we could all compete on-line!                                       	 Yo, Pete!                                                                                                                     : *Too bad, his free mouse routine coupon expired yesterday!                                                                    3 I dont have access to my computer right now so . ..                                                                            Try this link from QBNZnews...                                                                                                ( Malicious stuff can be hidden in an EXE?                                                                                       *........................^^0^^                                                                                                U Tetrus is an excellent project for QBasic, -could be done in graphics or text mode...                                         5 the coolest tetrist I have seen for QB is QBMatrix!!!                                                                          Bye, ben                                                                                                                      , I'd like to have ben in my &quot;site.&quot;                                                                                  J how are you going to effectivly ban him though it not like this forum has.                                                    
 True, sort-of                                                                                                                 U well i could careless about the fate of ben mybe he will go and bother some other ...                                          I'm only semi-regular so . ..                                                                                                  Hi, Heliostrapolis                                                                                                             I agree with your decision.                                                                                                   X Is it official? Is Ben banned? And if so, is that ban ben-official? Tune in next week...                                       *wow, nasty                                                                                                                   " How To Return After Syntax Errors?                                                                                            
 It depends...                                                                                                                  Yes I am using the IDE                                                                                                         Then no, because...                                                                                                           & Yeah I didn't think there was a way...                                                                                         How do I get rid of ....                                                                                                        *print #1, mid$(str$(number%),2)                                                                                               ThanX!                                                                                                                        
 WAV in QBASIC                                                                                                                  Re: WAV in QBASIC                                                                                                              set blaster                                                                                                                   # Amen! (a place more interesting...)                                                                                            Thanks                                                                                                                         lost...again...                                                                                                               ! Dang! No wonder Iain disappeared!                                                                                             = Well, I guess that solved that &quot;enigma&quot; he he he...                                                                 5 Newbie wanting an easier way! (Repeating expressions)                                                                          Well, here is one way (URL*)                                                                                                   Here's another way.                                                                                                           D I've never tried a prime number prog. before, but I would imagine...                                                           Dog with a fake name...                                                                                                       C Arrgh, as if the worry of dogs wasn't enough; here come the dingos!                                                            primes                                                                                                                        . Err, was this posted after a careful review of                                                                                 Mine works much faster...                                                                                                      to me ?                                                                                                                        In reply                                                                                                                      < Prime number finder from latest QB Express magazine issue #5                                                                  G If you want to use my code and skip all odd numbers, just add STEP 2...                                                       
 Free Basic                                                                                                                    - FreeBASIC produces 32 bit Windows executables                                                                                 " HOW DO I DO IT?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?                                                                                             Try this                                                                                                                      @ Well, if &quot;NOTHING WORKS!&quot; then I suggest do nothing...                                                               I said                                                                                                                        & Then, like I stated, you have a bug...                                                                                         anyone have any idea how to....                                                                                               ! Well, we all know how to ..., but                                                                                              Fake dlls in QB...                                                                                                             real fake qb dll's....                                                                                                        Z why don't i even read my post before i post here a more sence version of what i posted....                                    3 that's why qb45 allows you to create multi modules.                                                                           : Right John, but I've used up all multi-modules many times.                                                                    M *I just use a common database to pass strings and variables between programs.                                                 Z i was just thinking along the lines of real dll and how you could do somthing like a dll..                                     Endless loop QBasic                                                                                                           
 Control/break                                                                                                                  * /~Press Ctrl + Pause~/                                                                                                      ( _if you are using a compiled program ...                                                                                       division of lines                                                                                                             ! Draw the tick marks with LINE too                                                                                              division of lines                                                                                                              Looping Background Music                                                                                                      % *Check the FAQ (link at top of page).                                                                                         J *Can someone give me an example using RelLib to display a bitmap and font?                                                    
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It's happened before, -even  with the forum. It'll go away.                                               Not that simple                                                                                                               D That link hasn't worked for weeks.  It should be deleted or updated.                                                          	 * Deleted                                                                                                                      vb to qb                                                                                                                       welp...                                                                                                                        This should work.                                                                                                              * Happy Holidays to all!!!                                                                                                     problem                                                                                                                        QuickBASIC closes                                                                                                             
 Probably not.                                                                                                                 % qbasic doesn't appear on task manager                                                                                          code                                                                                                                          F Remember on Christmas morning, an XP makes a great stocking stuffer...                                                         *_i still love 98se                                                                                                           / OK, I love 95, but here's a question for you...                                                                               0 _sorry, normally i don't use those function keys                                                                               F10?                                                                                                                          	 I know...                                                                                                                      Argg...                                                                                                                       C *If you don't want her playing it you could always send it to me :)                                                           
 QBasic Clones                                                                                                                 - FreeBASIC + VonGodric's IDE with Qbasic theme                                                                                 " What do you want such a thing for?                                                                                            7 You always have been able to, DirectX is wonderful.  ;)                                                                       
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 Right, right.                                                                                                                 F *But RelLib only uses BMP when they are 320x200, I have sprites 20x20.                                                         No, that's incorrect...                                                                                                       A *Oh cool, thx,  hmm lemmie try something...  Nope same problem...                                                              Can I see your code?                                                                                                          * And another problem with a newb programer.                                                                                     Slight mistake                                                                                                                 What about the question mark?                                                                                                  Quite Easily                                                                                                                   Opening File Problem                                                                                                           Text needs to be a string                                                                                                     - -and another problem just appeared with it!!!                                                                                 . Never mind that messege, here is the solution:                                                                                 add two more lines. OR ...                                                                                                    B Try my new QB forum, and it's every bit as good as this one...URL*                                                             * Actually it IS pretty similar                                                                                               N * its exactly the same, just some HTML code stealing (I call it) &lt;yawn&gt;.                                                $ *Very nice, -and so popular already!                                                                                          G Darn, had to close down my site. Too many posts to keep up with! - LOL.                                                        Home Work Help                                                                                                                	 tough one                                                                                                                      -wrong-                                                                                                                       L Min and David:  Please click the Homework Help link at the top of this page.                                                   program memory overflow                                                                                                       + _how to make 16M executables using overlays                                                                                    OMG QBASIC DOT COM IS DOWN                                                                                                     You're right as rain                                                                                                          $ It was working fine earlier today...                                                                                           Explanation                                                                                                                    * It's back up, sai                                                                                                            Round 2                                                                                                                       M *They do give examples... There's an example &quot;button&quot; up the top...                                                  WEell, I'll Be Damed...                                                                                                       : Help with a program please? Has to do with finding factors                                                                     Try to post your code again                                                                                                    *REPOSTED CODE*                                                                                                               " Don't use FOR J, use C and DO-LOOP                                                                                            & Re: Don't use FOR J, use C and DO-LOOP                                                                                        7 Well, run this program and you'll see how DO LOOPs work                                                                        New Forum Created                                                                                                              hand writen html, right?                                                                                                       Re: hand writen html, right?                                                                                                   Foreign Language Characters                                                                                                    Lots of Luck, pal                                                                                                             
 I don't...                                                                                                                      _if the problem were the unicode                                                                                               Rel                                                                                                                            Rel doesn't come here every day                                                                                               # If you cant solve it, just skip it.                                                                                             Things you should be aware of...                                                                                               A small translation                                                                                                           " *I'm sure you both meant QB.EXE/L.                                                                                             some problem...                                                                                                               % If I understand what you're asking...                                                                                          i think what he meant was                                                                                                     ; *You're probably right, -but the point of of it escapes me.                                                                    Porting QBasic to C                                                                                                           R Well, here is a good chane to see if this &quot;Free Basic&quot; compiler works...                                            ? * No no no, it's http://fbc.sourceforge.net/, not freebasic.com                                                                I have test results...                                                                                                        ? i would say it more then twice as fast and it does alot more...                                                               N Re: Test Results. Thanks Dr. D. What a relief, I told her the kid wasn't mine!                                                8 *Cool... I wasn't even sure if anyone was interested. :)                                                                      W ah www.freebasic.net not .com your going to send the dude to some debunked projected...                                        well                                                                                                                          M Ah, sorry about the URL mix-up. Heres something Ive been wondering about...                                                 C Freebasic produces win32 app's man that pretty clear considreing...                                                           : You are a very good QBasic programmer, I saw your programs                                                                     Windows NT and QBasic                                                                                                          Try this                                                                                                                       One quick question                                                                                                             Ok srry (again question)                                                                                                       More explanation                                                                                                               Alright, Thanks :P                                                                                                             No worry                                                                                                                       Program help!!!                                                                                                                Here's some hints...                                                                                                           QBasic Help!!!!!!                                                                                                             ( * www.geocities.com/aliphax/files/qb.zip                                                                                       What did he mean?                                                                                                              Are you sre Mac...                                                                                                            & Err, right! I meant SUBs and FUNCTIONs                                                                                         he probably has gwbasic/basica                                                                                                
 network54 bug                                                                                                                 D Verify user selection without extra key presses within a time limit.                                                           Wouldn't this work?                                                                                                           9 *Thanks for the suggestion.  That looks like a good idea.                                                                     $ referring to line labels from a SUB?                                                                                          * All labels must be placed in the same sub.                                                                                    + sorry to confuse you about my label problem                                                                                   1 The title of the label cannot be a variable name.                                                                              thanks for the labels help                                                                                                    # It can be anywhere in your program,                                                                                            ASP                                                                                                                            * www.gotdotnet.com                                                                                                           - Help with nested For..Next loop and READ DATA                                                                                 * The word DATA does not partition your data                                                                                    5 The only way to be selective about DATA statements...                                                                          data length                                                                                                                    thanks...I figured it out                                                                                                     ! Now THAT's how to close a thread!                                                                                             F Too bad all those others aren't here to see this great example...  :-(                                                         Read...Data                                                                                                                    Help with a school project                                                                                                     Re: Help with a school project                                                                                                 code                                                                                                                           Database functions                                                                                                            T *QB7.1 itself. All Db functions in the Index have examples and are cross-referenced.                                           How do you?                                                                                                                    Easy                                                                                                                          ? * Spelling police:  'existence'  is spelled with an e not an a.                                                               	 oh noes!!                                                                                                                      BTW                                                                                                                            OPEN BINARY                                                                                                                   = * Wouldn't  OPEN filename$ FOR APPEND serve the same purpose?                                                                 / Yep, but it would raise the same question: Why?                                                                                Huh?                                                                                                                          ? *Mac hasn't given you the complete solution, just some hints...                                                                Can i have the solution then?                                                                                                 U *Do some work yourself. Like Mac said, click on &quot;Homework Help&quot; at the top.                                          * Not here in Australia (a)                                                                                                    batman                                                                                                                        2 I don't think this is the right place to ask this*                                                                             passing values to sub-functions                                                                                               # Re: passing values to sub-functions                                                                                             BYVAL is not available in QB 1.1                                                                                              % ? Available in CALL ABSOLUTE in QB1.0                                                                                          Another Array guestion.                                                                                                        HUH?!?                                                                                                                         ok, it was badly told.                                                                                                         assign it to an variable?                                                                                                     * I don't think you are talking about arrays                                                                                     yah                                                                                                                           3 You still have a sloppy description of your problem                                                                            Some comments and suggestions                                                                                                 ' Add a little dazzle to your programs...                                                                                        Ouch! Warning!                                                                                                                = Did you have a program called &quot;Title.BAS&quot;, Mac? ...                                                                 ! New title for my original warning                                                                                             W BTW, anyone interested, don't be afraid to use the &quot;dazzle&quot; code, -however...                                        Untitled                                                                                                                       Here are the basics...                                                                                                         Re: Here are the basics...                                                                                                    6 *My guess is you didn't copy the first line: SCREEN 12                                                                        : Re: *My guess is you didn't copy the first line: SCREEN 12                                                                    Q *If you haven't altered the code, press the arrow keys, otherwise press Num Lock.                                             U Re: *If you haven't altered the code, press the arrow keys, otherwise press Num Lock.                                          A hint                                                                                                                        ' * Oh, no!! jay must have hit a tree :-(                                                                                        Printing Graphics on paper                                                                                                    ( Unfortunatley, not in QBasic, however...                                                                                       sure you can...                                                                                                                Print screen                                                                                                                   Decompiler?                                                                                                                   F *Very difficult. Try a Google search. In future backup your .BAS files                                                         EMail error to Ildrest                                                                                                       $ _i only know this service (Url)($$$)                                                                                           Thanx                                                                                                                          Playing with VIEWPORTS                                                                                                        # This might be of interest to you...                                                                                            Speed difference...                                                                                                            Redirect output from SOUND                                                                                                     Not that I know of, but...                                                                                                     Hey,  Ildrest                                                                                                                & OK, I'll bite. 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 'print' speed                                                                                                                 & because windows 98 is a preemptive OS.                                                                                        3 Print uses an Interrupt.  It's not just winblows...                                                                            Hmmm                                                                                                                           Myst!                                                                                                                         4 Here's a demo of a Myst type of game in SCREEN 12...                                                                          - I hated Myst, but sure, it would be possible.                                                                                  Pharoah                                                                                                                       , That was a formatting error in the last one.                                                                                  B Thanks for explaning; otherwise, I might have &quot;Myst&quot; it.                                                            	 Thanks...                                                                                                                      QBTK MEGA-RPG COMPO #1                                                                                                         Actually, this link                                                                                                            Any XP experts out there?                                                                                                      *Yep. FreeBasic                                                                                                               W I've worked as a stable boy, so I consider myself an expert at cleaning up XP problems.                                        Ah, QB 1.0!                                                                                                                    ??                                                                                                                            : Didn't JP or somebody post a version of QB1.0 that smokes!                                                                    W &quot;JP?&quot; Sounds like someone's smoking something - lol. Rats, I have a stuck key                                       : * JT, I meant JT - The curse of the Ware Clan is on me now                                                                    , *Yep. There's 1000 years of bad luck for you                                                                                   A continuation of my problem...                                                                                               R Let's find out the version. Here is a link by Earthborn that will accomplish that.                                            Z hmm... it sounds like its not qb...but the mem available to dos. try this and post results                                     Is this possible to do?                                                                                                        Sure...                                                                                                                         ah another internet question....                                                                                              . id say.... if your gona learn something new...                                                                                Y dont cut FB out so fast it isn't a toy compiler by any means it has alot of power as it..                                      The nice thing is...                                                                                                          . freebasic is not the only 32bit basic compiler                                                                                 Me too.                                                                                                                       / lol.... I dont use that crappy service... ug...                                                                                ahg ...                                                                                                                        Err...                                                                                                                         I need help!!!                                                                                                                 Here's what ya do...                                                                                                          
 Homework Help                                                                                                                  Some of the program is missing                                                                                                 Missing page                                                                                                                   Still Homework Help                                                                                                            &quot;Simple&quot; Example                                                                                                    	 Thank you                                                                                                                      Some comments on the animation                                                                                                 Another example                                                                                                               " Some comments on your comments ...                                                                                             Hey...                                                                                                                         I... have a problem.                                                                                                           Let me restate your problem                                                                                                   ) Let me explain, as it is partly my fault.                                                                                      Well, my rough guess is                                                                                                         You're livin' in the old, Mac...                                                                                               Your reply is too cryptic                                                                                                     A *HAHAHHA ROFL... &quot;Get with the program&quot; BWAAHAHHAHAHA!!                                                             G *Must be the Thi food talking. Remember, in Indonesia, Milk of Magnesa.                                                       a *Oopsidoodle, left out &quot;i&quot; in Magnesia. Wouldn't want to get caught by Spelling Police!                              Maybe...                                                                                                                      < *Oh duh!  I even noticed the QB.INI, we'll have to try that.                                                                  @ Did you change the file association?  (Also some info on QB.INI)                                                              6 I don't even have QB.INI - Maybe not a QBasic 1.0 file                                                                         qb.ini                                                                                                                         Not so.                                                                                                                       . QB 1.0 probably does not generate an ini file.                                                                                D Re: Did you change the file association?  (Also some info on QB.INI)                                                           Try this it may help                                                                                                           Unit Conversions (URL)                                                                                                         If I were you...                                                                                                              K *I knew it would be that simple but I couldn't figure out what it was.  Thx                                                   " how do i center text on the screen                                                                                            0 Do it without LOCATE?!! Well, you could do this:                                                                               Why do you ask?                                                                                                                no                                                                                                                            % I presume you got the answer you need                                                                                          Do this                                                                                                                        unicode                                                                                                                         *unicode is not supported by qb!                                                                                               My BMP is Horrible ! plz help                                                                                                 0 It is hard for us to test this without your BMPs                                                                              
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WHAT?!!                                                                                                          ' You forgot step 10) Run bodyshop.bas...                                                                                       N Something similar has happened to me with XP, except instead of QB it was game                                                 before i get started ...                                                                                                       probably yes                                                                                                                  ! Almost identical to my answer :-)                                                                                              By the way, try this tutorial                                                                                                  thanks for the guidance!                                                                                                       Use the DOS HELP command                                                                                                       better still...                                                                                                               1 Seeing as you have some programming experience...                                                                              Beginners Tutorial                                                                                                             *weird                                                                                                                        : *Whoops! That was a spelling correction, not a comment. ;)                                                                    L Yes, one of the exceptions to the &quot;i&quot; before &quot;e&quot; rule...                                                  K *Yes, it's &quot;i&quot; before &quot;e&quot; except after &quot;tea.&quot;                                                    Dynamicly Accessing Memory                                                                                                     Hunhh?                                                                                                                         Head SPinner                                                                                                                   This could be the problem...                                                                                                   *Sounds good to me...                                                                                                          Printing graphics                                                                                                             
 bitmap format                                                                                                                  Memory size for BSAVE...                                                                                                       compiler                                                                                                                      8 *Find the &quot;Downloads&quot; section of this forum...                                                                       qb45 under windows XP                                                                                                          Dave, please do me a favor...                                                                                                  qb45 printing in XP                                                                                                           7 Well, the OP never came back, so I'll address Rodger...                                                                        Moving                                                                                                                         Here are the basics...                                                                                                        P Part one of question I answered; part two requires TheBob's advice on masking...                                              % Bob, now cut that out!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL                                                                                         W *Yes, young Peter. Here in the forum I am just TheBOB, but in real life, ...I'm BATMAN!                                       P *Holy hard drives! And I thought I was the only &quot;Joker&quot; at this forum.                                              ( Well, the only talented one, at any rate                                                                                      + Yep, when God made me, he broke the mold...                                                                                    Here is the code                                                                                                              % active forums [CODE]:[/CODE] features                                                                                         ( *But Mac wants everyone to use CallURL!!                                                                                       I wouldn't put it that way...                                                                                                  *I was only kidding ;)                                                                                                         Compile problem                                                                                                               # It depends on a couple of things...                                                                                            As Integer helped.                                                                                                              *Glad it worked. You're welcome.                                                                                               s.o.s. may day need help                                                                                                      R *Hang on... I don't quite get what you want. Slow down and provide more detail pls                                             sos                                                                                                                            So...                                                                                                                          still need help                                                                                                               N *Show me what you came up with so far, and I'll tell you how to get it working                                                	 can we...                                                                                                                      did you get the mail                                                                                                           Impatience impatience...                                                                                                       Here is 3dman's code                                                                                                           looks like this might work                                                                                                     ai                                                                                                                             Vuimg                                                                                                                         3 Three Dimensional Rotation (3D Coordinate Rotation)                                                                            I'd do it this way...                                                                                                          *Hang in there a bit longer...                                                                                                K *Stop hanging if you haven't already... I've lost the will to work this out                                                    *lol! Been there.                                                                                                              3d rotation                                                                                                                    Theories and applications here:                                                                                                About your article                                                                                                             *Works here.  QB45  ie. QB/ah                                                                                                  Variables in subs.                                                                                                             There are two ways                                                                                                             ...                                                                                                                            Nick made an error...                                                                                                          *woops                                                                                                                         This is the recommended way                                                                                                    you can                                                                                                                        That method isn't very good...                                                                                                & and if you don't like using dim shared                                                                                        - So how many people here have tryed FB yet ???                                                                                  _i did download it, but                                                                                                        i dl it too                                                                                                                    There is a IDE you know ...                                                                                                    *__good!, i'll be reading that                                                                                                 URLs in QBasic                                                                                                                 Re: URLs in QBasic                                                                                                             You can SHELL out any URL...                                                                                                   Why use QB for this?                                                                                                           POKEing the screen                                                                                                            - *LOL A OS IN VB... I think I tinkled my pants                                                                                  Hey, good link, sai                                                                                                            Get a brain...                                                                                                                ( OS not an OS there were qoutes around it                                                                                       Dividing in Assembly                                                                                                          ( Div bx would divide the value from dx:ax                                                                                       Well....                                                                                                                      G You're a big bum ... but... yea... I'm just lazy I'll code it later :i)                                                        The power of FB+SDL+OGL                                                                                                       / But it's REL!!! Rel knows all about cool stuff!                                                                               A I know. And frankly, I don't blame if either Joe or Hex did that.                                                              LPRINT                                                                                                                        F *UNINSTALL WINDOWS!! (Alternatively look at past posts about printing)                                                        . Hey, n00b/ben/whatever IP address 24.66.94.141                                                                                $ XP, right? If so, have your tried...                                                                                           *)                                                                                                                            I *))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) Banking a few for future late night posts.                                                      * LOL!!! :P                                                                                                                    servers                                                                                                                       + &quot;it doesn't work&quot; is not an error                                                                                    well...                                                                                                                       7 If I were feeling nasty I'd call you a stupid retard...                                                                       
 client server                                                                                                                  *You just don't get it, do you?                                                                                                Client server coding                                                                                                           caps lock fever                                                                                                                Return to the past... NOW!                                                                                                     Unsure what you mean                                                                                                           Not exactly                                                                                                                    Re: Not exactly                                                                                                               	 Err, Nick                                                                                                                      allmost about same thing                                                                                                      / what do you mean with &quot;the best way&quot;?                                                                               
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 sin, cos, tan                                                                                                                  Easy...                                                                                                                       & *How do you get the arcsin and arccos?                                                                                         Two ways                                                                                                                      & Had to go with way #1: Write it myself                                                                                        7 It turns out it's pretty easy.  Here is a simpler form.                                                                        Good. Here is a point                                                                                                          Not sure what you mean by that.                                                                                               
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 What about...                                                                                                                 $ Win 95/98 allow hardware port access                                                                                          X Just jump ship qb is like a old man it's about to die Thank to microsoft put posing  ...                                      ) Please Help Me debug the QBASIC Programme                                                                                      Here is your fix                                                                                                              , *P.S. Nice job on the program - very logical                                                                                  ) How to print the inputfile on the screen?                                                                                     + *Use a PRINT on the word you want displayed                                                                                   . I didn't say that it would print on the screen                                                                                 I see. Thank you very much Mac!                                                                                                FreeBASIC released!!!!!                                                                                                        Re: FreeBASIC released!!!!!                                                                                                   
 Uint8 = Ubyte                                                                                                                  BTW, new demos..                                                                                                              N na it not slow when your ploting to a surface because nothing getting blited .                                                 Dim image as Ubyte Ptr                                                                                                        $ you must be insain to belive that...                                                                                          D *I always wondered what compiler you would use to compile a compiler                                                          6 Well, first you make a compiler in machine language...                                                                        5 Need help writing this problem in For/Next Statements                                                                          simple                                                                                                                        I hmm, intresting... kind of confusing actually... a more efficient way....                                                     8 yours only works if the numbers are in a certain range -                                                                      
 Good point                                                                                                                     yeap...reason...                                                                                                               Slight rewrite...                                                                                                              short delays                                                                                                                  @ The difference between the routine below and your question is...                                                               The QB FAQ didn't help?                                                                                                        it's not a QB problem                                                                                                          sure you can, here ya go...                                                                                                    looks useful                                                                                                                   Do us a favor, David                                                                                                          = not really, its in inline assembler, very easly port. also...                                                                  Project object                                                                                                                 mouse programming in qbasic                                                                                                   : Here is a scaled down version of one of my mouse routines:                                                                     Mouse Wheel                                                                                                                   
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 yeah, sure                                                                                                                     some help..                                                                                                                   K the font is burned into the ROM of your bios... (it is bmp based not a ttf)                                                   O Re: the font is burned into the ROM of your bios... (it is bmp based not a ttf)                                                * Or Flashed into...                                                                                                           that's only partially true                                                                                                     nope...                                                                                                                       + I think you can change it to some extent...                                                                                    no sense                                                                                                                       There are two forms of input...                                                                                               ! V'GER updated to version 20041130                                                                                             . *Nice touch! Like a surprise electrocution :-)                                                                                . How to create a so called &quot;Log-file&quot;                                                                                6 * OPEN blalog$ FOR APPEND AS #2 and PRINT #2, whatever                                                                         huh?                                                                                                                           Why &quot;be sure&quot;?                                                                                                       Two different data files in 1                                                                                                 * I hope that was a realistic example, NOT!!                                                                                    J Your input and output data MUST agree in number, position order, and type.                                                    6 If you HAVE TO have the file like that, this will work                                                                        B this looks like the type of file the needs to be in binary format.                                                             also...                                                                                                                        QB MW?                                                                                                                        A *mac, we're bashing you in qbasic.com's chatroom... come join us!                                                              The QBasic.Com's Chatroom?                                                                                                    > This forum's chat does not meet my requirements, that's why...                                                                 * Well, as I said, have fun                                                                                                   K *don't edit my posts, mac... and if you do, then don't keep my name on them                                                    * OK                                                                                                                          ) Oh i hope i can get some help with locate                                                                                      Locate needs...                                                                                                               0 You can LOCATE using floating point variables...                                                                              G i think you're probably just trying to locate to an invalid position...                                                       3 its because location 6,0 = not legal. workaround...                                                                            exe file                                                                                                                       Use LINK, not BC                                                                                                               Connecting to the internet                                                                                                    Z i'm getting so tired with this question it becoming as bad as can i build a os with QB....                                     Hey, that's pretty good stuff                                                                                                 Y orginaly i try searching for a older post i did on the same subject but that Search .....                                     Y oh ya can you please put me on the R list i really need the edit fucation so i can fix...                                      R Group                                                                                                                       	 use Dsock                                                                                                                      Aligning Text in QBasic                                                                                                       
 Not very easy                                                                                                                  I use this method...                                                                                                          / *Or to right justify: LOCATE , 80 - LEN(Stuff$)                                                                                Cneter                                                                                                                        ' or just locate will work just fine.....                                                                                        Cheers                                                                                                                         ISAM Problem                                                                                                                  8 _normally the error its to left of the highlighted word                                                                       _i forgot to tell you                                                                                                          QB Express Issue #4!                                                                                                           dropping names she's weak                                                                                                     % I just publish what people send in...                                                                                          awesome issue....                                                                                                              Encoding/Decoding program                                                                                                     ) You only have one item in your text file.                                                                                      But                                                                                                                           & New problem w/ undoing w/ what I coded                                                                                        : Did not have time to review it, but watch out for chr$(26)                                                                    9 Here is a complete program for whoever wants to review it                                                                     - I couldn't find your bug, but this might help                                                                                 = I guess you figured out that you have to use WRITE, not PRINT                                                                   Actually, you can use PRINT #...                                                                                              4 use , (comma) to seperate items in sequential files.                                                                           Device Support                                                                                                                & woah, this place is still happening :)                                                                                        = Look through this list London figured out at one point (URL*)                                                                 J cool list, but maybe some names (like mine) are used by more than 1 entity                                                      * no text in my previous message                                                                                               lol!  super kool number                                                                                                       > You can get QB4.5 to run on XP. 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LOL                                                                                                          What the hell is that??                                                                                                        *I think it was a War thing.                                                                                                  & More than you expected to learn (url*)                                                                                        . Passing Variables from Qbasic to Dos 7 Routine                                                                                " DOS routines can be called for QB.                                                                                             He probably means this                                                                                                        ? *OK Mac, another OP to place on your 'Search and Destroy' list.                                                                that sorts itI                                                                                                                 just a little help                                                                                                            2 The problem might be that you're using integers...                                                                             hi                                                                                                                            I *Follow the Downloads link at the top of the page and download QBasic 4.5                                                     & Strange problem related to keyboard...                                                                                        4 It's probably to do with the newfangled keyboards...                                                                          @ Tried the spit recommendation. All I got was a sizzling sound...                                                               Maybe                                                                                                                         1 *Well, my computer can beat up your computer! LOL                                                                             
 Hmmm, strange                                                                                                                 ( Yep, DOS, Windows, it responds the same.                                                                                      5 I get an error when i use the DATA statement in a sub                                                                         - DATA statements must be in the main module...                                                                                 @ It reads as if you put the data in the sub, you can't do that...                                                               problem solved                                                                                                                R From Uncle Bob and me, you're welcome. Hey Bob, why do OP's thanks us and not Mac?                                             Happens to me too...                                                                                                           more vociferous                                                                                                               C *More power to you, Mac, but it may prove to be a losing battle :-(                                                            Another Problem - Out of Data                                                                                                 ; Add RESTORE to your code after you finish reading the data.                                                                   C Yep, Solitaire's right. Go back to my post and see RESTORE line&gt;                                                            Thanks                                                                                                                         Need a lil help                                                                                                               D It's hard to test your program without the files it tries to open...                                                           A couple of suggestions:                                                                                                      + Question about electric fields and qbasic!!                                                                                    What aspect of electric fields?                                                                                               6 I am trying to model their effects on charged partices                                                                        ! I could probably help you . . . .                                                                                             N you know when you have little flakes of iron and u make put a magnet to it?...                                                 You're talkin about force lines                                                                                                about the electron program                                                                                                     Just like you did                                                                                                              Untitled                                                                                                                       So you wants to move an image?                                                                                                " Re: So you wants to move an image?                                                                                            
 *800x600 res?                                                                                                                  _use this document                                                                                                             *__woops, spaces are spaces                                                                                                    *I thought you were Mensliber                                                                                                 ) *_yep, i am, i did hate the &quot;m&quot;                                                                                     
 *excellent                                                                                                                    ' Accessing raw hard drive sectors (LBA)?                                                                                       < *Nup, you're limited to DOS interrupts and what they can do.                                                                  
 Fast Graphics                                                                                                                  you could do a lot of things                                                                                                  Z *The graphics tutorial supplement (2nd) has an animation utility (Animax) and a BMP loader                                     lots of opations.....                                                                                                          This might help:                                                                                                               PETE                                                                                                                           PHYLO                                                                                                                         / *I don't remember, sorry.  It was words though.                                                                                Change letters                                                                                                                " there is no easy way of doing this                                                                                             A simple example:                                                                                                              Password entry using INPUT$(1)                                                                                                 Change letters                                                                                                                 Change letters                                                                                                                 How to write to a text file                                                                                                    Ta da!                                                                                                                         How do i define this?                                                                                                         L If you had checked QBasic Help/Index/TYPE, you would have found this form...                                                  $ *Cryptograms? I'm in the chat room..                                                                                           No need to go to the chat room                                                                                                " Re: No need to go to the chat room                                                                                            # For starters, check your strings...                                                                                            You have me totally lost                                                                                                       That makes more sense..                                                                                                       C *There you go, Mac! A pleasant thank-you plus a Happy Thanksgiving!                                                           5 Heh - and she was polite enough not to point out that                                                                         # FYI - May be interesting to some...                                                                                           O *Why the hell didn't they put a SHORT data type in Qbasic? (idea for freebasic)                                               % Here are the types FreeBasic supports                                                                                          That is music to my ears!                                                                                                     : short is 16-bit, but in Qbasic, integer is already 16-bit.                                                                    ? *ACK!  No, 8 bit, like turbo pascal, even boolean would be nice                                                               9 I am amazed that the 4 or 5 extra characters blow QBasic.                                                                     > Re: Mac. Fortunately, the parameters I am using allow me to...                                                                - Ah, lost my original train of thought. Mac...                                                                                 4 QBasic won't run.....or any executables I made......                                                                           *Are you running it on XP?                                                                                                     Re: *Are you running it on XP?                                                                                                + I have that same OS on one of my systems...                                                                                    Alphabetize                                                                                                                    Re: Alphabetize                                                                                                                Easiest way...                                                                                                                , Do you know how to use an array and sort it?                                                                                  $ That  is what i was going to suggest                                                                                           Adding 40-digit numbers                                                                                                       4 I checked out that gotdotnet forum Soiltaire posted.                                                                           averages assignment                                                                                                            A suggestion                                                                                                                  	 variables                                                                                                                      It just takes one extra step.                                                                                                  File and Directory Eraser ?                                                                                                    Why Doesn't This Work?                                                                                                        ( Subs donnae return numbers, functions do                                                                                      ' The variable &quot;num&quot; is dynamic                                                                                        Re: Why Doesn't This Work?                                                                                                     Probably a sloppy solution                                                                                                     But not as sloppy as mine                                                                                                      Text with graphics                                                                                                            + *give us some specific code, need more info                                                                                    text with graphics                                                                                                            . At first glance, there are two possiblities...                                                                                 text with graphics                                                                                                             I'm not surprised...                                                                                                          + did anyone else download qb45 from the FAQ?                                                                                    I donnae know why                                                                                                              Assembly challange                                                                                                            1 *Wrong forum... go to the Subforums; Non-QB Forum                                                                              Maybe... maybe not...                                                                                                         8 *No, but you should have said that in the original post.                                                                       &quot;Plus or minus&quot; sign                                                                                                 Ah! OK! Another problem.                                                                                                       BROKEN CODE!                                                                                                                  " Re: &quot;Plus or minus&quot; sign                                                                                            5 Good solution, but you must edit out impossible cases                                                                          But you forget                                                                                                                 I didn't forget                                                                                                               % Who made the mistake here? You or me?                                                                                          Me                                                                                                                            
 HA, I WIN*                                                                                                                     Quadratic Equation Solver                                                                                                     	 Questions                                                                                                                      The difference                                                                                                                 Try this                                                                                                                       View the output                                                                                                               8 *Wow! Talk about spaghetti code! (and with a lithp too).                                                                      ( Meh, i didn't write it, I just stole it*                                                                                      4 I ran it through my Indentor - Not much help but FYI                                                                           But my question was                                                                                                           / Say, &quot;Name&quot;, try this for better luck                                                                               % Mode 9 Paletts Question. Rel? Anyone?                                                                                         X *nitro2k01 posted again (Mode 9 palettes cont'd... below) I responded (no help, though).                                      5 Oops - Didn't see that he posted again. - Never mind.                                                                          Time$                                                                                                                         ' Using LTRIM$ will solve your problem...                                                                                       ( TheBob is right, but read this anyway...                                                                                       Alright, Thanks :)                                                                                                            M * Wow - no asterisk, but someone who comes back and responds! You're welcome!                                                  print  spacing                                                                                                                 Re: print  spacing                                                                                                             qbasic programming                                                                                                             Missing your code                                                                                                              delay loops                                                                                                                   / You need to use the clock, in the form of timer                                                                                timer                                                                                                                          Programming conventions?                                                                                                       Hmm...                                                                                                                        3 Well, judging by the way qbasic would execute it...                                                                           > Apart from the question of clarity in a listing &lt;--- Hunhh?                                                                 *Thanks guys                                                                                                                  
 Networking                                                                                                                    J *Great, now all you need is a fancy name, like maybe Joker or The Riddler.                                                    ; *Nay, my school used a novell network so that don't work :P                                                                    question on pagebreak                                                                                                         = At the bottom of a page, print chr$(12) followed by semicolon                                                                 A Re: At the bottom of a page, print chr$(12) followed by semicolon                                                             
 tried that                                                                                                                     the PLAY statement                                                                                                             * flat: - sharp: + or #                                                                                                        syntax                                                                                                                        
 PLAY music                                                                                                                     Nice but....                                                                                                                  ) *Absolutely not.  QBasic is not Nintendo.                                                                                      not what i ment                                                                                                               1 The only thing you can do for chords in QBasic...                                                                             C *actually, in the end, it kinda sounds like you're playing a guitar                                                           ( *Err... Doesn't SOUND like that to me...                                                                                      ' *Why, do you PLAY the guitar, Ildrest?                                                                                       . *why don't you two GOSUB hell, uhh I mean GOTO                                                                                N *Sorry, we didn't mean to INT(erfere). BTW, it does sound a bit like a guitar.                                                D *my voice is never INKEY with my guitar. i should just END it all...                                                          R haha i GET this RUNning joke, we should STOP with the SWAPing of this TYPE of joke                                            
 I got this                                                                                                                     Need Help Desperately                                                                                                          What is your question?                                                                                                        	 more info                                                                                                                     < does anyone else think this sounds like a Jeopardy question?                                                                   LOL!!!!                                                                                                                       & DUDE!! V'Ger actually crashed my comp!                                                                                        4 Yikes! Need some help here. Maybe the SCREEN command                                                                           I wouldn't sweat it                                                                                                           2 Turns out that it doesn't like SCREEN 12: SCREEN 0                                                                            ( * Very interesting - Thanks for the info                                                                                      U *It may be a conflict with your video driver, same as on my laptop with screen modes.                                         	 more info                                                                                                                     2 *Maybe it won't.... Tell us EXACTLY what you need.                                                                             Re: Need Help Desperately                                                                                                      Maverick: Give us a break!                                                                                                     nested loops                                                                                                                  * Run this program to see nested IFs at work                                                                                     Mode 9 palettes cont'd...                                                                                                     D *Sorry, palette changes are the only use I'm aware of for &amp;H3C8.                                                          ; how to view *.bld image files stored in sonography machine?                                                                   # You'll have to find out the format.                                                                                           . Can I read the mouse wheel count by QB script?                                                                                2 *Maybe get a DOS mouse driver that supports wheel?                                                                            6 Re: *Maybe get a DOS mouse driver that supports wheel?                                                                         Drawing a Plus and Equal Sign                                                                                                 6 Like this: PRINT &quot;+&quot; and PRINT &quot;=&quot;                                                                         Drawing a Plus and Equal Sign                                                                                                 & Actually, your approach is pretty good                                                                                        6 Well, you had so much of plus done, I just finished it                                                                         Also                                                                                                                           Music Editor                                                                                                                   PLAY only has one voice.                                                                                                       Win Xp HELP!                                                                                                                  E Looks to me like you might have moved the program to another location                                                         0 Yeah, stupid  XP. Here's how to fix your PIF&gt;                                                                               Chat Room changes                                                                                                             I I don't ever recall the chat room being any livelier than Amchitka island                                                     # Nah, more like Gilligan's Island...                                                                                            LOL                                                                                                                           @ * I really like that opening screen to the chatroom.  Nice work!                                                              Y Could you by any chance incorporate the &quot;Start Chatting&quot; button onto that page?                                     
 Very funny                                                                                                                    L LOL. My old 'Cone of Silence' gag is now the chat room door page. Too funny.                                                   almost too good                                                                                                               
 text color                                                                                                                    . Do you mean in a program or within the editor?                                                                                % How to create a .txt file with QBasic                                                                                          Re: Creating a text file.                                                                                                     5 You would be interested in OPEN, PRINT #, and INPUT #                                                                         
 File Handling                                                                                                                  Julian/Gregorian calendar                                                                                                     3 The leapyear code I use for my calendar programs...                                                                            Yes, I also use MOD                                                                                                           	 Leap year                                                                                                                     D Yes, the MOD is prettier than the &quot;\&quot; &quot;/&quot; method                                                          H Re: Yes, the MOD is prettier than the &quot;\&quot; &quot;/&quot; method                                                      # * That was obvious - no problem :-)                                                                                           # I just ran it and got these results                                                                                           7 &quot;02-29-2003???&quot; Houston, we have a problem...                                                                        I screwed up beyond repair                                                                                                    : Happens to the best of us. Even my wife screwed up once...                                                                    , There are actually 4 rules to the leap year:                                                                                  3 * Correction to rule 3 - it should be 400, not 1000                                                                           R The 4000 year is not an accepted rule. Some interesting URLs Stuff Mac would like.                                            ; * Amazingly, I could fix the program by reversing 28 and 29                                                                    Sorry if I sound picky                                                                                                        ! Not picky, reasonable observation                                                                                              That really is                                                                                                                 Back To the Old Goban                                                                                                         6 **Sorry Bad English About Forgive Please ; ) It's late                                                                        Q *Recursive SUBs are one way... I don't quite understand the game or I'd help more                                              Reclusive What?                                                                                                               4 Recursive!! If you can't spell then cut and paste :P                                                                           How to move a circle?                                                                                                         7 *Hint: Use a FOR-NEXT to keep track of where its up to.                                                                       ; Re: *Hint: Use a FOR-NEXT to keep track of where its up to.                                                                    Re: How to move a circle?                                                                                                     / Please post your QBasic code that does not work                                                                               3 Re: Please post your QBasic code that does not work                                                                           3 Re: Please post your QBasic code that does not work                                                                           3 Re: Please post your QBasic code that does not work                                                                            Just a few tips...                                                                                                             Re: Just a few tips...                                                                                                         ...                                                                                                                            Lose the line numbers                                                                                                          PC speaker sound                                                                                                              + Yeah, how about SHELL &quot;Speak.exe&quot;                                                                                   8 ^-^v^-^v-^v-^v-^v------^v---------------------------LOL*                                                                       Any way to do it YOURSELF??                                                                                                     *__that's advanced for me, sorry                                                                                               _it is at microsoft's FTP                                                                                                      miss the boat on this one                                                                                                     4 You missed the water too! Too many mistakes to fix..                                                                           OK, this is what I needed to do                                                                                                tried again                                                                                                                   0 QBasic Source Code Indentor Version 2.5 Released                                                                              F *QBasic Source Code &quot;UnIndentor&quot; Version 2.6 soon to follow.                                                         Actually, Piece of Cake!                                                                                                      P *That was V 2.5. V 2.6 adds: KILL &quot;MAC.BAS&quot; That saves disk space. LOL                                              
 Hang on...                                                                                                                     Hmmm, yep, you're crazy                                                                                                        No I don't mean that...                                                                                                        Failing sounds                                                                                                                ? *That's a modem speaker. I heavily doubt you can use it from QB                                                               # _if it was disabled, can be enabled                                                                                            Sound                                                                                                                          What QBasic commands fail?                                                                                                    O Mac, cut him some slack. I think he is using XP, it's lucky he can post at all!                                                Ultra chess                                                                                                                   L *Umm... it's 20-odd lines down... all browsers should have a search function                                                  " I deleted many of your other posts                                                                                             why                                                                                                                            where?                                                                                                                         *Link at top of screen                                                                                                         *What?                                                                                                                        B How does PROGRAMMING a chess engine not have to do with qbasic????                                                            ; Have you considered 'Ultra Checkers?'  OK, kidding aside...                                                                   4 need help to make sure i'm running the right program                                                                          $ Yes, the one with the blue screen...                                                                                           Not quite...                                                                                                                  
 *Valid point.                                                                                                                 $ Here is something that might work...                                                                                           *i've left chatroom                                                                                                           + *anyone chat w/ me about getting QB started                                                                                    sounds dont work                                                                                                              6 It's possible you don't have an internal PC speaker...                                                                         Speaker                                                                                                                        DS4QB??                                                                                                                        Re: DS4QB??                                                                                                                   + *Bo ja tesz movie, ale nie tak dobze pisze.                                                                                   < *Whoops - &quot;mwie&quot;, dunno if anything else is wrong                                                                  ( _if you are sounding when you are ending                                                                                      = If you love to hate MS (especially Pete) then check this out:                                                                 $ Lol.  Stupid people in that company!                                                                                          # Working at Microsoft could be ok...                                                                                            Ah, Pocket Protector Inspector?                                                                                                *Yeah, I heard about that!!                                                                                                    VGA Screen mode                                                                                                               
 Yes, you can!                                                                                                                 6 *Ng (Sound in Chinese signifying agreement, I believe)                                                                         how to make exe files                                                                                                          RE: exe                                                                                                                        how to eject the cdrom?                                                                                                       6 Joshua, I'm sorry no one has responded to your post...                                                                         Thanks Pete.                                                                                                                   Thanks, Joshua                                                                                                                B *I'm the kind of person that deserves to design the internet! hehe                                                             Help with slect case                                                                                                           Try...                                                                                                                        	 thanks...                                                                                                                      Now i am getting type mismatch                                                                                                E Small mistake. You forgot the $ of the string expression 'code$' &gt;                                                          QBASIC IS THE DEVIL!                                                                                                           Some errors fixed...                                                                                                          > No, Gates is the Devil. QBasic is just one of the minions. LOL                                                                 Here is the mistake                                                                                                            Ultra chess details                                                                                                           ! Please stay &quot;in thread&quot;                                                                                              I dont know                                                                                                                    Please Help                                                                                                                   % Check out the shuffle sort algorithm.                                                                                          Thanks                                                                                                                        ' *i'm in chat room, need to ask question                                                                                       ) are you referring to the cone of silence?                                                                                     Z He was referring to a chatroom with people in it.  He just forgot to post that he got off.                                    7 Hey ShadowWolf, about our conversation in the chatroom:                                                                        Best free compiler?                                                                                                           9 The same place you go to find the best free parachutes...                                                                     F *What is a good tutorial for a person who has never programmed before?                                                        D *Reply with your email and I'll send you a good beginner's tutorial.                                                           * reply with email address                                                                                                     *gemleeus@bellsouth.net                                                                                                        *Check your email.                                                                                                            0 Is it something online somewhere we all can see?                                                                              
 Sorry, Mac...                                                                                                                 F I would like a copy, but I donnae hae an e-mail address that I can use                                                        L *It involves multiple programs, graphics files, etc.. Can't post it (sorry).                                                   Here is me e-mail address*                                                                                                     Julian calender?                                                                                                               Julian Calendar Converter                                                                                                      What about leap year?                                                                                                         / Seems to me that you are refering to Julian Day                                                                               ) How about some nice JULIAN FRIES instead?                                                                                      Stick with cooking, Martha                                                                                                    N *Well just for that, no sneak peek at my Mature Girls in Prison video for you!                                                * By the way, Russell/Randy: YOU'RE WELCOME!                                                                                     A drive                                                                                                                       S You can use QB to delete the files, but to format the drive, you have to use SHELL.                                           	 Thanks :)                                                                                                                      kill?                                                                                                                         B Probably because you didn't have a drive or directory indicated...                                                            Y *Please respond otherwise we'll think you accidentally deleted Windows files or something                                     ; *You're right. All files in his QBasic directory, at least.                                                                    Yah, i'm ok                                                                                                                    This may help &gt;                                                                                                            ) Just a quick note, Pete... [and everyone]                                                                                      WINDOW statement                                                                                                               About the WINDOW statement...                                                                                                  Program ideas!                                                                                                                 Mario                                                                                                                         L *I can answer him regulars, but this isn't QBasic related.  Should I anyway?                                                  & *i think he means a qbasic  Mario game                                                                                        - What makes you think it is not QBasic related                                                                                 D Voy'ger drinking game claims yet another victim. Mac, I think you...                                                          	 Not Quite                                                                                                                      It's like Pete said                                                                                                           & bp's newest qbasic game masterpiece...                                                                                        " *huge bug fixed. please try again!                                                                                             search for a file                                                                                                             	 use shell                                                                                                                     0 GetFile Function (NOT SEARCHING just might help)                                                                              ( *512 lines? Exactly? That's 2^9 you know                                                                                       could you explain please?                                                                                                      the out.txt came from                                                                                                          IF, ELSEIF, ELSE                                                                                                               Pretty simple...                                                                                                               More complete answer                                                                                                          ) IF - THEN blocks -- general instructions:                                                                                      Some more cases                                                                                                                printing output screen to paper                                                                                                No idea on 'resume', but                                                                                                       Output screen color                                                                                                            For SCREEN 9 or 13...                                                                                                          Screen color                                                                                                                  5 SCREEN 9 and 13 are slightly different, color-wise...                                                                          zipfile                                                                                                                       & The download sometimes doesn't work...                                                                                         Downloading tutorials                                                                                                          QB1 is the tutorial...                                                                                                         printing out tutorials                                                                                                        D As I said, the program QBG.EXE is in QB1.ZIP (the first download)...                                                           Downloading tutorials                                                                                                         ) wont print until resume button is pressed                                                                                     
 Resume button                                                                                                                  Call another program?                                                                                                          Two methods...                                                                                                                0 There also shell i.e Shell &quot;bla.exe&quot; *                                                                               decimal signs?                                                                                                                 That's because...                                                                                                              how do you get data                                                                                                           " Getting data from another program:                                                                                             Display screen-novice user                                                                                                    & If you can print your program, then...                                                                                        6 P.S. It will not print immediately, -give it a minute.                                                                         Maybe your problem is this:                                                                                                    Network                                                                                                                       C there always a question about networking or internet every month...                                                           % DSOCK works fine with 9x and NT/2k/XP                                                                                          Regarding previous questions                                                                                                  
 PLEASE HELP!!                                                                                                                 " Your program only READs one number                                                                                             conditional loop                                                                                                               sort.                                                                                                                          Now THAT's a sad story                                                                                                         Actually, Mac...                                                                                                              & *P.S. Damn, Mac! You've got good eyes!                                                                                        # Incorporating Do While and Loop....                                                                                            here                                                                                                                           You want a DO WHILE?                                                                                                           Qbasic chess program help!??                                                                                                   * I responded in that thread                                                                                                  	 How come?                                                                                                                      because,                                                                                                                       * Heh - Beat me by SLEEP .6                                                                                                   6 *then how would i let it pause for less than a second?                                                                        - What makes you think it sleeps for 5 seconds?                                                                                 N &quot;SLEEP .6 will sleep for .6 of a second&quot;???! I don't think so Tim...                                                 cint() not int()                                                                                                              - OPEN &quot;Can of worms&quot; FOR INPUT AS #1                                                                                 3 how do you define &quot;nearest even integer&quot;?                                                                            Yep, that is worm #2                                                                                                          2 Help with a code please (involves for...next loop)                                                                            " Just a slight adjustment needed...                                                                                            & Re: Just a slight adjustment needed...                                                                                         Problem with program                                                                                                          D What values do these variables have when the calculation occurs? ...                                                           Re: Problem with program                                                                                                      I Is there a way in QBASIC 4.5 to search a user-inputted directory for a...                                                      There are a number of ways...                                                                                                 A About all of the things i've asked about I've put in one program.                                                             1 In that case the easiest way I know of is this...                                                                             & *Whoa. Good Idea!!!! Five Stars! *****                                                                                         One problem                                                                                                                    My guess is...                                                                                                                4 How does one make a chess game legal move evaluator?                                                                           In layman's terms                                                                                                             Z *lol, I like your lamen's terms.  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 Ok, thanks                                                                                                                     &gt; Now do you see my problem?                                                                                                Ok did the evaluator, now what?                                                                                                &gt; Is that how it works?                                                                                                    0 this is where structs and pointers come in handy                                                                               Ok, cool but....                                                                                                               more...                                                                                                                       , I couldnt find my post, so i posted it again                                                                                  U *Wow, I just want to say that was a nicely done flowchart!  How long did it take you?                                         Z well it flew around my head for months but when it came time to write it only a few hours*                                    
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 I lost my PhV                                                                                                                 Z *You're right, of course. I never thought about multiple commands attached to a single IF.                                     See, tougher than you thaught                                                                                                  It is mostly a matter of taste                                                                                                 Programs                                                                                                                      4 *There's nothing wrong with your program. 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 *My pleasure.                                                                                                                 % Connecting to a server through QBASIC                                                                                          Errr...                                                                                                                        You can use...                                                                                                                 View the ouput                                                                                                                 I'm sorry...                                                                                                                   3d game!                                                                                                                      L Relsoft being the genius programmer he is has done some sweet 3d tutorials..                                                  
 some comments                                                                                                                 5 *Carefull with that x/z buisness, infinite view angle                                                                         A good point, always double check that z &gt; 0 or some low value *                                                             Q it's not  a hypothetical program it already exist it can compile stuff right now.                                             ; v1c was able to do that already. But probs did arise.(more)                                                                   Y Na not yet i'm not going to beta the compiler i want a finshed version that way i can....                                      SDL                                                                                                                            hah                                                                                                                           C It's not hyothetical. Its just unfinished and for Beta testers only                                                           ; * Please place a * in front of a title with no text inside.                                                                    Beta Testers Only?                                                                                                            - I don't like Darkbasic, or DirectX, or OpenGL                                                                                   Try TinyPTC you won't regret it.                                                                                               *Oh ok, i'll try it                                                                                                           W how powerfull is TinyPTC anyway for somone i get the impression it's not that powerfull                                        TinyPTC is different.                                                                                                         $ do you loss hardware acculartion ???                                                                                           It could use GDI or DX.                                                                                                        Thanks!                                                                                                                        Thanks!                                                                                                                        Links for my 3d tutes here:                                                                                                   K *Subforums list seems to have gotten a smaller font... Anyone else noticed?                                                   V *The subforum's page was changed a while ago, but I haven't noticed anything recently.                                         DQB 1.61 in win XP                                                                                                            Z EMS and XP don't play nice togather your going to have to go with a XMS lib like Rel's ...                                     Okay, I have a question                                                                                                        answer                                                                                                                         Still doesn't work                                                                                                            ! here's my solution, with comments                                                                                              Oh Okay                                                                                                                       " I'd say &quot;not even close&quot;                                                                                             this won't work because                                                                                                        The &quot;DO&quot; Project                                                                                                     Sorry                                                                                                                           File Selector (Info about it...)                                                                                              
 File Selector                                                                                                                 . Heh - I won't bother to welcome you back again                                                                                  *Why did you disregard my post??                                                                                              + Probably doesn't know how to find old posts                                                                                   ( What's not to get about a file selector?                                                                                      - *I agree heartily... that's why I made one :)                                                                                 
 Ahh, sorry                                                                                                                     File Numbers                                                                                                                  , You should be able to number files to 255...                                                                                   Whales and QB/VB Model                                                                                                         Definitely not QBasic...                                                                                                       ??                                                                                                                            ? TheBob don't dis Own QB that fast or at least not completely...                                                               . *Looking forward to it! Keep up the good work.                                                                                % Well, this is far beyond my expertise                                                                                         6 &quot;Sea&quot; the &quot;Homework&quot; link. LOL&gt;                                                                         A simple model would be easy...                                                                                               6 VBasic would be a much better option than QBasic. ;) *                                                                        3 Is this the sort of output  you have in mind? [URL]                                                                            Key-shortcut (lame)                                                                                                           E If you compiled your code there is no &quot;getting&quot; back to it.                                                         , is there a thread to help me figure this out                                                                                   You're almost there Leesa...                                                                                                    What would be a nice addition...                                                                                              	 Thank You                                                                                                                     A *Yes, you seem to be really getting the hang of it. Glad to help.                                                              DQB problem                                                                                                                   Q * Heh - I thought this was DOB - data of birth, instead of pixel scrolling - Bye!                                             M *Heh - I thought this was DOB - Discount Online Booze - Bye (Help Uncle Bob!)                                                  Are you using win XP?                                                                                                          Win98                                                                                                                         2 don't you have to supply the ptr offset for bload?                                                                             When you're using DQB...                                                                                                       initvga                                                                                                                       / *I don't know much about DQB, but for QBasic...                                                                                i don't get it                                                                                                                : In SCREEN 13 you don't need an array to save the screen...                                                                      i think you're not getting it...                                                                                               Option base?                                                                                                                  2 *qb defaults to option base 0 so you don't need it                                                                             Note to Ildrest...                                                                                                           ) Apparently, I'm getting too old, too.&gt;                                                                                     4 Boo hoo! XP multiple IDE with /low switch no workie.                                                                           I am getting too old.                                                                                                         " For the benefit of  forum regulars                                                                                            b *Ironic. Someone who admits to making a Star Trek game tells others to &quot;get a life.&quot; LOL                            / *Yes, apparently Sean lived long and prospered.                                                                                File Selector - Is there one?                                                                                                  LOL                                                                                                                            I think he means...                                                                                                            Posting my Complete Program                                                                                                    Try Sourceforge                                                                                                               P use pete's webpage has a upload fucation http://www.petesqbsite.com/index.php  *                                               QBNZ.com / Quickhost.tk                                                                                                        Little assignment                                                                                                             ) this is what i have written some time ago                                                                                     $ I guess I have to explain a little..                                                                                           That's right, Frank                                                                                                           9 LoL No idea what you just said, dont' understand german:(                                                                      If it is not the exact word?                                                                                                   Question                                                                                                                       Another Question                                                                                                               answers                                                                                                                       
 correction                                                                                                                    $ Actually, we are not in disagreement                                                                                           Anwers                                                                                                                         Re: Little assignment                                                                                                          nope                                                                                                                           McHelp - A generalized help SUB                                                                                               5 *How do you shut down the computer from a QB program?                                                                          Hmm                                                                                                                            Use SHELL...                                                                                                                  < Wanna see how good the new QB-like 32-bit compiler(more...;)                                                                   sounds great, but                                                                                                             ! As of now, it's just for testers.                                                                                             = don't pimp your stuff unless you're gonna deliver something *                                                                  So, what's going on here?                                                                                                      Using the insert key                                                                                                           ...                                                                                                                            * CHR$(0) + &quot;R&quot;                                                                                                     $ Ildrest's answer was better because                                                                                          H *people are still going to ask either way... you should know that by now                                                       Insert keys                                                                                                                    adding to an EXE file                                                                                                          why do you want to do this?                                                                                                   T Make it so that the program can read a seperate file, add that to the source, and...                                          4 _well, i am not so smart but i keep some information                                                                          R Get the length of the EXE ( that would be your offset to write your data later)...                                            Z Formula thing...I can't get the IF...THEN to work right. Sorry 4 all the questions, but...                                     *Nevermind, I fixed it                                                                                                        " OK, I think I have a faulty brain.                                                                                            * Check out the Diamond drawing program here                                                                                     *Ahh...Locate. Thanks.                                                                                                        & Sorry for the semi-obvious question...                                                                                        Y *I'm running version 1.1 I mean. The early one without all those fancy compiling options.                                      change the process priority                                                                                                   9 *Thanks...it works. Now my question is, HOW does it work?                                                                      Well, just guessing                                                                                                           Z I see. But I used to compile my programs, and I just got 4.5, and it's not working with...                                    V *PS. 4.5 never worked well for me and I had to compile without any other progs running                                        Z *I would apprec. it 2 if you told me the cmmd line 4 running at low prior (if you know it)                                     You can use START...                                                                                                          : *Whaa...? Are you using Windows XP, cause I don't get that                                                                     *2000, but should work on XP                                                                                                   *start /low qb /l                                                                                                             ) a command to put quotes around an integer                                                                                     1 *STR$(number)... If you want quotes, try CHR$(34)                                                                              thanks but not all works                                                                                                        You &quot;know&quot; incorrectly                                                                                               thanks                                                                                                                         BINGO and LITE fonts                                                                                                          ( _that's the address of the expert Plasma                                                                                      # How the bloody h*ll do I play V'GER                                                                                            Hunhh?                                                                                                                        Z It bloody well moved, just in the wrong direction, and I didnae know if anyone would check                                     You are saying                                                                                                                 I take that back                                                                                                              # NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO                                                                                            See the light, I do                                                                                                           / *Passed out and fell on the &quot;NO&quot; key?                                                                               1 * Yea! Pete's back!!! Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes                                                                             	 CHAIN...?                                                                                                                     
 No, sorry.                                                                                                                    * How to use CHAIN in an EXE, JT read please                                                                                    . Re: How to use CHAIN in an EXE, JT read please                                                                                W *At the top of the forum, no one intelligent here uses qbasic.com for anything (I hope)                                       . Re: How to use CHAIN in an EXE, JT read please                                                                                0 You have to go through two links to get there...                                                                              4 Re: You have to go through two links to get there...                                                                           I think this is it                                                                                                            ' the source (in zip form) agus an answer                                                                                       + Re: the source (in zip form) agus an answer                                                                                    Using Chain with executibles                                                                                                   Bot                                                                                                                            Yep...                                                                                                                        P i wouldn't worry about qb limmitations for very much longer FB will be out soon*                                              4 So you knew about the new QB-like 32bit compiler!!!!                                                                          Z why woudn't i lurker almost all the Qb boards just because i don't post on them doesn't...                                    ^ Re: why woudn't i lurker almost all the Qb boards just because i don't post on them doesn't...                                 Free Basic....                                                                                                                 do YOU KNOW WHERE?                                                                                                             GIF87a                                                                                                                        E GIF87a is an older GIF format. The loader on this site is also old...                                                          I remember having this problem                                                                                                
 Pyramid Issue                                                                                                                  Pyramid problem                                                                                                                &quot;Different Idea&quot;                                                                                                     Shorter?                                                                                                                       *lol                                                                                                                          : Heh - And gives us that stupid diamond newbies always want                                                                    4 A wee bit of a more complex version of Mac's Program                                                                          0 If I knew making a diamond would be this hard...                                                                              0 Nice, sonnies, now let me show you how it's done                                                                              
 late entry                                                                                                                     Very nice, Ildurest.                                                                                                           GIF                                                                                                                           2 Not exactly clear on why you would do this, but...                                                                             *Guinness World Record                                                                                                         **Beams proudly*                                                                                                              K *V'GER has more, and I still don't understand how to play it oh bloody well                                                   & Convert libraries from QB 4.5 to QB7.1                                                                                         __mskb                                                                                                                        . *_whoops, i didn't format, spaces are alt+0160                                                                                & Rather need how to convert .OBJs files                                                                                         *_use Metacrawler                                                                                                             ; ifyou got the source, just load it to pds and make library.                                                                    I can only do this !                                                                                                          
 wave files                                                                                                                    R *With QB? Don't ask me. Try wotsit.org for the (horribly complex) wave file format                                            0 File Copy Program &quot;help needed please&quot;                                                                              " A .bat file would be OK I think...                                                                                             More Information Please                                                                                                        Well...                                                                                                                        Ready with QB.                                                                                                                 No...                                                                                                                         
 Thank You!                                                                                                                     Like I said, SHELL                                                                                                             One Question                                                                                                                   Ah                                                                                                                            	 Assembler                                                                                                                      *What errors do you get?                                                                                                       * Bad Disk Errors LOL!                                                                                                        V Try &quot;Subforums Links &amp; Downloads&quot; then &quot;Links &amp; Downloads&quot;                                        
 *N/t above                                                                                                                     Using resources                                                                                                               ( Yeah, but depends on your version of QB.                                                                                       lol yea that was right                                                                                                         I just gave it a go                                                                                                           ' You can't have a label inside of a sub.                                                                                        Just try this...                                                                                                               HELP WITH FOR NEXT LOOPS!                                                                                                      QBASIC lets you copy...                                                                                                       
 Diamond...                                                                                                                     *Sweet!                                                                                                                        qbasic executable dissassembler                                                                                               $ there are some C decompilers but....                                                                                          7 *I agree -- the fucation is undoubtedly the worst part.                                                                       " Launching a file outside of qbasic                                                                                            1 *Check the OPEN command in the QBasic Help Index.                                                                             5 Re: *Check the OPEN command in the QBasic Help Index.                                                                         & Re: Launching a file outside of qbasic                                                                                        
 still probles                                                                                                                 U OPEN opens a file for reading/writing, SHELL runs an external program or DOS command.                                         $ Quick question - string manipulation                                                                                          4 *Check INSTR, MID$ and LEN in the QBasic Help Index.                                                                           why len?                                                                                                                      > You would only need LEN if you were testing for double spaces.                                                                 sorry                                                                                                                          much obliged                                                                                                                   You've got a point...                                                                                                          In that case, here is my code:                                                                                                Y *Ha! I was responding to unknownqbprogrammer, but got shoved down. 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Or SHELL to a slave program.                                      *Isn't DS4QB a sound library???                                                                                               H * Yes it means DirectSound for QB, it's an interface to DirectX's DSound                                                       *Hey, welcome back!                                                                                                            *DSock                                                                                                                        / *I must have become confused with that... sorry                                                                               Z * Simplest way is to use a 'slave' application, Ive done this before with qbasic many time                                     help on mid$                                                                                                                   Simple                                                                                                                        > You are not very clear, so I'm guessing what you want to do...                                                                 Variable in variable                                                                                                           Use an Array                                                                                                                  ' How to have more fun when DIMing arrays                                                                                        I have nae played v'ger!!!!                                                                                                   , *Don't do it. It's hard on your liver - lol.                                                                                   Good Thinking!                                                                                                                ! Homework: Almost finished product                                                                                             I Me results on the help screen, nae an answer to your ?, but still helpful                                                     J * &quot;Korrigieren Sie die Eingabe&quot;? didn't know you where German :P                                                     *Nae, just use german QB 4.5                                                                                                   How do I do that?                                                                                                              You need to use the CHR$()                                                                                                    6 I`ve been studying German and just out of curiosity...                                                                        : Re: I`ve been studying German and just out of curiosity...                                                                    : It was part of the error with the program's wee help kluge                                                                    / *NO TEXT in the above post, welcome back lkt153                                                                               	 ON UEVENT                                                                                                                     . You might be able to use the TIMER function...                                                                                	 ON UEVENT                                                                                                                     L As I understand it, you need a kind of combination of the examples I gave...                                                   The next step from qbasic                                                                                                     F There is no &quot;Next step.&quot; It's more a matter of preference...                                                         Try FORTRAN                                                                                                                    _maybe another Basic for DOS?                                                                                                  Ordering a list                                                                                                               O *Question. Are your examples listed alphabetically or from smallest to largest?                                               $ You need to use a sorting algorithm.                                                                                          ' Try that on this, to see if coded right                                                                                        now...                                                                                                                         Maybe                                                                                                                          STR$, VAR, LTRIM$ and RTRIM$                                                                                                  
 VAL, not VAR!                                                                                                                  Earthborn, nice! Also...                                                                                                      M *Whoops. I should have posted some code; would have found that when debugging                                                 	 opposite?                                                                                                                      AS() and VAL()                                                                                                                " *Don't you mean, ASC() and CHR$()?                                                                                             *ASC(something$) that would be                                                                                                	 opposite?                                                                                                                      * with chr$(ASCIIcode)                                                                                                         Resetting record fields to 0                                                                                                   Well...                                                                                                                       @ *Just KILL the file, reopen and PUT to the last record position.                                                                *blinks* Argh for downloaded QB!                                                                                              . You evidently didn't download QBasic from here                                                                                	 ^_^ Whoot                                                                                                                     " Example of Spaghetti Code (ARRGH!)                                                                                            7 Someone's been playing the V'ger drinking game again...                                                                       . Ayrlyn, what do I think of this snake program?                                                                                
 ^_^ Thanks                                                                                                                     printing backwards                                                                                                            H I'm assuming this fits into the category of &quot;Homework Help&quot;...                                                       Printing backwards                                                                                                            
 better way...                                                                                                                 K Well, I haven't had breakfast yet, so a little egg on my face won't hurt...                                                   0 Yeah, I'll bet the OP meant print to the screen.                                                                               Thanks                                                                                                                         .emocleW ruoY*                                                                                                                7 * I dluow evah dias ruoY emocleW, ton v.v. (sdrow ylno)                                                                        * egnartS elpoep                                                                                                               LOL*                                                                                                                          # &quot;er'uoY&quot; naem uoy yleruS*                                                                                           : Correct way to declare variables by type - (Mac take note)                                                                    5 Maybe follow the FAQ to kinds of variables and add it                                                                         A Tricks &amp; techniques with INPUT$() - including password entry.                                                             Y *Oops - I meant to post above to the Tricks &amp; Techniques subforum. Posted there also.                                     " Correction to above INPUT$ program                                                                                            " *You put Sunday twice- good job :P                                                                                            : * Guess I need 2 Sundays in order to get ready for Monday.                                                                     Scramble letters                                                                                                               This is a  bit vague but,                                                                                                     ? *I would use SELECT CASE for each of the letters instead of IF.                                                               < *Fogot to close FOR loop in second example, NEXT before WEND                                                                  3 *_what are the differences between QB 1.00 and 1.1?                                                                           ' Solitaire knows better than anyone, but                                                                                        _good morning Mac                                                                                                               Heh - Everyone has the same time                                                                                              @ *_oops, then the server it's Mountain time, i have 6:18 AM, Ciao                                                              D *I live in mountain time so it is nice to know what time ppl posted.                                                           Point of history                                                                                                               Nice to know                                                                                                                  ? mac i have always wonder why you have jumped over to qb45 yet..                                                               ! *_where did you read that please?                                                                                             - You probably mean 'have NOT jumped over&quot;                                                                                  Is it really?...                                                                                                               Downloading files                                                                                                              An edible program...                                                                                                           Help with olddos                                                                                                              J Don't you mean C:\OLDDOS\QBASIC.EXE? I don't think there is an OLDDOS.EXE.                                                     Yeh                                                                                                                           % Well, you said it pretty clearly, but                                                                                         / Hey, Ryan #### Ignore above. Here is the answer                                                                               " Microsoft's answer (URL inside)...                                                                                             Thanks                                                                                                                        - It's me again, problems with nested for loops                                                                                   Your IF blocks were the problem.                                                                                               Thanks, but                                                                                                                    Solve                                                                                                                          colors, WAIT and OUT please                                                                                                    RGB colors using OUT.                                                                                                         ( *No, that's right, 0 - 63 (64 in total).                                                                                      ) How to make the output screen scrollable?                                                                                     
 yes it's true                                                                                                                 = Vertical scrolling can be controlled by do\loop and locate...                                                                  Conditional Loops                                                                                                              Re: Conditional Loops                                                                                                          Re: Conditional Loops                                                                                                          Or you can use EXIT DO                                                                                                        C *Right, except THEN is missing from the IF statements (THEN PRINT).                                                           H * I see, I added that piece of code 'on the fly', the rest was tested :P                                                      F *I figured. I really pointed that out for fgmd in case he was copying.                                                        Z *I meant for William. &quot;fgmd&quot; is just somebody bored out of his tree, apparently.                                     Thanks                                                                                                                        0 Controlling the condition to terminate DO loops.                                                                               Where Can I find it?                                                                                                           Depends what you need..                                                                                                       6 *Connect to the download link at the top of this page.                                                                         Using the ENTER key                                                                                                            It is...                                                                                                                       Not quite correct                                                                                                              You can use scancodes like this                                                                                                Thanx!!! Oh, one more thing...                                                                                                Q *This is where it gets slightly painful. Maybe try the FAQ. Sorry, I have to run.                                              Wildcard text search                                                                                                          V *As in file searches (Data*.TXT)? Or do you mean searching for a particular substring?                                         Wildcard text search                                                                                                          0 Well, you just have to do some tricks with INSTR                                                                               Example INSTR tricks                                                                                                           Examples using INSTR                                                                                                          / My program to search strings with wildcard.&gt;                                                                               : Pete, PLEASE use lowercase letters for outputting strings.                                                                    
 Results I got                                                                                                                 U Good catch Mac! + 1 other correction. BTW-'Nope' post is for Solitaire. Revised code:                                          Your indentation was correct                                                                                                  J That's fuuny, because I have a program called &quot;PETE.BAS&quot; that...                                                     LOL                                                                                                                            Nope...                                                                                                                        Wildcard text search                                                                                                           Homework:  Grocery Cashier                                                                                                     Why did you start a new thread?                                                                                                Answers to your questions:                                                                                                    K Well, since ComputerGhost answered your post, I'll ask a question. Loblaws?                                                    Oh Thank, but a few more things                                                                                               ) Well, you have an i-loop inside an i-loop                                                                                     E Ye, I just found out how to get the Item and price to print out but..                                                          You can find some hints here                                                                                                   Not that literate                                                                                                              Work on Arrays first                                                                                                           I agree                                                                                                                        Need Help on Little Program                                                                                                    post your attempted code                                                                                                      D Err, did you read the 'Homework Help' stuff at the top of the forum?                                                           Using the WAIT command                                                                                                         I would ignore it                                                                                                             1 Are you looking for a command to pause execution?                                                                             - I don't think the OP is looking for a command                                                                                  A delay method you can try...                                                                                                 + Getting an putting larger binary images...?                                                                                   * This method for SCREEN 12 is quite fast...                                                                                    ' Thank you, that was a good idea, but...                                                                                       , Here's a method that doesn't use an array...                                                                                   Can you help explain why:                                                                                                     V your attamping to do Math operation of string type varible's i.e. anything with a $ is                                         That will do it, except...                                                                                                     Re: Can you help explain why:                                                                                                 P You should accept string inputs and then convert them to numbers for processing.                                               Qbasic and PDS 7.11                                                                                                           9 Err... Windows program? I guess something like PowerBasic                                                                     = Re: Err... Windows program? I guess something like PowerBasic                                                                  Please feel free to correct me                                                                                                 Answers                                                                                                                        Points to ponder                                                                                                               Off the top of my head:                                                                                                       Z *As Sterling mentioned, don't forget INPUT is commonly used to assign values to variables.                                    @ I posted a program a while back that extracts variables. URL&gt;                                                               *Aye, that'll do just fine                                                                                                    " Re: Please feel free to correct me                                                                                             *Also DEF SEG =...                                                                                                            % *You might also look for CONST Var =.                                                                                         3 Does DATA have to be the first statement on a line?                                                                           	 READ DATA                                                                                                                     , Wow, talk about being right under my nose...                                                                                  + Well then just don't use the quote marks...                                                                                    Also, about DATA statements...                                                                                                 Hey Uncle Bob, sure you can...                                                                                                 a new game (wee)                                                                                                               *above game revised [10.24.01]                                                                                                 Guinea Pigs needed                                                                                                            C *you should add this funcitonality to your &quot;improved&quot; qb.                                                            Speaking of which                                                                                                              JT, you mentioned VB6? Also...                                                                                                2 The DLL file you need for running VB6 programs is:                                                                             Yes i did mention it...                                                                                                        *Thanks JT, Solitaire.                                                                                                          Registry prog: One last hurdle..                                                                                              R What has Nutwork54 done now!!! (John, this is about how your question was posted.)                                             I think it's this:                                                                                                            
 Good catch                                                                                                                     *OK Ildrest, you're rehired!                                                                                                 7 Editing the Registry on the fly.. the continuing saga..                                                                       @ John, do you do most of your programming with a crash helmet on?                                                              7 Editing the Registry on the fly.. the continuing saga..                                                                       A Editing the Registry on the fly.. the continuing saga.. elaborate                                                             7 Editing the Registry on the fly.. the continuing saga..                                                                       9 Editing the Registry on the fly.. here's some of the code                                                                      John. looks good at a glance...                                                                                               * Editing the Registry on the fly.. addendum                                                                                    , Editing the Registry on the fly.. my fault..                                                                                  I *No problem. Ildrest figured it out. Wanted to be sure the forum was OK.                                                     & change the 5 to a 15 or higher thanks*                                                                                        ? thankx try and beat my wave mod file can you get finer quality?                                                               	 Challenge                                                                                                                     9 You know the great thing about beating a dead horse is...                                                                     6 *You mean like calling you &quot;whacking peter&quot;?                                                                         Question                                                                                                                      Z *That prog doesn't address QB floating pt. errors that give inaccurate accounting results.                                     Still haven't found the bug...                                                                                                T QB math, proper rounding, inadequacy of CINT() in accounting, and more...Program&gt;                                          $ The bug occurs in Double conversions                                                                                          ' Pete, my friend, you still don't get it                                                                                       3 Mac, my friend, you just don't get what I've got...                                                                           ' Pete, my friend, you still don't get it                                                                                       " Glad you finally see it  my way...                                                                                             Why I prefer to use INT + .5                                                                                                   Now THAT's a good criterion!                                                                                                   sound                                                                                                                         
 soundBlaster?                                                                                                                 	 Except...                                                                                                                      Heres How...                                                                                                                  = Heh, I'd be happy just to get the BEEP command to work on XP!                                                                  I think that works by...                                                                                                      ( *BEEP works just fine for mu using WinXP                                                                                       More ranting on debugging                                                                                                     - Until you run into a case such as this (URL*)                                                                                  absurd                                                                                                                         proof                                                                                                                         5 So now the question remains... can anything go wrong?                                                                         I &quot;A better way to put that.&quot; From a pure marketing standpoint...                                                      Rubbage!                                                                                                                      1 You and the Trumpster are discussing a good point                                                                             9 Me software is guaranteed to crash at least once an hour!                                                                     J Actually that crashes in 1 minute... but this crashes better in 10 seconds                                                     Very interesting                                                                                                              0 I wrote a program that I thought was bug-free...                                                                               writing and opening file                                                                                                      > The easiest for storage of simple data is a sequential file...                                                                 Rounding Numbers                                                                                                              1 Use x = INT(x + .5). Do not use CINT() because...                                                                              Let me make this clear...                                                                                                     5 Let me make this fuzzy again! Problems with CINT()...                                                                         N *But PRINT CINT(1.5)+CINT(2.5)+CINT(3.5)+CINT(4.5) gives the correct result...                                                W *But PRINT CINT(1.5)+CINT(4.5)+CINT(7.5) doesn't! - Like The Donald said, you're fired!                                        ... but you ARE the Donald :P                                                                                                 , *Hey, quit looking up my ip adDRESS! ;-) LOL                                                                                  + I hope you read Solitaire's reference, Pete                                                                                   ' *Makes sense though. But strange to me.                                                                                       $ Use CINT to avoid accumulated errors                                                                                          . But I retract any general recommendation here.                                                                                U Well I must be going as a pirate for Halloween because I can't believe my buccaneers.                                         # I've eaten a lot of crow in my life                                                                                           4 Yeah, me too, but that's OK, it tastes like chicken!                                                                           Yep. Safe here on page two                                                                                                    R Yeah, no chance of Grammar Police showing up either! I see 4 more years, unless...                                            @ The uncertainty factor need not apply to accouting calculations.                                                                Another reason not to use CINT()                                                                                              P * For larger numbers (up to 8 bits), try rounding with CLNG() instead of CINT().                                              & * Above should be 4 bytes, not 8 bits.                                                                                         One more question..                                                                                                           > *John, I'm going to reply to your post in the original thread.                                                                 Over typing                                                                                                                    Insert                                                                                                                        U *Right, -you'll know if insert is on because the cursor will be a flashing rectangle.                                         0 Tag remover in a HTML page : problem when saving                                                                              S I think you're making it too complicated. I'll be interested to see other comments.                                           ( Good idea,but don't know how to code it.                                                                                      H I don't have the time to code it, but here is how to set up a temp file.                                                      " System based on list of strings...                                                                                            & Re: System based on list of strings...                                                                                         &quot;Blocks?&quot;                                                                                                            What &quot;Blocks&quot; means                                                                                                  Next steps...and last,I think                                                                                                 6 Customized INPUT statements can be made. Use INKEY$...                                                                         Cusom input : keys usage                                                                                                       Cursor                                                                                                                         all in one string?                                                                                                             Qbasic                                                                                                                        R *:\ People can change the code anyway with a text editor... You should compile it.                                             Not that you'ld need it, but:                                                                                                  Some help would be wonderful                                                                                                   Post any code you have                                                                                                         Re: Post any code you have                                                                                                    & Your code is fine. Only one mistake...                                                                                        * Re: Your code is fine. Only one mistake...                                                                                     oops                                                                                                                           Couple of points...                                                                                                           X *Forget what I said about &quot;LeapYr&quot;, -I thought this was a FUNCTION, not a SUB.                                      $ Actually, it should be a FUNCTION...                                                                                           Testing out scaling                                                                                                           H *considering I havent done any thing with scaling but wow is it easy lol                                                      . Any one know of those QB code format programs?                                                                                 JT's program is great                                                                                                         ! Paleface speak with forked tongue                                                                                             1 Finally have a BASICA--&gt;QBasic label converter                                                                             R I am working on that, ah the beauty o a wee bit o Mac's code in 12 point Garamond*                                             *Hmmm. Give me an idea.                                                                                                        *Sorry, Gives.                                                                                                                
 My idea...                                                                                                                     OH GOD, kill all the colons!                                                                                                   *Run it on itself*                                                                                                            8 *_what version of Masm produces the QBX after compiling?                                                                       contextualize*                                                                                                                 _i mean this                                                                                                                  0 *_is BasCom the normal name of 'Basic Compiler'?                                                                                How to call asm. program from QB                                                                                              
 call absolute                                                                                                                 ) Call absolute does not need regs to work.                                                                                     ? Remember to load QB with the /L option if you use CALL ABSOLUTE                                                                cash program                                                                                                                  ' No specific function exists, however...                                                                                       , what are toonies and loonies? 1 and 2 cents?                                                                                  ( Like old US terms: sawbuck, g-note, etc.                                                                                      R *Yeah, -the two-dollar coin has a polar bear on it. Not much you can do with that.                                            : Actually, I'm very fond of the one and two-dollar coins...                                                                    ! CIRCLE was busted by Pete, but...                                                                                             J Look for my new book, Wisecracking and Hacking. In bookstores neverywhere.                                                    # NEVER certify a program is bug-free                                                                                           P I just downloaded an MS service pack for print &quot;Hello World&quot; Re: Neuro                                              5 I once wrote a program that was amazingly bug free...                                                                          Mac disagrees with this quote:                                                                                                 Yep, I disagree                                                                                                                uh huh                                                                                                                         You were right                                                                                                                 NEVER?                                                                                                                         The RIGHT way to certify                                                                                                      ' OK people, turn down the heat a little.                                                                                       * One of my favorite tricks for debugging...                                                                                     LOL                                                                                                                           R I disagree, but then if a man says something and a woman isn't there to hear it...                                            4 I don't even dare let my wife turn on my computer...                                                                          & *LOL &quot;Blue Screen of Death.&quot;                                                                                         Worse than the BSOD...                                                                                                         Oh, thats much worse                                                                                                          4 Yes, but the 6 GB drive will probably cost you $160.                                                                          L *Yes, and you'll need all that extra space it to install XP service pack 50!                                                  F 80$ for a 20GB!!!  You need to find a new place to buy computer parts!                                                        ! The fact of the matter is . . . .                                                                                              I wish i were there                                                                                                           L I finally got the &quot;Non system disk error&quot; on me laptop t'other day                                                  K Me Busted as  if I would know anything on the subject of chemical compounds                                                   G It seems like &quot;bug-free&quot; programs are the topic of the day...                                                        Good discussion                                                                                                               V I was just going to comment that insomnia is a ... then I read your last line. lol&gt;                                         How do I enter the , in Qbasic?                                                                                                Use LINE INPUT                                                                                                                 Payroll programs                                                                                                              M That is a homework question for sure. Check the homework link and see this...                                                  Libraries and QBasic 7.1                                                                                                       Re: Libraries and QBasic 7.1                                                                                                  
 __or could be                                                                                                                  Problem with LOCATE                                                                                                           ' Yourve gots them the wrong ways around.                                                                                        Clear the keyboard?                                                                                                           ( *Nice response, Mac. Clear and thorough.                                                                                      	 Thanks!!!                                                                                                                     
 Problem!!!                                                                                                                     Simple, to start with                                                                                                          Re: Problem!!!                                                                                                                . Beta testers needed (also chemistry studentss)                                                                                R What, no Einsteinium? Too bad. My doctor says I have a deficiency of that element.                                             *30/30!                                                                                                                        Umm                                                                                                                            ?                                                                                                                             - Nice try Circle, I smell Google!!!! - URL&gt;                                                                                  the asterix diamond                                                                                                           & A half-ass solution to a half-ass post                                                                                         thanks pete                                                                                                                   W Right, the FAQ has some tips for getting spaces to post. Your diamond can be made by...                                        much shorter solution                                                                                                         2 and to make it diamond shaped (still only 3 lines)                                                                             Sets of fonts with QB 7.1                                                                                                     / Sure, you can use any Windows font in QBasic...                                                                               ! Editing the Registry on the fly..                                                                                             	 Simple...                                                                                                                     ! Editing the Registry on the fly..                                                                                             > You can also pass &quot;&quot; marks to shell with chr$(34)...                                                                ! Editing the Registry on the fly..                                                                                              Some URLs to consider...                                                                                                      ! Editing the Registry on the fly..                                                                                             J If I understand you correctly, you need to consider something like this...                                                    ! Editing the Registry on the fly..                                                                                             + We have a bit of a language problem here...                                                                                   ! Editing the Registry on the fly..                                                                                              Sample Code.                                                                                                                  ! Editing the Registry on the fly..                                                                                             R *Your welcome. Let me know when you get the prog. finished. It sounds interesting.                                            5 How to identify the first word in an input file line.                                                                         ! Editing the Registry on the fly..                                                                                              &quot;TSKILL &quot; ???                                                                                                       ! Editing the Registry on the fly..                                                                                             1 You need to make some minor changes to your code.                                                                             ! Editing the Registry on the fly..                                                                                             ) Illegal function call is returned when...                                                                                     ! Editing the Registry on the fly..                                                                                             * Editing the Registry on the fly.. addendum                                                                                    ; Bored try this.  Spent 30mins to make.  What do you think??                                                                   7 *plus i try now to not use CLS in screen 13 -Thanks mac                                                                        liked it                                                                                                                       Print Using                                                                                                                    Just needs a little logic...                                                                                                   Of course it works                                                                                                            F I know what you mean, -but if you have a lot of such printing to do...                                                        	 Err, why?                                                                                                                     # It just don't look &quot;nice&quot;                                                                                           $ *Works for me, -and, you're welcome.                                                                                           I can't get QBasic to work                                                                                                    8 How can you expect to get help with soooooo little info?                                                                       Yeah, what Pete said...                                                                                                       + *check the power cord, very common mistake.                                                                                   , Close or Ignore...  Sounds kinda familiar...                                                                                   Simulate a key being pressed                                                                                                  @ On certain systems you can turn off the number lock with this...                                                              H Whith me old Zenith Supersport286, I just hit it, and it does me bidding                                                       It runs on a 386 though...                                                                                                    + *LOL! Cut it out JT, I'm getting nostalgic!                                                                                   6 *Reminds me of me mac, (Nae the person, the computer)*                                                                        W Ah, be careful of making assumptions. &quot;Mac&quot; is actually a computer program...                                        LOL :)*                                                                                                                       < * Negative = Zero humor units = All Pete posts to be ignored                                                                  E This reminds me of something (If you're talking about your filter)...                                                          Heh - the old days                                                                                                            M * L....................................O....................................L                                                  There is a switch for this.                                                                                                    JT to the rescue!!!                                                                                                            compiling &amp; bits                                                                                                          * 32 and 8 bits, wha' it means (*url inside)                                                                                    % Thanks a lot but still some questions                                                                                         = A compiler turn higher level code into machine code, 1 agus 0                                                                 E * Thanks a lot again, it was not for programming I just 'got to know'                                                          Qbasic 4.5 and 7.1???                                                                                                         - I think I went over that in this post URL&gt;                                                                                 5 OpenGL and QB man that would be impressive to see....                                                                         ? *Nah. Not impossible. Just difficult. Definitely doable tho. =P                                                               P doable ?  the work to get openGL to work with a Dos eviroment would be insain...                                              F *Insane, maybe, but not impossible. That's what I was pointing out. =P                                                        Z dude it kind of the same as it possible to turn lead into gold if you force the lead into.                                     Formatting output to dollars                                                                                                  M *PRINT USING?? Find it in help and if you want more help then come and ask...                                                 = ahh how about Print &quot;$&quot;+ ltrim$(rtrim$(str$(NUM%)))                                                                 A Re: ahh how about Print &quot;$&quot;+ ltrim$(rtrim$(str$(NUM%)))                                                              HUH???                                                                                                                        
 Re: HUH???                                                                                                                    
 Re: HUH???                                                                                                                     Thanks                                                                                                                        " *Finally someone who likes QB help                                                                                            ^ *&quot;Those books behind me aren't just for show, they're full of usefull legal tidbits&quot;                                 programming fundamentals                                                                                                      	 Righty-ho                                                                                                                     H This is to keep the value of the variable turretx within specific limits                                                      D QB is a great choice if you want to make some personal applications.                                                          
 PowerBasic                                                                                                                     Re: PowerBasic                                                                                                                - I'm a new hacker/programer.... need some help                                                                                 @ *Can you be more specific? What sort of games etc. P.S. Welcome!                                                               Solution:  Practice                                                                                                           
 WHAT?!?!?!                                                                                                                    6 actually, I think the default is the variant data type                                                                        4 Default is single-precision. Here's a little demo...                                                                          9 Good demo. Question: Is there even such a thing in QBASIC                                                                     G *I could have visual and q mixed up, I'll have to devise further tests.                                                       K No, there's no such type in QBasic, -just the %&amp;!# we all know so well.                                                    an easier test                                                                                                                8 * Good test except you need a=999 or something like that                                                                       oops                                                                                                                          * * LOL - Now you need to correct 'unknokwn'                                                                                     Not nessicarily...                                                                                                             Using the IF command.                                                                                                          Try This                                                                                                                      " Or, if you want to loop it back...                                                                                             * :)                                                                                                                           Hi, CIRCLE. Did you see this?                                                                                                  *Yes I did very nice                                                                                                           bullet proof ?                                                                                                                 Update                                                                                                                         A few solutions                                                                                                                THANKS!                                                                                                                       
 Re: Update                                                                                                                     Re: bullet proof ?                                                                                                            % The logic of this statement is wrong:                                                                                          Here's another suggestion                                                                                                     / Here is a sample of avoiding stuff during debug                                                                               % QB Express Issue #3 Is Now Available!                                                                                         $ Found major speed slowdown in Qbasic                                                                                          . Interesting. Hate to interrupt this topic, but                                                                                / Why do you have to make everything so difficult                                                                                Much better                                                                                                                    *sure                                                                                                                          Gimme a sample program                                                                                                         Here's a great example                                                                                                         Results on my machine                                                                                                         + And i am in progress of making it faster...                                                                                   4 I tried running my olympics simulation on JTBASIC...                                                                           Floating point bug?                                                                                                            Sure.                                                                                                                         U *It's only off by .00000001....... PRINT USING &quot;#.##&quot;; .09 - .02 works fine                                         ] Ildrest, I don't believe you read the complete thread Also, why I don't like PRINT USING&gt;                                  Agreed                                                                                                                        d OMG. I just woke up. It seems I passed out on the # key this time! Also, No &quot;PU&quot; because&g                           Wow, yep that one...                                                                                                          F Right JT. Also, I just noticed another Nutwork54 bug in my above post.                                                         Yep, its a bug&amp;g                                                                                                          " Explanation of the &quot;bug&quot;                                                                                             Why?                                                                                                                           there are several refrences...                                                                                                 How fast is QBasic                                                                                                             Me results, AMD Athlon                                                                                                        J *I will try upgrade your program to a maximum of 140737488355328 using ASM                                                     Ever heard of FFIX?                                                                                                            * Facinating                                                                                                                  O Alright Mr. Spock. Quit screwing around and get back on the long range scanner!                                                *It's a (P, Q) torus animator.                                                                                                 *Fascinating                                                                                                                  / I think Mac was using the Volcan spelling or...                                                                               Z Why Will nae me program run for more than 10 seconds, but sometimes doesnae run that long?                                    ' Since you're using the SLEEP command...                                                                                        *Its a bloody joke!                                                                                                           B *Sorry, but we get a lot of weirdly-phrased questions around here.                                                             find qbasic                                                                                                                    Location                                                                                                                       Where to find QBasic                                                                                                           ok, what about visual basic                                                                                                   ' * VB must be purchased at great expense                                                                                       I *Actually you can steal, pirate or download it, but that's quite illegal.                                                      Depends where you shop!                                                                                                       3 Academic prices are much lower if you're a student.                                                                           F Ah, that's true. BTW Academic discounts are also offered at Web-sites.                                                         Re: Visual Basic                                                                                                              * Well you can...sort of (if you count .NET)                                                                                    0 wow that piece of code looks very much like java                                                                              
 yes and...                                                                                                                    S FYI - All languages in Visual Studio.NET compile to the same intermediate language.                                            * that would be nice                                                                                                          . About the .NET framework and Visual Studio.NET                                                                                 Right, now here's the catch...                                                                                                P All versions of QB can be downloaded from the link at the top of this very page.                                               GET and PUT                                                                                                                   B *Maybe try using multiple arrays, when one gets filled, us another                                                            $ The usual method for SCREEN 12 is...                                                                                          H Instead of using your array, use one that's already made for the screen.                                                      . *Unfortunately, that only works for SCREEN 13.                                                                                  Actually you're wrong, TheBOB...                                                                                               *Correction: Never mind                                                                                                       4 Actually, there is a similar method for SCREEN 12...                                                                          : I don't think anyone has given a proper answer for this...                                                                     errrm                                                                                                                         	 Re: errrm                                                                                                                      GET and PUT                                                                                                                    Qbasic dealy                                                                                                                   Timer delay                                                                                                                   = Or change that into a sub so u get to be lazy... for example:                                                                  That won't work, Ancient One.                                                                                                 E lol... forgot to change that one too... thanks for correcting me :-)*                                                         
 problem...                                                                                                                    R *TIMER is a function in QBasic which returns the number of seconds since midnight.                                            ? Don't doubt our solutions!! (Unless we argue with each other ;)                                                                lol...                                                                                                                         Thanks                                                                                                                         To TheBob and Leesa                                                                                                            It's how the teacher wants it                                                                                                 9 *Should be WRITE #3, Name$, Pieces (not Name$, readdata).                                                                      OK, got that fixed.                                                                                                            This should fix it...                                                                                                         : *Oops! I misread the use of Average. I'll get back to you.                                                                    b *The variable &quot;AveragePay&quot; is another misnamed variable. Do what you can and post again.                             Did you read my stuff?                                                                                                         I did read your stuff                                                                                                         2 Well, I have cooled off and added some more (URL*)                                                                             Mac, you overlooked something.                                                                                                 Actually, I saw it, but                                                                                                        true                                                                                                                           Here                                                                                                                          ! Re: It's how the teacher wants it                                                                                              I am trying                                                                                                                   8 I have it running, but I think it's got the wrong people                                                                      ' The problem is in your FindHighLow sub.                                                                                       
 out of memory                                                                                                                  Re: out of memory                                                                                                              Re: out of memory                                                                                                             Y Regarding version, what is the command to run it? 1.1 is QBASIC, 4.5 is QB and 7.1 is QBX                                     ] Re: Regarding version, what is the command to run it? 1.1 is QBASIC, 4.5 is QB and 7.1 is QBX                                  Oh my                                                                                                                          What Bob and Pete said, plus                                                                                                  H Improper coding of dynamic metacommand, as Greenman pointed out. Also...                                                      $ What GreenMan and Pete said, plus...                                                                                          ( Re: What GreenMan and Pete said, plus...                                                                                       Post your program here                                                                                                         Re: Post your program here                                                                                                    0 Blackjack? Did that 20+ yrs ago on an Atari 64K.                                                                              4 Re: Blackjack? Did that 20+ yrs ago on an Atari 64K.                                                                           How I would approach it.                                                                                                      + *renewing* Wait a minute Wait a minute.....                                                                                   : &quot;ILLUREST&quot; and what, you'll get better. LOL &gt;                                                                     Pete, you missed a spot...                                                                                                    ; * Coyote, that is a very clear explanation - read carefully                                                                    So close yet so far                                                                                                           ) You're getting a bit ahead of yourself...                                                                                     ' Cleaned it up some. Long ways to go....                                                                                       # Wrote a quick prog. Anyone want it?                                                                                           ( I made something like that a while back.                                                                                      A Mmm. Interesting. Certainly more advanced than mine. Here's mine.                                                               * I added comments, as requested                                                                                               About the DATA statement.                                                                                                     1 Ah, so. Good, but why do you require advanced QB?                                                                             9 Actually most users aren't forced to subsequent versions.                                                                      Earthborn will knod in disgust                                                                                                F But don't people like Pete think that any OS after Windows 95 is crap?                                                        & Why yes I do, and thanks for asking...                                                                                        4 Oppinions: Comments on BASICA and other old stuff...                                                                          D Simple ComputerGhost. Make it line # 28.5 LOL - What I used to do...                                                           RENUM                                                                                                                         O Bought a new mit today and ready to catch hell! The best reason to go to 4.5...                                                Why do you ask?                                                                                                                Done.*                                                                                                                         Slight problem oh ancient one                                                                                                  lol... well but                                                                                                                This is NOT qbasic.com!!!!                                                                                                     *I remember the URLs                                                                                                          * *oh and thanks for fixing it. preciate it.                                                                                     Homework Help ;) LOL                                                                                                          Z *There are several prescriptions that can be written to solve that. Lithium comes to mind.                                    * That post made absolutely no sense, but...                                                                                    , Twas a joke, a physics thing I am working on                                                                                  C &quot;Twasn't&quot; funny. A physics joke is more like &gt;&gt;&gt;                                                           & *LOL - Pete's in charge of jokes, Iain                                                                                         QBasic is still being taught?                                                                                                  My high school...                                                                                                              My high school teaches it                                                                                                      re: qb                                                                                                                         huh would ya look at that....                                                                                                  Get it outa there!!                                                                                                            reasons for saying the ide                                                                                                    9 Go DOS!! I've been working with cmd-line Linux too. Nice.                                                                       yeah...it is taught at my school                                                                                              $ how to connect to an other cpu?(lan)                                                                                          T you could use Dsock a VxD Driver that will slave Winsock for you or you could try...                                           thx!!!                                                                                                                         but.....                                                                                                                      V go to this site http://www.petesqbsite.com/index.php i think Dsock there oh ya VxD ...                                         but.....                                                                                                                      X i haven't used Dsock expected looked over it so i can't help you with any sample code...                                       Creating random chr$                                                                                                           ah here somthing simple                                                                                                       , Here's how to get random letters from A to Z                                                                                  3 Please help me write the QBASIC program! THANK YOU!                                                                           ) See Homework Help at the top of the page.                                                                                     U Here a Hint MID$ fuction will be need to parser your numer up then you can use the...                                         . Hey george, never mind stylez - here is answer                                                                                 Run QBasic from CD                                                                                                             Yes                                                                                                                           C *But you cannot save any of your programs or other files onto a CD.                                                            HELP with Flowchart                                                                                                           @ *Lots of help available. Click the Homework link and post again.                                                               Do you mean this?                                                                                                             8 Although QBasic isn't used for such things these days...                                                                      ? Here's a partial example of an old-fashioned QBasic flowchart..                                                               C Mac right most qb programs use the free stly system to programing..                                                            Trailer Data in Do Loops                                                                                                      
 trailer data?                                                                                                                 V We need just a little more info to understand your question.  I'll try anyways though:                                        G you talking about some kind of exit Charater/Number to exit the loop...                                                       * That's probably it! Good guess, ShadowWolf                                                                                    " * I forgot what I was going to say                                                                                            5 *Maybe one of his neighbours got XP Service Pack 2...                                                                         P OMG - I just woke up. It seems I passed out yesterday and fell on the Enter key!                                               * LOL                                                                                                                          try this                                                                                                                       Re: Trailer Data in Do Loops                                                                                                   Thanks and Adios                                                                                                               Need Help With Printing out                                                                                                   
 Hello Newbie.                                                                                                                 5 pete, has your computer picked up drinking again? ;-)                                                                         G Yep, it's off the wagon again! Also, a small correction to your post...                                                       2 Don't play V'GER either, the unknown qb programmer                                                                            ! ARCCOS and Negative value problem                                                                                             1 Cannot calculate the square of a negative number.                                                                             5 Re: Cannot calculate the square of a negative number.                                                                          You have the order wrong                                                                                                      2 Actually, your problem has nothing to do with ABS(                                                                            & Now that makes sense, sense, sense....                                                                                         He could add this test                                                                                                         Re: He could add this test                                                                                                     ARCCOS function in Basic                                                                                                       You can't see it?                                                                                                             \ I get the &quot;since&quot; I should have put the URL to the goof that started this. URL&gt;                                  ` Re: I get the &quot;since&quot; I should have put the URL to the goof that started this. URL&gt;                               Dang Cursor                                                                                                                    *Look at LOCATE in QB help                                                                                                    S Like to help, but I've waited all day for a cursor to appear so I can enter a word.                                            Voilla, le cursor                                                                                                             d *&quot;RTFM?&quot; That means &quot;Reply to forum members&quot; right? LOL  (I looked that up in my                           manual.)                                                                                                                       &quot;Bug&quot; explained.                                                                                                    $ But the bug I complain about is this                                                                                          O And there we have it! That will help me as I'm about to change my sign in to...                                               @ *Also, finish up with LOCATE , , 0 so the cursor will disappear!                                                               I'm creating a FPS game...                                                                                                    * *It would help if you show us your code...                                                                                     here                                                                                                                           I see...                                                                                                                      > Heh, just like Bush. You went to war without an exit strategy!                                                                 Press ESC....It didn't work?                                                                                                  R It worked, I just couldn't pass up the LOL. It's the shooting key that needs work.                                             Political, aren't we?                                                                                                          LOCATE to the rescue!                                                                                                         = LOL - Yeah. Two adjustments you will need to make to do that.                                                                  Just two more things!                                                                                                          Real-Time...                                                                                                                   Sorry...                                                                                                                      4 Wait a minute, wait a minute........................                                                                           This is a Very serious problem                                                                                                 By Wednesday, eh?                                                                                                             ! 3x3 inverse matrix, well. URL&gt;                                                                                              lol, i believe you                                                                                                            7 looks like my computer had a few too many drinks itself                                                                       ( That's just plain weird, even for an XP.                                                                                       might be a hardware problem                                                                                                    Is this possible?                                                                                                             > Well, run this - solves quadratics. See if you can find a hint                                                                 Thnks                                                                                                                          Pageflip                                                                                                                      & No, but you have some other choices...                                                                                         Thanks!                                                                                                                       Z dude it's possible you just need to know the formate screen 12 incode's it's vedio .......                                     Re: Pageflip                                                                                                                  J Not in SCREEN 12, but SCREEN 9 has 2 pages and is of similar resolution...                                                    . Can't get error handler to work in subroutines                                                                                 Easy fix...                                                                                                                   % Could you explain this some more, JT?                                                                                          My response rephrased                                                                                                         $ I had an idea that is what you meant                                                                                          # A good way to handle errors in SUBs                                                                                           Z That is pretty much the way I handle errors in subs, as well as across modules; however...                                     Hunhh?                                                                                                                         Apropos of ON ERROR                                                                                                           [ &quot;0&quot; is a label - LOL. No, I don't think that! I just do not believe it is ever...                                    I can't follow your example.                                                                                                  & No, not SUBS, MODULES. Big difference.                                                                                         Err, OK, I guess                                                                                                              ! Difference between QB 1.1 and 4.5                                                                                             % Re: Difference between QB 1.1 and 4.5                                                                                         B OK, a program example. This should 'Yabba Dabba Do' it for ya.&gt;                                                             Yabba dabba doooooo!                                                                                                           Common ground at last!                                                                                                         * Heh - Private forum                                                                                                          ASM in PDS 7.1                                                                                                                
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 Good Question                                                                                                                 3 Bad answer, or at least &quot;coMfusing!&quot; &gt;                                                                            * LOL                                                                                                                          * LOL to LOL - Dear comfused OP                                                                                               	 About INP                                                                                                                      Good info....  Hey TheBob                                                                                                     < *Neat! Looks like a clown's sperm sample under a microscope!                                                                  * Crude, if not altogether inappropriate ;-)                                                                                    D *Point taken, Kewbie, but once it occurred to me, I couldn't resist.                                                          Z *What! Canada, too? I thought it was only the U.S. government that was cloning clowns! LOL                                    S *We've got our share, Pete, -it's just that Dubya is getting all the press, lately.                                           L *LOL - It took me 3-seconds to get &quot;Dubya&quot; I'm not from the South.                                                  0 4 questions that need some answers!!! - pchaos11                                                                               How to save and load graphics                                                                                                  Complete explanation ...                                                                                                      # Why won't these LINE commands work?                                                                                           - The problem is that you spelled 'color' wrong                                                                                 A *Hey! He spelled colour correctly (maybe he's Canadian, like me).                                                             J *No, he could be Australian. They spell &quot;color&quot; wrong too! - LOL                                                     *Or English                                                                                                                   $ Colour is the correct way because...                                                                                           Dude, here's a clue for you                                                                                                   $ Truth of the matter is, of course...                                                                                           LOL                                                                                                                           O Yeah dude, you just need to get a sence of &quot;humour.&quot; about this post.                                               D *Arrgh! &quot;sense&quot; not sence. Stupid typo screwed up my joke!                                                          . * so do me a favour and wait in the parlour...                                                                                ( How can I draw a line by dragging mouse?                                                                                      ! Re: Drawing a line with the mouse                                                                                             5 Change the screen font and mouse pointer in SCREEN 13                                                                         & If you were using the PRINT command...                                                                                        ( Timing and sub function variable passing                                                                                       Answers to your questions                                                                                                     B More answers:  Correction to above and a function procedure sample                                                            
 Fast Graphics                                                                                                                  Here:                                                                                                                         9 Pixel Perfect Collision Detection (Should Be Easy)  (URL)                                                                      In the case of your program...                                                                                                 *Thx, I'll try it                                                                                                              how to get text to qbasic                                                                                                      Yep, and it's fairly easy.                                                                                                     Another way...                                                                                                                H * leartes, Click on ***FAQ*** at top of forum. How to post. Answers all.                                                      2 Anyone have any big QB Game projects in the works?                                                                             Qbasic argurment pass                                                                                                         , *In QuickBASIC 4.5 or 7.1, look up COMMAND$.                                                                                  . **Is this the same problem with me command$***                                                                                - COMMAND$ has nothing to do with your program.                                                                                  OK trying to fix                                                                                                              . New Program, Else statement and If statesments                                                                                . The problem is in the second last/last line...                                                                                	 Thank you                                                                                                                      Several problems here.                                                                                                         Thank you again                                                                                                                 It's not picking up my LetGrade$                                                                                              - You just have to move the IF/END IF block ...                                                                                 - &quot; New Program&quot; With Read Statements                                                                                  Very simple                                                                                                                    A couple of other things...                                                                                                    ****I had to redo Program*****                                                                                                 One mistake jumps right out...                                                                                                 Program                                                                                                                        Re: Program                                                                                                                    worked some more                                                                                                               You can do it, Leesa!                                                                                                          New guy with a newbie question                                                                                                # When reading DATA more than once...                                                                                            arrow keys rock!                                                                                                               Thanks                                                                                                                         Optical Illusion                                                                                                               No optical illusion                                                                                                            Less boring?                                                                                                                  4 *Wow, try and work your way around those error traps                                                                           Error traps?                                                                                                                  0 Actually, I was refering to your input filter...                                                                               Oh, heh - Thanks                                                                                                              5 * What? Nobody has any comments on the protozoa show?                                                                          *Very pretty :-)                                                                                                              % Qbasic Polynomial and Gamma Function.                                                                                         X Go to China Town and see Cain, he will help you. If he's not there, see our FAQ. URL&gt;                                      F that was a cool show wish they keeped it going for a few more seasons.                                                        ' can strings be copied to the clipboard?                                                                                       T LOL - 2 days without posting and I'm all messed up! The  FAQ URL is for patbuns.&gt;                                          
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 I agree...                                                                                                                     QBasic Program                                                                                                                3 You need to use arrays for each of your data items.                                                                           	 thank you                                                                                                                      Before                                                                                                                         ****I cannot use Arrays******                                                                                                 C OK, in that case this is the best I can do (You've suffered enough)                                                            ****THANK YOU*******                                                                                                           I mix you up with Lisa                                                                                                        	 No Arrays                                                                                                                     " HELP WITH &quot;ELES&quot; COMMAND                                                                                             *There is no ELES command                                                                                                      *Oh hold on, you mean ELSE??                                                                                                   OK I'll assume you do                                                                                                         8 Of course,Ildrest, what &quot;eles&quot; would he mean?                                                                      B *Some people had better start using better English here, or eles!!                                                             thank you for your time                                                                                                       	 thank you                                                                                                                     1 SYSTEM does pretty much the same as END except...                                                                              * LOL                                                                                                                          Smiley face (mini-challenge)                                                                                                   *Riiiight!!                                                                                                                   U *Cute, Solitaire! I'm impressed. I've never seen you do anything graphical before :-)                                         # * Sure you did.  Remember the flag?                                                                                            *You're right. Nice job, too.                                                                                                 5 Than you.  I just revised the program, adding a wink.                                                                         X *For fine lines, perhaps you could use CHR$(196) with black on yellow, 179 for vertical.                                      H *BTW, you'll have to use PALETTE 1, 62: COLOR 0, 1 (Hue 62 = default 14)                                                      1 *Never mind. I tried it and your blink is better.                                                                             N Thanks for the PALETTE info. That opens up a whole new range of possibilities.                                                 I like it! About PALETTE...                                                                                                    I jazzed up the smiley face                                                                                                   D *Looking good! Also, thanks for the STRING$ tip, -very good to know.                                                           Another SMILEY FACE revision                                                                                                  1 *Yeah, that works a lot better (A face is born!).                                                                               To the unknown qbasic programmer                                                                                              / *anybody have a good chess program? or mancala?                                                                                *...done in qbasic, of course!!                                                                                               B *i was working on one a while ago. It used voxels, but i dumped it                                                             qb isn't really suitable                                                                                                      C * lists can somehow be simulated but I agree not suitable for chess                                                           4 If that's the case, then how was it possible . . . .                                                                          ! I went back to my homework thread                                                                                             " Leesa, you're in the wrong thread.                                                                                            L those chess programs aren't exactly, shall we say, in the least bit strong *                                                  U i have seen a Chess engine done in QB your right having pointer to be able to creat..                                         < About 10 years ago I came across a game called Battle Chess.                                                                  % I bet we could make a good Kriegspiel                                                                                         / *Sounds interesting. Battleship with smarts :-)                                                                               U *Uncle Bob beat me to it. I was going to say that. Hey Uncle Bob, you sunk my bishop!                                          *LOL.                                                                                                                         ) * I had that! (still have it)  Good game.                                                                                     + throw your QB chess theories out the window                                                                                   9 *Looks cool. I'll edit out the beep and play a bit later.                                                                     
 Comments.&gt;                                                                                                                  Converted to QBasic....                                                                                                       # help to write a 001A interst. prgm.                                                                                           $ *couldnt have said it better myself!                                                                                          1 Dude, you are asking for an entire setup program!                                                                               Need help with QBASIC Assignment                                                                                              3 It'd be nice if you quote the error you get, but...                                                                           S I agree with Ildrest. I found another data mistake and I also corrected some code.                                           L Have a look at one of Pete's little jewels. How to find active drives in XP.                                                   Win2K... Some problem                                                                                                         Z Yep. has a bug.  Ildrest and anyone else who tries the code, please make this correction:                                    $ *Same thing except this time J% is 0                                                                                          3 Check to see if 2000 makes this file correctly.&gt;                                                                           < * I get &quot;Invalid drive in search path&quot; in the file                                                                  " * Win2k does not recognize FSUTIL.                                                                                             Doesn't work on WindowsNT                                                                                                     \ Reply to Ildrest and Mac. As I thought, it was only made for Win XP. About &quot;,&quot;...                                  0 Remark on comma, plus another way to find drives                                                                              G The results of your semi-colonoscopy were negative. You don't need one!                                                       H Mac. I hope you have AAA, because this one needs a tow back to the shop.                                                       Live and Learn!                                                                                                               % That's why I had the STOP statements.                                                                                         a Drive detection. How to beat the &quot;Blue Screen of Death&quot; (thanks to a post by Ildrest).                             1 Drive detection without BSOD or assembly routines                                                                             : LOL - OK, Earthborn. You ruined the whole dramatic effect!                                                                    d *&quot;8 inch single sided single density hard sectored&quot; disk drive? I want to upgrade to that!                           Mac's pre-Commodore 64 days...                                                                                                / I never fail to get a reaction from my students                                                                               I Hey Pete! (and maybe Mac too)... You can use the interrupt thing in QB1.1                                                     9 OK, Mac (and Pete), I've made a tested version for QB 1.1                                                                      Another way to find drives.                                                                                                   L RE: Stylez. I posted a similar way to detect drives on all systems here URL*                                                   Ultimate drive detector                                                                                                       1 *Can we put some of this stuff, like, in the FAQ?                                                                              Sure                                                                                                                          U * To the Grammar Police: Like word quizzes? What word in this title is spelled wrong?                                          *Spelt??                                                                                                                       *Your name?                                                                                                                    * w.r.o.n.g                                                                                                                   R Greenman wins the cigar! Yep, Quizzes is one of those commonly misspelled words...                                            A *But it's not SPELLED wrong, it's just the incorrect word to use.                                                             > My sides hurt. Too much lol, and all from a 1st. grade riddle!                                                                T *Hey, I get to laugh at myself! :) I'm good at these unless they catch me off guard.                                          E It should be:  What word in this title is spelled, &quot;wrong?&quot;                                                         X *Yes, but that would give away the answer to the riddle! Well, at least I hope it would.                                       You want a word puzzle?                                                                                                       9 *Ha Ha S*H*O*R*T. Also, it's two letters, not to letters.                                                                     _ *Oops, I missed a comma  after Ha ha and small &quot;h.&quot; That's OK, off-duty and at a bar!                               3 *Yeah &quot;Two&quot; sorry. What about the others?                                                                           V *Behead &quot;of&quot; Deduct &quot;went over&quot; Defense &quot;before&quot; Detail.                                        , *Yeah, thats right. What about the last one?                                                                                   *That's that's, not thats!                                                                                                     *Well boo freaking hoo!                                                                                                        *LOL, I love that saying.                                                                                                     9 *Define these words: Behead, Deduct, Defense, and Detail.                                                                     , *The head, the duck, the fence and the tail.                                                                                  9 Ildrest, you're still over-thinking it. Try what I do...                                                                     C * &quot;Go somewhere quite...&quot; ??  You mean &quot;quiet.&quot;                                                           $ * It's quiet possible I do.  LOL :-)                                                                                          G *I was just using the lazy way of making a sentence using certain words                                                       K *Oh, and thanks for the advice, Pete, but there's no mallet shops nearby :(                                                   I LOL - I'll FedEx you mine, but I need it back in Nov. for U.S. elections!                                                      maximize my screen                                                                                                             * Hold ALT and press Enter.                                                                                                    Thanks!!                                                                                                                      < On my XP Home Edition I can maximize or minimize the window.                                                                  / cardinal/catmull-rom spline for vector graphics                                                                               < *Yeah, Catmul rom is a lil faster than cosine interpolation.                                                                   *.BMP                                                                                                                         ! Here's a .BMP loader (URL inside)                                                                                              i need a special mouse driver                                                                                                  BAT file? Or something                                                                                                          im not shure if it's posible ...                                                                                               *Sure                                                                                                                          help!                                                                                                                         
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 * Done. ; - )                                                                                                                  Some suggestions                                                                                                               TIMER is reserved. TIME is OK                                                                                                  Wow, that brings back memories.                                                                                               N I posted a question about software certification in  the non-qb subforum. URL*                                                V * 'Software Certification' implies that you want to be certified as a software expert.                                        1 He didn't mean certify a programmer as proficient                                                                              Second Program that need help                                                                                                  What textbook are you using?                                                                                                  	 Book Info                                                                                                                     H *You continue the same thread when you click on Respond to this Message.                                                        Re: What textbook are you using?                                                                                               Need help fixing programs                                                                                                      Suggestions                                                                                                                    Almost Perfect                                                                                                                 Using the mouse                                                                                                               ) Yes, you can use CALL INTERRUPT, instead.                                                                                     0 *there is also a way to do it with call int86old                                                                               Searching for a file                                                                                                          # *Efficient, you saved 4 key strokes                                                                                            What?                                                                                                                         ' I think he ment when you made your post                                                                                       ! The 2 and b instead of two and be                                                                                             ? And Bob saved 2 letters also (in the two above posts combined)!                                                                I, didn't know that*                                                                                                           *                                                                                                                             - *  * (Vy Nekulturny Idiot)                                                                                  *Co to mo?e znaczy???                                                                                                         8 *Damn my special characters seem to have gotten lost. :(                                                                      3 *Damn, it seems I lost my special characters. {]:-)                                                                           1 Actually, the only grammar mistake was the comma.                                                                             X *Make that &quot;2&quot; and &quot;b&quot; instead of &quot;to&quot; and &quot;be&quot;.                                      > And you guys wonder why Mac takes so many freakin' trips - LOL                                                                6 *Nono, you're quite wrong, as I FULLY understand.  lol                                                                        ! London was merely being sarcastic                                                                                              One way is to use SHELL.                                                                                                      
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 Hey Ted...                                                                                                                    ! Ok... Now How Do I Detect Drives?                                                                                             L Good stuff (File, Dir and drive list using interrupts) from MS Knowledgebase                                                  P If Ildrest INTERRUPTS me one more time!... LOL. How to detect drives in QB.&gt;                                               64k segments                                                                                                                   Homework                                                                                                                      ; *You should have posted this back in the original thread...                                                                    Sorry , didn't know                                                                                                            Your program fixed.                                                                                                           ! Re: Your program fixed./Thank you                                                                                             % What is an easy way to do loop and do                                                                                          Here's a simple DO loop exit...                                                                                               8 Xiroxium: This has got to be a record for delayed thanks                                                                      7 * You would think &quot;theta&quot; thanked you sooner!                                                                       , Or they'd 've forgotten all about it. BUT...                                                                                   get ready for this...                                                                                                         % interface through an external program                                                                                          where do i get dsock?                                                                                                         * Did you try &quot;dsock&quot; drawer? URL*                                                                                    
 Thanks but...                                                                                                                 I Well, the fact that you are not using a 2000/NT/XP, it might be possible.                                                     $ INP &amp; OUT work on Windows 2000!!                                                                                          A I should have been clearer. As the post relates to com support...                                                              XP doesn't allow                                                                                                               Actually it is possible.                                                                                                      - *Did you notice USB is an anagram of SUB?? :)                                                                                  ... Weirdo. =P                                                                                                                  little problem with you theroy..                                                                                               I have Win2000...                                                                                                              *It's Internet (capitalized).                                                                                                 & *It's capitalised (when not in the US)                                                                                        
 *okay okay                                                                                                                    J i never say anything is impossible because i could easly get burned but...                                                    . I need to know how to get started with QBasic!                                                                                R OK, but first you have to answer this very &quot;simple&quot; question Grasshopper                                             help!                                                                                                                         D *Check the Homework Help at the top of this page and post your code.                                                          	 check out                                                                                                                     , *Bleeeaaarrgghh! Find some better tutorials.                                                                                  - *Oh, good. The night shift is coming on-line.                                                                                 
 Okay um...                                                                                                                     QBASIC Tutorial                                                                                                               N *I don't believe it! I found that tutorial independently several months ago...                                                 * Small web, isn't it?                                                                                                         (recursive) multiplication                                                                                                    b Erik, I ran your post through my &quot;Shadowwolf2000 Spellchecker&quot; and I still don't get it.                            " At least you understood my post :P                                                                                            9 *Take the signs out, multiply, and put the sign back in??                                                                     Q yes but my problem remains (I explained it a bit more in my reply on pete's post)                                             ? Do you really need 'recursive' or will this non-recursive work?                                                               ( I'm glad I took a look at Mac's example.                                                                                       Still here, ERIK?                                                                                                              Copy and Paste                                                                                                                S *Paste into Notepad (on your desktop) and save as a .BAS file, then open in QBasic.                                            Another way...                                                                                                                0 Will someone please help me? I need to create...                                                                              ; * Take a look at the &quot;Homework Help&quot; link up top.                                                                   
 Drawing Lines                                                                                                                  From QBASIC's help file:                                                                                                       locate                                                                                                                         Well                                                                                                                          A *I agree with Ildrest, &quot;locate&quot; is located in QB help.                                                             ; *I didn't get the pun the first time I read that... hehe :D                                                                    CD . ???                                                                                                                       It is the current directory                                                                                                   % Ah... a trick I have used in ZTree...                                                                                         	 Ah, ZTree                                                                                                                     . I think you are right Mac. Check this out.&gt;                                                                                 Chapter 4 RND Number question                                                                                                 4 * Just put  RANDOMIZE TIMER at the top of your code.                                                                           Thanks                                                                                                                        . Please explain why TRUE in QB is -1 and not 1.                                                                                = This crap makes my head hurt, so rather than expalin it, URL*                                                                  Now my head hurts!                                                                                                            N Mac - Big Bozo No No. You must have clicked the &quot;Welcome&quot; hyperlink.                                                
 Me No Bozo                                                                                                                    3 Me No Bozo either - MicroBozo - Check this out.&gt;                                                                            I see what happened now                                                                                                        You call that simple?                                                                                                         5 Heh - Try this (after translating into student-speak)                                                                          *Sounds right, Mac.                                                                                                           C I already have several examples showing results of True &amp; False                                                            The important part is this                                                                                                     Hey, you're right...                                                                                                          # *not when using unsigned numbers :)                                                                                           , NOT inverts all bits, not just the sign bit.                                                                                   Thanks                                                                                                                        - *I disagree. But I won't argue, too sleepy :)                                                                                 ; FYI: In Visual Studio.NET, False is 0 and True is 1, not -1                                                                   [ Well let me pull out my microscope so I can check the &quot;Micr0soft Knowledge Base.&quot;                                    re: invert bits                                                                                                               ? I never really understood it either, Solitaire, but I wonder...                                                               X *FALSE = &quot;00000000&quot;; TRUE = &quot;11111111&quot; =&quot;-1&quot; (parity flag)                                       AHHHHHHHHHH!!! Its easy                                                                                                       U Math skills good, English skills bad - It's requires an ' because it's a contraction.                                         B *If you can't tell, i'm not really good at english... And i'm lazy                                                             An analogy using Base-10                                                                                                      1 *Why is no one commenting? I feel lonely here....                                                                              Happens all the time, Ildrest                                                                                                 Yes, I like your analogy                                                                                                      9 *Heh I successfully forced some praise out of 2 people :)                                                                     V I e-mailed this thread to professor B. H. Hoo at MIT University. He is very concerned.                                         Not an expert by any means...                                                                                                  To The PhyloGenesis                                                                                                           % *I do, if that's on page 4 (or 5 now)                                                                                          Printing in graphique mode                                                                                                     That's a tough one...                                                                                                         F I agree with Uncle Bob. I have a USB on my XP and I export to Notepad.                                                        # I use Windows '98/Me upgrade and...                                                                                           = Hi Uncle Bob. All 9x systems require the statement COMMAND...                                                                  *Thanks, Pete.                                                                                                                 new to BASIC......                                                                                                            $ Right-justify text display on screen                                                                                          2 See if you can find another answer in this program                                                                            c First hire an attorney who believes you are &quot;right&quot; and you'll probably be justified.&gt;                            Wow! You really had a lot.                                                                                                     P. S. To murph                                                                                                                7 I know, and I quite drinking the &quot;Pete Lite.&quot;                                                                       ^ Murph:(Another way...)  Pete:You must have had more than &quot;drink&quot;s to have seen that!                                V *in title I meant to say:  &quot;You must have had something other than 'drink's&quot;                                        G No, not a repeat CG. No, not a repeat CG. (Sorry, seeing double now.) .                                                       H *ComputerGhost:  That is basically what I said in my post earlier today.                                                      D How did that &quot;e&quot; get on there? Make that &quot;quit.&quot;                                                           Thanks                                                                                                                         Everyone please read this                                                                                                     D *So the message is what? Don't drink and &quot;hard&quot; drive. LOL                                                          R *Oh, quit wine-ing (very true, of course, about the drinking and driving, though).                                             *Good one Uncle Bob!                                                                                                           LOL - Learning  from Pete, eh?                                                                                                G * LOL! A night-club act!  (Yes, people always tell me I'm too serious.)                                                        goto equivalent in qBasic                                                                                                      Well, GOTO of course...                                                                                                       = Why in the world would you want to &quot;simulate&quot; GOTO?                                                                  Grammar Police :)                                                                                                             Z *Yes, ITS is a possessive pronoun &amp; it always irks me when I see IT'S used improperly.                                    N *Mere lapse of consciousness. I assure you, at 61 I understand the difference.                                                 *We'll put Uncle Bob!                                                                                                          Heh - I had to do it                                                                                                          . Nicely done Mac, but prepare for fallout. URL*                                                                                 Print using a defined amount                                                                                                  + How to copy a file to a new directory. &gt;                                                                                   . Can't answer that one without seeing your code                                                                                J Do you want to limit the number of characters the user enters to a string?                                                    7 BomberPunk - I replied to your new Balloons game (URL*)                                                                       5 hello Mac. i'm about to reply to you in that forum...                                                                          INPUT:promt&amp;storage                                                                                                       Q *No difference, if you're referring to the variable used with an INPUT statement.                                              let me show you the problem                                                                                                    what are you trying to do?!                                                                                                    my explanation                                                                                                                 OH!                                                                                                                            oops                                                                                                                          Y * actually in my real program my string is manipulated and stored before the next command                                      * thx                                                                                                                          Homework: basic game                                                                                                          b I think &quot;half assed&quot; is probably hyphenated! LOL. Here are some &quot;basic&quot; ideas.                             Tough!                                                                                                                         Hang Man                                                                                                                       The randomize part is not tough                                                                                                stuff to do?                                                                                                                   try solitaire's school                                                                                                         It's here (URL*)                                                                                                              & sorting routine, problem with logic...                                                                                        L We need help from someone else on this one -LOL. Very well written post BTW.                                                  Y I don't quite get it.  Are you trying to make a duplicate of the array before sorting it?                                     I Here's an algorithm for saving the &quot;point&quot; indexes to an array.                                                      Try this                                                                                                                      d You'ld think with a handle like &quot;MrPeanuts&quot; he'd be after a &quot;Shell sort&quot; prog! L                          I *I think that's &quot;You'd&quot;... and why'd your title end with an L??                                                     d Had one &quot;L&quot; of a day? you'ld &gt; you'd - Oh no, my contractions are coming closer togethe                          ; *See that? It cut the &quot;r&quot; off together this time!                                                                   E * I suggest you preview before posting and only post complete titles.                                                         C *That's it. I'm going back to signing into the &quot;R&quot; Group!                                                           K *Not really necessary.  Everybody gets a Preview option along with Respond.                                                   T Noooo! Not for the preview option, just to edit the posts that &quot;get away.&quot;                                          d You'ld think with a handle like &quot;MrPeanuts&quot; he'd be after a &quot;Shell sort&quot; prog! L                          W You'ld think with a handle like 'MrPeanuts' he'd be after a 'Shell sort' prog! LOL+more                                       - Mac, I just came across that same phenomenon!                                                                                 0 Heh - The PhyloGenesis might not call that a bug                                                                              Q Q: So, If I were a whale I'd be what type of whale? A: A &quot;Right&quot; Whale!                                             % *Microsoft would call that a feature!                                                                                          *LOL -JT &quot;feature&quot;                                                                                                   It isn't a bug                                                                                                                 Re: It isn't a bug                                                                                                             RRRG                                                                                                                           Re: RRRG                                                                                                                       solution :)                                                                                                                   * How to simulate a light or flashing light?                                                                                     confused...                                                                                                                   ' _i think i had to say Moving Light Rays                                                                                       O Not sure what you're talking about. Have a look at this prog. done by Mac...URL                                               6 Nobody has the slightest idea what he is talking about                                                                        = *Mensliber. Did you recently take in a roomie named pchaos11?                                                                 F *_No, i always announce my changed names or i use Anonymous when tired                                                        4 Please post your results when you solve this problem                                                                           *_OK                                                                                                                          , _i was looking for a real light (pure light)                                                                                   Pick one of the following...                                                                                                   _i would like all of them                                                                                                     + LOL! Well, maybe in a perfect world, but...                                                                                   , Here are the basics of most light effects...                                                                                  0 _Clearly i'm not the best one doing explanations                                                                              M Cool effects Uncle Bob! Maybe mensliber could use a Bud Lite? I know I could!                                                 F *Of course, it helps when student and teacher speak the same language!                                                        Y *Yep. English as a 2nd language. But hey, I'm still working on English as a 1st language.                                      INKEY$ vs. INPUT$(1)                                                                                                           Don't know how practical, but                                                                                                 " input$(2) good for arrow keys ;) *                                                                                             Not on QB1.0 WindowsNT                                                                                                        ( _this one shows keystrokes as an integer                                                                                      5 *_oops, it's useful for pairs of keystrokes (not all)                                                                          Short study of ON KEY                                                                                                          You sure about that?                                                                                                           Duhh... but then,...                                                                                                           Using a Mouse???                                                                                                              ' are you load qb up with the /l switch ?                                                                                       + Re: are you load qb up with the /l switch ?                                                                                   M *Should have come with your QB... you may need to go to Options-&gt;Set Paths                                                 * Question about assembly language and FAT32                                                                                    Q *Most of us know a little assembly, but I guess not enough to help. Maybe Alipha?                                             3 Good idea to post a URL here to your subforum post.                                                                           & *I would like to thank my Editor - LOL                                                                                         Barcodes                                                                                                                      
 Depends...                                                                                                                    / Where have I heard this one before? URL inside.                                                                               ( Hrmm. .It's not me, but I do recall ....                                                                                       Here's some code....                                                                                                          X *Thanks Dav, now let's hope the OP remembers to check this post! Are you out there Mike?                                       Re: Here's some code....                                                                                                      T *Just to let you know I'm keeping up with the thread but I have no ans. ANYONE ELSE?                                          & might be time for a good google search                                                                                        X *The problem with that is it returns software progs rather than examples of source code.                                      2 There's several RapidQ sources out there for 39...                                                                            L *OK, I'll bite. Hey Dav, what is &quot;RapidQ?&quot; I've never heard of it.                                                  . RapidQ is a cool &amp; FREE Basic compiler ...                                                                                < (BTW...I didn't mean to sound like it was made in Qbasic)...                                                                   Delphi - You're probably right.                                                                                               5 Yes, it comes with an IDE, and several people have...                                                                          Thanks Dav, I'll check it out!                                                                                                 Question for Uncle Bob.                                                                                                        *Make one in QB :D                                                                                                            ` I tried making an &quot;Uncle Bob&quot; in QB. I got an &quot;Out of Memory&quot; message - lol.                              1 *An &quot;Uncle Bob&quot;, -LOL! I liked that :-)                                                                             7 I wrote one which creates 32 x 32 bitmap style icons...                                                                       R My hunch paid off. When it comes to Graphics + QB, TheBob rules! Thanks Uncle Bob!                                            / *You're welcome, -and the new comp works great!                                                                                Accepting  Int argc                                                                                                           W the command line argc are stored in command$ as a string you will need a parser for....                                        Try this...                                                                                                                   X Hey Ildrest, you probably have a handle on what the OP wanted. Here is what my QB4.5...                                      0 COMMAND$ must be set before calling the program.                                                                               You used QB4.5?                                                                                                               3 Well, for those of us who don't smoke weed, what!??                                                                            OK                                                                                                                            ! Mac, check out the V'GER forum...                                                                                              Checked out                                                                                                                   ; Using the escape key to exit. (NOTE: Sorry pete and others)                                                                   0 Exit while the screen command has been called ??                                                                              B No apology needed for myself and thanks for explaination. Esc.&gt;                                                            J *Mac, my turn to be X-minutes late. Oh well, that's another nickle for me!                                                     Mac, I just noticed something.                                                                                                 Good info on the hex addition                                                                                                  What I meant was...                                                                                                           ) Then my INKEY example should work, right?                                                                                      What I meant 2                                                                                                                = While Mac is making an aspirin run, I'll try and answer this.                                                                  I just found something out...                                                                                                 " You do not want to do it that way!                                                                                             Sample code                                                                                                                    Another version of your example                                                                                                 Mac, did you have a nice nap?...                                                                                               LOL                                                                                                                           @ Well, I'll just have some animation fun. Input numbers now!?&gt;                                                              G If you really want to give the user control over when to end a program,                                                       	 Question!                                                                                                                     3 Here ill give you a place to go to just get started                                                                           < * Or just follow the Downloads link at the top of this index                                                                   Stalking TheBob                                                                                                                Good job Mac                                                                                                                   *Second before you lol hahaha                                                                                                 	 *lol Evil                                                                                                                     + Hi, Mac. I just answered your last email...                                                                                   
 Welcome back!                                                                                                                 U *LOL! Haven't lived in an igloo for years! (in a hut now with one electrical outlet).                                          Hey, Uncle Bob's back!                                                                                                        ? *Not only back, but apparently on-line the same time as me. lol                                                               G My OS is still Windows 98 with an Me upgrade, unfortunately, however...                                                         About the internal speaker pins:                                                                                               Thanks for the help CG...                                                                                                     ? I noticed a difference between QB on 95 and 98. Does your 98...                                                               Z *I'm afraid I get the switching. I doubt if they cared about correcting the problem in Me.                                    P *Bummer! Well, I guess I'm glad I did not buy a SE upgrade. Thanks for info Bob.                                              - *I do not get it flash for every step in 98SE                                                                                 D Well, that would live up to the Micr%^$t rep. Do it wrong, fix it...                                                          ' Easy solution to the PC Speaker problem                                                                                       Z *Boy, that sounded great, unfortunately, my VC window doesn't include that option (drat!).                                    
 Are you sure?                                                                                                                  Really, really...                                                                                                             " It is dependent on your sound card                                                                                            7 *Oh, well. I'll sort it out sooner or later. Thanks :-)                                                                        setting com1                                                                                                                   a decent way to find center                                                                                                   1 *_oops, i couldn't get in (maybe a wrong letter?)                                                                              Identifing a connection                                                                                                        This is a hint                                                                                                                 another hint                                                                                                                  # Help me understand Print Formatting                                                                                            using                                                                                                                          Got some spare time?                                                                                                           Mine didnt crash                                                                                                              $ No crash on my XP. Some results.&gt;                                                                                           Good testing...                                                                                                               D *Try Fred Flintstone@Bedrock.net because apparently, it outdates me!                                                           Give up? (URL*)                                                                                                                Unjustified.                                                                                                                  _ Windows coders are &quot;far&quot; from idiots only because of the size of the MS complex.  LOL                                Well said, Pete!                                                                                                               *Thank you, Fred.                                                                                                             ( You just gotta hate Microsoft because...                                                                                      " &quot;Mike Rowe Soft&quot; LOL :-)                                                                                             hey pete...                                                                                                                   ) Ah, my computer has a drinking problem...                                                                                     ? *thanks for clearing that up. I knew that i didn't have amnesia                                                                re: xp                                                                                                                        M It might be worth starting QB from another file the uses the START command...                                                 5 How would i set up qbasic to monitor a paralell port?                                                                         & Please keep posting in the same thread                                                                                        C Don't feel bad if you do not get an answer here. Your post mixes...                                                            And also                                                                                                                       You could use WAIT                                                                                                             *FAQ                                                                                                                           QB Equilivent for WAIT                                                                                                         INTERFACEING....                                                                                                              
 Mouse help                                                                                                                     Re: Mouse help                                                                                                                3 I got in trouble asking about mouse stuff recently.                                                                           ' * Wow, no LOLs on this one, tough room!                                                                                        OK LOL Mouse Balls etc.                                                                                                        Like I said, tough room.                                                                                                      2 I know you're out there. I can hear you lurking...                                                                            # QB Express Issue 2 is Now Available                                                                                           Y yo does qb have a build in math fucation of Roots where you can change the index so you..                                      You have to use exponants                                                                                                     " Help with status on paralell ports                                                                                             Libarys                                                                                                                       	 Libraries                                                                                                                     	 thanks :)                                                                                                                     * Are extra libaries compatible with QB 7.1?                                                                                    . Re: Are extra libaries compatible with QB 7.1?                                                                                 thanks                                                                                                                        
 flowcharts                                                                                                                    < * Flowchats as used in the modelling of Information Systems?                                                                   Flowchart???                                                                                                                  6 For an example of the result of the willy-nilly method                                                                        Q *Yeah, this post takes you back. I made a flowchart once, but my dinosaur ate it!                                              Yes they do                                                                                                                    I still teach flowcharting.                                                                                                    Flowchart symbols in WORD.                                                                                                     More on flowcharting in Word...                                                                                                Interesting                                                                                                                    ms word?                                                                                                                       I'll be darned! You are right!                                                                                                ! Yes! Thanks from me, too, unknown                                                                                             / flow chart are more troble then there worth ...                                                                                Flowcharts suck!                                                                                                               They can be modular                                                                                                            * Very interesting                                                                                                             Mac: Hero Of Flowcharting                                                                                                      - Blush - Well,.....(URL*)                                                                                                     How to use Printer?                                                                                                           O See the FAQ under how to print. Earthborn has an article about using Notepad...                                                Thank you Pete.                                                                                                               + Maybe I did not specify my problem clearly.                                                                                   2 Huh!? Maybe you did not read my article correctly.                                                                             Here is information                                                                                                           . Great! Did you try the LPRINT example. Also...                                                                                 Full Screen                                                                                                                   A There are many ways. The .pif is great. Also, you can start QB...                                                             
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 Guessed wrong                                                                                                                 
 errorlevel                                                                                                                    4 I personally wouldn't mess around with complex stuff                                                                          ; Here is how you can shell to a batch file using parameters.                                                                    ?                                                                                                                              Guess I went off on a tangent.                                                                                                , Admittedly, this is nit-picking, Mac, but...                                                                                   Thanks - Right!                                                                                                               ! That's clear, but not what I need                                                                                             , I bet you a chocolate ice cream you're wrong                                                                                   Re: errorlevel                                                                                                                 Re: ERRORLEVEL in QBASIC                                                                                                       MAC...                                                                                                                         Sorry                                                                                                                          P.S.                                                                                                                          9 Mac, do you mean that you wrote a prog. in QBasic that...                                                                      Nothing nearly as ambitious                                                                                                    I tried something like that                                                                                                   * Question about using hardware with qbasic!                                                                                    W *Hooking it up with either the serial, or paralell port is very possible: OPEN COM/LPT1                                       4 How to write the right nummbers, instead of letters?                                                                          P Within a range, you can extend number printing capabilities to print as follows:                                              ' Mac:  Problem with the Non-QBasic forum                                                                                       M I think it is the whole index of subforums  that has that &quot;feature&quot;                                                  Not so.  Please check again.                                                                                                   True!                                                                                                                          Bummer, not easy to fix                                                                                                       0 Maybe you can start a new Non-QBasic forum, then                                                                               &lt;---------IM BACK                                                                                                          3 * Welcome back. Now find TheBob! I hope he is OK...                                                                            *He is missing also??                                                                                                          Last seen Aug 29                                                                                                              + *Noone cares about poor little me *sniffle*                                                                                   8 I noticed you haven't been around since August 16th, but                                                                      U I've been here on and off since page ~400 (could be 600 :S) under the alias XiberLord                                         P *that is, I first came here when there was 400 pages (just checked, roughly 400)                                              Z *Yep, good you're back. Now help us find TheBob before another $%# clipping  post happens!                                     *Clipping post?                                                                                                                You must have missed it                                                                                                        Printing using SHELL command                                                                                                   For XP, try...                                                                                                                * Shift problem with QB 7.1 under windows xp                                                                                    M *I ran the program, got the problem, ran it again, and the problem went away.                                                 * Shift problem with QB 7.1 under windows xp                                                                                     Is Qbasic 7.1 rare?                                                                                                           
 Not really                                                                                                                    G Neither one of these has been available for purchase for over a decade.                                                       , the big reason why qb4.5 beats out PDS is...                                                                                  & PDS does weird things with memory too.                                                                                         Ahem...                                                                                                                        Yeah...                                                                                                                        Speed difference...                                                                                                           7 * why is it called 7.1? is there a version 4.6 to 7.0 ?                                                                       * _v7.1 it's the v7.0 with corrections (Url)                                                                                     ummmmm.....stuck                                                                                                               SHELL                                                                                                                         * *URL to DOS SHELL command. www.easydos.com                                                                                     Thanks m8 :)                                                                                                                   Block Initials                                                                                                                	 some code                                                                                                                     # Nice, Erik, but here is a challenge                                                                                            Initials                                                                                                                      * * this code could be combined with my code                                                                                     Gosub function                                                                                                                I Good question. &quot;Label not defined&quot; means you did not specify...                                                      _a label name must have a colon                                                                                               1 Can &quot;START&quot; find its way across drives?                                                                             7 * On WindowsNT works if you use CMD rather than COMMAND                                                                       I *should work as long as WINOWS is in the PATH variable, it is by default.                                                     ? Thinking it through some more, I probably will not encounter...                                                               
 Across drives                                                                                                                  *Interesting. Thanks Fred.                                                                                                    
 2-D scrolling                                                                                                                 K *What screen mode are you useing?  That can change how it needs to be done.                                                   ) * 13, easier to PEEK in the sprite memory                                                                                      SVGA might be better                                                                                                           Coins generator                                                                                                                Yes*                                                                                                                           Use RND, then...                                                                                                                This generates up to 30 US coins                                                                                               thank you both.                                                                                                                clipping triangles.                                                                                                           7 No, I don't think anyone has a clue what you are saying                                                                        * LOL - Revenge, eh?                                                                                                          ; * Revenge? I haven't got a clue what you are talking about.                                                                    LOL                                                                                                                            I received your font file                                                                                                      I think I have a clue                                                                                                         2 P.S. I did a GOOGLE search on 'clipping triangles'                                                                            R LOL - I did a Google search and the #1 result was sanman's post at flipcode forum!                                            
 Because...                                                                                                                    2 Heh, we remember you. Hey sanman, give us a break!                                                                            : *Clipping? Doom had a no-clipping cheat (go through walls)                                                                     *different type of clipping :)                                                                                                % relsoft would be able to help here...                                                                                         P also this forum is not the best place to post on relating to Gfx's the extent...                                               its slower to draw off screen                                                                                                 7 write your own line drawing algortheym and use poke ...                                                                        As I've told you already....                                                                                                  3 * Clipping is providing URLs to non-existant sites?                                                                           J * Hey, I want to play too. Clipping is a 15 yard penalty in U.S. football!                                                     Err, site finally came up, but                                                                                                ^ I can't get rel's site. &quot;Subprogram not defined&quot; usually means you did not add /l...                                 *No call interrupt in qb 1.1                                                                                                   thats a dead link REL!                                                                                                        ! you only clip full triangles?!?!?                                                                                              Clipping Triangles                                                                                                             you got it right,                                                                                                             
 Homework Help                                                                                                                 % String variables need to end with a $                                                                                          Still didn't work                                                                                                              Yea Reprogramed                                                                                                                Nick, I beg to differ.                                                                                                         For the record                                                                                                                 Yah I'm the Lamer Newber Nick                                                                                                 : PS: Increase The Number of #'s for larger than 2 digit pay                                                                     Comments on your program, Katie                                                                                               ' If you don't get it, study this program                                                                                        Thanks Mac!                                                                                                                   / Nevermind-I figured it out-Thanks for your help                                                                               , * Oops! I wasted some time. Congratulations!                                                                                   Damn SCREEN                                                                                                                    it changes your PALETTE                                                                                                       % Er, whatever a &quot;palette&quot; is                                                                                         ] If the South won the U.S. Civil War, a &quot;palette&quot; would be someone who flys a plane.                                  lol, this is not a palette                                                                                                     What a palette is...                                                                                                          I Remember back in the days of CGA monitors with a grand total of 4 colors?                                                      Thanks Earthborn and Solitaire                                                                                                 Yes, the palette can be changed                                                                                               ( * most likely attribute 0 is still black                                                                                       Never happened to me                                                                                                           I overlooked some code                                                                                                        
 Yep Thanks                                                                                                                    * and by 32 bit I mean 24...lol thanks again                                                                                    , my newest project(s)  [for those interested]                                                                                  = *the above post is voted for having the most punctuation ever                                                                 , * Not really.  But you forgot to capitalize.                                                                                   paletto                                                                                                                       & If I understand what you are asking...                                                                                         how?                                                                                                                          ( I can't understand you very well, but...                                                                                      " You're going about it all wrong...                                                                                             6 Bit  = 256 colors???                                                                                                         simple text game                                                                                                               Use SELECT CASE.                                                                                                               3D Programming                                                                                                                 3D Programming, again                                                                                                          I second that!!! *                                                                                                             What do you mean?                                                                                                              Those 3D tutes are great! *                                                                                                   ! Pixel by Pixel + Tile by Tile = ?                                                                                             0 ok the easyest way to go about doing this is....                                                                              E also look here for some tutorials on pixl by pixl and tile by pixl...                                                          thanx                                                                                                                          and...                                                                                                                         HELP newbie with Microsoft ME                                                                                                 W man mac mybe you should just have a link at the top of the bored that say's qb45 ......                                       
 Getting QB                                                                                                                    
 Illegal-ness?                                                                                                                 L OK, this question has bugged me for some time. Any answers? Solitaire maybe?                                                   Microsoft don't do that...                                                                                                    + you know i think there a internation law...                                                                                   4 I'm teaching an introductory course using QBasic 1.1                                                                           Also wonder?                                                                                                                  + Mac, that pen up, LT 50 language is LOGO...                                                                                    Thanks, bp - and by the way...                                                                                                 Don't knock LOGO.                                                                                                             E *Thanks for all the responses, good stuff, but Mac's made me cry. lol                                                          HELP                                                                                                                          9 Lotsa ways to fix it, but these are two that work for me:                                                                      Err, I don't understand                                                                                                        I use Win.Me with no problems.                                                                                                 Sound                                                                                                                         4 * Do you have Qbasic or QuickBasic on your computer?                                                                          8 So you're the one who bought Win ME. I knew someone did.                                                                      / _if you are using WinMe, there is a patch (Url)                                                                                Sending output to printer....                                                                                                  Printer                                                                                                                       O See the FAQ under how to print. Earthborn has an article about using Notepad...                                               % Im a newb in need of ideas for newbs!                                                                                         1 *Here's an idea, try posting your name next time!                                                                              _some persons are shy                                                                                                          Question about LPRINT.                                                                                                         Use this                                                                                                                       *Perfect! Thanks.                                                                                                              Has Circle been on lately?                                                                                                    * He last posted here August 1st and then...                                                                                    P Sad. If I ever started a QB site, I would post files and FAQS but for a forum...                                              " I promise this is the last problem                                                                                             Sigh                                                                                                                          # One of the many ways of doing it...                                                                                           ! Heh - Thats closer than my method                                                                                              Problem with RND and INT                                                                                                       * see the post below you :P                                                                                                    Rnd                                                                                                                            Using /3 is not necessary                                                                                                     " RANDOMIZE 1.798*(10^308) Bombs out                                                                                             A little help fellas                                                                                                          6 * Just put RANDOMIZE TIMER at the top of your program.                                                                        * Does your version of QBasic have this bug?                                                                                    Z See &quot;Homework...&quot; HA HA. Mac, it's in QB4.5 too. I can tell you how to fix it...                                     OK, data results...                                                                                                            LOL                                                                                                                           Y Ah, so you figured out how to solve it too but  do not get why it won't work the other...                                     ' Hanging on for dear life upside-down...                                                                                        *Same results with 7.1                                                                                                        F Bob's igloo - LOL . He probably uses one of those gas powered laptops!                                                        
 For one thing                                                                                                                 5 Well, SYSTEM closes all files, so #2 does get closed.                                                                         
 Good point                                                                                                                     i wouldnt call that a bug.                                                                                                     Great bug, interesting results                                                                                                B *JT - &quot;WRITE&quot; was the first thing I tried, same results.                                                              I can't answer your question but                                                                                                What was &quot;my question&quot;                                                                                               My apologies                                                                                                                   Do not agree                                                                                                                   I do not agree                                                                                                                 I'm not so sure we are arguing                                                                                                - Aaah, it's nice to talk to intelligent people                                                                                 6 Heh, thanks. I have continued the discussion elsewhere                                                                          homework:clip triangles properly                                                                                              N I think you'll need to be lot clearer about what it is you are trying to do...                                                R Re: I think you'll need to be lot clearer about what it is you are trying to do...                                              I don't think you are very clear                                                                                              / Sorry for being picky but you're stumping us...                                                                                theory                                                                                                                        2 Dude, he want to clip stuff that goes offscreen...                                                                            0 it seems that all the explaining doesnt help?!?!                                                                               Does this help? (URL)*                                                                                                        2 *http://www.faqs.org/faqs/graphics/algorithms-faq/                                                                              Just clip scanline per scanline.                                                                                               timer                                                                                                                          answer                                                                                                                        
 Re: answer                                                                                                                     WAIT &amp;H3DA, 8                                                                                                             ) and if that's still not the right delay..                                                                                      Oh and also...                                                                                                                / The smallest timer delay is .055 seconds (URL*)                                                                               % Random number that's picked most?????                                                                                          See Homework at top of index                                                                                                  1 What you are looking for is the &quot;mode.&quot;                                                                             6 Yep, but due to the data, I don't see the need to sort                                                                        / Sending output to the printer....how is it done                                                                                Printer output                                                                                                                R These days, thanks to the crap called advancement in technology, you have to be...                                             You made a small error                                                                                                        L Yep, goof! That's why I'm glad I posted I was in a rush. The file part is...                                                  ( Needed: scientist or electronic engineer                                                                                      - * Is this increment the same on all machines?                                                                                 - * I think so, for all Intel machines at least                                                                                 # it's due to the PIT clock frequency                                                                                           3 Good reference (I think) - Can you do more, Plasma?                                                                            er                                                                                                                            ) Great! Thanks! But everybody else: SURVEY                                                                                      let me guess                                                                                                                  8 Hey, speaking of physics, you just gotta love that NASA!                                                                       *We did, but in the 70's                                                                                                      9 Yep, and I was there to see it, I just do not believe it.                                                                     9 I see no reason to assume NASA didn't put men on the moon                                                                     V *It will be fun checking those links out. Do you work for the government? -lol Thanks.                                         Kind of makes sense                                                                                                           * Thanks, guys! This thread is closed (URL*)                                                                                     Smaller divisors you say...                                                                                                    quick and dirty method:                                                                                                       C * &quot;My interest has been &quot; PEAKED (not &quot;peeked&quot;)                                                           4 If all spelling mistakes here had to be corrected...                                                                           *No, piqued                                                                                                                   < Any tips for making a program that connects to the internet?                                                                  & Don't think that's possible in pure QB                                                                                         DSOCK                                                                                                                         4 The easiest way to download a file from a website...                                                                          Z *You can use QB to make a program to download HTML but I do not know how to upload an FTP.                                     How do you make a working .EXE?                                                                                                There is a button for that                                                                                                     not working for me                                                                                                            * You probally don't have the required files                                                                                     thanx                                                                                                                          slowing down                                                                                                                   Why didn't you post your code?                                                                                                . Example that doesn't slow down for a long time                                                                                 Re: slowing down                                                                                                               Re: slowing down                                                                                                              - 2000 circles will be 10 times slower than 200                                                                                 E DIM w, a, o AS INTEGER will only assign the last variable as integer.                                                         - * You are right. I should have realized that.                                                                                 = First you said, &quot;more than like 10 circles&quot; is slow                                                                  flicker                                                                                                                       0 Reducing flicker in SCREEN 13 is a lot trickier!                                                                              E Hey Mac. Found this place to download the ocx file needed for dialer.                                                         ! using XP and screen mode to small                                                                                              This is how I get around it.                                                                                                  > Do you mean it starts as a window and you want it full screen?                                                                 Proper Delay                                                                                                                  	 use TIMER                                                                                                                     + A good example of QBasic's TIMER inaccuracy                                                                                   J A 2-step method to get a QB TIMER program to run close to an atomic clock.                                                     (3)Detonate Clock! *                                                                                                           You're right but                                                                                                              	 QBasic OS                                                                                                                      Sorry, that's not an OS...                                                                                                     Nice...                                                                                                                        I have made a kernel                                                                                                          U *Point taken. (But I think you're the first with an OS question that's made a kernel)                                         # _a reference for higher resolutions                                                                                            Wow                                                                                                                            Error                                                                                                                          Make sure to '$INCLUDE:'QB.BI'                                                                                                & _Alipha did put the code in a subforum                                                                                         --&gt; Timer!?  &lt;--                                                                                                        
 my version                                                                                                                     Maybe it's not the timer...                                                                                                   
 good question                                                                                                                 " It is probably something like this                                                                                            D Err, that applies if you are getting errors of a second. If more,...                                                          < *I doubt it will change much but use StartTime! and EndTime!                                                                  D Actually # is better than ! however it does not make any difference.                                                          I Don't see # is more accurate. It just gives more decimal places of error.                                                     2 *Correct. Precise to a greater number of decimals.                                                                             ???                                                                                                                            Time                                                                                                                          Y * example TIME$ = &quot;08:00:58&quot; don't know if this works in windows never tried...                                     Z *Yep, use TIME$ to set the time. Use DATE$ to set the date. DATE$ = &quot;09-06-2004&quot;                                     * it's 09-07-2004 already                                                                                                     X *07-09-2004... I find dd/mm/yyyy that we use here more logical... smallest to largest...                                      T TIMES$ only works while the QB program is running but does not change it in Windows.                                          W *Actually, on Win 95 and I'll assume '98 as well, TIME$ does change the Window's clock.                                        Not on WindowsNT                                                                                                               time$                                                                                                                          This is only...                                                                                                               + Anyway to make this NTVDM change permanent?                                                                                   * *anyway = any way (lol - brain fog today!)                                                                                    6 * don't worry about a spaceman... I mean.... space man                                                                         You can use START...                                                                                                          N START SWITCHES - Thanks! My Win 95 only gives 4 switches for start, however...                                                 qbasic RGB values vs Paint                                                                                                    : Try the equations (X + 1) * 4 - 1 or X * 4 + 3. However...                                                                    @ A database or an array could also be used to get you the best...                                                               thanks, I'll try that                                                                                                         1 srry ... asterisk before above msg... url in this                                                                              *(X * 255) \ 63                                                                                                               L Apparently, the RGB palette used in Windows differs from the one used in DOS                                                   Have you thought of...                                                                                                        # Question for any USB printer users.                                                                                           < I just got a Laser printer myself and noticed the same thing                                                                   I think i might know why.                                                                                                      I think you are wrong                                                                                                          Work Takes 0 Seconds?                                                                                                          Don't you mean DO UNTIL?                                                                                                      ! BTW - How's Gomer these days? lol                                                                                              question about Vertical Retrace                                                                                                explaination                                                                                                                   Problem with code                                                                                                             > The code you provided cannot be used as writen. Error 55 is...                                                                 * My turn to be 6 minutes late!                                                                                               ! To Avoid This Error, Use FREEFILE                                                                                              Not so                                                                                                                        ' Presumably that is not all of your code                                                                                        Re: Problem with code                                                                                                         * Some rules to live by if you use FREEFILE.                                                                                     Good point, Pete                                                                                                              
 CALL + arrays                                                                                                                 & Yes, you can pass arrays as parameters                                                                                        & _how do i use this Poke when pixeling?                                                                                        < *Assuming Screen 13, it's 320 (because it's 320 pixels wide)                                                                   *_thanks, i will try that                                                                                                     ' _i got an Overflow on Screens 11 and 12                                                                                        It only works on SCREEN 13                                                                                                     * (url)                                                                                                                       # *_thank you, i will be reading that                                                                                           5 *_how the Basic distinguish characters 0, 32 and 255?                                                                         = They PRINT the same, but they are stored as different numbers                                                                  *_nope, thank you very much                                                                                                   + Remember that when printed to the screen...                                                                                    Some results w/WindowsNT                                                                                                       Pathfinding (URL)                                                                                                             	 real ants                                                                                                                     < A algorthem is a good algorythem  and i belive a person ....                                                                  / * (A* algorithm, pronounced &quot;A star&quot;)                                                                                * no A * is a vareation of A                                                                                                   *Oh ok thanks for the info                                                                                                     I wrote that one...                                                                                                            Using an algorithm...                                                                                                          Emergent Behavior                                                                                                             $ I don't think anyone knows for sure,                                                                                           that makes sense                                                                                                              
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 SHELL Command                                                                                                                 E Well that's just weird. The syntax appears corect, so it should work.                                                          *Puzzling. Works fine with me.                                                                                                3 The OP must not be explaining the problem correctly                                                                            Upon further inspection                                                                                                       E Ha ha. That would happen on Win 20,000 too! It's INPUT, not OUTPUT...                                                         $ Just to make it a little easier.&gt;                                                                                           *Heh, thanks                                                                                                                  " APM v1.2 specification found (URL)                                                                                             What I actually mean is:                                                                                                       I'm guessing....                                                                                                              U I don't get what you are trying to do. Power off? If so, would you want a RUNDLL32...                                         < * No, I want to be able to turn off the PSU in pure DOS 6.22                                                                  8 We had another post like that a month ago. No results...                                                                       ISAM Databases                                                                                                                 what is ISAM *                                                                                                                ! *Indexed Sequential Access Method                                                                                              What you talking about?                                                                                                        Not True Exactly                                                                                                               * Ah, so. (I have QB1.0)                                                                                                       Umm... guys...                                                                                                                I *I've never installed my 7.1 either. RA+Seq access is interesting, though                                                     , Re: Installing subsequent versions of QBasic                                                                                   Boo to you too                                                                                                                B * computers with the size of a living room are traditional as well                                                             Mac, please...                                                                                                                Q It's probably just a time constraint issue. I know when I get home and have to...                                              'sound a bit silly'?                                                                                                           Re: ISAM Databases                                                                                                             ISAM is cool but                                                                                                               previous post is a little messy                                                                                               , *But QB 7.1 has loads of built-in ISAM stuff                                                                                  R I posted some general questions about C++, JAVA, and Delphi in non-qb forum (URL*)                                             *Thanks! Response at sub-forum.                                                                                               3 Homework help: text adventure - rooms and variables                                                                            I still think...                                                                                                               Thats awesome help                                                                                                             Still can't get it to work                                                                                                    ( * Put a colon before LET dead = dead + 1                                                                                       TROGDOR!                                                                                                                      & Yay! You recognised the Trogdor music.                                                                                        = More minor help: INPUT when certain variables are more than 0                                                                  More answers...                                                                                                                Also...                                                                                                                       P Use colons instead of semicolons. Use variable=1 instead of variable=variable+1.                                               Try                                                                                                                           $ Except for the stuff at the begining                                                                                          2 I still think that the grammar you're using sucks*                                                                             Its a joke, mate.                                                                                                             % *_how can i draw a pixel in Screen 0?                                                                                         
 *You can't                                                                                                                     _i thought it was possible                                                                                                    , You've misunderstood that thing's purpose...                                                                                   *thank you for clarifying                                                                                                     ' _is it possible flashing colors slower?                                                                                        Use TIMER to set a delay.                                                                                                      I think he means...                                                                                                            *yep, i had to add that too                                                                                                   W *Yep, I know he meant that. I offered timer  because I do not know another alternative.                                       @ Using a timer with a TRUE/FALSE toggle to display blinking text.                                                              * _thanks to Pete, Marinedalek and Soliraire                                                                                    * Here's one that seems pleasant to look at.                                                                                     *_thank you                                                                                                                    Sorry it wasn't better                                                                                                         Helpers wanted for game design                                                                                                + Simply post here requirements for a routine                                                                                    Mac:                                                                                                                          
 Heh - Thanks!                                                                                                                 = maybe you should come up with an IDEA BEFORE you recruit ;) *                                                                 6 Yeah, you should post what type of game and etc it is*                                                                        > Most of the regulars here could fill any of those positions...                                                                R *Oh boy, an &quot;IDEA&quot; guy. Here's and idea, idea guy, LEARN how to program!                                            & I dont get it, ms paint for qbasic???*                                                                                        F * I think he has a bitmap, gif  or jpg loader most likely *.bmp loader                                                         Getting Stored Infomation                                                                                                      I think I understand                                                                                                           cheer                                                                                                                          error                                                                                                                          Try this                                                                                                                       Hasty                                                                                                                          yeah I was a little bit hasty                                                                                                 
 Thanks lol                                                                                                                     A little request                                                                                                               dos debug command + crash                                                                                                      Assembly is a tricky thing                                                                                                     oops                                                                                                                          Q * ya if your going to do asm use TASM so you don't shoot your self in the foot...                                              My guess is...                                                                                                                 the wizard is here! (url*)                                                                                                     how to make a bot                                                                                                             # this is kind of a vage question ...                                                                                            Thanks a lot!!                                                                                                                 well Java might work...                                                                                                        Thank you, again!                                                                                                             L Come back in 10-years when you're &quot;a-bo't&quot; done. lol OK, now this:                                                  P Re: Come back in 10-years when you're &quot;a-bo't&quot; done. lol OK, now this:                                               * Laughing Out Loud                                                                                                           L i was thinking about somthing you might want to try that might be less work.                                                   Nice advice, ShadowWolf!                                                                                                      5 one can use VS .net without making a .net executable,                                                                         > i didn't recommend using java he asked if he could use java...                                                                  You've taken the matter further.                                                                                               PS                                                                                                                            < Dev c++ is just a IDE over top the Mingw32 C++ compiler ....                                                                   Thanks for the infomation.                                                                                                     Running Qbasic                                                                                                                C Interesting. Have you tried to launch it from the desktop as a PIF?                                                           	 Try this:                                                                                                                     + What's wrong with this? Gets error in QB1.0                                                                                   $ *Try changing the len = 1 to len = 3                                                                                          6 Or, if you don't want to change the length, do this...                                                                         Thats odd..                                                                                                                   " No text above, but true - VERY ODD                                                                                            C You're welcome Mac. That's about how I have it figured too. Also...                                                            Amazing. We should have known                                                                                                 L *Whew, for a second there I thought you meant the lip-gloss reference! (lol)                                                   anything wrong with this?                                                                                                       Having trouble with binary files                                                                                               that's.. odd..                                                                                                                  *Thanks, that seems to work now.                                                                                               A preferred method                                                                                                            " I prefer the CHR$() + ASC() way...                                                                                             *Just how I would do it :)                                                                                                     Me, too                                                                                                                       4 sanman, your question on sorting is finally answered                                                                           Rgb-palette                                                                                                                    The RGB values are as follows:                                                                                                 Now the 0-63 values:                                                                                                           RGB Color Values                                                                                                               Re: RGB  colour values                                                                                                         * I see.                                                                                                                      = *Solitaire, use underlines instead dots, it works for me, bye                                                                  * palette reading/changing link                                                                                                while/wend vs do/loop                                                                                                         E WHILE/WEND was used with BASICA.  DO/LOOP was introduced with QBasic.                                                         & Heh, I coded in BASICA for many years.                                                                                        B Mac, do you subscribe to the &quot;billion keystroke&quot; theory?                                                             Never heard of that, but                                                                                                      W *MS programs may not be idiot-proof, but they are proof that idiots can write programs!                                       ? Who on earth could type 1 billion keystrokes in their lifetime?                                                               C *In conclusion: you are much more likely to die from natural causes                                                           , *aren't you confusing words with keystrokes?                                                                                  W :-(  yea.  Hear is the correct answer in keystrokes:  (but the point is still the same)                                       . Depends on whether you are English or American                                                                                 I think the difference is...                                                                                                   *I agree                                                                                                                        Re: I think the difference is...                                                                                              G *... and how is that any different?  capitalization makes no difference                                                        Email                                                                                                                         M It would be very complicated to make such a prog. with QB. Try this SHELL&gt;                                                  Help                                                                                                                          2 Pete gave a misleading example, but the idea works                                                                             thnx                                                                                                                          F Argh, It has been too long since I used that shell. However, about /C:                                                         Drive letter                                                                                                                  J Like the sock said to the seamstress, &quot;Well I'll be darned!&quot;&gt;                                                     print statements                                                                                                               try this                                                                                                                       Right, and for various lengths                                                                                                 thanks                                                                                                                         Slight fix to that print sub                                                                                                   rotating sprites                                                                                                              2 That works but not that good a better way would be                                                                            - * thanks, wow monodisk is a very nice program                                                                                 : *what's the max filesize of a QB program (including SUBs)?                                                                    X A procedure size (interpreted) is limited to 64K the smae for a module (compiled). Also:                                      
 Store info                                                                                                                     Answer to both questions:                                                                                                      annoyed                                                                                                                       	 some code                                                                                                                     L * correction : I meant ComputerGhost, not pete I was confused w another post                                                   hahah cheer m8                                                                                                                 memory                                                                                                                         however                                                                                                                        Suggestions:                                                                                                                   thanks                                                                                                                        E Here's a quick routine I made that might ans. string dim, stack, etc.                                                          Need help in Qbasic.                                                                                                          $ Here's a bitmap loader for QBasic...                                                                                           Thanks alot                                                                                                                   S *Hey Bob,let me know when you're going public with that prog! (I passed on Google.)                                           = *Not likely, besides, freeware is about as public as it gets!                                                                  *LOL                                                                                                                          ( launching windows apps from a basic prog                                                                                       The SHELL command:                                                                                                             _SHELL                                                                                                                        2 _some apps known by the system do not require path                                                                            C * All programs in the paths that`s set by the path command is known                                                           3 A note about the START command for 9x and XP users:                                                                            _got reason But...                                                                                                             preciso de um copilador                                                                                                        preciso de um copilador                                                                                                       , Mac and Ildrest please have a look at this:                                                                                  ? *Shift plus the keys you mentioned ends up with higlighted text                                                                *(on Win 2000 of course)                                                                                                      % Thanks  Ildrest. On a personal note:                                                                                         5 There is no correlation between age and intelligence.                                                                         3 * Up and Down arrows don't work. Everything else OK                                                                            I'm puzzled:                                                                                                                   * New code works OK                                                                                                           > Great, but could you please tell me how the first code failed:                                                                 Here are some results.                                                                                                        	 Last note                                                                                                                     0 Then it works fine on NT as written. Here's why:                                                                               Im a Noob - Homework Help.                                                                                                     Re: Im a Noob - Homework Help.                                                                                                < *Yep, too bad too. You are now over-qualified to work at MS!                                                                  - LOL, actually MS proggers work very hard ....                                                                                 c &quot;The Car&quot; I think you helped me on a ? about 3-yrs ago on QB45.COM Great to have U  here!                            XP and INP(&amp;H60)                                                                                                           In my experience                                                                                                               Sterling Christensen?                                                                                                          * Thanks                                                                                                                      + * Heh, I expected to wait 5 months for that                                                                                   8 Yes, I realize the 42 + 128 to detect release is normal.                                                                       High Res Graphics question                                                                                                    - Screen 12 doesn't have a background colour...                                                                                  Thanks                                                                                                                         polling the wheel status                                                                                                       *Try finding a DOS mouse driver                                                                                                This one works in Windows                                                                                                     / Yep, but you can't do it with normal interrupts                                                                                thanks                                                                                                                         path problem                                                                                                                  2 Yeah, but QBasic is an &quot;old DOS&quot; program                                                                             haha omg                                                                                                                      M &quot;SmileMan4&quot; is 9-characters. It is NOT an 8.3 path name. Do this...                                                 Y Hey Mac. If I had a penny for every time someone responded while I was writing my post...                                     : * LOL - I was waiting for your response to Mike's question                                                                     Have a look at this... (*URL)                                                                                                 ! *thanks, but i'll just go for 8.3                                                                                              Re: path problem                                                                                                              6 OPEN &quot;com2: 1200,N,7,1&quot; FOR INPUT AS 1&quot;                                                                        2 Yeah, but QBasic is an &quot;old DOS&quot; program                                                                            J The world of 32-bit programming seems like one big patch job these days...                                                    : ya i noticed that to also another thing i have notice is..                                                                    ] I agree. I'd like to find the person responsible for &quot;drag and drop&quot; programming...                                  .obj file created by Quickbasic                                                                                               $ I think .obj files are dump files...                                                                                          F That's true. I delete all .obj files. The MAP files can be erased too.                                                        G Well, I wouldn't call the 'dump' files. 'Intermediate' files is better.                                                       P * I start QB45 from a batch file that deletes all the .OBJ files before it ends.                                              Z .obj files are what the compiler output it basicly Pure Machine Code the Linker use's.....                                     Won't work in DOS                                                                                                             > .Net heh, better look into the .Net Framework situation first:                                                                2 The long-range goal of using the .NET framework is                                                                             *.Net = .Mess, I concur.                                                                                                       RE:COM2                                                                                                                        Response to Mike:                                                                                                              About object files:                                                                                                            forum question, and poker.                                                                                                     haha                                                                                                                           yelimS, problem here                                                                                                           A few comments...                                                                                                             2 *Slight correction, Hue #63 is white, not Hue #15.                                                                             Hey, TheBob                                                                                                                    Sure...                                                                                                                        oops.                                                                                                                          About the card drawing...                                                                                                      I own!                                                                                                                         *I don't get it!                                                                                                              
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 I see it now!                                                                                                                  re: Invisible code                                                                                                             datafile changing                                                                                                             # *What program are you referring to?                                                                                           & We can't see your problem from here...                                                                                        * Re: We can't see your problem from here...                                                                                    : * Make sure you CLOSE all files before exiting the program                                                                    > Re: * Make sure you CLOSE all files before exiting the program                                                                - Okay, mississippi, here's what you need to do                                                                                  programm                                                                                                                      - * See my comment on the Big Programs subforum                                                                                 
 *I updated it                                                                                                                 & Well, you have various statements like                                                                                        * Re: Well, you have various statements like                                                                                    : Is the file structure random access or sequential. Also...                                                                    > Re: Is the file structure random access or sequential. Also...                                                                A That sounds like you're using a random access file. If so, the...                                                              sorting.......                                                                                                                * *Angles are between two lines, not points.                                                                                     ooooooooook......                                                                                                             H *although you can turn points into vectors and measure around the origin                                                      
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that too                                                                                                               
 Got what??                                                                                                                    M *Yep, I got one too (e-mail). It had an att., so I deleted it w/o reading it.                                                 ) *we have been placed on some mailing list                                                                                     # * Bummer - Pete has the right idea.                                                                                           8 *I also received it... and deleted it without responding                                                                       2 questions PLEASE HELP                                                                                                       _ The problem is, this sounds like a homework assignment. See &quot;Homework Help&quot; in forum.                                Hints:                                                                                                                        D *Typo:  &quot;Or at&quot;, not &quot;are at&quot; in first sentence.                                                           re: [1]                                                                                                                       
 Mouse Library                                                                                                                 
 Just learning                                                                                                                 % There's a link to it at this forum...                                                                                          You need a copy of QBasic...                                                                                                   Executing .EXEs via QBASIC                                                                                                      If I understand you correctly...                                                                                              ( Also, do you know about the RUN command?                                                                                      
 Thank you.                                                                                                                    R *Cool. Please post again if you need any additional help to complete your project.                                            
 PLEASE HELP!!                                                                                                                 @ You're having trouble... well, beacause doing that is very hard.                                                               Text-based game commands                                                                                                      * I wrote one in which I used SELECT CASE...                                                                                    : Variation using array of nouns and verbs with SELECT CASE.                                                                    N *Alrighty then I'm making a text adventure engine to prove how good it can be.                                                1 *Although not yet as I'm busy with schoolwork ;-)                                                                             # How to export Excel data in QBASIC?                                                                                           3 *You can look at the Excel format at www.wotsit.org                                                                            Save As... CSV                                                                                                                 Right! And then....                                                                                                           , _how to know if an Exe was run from the CLI?                                                                                  
 An idea about                                                                                                                  __i am using QBX                                                                                                               try to run ildasm on it ;) *                                                                                                  ' _isn't ildasm for portable executables?                                                                                        PEs are not for Pocket PCs                                                                                                     *_goood info                                                                                                                  Z ildasm = Intermediate Language DisASseMbler; it disassembles CLI exe's (and only CLI exes*                                      * thank you Neuro, for clariying                                                                                               But....                                                                                                                        __nope, you don't misunderstood                                                                                               * *See if SYSTEM or STOP make any difference                                                                                    9 I just posted a slot-machine game program (URL inside)...                                                                     % I wondered where you have been lately                                                                                         T *I'm impressed! (That's an area of programming I don't understand, hence, graphics).                                          8 Hey Mac, please keep me posted on that dialer project...                                                                      * Hey, Pete: It is complete! Testers wanted!                                                                                    U *Great! You've got my e-mail addy. Please send me a copy of the exe and I'll test it.                                         3 Heh, I thought the URL I supplied was self-evident.                                                                           S Bummer. I did go to that page, but did not recognize the ***dial*** as a hyperlink.                                            variable scope of goto                                                                                                         Put in some debugging printouts                                                                                               $ Is it possible to make an OP with QB                                                                                          K sorry a made a mistake with my subject  i ment os instead of op verey sorry                                                    Heh, we knew what you meant                                                                                                    I wouldn't think so                                                                                                            how to use a spellchecker                                                                                                     J *A spellchecker. No self-respecting witch or warlock would be without one.                                                     Question, neuro...                                                                                                            V When I was a kid I made a boat out of Tinker Toys. It made a better sub than a boat...                                        = Possible?  I guess so...  depends on how you define possible.                                                                  Is possible...                                                                                                                 OK CAN SOMEONE REVIEW THIS CODE                                                                                                CAPS LOCK FEVER                                                                                                               
 So much code!                                                                                                                 J Too much code too! Try: if num = x then print &quot;You Won!&quot;: system                                                    # Re: OK CAN SOMEONE REVIEW THIS CODE                                                                                           7 Here's a version of the guessing game for you to study.                                                                        Hey Thanks solitire                                                                                                           2 Sorry Kyle, but you didn't follow my instructions.                                                                            # Re: OK CAN SOMEONE REVIEW THIS CODE                                                                                            Qbasic produces gibberish!!                                                                                                   1 common problems for ppl using win 2000 and win NT                                                                             H &quot;Like a charm?&quot; Ever try to open up more han one QB IDE in XP?                                                      A *heh - it's slow enough trying to run a win32 prog with one open!                                                             
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 Not always so                                                                                                                 @ My first game ever.. No laughing!! Haha. Tell me what you think.                                                              5 ** Best run in QB 1.1 if you want to see the intro :P                                                                         O did you ever creat a lib for those obj files you where having troble with ??? *                                               * Works fine! Here are a couple of ideas ...                                                                                    ' Here's a good way to number the grid...                                                                                        Why not just use INPUT$(1)?                                                                                                    Much better...                                                                                                                ' To make the cursor appear with INPUT$()                                                                                        *Good to know :-)                                                                                                             L I made extensive use of INPUT$(1) and LOCATE , ,1 in my Visual Scan program.                                                  < ** Thanks for the input guys!! What game should I try next??                                                                  W *Hangman is a good game to try next, because you will be working with string functions.                                       ) If you want a challenge you can try Poker                                                                                      poker                                                                                                                          *Maybe a simple board game...                                                                                                  Keyboard Repeat Rate.                                                                                                         ' Here's a way, thanks to Ethan Winer....                                                                                       $ Two solutions hot off the press.&gt;                                                                                          : I don't believe you can use the second snippet directly...                                                                    E The routines both worked as written. I did not bother to write out...                                                          Indeed that's a problem                                                                                                       @ Yep, I did read an article once that mentioned about changing...                                                               Thanks Guys :O)                                                                                                                Probably Not Possible...                                                                                                      L *You'd need a way to connect to internet, which is not easy (and slow) in QB                                                   k..........                                                                                                                   > *Try a Google search for DSOCK or WINSOCK. (If memory serves).                                                                V *You also need one CD-Key for the BOT, and one for yourself. It's the way b.net works.                                        F Visual Scan Test program for locating a single character is completed.                                                        E *Nice job, Solitaire! (A good name for your program would be STRESS!)                                                         4 Thank you.  New version with several changes posted.                                                                           ATX power off?                                                                                                                ( I don't know offhand, but I do know this                                                                                       *That's very true! :-)                                                                                                        5 I have seen Rundll commands to shut down Windows.&gt;                                                                         4 Not for the faint of heart but this one is wild.&gt;                                                                           This one's wild too...                                                                                                        / * That looks just like my first Restart method!                                                                                Damnet                                                                                                                         Untested, but might work                                                                                                       Didn't seem to work.                                                                                                          L SHELL to a program that does it for you? I think I found something... (*URL)                                                  # I think that raises the question...                                                                                            Shell execute????                                                                                                             $ Yes, you can. Use the SHELL command!                                                                                          ! *Or CHAIN to run other .bas files                                                                                             6 why do people say script it's not a scripting lang....                                                                         Hehe...                                                                                                                       2 But normally that misuse is overlooked and ignored                                                                            , Terminology issues ( QBasic vs. QuickBasic )                                                                                  Z i don't think the ability to compile code Natively is need to class some thing as lang....                                     hard copies                                                                                                                   6 Qbasic does not support USB printers. The reason is...                                                                        	 You could                                                                                                                      Re: hard copies                                                                                                               @ * If you have Windows: shell &quot;notepad /p filename.txt&quot;                                                               Put's too slow                                                                                                                 Re: Fast PUT                                                                                                                   As for the header                                                                                                             G no asm but faster then put ?, well i guss you could use poke directy...                                                        *QB needs the memcpy() function                                                                                               ! It's not just a message though...                                                                                              Here:                                                                                                                          Here copy and paste...                                                                                                         IF time testing results                                                                                                       @ *Which shows what I said; logical AND is slower than nested IFs.                                                              5 They call it the &quot;Short-circuit method&quot; ;*)                                                                         3 Hmmm, I got different results for the first several                                                                           
 My results                                                                                                                    $ and this is called micro-optimizing.                                                                                           Path in qbasic?                                                                                                               / * Oops. Next time I'll look down a few lines...                                                                                Re: Path                                                                                                                      ) Causes strange problem on QB1.0 WindowsNT                                                                                      Re: Problems                                                                                                                   Re: Possibly Fixed                                                                                                             Tiny Additional Update                                                                                                        U Or, you could just find the current dir. in any ver. of QB with FILES, like this.&gt;                                           With SYSTEM and JT's indentation                                                                                              " Block CTRL+BREAK in login software                                                                                             Re: Block CTRL+BREAK                                                                                                           Re: Block CTRL+BREAK [FIXED]                                                                                                   Note About Code                                                                                                               
 compile it                                                                                                                    , * Did you try Ctrl-C?  Sometimes that works.                                                                                   Re: compile it                                                                                                                  3d Lookat demo  with textures...                                                                                              Z wow that's cool and using a 100% pure qb source no libs that's impressive. it also means..                                     Too much time? heh...                                                                                                         B *You're raising your wife, Rel?  How much difference in your ages?                                                            5 *I'm 7 years older than my wife and she's raising ME!                                                                         3 Not really she has her own job.  An accountant. :*)                                                                           ! Where can I download QBASIC from?                                                                                             - * Look at the links at the top of this forum.                                                                                 C My month-long-website-update is finished for whoever is interested.                                                           > * Maybe it's my browser but I don't see that much on your site                                                                & I dunno why.  I tried both the URLs...                                                                                        X How long have you been programing in Basic? Is programming a job or a hobbie for you? **                                      % Been programming for 3 and 3/4 years.                                                                                         , I assume this is a general question so . . .                                                                                  0 *since 1996. as a hobby. and i still suck at it.                                                                              F A long time (given my age), but I properly started 2 or 3 years ago...                                                        , * 25 years (I feel old now).  Job and hobby.                                                                                   Since sometime in 1978.                                                                                                       9 I have an opinion relating to programming as a carreer...                                                                      I don't think you're all wrong                                                                                                > *Thanks for the response.  The word is &quot;ergonomics&quot;.                                                                H I think programming careers will be harder to find in the future, but...                                                      0 If you really want a guaranteed job, major in...                                                                              
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 CurDir$  ?  ?                                                                                                                 ( Mickey Mouse would be proud of this.&gt;                                                                                      	 Hmmmm....                                                                                                                     5 Wow, Windows 3x, that takes me back about 10 years...                                                                         $ Thanks, thats exactly what I needed.                                                                                          I You're welcome. The characters are ascii 32 (just spaces). The  7.1 is...                                                     I * For portability, use ENVIRON$(&quot;WINDIR&quot;) instead of C:\windows                                                     ! DOS command you wish were real...                                                                                              DOS commands I wish were real                                                                                                 6 Heh - Ask Earthborn a question and you get an ANSWER!!                                                                        / OOOH!! OOOH!! ME! ME! It had something similar-                                                                                Yep, I have ZTreeWin v1.49.Oh.y                                                                                               d *Hoo boy!!!  I can remember when I thought ISPF was the &quot;be-all/end-all&quot; of editors--blush                           Was ? ?                                                                                                                       9 *Oh, I have it, Mac, but I prefer vi now, I'm using gvim.                                                                     @ Geeze Earthborn, at least you could put some thought into it LOL                                                               A few additions.....                                                                                                          Y * That should keep the OP busy for awhile.  But I wonder how much of it he can really do?                                     ! I think the restart command is...                                                                                             # Thanks for your Command wishlist...                                                                                           1 * You asked, we answered. Pick the ones you like.                                                                             3 *If you don't like the idea's then i might use them                                                                           S I bought TakeCommand from www.jpsoft.com.  It does everything you could think of...                                           # *You guys are a great help thanks..                                                                                           . Hey Mac, I have another NT question for you...                                                                                : It reported the correct amount of space left on my C-Drive                                                                    # Thanks!  Minor error in code, argh!                                                                                            I made those changes :-(                                                                                                      6 Revised code to check. Also, possible other reasons...                                                                         Detailed results                                                                                                              Y That's a nice modification for others to use to check other drives. Important question...                                      Answer                                                                                                                         *That's good news! Thanks.                                                                                                    3 OK, just for fun, here was my backup plan code.&gt;                                                                            Font Subroutines                                                                                                              B Here are a number of fonts and subroutines for SCREEN 12 and 13...                                                            
 qbserial help                                                                                                                 , It is probably caused by a missing /l switch                                                                                   QB can't find qbserial.dec                                                                                                     Aha! In that case...                                                                                                          0 *It should be in the directory that QBasic is in                                                                               still have same error                                                                                                         , Try the putting the full path in the INCLUDE                                                                                   still get error                                                                                                               & well im just taking a guss here but...                                                                                        * no &quot;qlb&quot; or &quot;lib&quot; file                                                                                     If all else fails...                                                                                                           Re: If all else fails...                                                                                                       it want you to creat a lib...                                                                                                  Will it solve problem?                                                                                                        U if you compile everything at command promp then linking the obj files will work but..                                          opps forgot somthing....                                                                                                       What is it?                                                                                                                   # I'm being lazy now but very quickly                                                                                           " Good find. Here is a demonstration                                                                                            & Re: Good find. Here is a demonstration                                                                                        / You ask: 'Why do you say I am looping forever?'                                                                                I understand!!! (or so I think)                                                                                               N Also, you can't indiscriminately remove all the colons from a GWBasic program.                                                 Err, say what?                                                                                                                K but if you remove the colons and place each statement on a separate line...                                                   @ Sorry, my last 2 posts were meant for the thread after this one.                                                               LOL - Right, Jet Lag                                                                                                          6 *Oh, yeah. Welcome back, Solitaire. See any big trees?                                                                         Not this trip.                                                                                                                2 * See my post in the original thread on page 2-ish                                                                             Hunhh?                                                                                                                         Sorry, I meant this one...                                                                                                     call statement in gw-basic?                                                                                                   = *haha Frogger, i think i have that program, only compiled (-:                                                                 2 Yup I do have it, Never realizedd it was in Basic*                                                                            L The statement &quot;CALL HS&quot; should be the name of the sub procedure...                                                   It does something!!                                                                                                           ' i'm no expert (i'm not even an amateur)                                                                                        It is &quot;CALL ABSOLUTE&quot;                                                                                               R Be careful about separating the : statements when translating GWBasic into QBasic.                                            , Mac or someone running NT. Question on INP -                                                                                   * Works on Win2k.                                                                                                             A Yes, it should work on XP, 2000, 95, 98 and probably Millenium...                                                              * 2K is built from NT, FYI.                                                                                                   ( *Yep, I know. NT is also part of XP too.                                                                                       Yo, Pete! Where've you been?                                                                                                  . I got stuck in the &quot;Cone of Silence&quot;                                                                                 CALL INTERRUPT????                                                                                                            " The assembly method is very useful                                                                                            $ *INP(&amp;H60) can do the same thing                                                                                           *Not well enough                                                                                                               right, not well enough..                                                                                                      > So far, INP(96) seems to be the best bet for my application...                                                                $ *Win2K handles PEEK and POKE fine...                                                                                          Y * I've only seen problems when trying to change the num/scroll/caps lock state with POKE.                                     > CAPS lock is probematic I believe with all platforms after 98.                                                                O I just thought I would post a sample of how I made my INP(96) routine work.&gt;                                                Sad story (URL*)                                                                                                              B *Very sad. Yeah, stick with the Martini's. Gin steadies the brain.                                                            
 Re: Sad story                                                                                                                  Hmmm, yep - poor taste                                                                                                        	 MD5 Hash?                                                                                                                     & I hope you're a good programmer (URL*)                                                                                         ACK!                                                                                                                           LOL                                                                                                                            Security                                                                                                                      - This should suffice (Just a random algorithm)                                                                                 1 *If you knew the algorithm, could you reverse it?                                                                             ' * the random part seems hard to reverse                                                                                        Ahh... didn't see that.                                                                                                        Re: Ahh... didn't see that.                                                                                                    Nice!                                                                                                                         $ * Thanks. What are you using it for?                                                                                           Oh nothing much...                                                                                                             Altered code                                                                                                                  % * up to the 32.767 characters hash :P                                                                                          Illusion                                                                                                                       How about this one?                                                                                                            Don't ask me :-(                                                                                                               Focused: Here is a killer                                                                                                      Umm... 16???                                                                                                                   Heh - I was counting bytes                                                                                                     *Ahh... that explains it.                                                                                                     : How to make the hacker wait WAAAY more than a few minutes.                                                                     Here's the problem, Phylo                                                                                                     . Here is one that hacks the password in seconds                                                                                 how does it work?                                                                                                              explanation                                                                                                                    Good explanation                                                                                                              = * thank you both for explanation never looked at RND that way                                                                  out of stack space                                                                                                             Most likely cause (URL*)                                                                                                       help please.                                                                                                                  " Well, thanks for posting code, but                                                                                             Is there a way to . . .                                                                                                       
 Not that hard                                                                                                                 " Actually, that's not what i wanted                                                                                             Use an array, I tell you!!                                                                                                    , dude he wants pixel perfect collistion......                                                                                   Let me help you guys out.                                                                                                      that type of games...                                                                                                         " hmm ya sq1 engine kind of odd ....                                                                                              I looked into it a bit and . . .                                                                                               memory problems                                                                                                               , Why play mother goose, Space Quest is better                                                                                  / I was playing MG for your spacequest clone idea                                                                               ) *Both games run on the same engine though                                                                                      that what called a  bit Mask..                                                                                                 Yep, all you have to do is...                                                                                                  Triangles program                                                                                                              20 years ago, eh?                                                                                                             I *I agree. It would be easier to write a new program than try to debug it.                                                      I got it to run here                                                                                                          # Good work! And needs this change...                                                                                            Nice going, Buff...                                                                                                           
 I got it!!                                                                                                                     *TheBOB's correction is better                                                                                                W Y'all beat me to posting the correction.  :-(  Well... here's a few suggestions for it.                                       , Reminds me of my snowflake generator (* URL)                                                                                  ; Does anyone know of a library for displaying playing cards?                                                                    Why don't you try . . .                                                                                                        Here Kewbie...                                                                                                                1 *Thanks, Bob.  Now if only I can find the time...                                                                             W *I hear you, Kewbie, -but in a way, QBasic is like JELL-O. You always have room for it.                                         Just give her a deck of cards...                                                                                              ( Here's a simple (very simple) way (URL*)                                                                                      ) I was looking at older messages and . . .                                                                                     % Heh - Earthborn thought it was 'moon'                                                                                          It is more complex                                                                                                             Can't find a program                                                                                                           Looking for Windoze 2.0                                                                                                        windowz 2.0?                                                                                                                    __you can see 15 GUIs here (Url)                                                                                               FOUND IT!!!!                                                                                                                   Congratulations!                                                                                                               A password generator                                                                                                           Tutorial                                                                                                                      
 Here's one...                                                                                                                  Great                                                                                                                          Incidentally...                                                                                                                Here's another                                                                                                                ( * Welcome to The QBasic Forum, Ted Felix                                                                                       * Thanks!  It sure beats USENET                                                                                                Heh, yep, and...                                                                                                              = *Why didn't I get a &quot;welcome to . . &quot; message?  )-:                                                                  Heh - Sure: Welcome!                                                                                                           Seperating Strings                                                                                                             try this                                                                                                                       I'd suggest this change                                                                                                        I'd suggest more than that                                                                                                    Q *I noticed that but didn't post it because I had to go... Fine! Don't believe me!                                              explain                                                                                                                        * click on it, press F1 :-)                                                                                                    Converting Images...                                                                                                          / * what are &quot;true vision targa&quot; files?                                                                                There 32 bit images                                                                                                           = *Providing they're both at www.wotsit.org you could try there                                                                 , Need QBasic compiler for non-Windows (apple)                                                                                   another useless contribution                                                                                                    Re: another useless contribution                                                                                               Here it is . .                                                                                                                 If your wondering why                                                                                                          Useless Contribution                                                                                                          D *It's going to scroll away pretty fast; also it's already in the FAQ                                                          * I see one problem about that, and assembly                                                                                     Re: asm                                                                                                                        D'oh                                                                                                                           TIMER loop (pretty useful)                                                                                                     Possible programming challenges                                                                                                as far as Tower of Hanoi..                                                                                                    O dude you do relize Qbasic.com is dead right i mean just look at the web page...                                               @ *Qbasic.com will never die, not as long as we all believe in it!                                                              # Converting from any base to decimal                                                                                            If I . . . Could I . . ?                                                                                                      ( Not really understanding the question...                                                                                      5 i think your right about what you think i am thinking                                                                         Z the images are copywrited. No one would care if you're making a freeware game probably but                                     Just an example                                                                                                                Great idea!                                                                                                                    I know                                                                                                                        R *That's no way to be!  Sounds like you are as motivated as I am (or lack there of)                                            - would thouse sprints be kind of imcompable...                                                                                  Palettes:Using Paint Shop Pro                                                                                                 8 that would work i guss still you lack alot of controll..                                                                      Z * there are various bmp and gif loaders for qbasic btw. search qbasic.com, or here's a url                                    	 Yes, easy                                                                                                                      Yes I agree...                                                                                                                ) I posted the original message and . . . .                                                                                     & Haven't seen it done in QB so i'll ask                                                                                        , I'm not the expert but I know It can be done                                                                                   Space quest                                                                                                                    OOPS!                                                                                                                         c * The contraction for &quot;should have&quot; is &quot;should've&quot;  not  &quot;should of.&quot;                           ( * So arrest me for using the wrong word!                                                                                      , *I'm placing you under arrest for the use of                                                                                   *Yeah? Just try and catch me!                                                                                                 K This is not meant as a citation for your arrest, just for your information.                                                    collision detection                                                                                                            you got two opations here....                                                                                                 F here a great web page resource for engines and collistiong sutff .....                                                        ! Concerning collision detection...                                                                                             O i think he wanted a more accurted system just using Non Pass tiles sucks for...                                               5 He wanted Collision Detection tips, not scrolling....                                                                         < Apologize ShadowWolf, I see what you are saying.  However...                                                                  H i have seen a bunch of good pixl by pixl engines in qb it can be done...                                                      % You can use at tile * pixel collision                                                                                          Is there a way to                                                                                                              Help with Character reading...                                                                                                 Some help, I hope                                                                                                              ...                                                                                                                           
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Here is the tabbed code:                                                                                           Darn.  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 Corrupted?                                                                                                                    L *Is this Windows Solitaire? If so, almost anyone with a computer has a copy.                                                  @ Congrats to the unknown qb programmer re: Brain Switching (URL*)                                                              U this forum really needs a file upload section or atleast a link to one so larger.....                                          Don't Get It                                                                                                                  O a couple weeks back there where a few people asking about using sound in qb....                                               / A new forum that I hosted for qbasic *Brand New                                                                               G Pointless. There's already many, more popular, alternate qbasic forums.                                                       < ya i belive i made a post about forums / boards already.....                                                                   A good forum...                                                                                                                 i think i can help with my forum                                                                                              I That would be cool but how would replays work  to the mirrored messages ?                                                      Easy                                                                                                                          ' it would be pretty cool if you could...                                                                                       
 Good point                                                                                                                     range limit in DIM statement                                                                                                   *65535 i believe                                                                                                              > Why post what you 'believe' - Test it first. Right answer: 181                                                                L *For an integer array, 32767 elements, so N would be 181 or FIX(SQR(32767)).                                                  Z *P.S. With or without '$DYNAMIC it's the same, unless you use the /AH switch (QuickBASIC).                                    ; * I request a lecture on the /AH switch and the impact on N                                                                    N times N is what doesn't work                                                                                                ! The /AH switch has limited use...                                                                                             ? Over 128k, the size of the elements must be an even power of 2.                                                               Y *Wow! (You've just passed 128k... things are getting weird... welcome to the QBasic Zone)                                      Thanks, guys...                                                                                                                Heh, beat me by 6 minutes!                                                                                                    & *I must be some kind of genius! (IMHO)                                                                                         test for text?                                                                                                                 Use the SCREEN function                                                                                                        Do you mean...                                                                                                                 Two ways actually...                                                                                                          I :-/  Wait a sec before running the second example.  Here it is corrected:                                                     A Today just aint my day for coding I guess.  It's still messed up.                                                              Thanx                                                                                                                         G *What in the world is heliostrapolis, sounds like some kind of disease.                                                       H *I don't know much Greek, but it sounds like Sun-something-City to me...                                                       Heliostrapolis is...                                                                                                           line totals                                                                                                                     *How many lines is your program?                                                                                               lines in program                                                                                                               lines                                                                                                                          lines                                                                                                                          having problems with some code                                                                                                 Since                                                                                                                          umm                                                                                                                           # *I think you should write it in ASM                                                                                            Don't miss the main goal                                                                                                       Re: umm                                                                                                                        Of course long is quicker                                                                                                     	 New stuff                                                                                                                     J the qb forum and qbasic.com are two sperated things qbasic.com is dead and                                                    ' The Qbasic Forum: Forum that Never Dies                                                                                       W qbasic.com started in 1996/97 mybe but the earlyer. the oldest post on this from.......                                        Still alive :)                                                                                                                 Hey, Master80, Check this out!                                                                                                 You're Alive??!!                                                                                                              O *Sorry but the morons who now own qbasic.com don't want to change it or sell it                                               # About How Few People There Are Here                                                                                           : *Hi Mac! (Isn't it just about time for another vacation?).                                                                    8 * Wait! I don't take off that often, do I? (hmmm, maybe)                                                                      R Yea.  I'm starting to wonder if you're maybe a worker for hotels.com or something.                                             *I get one - if i'm lucky                                                                                                      *Just joshing :-)                                                                                                              How do i print the OUTPUT??                                                                                                   Y *You'll have to be more specific. PRINT OUTPUT to a file, PRINT INPUT from a file, ...???                                      And to what                                                                                                                   7 I'm going to take a guess on what you want to PRINT to.                                                                        Better                                                                                                                         Delays                                                                                                                         About DELAY                                                                                                                   % * iirc, delay is a PowerBasic keyword                                                                                         
 Qbasic and XP                                                                                                                  The deal is                                                                                                                    Okay but . . .                                                                                                                ' I have the same problem with my laptop.                                                                                        2m                                                                                                                            Y *well if you really really want qb partion your drive and install win98 and a boot loader                                     % or you could just boot in ms-dos mode                                                                                          It ight be because                                                                                                             Saving and Loading help                                                                                                       
 might help                                                                                                                     Inkey$ during an INPUT?                                                                                                        Check control keys first...                                                                                                   ) Randomizing Numbers but not repeating any                                                                                      RANDOMIZE...                                                                                                                  = *Aaack looks like I failed to read the original post properly                                                                  _just use a matrix                                                                                                            - Re: Randomizing Numbers but not repeating any                                                                                 + Shorter, faster and easier to understand...                                                                                   
 other methods                                                                                                                 1 Right, but straightforward is better than elegant                                                                              I'm going out on a limb                                                                                                        Linked Lists                                                                                                                  ' The Shuffle Sort will do what you want.                                                                                        Encryption program error                                                                                                       After LOOP, you need                                                                                                           Error in QBasic                                                                                                               W dude you got it backwards it's QB/L , the /L tells QB to load wiht it's extained libary                                       
 i think...                                                                                                                    " I'll be away on vacation all week,                                                                                             Have a great time!                                                                                                             *Have a good time                                                                                                             8 *If you happen to get to Seattle, stop by and say hello.                                                                       *Enjoy!                                                                                                                       . Thanks, guys.  I'll be in Northern California.                                                                                6 i was googling AI information and i came accross this.                                                                        	 Good idea                                                                                                                     > i just started a small qb programe to do somthing like this...                                                                
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 COM3 and COM4                                                                                                                  Re: COM3 and COM4                                                                                                              *assuming that you dont have XP                                                                                               # Bullwinkle, that trick never works!                                                                                           U This snippet should work on some systems, but the one on the above message has errors                                         
 tcp/ip and qb                                                                                                                 # * How does one write a SUB program?                                                                                           d * Menu &quot;Edit &gt;&gt; New SUB&quot; then use F2 to browse through your SUBs, Look for CALL on h                          4 *why did you use &quot;Untitled&quot; for the Title?                                                                          % * One more tihng for Mac to fix.. heh                                                                                         / *it'll probally scroll away before he gets back                                                                               	 *too late                                                                                                                     ' * LOL - It's never &quot;too late&quot;                                                                                        *Haha, i guess not!                                                                                                           b *Or just type &quot;SUB YourSubsNameHere&quot; and press enter.  It will automatically be created.                            1 Or GOSUB.... RETURN (simplest form of subprogram)                                                                              Altering some Qbasic code                                                                                                     
 Can't tell                                                                                                                     Too Large for the Data Type                                                                                                   9 *Post some code, please (Especially the highlighted line)                                                                     5 Seems to use some obsolete time delay calculations...                                                                          Untitled                                                                                                                      D *Guess we'll have to wait till Mac comes back for this to be deleted                                                          ( Going to the beach (where it is raining)                                                                                      7 *Have fun! -while i stay home in the cold and rain.                                                                       6 *Must be nice, -didn't you just get back from Denmark?                                                                        ! *Have a day... have a very day...                                                                                              Well, if the sun comes out...                                                                                                  *You lucky sod. :*) Have phun.                                                                                                0 *It seems that no Mac = no questions being asked                                                                               I agree                                                                                                                        I'm a complete idiot.                                                                                                         . beginner ALL-PURPOSE symbolic instruction code                                                                                
 Probably not.                                                                                                                  Tutorial 2?                                                                                                                    A Question On IP Addresses                                                                                                     re: ips                                                                                                                       - *No, I checked the header, it didn't have it.                                                                                   *try doing a whois on the @ part                                                                                               I hate to say this, but                                                                                                        No goofs                                                                                                                       Sorry you can't                                                                                                               ' If I'm lucky they WILL read the e-mail.                                                                                        advice                                                                                                                         Interesting                                                                                                                   > it kind of impossible to find out the ip address of a email...                                                                
 *Thank you                                                                                                                    5 then simply ban the IPs of public smtp relays... also                                                                          Matrices                                                                                                                      O *there is no matrice math fucation in qb but you can easly write some your self                                               6 I have one at home but I can't go home until next week                                                                         Matrix inversion                                                                                                               Matrix Algebra                                                                                                                 to all the old qbchat regulars                                                                                                 Hey!                                                                                                                           hi                                                                                                                             I find this amusing                                                                                                            yeeeup                                                                                                                         hehe                                                                                                                          U *Alipha still around he lurkers the forum and you can find him at killerzs irc server                                         = Hey anarchy, you should pro'ly remember me as lkt153 or LZFan                                                                 ) * What is the hardest thing about Qbasic?                                                                                     0 I guess the hardest thing is string manipulation                                                                              C *The hardest thing in QBasic is watching it slowly become obsolete.                                                             *That is sooo true...  *sniffle*                                                                                              C *Now, don't you start, Phylo, or I will too *sob, sniffle, squeal*.                                                            Waaaaaaaaah!                                                                                                                  G The hardest thing about QB is finding a forum where people are serious.                                                       K *in the end somone going to have to creat a qb32.exe compiler or qb is dead                                                   9 I've heard the weather in India is nice this time of year                                                                     0 The hardest thing about QB is that it's so easy.                                                                              # *It's really hard not to love QB :D                                                                                            the hardest thing                                                                                                             N *Which I do!  I save every minute at least.  (I've become a compulsive saver.)                                                Q *Eat spam..... I just feel a bit rebellious (probably because I'm 16 tomorrow :D)                                             8 *I didn't get to do that when i turned 16. or 18 either.                                                                      Z *Congratulations, Ildrest. Actually, I've eaten Spam many times (the canned meat variety)                                      *I don't like spam - either kind                                                                                               Getting the mouse to work                                                                                                      Re: Getting the mouse to work                                                                                                  Nah!  QB can do Mouse.                                                                                                         Mouse in QB:                                                                                                                   Mouse                                                                                                                         2 Just a note about call interrupt vs call absolute.                                                                             *I sized windows 95 at 173M                                                                                                   4 HelpPC is handy for more advanced mouse functions...                                                                           Finding X and Y coordinates                                                                                                   < What is the difference between SELECT CASE and IF/THEN/ELSE?                                                                   It's similar to if/then/else.                                                                                                  select case                                                                                                                   E *it's also faster then IF/THEN/ELSE and use less memorey on the stack                                                         Z *btw, nathan, that's my name (when I'm not on the internet) too. Pretty cool name I think.                                     select case                                                                                                                    Select Case help:                                                                                                             N Since it's homework, I'll give you an example, see if you can do the rest.&gt;                                                R Re: Since it's homework, I'll give you an example, see if you can do the rest.&gt;                                            . *Great! Post anytime, and thanks for response.                                                                                - LINE INPUT and INPUT string length limitation                                                                                  A workaround                                                                                                                   Sure. Have a look at this.                                                                                                     a bit higher                                                                                                                  F Actually, though tech. correct, the program as written will have an...                                                        R *QB has a nightmare of a job handling strings... It's like hard disk fragmentation                                             Forum Regulars                                                                                                                8 *Yay!  I'm finally in the R group.  Thx Mac &lt;(00)&gt;                                                                      " I once tried to find my first post                                                                                            7 *Oh yes, I was just &quot;PhyloGenesis&quot; back then.                                                                        *Its called google                                                                                                            " Answers to both of your questions:                                                                                             How did you search?                                                                                                            Re:How did you search?                                                                                                        0 *Oh my lord, there's has to be a better way man!                                                                              S *Actually, the search thing for this forum only goes back so many pages.  So, nope!                                           ) That can't be first for a couple reasons.                                                                                      well i can tell you                                                                                                           < *Geez, SO many people have been here so much longer than me!                                                                   not like anyone asked, but                                                                                                     Pete's QBasic Site is back!                                                                                                   S *lol man i have been visting that site for awhile i think wisdomdude gave me a link                                            I like the site.                                                                                                              < By the way, I'm not the other Pete that posts here regularly                                                                  Q I'm changing name to Pete-lite. Same great QB posts, 50% less lols then reg. Pete                                             & *Cool!!! Pls give my regs to James)Jor                                                                                        " New QB Forum! Looking for members.                                                                                            P not another one there are a bunch of qb forums out there the markets flooded....                                              2 *_oops, i downloaded qb45.zip but couldn't open it                                                                             value as string                                                                                                               M *STR(number) or VAL(String) convert numbers to strings and strings to numbers                                                  Try this                                                                                                                       Easy                                                                                                                           BSave BLoad BS                                                                                                                 Size(mem) of pic:                                                                                                             ) BTW, I had my share fo crashes with BLOAD                                                                                      Well, size is right... sorta...                                                                                                a slightly different way                                                                                                      ? Why dont you just add the 7 bytes that the header takes away ??                                                                Er... Huh?!                                                                                                                   M *The 7 bytes is added to the file only and has nothing to do with array size.                                                 2 Help me with Transparency using PUT  (Also To Rel)                                                                             Ok, about transparency masks                                                                                                   You don't need masks                                                                                                           31999                                                                                                                         = That's just 64000 bytes of data.  You only need one to do all                                                                  QBasic 4.5 Call Absolute                                                                                                      
 Instructions:                                                                                                                  Command Prompt Alternative                                                                                                    M dude go to run and type command.com and you should get a concol windows......                                                  The Command Line                                                                                                              1 just try run rel from command line it might help*                                                                             ) Well, this is not a general solution, but                                                                                      this is how i did it                                                                                                          ? *But that means ALL qb files are loaded with memory-eating libs                                                               	 Thank you                                                                                                                     " There is a less painful way out...                                                                                             Not Quite Perfect                                                                                                             < * I don't understand what's your question, please elaborate.                                                                  K *I think a ? only applies to shortcuts- get rid of it and it should work...                                                   : *I have it all worked out with a .bat file now but thanks.                                                                     Load QB with the L option..                                                                                                    To Rel                                                                                                                        8 * MonoDisc? Was that one of his demos? Can't remember...                                                                      . Thanks!! BTW, you got the wrong Rellib ver 5.0                                                                                Z man rel lib is pretty sweet powerfull to only complaint  i would have is it's not modular.                                    8 Making a builder is coming.  But try to compile anything                                                                      ( I still can't get anything more to work.                                                                                      Z the lib comes with a .bat edit the bat to go to your qb45 directory or simple edit your...                                     That doesn't work                                                                                                             U ok first thing i would do is make shure you got a none corrupted version of qb45.....                                          Nothing Wrong?!                                                                                                                umm...                                                                                                                         I tried almost all of that                                                                                                    Z i would simple just put qb in the floder the orignal bat file is desinged for i know .....                                    , Be sure to set the Path$ var inside the code                                                                                   Has anyone found...                                                                                                           F *There was a good one made by Gareth Nelson and another called GIMI...                                                         question                                                                                                                       You must get QB 4.5 or 7.1                                                                                                     Converting Variables                                                                                                          	 Like this                                                                                                                      Hey, Vacya - YOU'RE WELCOME!                                                                                                  " *I notice that most people do that                                                                                            . * True, no need to single out this vacuum-head                                                                                2 Re: * True, no need to single out this vacuum-head                                                                             *Busted                                                                                                                       0 Heh - I suppose you mean me. Right. Sorry, Vacya                                                                               *&quot;Withing&quot;                                                                                                          3 *It's called a typo and isn't really that exciting.                                                                           & help me PLEASE about assembly language                                                                                         You post has been moved.                                                                                                      1 But I don't know when our ASM experts will arrive                                                                             Q Problem with indentation:  Mac, please take note.  Anyone else have this problem?                                              Hmmm                                                                                                                          C I learned something from cyberkillauk's post re: indentation (URL*)                                                            Use Alt+0160                                                                                                                  
 Good point                                                                                                                    H *I forgot to say that, the FAQ says both, I prefer 0160 is what I meant.                                                       An interesting finding (URL*)                                                                                                  QBasic.com Purchase Update                                                                                                    	 Well Done                                                                                                                     ; You must have read my reply post about contact information.                                                                   B For those who wanted to learnd 3d the QBway, here are some tuts...                                                             *Thanks Rel.  It'll be useful.                                                                                                A Thanks!! Chapter 5 would cover the &quot;lookat&quot; function...                                                             8 *Post in one of the subforms so this doesn't scroll away                                                                      = Good idea, but just in case he doesn't:  (better idea inside)                                                                  Background color for text                                                                                                      *COLOR ForeGround%, BackGround%                                                                                               G Use the code Kewbie provided and also search &quot;Help&quot; in the...                                                       A *Are you talking about graphics mode, or text mode? (to Mixcoatl)                                                              JT - A message for you (URL*)                                                                                                   *I will check it when i get home                                                                                               Coudn't get it to work                                                                                                         Format problem?                                                                                                               4 * JT, Thanks! Gracias! Tak! Danke! Merci, etc. (URL)                                                                           New version released (URL*)                                                                                                   ( As usual i will check it when i get home                                                                                      , *Where'd you get &quot;Tak&quot; from, Mac??                                                                                   * Danish - My other language                                                                                                  0 *I see... &quot;Tak&quot; means Yes in Polish...                                                                              $ Question for all thoughs who Know...                                                                                           You can                                                                                                                        BTW I think you mean THOSE                                                                                                    - Thankyou for the english lesson and the info.                                                                                  BEGINNING IN QBASIC                                                                                                            Suggestion to Brad.                                                                                                           9 i never seen many books on qbasic and programming games..                                                                     Q The Revolutionary Guide to Qbasic is one I bought years ago. Also - Re links.&gt;                                             Y but does that have any thing on how to build game's the orignal ops question was about...                                     L The book I mentioned does cover game development more than most I've seen...                                                   Games in QB                                                                                                                   / Do you know any QB at all? If you don't then...                                                                               ' I need help with sort of circular stuff                                                                                       $ How many tiles are we talking about?                                                                                           100x100                                                                                                                        hmmm how about this                                                                                                            .......                                                                                                                        Re: .......                                                                                                                   * I don't have the speed to use a backbuffer                                                                                    Z not really i had pretty good success with using 3 layers try jumping over to a gaming lib.                                     The Jump to QBasic 4.5                                                                                                        Z there not much of a diff from qb1.1 and qb4.5 other then being able to use lib's and .....                                    ' *They also run faster (graphics anyway)                                                                                        This might help:                                                                                                              ! It's working perfectly THANK You.                                                                                             D *What about lookup tables? (Have one for each radius of sight range)                                                          J *I was going to try that but I'm already having speed troubles with files.                                                     overflow problems                                                                                                             , There are a couple of reasons and solutions.                                                                                  	 About 64K                                                                                                                     < Re &quot;About 64K&quot; and other limits in Quickbasic.&gt;                                                                   300K?!                                                                                                                        Q Yep, I have at least three progs that size. 290-300K. What you experienced was...                                              *Yeah, graphics program                                                                                                       
 DIM images                                                                                                                    # An explanation and bitmap loader...                                                                                            Database                                                                                                                       uh                                                                                                                            " A problem with a game called Crono                                                                                            , Try to add this at the top of your proggie..                                                                                   BTW, you don't have to.                                                                                                       & *I remember a game called Chrono Cross                                                                                         Chrono Stuff : (To Rel)                                                                                                        Yep. I made Crono and Rellib...                                                                                                I remember now                                                                                                                 More                                                                                                                           *K. Mail it to me. :*)                                                                                                        3 Homework, can't get headings to display properly...                                                                            PRINT statement                                                                                                               3 *The comma is used to skip print zones, but thanks!                                                                           R *So what do you want the headings to be, and how many decimal places to round off?                                            V Re: *So what do you want the headings to be, and how many decimal places to round off?                                        2 *Try adding WIDTH 80,50 at the top of your program                                                                            4 *That worked, but is there any other way to do that?                                                                          8 *See if looking up PRINT USING in the QB help file helps                                                                       You have a few options here...                                                                                                " *That makes sense, thank you both!                                                                                            ' Now how about responding in this thread                                                                                        MIDI in Q basic??                                                                                                              *Link inside                                                                                                                  Q *Gilanor, do you work for Micro####? Because the link you provided is of no help!                                              No strangely i dont...                                                                                                         *URL worked for me                                                                                                            Y If you mean my link, yes, it works. If you mean Gilinor's, it works but it's meaningless.                                       *That's Gilanor but you're right                                                                                              E Thanks. Yeah, a really good link example is the one Solitaire gave...                                                         Z i would have posted a url to ds4qb but like i said all the place's i know where ..........                                    @ Well, congrats Shadowwolf. Your post now ranks #6 on Google.&gt;                                                               ds4qb download site link.&gt;                                                                                                 Y a little off topic but one thing i have been noticing is alot of the big file archives ..                                     $ * oh ya #6 how do i search that up ?                                                                                           Reply to Shadowwolf.                                                                                                           A URL to a Qbasic sound page...                                                                                               6 how can i do compute the mode of a number using QBasic                                                                        < There was a challenge addressing this topic on the subforum.                                                                  H *Neat routine Solitaire. Good compact coding. (Oh, and no idents, yeah!)                                                      S * It IS indented when I look at the post.  Are the indents missing when you see it?                                            Wow, this is really weird!                                                                                                    ? I've been having indentation problems posting on the sub-forum.                                                                programs                                                                                                                       connection timed out *                                                                                                        3 *Same for me:  &quot;The operation timed out.&quot;                                                                            Couldn't connect                                                                                                              , *&quot;the ftp session was terminated.&quot;                                                                                   midi                                                                                                                          P one word ds4qb it a slave program the handle's music and sound very well but ...                                               Dos Paths...                                                                                                                   not directly                                                                                                                  , JT, are you still having that funny problem?                                                                                   See it for yourself                                                                                                           1 Maybe try downloading a new Internet browser.&gt;                                                                             
 It isn't that                                                                                                                 / *Maybe it's some weird setting of your account?                                                                                No that aint it either                                                                                                         Aha I found it!!!!!!!!!!                                                                                                      > Congrats! Wow, an HTML editor applet. I wonder if Network54...                                                                
 Yeah i should                                                                                                                 L *Eeeks! I do have an account with them. Thanks for info, I'll check into it.                                                  % *Network said that it should be fixed                                                                                          paths                                                                                                                          yes                                                                                                                            k                                                                                                                             
 Didnt work...                                                                                                                  messed up? how descriptive...                                                                                                  k                                                                                                                             ? Then, like Alipha stated, you need to load the quick library...                                                               . *FYI - Plasma's code did work on my 95 and XP.                                                                                 *did you start QB with /l ?                                                                                                    kool                                                                                                                           GUI programming...                                                                                                            - There is no &quot;official&quot; GUI commands                                                                                 : I'm pretty sure that you'll have to make it up yourself...                                                                    	 GUI in QB                                                                                                                      *cough* VB DOS *cough*                                                                                                        3 The whole reason I even learned Qbasic is ... (???)                                                                           # An interesting site for Basic Fans.                                                                                            Graphics/ I/O question.                                                                                                       # Reading DATA into and out of a file                                                                                            THanks.                                                                                                                       Y Visual Scan Test - Need help with the timer, can't keep it going after user presses Enter                                     ' Post the other code that uses INKEY$...                                                                                        May I suggest...                                                                                                              ( Doesn't work with Ildurest's code added.                                                                                       Hold on, hold on...                                                                                                            Tried it.  Doesn't work.                                                                                                       *Yep... go back to flow charts                                                                                                H Well, you cannot use the example I gave you when the prog was changed...                                                      A * I DID change your example to accommodate the current locations.                                                             E *Well then you did something wrong because it works OK when I run it.                                                         ) Your example worked in the small program,                                                                                     # OK, I've got something working now.                                                                                            Fixed the indentation                                                                                                         R OK, you read my post, inserted the code and posted it. Now all you have left is...                                            * That is exactly what I was planning to do:                                                                                    > Visual Scan Test program has undergone an extensive renovation                                                                 Timing them properly                                                                                                          G *How do I edit my own posts?  I have an account with Network54 already.                                                       $ *Email Mac asking him for permission                                                                                          B That was how I had it originally, but it allowed the user to cheat                                                            D Revised program now posted in the sub-forum.  Also, comment to Phylo                                                           Re:  Comment to Phylo                                                                                                          A Simple Solution                                                                                                             M Why is it that my compiled EXE programs dont work on my freinds computers?...                                                  Think i just remembered why...                                                                                                M *Yes, zip files, even ones that have .exe extensions must be extracted first.                                                 Y well since you didn't give alot of information on the problem it kind of hard to guess.,.                                      Stand-Alone EXE                                                                                                                Where can I download QBasic?                                                                                                  
 Maybe here...                                                                                                                  Thanks, I got it.                                                                                                              What's the command?                                                                                                           $ No command, you must do it yourself.                                                                                          6 Well, no one has answered, so I'll &quot;byte&quot;...                                                                        D *Well, no one had answered up to the time I was writing my response!                                                           binary                                                                                                                         There really is no command...                                                                                                  QuickBASIC .BAS file format                                                                                                   A I have the source code to one version (I think 4.5) if that helps                                                             L Found the files:   This sound right?  I'll get all the other files together.                                                  ( No, those are the QB 1.1 source files...                                                                                      5 *Yeah thats it! Would you be able to sent them to me?                                                                         . Well, JS said that they were 1.1 source files.                                                                                I *n/m I found something that proves it.  It isn't what you're looking for.                                                      * dang                                                                                                                        L &quot;Your in a car.&quot; lol. OK, here is what they state in their book...                                                  3 &quot;You're in a car,&quot;  not &quot;your.&quot;                                                                           < Solitaire, I quoted JT, but the lol was about his joke only.                                                                  O *The reply was to JT not to Pete.  And I thought you'd enjoy the nerdy example.                                               V Can't say I think of you as &quot;nerdy&quot; but speaking of nerdy - I'll be in Chat.                                        I *Rats! No one to talk to in the &quot;Cone of  Silience.&quot; I'm out---                                                     Z Why don't you guys just use Killers irc server that where most of the qb programmers sick.                                    H I've been out all day, just had a moment to post before leaving earlier.                                                      8 *I'll have to post tomorrow, that which eludes me today.                                                                      # *I feel popular now. Uben Snkard?                                                                                           C Well JT, since you were in on the &quot;Press any key&quot; post...                                                            *ahh yes, i remember                                                                                                          7 Re: &quot;You're in a car,&quot;  not &quot;your.&quot;                                                                        Maybe something that'll help ..                                                                                               Z i just took a quick look at the qb fast save .bas file in a my hex editor and your right..                                     printing to lpt1 in win xp                                                                                                     Interesting find...                                                                                                            Printers on XP                                                                                                                ' *I think that USB came out in late 1998                                                                                       V *I think JT, you are correct. FYI - I got one of the last licensed Quickbasic in 1995.                                        % Making LPRINT in QuickBASIC 4.5 work!                                                                                          Printing with LPRINT!                                                                                                          Qbasic 7.1 Download                                                                                                            __just an opinion                                                                                                              * Good opinion                                                                                                                 Wanted: Maze game                                                                                                              Try using a search engine.                                                                                                    * Try the search engine at the forum URL&gt;                                                                                    ; Ildrest, ComputerGhost, JT: What? Got too much spare time?                                                                    Nice                                                                                                                           What the...?                                                                                                                  + I am at a friends house on an iMac computer                                                                                   $ No, you can't run a PC.exe on a Mac.                                                                                          G That's: You can't run a PC Windows prog. on a Mac, Mac but how about...                                                       0 Glad to know I'm not the only one who does that!                                                                               I did at first too                                                                                                            
 Virtual PC                                                                                                                    V *Has anyone ever tried Virtual PC, I'd be interested to know if a DOS .EXE would work.                                         Yet it will                                                                                                                   7 *Thanks, JT. Maybe I'll buy a Mac for my next new comp.                                                                       % *DOS.EXE? Don't you mean command.com?                                                                                         E *No Ildrest, he said a DOS executable (a DOS  .EXE) [note the space]                                                          *Oops                                                                                                                          * He he he :-)                                                                                                                 cool                                                                                                                          ! * Thanks for checking it out! :-)                                                                                             F Hey Mac, You're back! Would you like any Web-page content suggestions?                                                        ) * Sure, thanks, Pete. EMail me at cox.net                                                                                      Where's QBASIC for WIN XP?                                                                                                    ) There is a download link at this forum...                                                                                      There is none... but...                                                                                                        Free Basic compilers.                                                                                                         
 Thanks a lot!                                                                                                                 
 _also here                                                                                                                    ! QB45 screen capture problem w/ XP                                                                                              QB under windows xp                                                                                                            - Calling Uncle Bob...                                                                                                        , Here's the URL (sorry, also posted below)...                                                                                  & Hey Uncle Bob. For future reference...                                                                                         No modifications necessary...                                                                                                 / If you feel that way, I would recommend this...                                                                                *I appreciate it :-)                                                                                                          L *Pete left his parentheses open again... I'm wondering if TheBOB noticed too                                                  4 *Yeah, -QBasic would have caught that right away :-)                                                                           *I was referring to the :-)                                                                                                    *Oops! (:-)                                                                                                                    *LOL                                                                                                                           QB under windos xp                                                                                                             url*                                                                                                                          A Unknown, we've got to shorten that &quot;handle&quot; of yours...                                                             * *It only takes up one line on my computer.                                                                                    ? Yeah, but your video card is weird -lol Actually, good point...                                                               ( *Its the screen res (1 line on 1024x768)                                                                                      ? Heh, didn't think of that. My 95 laptop maxes-out at 800 x 600.                                                                *HTLM pages                                                                                                                   E Please read my post below. I also wanted to share this new OS info...                                                         I Re: Please read my post below. I also wanted to share this new OS info...                                                     I *I've heard they're going to improve DOS and other VM support in longhorn                                                      die?                                                                                                                          H *I think hardware has improved too fast for MS to keep its software tidy                                                      B *They have stopped supporting it. They still added it to XP though                                                             saloon not salon*                                                                                                             E Yep, typo, good catch, thanks. Note to Ildrest about Longhorn/DOS...                                                          well                                                                                                                          # *That's something I'm looking into.                                                                                            Platform independence                                                                                                         , Consensus please for XP users and LPRINT&gt;                                                                                  ' Does LPRINT work in XP? Yep, sure does.                                                                                       , Thanks Jonathan! That is what I suspected...                                                                                   more...                                                                                                                       2 What do you think the proper terminology would be?                                                                            6 Re: What do you think the proper terminology would be?                                                                        M Funny. Are you asking me my own question or did nutwork54 screw up your post?                                                  Well,thats network54 for ya...                                                                                                \ *Thanks for the info J. Now I can say I know a few guys in &quot;HOST based&quot; marriages!                                   Purchase of Qbasic.com                                                                                                         Forgive our lack of celebration                                                                                               I yo amc you do know that it's possible to by the domain in advanced of....                                                      mac* , Buy*                                                                                                                    As I have said before                                                                                                         Y in any event we will find out for shure this december if it's true and somone did buy ...                                     8 It will probably get purchased by the owner of Latin.com                                                                      + *Mac, you should add that to the FAQlol                                                                                   1 Already secured Qbasic.com in case of non-renewal                                                                              That is Mallard's address                                                                                                      The continuing saga                                                                                                           S *Domain owner responsibe for keeping contacts correct. Registrar should be alerted.                                           8 Answer from Network Solutions in regards to bad contacts                                                                      8 Other considerations, especially with Network solutions.                                                                      	 * Deja Vu                                                                                                                      well i for one                                                                                                                	 Yo, neuro                                                                                                                     F *I just created a new Qbasic.exe last night. Oh no, my dog ate it. lol                                                        # *I am (many months to go of course)                                                                                           I JT, want to dog sit for me! - OK, I do have a serious question for you...                                                      .NET and the vision behind it                                                                                                  Actually about my QBasic.EXE                                                                                                  ? Thanks JT Good luck with it! - BTW I, too hope MS fails at .NET                                                                Well So far                                                                                                                    Sorry for being nitpicky...                                                                                                   E First Solitaire and now you? It must be: Pick on JT Day. I'm jealous.                                                           *Didn't you mean grammar police?                                                                                              W Ah! it's good to be noticed again. Now that I've sucked you in, I have one for you.&gt;                                        *Thanks Pete!! :D                                                                                                             ! *Maybe i'm just having a bad week                                                                                             2 &quot;Possession&quot; is spelled with four esses.                                                                            D *LOL whoops... isn't possession nine tenths of the law or something?                                                          " INPUT &quot;NEED HELP&quot; ; HELP                                                                                            	 RE:QBASIC                                                                                                                     ! INPUT &quot;NEED HELP&quot;; HELP                                                                                              addition                                                                                                                      * *Are you wondering why no-one's responded?                                                                                     this should help                                                                                                               Character Highlighting QB45                                                                                                   @ This is an area of programming that depends on two components...                                                               Maybe not...                                                                                                                   Need help timing user input.                                                                                                   Here's an idea                                                                                                                 another idea                                                                                                                   this idea put into action                                                                                                     " Both of these ideas are very nice.                                                                                            J Still having trouble trying to place the code into my program differently.                                                    * Well, &quot;thinking outside the box&quot;                                                                                     Thinking outside the box...                                                                                                   ? That is exactly what I was trying to do in the first place, but                                                                Main timer?                                                                                                                   C The &quot;main timer&quot; I'm referring to is a continuous display                                                           P You can't do what you want with Line Input. I'd stake someone else's life on it.                                              * *I've written quite a few of those myself.                                                                                    " *Read my posts in the last thread!                                                                                             *NM                                                                                                                           - Homework, can't get data to display properly.                                                                                 7 The thing about returns is that you have to use them...                                                                       ; Re: The thing about returns is that you have to use them...                                                                   / *Try moving the END to right after the FOR-NEXT                                                                               3 Re: *Try moving the END to right after the FOR-NEXT                                                                           P It should have displayed the names and numbers and had an out of data message...                                              T Re: It should have displayed the names and numbers and had an out of data message...                                          T *Split the program up and check that each part works properly then put them together                                          X Re: *Split the program up and check that each part works properly then put them together                                      0 Redo your program and get the totals straight...                                                                               Figured it out, thanks!                                                                                                       D *Yep, I just had a look at the program and it needs a lot of fixing.                                                          / *Can you give me an idea of what I need to fix?                                                                               0 The first part appears to be working properly...                                                                              Z Ildrest - I'll go halvezies with you on the cost of aspirin -lol. Also welcome back......                                    5 Challenge: Automatically Setting Wordpad Margins &gt;                                                                         A One hint: Registry entry for Wordpad in XP and 95 are the same...                                                              Word does not come standard                                                                                                   @ *Word comes with MS-Office and the majority of people have this.                                                              I Earthborn, you make good posts. Yep, I thought of that...(Question to E.)                                                      Thanks!                                                                                                                       ? The last sentence you added made me think of a saying an old...                                                                QB 7.1 with windows XP                                                                                                        Z *I'm sorry I can't access that URL (there is a missing : after HTTP but that doesn't help)                                    2 * Hunhh? The URL is perfect, with no missing colon                                                                            - *The other URL with demo.bas in a zip file...                                                                                  QB 7.1 with windows XP                                                                                                         *The mean of 4, 5 and 6 is 5...                                                                                                QB 7.1 with windows xp                                                                                                        I *The URL doesn't work for me; if you want my email you can click my name.                                                      QB 7.1 with windows xp                                                                                                         * How do you load mga or ega?                                                                                                  XP users, do me a favor!                                                                                                       i get                                                                                                                          *Thanx!                                                                                                                       I I updated my recycle bin renamer to be compatible with XP(link inside)...                                                     
 VB script...?                                                                                                                 E *we have a subforum called &quot;the non-qb forum&quot; for vb stuff.                                                         + *No. It cannot be placed at a certain place                                                                                    Array Limits                                                                                                                  H You have the right idea, but my guess is that you are coding it wrong...                                                       Do you need all that memory?                                                                                                  K *I agree with Ildrest, -there's often a more memory efficient alternative.                                                   - * But sometimes that can be speed inefficient                                                                                  Well....                                                                                                                      ) In that case you may want to check out...                                                                                      I suggest that                                                                                                                 Blast                                                                                                                          I've never seen one,                                                                                                          % Blast is a call absolute based QB lib                                                                                          Calling Earthborn...                                                                                                          C Found this link to RTF coding. What the #$%@ are &quot;twips?&quot;                                                           . *A &quot;twip&quot; is a twentieth of a point.                                                                                A *Cool, thanks Kewbie. I'll make it a (20 twips) to remember that!                                                              The thing I would do...                                                                                                       S Yep, I do want to make them on the fly, so I have to how how to code it. The URL...                                            Press any key to continue . . .                                                                                                Mac - Recommendation...                                                                                                       I *I would also like to thank Microsoft For Killing The meaning of Reliable                                                     U Mac, have you ever looked at my example in the QB Tricks &amp; Techniques forum on...                                         + Yep. Neat, but doesn't apply in this thread                                                                                   U *I had more in mind the technique of using a .bat file to start a qbasic 1.x program.                                         U *They should have added the ANY key to the keyboard from the start to avoid confusion                                          * lol - &quot;ANY&quot; key                                                                                                    simpsons                                                                                                                      ( *I am in process of fixing that. heh heh                                                                                       Definition:                                                                                                                    * Good definitions                                                                                                             Wait! I found it! (url*)                                                                                                       doing alright there? *                                                                                                        " Title: Homework - Passing An Array                                                                                              Alternative to the Array(10, 10)                                                                                              4 I don't quite understand what you're trying to do...                                                                           You do it the same                                                                                                              I learn something new every day!                                                                                               Army memory                                                                                                                    Need help with scoring timer                                                                                                   I got it                                                                                                                      2 Thanks, Ildurest.  I removed the GOTOs and labels.                                                                            * Brilliant, Ildurest!  You deserve a raise!                                                                                    : *Here comes that warm fuzzy feeling again... cat on my lap                                                                     Two more programs (URL)                                                                                                       + Qbasic freezing on graphics :( please help!                                                                                   = *XP has issues with QBasic so good luck.  (That isn't normal)                                                                 3 LOL I'm not the same Nick who's posted here before.                                                                           9 Does it freeze immediately after it encounters SCREEN 12?                                                                     ( From the simialr problems I have seen...                                                                                       Are you using a laptop?                                                                                                       < Have you tried holding the power button for several seconds?                                                                  Z * Yes, actually that did work after my son pointed it out.  I just didn't mention it here.                                     *Solitaire, what model is it?                                                                                                  Its a Thinkpad A21p                                                                                                           T I've used a thinkpad A21 with qb before.  I'll do some research for you if you like.                                          ( Thanks!!!  That would really be super!!!                                                                                       Ok, here's the story....                                                                                                       *I'll be waiting.                                                                                                             D Hope you've got some time on your hands... What video card does your                                                          M *How do I find out which video card I have? Thinkpad model number is 2629HSU.                                                  Like this...                                                                                                                  < * Got it.  Display adapter:  ATI Mobility M3  (Thanks, Pete)                                                                   Try this driver... (URL)                                                                                                      0 Also, completely uninstall the present driver...                                                                              1 I will be interesed in the results. The driver...                                                                             $ Thanks for the info.  Some comments:                                                                                          0 The current driver needs to be uninstalled first                                                                              / Are the codes here at QBasic.com public domain?                                                                               B Here's a great way to see if your question has ben asked before...                                                             Re                                                                                                                             Re: Re                                                                                                                         *I think so.                                                                                                                   QB 7.1 with Windows XP                                                                                                        8 Are you running your program in a window or full screen?                                                                       QB 7.1 with windows xp                                                                                                        * You had this same problem in April, right?                                                                                     QB 7.1 -Shift of first column                                                                                                  Qb 7.1 LINK program                                                                                                            - Calling Ildrest&gt;                                                                                                        5 _here is the answer that the Basic knowledge base has                                                                         ) Link program (Correction for LINK L2043 )                                                                                     9 _have you tried using the full paths for every file name?                                                                     ) How can I contact whoever runs this site?                                                                                     3 Oh yes, by &quot;this site&quot; I meant QBasic.com                                                                            Nobody knows                                                                                                                  2 *He doesn't want to be found from what I've heard.                                                                             If you're referring to Mallard                                                                                                 current owners                                                                                                                2 Internet Stuff and Printer Stuff  (Read this Pete)                                                                            L If you want to post a sample, I'll run it, Here is what we are up against...                                                  $ Printing with out probably wont work                                                                                          " *Sweet Jesus, sorry Pete, I'm out.                                                                                             Copy from the subforum.                                                                                                        I take that back                                                                                                              6 Re: Internet Stuff and Printer Stuff  (Read this Pete)                                                                        = *What are you talking about, there is no send/recv in QBasic.                                                                  Help                                                                                                                          F Max, Please check the homework FAQ. When you have some code started...                                                        
 qb hex errors                                                                                                                 * *Interesting, too bad I don't have a clue.                                                                                    . wow, you almost had me thinking qb has a bug..                                                                                 *thanks!                                                                                                                        hey alipha, while you're here...                                                                                               *Reboot.                                                                                                                       *didn't help                                                                                                                   eh? dunno...                                                                                                                   tried your program...                                                                                                          No, not broken...                                                                                                             E it is possible to ruin a monitor or video card with improper OUT/INP.                                                         4 *no, only screen 9 looks kind of odd (other than 12)                                                                          ! More help needed on this post ...                                                                                             , De Jef and I successfully used the chatroom!                                                                                   *No time now.  Gotta run.                                                                                                     C *The only problem I have ever had with the chat is no one is there.                                                            Poblem with end!!!???                                                                                                         9 There is no &quot;end message&quot; in compiled versions.                                                                     H *Or any key &quot;       WHILE INKEY$ = &quot;&quot;:  WEND       &quot;                                                      X I would wager in the 7*10^6 years this forum has been around, that question has never...                                      / same here i never even noticed qb doing that...                                                                                Well, shadowwolf, I suppose...                                                                                                 hmm never though about that ...                                                                                                LOL                                                                                                                             I have seen that question before                                                                                              6 Well, Pete reminded me not to take that as a challenge                                                                        6 *Not the first time, I have seen that question before.                                                                         Challenge: Find it.                                                                                                           M *Oh, and one more thing. You cannot post it today and find it tomorrow! (lol)                                                  Use INPUT to pause the screen.                                                                                                 Yep. That's cleaner.                                                                                                          3 I call that idiot-user-proof (or stupid-user-proof)                                                                           I lol - We're close on this one. I always call it: &quot;stupid-proof&quot;                                                     7 *Or a master IT architect position at the phone company                                                                        Number format in QB                                                                                                           
 Number search                                                                                                                 - Discussion - ASCII Extended character set....                                                                                  because                                                                                                                       - Hey Neuro, good to hear from you. Question...                                                                                  Unicode in DOS                                                                                                                1 Re: Discussion - ASCII Extended character set....                                                                              I've  been thinking about that                                                                                                 Not exactly true                                                                                                               _I don't have a printer                                                                                                        To JT re: The indenter program                                                                                                 Whats the problem                                                                                                              I also just finished this.                                                                                                     I guess you found the bug.                                                                                                     Libraries of QB 7.1                                                                                                            _in a complete download                                                                                                        QB 7.1 Libraries                                                                                                              * More Help PLEASE!!!!!!!! =( pretty please?                                                                                    = Redid the AreaCode sub, learn from it and apply it to rest...                                                                 C Polished your changes up a bit, Pete. Ryan, download this and test.                                                            THANKS GUYS!!!!                                                                                                               D Mac - Lookin' Good! Ryan, remember, you still have to apply those...                                                          6 I added some more names to go to page 3 and used GOSUB                                                                         The Only thing new I JUST did                                                                                                  It had a minor bug                                                                                                            > Free downloads of Visual Studio.NET 2005 Express Beta Products                                                                	 Solitaire                                                                                                                     K Ha ha, It seems the Chat room even ats like the &quot;Cone of Silence&quot;                                                    Missed it by THAT much!                                                                                                       \ *Good one Mac! - lol - I see JT has just fallen prey to the &quot;Cone of silence&quot; too.                                  , I was on there about 2 hours and no one came                                                                                   My suggestion re: Chatroom                                                                                                    ' *Ah, this ones available for non US'ers                                                                                       ( * Ah Crap, it needs at least Windows2000                                                                                       what do u run?                                                                                                                G *W98, i guess i'll stuck to my version then (or download a borland one)                                                       ' *I am actually going to use this.  Thx.                                                                                       4 For all the regulars (and irregulars) please read...                                                                          d * I believe you mean &quot;non-regulars&quot;. People probably don't like being called irregular ;-)                          c ? chr$(74)+chr$(111)+chr$(107)+chr$(101)  Alipha, you'd get it if you were more &quot;regular&quot;                            *Technically he's right                                                                                                       3 Just remember, if you need any help, count me in :)                                                                           4 I dunno what y'all's problem is.  Won't print in XP?                                                                          ! Now buy a USB printer and try it!                                                                                             " Homework, another stock program...                                                                                             To and For?                                                                                                                   D Actually, numtrans is defined as 3, so that is ok. You do need to...                                                           Does this look any better?                                                                                                     Can anyone help?!                                                                                                             L I'm running low on aspirin now... OK, lets try and clear this up together...                                                  P Re: I'm running low on aspirin now... OK, lets try and clear this up together...                                              S *I won't be able to examine it for an hour or so. If anyone else can, please do so.                                           O I put the program together this way. I did not check the math. Give it a try...                                               ! how do you get to the dos window?                                                                                             	 * Command                                                                                                                      Getting to Dos                                                                                                                < Oh, let's just make it simple.  Access DOS from within QB...                                                                  , *You can also put a shortcut on your desktop                                                                                  - Usage of a PCX loader in a program of mine...                                                                                 G * You can try to ask him yourself. He should still be at network54.com.                                                       " GOING CRAZY!!!! Please help me!!!!                                                                                            M &quot;Settle down Bevis.&quot; Ryan, your just missing a RESTORE statement...                                                  Yep it is a school projet man                                                                                                 - - Wow, I'm glad they kicked me out years ago!                                                                                 d You can tell the above is true from the &quot;your&quot; missing instead of &quot;you're&quot; missi                          * Heh - Had some problems with spaces myself                                                                                    4 I just didnt understand what it wanted me to do.....                                                                          , Might be a problem for others. Do me a favor                                                                                   What I dont understand                                                                                                         Well,                                                                                                                          *What Does Global Replace mean?                                                                                                It means...                                                                                                                   % it would actually look more like this                                                                                          Some suggestions                                                                                                               *Thanks ALOT guys!!!!!!                                                                                                       K You know, I really like Ryan. He does his work, posts when he gets stuck...                                                    Thanks Pete...                                                                                                                ! But dont get me confused with....                                                                                             P *OK, now my head hurts! Do you mean two posters named Ryan have the same assign?                                              & *Yea but he only came in like twice...                                                                                        R Then for fun tomorrow, I'll do a search by ISP and see how and who I responded to.                                             lol...you got it..                                                                                                             * lol                                                                                                                         / How can you find the pixel size of a character?                                                                               R Check QBasic Help/Index/Screen Statement/Screen Modes for all character box sizes.                                             Not much help there.                                                                                                          7 There's what I call the &quot;empirical method&quot;...                                                                       > *Ignore the above post, I think I misunderstood your question.                                                                H Please keep in mind that I am only able to work in screen 0 - text mode.                                                       use point ? like ..                                                                                                           / * I'm testing a single character, not a string.                                                                               X the fucation whould still work the len would be just 1 and 8*1 is 8 so it should still..                                       the only way i know is to                                                                                                     Z im not shure about the question but it kind of remind me of a little experment i did in...                                    - * your spelling is really terrible shadowwolf                                                                                 T * What are you talkin' about? I just finished a 12-pack and I can't find any errors.                                           maybe...                                                                                                                      1 Looks good but I MUST use screen 0, not screen 7!                                                                             5 Then you need to use the &quot;GPD&quot; statement...                                                                         ' Certainly you can do it from text mode!                                                                                        Well, I can't find any...                                                                                                     a Solitair dear, you really must try Pete's &quot;GPD&quot; idea. He's smart and also good looking!                              Ok here it is....                                                                                                              Thanks Nick, you're a doll!                                                                                                   5 * He's good-looking?  Do you have his picture?  (lol)                                                                         6 Looks interesting, BUT it won't work for me because...                                                                        Q Don't mind Martha. She's been stalking me ever since I gave her that stock tip...                                             < Pete, I just downloaded your program and tried it.  However,                                                                  G I noticed the &quot;odd&quot; number amounts, but they are correct.&gt;                                                       3 Thanks Pete and Nick.  Here is what I came up with.                                                                           < You need to get some rest or you're going to turn into me...                                                                  4 Pete, I used Nick's figures: 8 x 8, not your 8 x 16.                                                                          7 The problem is that you contadicted your previous post.                                                                        Data 8 X 16...                                                                                                                . Not really a contradiction. It's all relative.                                                                                / * I think the term contradiction still applies.                                                                               
 pixel size                                                                                                                    
 Need BMP info                                                                                                                  Re: Need BMP info                                                                                                             % Hey Earthborn here is the .jpg loader                                                                                         ( If that is possible then why not on .bmp                                                                                      V *Almost any photo/paint program will convert a BMP to a JPG, so clearly it's possible.                                        & *P.S. That's one sweet little utility!                                                                                         *I can't seem to get it to work                                                                                               K Your graphics adapter may not be VESA compatible (outdated DOS graphics)...                                                   B Most BMP loaders are designed to be used with standard screenmodes                                                             that's using a SVGA mode                                                                                                        * link to svga 24-bit bmp loader                                                                                              4 BTW, Alipha, I can't get JT's SVGA loader to work...                                                                           could be a VESA problem....                                                                                                    Solution                                                                                                                      ! No it loads the image pretty fast                                                                                              Thumbnail size?                                                                                                                file listing                                                                                                                  * Pay attention in class and write some code                                                                                     a few lines?                                                                                                                    Filename : Open an existing file                                                                                              - RE__oops, there are examples in the FAQ (url)                                                                                 X For &quot;outout&quot; as #1 - lol That darn &quot;p&quot; key is a stretch sometimes...                                      3 _mensliber_  bugs me, but he is right about the FAQ                                                                           ) *I thaught RE_ meant &quot;Reply to&quot;                                                                                     V RE - lol. No, Mac's close, it means, &quot;with regard to&quot; much like he stated...                                        - Re: *I thaught RE_ meant &quot;Reply to&quot;                                                                                 U *RE: = &quot;regarding&quot; (No reference.  It's just what I always thought it was.)                                         1 You forgot to reference your authoritative source                                                                              Goto 0 ?                                                                                                                      
 nonononono                                                                                                                     nononononononononono                                                                                                           *Heh, good purpose                                                                                                            ( response__i think the differences are...                                                                                       That's a good solution                                                                                                         _OK, but i need to distinguish                                                                                                 Stack space                                                                                                                   C You're a little over-the-top there Funkiller. Try CLEAR , , 3000...                                                           0 I've gone through the QB Programmy Guy' posts...                                                                              < Simple, unless I'm mistaken you have a recursive sub call...                                                                  $ I knew I had an example somewhere...                                                                                          7 Ok.. Thanks!! I'll vet through. You guys help a lot !!!                                                                       ! Ok, i will try it out. Thanks !!!                                                                                             " Did you understand what Pete said?                                                                                            # To illustrate another way of coding                                                                                           / Ok, thanks. Please correct me if I'm wrong ....                                                                               L Well, there is no &quot;EXIT SUB&quot; statement in QB, I think you meant...                                                  , Ignore Pete's post about Exit Sub, Funkiller                                                                                  / Holy cannoli Batman, there is such a statement!                                                                                I see.... Ok, thanks a lot !!!                                                                                                Z You're welcome. And please give Mac some credit for his small but meaningful contribution.                                    
 RAYCASTING                                                                                                                      Two things that helped me (URLs)                                                                                               New Game I made                                                                                                                Won one. . .                                                                                                                   thanks!                                                                                                                        edieted version thanks to fred!                                                                                               > Inquiry about legality of usage of programs in other programs.                                                                P it depands out what the aruthor has stated in the commenting of his/her code....                                               *Very well put, shadowwolf.                                                                                                    Qbasic copyright                                                                                                               Heh, you missed the point, buff                                                                                               @ &quot;Shadowwold&quot; lol. Ironic. Also Mac, a common mix-up...                                                              ' copyright copyright copyright copyright                                                                                       : * for i = 1 to 1000: print &quot;lol&quot;: next i: system                                                                    W *I was the one who first discovered Cell's plagiarism, Mac... and I'll never forget it.                                       4 Could some of you have a look at this for me please.                                                                          , Cant do the work for you but this could help                                                                                   response                                                                                                                       ??                                                                                                                             ?? What are you trying to say                                                                                                  Not 0= -1; Not -1 =0                                                                                                           actually...                                                                                                                   - *Going skiing... see you guys in about a week                                                                                 % * You crazy! It's 90 degrees outside!                                                                                         E *1) It's winter in Australia   2) We use Celcius here... 90C = 194F                                                         < *It never snows round here. All we get is rain. av temp 55F                                                                  T - Mac. Here is a temp. conv. prog I wrote 4u so u can avoid this prob. in future&gt;                                           * 'Ildrest' = LOL                                                                                                            O *Yep, that's from not using your handy-dandy post utility. Alt150 didn't trans!                                               ( Slow news day. Hey guys. Look at this...                                                                                       &gt; Note to Ildrest                                                                                                          *Note to Pete... it's alt-150                                                                                                 P * Thanks. Enjoy skiing, watch out for sharks. I hear there everywhere in AU! lol                                              . *I wouldn't say everywhere. But im not worried                                                                                Z i would give up trying to get XP to play nice lets face it dos is dead to microsoft and...                                     - Hey Shadowwolf...                                                                                                           @ I already have a  32 bit console slave program if you want it...                                                               - Curious, what language?                                                                                                      It's written in powerbasic...                                                                                                 ' Jonathan, in regard to print program...                                                                                       . The size, including all include files, is 50k.                                                                                9 &quot;Drag &amp; Drop&quot; is not what OOP is all about.                                                                     9 &quot;As for myself,&quot; I hate the freakin' thing!&gt;                                                                     O *I suffer from spondylolisthesis, but I never knew that was how it was spelled!                                                Some info on that...                                                                                                          d *My lower back is a mess, I've seen x-rays, and I didn't respond to &quot;traxional&quot; treatments                          L *But thanks for the info on sitting/standing, I'll let you know if it helps.                                                  ? Flexion distraction and standard traction are VERY different...                                                               + * Heh - Good to have a doctor in the house!                                                                                    A couple questions/comment                                                                                                    & - Answers to questions and comments...                                                                                         * LOL - Yep                                                                                                                    Sneak a peek at my QBPad (URL)                                                                                                 QBasic Open Dialog Box                                                                                                          If it's worth anything... (*URL)                                                                                               Re: QBasic Open Dialog Box                                                                                                    9 Homework, having trouble with output/totals showing up...                                                                     K In order to accomplish what you want, you need to save your data to arrays.                                                   : Your two project versions don't work as you want because..                                                                     suggestions                                                                                                                   @ Here's an example of a PRING USING specification for your output                                                              
 Like this?                                                                                                                      matrix multiplication problem...                                                                                              $ Here is my matrix multiplication sub                                                                                          . Hmmm, what is the definition of multiplication                                                                                $ Here: (With 3d demo application too)                                                                                           latest reply ever?                                                                                                            ) * Heh - Latest reply to reply: No problem                                                                                     5 Hey Mac. Is this something you would want in the FAQ?                                                                          It must be hopeless, Pete                                                                                                     * * Hey, thanks for putting that in the FAQ.                                                                                    E You missed my point entirely. Note that FAQ was posted on Aug 1, 2002                                                         1 - You took the bait! I was just messing with you.                                                                             , Speaking of the FAQ, there's an error (*URL)                                                                                   What is the error?                                                                                                            
 - Hey Zire...                                                                                                                 . I thought it was a good link, better than this                                                                                I *Thanks Pete, the link is supposed to be there though, try clicking it ;)                                                     T *Ha Ha And I thought I was the last comic standing 'round here. Hey, do you think...                                           Here ya go: LOL                                                                                                                And I always check back?                                                                                                      Z *No error, just me being confused. But change it to what you suggested. To make it clearer                                    < * OK, I'll do that (someday) and delete your post there. :-)                                                                   * Done                                                                                                                        / *Is there a way to restart a computer in basic?                                                                                *Look in the FAQ (URL)                                                                                                        H I've never tried that trick. Here is a URL that will help answer that...                                                       yes...                                                                                                                        ( *can you make that work for laptops too?                                                                                       *Lol genuis                                                                                                                   A *cant you make a device which then you control via parallel port?                                                              I need some more help                                                                                                         F Ahem! Nice job. Looks exactly like the one I wrote. About 256 grays...                                                        	 * Busted!                                                                                                                      Windows XP and qbasic                                                                                                          The old fashion way...                                                                                                         RE: The old fashion way...                                                                                                    E *You can buy an adapter that converts a USB port  to a parallel port.                                                         ? - Great question Matt, here is what I have discovered so far...                                                               G *I braught a new lexmark printer and i am pissed, it wont work with dos                                                       J *Hey JT, What connection USB or parallel? What system 95-98 or 2000/NT/XP?                                                     *USB on Win98SE                                                                                                               D Thanks, I read about some problems with those printers. I may set...                                                            You need a copy of QBasic (*URL)                                                                                              / Download QBasic from Microsoft's own FTP server                                                                               / Regarding missing pages at the end of the forum                                                                               A *There is an end to this forum? I think it was here pre-Internet!                                                             C *Mac, I'm TELLING you, I've been posting here since September 1997!                                                            *Maybe the old owner did it                                                                                                    There definitely were more                                                                                                     About the deleted post messages                                                                                                Out of Stack space?                                                                                                           = *Loads of arguments, maybe? (How about you post your code...)                                                                 : *http://www.codeguide.net/temp/html/q&amp;a.html#Q&amp;A12                                                                     How do you call your subs?                                                                                                     ???                                                                                                                           " The problem with goto and gosub...                                                                                            @ *Errrr... SUBs &amp; Functions can get exactly the same problem.                                                              B - Out of stack space can be caused by a recursive gosub without...                                                            B No GOSUBS, 180kb, around 30 subs / functions, only 1 bas file (NT)                                                            B Only 1 prog (no modules) for 180K. Here's what I would consider...                                                             How do I make modules?                                                                                                        8 Check out Kewbie's post as well - Now, about modules&gt;                                                                      * Thanks, a few more questions about modules                                                                                    C - -The default stack space is around 1200. Try Clear , , 3000. &gt;                                                           4 * Thanks for your help: The program works fine now!!                                                                          4 Great! One note of caution for adding more code.&gt;                                                                           yeah                                                                                                                          < *Do you CALL subs from subs using a series of IF statements?                                                                  / *Does subA call subB, which in turn calls subA?                                                                               M - That's one of the questions I asked him in my post above - nested subs.&gt;                                                 , Come on, QB Programmy Guy - Give us a break!                                                                                   About Sockets...                                                                                                              E well aside from using some of the flacky slave programs for winsock..                                                          Thanx...                                                                                                                      F - Hey, Shadowwolf got a new spell checker. (lol) BTW - Great post.&gt;                                                         tanbks i think :)*                                                                                                            5 thanks* I have to start reviewing stuff before I post                                                                         	 Censored!                                                                                                                     A &quot;How Observant Are You?&quot; program revised and corrected.                                                             H I started working on a new version of the &quot;Observant&quot; program.                                                      @ *Wow, you can zoom the forum to 5 levels using Ctrl+Mouse Scroll                                                              ; * Mind elaborating? Never heard of &quot;mouse scroll&quot;                                                                   6 Apparently you don't have a mouse with a scroll wheel?                                                                        	 Thanks!!!                                                                                                                       You never noticed it turned? :-D                                                                                               No - A natural error                                                                                                          Z * &quot;6000 years&quot; lol. That's it, Mac and I challenge you to a shuffle board match!                                    ; It has a whole lot more than 5 levels on firefox, though :)                                                                   8 *You can do the same thing in opera. It zooms everything                                                                       PLEASE test this...                                                                                                            A task worthy of doing is this                                                                                                 The main reason I won't do it                                                                                                  Thankyou                                                                                                                      C * I've got it! The encrypted word is : &quot;Squandered&quot; (lol)                                                           , The Word was &quot;Blah&quot; Case-sensitive                                                                                  + All that code, to encrypt the word Blah?...                                                                                    Well..                                                                                                                        9 Try running Mac's code decryption time estimation prog...                                                                      about the speed..                                                                                                             : - You mean because you already have the decryption code...                                                                     * Again....Thank you                                                                                                          $ Qbasic Thread and/or speed question.                                                                                           Not Threading and Speed                                                                                                        Alright just had to know.                                                                                                      * Nobody had to know that :P                                                                                                  b Funny - Ildrest, &quot;:P&quot; is that the Aussie equavalent to &quot;lol?&quot; I have to know.                            8 *Not quite... I suppose it implies I'm not being serious                                                                      ; - Thanks. I should change my login to that : &quot;:P&quot;                                                                   8 * I think it's a tongue hanging out the side of a mouth.                                                                        *My thoughts exactly, Solitaire!                                                                                              J (lol) Oh great Solitaire, I had to turn my laptop on its side to see that!                                                     i need a short graphics code                                                                                                  . I recently replied to someone about this (URL)                                                                                9 Why does QBasic Interpreter do this? A Commodore feature?                                                                     . it's so you can see what the shortcut keys are                                                                                4 Ah-hah! Thanks. So it is the old Commodore KEY stuff                                                                           But if I remember correctly...                                                                                                 *Dude, that's awesome!                                                                                                        0 There may also be some programmable PC keyboards                                                                               Not just for the Commodore                                                                                                     *Its a shortcut for ON KEY                                                                                                    2 Has anyone ever made a First Person Shooter in QB?                                                                             http://www.nebulasoftware.tk/                                                                                                  Yes, many times in fact                                                                                                       + There is an annoying bug in qbtk's Indenter                                                                                   	 Solitaire                                                                                                                     ( *Thanks, but I already did it yesterday.                                                                                      2 * OK. Try it again with JT's program. Works great!                                                                             Very Very Easy                                                                                                                % Is this how you envision indentation?                                                                                          Is that you you do it? fixed                                                                                                   Looking better                                                                                                                 no problems now                                                                                                               ( Beautiful, just one problem left (minor)                                                                                       Finished (*URL)                                                                                                                Technical question...                                                                                                          Sounds like a problem                                                                                                         ( *Thanks for the info, I'll check it out.                                                                                      Q *Is it possible to read/write to a windows registry w/o just opening a .REG file?                                              * no in qbasic!                                                                                                               0 as with all questions relating to the win32 api,                                                                               Yes, but difficult                                                                                                             Now that I think about it...                                                                                                  R *Also sry for changing from sk8erpunk to Matt(Im not registered). And thanx anyway                                             Command Line Version                                                                                                          # *Ahhh well there it is! Thanx Alot!                                                                                            one more thing...                                                                                                              *Is it in the Regedit help file                                                                                               T *The Regedit help file is only for windows. It does not explain how to use it in dos                                          ! *you should do a search in google                                                                                             = Program to evaluate the security of a password for encryption                                                                 9 - I do not knwon how picky you want to go on this, but...                                                                     N - Oh, one more thing, and I shouldn't after &quot;knwon&quot; in above post...                                                # Thanks for trying it. ANYBODY ELSE?                                                                                           P -Good, I see you edited out the two spelling errors. Also, about the rounding...                                               Re: Good luck with your project                                                                                                *Ildres?? People these days...                                                                                               M Ha ha. Don't you just love irony? &quot;Ildres&quot; Blame copy and paste...                                                 & *Aren't most passwords case sensitive?                                                                                         Err, true. Your point is ....?                                                                                                Z *My passwords: 2.48025725367086D+17, 64782366527182 and 1517 years (serve, server, forums)                                     some &quot;bugs&quot;                                                                                                         4 - There's got to be a happy medium here somewhere...                                                                           Oh, yeah!??                                                                                                                    Blarg                                                                                                                         @ Is there a way to copy and paste from Qbasic to Notepad or Word?                                                              
 Yes there is!                                                                                                                 	 Thank You                                                                                                                      An easy way!                                                                                                                  E - Hey Charlie, you taught an old dog a new trick. Great post, thanks.                                                         U *.... er.... um... I think I've explained that method at least twice on this forum...                                         ( Even easier than that.  (On ME at least)                                                                                      ) Well, nobody will see your post here, but                                                                                     Y *Get thee to the chatroom!  (I'm there now, but not for too long.) Noone showed.  I left.                                     9 Heh - I think you have to stick around for 20-30 minutes.                                                                      I need help                                                                                                                   P Change the line CASE 24: TrueCOLOR12 to CASE 24: TrueCOLOR13, unless you mean...                                               A few small questions...                                                                                                       First one...                                                                                                                   Version                                                                                                                        Version                                                                                                                       & - That is the best way I know of, too.                                                                                        P - Well hold the freakin' phone...Won't work the way you want it to for for XP...                                              ( *HAHAHA id have to agree wit u on that 1                                                                                       ...                                                                                                                           & As for the guy who mentioned RANDOM...                                                                                        L - Struck gold! - Shell &quot;cmd /c ver&quot; Use this to get Windows ver...                                                   Thanx Pete!                                                                                                                   # Which problem are you having again?                                                                                            ooo...                                                                                                                        R *Disregard my last post. It made absolutely no sence. Im a little bit tired but...                                            I *Well it seems I solved my own(first) problem. I added color ,0 above cls                                                      Don't do that....                                                                                                             / *Ok, thanx for the help. I know wut ya mean now                                                                               H To Earthborn or anyone else with experience in configuring page setup...                                                      = *Suggestion: make a copy of wordpad and set it up differently                                                                 7 - Thought of that already.  Won't work, here's why.&gt;                                                                       < *No cigar? Maybe a pipe will do... (Requesting Mac's genius)                                                                    help! how can i  advance a page?                                                                                              @ *Above post is a duplicate.  I already answered your first post.                                                              L How observant are you? Program for user to locate a character on the screen.                                                  . - How ironic! - Solitaire, read and see why...                                                                                @ Pete, I just responded to that post before you posted this post.                                                               PS to Pete:                                                                                                                   @ * NO! I hate indented programs. Makes me dizzy when I read them!                                                              * *I used to be like that. Ah, good memories                                                                                    C *Solitaire don't be mean; some people just don't like indented code                                                           J * Right! And me and that other person are going to form are own org. (lol)                                                    A I'm not being mean.  It took longer than necessary for me to find                                                             T I think Ildrest is just having some fun with you He knows you weren't being mean...                                          # *Thanks for advertising me, Pete :P                                                                                           ? *I consider both of you as quite competent (plus a few others).                                                                Never mind Pete, Solitaire                                                                                                     *Good idea!                                                                                                                    * Works for me!                                                                                                               L Can someone explain why the indentation got lost on my sub-forum post?  Mac?                                                   Can't imagine what happened                                                                                                   _ -          I told you that &quot;other guy&quot; and I would form an org.  Hey, what happened?!                               T being observant to spot a misplaced : is onething but to find an asterisk in a field                                          7 It doesn't make you either good or bad as a programmer,                                                                         help! how can i  advance a page?                                                                                              Y Here's an example to print multiple pages, start at top of new page, and eject when done.                                      Can I write to Keyboard port???                                                                                               N *You do know, of course, that QBasic has joystick functions (STICK and STRIG)?                                                
 Stick, String                                                                                                                  custom SCREEN???                                                                                                               Sure...                                                                                                                        Need a graphic pattern urgently                                                                                               # Re: Need a graphic pattern urgently                                                                                           	 13 digits                                                                                                                     ! We all know many ways. Here's one                                                                                              Here's another solution.                                                                                                       Gosub within Sub                                                                                                                Sounds like you want another SUB                                                                                              7 You cannot use GOSUB to branch out of the subprocedure.                                                                       
 LPrint....                                                                                                                    5 - Discussion about LPRINT, newer printers, and XP&gt;                                                                          Thanks for the explanations...                                                                                                 is there anyway..                                                                                                             ? * a byte is the smallest unit of data you can read from a disk!                                                               ; *but that data is written as bits, so there must be a way..                                                                   > *no data is written as bytes, you can break it down into bits!                                                                R *but when you burn a CD the laser makes pits for data on\off (1\0) or so i've read                                            5 your are correct... but all data is buffered first...                                                                         X everything a computer does is with bits, Machine language is Binary. you can code in it!                                      @ there seems to be a bit of misunderstanding... let me clairfy...                                                               Well, not quite.                                                                                                              1 Well.. this can give you individual bits, kind of                                                                             ! what i like to use to get bits is                                                                                             1 yes, b/c  is in powers of 2. bit one represnts 1.                                                                              Re: is there anyway..                                                                                                         . *he wants to read a bit, not break a byte down                                                                                Y if you where using vb yes it very easy but qb you might have to simple break down the ...                                     # LOL, nice try... totaly flawed tho!                                                                                           G i know i asked somone of killz irc a couple question after the post but                                                        nope... because...                                                                                                            $ Calculations not working properly...                                                                                           from what I see...                                                                                                             Re: from what I see...                                                                                                        	 fixed....                                                                                                                     1 Initializing counters and accumulators with loops                                                                              I still need help!!                                                                                                           = this isn't homework is it?(oh wait its summer..summer skool?)                                                                 S *BTW you might want to put something in your code so you can exit without ctr-break                                           W Re: *BTW you might want to put something in your code so you can exit without ctr-break                                       
 no problem...                                                                                                                 F I disagree.  I never use a double input with a comma -- too confusing.                                                        I *I agree with you on that but it is the programers choice. you know that.                                                      I fixed your problen Kristen                                                                                                    Re: I fixed your problen Kristen                                                                                              8 Thank you! Still trouble with rounding, and lining up...                                                                       Your welcome Kristen                                                                                                           here is what you want                                                                                                          Re: here is what you want                                                                                                      here is what I did...                                                                                                          Help!                                                                                                                         	 QB Probem                                                                                                                     B -Unless someone knows this one cold, some more info is needed.&gt;                                                            M *If it's running in a window, try hitting Alt+Enter and see if that frees it.                                                  with win98 anyway...                                                                                                          3 Similar, but even more weird problem that I have...                                                                           # *What version of 'W' are you using?                                                                                           K Is there any simple way to print ASCII extended characters on new printers?                                                    my printer will...                                                                                                            6 Notepad can display extended DOS characters correctly!                                                                        O &lt;To Earthborn&gt;  Display Yes, print No! At least not with an XP because...                                                Something else you might try...                                                                                                I took a look at it...                                                                                                         Hey Mac                                                                                                                       " I'm not Mac, but I can tell you...                                                                                             Kewbie!!!!! your back!!!!                                                                                                     ! *Kewbie comes around now and then                                                                                             K *I don't recognize your nick... were you going by something different then?                                                    *yes, I was going by John                                                                                                     9 Hi, Kewbie. You are probably remembering this post (URL*)                                                                     S *I'd forgotten about that post, but I know I was posting here in September of 1997.                                           $ ? You're right. Last page is now 924                                                                                           *Thats a lot of pages! &lt;:-O                                                                                                3 * Heh. I think the forum was here before I was born                                                                           Y Mac, you could try asking network54 if they'll preserve the data from the other forums...                                      Hey, I use that one!                                                                                                          ( Yeah, I'll do that, Kewbie. And Phylo...                                                                                       Figures there was a reason.                                                                                                    Quick Basic / USB                                                                                                              - Since no one has responded...                                                                                               
 Make EXE's                                                                                                                    5 First of all, you need QB4.5 or 7.1 (PDS) to do so...                                                                          umm........                                                                                                                    -Like this.&gt;&gt;&gt;                                                                                                       H I wonder how many times I have gotten on to this forum and seen this msg                                                       delay on keyboard                                                                                                              I think you are doomed                                                                                                         kbd response time in windows                                                                                                  < *But everyone using the program would have to do it to.  :-p                                                                  U *There is a repeat delay in the BIOS as well, usually set to  1/4 sec. but same prob.                                         D *INP(96) doesn't have the delay, but there's better ASM stuff in FAQ                                                           Let me expand on that...                                                                                                       Almost, adjust, if not remove.                                                                                                 The Bios settings                                                                                                              adding images and sound                                                                                                       - *You mean external files, e.g. bmp, gif, wav?                                                                                 = * I use DIRECTQB to do that, its fairly nice and easy to use.                                                                  Using GOTO function with a$                                                                                                   % There are many ways to work around it                                                                                          Thanks!                                                                                                                        My experience with GOTO                                                                                                        The database method...                                                                                                         The database method...                                                                                                        
 Here y'are                                                                                                                     well...                                                                                                                        Copy text...                                                                                                                  H *Depends what you mean, -an entire file or just certain parts of a file?                                                       I mean the entire file... =)                                                                                                  & There are a couple of ways&gt;&gt;&gt;                                                                                         ThanX!                                                                                                                         I need help with images                                                                                                        Yes                                                                                                                            Thank you for the help                                                                                                         I need more help JT                                                                                                            Untitled                                                                                                                      7 * My kids have kids.  Well, my daughter now has 2 kids.                                                                       . Homework help, having trouble with rounding...                                                                                5 - Corrections needed to get prog to work.&gt;&gt;&gt;                                                                          Ha ha ha, thanks.                                                                                                             ! Here is how to debug your program                                                                                             % Re: Here is how to debug your program                                                                                          My experience with let                                                                                                        F *You never needed to use LET with the C-64. The Apple IIe required it.                                                        A *I've never programmed on a Apple II (but i remember them though)                                                             % Title: Homework - Graphics Assignment                                                                                         & Here are some corrections, comments...                                                                                        X Incidentally, here's an American flag in a more appropriate graphics mode (SCREEN 12)...                                      G I finally got my original triple-nested loop to work! (Pete, take note)                                                       9 wow, still very inefficient. here is an optomized version                                                                     E - Reply to Solitaire: Sometimes it's good to think outside the box...                                                         6 Most of this solution is protecting against user error                                                                        2 * Hey, Pete! Is this far enough 'outside the box'?                                                                            4 --- No, this is! (Solitaire, take note) &gt;&gt;&gt;                                                                           One problem                                                                                                                   P - That's funny, I never use input and although line input is clearly superior...                                               Very interesting!                                                                                                             < ? There must be something wrong with your QBasic interpreter                                                                  + I always run my QB programs from inside QB.                                                                                   C - Well, I just ran Mac's and it does end when nothing is entered...                                                           * I just copied and ran Mac's version again.                                                                                    = - Solitaire. I just copied your code and ADDED a BKSP fxn&gt;                                                                  'It runs fine' ??                                                                                                              - It does now (lol)...                                                                                                         That's better, except...                                                                                                      Q - IMPORTANT&gt; It works correctly if cut and pasted from the post, here's why...                                             
 * OK, gotcha.                                                                                                                  Here it is, properly indented.                                                                                                 QB wav                                                                                                                         Screensaver revisited...                                                                                                       good one kewbie *                                                                                                              *Very nice (also well named).                                                                                                 $ Heh - You're working too hard (URL*)                                                                                          ! *I'm impressed! What is that, VB?                                                                                             ! It's Java, but don't be impressed                                                                                             ? *Pees me off, -that Pete has a whole lot of stuff done for him!                                                               . -What are Mac and Bob talking about???????????                                                                                " If you go to the URL Mac posted...                                                                                            K Hahaha -Good: &quot;For Pete's sake.&quot; Now the reference makes sense...                                                    *Bob's your uncle!                                                                                                            3 *Some strange conversations emerge on this forum...                                                                            *Nice clock                                                                                                                   c *HUUUH what? where? I just see &quot;It's Late - Go to bed!&quot; and a &quot;good night&quot; post                           & You evidently have Java scripting OFF.                                                                                        = *I have JAVA off but JavaScript on. But i havn't had problems                                                                 C *Oh I see.... there's some numbers squashed in the top-left corner.                                                            Question about loading BMPs                                                                                                   ) This was just a couple of days ago (*URL)                                                                                     H *wow small world, thats one of the decoders i used, save it wasnt modif.                                                       well that didn;t work...                                                                                                      ' *That is the conclusion that I came to.                                                                                        hit the button to soon,,,,                                                                                                    $ Odd, I was positive they all worked.                                                                                          > I'm almost positive the answer is no, but can the screen be...                                                                 when using run - Probably not                                                                                                 V - With stand-alone exes, chain is not an option. About &quot;Bload&quot; suggestion...                                        Z Re: - With stand-alone exes, chain is not an option. About &quot;Bload&quot; suggestion...                                     -Reply to buffoasys...                                                                                                         RE: index...                                                                                                                   Here it is (URL*)                                                                                                             ' * Chalk up another point for Mac! (lol)                                                                                       	 tech help                                                                                                                      By Val &amp; By Ref                                                                                                            BYVAL and BYREF                                                                                                                Re: BYVAL and BYREF                                                                                                           I VB.NET is a LOT different from VB6 and certainly a lot different from QB.                                                     H * Examples added to above post with ByVal and ByRef in QB and in VB.NET.                                                       Qbasic Programming                                                                                                             Re: Qbasic Programming                                                                                                        B Yes it is possible, some of us have made scripting languages in QB                                                             Yes, it's possible...                                                                                                          Speed Issues                                                                                                                  D i wouldn't say that now alot of the more complexe qb rpg's have a ..                                                           *What wouldn't you say?                                                                                                        'a programming language' ?                                                                                                     Maze Competition at qbasic.tk                                                                                                  *Hey, yourve got GMail                                                                                                        
 * Me, too!                                                                                                                     *Bah... what a banal challenge.                                                                                               Q *then enter it.  and if that isn't challenging enough, go for the roguelike compo                                             % We have a whole 'challenges' subforum                                                                                         > *Hehehehe... I'm very particular about which challenges I like                                                                * * My post was addressed to SumoJo, not you                                                                                     Considering the fact...                                                                                                       A I forgot to mention www.quickhost.tk and our auto indenter (*url)                                                             4 The code-indentor reference you posted is great, but                                                                          Z The site's url is www.qbasic.tk  or you can use www.qbtk.com .  Both work.  If you want ..                                    	 Well,....                                                                                                                      Hmmm                                                                                                                          W Qbtk.com redirects to qbtk.com/main.php as does qbasic.tk which may be what you notice.                                       2 Yes, the index.php is an escape from the .tk frame                                                                            I The Auto-Indenter is not a solution to indentation problem in this forum.                                                     R * post the how it looked indented and how it looked previously (or email it to me)                                            	 Solitaire                                                                                                                     % Exactly.  As I was going to reply....                                                                                         W *I'll talk to Zap and see what we can do about that.  Glad to hear it does work though.                                       G I can't output Alt-255 from a php script, it's something with charsets.                                                        simple test                                                                                                                   K Re: I can't output Alt-255 from a php script, it's something with charsets.                                                   A No comments?  A helpful sub program added to my collection (URL*)                                                              About SUBs and variables...                                                                                                   	 Ah-ehm...                                                                                                                     P Remember that SUBs have variables that are seperate from the rest of the program                                              & Thanks :) + another little question...                                                                                        H *Yep DIM SHARED ... makes a variable availible to all SUBs and FUNCTIONs                                                       *Very well! Tks a lot :)                                                                                                      = Declaring global variables with DIM SHARED vs local variables                                                                 ( The problem is in the use of   something                                                                                       Oh yes                                                                                                                        0 Has anyone ever remade Micro Machines in QBasic?                                                                              " Is 'Micro Machines' a proper noun?                                                                                            G Perhaps it's a good idea not to show your ignorance so obviously... :-)                                                        Thanks                                                                                                                        V *I'd definitely have to wear my glasses to play those (never mind the steering thing).                                        9 I have one on the NES. It's a top view easy to make in QB                                                                     [ *I used to play an &quot;Ironman 4WD&quot; game when I was little... seems similar to this.                                   
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 Correction...                                                                                                                  *You know what i mean                                                                                                         % *I do, but what if Funkiller doesn't?                                                                                          * Good explanation :-)                                                                                                         Sorry. I get it now.                                                                                                           yeah                                                                                                                          $ Thanks for all your explainations...                                                                                           A very important suggestion                                                                                                   / Hahaha... it become a very complicated logic...                                                                                About your grammar                                                                                                            3 I'm sorry about my grammar and spelling mistakes...                                                                           - Phylo, you're wrong about negative numbers...                                                                                  I do understand                                                                                                                Yes... i'm a bit confusing....                                                                                                 Correct, about END vs. SYSTEM                                                                                                  Slight correction                                                                                                              Boolean TRUE and FALSE emulator                                                                                               9 1-bit Boolean values in QB!! (and I really do mean 1-bit)                                                                     + Here's my code, part of my main program....                                                                                   ' Bottom two lines are &quot;frozen&quot;                                                                                        Yep. Try this program                                                                                                         9 Errr.... not quite understand what you try to explain....                                                                     - Is that what you are trying to tell me ? ....                                                                                 I *Looks ok, but you could move COLOR 8, 0 out of the FOR-NEXT to save time                                                      sentence short.....                                                                                                           9 Of course, someone here can make that VB program, but ...                                                                     = Re: Of course, someone here can make that VB program, but ...                                                                 ! Ignore what I said before, sorry.                                                                                              Ignore this OP                                                                                                                 See post below for my code.                                                                                                   H Kristen, do NOT start more than one thread for the same subject, and ...                                                      L Re: Kristen, do NOT start more than one thread for the same subject, and ...                                                  * Homework question (I read the FAQ, sorry!)                                                                                    C can you please post your code if you don't know one will help you..                                                           $ Please help, questions about QBasic!                                                                                           RE: help                                                                                                                       Ok                                                                                                                            M Well As Close To A Flower I Can Get...and the first time i have used SWAP lol                                                 Z *Nice job! (with 256 attributes, maybe you could try filling in/shading the petals, next).                                    7 *If any one knows plz help but i dont know how to shade                                                                        Here's a place to start...                                                                                                    $ I can use some help with this logic.                                                                                           If i understand it right ..                                                                                                   ! Not at all.  Here is the problem:                                                                                              Oh, my mistake                                                                                                                ' This code will do what you described...                                                                                       , Thanks, Pete.  I redid your code as follows:                                                                                  I *Sure, let me know what you're up to. E-mail me or post here if you like.                                                     T - I hate it when that happens! I just checked my post and &quot;no name&quot; on it.                                          , I finally got my triple-nested loop to work!                                                                                   finding QBasic                                                                                                                + * Click on the FAQ at the top of this page.                                                                                   F *hm .. maybe Mac should change the name to something more appealing ..                                                         * Any suggestions?                                                                                                            H *Something that will make them look there first. Maybe a downloads link?                                                      a *&quot;Helpful links&quot; or something in that nature, thinking up something good isn't easy :-/                              *URL inside                                                                                                                    DBA/PROGRAMMER                                                                                                                / *lcase$(string$) converts a string to lowercase                                                                                Don't read, just print?                                                                                                        CHR$(34)                                                                                                                       OS writing in QBASIC                                                                                                           Re: OS writing in QBASIC                                                                                                      ? True, but that's if you mean a kernel. If you're after a GUI...                                                                Re: OS writing in QBASIC                                                                                                      ' *QBasic 4.5 and 7.1 come with compilers                                                                                       ! __Here's a project I'm working on                                                                                              oh for gods sake                                                                                                              & _Good reply =)... GO MAKE IT! =)  *nt*                                                                                         ?  XMS &amp; EMS in QB ?                                                                                                      O *It's possible, but you'll have to wait for someone else who knows how to do it                                                Re: ?  XMS &amp; EMS in QB ?                                                                                                   More programs I've made (URL*)                                                                                                / How can I change a .bmp format to a .txt format                                                                                Not sure what you mean                                                                                                        + i feel prety stupid that it was that simple                                                                                    Displaying a Bitmap                                                                                                           T *Go to Links and Downloads and get the Graphics tutorials, they come with BMP loader                                          ! About divisibility by 4, Phylo...                                                                                              About My Fixed BMP Loader                                                                                                      *Hey, that's what's important.                                                                                                 i havent been able to respond                                                                                                  Add this sub into your program                                                                                                B how do you tell qbasic to ignore &quot; when outputting to a file?                                                            	 Like this                                                                                                                      Uploading a program                                                                                                            Sure - Read the FAQ                                                                                                           B I saw a screensaverchallengesolution her so ill add another one...                                                             That's tight as hell man.                                                                                                     1 I'll try posting my HTML-ASCII animation again...                                                                             ( Just added another more complex shape...                                                                                      M *You bagging Opera, or just noted that because (you're smart and) you use it?                                                  I use it...                                                                                                                   & Anyone want to help me crack Hell.com?                                                                                        " LOL, now they got a hit from me...                                                                                             The Little White Rabbit.                                                                                                      4 *I like the wisdom... but not the lack of etiquette.                                                                          R Since a lot of people are into 3d these past days...(3d engine inside with source)                                             To show time in my program                                                                                                    0 A couple of simple problems with your program...                                                                              % Do i need to put a gosub line again ?                                                                                          If you mean the first one...                                                                                                  * Thanks !! Finally i found my solution.....                                                                                    ( RE__erase the way Timer(1) you are using                                                                                      - To djvicious re: A challenge to Qbasic'ers...                                                                                  What is wrong with RARs?                                                                                                       Sorry! My ignorance!                                                                                                           Why use RAR you ask                                                                                                           ( Don't forget 5!! (also a link to WinRAR)                                                                                       about those others                                                                                                            ' Winzip is not made by Microsoft either!                                                                                        Why not everybody uses ZIP...                                                                                                 # * Err, I guess that's reason enough                                                                                            There was no virus...                                                                                                         M *I would have downloaded it, and don't think I'm stupid (hopefully you agree)                                                  Agreed, but...                                                                                                                  *would you consider us safe mac?                                                                                               'Us' ?                                                                                                                         QBasic Viruses (code inside)                                                                                                  J *Oops!  Forgot the real point lol.  Watch out for vicious QBasic code too!                                                    . Phylo, run this (URL*) (a spoof that is scary)                                                                                W *Ok, trying it, if it does anything bad I hold you FULLY responsible!  I'm trusting you                                         I wouldn't call it a scary spoof                                                                                              8 *I think there're supposed to be hard disk access noises                                                                      ' Don't talk to me about hard disk noises                                                                                        Question, Phylo                                                                                                                lol The Case                                                                                                                  A * Ah, that explains it. Otherwise, you would have gotten a scare!                                                              Russian and Asian  Fonts...                                                                                                   8 *GOTO Google.com and use QBasic and Russian as key words                                                                       RE__it's not impossible                                                                                                        qbasic with azerty keyboard                                                                                                   ; All my computers have azerty, and all QB versions work fine                                                                   - Discussion for everyone on converting code...                                                                                 1 Re: Discussion for everyone on converting code...                                                                              I have                                                                                                                         qb-c                                                                                                                           Yeah                                                                                                                           heh                                                                                                                            Why not                                                                                                                       * You know he's right about the string stuff                                                                                      I just saw i forgot something ..                                                                                               porting:                                                                                                                       sure you can! like this...                                                                                                    7 *all well guess you gota live with the messed up layout                                                                        like i said...                                                                                                                ; actually not... its very simple... (doesn't require either)                                                                   
 QB Freedom                                                                                                                    J why not attamped to write your own that or try a google search for one ...                                                    C try your for (int x; x &gt; 10; x++) line and see what it does ;) *                                                           @ While a language convertor may be (a theoretical) possibility...                                                              R Absolutely.  I started writing a program in VB.NET and switched to QB to debug it.                                             many people have this problem                                                                                                 X it doesn't ahve to produce unreadable code it just depands on how the compiler is made..                                      N I think you are severely underestimating the difficulty of doing such a thing.                                                  *Hey Solitaire, you're in there!                                                                                               * ? I'm in where?                                                                                                              *http://english2american.com                                                                                                  5 *That's not ME, it's a game that I took my name from.                                                                          *I was only joking, Solitaire                                                                                                 & Ildrest - Why did you post that here?                                                                                        
 Because...                                                                                                                    < * Ahh! That makes sense, assuming I know what 'blimey' means                                                                  ; of cource you have to do work arounds but it could be done*                                                                   0 the most important thing to making readable code                                                                               um                                                                                                                             The Screen saver                                                                                                              # *Epilpetics do NOT run this program                                                                                           * Cut back on the ritalin or close your eyes                                                                                     - What???????????                                                                                                             N I am proud to present... THE SAME EFFECT (although much faster and no flicker)                                                5 Or better yet, the same thing except you can exit it!                                                                         U *Faster would be to use OUT (OUT &amp;H3C8, 0: OUT &amp;H3C9, FIX(RND * 64) (times 3)                                         
 I dont get it                                                                                                                  *Maybe it's a delay? ;)                                                                                                        About 1 ^ 1 and delay                                                                                                         2 Actually, such a brief delay is useless, anyway...                                                                             *And proving my point                                                                                                         2 That &lt;screen saver?&gt; is completely stupid...                                                                            % How can I use a serial printer on XP?                                                                                         ) Re: How can I use a serial printer on XP?                                                                                     $ And if you managed to do all that...                                                                                          < - That's pretty much what I see posted in bits and pieces...                                                                  9 *Daisy wheel? Is that like one of those golf ball things?                                                                     	 Almost...                                                                                                                      Here's what I would do...                                                                                                     F - Hey  E. My serial printer is still in the box and re: daisy wheel...                                                        < - Re to Buff: It sounds like a lot of coding is needed to...                                                                  @ Re: - Re to Buff: It sounds like a lot of coding is needed to...                                                              	 * Thanks.                                                                                                                      serial printers...                                                                                                            $ LPRINT  DOES work in QuickBASIC 4.5!                                                                                           Yet another little trick                                                                                                      
 Why cant I                                                                                                                     Ryan, I edited your post                                                                                                      S - Probably the same reason you &quot;cant&quot; find the ' key (lol) - SOLUTION&gt;                                           & I dont know what the MOD command is...                                                                                         This is how MOD works                                                                                                         # *Whoops, Pete, didn't see your post                                                                                            - Not a problem, by the way...                                                                                                 I think MOD is...                                                                                                             K *That would explain why it's %*#&amp; fast compared to doing it another way                                                   1 Pause print scrolling to screen without using MOD                                                                             8 Good find, But I modified it to put heading on each page                                                                      \ (Ha ha) - OK Mac, that VB prog isn't going to finish itself. To Ryan &amp; Mac about MOD&gt;                                  8 Here's an example...but I dont know how to apply it.....                                                                      0 If you mean how to apply MOD, do so like this...                                                                               Ok..thanks guys...                                                                                                             Alternatives                                                                                                                  ! programming is life-long learning                                                                                             B Alipha, you can get a free copy of VB.NET directly from Microsoft.                                                            . *Too late.  I see the supply is now exhausted.                                                                                # the .NET SDK is freely downloadable                                                                                             considered to be an alternative?                                                                                              # Question about the QB game Gorrilas                                                                                           M *I dunno... actually I think a few people have tried to improve on that game.                                                 ) Use Count and Timer to autoset game speed                                                                                     0 Frozen QBasic Screen When Using SCREEN Statement                                                                                -NTVDM.EXE may be the problem...                                                                                              " I have ntvdm32.exe on my computer!                                                                                            ? *Waitaminute... did you just contradict yourself several times?                                                               
 *I believe so                                                                                                                  *  No he didn't not.                                                                                                          
 * Didn't not?                                                                                                                 B * Yes, I was being facetious - didn't not - contradicted - get it?                                                            3 My laptop screen problem is a lot worse than yours.                                                                            I did this on Win2000                                                                                                         * Mac, here's a link to a very good website.                                                                                    6 *Yeah, that's a good one, -lots of useful information.                                                                        
 * Links added                                                                                                                 ; A lot of use that use shell commands could use this link...                                                                   ^ *If you're confused, I think Pete meant &quot;youse&quot; instead of the first &quot;use&quot;                                8 -Actually, I should have written: A lot of us who use...                                                                      ; *Oops... sorry I thought you'd ever use such language, Pete                                                                   $ - Youse darn right I wouldn't. (lol)                                                                                           * Added link                                                                                                                   QB 7.1                                                                                                                        I *Personally the only useful thing i found was arrays in type delcarations                                                       *Also the REDIM PRESERVE is nice                                                                                              7 *DIR$ is fun (and useful), CURRENCY is a great datatype                                                                       * RE__ my executables run better using qb7.1                                                                                     I can only use 64K?                                                                                                           Z *QB is a DOS program and the memory is very limited. There's also loads of other drawbacks                                     QB 7.1 in XP                                                                                                                  	 Np for me                                                                                                                     : * Do u have any recommendation on which site i should dw ?                                                                     I do (*URL)                                                                                                                    Visual Basic for Dos ??                                                                                                       ) If your working on an XP, don't bother...                                                                                       *Pete, ain't you heard of VBDOS?                                                                                               *I don't like VBDOS that much                                                                                                  wrong...                                                                                                                      $ - Discuusion on NTVDM.EXE and QB&gt;                                                                                          T Yes, there was a Visual Basic for DOS.  Also lots of compiler downloads at this url.                                          ! Thanks guys, for all your info...                                                                                              What happen to View Print ....                                                                                                > *It's still here. Just change your code to: VIEW PRINT 5 TO 20                                                                 Oops....                                                                                                                       Capture Page                                                                                                                  @ It depends if you are talking text or graphics. Prog for text...                                                               Ok... thanks. I'll try it up.                                                                                                 & This works under Win2K and I expect XP                                                                                        2 - The response by Ildrest also works this way&gt;                                                                             mod overflow                                                                                                                   * You number is too big ???                                                                                                   A I calculated the limit in QB for the MOD statement at 2147483647.                                                             F *2147483647 is the limit for LONGs... MOD only works with integer/long                                                        : New thought process on 3d programming(well maybe it's new)                                                                    P a little question will this new 3d system your working out be any faster then...                                               Yes...                                                                                                                         Use a Lookat function.                                                                                                         3D                                                                                                                             qb / l                                                                                                                        = *Use as your shortcut command line C:\[path]\QB.EXE /L QB.QLB                                                                 ] .or... \[QB Dir]\QB.EXE /L also works. Have [Dir of QB] in the &quot;Working Dir.&quot; line.                                 D *I use a batch file which then i create a shortcut in the Start menu                                                           How do I access QBasic?                                                                                                        How do you?                                                                                                                   $ Site im making with qb1.1 and QB 4.5                                                                                           Good Qb 7.1 download (*URL)                                                                                                   ? AI is not neccessarily always the most complicated programming!                                                                That's true!                                                                                                                   * Heard of a Quine?                                                                                                           : Never heard of a Quine, but the terms is a great key word.                                                                    4 *You should use name labels instead of number labels                                                                          ( Computer Science 20 - Almost Finished :P                                                                                       *I'd love to see it                                                                                                           I Post it to the Big Programs subforum. Click subforums,..URL at the top...                                                     % Looking for a tutorial on 3D graphics                                                                                          Here is one (URL *)                                                                                                           4 Ok that helped but I dont Program in C i need qbasic                                                                           3D                                                                                                                            , *Just want to learn 3d Programming in qbasic                                                                                  $ 3D is a matter of layering 2D imager                                                                                           Demo and source code in QB.                                                                                                   6 No one else wants to join in on the discussion? (URL*)                                                                        + *I would Rather Not lol AI is beyond us all                                                                                   
 Probably true                                                                                                                  Maybe a little off topic but ..                                                                                               0 Why I thought relational databases wouldn't work                                                                              = *I have ideas on the subject...but nothing really good though                                                                 L *There are so many forms of AI though. IF THEN is a form if im not mistaken.                                                  R &quot;What element(s) are required for natural intelligence?&quot; I don't know...                                            < *Something to respond and react to something else happening?                                                                  Z finaly an interting topic on this forum it been some time since i saw somthing intersting.                                    = * Need AI program which can determine you meant 'interesting'                                                                 U shhh i was tired when i posted that lol 'interesting'  although my spelling sucks ...                                         S *weird checker you have then, cos i always have problems when reading your posts :s                                           4 *I agree.  Your spell-checker needs a spell-checker.                                                                          T there was a key word in my post when im not lazy , i rarely send thing though the...                                          J *As we all know, Artificial Intelligence is no match for Natural Stupidity                                                     The program                                                                                                                    Mouse stuff                                                                                                                   B Sure. Here is a simple little mouse routine to get you started&gt;                                                             yeah but                                                                                                                       also                                                                                                                          1 - CALL Absolute(AX%, BX%, CX%, DX%, SADD(mouse$))                                                                              Game, moving a character                                                                                                      K That info is in the FAQ, I believe. Here you go anyways in case it isn't...                                                   @ *Arrow keys (and some other special keys) return a two-byte code                                                               This will Help you on all CHR$                                                                                                " This helps you with *ALL* the keys                                                                                            
 *thankyou all                                                                                                                 7 Is anyone interested in art in artificial intelligence.                                                                       ( Nobody is likely to send you an email...                                                                                      I * I can tell it's going to be one of those days. Clean-up on isle SPAM...                                                     @ *(Ha) Mac, your response was not there while I was writing mine!                                                               ctrl+alt+del stopping.                                                                                                        H You apparently can, if you are willing to use other languages, not QB...                                                       It can be done in QB...                                                                                                       M *Cannot be done. Windows will trap Ctrl-Alt-Delete before it is passed to QB.                                                  Here's a thought                                                                                                              R *Computer can't process them at the same time. (Real multithreading doesn't exist)                                             I don't think so                                                                                                              Q *&quot;It isn't your computer that does that.&quot;?? What else would it be?? lol                                             # Ok let me explain this its my field                                                                                            THANKS                                                                                                                        S *You can't event trap Ctrl-Alt-Delete! Windows will not tell QB it's being pressed.                                           > Windows does not control anything it allows access to controls                                                                 ???                                                                                                                           > * http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Control-Alt-Delete                                                                T *Like I said Windows has an inturrupt for CTRL ALT DEL to stop it from Shutting down                                           Re: It can be done in QB...                                                                                                   W - OK, these are the posts that #!%&amp; me off. You state it can be done in QB, then...                                        Program for 9x/NT                                                                                                             N *Windows does not Trap CTRL ALT DEL its a BIOS command to restart the computer                                                U *If thats so then whats the Close Program box that opens in Win when you press them??                                          LOL!! Congrats!                                                                                                               / Updated, may fix the &quot;locktask&quot; issue                                                                               	 * S-1987?                                                                                                                     M *No, S-1798. Don't you watch M*A*S*H :)  More to the point, does it work now.                                                 L -No, let's get back to M*A*S*H. That company was the 4077th. What is S-1798?                                                  , Episode: the incubator. Season 2, episode 11                                                                                  F -Yeah, that was a great series. I met McLean Stevenson (Col. Blake)...                                                        ? Ildrest is right!  Greywolf is wrong. As it says in the FAQ...                                                               V - A little Qbasic prog to prove Ctrl + Alt + Del cannot be trapped with QB&gt;&gt;&gt;                                        B *You cant just trap CTRL ALT DEL you have to BIOS disable it in QB                                                            I - I posted CANNOT, you response makes it seem like I posted the opposite.                                                      Took me one google search :)                                                                                                   Puzzling is right!                                                                                                             hey...                                                                                                                        : *What about a TSR that handles the Keyboard BIOS directly?                                                                    . Solitaire's School is open.  Comments welcome.                                                                                4 *Your school will be an excellent resource.  Thanks!                                                                          " Shutting down computer from Qbasic                                                                                             Using shell for rundll                                                                                                        & Re: Shutting down computer from Qbasic                                                                                         Try this                                                                                                                       Whoops                                                                                                                         Thanks, but...                                                                                                                 *Start qb like this: QB /L                                                                                                     Re: *Start qb like this: QB /L                                                                                                K *Text above.  Emanuel, don't use * in your posts.  It means no text inside.                                                   / *It isn't supported by your computers bios then                                                                                Mkay                                                                                                                           Here's What I Turned In...                                                                                                      Please don't start a new thread.                                                                                              $ Hey, you got it to work. Congrats...                                                                                          B *On his six? Is this some American expression I've never heard of?                                                            & It refers to 6 'o clock... behind you.                                                                                        8 *Speaking of which, I love MAXIS games (SIXAM backwards)                                                                      2 No text above. Anyway, here is more on such clocks                                                                            5 * &quot;On His Six&quot;: i havn't heard of it either                                                                         H - Somehow, I just knew that little catch phase would evoke a response...                                                       - No. I didn't make it up.&gt;                                                                                                * Lol Duh guys on his six is a Airforce term                                                                                     *I'm an old timer??                                                                                                           % - We all have Father Time on our six!                                                                                         W *im not that old! Its just some people with different backgrounds don't know such terms                                       3 Here is an example of protecting against user goofs                                                                           ! I edited and upgraded the example                                                                                             
 .ini files                                                                                                                    T .ini files are like text files. You can read from them and write to them with QB&gt;                                           Like this...                                                                                                                   Maximum Array Size                                                                                                             add '$dynamic perhaps                                                                                                          Well                                                                                                                          $ Pull Down Menu with Shadow (3D menu)                                                                                           The SCREEN function                                                                                                            Re: The SCREEN function                                                                                                       ; Here is the code to make the pull down menus for QB IDE&gt;                                                                    Here:                                                                                                                         - What do i need to know about QB and WinXP...?                                                                                 @ Oh boy, good luck, esp since I might be doing it too (small tip)                                                               *Go Partition Magic!!                                                                                                          What is partition magic?                                                                                                       PartitionMagic...                                                                                                             9 *DONT FORMAT NTFS keep FAT32 or youll have major problems                                                                     : Warning about partitioning into separate operating systems                                                                    F *Maybe you can just install two operating systems entirely separately.                                                        
 About that                                                                                                                    Z As far as QB, you need to know it took 2 MS engineers to make XP. One to hold the horse...                                    9 *I am satisfied with 98se, and no intentions of upgrading                                                                     ) * You mean &quot;downgrading!&quot; (lol)                                                                                       * Oh yes. I must of got confused                                                                                              , You say in point 5, something about scr12...                                                                                   *only shellin'                                                                                                                : * Correct, as far as I have tested, only when using Shell.                                                                     QB and WinXP                                                                                                                  Y -To ajones: Would you mind going into detail as to how a network connection is made to...                                      Hello                                                                                                                          Contributing                                                                                                                   This one isn't free                                                                                                           : *Yeah thanks Mac, once again, for making this forum fun :)                                                                    ^ - Yeah, but now we have &quot;Funkiller&quot; on board. Ironic, isn't it? I like his posts,...                                # Bravo!!! I'm here !! I'm real !!!!!                                                                                            * Hi!                                                                                                                         + For whoever missed my matrix display (*URL)                                                                                    Sweet                                                                                                                          What am I doing wrong???                                                                                                      O You put the cart before the horse in your example. Did you mean to do that?&gt;                                                Respond                                                                                                                       F Redid the code. Is this more like what you really are looking for?&gt;                                                         Thanx                                                                                                                          Help Please...                                                                                                                
 hmmmm.....                                                                                                                    Y I agree with John. You need to do your own HW. I made some corrections that will help&gt;                                      Suggestions for improvement                                                                                                   Y *GL using th above example your teacher will look at it and say you new at this right????                                      A little advice....                                                                                                            Advice to Funkiller                                                                                                            how bout lose the case too!                                                                                                    What a great idea!                                                                                                             Re: Advice to Funkiller                                                                                                       , No way, Stay around and stand your ground...                                                                                  0 Re: No way, Stay around and stand your ground...                                                                               *A very good ideal.                                                                                                            Whats the deal with AS ANY                                                                                                    ! AS ANY??? Where'd that come from?                                                                                             
 Where, why                                                                                                                     Ahh, thou'rt forgiven, but                                                                                                    
 Tried that                                                                                                                    N *As I understand it, AS ANY only applies to sub declarations, not sub headers.                                                 AS ANY                                                                                                                        ; *Why have it? Darned if I know, I've never used it, myself.                                                                   + qbasic &quot;ANY allows any data type&quot;                                                                                   G *I fully agree, and also wonder if QBasic even needs DECLARE statments?                                                       A *Qbasic puts it in when i pass a User Def TYPE variable to a sub.                                                              Also....                                                                                                                      - * Oh, right. That is probably what it is for.                                                                                 : *Why would you declare something that hasn't been made yet                                                                     How to unmake a EXE file                                                                                                       Re: How to unmake a EXE file                                                                                                   Easy, yet difficult                                                                                                           7 - &quot;Lucy, you gotta lot of esplainin to do...&quot;                                                                        It is feasable                                                                                                                7 * Oh, there we go. Thanks for &quot;esplainin&quot; it.                                                                       T Prevention, as in the old saying. Always make copies of your source code, because...                                          
 Find a string                                                                                                                  Re: Find a string                                                                                                             2 Computer Science 20 - Switching graphic variables?                                                                            ( If I were you, I wouldn't use DIM SHARED                                                                                      K &quot;You probably won't ever need DIM SHARED&quot;??? I strongly disagree.                                                    Hmmm, good debate                                                                                                             O One of the negative arguments I have heard against using the global variable...                                               - *Naughty Pete didn't close his parentheses...                                                                                  *). Happy now?                                                                                                        
 Hex And QB                                                                                                                     Re: Hex And QB                                                                                                                 Text Box                                                                                                                       Not too hard                                                                                                                  6 Making a string variable equal to a numerical variable                                                                        + val(stringname$) will work. Additionally...                                                                                    *thanks Pete                                                                                                                   Doesn't This Work, too?                                                                                                        Not the same thing                                                                                                             More to add...                                                                                                                # *Money???? 600000???? yes please :)                                                                                           : *That was for TheBOB to say (not implying you're old, bob)                                                                    % * Sorry (i thaught it was for TheBOB)                                                                                         = How do I print to wordpad from a &quot;Print L(M);&quot; line                                                                 ( Don't use LPRINT - Instead use PRINT #a,                                                                                      Q - It sure would be great if you could get Notepad to also automatically print it!                                              You can!                                                                                                                      X You bet I'll check that URL. Sooner or later I need to put some lprint progs on XP and..                                       Drat, I forgot that                                                                                                           G *if you rellay want to just write up a slave program to print stuff out                                                       A OK, I'll bite. Write up a slave program in what language? C++?...                                                              try this one...                                                                                                               N *Thanks for the link. I will download it today and try it at some future date.                                                L This is my attempt to create a universal fractal generator without training.                                                   Remember Kewbie? (* URLs)                                                                                                     
 Weird problem                                                                                                                  Well, for starters                                                                                                              Same problem, same half-solution                                                                                              + Well, sorry, that's hard for me to believe.                                                                                   = For example, the following works perfectly with good filename                                                                  What I meant was...                                                                                                           5 My bet is this.   filename right , pathway wrong!&gt;                                                                           He also may be using BSAVE wrong                                                                                               I can't be sure about BSAVE...                                                                                                 And the equally strange...                                                                                                     Sigh... It isn't the path...                                                                                                  ( greywolf - Please don't leave quite yet!                                                                                       actually...                                                                                                                    That may just be it...                                                                                                        7 * Well, I'm disappointed that you didn't answer my post                                                                        Sorry, it wasn't personal...                                                                                                  P QB Chanllenge - Write a program to make Greywolf leave the forum. (lol) Kidding!                                              T Re: QB Chanllenge - Write a program to make Greywolf leave the forum. (lol) Kidding!                                           Done (Barely kidding)                                                                                                          Use UCASE$(a$)                                                                                                                3 *Do you regulars every visit the subforums?  (URL*)                                                                            Yes i read it, its just that                                                                                                   I'm with JT                                                                                                                   6 I don't intend it to solve stupid sequences like that.                                                                        @ -I'm with JT, Mac, and my Dad (God rest his soul) on this one...                                                              & The solution to that word problem! :-)                                                                                        L Kilograms? (lol) I should have mentioned, all of his stores were in the U.S.                                                  @ Heh - Yep, probably a waste of time to check it. Hey, Earthborn,                                                              J Just gotta have a talent with search engines to find it.  :-p  Here's URL.                                                     * My MAN!!! Thanks! (Works)                                                                                                   G *I need to check that URL and see if I can get Word Wrap as my default!                                                        How I solved it...                                                                                                            < * Don't pick on Kilograms, I use them. Then again i'm in AUS                                                                   Challenge (hehehe)                                                                                                            Z Challenge - Get a job, get a life, get a girlfriend. On 2nd thought, women have enough....                                      At least he was blatant about it                                                                                               * Lol. Nice quote                                                                                                             	 I know...                                                                                                                     c -My fav: &quot;If a man says something and a women isn't there to hear it, is he still wrong?&quot;                            INKEY$ help                                                                                                                    Re: INKEY$ help                                                                                                               0 *OK that didnt help any like to a buch of forums                                                                               What the #!&amp;@@!                                                                                                           M * Plus, even my title didn't show up - Haven't had any beer - Blame network54                                                 - Oh man, I HATE when that happens, my solution                                                                                 ) There is no letter equivelant for CHR$(0)                                                                                     ; *Maybe SNULL$ = CHR$(0) and NULL = 0 will make things easy.                                                                   G Curious as to why INSTR() acts this way...NULL character is my guess...                                                        Partial solution...                                                                                                           D That's why I combine a LEN() statement with the INSTR() statement...                                                           This lets you print CHR$(7)!!                                                                                                 0 *Or any other control characters for that matter                                                                              B Well, I think you wanted it coded like this, but amazing anyway...                                                            V *PRINT CHR$(0) advances the cursor one position so the next PRINT doesn't overwrite...                                        C You should have just waited until I used it in a prog and posted...                                                            I made something similar                                                                                                      P Cool, colors too! I used to do that with Atrati Basic. Hey, BTW - what is the...                                               No there wouldn't be                                                                                                          _ Thanks 4 NT input. BTW - kilograms OK, just having fun with Earthborn! Atrati=&quot;Atari&quot;                                Check this out                                                                                                                ; *As I thought, my NULL theory is correct! Thanks for proof.                                                                   	 wrong....                                                                                                                     = * Yep, distinction between 'null string' and 'null character'                                                                 Y * I need to return to the good old days when I used to drink more and program less! (lol)                                      * Either that or a bug in QB                                                                                                   Collision Detection?                                                                                                          G Not quite sure what you're aiming for, here's something to think about.                                                         I don't quite get what you mean.                                                                                               Umm                                                                                                                           	 I think..                                                                                                                     @ *Looks pretty good to me, why don't you test it in your program?                                                              	 Tryed it.                                                                                                                     @ *Sent you an email (that asked you to resend as ZIP if possible)                                                               Hmmm...                                                                                                                        Thanks )                                                                                                                      Q *Me? Awesome? Na, I just know QB very well and am really good at optimising code.                                              Try the distance formula.                                                                                                      Qbasic with other OSs                                                                                                         G if there compiled and running under a dos emulater then they should run                                                        well...                                                                                                                       # Earthborn's new FAQ finally working                                                                                           = Is it possible for a program to read all files in a directory                                                                 C QB 7.1, DIR$ function (extract from help file if you're interested)                                                           < The answer is yes. there are also two other methods using...                                                                  , How to run two sub-rutines at the same time?                                                                                  	 No. Sorry                                                                                                                      How?                                                                                                                          ) How about two computers? Alternatively...                                                                                      Matrix code                                                                                                                    Thank you! Try this stuff                                                                                                      It was cool                                                                                                                   0 Yes it is! But I made more improvements as well.                                                                              F Can't post characters. Line characters like 196 cannot be copied by...                                                        J Re: Can't post characters. Line characters like 196 cannot be copied by...                                                    Q *No, no, no - Can't paste the program to the forum. The characters get changed...                                             K *Use CHR$(196)es instead of literal characters. (don't forget STRING$ etc.)                                                   = Nope. I don't want to make that many changes just to post it.                                                                 P *You could host the .bas file and provide a link to it (I could host it for you)                                              9 Thanks for the generous offer! I am going to try Mac's...                                                                       *Heard of the MED Editor? (URL*)                                                                                              ( No problem with 196. Only problem is 160                                                                                      T -Pete to MAC. It converts back? OMG!!! Well, heres the code, please give it a try...                                           Doesn't work on WindowsNT QB1.0                                                                                               J - Reply to Mac. I just got back and copied it off the forum. It did not...                                                    $ &gt;but the spacing was so far off??                                                                                          M - It works now. I copied it from the forum and it ran OK.  Also -QUESTION&gt;                                                  I was misunderstood                                                                                                           > * Heh - You just lost Two Hundred Fourty Four Dollars Canadian                                                                L come on we got to help him 244 Dollars is serrior although alot of money ...                                                   I'll help him. A bit...                                                                                                       	 Bad logic                                                                                                                     I *i would still feal bad for not helping him because there money involed..                                                     ; *You do have a point there.  Too bad I already posted.  :-(                                                                   V your going to have to give some more information about the radio controller it self...                                        Z Re: your going to have to give some more information about the radio controller it self...                                     Ideas                                                                                                                         4 What a situation!  Good luck.  Here's a little help.                                                                           Problems with Common                                                                                                           Why....                                                                                                                        Re: Problems with Common                                                                                                      ; *Yeah, you don't need to DIM after COMMON except for arrays                                                                   . *Need to run Variables across chained programs                                                                                
 Network 54                                                                                                                    	 Network54                                                                                                                      Basic Graphic Problem                                                                                                         
 The reason                                                                                                                    	 text size                                                                                                                      Hello                                                                                                                          *Try the FAQ                                                                                                                   Re: *Try the FAQ                                                                                                              R hardware stuff now that is abit interting but you going to probley need a micro ..                                             HELP PLZ                                                                                                                       Highly Unlikely                                                                                                               5 You're in luck!  I know someone who came up with one.                                                                         4 *RE__Qbasic 1.10 can be used and run from a diskette                                                                           ModeQ/ModeX?                                                                                                                   Here's something to try                                                                                                        Good info but...                                                                                                              I *I know what you're going through (the Josh business)- happened to me too                                                     % I think I can get you what you want..                                                                                         
 *Hi Alipha                                                                                                                     Thanks for that                                                                                                               A *PLOT - lol, I remember that term from my Atari programming days!                                                             * Wierd Discovery about Printing the Screen.                                                                                    ' RE__i found this file, i think it helps                                                                                        Side scrolling platformers?                                                                                                   1 Scrolling, pretty much the fastest you can get...                                                                             Y *Alipha wrote a tile scrolling engine that is smooth and very fast (ASM). Check his site.                                     / *You don't need CLS, but it would be very slow.                                                                                Multi-scrolling engine here:                                                                                                   Thanks for the help                                                                                                           - PEEK, POKE Instead of PSET, POINT i need help                                                                                 N Ok I figured it out but why does this program slow down after about 20 seconds                                                D *If running under XP, it's XP messing, ran it under win98, ran fine.                                                          Q *I agree, XP (If that is your system) is a piece of crap for running QB progs on.                                             G *See if it speeds up again when you move the mouse or type or something                                                       Z *Yea if I type it goes again but if i use qb4.5 it runs fine.  Second why can i compile it                                    + It's a NT thing... easiest fix I know of...                                                                                    Similar problem...sort of                                                                                                     @ *Yay, I love that phrase!! I guess it's because you're from Aus.                                                              # Converting BASIC programs to C/C++?                                                                                           ' Re: Converting BASIC programs to C/C++?                                                                                       " Why wont my program READ any DATA?                                                                                             *Cant Read From A Sub                                                                                                          yes you can...                                                                                                                 The problem might be                                                                                                           DOUGH!                                                                                                                         Nope..no luck =(  but thanks !                                                                                                 * Note: I think you meant D'OH                                                                                                ; Because you are trying to load alpha into numeric variables                                                                   % *well i see mac posted right b4 me!!!                                                                                         9 Right before? LOL But anyway Hey, Ryan YOU'RE WELCOME!!!!                                                                     $ *dont ask.. wasnt sober at the time!                                                                                           Im sorry                                                                                                                      # * No problem - Thanks for your post                                                                                           ( heres a problem.. might be the solution.                                                                                      @ Ok What is Faster then Pset Here Is my example can any one help?                                                              ) no CLS, WAIT &amp;H3DA, 8, and INTEGERS!!                                                                                      Ok that helped but                                                                                                            
 Here we go...                                                                                                                  Other QBasic Forums                                                                                                           6 QBasic 7.5 Project Description/Questions Everyone Read                                                                        + Good luck, Phylo, -here's the QBasic IDE...                                                                                    IDE                                                                                                                           R *IDE: Integrated Development Environment (should I send you a SCREEN 12 version?).                                            0 *Yes, send the graphics thing and screen 12 too.                                                                               *Check your email                                                                                                             J *Hey Bob, Very Cool! - I added some popup features and e-mailed it to you.                                                    + RE__here you will find the qb11 source code                                                                                   $ *Thanks a ton, you guys are awesome.                                                                                          C * 8-O  OMG That is a lot of files!  Oh, and what language is it in?                                                            *RE__i assume it's assembly                                                                                                   " Any versions of Chuckie Egg for QB                                                                                            
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 About that                                                                                                                     That is definitely right!                                                                                                     V *I have 2 other ppl helping out with graphics and other stuff as I program the engines                                         QBasic 7.5 Project Plan                                                                                                       
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Lots of it.                                                                                                            & *ack Mountain Dew Kill My Swimmers lol                                                                                        ? I program in my sleep and only require short 'bytes' of food...                                                                I also program in my sleep.                                                                                                    LOL, dream problem                                                                                                            9 *LOL!!!  Gotta show this one to my non-computing friends!                                                                      About my programming habits:                                                                                                   *Glad to know!                                                                                                                 Wow... that's pretty amazing...                                                                                                Someone help out?                                                                                                              It can be done, this is how.                                                                                                   Thanks                                                                                                                        O *On the Default Screen COLOR 1, 12:  1 is text color 12 is Background color Yes                                               Q *NP man, I like helping.  The first is foreground (text), the second, background.                                             " Sorry took so long, restarted comp                                                                                            / *Check Help File Or Ill Give You Some Tutorials                                                                               8 check out this site This Is how I learned some of Qbasic                                                                      0 Or If you have questions you can ask me &gt;&gt;                                                                               2 questions                                                                                                                   2 Q2: How do you post so someone can run the program                                                                             Centering text...                                                                                                             # Centering text in a PRINT statement                                                                                           > *hey mac, what is with the R at the top of some peoples posts?                                                                A I'll save Mac some time on this one..The &quot;R&quot; group.&gt;                                                              * Whew! Thanks!                                                                                                                help                                                                                                                           Re: help                                                                                                                      N *Best way is to make an RPG engine that you can 'plug' maps and graphics into.                                                E Question for Mac or anyone who knows how to eliminate DOS messages...                                                         # * dir *.x &gt;c:\temp\x 2&gt;&amp;1                                                                                           = Can't seem to get it to work. Did you or I miss something?...                                                                  Drat!                                                                                                                         [ &gt;&gt;&gt;OK, anybody else want to take a stab at how to elim. DOS msg. when using SHELL?                                   - Someone told me that this would work... so...                                                                                 W Nope, I thought of the Null trick, too. Mac posted it months ago. It won't work with...                                        how bout not using dos shell...                                                                                               M At a glance, I'm not sure how that prog will avoid DOS msgs. on the screen...                                                 D *there is a routine in there to convert the long names to short ones                                                          B Yeah, I saw that. Maybe check my OP. I was trying to find a way...                                                             err.... you lost me...                                                                                                        @ Ok My Computer Is Fast Adjust it To your Comps Speed For example                                                              ' I have a graphics processor but&gt;&gt;                                                                                        Re: How to slow it down                                                                                                        Sleep is stupid!!                                                                                                             9 *I have Given up on OUT and INP and Resetting the PALETTE                                                                      Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah                                                                                                      H *haha, I never use write... that shoudl have dumped it to the screen tho                                                      + Is there a &quot;stober&quot; in the house?                                                                                   0 Nobody has ever posted with that name. Q for you                                                                              D *&quot;Q for you&quot;... Did you mean question?  If so, what is it?                                                           * Have you seen MiggyD around?                                                                                                 The Quest for Waitomo Cave                                                                                                    ' *BLASSIC needs line numbers!?! Aaargh!!                                                                                        Programming hours                                                                                                             K *Im Proud of you 8 hours of programming in 20 and i try for atleast 8 or 12                                                   * Blassic can also be used on Linux and PDAs                                                                                    % Hi, Dunric - Please stop posting SPAM                                                                                          *I'd better see the doctor then                                                                                               , * LOL - If not now, then when you are my age                                                                                  < *!!!!!!!  The past week I've done 12 hour sessions daily!!!!                                                                   running programmes                                                                                                            ) The sub-program that is not defined is...                                                                                      If you are non-conformist...                                                                                                  Z ya do like pete said in you qb direct go qb/l which will inacted qb libary which alows qb.                                    ! Ok A Little Math Lesson Is Needed                                                                                             1 the formula is easy... like breaking apart money.                                                                             % Huh?? ok where are the colors in this                                                                                         # ooppps, bad math... formula correct                                                                                            Ok that works but&gt;&gt;                                                                                                      nope... you dont know it....                                                                                                   LOL, CIRCLE...                                                                                                                + *Yea so what i want to know if i get a post                                                                                   @ * I just was curious to know if that's how network 54 did it :-p                                                              = *Im sorry for biting your head off will you accept my apology                                                                  Colors are EEAASSYY with this!                                                                                                0 *Ok I get what It Can Do But How Do I Apply This                                                                              
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 correction...                                                                                                                  Applying RGBGet/RGBSet                                                                                                        7 *I dont know OUT and IMP can you point me to a tutorial                                                                        Here's a tutorial...                                                                                                          C *Wow that is the first OUT INP tutorial that I understood Thank You                                                            ok what am i doing wrong                                                                                                      
 intresting...                                                                                                                 $ Well Ill Give This A try&gt;&gt;&gt;                                                                                           welp...                                                                                                                       4 * BinaryMayhem read post of Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah                                                                           To BinarayMayhem (and CIRCLE)                                                                                                  Ok Here It Goes My explaniation                                                                                               # hehe, I know about the seq thing...                                                                                            *Makes sense                                                                                                                  7 Hey CIRCLE... you can use MOD and operators to split it                                                                        Spaces With Saving...                                                                                                         " Change your integer to a string...                                                                                             &quot;###&quot;;a%?                                                                                                            Here                                                                                                                          	 AHH, thnx                                                                                                                     ! If you don't know how many digits                                                                                              chaining EXEs?                                                                                                                 Master of orion                                                                                                               3 *No, but I have recently played Master of Orion II.                                                                           . CHAIN works with both .BAS files and .EXE's...                                                                                H *i thought when you compile stand alone it compiled Brun45 into the exe?                                                      Z *Me too, but for whatever reason, a stand-alone won't pass the value of a COMMON variable.                                    
 Besides...                                                                                                                     The CHAIN command...                                                                                                           Mac, need a favor...                                                                                                           It was scary                                                                                                                  % Ok Palette Change And Restore&gt;&gt;                                                                                          Just save the original palette                                                                                                A *Just use PALETTE with no arguments, default palette is restored.                                                             # Ok PALETTE alone Worked But&gt;&gt;                                                                                            Palette is slow....                                                                                                           ' *Ahh there it is i dont know OUT or INP                                                                                       ? * Anyway, check out PALETTE USING in Qb help, pretty handy too.                                                                Wow, you are still here, good.                                                                                                 Physically print output???                                                                                                    T For a parallel printer, easy. A serial printer would require opening the com port...                                          4 * hey! there wasn't a response when I started typing                                                                           Should be possible                                                                                                             Computer Science 20                                                                                                            You missed a comma...                                                                                                         S *Darn! I was going to tell him to hook up a 2nd monitor (lol) to get the other 1/2.                                            C++ and Qbasic                                                                                                                 Re: C++ and Qbasic                                                                                                            D im writing a QB to C compiler although it's coming along slowely ...                                                           Converting QBasic to C++                                                                                                      " Thanks for the info: Re: QB to C++                                                                                             It is a two-step process...                                                                                                   ' i have a zero plans on going to C++ ...                                                                                       Z *i think the OBJ files can be use by both but i think thats it,not that i can remember how                                     How does this work?                                                                                                           
 Fairly simple                                                                                                                 6 Couldn't figure out what the COL statements were about                                                                        B Posted a String and Variable Extraction prog. Feedback please.&gt;                                                             very nice... some probs tho...                                                                                                F Great feedback, Yes it cannot handle some things, however question&gt;                                                        9 Pretty complex logic attempting to locate the source code                                                                     D Right, that was on Win NT, correct? About the on error statement&gt;                                                          , &gt; A large dir would scroll up the screen!                                                                                  C &quot;I guess 95 terminates in slash.&quot; Ah, no it does not.&gt;                                                           4 Mac-re Why are equal numbers not comparing as equal?                                                                          % Yeah. I'm having trouble with FAQ025.                                                                                          Simple error                                                                                                                   Not SO simple!                                                                                                                3 * Never mind - They just fixed the bug! (Yessssss!)                                                                            multiplayer and keyboard                                                                                                      Q You need assembly multikey stuff. Try the FAQ, or direct links and more info here                                              64K memory limit workarounds                                                                                                  0 *Extended Memory? It can be used in QB (somehow)                                                                               Yes, in Future Library                                                                                                        ; i haven't found a serriors speed problem with EMS or XMS...                                                                   Y *I hafta push Directqb just cause i like its simplisity(how ya spell that?) but thats me.                                     " The PhyloGenesis program Wooooooo!                                                                                            ) *My guests are all amazed! (Works great).                                                                                     G Fun program. It took me a second to realize the symbol table changes...                                                        *(deleted) Thx Mac!                                                                                                           1 Ha!  I'd like to see PAINT (the QB Func) do that!                                                                              Notes (musical)                                                                                                               C You will find a few sample songs in my tutorial on special effects.                                                            Calling TheBob, Calling TheBob                                                                                                B *Thanks Mac (I'm at work, but there's always time for a question).                                                             saving data                                                                                                                   M * While waiting for a response, try the FAQ. Let us know if it helps (or not)                                                 @ Saving &amp; retrieving an array to &amp; from a sequential file                                                              ( * Thanks Solitaire that's what I needed.                                                                                       Printing all variables                                                                                                        % No, there is no such built in command                                                                                         6 you can PUT a type variable to a file with one command                                                                        ( Chloe, here is a program that will help.                                                                                      ^ Program to find variables and strings for Chloe or anyone else who would like one.&gt;&gt;&gt;                                , *Many thanx, you are all a very sweet lot...                                                                                  2 *Great, I'm glad the ideas / progs. posted helped.                                                                            
 HELPo Meo!                                                                                                                    H Best bet for homework help. Read Homework FAQ above and post the code...                                                       K                                                                                                                              Suggestions                                                                                                                    HAH!                                                                                                                           TIMER...                                                                                                                      4 Question about DIR command when writing to a file...                                                                           Yes, there is such a symbol                                                                                                   R *Cool, havn't tried it yet, but if it's from Earthborn, it's good as gold. Thanks.                                             All batch search and scan                                                                                                     B Out on a limb here (I do not use .bat files) but this may help&gt;                                                             Rounding off                                                                                                                   3 rounding commands...                                                                                                        & Rounding up if the number ends with .5                                                                                         *Limits are 32,767 and -32768                                                                                                  Easy                                                                                                                           pretty silly example                                                                                                            Thanks all (especially Ildrest)                                                                                               *You're welcome of course                                                                                                      qbasic help                                                                                                                   0 *you have to compile it with QBasic 4.5 or above                                                                              ! your going to need a compiler ...                                                                                              shadow wolf                                                                                                                   ! Compiling with QuickBASIC Ver 4.5                                                                                             K *Um No I have A Top Of the line comp with XP PRO and have no probs with 4.5                                                   L *QB fine, VB hmm... At least if you don't intend to make commercial programs                                                  + Your problem is most likely in NTVDM.EXE...                                                                                    QuickBASIC Ver 4.5                                                                                                            H Yes, it is in NTVDM, but it is not fixable unless Microsoft fixes it!...                                                      / Lol Game Programmers strain there Brain&gt;&gt;                                                                               E *Before anyone else does its not 250,047 i correct myslef its 262,144                                                         = Got it i made the Sprite Editor with Palette function&gt;&gt;                                                                  rewiev                                                                                                                        
 Just post it!                                                                                                                 8 Anyone know how to get around this SHELL DIR problem?...                                                                      K *Interrupts, maybe? I think _Mensliber_ has posted something on this topic.                                                   1 That's a maybe. I made a quick dir search, but...                                                                             2 *Use DIR /S /X .. then the 8.3 format shows up too                                                                            2 /x gives an &quot;invalid switch&quot; response...                                                                             Well uhm .. mine supports it ..                                                                                               W Could be the DOS version, the platform. /X is an &quot;undocumented&quot; switch and...                                       , DOS can only understand 8 characters&gt;&gt;                                                                                   Not quite...                                                                                                                  ! *Ops your right forgot about that                                                                                             - *Technically 11 chars. 8+3 and a space or '.'                                                                                 ' Not about truncating file names guys...                                                                                       , Using SHELL there really is no good solution                                                                                  & * Thanks Earthborn, I'll check it out.                                                                                         QB 7.1                                                                                                                         QLB Files.....                                                                                                                 Free QBasic Games                                                                                                              *Yay another Aussie                                                                                                            *That makes it three                                                                                                          / *FOUR but i rarely post,mainly read.Wagga here.                                                                               # * Post once more and define 'Wagga'                                                                                            Wagga Wagga FYI...                                                                                                             re Wagga                                                                                                                      * Hey Mick, good to have you at the forum...                                                                                     re Pete                                                                                                                        *I used to live near there                                                                                                    # Matrix applications in 3d graphics.                                                                                           A *... You could do that yourself... Check FAQ on losing indenation                                                             1 *I will, thanks. But the request still stays. :*)                                                                              Why?                                                                                                                          	 thanks!!!                                                                                                                      QBasic Emulator                                                                                                                I have made something like that                                                                                                Eeeeeexcellent...                                                                                                              Interesting.                                                                                                                   *I'm also working on a new one                                                                                                 Now to think of it                                                                                                             Strangely enough                                                                                                              A *Ever heard of PowerBasic? (Where's Agamemnus when you need him?)                                                             O *Hey QB for windows that would be great you could up the memory limits past 64k                                               $ A WinQB interpreter would be cool...                                                                                           Qbasic connecting to the web?                                                                                                 P *It's rather hard but has been done. Usually through a slave program SHELLed to.                                              D *Depending on your OS, SHELL &quot;START Webaddress&quot; will work.                                                          A *P.S. You may get a DOS error message, but it will still connect.                                                             Z like stated below you can get a slave program but most are glitch your best bet would be .                                     Depends on what you mean                                                                                                      ( Just in case you have an XP, use this...                                                                                      6 *Probally use RUNDLL to call a dll function to do that                                                                         I must be able to be done...                                                                                                  4 * &quot;It must&quot;, not &quot;I must&quot;, sorry                                                                          - Hey Mac Delete My Post Read to find out which                                                                                  Not a piece of cake                                                                                                            *Yes Thank You                                                                                                                U Mallard said something about saving all you sprites to 1 file but never explained it?                                          Using array indexing...                                                                                                        *Thanks Ill Give it a Go                                                                                                      > *Mac is there any thing about QBASIC you dont know how to do??                                                                 PLENTY!                                                                                                                       - *All I seem to know about is RPG creation lol                                                                                 T *its amazing how no matter how long u use QB there is always somethng new to learn!!                                          . I think i know most of the QB commands, but...                                                                                @ I know A lot of commands but OUT is something I dont get&gt;&gt;                                                               Problems with OUT                                                                                                              Did Mallard come back?                                                                                                         *No, Mac is in charge now                                                                                                      For a bit of history...                                                                                                       4 Magic is fixed, well I hope so.  Try it out.  (*URL)                                                                          D *Works fine now. I know how the &quot;magic&quot; works, by the way.                                                           Now, THAT's more like it                                                                                                       *Thatd be a #4 for me!! :-p                                                                                                    LOL                                                                                                                            Mac                                                                                                                            * Got email - replied                                                                                                         " Well, it ain't The Pink Panther...                                                                                            ! * LOL, but isn't that a new post?                                                                                             , *You guys with pipes are slaves to logic :-)                                                                                  9 * It would be better if it could really detect new posts.                                                                      Computer Science 20                                                                                                           ) Here's a sample menu using subprocedures.                                                                                     - Re: Here's a sample menu using subprocedures.                                                                                  Alternative way of ending:                                                                                                     Fanatic's alternative                                                                                                          I need help and...                                                                                                            * This is what i have come up with on my own                                                                                    ( Not sure what you're asking, but here...                                                                                       Could you clarify that?                                                                                                        Anagram Solver                                                                                                                 Re: Anagram Solver                                                                                                            8 I think in this case brute force is better than elegance                                                                       Anagram Solver Aid?                                                                                                           = *Pretty effective, actually, for such a small amount of code.                                                                  My anagram program:                                                                                                            wouldn't it be easier to..                                                                                                     Solitaire hates SWAP                                                                                                          , Yes, but the SWAP keyword only exists in QB.                                                                                  + Hum I can use help with reading from a file                                                                                   3 * Another case of answering your own question. lol.                                                                           % *Its a Virus going around Cough Cough                                                                                          *I'd better watch out then                                                                                                     can some one help out?                                                                                                        0 * Check the FAQ - Let us know if it doesn't help                                                                              , Survey re The PhyloGenesis program Wooooooo!                                                                                   I Got it to work                                                                                                               Strange                                                                                                                       O *btw, I never could get the QB1.0 download to work (???). The others work fine.                                                Bummer!                                                                                                                         Results vary by operating system                                                                                              8 Ah-hah! Good info. Has anyone besides me tried pure DOS?                                                                      > overflow cause. NOT os, not cpu, not qb... ID-TEN-T error! :-p                                                                " Did any one else notice what I did                                                                                            1 Well now that I have removed that sub entirely...                                                                              You win your bet!                                                                                                             ( I guess there is some flaw it just loops                                                                                      S *It works fine but you must follow instructions (old bar bet with better graphics).                                           9 A good program has to make allowances for user ignorance.                                                                     	 True, but                                                                                                                     > The only way for The PhyloGenesis' program to detect misuse...                                                                + No, I have copied and pasted numerous times                                                                                   $ HUH???What?? Recheck the program guy                                                                                          % I know those lines aren't in there...                                                                                          Want me to send you the compile                                                                                               " * Me! Send compiled version to me!                                                                                             Yes                                                                                                                           8 Thanks! It did as you said. At least it didn't stop, but                                                                      & *Same Thing For Me The Hearts Of Death                                                                                        ? *Now I understand, -however, the compiled version works for me.                                                               , Textural Algorithms (Or something like that)                                                                                  9 *Ahh Nm I got it. *Sigh* I need to look things over more.                                                                      I thought I got it...                                                                                                          A couple of things...                                                                                                         4 * Initialize your variables, for starters that is...                                                                          
 Well I found-                                                                                                                 Q *Made a misstake IF POINT(x, y) = 7 THEN PSET (x, y), 8 Still doesn't do anything                                             $ It shows you're thinking, however...                                                                                           How's this?                                                                                                                    Couple of problems                                                                                                            = These algorithms sound interesting: where do I get them? (NT)                                                                 C I'm assuming you're talking about the textural algorithms, if so...                                                            BSAVE                                                                                                                         4 If this array is an integer array (you don't say)...                                                                           Silly random word generator                                                                                                   # I don't even see what you are doing                                                                                            Me Too ??HUH??                                                                                                                 lol, that's the problem                                                                                                       C Sorry, wrong version, the words weren't supposd to be THAT nonsense                                                            You should have read my post                                                                                                  % sorry, I need your expertise again...                                                                                         O sry, fixed it, wrong file, I should really check things out more carefully ,sry                                               # *Mistakes will happen, but thats ok                                                                                           C I very often think of the answer while I'm explaining a question...                                                           	 LOL - Yep                                                                                                                     , *LOL! It was the pipe that clinched it, Mac.                                                                                   * LOL!  That's a good one!                                                                                                     a quick question                                                                                                              # *The ASCII for a NUL is 0 - CHR$(0)                                                                                           V *When you assign a shorter string to a fixed-length string, the rest of it is CHR$(0)s                                         no, the rest of it is CHR$(32)                                                                                                / That is correct - CHR$(32) - here is the proof:                                                                               X *HUUH?!?! I was *sure* that I'd tested that myself a while ago. (You're right of course)                                      2 Can I Shorten This Up Any???? 10x10 Sprite Creator                                                                             Just curious                                                                                                                   Thanks for the advice also                                                                                                    % LET is an old keyword no longer used.                                                                                          Ahh ok                                                                                                                        H * Make sure to check out the FAQ - Lots of good stuff, how to post, etc.                                                      0 You might be able to shorten it a little, but...                                                                              7 Well yes im figuring it out now and yes i should indent                                                                       N *Any program that works is a success, after that it's just a matter of polish.                                                 Thank You For Your Support.                                                                                                    Help again...please!!!!                                                                                                       
 I changed....                                                                                                                  first problem i see is...                                                                                                      Did that answer your question?                                                                                                ' I have to get this done and fast!! ????                                                                                       
 *I might care                                                                                                                 ) Heh - I shouldn't speak for 'all' - sorry                                                                                      Mac...                                                                                                                        > A program to calculate Pi to infinite number of decimal places                                                                ( You can have speed or accuracy as it is.                                                                                      G divide(p, m)=somethingI made a small typo in 2nd paragraph.  (n/t)*                                                       
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I just posted that to Ryan about PRINT USING!                                              Mathematic?                                                                                                                    *sqr(x)                                                                                                                       M *..and it's called SQUARE ROOT, -&quot;The square root of 9 is 3&quot;, etc..                                                 ? * And don't ask me why, but it's always &quot;Mathematics&quot;                                                               . Perhaps Newton started it with ' Mathematica'.                                                                                d *Maybe not always, like the dutch &quot;mathematiek&quot;, but we all say &quot;wiskunde&quot; inste                          _ Always wondered why some people here refer to  &quot;math&quot; as &quot;maths&quot; with an s.                               R *Here in Australia we rarely hear &quot;math&quot;- Your guess is as good as mine.                                            ! Funny I thought they daid ' Htam'                                                                                              *Pu tuhs ho                                                                                                                    *lol                                                                                                                           !nup taerg a tahw *                                                                                                            Again..I need help..he he....                                                                                                   Something funny you are doing...                                                                                              $ Re: Something funny you are doing...                                                                                           Some more tips                                                                                                                ! App to scan for malicious code...                                                                                             d *You might want to add &quot;BINARY&quot; and &quot;FOR RANDOM&quot; as these can make/overwrite fil                          & *How about &quot;OPEN&quot; on its own                                                                                         *You forgot ABSOLUTE :)                                                                                                        heh...                                                                                                                        " hmm, seems like a nice project....                                                                                            ; * how bout a program the finds the virus &quot;windows' :-p                                                                   . * I could expand on it, but i lack the time...                                                                                 Increasing string space?                                                                                                       Never had that problem, but                                                                                                   6 There's the /AH and /Ea and /Nof command-line switches                                                                         - Been there, done that...                                                                                                    P *What do you use strings/arrays for? Sometimes there are ways to condense stuff.                                               Normally i use arrays for...                                                                                                   well...                                                                                                                       " you can get more string space.....                                                                                            1 Well my character can now walk in every direction                                                                              Well-                                                                                                                          found problem for you..                                                                                                       / Thanks :) Would Bsaveing the image then puting-                                                                               & I never really got into BSAVE\BLOAD...                                                                                        H *Alright thanks I'll look into that and compare the two. (PCX and Bsave)                                                      > *Read Lesson 8! BSAVE/BLOAD are instantaneous and easy to use!                                                                
 Ray to Mac                                                                                                                    
 Mac to Ray                                                                                                                     Thanks Mac I've got it.                                                                                                       * Pete to Ray - Application of while/wend...                                                                                     Err, so?                                                                                                                      C I agree, it depends on the application. I like the second inkey$...                                                           > Yep, and sometimes the consequences of a duplicate key are bad                                                                 bmp&gt;bas converter                                                                                                          ' Can't do that, but you probably mean...                                                                                        Well...                                                                                                                        I belive you can but..                                                                                                         records                                                                                                                       & .s are reserved for when you use TYPEs                                                                                         Here's the relevant code                                                                                                       Could be that...                                                                                                               This works, too                                                                                                               N *What do you mean by &quot;too&quot;? I suggested passing it as an argument...                                                * My guess was he DID pass it as an argument                                                                                     *Ahh thank you Mac                                                                                                             thx                                                                                                                            Some QB shortcut keys...                                                                                                      X *It's all in help! (under Contents) In QB7.1 you can define your own keys (also in help)                                      ! Transparent backround PRINTing...                                                                                              Some bits i left out...                                                                                                        There are ways...                                                                                                             D *All variables in the above loops should be integers (x%) for speed.                                                          # *You could also try using a font...                                                                                           ; I decided to get off my bum and make a decent one myself...                                                                   , Pretty neat - Should be posted in a subforum                                                                                  G hmm, ive posted this a few times before... but noone seem to remmber...                                                        I see what your getting at...                                                                                                 5 intresting.... (it doesn't depend on the computer)...                                                                          It's strange....                                                                                                               It's strange....                                                                                                               qbasic                                                                                                                         advice                                                                                                                         Tutorials, Examples, etc.                                                                                                     - Solitaire's School is now open for beginners.                                                                                  Just get off your butt and try                                                                                                O Well I tried to add a character and now I have a problem with the GET statement                                               Q That's because you increased the sprite size without increasing the array size...                                              Well here it is                                                                                                                Last one...                                                                                                                    Thanks! :) Well-                                                                                                                *Good plan, -and you're welcome.                                                                                              A Why does 's = g - h' generate an 'argument count mismatch' error?                                                             Y *Maybe it's highlighting the wrong thing-- try restarting QB and check all sub/func calls                                      Need your whole program                                                                                                        Re: Argument Count Mismatch                                                                                                    Fixed it                                                                                                                      
 File names                                                                                                                    Z Someone help me out here.  I would think that this would work, but I can't get it to here.                                     Yes, that works, although ...                                                                                                  Re: File names                                                                                                                 Not possible                                                                                                                  % However, here is a simple work-around                                                                                         6 handling long file names in MS DOS 7.0  &lt; (win 95+)                                                                         Black Screen                                                                                                                  B *Don't think so, it probably takes that long to change screen mode                                                            # the delay is caused by your monitor                                                                                            Fonts with TXTMOUSE                                                                                                            from the readme:                                                                                                               HELP! - for game                                                                                                              
 Briefly...                                                                                                                     Thanks                                                                                                                        U if you first creat a simple partical engine you should be able to able bullets fine..                                          Here's a similar approach                                                                                                      Device I/O error                                                                                                              Q *Trouble with Input to, or Output from, a device. (E.g. cannot read floppy drive)                                             
 New Games?                                                                                                                    6 *I will do quite soon. Hang in there for a day or two.                                                                        # Me! Me! I have one! Me! Me!  (URL*)                                                                                            type declarations                                                                                                             E *That is only allowed in QuickBASIC 4.5/7.1 (definitely not in QB1.1)                                                         O *...although I'm not sure about the array, only the TYPE within TYPE, -anyone??                                                *Array only in 7.1, I believe                                                                                                 < * I have posted a request in the non-qb forum. (URL inside).                                                                  = Forum computer staff, network54, is aware of network problems                                                                 " I need help...Duplicate Definition                                                                                             It means...                                                                                                                   
 It also means                                                                                                                  But, ...                                                                                                                       Ok did that but.........                                                                                                       Well Now I have that fixed                                                                                                     opps                                                                                                                          T im not shure what the output of this thing is ment to output but i found a couple ..                                          X Re: im not shure what the output of this thing is ment to output but i found a couple ..                                       Game engine                                                                                                                     The answer to ur game problem...                                                                                              
 i Think...                                                                                                                     Thank you! :) Trying it now :)                                                                                                " Re: Thank you! :) Trying it now :)                                                                                            ! You don't see anything because...                                                                                             F *Well thanks I now can see something :) (Not that I does any thing) :D                                                         a Little more progress                                                                                                        . Your program, with corrections and comments...                                                                                 About the above post...                                                                                                       W THANK YOU!! I must dive you nuts sorry : / I don't know what I'd do with out you :) If-                                       , lol, -it wasn't that big a deal, but thanks.                                                                                   I feel left out now........ :(                                                                                                $ * Hunhh? New place for the asterisk?                                                                                          E *BOB normally puts an asterisk in the title AND in the message if n/t                                                         M *A mere oversight, -It'll probably happen again, so I won't promise anything.                                                 N *The reason the asterisk is inside is habit, -some content was required, once.                                                A *I find some content is required occasionally here, but not often                                                             Z oz seemed to have under stood what you wanted but i had no clue what you where asking ....                                     Re: Game engine                                                                                                                Heres what I ment                                                                                                              Raycasting question/problem 2                                                                                                 
 screen savers                                                                                                                 L *If you mean use a QB screensaver in Windows, search for DOSSAVER on Google.                                                  
 CLS,inkey$                                                                                                                     about inkey                                                                                                                    Comments on those...                                                                                                           Inkey$ zero buffer                                                                                                            	 But, ray,                                                                                                                      while ,wend                                                                                                                   < Get a free copy of Visual Basic.NET directly from Microsoft.                                                                   * Only in the usa, damn.                                                                                                      Q *Got a friend in the USA that could mail you it when it comes in?  (just an idea)                                              agh VB.NET ,  .NET is sick ...                                                                                                2 * Well i can say it is better than VB4 which i got                                                                            < you could go on kazaa and dl VB6 easy although it's illegal*                                                                  , * Yeah, but with a dialup connection........                                                                                  = Has anyone here decided to take advantage of this free offer?                                                                  Not me                                                                                                                         I'm to lazy :p                                                                                                                5 .NET is evil evil evil lets never speak of it again *                                                                         R I am going to watch those boring movies to get software that I probably won't use.                                             I wish I could!                                                                                                               B *Get it anyway and install it if &amp; when you upgrade to Win XP.                                                            R Got my copy at the 99-Cent Store. Sure, I overpaid, but watta you gonna do!? (lol)                                            I To all the people out there who rather bash on this offer than take it ..                                                      Challenge re: Chopper                                                                                                         * *Erasing problem fixed (cute little game!)                                                                                     P.S.-                                                                                                                         ( You forgot to run my handy-dandy CallURL                                                                                       One last bug                                                                                                                   Last bug fixed, however...                                                                                                     It was FUBAR                                                                                                                   What is &quot;FUBAR?&quot;                                                                                                     Fouled up beyond all repair                                                                                                    LIST Command Question                                                                                                          How to use LIST:                                                                                                               Hmmmm                                                                                                                         I *Why, may I ask, would you WANT to use something like BASICA or GW-BASIC?                                                     H Not sure who the question is directed to, but here's a few good reasons.                                                       the game is....                                                                                                               ; * That game does contain a few bugs, but no malicious code.                                                                   X yo can you give a direct link for that game i want to run though the source code myself*                                       Re: the game is....                                                                                                           Z yaya i know there proble nothing in it but i want to look at it anyway and i can't find ..                                     here...                                                                                                                       Y after running the though the source there nothing i mean nothing in the source code......                                     T *Solitaire why don't you invite some QB learners to your &quot;school&quot; (forum)?                                          7 *I haven't had a chance to set up the lab problems yet.                                                                        BEWARE OF MALICIOUS CODE                                                                                                      - * Please identify any such games (or shut up)                                                                                 < * Well, obviously Kyle doesn't know what he is talking about                                                                   * Then why did he post it?                                                                                                     Probably a confused newbie                                                                                                     Malicious Code?                                                                                                                Might i add                                                                                                                   * *That's what I [sarcastically] pointed out                                                                                     * Sorry, i did not see that                                                                                                   + Malicious code, not very effective in QB...                                                                                   ? *I'm sure virus scans would be VERY effective on QB source code                                                                Actually, Ildrest...                                                                                                         # lol; agreed. Also POKE, INP, OUT...                                                                                           B that would be kind of hard working out all the possible bad out's*                                                             I didn't mean that...                                                                                                         Z *Sure, display any lines with questionable code and user chooses continue or trash program                                    
 good ideas                                                                                                                    * Also any Call interrupt(x) () statement...                                                                                     math...anyone?                                                                                                                 Yep                                                                                                                            A work in progress...                                                                                                          Screen size                                                                                                                   7 Try SCREEN 9, -640 x 350, 2 pages. Here's an example...                                                                        Thanks This should work :)                                                                                                    T How did you know what colors to use for the ship? It takes me for ever to find them.                                           I just mixed them...                                                                                                           Re: I just mixed them...                                                                                                       Re: I just mixed them...                                                                                                       About 16 color palettes...                                                                                                    
 64 hues...                                                                                                                     Re: 64 hues...                                                                                                                 *Try QB help under PALETTE                                                                                                    . A little explanation about &quot;hues&quot;...                                                                                2 Re: A little explanation about &quot;hues&quot;...                                                                            Z Ahh forgive me for my bad spelling!!!!!! Character* How the heck did I spell it like that?                                    8 * Easy. Type before you think. post before you check. :(                                                                      9 *My tutorial should run in any Windows platform (QBG.EXE)                                                                      ...and about pant colors!...                                                                                                    Re: ...and about pant colors!...                                                                                              * *You're welcome, -glad you got it working.                                                                                    O *Not sure why you only get a &quot;black box&quot;, -I'd have to see your code.                                               9 I just started making a raycaster, does anyone know if...                                                                      Speed                                                                                                                          *i.e. A lookup table                                                                                                          A good idea, does it actually do its job though? (if anyone knows)*                                                             N *Yes, lookup tables are very often used to increase speed while eating memory.                                                # Put them on a look-up table diet...                                                                                           > *no, I have made a lookup table for mine that is only 62x3 big                                                                ' *is that 62 angles of sin, cos and tan?                                                                                        * Yes                                                                                                                         	 CLS Speed                                                                                                                     2 I suppose it's based on emulation and multitasking                                                                            , * It would also depend on your graphics card                                                                                  T no graphics card not come into the picture in dos boxs you see most of it emulated..                                           'does not' correction *                                                                                                        i do not think so                                                                                                             F it's emulated but it's emulated at the same speed on all computers ...                                                         How to manipulate an IP address                                                                                               I *How is your IP address represented? (e.g. 4 integers, a string, 4 bytes)                                                      Any of them                                                                                                                   , *If you can use 4 integers than use FOR-NEXT                                                                                  B * Excuse my ignorance, but can someone tell me about IP addresses?                                                            R *They're numbers that identify individual computers over networks and the Internet                                             Kris, of course. Read this....                                                                                                 About IP addresses                                                                                                            B *Yep, no telephones, especially if they have online tech support!!                                                            	 * ROFLMAO                                                                                                                     = *I loved that too. Apparently a true story for a certain ISP.                                                                 " Thanx guys, but what happens if...                                                                                            O *By that time TCP/IP will have been upgraded so that will be taken into account                                                By then, IPv6 will be out                                                                                                     	 Here.....                                                                                                                     
 like this?                                                                                                                     Here                                                                                                                           THANKS EVERYONE                                                                                                                here is my source code                                                                                                         board game help please...                                                                                                      Something like this?                                                                                                          C *Do you also want help with the movement itself? Or is that enough?                                                            hmm...                                                                                                                        @ *I'd have thought you'd use an X and Y coordinate system to move                                                              / I finished my drawing program!  check it out!!!                                                                                OK!!!                                                                                                                         0 Program doesn't work and it crashed my computer.                                                                              D Fixed my OS but your program still doesn't work, even in Windows 98.                                                          H Re: Fixed my OS but your program still doesn't work, even in Windows 98.                                                       What do you mean 'crashed'?                                                                                                   
 *God nat! :-)                                                                                                                 	 God natt?                                                                                                                     
 It was Danish                                                                                                                 P *I'll know next time (I looked them up separately at an English/Danish web site)                                              O It's probably the incompatibility with the XP video driver and QB screen modes.                                               D *Screen mode changes use interrupts, which should be emulated on XP.                                                           INPUT from file whit decimals                                                                                                 E *How is it that you have decimals in a DRAW statement command string?                                                          *Or do you mean commas? (,)                                                                                                   5 If you do mean commas, here's how it would be done...                                                                          Well...                                                                                                                       T *Also, be sure to PRINT to the file, not WRITE (LINE INPUT will include the quotes).                                          X Re: *Also, be sure to PRINT to the file, not WRITE (LINE INPUT will include the quotes).                                      # *In that case, just use my example.                                                                                            Problems                                                                                                                      C *What's it supposed to do? What's the log file supposed to contain?                                                            Explaination                                                                                                                  Z *Can't see any problems without testing on a real logile- what errors do you get and when?                                     Errors                                                                                                                        	 A new Put                                                                                                                     - A direct poke is better like in this demo....                                                                                 " &lt;------HELP------&gt; PLEASE!!!                                                                                             *KCLOUMN                                                                                                                       When was the last page update                                                                                                  *Check the **FAQ**                                                                                                            @ *Or in short, qbasic.com is a defunct site that still links here                                                              ^ *Just another reason to hate Windows... my printer got itself &quot;paused&quot; for no reason                                 More Snake Help                                                                                                               ] *A$ = INKEY$ should come right before LOOP UNTIL a$ &lt;&gt; &quot;, otherwise it gets behind                                  It shouldn't                                                                                                                  0 Almost have the Mask thing down but one problem.                                                                              7 *See response below (and stick to the original thread!)                                                                       > By the way, -the reason you're getting a &quot;shadow&quot;...                                                                % Sorry mistake To Pete re print screen                                                                                          lol?                                                                                                                           *lol = laughing out loud                                                                                                       fonts                                                                                                                         	 Re: fonts                                                                                                                     K *That only affects the editing window, -if you are not in full screen mode.                                                   
 Thanks Bob                                                                                                                     Cheap fonts...                                                                                                                7 thanks London totally forgot ( no computer for 4 years)                                                                        prntscrn                                                                                                                       Re: prntscrn                                                                                                                  : If you want to create bitmaps of QBasic graphics output...                                                                    5 First of all, are you sure the key is not working?...                                                                          To Pete re. fonts                                                                                                             . - Maybe a screen capture utility would help...                                                                                 Ray to Pete                                                                                                                    RE__Url inside                                                                                                                 Little help with layers                                                                                                       D Default XOR (which you use) combines images with their background...                                                          H Re: Default XOR (which you use) combines images with their background...                                                      H Re: Default XOR (which you use) combines images with their background...                                                      H Re: Default XOR (which you use) combines images with their background...                                                      > *lol, -be sure to DIM Mask(xlenght * ylenght) before using it!                                                                R *Yes, and use &quot;Ship&quot; instead of &quot;Array&quot; (generic terminology).                                            V Re: *Yes, and use &quot;Ship&quot; instead of &quot;Array&quot; (generic terminology).                                        V Re: *Yes, and use &quot;Ship&quot; instead of &quot;Array&quot; (generic terminology).                                         scraping all of that                                                                                                          - Here's your program with the mask included...                                                                                 1 Re: Here's your program with the mask included...                                                                             Q *Don't worry about it, -that's what a forum is for (plus others are helped, too).                                              You're welcome, -by the way...                                                                                                 Data graphics and subs                                                                                                          Why DATA doesn't work in SUBs...                                                                                              $ Re: Why DATA doesn't work in SUBs...                                                                                           Hi, Earthborn - Do me a favor                                                                                                  inkey$ question                                                                                                                also, forgot to mention-                                                                                                       Re: also, forgot to mention-                                                                                                   Re: also, forgot to mention-                                                                                                   Re: also, forgot to mention-                                                                                                  	 Reason...                                                                                                                      To Pete re Reason                                                                                                              Re Clear keyboard buffer...                                                                                                    Qbasic won't start under WinXP!                                                                                               A Insufficient data to provide an analysis...lol, but check this...                                                              QB does work in XP                                                                                                             CHR$(?)                                                                                                                        Try this                                                                                                                       RIGHT.... RIGHT$(INKEY$, 1)                                                                                                    *What's the problem?                                                                                                          , Printing QBasic output/program results in XP                                                                                   url*                                                                                                                          # Here's a printing tip from Glenn...                                                                                           , Printing QBasic output/program results in XP                                                                                   Error 46 &amp; 47                                                                                                             ( *Did you actually get an error 46 or 47?                                                                                      , Error codes 46, 47 and others are undefined.                                                                                   XP                                                                                                                            O * Actually, due to the fact you use XP, your machine is technically 100x worse.                                                START                                                                                                                          Need some 'Critique'                                                                                                          F Snakes! Why did it have to be snakes?!!! - OK, nice prog, some mods...                                                        ^ *I put that delay in based on screen refresh and you can adjust &quot;delay&quot; to change it                                 Loop for nothing                                                                                                               Fixed some code                                                                                                               3 *I'll go through all that... It's still very buggy.                                                                            com1 to a printer                                                                                                             N I may just be blowing smoke here, but my understanding is that serial ports...                                                $ You certainly can print to serial...                                                                                          X -Maybe it was a reference to XP and serial ports, Jonathan, if you're there, question...                                      
 Serial and XP                                                                                                                 > &quot;it works, sometimes, when it feels like it&quot;- lol...                                                                % How do you use cursors in SELECT CASE                                                                                          SELECT CASE with INKEY$                                                                                                       	 CONFUSED!                                                                                                                       Select Case for cursor arrows...                                                                                              Q I almost forgot to add what may be slowing your prog. down. Did you notice the...                                              thnx                                                                                                                          J *INKEY$ has a repeat delay!!! That's why you must assign it to a variable!                                                    L *Solitaire's wrong about RIGHT$ (he's checking arrow keys, y'hear Solitaire)                                                   * I heard you.                                                                                                                G *What is the best way to implement sine and cosine functions in QBasic?                                                       I *For trig functions, check SIN, COS, TAN and ATN in the QBasic Help/Index                                                     ) *Oh, and also SQR (square root function).                                                                                      Encryption question.                                                                                                          
 URL and stuff                                                                                                                  How to store variable                                                                                                          Store variable                                                                                                                 Remove string?                                                                                                                 INSTR and LEFT$ and RIGHT$?                                                                                                    ok...but....                                                                                                                   Oh yeah, you need LEN too                                                                                                      THANX                                                                                                                          *lol... thou'rt welcome                                                                                                        Screen 13 font size.                                                                                                           This may help...                                                                                                               Thanks                                                                                                                         Wait one problem                                                                                                                If you are using TheBOBs program                                                                                              $ You could also make use of locate...                                                                                           Need help with a slight problem                                                                                               
 Fixed up code                                                                                                                 , How do I use a mouse i a game i am making???                                                                                   Try here (*URL)                                                                                                                number$ = number                                                                                                              
 As in this...                                                                                                                  I want it to...                                                                                                               
 Ok then...                                                                                                                    < ****** So you can't help me? Is there anyone that knows how?                                                                  > Here is how to create a color string for the DRAW statement...                                                                 Thanx                                                                                                                         O *STR$(number) and VAL(String) convert numbers to strings and strings to numbers                                               4 *Good point, -I should have explained a little more.                                                                          ' Or maybe this for a specified number...                                                                                        thanks                                                                                                                        W *No need to start a new thread.  Add your comment at the end of the thread you started.                                        Matrix Text Type                                                                                                               yes, its been done...                                                                                                         ' Matrix Type Not screen code, but thanks                                                                                        10 second wait?                                                                                                               6 Hello. I'm new in programming. Why does this not work?                                                                        < Until has one L... , and use LOOP UNTIL t &gt; 90000, but...                                                                   As Ildrest says, plus                                                                                                         Login Script in QB                                                                                                            & *Start a new thread for a new question                                                                                         Thanks - That is correct                                                                                                      
 Here you are.                                                                                                                  This might be a tad helpful                                                                                                   S *Thanks, but Mack wanted a delay there, and the question has already been answered.                                           " Know when Print Screen key pressed                                                                                            < *Not sure you can... doesn't seem to come up with INKEY$ ???                                                                  M *Nor INP(&amp;H60), -you might try ON KEY (see Help/Contents/Scan codes also)                                                 3 *Maybe windows just doesn't pass it on to QB at all                                                                           M It doesn't work under Microsoft Windows, but here is some info I found on it:                                                  After some research                                                                                                            baseball                                                                                                                       Re: baseball                                                                                                                  C Brief question, brief answer... what exactly do you need help WITH?                                                            *We miss you Mac                                                                                                              & * He's been gone for almost two weeks.                                                                                         Thanks, guys                                                                                                                   *Have fun.  Don't get too fat.                                                                                                 *phat                                                                                                                          n!media image editor                                                                                                           although it was written                                                                                                        thanx                                                                                                                          gifs                                                                                                                          ! Ya need a GIF loader of course...                                                                                              Also...                                                                                                                        I've had this for a while                                                                                                      Where do I start?                                                                                                              A couple of places...                                                                                                          Micro Timer                                                                                                                    * No                                                                                                                           This should work...                                                                                                            RE__maybe mstimer.zip                                                                                                         . What Does OUT OF RANGE mean on my monitor.....                                                                                > *If you didn't change anything since yesterday, try restarting                                                                / Try changing the refresh rate of the monitor...                                                                                i need some feedback...                                                                                                       Z *0 and 0 were the numbers on Intel Pentium 4 at 2.6 GHz (2600 MHz isn't it?) *(n/t)                                    % Results; and your method is not good.                                                                                         W if you want to have a simi good delay use the monitor refresh rate it alot more stable*                                       ; * sorry, i've stuffed this up alot. I'll post when i fix it                                                                   : 33346660564.7 &lt;- and it took 0 seconds on a P4 2.8GHz *                                                                    ' Stuck in a loop *respond quickly please                                                                                        i think it's ctrl break*                                                                                                       Thx                                                                                                                           + Re: Stuck in a loop *respond quickly please                                                                                    ABOUT THE FUTURE LIBRARY                                                                                                      0 *Got Caps Lock on by accident? (I hate that key)                                                                               They are...                                                                                                                    * Thanks A Lot                                                                                                                 I need help!                                                                                                                   About subroutines                                                                                                             # Theory on why * is faster than ^...                                                                                           Z *Wouldn't be surprised, QBasic fans were second class citizens, now we're third or fourth.                                     NUM LOCK AND CAPS LOCK                                                                                                        A Not sure what you mean by 'automatically'... please be more clear                                                             Z *Just turn them on and then PEEK the value, -that's what you have to POKE to turn them on.                                    1 *Here you go: DEF SEG = 0: POKE 1047, 96: DEF SEG                                                                             9 Argh, ugly decimal notation, and ugly segmentation TheBOB                                                                     < *You should have been around when I learned (the wrong way).                                                                  X *Just remembered. I got that from NIBBLES! (from Microsoft, known for its flawless code)                                      ? Well at least Microsoft didn't stuff QB itself TOO much, but...                                                                Progress report                                                                                                               B *Say hello for me (they probably will pretend they don't know me).                                                             *Say hi from an Aussie                                                                                                        P *Hey, that's great, Ildrest, -are you *from* down under, or *still* down under?                                              O *I live &quot;down under&quot; (and I was born here) if that's what you mean...                                                *That was it, -g'day!                                                                                                         ' *And day it is!! 1:30 pm here right now                                                                                       , *News of the wedding was on TV here tonight.                                                                                   yes quite off topic                                                                                                            *Mac went to Denmark                                                                                                           QB and PING .... Help I need                                                                                                  1 the best way to do this is to shell ping.exe ....                                                                             K *Thanks!! (What would have been good when I asked a ping question ages ago)                                                    Problems running lith 2                                                                                                       Z well if it bad command or file name my guss there somthing wrong with exe mybe it became..                                    % *Do you get Bad Command or File Name?                                                                                          RE: Dop you get bad file name                                                                                                 / *Wow, this forum is starting to slow down a bit                                                                               Z the forum is only as slow as the rate of questions most people on the forum are active ...                                    	 *lol, thx                                                                                                                      plotting line coordinates...                                                                                                   question...                                                                                                                   $ try this, it should work (code only)                                                                                           *FOR-NEXT Delay??                                                                                                             # *yep, he asked for a delay in there                                                                                           8 *I know, but FOR-NEXT delays are frowned upon like GOTOs                                                                      5 *would a timer delay be better? I was just being lazy                                                                           I don't really need the delay...                                                                                              2 why are they frowned upon ,is there a GOOD reason?                                                                            4 *They produce different delays based on the computer                                                                          G *Yep... Some people have Pentium 4s while others have archaic computers                                                       , Many Thanks for that TheSamuraiElephant, ...                                                                                  , *hey, your welcome! what type of game is it?                                                                                   active keyboard controls?                                                                                                     . i asked this before... this should help (link)                                                                                / *The assembly ones are more reliable, of course                                                                               . defaulting screen mode 0 to 80x43 text format?                                                                                I *erm, actually this uses 80x50... but dont think that matters too much :p                                                     P Screen WIDTH command.  Also: How Windows XP patches could affect the DOS display                                              N *You should be able to changd this in a shortcut to QB... Look at the FONT tab                                                 .exe                                                                                                                          ; esay got to RUN -&gt;MAKE EXE then select make stand alone*                                                                    *&quot;got to RUN&quot; ;)                                                                                                    J it was a typo and since you can't edit posts on the forum i can't fix it *                                                    ' *I was just making a joke, hence the ;)                                                                                       , Look under the 'Run' section of the menu....                                                                                   error                                                                                                                          Go to OPTIONS-&gt;SET PATHS                                                                                                   
 OK HEReS HOW!                                                                                                                  Saving uncompressed GIF or JPEG                                                                                               7 * As far as I know, GIF and JPEG are ALWAYS compressed.                                                                        No                                                                                                                             *Have you checked WOTSIT.ORG?                                                                                                  Yes                                                                                                                           1 whats the point of uncompressed gif's or jpegs...                                                                             9 *or PNG, since it compresses them without losing any data                                                                      PNG                                                                                                                           
 *nope, sorry!                                                                                                                 T *They're easier and take less time to load (I would assume) but not as large as BMPs                                           Uncompressed GIF                                                                                                              ; I believe these are uncompressed GIF loaders right  here...                                                                   ) Loaders for uncompressed GIFs don't exist                                                                                     ! I wouldn't worry about the patent                                                                                             C *Heh- I pronounce it as Jif half the time and gif the other half :S                                                           * Play two or more notes at the same time...                                                                                    ' If you're using play try the MB command                                                                                        I've tried to do that before...                                                                                               $ alot of music questions this month *                                                                                          4 This is how I do it, but it doesn't sound very good:                                                                           Thank you..                                                                                                                    Yep...                                                                                                                        R *I think, apart from ComputerGhost's method, the PC internal speaker cannot do it.                                             Background Music....                                                                                                          
 Font sizes                                                                                                                     Here's a simple way...                                                                                                         I need a BMP load A.S.A.P.                                                                                                     I mean a BMP loadER                                                                                                            Here's one (URL inside)                                                                                                       
 NEED QBASIC!!                                                                                                                 
 Why by e-mail                                                                                                                  Lock                                                                                                                           Well...                                                                                                                       F well if realy good at ASM you could write a bootloader that needs a ..                                                         Thanks                                                                                                                        
 drawing speed                                                                                                                 3 Yes, there is - direct-video-memory access (simple)                                                                            In Windows you could try...                                                                                                   ! Ok but how do I give this command                                                                                             J *At the command prompt.... (you can go to Start Menu-&gt;Run and type CMD)                                                     USB any BASIC / COBAL / C / ASM                                                                                               
 Not really                                                                                                                     Maybe I can help                                                                                                               I haven't checked, but...                                                                                                      I haven't seen one...                                                                                                         L *Doesn't the DOS emulator in Windows convert LPRINT into something windowsy?                                                   Nope                                                                                                                          P windows does emulate dos interputers but that doesn't mean windows does any form                                              - why did i say interputers i ment interuptors*                                                                                 W argh! What was the command line prompt for running assembly using later versions of QB?                                       . *The QBasic Help file didn't help me either :/                                                                                . *Under Contents&gt;&gt;QB Command Line Options                                                                                 /L                                                                                                                              How to give a good presentation?                                                                                              Y *Go to the downloads section and check out the graphics tutorials (they're written in QB)                                      Billy Miller did this once                                                                                                     *thanks, i'll check it out!                                                                                                   = why did you keep calling programs scripts there not scripts..                                                                 @ *sorry, i work with HTML, nand javascript so i call them scripts                                                               Chat program                                                                                                                  ' How do you make a chat program in Basic                                                                                       T *It'd be much easier in VB.net which interfaces with winsock (from what I remember).                                          B *You'd need some way to use the internet, which is dead hard in QB                                                            R there has been some work on slave programs to creat a interface with  winsock ....                                            
 Mixing colors                                                                                                                 $ the examples use 2 separate rules...                                                                                           Goal is to mix 2 photo's                                                                                                      K well windows editors have a nice thing going for them called 32bit color...                                                   Y *Right. Paint programs will not combine 2 bmp's into a single bitmap if less than 24-bit.                                     " That's why I will use Visual Basic                                                                                             CMYK, 32-bit...                                                                                                                I've been experimenting...                                                                                                    W *Oops! I just re-read the thread and realized you've already been there. Works, though.                                        Something strange...                                                                                                          . colour intensities have a max value because...                                                                                
 *That's 256^3                                                                                                                 + *hehe, oops, thanks!! thats what i meant :)                                                                                   	 I use 6^3                                                                                                                     ) COOL BLENDING STUFF!! using 6x6x6 colours                                                                                     . This code mixes a percentage of each colour...                                                                                 better version of above code                                                                                                   better version of above code                                                                                                   I might work it out...                                                                                                         Allready tried it myself                                                                                                      
 Timing system                                                                                                                 & *It would help if you posted your code                                                                                         Timer                                                                                                                         7 *So... TIMER's not accurate enough? Or is INP too slow?                                                                        So..                                                                                                                           Remember...                                                                                                                    How ?                                                                                                                          Well...                                                                                                                        Test                                                                                                                           how do I...                                                                                                                    GOTO...                                                                                                                       # Here are some optimization hints...                                                                                            *Tips &amp; Tricks subforum?                                                                                                  W im not shure x*x*x is faster then x^3 beucase in the end you using more instruations...                                        * perhaps x*x+x?                                                                                                              R * er never mind, jut realized my error I'm oing in part x^3 in part 3*x, nevermind                                            S *I'm talking about QBasic here, and it's tested. Not that a test is 100% but still.                                           / *Make sure you test all the different datatypes                                                                               C *Tested with integers and long. Single and double are slow anyways.                                                           V *I did, and it turns out that datatypes have a big effect with *s but not much with ^.                                         How do i center text                                                                                                          % How to center a string on the screen.                                                                                          If i'm not mistaking ..                                                                                                        You're right of course ...                                                                                                    % About a couple of useful functions...                                                                                          Centering Function??                                                                                                          0 Well, my advice would be to use a sub program...                                                                               Centering non-proportional text                                                                                               d *PRO$ = &quot;What you want printed to the screen.&quot;: locate 25, 41 - LEN(PRO$) \ 2: PRINT PRO$;                          
 Challenge!!!!                                                                                                                 T *Most people here have written a primary number generating program. Let's see yours!                                          3 *I'm working on a flexible datatype prime generator                                                                           # *Primary number? (is that correct?)                                                                                           H *You got me back, vdc! I meant prime number generator of course :-)                                                       Reading text from .txt files?                                                                                                  A couple of points...                                                                                                          Oh, and the second question...                                                                                                 umm...                                                                                                                         LOF...                                                                                                                        : Actually, all you need to do is input the data as strings.                                                                    E *Much better (did you every consider teaching this stuff, Solitaire?)                                                         @ To theBOB:  I AM a teacher, and I HAVE been teaching this stuff!                                                              @ *I was joking, Solitaire. Of course I know you are a teacher :-)                                                              < *P.S. By all means, call on me any time for the school page.                                                                   *I wouldn't mind that either                                                                                                  U thanks, that helped out a lot :D and one more question: converting strings to numbers                                         6 *Convert string to an integer:    CINT(VAL(mystring$))                                                                         Sound                                                                                                                         A Excerpt on the PLAY statement from my tutorial on special effects                                                               *QB Help is a good resource here                                                                                               returning file time                                                                                                           : Getting file creation time-correct me of I'm wrong people.                                                                     Arrays and Subs                                                                                                                Sure...                                                                                                                       & Not sure but i think he meant like....                                                                                        W *In that case, he's out of luck. Variables can't be used as part of a sub program name.                                        crud                                                                                                                           On the other hand...                                                                                                           program                                                                                                                        That's more like it...                                                                                                         Incidentally...                                                                                                                Which is better?                                                                                                               Generally speaking...                                                                                                         / Is SELECT CASE considered cleaner than IF/THEN?                                                                               ( For testing a single variable's value...                                                                                      A *I ran some tests: SELECT CASE was slightly faster than IF/ELSEIF                                                             W *Forget not that in QB it must be interpreted; you should try some tests when compiled.                                       # The .EXE is much faster, however...                                                                                            Problem with CALL ABSOLUTE                                                                                                    " * Did you load the library?  QB /L                                                                                             *Above post CONTAINS TEXT                                                                                                      * Whoops. Sorry about that.  ;)                                                                                               ) Please don't post the same thing twice...                                                                                      Problem with CALL ABSOLUTE                                                                                                    3 You need to start qb or (qbx) with the /L option...                                                                            cross-platform?                                                                                                               5 *Just what do you mean by &quot;Cross-platform&quot;?                                                                         E *BASIC is a language, QBasic is an BASIC interpreter/compiler for DOS                                                         > *RE__NO, it is not, you would need another some advanced Basic                                                                 *RE__maybe Xbasic                                                                                                             
 BLOAD / BSAVE                                                                                                                  Try this...                                                                                                                   
 .dat files                                                                                                                     *You'd need to know its format                                                                                                  You could look up the format at:                                                                                               Qbasic: Arrow keys                                                                                                             INKEY$ has a repeat delay.                                                                                                     Another possibility...                                                                                                        6 Yay Pac Man indeed... someone give mrh a link to V'GER                                                                         interested in INP(92)...                                                                                                       I meant INP(96)....                                                                                                            thanks                                                                                                                         this from a program by relsoft                                                                                                
 not pacman                                                                                                                     Need help with bitmaps.                                                                                                        Sure, QBasic...                                                                                                                Print #1 command                                                                                                              X *Use  PRINT #1, spa$; &quot;,&quot;; eng$  (i.e. use ; instead of , to separate strings)                                       Print #1 output                                                                                                                exe file and #1 output                                                                                                         subscript out of range                                                                                                        8 The code as you've shown it won't generate this error...                                                                      1 *You're PSETing outside of the screen boundaries.                                                                             J *That wouldn't generate an error, -and especially not the one he mentions.                                                    H *My bad... one of those times when you feel SO sure you don't even check                                                       *Been there.                                                                                                                  ] *Reminds me of the time when someone asked why he got a &quot;Subscription out of range&quot;                                  *(LOL) I remember that one.                                                                                                   ( *Sorry for stealing your post, matt, lol                                                                                       might check your values                                                                                                        getkey for Qbasic                                                                                                              read help file in INKEY$ *                                                                                                    7 *Look in FAQ (especially if you want to use arrow keys)                                                                       ? Can you get an array in qb 4.5 to say 'dim a(100,100)' or more?                                                                well now let us see                                                                                                           	 Run Alone                                                                                                                     8 Question answered a while ago on another forum... (*URL)                                                                      & this question only comes up EVERY HOUR                                                                                        
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 What !?!?!                                                                                                                    < The way indenting of message titles is handled on this forum                                                                   *You got that right, man! ;)                                                                                                  ( Heh - And I have complained to network54                                                                                      1 *Hmm... this is a bit like directory tree listing                                                                              Hmm...                                                                                                                        1 Maybe I'm the only one. Who else knew/didn't know                                                                              yes*                                                                                                                          Q *no, but then again I get precious little input on programming besides this forum                                             * *NO, Never heard of it least not called A*                                                                                    " Here's what I based mine on. (URL)                                                                                            F * yes, the first one I ever encountered in my searches for pathfinding                                                        5 HELP! i have the program how do i call it from a file                                                                          Call it from a file?                                                                                                          " yeah i want to call it from a file                                                                                            - Still makes no sense, josh - give us a break!                                                                                  I think he means...                                                                                                           & That's better than my two guesses, but                                                                                        - *Sure. (I thought you were going to Denmark?)                                                                                 W *Oh! Of course, I didn't mean he should create/input from the file in the same program.                                        I knew you weren't THAT dumb                                                                                                  . Do you mean run interactively from a BAT file?                                                                                 josh, you left something out.                                                                                                  *     50 x .8 = 40...                                                                                                           Future.lib Flicker Free Graphics                                                                                              S *Don't use CLS if you're only changing a small area of screen (not the whole thing)                                            Well, I use video memory...                                                                                                    Problem with comma (,)                                                                                                        D Commas are used to separate data with INPUT, use LINE INPUT instead.                                                          % Need sample save/restore game program                                                                                          Sure....                                                                                                                      3 Game status is nothing more than variable values...                                                                            modplug                                                                                                                       * *Try Google using: free sequencer software                                                                                    Z you don't need a midi keyboard you just track it you a) take sample wave's or use the ....                                     Qbasic Convertor to C++                                                                                                       . *Sorry, but I have yet to see any such program                                                                                W there are some projects out there in the works to do QB to C translations but there....                                        why don't you try....                                                                                                         ! * Sounds like a good project idea                                                                                              RE__Qbasic Convertor to C++                                                                                                   * GreenMan - Can you get into this chatroom?                                                                                     Sure.                                                                                                                          oh, wait                                                                                                                      > * Just thought you would get a laugh out of a 5-year-old post!                                                                 whats going on with this site                                                                                                 3 *That question is answered in the FAQ (top of page)                                                                           * Sorry, -it isn't there (thought it was)...                                                                                     It sort of was...                                                                                                              Special characters                                                                                                            F *Same as everywhere else: Hold Alt, enter code in keypad, release Alt.                                                        6 * I didn't know that you hold down ALT then enter code                                                                         *M nm s vdc                                                                                                          ) *I thought your name was Ildrest (jke).                                                                                      *Don't be so sure...                                                                                                            *LL, -actually, not a bad nick.                                                                                              , oh great, another unpronouncable nickname. *                                                                                  0 I hope you're refering to &quot;mdle&quot; (lol)                                                                              I * Look for the ascii table in the help file and then use CHR$, or use ALT                                                     9 hey, does anybody go to the chat room link on this forum?                                                                      Chat room protocol                                                                                                             *Thanks for the tip! :)                                                                                                        XMS                                                                                                                           
 *What is XMS?                                                                                                                  Both answers                                                                                                                   *what's ADVBAS?                                                                                                                *RE__forget it, i got it                                                                                                       Do you know how to use GOOGLE?                                                                                                 *what's called Door?                                                                                                          ? *A device which lets you open and close the entrance to a room?                                                               & *THIS IS A BASIC AND PROGRAMMING FORUM                                                                                        5 Err, true, but you have to ask intelligible questions                                                                          RE__it is a program                                                                                                            No personal knowledge, but                                                                                                     *RE__thank you very much                                                                                                      = *Google is the BEST search engine out there (that I know of).                                                                  It comes from the BBS days                                                                                                     Help on Graphics                                                                                                              ; *Make 2 lines, cap the ends, and use PAINT to fill them in.                                                                   
 Or use BF....                                                                                                                 7 *That will only work for horizontal and vertical lines.                                                                         Mouse with QB 4.5 and windows xp                                                                                              
 Answers...                                                                                                                    @ It is possible to simulate a graphical mouse cursor in text mode                                                               Mouse with QB 4.5                                                                                                              Mouse with QB 4.5                                                                                                              Help with making a table                                                                                                       Well                                                                                                                          7 As a good joke, copy this and pretend you did it (URL*)                                                                       3 Unless your walls and corridors are 1 pixel wide...                                                                           & Speaking of &quot;one pixel wide&quot;                                                                                        V *Long time ago, Mac. I still have nightmares! I haven't deleted it though, -scared to.                                         Where can i buy QBX??                                                                                                         ; here's a link http://www.geocities.com/aliphax/files.html *                                                                   I QBX is obsolete and was abandoned by Microsoft many years ago, as was QB.                                                      Thanks                                                                                                                         Volunteers wanted                                                                                                              *Got the bogus message                                                                                                         *Got No Results message                                                                                                       4 *I get &quot;No results...&quot; for every FAQ I try                                                                          8 &quot;No results were found...&quot; for all except one:                                                                      @ Mac:  Put new links into  &quot;How can I get a copy of QB&quot;                                                               * Thanks all                                                                                                                   * The **FAQ** is working again                                                                                                / Hey, lkt153, about the star wars post on page 2                                                                                Actually not only #7                                                                                                           that is alright.....                                                                                                          J *Darn, i forgot what i was going to add to that last post, oh well. sorry.                                                    @ *P.S. please don't tell what happend in the third movie or book.                                                               Weird Graphing...                                                                                                             
 missing xmax?                                                                                                                  *woops typo                                                                                                                   A *Also of note, it only screws up when it gets into the 4th degree                                                              HUH??? Revised program                                                                                                         Re: Weird Graphing...                                                                                                          Ok so...                                                                                                                       Can someone explain my program?                                                                                               9 you have multable if statment that arn't closed  plus ...                                                                      It does work...                                                                                                               W *Replace SLEEP with a$ = INPUT$(1): IF a$ = CHR$(27) THEN SYSTEM (buffer fills/no exit)                                       " Looks like we have to change it...                                                                                            * *e-mail your question to the OP, Ildrest!                                                                                     Can't print listing                                                                                                           6 Latest driver? For cying out loud, QB is 15 years old!                                                                         change counter program                                                                                                        & You did notice the Homework Help link?                                                                                         Compiler Trouble                                                                                                              8 FirstBasic is not terribly compatible with most programs                                                                       Still having trouble                                                                                                           Can't imagine what is wrong...                                                                                                U *What programs, specifically, are you talking about. Are they .BAS files from a .ZIP?                                         A Put it in the same directory [folder] as QB and make sure that...                                                              Still not working                                                                                                             L *Didn't work means what? If you got an error message: when, what did it say?                                                   Windows Screen Look Alike                                                                                                     * This may not be exactly what you want, but                                                                                     To Mac re Turbo                                                                                                                Careful with SGN                                                                                                              G *or begin with IF x &lt;&gt; 0 AND ABS(x)&lt; .0001 THEN x=.0001*SGN(x)                                                       1 *What divide by 0? Aren't you multiplying by 0???                                                                              *Whoops... never mind.                                                                                                         math                                                                                                                           here ..                                                                                                                        ...Or to put that in a function                                                                                               E I think you may be asking how to print the degree and minute symbols.                                                          Help With File Access                                                                                                          *Post your code, please                                                                                                        Must be environment problems...                                                                                               % Can someone help me with this drawing                                                                                         3 You'll have to create it out of a number of arcs...                                                                            Incidentally...                                                                                                                Using PLAY to make chords...                                                                                                   Sound                                                                                                                         ) There is a way you can suggest a chord...                                                                                      how would make a midi?                                                                                                        T *There might be software available, if not, download .MID files (check with Google).                                          K get a program like modtracker it can produce midi files or it,sm3,xm,ect..*                                                    where could i find modtracker?                                                                                                O lol i screawed up on the name go here http://www.modplug.com/modplug/index.php3                                                i dont have a keyboard...                                                                                                      Try Midget (*URL)                                                                                                             1 *Pay? Really? I never did and it supports MIDI...                                                                              for the non trial version..                                                                                                   / Need help reading from serial port using Qbasic                                                                                At a glance...                                                                                                                 hardware                                                                                                                       Hey, Mac, forum problems                                                                                                      N dude there no point network54 will have things fixed soon and there no point..                                                8 And whether they fix it or not, it is an impossible idea                                                                      Z oh ya i was going to mention somthing before but we can preorder www.qbasic.com domain ...                                    J *what will happen if it expiered and nobody bought it? will it be deleted?                                                    % I cant seem to figure out how to.....                                                                                         = You used the same variable name for the number and the guess.                                                                  Thanks!!!!!!                                                                                                                  ? how do you keep the words from being cut off when you run prog?                                                               - Are you talking about a long PRINT statement?                                                                                  *thanks!                                                                                                                       Program for Earthborn                                                                                                           Wow! That's pretty good. Thanks!                                                                                               I updated it                                                                                                                   It finds all my drives now!                                                                                                    eh                                                                                                                             * Nice!                                                                                                                       & Need Help With Final Arrays Assignment                                                                                         hey, ComputerGhost                                                                                                             hey, Mac......                                                                                                                 problems                                                                                                                      	 solutions                                                                                                                     P The files should be in the same folder as the one that was used to start QBasic.                                              " Mac, I was unable to edit my post.                                                                                             If it ain't broke, don't fix it                                                                                               
 Praise Allah!                                                                                                                 > * I am now also unable to edit my posts at Solitaire's School.                                                                 I can't edit anywhere :-(                                                                                                      * Edit seems to be repaired                                                                                                    Turbo Comparison                                                                                                               Regarding download                                                                                                            ! Quite why you want it im not sure                                                                                              Thanks for info                                                                                                               + *Hey no problem im taking a look myself now                                                                                    Shell commands                                                                                                                 Use a BAT file                                                                                                                 GET &amp; PUT  commands                                                                                                        Re: GET &amp; PUT  commands                                                                                                   b *Thank you for your help! (my spelling was bad on my &quot;GET &amp; PUT commands&quot; post, lol)                             Solitare Check                                                                                                                 Response posted at (url)                                                                                                      1 NOTICE regarding untitled, undated messages SNAFU                                                                              I'll be good, I promise                                                                                                        * Hunhh? You were bad?                                                                                                         How to make unique numbers                                                                                                     Here you go, Tom                                                                                                              ; An alternate (unorthodox) method for eliminating duplicates                                                                   % And here is my version using an array                                                                                         & and yet another version using an array                                                                                         * Thank You for the QBASIC HELP                                                                                                Html/Dhtml and Qbasic                                                                                                          Huh?                                                                                                                          = To write a quote mark, use CHR$(34) - Was that your question?                                                                 S when you do HTML in qbasic does it show the HTML tags when you run prog.?..........                                           W Re: when you do HTML in qbasic does it show the HTML tags when you run prog.?..........                                       
 Thanks Mac                                                                                                                     Mouse                                                                                                                          Might be of some help:                                                                                                         Mouse                                                                                                                          Need help with file writing                                                                                                    i'm no expert but.....                                                                                                         Re: Need help with file writing                                                                                                Re: Need help with file writing                                                                                                Use APPEND instead of OUTPUT.                                                                                                 ! Re: Use APPEND instead of OUTPUT.                                                                                              Here! Still problem                                                                                                           G The #1 refers to the file that's open, not to the contents of the file.                                                       ( If you want to print all the records....                                                                                       HELP                                                                                                                           That's a tall order...                                                                                                        C Good info from TheBOB, here's an easy (but less pretty) demo I made                                                           D *WOW!! Great Demo! (i am a beginner so if it is basic i don't know).                                                          2 Beautiful, Ildrest! Here's a color enhancement...                                                                            5 And here's a version with music and subtitle added...                                                                         # And stars! (Last one, I promise)...                                                                                           F I hate Star Wars, but the prog is quite impressive. One correction&gt;                                                        > *Yeah, -I hope BoB comes back, -lots of good help on this one.                                                                2 pete i know you don't care but for thoes who do...                                                                            # Actually no, here's how it works...                                                                                           K *Wow! Nice changes! I'm just working on a better way to do it (coming soon)                                                   - Hey, Ildrest - With your permission (I hope)                                                                                  Why Won\'t It Work?                                                                                                            Well For one thing....                                                                                                        & *Khhe? looks like some Java habit, lol                                                                                        ? I think those all network54 errors, and were not in the program                                                                System builder +                                                                                                              ! free to use wu/anti-aliased lines                                                                                             ( *Oooh- I'm working on one for circles :)                                                                                      8 anti-aliasing for circles is the same as lines, isnt it?                                                                       Stack Problems                                                                                                                2 In 99.9% of the cases, it is a bug in your program                                                                             stack problems                                                                                                                 stack and gosub                                                                                                               ( Example Of How To Run Out Of Stack Space                                                                                      = A way to check the CLEAR statement and run out the stack.&gt;                                                                 X * the program runs out of room to remember what sub to return to when END SUB is reached                                       QB 4.5 Speed                                                                                                                  ; Qb4.5 and later versions has a Floating Point BUG.  more...                                                                    Thanks for input re speed                                                                                                      hey Mac, is it ok to post...                                                                                                   A Big program, eh?                                                                                                            
 sort of...                                                                                                                     RE__i believe on you Ryan                                                                                                     5 you don't have to worry to much about megnitic fields                                                                          Print Screen help                                                                                                              Sure                                                                                                                          4 To create 4 and 8-bit Windows bitmaps from QBasic...                                                                          F The Bob probably has the way to go on this. Two other suggestions.&gt;                                                        
 A  PROGRAM                                                                                                                    > how can i use sin,cos,&amp; tan in graphics mode(with circles)                                                                T *You'll have to explain your problem a little better, -SIN/COS/TAN to draw a circle?                                           if you want to draw a circle...                                                                                                circles                                                                                                                        That depends on the SCREEN mode                                                                                               ' Somebody PLEASE help me with my problem                                                                                       # Here's the solution to your problem                                                                                           ; The PLAY statement won't play two notes at the same time...                                                                   , You could try &quot;multitasking music&quot;                                                                                  ? It is impossible to PLAY two notes at the same time in harmony.                                                                Aaarrgghh!! lol!                                                                                                               LOL - Yes! I understand now                                                                                                   S *Lots of Homework Questions being posted these days(never got to study QB in skool)                                           1 *The school year is winding down, -exams looming!                                                                             W Me too. I never had a computer class, just picked up programming as a hobby in college.                                        Area 51? You mean network54?                                                                                                   Help me PLEASE!!!!!                                                                                                            this might work                                                                                                               ' I figured it out - here is the solution                                                                                       A Well, my speakers break up after about 2800 - This solution works                                                             @ * SOUND statment can us Feq down to 33 or so(depends on machine)                                                               how do you make......                                                                                                          Use a flag/counter                                                                                                            S *cool, thanks, how do I place it? ever time i tried it said something was wrong....                                           C *oops, typo, i meant to type &quot;every&quot; not &quot;ever&quot;                                                            Thats because it was an example                                                                                                *oh, ok                                                                                                                        modify                                                                                                                        + here's how you creat a two dimational array                                                                                    modify                                                                                                                        ! How can I play two songs at once?                                                                                             D yo i think your on the wrong forum but it realy a matter of hardware                                                            Here's my code that doesn't work                                                                                               LOL (In this case Lots of Luck)                                                                                                Im sorry MAC                                                                                                                  1 *I changed my name __Eqo__ for __Mensliber__, bye                                                                             + assigning variables using the let statement                                                                                    It is not so hard                                                                                                              plz help ,,,,,                                                                                                                0 *Check the homework link at the top of the page.                                                                              % here is my code..plz help me the code                                                                                         & You're going about this the wrong way.                                                                                        
 my program                                                                                                                    # Here is a problem with your program                                                                                            PLZ REPLY ASAP                                                                                                                < I think ASAP means &quot;before I have to hand this in&quot;                                                                  ' Transfering files VIA the Parallel port                                                                                       ? *How come there are no new posts up here? This is very unusual.                                                                * Slow day, I guess.                                                                                                          @ Maybe Earthborn's experimental program trashed all their systems                                                               Hunhh? Can't read your post.                                                                                                   End of school holidays here :-(                                                                                               
 *Same here :(                                                                                                                 2 *You mean Fall and Winter are starting down there?                                                                             *Autumn and Winter, lol                                                                                                        Please test this... 2                                                                                                         6 * Oops! REM out the KILL statements for the first try.                                                                        	 WindowsNT                                                                                                                      That is expected..                                                                                                            
 It works fine                                                                                                                  Thanks                                                                                                                        + Testing for file existance in QB is easy...                                                                                    That doesn't work on CD-Roms                                                                                                  " the quest ended about 10 years ago                                                                                             Did it?                                                                                                                        ...                                                                                                                            Yes, please!                                                                                                                   * We're waiting.....                                                                                                          " good things come to those who wait                                                                                             WindowsXP, Home Edition                                                                                                       
 Strange...                                                                                                                     No hidden directories                                                                                                          Okay, thanks. Good research!                                                                                                  K Also, how do I make a program start as soon as the disk is put in the drive                                                    If you mean CD...                                                                                                             ? *Oh and put [autorun] on the top line (include square brackets)                                                               $ *Oh, and Autoplay is a Windows thing                                                                                          - Hey, Ildrest, why don't you edit your posts?                                                                                 V *There's a problem if you edit your post after the OP has read it... [expect my email]                                         Just use AUTORUN.*                                                                                                            * Printing graphics (the link does not work)                                                                                     Printing in Windows                                                                                                            Cross-platform??                                                                                                               Doing it in DOS is very tricky                                                                                                7 Here is just a sample of what QBasic is good for (URL*)                                                                       # question__where are you all of you?                                                                                            RE__now i can read you                                                                                                        ( We don't know what you are talking about                                                                                       RE__maybe it is my browser                                                                                                    4 * FYI - Either URL works fine for IE5.5 on WindowsNT                                                                           *And Opera 7 on Windows 2000                                                                                                   QBXL.NET opens                                                                                                                 Moving Graphics                                                                                                                eh                                                                                                                            H *Just before drawing your graphic, place the statement WAIT &amp;H3DA, 8                                                      ' just before erasing should be better...                                                                                       8 According to all authoritative sources I've consulted...                                                                      A Whoops... I thought the screen refreshed during vertical retrace.                                                              *no text above                                                                                                                ( Add a infinite copyright to your apps...                                                                                      B Actually, the copyright year should be the year it was originated.                                                            7 Yes, and if you want a longer copyright, just don't die                                                                        * www.whatiscopyright.org                                                                                                     B * It should include the Start and Update dates i.e.   1999 - 2004                                                            D *What about learning programs? They get modified every use, heh heh.                                                           No they don't.                                                                                                                G *That was a joke which ran off the &quot;infinite copyright&quot; thing                                                        It could be done...                                                                                                            Yet another opinion                                                                                                            Pointers and the PEEK statement                                                                                                PEEK                                                                                                                           Errr...                                                                                                                       R *Ooops, my bad. Sorry, that's what you get for typing untested code. *smacks self*                                            $ An interesting question...and answer                                                                                           My Question Is                                                                                                                 Some uses...                                                                                                                  
 Did you know?                                                                                                                 S *When using inline assembler for example, or waning to plot pixels fast to mode 13h                                           / Problems deleting a line in a .dat file, help!!                                                                                How To Delete A Line                                                                                                            Deleting one record from a file.                                                                                               Thanks, but....!!                                                                                                             M *I thought there was a thread ages ago about using interrupts for such things                                                 . You are going to have to make it a random file                                                                                & simple description of what I am doing.                                                                                        E Just compare the new data to the ones in the file BEFORE you save it.                                                         / Sorry to be dense, but could you show some more                                                                                Nearly, but not quite!!                                                                                                       ( Well, tell me where I'm wrong (anybody!)                                                                                      ' I think we will call it a day at that!!                                                                                        Heh - Yep, we may have to                                                                                                     - I did respond earlier but it has gone missing                                                                                 ) I found your missing detailed explanation                                                                                       OK, I have the solution you want                                                                                               Yep! Still here!!                                                                                                             F I put the explanation of your problem and partial solution here (URL*)                                                        C To whoever wants to learn a valuable lesson - This is a good thread                                                           	 To Denise                                                                                                                      Sorry                                                                                                                          No prob. Read this                                                                                                            > Sorry I accidently used your name on that post (fixed now) but                                                                 To: the unknown qb programmer                                                                                                  Reference: Random revisited                                                                                                   " Some pointers for your information                                                                                            & Re: Some pointers for your information                                                                                        1 LOL - Yep, we don't want to sacrifice our neurons                                                                              Yo', what about the MOD?!?                                                                                                     Okay!! Let's talk about MOD                                                                                                   * Hmmm. Not too impressed with MOD, ToohTooh                                                                                    % Not that MOD, that (*points*) MOD :-)                                                                                         % On the edited version of PSEUDRND.BAS                                                                                          How's this?                                                                                                                    Chat room vastly improved                                                                                                     ( * There is an easy way to change that :)                                                                                      $ Suggested protocol for the CHAT ROOM                                                                                          & looking for some good qbasic websites.                                                                                        = *Check Subforums, Links and Downloads at the top of the page.                                                                 	 Brand new                                                                                                                     ( The first IF statement stops movement...                                                                                       good attempt.  solution...                                                                                                    3 * Ah, I see now. Thank you very much for your help.                                                                            I got it working                                                                                                              	 Game Help                                                                                                                     ' If you mean QBasic source code games...                                                                                        Making EXE for qbasic!                                                                                                        A * In Qbasic, you can't.  You need a compiler, like QuickBasic 4.5                                                             B * ...and if you have QB45, turn on 'full menus' to see 'Make EXE'.                                                            # Printing from qbasic to USB printer                                                                                            re: printing usb in qb                                                                                                         Maybe this will work                                                                                                           lpt port                                                                                                                      ) c compiler, (usb printer code for qbasic)                                                                                     # Printing from qbasic to USB printer                                                                                           , printing qbasic file to usb printer, with xp                                                                                   Printing in Windows                                                                                                            Windows ClipBoard                                                                                                              Sure (URL Inside)                                                                                                              Generate a Report                                                                                                             8 You need to open the file and copy the data into memory.                                                                       Sorry, I made a mistake                                                                                                        Your file is still open.                                                                                                      ! Can't get option 3 to work (URL*)                                                                                             % The problem with Option 3 is probably                                                                                          Reference: Random                                                                                                             ' Do you have statistics to support that?                                                                                        Still doesn't work                                                                                                            ! You haven't declared your arrays.                                                                                              Thanks                                                                                                                        4 *how do you make a full screen when running program?                                                                           Full screen                                                                                                                    no, i mean by.....                                                                                                            ( * your reply still helped though, thanks                                                                                      
 Here's how                                                                                                                    U Screen 12 will also force a full screen at startup, but there is a shell pitfall.&gt;                                          error reporting in xp                                                                                                         	 *thanks!!                                                                                                                      This works perfectly!! thanks!                                                                                                 Problem with program                                                                                                           Well...                                                                                                                        Subscript out of Range                                                                                                         please identify the problem...                                                                                                
 copying files                                                                                                                 D I do not use 7.1, I use 4.5 and you can use SHELL to copy in 4.5&gt;                                                          % variable names when copying + more...                                                                                         : How do I round a number up to either .5 or a whole number?                                                                     I think this should do it                                                                                                     E Correct formula for rounding to one decimal place.  (DeJef is wrong.)                                                         O *Uhm .. the question was round to a whole number or .5 .. not to .1, .2, .3 ...                                               ! Debatable - See this new solution                                                                                             , *his topic clearly says round &quot;up&quot;                                                                                  P Technically, rounding &quot;up&quot; would be to the next higher integer only if                                              1 Alright .. maybe it's a language conflict then ..                                                                             - Heh - That's why I said &quot;debatable&quot;                                                                                  Debate over - De Jef is right!                                                                                                O *if the number &lt;&gt; multiple of 0.5 then round it up to one. Correct reedy?                                                Joystick                                                                                                                      8 *Check out the STICK and STRIG functions in QBasic help.                                                                       Random                                                                                                                         About the RND function...                                                                                                      Did you look at the FAQ??                                                                                                     0 Generally you don't need to specify the argument                                                                               A note about RND(-n#)                                                                                                           Finding out the color of a pixel                                                                                              S *The POINT function will return the attribute number of a pixel: a% = POINT(x%, y%)                                            win 98 se help?                                                                                                               M *Is this with *any* EXE, or just certain ones? The fault may be in the EXE's.                                                 C *no, but the only exe's i tried were notepad and internet explorer.                                                           M *Sorry, -can't help you there. I thought these were EXE's compiled in QBasic.                                                 , I get simlar to the same problem&gt;&gt;&gt;                                                                                    How do you execute the EXE file?                                                                                               how do I unzip a file?                                                                                                         WinZip                                                                                                                         Nuh-uh. I prefer WinRAR                                                                                                       2 *See my post below &quot;a couple of ways...&quot;                                                                            ! how about WinAce? or PKUNZIP? ...                                                                                             $ You can use Ultimate Zip. It's free!                                                                                           IF....THEN GOTO???                                                                                                            
 Quotations                                                                                                                     Right. Plus...                                                                                                                 Right Plus Plus                                                                                                               ( the BOB can you please read this message                                                                                       A couple of ways...                                                                                                           4 scoreboard 2: so how would you assign the input keys                                                                           Like this i think                                                                                                              trouble assigning input keys                                                                                                  6 There are no &quot;input&quot; keys on the keyboard...                                                                        5 Note about the comma following the INPUT statement...                                                                         7 *what does &quot;prog&quot; mean? does it mean program?                                                                       @ *Yes, &quot;prog&quot; or &quot;proggie&quot; both mean program.                                                               * thanks                                                                                                                      + Explanation of the &quot;IF&quot; statement                                                                                    It doesn't work                                                                                                               / A scoreboard, i don't know how to use a counter                                                                               J You need to research TIMER$ Here is a sample counter prog that uses it&gt;                                                    . * me smells homework - or is that my shoes?...                                                                                # Kris, You're wrong. FYI: Dill, Pete                                                                                           $ Here is the code that proves it!&gt;                                                                                           - Oh, I forgot to mention...                                                                                                  ) Re: Mac - BTW (How did you solve for it?)                                                                                     " Well i get up before all of you...                                                                                             *Me not far behind... (sydney)                                                                                                H Mac. A lil something on the &quot;Prgs I'm proud of&quot;.   3d Fountain                                                       Why did you post this?                                                                                                        
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 wha do u mean                                                                                                                 
 clarification                                                                                                                   nothing like that is possible...                                                                                              + Yeah, that is a good question for you, Kris                                                                                   / it was something i was trying to do ages ago...                                                                               " The best way is to use an array...                                                                                            = *No, you can't do that in QB, or in any other language I know                                                                  you can do it in PHP                                                                                                           PHP?                                                                                                                           well                                                                                                                           Thanks for the info                                                                                                           " it wouldn't be overly difficult...                                                                                            1 * Good start - Why don't you solve the challenge?                                                                             
 Error Message                                                                                                                  EXE's                                                                                                                         G *Compilers available right here. Follow Links/Downloads at top of page.                                                       9 Blocking keypresses in a QB program (Ctrl+Alt+Del) etc...                                                                     N It can be done with peek/poke, some with key trapping, etc. Link provided.&gt;                                                 You can block some                                                                                                            D - You can disable some Windows keys, if you compile the program.&gt;                                                           Thanks for the info                                                                                                           K Yes, and that part is pretty simple if you make your own setup program.&gt;                                                   
 the reason...                                                                                                                 W A little sister! Being an 'only child' ok, middle aged one, I didn't think of that!&gt;                                       0 i could counter a reboot by using another app...                                                                              + your question may have been answered but...                                                                                    matrix multiplication routine                                                                                                  You proud of that?                                                                                                             snippets...                                                                                                                    Well, you could do it this way                                                                                                 *genius, thanks mac!                                                                                                           another newbie question                                                                                                        - Oldbie answer.&gt;                                                                                                          
 still lost                                                                                                                    B I omitted the READ statement. See correction and more example.&gt;                                                            A Sequential files easier for beginners.  A tutorial with examples:                                                             
 Qbasic 4.5                                                                                                                     Re: Qbasic&gt;                                                                                                                
 Qbasic 4.5                                                                                                                    Y -Yeah, Microsoft seems to like to make us think we can't mess with NTVDM, but we can!&gt;                                      QB 4.5                                                                                                                         QB 4.5                                                                                                                         weird array glitch...                                                                                                          fixed it...it wasn't the array                                                                                                X *Looks like Area 51, I mean Network54  fixed the problem. MESSAGES ARE BACK. OK to post.                                       HOW to print .                                                                                                                J *oops, read my most recient posts (the ones under this one) from bottom up                                                     script help                                                                                                                   Z first thing stop calling your program a script it's not a script and the problem is your..                                    ' sorry, i didn't know it wasn't a script                                                                                        Qbasic Sockets/TCP/IP                                                                                                         5 Haven't seen one on Qbasic, but have in QuickBasic...                                                                         E *I'm wondering if any of those will work on the 2000/NT/XP platforms?                                                          DSOCK works fine with XP                                                                                                      1 *Just catching up on posts. Thanks Neuro, Plasma.                                                                              well...                                                                                                                        qbasic program                                                                                                                [ Hey Pete (New Pete) I know forum was down, but I answered your post in the orig thread.&gt;                                   + Re: Homework: How to determine a palindrome                                                                                   R *I've seen that EXACT style with someone else, I suspect you have the same teacher                                            O it's abit much claiming a stly to the code there no spacing and reming seems ..                                               4 Re: I've seen that EXACT style with someone else....                                                                           Heh, good work, and...                                                                                                        8 A palindrome can have a single  or a double pivot point.                                                                       Funky numbers in FOR NEXT loop                                                                                                _ It's just the way qbasic was built. This floating point situation occurs with decimals.&gt;&gt;                               2 Now tthat the forum is back up, try this code.&gt;                                                                            ( Funcky numbers are not your only problem                                                                                      % There is no answer to this problem...                                                                                         F * Right. See my post 2 hours earlier for the proof that it won't work.                                                        V -Right, I ran it initially with 711, etc. instead of 7.11, but I posted a code for....                                         Sorta...                                                                                                                       And one more thing...                                                                                                          No, don't try Pete's code                                                                                                     I Mac, your doing factors of 711, the OP needs 4 nums that mult to 7.11&gt;                                                      Yea, Pete said it                                                                                                              Ah-hah! Live and learn.                                                                                                       = 0.79 * 2.33 * 2.34 * 1.65 = 7.1069 = 7.11 to 2 place accuracy                                                                 $ Close like in horseshoes! (lol) &gt;                                                                                           THERE IS NO ANSWER!!!...                                                                                                      $ The answer is 1.20  1.25  1.50  3.16                                                                                          3 Probable flaw in the equation (7.11 - x + y + z)...                                                                           7 Re: Probable flaw in the equation (7.11 - x + y + z)...                                                                       \ Yes (7.11 - (x + y + z)) maybe OK, but your initial (7.11 - x + y + z) was not. EVERYONE&gt;                                   Using Qbasic                                                                                                                  H Hey Pete, XP will run qbasic, you just ned to download a copy of it.&gt;                                                       More Colours                                                                                                                  ( Not my specialty, but this may help.&gt;                                                                                      - POW function to take place of the ^ operator.                                                                                 " Doesn't work with fractions though                                                                                              *Also negative numbers dont work                                                                                               Also negative numbers dont work                                                                                               , Well, maybe you can improve on the function.                                                                                   Negatives shouldnt be hard                                                                                                     * Good use of recursion                                                                                                        Please help me with my script                                                                                                 ! Re: Please help me with my script                                                                                             Y Mississippi is right, you cannot use CLS 2 as a label. I corrected your prog.&gt;&gt;&gt;                                      *thanks  =)                                                                                                                    Mouse                                                                                                                         R You can type this to your qb shortcut and see if it works. If not, missing lib&gt;                                             SHELL command limitations?                                                                                                    8 You example is bad, but there is definitely a limitation                                                                      0 *Wouldn't STRING$(116, &quot;a&quot;) be faster?                                                                               Well, definitely more elegant                                                                                                 * Well .. you're right about the speed issue                                                                                     sorry..there was a mistake                                                                                                     Windows Editor                                                                                                                 Strange....                                                                                                                   W 2000/NT/XP all seem to have speed trouble when more than one DOS window is open for QB.                                       S You need the older OS first before partitioning your drive and adding the newer OS.                                           D *I think you just need to make a DOS partition active and it'll boot                                                           Boot DOS from the A-drive                                                                                                     V *I suggested running from A:\ in my post, only I've never tried it. - Neat .bat  file!                                         Thanks but..                                                                                                                  E Not familiar with that OS. Wild guess about qb memory allocation.&gt;                                                         
 Try QBMCX.                                                                                                                     Where??                                                                                                                       ( http://www.phatcode.net/other/qb4med.zip                                                                                      & Lesson &amp; Assignment for Andy Booth                                                                                         *I'll get on to it                                                                                                            D * Err, since this is a public forum, I assume we all can work on it.                                                          E Sure.  All newbies are welcome to submit solutions to the lab problem                                                         1 * &quot;May I try it to?&quot; * raises hand* LOL                                                                             
 Done, I think                                                                                                                  INDENTS!?!??!?!?                                                                                                              " Good work on the FToInch function.                                                                                             Further Help                                                                                                                  2 I don't do games, but a lot of the people here do.                                                                             i knew............                                                                                                            : *Just post it, and if I can't help then someone else will.                                                                     Just...                                                                                                                       * When you're ready, just post it at the top                                                                                     Help!!                                                                                                                         Well, think about it                                                                                                           You have a bunch of errors                                                                                                    	 OS(Again)                                                                                                                     4 standard response to the oldest and dumbest question                                                                          Q I'm making a rocket ship to go to the moon. Can anyone tell me where the moon is?                                              No need to be so harsh                                                                                                        O - Actually, retf, you're wrong. See the original thread from the OP here...&gt;                                               C *Yeah, good points.  I should have checked out the original threads                                                            Aren't you after a GUI??                                                                                                      Y *I made something of a GUI myself. Not easy either. No, I think he really wants an OS&gt;                                     " Would someone please explain to me                                                                                            b I see it as the, &quot;reinvent the wheel&quot; saying. There are some good things to be gained...                            ! Heh - Yep I really wanted to know                                                                                             	 Heh, sure                                                                                                                      Okay, so you need a GUI                                                                                                       6 * Does anyone know Bresenham's line algorithm? (in QB)                                                                        # Zip posted something in 2001 (URL*)                                                                                            Here...                                                                                                                       % QB 7.1 crashes when using assembly...                                                                                          you could always try....                                                                                                      # * but assembly works fine in QB 4.5                                                                                            circle is my favorite color                                                                                                   W Yes, but squares taste better! Hey Kris - The DOS error msg on mouse routines occurs...                                       " If your code is stored in a string                                                                                             Again QB 4.5 FREE!                                                                                                             stop pimping that site man *                                                                                                  Y *Dist. copy right prod. w/o permission is illegal. Off to sell some Imclone stock- shush.                                     X I can use QB to open iexplorer and visit a Web-site. Does anyone know of a way to get...                                      + Try searching for qbsock and qbipx packages                                                                                   J *Yes, If you can find the file dir and file, you can copy the source code.                                                    I *I'm sure you could shell out to some program to download an HTML page...                                                      WGET                                                                                                                          G *Well, it wasn't easy, but I did it. All in QB and with Shell commands.                                                       	 Some SPAM                                                                                                                     # what kind of algorithm does it use?                                                                                           B * It is described in painful detail in the NoSee.TXT file included                                                             also some more thoughts                                                                                                        Hi, Eric - Help me out here                                                                                                    let's a-see                                                                                                                   	 Thanks!!!                                                                                                                      Unobfuscated program                                                                                                           Hellow                                                                                                                        M *Just download any file fom kazza OR go play in traffic!, either one is good.                                                 5 You could adapt this to say &quot;Formatting C:&quot;                                                                         A You probably mean &quot;Trojan Horse&quot;, not &quot;Virus&quot;                                                              Gif to lines...                                                                                                                Are you proud of that program?                                                                                                 well..                                                                                                                         Cool                                                                                                                           yay!                                                                                                                          7 STILL don't know how to further sort, with my program!.                                                                       9 Firstly, kill the line numbers, remove LETs, use indents!                                                                      Very little accuracy?!                                                                                                         Well...                                                                                                                       J *DIM A AS LONG makes A an long-integer. You can't INPUT fractions into it.                                                     So...                                                                                                                          What are you trying to do?                                                                                                    3 Some suggestions for your general  Range Conversion                                                                            yeah                                                                                                                          	 THANK YOU                                                                                                                     + Texas Instrument calculator! - Comment.&gt;                                                                                    Well let me tell you...                                                                                                        mouse                                                                                                                         F You need to use interrupts to get mouse info plus code to deal with it                                                        : Ildrest covered this well. My comments added.&gt;&gt;&gt;                                                                    
 Quick note                                                                                                                    J Re: You need to use interrupts to get mouse info plus code to deal with it                                                    5 subroutine not defined error at CALL INTERRUPT(51,...                                                                         ( *You didn't start QB with the /L switch.                                                                                       Mouse                                                                                                                         , Help with moving points and trigonometry!!!!                                                                                   *Post your code so far                                                                                                        	 uh huh...                                                                                                                     / Hey OP, ignore neuros post - it is full of bugs                                                                                oh yeah                                                                                                                        also remember the y is inverted                                                                                               	 viewports                                                                                                                      In short...                                                                                                                    Well...                                                                                                                        That depends...                                                                                                                Map Data Array                                                                                                                 Nope...                                                                                                                        Please Email                                                                                                                   Yes, Please                                                                                                                    Something like these?...                                                                                                       help me on this game please                                                                                                   W Quick before it gets across the screen, turn the monitor on its side (lol) OK, help&gt;                                       ) *Erase the whole line and redraw it lower                                                                                     , Hey, welcome back Ildrest. You were missed.                                                                                  X *I guess I've been away a long... er... scroll! My normal comp fried while I was away :(                                      = Sorry to hear that. Separation anxiety? I have to baby my 95.                                                                 H *Power supply overheated or something- got a new one and it's working :)                                                      ! *I didn't know baby was a verb...                                                                                             P *A noun of course. From where I come from, to 'baby' something is an expression.                                               *Verbing nouns weirds language                                                                                                E *It's a common expression.Example: &quot;You baby him too much.&quot;                                                         4 *But what does it mean? I'm not American you know...                                                                          \ * Pro'ly something like &quot;you babysit him&quot;, &quot;you watch him over too much&quot;                                  d *&quot;To Baby&quot; someone or something means to treat carefully and gently. Anyone recall OP? lol                           Dj vu                                                                                                                       
 hey Mac...                                                                                                                     also noticed...                                                                                                               I I think Area 51, I mean Network 54 has made some minor COOKIE changes&gt;                                                     # ignore the last point I made Mac...                                                                                           M *Hey, how come Pete got to answer that post? Cookies are my speciality. (lol)                                                   I am creating a Programming Team                                                                                               Heh - Good one for the FAQ                                                                                                     I've noticed...                                                                                                               Q *I'm creating a team too. So far I have: Ben Dover, Ann Kess, Uri Hass, Gudi Bye.                                             D The Shell Command START won't work in XP! Anyone else notice this???                                                           Hmm                                                                                                                           ` START by itself in my 95 gives instructions. Try Shell &quot;start c:\qb45\qb.exe&quot; XP is...                               Yeah...                                                                                                                        I get the same results with XP                                                                                                 on windows 98 SE                                                                                                              M *Why won't it give me the help? It only says: Unknown command/filename. Weird                                                 6 PROBLEM SOLVED. Reply to all on START command.&gt;&gt;                                                                        2 Worth posting something in the Techniques subforum                                                                            ] Thanks Mac. I'll neeed about a week to experiment with it more , then I'll run it by you.&gt;                                 C * That sounds great!  I wonder if it will also work in batch files.                                                            Yes, it works in a batch file!                                                                                                4 Hey Fred, if you come back to this post, try this...                                                                           One thumb up, two down. . .                                                                                                   > Thanks a bunch. I hope to get more info posted by weekend.&gt;                                                                 QB forum won't let go                                                                                                         1 Other N54 sites don't seem to have this problem??                                                                              Right                                                                                                                         # Did it start in the last few weeks?                                                                                            *No. I noticed it before that.                                                                                                . Hmmm. Maybe you have spent too much time there                                                                                 *Heh! McSpam is back!                                                                                                         Y *Why would you ever want to exit this forum? (lol) / No, works OK, for me. I use dial-up.                                      I can't get an array to loop                                                                                                  = You are attempting to load characters into a numeric variable                                                                  also...                                                                                                                        Losing Leading Zeros                                                                                                          " Use Write # instead of Print #&gt;                                                                                            + Posted in a rush. Correction as follows&gt;                                                                                   $ Thanks for your help Pete, Mac, Nick                                                                                           Change to string                                                                                                              % Or You could use a random-access file                                                                                         2 *That should be FOR i = 1 TO Records at the bottom                                                                             rounding up                                                                                                                    Where's Solitaire when needed?                                                                                                7 Manipulating numbers in Qbasic - You choose&gt;&gt;&gt;                                                                       ? Yep, but not what he wanted. You better work on Income Tax! LOL                                                               K Ha Ha - Mailed them yesterday! He could just use: CINT(num + .4999999) &gt;                                                   
 of course!                                                                                                                    F I just came home from a user group meeting, and I won the grand prize!                                                        C Ceiling function:  number = INT(num + .99999999)  -- Don't use CINT                                                           X Your right. Forgot about nearest even number! Int(num + 99999999) better. BTW- Congrats*                                      K Further note about the .99999999 limit.  Formula inside has no such limits.                                                   L You must be having too much fun with that pocket pc! - Slight correction&gt;                                                   FIX(number) or INT(number+.5) *                                                                                               W *No, OP wants to round up to nearest whole number. .49 goes to 0 not 1 with your codes.                                       * well then just use -INT(-x) to round up. *                                                                                    U *-int(-x) fails to round up numbers like 1.0000001 but yes, ok for dollars and cents.                                         < *While we're at it,  X! \ 1 seems to be faster than CINT(X!)                                                                  M *Interseting about speed; however, rounding problem: .5000001=1, .50000001=0.                                                  Not if you declare x as Double                                                                                                0 -INT(-x) is about the most accurate you can get.                                                                              X * -int(-x) with x=5.###.. accurate to 7 dec. places. -int(-x#) is accurate to 15 places.                                       procedure too large...                                                                                                        [ I'm going to have to find the time to write a FAQ on this one - Program-Memory Overflow&gt;                                   F I may have spoke too soon - Procedure too large - Read this first.&gt;                                                          The reason you spoke too soon is                                                                                              9 True, but the OP did give the correct error message. &gt;                                                                     % It sometimes occurs for other reasons                                                                                         E Won't load and won't compile are two different situations though.&gt;                                                          compiler...                                                                                                                   J Is there a locksmith in the house? Hey Mac, what's up with the lock icons?                                                    , There was nothing more to say in that thread                                                                                  7 *OK, I thought that was what it. Just checking, thanks.                                                                       , * Good to know you can do that sort of thing                                                                                  
 *I HATE LOCKS                                                                                                                  Nothing more to say?!                                                                                                         ( MUD program, please look&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;                                                                                       Very confusing post                                                                                                            cool, thank you....                                                                                                            I don't know                                                                                                                    That just seems so strange to me                                                                                               LOL  It takes all kinds.                                                                                                      Keeping up with the times?                                                                                                    ! Yep, another feature I don't like                                                                                              Try this                                                                                                                       Hey, thanks Greg                                                                                                              , As far as VB goes, I'm with you all the way.                                                                                  E *no offence but, have you actually been doing qbasic since 1957? wow!                                                         / Are you referring to &quot;Pop&quot; (GreenMan)                                                                                * QBasic (c) 1987 - 1992.                                                                                                     1 *does that mean we're allowed to copy it now? lol                                                                              woah!                                                                                                                          Yes, but...                                                                                                                   ; Don't you know you can keep two windows open at once in QB?                                                                    TROUBLE                                                                                                                       5 * Don't paste into QBasic. Use NOTEPAD as I explained                                                                         : i had typed it in, not copied and pasted, i'll try notepad                                                                     Please help me, random #'s                                                                                                    - * Works perfectly. Post your try that failed.                                                                                  ok...                                                                                                                          You need a hands-on instructor                                                                                                 Dumb me, thank you                                                                                                             the 4's                                                                                                                        Please check the **FAQ**                                                                                                      * Launching a program from within a program.                                                                                    Z im a little confussed on what you want but you can use shell to run a exe from with in QB*                                     i dont know how to explain it                                                                                                 / just make a program that analyses the string...                                                                                You didn't read his post                                                                                                      1 Hmm, I guess I never had such a program after all                                                                              exactly                                                                                                                        You have the honor                                                                                                            X I used to be philisophical too until I realized philosophies have a common flaw - words.                                      ' chain  command works well enough thanks                                                                                       ^ *Great! - Chain. Oh, excuse typo &quot;other then that&quot; - than. A quark must have hit me.                                = *How about a recursive SUB?? ??  ??   ?      ? [lol]                                                                  would it work better?                                                                                                         8 *I think SUBs would be much faster and need less memory.                                                                       weird speed up on XP...                                                                                                       b The only thing that runs fast on XP is Bill Gates, and he is running to the bank. READ&gt;&gt;&gt;                             RE: speed up's                                                                                                                L Hey Kris, I run Win 95 too. Have 3.1, 98 and XP, but like 95 best. DOS in...                                                  	 File GETs                                                                                                                     8 you can't use unfixed strings in random or binary mode's                                                                       Also...                                                                                                                        Re: Also...                                                                                                                    Untitled                                                                                                                      E *Only if you declare them as global: DIM SHARED Number(10) AS INTEGER                                                          Why this happened?                                                                                                            0 *Very strange! IF j * j = i works, but not j ^ 2                                                                              B *The same thing happens with j^3. 1 and 8 print, but not 27 (???).                                                             I have it...                                                                                                                  % Don't use GOTO when you can EXIT FOR.                                                                                         E Well, it's the CINT that makes it work, not how the loop is exited...                                                         I * Right, but that was good advice to a &quot;programming instructor&quot;                                                     Z *Exactly, and that is what I wrote inside my post. Always exit Do and For loops. Not Goto.                                    O Pascal more acurate for math. It could be a 'basic bug' as 7^2&gt;49 is true...                                               " Or you can store j^2 in a variable                                                                                            $ Square numbers, how dumb can MS get?                                                                                           Expecting a good reason?                                                                                                        Floating Point Unit intricacies.                                                                                              2 As bob said, it's floats. make it j% * j% instead.                                                                            2 **and once more, QB 7.1 does not have this bug!!**                                                                            ( How do u get 256 colors on your computer                                                                                      , Re: How do u get 256 colors on your computer                                                                                   Untitled                                                                                                                      R Nick meant searching for Qbasic libraries like futureqb, etc. I don't even know...                                             *Google search for FutureLib                                                                                                  W *Yeah, that's the one I was trying to remember - FutureLib. Now, where'd I put my keys!                                        label not defined problem                                                                                                     ) SUBs are for CALLS, Labels are for GOSUBS                                                                                     < doschr11.zip location (custom characters in text-mode in QB)                                                                  < *That thread was started by me. Thanks, I'm going there now.                                                                  / Help with NTVDM.EXE and SHELL on XP&gt;&gt;&gt;                                                                               & &gt;&gt;&gt;More info on above post...                                                                                         More Help with NTVDM.EXE on XP                                                                                                ' Different path to Desktop in Windows XP                                                                                        Desktop in Windows XP                                                                                                          Correction on above post                                                                                                       Qbasic problem under WinNT 4                                                                                                  F Mac would be best to respond to this since he runs NT. I have heard...                                                         Well, not a LOT wrong, but                                                                                                    Y * doubt it matters or that anyone cares but i am changing my name to &quot;Java man&quot;                                      * Good                                                                                                                        
 I HATE JAVA *                                                                                                                  I HATE MAN, or eh, men!                                                                                                        I HATE MARTHA STEWART *                                                                                                       ) * I don't even know Martha Stweart! Aha!!                                                                                     T Sure you do. We met at a party and you made that nasty comment about my Himem.sys...                                          " I knew about the stewart, typ'o...                                                                                            ( English is not lkt153's native language.                                                                                      / *i guess i'll leave my forum name as it is.....                                                                               : how old is qbasic and is there a better program out there?                                                                     Well...                                                                                                                        cool, thanks                                                                                                                  B * I don't care... heh english is not even my first language... heh                                                            S lkt wasn't talking about javascript he was talking about JAVA a VM bytecode lang ..                                            How to control the Game Port?                                                                                                 % * Isn't game port 0x201 (=&amp;H201)?                                                                                          Print at Coordinates                                                                                                          / *GET the characters, PUT them wherever you want                                                                                thanks                                                                                                                         passing arrays (part 2).                                                                                                       What i would suggest is ..                                                                                                    L when ever you pass an array your passing it by reference meaning a pointer..                                                   so, what your saying is...                                                                                                    6 As said before, an array is actually a pointer to data                                                                        Q *You would wanna paste the diagram thing into something with fixed character size                                              printing quotes                                                                                                               K Use chr$(34), the ASCII synbol for a quote mark or use Write# &gt;&gt;&gt;a                                                    THANKS                                                                                                                         debug error!                                                                                                                   chances are....                                                                                                               ( Program-Memory Overflow by definition...                                                                                       trig functions in qb                                                                                                           Re: trig functions in qb                                                                                                       No, but you do this                                                                                                           % thats what i figured.. thanks anyway*                                                                                          hmm...                                                                                                                        # Program with inverse trig functions                                                                                            displaying vertical text??                                                                                                     this might work                                                                                                               6 Might? Works for me. A very good general solution, but                                                                         Untitled                                                                                                                       a correction...                                                                                                               d Simpler solution&gt; Cls: Print &quot;Hello&quot; Now, press F5 and turn the monitor on its side. lo                           For / Next Loop Question                                                                                                      8 The control variable in a FOR-NEXT loop must be a number                                                                      & Interesting finding, re TIMER programs                                                                                         Anyway, got the SUB debugged                                                                                                   Arrays                                                                                                                        $ *Please see the HOMEWORK link above.                                                                                           Easy..                                                                                                                         Please read this!                                                                                                             E 12 years old, OK, how much QB experience? Also, please read this.&gt;                                                          Making an EXE out of the file.                                                                                                	 Oh yes...                                                                                                                      Q-basic 7.1                                                                                                                   
 Not useful                                                                                                                    A fatal error L1101: invalid object module pos: 1C7 Record type: 96                                                             " the most frequently asked question                                                                                            2 -Error L1101 is a tough one. Two possibilities&gt;                                                                            
 Bad LINK.EXE?                                                                                                                  Not that                                                                                                                       Got a new copy                                                                                                                Z So problem solved, great. By the way. I had a similar prob once with QB.lib on the floppy!                                    # drawing a line, without using LINE?                                                                                           + *FOR x = 40 TO 60: PSET(x, 100), 13: NEXT x                                                                                    Find the points?                                                                                                               minor correction                                                                                                              
 one other one                                                                                                                  Maybe this will be of some help                                                                                               & does anyone know the arrow key command                                                                                        ) * Check the FAQ. It's there for a reason.                                                                                     7 A litle program to find any keyboard inputs ASCII codes                                                                        well out of boredom here...                                                                                                    keyboard problem on Windows XP                                                                                                W ---Are you running QB full screen or in a Window? Force it to full screen by editing...                                       ' a better way to maximize the dos box...                                                                                       N -Hola Paco. Que tal, como estas? - or you could just post in Chinese (lol)&gt;                                                0 *  (ALT - 0191) rer a carcajadas                                                                              Z *El cool!   My guess would be 'carcajadas' = lol in english? ALT-168 does it too!                                     * &quot;ests&quot;                                                                                                           X Muy Beans (lol)  I can do that now... est Alt + 160 s = ests.  Nice to learn new stuff!                                      	 Textbooks                                                                                                                     2 Try, The Revolutionary Guide to Qbasic&gt;&gt;&gt;                                                                            4 The textbook we use in the college where I teach is:                                                                           yeah...                                                                                                                       I MY WEBSITE and more. Please help!! lost qbasic file, if found call.......                                                      Search tip&gt;                                                                                                                % thank you, hope i find it!, g2g 4 now                                                                                          Or try 'num*.exe'                                                                                                             Z It took me about 5-sec, I assume g2g 4 now = got to go for now. I don't know this why?&gt;                                     Thanks for the advice                                                                                                          oohh, ok, no more spam                                                                                                        @ net chat, you said you didn't know, so if you want to here it is                                                              V *Nice to know. lol is sometimes used here (mostly by me). BTW- Did you find your file?                                        # not yet, i think it was deleted....                                                                                           G * An asterisk indicates no text inside, so don't bother clicking on it.                                                        *ahh, i get it :) thanks                                                                                                      + * DOS may have shortened it to NUMBER~1.EXE                                                                                   G Or it may have shortened it to NUB554~1.EXE &lt;--- (believe it or not)                                                       R Yet another reason why Microsoft employees should have regular drug testing. (lol)                                            # it's true, that site is terrible. *                                                                                            Help me!!! stereoscopy in qb                                                                                                  Y My guess is you are a 14 year old high school student who wants us to do the homework&gt;                                     / * Is that related to or identical to raycaster?                                                                               
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 alright...                                                                                                                    ! You don't use Play, Beep or sound                                                                                              then what do i...                                                                                                              also...                                                                                                                       7 Not so simple, but have a look at a couple of links&gt;                                                                        Qb 4.5 free                                                                                                                    Finding the mode of a list                                                                                                     I can think of two ways...                                                                                                    J Vacation! I'll trade you, I'm doing taxes - lol. Have a good one Ildrest.                                                     problems with that...                                                                                                           Probably not the best method&gt;                                                                                               Sure                                                                                                                           some ideas....                                                                                                                 OK, Challenge!!!!!                                                                                                             use an array...                                                                                                                the problem with that...                                                                                                       Just sort it                                                                                                                  ( The long-awaited fix to CallURL is done!                                                                                       Long Awaited? *                                                                                                                Heh - since April 7th                                                                                                         
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Oh wait, you said free                                                                                         % i thought powerbasic was dos based...                                                                                         2 Anything these days that is Windows is not free...                                                                             not really true...                                                                                                            " RE__if you mean visual (not linux)                                                                                             Mac, Do You Own This Forum?                                                                                                    Err, "bandwidth"?                                                                                                             \ LOL-Moses. Technically, wasn't he Hebrew? Why did Moses wander in the desert for 40 yrs?&gt;                                  4 Heh - You obviously didn't see "The 10 Commandments"                                                                          X *I only saw 9 of them, then fell asleep! Good flick, but I haven't seen it in 10+ years.                                       as i recall...                                                                                                                 Who was the first?                                                                                                            R Does Anyone Know Of Any Books That Teach You 32bit protected mode ASM Programming?                                            N *Checkout http://www.osdever.net/  , you might find something of interest here                                                 RE__that page it's crazy                                                                                                       *It all works fine for me                                                                                                      sort numbers by inputing them                                                                                                 Z Tell you what, post your program for random sorting and we'll show you how to convert it..                                    ^ Re: Tell you what, post your program for random sorting and we'll show you how to convert it..                                % here's the program on sorting numbers                                                                                         % Here it is with INPUT rather than RND                                                                                         , there are many different options you have...                                                                                  ) visibility of faces of a rotating cube...                                                                                     5 Are you using an integer value to store the ZNormal?*                                                                         9 Re: Are you using an integer value to store the ZNormal?*                                                                     - Re: visibility of faces of a rotating cube...                                                                                 1 Re: Re: visibility of faces of a rotating cube...                                                                             0 how to make qb compiled program has it own icon?                                                                               If you want an icon editor...                                                                                                 ( My guess is NO but there are workarounds                                                                                       DOS/Windows exe files                                                                                                          Thanks, but                                                                                                                    Yes there is a way...                                                                                                         F Or just browse for a picture from the Icon property of your form(s)...                                                        N You can make your own Desktop icons, Start Menu Icons, etc. for your exes.&gt;                                                 Question on Input                                                                                                             @ Print the control variable first followed by a ; and then input:                                                               Perfect                                                                                                                        QBasic help file??                                                                                                             That is incorrect, Idurest                                                                                                    2 *Sorry 'bout that, I forgot about the % of course.                                                                            = *Don't feel too bad, Solitaire spelled your name wrong! (lol)                                                                 W *Oh yeah, with the missing ^, I didn't notice the missing L too! heh (no hard feelings)                                        Basically true, but                                                                                                           R *Avoid DEFINT A-Z at all costs?? Normally I need 1 single for every 10 integers...                                            ? I agree, DEFINT A-Z is very practical and should be encouraged.                                                                64k problem                                                                                                                    REM $DYNAMIC                                                                                                                  S Hi again Joe. The Dynamic Meta Command is sure worth a try. Other possibilities&gt;                                           ' I've come to this conclusion already...                                                                                       & I don't know where you're from, but...                                                                                         An Additional Technique                                                                                                       B *ok, cool thanks :) But still need help with the memory problem...                                                            ] For U.S. copyrights http://www.copyright.gov/ See literary works. Cost $30.00 /For Memory&gt;                                 ! You could 'compress' the data....                                                                                             % Re: You could 'compress' the data....                                                                                         G *Yes, I said that that method applied if you WEREN'T using GET and PUT.                                                       Y i would just simple move over to a gaming lib like DQB so you can take advanage of EMS ..                                      I'd go to C first *                                                                                                           X well if you want to do serriors work then moving onto  C would be a good idea but for qb                                      
 yes and no                                                                                                                     well...                                                                                                                        replace sleep with timer                                                                                                       ok that's easy here                                                                                                           ] IMPORTANT. Please read - This type of timer code will freeze program at midnight.&gt;&gt;&gt;                                  Time spanning midnight                                                                                                        R Solitaire, your code has a flaw. Also, QB help is a bit misleading about range&gt;                                            
 That's funny.                                                                                                                 Y *Just set time$="23:59:59" at the top of the code to test and reset your clock when done.                                     ) OK,  I see now.  The values are negative.                                                                                     
 Rnd Help..                                                                                                                    " Simple select case solution...&gt;                                                                                            D *Load the questions into an array, then use Array(INT(RND*10)) or so                                                           Another Select Case solution                                                                                                   HLP..INSTR Calculator                                                                                                          An evaluation function...                                                                                                     ( OK, this one is a little more fun...&gt;                                                                                      & Does anyone come to this site anymore?                                                                                         aaahh, oops my bad                                                                                                            & This happens to be a very active site.                                                                                        	 thanks :)                                                                                                                     @ This forum is very active, the main page is another story...&gt;                                                               Program Ideas??                                                                                                               . you mean you'll be taking one or teaching one?                                                                                > *What kind of ideas?  It depends on how much you already know.                                                                * *Make the letter "O" fly around the screen                                                                                     Re: Program Ideas??                                                                                                            I need a copy of Qbasic!!!!!!!!                                                                                               ( Click then Links and Downloads above&gt;                                                                                      % Smooth animation... how do you do it?                                                                                         E Here's a program that involves all the basics of masked sprite use...                                                         * I went awfully fast, so i added a delay...                                                                                    W if you want to get ride of flicker for good when you have alot of stuff on the screen..                                       5 *I hope you're not using CLS- Post some code, please.                                                                         . Jonathan Simpson suggested a change to CallURL                                                                                 * comment: option b                                                                                                            d) Maybe...                                                                                                                    Thats pretty good                                                                                                             
 To do this...                                                                                                                  hex to dec in qbasic                                                                                                           VAL("&amp;H"+ validHexString$)                                                                                                 Yep, there's lots of ways                                                                                                     ' * See the QB Help for the HEX$ function                                                                                        Messed up again...                                                                                                             give QB more memory?                                                                                                          J first thing don't link two differnt EMS lib's togather it's a bad idea ...                                                    + Edit the memory settings in the PIF file...                                                                                    Windows Explorer extensions...                                                                                                ' Why don't you just try it and find out?                                                                                       ! multiple images in a single array                                                                                             Y *Absolutely. It's called array indexing and you can load *many* images in a single array.                                       * So what i described will work?                                                                                              * *As long as each one has enough room, yes.                                                                                     Kicked off QBasic Chat                                                                                                        $ Sadly enough this can't be helped ..                                                                                          Y you could trying get to the chat via a proxy  but i woudn't bother just go to killerz's *                                     a Z!re [XiberLord] has NOVIX ready for download. (A fake OS made with QB 7.1. More info&gt;&gt;&gt;                              SCREENSHOTS                                                                                                                   W *Write a file in BMP format from the screen?? Or maybe some screenshotters can do it...                                       Y *We may have diff. systems, but I had a similar prob. once. I ran it in a window. Worked.                                     & REPLY Can I get a screen shot program?                                                                                        6 -A suggestion and some links that may help&gt;&gt;&gt;                                                                        F *Google "Screen Theif", a freeware DOS screen capture utility (st.exe)                                                        1 can i make an array sleep before it starts moving                                                                             # Not sure what you're asking, but...                                                                                           " how exactly does an array sleep? *                                                                                            I --With it's eyes closed. (lol) - On a more serious note, please read.&gt;                                                      ok, here is what i am asking                                                                                                  = *You need to check the X and Y of where the circle is PUT to.                                                                 J Geez, I still don't get it. At best it sounds like you need to have the...                                                     thanks                                                                                                                        & Heh, I gave up and did this instead...                                                                                         nice mac                                                                                                                       ? But I gave up                                                                                                                QBasic and Win 2000                                                                                                           Z qbasic has not been shiped with windows OS since windows 98 just dl qb and it should work*                                     HELP!                                                                                                                         $ Tim wants to solve a linear equation                                                                                           Help with my file handling                                                                                                     * errrr, little help? (NT)                                                                                                    > *be nice if you posted everything so we could run it ourselves                                                                E ** All of it? It's long, and it's layout can be confusing at times **                                                         K *Yeah, so we can see the effect (put it in Big Programs subforum of course)                                                   = I cut and pasetd code 2 days ago, but gave up on it becase...                                                                 $ how do you manipulate an image array                                                                                          L *Store colour numbers in the array rather than GETing to it would be one way                                                  ( Re: how do you manipulate an image array                                                                                      5 Let's say you have a 16*16 image in GET/PUT format...                                                                          is it the same for screen 12?                                                                                                  here is my whole code.                                                                                                        & Well, the code you show has no problem                                                                                         here are the SUBS                                                                                                              Re: here are the SUBS                                                                                                          haha..                                                                                                                        / I told you there was an END in one of your SUBs                                                                                sorry                                                                                                                         9 *Note that PRINT by itself will work the same as PRINT ""                                                                     4 Comments and next assignment for Andy from Solitaire                                                                          R -Solitaire. I posted a reply on the topic of how I start QB, compile, etc. URL&gt;                                             I saw your post.                                                                                                              ? *Yes, it is somewhat elaborate. It sure saves me a lot of time.                                                                I Think Ive done                                                                                                              % I found several bugs in your program.                                                                                          Note correction:                                                                                                              	 Done, but                                                                                                                     > You left out something. Next lesson is on function procedures.                                                                . New version of Novix is available for download                                                                                I I thought The_Bob at this forum made one, but I can't find it. Anyway&gt;                                                     F OPPS. Posted in wrong spot. This post was for 'Loading a bitmap files'                                                        Y *Never had a typing class either, I meant Oops! (Cup of coffee #23 hasn't kicked in yet.)                                      My bitmap loader URL ...                                                                                                        *You hijacked my thread.. lol =)                                                                                              N --Yeah, sorry about that. Anyway, I took a look at your site. Congrats&gt;&gt;                                                 What was done in PDS 7.1                                                                                                      C I use QB45. I have 7.1, but never got started with it. I compile...                                                            Loading a bitmap files                                                                                                        @ 16-bit will require a special library and slow down your prog...                                                              ; Oops! I just realized you said "scrolling". In that case...                                                                   ] Well, at least you did better than I did this AM and spelled 'oops' right (lol). Question&gt;                                 G Yeah, I know, -it's not possible to display 24-bit using pure QBasic...                                                       J *Thanks Bob, I am going to look into a way to convert to 16-bit and retry.                                                     About 16-bit...                                                                                                               
 incredible!!!                                                                                                                 ! My teacher said to try again.....                                                                                              this line...                                                                                                                  Y No, Arch Angel is wrong here. It is your last to data statements that are the problem&gt;                                     
 yeah ooops                                                                                                                     nvm                                                                                                                           Y If you are talking about Ryan's prog. This is why it cuts stuff off. If the key issue&gt;                                      Thanks...It works Great now!!!!                                                                                               6 Can someoone explain to me how to use the KEY command?                                                                        + Is the QBasic HELP entry for KEY confusing?                                                                                   
 Yeah it is                                                                                                                    L *Click FAQ at the top of the page and check out the section on the keyboard.                                                  Z I find a nice hot cup of mint tea helps ease the ill effects of those nasty aneurysms.&gt;                                    . Yeah, Martha, you'll soon be an expert on keys                                                                                # The only reason i could think of...                                                                                           Y *Mac, please help. I need to make a prog. using GOTO so I can 'goto' Mexico. Hurry! (lol)                                      thx                                                                                                                           M *Your Welcome. Post again if you have any problems as you write your program.                                                  yeah read this                                                                                                                : I see it's time for another cup of tea. Keyboard codes&gt;                                                                    S *Actually, Esc = chr$(27), not chr$(8). That might be why you are in jail martha ;)                                           Y *Oops! My sauce pan caught on fire and  mistyped entry. Yes, of course, chr(27) = ESCAPE!                                      Help with inverse tangents!!!                                                                                                 " there are some prebuilt functions.                                                                                            % "I think" ??? Why would you say that?                                                                                          * ACT(angle IN RADIANS)                                                                                                        *Yep, I'm dumb...meant ATN                                                                                                     * LOL                                                                                                                          AngleInRadians = ATN(tangent)                                                                                                  Pi=180,  Pi/2=90                                                                                                               Are you talking to me?                                                                                                         You had a lil error here:                                                                                                     @ No, 90 = Pi/2 radians. Only gurus should risk correcting Mac :P                                                               LOL - rel is right                                                                                                            6 um... tangent of 90 degrees is undefined (infinite). *                                                                         - tan 90                                                                                                                      S * Misinterpreted - ignore. Thought you meant TAN(90) not a line with tangent of 90.                                           H um... tan = cos / sin, not sin / cos.  you guys gotta learn your trig. *                                                       JUST KIDDING *                                                                                                                 GOTO syntax                                                                                                                   5 It would appear that GOTO Beginning is under CASE "1"                                                                         1 here is my whole code minus useless info and SUBS                                                                              Again, where's the END SELECT?                                                                                                 still doesnt work                                                                                                             ) *Bizarre... post your new code, please...                                                                                     	 Try this.                                                                                                                     2 *EXIT DO should only happen if the user enters Yes                                                                            Q I have converted many progs to install to various drives/dirs. How can I get a...                                             O *How about a .bat file that leads to the program (with its own PIF if you like)                                               I I have never made a .bat file before. Would it go something like this&gt;                                                     6 .bat files are basically programs for the command line                                                                        G -Success! I tried a little experiment and it worked. No .bat needed&gt;                                                        i need help                                                                                                                    that's not a lot to go on                                                                                                       illegal function after first run                                                                                              ( illegal function call on what command? *                                                                                      4 Changed one line. Try it and see if it works now&gt;                                                                           thanks                                                                                                                         *Your welcome.                                                                                                                 The problem seems obvious...                                                                                                   Database question                                                                                                             5 I just took a quick look. I think your problem is&gt;                                                                         9 Re: I just took a quick look. I think your problem is&gt;                                                                     2 Got it to work. Corrections as follows&gt;&gt;&gt;                                                                            6 Re: Got it to work. Corrections as follows&gt;&gt;&gt;                                                                        Q *Great! I'm glad it worked out. I think you created a very valuable file routine.                                             	 Hey, Matt                                                                                                                     > *question__Is there a memory Windows doesn't use but QBs does?                                                                 I doubt it very much                                                                                                          M *You can set up how much memory is allocated to a DOS program in the PIF file                                                 , Sorry that this is not a QB question, but...                                                                                  U *Well, ever since the release of XP, I have thought of him as being "Number 2." (lol)                                           Apparently it's a mistake (*URL)                                                                                               Dyin someone help me:)                                                                                                         Not quite...                                                                                                                   you can always                                                                                                                D *QB7.1 runs here at 0% .. only when you run the program it uses more                                                          	 Same here                                                                                                                     & Similar problem: QB runs slow under XP                                                                                        P *Don't feel bad. I run XP on a 2.0 Ghz pentium4 and it does the same #$%$ thing!                                               Dos environment variables                                                                                                      * via the ENVIRON$ function                                                                                                    Many thanks                                                                                                                    what is wrong with this code                                                                                                   A few errors crept in...                                                                                                       thanks                                                                                                                         *Yer welcome :)                                                                                                               	 another q                                                                                                                     8 *Make the FOR-NEXT change the Y variable and use STEP -1                                                                      4 I wrote a genius utility for the QBasic forum (URL*)                                                                           sub of function?                                                                                                              % Use subs and check your arguments&gt;                                                                                         C *You can omit the CALL statement (because QB declares them for you)                                                            program runs but won't compile                                                                                                = --Program Memory Overflow, Try this to solve your problem&gt;                                                                  actually, it's only 37k...                                                                                                    [ I think the smallest prog I ever had that encountered a program memory overflow was 48K&gt;                                   _ Re: I think the smallest prog I ever had that encountered a program memory overflow was 48K&gt;                               $ * oops... this was me who wrote this                                                                                          6 The maximum number of Mod's is 128 by default, but....                                                                        H *Well, I never maxed-out. 104 is the most i've ever used. Thanks 4 info!                                                       Possible quick-fix...                                                                                                         P -That's good advice for his type of prog. even if it does not solve the problem!                                              
 Exe Help..                                                                                                                    @ *wherever the .bas is, unless you specify somewhere different...                                                              B *If it's from QB it'll be the directory the QB exe file is located                                                            9 *Click Options/Set Paths to specify a location for .EXE's                                                                      in the qbasic directory                                                                                                        new at this please help                                                                                                       Q Not on XP. MS stopped supporting QB. Win 95/98 only and they buried it in 98.&gt;                                             - * On this forum, click on links and downloads                                                                                  QBasic 1.1 was never for sale.                                                                                                ; Qb wouldn't be on XP you can get qb 4.5 and 7.1 free at ...                                                                    Creating timed flashing circles                                                                                               D * Is this homework? Check the Homework Hints at the top of the page.                                                          ! I bet TheBob could do this great!                                                                                             ' No I couldn't reaxh the site either....                                                                                       P *My guess is the server was down for awhile. It happens, but not too frequently.                                              Q *Neither could I- although I had a local problem for at least part of the time...                                              *LOL, -thanks for that, Mac.                                                                                                   How to do the Traffic Lights...                                                                                                thanks for the help                                                                                                            How to compile with 7.1?                                                                                                      ' *It's under the RUN menu: Make EXE file                                                                                        It is asking  for a bc.exe ?                                                                                                   You must be missing BC.EXE...*                                                                                                M *BC could be in the BINB directory; set this up in the Options-Set Paths menu                                                 ; I used to have that problem too, so I wrote a batch file...                                                                    -Reply to Solitaire&gt;                                                                                                        About the screen sizes...                                                                                                     I I haven't tracked it down yet, but I have an error 5 occur when one of...                                                      Input Question                                                                                                                	 INKEY$...                                                                                                                     ( A simple do:loop routine with inkey$&gt;                                                                                      % INKEY$ responds to a single keypress.                                                                                         % Andy's next assignment from Solitaire                                                                                          Cant do second one                                                                                                            " You were a little off on that one.                                                                                             Done                                                                                                                          " Good! Now for the next big step...                                                                                             Done                                                                                                                          / You did a good job, but you left something out.                                                                               B *Better look next time... (Heh is that supposed to be a pun?) lol!                                                             I need some help here :/                                                                                                      B In your statement, you  are trying to assign a name to a string...                                                            G *To create a file you OPEN it; it will be created if it does not exist.                                                        I need some help here :/                                                                                                      N I do not believe Qbasic supports opening files with wildcards "*" Could you...                                                 Sound                                                                                                                         3 There are all kinds of sound utilities available...                                                                           , look guys, i really need your help about ASM                                                                                  C I've done it.  It's not that hard, it just take time.  Links inside                                                            i'm going out on a limb                                                                                                       ' How to get extra screen modes in qbasic                                                                                        There is only one way...                                                                                                      + Read CPU Temperature into QBASIC program...                                                                                    DEF SEG and PEEK    (Maybe?!?!)                                                                                               H *If anything, it would be some interrupt or SHELL to a Windows script...                                                       Current Song in Media Player                                                                                                  
 HELP ME!!!                                                                                                                    < *FIX(num) cuts off any fractional part, INT(num) rounds down                                                                  H -FIX is probably a unique qb 7.1 command. For QB 1 - 4.5 -2 FORMULAS&gt;                                                      + * No it isn't. FIX works on all QB versions                                                                                   Q *Yikes, yes it is. I just looked it up. Also, should mention CINT to round up #s.                                             * Rounding and truncating fractional numbers                                                                                     Mathematical Bounce Formula?                                                                                                   Here's how I would do it                                                                                                       sure here's an example                                                                                                        0 *Thank you both, I'm pretty sure this will work.                                                                              ! Some cool thoughts &amp; ideas...                                                                                             
 Here's one                                                                                                                    H HELP PLEASE - I just copied, compiled, and ran Ildrest's code. &gt;&gt;                                                      % Here's one that scared Walrus (URLs*)                                                                                          QBasic 4.5 compiling problems                                                                                                  Yeah...                                                                                                                        Re: Yeah...                                                                                                                    Re: Re: Yeah...                                                                                                               6 *RE__in the BC use the option /O to make a stand alone                                                                          *I'm certain that was _eqo_, lol                                                                                              = In QB45 you can compile and link from the IDE or from DOS&gt;                                                                  Hello.                                                                                                                        8 * I do, and yes, but not very often, he dived into music                                                                      J *I don't, but a good way to stay in touch is with a monthly greeting post.                                                    & Haven't heard from you since last June                                                                                        / I thought Alipha already left and returned once                                                                               Y Alipha did return once about a month ago to clear up some confusion about a clipboard&gt;                                      He didn't 'return'                                                                                                            O *Definitely Dangerous oh Forum Guru... hehe  but it's cool as I'm sure you know                                                I still use QBasic but                                                                                                         Inconsistent Results                                                                                                          S That's a strange one. We have seen a very few bugs in QB; however, it would help...                                            .bas to .exe                                                                                                                  0 The number of times we've heard this question...                                                                                HELP WITH ANGLES SIN AND COS!!!!                                                                                               sure                                                                                                                           Hey, neuro, ever seen this?                                                                                                   S *QB Trigonometry works with RADIANS not DEGREES! That's a likely problem for you...                                           5 Your formula is correct but QB uses radian measure...                                                                         ( Adding decibels is damn near impossible!                                                                                      V &gt;Think outsde the box. Remove dec. make as strings, add vals, reconvert&gt;&gt;&gt;                                        Z Re: &gt;Think outsde the box. Remove dec. make as strings, add vals, reconvert&gt;&gt;&gt;                                    + It looks fine as is. I changed on thing&gt;                                                                                   , Re: Adding decibels is damn near impossible!                                                                                  ) I need some help with my school project!!                                                                                      print using                                                                                                                    zip should also be a string.                                                                                                  L Sorry Solitaire, you are wrong on this one. Zip is ok as written&gt;&gt;&gt;                                                  W Good, You did the work, admitted it was an assignment. We like. Here you go&gt;&gt;&gt;                                        Thanks so much guys                                                                                                            Damn! I hate PRINT USING                                                                                                      Y Yeah! I never use print using either, so by the time i debugged code, 2 others posted&gt;                                      I have another problem!!                                                                                                      I OK, What you have there is a basic fill-in -the-blank code form, easy&gt;                                                      ThanksMan!!                                                                                                                   : *Glad to have helped. Post here anytime you get in a snag.                                                                     Placeholders with PRINT USING                                                                                                  How I would have done it                                                                                                       Help on TSR for Qbasic                                                                                                        Z For me, this is like the search for the Holy Grail. I cannot make one myself, and others..                                     TSR                                                                                                                           " TSR's seem to work OK on WindowsNT                                                                                             RE__maybe this could help                                                                                                      qbasic and dos batch files                                                                                                    ! *MKDIR "dirhere" or MKDIR NewDir$                                                                                             U You can create and read DOS directories with Qbasic or Shell commands from Qbasic&gt;                                         
 helpme please                                                                                                                  One dimension?                                                                                                                ? OK, another April Fools right? You must mean a 2-d graphics&gt;                                                                A point would be 0 dimensions.                                                                                                ! Yep, time to go back to school...                                                                                             D Note: The above post should have been placed in the subforum thread:                                                          1 Sort Demo that came with the original QB4.5 disks                                                                             . In fact, this exact thing has been circulating                                                                                A OK, I assumed they were all zipped up with just the program files                                                              *Seen it before...                                                                                                            # Help with opening graphic txt files                                                                                           Y I'm not familiar with the prog you are using, but a "bad file name" error results when...                                     ! The code, graphic, and help file.                                                                                             Z --URL does not allow a download. Please post a small amount of code where the problem is..                                     Here is the code. Text.                                                                                                       F Try rewriting the first line as follows and let me know if it works...                                                        F News just in. Microsoft is coming out with a new OS that really works!                                                         Big joke                                                                                                                       it's not Windows that's bad....                                                                                               V Yeah, Don't take my post too seriously, mostly a joke - I thought 95 was great, but...                                        2 Warning about partitioning and adding an older OS.                                                                            . * Thanks for the heads-up. I'll remember that.                                                                                5 It seems NEXT X is to be recommended over NEXT (URL*)                                                                         M *Ummm... How come t = TIMER is set outside the loop? Don't the times pile up?                                                 % LOL - Can't imagine how that happened                                                                                          Adding numbers in an array                                                                                                    " You haven't even answered this yet                                                                                            
 Never mind                                                                                                                     array                                                                                                                         L *That's right! Use LBOUND(array) and UBOUND(array) to find the array limits.                                                   question about RND                                                                                                             Pretty simple.                                                                                                                 pausing or waiting                                                                                                             ON TIMER                                                                                                                       Yes, use Timer or On Timer                                                                                                    Z I noticed one problem with my code for those who need exact time delay after midnoght.&gt;                                    4 I've been thinking about the midnight problem too...                                                                          N -You provided a way out of the freeze as I did, but with a different method...                                                8 *I agree, your way is better, -more accurate, certainly.                                                                      Q *BTW, I used 86399 because at midnight, I think TIMER rolls over to 0, not 86400.                                             B *No, you're right. Even so, TIMER + Interval! would be &gt; 86400.                                                             DUDES                                                                                                                         0 Sorry dude. Tried it and it acts erratically&gt;                                                                               Also...                                                                                                                       L *Screwed up, as usual: StartTIME! or StartTIME#, but not both as I've shown.                                                  ) You should know better than that, TheBob!                                                                                     P *Funny, I was thinking about that after I posted (never happened, but still...).                                              > *Or add, IF TIMER = 0 THEN EXIT DO (for those rare occasions).                                                                > *Nope, -wouldn't work because TIMER may never be exactly zero.                                                                I Timer program I wrote several years ago, also spans the midnight interval                                                      Nice, but loops after 24 hours                                                                                                K *LOL, -I can't see any of us leaving our computers untouched for that long!                                                    Use SLEEP if....                                                                                                              / *I'll be back eventually!  Just in C++ for now.                                                                                 Extracting text from an MDB file                                                                                              K I cannot say how to do this in QB; however, here is a link that may help...                                                   & If you know all table names and fields                                                                                        O Would you be willing to write a short VB program to read a corrupted MDB file ?                                                The bad news                                                                                                                  Q I have obtained VB code of 20 lines to read MDB file, but need some help - PLEASE                                              Only 20 lines? That's not many.                                                                                               M Here are the 23  lines (I lied !) of VB code to extract text from an MDB file                                                 
 Here is patch                                                                                                                 3 Turns out Kevin lied even more here - THREAD CLOSED                                                                           Z Mac - you  are PATHETIC for getting upset, because you could no solve the VB problem ! ! !                                     Sorry                                                                                                                         0 Save sequential files with the newest data first                                                                              4 Solitaire, have a look and tell me what you think...                                                                          ( * hmm ... an interesting twist (to Pete)                                                                                      6 Nice concept, protecting against power outage! But,...                                                                        8 Yep, I checked a backup prog I made 3 yrs ago. I used...                                                                       Tips &amp; Techniques?                                                                                                        	 Homework!                                                                                                                      fixed Homework                                                                                                                 Better Fixed Homework                                                                                                          Also...                                                                                                                         I liked QB man's solution better                                                                                               well...                                                                                                                        LOL - Didn't notice that                                                                                                      . I hope you're still checking the forum, Jim L.                                                                                 * Thanks                                                                                                                      & Saving for next compile.  Help please!                                                                                         No, you just write to a file.                                                                                                  Right. Here is a sample program                                                                                                Next assignment for Andy                                                                                                       Finished but need help                                                                                                         Andy:  Corrections to your code                                                                                                Good                                                                                                                          0 That's good. Just a few fixes and the next step:                                                                               A praise for you, Solitaire.                                                                                                   i agree                                                                                                                        Same                                                                                                                           Complete                                                                                                                      & Good try, but could be a little better                                                                                         Im getting a  OUT OF DATA                                                                                                     " Heh - It means you ran out of data                                                                                            - If you want to read the same DATA over again,                                                                                  Re: Im getting a  OUT OF DATA                                                                                                  RE: Out of Data                                                                                                               , * Survey: What operating system do you have?                                                                                  * *XP unfortunatley, cos QBasic hates it lol                                                                                     * Windows NT                                                                                                                  L *Windows 98 with an (unrequested) Me upgrade by the guy who rebuilt my comp.                                                  = *Atari/Win 3.1/95/98/XP - Favorite = 95. Like the least = XP.                                                                 3 Win98, Win95, Win3.1, Dos 6.2 (on various machines)                                                                           N Windows XP, RedHat Linux, and FreeDOS on one machine and Windows 98 on another                                                 Win2K, 98 and XP on this comp                                                                                                  FreeBSD, and it is the BEST*                                                                                                   operating system                                                                                                              @ Dual-boot Windows XP Pro and 98 on both my laptop and my desktop                                                              : Nice list :)  What do you use to dual boot XP &amp; Win98?                                                                    1 *Partition Magic (I think - my son did it for me)                                                                              * DOS/Win31, Win95, Win98SE                                                                                                   4 *Dual Boot WinXP &amp; Win98... oh and DOS 6 as well                                                                           Global Variables ?                                                                                                            ' Have you read the HELP stuff in QBasic?                                                                                        global                                                                                                                         Thanks                                                                                                                         Directory Browser                                                                                                             ! View, change, or create directory                                                                                             F Here is one I got off the internet... 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 Hey, GSmiles!                                                                                                                 - Here's the link to the code I post earlier...                                                                                 + I also corrected your first post anyway....                                                                                   Y I'll bet one of the problems you encountered is the lack of support of long file names...                                      Cool...... Thansks man                                                                                                         How do I loop? Thanks to all.                                                                                                  Try this.......                                                                                                                Two Questions..                                                                                                                Two answers...                                                                                                                 That didn't really work                                                                                                        Never mind i figured it out                                                                                                   " There's a bigger problem though...                                                                                            ! kinem has posted a neat raycaster                                                                                             6 *I've heard the name, but what exactly is a raycaster?                                                                        A a program that projects a 2d map to 3d (this is known as 2.5d)...                                                              *Thanks                                                                                                                       E Re: a program that projects a 2d map to 3d (this is known as 2.5d)...                                                          um,...                                                                                                                        
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 Please help..                                                                                                                 . Printing to the screen in text mode (Screen 0)                                                                                 QB 7.1                                                                                                                        5 QB7.1 has new features. Old QBasic programs work fine                                                                          you're a C# fan?                                                                                                              	 I like it                                                                                                                     X unlikely C# will never run faster then C++ , c++ compile native code C# compiles to ....                                      0 Except Microsoft is a bunch of &lt;expletive&gt;                                                                              
 Not a big fan                                                                                                                 	 evolution                                                                                                                     O *YEAH!!! OS/2!! Jeez I loved that OS... too bad stupid Windows was more popular                                                RANDOMIZE TIMER ?                                                                                                              The TIMER function...                                                                                                         ( Short and sweet - I also added a **FAQ**                                                                                       Testing for directory existence                                                                                               
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 ok here goe's                                                                                                                  Well .. in that case ..                                                                                                       8 can anyone figure this one out  (!!!!!!please open!!!!!)                                                                       errr                                                                                                                          " Mark, Please, please QUIT WHINING!                                                                                            * And what about this do you not understand?                                                                                    V *I think you'd only be THAT desperate when your homework assignment was nearly due....                                         just out of curiousity                                                                                                        5 QBasic is used in one of the college courses I teach.                                                                         $ heres some code that should help you                                                                                          & Well, the whole line doesn't move down                                                                                         *three.                                                                                                                       8 * OK, I give up. What does "three" mean in this context?                                                                       * three examples.                                                                                                             ( First, you should learn about Algebra...                                                                                      * Windows XP and Autouxec.bat and Config.sys                                                                                    W 2000, NT, and XP are very different from 95/98. If you want to launch your prog from...                                       N * Why don`t make a program to use instead of windows when you are  programing.                                                 Running a .exe in XP                                                                                                          5 Just place your batch file in any folder on the path.                                                                         
 Qbasic dll                                                                                                                     no                                                                                                                             RE__maybe qb71?                                                                                                                making a dll in qb hmmm ..                                                                                                     RE__i agree with you                                                                                                          F *DLL Is a lot of things, if you have a compiler you can make a DLLfile                                                        0 Is there a better way to save User Defined Data?                                                                               the problem with that method                                                                                                  6 *You can't use variable length strings in a user TYPE.                                                                        H I'm not sure what would be achieved by elim subs. I suppose you could...                                                       Why use SUBs at all??                                                                                                         
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 Ok my mistake                                                                                                                 
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 mastermind                                                                                                                     Suggestions for improvement:                                                                                                   thanks                                                                                                                        	 Questions                                                                                                                      corrections                                                                                                                   ! A few suggestions and sample code                                                                                              thanks again                                                                                                                   changed                                                                                                                        subs                                                                                                                          3 Some answers to your questions and more suggestions                                                                           2 Found an error in your code that I missed earlier.                                                                             sorry                                                                                                                          Here is some of the code                                                                                                      
 in my book                                                                                                                    5 *Screw your book! Develop your own programming style.                                                                          Pagination Problems in Qbasic                                                                                                 P Lprint chr$(12) or Print #2, chr$(12) - You used Print chr$(12). Code change&gt;                                              $ Pagination Problems in Qbasic Solved                                                                                            need help designing report!!!!!!                                                                                              T *Sounds like a job for Excel, not QBasic. Does it have to be QBasic for some reason?                                          + Boy, I'm must be missing the point here :-(                                                                                   / * Steady Mac, you may be "drifting" here! (lol)                                                                                Well, Mac, if it's for work...                                                                                                # *WIDTH 80, 50 (Must be in SCREEN 0)                                                                                           X This is such a vague post, but if you use QB with printer esc commands, you might get...                                      ' Delaying for a specific amount of time.                                                                                       X Well, code posted is not something I am familiar with. As far as 1 sec. delay...ON TIMER                                       Tried ON TIMER                                                                                                                . No! Get ON TIMER out of the loop. &gt;&gt;&gt;                                                                                 Yeah...                                                                                                                        Oops                                                                                                                           Actually                                                                                                                      I * I  said I would look onto it, but it's already been answered by Pete...                                                     Y *Like I said before, nobody around here listens to Pete! Try my recipe for fudge instead.                                     U * This Marthat Stewart thing doesn't work for me, I don't get the joke, I guess.. heh                                         " An English language TV personality                                                                                             What? No! Don't use ON TIMER!                                                                                                  multithreading &lt;3 *                                                                                                        X -I disagree with using sleep, if a key is pressed or held.../Also, for timer you need...                                      T * ON TIMER is best because you can make the brogram do other things in the meanwile.                                          , - Re: Delaying for a specific amount of time                                                                                  3 -Hey Chris, that formula will fail at 'midnight'...                                                                            I need help                                                                                                                    let's see some code...                                                                                                        Y Well, first you post some of the code you are having problems with. INSTR could be the...                                     > Mac, my so-called quarterly logon with Network54 doesn't work.                                                                " * I will forward this to network54                                                                                            ! * BTW - Mine doesn't work either.                                                                                              Solitaire, Pete - Read this                                                                                                   V Mac - FYI: Not the problem that Chris related. I log on from the same computer always.                                         I left a message.                                                                                                              So close to completion!                                                                                                        Yep, very close                                                                                                                Re: Yep, very close                                                                                                           9 *CASE 0 is the same as CASE IS = 0; CASE 1 TO 5 works too                                                                      Here's the answer                                                                                                              Thanks                                                                                                                        . Help - Maxed out and DOS cannot run my prog...                                                                                @ There are two cases here and it is not clear which one you have.                                                              P Mac - Compiles just fine, exe code is just too long to run. I do not even get...                                              ! Oh, then forget everything I said                                                                                             E * 'Time-share.' Yep, I had to use that trick before too, maybe again!                                                         2 Re: Help - Maxed out and DOS cannot run my prog...                                                                            R Hey Dav - I need some clarification on your rec please, if you are still around...                                            4 Oops...I should've read your post with my glasses :)                                                                          - No Problem. I compiled in QB4.5 as follows...                                                                                  A couple things you can try...                                                                                                4 Also, use NOCOM.OBJ if you aren't using the COM port                                                                          : *Thanks Dav, I'll try those after I completely debug code.                                                                     Save output to textfile                                                                                                       ! I may know nothing bout qbasic...                                                                                              This works on WindowsNT                                                                                                        Let's Shake The Tree....                                                                                                      8 There are no instrinsic functions. You'll have to shell.                                                                       COM port comunication                                                                                                         6 It is my belief that you have to boot in Pure DOS mode                                                                         memory overflow                                                                                                               J You can get it to work, you just need to break the program into modules...                                                    ) Need help with getting batch file to wait                                                                                     < Nobody has answered after 5 hours, Bill, that probably means                                                                  0 If for some reason this does not work for you...                                                                              S I've never had a problem with my batch file finishing before the exe it calls ends.                                            ' need an old DOS-programme                                                                                                   : what os?  (undelete wont work on ntfs or win2k/xp AFAIK) *                                                                    Q *Undelete came with a previous version of DOS, will not work with newer versions.                                             , *What about NORTON? That can undelete stuff.                                                                                  U Well, since you are trying to get some DOS progs back - OK - there might be a way....                                          this forum is ancient!!!                                                                                                       kinda funny(/sad?)                                                                                                             RE__share your wisdom                                                                                                          header of a wav file                                                                                                           Toshi's DMAPlay does that                                                                                                      I'm New                                                                                                                        Ok...                                                                                                                         + * Even better, get rid of the line numbers!                                                                                   * BASICA program... lol, more detail in here                                                                                    
 thanks all                                                                                                                    D isn't Begin Program and End Program like something out of FORTRAN? *                                                           Maxmise Dos Box                                                                                                               H To my knowledge this cannot be done, at least not wit QB language alone.                                                       This works in WindowsNT                                                                                                       K -Mac. I compiled prog and ran it on Win 95. The only problem was this &gt;:                                                   = *I believe it's known as the BSOD (Blue Screen of Death)- lol                                                                  ya                                                                                                                            C Something like this was in the SubForums earlier this month .. URL*                                                           7 * The maximize routine worked but the minimize did not.                                                                       / Here's some code to force a full screen DOS box                                                                               ( *Tried it in Win 95. Works like a charm!                                                                                       Thanks I'll try it.                                                                                                           + * Failed on NT, as did the clipboard detect                                                                                   7 * Thanks for testing.  (never tried them on NT before.)                                                                        Lab problem for Andy to solve                                                                                                 
 First bit OK!                                                                                                                 ( Hints for the second part of the problem                                                                                       cheers!                                                                                                                        done                                                                                                                          > I think you should get rid of the GOTO.  Also: next assignment                                                                 done!!!                                                                                                                       ' Good, but you forgot the final average.                                                                                       7 Speaking of Months in an array, did you try this (URL*)                                                                        simple solution                                                                                                               M *change the second PRINT month(i) to just PRINT i   (i misread the challenge)                                                 1 i'm sorry maybe i shouldn't have submitted that *                                                                             > That's right.  It was intended as a learning project for Andy.                                                                ; Since there were no takers in my LOTTO program challenge...                                                                   Y I heard Lotto odds in California were approx. 1:14.7 million. You have a better chance...                                       Guess number 1-10 in three tries                                                                                              # you are hitting on a deeper concept                                                                                           H Exactly.  I was just going to tell Mac to use the Binary Sort algorithm,                                                      1 What does "binary sort" have to do with anything?                                                                             Y the implications are very important for programmers learning efficient data structures...                                     Y That's exactly the point of solitaire... to make time pass more quickly (aka waste time).                                      Rounding                                                                                                                      - Well, for whoever wants to solve this problem                                                                                 Z Right Mac - I need to dig up some old stuff on this, but I recalled I needed to convert...                                    , Here is the way to handle currency in QBasic                                                                                  2 Use the Currency datatype in QB 7.1 (what's new??)                                                                            7 * QB 7,1 is for weaklings. Solve all problems in QB 1.0                                                                       D *Use the tool that's the best for the job .. that's the smartest ;-)                                                           * Yep, "Quicken 2004 Premier"                                                                                                  *Ow                                                                                                                            DLLs                                                                                                                           * See the windows9x icons paths                                                                                                 where is this win9x icon path? *                                                                                              + I don't just want a .dll for icons, man....                                                                                   6 -This is just a guess, but since 'you' made the dll...                                                                        C Actually I don't think either method would work, you could however.                                                            yeah...                                                                                                                       - Heh - yep, remember, this is the QBasic forum                                                                                  the problem with your solution:                                                                                                You could use, Run...                                                                                                          Dll's                                                                                                                          BRUN300.DLL?                                                                                                                  	 actually:                                                                                                                     I Tough problem. Shell could be used in a two-step procedure, but a flaw ..                                                     U i've no problem making it "fork" to the background and terminate while still running*                                          Untitled                                                                                                                       well...                                                                                                                       9 Want to alter variables displayed by the DOS SET command?                                                                      Does this do what you want?                                                                                                   G * Er... QB does have a command to read enviroment variables... ENVIRON$                                                        Accessing USB or game ports                                                                                                   P if it plugs into a Game/Midi port then you can use it just as any other joystick                                              U *Also USB, -STICK/STRIG will read my Sidewinder wheel/pedal set (plugged into a USB).                                         8 help nees qbasic compiler for IBM pc with microsoft word                                                                       yes                                                                                                                            Howto make lowercase files                                                                                                     a                                                                                                                             K Not without adding some extra Qbasic add on libraries - or so I've heard...                                                    RE__How to make lowercase files                                                                                                sockets                                                                                                                       7 Yes, I share some interest here and here's a thought...                                                                        For using COM3 and COM4                                                                                                       M *I tried that a couple of years ago, and it just caused the system to freeze.                                                 2 * Works for me on XP, what OS are you running on?!                                                                            / * Nevermind, noticed below thread better... heh                                                                                New QB XP mystery...                                                                                                           i have an answer                                                                                                               Use a static  variable                                                                                                        A *Look at LOCK...UNLOCK in help. Maybe that will have some effect.                                                             3 The problem exists with WindowsNT, too. My solution                                                                            -Reply to ALL for XP mystery...                                                                                                Sound fix for XP?                                                                                                             K * Pro'ly, need to tests on other programs, that's the only way to find out.                                                   : Matt, here's your colorful-months-in-array answer (giggle)                                                                    > Having a problem with relative paths and shell. Please read...                                                                * Maybe you could shell to a batch file, and                                                                                    A Wow, just got lucky and answered my own "?" No need to respond...                                                             Y Solitaire - It's funny, while writing the post I was thinking of you! Anyway, I posted...                                      Program to change directories                                                                                                 U *Yes, the shell command is essentially what I us to change drives. Nice demo, thanks.                                         % *CHDIR "/WINDOWS" doesn't work for me                                                                                         O *CHDIR "/WINDOWS" works in qb4.5. on Win 95 and XP. Maybe it doesn't in Qb 7.1?                                               Z *BTW -  CHDIR  "\WINDOWS" also works. Apparently, backslash or foward slash makes no diff.                                    T *Oh I see... you were in the root directory, I guess. My windows directory is WINNT.                                          * RE__i saw two .Bas, maybe one it's usefull                                                                                    H Thanks _eqo_ I devised a way around the problem and I'm back on track...                                                      * I Found some nice sprites but need more...                                                                                    Z -It seems your post got burried in the March 24th flood! No sprite info, but  a question..                                    
 What is GOTO?                                                                                                                  What did you say Mac?                                                                                                          - Re: What is GOTO?                                                                                                            You were duped, Revonite                                                                                                      H LOL!  I figured as much.  Anyway, RE: labels in QB and in batch files...                                                      
 - Re: Oh well                                                                                                                  What the.......                                                                                                               > The question appeared to be related to batch file programming.                                                                
 Hi, Victim                                                                                                                    F * That is right, I made a joke but missed that the ip adress is shown.                                                        ! NeoLib v1.6b has been released!!!                                                                                             O ah how can ya claim it to be pure qb if your using ASM to access EMS memorey ?*                                                neolib                                                                                                                         Untitled                                                                                                                      ; First try just putting months in an array and printing them                                                                    erm...                                                                                                                        ; *Best post what you got so far so we can have a look - see.                                                                    Crash course on FOR-NEXT                                                                                                      	 asignment                                                                                                                     I There have been a few 'guess the number' posts here. You might want to...                                                     	 done that                                                                                                                     ) Suggestion:  Keep working on your program                                                                                     - Re: Suggestion:  Keep working on your program                                                                                  streamlining                                                                                                                   Your score is always 0 because                                                                                                 no                                                                                                                             sorry                                                                                                                          fixed                                                                                                                          Get data, do statistics                                                                                                       X OK. If you want something a little diffetent, how about a text style balck jack game?...                                       cheers!!                                                                                                                      V Tell ya what. See if you can get the (shuffle a deck) prog. and we'll go from there...                                        % Some more sample projects you can try                                                                                          cheers                                                                                                                        	 coin toss                                                                                                                     ! Your program has an endless loop.                                                                                             K Yes, it is very important to make exit do inside your loops and not goto...                                                    slow                                                                                                                           enter$ = INKEY$                                                                                                               1 enter$ = INKEY$ is inside an inner loop because..                                                                             	 lab prob1                                                                                                                     : *Looks good.  Now try the nested loop part of the problem.                                                                     done!                                                                                                                         ' Good work.  For your next assignment...                                                                                       
 subroutines??                                                                                                                 - I redid your guessing game using subroutines.                                                                                  done!                                                                                                                          OOPS!                                                                                                                         @ I have another task for you but this thread is getting too long.                                                              = *Maybe A Hangman program, that was the first real game i made                                                                 V *Check out the FAQ (top of forum) for info on useful stuff like delays and arrow keys.                                        	 Keylogger                                                                                                                      Two ways you can go on this...                                                                                                * * Guess you responded the wrong message...                                                                                     LOL - True!                                                                                                                   O Yep, got quote post mixed-up. If you want a way to log key entries, you need...                                               % It works but antoher problem comes up                                                                                          * LTRIM(RTRIM(strvar$))                                                                                                       Y Hi Matthijs, glad quote sug. worked. Responded to wrong post due to up at 3:00 AM - LOL..                                     R One addition - I rechecked Solitaire's post. ltrim$(rtrim$()) vs ltrim$(str$())...                                            	 It works!                                                                                                                     J *Your welcome. Let me know from time to time how the prog is coming along!                                                     writing quotes to files                                                                                                        Have you ever heard of CHR$?                                                                                                   Qbasic print problems                                                                                                           Try installing the GiveIO driver                                                                                               Handling CTRL + BREAK                                                                                                         A I believe you can only achieve part of what you are asking for...                                                              where's youe def seg?                                                                                                         V Good catch! Yes, add Def Seg = 0 for keyboard fxns before peek/poke and def seg after.                                         Assembly Multikey stuff (*URL)                                                                                                 well...                                                                                                                       ^ System.dat and User.dat are where the Windows registry records files in 95 &amp; 98. In XP?...                                 Try a text search...                                                                                                          T *I know about the XP "Contains text" search, but what do you mean by "put in a key?"                                          P *Keys are entries in the registry, I think, so go to REGEDIT and make unique key                                               I have NT and I 'Put in a key'                                                                                                W Thanks Mac. MS made it considerably more difficult to work with these files after 98...                                        The registry                                                                                                                  M Hey, thanks. I gave up on reading from registry in favor of another method...                                                 F the registry is only meant to be read using the Windows API functions.                                                        2 What is wrong with this, I cannot work it out!?!?!                                                                            ` Pete said? Nobody listens to Pete around here! Try my recipe for fudge instead. Matt-ans&gt;&gt;                              d Re: Pete said? Nobody listens to Pete around here! Try my recipe for fudge instead. Matt-ans&gt;&gt;                          L You do have a copy of qbasic or qb45, right? If so, there is a help index...                                                   What you did wrong                                                                                                            & You cannot chain assignments in BASIC.                                                                                         *Don't you mean comparisons?                                                                                                  > Chained assignment statements are valid in C but not in BASIC.                                                                D question__Who asked weeks ago how to use PATH longer than 128 bytes?                                                           My solution to the PATH problem                                                                                               + How I make to clean the CMOS in the QBasic?                                                                                   C Not something I would use qbasic for, but try this link for help...                                                           
 Heh - true                                                                                                                    7 *How to remove an appendix with kitchen utensils. (lol)                                                                       0 From QBasic to Visual Basic - the basic commands                                                                              ( Also, storing data in a text document...                                                                                       What is your problem?                                                                                                         
 I'm sorry.                                                                                                                     No, they don't work in VB                                                                                                     Q VB6 can do alot more then your giving it credit for the DX9 interface for VB is..                                              Thanks                                                                                                                         Heh, well good luck, Jens...                                                                                                  U Hey Mac. Didn't the whole .NET get started around the Internet bubble pop of 2000?...                                         Y ya .NET is just stuped OO stuff if great and all but for most things it's way to much ...                                     I MS positioned the .NET framework to compete with the Java Virtual Machine                                                     Y Well Solitaire, that is the best explanation I have heard as to why.../Also, ShadowWolf..                                     9 * There are 2.8GHz processors available for purchase! heh                                                                     X *Yeah, I just checked the specs on my new desktop. It's 2 gigs! Wow, I'm livin' in past.                                      W it's still stuped to do this VM crap i mean no one going to magicly move over to .NET..                                        don't misuse the language?                                                                                                    $ * I said IMHO (In my humble opinion)                                                                                          5 Visual Basic is an event-driven programming language.                                                                          You're right                                                                                                                  6 VB.NET is a lot different than earlier versions of VB.                                                                        @ Read this to get an idea of the kind of code you write in VB.NET                                                              C OK. How many MicroSoft Engineers did it take to make Windows XP?...                                                            Directory finds                                                                                                               ] * SHELL "DIR C: *.BAS /S /B &gt; PROGRAMS.LST" searches for all .bas files on c: and saves it                                  Error                                                                                                                         " Lightning accidentally put a blank                                                                                             - Re: Error                                                                                                                   \ Yes, L's code gets the current dir ONLY. Use- Shell "DIR D:\MYFILE.BAS/B/S&gt;PROGRAM.LST...                                   Sorry                                                                                                                         V It doesn't matter what drive you want. Substitute C, A, whatever, the shell command...                                          Ok, works. How about this though                                                                                              K -use it to open "picture.bas" Don't you mean use it to open JOURNAL.BAS?...                                                    This is what I want to do                                                                                                     J I know you read my post, because you changed FSEARCH.DAT, so what is it...                                                     This is what I'm getting now                                                                                                   I've figured it out                                                                                                           U Great Job! Yeah, I re-read my post. I usually run a prog before I post but in this...                                         " How do i use the "DIM" command? :o                                                                                             At last, an easy one!                                                                                                         > DIM is not just a command, it is an entire programming concept                                                                < What the DIM keyword does (what Mac and Earthborn left out):                                                                   How to use the DIM keyword                                                                                                    
 Multiple DIMs                                                                                                                  LOL                                                                                                                           T I am a newbie at qbasic. Can someone please tell me how to use the GOTO statement...                                           using usb printer with qbasic                                                                                                  RE__read this message                                                                                                          Printing with USB port                                                                                                         ?                                                                                                                          K *Is this chinese? Either it's spam or I don't have this language installed.                                                   ) *I think BEN just discovered his lt key.                                                                                     C *Re     QBASIC???????     - No you can't.                                                            Passing arrays to a function                                                                                                   SHARED arrays or passed arrays                                                                                                0 *Use REDIM.  You can't DIM the same array twice.                                                                              
 File Handling                                                                                                                  - Re: File Handling                                                                                                           W Unless a full pathway is specified, the system will look for the file in the current...                                       D File will be saved in current directory unless you specify the path.                                                          : *In QB 7.1 you can use CURDIR$ to return current directory                                                                     Random number (newbie)                                                                                                        / *Add RANDOMIZE TIMER to the top of your program                                                                               3 Re: *Add RANDOMIZE TIMER to the top of your program                                                                            In simple terms                                                                                                                In complex terms (URL*)                                                                                                        FIXED STRING ARRAYS...                                                                                                        # What is your problem in more detail                                                                                           P i have noticed in the last couple of weeks people posting incomplete questions..                                              @ Deleting a program I made compiler into an .exe using FirstBasic                                                              F *Log off, then log back on again. Now you should be able to delete it.                                                         Could be a few causes...                                                                                                      T I had something strange like this years ago. Since it is XP, I suppose you cannot...                                           What kind of "joke"?                                                                                                          D Re: Deleting a program I made compiler into an .exe using FirstBasic                                                          / How to make a DOS boot disk and delete from DOS                                                                               @ ? I can't delete the VBasic source code or the  .exe file I made                                                              H Re: Re: Deleting a program I made compiler into an .exe using FirstBasic                                                       VICTORY!                                                                                                                      J Yeah! - Well, I wish we colud have diag. why in this case, but congrats...                                                    Z First Basic? Never heard of it, but you might want to check into how it compiles. Could...                                    ; Anyone have the MS-DOS pathway to SHELL to the following...                                                                   " *Try find it out in the shortcuts.                                                                                            P *Can't use shortcuts. Should have mentioned, I don't have those OS and/or progs.                                              " Using absolute paths is a bad idea                                                                                            S I switched to using, I guess what would be called "relative" pathways awile back...                                           6 * thanks, I needed a dos invierment variable function.                                                                        @ Microsoft programs install to "Program Files" folder by default.                                                              P OK, this is starting to get a little frustrating. Please,  pathway names only...                                              4 The path depends on the software version NOT the OS!                                                                          J Yeah, pathways! We have the same 98 pathway for Word, but about your XP...                                                     Info on Office WORD paths                                                                                                     L Helps a lot. It seems there is a difference between XP Home and Pro. Also...                                                  Z * The Microsoft programs copyes themsefes into ["Program Files" translated to curent lan.]                                    Y Yes, but you have to go to that page to post  a response, so I suggest you adjust your...                                     % you can find it in the registry or...                                                                                         A Oh no, here we go again. I cannot search for what is not there...                                                             ; If you have the DIR program you should be able to search...                                                                   Z Agamemnus, you're trying to show me how to find an orange in an apple orchid. Please read:                                    Z Ok, yeah, just saying that searching for it is a lot better than trying a fixed dir. (and.                                    ( To ALL those who REPLIED, please READ...                                                                                       What about this?                                                                                                              X OK  Ildrest, help me out here if you have a minute because the idea sounds interesting:                                      % Have no idea if this will help (*URL)                                                                                         G Yeah, thanks. I'll have a look. I know when it comes to the registry...                                                        *"No worries" = stereotype :P                                                                                                 F *Ouch! - Sorry, not meant to offend. I just happen to like the phrase.                                                        8 *No offence received, but I don't hear that phrase much.                                                                      # Executing .bat files through QBasic                                                                                           ! * SHELL "C:/somepath/batfile.bat"                                                                                             5 * Possibly C:\Windows\Command\Command.exe batfile.bat                                                                           Running a batch file from QBasic                                                                                              $ i'm still on the list at number 30 !                                                                                          U ya Magaunum still around Gopus is a neozoner and shellreef and B-crazy have just ....                                          * I think MagnaUnum IS Gopus                                                                                                  P *Just a guess, but you're still #30 because that post does not update- Dec 2003?                                              . when XOR,OR,AND,PSET,PRESET DON"T CUT IT !!!!!                                                                                
 Masks, delays                                                                                                                  SuperPUT                                                                                                                       3D Stuff                                                                                                                      ) You can rotate points using that formula:                                                                                       problems with strings and arrays                                                                                               here's how INSTR works                                                                                                         Just curious                                                                                                                  X "Enjoy programming in QBasic! Next is C#." - OK Mac - you knew I would read this post...                                      X Argh, I forgot to sign in with the "R" thing! Missed tense / caps. Oh well, in middle...                                       Hmm                                                                                                                           S Oh, so that is what the logoff time is. I selected daily, the masochist setting!...                                           L *Use EDIT.COM to view files; try putting the hard drive in another computer.                                                  % * Dude! You lost you Hymem?! hehehehe                                                                                         < That's himem.sys! And hey ,1kt153 - read the FAQ. It says...                                                                   Using INSTR                                                                                                                   . Yay a use for our FAQ on another forum! (*URL)                                                                                D * Anyone remember the name of the game cell and Alipha argued about?                                                           Do you mean WetSpot ?                                                                                                         2 *I think it was bobble bobble...or was it wetspot?                                                                             That was it - 3D Bobble - Heh                                                                                                 3 I want something but don't know how to ask properly                                                                           I Suggestions to get help / post what you have and tell us where you are...                                                      Surely you don't expect a reply                                                                                                 making NES style games in qbasic                                                                                               Here alomost SNES                                                                                                              info on passing parameters                                                                                                     Sure                                                                                                                          ' Err, don't you think he means this....?                                                                                       Q * LOL @ McSpam, and why do you have R's on the beggining of yourposts? 'Replies'?                                              You, too, can have R                                                                                                          ' lkt153 - Get the "R" it's a good thing!                                                                                        LPRINT from VBDOS at Windows XP                                                                                                war02@ballaratsc.vic.edu.au                                                                                                   # * Sorry. got the Boxes mixed around                                                                                           7 *Oh cool you're Australian then? [Finally someone else]                                                                        *Yep. Not too many of us around                                                                                                already proofed...                                                                                                             Did you try it with QBasic?                                                                                                   P Well- refering to Mac- you nailed it as usual. Yes XP is the Mom no one wants...                                              7 * WinXP's real name: Micro$ucks Winblows XPloder... heh                                                                       K *If you look closely, XP looks like a smiley- crossed eyes and tongue out!!                                                   : The data are given to the printerspooler? Data ARE? (URL*)                                                                    " trouble with "restart in dos-mode"                                                                                            < -Need help from others but wanted to get the ball rolling...                                                                   here is the basic one:                                                                                                         *Just use a boot disk!                                                                                                        * Shouldn't be AUTOEXEC.BAT &amp; CONFIG.SYS                                                                                     Curious about this site...                                                                                                    K Get ready for a Mac attack on this one. (lol). But seriously, I disagree...                                                   6 "Make one little mistake" - OK, Pete, here it is (LOL)                                                                        M OK, you got me on that one. I know about the "owner" jumping ship; however...                                                  Windows based QBASIC?                                                                                                         Y there are few version of basic like darkbasic of blitzbasic which are windows based but..                                     1 Surprised that QBASIC.....  Note Tab light hasn't                                                                             D I checked with a rep from MicroSoft a long time ago because I was...                                                           What is the point?                                                                                                            < * Good analysis - and probably everybody thinks VB Net sucks                                                                  ? powerbasic is the best in terms of performance and ease of use.                                                               @ Most attempts died too early or are still in initial development                                                              . "Type mismatch" - Well, WHERE is the mismatch?                                                                                 Correct it like this...                                                                                                       6 *Also put a $ after the string variable name: strNavn$                                                                         Thanks. Let's see...                                                                                                          ? All string variable names in QB are generally followed with a $                                                               O You mentioned that  strNavn was a string and worked. I assume that you meant...                                               F Mac and _eqo_ I found a way to use Revonite code to shut off QB IDE...                                                        / *RE__thank you, i did read it and i did copy it                                                                               H *RE__would be nice to put it in the section "QB tricks &amp; Techniques"                                                       COM 1 input                                                                                                                   ? Hey guys.  Is  - open COM1" for output as #1 - correct here?...                                                                *OK - I meant for INPUT                                                                                                       ( OPEN "com1:1200,e,7,1,rs,cs,ds,cd" AS #1                                                                                       - COM Ports                                                                                                                    EOF Handling                                                                                                                  F It depends on what type of file you are using. Here is some general...                                                         Bt....                                                                                                                        , Things that could cause premature eof_ing...                                                                                  
 IF EOF(1)....                                                                                                                 @ OK, either you missed this or there is a misunderstanding to fix                                                               I Got It Now                                                                                                                   *Good to hear it, glad to help.                                                                                                I don't think he got it                                                                                                       M -Yeah, I know, somedays around here it's like taking to a carrot ; however...                                                  ....                                                                                                                          + * I haven't seen the dos buffer in years :(                                                                                   ' What! - - - I couldn't live without it.                                                                                        Just for the reference                                                                                                         RE__Speaking of Fortran                                                                                                       + FRTRAN ???? LOL - How old are you, anyway?                                                                                   W *Hey watch it! I did Fortran is high school. Don't make me come after you with my cane!                                        Fortran oh yeah                                                                                                               Y Hi Roger. Yeah, doesn't it drive you crazy trying to figure out if it is worth learning..                                     I put your money on C++? (don't read this if you are subject to depression)                                                     Z *Can't talk now. I'm busy writing my 1st C++ prog on how to buy Prozac 50% off from Mexico                                     In other words                                                                                                                ! Input to file from within program                                                                                             T If I understand you right, you want a way to read and write to a file. Check this...                                           *use APPEND instead of OUTPUT                                                                                                 Q Question to Peter... Do you only need to ADD records to your file or edit them...                                              thanks for your help, everyone!                                                                                               : A little trouble with using subs and.or functions in basic                                                                    W Hi Matt. Checked the part of the code you are having trouble with. Change as follows...                                        Well...                                                                                                                       	 add on...                                                                                                                     Y I just copied and ran the prog. I think the problem you are having is poor programming...                                      ...                                                                                                                           + Don't see your point about parameters, Pete                                                                                    -Reply to Mac...                                                                                                               Can't see what your problem is                                                                                                 ...                                                                                                                            I found one error, Matt                                                                                                       F *Thats it! i knew it was something retarted like that. Thanx alot man!                                                        " * Also field is spelled F I E L D.                                                                                            > The way parameters are passed in QB is different than in C/C++                                                                 Thanx for the help...                                                                                                         M Cool. Absolutely, no hard feelings. A lot of difference between C++ and QB...                                                  only a small message box                                                                                                      Z *in my prev. word proccessing program i had most of those functions other than copy/paste.                                    J Good to hear about WP. If you mean the Start menu, XP has changed it to...                                                     Ya i no wut u mean.                                                                                                           	 Hey, Matt                                                                                                                     6 *Yep i am around. Thanx for the tip. ill try that out.                                                                        4 Pete reports this submission by Alipha does not work                                                                           Well, -it did something...                                                                                                    1 argh, I suppose it wasn't that good of an example                                                                             0 Pete needs to install the patch I told him about                                                                              ( FAQ updated - Read/Write Clipboard works                                                                                      Z Just unzipped the prog Plasma recommended. The readme file says it is for NT, not XP, so..                                    C * If I'm not mistaken, XP is essentially a megabloated spawn of NT.                                                            You don't have to "install" it.                                                                                               A Cool. I'll give it a try tomorrow and let you know how it goes...                                                             T Tested it to paste to the clipboard by elim. EmptyClipboard sub. OK on 95, not XP...                                          R *I cant get the program to work because i do not have qb.bi. where can i get this?                                            : * Go to FAQ and "How can I get QBasic". Download zip file.                                                                      I tried it. It works in Win98 SE                                                                                              A *Just checked. Site is up. A lot of cool DOS progs there! Thanks.                                                              Those are not DOS programs                                                                                                     ball + slope acceleration                                                                                                      The acceleration is ..                                                                                                         Re: ball + slope acceleration                                                                                                 ( Well .. almost correct, but not quite ..                                                                                       almost finished :) thanks                                                                                                      Printing to a USB Printer                                                                                                      Re: Printing to a USB Printer                                                                                                  Question to Allen...                                                                                                           Re: Question to Allen...                                                                                                      K Thanks. That is encouraging news! I am waiting for a printer driver from...                                                    Another way to print in Windows                                                                                               ] *Yes thanks, I read that article last week. Great way to print esp. for fonts &amp; graphics!                                  Re: Printing to a USB Printer                                                                                                 B *re__DosPrn it's a shareware utility for Usb, i ignore where it is                                                            B *Heard of it. Never tried it. URL is www.dosprn.com - Thanks _eqo_                                                            < *Hehe... "i ignore where it is"- thanks for the laugh, _eqo_                                                                   Network problem                                                                                                               M Not the answer, but I noticed your Random file does not have a defined LEN...                                                 C *A file network program does not need a network to run, just files.                                                           Z a few years ago i tested somthing like this on my school network it had a shared student..                                     more on VAL() errors                                                                                                           http://?                                                                                                                       *SHELL "EXPLORER html://*.*                                                                                                   I "I don't think so Tim." Lightning, I think you meant iexplore; however...                                                     E *explorer will start iexplore cause iexplore is a pluggin in explorer                                                         D Not with that code it won't. At least not in Win 95 - QB4.5. Also...                                                          * If you don't mind SHELLing another program                                                                                    Q Earthborn submitted this URL that contains a couple of freeware DOS files that...                                             > * Dhttp works lovely. I've use it often. Works nice with SHELL                                                                 Get error with dhttp                                                                                                          
 CALL Absolute                                                                                                                 : * You need QB4.5 or up and to start it with the /l switch!                                                                    8 question__is there a trick to close the IDE automaticly?                                                                      . Good Question. Does anybody know such a trick?                                                                                1 re__it's to use it when a get 'not enough memory'                                                                             R dude if you need more memorey and memorey speed doesn't matter like in sorting ...                                             * compile it.. =)                                                                                                             ' Would it help to shell out to Note Pad?                                                                                       
 This works :)                                                                                                                 F Looked interesting. Tried it, but couldn't get it to work for QB4.5...                                                        
 - Hrm, weird!                                                                                                                  *re__Thank you to everyone                                                                                                    Y Could not get Revonite code to work as written.  I tweaked it a little and this worked...                                     	 - Oops...                                                                                                                     V No problem and thanks so much for the interrupt code. I love learning stuff like this.                                        8 Very annoying - repeated "This page cannot be displayed"                                                                       You can check it out yourself                                                                                                  Wow Nice forum what happened                                                                                                  , The "crap" you referred to was advertisement                                                                                   Good job Mac                                                                                                                  * Yep, I found one "Doc" post in August 2000                                                                                    W XP and Windows clipboard. There was a great prog written by John Rude (Binary Mahem)...                                        Sounds kind of simple                                                                                                         > * There's a FAQ (near the bottom) on that topic. Does it help?                                                                O No. The one in the FAQ returns a "Too much data in clipboard" msg. even when...                                               & There is a program called "NT OLD APP"                                                                                        3 *Thanks, just downloaded it. Will try it tomorrrow.                                                                           X QB QUIZ - True or False. The Val of all non-numeric characters that can be read is zero?                                       False                                                                                                                         7 You are correct! Here is a small prog that proves it...                                                                       ' *Any idea why VAL("&amp;") returns 203?                                                                                       C Yes, it has to do with the CPU and interrupt 47 coupled with the...                                                            it is to notice that...                                                                                                        Hunhh?                                                                                                                         Using QBX...                                                                                                                  
 Depends...                                                                                                                     Heh - Good analysis                                                                                                           * Wow. I'm glad I started this discussion...                                                                                     Another version difference...                                                                                                 B * Guess I should have read all the replies before posting. Whoops.                                                            : Function to trim unwanted characters from ends of a string                                                                    
 Here's one...                                                                                                                 
 Looks good                                                                                                                    , TRIMCHAR function now includes mirror image.                                                                                   V'GER Updated again!                                                                                                          " *I can use all the help I can get!                                                                                              But I don't HAVE a caps lock key                                                                                               LOL - Surely you jest!                                                                                                        X *I use the Caps Lock key about twice a year, accidentally press it at least twice a week                                      2 ROFL! I guess GreenMan isn't as crazy as I though.                                                                            = *While we're at it, let's rethink this 'windows key' idea too                                                                 3 * Well, Win+E opens up Windows Explorer quite easy.                                                                           Q Very interesting. I started a thread on this topic in the non-qbasic forum (URL*)                                             + Unresponsive keyboard in "Full Screen" mode                                                                                    A few possibilities...                                                                                                         Frozen keyboard                                                                                                               ; OK, sorry to hear that. Here is another shot in the dark...                                                                    Turning CAPS LOCK on in XP                                                                                                    M XP seems to override the Def Seg (Peek/Poke) commands we use to manipulate...                                                 1 Yeah, On WindowsNT, too. But, question for the OP                                                                             	 Caps Lock                                                                                                                     ! OK, this one I can help you with.                                                                                             ( I think you can get by with just CHR$(8)                                                                                      3 Hey Mac, nice prog. I feel better about flying now!                                                                           ] Hey Bart, If you're still on this thread, you are not alone. Found another ACER user with&gt;                                  Qbasic into debug                                                                                                              - Re: QBasic into Debug                                                                                                        here is the code                                                                                                               here is the code                                                                                                               How do I setup a save file?                                                                                                   * * "Expand the lines"? A bit vague, but....                                                                                    G i have no idea what your talking about your going to have to explaine *                                                        Revised                                                                                                                       : There are two popular ways to save and read files in Qb...                                                                     Sorting numbers                                                                                                               $ There are lots of sorting algorithms                                                                                           Simple Graphics - help needed                                                                                                 4 The next line should begin at the first x coordinate                                                                          W *FOR-NEXT for delays?? lol... go to delays in the FAQ under *Timer, Interrupts, Errors*                                        Go to the Distractions subforum                                                                                               ' * :) thanks for the publicity- and HAHA                                                                                        Funny picture deleted                                                                                                         4 Jesus approvingly in the background encouraging him?                                                                           * LOL                                                                                                                         4 Writing and storing all the 256 CHR's in a text file                                                                          K -Your prog. fails because there is no character 256. Change your code to...                                                    Thanks, everyone!                                                                                                             @ Why you get an error msg when the program actually seems to work                                                              X Exactly! Also, if you ever try to make an INPUT prog to read this file, you are going...                                       Great info, Pete!                                                                                                             5 -Mac, here is a small example prog. to demonstrate...                                                                         $ * Hmmm, Interesting - live and learn                                                                                           Changing LPRINT font/color                                                                                                    L there are printer code's that can be used but i have no idea what they are *                                                   Re: LPRINT font/color/style                                                                                                   A *Try a search under "Printer Escape Codes" on Yahoo, Google, etc.                                                              Re: Changing LPRINT font/color                                                                                                 Have you found out yet                                                                                                         numbering pgm's                                                                                                               8 Oh, no! It looks like network54 is having problems again                                                                      . *  Now it is showing up OK - transient errors?                                                                                 *Hehe, anyone remember RENUM?                                                                                                 J OK, I'll bite. In 1982 TI has a 16K PC that used a "RENUM" or some such...                                                    & Heh - If your still an affectionado...                                                                                         can QB run without Win                                                                                                        < *RE__you only need Ms-dos to run it, QB it's made for Ms-dos                                                                  ' How do you do multiplication on QBasic?                                                                                       * Easy: C=C*C where C is your input variable                                                                                    8 Title: Homework: Determining If A String Is A Palindrome                                                                      > I don't understand why you are splitting the string in half...                                                                @ *Your're almost there, -you've already got the STEP - 1 concept!                                                               Palindrome hints                                                                                                               homework: Multiplying matrices                                                                                                B you're doing it wrong then. Here is my matrix multiplication code.                                                             and " * matrix1(i, j)", whoops.                                                                                                Link inside                                                                                                                   : How to replace every occurence of a substring in a string.                                                                     Looks like it works to me...                                                                                                  $ I found a bug in my REPLACE program.                                                                                          0 Revised REPLACE program - Please check this out.                                                                              - Errkk! I was working on this when you posted!                                                                                 1 *Good job!  You really proved yourself this time!                                                                              Testing can never prove ...                                                                                                   > Mac: I knew you would enjoy getting a chance to rant and rave.                                                                . Looking forward to taking yor code apart again                                                                                $ Also a completely revised version ..                                                                                          ) Yep .. bug when the new substring = "" ..                                                                                      *Nice job, De Jef!                                                                                                            " DeJef, your code is truly elegant.                                                                                             Agreed! 'Elegant' is the word.                                                                                                2 *Thanks alot, both of you, and i'll think about it                                                                             Solitaire: A suggestion.                                                                                                      & Command for getting a "clock" function                                                                                        U use the Time$ command i.e. locate 1,1:print Time$ this will display the system time *                                          I know                                                                                                                        * Avoid the SLEEP command and it is smoother                                                                                     Worked.                                                                                                                        Use DO LOOP intead of FOR NEXT                                                                                                 Thank you, Lightning!                                                                                                         9 Here is a small clock program I made several years ago...                                                                     & Interesting. I modified this slightly.                                                                                        ( The reason I added the GetTime$ function                                                                                      T *Yes, I wrote the routine so many years ago I did not even know select case existed!                                           qbasic serial com                                                                                                             M I'm no expert on serial communication, but by the syntax of the PRINT command                                                 6 I have till March 11 to finish my project help me plz!                                                                        8 *Did you check the Homework Help at the top of the page?                                                                      # Dammit guess u cant help me......:(                                                                                            That's the spirit                                                                                                             T *Of course, you could also do a little work and get a C+. We do help people who try!                                          . if you can still submit it, find the algorithm                                                                                 *I                                                                                                                            ' *I'm quite sure that he meant 'factors'                                                                                        *i suppose so.                                                                                                                E Well, can you turn it in late? Explain this solution to your teacher.                                                          Locating LPRINT info                                                                                                          
 Never Mind                                                                                                                     Use fixed lenght strings                                                                                                       Two other methods...                                                                                                          2 Running files (.exe, .mp3 etc.) in Qbasic programs                                                                             Yeah, you're almost there                                                                                                      Let's see...                                                                                                                   Allright                                                                                                                      6 if you want realy want to play mp3 in qb get ds4qb++..                                                                        $ * He was abduced by aliens they say.                                                                                           You "misquoted"... hehe                                                                                                        V'GER New Feature Added                                                                                                       2 Ironically I'm the first one to answer to this ;-)                                                                             I might as well confess                                                                                                        * Er... OCD?                                                                                                                   *Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder                                                                                                < Starcraft is a great game so how care's just keep on playing                                                                   how = who spelling correction*                                                                                                 weird problem with ATN?                                                                                                        slope to angle function :)                                                                                                    , * How do you create a database using QBasic?                                                                                   Like this (URL*)                                                                                                               physics problem                                                                                                                That's weird...                                                                                                               D * True: weird. Is the ball rocket propelled? Why is it accelerating?                                                          ' If you don't want the ball to bounce ..                                                                                       . *thanks, thats what I've done i think! :) hehe                                                                                 answer:                                                                                                                       ( You can use the DOT/Scalar product since                                                                                       Relative Paths.                                                                                                                when your program is compiled,                                                                                                 Yes thanks, but                                                                                                               5 *try CHDIR to go one down and stay in that directory.                                                                          Thanks again                                                                                                                  ( You could use CURDIR$ if you have QB 7.1                                                                                      - i need a program to load and display a bitmap                                                                                 Z go to qb45.com then the download secation there should be  few bitmap loaders there you ..                                    < See Brian's post/thread below "Loading Bitmaps into QBasic?"                                                                   *No text in above post.                                                                                                        different data statements                                                                                                     $ Well, usually this is how it's done.                                                                                          T *I'd like to help, but you'll have to take a deep breath and explain more carefully.                                          0 *Oh, "facing" left. lkt153, you must be psychic.                                                                               About random numbers                                                                                                           Heh - Now this should be FAQ #1                                                                                               Y *And always will, unless you use a seed number. Use RANDOMIZE TIMER (easiest/best method)                                     2 *Ha! Hi Mac, -have you started on "V'GER MAN" yet?                                                                            - * Never will. I hate games, and now I'm stuck                                                                                  I suppose I'm fortunate ...                                                                                                   F * Beatened me then, right? What was my score again? 15? Can't recall!!                                                         Actually, lkt153, ...                                                                                                          Eight!                                                                                                                         * LOL!                                                                                                                        V *I hope everyone realizes that me trying for 8 was a joke, since there are 9 holes :-)                                         Sound waves                                                                                                                    you can use the DMA                                                                                                            How and where do you get qbasic                                                                                                Where to get Qbasic                                                                                                           P *QB 1.0 works fine for me (from this site) but it did not work on my friends XP.                                               Amazing!                                                                                                                      2 Double posts gone for good!? Network54 responds...                                                                            / Thanks. Yep, the double posts are gone, but....                                                                               * Short and meaningless post as requested...                                                                                     I like purple elephants...                                                                                                     Yayyy! No more double posts!                                                                                                  ' *Spoke too soon, -no text in the above.                                                                                       Z An extremely complex long sophisticated solution to several problems of Quantum Mechanics.                                    V Don't know much about quantum mechanics. Spend most of my time with Chysler mechanics.                                        9 *I think he just forgot the asterisk to indicate no text.                                                                     D OK - EMail response works correctly. Thanks! No more replies please.                                                           Loading Bitmaps into QBasic?                                                                                                  A If you mean the QBasic.com\Files\Graphics bitmap loaders then ...                                                              Another Question                                                                                                              ! you could jsut use Bsave which...                                                                                             ( Yes, -adding the palette is important...                                                                                      0 Just realized a major error in the above code...                                                                              % Re: you could jsut use Bsave which...                                                                                          Yet another question                                                                                                          C *It's in my post above, "Yes, -adding the palette is important ..."                                                            QBasic Games                                                                                                                  P *Snake, Pac-Man (text version wouldn't be too hard), and I made a minesweeper...                                               * A text version of Pac Man?                                                                                                  Z *Sure, -it's called V'GER! (uniform maze, 3 more hearts and provide the face some snacks!)                                     Heh - OK                                                                                                                       An advice!!!                                                                                                                  Z *Monopoly, Wheel of fortune, Password, $10,000 Pyramid, if interested in Board / TV games.                                     To Double-A, AA, Using DEFINT?                                                                                                 Don't Use DEFINT!                                                                                                             O DEFINT works great if you limit the variable range DEFINT I, DEFINT I-K, etc...                                                Agreed, DEFINT works great                                                                                                     That may be true for *you* !                                                                                                   I never use DEF anything                                                                                                       .....not in powerbasic.                                                                                                        On the contrary...                                                                                                             Hey, PhyloGenesis...                                                                                                            Random numbers - only not random                                                                                              3 Yes, you did miss something call Randomize Timer...                                                                           ' *Sorry, typo - "called" Randomize Timer                                                                                       " No such thing as random numbers...                                                                                            Y The Randomize Timer statement is about as good as it gets for simple games, dice rolls...                                     @ Check out this demo program on the Random number function (url):                                                              5 The specifics of RANDOMIZE TIMER for anyone who cares                                                                          You'd be wrong!                                                                                                               
 Oh, and...                                                                                                                     You'd be wrong on RANDOMIZE 3                                                                                                  Array structures?                                                                                                             
 clarification                                                                                                                  Yes to both questions ...                                                                                                      The second timer?                                                                                                             ! Here's a bit more explanation ...                                                                                             3 well, it's possible, but it breaks array structure.                                                                            second question:                                                                                                               * (er, first question)                                                                                                         win dir                                                                                                                        Of course it doesn't!                                                                                                         % OK, Pete or whoever wants to help....                                                                                         7 -Reply to Champions_2002. Code looks good. Some mods...                                                                       ( But I hate looking back all the time! ??                                                                                      D *Good advice. I'll try it, because I hate looking back all the time!                                                           Moving image on screen                                                                                                        V *To Mike (and Aaron, below): Check the FAQ for the answers (Link at top of this page).                                         combining images                                                                                                               superPut!!!!!!!!!!                                                                                                             it's "SuperPut" dammit                                                                                                        $ It is correct in our subforum (URL*)                                                                                           * oh, sorry =(                                                                                                                Z * makes a bit of an error when doing "SuperPut", because it adds a ?, since 2 caps = topic                                     Till need a little help                                                                                                       + It shouldn't reverse color, but if it does,                                                                                    Here's a demo...                                                                                                              X Can any more memory be squeaked out of QB4.5 in the prop. Memory settings tab? I have...                                      Q *There is a /nofrills command switch which disables help and stuff to free memory                                             : -OK, Do you know the name of this switch? I am aware of...                                                                    ; *Whoops- It's called /Nof (QB 7.1- not sure about the rest)                                                                   H *Won't work in Qb4.5. I do have 7.1. Never used it, might give it a try.                                                      Z why would you want to disable qb7.1 help system it's IDE doesn't use convation mem it's ..                                    H *Well, thanks for the replies. Experimented some without success so far.                                                       Extract from QB 7.1 help file:                                                                                                B Thanks for the info. One interesting observation about the size...                                                            . Thanks for replies re my query about  XP Basic                                                                                B QB 4.5 IS availible, just (technically) illegal. You can get it...                                                             Printing from qbasic                                                                                                           Sorry, I'll be more specific                                                                                                   Maybe... try this                                                                                                              setting up port                                                                                                                NET USE                                                                                                                        It doesn't work                                                                                                               ! It doesn't work with all printers                                                                                              It might still work                                                                                                            Printing in windows                                                                                                           " Does QBasic work OK on Windows XP?                                                                                            V In Windows XP (Home) DOS is replaced with what is termed the "Command line prompt" ...                                        A Hi John. I just got XP and so far, so good. You can load Qb4.5...                                                              *C:\windows/system?  hehe                                                                                                     D * Directory correction "C:\windows" directory. File name: "_default"                                                          + Windows XP is not so hot for running QBASIC                                                                                   $ Help needed with network connections                                                                                           Well, for one thing                                                                                                           = *MAC!! You didn't tell him/her to use SYSTEM instead of END!!                                                                  LOL - Well,                                                                                                                    Now... about INKEY$                                                                                                            Hey, BP, here is some help                                                                                                    Q -Mac. I just looked at the TAG game example. It uses RANDOM shared with PRINT#...                                             ( Heh - Well you must have missed my reply                                                                                      = OK. I see what I did. I thought you were recommending that...                                                                 > i found the old post from when i first asked about networking!                                                                $ * Did you read my other reply above?                                                                                          . two questions. (respond with "two answers") :)                                                                                
 Three answers                                                                                                                 & With regards to searching the forum...                                                                                        
 Good info!                                                                                                                     sorry about that, Mac.                                                                                                        
 final program                                                                                                                 T Pretty good, looks like you learned some from Solitaire and me; however a problem...                                            * Now, THAT was a good show! ;-)                                                                                               optimisation                                                                                                                   optimized code                                                                                                                 thanks!                                                                                                                        Yeah...                                                                                                                       	 cheers :)                                                                                                                     + *Cool forum, that's why I hang out here lol                                                                                   7 *Argh accidentally pressed enter (that's my post above)                                                                       C The radix sort has been added to the Techniques section, URL inside                                                           $ Do I understand this sort correctly?                                                                                           Yep .. that's about it                                                                                                         And more stuff i forgot ..                                                                                                    @ looks like a compromise between bin sort and ... something else.                                                               projectr programming. need help                                                                                                Make QB Restart Computer                                                                                                       Re: Make QB Restart Computer                                                                                                  2 I restarted the PC with the OUT(&amp;H) command...                                                                            6 dude you would be crazy to blindly do I/O port sends..                                                                        0 BTW...Did I forget to mention that I AM crazy???                                                                              9 * On Windows, shell"rundll32.exe user.exe,restartwindows"                                                                     1 Code optimization for checking screen for changes                                                                              Sorry Mac...                                                                                                                   Why check the whole screen?                                                                                                    Re: Why check the whole screen?                                                                                                You could create an array...                                                                                                   Terrain layer, pehaps?                                                                                                         Re: Terrain layer, pehaps?                                                                                                     LINK errors...                                                                                                                G Fixup errors are generally the result of a corrupt compiling program...                                                       * * Question: Why compile? Why not just RUN?                                                                                     RE                                                                                                                            % Right, but if you don't figure it out                                                                                          i need help                                                                                                                   R Get a new teacher! With so many good prog questions to ask this one sounds like...                                             dosbox works wonders...                                                                                                       7 *Curious, what OS do you run your emulator on... Apple?                                                                       Z *I like Jedi Knight better, plus JK:Jedi Academy should be coming out now (or already did)                                    N * "naturally requires the Windows OS to run" ??? It requires DOS, not Windows.                                                M *Yes, tech. correct. DOS OS. I just lumped 2 together and mentioned emulator.                                                  What is the overflow error?                                                                                                   # -An "overflow" error occurs when...                                                                                           H *range for INTEGERs: -32768 to 32767, for LONGs-2147483648 to 2147483647                                                      L *and for compiled programs, integers: 0 to 65535, and longs: 0 to 4294967295                                                  = *Good catch - I was off by one number on the negative values!                                                                  Heh - So was codeworm (URL*)                                                                                                   limiting numbers                                                                                                               *Look up PRINT USING                                                                                                          	 ok how to                                                                                                                      INT, CINT and FIX...                                                                                                          # Correction about INT, FIX, and CINT                                                                                           U Post part of the code that is causing the problem. Also, some ways to return whole...                                          The Geekery - up and running!                                                                                                  Petition to Microsoft                                                                                                         C *this isn't like lobbying congress, I don't think they'll go for it                                                           < The hope generally is that they'll see the benefit involved.                                                                   There's a possible backlash ...                                                                                               6 83 isn't exactly "a lot" in the grand scheme of things                                                                        
 *Good points.                                                                                                                 I 'what it was like to be a hobbyist--when everything wasn't about money' ?                                                     U * Again, I hope they'd see the benefit of lightening themselves in many people's eyes                                         + * isn't that a bit too painful just for PR?                                                                                   8 A couple of forum regulars - Please respond to this post                                                                      ! * I'll start by responding myself                                                                                             S *Responding with email selected (although I've gotten an error without it selected)                                            BTW ...                                                                                                                       Y -Responding to yourself is nearly as bad as a double post (lol). Joined N54, Saw admin...                                      Ok...                                                                                                                         , * let there be a response...and there was...                                                                                  D -Mac, here is my response from N54. The problem may have been fixed.                                                          5 * Thanks Pete, and thanks to TheBob, Dr_D and Cabbage                                                                          *Hello                                                                                                                        $ * I never have that option selected.                                                                                           CONTEST                                                                                                                       3 * Cheap and transparent attemp to cheat on homework                                                                            I probly know you                                                                                                              contest!                                                                                                                      1 *I assume there will be some sort of cash reward?                                                                              That's a good one!                                                                                                            - * IGNORE THAT POST ABOVE!!! I am so stupid...                                                                                  Qbasic to Visual C+                                                                                                            What kind of program is it?                                                                                                   ? - OK, a little help, others with more knowledge please reply...                                                                'hefty sum', eh?                                                                                                              K * Visual basic is ONLY for Windows. Except for VBDOS, but that's different.                                                    And your point is.....                                                                                                        S * "And Visual Basic works with Windows." - Mac. Made it sound as if VB was for DOS.                                            QBasic-&gt;VBasic Problems                                                                                                    	 Compiled?                                                                                                                     C *I'll ask another day, for now I do not want anything to do with VB                                                           
 * Heh - OK                                                                                                                    ) Sorry another correction THIS ONE IS GOOD                                                                                       The INT(RND...) line is wrong...                                                                                              K -Also, use Zack's idea and make these correction to make the program run...                                                    Max/Min                                                                                                                        One more question                                                                                                             	 Randomize                                                                                                                     " *That's between 0 and 99 inclusive                                                                                             Another random number question                                                                                                
 correction                                                                                                                    Y -Hey JAY! Since thats my middle name + you really put some effort into prog, here you go.                                     . My version of:  Computer Guesses User's Number                                                                                & Concerning the plotting of a circle...                                                                                         y = sqr(r^2 - x^2)                                                                                                            1 *Yep and the negative squareroot gives bottom arc                                                                              y = sqr(r^2 - x^2)                                                                                                            , Using the distance formula to plot a circle.                                                                                   Thickness, smoothing edges                                                                                                    	 Need Help                                                                                                                     Z -Reply to "I need help." We need you to post some code and show us where you are having...                                     I Need Help                                                                                                                   # * OK, we're working on it.... Later                                                                                           , *See my reply at new page of forum - March 6                                                                                   Serial port 11 bit word                                                                                                        Creating random number                                                                                                         higher and lower random numbers                                                                                               
 Heres code                                                                                                                     ^^^                                                                                                                            *that doesn't work                                                                                                            ! higher &amp; lower random numbers                                                                                             D *Duplicate response.  Original did NOT show up until I restarted IE.                                                          R -Gee, I hope this is not a homework assignment, but here is what you want to do...                                            R -Gee, I hope this is not a homework assignment, but here is what you want to do...                                            U *Mac, just so you know, Network54 is causing the dup resp. Did nothing to double post                                         < Don't tell me network54 changed Solitaire's 'and' to '&amp;'                                                                  B -OK, you tell me. Here is what I did. Made post, got error page...                                                             Your sequence is not complete                                                                                                 X *Responded to this in new post under request for regulars. Right, did not close win 1st.                                      ? *Right.  I didn't exit the browser until after the second post.                                                                Random numbers                                                                                                                M -Jay, you must be kidding me. Your code no workie. Use mine or Solitaire's...                                                 Q -Additionally, look about 22 posts up below your post of "correction" to find it!                                              2D Collision Detection                                                                                                         Equation of a straight line...                                                                                                 not quite, sorry                                                                                                              1 The answer seemed adequate to me, but here's more                                                                              which side of the line                                                                                                         *Maybe SGN(m * x + b - y)                                                                                                     $ My method for collision detection...                                                                                           lines n whatnot                                                                                                                Use a collision layer.                                                                                                        5 *thanks for the amazing amounts of feedback so far :)                                                                          Success!!! and info + code! :)                                                                                                : Tried to make some screen shots of QB progs and noticed...                                                                     Screen Modes                                                                                                                  S Here's a way to make bitmaps in QBasic graphics modes without using Print Screen...                                            *Or you could use Screen Theif                                                                                                8 * ^^Actually, my last post has some text in it... sorry.                                                                       Thanks to all...                                                                                                              3 Sign the petition to help make QuickBasic freeware!                                                                           7 Re: Sign the petition to help make QuickBasic freeware!                                                                        *Yes, but it's not legal.                                                                                                     * *Come on people, what do you have to lose?                                                                                    $ * only my rights to spell correctly.                                                                                           RS-232 pin assignment                                                                                                          Switch program                                                                                                                 help                                                                                                                           use these commands:                                                                                                            * (and grammar)                                                                                                               X -Frank, sniff sniff, I smell HOMEWORK. Please read Homework link above. Show work and...                                       Thanks                                                                                                                         HW                                                                                                                             Where's Mallard?                                                                                                              
 I'm "Mallard"                                                                                                                  Arrgh! Would you believe it!                                                                                                  # What, like a professional musician?                                                                                            Yep                                                                                                                            Well...                                                                                                                        Numbers                                                                                                                         * Click on 'Homework Help' above                                                                                               NOTICE ABOUT NETWORK54 ERRORS                                                                                                 5 hm, yeah, i think it is some sort of duplicated code.                                                                          *test                                                                                                                          beginner                                                                                                                       Easy programs to learn from...                                                                                                3 you are asuming he got here via qbasic.com portal *                                                                           5 *Or try the examples in HELP... quite a few good ones                                                                          Basic for subtracting fractions                                                                                                Why would you want to do that?                                                                                                : i don't think it's homework, but possibly for homework, or                                                                     You can't do it directly.                                                                                                       My approach is much more complex                                                                                               Javascript question (URL*)                                                                                                    & Overlays: Increasing available memory.                                                                                         *Very enlightening!                                                                                                           A I thing one of my larger exe progs is 470kb. getting to run as...                                                             V - Hey Mac, if you're here, I "Thing" I would like to chip in on upgrade to edit posts!                                          I posted a question to network54                                                                                               There was a reply                                                                                                             9 It would be helpful if posters could edit their OWN posts                                                                     K *Yes, just to clairfy, I did mean so WE can edit our OWN posts, not others.                                                   P *I would love that option, -I'm constantly adding corrective post post posts :-P                                              & It appears the 'revise' function works                                                                                        T i was wondering is there away to read a bit val from a file with out using asm in qb                                           Up a little late?                                                                                                             ' Getting bits from a byte and vice-versa                                                                                       C ya i kind of found out how to sue and 2 sec's after i posted that -                                                            screensavers                                                                                                                  + That depends, How do you want it to run?...                                                                                    Windows                                                                                                                       $ HOW TO PROGRAMME WINDOWS WITH QBASIC                                                                                          2 *PROGRAM WINDOWS!??! You have to join Microsoft :P                                                                            H I looked and could not find where that info is either. Have you tried...                                                       DOSSAVER                                                                                                                      % * The **FAQ** has been "categorized".                                                                                          *Looks great, thanks Mac                                                                                                      9 Binary Search demo program - with cool new features added                                                                     8 all you XP qb'ers: Q about IDE file menu: floppy drive..                                                                      V Please explain what you mean by "everytime the directory changes" I only experience...                                         hmm                                                                                                                           > * yes I hear the floppy accessed when entering open/save in QB                                                                 Check out my new site!                                                                                                        B First - Congrats on making a Web-site. Some constructive advice...                                                             Pete                                                                                                                          : *Done. By the way, new guys sight appears legit, not spam.                                                                    B *uhhh forum? What forum? (I'm probably blind, but I can't find it)                                                            U *No, not a forum. It's a qb site (downloads, etc.) See post by "Mike" a few posts up.                                         W *He said "feedback either through the forum" but I think he was referring to THIS forum                                        QB71 with Windows 2000 Pro                                                                                                    Y A little difficult to know what you mean "brt71enp but I don't find this library", but...                                     : *re__try seeing article 103680 in Microsoft knowledge base                                                                    ( Maybe the location of files was changed.                                                                                      , This routine takes TOO LONG, please help....                                                                                  X *I would need you to post the calculations sub to see what you are trying to accomplish.                                      5 There is no way to do your test in less than 7 years!                                                                          Let me clarify....                                                                                                            = Please post your code "calculations" otherwise we can't help.                                                                  Thanks to all, and .....                                                                                                      " Well, I guess you are gone now, AA                                                                                             Of course not.....                                                                                                             There's another way to learn...                                                                                               
 A few things-                                                                                                                 B * NEXT e:NEXT k:NEXT i, and is NEXT e, k, i ever tested for speed?                                                            ( Windows Media Player interfering with QB                                                                                       Graphics card perhaps?                                                                                                        D *Maybe, but when a song finishes playing? And Winamp doesn't do that                                                           Re: Graphics card perhaps?                                                                                                    
 Um........                                                                                                                    $ *I SAID that I was usining Win2K....                                                                                           Try this...                                                                                                                   Z Cannot run a full dos screen from XP desktop. (Stand-alone Qb prog. with PIF to launch...)                                    U *Dunno about XP, but try SCREEN 12: SCREEN 0 to force fullscreen at start of program.                                         # Check properties of executable file                                                                                            * try a BAT, too.                                                                                                             F - Reply to all. The problem seems to be the default line setting in...                                                        F *WIDTH 80, 25  (80 is optional, but include comma if you leave it out)                                                        X *Good recommendation. Do you think setting this in my qb progs. will adjust  ntvdm. exe?                                      E *I think ntvdm should emulate this properly, but test it for yourself                                                         W *Thanks. I should have time in a day or two to give it a try. I'll let you know results                                        To create a batch file:                                                                                                        (continued from above)                                                                                                        Y *Yes. Thanks. I could accomplish what you suggested without difficulty. Good explanation!                                     Z * Agamemnus. Tried bat. Computer is in pieces on floor. How was this supposed to help? lol                                     * whoops..... =|                                                                                                              $ Advanced Filing Arrays Combo Problem                                                                                           Something like this...                                                                                                        R Good responce. One thing to add if commas are used in data and one other option...                                            I Correction - Good "response" sorry for typo. One additional item - DIM...                                                     + Input Path for run-time Module brt71afr.exe                                                                                    *Options -&gt; Set Paths                                                                                                       Shorten length of a data file                                                                                                 - I'm not exactly sure what you have in mind...                                                                                 1 Re: I'm not exactly sure what you have in mind...                                                                             ' Did you design the format of TRIAL.DAT?                                                                                        Hey Mac                                                                                                                        Heh - Don't ask me                                                                                                            + Re: Did you design the format of TRIAL.DAT?                                                                                   ! Correction to my previous message                                                                                             * That's like defragmenting within a file...                                                                                    3 So, my guess is that ZIP uses your method, but then                                                                           H I read your post about finding a way around TEMP files. You could use...                                                      A re__how to truncate a file using interrupts (microsoft's article)                                                             ; *Wow, silver platter and all. Great article and thanks eqo.                                                                   ' Problem splitting and recombining files                                                                                       # ok you need to change a few things-                                                                                           = * To avoid any confusing I think ShadowWolf mean't LOF right?                                                                 6 ya i ment lof i posted that when i was kind of tired *                                                                        , Um..... I just got totally confused.........                                                                                  < There does not appear to be anything wrong with your program                                                                   Um..... I guess...                                                                                                            U *I posted a simple little challenge in the Challenges Subforum (suitable for newbies)                                          Categorizing FAQ                                                                                                              - ya categorized the FAQ would be a good idea *                                                                                 5 yeah i feel categorizing the FAQ is a good idea !!!!!                                                                          * faq.qbasicnews.com =|                                                                                                        Piece of crap =|                                                                                                              R *I was thinking more about just listing each topic underneath the category heading                                            8 * I actually categorized and edited most of it . . . . .                                                                      I * Good work. I just meant it isn't a "faq". Nobody asked those questions.                                                     	 disabling                                                                                                                     A Actually, entering a comma into a string doesn't return an error.                                                             
 yes... but                                                                                                                    U * yes, unless you run out of string space (over 32767 chars) but that's quite a feat.                                         6 What part of stylez's response did you not understand?                                                                         Qbasic                                                                                                                        6 There is no characteristic of F5 that would cause that                                                                        H *In case you didn't know, to stop a runaway program, press Ctrl + Break.                                                      * * that doesn't work in a loop for me......                                                                                    ! In a loop? I don't understand ...                                                                                             Z *Just in case Ctrl + Break isn't clear, while holding down the Ctrl key, press Pause/Break                                     * DO: LOOP, 1: GOTO 1, etc.                                                                                                    Yo, agamemnus...                                                                                                              1 * no,i have a standard keyboard. No FN, no BREAK.                                                                             ( All standard keyboards have a Break key.                                                                                      Z * oh, hmm.. when I though of break it was of a big long button.. Anyways, still no effect.                                    ) * Another way to stop a program is Ctrl-C                                                                                     N *Do you mean on a laptop, Solitaire? Ctrl + C doesn't work on my desktop comp.                                                3 *Ctrl-C works just fine on my desktop or my laptop.                                                                           L *Can't get it to work (tried Ctrl, C and Ctrl + C). What is your desktop OS?                                                   Can't get it to work!!!                                                                                                        *using Windows XP Pro                                                                                                          The DOS break command                                                                                                         7 Thanks for the lucid and thorough explanation, Fred ...                                                                       + Unless, of course, you used F5 to run it...                                                                                   ( *Beat me TheBOB! (just by a few minutes)                                                                                      V *Yeah, but you might have started responding first, -my answer wasn't exactly detailed                                        
 just hit..                                                                                                                    
 Re: Qbasic                                                                                                                     Quotes in a string                                                                                                            : Use CHR$(34) -- Works for other stuff (like Enter) as well                                                                    	 Thank you                                                                                                                     - Nostalgia, anyone? (especially lkt153) (URL*)                                                                                  Good times!!                                                                                                                  I * I still talk to Alipha from time to time when he drops in at #en.qbchat                                                     L * He probably hangs on an IRC channel somewhere although I'm not sure which.                                                  9 * i saw him on http://www.killerz-web.com/ once or twice.                                                                       * He's at MSN all the time.. heh                                                                                              ' 3 dimensional arrays - reading the data                                                                                        Are you sure? (more)                                                                                                          D The only way I can make sense out of the DATA as you've given it ...                                                           The way I see it,                                                                                                             2 *I think you're right, -makes more sense that way.                                                                            1 Been discussed on another forum a while ago (URL)                                                                             U *Ha! That should answer dawn's question, -assuming she ever comes back (only 10% do).                                         @ Just having fun, -I put together a user-defined type version ...                                                              4 Tough the way DATA was laid out. This works on QB1.0                                                                           IRC / Sockets Mainly                                                                                                          T *It's hard to use internet with QB. I think it's done using other programs by SHELL.                                            File Not Being Read Consistently                                                                                              ; There is no feature or bug in QBasic that would cause that.                                                                   R *Check your data file (open in QBasic: click File\Open and enter name + extension)                                            ! Re: File Not Being Read Correctly                                                                                              Word proccesser                                                                                                               , using inkey$ for your input would be a must*                                                                                  + Run this little program to see keys pressed                                                                                   P Take it from someone who has made a few. It seems easy but it is anything but...                                               Heh, you're not kidding, Pete                                                                                                 G Hey Mac! Just tried your WP routine. Good utility for screen editing...                                                       * Thanks for the Kudos - Changed a few lines                                                                                    1 More on Ildrest's Overlapping Rectangles problem                                                                             * Yu could try the "short-circuit" method...                                                                                    & How can I print graphics to a printer?                                                                                        Y i belive there are code's that can be sent to the printer in the lprint statment to get -                                     Z I looked into this one once and put it in my list of things to do when I'm old and gray...                                     How does binary sort work???                                                                                                   example.                                                                                                                      ( Thanks. I'll figure out codes somehow :)                                                                                      / * er, the numbers would be 0, 1, 5, not 1, 2, 3                                                                                *test                                                                                                                         ( You must mean a binary search (not sort)                                                                                      * Thanks for the clarification, Solitaire!!!                                                                                     Binary Search demo program                                                                                                    # *Excellent demo program, Solitaire!                                                                                            *Thanks.                                                                                                                      - hmm, that makes a lot more sense than my code                                                                                  Just Saying Hi                                                                                                                	 Heh - Yep                                                                                                                     W *Yep- time difference (me being in Australia) means it's not as active when I get on :(                                       = * Er... lkt143?! Was I my rank lowered or something?!? ;-)heh                                                                  C++ questions!                                                                                                                
 jpg pixels                                                                                                                    % To determine JPG image dimensions ...                                                                                         % Accessing shared folders on a network                                                                                         Y -It can be done. Could you tell us the OS you are using. Also, if you would leave your...                                      Some things to try                                                                                                            * How to map something as a network drive...                                                                                    ( N O T I C E      re: Poor Message Titles                                                                                       WHADAYA SAY                                                                                                                   7 * The command RETURN returns to instruction after GOSUB                                                                       
 once again                                                                                                                    A seems like your lacking in alot of information on RPG game theroy                                                              hi all                                                                                                                        5 * Welcome Paul, liked the nick, strange similarity...                                                                         V *Hi Paul. Good to have another programmer on board. A lot of us use ASM + Qb here too.                                         character size in screen 0                                                                                                     *Find WIDTH in the help file.                                                                                                 ! Re: *Find WIDTH in the help file.                                                                                              WIDTH changes the font...                                                                                                     2 Assuming you aren't lying to mississippi, then....                                                                             Re: WIDTH changes the font...                                                                                                  Hey, mississippi                                                                                                               Re: Hey, mississippi                                                                                                          
 Good News!                                                                                                                    1 *or try SCREEN 7, it has a large font by default.                                                                              It's a Full Screen thing                                                                                                       * thanks all I will try it                                                                                                     Font                                                                                                                          . -Yes font size is determined by screen mode...                                                                                2 Re: -Yes font size is determined by screen mode...                                                                            < Can I use QuickSort on multi-dimensional arrays? Please help                                                                  % Sorting multiple-dimension arrays ...                                                                                         
 Thanks Bob...                                                                                                                  Then ...                                                                                                                      ! Multiple Images in a single array                                                                                             2 Manipulating an image array is very tricky, so ...                                                                             GET/PUT offsetting.                                                                                                            cool                                                                                                                          ' Coupl'a tough problems on the subforums                                                                                       6 That question should be transferred to the main forum.                                                                        
 Good point                                                                                                                     help on serial port baud rate                                                                                                 0 to boost the speed your going to need to use asm                                                                               Arrgh!                                                                                                                        S asm not that hard it's pretty easy once you understand some of the basic's if you -                                            need assistance on serial port                                                                                                Z * Hey Mac, I'll look onto that, but right now, I'm REALLY busy with my move, 4 days to go.                                     I apologize...                                                                                                                9 I NEED HELP W/ QBASIC Homework/ Project.....Pleeeaassseee                                                                     . * why don't you try to do something first.....                                                                                9 Did you read the "Homework Help" at the top of this page?                                                                      F Y I                                                                                                                         G * No problem :-) Others before you have gone through the same gauntlet.                                                        A/D Converter Interface                                                                                                       % Assuming you are writing to a disk...                                                                                         Z *Also, just opening a file for OUTPUT will 86 the contents, even if you don't add anything                                     Okay...                                                                                                                         Don't think I can help you there                                                                                              ! Stack space and $DYNAMIC problems                                                                                              Be more careful with your stack                                                                                                Sorry                                                                                                                         - * Not sure but I think default is 1kb (1024).                                                                                 ( I'm sure that's not the default, because                                                                                      ( Default stack space indicated by FRE(-2)                                                                                      5 Maybe so, but the "default stack value" is still 1248                                                                          check this out                                                                                                                 i need some help                                                                                                               *URL Inside                                                                                                                   # Fuller version of QB7.1 here (*URL)                                                                                           # How do I cut up a string in Vbasic?                                                                                           W your going to want somthing to parser up the string then rearrage it the way you want *                                       ) How to parse a mixed string into a number                                                                                     Q Hope this does not annoy anyone here, but I need a non-qb referral if possible...                                             R Your going to want to use PHP and a database programof your chossing or write your                                            7 *Looked into some PHP scripts today. Thanks ShadowWolf.                                                                        To Pete and Cyberkill04uk                                                                                                      *Cool. Link cut and pasted.                                                                                                   L I Know This Forum Is Only For QBASIC, But Please Help Just This Once. PLEASE                                                  * -Turning a string into a variable in QB...                                                                                    + *THANK YOU!!! YOU HAVE JUST SAVED MY LIVE!!                                                                                   1 Why does this skip to the third row for LOCATE 2?                                                                             / -Solitaire. Use locate 2, pos(1) in place of...                                                                                I'm not sure                                                                                                                   *Thank you.  Problem solved.                                                                                                   Amazing!                                                                                                                      5 *Mac, check my post above for why locate may do this.                                                                          even stranger yet...                                                                                                           and another thing...                                                                                                           The mystery deepens....                                                                                                       H -Well, I assume you mean that locate 2 works ok in this demo; however...                                                      , The above program was merely a test version.                                                                                   Look, let's make this simple...                                                                                               ' The problem seems to be the semi-colon.                                                                                       8 Best LOCATE solution uses both row and column parameters                                                                      = -Yes!  That is true. The semi-colon in the print statement...                                                                 C * Am I the only one who can't see past the first page of the forum?                                                           , Guess so. Works for me... A bit slow though.                                                                                   Need Help with Windows XP.                                                                                                     Regarding QB and WinXP                                                                                                         !!!!STACK SPACE!!!                                                                                                            M your going to have to give more information on how your changing up your maps                                                 - -Stack space problems can be the result of...                                                                                 
 Detect inkey$                                                                                                                  Solution found                                                                                                                 like so                                                                                                                       9 Hey Mac, if you're here... a question about this board...                                                                     + We certainly see eye-to-eye on this topic!!                                                                                   H -I think I know what you're saying, but perhaps some misunderstanding...                                                       OK, here is all I know                                                                                                         *I get it 100%. Thanks!                                                                                                        Save Option                                                                                                                   . That actually works? What do you mean by that?                                                                                " Duplicate definition compile error                                                                                            & Re: Duplicate definition compile error                                                                                        : thanks, changed the declaration and added &amp; elsewhere!                                                                     Here is a duplicate                                                                                                            Actually ...                                                                                                                  Z *NOTE: you can't DIMension variables with the same name: DIM a AS INTEGER, DIM a AS STRING                                    . *and 'a' itself can be a separate variable too                                                                                4 Sure. Of course, it is considered default single ...                                                                          - Thanks for the correction - Nick, re: DECLARE                                                                                  Problems with a exercise                                                                                                       * MOD is modulus                                                                                                              & agamemnus, not to pick on you, but....                                                                                        , * cryptic question = cryptic answer..... LOL                                                                                  
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Deleted data is *not* erased from the hard disk!                                                                          deleting data permanently!!                                                                                                    deleting data permanently!!                                                                                                    deleting data permanently!!                                                                                                   7 This pseudo 3d renderer might be useful for some of you                                                                       % * How do you put stuff on the screen?                                                                                         @ Get a piece of Elmers Glue, a paper and paste it on the monitor.                                                              R *SCREEN, PSET and DRAW. Find them in the QB help file (or try FAQ at top of forum)                                            : Unfortunately, the FAQ doesn't have anything yet on PUT...                                                                    L *I'm not sure, but I think he was only after how to use graphics in general.                                                   Oops! In that case ...                                                                                                         It does now!                                                                                                                   General answer                                                                                                                	 like this                                                                                                                      sorts                                                                                                                          Lots...                                                                                                                       , And we have documented many in the subforums                                                                                  ) * Okay, I will, but why particularily me?                                                                                      Heh, well...                                                                                                                   Oh, haha - that was a joke...                                                                                                 L the best sort is a bin sort, speed-wise... depending on what you want to do:                                                  ! Addendum to GET, PUT and Graphics                                                                                              The one thing I see wrong...                                                                                                  ' Zach, how could I do that with my code?                                                                                       L *As I said below, -no. SCREEN 12 x coordinates are 0 - 639, there is no 640.                                                   As TheBOB said :-)...                                                                                                         * Oh, yeah, and if you're using SCREEN 13...                                                                                    7 *320 x 200 (not 600), and it goes 0 to 319 and 0 to 199                                                                       8 Can anyone figure out what FrustratedFrank's problem is?                                                                       FrustratedFrank, Does this help                                                                                                Also, it would help to know ...                                                                                                Err, slightly related question                                                                                                W *It's in the QB help file under PUT (PSET/AND/XOR etc. XOR default)... try PSET instead                                       7 *Tried it Mac? (put , PSET on the end of your PUT line)                                                                        Ahh, that made more sense                                                                                                     6 *Yeah, sorry Mac, I make things confusing sometimes :(                                                                        ' The Array reference is perfectly valid.                                                                                        GET, PUT and Graphics                                                                                                         A *Your image is 2 pixels wide and you can't PUT off screen (x:640)                                                             0 Why do I get a system crash with a static array?                                                                              G *Forgot to mention, I'm running Windows XP. Maybe Win98 wouldn't crash.                                                       Z * Now, imagine how long it would take you to debug that if QB used those error messages ;)                                     I can't get it to crash...                                                                                                    0 * Don't you mean Win98 SE? (SE = Second Edition)                                                                               *Me = Millenium edition                                                                                                       B * I know, I just thought it weird to have an update from 98 to ME.                                                             Wasn't my decision ...                                                                                                         I redid some of the code.                                                                                                     " Which version is more efficient --                                                                                             You don't need the static array                                                                                               5 ...but your code is still using the static array (!?)                                                                          LOL                                                                                                                           % Syntax Error with READ statement??!?!                                                                                         % There is something wrong in your data                                                                                         " haha, stupid error, im such a fool                                                                                             try 'read map%(y, x)'                                                                                                         ; You can assign data to an array but you can't READ from it.                                                                   + HELP How do you copy files in visual basic?                                                                                   % * same way you do it in QB, isn't it?                                                                                          Please send me an EMail                                                                                                       
 Yes, it is                                                                                                                    / Re: HELP How do you copy files in visual basic?                                                                                QBASIC language specs required                                                                                                  language evaluation requirements                                                                                              5 qb supports some of the stuff you listed in that list                                                                         2 thanks, but I actually need the full language spec                                                                             Use the HELP file                                                                                                             ' Yes, what's more, examples are included                                                                                       * Where do i download this "HELP FILE"? [nt]                                                                                     It's in the QB HELP SYSTEM.                                                                                                   / to shadowolf -- and for everyone's  information                                                                               B I think that inheritance can be done... and so can "encapsulation"                                                            % QB is NOT an object-oriented language                                                                                         C encapsulation, inheritance, and polymorphism do *not* need objects.                                                           . *They need classes (at least inheritance does)                                                                                	 try this:                                                                                                                     V you can use varseg and varprt to act as a pointer works fine just not as simple as c++                                        C looks like netbabbler.com doing the redirect again to network45.com                                                            *Works now for me.                                                                                                            , * Yep, our complaint must have woken them up                                                                                  > Does anyone know how the Variable length strings work exaclty?                                                                 stack vs heap memory                                                                                                           Why do you need so many digits?                                                                                                For fun I guess                                                                                                               7 But the number of permutations of those atoms... YOWSA!                                                                       9 *URL* Testing for Riemann Zeros require that size numbers                                                                     4 *Maybe you could find a palindrom rooted from 196!!!                                                                          T *There was a link to a book in TXT format somewhere in the subforums... Ethan Winer?                                           www.ethanwiner.com                                                                                                            4 Yeah that stuff rules... lots of stuff about strings                                                                           Regarding the AND operator...                                                                                                  Boolean Operators                                                                                                             C *I feel stupid, I already new that... thanks for reminding me Nick.                                                           > Just to complete the concept for newbies, there's also XOR ...                                                                 In binary terms ...                                                                                                           R yo looks like www.qbasic.com forum link is screawed up, can some one confirm this*                                             Sure looks like it.                                                                                                           7 *Doesn't work for me, either, -but why is it a problem?                                                                        Why it's a problem...                                                                                                          *Yes, of course.                                                                                                               Thanks for the heads-up, guys!                                                                                                4 but do people search for "qbasic forum" or "qbasic"?                                                                          
 QBasic.com                                                                                                                     * oO                                                                                                                            Seeing as I need more feedback..                                                                                              
 Some feedback                                                                                                                 5 *Did you you look at the site?, there's all the info.                                                                          *vomit*                                                                                                                        Oh, that's friendly...                                                                                                        3 I have a Byte-code scripting language you could use                                                                           ) *Thanks, but I think I'll stick with NS50                                                                                     9 it a fully compile able scripting lang your loss i guss *                                                                     & New version of Japanese Error Messages                                                                                         *Hehe, good one                                                                                                                New, improved version today!                                                                                                  : OOPS!  I found a major bug in the program.  Attention Mac!                                                                     I found the reason for the bug.                                                                                                Corrected code is now posted                                                                                                   Aga                                                                                                                            No,                                                                                                                           M *From now on, I recomend you operate your lawn mower with all covers in place                                                  lawn mower?                                                                                                                   K *hmmm, perhaps some sort of training wheels would prevent further accidents                                                    *i doubt it.                                                                                                                   *Seat belt?                                                                                                                    *How about shoes?                                                                                                              *Steel toe of course                                                                                                           * heavy and uncomfortable...                                                                                                   *ok ok... Kevlar socks                                                                                                         hmmmmm                                                                                                                        + Kevlar is actually a registered trade mark                                                                                   - *Well, I haven't made any money off it yet...                                                                                  * Pentium (hhhhhahaahahahaha)                                                                                                  Write to Registry                                                                                                             ) You cannot write the registry from QBasic                                                                                     7 Check all QBasic source code for regedit modifications!                                                                       > -Note about writing programs to the registry with INI files...                                                                 Would depend on the application                                                                                               ? Arrgh! So it is simple to update the registry from QBasic (DOS)                                                               K -Question to Mac. Any advantages at all to recording your exe program to...                                                    Don't ask me                                                                                                                   I don't see any                                                                                                               ' Thanks Earthborn. I especially liked...                                                                                        printing text on diagramm                                                                                                     & LOCATE does not use X/Y coordinates...                                                                                         * I'm grateful for your help!                                                                                                 
 open files...                                                                                                                 / *Use LINE INPUT (see Help for full explanation)                                                                                Side note to TheBob                                                                                                            I hear what you're saying ...                                                                                                 9 -TheBob already answered this but I just wanted to add...                                                                      Thanx...                                                                                                                       Still a lil problem....                                                                                                        ideas                                                                                                                         Z *People are strange,when you're a stranger,faces look ugly, when you're alone. Good taste!                                    	 poke peek                                                                                                                     ' --Try this code for turning caps off...                                                                                        Doesn't work on NT40 QB1.0                                                                                                    	 peek,poke                                                                                                                      Complete code and explanation                                                                                                 Y * Just wanted to say thanks, if gene doesn't  respond.  Had code for caps off but not on.                                      Does it work on WinXP?                                                                                                        L *Question to MAC. Will it work on NT if you compie it as a stand-alone .exe?                                                   Hm, hopefully answers to both                                                                                                 V *Thanks lkt153. I had a feeling XP was blocking it somehow. MS should rename it  XPOS!                                         thanx                                                                                                                          doesn't work                                                                                                                   Use UCASE$ and LCASE$                                                                                                         1 Curious. QB and other OS's, Win CE, PDA's, etc...                                                                             R as long as you have a dos emulater for what ever platform your using qb will work*                                            R -Thanks for reply. I've seen some emulators listed on various search engine sites.                                            ! Now we just don't need boot disks                                                                                             Q Pfft lol... agreed; it makes more sense to computer idiots this way. (url inside)                                              *** LOL ***                                                                                                                    QB Program B4 Windows                                                                                                         N *Yeah... use a boot disk... but you'll need to restart to get back to windows.                                                 RE__ if you have w9x                                                                                                           Startup Folder                                                                                                                 Japanese Error Messages                                                                                                       ) *Terrific! ("You ask far too much, -LOL!)                                                                                     ) I got it working, but still 1 more thing.                                                                                      *compile it.                                                                                                                  
 No Compile...                                                                                                                 N * to edit it again open the bas file in QB, save it and compile again, easy...                                                0 *(Mac would love this one!) Use SYSTEM, not END!                                                                              ( A little explanation of SYSTEM vs END...                                                                                       Oh, yes, -one more thing ...                                                                                                    Where exactally do i put SYSTEM?                                                                                              1 *Yes, the program being SHELL'd, in place of END.                                                                             * Scrolling graphics...PEEK or access array?                                                                                     errrrr what do you mean?                                                                                                       *(tiles to draw)                                                                                                              B *Yeah pretty much scrolling tile-based terrain. With things on it.                                                            T *Alipha wrote a terrific scrolling engine (library), -check his website (Links page)                                           here..                                                                                                                        	 QB + BIOS                                                                                                                      Just wondering                                                                                                                X *No, he doesn't care except for the income from ads... and Mac won control of the forums                                      ; amazon.com ads were the only ones i could find that worked.                                                                    Visual Basic help                                                                                                             E by the way i just started learning this tonite so dont laugh at me =P                                                         ! Nobody laughs at newbies, but....                                                                                             Y i think StryDeR was in the right to ask the question in the qb forum qb and vb systex and                                     % Well, I agree for this exact question                                                                                          Try this                                                                                                                       ahhh thnk you MAC                                                                                                             - I'd like an explanation, if you don't mind...                                                                                 H *I'm a pretty fast typist anyway and I prefer to write things in full...                                                      8 Well, I got tired waiting for an explanation from the OP                                                                      
 I disagree                                                                                                                    & And, explanation of the code Mac gave.                                                                                        * About the Print command in Visual Basic...                                                                                    ! I am a total newb that needs help                                                                                             5 First think about how it could be done... then do it!                                                                         Z Sounds like homework and there this whole moral thing here about not doing homework but im                                     RUN FILEPATH$ wont work...                                                                                                    W *Do the strings contain file names with a .BAS extension? Should be either none or .EXE                                       
 .txt files                                                                                                                    X *And you say this worked in the uncompiled version? Are these files actually text files?                                      @ -Just replied and found Bob's post and .txt file reply posted...                                                               They are programs                                                                                                              Yes, of course...                                                                                                             P *Oops! Didn't mean to put quotes around Test$ (RUN "Test$"), should be RUN Test$                                              7 Reply. Are you pointing to the correct directory and...                                                                       I *Yes, CHAIN will pass COMMON variables when compiled requiring BRUN45.EXE                                                     G *Bob. I thought it might, I just know CHAIN doesn't function in BCOM45.                                                       ) *Sorry, -didn't read your post carefully.                                                                                     U *No problem. I, and I'm sure many others, greatly appreciate your help in this forum.                                         X if you want to share larg amounts of info from one exe to the next with out using common                                       Hunhh? You can't do that                                                                                                      , A faster way to scan two dimensional arrays?                                                                                   Keep track of your enemies ...                                                                                                A *eh.. i was trying to avoid using more variable sets, but oh well                                                             ; *Your 100 x 60 map array is TINY! Have fun! Spend a little!                                                                    What's more...                                                                                                                F *it's more of an adventure/rpg, like say, zelda 2 or battle of olympus                                                        8 *Never played them, so I'll assume you know what's best.                                                                      0 *Why not post it? (in the big programs subforum)                                                                              Z i don't think a game like that could be posted it would need gfx's files and map file's so                                     Change INT - STRING                                                                                                           = *VAL() for String-&gt;number and STR$() for number-&gt;string                                                                 
 Random access                                                                                                                 ( Reply. Appending a random access file...                                                                                      / Here is a tested program that shows that (URL*)                                                                               H *Does any one know what programming language was used to make windows 95                                                       Almost Certainly...                                                                                                           @ ya it was c++ but win9x was based heavely off of win3.x serriors                                                               Yes, however                                                                                                                  
 *debug.exe                                                                                                                     * I hope you're joking.. ;-)                                                                                                  # Shell, net send and character limit                                                                                           $ I assume you are a spammer using XP?                                                                                          @ - London Leen Smit, See my post of Feb 11 (XP and Shell from...)                                                               SHELL stuff again                                                                                                             U -Sorry to hear it did not work. You may want to contact the author of that post at...                                         T Title: Homework: Loading arrays not Using the number of records in a file as a limit                                           You're almost there...                                                                                                        Q Re: Homework: Loading arrays not Using the number of records in a file as a limit                                              Suggested solutions                                                                                                            Sorting parallel arrays                                                                                                        info on HLP file/line numbers                                                                                                  You can't click on QBasic.hlp                                                                                                  qbasic in fullscreen                                                                                                          ? *qb.exe &gt; Properties &gt; Screen &gt; Usage &gt; Full Screen                                                               C Re: *qb.exe &gt; Properties &gt; Screen &gt; Usage &gt; Full Screen                                                            You do this just ONCE                                                                                                          And if that doesn't work,                                                                                                     D *Is it possible to bridge 16 bit  QB with 32 bit programs using asm?                                                          ; once you start messing in 32bit you under protected mem and                                                                    No, not necessarily.                                                                                                          , Long file names have some asm support but...                                                                                   plz help                                                                                                                      J Open Qbasic, click Help tab, and select Index. A list of all statements...                                                    	 use index                                                                                                                     5 *Shift + F1, actually (will get you Help's Help Page)                                                                         J * http://forum.qbasicnews.com and click "QB Online Help" at the top-right.                                                     help with 2d rotation                                                                                                         1 Same thing, better variable names for explanation                                                                             5 * ScreenSaver - Save as x.bas, do START QBasic /RUN x                                                                         9 Sorry about the other post. But are you also called "Rel"                                                                     1 Err, sorry about that, rel. Here is what happened                                                                              No prob. :*)                                                                                                                   Huh? @ rels?                                                                                                                   Here.                                                                                                                          Another possibility...                                                                                                         Yeah, that also. :*)                                                                                                          * *He said he didn't WANT the code..........                                                                                    S * No, he said he didn't NEED the code, he just wanted to understand, so code helps.                                           A *Point taken-- I don't think the code's explained to well though.                                                              *too                                                                                                                           Use trigonometric circle                                                                                                      ! Putting file numbers into array..                                                                                              simple.                                                                                                                       " i think i understand this.. thanks                                                                                            @ if your going to be working in binary then you shouldn't use EOF                                                               * yeah..                                                                                                                       getting data from serialport                                                                                                  ; It's in the QBasic Help file, but I posted that stuff here.                                                                    Saving data files to a server                                                                                                 C you could shell the FTP and use the run instration form file switch                                                           S *You could try a Web-drive program that maps an internet address as a network drive                                           H *Oh wonderful. Here we go again, Mac. It said "Server closed connection"                                                      5 Once fooled, shame on you - Twice fooled, shame on me                                                                         H *hehehe, I know, but I get quite a few different problems on this forum.                                                      $ Quick explanation of how forms work.                                                                                           IRC Protocol                                                                                                                   arrays help!!!                                                                                                                 Not too serious...                                                                                                             What TheBob meant                                                                                                             * How to resize an array without losing data                                                                                     GET                                                                                                                            If you want to PUT an image...                                                                                                : It depends on the data type AND screen mode you specify...                                                                     What screen?                                                                                                                  
 yes... but...                                                                                                                 ; as I said, the 1st 2 elements are always width*8 and Height                                                                   K *question__how to dissapear the Windows Ms-dos window buttons using QBasic?                                                   9 QBasic is a DOS program.  It has no control over Windows.                                                                     / There are a few things that can be done from...                                                                               Z Mac, Sorry for reposts. I had page error from server and did not think post got through...                                    1 Note to Pete and everybody regarding "page error"                                                                             ' That just means a page is slow loading.                                                                                       $ *Mack AND Nick are forum owners? lol                                                                                          9 *I think you just want a full screen, -press ALT + ENTER.                                                                      help with 2d rotation                                                                                                          Yes. Use loops...                                                                                                             & if you are looking for optimization...                                                                                        $ PUT doesn't work unless you use GET?                                                                                          & Yes, you have to GET it to an array...                                                                                        9 And a second question about compiling into executables...                                                                      Yes, probably lack of memory                                                                                                  ( Merge Sort (I modified my programming;;)                                                                                      Y *Solitaire gave you an example of a merge sort below (you probably missed it -URL inside)                                      I can't read that -.-                                                                                                          Here it is ...                                                                                                                : thank you... thank you... thank you... thank you.... :))))                                                                    ! Anybody else have such a problem?                                                                                             0 *Yep, I get an &amp;QUOTE instead of " sometimes                                                                               I can think of two things                                                                                                      My QBasic site                                                                                                                 Some suggestions                                                                                                              U The first program (clock) doesn't flicker for me, but the bouncing ball does. Here...                                         * * These are called "physics based engines"                                                                                    8 *I can get some great reversing parabolas with this one!                                                                       Yours still flickers for me                                                                                                   I I remember you having problems with the space ship paging example, too...                                                      It does for me, too                                                                                                            Strange ...                                                                                                                   L *Or even simpler, -REM out the second WAIT statement ('WAIT &amp;H3DA, 8, 8)                                                   Results                                                                                                                       4 *Thanks Earthborn, -WAIT used with paging is tricky.                                                                          W *Ironically, all 3 WAIT methods work on my comp, but not PCOPY (my comp is only 300Mhz)                                       3 Hey, TheBob - Remember this and remind me next time                                                                            *Mac, flicker, CLS, -got it.                                                                                                   looks like a good start.                                                                                                      0 dos Environment variables now and then... help!?                                                                              = Does anybody in the world thing Windows XP is an improvement?                                                                 $ * "Think", and I don't think so, no.                                                                                           I'm happier with '95...                                                                                                       < *I know people who have attack dogs guarding their Win95 CD.                                                                  L *If M$ made everyone happy, they wouldn't be the Evil Empire...that's no fun                                                  N i like windows 98 se has abit of improvments on the os and is abit more stable                                                R *Lots of computer idiots like it... (is there a better word for computer idiots??)                                            @ so no one knows about the environment variables problem then?...                                                              M *Apparently not (sorry ouch, the thread kind of lost sight of your question).                                                 H * There are ints within 2Fh that should do it, i just never tested them.                                                      J ints 2fh? what are you talking about? and an qbasic attempt at the problem                                                    ; XP and Shell from another forum post. May be of interest...                                                                    Device I/O error                                                                                                              V *You might try reinstalling it (the program's uninstall utility should be on your HD).                                        9 Try opening your corrupted QB program in Edit or Notepad.                                                                     / *Oh! A QBasic program! (Ignore my dumb advice).                                                                                thanks                                                                                                                         Screen shots on XP                                                                                                             *I am gratified to hear it! :-)                                                                                                I knew that!                                                                                                                  = *Good one, Earthborn! (I had never tried the resizing thing!)                                                                  I agree                                                                                                                       ( Microsoft Word can't read my output file                                                                                       No, its not binary                                                                                                             Re: No, its not binary                                                                                                         Post your code                                                                                                                 Here is the code.                                                                                                              Just what I suspected                                                                                                          Re: Just what I suspected                                                                                                     ! If you did the file in WORD, then                                                                                              Yes                                                                                                                           % Yes, Mac is right, Now, my 2 cents...                                                                                         ) Re: Yes, Mac is right, Now, my 2 cents...                                                                                     
 Never Mind                                                                                                                     Re: Never Mind                                                                                                                A ****FAQ***** (Top of forum) Go read up on testing the keyboard...                                                             , *by me (Damn forgot my name AGAIN &gt;_&lt;)                                                                                   LOL - Maybe this is the answer:                                                                                                F7 and up are not working.                                                                                                     I got it to work but...????                                                                                                   ' Small program demo for function keys...                                                                                       + Re: Small program demo for function keys...                                                                                   	 Answer...                                                                                                                     2 I completly forgot about that section of the code.                                                                             INKEY$ Register                                                                                                                Not sure what you're asking...                                                                                                 er here are some codes                                                                                                        
 * Up = 0 + 72                                                                                                                  I need the QBSVGA library                                                                                                      Because, as we all know,                                                                                                       Must I say it?                                                                                                                6 *I don't know, Mag, -the name is pretty important too.                                                                        ( at least it's a little subdued this time                                                                                      ! *LOL, -can I use "OS-o-TRON 6000"                                                                                              A System to Operate...                                                                                                        
 * LOL - True!                                                                                                                 0 Here's what i've done in the field of OS writing                                                                              Z Not another os think this has be stated on this form so many time's it's not funny anymore                                    0 Will Qbasic run on an Apple PowerBook G4 laptop?                                                                              - There was some discussion about this below...                                                                                 ( Might wan't to interest you with this...                                                                                      # I put that program in the subforums                                                                                           8 Thanks!!! Plasma should get most of the creds thouugh as                                                                       about MERGE SORT..                                                                                                            E *At the point where the error occurs, c = 11. Double check your code.                                                          doesn't work;;                                                                                                                 I just realized...                                                                                                            & I don't think that is the problem.. :(                                                                                         It must be!                                                                                                                   H *Oops I overlooked that.. c doesn't get to 26. TheBOB's answer is better                                                      F Admittedly, c is only incremented under certain conditions, however...                                                        ; *Hohoho! Subscription out of range!! (sorry but it's funny)                                                                   8 To see a working sample of a merge sort, check this url:                                                                      < "Subscript out of range" Error, Please help. codes included.                                                                  + *It's because your array is too big (80+k).                                                                                    How to speed up LOG()                                                                                                          One popular technique...                                                                                                       I can't resist...                                                                                                              Sure, and then ...                                                                                                             couple more questions                                                                                                          Every pixel??? ...                                                                                                             Well                                                                                                                          J *Hang in there. There's often a way, but ultimately, only you can find it.                                                     Can you run this past me                                                                                                      D *Calculating electrical flow in the ground.  Predicting earthquakes.                                                          % why would you want to speed it up...?                                                                                           linear approximation techniques?                                                                                              $ OK, you ASM guys - What is going on?                                                                                           Can't test here                                                                                                               1 * Where are lkt153 and Alipha when you need them?                                                                             $ No mood to test it right now, but...                                                                                           Well, that's some hint                                                                                                         here is some info...                                                                                                          ' Got bored to tears and tested it... heh                                                                                        A simple RPG-menu selector                                                                                                     INKEY$ has a repeat delay.                                                                                                     thank you for your help                                                                                                       = *Whoops! I posted that but forgot to enter my name. &gt;_&lt;                                                                  You can use this if you want                                                                                                   A new and larger BASIC site                                                                                                    wow                                                                                                                           
 Challenges                                                                                                                    # * more challenges at qbasicnews.com                                                                                           ; I don't think this one is a really long programming project                                                                    Go to http://qbasicnews.com                                                                                                    OPEN "USB " for random as #1                                                                                                   Short answer: no                                                                                                               INPUT statements in QBasic?                                                                                                   % I'm guessing this is what you mean...                                                                                         U *Check LINE INPUT, INSTR and MID$ in the Help file (the technique is called parsing).                                         9 you could user instr like other people said but if you do                                                                     ' After bubble sorting, find intersection                                                                                        You've almost got it                                                                                                           P.S. On User-friendly Input                                                                                                    Thanks                                                                                                                        & Well, make sure you test that program.                                                                                        . if i have to sort stuff i just go this route -                                                                                5 I am a MacIntosh Computer User. How can I use QBasic?                                                                         Y *There is no QBasic for Mac's, but other BASIC's, -try google.com - Mac Basic Programming                                     ! * It's called an emulator, Bob...                                                                                             Z *Sure, but QBasic doesn't need the added overhead of a PC/DOS emulator, better a Mac BASIC                                     *IMHO, that is                                                                                                                 Unless, of course...                                                                                                           Well, QB is just a language...                                                                                                P *Sure, -I recognized you of course, -but I didn't think it had been 2 years! :-o                                              7 * Well...more like a year and a half...18 months or so.                                                                       ! actually hasn't it been 7 months?                                                                                             ' * Ah, yes...I returned for a few weeks.                                                                                       : Actually, there once was a QuickBasic version for the Mac.                                                                     IRC Protocol                                                                                                                  1 How to delete a DOS file inside a QBASIC program?                                                                              What Do You Mean?                                                                                                              That won't delete it...                                                                                                       < Want to detete "test.txt" while my Qbasic code is executing.                                                                   USE THE SHELL COMMAND                                                                                                         : Halfway through my post, I knew this would happen!  (More)                                                                     *sorry                                                                                                                         SHELL                                                                                                                         ? QBasic commands are a better option than DOS Shells however....                                                                Thanks                                                                                                                         Thank you very much to ALL.                                                                                                   5 Re: How to delete a DOS file inside a QBASIC program?                                                                          Mac, did you see this post?                                                                                                    I saw it                                                                                                                       The use of VB6 to simulate QB                                                                                                 
 * URLs inside                                                                                                                 8 * Good research. The first link even works on VB5 (mine)                                                                       Go straight to VB.NET                                                                                                          overview...                                                                                                                   . If it's a game, it must have a lot of graphics                                                                                F * Textual graphics, actually. http://www.wichman.org/roguehistory.html                                                        Z * There are some graphical rewrites, none better than the original IMO, but they're around                                    X Hello..... Does anyone Know how to Do this in qb? It is quite tricky but very important.                                      . You can't do it like that, but there is a way.                                                                                 Thanks                                                                                                                         Hey, agamemnus, question                                                                                                       No.                                                                                                                           ? Is It Possible To Make QBasic Object Orientated To Some Degree?                                                               9 You probably mean "Event Driven", not "Object Orientated"                                                                     A I believe it was the fact that qb is structured differently to VB                                                              you do realize, though, that...                                                                                               + VB6 is not a pure object-oriented language.                                                                                    Thanks                                                                                                                        G You ask Do you know of a way to do this?  Must be many ways, here's one                                                       % OO has nothing to do with graphics...                                                                                         A * It also involves, classes, inheritance, polymorphism, and such.                                                             % Here's a simple explanation of OOP...                                                                                         7 *I'm making a kinda OO game in QB-- will post it later.                                                                         * Cool. How do you simulate OOP?                                                                                              S *Thank you very much....... Do You Know How To Do Anything Else About This Subject?                                           * INP(&amp;H60) unreliable for arrow keys...                                                                                    $ Are you calling INKEY$ in each loop?                                                                                          . *That stuff doesn't seem to solve the problem.                                                                                + Can't get it to do that for me, Ildrest...                                                                                   ; *Even with your test loop I still get it... (Win2K, QB 7.1)                                                                    *Same results on QB 4.5 too                                                                                                   B *Tried it in 4.5 and 7.1, -made no difference, sorry (Windows Me).                                                            # you must have done something wrong.                                                                                            That's correct actually                                                                                                       R *That's all very well, but what can I do about it? And do you get the same effect?                                             Waitaminute...                                                                                                                . More fun to POKE than just putting it OUT. o_O                                                                                " *Damn, the table got screwed.. :-(                                                                                             Please test this!                                                                                                              Invalid switch                                                                                                                 *Oh, and I have Win2K                                                                                                         ! Did the drives display correctly?                                                                                             P *No, just terminated with that message.... and I'll get back to you on the rest.                                              
 this may help                                                                                                                  Array not defined on reg(0)                                                                                                    ummm...                                                                                                                        I only got this on WindowsNT                                                                                                  + And if you edit out the offending switches?                                                                                    Three offending switches                                                                                                       How About While In Windows?                                                                                                    Theoretically yes, but...                                                                                                     ! If all he wants is messages boxes                                                                                             ; * But that's NOT what he wants, he says he wants to use DX.                                                                    MusicSlave MIDI Player                                                                                                         *Yeah, go RAR!!                                                                                                               / * But of course...everything else just sucks :D                                                                               ( Is it possible to use directX in Qbasic?                                                                                       Not exactly...                                                                                                                 How about while in windows?                                                                                                   $ first of all, nice quadruple post :P                                                                                           Been there, tried that...                                                                                                      How about while in windows?                                                                                                    you could do a slave system                                                                                                   ' No  - QB is a DOS program. DOS DOS DOS!                                                                                        Hello Everybody!                                                                                                               *Hello &amp; welcome!                                                                                                         R *Yes, welcome. We have a one or two others from the UK who come here regularly :-)                                            > wxBasic! QBasic Language for Win32 and Linux with GUI support!                                                                = How do I make it pause and say "press any key to continue"...                                                                  How do I make it pause...                                                                                                      A simpler solution                                                                                                            G That's why you do a FOR I=1 TO 15: I$=INKEY$:NEXT I after your sleep :)                                                       " *I eat breakfast after my sleep :P                                                                                            K * Actually 0 to 15 or 1 to 16 would be better. The buffer is 16 words wide.                                                    u can try...                                                                                                                  8 *By far, the easiest is PRINT "Press...": a$ = INPUT$(1)                                                                      & *No, easier is PRINT "Press...": SLEEP                                                                                        X *Granted, it's shorter, but SLEEP is a pain in the neck if you want to maintain control.                                      
 SLEEP is evil                                                                                                                 3 *Yeah, I never use sleep, but it IS easier to type.                                                                           : *My preference is INPUT "Press any key to continue:  ", E$                                                                    # *Don't you press ENTER to continue?                                                                                           / * I meant INPUT "Press Enter to continue: ", E$                                                                                LOL!!                                                                                                                          *Hey! You forgot INP(&amp;H60)!                                                                                               	 Pauses...                                                                                                                      V'GER Improvement (I think)                                                                                                    Graphic Tutorial                                                                                                               Send you the URL?                                                                                                              Well                                                                                                                          B *Actually, Mac, -I'm at work!  (Mac did answer your question (_)')                                                             As TheBob said                                                                                                                 "GET" help needed                                                                                                             + GET uses number arrays not string variables                                                                                    Thanks                                                                                                                         BSAVE and masks                                                                                                                Here are all the elements...                                                                                                  . *MaxCOLORS -1 in loop, not MacCOLORS - 1 (???)                                                                                P This one demonstrates how to preserve background with masked sprite in motion...                                              U *I believe you use the OR operator when PUTting (but I think the white must be black)                                          Hmm...                                                                                                                        * Well, you would be absolutely correct, but                                                                                    I Color hue values have little to do with masking (on 8bit graphics anyway)                                                     M *Umm, well, I was not asking that but I understand a little more now, so thx.                                                 - Passing by value to SUB problem. Please help.                                                                                  Perhaps                                                                                                                        Beat me by half a second                                                                                                      6 *Sucks don't it?  Esp when you finish a long response!                                                                         * Thanks to All.                                                                                                               VAL Trash?!  No answer?  (URL)                                                                                                M *I have noticed that it only does it when the fourth decimal place is 3 (???)                                                  Do you REALLY want an answer?                                                                                                 , *Or use that really cute CURRENCY data type!                                                                                   I did not do any converting!                                                                                                  = The VAL function in QB saves the resulting number as a SINGLE                                                                  PRINT 6571583 / 10000                                                                                                         
 Graphics Help                                                                                                                  Think about it for a moment...                                                                                                # reading keys that are being pressed                                                                                           W *Check the **FAQ** at the top of the page, then post again if you still have a problem.                                        lol                                                                                                                            speaking of delays                                                                                                             sorry                                                                                                                         4 *No biggie. How do you think I found out about that?                                                                          
 URL Inside                                                                                                                    J *What Alipha uses (INP(96)) has no repeat delay, but can be harder to use.                                                     using sound in Qbasic ?                                                                                                       H *Check SOUND in the Help\Index (shows a frequency sweep in the example).                                                       You mean this?                                                                                                                 I need a profesional                                                                                                          > *Make a shortcut to QBasic under Start Menu- Programs- Startup                                                                 USE QBASIC LIB FILES IN VB?                                                                                                    nope                                                                                                                          D Ok then how would I go about accessing an internet port with qbasic?                                                           another internet question                                                                                                     % Ok thanks for the input....Shadowwolf                                                                                         ! Both of you: check out Arachne :)                                                                                              Print FAQ Followup                                                                                                            / *Replace every quote mark with " + CHR$(34) + "                                                                               C * Or, since it is HTML, use single quotes, ', instead of double, ".                                                            Thanks                                                                                                                        : *Single quotes worked and is easier to code. Thanks again.                                                                    L *You can also print CSS code for better control of HTML documents...Too cool                                                   Command$                                                                                                                      ( *sorry - it should read "but even if..."                                                                                      0 *DOS is not case sensitive so it doesn't matter.                                                                               Well now                                                                                                                      * Use the UCASE$ function in the program....                                                                                    . Re: Use the UCASE$ function in the program....                                                                                ( nop Command$ ucase$ all the parmitor txt                                                                                       That's got me really thinking                                                                                                 U ya that should work if you pass the ascii chr code but it would be kind of annoying *                                          RE__use this program                                                                                                           Help with files                                                                                                               Z *You'll have to be more specific, -how was this array saved? Part of a larger file? (etc.)                                     re:help with files                                                                                                             Someone assign me a project                                                                                                   
 Project ideas                                                                                                                 	 Solitaire                                                                                                                      Solitaire i got it!                                                                                                           
 Very nice!                                                                                                                    " Solitare-Id love to b in ur class!                                                                                             I teach on the college level.                                                                                                 N Actually, I rather like the number-generating part of the program, -however...                                                = *Sorry, I just noticed the variable count is initialized to 0                                                                  Bob                                                                                                                            No...                                                                                                                          Qbasic+xp=problems??                                                                                                          A Heh, no fix to that, not that I have figured out already at least                                                             	 thank you                                                                                                                     / * There's another alternative.... don't use XP.                                                                                Print Using Colors                                                                                                              *Use color 23 for flashing white                                                                                              ' *And color 31 for flashing bright white                                                                                         The problem is with this line...                                                                                              $ Re: The problem is with this line...                                                                                           Program patched up                                                                                                             It worked now...                                                                                                              I *Try a program that PRINTs INKEY$. Then press any key to tell what it is.                                                      Qbasic                                                                                                                         * Click on **FAQ** above                                                                                                      $ TheBob's Miniature Golf Game Hacked!                                                                                           I've been hacked!!! ...                                                                                                        Hmmm, works for me                                                                                                             Works for me now, too...                                                                                                       using SHELL with variables                                                                                                    C *RE_must be SHELL "net send W7HC-"+ s$+ " This is a test message!!"                                                           E DOh, that easy!! Thnx a lot! Never occured to me to use that syntax..                                                          get graphics format (screen 13)                                                                                               S it's the same format as bsave i think there a 7byte header then the pixl index data                                           W yo im pretty shure i got that wrong im playing around with it trying to get the format*                                       ' It has nothing to do with BSAVE header.                                                                                       L ya i found that out after i started peeking to the array segment and offset*                                                   Its multiplied by 8                                                                                                            Still, I don't get it                                                                                                          Consider                                                                                                                      / * That check should be: IF (xSize MOD 8) &gt; 0                                                                               > *Where are you from Dawid? (looks Polish or something similar)                                                                 *Good Call!                                                                                                                   ) *What? No, I'm serious! And I'm Polish...                                                                                     ! ah, widze ze ty masz polskie imie                                                                                             D * Interesting, hadn't thought of that, thanks for the clarification.                                                           Bullet proofing                                                                                                               + Test for both the number and string values.                                                                                   / Re: Test for both the number and string values.                                                                               3 Pro style: INKEY$, or if appropriate, INP(&amp;H60)                                                                           D * Forgot to PRINT the InputHolder$... but you should get the picture                                                           What do you mean, "pro style?"                                                                                                U *what if they want a negative number? id use IF vnum &lt;&gt; 0 AND num$ &lt;&gt; "0"                                         H Here's a good one for avoiding an error you probably would not expect...                                                       Wow Great thnx guys!                                                                                                          1 * It's used, but not in a professional sense, no.                                                                             $ The term that's used is "validation"                                                                                          C Well, I am a "professional" programmer and I agree that programs...                                                           3 woundn't be possable to bulletproof somthing a 100%                                                                           E "Testing can never prove the absence of errors, only their presence."                                                         # Didn't you see the first Star Wars?                                                                                           % * Catchy motto. I like it better too.                                                                                         X * And I tihnk that was on "Empire Strikes back" (episode 5) not "A new hope" (episode 4)                                      J Yes, I thought of that after posting, but didn't think anyone would notice                                                     Quadratic Equations Solver                                                                                                     That happens only when ..                                                                                                     5 Try renaming the X1 variable to 'Xa', also X2 to 'Xb'                                                                         " *No that doesn't make a difference                                                                                            / Sadly, this is a complex problem (pun intended)                                                                                Uhm ..                                                                                                                         Uhm... to your Uhm...                                                                                                         
 A simple test                                                                                                                  Exits too fast                                                                                                                . Add an input to pause the display  at the end.                                                                                 *Thanks.                                                                                                                      4 Memory image configuration, instant screen output...                                                                           Using VGA registers                                                                                                            Use SEVIDEOSEG                                                                                                                1 * VERY interesting, didn't know it could be done.                                                                             J *Make the whole pallet black, put the colours in, then set up the palette.                                                     re: black pallet                                                                                                               Double Columns                                                                                                                 Here is one way                                                                                                                A use for SPAM                                                                                                                 my favorite new spam feature                                                                                                  P By using DEF SEG how can i find which address controls the internet or NIC card?                                              . you can't def seg only address convational mem                                                                                 ok                                                                                                                             I have an idea                                                                                                                ( I always thought it would be a good idea                                                                                      6 *LOL, -proficient in cough attacks and liver spotting.                                                                         Thats right bob                                                                                                               6 a fighting game like mortal combat could be done in qb                                                                        
 you're right,                                                                                                                 L wasn't there a fighting project going that had all the major qb hero's in it                                                  1 There's always something silly going on like that                                                                             H Does the same RANDOMIZE produce the same results on different computers?                                                      
 Yes, it will.                                                                                                                  *Thanks.                                                                                                                       HELP PLZ (Ignore this post)                                                                                                   0 Can I actually run my programs as screen savers?                                                                               Google ... "DOSSaver"                                                                                                         ) *RE__i saw two in http://www.neozones.com                                                                                     - How to resolve "Out of String Space" problem?                                                                                  Not too many -- too big                                                                                                       3 (*URL)  Just added two games.  The last two listed.                                                                            A suggestion                                                                                                                  ! Wow, I made that a LONG time ago.                                                                                             % Homework help: time of falling abject                                                                                         ' OK, Let's see what your program does...                                                                                        * Thanx!                                                                                                                       error in equation                                                                                                              Please explain, jp                                                                                                             How am i suppose to do this????                                                                                                Please verify this                                                                                                             YES!!                                                                                                                         " That's what they made X and Y for!                                                                                            * Not sure what the INSTRUCT$ stuff is about                                                                                     Used numbers                                                                                                                   Use a shuffle sort (url inside)                                                                                                what you wanted                                                                                                                RE__example                                                                                                                    Strings + QB Commands                                                                                                           The only thing I can think of is                                                                                              * *Then add "chain original.bas" after "cls"                                                                                    
 Ah, right.                                                                                                                     There is a way to do this                                                                                                     O looks like you want some kind of minor scripting power for what ever your doing                                                The short answer is "no"                                                                                                      S if he wanted to he could write up a basic scriptor two excute commands from strings                                           , Hey, "Lightning", here is 52 factorial (URL)                                                                                  * * Improved timer function. URL still good.                                                                                     imprimer avec xp                                                                                                               QB-files don't under Windows XP                                                                                               T I tihnk that's file relatd, but can't really recall, what more does it say about it?                                           Error 54 is....                                                                                                               
 bitmap loader                                                                                                                  Not much you can do.                                                                                                          C not much you can do unless you want to go and learn how to use vesa                                                            accessing the LPT port                                                                                                        $ Uh-uh. LPT is a printer port. Try...                                                                                          ( RE__devices are opened and used as files                                                                                      & If all you want is game port access...                                                                                         FirstBasic's Annoyance                                                                                                        8 FirstBASIC, PowerBASIC, etc., are not 100% compatible...                                                                       I Cant Find It                                                                                                                
 Never Mind                                                                                                                     Learning function...                                                                                                          9 This is what I was looking for all those "HASH" Codes for                                                                      Very interesting                                                                                                              % My algorithims, may not be so robust.                                                                                         , I wanted to avoid using any common variables                                                                                   Variable tweaking required...                                                                                                 	 interting                                                                                                                      error comunication com1                                                                                                       # Serial Door... Good ole Babble Fish                                                                                           A if you want to go faster you going to need to write up a asm lib*                                                             ' VAL() trash question : To Mike : To Mac                                                                                        Regarding Trash 3 ...                                                                                                          But what about this?                                                                                                          V *That one got it. Very strange, -but not "trash", -would round to the original number.                                         Rounding Error...                                                                                                              What happens better explained                                                                                                  downloads on this site?                                                                                                       ) *Yes I meant that, understood, thank you.                                                                                     ' How do I control MPEG files from .exe ?                                                                                        Too many characters?                                                                                                           Maybe SHELL                                                                                                                    Mpeg Reply. This may help...                                                                                                  $ ***** Use SHELL instead of RUN *****                                                                                           Where are your mpeg files?                                                                                                    
 .exe files                                                                                                                    $ * use qb.exe: qb4.5, qb7.1, or VBDOS                                                                                          O *Just follow "Downloads" at the top of the page to obtain QuickBASIC compilers.                                                Why do my shots always miss?                                                                                                   * what an original nickname.                                                                                                  1 *Thanks, can't you just tell I spent hours on it?                                                                              *erm one thing is the range ..                                                                                                7 *er message in side above message, but not this message                                                                        One reason some shots miss                                                                                                     *CINT? [rounding function]                                                                                                    0 Right, Ildrest. Hey, QB programmy guy, try this                                                                               Thanks                                                                                                                         You're welcome. CINT is                                                                                                        Re: You're welcome. CINT is                                                                                                    Random numbers!                                                                                                                Don't give up on INT                                                                                                          X * CINT is almost the same as INT except that it uses a different algorythm. Refer to QB.                                       File Finding and Reading                                                                                                       Re: File Finding and Reading                                                                                                   HELP                                                                                                                          . I guess nobody has answered you yet because...                                                                                : Wupps. Hit respond too soon. Here is a good answer, I hope                                                                     More on the **FAQ**                                                                                                           : Having problems? Have some spare time? Help me out here...                                                                    " *Everything in FAQ works fine here                                                                                            . Seems like you are trying to reinvent the Wiki                                                                                M Sounds interesting, but I have limited time, talent, resources and motivation                                                  bmp load at screen 12                                                                                                         + Passing "Array of Records" to a SUB riutine                                                                                    Strange... try this                                                                                                            Thanks                                                                                                                         file not found...                                                                                                             $ * only QB 7.1 offers arrays of TYPE.                                                                                           Did he mean nested???                                                                                                         C Re: Passing &amp;quote;Array of Records&amp;quote; to a SUB riutine                                                           2 I hope you come back and answer some questions, AA                                                                            $ Passing an array of records to a SUB                                                                                          ' Thank you, that is exactly what I want.                                                                                       ' TheBob cannot use the **FAQ**. Can you?                                                                                        *I can reach the FAQ                                                                                                           * I can reach the FAQ.                                                                                                        
 I can use it.                                                                                                                 B *I can reach the FAQ menu, but get "Bad Request" beyond that (???)                                                              Another window "popped up"???...                                                                                              7 * NO!!! The other window was the answer. Let it come up                                                                        *Wow. Mac using caps!!                                                                                                         * I can reach the FAQ                                                                                                         + Re: TheBob cannot use the **FAQ**. Can you?                                                                                    I can reach the FAQ in IE                                                                                                      LOL                                                                                                                           , What it is that is non-intuitive about that.                                                                                  & Point-by-point discussion of your post                                                                                         Sorry, but your wrong, Mac.                                                                                                    I recommend you do this                                                                                                        i can reach the faq                                                                                                           % *No problem with the FAQ. (I use IE.)                                                                                         7 It's pretty quite here - Time to try TheBob's Egg Timer                                                                       H *Since I got his MiniGolf game, I have to fight for time on the computer                                                      I *Thanks for that, Greenman. The egg timer program can wait, I assure you.                                                     * Egg timer doesn't take long, but it's cool                                                                                    R *Ha! Help yourself, -I posted a countdown timer in response (one I wrote in 2001).                                             *Aww, how cute!                                                                                                               
 SOUND Command                                                                                                                  Wrong speakers...                                                                                                              There may be a solution                                                                                                        comunication at 38400                                                                                                         % The only thing we know about 38400 is                                                                                          Actually                                                                                                                      Y *That's exactly what it, you need to add ALL the prime factors, not all the distinct ones                                     ) -Embarrassment- and apologies to De Geest                                                                                      Imprimer sous QuickBasic 7.1                                                                                                   eh...                                                                                                                         * *He wants to know how to print using WinXP                                                                                     Translation                                                                                                                   
 Here ya go                                                                                                                    " *Hopefully you emailed that to him                                                                                             Mouse                                                                                                                          Sure...                                                                                                                        "Out of memory"                                                                                                               2 *You'll have to load your data from a file instead                                                                             RE Memory problem...                                                                                                          O getting rid of you data statment's should free up alot of space in your model's                                                ping                                                                                                                          
 *use shell                                                                                                                    G Nick, if you're out there, what does a PING to an IP address return?...                                                       K *I have no idea what PING even does, I just know you can use SHELL to do it                                                   " Here's how to Ping, and what it is                                                                                            + Musicians, Engineers, Fancy Computer Owners                                                                                    * will do, in about 4 hours                                                                                                    "The Well-Tempered Clavier"                                                                                                   ( I think it's a combination of factors...                                                                                       Sorry Solitaire...                                                                                                            3 I didn't say that Bach invented the tempered tones,                                                                           Z Yes, more research! Okay, here's everything you ever wanted to know about the subject(URL)                                     *Don't copy the asterisk!                                                                                                      Good reference above.                                                                                                         ? *The plot thickens! (I think I'll stick with the PLAY command).                                                                Examine the code!                                                                                                              directqb messes up my variables                                                                                               ! *$INCLUDE: 'DIRECTQB.BI' not .LIB                                                                                             # *that's what I meant to put, sorry.                                                                                            *show us your code                                                                                                             Code inside                                                                                                                   	 try this:                                                                                                                     ? * Edit the .BI and remove DEFINT; or (gasp) DIM your variables.                                                                I need some help...                                                                                                           2 I copied your challenge to the Challenges subforum                                                                             *What exactly are hashes?                                                                                                     & * Copied this question to the Subforum                                                                                         They're like                                                                                                                   graphics speed                                                                                                                ) Get DirectQB... Its got everything! (URL)                                                                                      If libraries are your thing                                                                                                   Y *Hey, Mag, I notice you spelled rumour (with a "u"), -are you English, or maybe Canadian?                                      * nope - my mom is Irish.                                                                                                     ; *While we're at it, I'm Australian with a Polish background                                                                   J * I'm 1/16 Jamaican, 2/7 German, 3/4 Polonaise, 1/64 Apache and 2/5 Greek.                                                    / That makes you more than one and a half people.                                                                               " * LOL I figured it would, hehehehe                                                                                            + If I e-mailed you recently please read this                                                                                    Why yes I have                                                                                                                ? * Ah C'mon dear, we were supposed to keep this a secret ;-) LOL                                                               N *Back in September/03, but I guess I would have noticed something by now (???)                                                 Maths library re-done                                                                                                          Sorry                                                                                                                          Explanation                                                                                                                    Frequencies for notes                                                                                                          Here you go...                                                                                                                - *Oops! 880.001 is Octave 3 "A", not Octave 4.                                                                                 ( Did you copy that from Solitaire's post?                                                                                       Actually...                                                                                                                     Well, mine stores as integers...                                                                                              Z *Sounds alright to me, -I suppose you'd have to have perfect pitch to say for sure, though                                    - HP LaserJet Soft Fonts, QBasic and Windows ME                                                                                  Question about "byte"                                                                                                          answered...                                                                                                                    Need help with printing idea...                                                                                                Couple of possibilities...                                                                                                    F *Reply - Thanks Bob. Couldn't find it on that site, will search others                                                        & Randomize the values held in an array?                                                                                         oops title misleading...                                                                                                      	 yep, yep:                                                                                                                      Or                                                                                                                            $ Here is the code for a shuffle sort.                                                                                          
 Win2000+QB4.5                                                                                                                 6 * Is the idle sensitivety at the very highest it goes?                                                                         As high as I can get it                                                                                                        I'm not sure, but...                                                                                                           That worked                                                                                                                    * Glad I could help.                                                                                                          ! * partition with win98 or DOS! :)                                                                                              Time slice release.                                                                                                            RE__i saw a .Bas                                                                                                               Perfect                                                                                                                        Has some issues with NT os's                                                                                                   help with databases                                                                                                             Reply - Look for this program...                                                                                               I think the OP means                                                                                                          X ya trying to ecode your old database file going to be hit and miss you best bet would be                                       Autorun                                                                                                                        yes...                                                                                                                        
 Re: yes...                                                                                                                    & TheBob - Your mower is hard to control                                                                                        D *Doesn't do that for me, however, -it *was* written a long time ago!                                                           oh what a tangled web we weave                                                                                                
 This works                                                                                                                     Now I understand...                                                                                                           * *Is DEF FN faster than a regular function?                                                                                     No                                                                                                                            , *I assume you have some supporting evidence?                                                                                  . Re: *Is DEF FN faster than a regular function?                                                                                L *I got the exact same times, I imagine they compile with the exact same code                                                   Hmmm, "compile"???                                                                                                             tested it again...                                                                                                            ! * Why don't you ever compile mac?                                                                                             	 Because..                                                                                                                      Help me please!                                                                                                               $ What topics have you covered so far?                                                                                           12-14 years old girls?                                                                                                        1 *Claude is a lot more fun.... do a search for it.                                                                              Why a chatbot?                                                                                                                 Re: Why a chatbot?                                                                                                            > *I did point out that my remark was based on research studies.                                                                 I like studies too                                                                                                             ... sigh ...                                                                                                                  
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 No, it isn't.                                                                                                                  You are pessimist...                                                                                                           actually...                                                                                                                    Aha!                                                                                                                          ( Don't know if Earthborn would agree, but                                                                                       No, I don't                                                                                                                    I was afraid of that                                                                                                          3 a font routine for screen 13!!! (in response to...)                                                                           % You don't have to start a new thread!                                                                                          Err, I forgot to say....                                                                                                      A * Also, I did some research afterwards, the int would be int 1Fh.                                                             ( Spammity spam spam, qbxl issue 3 is out!                                                                                      > Looking for a better way to get the date a file was updated...                                                                D * I usually shell out and run a DIR command, outputting it to a file                                                          $ Yep, good system. Here is an example                                                                                           Iffffff memory serves me                                                                                                       A suggestion                                                                                                                  / Because, as I almost always am when I post here                                                                               N I get about 1/2 of it and I'm with Mac, a short prog example would be great...                                                	 im afraid                                                                                                                     E Can't you just put QB on a floppy disk and run it from there at work?                                                         ' Sure I could....but I'm not going to. *                                                                                        Help with RPG game                                                                                                             yes.                                                                                                                           Pseudo Code                                                                                                                     Help with a FF7 type battle mode                                                                                               Along with this                                                                                                               1 Are you the same David? If so, did Ildurest help?                                                                              Duhh, let me try...                                                                                                            Actually, all you lack is                                                                                                     3 Heh - Finally, someone tried to answer his question                                                                            Newbie Help!                                                                                                                   In the same directory as                                                                                                       * LOL! Good games!                                                                                                             It probably isn't.                                                                                                            0 * Or just go to **FAQ** and chose Copy of QBasic                                                                               Re: It probably isn't.                                                                                                         *Try QB.EXE                                                                                                                    Re: *Try QB.EXE                                                                                                               ? MS doesn't support qbasic anymore and I do not think it was ...                                                                Where is Qbasic in Windows XP?                                                                                                / *Nope, it came with 95 under OLDMSDOS on the CD                                                                                Paralel port problem                                                                                                          S *What Com port are you sending to? 1, 2, 3, or 4. Qbasic only supports Com 1 and 2.                                            * I just have 1 and 2                                                                                                         $ I would suggest this for starters...                                                                                          + * Send it to me and I wil have a look at it                                                                                   M *Reply to Lightning / e-mail server down. It may be awhile. Will try later...                                                 M *Still cannot send outgoing mail. Contacted support. Will try again tomorrow.                                                 . Some addresses with Inp / out that may help...                                                                                 Just wondering, Pete                                                                                                           Reply to Mac...                                                                                                               : You can trick QB to support COM3 however. (just a comment)                                                                    Y *Haven't got around to trying it yet. Did a swap like this once and it just locked up OS.                                      INKEY$ Problem                                                                                                                 A simple mistake...                                                                                                            Also...                                                                                                                         Question about WAIT &amp;H3DA, 8                                                                                               Although...                                                                                                                   : Bob solved it. One comment about "LET" in your program....                                                                     Nice work, Forbes                                                                                                              That's because...                                                                                                             ? *Sorry, -above post meant as a response to Mac's WAIT question.                                                               > * True. Interesting: the first CIRCLE statement is unnecessary                                                                 "redo from start"                                                                                                              That is because                                                                                                               ! Redo from start occurs because...                                                                                             9 Note to Nick...Wouldn't want to meet you in a gunfight...                                                                     7 *haha.... it says i posted 10 minutes before you though                                                                       ? *OK, so I wouldn't want to meet you in a teaspoon fight either!                                                                Slight correction...                                                                                                           Hey Bob, nice catch...                                                                                                        C *My guess is you were thinking of DEF SEG, which does have a space.                                                           A A way to save face. Thanks Bob, yeah I was thinking of DEF SEG...                                                              GOTO Function.                                                                                                                 Use SELECT CASE...                                                                                                             re: GOTO Function                                                                                                              you can do this:                                                                                                              9 Yes, Select Case and On Goto...also On gosub works too...                                                                     : RE__select case it's better, see this Microsoft's document                                                                    = *re__i never have tested these limits in Qb7.x, maybe sombody                                                                 & * select case takes more time to type.                                                                                        + I would use a subprocedure with SELECT CASE                                                                                   " you can use ON var GOSUB varvalues                                                                                            5 * How do you print text using PEEK/POKE in SCREEN 13?                                                                          hrmmmmadgsdg                                                                                                                   Typical                                                                                                                       $ *Funny. Needed a good laugh tonight!                                                                                          	 Note that                                                                                                                      right you are, my friend                                                                                                       ahh... but there is a bmp....                                                                                                 
 Yes indeed...                                                                                                                 X * Er, nevermind the int 9 thingie, just realized it's the keyb handler, not i/o handler.                                      * Think I got it (rb's list is a life saver)                                                                                    Z * it returns the segment / offset of the extended table. then you peek it (see above post)                                     The truth about my other arm                                                                                                  Y * The same thing was done to my ass... got some pretty heavy intestinal problems now tho.                                      Running EXE                                                                                                                   * Need some more info but chck this first...                                                                                    ( the problem is... and is easly solved...                                                                                      C *Unless this is a QBasic question, it doesn't belong on this forum.                                                            !!!THE WEBSITE IS OPEN!!!!                                                                                                     Suggestion for your tutorial                                                                                                  ' Actually the TUTORIAL page is not mine.                                                                                        I removed your shouting title                                                                                                  Just visited your site...                                                                                                      I think you should...                                                                                                         ! Does anybody not agree with this?                                                                                              RE__good beginning                                                                                                            
 CHAIN command                                                                                                                 ( Reply to CHAIN. Sure, use SHELL as in...                                                                                      . Actually, CHAIN does work that way, however...                                                                                 Alright thanks                                                                                                                 or...                                                                                                                         A some times module's won't work qb code still bound to 640k limmit                                                             ) there is away around having to use common                                                                                     E Looking for a way to get the current directory without using Shell...                                                         E *The FILES command will list the current directory and all the files.                                                         ) Don't want a list, so FILES won't work...                                                                                      Yo, Pete                                                                                                                      4 try this... shoudl work 100% of the time (w/o shell)                                                                          3 * Pete, John's response was directed to you, not me                                                                            Reply to John...                                                                                                               Re: Yo, Pete                                                                                                                   there are 3 ways to do it...                                                                                                  : John, thanks for the reply. I still have some work I am...                                                                     One suggestion                                                                                                                ? No problem Mac. I understand about 15% of what I'm doing too...                                                                Question about Chip Programming                                                                                                * COM?                                                                                                                         download qbasic                                                                                                                Yes, m$ no longer supports it.                                                                                                E You can also simply go to the Links hyperlink at the top of the forum                                                          I actually got both of them                                                                                                    Re: I actually got both of them                                                                                               : considering my "friend" was actually a male cousin of mine                                                                     Here is a lnk...                                                                                                              	 V'GER?!?!                                                                                                                      The Force, Luke                                                                                                               = And please don't tell me that you are stuck on this prompt...                                                                  i think he's talking about...                                                                                                 ? Oh! Yeah, you've got to be right. OK - Here is the answer, LUKE                                                                "Subscript out of range"                                                                                                      
 Never mind...                                                                                                                 0 Re: &amp;quote;Subscript out of range&amp;quote;                                                                                help with changing color midline                                                                                               regarding color changing...                                                                                                   L *Notice the semi-colon and colon, which keeps everything on the same line...                                                  , great man, thankyou so much for your help!!!                                                                                  7 *what's all this vger stuff? what is it? besides a game                                                                       / What?? You interrupted my V'GER game for that??                                                                               / *A game with a small but growing cult following                                                                               Y *...and demonstrates how much fun can be had with a relatively simple program in pure QB!                                     M mybe somone should do a quick rework of the engine and add some simple gfx's*                                                 & My website (for those interested)-&gt;                                                                                        0 great if your making a programming resource site                                                                              5 I tried to keep the design as simple as possible-&gt;                                                                           *are addresses expressed in hex?                                                                                              X they don't have to be in C you can set a point to address using dec as easy as using hex                                       You don't HAVE to                                                                                                             " re: are addresses expressed in hex                                                                                            
 Screen 7 Grid                                                                                                                  ?                                                                                                                              Re: Screen 7 Grid                                                                                                             K there would be no point in storing all that in ems isn't worth the efforted                                                   N If anyone's interested, I made one of those sliding tiles puzzles (URL inside)                                                = I made a maze game, if anyone's interested ... (url here too)                                                                 U *Thanks again! BTW, having trouble with you PACNESTEIN URL(?) Work for everyone else?                                          Worked for me, but game sucks                                                                                                  It's not the game...                                                                                                          2 Path not found = no vesa? that doesn't make sense.                                                                            # No, it has nothing to do with that.                                                                                           # I'm not trying to team up on you...                                                                                            Hunhh??                                                                                                                        I don't know...                                                                                                                Here's what happened...                                                                                                       E *Never mind the email, I downloaded it at work (will play it at home)                                                          DR. D! I need a house call...                                                                                                 
 another link:                                                                                                                 7 *Thanks, agamemnus, it works!  (Forget the email Dr_D).                                                                       
 Sorry dude...                                                                                                                 ! Unfortunately, all was in vain...                                                                                             ! I don't know why it's doing that.                                                                                              What about this?                                                                                                              Z *LOC.TXT holds the correct path, but you'll have to tell me how to determine the other(??)                                     Try this...                                                                                                                    Went to Control Panel/System...                                                                                               * WOOHOO!  Just saved my computer using DOS!                                                                                    : Every programmer needs to be acquainted with DOS commands.                                                                    K *I love DOS, -do *all* my file work there, -no nonsense, powerful commands!                                                    Heh - We would get along fine                                                                                                 Y *Sounds complicated! (What's all this "Windows" nonsense I've been hearing rumors about?)                                      * And No BSOD's!                                                                                                              X *Agreed, but then there's the "Non system disk or disk error" OD, -referring to your HD!                                      5 system.ini holds driver loading information, I think.                                                                         T empty and it worked ? wired mybe the system so the file being empty though it became                                          , YES!  It worked at it was empty!  Passwords?                                                                                  $ Question about saving and opening...                                                                                           Save and Open?                                                                                                                 Another Question                                                                                                               Answers                                                                                                                        Another answer                                                                                                                 Using sequential text files                                                                                                    Taking a survey...                                                                                                             well...                                                                                                                        Disagreement about one thing.                                                                                                  I pretty much agree.                                                                                                           A comment on comments                                                                                                         + i try to keep thing small and two the point                                                                                    MP3 Decoder                                                                                                                   S ya a mp3 player has been done before qb but the one's i have seen have used dsfqb++                                           
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 (here, login)                                                                                                                 = * need ip address (still use dos ftp) ??? unless nother way..                                                                  oopps... implied tho...                                                                                                       @ *not lettin me change dir to qb!! just upload file where i'm at?                                                              C yea... you in the qb dir when you login w/ that pw. for http access                                                           J * sorry a little rusty.. giving error msg.. 'can not open data connection'                                                    - try again.... it looks like you cancled it...                                                                                 3 * let me download AIM real quick.. see you in a few                                                                           ! the code can now be found here...                                                                                             @ one last thing.... (file format, for those that dont understand0                                                              
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 Here's one                                                                                                                    5 Nice! Here it is modified it to vary using arrow keys                                                                         5 Nice, -here's a better screen mode and a little color                                                                         + Nice! Here's a sine-wave tone to go with it                                                                                   C *It could be done, but using SOUND, it would be irritating as hell!                                                           ? thanks now i can do some cool effect's with my partical engine*                                                               
 Re: nice nice                                                                                                                 / *Written in SCREEN 2, my guess is it's an oldy.                                                                                ping                                                                                                                           you could shell ping                                                                                                          = V'GER updated (lkt153 - you can read now that SAT's are over)                                                                 9 incredable how shuch a simple game could evole like this*                                                                     5 *Finally, I posted one I'm not completely ashamed of!                                                                          need some help                                                                                                                V Layer Manipulation (moving a graphic between two other graphics w/out interference)...                                         Hm..                                                                                                                          X Oh, sorry 'bout the speed issue, prob Geocities (slow servers), but one more question...                                       Not so much for tutorials                                                                                                     C the best book I found (free) when I learned asm years ago... (link)                                                           S *If you need an ASM reference, Johns link in the above post is great... Thanks John                                            Like lkt153 says...                                                                                                           < Cantide , Please explain in great detail how you did the gif                                                                  4 Mac, it looks like it was pulled out of QB text mode                                                                           Explanation of *.gif posting...                                                                                               $ Sorry to be a bit slow here, cantide                                                                                          J You slow?  Heck no!  People like you who answer all of my QB questions!...                                                    ) its a plugin for ms paint... MS makes it.                                                                                     5 how you would go about doing what you wanted to do...                                                                         : * irfanview - Ah hah! That's what I needed to know. Thanks                                                                     Sprites and Pictures                                                                                                           Go here (URL inside)...                                                                                                        Re: Go here (URL inside)...                                                                                                    Graphic Variable?                                                                                                             
 NO ONES ON                                                                                                                     What do you mean, Shawn?                                                                                                      H * 'well-thought-out and carefully written'  im in the wrong place then..                                                       It's not  a stupid question                                                                                                    thanks                                                                                                                        1 Im trying to write a program,can someone help me?                                                                             ; Why would you want to delete your homework when it is done?                                                                    LOL - But I think he means...                                                                                                 % I take responsibility, sorry guys....                                                                                          dont know much, but                                                                                                            * thats a good start!                                                                                                          Virus/Trojan Horse Warning                                                                                                     I got it too...                                                                                                               ) help needed with printer escape sequences                                                                                     	 Some help                                                                                                                      TheBob, other graphic gurus                                                                                                    It's a home to a genius                                                                                                       0 Sliq was coded by Tyler Spaulding, aka Entropy *                                                                              F *A few interesting things (not the kind of stuff I understand, though)                                                        	 very nice                                                                                                                      toshi horie is a genius.                                                                                                      < That guy has been kickin for at least 7 years that I know of                                                                  N * This guys very good, some of his projects are v, v kool. Seen the raytracer?                                                 Demon Slayer                                                                                                                  ( How do you like my definition of QBasic?                                                                                       thats pretty good                                                                                                              I don't like it very much.                                                                                                     You're being awfully generous                                                                                                 / The "Bill Gates" credit looked fishy to me, too                                                                                What kind of proof is that?                                                                                                    Here's a brief history...                                                                                                      (more, from MS.com)                                                                                                            Indeed                                                                                                                        
 Re: Indeed                                                                                                                     event driven language?                                                                                                        ' READ FIRST BEFORE READING THE MAIN TEXT                                                                                        What the hell is going on?                                                                                                    4 Sorry for the drakel-reference, Kev_harrasment_panda                                                                          I dude, that's hilarious -- it emailed him with replies and stuff....hahaha                                                     8 Re: Sorry for the drakel-reference, Kev_harrasment_panda                                                                      : QBasic is a procedural language; it is NOT "event-driven."                                                                     dude                                                                                                                           About hyper-threading...                                                                                                      
 you could.                                                                                                                    T im not realy shure that true the way i understand it two instration are down at once                                          E lol... did any one read the dictonary...(here are som of my favorite)                                                         = I especially like the high-level languages one John, lol.....                                                                 
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 Binary Search                                                                                                                  Opening and Saving Logs                                                                                                        Re: Opening and Saving Logs                                                                                                    My Typos :-P                                                                                                                  ( Followup... can't get the code to work..                                                                                      L *RE__i've just run it, it's OK, try QBX Program.bas /L (don't forget the /L)                                                  F Thanks again! I never use librarys, and so get totally lost &lt;nt&gt;                                                        H *RE__welcome, that's the usual, i've had my head breaks for a simple dot                                                      : question__how many articles have Microsoft knowledge base?                                                                     hmm... did you try....                                                                                                         RE__sorry, i won't                                                                                                            X * lol, he was joking about that :-p it just browses the URL's (they can't delete things)                                      M * Depending on the code behind the page, yes it is possible to delete things.                                                 R question__Wanted: free translator english-spanish, spanish-english for programming                                             heehee good luck                                                                                                              4 Why dont you use Altavista free translation service?                                                                           sorry made a mistake...                                                                                                       ) Why would you want to translate the code?                                                                                     * *Do you never use comments into your code?                                                                                    9 *You still wouldn't be able to use a full page translator                                                                     $ RE__London, i didn't explain clearly                                                                                          + QBasic isn't copying my arrays correctly...                                                                                    Your method works fine, but...                                                                                                2 Thanks! But now it's making a different problem...                                                                             A couple of possibilities...                                                                                                  M I tried your steps but didnt find anything wrong except after the transfer...                                                  Let me get this straight...                                                                                                   K *If you *have* to use a 2-dimensional array, then your transfer should work                                                   " RE__maybe it's better one to tenth                                                                                            . oh no, i dont read the array names as arrays..                                                                                ; By all means use the method you're most comfortable with...                                                                   @ Yeah i know... also, i don't understand the 1 dimensional arrays                                                              8 also... i draw the sprite and then GET it into memory...                                                                      U Although graphics appear two-dimensional, to the computer, they're one-dimensional...                                         1 sweet, it works! Thanks! :D One final question...                                                                              The easiest way...                                                                                                            M *BTW, don't use n% instead of ArraySIZE, since without the test loop, n% = 0!                                                 
 Sandras Folly                                                                                                                 ) *RE__just make your questions, no problem                                                                                      Here is a simple one  (URL*)                                                                                                  * * Look for Alipha's begginer tutorial(URL)                                                                                    # I need help with printing in basic!                                                                                            You have to be very patient                                                                                                    If what Mac says is true...                                                                                                   U well... for laser printers yes... for bubble or inkjet... it happens almost instantly                                          The printer isn't the problem                                                                                                  eh? worked for me...                                                                                                          X * LPRINT seems o be sluggish with spooling - I always open the port now as Mac suggested                                       Are you using a LPT printer?                                                                                                   qbasic wont allow psets                                                                                                        Try switching screen modes                                                                                                      Well, geuss what! You have to...                                                                                               Action game in development                                                                                                     Reply to Games development.                                                                                                   * *See if you can convert Monopoly to QBasic                                                                                     Reply to Mac...                                                                                                               S Anyone know of a way two open two programs at once with SHELL or some other method?                                            I don't think you can.                                                                                                        W Probably true. It would be cool to be able to open mult progs /max or min progs in DOS.                                        Yep, here's the problem.                                                                                                       From what I understand...                                                                                                     T Thanks for reply - Windows must use an address to minimize progs., but I'm not sure.                                           This is not possible in DOS...                                                                                                Q *Thanks, I appreciated the difference between DOS and Windows that you addressed.                                             U *Actually, amazingly enough, it is. See my post under Mac and Johns, if interested...                                         ! re__i thought three possibilities                                                                                             X I'll take a look for Ms_Dos "extender" It sound interesting. (Shell method, howerver...)                                      ( RE__Pete, i got it, it's not complicated                                                                                       RE__i forgot to tell                                                                                                          Z Thanks - I found a suitable way to open 2 progs. (See post under Macs) Ego - Please read..                                    % This is how to open multiple programs                                                                                         U *yes, but that still won't allow for execution of multiple MS DOS based programs. :-/                                         D Reply to Mac  and John. Found a way it will work on older systems...                                                          8 Great work guys!  This is a fine example of team effort!                                                                       The worst programmer ever!                                                                                                    @ I saw it.  He lists his email.  Are you going to contact him and                                                              V * I might do, but he might get a little over emotional (in a bad way) don't you think?                                        @ * I sent an email and suggested he post his code here for hints.                                                               Yeah, right.                                                                                                                   Wow...                                                                                                                         Look Who Sucks                                                                                                                ' * not unless you dim it as a string. :|                                                                                        Yeah thanks Alex                                                                                                              ' Hey, Alex - Welcome to the QBasic forum                                                                                       U Please forgive me... Hey Everyone! I have some links here, too... Read this everyone!                                         @ More stuff for Alex that we will probably never see again anyway                                                               A few notes for you Alex.....                                                                                                 H Just out of curiosity... where does he claim to be a programming wizard?                                                       actually                                                                                                                      P *AHEM!!! I thought this was a programming board... NOT a flaming/poke fun board.                                              Y * research has shown - flaming/poking fun accounts for +-87% of traffic on this forum :-P                                      Not so                                                                                                                        * man evil code he needs to fix that up bad*                                                                                     Just wondering...                                                                                                              ### ANNOUNCEMENT ###                                                                                                          8 * How about just a Biography sub-forum for all regulars?                                                                      F ** I guess you could use the Proud-Of forum and just not post programs                                                         Direction key read  values?                                                                                                    * Check the FAQ                                                                                                                another question...                                                                                                            Look in the FAQ for                                                                                                           1 Doh! Should've looked harder in the FAQ for that*                                                                              Hangman game not working.                                                                                                      *Look up the MID$ function                                                                                                     Yep. Here is a trick                                                                                                           Re: Yep. Here is a trick                                                                                                       even better... use INSTR... ex!                                                                                                Problem with a function                                                                                                       2 sound like it has something to do with an array...                                                                             Re: Problem with a function                                                                                                   & Where to download _it seems impossible                                                                                        + RE__is this QB question? need to re-explain                                                                                    Whats wrong now?                                                                                                              ) This might sound like a dumb question....                                                                                     - Re: This might sound like a dumb question....                                                                                  A suggestion                                                                                                                   Why are you using LET?                                                                                                        % I think what you're looking for is...                                                                                         " * Heh - beat me by 5 minutes again                                                                                            E Maybe that's because I didn't debut long enough! One other problem...                                                         + * Yep, all programs should be debutted. 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 Here It Is                                                                                                                    N *Works fine for me: insert PRINT NMB *after* "NMB = (RND * 1000) + 1" to test.                                                 One more glitch...                                                                                                             HA!                                                                                                                            *Nice going!                                                                                                                   Printing to a printer                                                                                                         0 You couldn't calculate the remaining line feeds?                                                                                * Just do this: LPRINT CHR$(12);                                                                                              @ Try this.  The number of lines per page varies for each printer.                                                               Reply                                                                                                                          in case you were interested...                                                                                                 Ready to ship...                                                                                                               yes!                                                                                                                           *Check your email                                                                                                              Sounds good                                                                                                                    *Should be there by now                                                                                                        very very nice                                                                                                                X *Thanks (on 5, just putt into the holes, -sooner or later you'll be on the lower level).                                       Woops, i meant hole 6                                                                                                         % *Wow, -that's great for a first time.                                                                                         - final score = 30! hehe! ......something else:                                                                                 5 Hard to say. Maybe I'll run a few tests, -although...                                                                          Maybe the boss is coming                                                                                                      Z *Ha! Actually, my boss loves it. He's using it as a give-away at a fund raising golf meet.                                     Actually, a BOSS key is easy...                                                                                               9 *Oh, yeah. Also after the first DO in the ControlBOX sub.                                                                     S * whoops I guess my function really did make you insane mac. Where is that asterix?                                            * LOL! Warned ya!                                                                                                             B * It's just 'cuz I fouled up the first hole and wanted to redo it.                                                             wow!                                                                                                                           I appreciate the input...                                                                                                      true..                                                                                                                         * me me me!! I want it too ;-)                                                                                                 *Winging its way to Brazil!                                                                                                   Y * Thanks, can't run it now though, XP + MSN + ICQ + DOS ain't all that compatible heh ;-)                                     1 I've run it on my brother's comp using XP home...                                                                              What I meant is                                                                                                               2 *Sorry, -I guess I misunderstood. Well, good luck.                                                                             Dude great game!!                                                                                                              19! Beat that!!                                                                                                                Amazing! ...                                                                                                                  + LOL, ingenous system of hidden ducts indeed                                                                                    Now I understand...                                                                                                            Incidentally...                                                                                                               3 As for advanced mapping techniques, no need for oop                                                                           E * Hadn't read the 3D complex thing, but that's the basic, heigtmaping                                                         @ *Makes a lot of sense, -simple, too (like all good programming).                                                               mmhmm... id like a copy :-p...                                                                                                 *On its way                                                                                                                     most exclent!. I like it alot...                                                                                               *Thanks :-)                                                                                                                    Great game!!!!                                                                                                                 Re: Ready to ship...                                                                                                          > *I'll send you a copy when I get home (I'm at work right now).                                                                 Good job TheBOB.                                                                                                              Z *Holy cow. Thanks. Yes, pure QB. Lots of BLOAD'd graphics make it seem like more, I guess.                                     Printing thro a USB connection                                                                                                 jsimpson's program.                                                                                                           1 * You know why?  DOS says, what the heck is USB?!                                                                             ' Time to drag out the old FAQ entry! :-)                                                                                       4 * I stuck in in **FAQ** to make next time easier :-)                                                                          6 Could someone give me the URL for an English wordlist?                                                                         Spelling Mistake: Somewhere                                                                                                    I have one!                                                                                                                    I've got an idea....                                                                                                           *Groovy                                                                                                                        Here are several                                                                                                              ' Actually, greenman found the one I have                                                                                       A *Kudos to Greenman, (dictionary with definitions) hello speach AI                                                              Array's                                                                                                                       C Prolly just your slow internet connection. Answer to your question:                                                           ' Are you following your original thread?                                                                                       2 RE__if it's not for the screen or sequential files                                                                             Global Variables                                                                                                              I * SHARED keyword or COMMON statement. (I tihnk you're looking for SHARED)                                                     = * in powerbasic it is DIM a AS GLOBAL INTEGER (nonsense, eh?)                                                                 % *DIM SHARED Var, or COMMON SHARED Var                                                                                         H eh... there should be no question as far as DIM SHARED VS common shared!                                                       Er, actually, I'd                                                                                                             @ surely... ill post it some time tom... prolly late tom night....                                                              
 Still Nothing                                                                                                                 C Stop and think for a moment...... YES... YOU DO HAVE THE HELP FILE!                                                           . heres the simplified version... (why you dont)                                                                                ! "pinging" the lpt port 60x a sec?                                                                                             K Sorry Mac, could be considered QB related, I might even write it in QB.....                                                   1 That's why batch files were invented. (COMBO.BAT)                                                                              linking exe's together                                                                                                        	 Thanx....                                                                                                                     3 RE__ http://www.hszk.bme.hu/~gb002/sac-utilprog.htm                                                                           ; Did anyone ever notice question #6.5 in the qbasic.com FAQ?                                                                   # ASIC is not THAT compatible with QB                                                                                           $ I totally agree with you, however...                                                                                           * LOL I hadn't noticed                                                                                                         Question for Mac                                                                                                              0 Well, the question wasn't directed to me, but...                                                                               hooray for mac                                                                                                                0 The problem is not convincing the oner to update                                                                               Interesting...                                                                                                                1 * if it expires on dec, 12th we're getting close!                                                                              Actually it WAS december 2003!                                                                                                - Read this, including the "Mutany" post (URL*)                                                                                  basic 3d question...                                                                                                           I used to simply                                                                                                              4 Think about what you would expect the graphics to do                                                                          1 I was looking for something a little more precise                                                                              A normal to a plane?                                                                                                           Distance from screen                                                                                                           You don't divide at all.                                                                                                      & I just had an apiphany, or a stroke...                                                                                        , I am considering the eye as the focal point.                                                                                  ? You know, they have these new monitors that act like 3D glasses                                                                Large Arrays                                                                                                                   ?                                                                                                                             : does any one else see an out of place / erroneousness post                                                                    + * I see it too (I also see dead people o_O)                                                                                   > *** Announcement *** *** Announcement *** *** Announcement ***                                                                6 *The very first post in this forum was one of those...                                                                         Hunhh?                                                                                                                         Hmmmm                                                                                                                         4 * The non-QBasic related forum's looking good Mac :)                                                                           qb-viasual basic                                                                                                              ( *Won't work, unless you have VB for DOS.                                                                                      = * A few relatively minor changes and it'll work like a charm.                                                                 A Re: * A few relatively minor changes and it'll work like a charm.                                                             . RE__which one of all the visBasics that exist?                                                                                 More n00bish questions                                                                                                         Your problem is this                                                                                                          ! "didn't come up on the boards"???                                                                                              Mac I mean:                                                                                                                   + Well, I wish you would say a LOT more words                                                                                   
 fixed code                                                                                                                    + (Question deleted) __eqo__ What's going on?                                                                                   9 Did you really have to start 7 new threads for all this??                                                                      RE__yes                                                                                                                        RE__(Question deleted)                                                                                                        3 QU__when the QB shows the message 'too many files'?                                                                           * *Did you happen to catch the error number?                                                                                    ( RE__nope, the help don't explain details                                                                                      ) Please stop beginning your posts with QU_                                                                                     ( RE__i try to elude "messy and confusing"                                                                                      / Actually, if you just stay on the right thread,                                                                                I agree __eqo__ please read                                                                                                   # re__ditty ditty dah dah ditty ditty                                                                                           0 * C'mon eqo, be a sport, we're a community here.                                                                              7 Re: QU__when the QB shows the message 'too many files'?                                                                         hehe... that code shoudn't work!                                                                                              4 RE__maybe it's the environment variable Files=Number                                                                          K yea.. at start up... it should append that to the DOS envorment variable...                                                    re__no, thank you anyway                                                                                                      / QU__reading errors on every step on interrupts?                                                                               , re: __first question__ It is not "mandatory"                                                                                   Well..                                                                                                                        ) Oh, was that a machine language question?                                                                                      Well                                                                                                                           *RE__thank you to both anyway                                                                                                 # QU__lowercasing in fat16 and fat32?                                                                                           . Wow its been a long time since i came here....                                                                                 Don't you hate it when...                                                                                                     V *QU__does the SHELL works correctly in HTFS, NTFS and the CMD.com from others Windows?                                        # Er, I don't see how the file system                                                                                           ) welp... depends on what you use it for...                                                                                      *RE__thank you                                                                                                                	 Filenames                                                                                                                     . Spaces are illegal in DOS file/directory names                                                                                 No, CURDIR$ only works in QB7x                                                                                                	 DOS names                                                                                                                     % QBasic doesn't support long filenames                                                                                         # quickbasic supports long filenames.                                                                                            No it doesn't!                                                                                                                 RE__it is possible                                                                                                             Corrupt Arrays                                                                                                                 hehe                                                                                                                           WOAH!                                                                                                                          EXIT SUB details                                                                                                               Re: EXIT SUB details                                                                                                          ) This is called "spaghetti programming"...                                                                                     1 Mostly right, but exceptions should be considered                                                                             I EXIT SUB/FUNCTION ends all SUB/FUNCTION activities, even from a GOSUB ...                                                     A Re: This is called &amp;quote;spaghetti programming&amp;quote;...                                                             & RE__you can EXIT SUB anywhere you need                                                                                         exit sub                                                                                                                       What I do...                                                                                                                   Using QBasic in Windows XP                                                                                                    F *Right click the program and set properties to run QB as in Windows 95                                                        * Tried that, it doesn't make any difference                                                                                    K * Hey Scumbag! Use asterisks on no text posts (j/k about the scumbag thing)                                                   
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 BIN$ function                                                                                                                 9 Right, Sam - Here is a binary clock - You don't need BIN$                                                                      i have just made one...                                                                                                       
 mmhmmm....                                                                                                                    % Calling capible QBasic programmers...                                                                                         , I'm not interested in the programming aspect                                                                                  @ I'm also not particulary interested as I've got my group already                                                              ! im not really intrested either...                                                                                             ! How use the F-keys (F1, F2 etc.)?                                                                                             ( INKEY$ codes, if that's what you want...                                                                                      ! Greetings newbie (not John Rudes)                                                                                              Geez you guys.                                                                                                                , *Can you put that in the form of a question?                                                                                  6 *LOL, -Apparently even non-questions are responded to.                                                                        M * Maybe its worth considering extended the forum to VB for extra questions???                                                 + Nix. But to The PhyloGenesis and others....                                                                                    Well, true but.....                                                                                                           , Some more discussion of this forum and VB...                                                                                  Z * Nice idea but the VB.Com domains been registered already, else I would have brought it!!                                    0 *You can reach this through Alipha's page too...                                                                               VB Extension                                                                                                                   The printing thing                                                                                                             need certain clarifications                                                                                                   = er, that forces the 4 to single, althought im not sure why --                                                                 6 it stands for floating point number of single preceson                                                                         printer port                                                                                                                   some kind of tutorials?                                                                                                        QBasic Game Tutorials                                                                                                         0 * well what kind of game would you like to make?                                                                              F *Be original! Make your own game, we'll provide help when you need it.                                                         Re: QBasic Game Tutorials                                                                                                      Try                                                                                                                            Mag:  Dual interlace                                                                                                           Looks great man.                                                                                                               Err, what's it do?                                                                                                            
 lol, sorry                                                                                                                    . Hello, this is the Guardian of the Fortress!!!                                                                                  Yeah, We'll get right on that. *                                                                                               * you have a binary compiler?                                                                                                 > *I agree with MagnaUnum, we'll hop to it! *snicker* Anyways...                                                                 question                                                                                                                      , well, you can count word groups like this...                                                                                   some things you can look into                                                                                                 @ ahhh, you dont need anywhere near all that... only instr and len                                                               Well, now that I think about it                                                                                               B INSTR has a third parameter.  You don't need to use LEFT or RIGHT.                                                            ; right on... here's the code (since mag allready posted his)                                                                   - BTW, the only reason I posted mine is because                                                                                  *oh well, he's a lazzy bum :-p                                                                                                 In that case                                                                                                                  C Heh - Run this program (had to add close paren to MagnaUnum's code)                                                           > *hey, finaly usesing functions!!!! what happend to the gosubs?                                                                & you talking to me? YOU TALKING TO ME??                                                                                        & lol, I remmber most of your code being                                                                                         I had a better configuration:                                                                                                 % And here is my version of the program                                                                                          or quite simply:                                                                                                              1 * do single letters ( a, i, ect.) count as words?                                                                              well, technically they do.                                                                                                    J * another insult. I don't see how anyone could dignify a response to this.                                                     Or...                                                                                                                         5 * wouldn't that be a lot more work?(6 words 1 letter)                                                                         + *Aye, it would.  I was just being facetious                                                                                    Just finished up a plasma                                                                                                      *very, very nice...                                                                                                            Cool!!!!                                                                                                                      & well done -- 3.5 FPS on Celeron 1.8ghz                                                                                        " It's syn9's maps and textures. ;*)                                                                                             *Great stuff, guys!                                                                                                           : * 12 fps(1, 30fps on 2)on  my 900 athalon nice and smooth!                                                                    
 Beautiful.                                                                                                                    4 For the option 2 or 3 "high performance" settings...                                                                          $ Yeah, that was my next move actually                                                                                          ! If you don't mind me tinkering...                                                                                              moving box.                                                                                                                    Whatcha got so far?                                                                                                           # The solution is RIGHT$(INKEY$,1)...                                                                                           ? is that really a solution.... I think not... its more of a bug.                                                               
 That is true.                                                                                                                 F *yes you could or you could just do. if blah = chr$(0)+"blah" then ...                                                         This is even better                                                                                                           
 Too confusing                                                                                                                 * That is confusing, but not because of that                                                                                    . there is some stuff you dont understand tho...                                                                                 I realize that John,                                                                                                          # I need a quick basic 4.5 decompiler                                                                                           
 no can do.                                                                                                                     Venusoft                                                                                                                       *WWW.VENOSOFT.COM                                                                                                              * It was Ninkazu.                                                                                                              SetVideoSEG                                                                                                                    I invite you to my board                                                                                                      	 Holy crap                                                                                                                     # Is DarkBasic a good place to learn?                                                                                           & prolly should try.....................                                                                                         qbasic                                                                                                                        5 *Look in the FAQ, under "how do i get copy of qbasic"                                                                           How to save screen 13 to disk???                                                                                               use BSAVE/BLOAD                                                                                                               2 To the original poster: A little on why this works                                                                             A bit more information.                                                                                                        It may not be neccesary                                                                                                        This is all good stuff                                                                                                        D I think that things like these are a matter of personal preference.*                                                          
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 Try this..                                                                                                                     Don't have much time but...                                                                                                   + Thanks, Jonathan Simpson. Hey, Cabbage.....                                                                                    Yeah, thought that might do it.                                                                                                 Add to the FAQ whenever you want                                                                                              ) Use xxxx /? to see what any command does.                                                                                     > Mac, do you know what is meant by "Command Extensions", as in:                                                                5 No. I just know CMD /X /? will list affected commands                                                                         W * DEL /Q is to delete files in a folder without prompting for confirmation (quiet mode)                                        Thanks guys but...                                                                                                             *nope, its 2k/xp (maybe nt4)                                                                                                   Yes, NT, 2K, XP                                                                                                                mac, that is probably because..                                                                                                RS232?                                                                                                                         Jethro, please.                                                                                                                Ok. Thanks anyway. : )                                                                                                         But how do you enter RGB?                                                                                                       Ok, here's some help on palettes                                                                                              $ How do you use "Future Library 3.5"?                                                                                           This is where I got it...(URL)                                                                                                 God help whoever told                                                                                                          Actually, no...                                                                                                               % Yes, and that is the effect they have                                                                                         W * But then again, that's what garantees good programmers their jobs, so, help yourself.                                       
 Exactly...                                                                                                                     be carefull what you say!!!!!                                                                                                 C Uh, using &lt;conio.h&gt; and such doesn't count as using a library                                                            Yes, same goes for QB                                                                                                          its still part of library....                                                                                                 O Yes, this is a QBasic forum and because of that I'm prolonguing this discussion                                                dude, that's all bad advice :-/                                                                                               Z *Yeah, but computer-illiterates say "I hate computers" rather than "This program is buggy"                                    A yes, but libs stops you from going study yourself what's going on                                                             6 Besides, I was talking to Josh Ulrikson. Pay attention                                                                        % Converting to Roman Numerals (H-Work)                                                                                         
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 I will try                                                                                                                    # Cube roots not calculating properly                                                                                            not really an answer                                                                                                           Curious                                                                                                                        Try this                                                                                                                      ( PRINT INT(27000^(1/3)) gives 29, not 30!                                                                                       that is quite interesting.                                                                                                    & Whatever is wrong is wrong in VB, too!                                                                                         It's a side effect of                                                                                                          no, I don't think so.                                                                                                         * That wasnt quite what i was trying to show                                                                                    * Interesting. And not easy to get rid of...                                                                                     Some differences...                                                                                                            try this too                                                                                                                   ??? No problems here ??                                                                                                         Can you Cut and Paste in QBasic?                                                                                               * UGL.                                                                                                                        1 Check out TheBob's Excellent BMP Loading Routines                                                                              Can I get more color?                                                                                                          Try using Future Library 3.5...                                                                                               
 To use RGB                                                                                                                     serial COM2 problem                                                                                                           : Why don't you send us a microcontroller so we can test it?                                                                     A suggestion                                                                                                                  ( Mac,Earthborn thanks will try.No message                                                                                       array labels and compilers                                                                                                     it appears to me                                                                                                                Yes, sean, What you are doing...                                                                                              ! And if you get past that bug,....                                                                                             Z To see a different solution for finding prime numbers, check out this thread: (url inside)                                    / Makin' machine code, more info on the primes...                                                                               6 yo, Ildrest  - Did you check out my prime generators?                                                                         Not a bad method...                                                                                                            Need help with midi files....                                                                                                 1 *Find a midi player, implement it in your program                                                                              Search google for                                                                                                              Awwww...                                                                                                                      > * you can always split your D:\ drive and install win98 in it.                                                                $ * Why would I split my CD ROM drive?                                                                                          6 * Most computers have D: as the drive with 100gigs. :|                                                                         Edel Quinn hits intelligence                                                                                                  2 * too poor to get broadband and steal VB.NET? :|||                                                                             I wish I knew another language                                                                                                	 Err, why?                                                                                                                      I was talking to agamemnus                                                                                                    * Right. Hey, agamemnus - any clarification?                                                                                    , I assure you, he is probably even less aware                                                                                   I am quite aware.                                                                                                              I'd just lie...                                                                                                                Maybe so, but...                                                                                                               *:( OK                                                                                                                         hello                                                                                                                          Welcome to the forum (I think)                                                                                                & Is it possible to print CHR 12, 7, 11?                                                                                         Possible solution.                                                                                                              Possible: yes. Notso easy though                                                                                               *Venus symbol isn't a mirror?                                                                                                  * Hmm... Could be!                                                                                                            H * You can do that?!?! I've wanted to for ages! I knew there was a way...                                                       Use this routine                                                                                                               QU__who reads German?                                                                                                         
 It's dutch                                                                                                                     Yea, Earthborn!                                                                                                                *RE__thank you                                                                                                                ) New printing tool for qbasic programmers.                                                                                      Did you see this?                                                                                                              sounds like it could be useful,                                                                                               L *what ever happend to graphic.com? or sending ctrl chars to the printer :-p.                                                  ' Many new printers dont support anything                                                                                       5 * thats why i keep my handy dandy DotMatrix around!!!                                                                          Using FOR in relation to DIM                                                                                                    RE__Using FOR in relation to DIM                                                                                              $ Re: RE__Using FOR in relation to DIM                                                                                          
 PRINT day$(i)                                                                                                                  RS-232                                                                                                                         Status input Pins                                                                                                              Re: Status input Pins                                                                                                          Re: Re: Status input Pins                                                                                                      Re: Re: Re: Status input Pins                                                                                                 & * http://www.doc.ic.ac.uk/~ih/doc/par/                                                                                        ! Sending data over the web with QB                                                                                             + Phew, you're talking easier said than done!                                                                                    what about..                                                                                                                  : Possibly, if you know enough... about Dos and Multitasking                                                                    - like having a TSR for the data transmission..                                                                                 & finding peek\poke address for hardware                                                                                         Try looking for HelpPc                                                                                                        / I preffer ralphs list. (the most complete list)                                                                               U * He actually wanted a list of memory addresses, not interrupts, though RB kicks ass.                                         7 RB gives a list of everthing. did you check memory.lst.                                                                       ? What is it these days with all the language correcting stuff ..                                                                Well I can almost always                                                                                                      = True, although you spelled "english" instead of "English" LOL                                                                 Z * My spelling correction for Hans van der Kleij was requested, otherwise I wouldn't bother                                     As for me...                                                                                                                  P lkt, I really admire the way you learned to express yourself so well in English.                                              ? * Thank you :D btw, grateful was a typ'o, I think o_O... hehehe                                                               ! 'Flikkers' is not a naughty word!                                                                                             % Re: 'Flikkers' is not a naughty word!                                                                                         ) *QU__De Jef, what's your native-language?                                                                                      *Dutch                                                                                                                        & *RE__thank you, mine it's spanish, bye                                                                                         re-dimensioning arrays?                                                                                                        Check the Help file for REDIM *                                                                                               " only dynamic arrays can be redimed                                                                                             which sucks, btw                                                                                                               But I have a question                                                                                                          Max dimensions problem (imho).                                                                                                Z *Me too. I'm always ping-ponging memory using REDIM, depending on conditional requirements                                    % Heh - I think I'm outnumbered here...                                                                                         
 well in QB                                                                                                                    : There is no such thing as "stupid useless background" imho                                                                     hey mac!                                                                                                                      : * I can wait :-) Start a new thread when you are finished.                                                                      I see what you're saying, but...                                                                                              < Run like molasses?? Well, this thread is getting big, but...                                                                   It's a concept thing                                                                                                          / Heh - I wasn't trying to actually simulate life                                                                               5 I posted an early version maybe a couple of years ago                                                                         < * Actually, by the number of page views, whatever that means                                                                   RE: big programs                                                                                                               Here's one example, Mac...                                                                                                     "bailing wire and paste" - LOL                                                                                                A MAC, I think that you're right, but also MagnaUnum is right too..                                                             ! that doesn't make any sense to me                                                                                             7 not only is it a waste of space, but there are times...                                                                       9 Isn't there some way you can use QB OBJ files with C\C++?                                                                     - RE__Qb71 can use _C_, Fortran, Pascal and Asm                                                                                  Just what I always wanted                                                                                                     K *LOL and yes, those are compatible with QB4.5 as long as you're using libs.                                                   
 With QB7.1                                                                                                                    * How to resize an array without losing data                                                                                     yeah                                                                                                                          0 * Wouldn't a BSAVE/BLOAD be better in this task?                                                                               well that depends entirely on                                                                                                 S * Well, yes, but it would still be cleaner either way, even if the array was small.                                           ? Improved version of program to resize array without losing data                                                               
 a question                                                                                                                    	 use paint                                                                                                                      im still havin some problems                                                                                                   did you read my above post?                                                                                                   4 *Dont forget to paint the same color of your shape !                                                                          # Reflections on dedicated systems...                                                                                            im sure you'll find                                                                                                            Re: im sure you'll find                                                                                                       . I don't think you need to buy another computer                                                                                ! *Thanks guys, -I'll look into it.                                                                                             , * You can find boot disks here. (URL inside)                                                                                  8 *Commodore 64/128 speed was only 1 mhz, but low overhead                                                                      	 *Amazing!                                                                                                                     & *The Apple II series also ran on 1 mhz                                                                                        F *RE__well, i had a Tandy 4Mhz 'upgradeable' to 7Mhz, i was astonished!                                                         QB4.5 running with windows xp                                                                                                  A couple of points...                                                                                                         ? Confused by your second point, TheBob, but here is a suggestion                                                                well technically                                                                                                              1 acutally, there is a major affect on preformance.                                                                              * Not on WindowsNT                                                                                                             I think thats because                                                                                                          My bad, -I thought...                                                                                                          QB4.5 in win xp?                                                                                                               RE: QB4.5 in win xp?                                                                                                           buy?                                                                                                                           RE: QB4.5 in win xp?                                                                                                            RE:QB4.5 running with windows xp                                                                                              & Who wants to print from QBasic anyway?                                                                                        * RE: Who wants to print from QBasic anyway?                                                                                     Why?                                                                                                                          A *Regarding spelling: suggestion and right (as opposed to wright).                                                             $ OT?__where is it located this forum?                                                                                          : Time Zone GMT-08:00; 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 Sure, easy                                                                                                                     Not exactly what i meant                                                                                                      @ This is a Windows OS question that has nothing to do with QBasic                                                              K uhhh it's a qbasic question because he's making a qb program, PROLLY! and..                                                    Well...                                                                                                                        I stand corrected...                                                                                                           Accessing LPT in Win2k/XP                                                                                                      *"LPRINT [statment]"                                                                                                          < unless you have one / made one for your printer... good luck                                                                   You can use...                                                                                                                 re; INP &amp; OUT                                                                                                             ! Where find library SVGA for QB4.5                                                                                              Library SVGA for QB4.5                                                                                                        Z *does any1 have the datim.bi library used in the example for INCLUDE? can you send it 2 me                                     *RE__you didn't put your e-mail                                                                                               5 *How can i find the windows name of a file in qbasic?                                                                         9 Re: *How can i find the windows name of a file in qbasic?                                                                     4 ya but dos has different filenames than windows.....                                                                           use this library.                                                                                                              im a noob and i need help                                                                                                      well...                                                                                                                        * grammar and speeliing!                                                                                                       Don't go away, trent                                                                                                           finding the mode                                                                                                               Easy...                                                                                                                        welp...                                                                                                                        OT: I HATE statistics, but ...                                                                                                3 *you mean related to sartistics? mean, Median, mode                                                                           F * that's it, thanks. Never knew it was called "sartistics" weird.. heh                                                        / Random numbers have a tendancy for some numbers                                                                                Random Numbers                                                                                                                 This should work                                                                                                              9 RE__it is part of the 'personality' of the random numbers                                                                      actually they do exist..                                                                                                      & *RE__well, that's advanced for me, bye                                                                                         Cameron, please do me a favor                                                                                                 ) Have you ever made a dice rolling program                                                                                      I fail to see your point                                                                                                       I'm not entering this argument                                                                                                 GW Basic                                                                                                                      = If there are any, they'll be written on stone tablets, but...                                                                  RE__Urls                                                                                                                      . collision detection/triangle intersection test                                                                                2 Re: collision detection/triangle intersection test                                                                            6 Re: Re: collision detection/triangle intersection test                                                                          I think all the answers are here                                                                                               how do i run qbasic from icon                                                                                                 ! Re: how do i run qbasic from icon                                                                                             
 Like this....                                                                                                                  Shortcut icon for QBasic.EXE                                                                                                  S *yea, but I think he wants to make qbasic programs run when you click the .bas icon                                            OT__is this spam?                                                                                                             $ *re__i read it and i dislike it, bye                                                                                          0 *QU__is it ProBasic the QB7.x (aka PDS aka QBX)?                                                                              ( QU__because i found a library definition                                                                                      ' *RE__if nobody knows, i confess, me too                                                                                       2 *QU__is there a way to convert .OBJ files to .ASM?                                                                            U *no... its a half compiled program... (for simplicty sake) even .asm files go to .obj                                         $ *QU__what are exactly 'time slices'?                                                                                           Time slices...                                                                                                                 ot__mac's disappearance                                                                                                        It's called 'guilt inducement'.                                                                                                LOL - Still on vacation                                                                                                       % P^4...Possible Prefix Problem - Phylo                                                                                          Re: ot__mac's disappearance                                                                                                    changing the format of the IDE                                                                                                8 *Hold down the Alt key and press Enter at the same time.                                                                      = Is there a way to get the hex value of a charactor in Qbasic?                                                                  * HEX$(num)                                                                                                                    and to reverse the process                                                                                                    , *use HEX$(ASC(c$)), where 'c$' is your char.                                                                                  , I have a problem with a program i am making.                                                                                   qbasic?                                                                                                                       P Can anyone tell me how I could get the cpus max speed into a variable on qbasic?                                              O Well.........hmm.....ah!...no....  ...  No.  I can definitely say no, I cannot.                                               Z I got an idea to find the CPU speed. It most likely wont be very acurate but sumwhat close                                     *mistake in code...........                                                                                                    update on my idea........                                                                                                     " I was working on CPU speed also...                                                                                            ! I am working also on cpu speed...                                                                                              Excel in QBasic                                                                                                               R *Goto WOTSIT.ORG to learn how Excel files are structured, -I'm sure it's possible.                                             Re: Excel in QBasic                                                                                                            Yes, and also...                                                                                                              1 *__eqo__, why do you always start a post with QU?                                                                             # *my guess, it stands for 'question'                                                                                           * Re__WHAT EVERYBODY THINK ABOUT MAC's IDEA?                                                                                     I dont think its necessary...                                                                                                0 RE__it sounds logic what you say but few does it                                                                              C *I look for interogatives and punctuation, its worked for 700 years                                                            no good --  to complicated                                                                                                    < *RE__got reason, two letters are difficult, better forget it                                                                   But as MagnaUnum said...                                                                                                       * yes, sorry about that :(                                                                                                     * LOL                                                                                                                          Bad file name error message                                                                                                   1 9600 is the max you can transfer with open com. *                                                                               1440 is not a legal baud rate...                                                                                              2 RE__using a library as many problems can be solved                                                                             about print                                                                                                                   , I think you want a delay between each letter                                                                                  " or you could write the keypresses.                                                                                             or even better --                                                                                                              Gorilla                                                                                                                        Re: Gorilla                                                                                                                    You have to have QBasic though.                                                                                               # Re: You have to have QBasic though.                                                                                           * *Compile it to make an EXE. use QBasic 4.5                                                                                    . Re: *Compile it to make an EXE. use QBasic 4.5                                                                                3 QuickBasic 4.5 was discontinued about 10 years ago.                                                                           K *Qu__when using Interrupts, can the program run correctly in NTFS and HTPS?                                                   # well, unless, I'm missing something                                                                                           ? eh, interrupts are (OS / BIOS / hadware / software) specific...                                                               B I think he was thinking of interrupts regarding file operations...                                                             *RE__thank you                                                                                                                ) Deleting records from random access files                                                                                     F *Try filing it with blances and program your program to ignore blances                                                        3 Often, when deleting random access files records...                                                                            Here... (URL Inside)                                                                                                           file path errors                                                                                                              1 * SHELL "copy &lt;path1&gt; *.* &lt;path2&gt;*.*"                                                                              RE__Url                                                                                                                        XP Problem's                                                                                                                   Don't know why, but try this:                                                                                                 % Curses, he tried that (neighbor), but                                                                                         $ More info on the QBasic XP problems.                                                                                          ! Re: Don't know why, but try this:                                                                                             " Thats command.com, not command.exe                                                                                            & Re: Thats command.com, not command.exe                                                                                         Try this brotherman.                                                                                                           Detect Drive Space &gt;2Gb                                                                                                     R__woops! i got an Overflow                                                                                                    Try...                                                                                                                         Simple example (for newbies)...                                                                                                *no that will not work on NTFS.                                                                                               ' RE__you won't believe my stupid mistake                                                                                       ' How to load a picture then make it move                                                                                        check the faq.                                                                                                                 Here...                                                                                                                       
 It's me again                                                                                                                 + Unfortunately I do not know BLOAD/BSAVE but                                                                                   7 QU__where are the bug and fix lists of Qb4.5 and Qb7.1?                                                                        Is network posible in QB?                                                                                                     4 * You could use SHELL to access the NET SEND command                                                                           Net communication                                                                                                              Networking in QB                                                                                                               google "Dsock"                                                                                                                ! Mouse pointer appearing in Qbasic                                                                                             6 * Yes it is, but only using assembly (interrupt calls)                                                                         RND keeping same numb                                                                                                         4 R__no one it's stupid question, it's only a question                                                                           doesnt seem to help                                                                                                           % *Oh - I get it now.Thanx for the help                                                                                         - *Put RANDOMIZE TIMER at the top of your code.                                                                                  Respond                                                                                                                        Sharing Variables through Subs                                                                                                " Your variables have to be declared                                                                                             RE__talking about SHAREing                                                                                                    " Re: Sharing Variables through Subs                                                                                            4 *%=integer, &amp;=long, !=single, #=double, $=string                                                                           How to make BASIC run in EXE?                                                                                                 : QBasic 1 is an interpreter.  QuickBasic 4.5 is a compiler.                                                                      *but how to get QB 4.5 or QB 7.5                                                                                              1 Get QB 4.5 from one of these sites (urls inside):                                                                              * Thanks                                                                                                                      7 i don't think he want a compiler but want's to make one                                                                        * I can`t find it                                                                                                              RE__try these Url's                                                                                                           # Qbasic syntax tree for the compiler                                                                                           ' RE__it is into the Help of the compiler                                                                                       ( i don't think that's what he meant......                                                                                       Serial monitor QB4.5                                                                                                           Problem with the VAL function.                                                                                                " Re: Problem with the VAL function.                                                                                             Use MID$                                                                                                                      5 You are using a string argument for the VAL function.                                                                         E *Though, I'm surprised QBasic didn't balk at the triple quotes (???).                                                          Regarding "D" and "E" ...                                                                                                     ' *VAL("12 ducks") returned 12 for me....                                                                                       O *What is your OS? Mine (Me) returns 0, both as a string and as a variable (???)                                               U I also have a 0.  D and E are exponents in scientific notation. Here is what I tried:                                          Thanks, Solitaire ...                                                                                                          How I think the VAL function                                                                                                   More about the VAL() function                                                                                                  Weird                                                                                                                         ( *I'm using Win XP Pro.  What is your OS?                                                                                       *windows ME                                                                                                                   J *"What interupter?" do you mean. The OS have nothing with BASIC functions.                                                     Figured it out                                                                                                                B Apparently QB4.5 recognizes whether or not a number follows the D.                                                            = I just downloaded QB 3.0 and tested the VAL function with it.                                                                  I should have known...                                                                                                         No scientific notation.                                                                                                       $ The only way I can think of Phylo...                                                                                          J Could it be that the reason VAL works better in 4.5 than in 1.1 is . . . .                                                     *You're probably right.                                                                                                        Probably not                                                                                                                   *Live and learn (Yay, QB7!).                                                                                                  & I just tried it in Visual Basic 6. . .                                                                                         *Because it ware a variable                                                                                                    I got over it myself                                                                                                           external ports                                                                                                                 Newbie needing help                                                                                                           K String variable needs a $ suffix and string needs to be enclosed within "".                                                    Re: Newbie needing help                                                                                                        But wait! There's more...                                                                                                     , If you are making a program with a database.                                                                                  " He's not making a database . . . .                                                                                             No simplisety here                                                                                                            ! Help with using files 'AS RANDOM'                                                                                             6 Random files are different to handle; use GET and PUT!                                                                        : *Thanks, that sounds like the sort of problem I'm having!!                                                                     What is 'record length'?                                                                                                      K Here is an example of how to put an array in a random file, and get it back                                                    Little "Invader"-Type Help                                                                                                    1 * CONST MaxBullet = 3 .. i guess this was a typo?                                                                              error                                                                                                                          shouldn't that be..                                                                                                           . Q__Got a DRIVE bigger than 2Gbs? do me a favor                                                                                 Results.                                                                                                                      Z **R__Thank you Stylez (just another code can't read beyond 2Gb, Arrrrgh!) Thank you anyway                                    ( Keeping SHELL stuff on-screen on compile                                                                                      A *Uhh cancel that... WIDTH seems to have been messing up the pages                                                             B *Sorry- UNcancel that- &gt;:( Fixed the WIDTH but problem remains.                                                            0 *RE__maybe trying SHELL "your stuff"+"  &gt;CON"                                                                              R *No, but I've done it using a batch file. Still, better ways would be appreciated.                                            P *Don't know if this is what will work, but try using an INPUT statement to pause                                              @ *Give the information gatherd to an errorlevel and try it in bat                                                               Well                                                                                                                           RE__Response                                                                                                                   R__maybe another way                                                                                                           qBasic problems                                                                                                               1 *Check the FAQ (above) for info on making delays.                                                                             # pre.-Soundblaster stages don't work                                                                                            ....                                                                                                                          . Where Can I find a version number for windows?                                                                                 *In DOS, type VER, press enter                                                                                                 *Ver, Dosver and Winver                                                                                                       < *Windows Me doesn't recognize DOSVER, I'm not sure about 9x.                                                                  6 *MR__i did not have it in Win95b and W98se (Greetings)                                                                         Here...                                                                                                                       7 *R__Woops!, when i run it, WinVer$ it becomes corrupted                                                                        Wehadababyitzaboy                                                                                                             5 .....it was bob. they had a baby.      ...it's a boy.                                                                          * magnaunum: bob? jsimpson: =]                                                                                                * *So where's my cigar? Don't go cheap on me                                                                                    
 Correction                                                                                                                    5 *oh yeah I remember now..... ok thanks yes you too :)                                                                         ! What does theat have with QBasic?                                                                                              Absolutely nothing.                                                                                                           ? *Q__where i download Masm 5.10 or later? (not Masm32) thank you                                                               3 *Q__i need the real Qb7.0 (not the Qb7.1) thank you                                                                           M *QU__do anything can be done with Tasm instead Masm? (i do not have the Masm)                                                 4 QU__i look for Intrpt.Asm from the Qb7.1 (not Qb4.5)                                                                          P * It's not Intrpt.Asm, you should include QBX.BI and load QBX with the /L switch                                              D RE__Nope, this is the problem (interesting Microsoft article inside)                                                           Network                                                                                                                        neverending qbasic rpg                                                                                                        6 * the forum history is long. go ahead and take a look.                                                                         CLEAR (Stack?)                                                                                                                 Yep, STACK itself                                                                                                              Although...                                                                                                                    Cool... QB7.1?                                                                                                                 Yes, 7.1, however...                                                                                                          ) *Does that also apply to IF-THEN-ELSEIFs?                                                                                     " An IF/ELSEIF ladder (IF block) ...                                                                                             I did not know that...                                                                                                         eh.. what?!?! no no no..                                                                                                      / Sorry to drag this one back to the top, but....                                                                                CLEAR                                                                                                                         & If you have problems with the stack...                                                                                        I * EXIT SUB is perfectly fine to use, it'll remove the addr from the stack                                                     5 Let me try this question a little different this time                                                                          I think I posted this wrong.                                                                                                   Umm                                                                                                                            Smaller delay times                                                                                                           C *You'll find the answer in the most excellent FAQs (see link above)                                                           6 How do I find the lowest possible factors of a number?                                                                        O *What is "the lowest possible factors"? an example with numbers would help alot                                                Much better way...                                                                                                             Re: Much better way...                                                                                                        = EXIT FOR not necessary; FOR from 1 to SQR( x%)  (Square Root)                                                                 ; *The computer has to calculate SQR(x%) that way- bit slower                                                                   > *Then calculate beforehand, save ALL those IF's every loop!!!!                                                                D Is there a "binary mid$" function, and a question about array sizes.                                                          
 Well .. kinda                                                                                                                  You can do something like this                                                                                                	 Some info                                                                                                                      hmm...                                                                                                                        
 Re: hmm...                                                                                                                     What about my program? (*URL)                                                                                                  How to make big letters?                                                                                                       text? too small? in qbasic?                                                                                                   	 zoom text                                                                                                                     / * You think he's talking about a qb program? :|                                                                               3 Making the QBasic Text big or the runtime text big?                                                                           % need some help on a VERY basic proggy                                                                                         ) where not sposted to do homework here you                                                                                      I have been                                                                                                                    Post your code.                                                                                                                Re: Post your code.                                                                                                           , you made a logic error. Here is the problem.                                                                                  0 Re: you made a logic error. Here is the problem.                                                                              % A little rant about assuming somthing                                                                                         6 I usually write my code in QB before porting it to VB.                                                                        O * that's OK, but just split up your paragraphs OK? I can hardly understand you.                                               % Yes, it was kind of hard to read, but                                                                                          Ladder bot not spam bot                                                                                                       L Wrote the whole thing on impluse late at night so wasn't thinking that well*                                                  @ * anyways, though, congratulations on making this ladder bot. :)                                                               Locate                                                                                                                         *Show us your code so far                                                                                                      The code                                                                                                                       Try This                                                                                                                       Thanks                                                                                                                         Re: The code                                                                                                                   He shoots, he scores! Here...                                                                                                 5 LOCATE is for text only. Here is a way to use locate:                                                                          Locate                                                                                                                        K *That's the point. But you can still learn how it works then make your own.                                                   8 TheBOB!  You'll confuse the pants off newbies dong that!                                                                      M *Sorry, I thought it was pretty obvious, -well, OUT and WAIT aren't, I guess.                                                  Hwo are most complecated?                                                                                                     = *Great idea, Lightning! (XMas cards with an enclosed EXE) :-)                                                                  Calculating phi                                                                                                                * PI = ATN(1) / 4                                                                                                              Oops ..                                                                                                                        Actually...                                                                                                                   I *Pretty sure he meant "phi" (1.6180339887...) cause "pi" is 3.14159265...                                                      *in maths phi means ..                                                                                                        ) I'm sorry to say you are obviously wrong.                                                                                      The method for finding Pi                                                                                                      Why calculate?                                                                                                                 phi????????                                                                                                                    not pi for sure                                                                                                               & Oh, the Golden ratio..........!!!!!!!!                                                                                          Hey there's the Fibonacci way...                                                                                               Calculating the Golden Mean                                                                                                   M *the answer of your question on the first line :O ..   phi = (1 + sqr(5)) / 2                                                  * that's RATIO :)                                                                                                             E *I'm sorry, it equals 52. Very very sorry you couldn't sleep over it.                                                          * Whew - peace at last                                                                                                        4 how can i change the size of fonts on the outscreen?                                                                          ' Use the WIDTH command with SCREEN 12...                                                                                        Look at the help file?                                                                                                         thanx                                                                                                                          Computer Speed                                                                                                                 It is in Nibles.bas                                                                                                            Actually no                                                                                                                    I know                                                                                                                         WAIT...                                                                                                                       N * 72 hz is more usual actually, but depends on the refresh rate of the monitor                                                 Who was that guy...                                                                                                           C * He's Alipha, he still hangs around, comes here from time to time.                                                            Re: Who was that guy...                                                                                                         Qbasic  graphics with Windows XP                                                                                               Here...                                                                                                                        QBasic graphics with Windows XP                                                                                               ! Q Basic graphics with Windows  XP                                                                                             & That's not what the sub programs do...                                                                                        F *Actually, path information won't work (trims to 8 characters + .BMP).                                                         Graphics with QBasic                                                                                                          P *I'm 60 yrs old, and believe me, I've seen *real* stupidity, -you don't qualify.                                               Graphics with QBasic                                                                                                           Graphics with QBasic                                                                                                          " Simple random mouse program needed                                                                                            C *You mean moves the mouse IN WINDOWS? I don't think QB can do that.                                                            Let's see...                                                                                                                   I have seen programs..                                                                                                        X *I think Windows allocates some memory for QB and doesn't share it with anything else...                                       AGE QBASIC CODE                                                                                                               , Program to find day of the week (url inside)                                                                                   Julian Date...                                                                                                                 Does anyone know                                                                                                               Try this                                                                                                                       qbasic for windows                                                                                                             I don't understand how                                                                                                         Perhaps they are like me.                                                                                                      Well, as it happens                                                                                                            RE__there are several of them                                                                                                 
 Hey agamemnus                                                                                                                  * 32 + 16 + 4 = ... 52                                                                                                        L *Convert to HEX (34) and PRINT &amp;H34-- just using another method to check                                                  5 A good way to calculate betwen Hex, Dec, Oct and Bin.                                                                         M *True, but you learn just about nothing about the number systems like that eh                                                  *No, but they're easy as hell!                                                                                                X *English is easy too, and still i see alot of (english) people making mistakes in it :-)                                      # * English easy!! you must be joking                                                                                           X * It was sarcastic, to prove not all people find the same stuff, i quote, "easy as hell"                                      P * Nothing is "easy as hell" as is relative to the effort you put in making them!                                               * 'all' not 'as'                                                                                                              > *Mostly true, but for anything maths I hardly need any effort!                                                                9 Re: A good way to calculate betwen Hex, Dec, Oct and Bin.                                                                     
 how to delete                                                                                                                  Re: how to delete                                                                                                              Or ...                                                                                                                         Goodbye, Guys!                                                                                                                 =|                                                                                                                            . * i'll post a game... maybe (above=no message)                                                                                @ *Are you gonna like at least check to see if anybody posted one?                                                               Heh - I ran your two games.                                                                                                     I have a game, but...  (To all!)                                                                                              $ I should have defined "game" better.                                                                                           Gotcha                                                                                                                        ' 3d textured Torus(FFix included) PureQB                                                                                       Z *???? I just get a black screen until I press something then I get the number and it ends.                                     The path is hardcoded.                                                                                                         *VERY cool.                                                                                                                    yup, very cool                                                                                                                # Ty, but can you send me Ghetto? ;*)                                                                                           8 *WOW, definitely some damn fine work!  I'm keeping this!                                                                       Debugging ideas...                                                                                                            E Certainly a program that would identify all variables would be useful                                                          Next question is how...                                                                                                        well...                                                                                                                        and...                                                                                                                         Ahh yes, comments and text...                                                                                                 ? *Go to help and find Reserved Words (QB 7.1) they're all there.                                                               % Suggestion: build an external file...                                                                                          Dude!  One version at a time!                                                                                                 
 No problem :)                                                                                                                 3 I said it once, I'll say it again... Good ol Google                                                                           G Well, this sounds like quite a grand idea, and I would LOVE to have it.                                                        *anything to say?                                                                                                             ) Lots to say... just not around to say it.                                                                                      hmm good question                                                                                                             ) Help with making my arrays more efficient                                                                                     
 some ideas                                                                                                                    - *perhaps I should read a little before I post                                                                                 P *Arrays of what? you might be able to use a type that takes up less memory space                                              ; Also, a single value can express more than one condition...                                                                    Number strings??                                                                                                               You're right, of course...                                                                                                     Well, he's almost right anyway                                                                                                O *Yeah, no unsigned integers in QB, but still, my suggestion needed more thought                                               P * Strings have 4 byte headers, so they're always 4 bytes larger than they appear                                               Make external files...                                                                                                         Why are you cooking the items?                                                                                                  There are 16 bits per INTEGER...                                                                                               Thanks for the help                                                                                                            Artefisial intelegence in basic                                                                                               $ Are you looking for full time staff?                                                                                           huh                                                                                                                           @ *QU__i knew about a Qbasic dialect for Math, Who knows the name?                                                               You might be thinking of UBASIC                                                                                                *RE__thank you very much                                                                                                      2 QU__got more than 2Gb of Free space? do me a favor                                                                            6 *  345,472,512 bytes free. I have 2.59 GB free.                                                                         *RE__thank you Stylez                                                                                                          I get an error                                                                                                                 RE__hi,  Lightning                                                                                                            6 QU__is there faster way to do aritmethic calculations?                                                                        & I assume that by "faster" you mean....                                                                                         QU__for faster i mean...                                                                                                       The basic answer is "no"                                                                                                       You mean overclocking? *                                                                                                       *RE__nope, not me                                                                                                             . Hey, __eqo__ , Here is how fast QBasic can be.                                                                                 Actually, overkill here                                                                                                        Difrent PC`s Difrent resoult                                                                                                   Tips                                                                                                                           *RE__thank you to everybody                                                                                                    lkt153 - DON'T READ THIS POST                                                                                                  * Simply, no words, just LMAO                                                                                                 / Mouse sensitivity problem, still no help (*URL)                                                                                hmm ..                                                                                                                         *Thanks                                                                                                                        Here's something...                                                                                                            QU__for lkt153                                                                                                                7 * I believe at: www.geocities.com/aliphax under "files"                                                                        *RE__Thank you                                                                                                                < *GREAT! Thanks in advance; can't be bothered testing it yet.                                                                   Need some help w/ this program                                                                                                 Simple                                                                                                                        ' i didn't look very hard at the code but                                                                                        Binary Operations                                                                                                              add and multiply the same way.                                                                                                 54???                                                                                                                          Well, let's see                                                                                                                And i forgot ..                                                                                                                Yeh but                                                                                                                        Also                                                                                                                          	 I used ..                                                                                                                     . *But the demo should print it like we read  ..                                                                                
 Should go 0-7                                                                                                                 Y I never tested the code, all i know is QB muttered at me once when using a 0 in the index                                      Thx a bundle all.                                                                                                             7 There is no "carry" bit ( as far as I know it at least)                                                                       8 Oh, never reply without having read the thread... *sigh*                                                                       lol ..                                                                                                                        . * heh that :s was well put in there... hehe :D                                                                                 Viewports and PUT-ting...                                                                                                      re: Viewports and PUT-ing...                                                                                                  Z Or, you could erase (black out) only those areas where sprites had crossed into the border                                     here:                                                                                                                          Qbasic Code Question                                                                                                          G * If you're asking how to put two instructions in one like just use ':'                                                       V *I think lkt153 meant "in one line" -- you can use the colon several times on one line                                         *No but i know you can in C...                                                                                                S You cannot continue the same long expression statement on more than one line in QB.                                           Z *When you reach the end of the line, change line and come back and the line will be longer                                    % RE__post an example of your code line                                                                                         ! Need help understanding some code                                                                                              OK, line-by-line explanation                                                                                                  + How do I read a number value in a DAT file?                                                                                    My analysis                                                                                                                   
 A little more                                                                                                                 $ how do i use the mouse in a program?                                                                                          : *Go to QBasic.com, click Files/Mouse and choose a utility.                                                                    $ how do u print out the data analysis                                                                                          ! Printing from within a program...                                                                                              windows xp /ms-dos                                                                                                             XP does not have "True DOS"                                                                                                    Re: windows xp /ms-dos                                                                                                        U *That will not work on NT 4.0, Windows 2000, or XP (unless you have 9x installed too)                                         1 I run XP home with QB 7.1 without any problems...                                                                             : QU__how to read free disk bigger than 2GB (without Shell)?                                                                      What do you Declare a Decimal As                                                                                               * SINGLE .. 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 How ironic...                                                                                                                  QB bottleneck finder                                                                                                           * :( why text mode?                                                                                                            What?                                                                                                                         ) nope, my win98 comp (with qb) is fried...                                                                                     . Well, agamenus, my guess is... but it has bugs                                                                                 Extreme beta version...                                                                                                       7 I don't know how you pulled off a "file already opened"                                                                         Try running this one using QB1.0                                                                                              9 *Yarg!  It must have COMMON variable differences from 4.5                                                                      Re: Program I'm writing...                                                                                                    , * compatibility with microsoft databases. :)                                                                                  * A couple of questions b4 I start something                                                                                     a couple of answers                                                                                                            Hmmmm                                                                                                                         = Use a comma instead of a semicolon before the input variable.                                                                 T * Slight correction, ASC("a") = 97; some ppl would consider it sad that I know that!                                          K *Why..? I always say ignorance is just as bad as being blind, don't u agree                                                   < *I'd agree, but ignorant people don't know they're ignorant.                                                                   * There is no such thing as EOD                                                                                               8 *Perhaps Regina means something like EOL in Turbo Pascal                                                                      6 I think EOD (End of Data) is used as a sentinel marker                                                                          LOCATE has an optional cursor...                                                                                              3 *UR very helpful thanx for the *encouragement*  = )                                                                             16bit VS 32bit:- Suggestions....                                                                                              4 Your average computer idiot won't care what it is...                                                                          
 Re: Thanks...                                                                                                                 0 I would not use QB for a commercial application.                                                                               :| VB suxxors!                                                                                                                 True, but still ..                                                                                                             you know, ag                                                                                                                  G *Ahhhh, I remember when I was on your hit list once... the good ol days                                                        hey now, lets not sugarcoat it                                                                                                & *Yeah, we got along like IRAQ and IRAN                                                                                         More like IROQ and URAN                                                                                                        *yeah that suxxors, heh heh                                                                                                    who said                                                                                                                      B *You should use C instead... BASIC is for fun, not for business...                                                             mr__use both                                                                                                                  2 Your looking at the solution before the problem...                                                                            # I completely agree ( for once :-) )                                                                                           8 Dealing with a large # of arrays, and varible comparison                                                                      E Not sure what you're getting at, but a 3 dimensional array might help                                                         5 Pay special attention to the first two FOR statements                                                                          EXIT FOR...                                                                                                                    *What ever tickles your fancy                                                                                                  About the 3d arrays...                                                                                                        # *Try loading qb with the /ah switch                                                                                            *tried that already....                                                                                                        Well...                                                                                                                        Re: Well...                                                                                                                   N *Hey! Posted the same thing at the same time... but use ASC() instead of VAL()                                                 hahaha                                                                                                                        : Integers take up 2 bytes, but in Screen 13 you only need 1                                                                     *Great job guys, it worked!                                                                                                   $ *the STRING * 1 or the whole thing??                                                                                           the STRING * 1 thing, but....                                                                                                  I was wrong, hold on                                                                                                           ??                                                                                                                             re:??                                                                                                                         . Oh I see. 'Pseudo-code' -- here's a fresh idea                                                                                V *actually, I haver been using a hybrid of that idea and the original, good thinking...                                        9 Another idea (lol this is going to be a very long thread)                                                                     G *Your ideas are appreciated (I like the MOD one....)  Thread TERMINATED                                                       A * I've used this method before and its always worked well for me.                                                              Single array solution...                                                                                                      0 *Actually, Cantide, the thread ended above  :-).                                                                              = *...and it should have said "One-dimensional array solution".                                                                 K *sorry, the lack of bullets and identions in this forum throw me way off...                                                   A *This forum has indentations! (For me anyway) although no bullets                                                             Z *Lack of 'proper' indentions I meant.... is one space called an indent?... not complaining                                     loading an external map                                                                                                        here some code                                                                                                                 howdi, not understanding (swap)                                                                                               C *becarefull using SWAP on array elements, it leads to weird results                                                           ? "Don't worry about the formatting aspect" ?? Well, I'm worried.                                                                Okay...                                                                                                                        that's it, huh? thanx                                                                                                         O *Don't be embarassed at all- a lot of people have trouble. We're happy to help.                                                Decompiler for QB                                                                                                              * There is no such thing                                                                                                      C this isn't any qb decompiler but there are some C /c++ decompilers*                                                           9 *re__ http://members.aol.com/mspring810/private/index.htm                                                                     2 * Don't forget to mention it costs 120 ($146.614)                                                                             Which loop is fastest?                                                                                                         They are all the same                                                                                                          Minor detail                                                                                                                   Right                                                                                                                         ( The reason they are the same.  (I think)                                                                                        The essential differences are...                                                                                              Y *..and also, the DO loop doesn't necessarily have a built in loop test, like WHILE loops.                                     6 *Or does the code test to see if there is a loop test?                                                                        U *No, however, usually with a plain DO/LOOP there is such code within the loop itself.                                          well, i think it's important.                                                                                                  re__do us a favor                                                                                                             % ot__hey, ___eqo___,I have a good idea                                                                                         # much like communism, my good friend                                                                                           . *communism suxxors, much like VB, my friend :)                                                                                 re__i really like your idea                                                                                                    No -- too complicated                                                                                                          Loop benchmarks...                                                                                                            A *re_thanks London, it's very interesting, mostly i use FOR...NEXT                                                              Herp Tracking Program Help!                                                                                                   9 you need to set up a type and a array then bsave the info                                                                      I don't understand!                                                                                                           
 Using TYPE                                                                                                                    2 How do I recall my vars? (Check post "Using TYPE")                                                                            2 Well so far, I see nothing that you have done, but                                                                            P * please put an asterisk [*] in front of a title when there is no message within                                              ? Am I using POKE to its fullest potential?(POKE &amp; PSET test)                                                                The problem with your routine                                                                                                 0 Thanks, you have been helping me a lot lately...                                                                               Multiple entries?                                                                                                             # Multi-dimensioned parallel arrays..                                                                                           9 Whoops! Copied the wrong version when I pasted.. sorry :(                                                                      Bouncing a Ball of of a Square                                                                                                @ *Hmm... try setting each side of the square to bounce separately                                                               *Code man!  Post some code!                                                                                                    Here's the Code                                                                                                               ) Blasted VB!  Well, I see quite an oddity.                                                                                      AHHHH                                                                                                                          Compare 2 lists                                                                                                               0 *I'm lost, could you explain that a little more?                                                                              
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 arrays 101                                                                                                                    - It just occured to me that you might not know                                                                                  Oh i figured..                                                                                                                 The only Keywords I know are...                                                                                                Thank you very much!                                                                                                          " Before you can learn about arrays,                                                                                            Y *A bit off-topic, but I've seen 3 different people interested in programming called Ryan!                                     " Arrays are just numbered variables                                                                                             How To Find Square Roots In QB                                                                                                1 *a = SQR(b) or a = b^0.5  (one of them is faster)                                                                              Multifunctional                                                                                                               P *Not in QBasic, but in C++ and many other languages, yes, you can use "threads".                                               well, you should be aware                                                                                                     - The illusion of more than one thing at a time                                                                                 7 Hold off on hyperspace till you get the bullets working                                                                       % what your asking for in multithreding                                                                                          Dam it                                                                                                                        & I fixed your post, ShasowWolf,  but...                                                                                         i tryed                                                                                                                       ' Wait, ShadowWolf - You may have goofed!                                                                                       " i did read it once a few weeks ago                                                                                            % * And are you handling double-spaces?                                                                                          All multithreading is fake...                                                                                                  Uhm ..                                                                                                                         Tomatoes, Tomahtoes                                                                                                            Actually .. no :-)                                                                                                             Potatoes, Potahtoes....                                                                                                        Hmm .. weird ..                                                                                                                Re: Hmm .. weird ..                                                                                                            Possible                                                                                                                       Wrong                                                                                                                          DAMN IT JIM!                                                                                                                   De Jef, A note on ON-interrupts                                                                                                Could be, but ..                                                                                                              % Good point - Could be, but I doubt it                                                                                          well not true anymore but                                                                                                     H *That's still fake the only true multithreading is having two processors                                                       I must agree...                                                                                                                Close                                                                                                                          wired how subjects can change                                                                                                  I appologize                                                                                                                  & Identifier cannot contain a period????                                                                                        T *It means you have a var with a period in it. Post code if that didn't help enough..                                          X Re: *It means you have a var with a period in it. Post code if that didn't help enough..                                       Its Like                                                                                                                      ? * Good try, but the error you generate is "element not defined"                                                               + Are you using a user-defined data type? ...                                                                                   % LilSnow, Nick, TheBob - We've got it!                                                                                          Detecting CPU Speed                                                                                                           * Well, I don't know about the ASM code, but                                                                                    < *Yes, but this effect can be reduced by increasing the delay                                                                  ! i tested your code on my AMD 1800                                                                                              Where can i find...                                                                                                           = * In the QB help, in the index, look for the topic "OPEN COM"                                                                 6 How do i transfer data from one subroutine to another?                                                                         you can.....                                                                                                                  
 Thank You!                                                                                                                     Any help in finding this post?                                                                                                > How can you read any given line from a text file using RANDOM?                                                                	 Using GET                                                                                                                      hmmm                                                                                                                          3 Do you want to play games or do you want an answer?                                                                           . answer_try ensuring every line has same length                                                                                 Actually ..                                                                                                                   * answer_I think i did not understand Jethro                                                                                     Hou to estimate sum by cycle?                                                                                                 ' * Post code - Read FAQ "How to post..."                                                                                        Use an array                                                                                                                  * Multiple 'channels' using PLAY statements?                                                                                     I think it was like this ..                                                                                                    "Expected end-of-statement"                                                                                                   8 * Myeah .. there probably is a way, but i dunno how then                                                                       I'm very skeptical                                                                                                            . I believe the PC speaker has only one channel.                                                                                ' *actually the game was played on the PC                                                                                        Try this                                                                                                                       How do i use this code Mac?                                                                                                    Might be a fun project                                                                                                         New issue of the QBCM Magazine                                                                                                . Anybody have comments on this magazine? (URL*)                                                                                
 since QBTM                                                                                                                     Good History                                                                                                                   QBTM                                                                                                                           im not complaining:                                                                                                            Hello?                                                                                                                        0 its hard to say, I think it was a couple factors                                                                               Thanks                                                                                                                        6 For/Next loop to input  5 record numbers into an array                                                                        
 use a counter                                                                                                                 
 correction                                                                                                                     Use a FOR-NEXT loop                                                                                                            memory                                                                                                                        ) ___possibly you are using too much memory                                                                                      whats with the underscores man?                                                                                                answer_to MagnaUnum                                                                                                            QBASIC VIRUSES                                                                                                                 This one is evil                                                                                                              7 * Might fall into the category of "Just a Dumb Program"                                                                       8 Arrgh! I forgot to say (URL) above - London, Please read                                                                      9 Yo 1337 haxxor frank dude u roxxor man, reed dis plzzz...                                                                     # * Mac, here's another for your bin.                                                                                            Another Oxymoron                                                                                                              6 if you rellay want to screaw around up a computer then                                                                         ......still not a virus                                                                                                       " No virus, but great "Trojan Horse"                                                                                            : Re: No virus, but great &amp;quote;Trojan 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Look for the FAQ link at the top of this page. :)                                                   =(                                                                                                                             Re: If File Doesn't exist then                                                                                                % im not shure what your asking for but                                                                                          ASM in QB...                                                                                                                   See if this helps (URL*)                                                                                                       Correction (URL*)                                                                                                             , *Thanks, checking now... I'll get back to ya                                                                                   *Theres also info in the FAQ                                                                                                   Casino Help                                                                                                                    Break it up!                                                                                                                  0 Is there a way to edit the registry from qbasic?                                                                               Yes...                                                                                                                         LOL - In other words, no?                                                                                                     K *To The Blob: Please begin message title with * if there is no text inside.                                                   X * Surely the same thing could be said to Mac, I know he maintains the forum so maybe not                                       Heh - mea culpa!                                                                                                               Depending on the OS...                                                                                                        7 Can anyone tell me were I can get a list of interrupts?                                                                        *URL Inside                                                                                                                   + methods for multiple independent animations                                                                                   + *Advance each animation 1 frame and loop it                                                                                    Here is a simple example (URL*)                                                                                                Multiple ON TIMER commands...                                                                                                  Possible solution (URL*)                                                                                                      . Mac, I have one question about your program...                                                                                % Heh - looked like two questions to me                                                                                         L * Interesting form of questioning, very organized, great start at the forum.                                                  " I don't remember how to print data                                                                                            & Re: I don't remember how to print data                                                                                         Problem with LPRINT                                                                                                           7 question__how to change system colors without Ansi.sys?                                                                       ; Re: question__how to change system colors without Ansi.sys?                                                                   L * I think EQO means the colours of the command prompt not QB output colours.                                                  4 *_____IIdrest is correct, the command prompt colors                                                                          1 question__how to read free space bigger then 1Gb?                                                                             
 It doesn't                                                                                                                     _____i use this code                                                                                                          " Here's a description of int 21, 36                                                                                            " *__thank you, i will try your code                                                                                            ? A likely impossible idea, yet holds great POSSIBILITIES if not.                                                                image                                                                                                                         4 *using GET/PUT, or writing your array into the file.                                                                          Q *Why don't you want to use BSAVE/BLOAD? They are the best tools for that purpose.                                             0 Perhaps if you wanted to save multiple pictures?                                                                               BSAVE/BLOAD                                                                                                                   
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 correction                                                                                                                     my bad..                                                                                                                      0 *That's what I thought, -oh, well, no harm done.                                                                              , Here is a problem with both that I have had.                                                                                  0 Re: Here is a problem with both that I have had.                                                                               Well you can BLOAD directly to                                                                                                Z * I actually used that once on a game I made. www.lkt153.cjb.net &gt; GCruise (menu image)                                     well it's fine                                                                                                                : *Use a single array for all images, -BLOAD is *very* fast.                                                                    
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 THANK YOU!                                                                                                                    * I KNEW there had to be a way to do that!!!                                                                                    A Can you send and recieve numbers or characters over the internet?                                                             E *Possible but not easy, you need to be able to communicate with modem                                                         ) there been some Winsock work done with QB                                                                                     > data on the control break question from dec 7 (attn Earthbron)                                                                + * Can a Cd Burner be controled from qbasic?                                                                                    Not directly...                                                                                                                possable with ASM                                                                                                             
 Menu creator?                                                                                                                  What kind of menu?                                                                                                            : Why not check the Community Forums for that sort of thing?                                                                    # *... 2970 most common posters... ?!                                                                                           F There's a lesson on menus and popups in my QBasic Graphics tutorial...                                                        & More info... sry, no good title ideas.                                                                                        T *Not sure what you're asking about, but apparently your question was answered above.                                           Menu file format example.                                                                                                     G *What language is that in? If it's QBasic, I've got alot more to learn.                                                         LOL, I took the format from C++.                                                                                               "really is not that easy"??                                                                                                   A *LOL, I mean graphic menu, with mouse+Alt accessibility. hehehehe                                                              My MENU Function                                                                                                               Searching the forum.                                                                                                          S *Click the number links at the bottom until you find the date you're looking for :)                                            Try this                                                                                                                       I want the most recent posts.                                                                                                 8 Understand now. There is no way to do that on this forum                                                                      8 *I would like to know how to search the forum by content                                                                       New BASIC interpreter!                                                                                                         *_____how do you compile?                                                                                                     $ 2970 most frequent posters.....(URL)                                                                                          @ *Still can't find Ildrest, he must not have posted before 11/20                                                               *:( aww well                                                                                                                  D *Hahaha, looks like "Earthbron" made 4 typos, but 4 in 1115 aint bad                                                          0 Yes, 3 of which are caused by IE's autofill. :-)                                                                              C * There's a guy called 'big mac' with 5 posts, competition Mac? heh                                                           0 Is Windows NT 4.0 QBASIC incompatible with XP's?                                                                              Z is there a way to retreive a variable from 1 list in the progrm and use it in another part                                     *hmmm? Be more specific please                                                                                                 like if a=1 then p=rat                                                                                                         * you mean p = r * a * t  ?                                                                                                   ) or of you mean rat is another variable...                                                                                      thanx                                                                                                                         
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Post your full code!                                                      Actually, it may never go there                                                                                               # *My bad... (it's kinda dumb though)                                                                                            My bad..                                                                                                                      0 *We'll help you, but we need to see you've tried                                                                              L * well he has that small code snippet, doesn't he? PS: I helped him already.                                                  , * Wow, Mac, it appears someone read the FAQ.                                                                                   text adventure help                                                                                                            hmmmmm                                                                                                                         Why does a keep winning                                                                                                        Re: Why does a keep winning                                                                                                   4 does no body try to write their own code these days?                                                                          $ New to QBasic and in need of help...                                                                                           * =|                                                                                                                          . you pretty much worte your porgram right there                                                                                ? *One more thing, DO (newline)..... (newline) LOOP will loop it.                                                                HELP                                                                                                                           KILLed your files? Arrgh!!                                                                                                     Well...                                                                                                                        _____QB71 got the Undel.exe                                                                                                    arrays                                                                                                                         uh....                                                                                                                         Interesting Forum Stats...                                                                                                    ) 500 most frequent forum posters....(URL*)                                                                                     ' And you only beat cell by one post? LOL                                                                                        Hey, Unfair!                                                                                                                  Z *Just realized, -what happened to Kewbie Newbie (an old-timer like Solitaire, Mac and me)?                                    6 Yeah :-( Here is the last thread he appeared in (URL*)                                                                        ) *Almost 6 months ago, -hope he's alright.                                                                                     0 Oh, JEEZ, Mac, thanks for dredging up THAT post.                                                                              # *Good to hear from you, Kewbie! :-)                                                                                            * YEAH, I'M #69!  :-P                                                                                                          * and I'm a lucky 13                                                                                                          K *Are you Mexican, Solitaire? Apparently, in Mexico, 13 *is* a lucky number.                                                    *no                                                                                                                           9 *In that case, POST MORE! (only 64 to push Aliph to 13).                                                                     0 Well, I'm 47 in one, and 47 and 91 in the other.                                                                               *Aww... where am I?                                                                                                           6 Anybody besides me know and miss Sterling Christensen?                                                                        7 *I remember him, Mac.  Can't really say I knew him tho.                                                                       X *It is, perhaps, fitting, that at list time I had "1867" posts (Canadian Confederation!)                                       *What about the newfies?                                                                                                      E *Joined in 1949, -confederation originally involved only 4 provinces.                                                         4 Well, he had 4 emails according to the almighty file                                                                          7 um there is a sterling christensen at qbasicnews.com...                                                                        *i made 166, yay!                                                                                                              How accurate is it?                                                                                                           ? *Or Programming Kid (Alipha's former name, -quite a few posts).                                                               # Well It may not be very accurate...                                                                                            Hunhh                                                                                                                         	 Re: forum                                                                                                                     ! don't use the qbasic.com website!                                                                                             % Well, I don't agree with your reasons                                                                                          blarg. I guess so---                                                                                                          ( How to escape from the output screen...?                                                                                      < *Ctrl + Pause/Break (above Page Up) to exit a locked program                                                                  6 *how do you acces the file menu from your key board???                                                                        * *Alt-F (then arrow keys or another hotkey)                                                                                    ( Thanks a million buddy :)   yeahhhhhhhh!                                                                                      ( Notice the "hot keys" on the QB menu bar                                                                                        Pasting from Windows into QBasic                                                                                              N Press Alt-Enter to switch to window and back, then right click in QB window...                                                 Problem reading DATA                                                                                                          6 There is nothing about DATA that is computer dependent                                                                        L BASIC, need to know everything about it, history, syntax, how it came about.                                                  * Don't know that much, but here's what I do                                                                                     BASIC - History, etc.                                                                                                          Re: BASIC - History, etc.                                                                                                     0 What Is Backspace's Ascii code or Chacator Code?                                                                               it's chr$(008)                                                                                                                < Thank You! I have been looking for that for a long time now.                                                                  Y *For any others, check QBasic Help/Contents/ASCII Character Codes (page down for 128-255)                                       For quick INKEY$ codes use this:                                                                                               your welcome                                                                                                                  7 the person with the redim?? is back again with new ??'s                                                                        ?                                                                                                                             - *LOL, you get more sarcastic by the post Mac.                                                                                 
 GRAPHICS HELP                                                                                                                 1 Any function in QBasic can be used as a value ...                                                                             ) Attn all newbies: DATA -99999, DATA ZZTOP                                                                                      Untitled                                                                                                                       arrays                                                                                                                        . Need help on a program WARNING: STUPID TEACHER                                                                                
 most of it                                                                                                                    ! Works alright with one problem...                                                                                              "Works alright"??                                                                                                             / I hear you, but I didn't say it wasn't lame ...                                                                               3 * Err, right - The assignment WAS lame in that case                                                                            I need some help                                                                                                               Just a couple small things                                                                                                     Ooo and also...                                                                                                                LOL                                                                                                                            How can i add a record                                                                                                         Please read the FAQ how to post                                                                                                Re: How can i add a record                                                                                                    	 Chill Out                                                                                                                      i know the type, man....                                                                                                      3 some clarifications for the FAQ. (post yours here!)                                                                            Huge Arrays                                                                                                                   4 add  "    '$DYNAMIC     " to the top of your program                                                                          	 '$DYNAMIC                                                                                                                     : * Also, QB has a total string length limit of 32768 bytes.                                                                     * er, 32767                                                                                                                    *How huge are we talking here?                                                                                                
 Not that huge                                                                                                                 ! Is seven characters all you need?                                                                                              Thanks                                                                                                                         Running a program                                                                                                             
 Three ways                                                                                                                     ...                                                                                                                            * SHELL "stinkfist.bat"                                                                                                        STORE A SCORE?                                                                                                                P *LOOP UNTIL initscore% = 10 (Check the PLAY statement in the QBasic Help/Index).                                              ) You might as well just make it plain LOOP                                                                                     4 LOL. You're right, of course, GreenMan, he should...                                                                          & Yep - LOL - And its worse than that...                                                                                        Y *Ha! Didn't notice the 5, -I assumed GOSUB 5 was just an excluded print-score subroutine.                                     * Re: Yep - LOL - And its worse than that...                                                                                    ) Transparent PUT for those who want it. :)                                                                                      Put directly from a file.                                                                                                     / Does any-1 know of any small encryption program                                                                               B Encryption program that reverses the order of the ASCII characters                                                            9 Is there one that encrypts files instead of message.....?                                                                     : You would need to bring the data from the file into memory                                                                     Hey, GSmiles : ) AKA Newbit                                                                                                   # I fixed it to be more user-friendly                                                                                           ) Hey man I am just helping a friend out OK                                                                                     8 P.S.    GSmiles is AKA GSmiles... nothing else  (  8- b)                                                                      & How to run qb45 in xp? how to  run it?                                                                                         Goto RUN in your start menu!                                                                                                   Lil help please                                                                                                                 This is the way i would do it...                                                                                              " What are you talking about, Damon?                                                                                             Need help quick                                                                                                                Ctrl + Pause/Break Key                                                                                                         To prevent an endless loop                                                                                                    $ _____you can activate the Escape key                                                                                          T Or you can make the loop holes so the every time you press escape key you get out...                                           Puzzled....                                                                                                                    Use VIEW PRINT                                                                                                                 Wow that's pretty handy...                                                                                                    D *Heh, sometimes I go into random help topics I havent seen before...                                                           Thank you!!                                                                                                                   7 Variation of VIEW PRINT using color and different areas                                                                       0 remember redim-control break code ?? from nov 25                                                                              1 *Nope, don't remember. Maybe some URLs would help                                                                              test                                                                                                                          V HEY EVERYBODY!  LISTEN UP!  On The PhyloGenesis and LilSnow (URL* 'cause post is HUGE)                                        . I am so glad u cleared that up for everybody..                                                                                " Right, now you clear up some stuff                                                                                            & Re: Right, now you clear up some stuff                                                                                         LilSnow lives in KY                                                                                                           Z Re: HEY EVERYBODY!  LISTEN UP!  On The PhyloGenesis and LilSnow (URL* 'cause post is HUGE)                                    
 Ip info...                                                                                                                     Re: Ip info...                                                                                                                 Well, my info also confirms                                                                                                    Re: Well, my info also confirms                                                                                                Well, I do know this...                                                                                                       . Unfortunately, I have been around quite a bit.                                                                                $ Can someone tell me why it wont work                                                                                          U *Dunno, but you are sorting strings with "&gt;"?  And it never calls Display does it?                                          What did you expect?                                                                                                           Please help me....                                                                                                            ; You're leaving yourself open for an invalid CHR$() code ...                                                                   B *Or rather, adjust the random offset value to fall within 0 - 255.                                                            / Ok so how do I combine it into the program....?                                                                               E The type of error that I am getting is an Illegal Function Call error                                                          It just occurred to me...                                                                                                     O *My mistake, I just realized b is DIMmed as STRING * 1. Must be the CHR$ value.                                               Y *Check the post by Mac above "I fixed it to be more user friendly" (wraps the ASC value).                                     
 Thanks BOB                                                                                                                     COLOR statement                                                                                                               D First of all, are you talking about text mode, or graphics mode? ...                                                          A *Thank you.   I understand now it does not work in graphics mode.                                                              Problem                                                                                                                       J *Please explain the purpose of your code and what the problem is, exactly.                                                     I think he wanted to do this                                                                                                  Z *What was all that gap stuff? Seemed like part of a search algorithm (divide and conquer).                                     Yeah, I wondered that, too                                                                                                    C *yes, "gap = length / 2" would be used in a binary search algorithm                                                            What in the world is this?                                                                                                     Re: What in the world is this?                                                                                                
 Canu fix this                                                                                                                  *are you sure? it works for me                                                                                                 SRRY                                                                                                                          ( Please look at the last message i posted                                                                                      T Josh wants someone to finish the program for him and then he can take credit for it!                                           Sprites blending in with BG!                                                                                                   Two possiblities...                                                                                                            Thanks Man!! =D                                                                                                                Help Please?                                                                                                                   Answers 1 and 2...                                                                                                            R *P.S. Use PRINT "$"; (semicolon prevents scrolling when printing on bottom lines).                                            & speed maximazation of the OPEN command                                                                                        O *By all means, use an array, and use integer identifiers (%) wherever possible.                                               5 Ok I coded my  program different but still have probs                                                                          some minor problems                                                                                                           U Re: Ok I coded my  program different but still have probs( man this hw is killing me)                                           Just put a Print inside the loop                                                                                              % Still doesn't look how itz suppose to                                                                                          Trouble with file                                                                                                             Y *If the file is open and you PUT, PRINT or WRITE to it, data should be there (post code).                                     ] Re: *If the file is open and you PUT, PRINT or WRITE to it, data should be there (post code).                                  I'm asuming....                                                                                                                Re: I'm asuming....                                                                                                            I am having the same problem                                                                                                    Re: I am having the same problem                                                                                               Yes Sir i do                                                                                                                  6 Err, is this doing homework OK? 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Sample here                                                                                                              T *I knew how, just wanted to know if I have to write a separate sort for each TYPE...                                           *Assume I do :(                                                                                                                You better explain a bit more                                                                                                 D * he meant for each element of the defined type. "Name" and "Descr".                                                          ! * Well, "duhh" if that's the case                                                                                             * Sorting TYPEd arrays by different elements                                                                                     EDIT menus etc don't appear                                                                                                    re: Edit menus don't appear                                                                                                    Re: re: Edit menus don't appear                                                                                                Re: re: Edit menus don't appear                                                                                               6 Is there any way to access a USB controller in Qbasic?                                                                        J * Via INP and OUT if you know the port address, but not via PEEK and POKE.                                                    W * the address range can be obtained by Looking in the system proporties' device manager                                        Ok cool                                                                                                                       5 Does anyone have an HTML-downloader/editor in qbasic?                                                                         . need Qbasic internet tutorials(Dsock or Wsock)                                                                                 If you know C/C++                                                                                                             ! I'm the newbie of the newbies....                                                                                              For those looking for QB 7.1...                                                                                               & Also you can download it over here....                                                                                         Qbasic... where is it?!                                                                                                       6 * Check the  " Links and Downloads" at top of the page                                                                         check my recent post                                                                                                          * * Links and Downloads now has 7.1 - Thanks                                                                                    @ *Links &amp; Downloads - "File not found"  --  Check it out, Mac                                                              
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 Crazy Idea                                                                                                                     sprechen zie duetsche? *                                                                                                      
 *umm, why?                                                                                                                     because he obviously doesn't                                                                                                  	 yes is do                                                                                                                     M High fly to deep right....it's got some speed....it could...will it? IT DOES!                                                  Would it work? How well?                                                                                                        Well, I give it less of a chance                                                                                               font size on qbasic                                                                                                            Here's a really *BIG* title...                                                                                                A *P.S. To speed it up, make the variables integers (x%, y%, etc.).                                                             # thank you for the big title program                                                                                            Not with PRINT                                                                                                                 Re: font size on qbasic                                                                                                        variables question                                                                                                            . A little confusing, but I hope I understood...                                                                                 well...                                                                                                                       4 Ahh, you want to refer to a variable using a string?                                                                          6 novafyre, your second example could be done like this:                                                                         Screen 7 vs Screen 12 or 13                                                                                                   * You must decide what your program needs...                                                                                    A *Correction to SCREEN 12: 16 attributes, not hues (262,000 hues).                                                              About Paging in screen 7                                                                                                       Humm....                                                                                                                       Animation Question                                                                                                            X Sprite animation can be done in any graphics mode, you don't need paging capabilities...                                      	 thank you                                                                                                                      Arrays                                                                                                                        ( *You better post what you've done so far                                                                                       Here's the program                                                                                                             Couple of points                                                                                                               Program specs.                                                                                                                 OK                                                                                                                             Wupps!                                                                                                                         size of text                                                                                                                  ) *Check the WIDTH statement in Help/Index.                                                                                     Q *Also, be sure to click the SCREEN/Screen Modes links for available text formats.                                              QB                                                                                                                             *PRINT SQR(Number)                                                                                                             Homework help is there    ^                                                                                                    Heh                                                                                                                           0 I'm completely stuck on this Assignment *rookie*                                                                              = I get a Out of data error sorry! At the last READ Birth.Date$                                                                 . You are testing for "EOF", which doesn't exist                                                                                 Your data should look like this                                                                                                Regarding the need for quotes                                                                                                 ! Re: Regarding the need for quotes                                                                                             , Good point! And it is compatable with WRITE#                                                                                  ' Something is wrong at the DATA lines ..                                                                                       = * In the example i meant double quotes ( " ) instead of ( ' )                                                                  Library Program                                                                                                                Why QuickBasic?                                                                                                                 3D and PAINT statement (again..)                                                                                              
 use TIMER.                                                                                                                    Z *Too tired to look at code, but try painting at the averaged x and y values for each face.                                    + transaction part of a cash register program                                                                                   B It looks like you forgot to declare arrays for each of your fields                                                            % you are right, but I had to change it                                                                                         % Heh, "new to QBasic", "confused" TRUE                                                                                         
 Thanks Mac                                                                                                                    / *In QB71 you CAN have an Static array in a TYPE                                                                                How to Delete a Record                                                                                                         * KILL filename$                                                                                                               Sort of complicated actually                                                                                                  4 Good example, but applies mainly to sequential files                                                                          U Thank You Guys Again. Is there a file qbasic can access that says the running system?                                          *SHELL "ver"                                                                                                                   using PCOPY                                                                                                                   ; *Put WAIT &amp;H3DA, 8 immediately after the PCOPY statment                                                                   - * Or before, and make a delay after the PCOPY                                                                                 1 Re: * Or before, and make a delay after the PCOPY                                                                             % How to Make a Variable a Certain Size                                                                                          *  DIM Mystring AS STRING * 20                                                                                                % * DIM someVariableName AS STRING * 20                                                                                          I thought this place was dead!                                                                                                B * Plenty of people post here.  This is a very active messageboard.                                                             If you like QBasic...                                                                                                         % Can you play MP3/wav files in Qbasic?                                                                                          well...                                                                                                                        Re: well...                                                                                                                   1 How do you access Rundll32 through qbasic or DOS?                                                                             0 SHELL "rundll32 dllname,functionname parameters"                                                                               ?                                                                                                                             ( * Yes, didn't you see the example given?                                                                                      C * It will not work in pure DOS mode, if that is what you're asking.                                                           ? I dared every-1 to take up this challenge unless your a chicken                                                                bad challenge :(                                                                                                              . First tell us the challenges you have taken up                                                                                 Payroll                                                                                                                        * Great.                                                                                                                       * LOL                                                                                                                         E Well no better way to start then right now so you better get going...                                                         9 *Click on the Homework Help link at the top of this page.                                                                     ( Question on "replace" option in Notepad.                                                                                       This might work...                                                                                                            - * there is a replace option in notepad?!!? :|                                                                                 ' *Only in Windows XP, not in Windows 98.                                                                                       6 Replace what?? I don't know what you are talking about                                                                         Notepad in Windows XP                                                                                                         # Oh, I thought all NOTEPADs had that                                                                                            Mine...                                                                                                                       5 No search and replace in WindowsME - How do you post?                                                                         9 Re: No search and replace in WindowsME - How do you post?                                                                     : *Notepad for Win XP has File, Edit, Format, View, and Help                                                                    % Forget Notepad and go 4 Wordpad......                                                                                          wordpad is too slow :(                                                                                                        @ Re: Question on &amp;quote;replace&amp;quote; option in Notepad.                                                               QB Fantasy/RPG game                                                                                                            im like kinda new to qbasic                                                                                                   E *Any word app, including DOS EDIT, Notepad, Word, etc., -save as .TXT                                                         W *Pardon me, -meant choose Text(*.*) from the Save as type menu, but use .BAS extension.                                       9 can someone post the URL to that "universal delay" trick?                                                                     - *ps. thanks in advance to whoever can find it                                                                                  There are many                                                                                                                 (beginner) case and subs                                                                                                       Don't worry, you'll get it...                                                                                                  thanks                                                                                                                        # Here is something to start with....                                                                                            Ugh                                                                                                                            Re: Ugh                                                                                                                        I'll try                                                                                                                       Here's something to start with.                                                                                                Using Images in QB4.5                                                                                                          Railway signalling                                                                                                             you woulda saved                                                                                                               ref Railway Signalling                                                                                                        A To PhyloGenesis.. or anyone else interested.. 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ALT-0160 and ALT-255 should work.                                                                            % Phylo - Are you entering it this way?                                                                                          Need some help                                                                                                                 Here's some help                                                                                                               Well                                                                                                                          
 Well, well                                                                                                                     Hold down/Release mouse button                                                                                                 Use a ClearMOUSE sub program...                                                                                                Operators (the weird ones)                                                                                                     What "weird ones"??                                                                                                           E *Ahh THANK you... that's the only useful explanation I've got so far!                                                         C also might want to try this link, which has ALL the logic commands!                                                           & old 3d problem fixed, but new dilemma!                                                                                        V *also note the code pasted does not use the Cube wireframe, it generates a random one.                                         I see nothing wrong.                                                                                                          
 I still do :(                                                                                                                  I apologize.                                                                                                                   second version                                                                                                                 Temp solution!                                                                                                                - I can't figure it out - Guru help required...                                                                                  it's the same.                                                                                                                % *Try WIDTH 80, then WIDTH 40 to play.                                                                                          Didn't help, but...                                                                                                            I suspect it is an NT thing                                                                                                   2 Thanks, Earthborn. I didn't think of OS issues....                                                                            ; P.S. It may be the graphics card, as you suggest because...                                                                   = *I did try the code, but I had no problem if I used WIDTH 80.                                                                 1 Duhhh! THANKS PhyloGenesis - That was the answer!                                                                              Did you do what I said?                                                                                                       & nope there are bugs all over the place                                                                                         * nope still the same screen!                                                                                                  A 3D rotations problem                                                                                                        / *I can't view it. Could you post the code here?                                                                                3D-rotations code!                                                                                                              Fixed the QB 4.5 download (URL*)                                                                                               round percentage                                                                                                               Re: round percentage                                                                                                          $ *thanks (slaps self upside the head)                                                                                          " In case you were curious as to why                                                                                             makes sense, but what if...                                                                                                   < Checking varibles for answers that are non-case sensitive...                                                                   * case-sensetive                                                                                                              F (The * on the above post is a lie!) Here is your 'Key parts' solution.                                                        
 some thoughts                                                                                                                 B For Walrus and whoever else was interested in Judah's Mode problem                                                             *Thread added onto.                                                                                                            New QB Community to check out                                                                                                  C++ and VisualBasic                                                                                                           - *try googleing c++ and VB, otherwise buy them                                                                                 1 Re: *try googleing c++ and VB, otherwise buy them                                                                              Hahahahaha... No! Read Message:                                                                                                er, you should also mention                                                                                                    I suggest...                                                                                                                  	 I suggest                                                                                                                     + * Hmm.. does chocolate candy foil count? :|                                                                                    *wtf?!                                                                                                                          * instead of money, angry one :)                                                                                              K *OH!  I know what you are talking about!  I forgot about those things, lol!                                                   > please buy VB or VisualStudio.. but as for a free C++ compiler                                                                 * Indeed Dev-C++ is great.                                                                                                     Jons endless ramble on piracy.                                                                                                 Plz help its due tomorow!                                                                                                      What I guess                                                                                                                   your prog debugged                                                                                                             sorry bout the maze thing                                                                                                      Please check out the FAQ!!!!                                                                                                   What Mac said, plus...                                                                                                         What TheBob said, plus ...                                                                                                     help please a.s.a.p                                                                                                           = Here's some hints (looks like homework so I shan't post code)                                                                 / Cannot pass array (user defined type) to sub =(                                                                               6 *You're trying to pass an array into a single variable                                                                        6 Technically correct, but here is the real answer, Nick                                                                         Thanks!                                                                                                                        Matrix style scrolling text                                                                                                    hmm                                                                                                                            It's actually not so easy                                                                                                     # i'll just throw in my 2 cents worth                                                                                            *Very nice, Earthborn!                                                                                                         *Yours, too Unknown QBP!                                                                                                       copy and paste                                                                                                                Y *Select the text from the source, save it in Notepad, then copy &amp; paste into QB forum                                      Or, for more detail (URL*)                                                                                                    7 Run this cryptic program to read a message for everyone                                                                        * wow I'm really psychic :)                                                                                                    Fake Virus!!!!                                                                                                                A you will probably not be able to use a fake virus in DOS, if.....                                                             E Re: you will probably not be able to use a fake virus in DOS, if.....                                                         ' * www.lumpyporridge.com/pranks/main.php                                                                                        *i've got an infection for you                                                                                                9 The book 'The Little Black  Book of Computer Virusses' ..                                                                     3 *just send them icing sugar in an unmarked envelope                                                                           @ *I made one!  Will e-mail if you want.  (Used C++ and compiled.)                                                              D Re: *I made one!  Will e-mail if you want.  (Used C++ and compiled.)                                                          ( show me your's and i'll show you mine...                                                                                      ! QBasic Forum, listing posts by...                                                                                               Afraid I don't know any way, but                                                                                               E-mail?                                                                                                                        Re: E-mail?                                                                                                                     Help with program I'm working on                                                                                              * Copy a 1-D array to the row of a 2-D array                                                                                    @ In order to copy a row or column or whatever you want to call it                                                              / here's some code for you. (Happy Thanksgiving!)                                                                               
 Thank you.                                                                                                                    Z *dunno, evryone uses "row" differently. For future reference just say "first subscript" :)                                    H *or second. Also I'm sure that VB.NET must have an LBOUND() equivalent..                                                      4 * The LBound() is always 0, cannot be anything else.                                                                           * There's no OPTION BASE?                                                                                                      * No - no more Option Base                                                                                                     String help                                                                                                                    number to string                                                                                                              # * snum$ = LTRIM$(RTRIM$(STR$(num)))                                                                                           C *STR$ doesn't return trailing blanks, only leading, if its positive                                                            Answer to challenge...                                                                                                         Incoming Call Program                                                                                                          That's what fax programs do...                                                                                                " Re: That's what fax programs do...                                                                                             Hey, LilSnow                                                                                                                   Re: Hey LilSnow                                                                                                                Nick, the unknown qb programmer                                                                                               = heheheh, your reputation of paranoia precedes you ;) ........                                                                  Well,                                                                                                                         W * Could be just really stupid people. They do exist, ya know. ;) PS Happy Thanksgiving!                                        Future Lib Question                                                                                                            sorta...                                                                                                                       get/put graphics help                                                                                                          this should be obvious, but                                                                                                   ! I have a challenge for everyone..                                                                                              No.                                                                                                                            Oh no?                                                                                                                        / *Of course i meant encode instead of decode :-)                                                                               * OK, I give up. What happens after 1848523?                                                                                     But there must be a limit...                                                                                                   But ..                                                                                                                        $ Ok, you can easily use the date/time                                                                                           My point was ..                                                                                                               @ * Just an example" Ahhh. I was straining my brain there. Thanks.                                                               Can anyone give me an example?                                                                                                 * DES / AES.                                                                                                                   i still need bigger fonts!                                                                                                     same file name...                                                                                                              Re: same file name...                                                                                                          If I understand right...                                                                                                      
 error.....                                                                                                                    
 I bet it does                                                                                                                  That may have been unclear                                                                                                    S Still same error in test.txt (test.bas) but its solved in try.bas&lt;empty body&gt;                                           . Something is still wrong with the file then...                                                                                  one question regarding the width                                                                                               If you set a width you like                                                                                                   1 and how do you change it back? &lt;body empty&gt;                                                                             D "Normal " Dos width is 80,25. (someone else post and help please...)                                                          = I have two functions that I could get to you in several hours                                                                 $ how to convert integers to string$s?                                                                                          	 *STR$(n%)                                                                                                                     Q *Although "th" won't work for 1,2,3: PRINT "This is loop number" + STR$(i%) + "."                                             $ So, namely, the OP should do this...                                                                                          R *As long as the loop counter was under 11, otherwise 11th, 12th, 13th, 111th, etc.                                             Maybe something like this...                                                                                                   Heh - Reminds me of leap year                                                                                                  * In VB.NET: Environment.Exit                                                                                                 C *Admittedly, Mac makes a good point (I like ENVIRONMENT EXIT, too).                                                           0 * Correction:  In VB.NET it's:  Application.Exit                                                                               Mac, I am quite shocked                                                                                                        BLOAT                                                                                                                          Ag, I agree, but I disagree                                                                                                   + *Agreed, not BLOATED becuase very worth it.                                                                                    * yeah yea... *nods*                                                                                                           Heh, don't be shocked                                                                                                          Wasn't really shocked                                                                                                          Qbasic download???                                                                                                             Re: Qbasic download???                                                                                                         reg. download of qbasic.exe                                                                                                   7 Dang! Alipha's page has been zapped for illegal content                                                                        wtf                                                                                                                            Nobody said you couldn't                                                                                                      9 *Mac... I just downloaded it from Alipha 2 minutes ago...                                                                      Hunhh? Did you use this (URL*)?                                                                                               & Yep. I just did it again. No problems.                                                                                        ; *Furthermore, I have no difficulty browsing his site at all                                                                    nope, that's not the problem...                                                                                               2 Wow! Thank for the info the unknown qb programmer!                                                                             For the record                                                                                                                 * hmmmm... works for me...                                                                                                     Web compiler                                                                                                                   What happens to the executable?                                                                                               C Yeah, the page you go to after the CGI completes lets you download.                                                           T *Can we have an address?  Sounds pretty cool to me, although it's practical use: ???                                           No address yet.                                                                                                                redim? contol break code help                                                                                                  Firewall????                                                                                                                   Yes for both...                                                                                                                Re: Yes for both...                                                                                                            * I don't actually, sorry.                                                                                                     two questions.                                                                                                                 answer to question one                                                                                                        
 input data                                                                                                                    3 Using External File +INPUT# rather than READ + DATA                                                                           " INP(&amp;H60) will do the trick...                                                                                             Re: keyboard input question...                                                                                                 I need help on histograms                                                                                                      Use a for/next loop                                                                                                           @ And if the number of asterisks per line must match the number...                                                              D Re: And if the number of asterisks per line must match the number...                                                           RND statements                                                                                                                # Add randomize timer to your program                                                                                            sorry, please explain                                                                                                         G *All you have to do is type RANDOMIZE TIMER at the top of your program.                                                        OK sorry                                                                                                                      / Another way (obsolete... possibly has some use)                                                                                help with a redim statement                                                                                                    No                                                                                                                              need help with ltrim$ and rtrim$                                                                                               There's way too much of it?                                                                                                    No point                                                                                                                      $ Re: need help with ltrim$ and rtrim$                                                                                          
 maybe.....                                                                                                                    / QB Accelerator Magazine Issue 2 released today!                                                                                mag..                                                                                                                         , Extremely. It's part of the editorial style.                                                                                   *k.... watever floats ya boat                                                                                                 1 Actually, I think I just realized what you meant.                                                                              ????                                                                                                                          & need help.. subprogram not defined????                                                                                         Hunhh? It can't be this easy                                                                                                   ok...                                                                                                                           The PhyloGenesis, where are you?                                                                                               hello its Grant here                                                                                                          ( * How about posting your current source?                                                                                      O Try checking the player's X and Y co-ords to see if they're in the right range.                                               ? I have a function called RECTIn that I just made, unfortunately                                                                plz help its due tomorow!                                                                                                     5 Grant, I fixed your source so that it shows spaces...                                                                         D Grant - Here is the new thread. Check it for possible answers (URL*)                                                           Fixing space "correction".                                                                                                     Brings tears to my eyes!                                                                                                       Re: Brings tears to my eyes!                                                                                                  Y Unfortunately I don't understand what's going on and don't have much time at the moment..                                      QBasic Mode program                                                                                                           = Yay 4 QB!!!  (srry, i've been doin' nothin but c++ 4 a while)                                                                  Judah, I am lost :-(                                                                                                           Qbasic                                                                                                                         Yea                                                                                                                           # thats probably overstating it a bit                                                                                           ? *I agree! Ghinirun is unbelievable! Couldn't believe it was QB.                                                               - inserting output in the middle of a text file                                                                                  Create a new file...                                                                                                           in the early days                                                                                                              binary is good.                                                                                                                Binary vs Random                                                                                                               Re: Binary vs Random                                                                                                           Re: Binary vs Random                                                                                                           My understanding.....                                                                                                         , * I don't think anything QB does is fast ;-)                                                                                   * :| I'd say neither is faster.                                                                                                CGI                                                                                                                           ( If you mean use QBasic graphics, then...                                                                                      ? * Do you mean webpage forms? Forget about them. Or use VBScript                                                               & * Don't forget about them. URL inside.                                                                                         looking for a file                                                                                                            8 The usual way for checking on the existence of a file...                                                                       * jury rig! append! :|                                                                                                        " The old 'file exist' problem again                                                                                            @ I would appreciate it if you would explain your ON ERROR problem                                                               most likely...                                                                                                                F *Someone do an FAQ for this (include more than one method preferrably)                                                        5 Why do a FAQ if people like you can't find it anyway?                                                                         ; * Oops- I DID check the FAQ but somehow I missed it...sorry                                                                    Thanks                                                                                                                         Moving images with Qbasic                                                                                                     O *FOR x = 20 TO 600: draw/paint circle: WAIT &amp;H3DA, 8: erase circle: NEXT x.                                               Y *BTW, the above would be in SCREEN 12 and of course you'd draw/erase at the x coordinate.                                      king                                                                                                                           Re: king                                                                                                                       king                                                                                                                          
 Write command                                                                                                                  Re: Write command                                                                                                              Re: Re: Write command                                                                                                         P *Also, LINE INPUT will show quotes from a WRITE command, but simply INPUT won't.                                               Sorting an Array                                                                                                               Is your array set up?                                                                                                          :|                                                                                                                            9 * Shane/FusionGangser - Any reason you are changing name?                                                                     ) * Wow, you're keepin tabs aren't you? ;-)                                                                                     D I guess it wasn't hard to notice.. same question AGAIN (more inside)                                                          ? * Mac, to my knowledge, has always kept tabs on name/IP combos.                                                               = Re: * Shane/FusionGangser - Any reason you are changing name?                                                                  * :|                                                                                                                          
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 um, thanks                                                                                                                    
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 not likely                                                                                                                     Re: not likely                                                                                                                 Re: Re: not likely                                                                                                             just wondering...                                                                                                              also...                                                                                                                        Re: also...                                                                                                                    Yep, and look at these post                                                                                                    hmmmmm                                                                                                                         No puzzle - Phylo is busted                                                                                                    strangely enough..                                                                                                            B Everything is wrong with it.  You failed to take anybody's advice.                                                            ) You've been duped (Agamemnus and me, too)                                                                                     - * but i haven't seen him with the 200 ip.....                                                                                 J oh, i see it. i think you need some (coherent) explaining to do, Phylo....                                                    V At least I tried to give some good advice to the phantom newbie. (A challenge inside.)                                        5 Well, at least here is a BAT file that self-destructs                                                                          Sorry, it didn't work.                                                                                                        % QBasic program that self-destructs...                                                                                         # Haha, It's even easier than that...                                                                                            * Also works in compiled form..                                                                                               0 Try this one instead (also has Earthborn's idea)                                                                               Avoiding hardcoded stuff                                                                                                       * LOL - Yep - Case in point                                                                                                   4 Thanks guys.  I'll try them all when I get a chance.                                                                          * Here's another self destructing batch file                                                                                    A not sure. You'd have to get the name of the program (more inside)                                                              I need help                                                                                                                   0 The "file example" is source code, not an EXE...                                                                               Quite right!                                                                                                                  Q *Really? With my version of QB7.1 the default is "EXE Requiring BRT module" (???)                                             ' * That's weird... Mine doesn't do that.                                                                                       6 That's because the ini file saves your last setting...                                                                        ( The ARC Legacy Special Edition released!                                                                                       hi                                                                                                                             Re: hi                                                                                                                         yea                                                                                                                           % *Hi sal, tell us if you want any help                                                                                          k                                                                                                                              I just realized somthing                                                                                                       Printing and Sort                                                                                                             ! Printing and Sort--Heres the code                                                                                             % Re: Printing and Sort--Heres the code                                                                                          OK - I give up!                                                                                                               ) Here is how you could print it out neatly                                                                                     * I don't think this is what you really want                                                                                     Parallel and Bubble Sort                                                                                                       Parallel and Bubble Sort                                                                                                       Re: Parallel and Bubble Sort                                                                                                  ! Some advice about parallel arrays                                                                                              I think you meant:                                                                                                            ? * Yes, I did a copy &amp; paste but forgot to make the changes.                                                                special keys                                                                                                                  
 Yep! easy.                                                                                                                    
 CORRECTION                                                                                                                    1 Ildrest, joyce soh - Did you guys check the FAQ?                                                                              thx                                                                                                                            file properties                                                                                                               
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Here is what joyce soh wants.                                                                        * My appologies                                                                                                                so?                                                                                                                            to get ride of the ?                                                                                                          * *_____Fix1$="Output": Line1$=Fix1$+STR$(b)                                                                                     This is how I would do it:                                                                                                     thx                                                                                                                            Help on proccesses                                                                                                             Depends.                                                                                                                       Yap                                                                                                                            DId you follow that, Blob?                                                                                                    $ I rewrote my example on multitasking                                                                                           File Checking Question... Help                                                                                                	 Try this:                                                                                                                      To check if a file exists...                                                                                                   _____maybe trying to Open it                                                                                                  ) *I think that's the best way and it works                                                                                     H * It creates a blank file if one doesnt exist, when it doesnt need to...                                                       *KILL it if it doesn't exist                                                                                                  5 It also doesn't handle the case of a zero-length file                                                                         # OR MAYBE JUST DOWNLOAD MY PROGRAM!?                                                                                           , Short and simple way to check if file exists                                                                                  I Check for file existence using error handler without deleting empty file.                                                     ) * I promise I didn't already post this...                                                                                      great thinking.                                                                                                               ; It still isn't as good as my old function, I'm sorry to say                                                                    hmmmmm                                                                                                                        < * Are you the Walrus? I thought it was Paul... (Glass Onion)                                                                  R * Actually that's where the name's from.. Yes, you're correct, Paul was the walrus                                             Yes, it is quite good!                                                                                                        L * Yes, that's true.. LOCAL helps tremendously.. surprised 4.5 doesnt have it                                                  & Why should anyone avoid ON ERROR GOTO?                                                                                        # I have to agree with Earthborn here                                                                                            Quite the opposite, GreenMan                                                                                                  
 * good point.                                                                                                                 D I usually try to avoid user input altogether; it's too unpredictable                                                           Re: I have to agree..                                                                                                          i did read it...                                                                                                              $ Hmm, Interesting - Hey All You Guys!                                                                                            * LOL! Spelling error corrected.                                                                                               11x5 Grid Help                                                                                                                 Same way you put data in                                                                                                       Re: Same way you put data in                                                                                                  1 If you mean you want to display in grid format...                                                                             5 Re: If you mean you want to display in grid format...                                                                         ( *I added that, its at the end of my post                                                                                      5 Re: If you mean you want to display in grid format...                                                                         	 Ascending                                                                                                                     B I answered your question yesterday, but I guess you didn't see it.                                                            # Medicine Recall, not QBasic though.                                                                                            You were duped                                                                                                                P Read it, you can delete these three posts if you wish with no complaint from me.                                               Another Drug Recal!!                                                                                                           Warning!                                                                                                                      
 or, munuangam                                                                                                                  yeah                                                                                                                           you tricked him in 1998?                                                                                                       Everyone used to like                                                                                                         6 * Old days, eh? This forum only goes back to June 1999                                                                         yeah                                                                                                                           PLZ help me on this                                                                                                            Here                                                                                                                          3 I have spruced it up a bit, but can go through 0's.                                                                             Grant, stop posting new threads.                                                                                               thx you guys                                                                                                                  ' *Walking through walls in that program.                                                                                       < How can I istall the the special programme to write Russian?                                                                  @ Re: How can I istall the the special programme to write Russian?                                                               * how is this qbasic related?                                                                                                 & _____you can use russian in Ms-Dos too                                                                                         :|                                                                                                                            L *_____possibly yes, there many Basic dialects in the world but we don't know                                                   Primality Testing                                                                                                             & I think the problem is with the DOUBLE                                                                                         *oops, right most decimals                                                                                                     Yeah thats what i thought                                                                                                      well...                                                                                                                         Well sure, its possible at least                                                                                               help me                                                                                                                        question                                                                                                                       ..                                                                                                                             Re: question                                                                                                                  L *Also, re-post with specific compile-time errors listed, it would help alot.                                                  8 How do you insert an image into QBASIC from ur harddisk?                                                                       U NEED TO LOAD IT                                                                                                             Z *Click Subforums (top of page)/downloads. Download QBG1/2: GFX tutorial (with BMP loader).                                      WAIT command = 1 second Minimum?                                                                                               ooops                                                                                                                          Doesn`t work                                                                                                                   here                                                                                                                          , ? There is no WAIT command - You mean SLEEP?                                                                                  % There's a WAIT function though ;)   *                                                                                         9 Hmm. Guess I better check HELP before posting "facts" :-)                                                                      it's most commonly used                                                                                                        artificial intelligence                                                                                                        Watch where you step...                                                                                                        Re: Watch where you step...                                                                                                    Sounds interesting!                                                                                                           1 * thanks everyone for your insight (url included)                                                                             , Qbasic online game testing, plz test with me                                                                                   i need bigger fonts                                                                                                            Can be done...                                                                                                                 thx                                                                                                                           " .exe file does not show anything,.                                                                                              _____*you can try too Screen one                                                                                              
 i dont get it                                                                                                                  _____weird, try...                                                                                                             same happens                                                                                                                   _____i think i got it                                                                                                          *_____or better...                                                                                                            C *___Woops! there is text in the upper message (this is truly empty)                                                           8 i don't know where to edit that code. &lt;body empty&gt;                                                                       result                                                                                                                         A couple of questions                                                                                                          follow the links at the top                                                                                                    answers                                                                                                                        _____QB71 it is better                                                                                                        " there is a reason people use qb4.5                                                                                            & ____there is a reason people use qb4.5                                                                                         sleep?                                                                                                                         About SLEEP                                                                                                                    Sorry, but I don't believe you                                                                                                 LOL                                                                                                                            I think I may know                                                                                                            0 To get around the midnight thing you can use ABS                                                                               What's wrong with QBasic 7.1?                                                                                                  * No. PS: "Sever" isn't a word.                                                                                                Sure it is.                                                                                                                    * OK, but it isn't a noun.                                                                                                    * PDS takes up a little more space in memory                                                                                     Constrants?                                                                                                                    answer                                                                                                                        , Nice work figuring out what the question was                                                                                  C * LOL... I usually notice such things. Not in this case, though. :)                                                           $ And here I was thinking 'restraints'                                                                                           Another thing about constants:                                                                                                 _____and another thing                                                                                                         got a basic qb game quesiton                                                                                                  @ Now ,THAT is why! You're game's in a loop but your counter isn't                                                               ...  Kill the player?                                                                                                          Discrepancy...                                                                                                                 *Guess what, you were right. :)                                                                                                Array                                                                                                                          The DIM Statement perhaps?!                                                                                                    Re: The DIM Statement perhaps?!                                                                                                Oh...                                                                                                                         	 Re: Oh...                                                                                                                     
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 thanks people                                                                                                                 ! Lprint wont Print through printer                                                                                              USB printer, right?                                                                                                            No I don't have a usb printer                                                                                                  * go to the link!!!!                                                                                                           Been There Done That                                                                                                           RAMdisk                                                                                                                        Apperently so...                                                                                                               Nice RamDisk here....                                                                                                          QBasic                                                                                                                        . not only is he asking us to do his homework...                                                                                4 Heh - He didn't chose the easier option, at least...                                                                          D Here, perfect score, from the self-acclaimed QBasic emperor himself!                                                          ? * i think if it was a C class, he would have taken the bait. :|                                                               : *and of course, you had to ensure that there is 0% chance.                                                                    
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OK, that is about 10kX as simple as what I use.  Maybe that is why, then again...                                         8 *www.qbasic.com, -click Files/Mouse, -a number of files.                                                                      	 Re: mouse                                                                                                                      ok, thanks.                                                                                                                    lkt153, quick request                                                                                                         V *While I am not lkt153, I got one ad, and a "Loading Site" screen that never finished.                                         Hmm. Just as I expected.                                                                                                       Re: lkt153, quick request                                                                                                      Apparentely                                                                                                                   9 *If it was free, then where did you get your poup killer?                                                                     U * My ISP: UOL (www.uol.com.br), in portuguese though, and incomplete for non-members.                                         8 *google and altavista toolbars have ad blocking built in                                                                      	 Core Wars                                                                                                                     ! * Cheater... saw my post! heh ;-)                                                                                             % Re: * Cheater... saw my post! heh ;-)                                                                                         ) Re: Re: * Cheater... saw my post! heh ;-)                                                                                     $ Can't play media files under Windows                                                                                          G * I guess I missed the page that says this is a Windows Help forum....?                                                        Oops!                                                                                                                         ( Re: Can't play media files under Windows                                                                                       Thanks                                                                                                                        
 Re: Thanks                                                                                                                    + a timer function that doesn't evoke any FPs                                                                                   & you could always try ugl, (bblablabla)                                                                                        - Here is a reference to the author of MultiKey                                                                                 = *The program doesn't run at a constent speed, did it for you?                                                                 9 Nope. I never understood that stupid circle moving around                                                                      Haha!                                                                                                                          Help Me                                                                                                                       & * This isn't a homework request board.                                                                                         *email me a cheque                                                                                                             MEMORY                                                                                                                        S *Explain the purpose of the array, -perhaps there's a method requiring less memory.                                            Memory                                                                                                                         What are the commonalities...                                                                                                 * *Pardon me, -255 (using a 16-bit integer).                                                                                     Memory code                                                                                                                   . I know it's tempting to go for more memory ...                                                                                	 mem array                                                                                                                     K *if nothing else works, you could try breaking it into 5 arrays of 40 each.                                                   
 Re: Memory                                                                                                                     Windows Properties?                                                                                                           	 '$dynamic                                                                                                                     ' If it helps take a look at this program                                                                                       
 How bout this                                                                                                                  Qbasic for Mac?                                                                                                               ' *Sure is. Google BASIC PROGRAMMING MAC.                                                                                       X *Unfortuanatly, there is no Basic for Mac's that is so close the code is interchangeable                                       Using Mouse                                                                                                                    Re: Using Mouse                                                                                                               . not including the library will cause errors...                                                                                9 *Depending, of course, on which version of QB he is using                                                                     N * You can't include libraries on QB1.0, so if you can include it, you need it.                                                V * Better yet, his EXE was QB.EXE; QB1.1 = QBasic.exe, QB4.5=QB.EXE and QB7.1 = QBX.EXE                                         The error is..                                                                                                                
 Diagnostic                                                                                                                     TheBOB                                                                                                                        B IP addresses are not assigned to geographical areas like zip codes                                                            " While that is technically accurate                                                                                            
 Good info.                                                                                                                    G * You can find the ISP's location for free with whois.net's ARIN search                                                       	 *Thx all!                                                                                                                      *Toronto, CANADA  |||*|||                                                                                                     / *TheBOB and I are fairly close but way diff IPs                                                                                Hacking Game????                                                                                                              2 Well, here are a couple sites that might have one.                                                                            6 Re: Well, here are a couple sites that might have one.                                                                         HackGame                                                                                                                       just out of curiousity...                                                                                                     / Heh - glad somebody had the courage to ask that                                                                                Re: just out of curiousity...                                                                                                  Re: just out of curiousity...                                                                                                 ! Never actually saw an entire one.                                                                                               .1 * 100000= 10000.00014901161 ?                                                                                              $ Re: .1 * 100000= 10000.00014901161 ?                                                                                          H *Bad news, QBasic does not handle TINY(especially) or HUGE numbers well!                                                      L Re: *Bad news, QBasic does not handle TINY(especially) or HUGE numbers well!                                                  # Good news, it doesn't matter anyway                                                                                            Re: Good news...                                                                                                              : Wupps! Then I would have to walk the last .00000842 miles!                                                                    0 Wrong!  Timing often requires obscene precision.                                                                               Don't quite get it.                                                                                                           5 Well, as I said, I felt like I was just rambling, but                                                                          Website                                                                                                                        Look in the FAQ.  (URL)                                                                                                        you can find QB7.1 at... (URL*)                                                                                                www.microsoft.com . . .                                                                                                        Re: www.microsoft.com . . .                                                                                                   # * yuck, VBDOS? that's not QBasic...                                                                                           
 yes it is.                                                                                                                    A Go here to download the newest version of Qbasic 7.1 professional                                                              RPG                                                                                                                           ' NEVER use commands that have "ON . . ."                                                                                        I presume you mean ON KEY                                                                                                      here how i would do it                                                                                                        $ a suggestion and fixed previous post                                                                                           Give me a brack                                                                                                                ...honestly                                                                                                                    Give Up IMO                                                                                                                    zip with source  here...                                                                                                       serial port                                                                                                                    hmmmmmm....                                                                                                                    Input on my program...                                                                                                         i think i know what's wrong                                                                                                    I can help..                                                                                                                  2 I am using 4.5, and I am running it full screen...                                                                            H Didn't even read the entire post, though some things drawed my attention                                                      > *Anyone else getting spam over the system messanger (not msn)?                                                                B Re: *Anyone else getting spam over the system messanger (not msn)?                                                             How to turn it off                                                                                                            E Q: Why is it preset to "on" for every single new computer out there??                                                          As you probably know                                                                                                           PRINTING ARRAY IN NUMERIC ORDER                                                                                               # Re: Printing array in numeric order                                                                                            HELP!!!                                                                                                                        Re: HELP!!!                                                                                                                    Designing an algorithm                                                                                                         arrgh! maybe this will help?                                                                                                  # Why wont Lprint print throw printer                                                                                            wow another one...                                                                                                              oh, ok, i just read your post...                                                                                               it's flackey                                                                                                                   QBasic and printers                                                                                                           * Have a Question about a qbasic programming                                                                                    
 A problem ...                                                                                                                 ' *IF D &gt; 5/16 OR D &lt; 7/16 GOTO 200                                                                                       " *That covers ever number there is!                                                                                            + I meant "every" number, of course, -also...                                                                                    * shutter line numbers ugh                                                                                                     Any Idea Why This Is????                                                                                                       Explanation                                                                                                                    but there's still hope...                                                                                                      nevermind..                                                                                                                    floating point...                                                                                                              Good explanation                                                                                                              P The example you gave (7.75) is clsoer to fixed point math than to Floating point                                               Loop adding?????????                                                                                                   You can use ON TIMER                                                                                                           Re: You can use ON TIMER                                                                                                      * *thats a good way too, probly a better way                                                                                    A *Don't forget, the timing section must terminate with user input.                                                              Which drives can be acessed...                                                                                                , You may need to be a little more specific...                                                                                  9 I added QuickSort to the sorts previously compared (URL*)                                                                     + Are you adding all sort algorithms to that?                                                                                   / Re: Are you adding all sort algorithms to that?                                                                               $ Printing with qb 4.5 and using mouse                                                                                          . You probably don't have an appropriate printer                                                                                 Give up on the printer                                                                                                        3 3 in a row... whats with all the Printing questions                                                                           - *Mac, maybe put somethin bout that in the FAQ                                                                                  Why don't you do it?                                                                                                           Com Port and Windows Me                                                                                                       , there serriors proble's with dos and windows                                                                                   printing from QB71                                                                                                             Re: printing from QB71                                                                                                         two easy steps...                                                                                                             1 Mac, I put a new challange on the challange forum                                                                              Another C++ 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That is so annoying!                                                                              SYSTEM                                                                                                                         The SYSTEM command...                                                                                                         5 It's saturday here.... whats with all the homework :/                                                                         E Look, it really doesn't matter if they get help for their homework...                                                          Thats a good point                                                                                                            % *I take it back... thats just capital                                                                                          Qbasic Mode Program                                                                                                           V *we do not do homework. try it yourself and post your attempts with specific problems.                                         Qbasic Mode Program                                                                                                           ! Good try! Here is one that works.                                                                                              Program That Works                                                                                                            % Well, since you seem to have tried...                                                                                         * *  Heh - Nobody comes back this far, Phylo                                                                                    / *Hi, you did. heh, I'll bet you will again too!                                                                               ; * Well, you win this time. But I'm never coming back again!                                                                   % Qbasic is not my friend - PLEASE HELP                                                                                          this program is easy to code.                                                                                                  Here try this...                                                                                                              # Here is a better one that will work                                                                                            Hey agamemnum and GSmiles                                                                                                     < I doubt those asking for help are majoring in programming...                                                                   A somewhat nasty alternative                                                                                                   Another alternative                                                                                                            * especially the ones by Alipha                                                                                                but!                                                                                                                           From Gsmiles :)  to Agamemnum                                                                                                  ? Agamemnus agrees with you                                                                                                   ' Command to check if number is odd/even?                                                                                        By checking the LSB                                                                                                             * (LSB = Least Significant Byte)                                                                                              : * er.. just realized: bit not byte. Screwed up, sorry. heh                                                                    
 Uhm .. yah                                                                                                                    U * You must remember always, most of us know, but there are lots of newbies here also.                                         A Heh - I have been programming a zillion years. Never heard of LSB                                                              * LOL                                                                                                                          Use the MOD operator.                                                                                                         4 *Or:  IF n% MOD 2 THEN PRINT "Odd" ELSE PRINT "Even"                                                                          ( *Or... IF INT(a/2) = (a/2) THEN whatever                                                                                      N Much faster than division or modulo (geez!): IF (x AND 1) THEN number is odd..                                                 _____mega-mighty is correct                                                                                                     descompiler qbasic where I find?                                                                                               decompiler??                                                                                                                   Descompiler                                                                                                                   8 * What? No "Decompiling EXEs into QBasic source as I do?                                                                      . I've heard of a EXE to ASM that uses Qbasic...                                                                                9 ___*  http://members.aol.com/mspring810/private/index.htm                                                                      how do i get to qbasic...                                                                                                     
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(very simple)                                                                                                         Thanks a bunch!                                                                                                                This is interesting (sort of)                                                                                                 7 *hmm, i guess ive made about 205 posts!  well, 206 now.                                                                         *640 as TheBOB, about 20 as Bob.                                                                                              = * 552 me, (552 - 1) + 1 when I made a mistake and typed lkt15                                                                 I * Found three other posts by me made in 200 under a different name... heh                                                      * 601                                                                                                                         . NEED HELP run a another .bas file behind.....?                                                                                , I meant another not a another sorry for typo                                                                                   bas file in background.                                                                                                       1 ? I don't understand your response, but anyway...                                                                             . Just open another instance of QBasic (windows)                                                                                 You've tried that?                                                                                                             Yeah, it worked alright...                                                                                                    & You are right! I gave bad advice here!                                                                                         _____maybe this could help                                                                                                    $ * Need good ASM-&gt;QB tutorials.TIA                                                                                           In other words....                                                                                                            B I tihnk he wants to learn how to do hybrid programming with those.                                                             * TIA = thanks in advance.                                                                                                    * How exactly does the SHELL statement work?                                                                                    
 Earthborn?                                                                                                                     Re: Earthborn?                                                                                                                 I don't know much about XP                                                                                                    < Oddly enough, if you do shell with no program name behind it                                                                  
 * Very weird!                                                                                                                  Only solution I can think of                                                                                                  H So POKEing the window titles memory adress would be out of the question?                                                       poking is out of the question..                                                                                               ' how do i upload programs to my website?                                                                                       , So, how did you upload the rest of the site?                                                                                   ok...                                                                                                                         ` *well, it didn't work.  do you think im linking them wrong? im using &lt;a href="blah.exe"&gt;..                              
 Re: uploading                                                                                                                  That's correct                                                                                                                
 *Many thanks!                                                                                                                  I've never tested it, but...                                                                                                  > * Still good practice to keep them in lower case for instance.                                                                : QB first BUT where can I find a C forum like this beauty??                                                                     try here                                                                                                                       And don't use BGI, holy shit!                                                                                                 F * And so you get high.. .er 'by' with a little help from your friends.                                                         Qbasic and Lego Mindstorms                                                                                                     Re: QBasic and Lego Mindstorms                                                                                                " Re: Re: QBasic and Lego Mindstorms                                                                                            ) If you have and dont mind sending the OCX                                                                                     - Please help me build a file manager in Qbasic                                                                                  _____maybe here                                                                                                                acsii                                                                                                                          About ASCII characters...                                                                                                     ; *Oops! Just double checked, -the leading 0 is not required.                                                                    Help with inkey$ commands.                                                                                                    
 A little help                                                                                                                  a little more help                                                                                                            $ How do you make text different color                                                                                           The COLOR command                                                                                                              Re: The COLOR command                                                                                                         & Wtd: PUTting SCREEN 7 images to arrays                                                                                        Y *um, im not sure i understand you.  whats this for? it helps to know for relevency issues                                     ; For determining array size to DIM, and file length to BSAVE                                                                    Check out Lesson 8 here...                                                                                                    ! *P.S. The main program is QBG.EXE                                                                                              Cant download files!                                                                                                          A * Get a download manager. There is one at http://www.speedbit.com                                                             X *How big a file will your server handle? I'll send you a copy in one piece or broken up.                                       Yes, please email me the files!                                                                                                *Check your email                                                                                                             , For those who don't know about the QBOHO....                                                                                   Printing to LPT3                                                                                                               Try using Open                                                                                                                 Mac *Please Read*                                                                                                              OK                                                                                                                             * Thanks! Worked like a charm.                                                                                                
 bas to exe                                                                                                                     Using QB4.5(URL)                                                                                                               easier                                                                                                                        3 XP is not suitable for QBasic? Problems with LPRINT                                                                           
 no helping it                                                                                                                 @ QBasic and XP do indeed have a few disagreements among eachother                                                              B Most notably who was more influential between Lennon and McCartney                                                            Q * Still, the best Beatle's songs are by Harrison, not either McCartney or Lennon.                                             ! at the risk of raising the ire of                                                                                             - * Are you familiar with 'My Dark Sweet Lady'?                                                                                 W * I tihnk that was it, heard that song once, long ago, never found it on the net... :-(                                       0 * btw it's not my sweet lord, it's another song.                                                                              " Thanks to Earthborn and Shadowwolf                                                                                             qbasic functions                                                                                                              A look in the help file in QBasic.  has a defenition of everything.                                                              For the attention of Mac...                                                                                                   # * Where the hell did my code goto??                                                                                           3 * The above post is NOT empty, I screwed up, sorry!                                                                           * ? I looked for your name and didn't see it                                                                                     Thanks Mac....                                                                                                                 Open EXE files                                                                                                                " _____*opening them as binary files                                                                                             You probably want                                                                                                              Split$                                                                                                                        
 RE: Split$                                                                                                                    
 * Perl? Perl.                                                                                                                 
 QBasic 7.1                                                                                                                     Re: QBasic 7.1                                                                                                                 Re: Re: QBasic 7.1                                                                                                             Re: Re: Re: QBasic 7.1                                                                                                         protect folder with password                                                                                                   Heres one way of doing it....                                                                                                  Prime Factor                                                                                                                  1 Please do not submit homework questions like this                                                                              Help                                                                                                                           Prime Factorisation...                                                                                                         SHELL QUESTION                                                                                                                 Re: Shell Question                                                                                                             Great answer                                                                                                                  B *SHELL "NOTEPAD SHELL.TXT", however it will open a desktop window.                                                             * Use 'Shell Edit C:\File.txt'                                                                                                $ Here's something that works in Win9x                                                                                          ; What is "QBX"? Should I delete program submitted by Walrus?                                                                    QBX.exe comes from  QB 7.1 *                                                                                                  
 * Oh! 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 quick hack                                                                                                                    	 Better...                                                                                                                     8 *Umm, that doesn't appear to make it full screen........                                                                       Brilliant! Thank you very much!                                                                                               4 *Just press Alt + Enter, and run QBasic full screen.                                                                           Encoder/Decoder test                                                                                                           Sigh...                                                                                                                        *Try it, or look at the code                                                                                                   Just a thought                                                                                                                 Fractal Math...                                                                                                               . Can Someone show me why this isn't working...?                                                                                 What exactly is wrong?                                                                                                         That's a little vague...                                                                                                      . *Only beat me by ONE minute that time, Mac :-)                                                                                 okay....                                                                                                                      * The program works fine. If the value of...                                                                                    7 *Pardon me, I meant "when your NET pay is only $249.09"                                                                        Variables in Strings                                                                                                           *SHELL "copy "+file$+" c:\"                                                                                                    Thanks                                                                                                                         Fake bluescreen error                                                                                                         Q *In text mode. Crash your computer and copy the lines/locations/colors carefully.                                              Or you could...                                                                                                               % this sounds too much like homework...                                                                                          If your leaving screen 0                                                                                                       Re: Fake bluescreen error                                                                                                      *Use WINME... works every time                                                                                                2 Text mode is the default screen mode (SCREEN 0)...                                                                            * * Modify the Contents of your ram &lt; 64k                                                                                     Easy way to get a bluescreen                                                                                                   To crash your computer...                                                                                                     3 *Note to newbies, -do NOT run the above program :-O                                                                            The QuickBasic 4.5 manual                                                                                                      you can                                                                                                                        I doubt it.                                                                                                                   + That is a great reference and good website.                                                                                    Check amazon.com...                                                                                                           $ If you have spare time you can . . .                                                                                           Functions returning values                                                                                                    0 *how about showing us the code for this Function                                                                              ! If i understand correctly then...                                                                                              the reason for fucation are                                                                                                    If i understand it corectly:                                                                                                  
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 Paste text                                                                                                                     Just use notepad to add them..                                                                                                 Thanks                                                                                                                        0 Matt - Check out the FAQ at the top of the forum                                                                               Snake in progress......                                                                                                       / *For one thing, put A$ = INKEY$ inside the loop                                                                               5 *slow it down by putting PLAY "mfp64" inside the loop                                                                          Re: Snake in progress......                                                                                                   ' Forum Regulars - Still need help on FAQ                                                                                        Good idea, Mac...                                                                                                              Mixed reaction to the change.                                                                                                 ! Re: Mixed reaction to the change.                                                                                             1 Good idea, some typo's found, and a possible FAQ.                                                                              Typos                                                                                                                         ( Understood, and what about "in IN WORK"?                                                                                      / Answers - Also of interest to TheBob and lkt153                                                                               M *As rude as that sounded, you had reason, so: I understand, I am sorry.  Thx.                                                 7 Still have a problem!  That word and why I posted here.                                                                       ! Hmm. Maybe I figured out the word                                                                                              I suppose that is correct.                                                                                                    
 BRUN45.EXE                                                                                                                    X * It's BRUN45.LIB and choose "Compile as Stand Alone Executable" on the Make .EXE Dialog                                      L * you have to execute qbasic with the /L attribute for that option to appear                                                   * No, you don't! It's there!                                                                                                  $ *Actually, lkt153, it is BRUN45.EXE.                                                                                          Z *Yeah, you're right, never realized such file existed always saw BRUN45.LIB (which exists)                                    2 Yeah, they're both there. I tried an experiment...                                                                             Try...                                                                                                                         Underlining words                                                                                                             0 * not unless you use graphical modes (all but 0)                                                                              1 You could potentially change the character set...                                                                             K *i think you will have to make your own text, or you could modify mine(url)                                                    One way.                                                                                                                      . I did the very same program as stylez!!!!!!!!!                                                                                 DOS Command in a Qbasic Program                                                                                               ) Use SHELL, but prepare to be disappointed                                                                                      How Do I Download QBasic                                                                                                       No offense, but                                                                                                               = * It looks like advertisement, it took me a while to find it.                                                                 $ * LOL, that didn't take you long Mac                                                                                           ? Are you talking to me?                                                                                                      > *If you ever play whack-a-mole with him, don't play for money!                                                                 Thanks... I guess                                                                                                             1               Joshua Z            DON'T GO AWAY                                                                              Do you realize...                                                                                                              well network54 hosts                                                                                                          . * it is, and they're not? you are misinformed.                                                                                  it is what, they are what? what?                                                                                              6 * LOL, free servers, in case that wasn't really a joke                                                                        7 * I'm confused. Network54's services are free, correct?                                                                       0 If you want to tolerate infinite pop-ups and ads                                                                               Wow                                                                                                                            What were you searching for?                                                                                                   F1! help me to fix..                                                                                                           followup                                                                                                                       string comparison failed                                                                                                       string comparison failed                                                                                                       * Ltrim$(rtrim$()) ?                                                                                                          8 Is it possible that you're not taking case into account?                                                                       thanks ppl. solved it :)                                                                                                       A little prank-is this possible                                                                                                Hmmmm...                                                                                                                       remove seconds on time                                                                                                         The LEFT$ function                                                                                                            J (just read your post more carefullly) Now to round off the minutes too....                                                     thanks! i got it!                                                                                                              I need a program of *.pdf                                                                                                      *partially impossible :|                                                                                                       * message inside that not this                                                                                                ( Not shure if it is possible at all in QB                                                                                       i need help, but cant get it                                                                                                  # *goto options and set your paths..!                                                                                           
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You must have defined string length                                                                           How?                                                                                                                          	 Like this                                                                                                                      Audio                                                                                                                          *Not as far as I know.  :-( sry                                                                                                Opening/reading from files                                                                                                     Numbering lines                                                                                                                And that program actually runs?                                                                                                Also, for line numbering...                                                                                                    Explanation                                                                                                                   2 * Wouldn't know - You didn't publish the function.                                                                             yep-just realised my mistake!                                                                                                 1 * Post the ENTIRE function, otherwise, can't help                                                                              not possible                                                                                                                   ? Why can't you copy and paste?                                                                                                OUT OF DATA SPACE PROBLEM                                                                                                     ( * Post your code. Always post your code.                                                                                      # Mixed mode (external/internal) sort                                                                                            Sorting in general                                                                                                            ? If you get a chance, post a solution in the Challenges subforum                                                               < I put your program in the "Challenges and Projects" subforum                                                                  ! I just made a slight modification                                                                                             " I dont really care how it works :)                                                                                             Problem, Johnathan                                                                                                            " Well, I found my bug and fixed it.                                                                                             What if the file is not random                                                                                                - It's safe to assume the file is mostly random                                                                                 ) "Smaller values should be sorted forward"                                                                                     ! Are you looking for a MERGE SORT?                                                                                              I think he is looking for...                                                                                                   Think a solution has been found                                                                                               * I posted a solution also - 10 times faster                                                                                    	 COM Ports                                                                                                                     
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 Yeah, I know.                                                                                                                  LOL                                                                                                                            I Disagree!                                                                                                                   ? *i learned that way too. just 5 tuts, and later on, this forum.                                                               J * Right, but these guys start with zero tuts. Just start asking questions.                                                    K *That is how I did it, zero tuts, just started asking my brother questions.                                                   # I can't find this on Microsoft.com!                                                                                           	 For QB1.0                                                                                                                      QBasic --&gt; Visual Basic                                                                                                    B * -Yawn- If the programs relatively short I'll convert it for you.                                                            F Re: * -Yawn- If the programs relatively short I'll convert it for you.                                                        - Money, now your talking my language. lol. j/k                                                                                 & Please let us know how this turns out.                                                                                         * Jamie_Developer@Yahoo.co.uk                                                                                                 4 * I'll PAY YOU for you to NOT PAY me to do the work!                                                                           Mouse cursors in QB                                                                                                            Mouse Cursor                                                                                                                   Dos vs Windows mouse cursors                                                                                                  N *if possible, use screen 12.  it has better resolution, but not as many colors                                                	 USB in QB                                                                                                                     + Yes for pritners... no for everything else.                                                                                    there no easy way to do it                                                                                                    O *ShadowWolf PLEASE begin sentences with a capital letter and end with a period.                                                Dude,                                                                                                                         3 I agree Solitaire!  Here is how his post should be.                                                                            In behalf of ShadowWolf.                                                                                                       That sounds cool                                                                                                              Z What is the codeing for when you have a set number (monster HP) and you want to take a ...                                     * post your code.                                                                                                              Try Something Like This                                                                                                       - Any one intrested in VBDOS Pro or QBasic 7.1?                                                                                 
 *Sure how?                                                                                                                     i would loike a copy of vbdos                                                                                                 
 ___maybe here                                                                                                                 O *thanks for the url's guys, i'll be sure to check them out when i get a chance.                                               7 A variety of compilers can be downloaded from this url:                                                                        A thing about that url                                                                                                         I never tried to download it.                                                                                                 % there is a reason why people use qb45                                                                                         L *i had prob's with just straight qb prog's from 4.5, they wouldnt run in 7.1                                                   exit program in nice way...                                                                                                    here.                                                                                                                          Saving varibles                                                                                                                Use a simple sequential file...                                                                                                Untitled                                                                                                                       How about...                                                                                                                   I remember who!                                                                                                               2 *Sry i rembered the converstion not who had it :-P                                                                             How do I do to...                                                                                                              *Open file$ for input as #1                                                                                                    Convert QBasic to Visual Basic                                                                                                " *No such thing.  It can't be done.                                                                                             Not easily, but...                                                                                                            $ How can I use DOS commands in QBasic                                                                                          % try SHELL "put DOS commands here"  **                                                                                         < I need an example like shell "c:\ dir" or something i try...                                                                   Well try                                                                                                                       INKEY is acting up                                                                                                             hmmmm, well im a tad rusty                                                                                                     You are using HEX                                                                                                              program to track cookies??                                                                                                     well they're text files..                                                                                                      All HTML-savvy regulars                                                                                                       " The INKEY$ Is Soo Confusing Help!!                                                                                             What is confusing?                                                                                                             Another Inkey$ Loop                                                                                                            A small addition                                                                                                              & Heh - You must be getting sleepy, retf                                                                                         Whoops!                                                                                                                       < Yeah, I used to do that - Earthborn set me straight, I think                                                                  V How can I get QBasic to open a my autoexec.bat then read it and tell the user what ...                                        & Batch files are just text files, so...                                                                                         More Help Please                                                                                                              0 I presume TheBob answered your original question                                                                               Re: More Help Please                                                                                                          H When I use TheBobs explianation all it says is "Run 'autoexec.bat' help*                                                      U *You mean, when you run Mac's variation using SHELL? Mine should only print the file.                                         6 *No I mean when I run either version Mac's or THEBob's                                                                        E *Check "TheBOB's" version, and make sure there is no SHELL statement.                                                          We need more info                                                                                                             $ QB doesn't recognise am/pm on Win XP                                                                                          . Try extracting the am/pm from the time format.                                                                                2 Re: Try extracting the am/pm from the time format.                                                                            
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 Hey MagnaUnum                                                                                                                  ? ummmmm                                                                                                                       the fault was all mine....                                                                                                     Well                                                                                                                           Rephrasing my above question!                                                                                                 5 OK, to begin with, this just confused me more, BUT...                                                                         8 okay.. sounding really confused, so i hope this is right                                                                       my fault                                                                                                                        Major typo in previous message!!                                                                                              ( *HALL-LE-LUJAH, IT WORKS!!!!!!!!!!!! :-)                                                                                      E You mean, if there's more than one date on the same line? Use a flag.                                                          im a little confused                                                                                                          4 *wait solitaire, i think i have it nailed...!!!!! :)                                                                          < I'm working on a cool little 'prog' (my first since MarioQB)                                                                  
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 . . . . . . .                                                                                                                  Need help with raycaster (*URL)                                                                                               # Re: Need help with raycaster (*URL)                                                                                            have you looked at the program?                                                                                                edit on a existing qb file                                                                                                    O *Edit the .BAS file (basically, a .TXT file) and test run it in the QBasic IDE.                                                thanx, solved it :)                                                                                                           ) HOW CAN I HELP MY 9TH GRADER?  HELP ! ! !                                                                                     . QB 4.5 is available at the following location:                                                                                 As for books                                                                                                                   Also...                                                                                                                        where to dl qb                                                                                                                 THANKS EVERYONE!                                                                                                               Collisions between pool balls                                                                                                 # Yeah, that's the dickens, ain't it?                                                                                            Thanks                                                                                                                        ; *um, just an idea, but would it be one of the "+.000001"'s?                                                                    try this...                                                                                                                   ' Well, I can see how it would gain speed                                                                                        conservation of momentum                                                                                                      G *yeah, I was thinking of head on elastic collisions.  Sorry about that!                                                       F * arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhh I hate maths!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!                                                         So near, yet so far!                                                                                                           Yes it is...                                                                                                                  - Doh, I can't believe I used &lt;&gt; 0 :)   *                                                                                 E *Don't knock it. It gives you a nice, secure feeling, doesn't it? :-)                                                          well yeah, mostly because                                                                                                      Makes sense, -actually...                                                                                                      well...                                                                                                                        CALL ABSOLUTE help                                                                                                            B * Yes, the default lib, just load QB with the /L switch: QB.EXE /L                                                             who owns qbasic.com                                                                                                           5 Nobody knows, Nobody cares. That site is dead. 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 ON PLAY!!!                                                                                                                     Here's a crude example...                                                                                                      Boundries For A  Game                                                                                                          Well buddy old pal                                                                                                             IM NOT ENTIRELY SURE...!                                                                                                       hmmmm                                                                                                                          For example                                                                                                                   / Typo: "CASE 48 TO 58" should be "CASE 48 TO 57"                                                                               B * (no text above - sorry, it's been a while since I was last here)                                                             No more questions                                                                                                             ) An alternative for extracting the date...                                                                                     # A program I was once proud of......                                                                                           / *It's probably very nice, but it doesnt work =(                                                                                if you're referring to                                                                                                        Z *no not the link after the DL i cant get the thing to run, it just exits with a path error                                     Oh!                                                                                                                            Kute XS Support                                                                                                               / Woah! Do we have an active admin at this board?                                                                                Yep                                                                                                                            * That's good to hear                                                                                                         	 cpu speed                                                                                                                     
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 Could be..                                                                                                                     YOU ARE ALL WRONG!                                                                                                             * LOLMAO VERY GOOD!                                                                                                           6 HELP! Anyone who understands: Open/Output/Input/Append                                                                         "Input past end of file" means                                                                                                $ * Text above, not in this one though                                                                                          
 Use EOF(1)                                                                                                                    " thanks, although still not working                                                                                            % when will the problems ever end......                                                                                         % when will the problems ever end......                                                                                          *Post your code.                                                                                                              ! I need help with a qbasic problem                                                                                             / *Post the program here.  No one will email you.                                                                                that's pretty cold                                                                                                            + ? I presume you are responding to Solitaire                                                                                    This is a public forum.                                                                                                        Moreover...                                                                                                                    Hey all, I'm back!                                                                                                             Welcome back                                                                                                                  E *Welcome back (your mouse is just acting up because it felt ignored).                                                          * LOL. Thank you both.                                                                                                         KEY(n) ON and ON KEY                                                                                                           What os are you using?                                                                                                        # ON KEY should come before KEY ON...                                                                                            Although ...                                                                                                                   Thanks for all that....                                                                                                        Starting up qbasic.tk                                                                                                          Slow at the moment                                                                                                             ___not to me                                                                                                                   Help With Graphics                                                                                                             None are really easy but                                                                                                       I tryed that                                                                                                                   The Secret Is in the PUT                                                                                                       I know                                                                                                                        : extract print command from "PRINT".Find command in memory?                                                                     It's just not possible                                                                                                         The best you could do is....                                                                                                   Why did you start a new thread                                                                                                  Giving a QBasic Program And Icon                                                                                                After you compile it into an EXE                                                                                              ( oh no, we'll all going to be replaced!!!                                                                                      # Now, is that "politically correct"?                                                                                            Lol :-)                                                                                                                        OMG!                                                                                                                           *That might explain Windows.                                                                                                  ( Need help with computername and username                                                                                       untested code.. but try this                                                                                                  2 Errgh.. -fixes to glaring errors in above program-                                                                             should work execept...                                                                                                        K *sorry, you already saw the quotes, but i think you need &gt;&gt; not _&gt;                                                   3 *oops, yes you're right &lt;hangs head in shame&gt;                                                                           
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This works                                                                                                             C * What happened to the " character? does it exist on your keyboard?                                                            Random file help                                                                                                              % `Sure, just check the length of file.                                                                                         " There wouldn't even be an error eh                                                                                            - I'm Still Getting a "Bad Record Number" error                                                                                  Two Possible Things                                                                                                            Well, ok                                                                                                                       Hey, (_)(_)(_)(_)                                                                                                              This is the entire program                                                                                                    , LOL - Well that helped. Here is the solution                                                                                   Thanks                                                                                                                        - C++ programme codes for Card Game - Solitaire                                                                                  this is a qbasic forum, but...                                                                                                 ARRAYS!!                                                                                                                      2 Hunhh? This works fine: DIM dx(100) AS STRING * 50                                                                            ) I think this is what you're talking about                                                                                      ...except with MID$()                                                                                                          You forgot your text, agamemnus                                                                                               $ :| it should have had an asterix....                                                                                          + *... an array that is actually a string....                                                                                   5 I don't see that an array and a string are so similar                                                                          But its fun                                                                                                                   M * Indeed, he's right mac, strings are Arrays, QB is the one who messes it up.                                                 O Not for newbies, but strings and dynamic arrays would both go into heap memory.                                               < *Still don't know what you're talking about. Example please.                                                                  Z *in C, strings are subsets of arrays: they're just string arrays. Everything is an array..                                    0 * You mean array's of char?  or actual cstrings?                                                                               SELECT CASE ask....                                                                                                            Use UCASE$ or LCASE$                                                                                                          8 how can  I extract say PRINT from  P$="PRINT" and print?                                                                       Here...                                                                                                                       % That really doesn't solve his problem                                                                                          Well, you guys lost me                                                                                                         Well you could at least TRY                                                                                                    DECLARE . . . . 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 Re: I did it!                                                                                                                 % Schedule matches for teams or players                                                                                          Gorilla Game                                                                                                                   Gorilla works fine on XP                                                                                                      " Find Out Who Had The Most Homeruns                                                                                            	 hopefully                                                                                                                     	 hopefully                                                                                                                      Hope there's more....                                                                                                          Re: Hope there's more....                                                                                                      Re: Re: Hope there's more....                                                                                                  this should work                                                                                                               Re: this should work                                                                                                          8 An Idea, I'd use it and I'm sure many other would too...                                                                      / Why not just use C if Windows is what you want?                                                                               
 What about                                                                                                                     You'll still have problems                                                                                                     Oh no no no                                                                                                                    Still not going to work                                                                                                       ' Ah yes....the often attempted but never                                                                                       ) there are a few major roadblocks to this.                                                                                     2 A Quasi Text file Database Program...how to do it?                                                                            @ 6 hours ay? thats a long time to spend trying to acomplish this.                                                              
 A favor...                                                                                                                     OK - "simple code"                                                                                                            " Why would you want such a program?                                                                                             Diffrent reasons                                                                                                               reading midi interface                                                                                                         Re: reading midi interface                                                                                                     hey, i have some code for that                                                                                                 hey, i have some code for that                                                                                                ( old Qbasic Random Access File and VB 6.0                                                                                      0 You may want to "go back to basics", so to speak                                                                               Yep. Or write two programs...                                                                                                  Ok, back...                                                                                                                    QBasic on Windows XP                                                                                                           QB 4.5 works fine for me on XP.                                                                                               # Re: QB 4.5 works fine for me on XP.                                                                                            I'm not so sure, dude                                                                                                          Plotting with QBASIC                                                                                                           PROISAMD                                                                                                                      > Went back a couple of years - found a bit by TheBob and sTyLeZ                                                                + ISAM provides a great deal of functionality                                                                                   9 Sorry for starting a new thread for an old subject but...                                                                      *What is you want to know?                                                                                                    O * I guess I want to know how HEX works, thats like the 2E 3E 5F 1A stuff right?                                                Hi, A5c11Char5et                                                                                                              = I do get it but I don't get it if that makes any sense at all                                                                  * Not mac or TheBOB I bet.                                                                                                    G *Was that an age-related comment, young man?!? (P.S. I just turned 60).                                                        Happy Birthday, Bob!                                                                                                          5 *I agree (happy belated 60th to you, too, Solitaire!)                                                                         ? Read this and sleep on it. Maybe it will suddenly be clear. LOL                                                                Thanx Mac.....                                                                                                                ( No, you didn't have the "wrong attitude"                                                                                      T Actually, "A" doesn't equal 61, "a" = &amp;H61 (or decimal 97 or 01100001 binary)...                                          9 Informative articles about number systems and ASCII code.                                                                      A related subject......                                                                                                       . * Mac; Could you advise me on this please too.                                                                                * * Sorry, I have no knowledge in this area.                                                                                     well in the case of BMP                                                                                                       1 To clarify: it wasn't a BMP I loaded instantly...                                                                              Thanx guys....                                                                                                                # BSAVE and BLOAD are fast because...                                                                                            Transfer files with qbasic                                                                                                     date format                                                                                                                    Re:  Date Format                                                                                                              
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(Really basic code Q)                                                                            Post fix                                                                                                                       Sold colour and undending loop                                                                                                " Re: Sold colour and undending loop                                                                                            ' In other words a strobe effect? Here...                                                                                       - Actually, this would be harder on the eyes...                                                                                  Thank you THE BOB!!!!                                                                                                          *Glad to help :-)                                                                                                             C So you are trying to induce epiletic seizures as a science project?                                                            Well....                                                                                                                      R LOL!  But that's why I don't believe teachers should assign teamwork to a project.                                             You're 110% right, Solitaire.                                                                                                 ' I'll be away now for about a week or so                                                                                       > * Leave tomorrow night btw, so I might come here tomorrow too.                                                                " "The Beach"?? It's freezing there!                                                                                            O * C'mon over if you'd like. I'll be in Porto Seguro, Bahia. =) Leave today at 7                                                volume                                                                                                                         I do not know, but...                                                                                                         6 *As far as I know, the PC speaker has no volume level.                                                                         Re: No volume level                                                                                                            text files, again...                                                                                                          < All you need is a separate variable for the original string.                                                                   String Manipulation With INSTR                                                                                                 Just to show you all!!!                                                                                                        Yes!  (and a little advice)                                                                                                    Works fine! Next...                                                                                                           Z *Note: The second word is MOROSE, not MORISE(?) and the last data line goes with the third                                     My dart program                                                                                                                Does this help you?                                                                                                           	 im stupid                                                                                                                      Give yourself a break                                                                                                         $ one more thing change your name...:D                                                                                           Incomplete darkness....                                                                                                       3 * Isn't there a space between 'in' and 'complete' ?                                                                            qb corrupt?                                                                                                                    Request to "anonymous"...                                                                                                     1 Re: Request to &amp;quote;anonymous&amp;quote;...                                                                              help                                                                                                                            * Look for PixelPlus 256 (PP256)                                                                                               Thanx for the response :)                                                                                                      QBasic Newbie Help                                                                                                            
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 Couple Things                                                                                                                  run command and .exe files...                                                                                                  I think the problem is....                                                                                                    " run command and .EXE files, cont'd                                                                                             Question                                                                                                                       Couple of things to check...                                                                                                  X *One last note: The program must be compiled in order for RUN to work after compilation.                                      ! Re: run command and .exe files...                                                                                             
 Shortcuts????                                                                                                                  No, not like that                                                                                                             8 * In other words, it will take you many weeks to do that                                                                      B Curious. Will the Shell commands still work in Windows 2000 or XP?                                                             Indeed, shell does still work.                                                                                                9 ***Thanks. I am glad to hear it's still available to use.                                                                     J Total programming noob here... have a question about programming languages                                                    Z *btw, i'm not asking anyone to write my prog for me-just what and where i should start! :)                                    + if you can figure out I/O, use QB or C.....                                                                                   
 thank you!                                                                                                                    9 It depends on what kind of interface you are going to use                                                                     = im not sure, but i think qbasic would be a good thing to use.                                                                 Y *Your old Win 3.1 laptop won't be able to run the latest versions of Visual Basic anyway.                                     & Umm, I don't think QB is your best bet                                                                                        7 Why not? The key is not the number of serial lines, etc                                                                       2 well, yeah, if you already have a chip on the 'bot                                                                             Music                                                                                                                          its very possible.                                                                                                            & Another important thing to consider...                                                                                         Music                                                                                                                          ok                                                                                                                            # here's something to get you started                                                                                             Please don't post untested code.                                                                                              $ Re: Please don't post untested code.                                                                                           *Didn't  you see the 'etc?                                                                                                    4 yeah, but not until after i posted it and read again                                                                          . Here is your optimized "Musical Keyboard" code                                                                                
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 point of sale                                                                                                                 L It is doubtful anyone will write a program 4 u, we have better things to do.                                                  B *TRy doing it yourself and post your code if you run into problems                                                             What are you after exactly?                                                                                                   $ Good question. Waiting for answer...                                                                                           just a simple guide                                                                                                           8 Processing Barcodes from Excel spreadsheet (via NOTEPAD)                                                                      < Re: Processing Barcodes from Excel spreadsheet (via NOTEPAD)                                                                   add another info...                                                                                                            To add more data elements                                                                                                     
 thanks mac                                                                                                                     mac pls help...                                                                                                               ! If you want to control the screen                                                                                              nothing changes...:(                                                                                                          > Don't know why you need to return to barcode, but this does it                                                                 wow! its a magic? :)                                                                                                           additional again..:)                                                                                                           never mind this..                                                                                                              lots of bugs??                                                                                                                 Please start over                                                                                                              qbsaic to ti 83                                                                                                                Hahahahaha!  Can't be done.                                                                                                   % Well, you might be interested in this                                                                                          Cool                                                                                                                          # Gibberish, TheBOB, lkt153, GreenMan                                                                                           5 *Lots of fun! It's a shame Gibberish never came back!                                                                          multiplayer across computers...                                                                                               R Open it as shared and they can all use it. Just make sure you don't corrupt the...                                             timer stuff                                                                                                                   % it depends on what your using it for.                                                                                          Try this...                                                                                                                   N * TIMER's only acccurate to 0.054s (1/18.2). You should look for PIT routines.                                                 Isolating a field                                                                                                             0 If "nokia 3330 70" is a single string, then ...                                                                              ; Incidentally, for finding all space (or other) locations...                                                                   E *Or if you prefer, lose the ELSE/EXIT DO and use LOOP WHILE TokenVAL%                                                         I Re: *Or if you prefer, lose the ELSE/EXIT DO and use LOOP WHILE TokenVAL%                                                     9 You're welcome, -although we do get a lot of that here...                                                                      Use the INSTR function.                                                                                                        Actually, I just realized...                                                                                                  	 Thankyou!                                                                                                                     2 I Have an idea, how about you do your OWN homework                                                                            R * Since when did u lot start doing homework for people, sounds like homework to me                                            V Re: * Since when did u lot start doing homework for people, sounds like homework to me                                         Okay, well....                                                                                                                 how can i copy some codes                                                                                                     	 Like this                                                                                                                      Windows Type GUI Library....                                                                                                  # This might be good for beginners...                                                                                           ( I started working on one a while back...                                                                                      4 phong texturing (new idea?)! (non-QB specific post).                                                                           Sphere idea...                                                                                                                7 *thanks for the info A5C11, please see my post below :)                                                                       # there is actually a thing called...                                                                                           . BTW, you're idea of phong is not true phong...                                                                                 yeah...                                                                                                                        hmm, okay...                                                                                                                   query screen                                                                                                                   Just to get you started...                                                                                                    ) thanks again bob and another question..:)                                                                                     6 The problem is, you never know what will be entered...                                                                        3 that's very great and that's the code i looking for                                                                            how to insert it...                                                                                                            follow up question                                                                                                             Just add another element...                                                                                                   ) *Oh, yes, -and close the file (I forgot).                                                                                      error on if..how to fix..                                                                                                     F *Sure, -there's no such thing. Mine is EXIT DO (maybe you miscopied?).                                                         Help me please                                                                                                                 try this...                                                                                                                   $ This is basically what QBasic is....                                                                                          : *also check out http://www.network54.com/Hide/Forum/178387                                                                     QBasic is...                                                                                                                   networking problem                                                                                                            $ Open "file1.dat" as random shared...                                                                                          * * still can't manage getting this to work.                                                                                     QBASIC still in business?                                                                                                      well                                                                                                                          : I know someone who is still using BASICA for his business!                                                                     basic                                                                                                                          What type of apps?                                                                                                            2 I still have a over a dozen Commodore 64s at home.                                                                             What type of apps?                                                                                                             BASIC vs. Pascal DataTypes?                                                                                                   + *just wondering, but have you tried google?                                                                                   # Can someone take a look at this....                                                                                            Because of this line...                                                                                                       	 Thank you                                                                                                                     8 *Minor correction: should be TAB(25) after PRINT Stunum;                                                                      8 qbdoll - I moved your message so it would be "in thread"                                                                       QBASIC                                                                                                                         First: get some graph paper...                                                                                                
 Field lengths                                                                                                                  here                                                                                                                          ) Or possibly you may be looking for LOCATE                                                                                      A couple of ways...                                                                                                            Reflex Test question...                                                                                                       " Don't worry about TIMER ON, use...                                                                                            H *Nicely explained and fixed, how long have you been programming Charlie?                                                      4 About 10 years now. If your interested, check out...                                                                          8 No wonder, only 4-6, I think only 4 now.  (16 years old)                                                                      ; * Its not the years experience, it what you do with them :)                                                                   R * Sorry Mac, I made a mistake. The above post contains text despite being marked *                                            H * Ten years here, 7 - 17(18). You should really learn asm @ 45c11Char5et                                                       Thanks!                                                                                                                        Alt , Ctrl and Shift                                                                                                          , Took me ages to find out as well but it's...                                                                                  ! Charlie, here is another approach                                                                                              A method using pure QBasic...                                                                                                  Another alternative                                                                                                           
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Wait, false! No, True!                                                                                                    Re: True! Wait, false! 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I forgot to include the RND in the formula.                                                                           Re: Random number ranges                                                                                                      	 not quite                                                                                                                      This Formula                                                                                                                   FYI                                                                                                                            Help on Paste, please                                                                                                          Yes                                                                                                                            or...                                                                                                                          Do it with Notepad.                                                                                                            Web browsing in QB                                                                                                             Try finding sockweb.                                                                                                           MP3's                                                                                                                          Search google for                                                                                                             L * DS = DirectSound, it's called DirectSound for QB. 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 erm, yeah,                                                                                                                     You might not want that...                                                                                                     * The universe might collapse.                                                                                                
 Well in WIN98                                                                                                                  score                                                                                                                         : Hunhh? You want to know how to keep a score in your games?                                                                    	 like this                                                                                                                      hows this...                                                                                                                   Anyone got any ideas.....                                                                                                      Im still on the lookout                                                                                                        Just commenting                                                                                                               # Yes, it would be greatly apreciated                                                                                            Here                                                                                                                           You might try this                                                                                                            L * I'm not sure how this would be useful to anyone but I'd be happy to do it.                                                   how about this                                                                                                                
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Right on!)                                                                                                    Ah, well                                                                                                                      4 TheBob, all Regulars, Everybody - Here is a fun game                                                                          ! Sorry Mac, nothing at that URL...                                                                                             . Heh - I guess I assumed it was self-evident...                                                                                 Works fine, however...                                                                                                         I didn't notice any either                                                                                                     Strange                                                                                                                        *Must be a QB1.0/NT thing :-(.                                                                                                 * That game was GREAT!                                                                                                         www.qbasic.com                                                                                                                 * You forgot your text                                                                                                         no i didn't.                                                                                                                   Re: no i didn't.                                                                                                               Where to put NEXT daynum                                                                                                       And your question is...                                                                                                        This is odd...                                                                                                                C *Yes, quite amusing, are you sure that it is not some 20 years old?                                                            You're right PhyloGenesis, ...                                                                                                O *But when did geocities start up?  Someone must be running that site as a joke.                                               D How can i get more than 1 key inputed at a time on the keyboard?....                                                           OK                                                                                                                              * It is in the FAQ. (URL inside)                                                                                               Memory/Proc/HD                                                                                                                5 Well i know of an easy way to determine the CPU speed                                                                         ! A great way to chk system memory!                                                                                              pretty usless tho                                                                                                             ' *Ummm it was a joke noone would do that                                                                                        Hey Guys...                                                                                                                   0 Your suggestion (new forum) is politely refused.                                                                               Alright here it is                                                                                                             Argh conceptual mistakes!                                                                                                      THANKS!                                                                                                                       
 By the way                                                                                                                    6 Actully, starting a new thread here was not a bad idea                                                                        3 * LOL... actually "Lucas" though. heh Still.. heheh                                                                           Z *I do say, your laugh is quite... screwy.  Heh, heheh, heheheheh, hahaha, HAHA, MWAHAHAHA!                                    V * Hee hee hee (Halloween laugh).   Ho ho ho (Christmas laugh)  {sorry, not QB related}                                        ^ Re: *I do say, your laugh is quite... screwy.  Heh, heheh, heheheheh, hahaha, HAHA, MWAHAHAHA!                                S * Heh, mostly not even laughs, just somethin to keep my fingers busy while I think.                                            Question (please help)                                                                                                        P * Feel free to post it here, more people will read it. Welcome to the forum btw.                                               How do i get it out of Q basic                                                                                                $ How to copy tihngs from QB to forum.                                                                                          * *Does QBasic &gt; 1.1 encrypt the program?                                                                                    + * yes, by default, but you can turn it off.                                                                                   * Easyier way to get things out of qbasic...                                                                                    J Made a nice little game in QB but have allways desiered the windows touch?                                                     Environment                                                                                                                   5 If you're talking about text color options, etc., ...                                                                         $ Do you mean environmental variables?                                                                                          $ Data from textfile to qbasicprogram?                                                                                          7 Try this, although I am not SURE exactly what you need.                                                                        Okay                                                                                                                          < *That is weird, show me the code that you are using now plz.                                                                   Hey, Gibberish                                                                                                                 Works great, Mac, however...                                                                                                  - I have no idea what the point of that game is                                                                                  *You're probably right.                                                                                                         Fixed Game - Pretty playable now                                                                                              G *Much better! A fighting chance plus diamonds, -who could ask for more!                                                       2 sideshowbob, Nick (regarding that gfx tut of mine)                                                                             *You're Welcome                                                                                                               
 hey earthborn                                                                                                                  Well...                                                                                                                       < RPM counting (digital input) through parallel port in Qbasic                                                                  @ Re: RPM counting (digital input) through parallel port in Qbasic                                                              / still won't Gomer compile "BEEP"(am I a loser?)                                                                               3 RE: still won't Gomer compile "BEEP"(am I a loser?)                                                                           8 gomer compile  is using Windows ME and tried 98 and 3.11                                                                      E * BEEP is a common statement. You don't need to include QB.BI for it.                                                          Some possibilities                                                                                                             to earthborn                                                                                                                   _____it is bug in the Basics                                                                                                   Good answer, but I am confused                                                                                                $ Using BEEP in w98 and maybee XP will                                                                                           ___the Windows default sound                                                                                                   Thanks Z!re and QMM                                                                                                            'OOoops!....                                                                                                                   Welcome                                                                                                                       K *Mayee even "QBasic users" instead of "QB'ers" ;) i couldn't resist, sorry.                                                   # * 'QBasic programmers' perhaps? heh                                                                                           8 *_____for me it sounds much better QBASICISTS, i like it                                                                      $ .........Howz about "QBasicologists"                                                                                           'Bloody Hell'..!!!                                                                                                             *Hey there are a lot of us!                                                                                                    _____in the whole world, buddy                                                                                                1 *____Yea, we should get a 'Church of QB' started.                                                                              Variables, disassembly/HEX                                                                                                    B * variable names and function names are lost in compilation, so no                                                            Q * Actually in linking, if it's only compiled (object or lib) they're still there.                                              keyboard                                                                                                                       I don't believe it                                                                                                             It could be                                                                                                                   1 Good answer, but "restored my Autoexec.bat back"?                                                                              Sure...                                                                                                                        solution                                                                                                                       Considering the question                                                                                                      C *Hm, perhaps i should explicitly write that i'm joking next time ;)                                                            * Oh LOL, duur me                                                                                                              EOF                                                                                                                            EOF Function                                                                                                                  5 _____in sequential files there is no problem with EOF                                                                          Important life skills...                                                                                                       So thats how its done!!!                                                                                                      6 *Very useful to know for "PRESS ALL KEYS TO CONTINUE".                                                                        D *you know, that brings me to something new.  Which key is "any key"?                                                           *Space, of course!                                                                                                            9 *Clearly you have to type "Any Key" when it asks for that                                                                     7 LOL - A better solution than the existing PAUSE message                                                                       5 * Press any key to continue, or any other key to quit                                                                          DO WHILE LOOPING                                                                                                               I'VE DONE IT!!                                                                                                                 * Isn't programming rewarding?                                                                                                 nope...                                                                                                                       , I disagree, I think that both are rewarding.                                                                                   Couple of things, BECCY                                                                                                       ) The ongoing quest 4 Top-Notch Compression                                                                                     ( *Can we see some code?  Or an algorithm?                                                                                       Encryption....                                                                                                                 Well, how efficient is it?                                                                                                     The ever helpful....                                                                                                          U * I'm down to 877bytes so far but its not working probably, I'll continue tommorow :)                                         # *How do programs like WinZip do it?                                                                                            The database                                                                                                                   Re: The Database                                                                                                               Re: More Info....                                                                                                             	 Wordlists                                                                                                                      Holy smoke!                                                                                                                     this is the coolest word i know.                                                                                               * Abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz                                                                                                   sounds good.                                                                                                                  K * Good point, I'm not sure how I come up with 4 characters, 3 is sufficient                                                    I tried this once but...                                                                                                      " Re: Heres how it works............                                                                                            ! RGB - QBasic color reference!?!?!                                                                                             $ Check out Lesson 7 in my tutorial...                                                                                          ? * I'd like your permission to include your tutorial to my site.                                                                Also                                                                                                                           That's fine with me, ...                                                                                                       Sure send them in...                                                                                                           Sorting Random Access Files                                                                                                    Re: Sorting Random Access Files                                                                                               ! *woops, should be SWAP Z(i), Z(j)                                                                                             3 walk this me through a compile of "BEEP".Be gentle!                                                                           & Put a $, ie:        '$INCLUDE: 'QB.BI'                                                                                        8 still need help to compile "BEEP"(I did have a $INCLUDE)                                                                      < Re: still need help to compile "BEEP"(I did have a $INCLUDE)                                                                  : Is it possible to use both DQB and FutureLib in a program?                                                                    / *Yes, add one lib to the other... (link inside)                                                                               
 programmation                                                                                                                   Some details might be helpful :)                                                                                               HELP!!!                                                                                                                        Re: HELP!!!                                                                                                                    Newbie                                                                                                                        
 Re: Newbie                                                                                                                    9 *Out of curiosity, what file access form is that? BasicA?                                                                      qbasic                                                                                                                        " *Not your method, Mat Janssen's...                                                                                            $ *Sorry, there is text in above post.                                                                                          ( Re: *Sorry, there is text in above post.                                                                                      ( *Thanks, Mat, -had never seen it before.                                                                                      G * It IS documented in QB's help file. Look for OPEN alternative syntax.                                                       8 *Well, I'll be. You're more observant than I am, lkt153.                                                                      = *It's a perfectly valid syntax, although it is rather cryptic                                                                 
 my way....                                                                                                                     How does this look?                                                                                                            Why did you start a new thread?                                                                                                Where to get Qbasic.exe                                                                                                       % DarkPhear 1.0 - full RPG made in QBX.                                                                                          RE.                                                                                                                            * Is there a new version?                                                                                                      Yes...                                                                                                                        T I'll download it as soon as I get home....anyone who DOESN'T know what DARK PHEAR is                                          8 * Voc  brasileiro rapaz!! Curti! Vou ver seu jogo! ;-)                                                                      U * O jogo aparentemente est legal, gostei. Mas no tive tempo de jogar direito ainda.                                         & Wow so someone can finish an RPG in QB                                                                                        7 I'm not sure if I qualify for answering for him, but...                                                                       	 I'm lost!                                                                                                                     2 *Start off by giving us what you have done so far.                                                                             Here's what I've done so far                                                                                                  O *Put    READ Name$, Rate, Hoursworked     At The Top Of Your Processing Section                                                Thank you...                                                                                                                  # Put the IF-THEN into a block first.                                                                                           / My output looks like this when I put that in...                                                                                Hmm, this is too late isn't it?                                                                                                (I'm half sorry)                                                                                                               To process the data...                                                                                                         how to install qbasic                                                                                                          Right here.                                                                                                                   & What fonts work with Future Library 3?                                                                                         Plain                                                                                                                          programs galore                                                                                                               F *Interesting, I learned the EXACT same way.  Same book and all.  Cool!                                                        K *me too, except i used mallards tuts on the qbasic page instead of the book                                                    * feedback wanted please                                                                                                       Sorry 'bout that!                                                                                                              *thanks for the feedback :)                                                                                                   / A couple things (no, I did not test more games)                                                                                Oops, I forgot to say                                                                                                          Out Of Stack Space                                                                                                            " It's the recursive call to the sub                                                                                            X *Yes, and don't forget to delete the CLEAR, , 35000 statement (that's a lot of memory!).                                      D *Although I'm surprised you didn't get an "Out of data space" error.                                                            but what about if its &gt; than?                                                                                               or = to                                                                                                                       % Both of these conditions are checked!                                                                                          then...                                                                                                                        with IF...ELSEIF...END IF                                                                                                      Data Stmt within a For Loop                                                                                                   1 READ/DATA were never designed for that purpose...                                                                             " *Meant a = q as opposed to READ a.                                                                                             I was afraid of that                                                                                                           Read the QB Help file on DATA                                                                                                  need help with rpg controles                                                                                                   Sorry, can't help, but                                                                                                          Re: need help with rpg controles                                                                                               Euphoria 2.4 Rules!                                                                                                            _____not so simple                                                                                                            # Running Q-Basic In Full Screen Mode                                                                                           = Press Alt-Enter to toggle between a window and a full screen.                                                                  left alt +enter                                                                                                               
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 Virus warning                                                                                                                 1 * Thanks Mac, been having trouble with it myself!                                                                              help                                                                                                                           Post a specific question...                                                                                                   I what happened with gnarkills plan to create a hacking simulation game?...                                                     J * ^^^^If you know how to install linux from image files read prev. post^^^                                                     ok ..                                                                                                                         Y *lol sory to make you write all that for nothin but i forgot to mention i downloaded them                                      still                                                                                                                         K *Well right now I have win 98 trying to convert to redhat. where is winrar?                                                    you just ..                                                                                                                   ! How do you load qb with two libs?                                                                                             $ How to add one library to another...                                                                                           Add the two libraries                                                                                                         
 need help!!!!                                                                                                                 $ theres no one that can help me!@#???                                                                                           TheBob is a good bet, but                                                                                                      P.S. This is not a chat room...                                                                                                and what about                                                                                                                # antiquated, ancient commands.......                                                                                            maybe but ..                                                                                                                  ! A Couple Things Involving DEF SEG                                                                                             - *Hello?  Can no one answer even one question?                                                                                  While you're waiting...                                                                                                       7 Long question, dunno the answers to all of them though.                                                                        They have helped some,                                                                                                        / PAINT won't work for me (Fills up whole screen)                                                                                my friend have the same problem                                                                                               > you know that it paints until it hits a border color, not ....                                                                 The PAINT command...                                                                                                           yes but he can do ..                                                                                                          # Not sure what you're asking, but...                                                                                            Now how do I play this program?                                                                                               D *give us the website and one of us could download/run it to find out                                                            qbasic.com in the Action section                                                                                               Graphics                                                                                                                       Here....                                                                                                                      Y * Yuck, don't!! Awfull tutorial!  :D My dark past! heheh I'll write some new ones... hehe                                      go here for examples...                                                                                                       	 thanks ..                                                                                                                      POWERBASIC (Console release)                                                                                                   PowerBASIC for DOS ...                                                                                                         They also...                                                                                                                  % Off topic - Anyone have MS Publisher?                                                                                         G *Yes, but I would have to transfer it using a floppy disk. 1.44 MG max.                                                       O * Or you could write a QB program that splits a larger file to 1.44MB pieces :)                                                Microsoft Publisher                                                                                                            QB Code - check cd-rom?                                                                                                        You need some code?                                                                                                            Re: You need some code?                                                                                                       ; matt, you want to run a DOS application from systray, etc.?                                                                   > here's how I change a hex value to 4 binary digits.Other ways?                                                                7 how do I print in colour in screen 12 on a non-black BG                                                                       	 Simple...                                                                                                                     . How can I use gray backgroung in text mode?__*                                                                                 easy                                                                                                                            __sorry, i did not result for me                                                                                              : Which is it the correct folder for *.Obj files in QB7x?__*                                                                     Hi!,__MAC__I was Sierra__                                                                                                      Yeah, I had the same problem                                                                                                   _____*Thank you anyway_____                                                                                                   . HELP!  "Data Memory Overflow" when making .EXE                                                                                 try...                                                                                                                        
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 patron counts                                                                                                                 * Aeolian, Please quit asking this question!                                                                                     Regarding your problem                                                                                                        $ since your main data is in ACCESS...                                                                                          ! Soliloquy on an INT86 replacement                                                                                              Braha..                                                                                                                        How to I copy and Paste?                                                                                                      
 It depends...                                                                                                                  One more point                                                                                                                 your a nice guy............                                                                                                    Games Question                                                                                                                * *What? Be more specific with your question                                                                                    . Re: *What? Be more specific with your question                                                                                 * rUN                                                                                                                         @ *If you know how to open them in QBasic then just use Run-Start.                                                              7 Are you referring to the qbasic.com site, or the forum?                                                                        help with shell comm..                                                                                                        
 Like This?                                                                                                                     mm bad command or file name                                                                                                    This may help (and a question)                                                                                                 You must mean SHELL Exec$                                                                                                      Bad File Name Error...                                                                                                         sounds like...                                                                                                                . Added a link to the Community Index at the top                                                                                U *Can you make it return you to the page that the message that you responded to is on?                                          Short answer: No                                                                                                               Hey, PhyloGenesis!                                                                                                             Yes...                                                                                                                        ( How about a link to the qbasic.com page?                                                                                      I Never mind.  I see it in the link/link (but it took longer to get to it).                                                     9 You do? What is the "link/link"? And how do you use chat?                                                                     C Funny, a few hours ago I thought I'd linked to qbasic.com via . . .                                                            Math operations in qbasic                                                                                                      Depends on the operation                                                                                                       Re: Depends on the operation                                                                                                   Thats in the help...                                                                                                          ( * MAC SUCKS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!(i think)                                                                                      < * Hi, Cornel. Do you have something constructive to suggest?                                                                   no no, these suck....                                                                                                         G Mac was 'ellected' moderator, which means the majority wants him there.                                                        So...                                                                                                                          IS IT POSSIBLE                                                                                                                 yes                                                                                                                           # Mouse cursor destroys pic behind it                                                                                           " You will have to modify wmouse.bas                                                                                             Printing with USB port                                                                                                         It's a problem, all right...                                                                                                   Printing in windows (url)                                                                                                     ) DOS-based programs do not understand USB.                                                                                     ; Hold the phone... you can print directly to that printer :)                                                                    Printing with USB port                                                                                                         Printing with USB port                                                                                                        = You just need to send an end of file or end of page character                                                                  Remember me?                                                                                                                  & *Sure do! BTW, Mac now owns the forum!                                                                                        . * just found that out myself, unfortunately :p                                                                                 * Been a long time, Paul                                                                                                       BASICA to Qbasic                                                                                                               Easy!                                                                                                                          EXE-files without brun45.exe                                                                                                   When You Compile.....                                                                                                          Re:                                                                                                                           ! QBASIC help with the OPEN command                                                                                             ! Just keep writing to the file ...                                                                                             
 BASICA Zen                                                                                                                     If you didn't find BASICA, ...                                                                                                	 Hey cool!                                                                                                                     Z * read begin and end, Latin should be dead(they teach it in schools) basic rules, zen not.                                     Hmm..                                                                                                                         Q * I wish I was too, no Laitn in Brazilian schools. I wish to take classes though.                                             & How to give delay between two commands                                                                                        * Re: How to give delay between two commands                                                                                    + Although a FOR loop will provide a delay...                                                                                   5 Just did some experimenting with the PLAY statment...                                                                          Slight correction ...                                                                                                          counting in qbasic                                                                                                             Are you a Filipino?                                                                                                            Re: Are you a Filipino?                                                                                                         well, you'd have to know how the                                                                                               If I understand correctly...                                                                                                    Re: If I understand correctly...                                                                                               You could email me your prog...                                                                                               
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 one way...                                                                                                                     The easiest way...                                                                                                             P.S.                                                                                                                          . TheBob: Please debug this program - I give up.                                                                                K * Weirdest glitch I've ever seen, if you put a CLS there it'll work, but...                                                   ) Actually, the text box isn't necessary...                                                                                      My ARRAY exceeds 64K                                                                                                           It sure does...                                                                                                                Well...)                                                                                                                       ARRAY BEYOND 64K                                                                                                               ARRAYS BEYOND 64K                                                                                                              Wait?                                                                                                                         	 use Sleep                                                                                                                     / Or if you want a delay of less than a second...                                                                               ) *the way i do it is just     PLAY "mfp64"                                                                                     X *Anyone Have Routines For Binary To Decimal Conversion And Decmial To Binary Conversion?                                       here                                                                                                                           URL                                                                                                                           3 One person's fancy, is another person's overkill...                                                                           $ Arrgh! No error checking! Underkill!                                                                                          0 Is there any way to print without PRINT command?                                                                              9 You could just build a function to write to segment B800h                                                                      Without files I/O                                                                                                             , First Version, printing it's own source code                                                                                  $ aditul, could you explain something?                                                                                           Answer                                                                                                                        
 I hope helps!                                                                                                                  1st try                                                                                                                        Re: 1st try                                                                                                                    Thanks                                                                                                                         I'm getting a headache, aditul!                                                                                                In other words                                                                                                                5 OK, Here is a program that prints out its source code                                                                         	 Thank you                                                                                                                     5 PLEASE!! Stop spelling it's when you really mean its!                                                                          * Oops! Sorry - noted                                                                                                          (off topic) Me, too"                                                                                                          ) print variables while using INPUT command                                                                                      "on the same line"                                                                                                            
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Thanks - It's strange to have to do that, but it works, so :-)                                                        *Happy To Help                                                                                                                % outputing hex to com port with qbasic                                                                                          this...                                                                                                                        Help                                                                                                                           date to day convertor                                                                                                          looks tuff. tried google? *                                                                                                    I did - found a neat site                                                                                                     7 That IS remarkably inefficient code! Better use this...                                                                       6 * LOL!!! Yep, that is so much better it is ridiculous!                                                                        + Oops! Not good enough... Better use this...                                                                                   ' Well, not so much a bug as a limitation                                                                                        It did have a bug.                                                                                                            6 How about this improved version of the main program...                                                                         An even better interface here:                                                                                                3 Correction to bug in above, and another improvement                                                                           @ *Nice - How about saving it in "Programs I am proud of" subforum                                                              ! I made a more modularized version                                                                                             > I was thinking more of the "Tricks &amp; Techniques" sub-forum                                                                ; Re: That IS remarkably inefficient code! Better use this...                                                                   / I have something different... might work though                                                                                Tips                                                                                                                           Good for you! ...                                                                                                             ' Simple game of 21 (like 20 lines maybe)                                                                                        well...                                                                                                                       / Enter Three Ages/Names and display the youngest                                                                                How i would do this                                                                                                            or....                                                                                                                         How about this:                                                                                                                quick newbie question on INT                                                                                                   Use integer division                                                                                                           or the CINT() function                                                                                                         got it i think                                                                                                                * Program to list prime numbers (url inside)                                                                                    	 solitaire                                                                                                                      another way to speed things up                                                                                                 What CINT is                                                                                                                   Integer division                                                                                                               Question on FOR... 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That is a real pain!                                                                                                    > im trying to make a program with gravity and am having trouble                                                                ) it's realy much more complex than that...                                                                                     G This might help a little (but like lkt said, no ONE formula will do it)                                                        in case you were wondering...                                                                                                  Ok                                                                                                                            ( Is it officially ilegal to download QB?*                                                                                       yes...                                                                                                                        	 Anyone...                                                                                                                      um...                                                                                                                         
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 Hex statement                                                                                                                  Re Hex$ statament                                                                                                              WizGui 2 -demo 3                                                                                                              = Still contains only  EXE - Only post Source Code here, please                                                                 - Hey Mac, take it easy! - Source code aviable!                                                                                 0 Ja pakutakse vimalust koheselt parool vahetada!                                                                               It means....                                                                                                                  " Using variables in Input's request                                                                                             make your variable a string.                                                                                                  + That does not actually answer the question.                                                                                    :| *                                                                                                                          O *Wow, I always thought that INPUT "" + a$ + ""; b$ would work, but I guess not!                                                Re:                                                                                                                            GOSUB inside a FOR...NEXT LOOP                                                                                                 because....                                                                                                                    Try this to see how NEXT works                                                                                                 OK, but.....                                                                                                                  / *If You're Gonna Do That, Use EXIT FOR not GOTO                                                                                I fail to see the purpose...                                                                                                  & LOL - True! But I learned something...                                                                                        
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 ? Unknown bug                                                                                                                  it's not a bug, it's a feature.                                                                                                Why so many variables?                                                                                                         An even more compact code...                                                                                                    Re: An even more compact code...                                                                                              	 Excellent                                                                                                                     $ A useful bit of code, and a question                                                                                           Don't worry about it                                                                                                          + Yep, Useful - But the GOTO is not necessary                                                                                    timing stuff                                                                                                                   That's the PIT right?                                                                                                          oh, i almost forgot...                                                                                                         yes...                                                                                                                        ( Re: A useful bit of code, and a question                                                                                      ) thanks much for EOF....loop question next                                                                                      Not hard at all                                                                                                                 Nick - How to post indented code                                                                                               *Right, Thanks                                                                                                                 Can anyone explain EOF(#)                                                                                                      EOF stands for End Of File.                                                                                                   E How do I get the program to 'learn' how many lines are in a txt file?                                                          Easy                                                                                                                           random usage                                                                                                                   Re: random usage                                                                                                               Help w/ sound - very technical                                                                                                B * Are you sure your base port is 220h and not  240h, 260h or 280h?                                                            ! *It seems to work fine on my comp                                                                                              It does?  Wierd....                                                                                                            Re: It does?  Wierd....                                                                                                       " How do I convert numbers to text??                                                                                             No special function                                                                                                           . make .exe form an .exe (retf might help me...)                                                                                $ Telba, that is not a QBasic question                                                                                          
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 Holy Moly!                                                                                                                     Minor corrections and additions                                                                                               & well, there is a CPU exception table..                                                                                         *Thanks for the additions, guys                                                                                                help saving images                                                                                                            + Use TheBob's excellent BMP saving routines!                                                                                     thanks but the link doesn't work                                                                                               found the right message                                                                                                       2 just got the code working, now about the filenames                                                                            ; Having some trouble with screen 12 and changing bg color...                                                                   4 Sorry I was updating the code and forgot to save it.                                                                           O yea, 1 other question...                                                                                                    & I suggest using a lib or learning asm.                                                                                        Z *Wel im using Qb71.Im sure itl work theyre all the same. il check out that game n respond.                                    
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 re: buffer                                                                                                                     FreeDOS Trouble                                                                                                                Re: FreeDOS Trouble                                                                                                            Re FreeDOS Trouble                                                                                                            E * Did you make sure to install to the hard-drive and not to the disk?                                                          Re FreeDOS Trouble                                                                                                            
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Is this a homework assignment?                                                                                       $ To edit or delete a record in a file                                                                                           Another way of doing this                                                                                                      Remember...                                                                                                                    Attendance System Using QBasic                                                                                                 answer                                                                                                                          Atttendance system using  qbasic                                                                                               here are some resources                                                                                                       5 You should have no problems with a barcode scanner...                                                                         * *Is there a Search facility on this forum?                                                                                     No, but this may help                                                                                                          this might help too                                                                                                           1 Could somebody give me a qb archiver source code?                                                                             4 yet another question about graphics (namely palette)                                                                           Some Answers                                                                                                                   limits of arrays in qbasic                                                                                                     Answers                                                                                                                        Re all Zeroth questions                                                                                                        Re: Re all Zeroth questions                                                                                                   - * Integer range: -32,768 to 32767 actually...                                                                                  DOS Floppies                                                                                                                   Re Dos floppies                                                                                                               " Qbasic Data, Restore, Read + Files                                                                                            # * Use INPUT #1, not Select Case #1.                                                                                           * to zeroth : Ref: lotto cal solution needed                                                                                      Felix Torres - Please read this!                                                                                               DQB Tutorials/manuals                                                                                                          hope this helps                                                                                                               Q * He meant DQB, DirectQB, a lib for QB4.5. 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 Virasm v1.1.3                                                                                                                  *Corewars rip off, eh?                                                                                                         Re: *Corewars rip off, eh?                                                                                                     Sub Calling: CONSTs Or STRINGs?                                                                                                Well...                                                                                                                         CONST is faster than variables..                                                                                              4 The way you have described it, there's no difference                                                                          1 Sorry, but... I believe you're wrong Green Man...                                                                             + Here is a simple response to your question.                                                                                    qbasic.com: dead?                                                                                                              *seems to be :-/                                                                                                              J Hey Mac! The qbasic.com link is gone!  And how do you get on the chatroom?                                                     hmm                                                                                                                           A *If it is, maybe someone else would buy it and make a better one.                                                              well...                                                                                                                        I'd go with the latter...                                                                                                      Need some help here, please...                                                                                                B The HEX function in QB does NOT convert a number into a hex value.                                                             Here, i figured it out...                                                                                                      Is that code for...                                                                                                           1 How about &amp;H1234ABCD ? That works in QB. (nt)                                                                             @ That would be treated as a long integer (or single or double fp)                                                              * I'm sorry, I apologize for my confusion...                                                                                     cube root code                                                                                                                 Not hard...                                                                                                                    Arrays useless limits                                                                                                          * Post  your code please                                                                                                      
 My code...                                                                                                                    / You Have To Use Dim To Declare Your Array First                                                                               : Use the dim statement, DIM Array(100) for 100 values, etc.                                                                    > Yes, undeclared QB arrays are limited to 9.  More info inside.                                                                 Something else you could do...                                                                                                	 Thanks...                                                                                                                     ( * nitpick: (9) is 0 to 9, or 10 numbers.                                                                                      + Nitpicking even further: Not necessarily...                                                                                   
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 Yeah ok...                                                                                                                     Re: Here's What I Know                                                                                                        ] * No. PI is a constant number. SIN, COS, &amp; TAN are functions that do things with numbers.                                  Re: Re: Here's What I Know                                                                                                     Let me take a crack at it                                                                                                     R Whoops, sorry, those spaces didn't come out.  How can I preserve spaces in a post?                                            - Preserving spaces when posting to this forum.                                                                                  Woops                                                                                                                         	 Re: Woops                                                                                                                      They are useful                                                                                                                Re: They are useful                                                                                                           S *Very simply, these are trigonometric functions and are used for plotting graphics.                                            Small example code...                                                                                                         - Here's a table showing COS/SIN/TAN results...                                                                                  Timer                                                                                                                          3d?                                                                                                                           & Well 3D is quite a complicated subject                                                                                         re                                                                                                                            	 You could                                                                                                                      OPEN FILES HELP                                                                                                               * Please try to explain your problem further                                                                                     Or...                                                                                                                         4 Qbasic 2048-Bit Anti-Government Encryption Algorithm                                                                          8 I hope you won't get into trouble with the government...                                                                      < Re: I hope you won't get into trouble with the government...                                                                   Simplest way of encrypting:                                                                                                    simple but useless                                                                                                             Possibility's to consider...                                                                                                   Error?                                                                                                                        	 Error fix                                                                                                                      Sidewinder support in QBasic?                                                                                                 ' *I heard it can be done by using INT 15                                                                                        Program using ping?                                                                                                           ' *shell "ping" + IP where IP is a string                                                                                       ) *ooops theres a space after ping before "                                                                                     & Program Memory Overflow on compilation                                                                                         Well                                                                                                                           You could try to add this...                                                                                                    Re: You could try to add this...                                                                                              : *please post your problem code so we can have a look at it                                                                     it's a bit too big -                                                                                                          T *Post It At http://www.network54.com/Hide/Index/10167 in the big programs section...                                          # Its not your Array. It's your code.                                                                                           ( Just check it out... all I can say... :)                                                                                       Sleep (and Related) command                                                                                                   + Oops... Sleep command, asked &amp; answered                                                                                    Check this one out...                                                                                                          I am inept.                                                                                                                    Ok, here's a little help.                                                                                                      Related question...                                                                                                            You could use Helppc-&gt;                                                                                                     $ * Copy at: www.geocities.com/aliphax                                                                                          
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 Compile it                                                                                                                     Re: Compile it                                                                                                                I * but be sure to compile as a stand-alone exe not one that requires brun.                                                     E Just curious. Can exe programs made with QB45 run on Apple computers?                                                         Y *I never tried it and have no idea but im guessing it probably wouldnt work. just a guess                                     ! Not at all.  Never.  Well, maybe.                                                                                             X *Thanks both. I use PC's. If Apple won't run my progs, can it  be used as a boat anchor?                                      
 Yes it can!!!                                                                                                                 	 *ha ha ha                                                                                                                     A There was some software or hardware for running Windows on a Mac,                                                             Z RE Solitaire - Actually, I have PCs. I was just curious if Apple users could run my progs.                                    I Re: Just curious. Can exe programs made with QB45 run on Apple computers?                                                      Well.. yes, but not easily                                                                                                    : *Thanks to all who responded - RE Apple computer question.                                                                     New programs                                                                                                                   End/Exit Sub                                                                                                                   Unfortunately...                                                                                                              > *No.  The other subs are still in memory and must be released.                                                                 Is there a limit in QBasic?                                                                                                   # * i think it's 64k but i'm not sure                                                                                            I'd imagine                                                                                                                    Beware!                                                                                                                       / help in designing a web page displaying  QBasic                                                                               3 Re: help in designing a web page displaying  QBasic                                                                           9 * yeah right please be clear and explain if you want help                                                                      pascals triangle                                                                                                               The "whole" of it?                                                                                                            * Re: The &amp;quote;whole&amp;quote; of it?                                                                                    A *Is this a homework assignment?  If so, noone will do it for you.                                                             0 * Mac, have a safe trip and enjoy your vacation!                                                                               Making a dice program!                                                                                                        1 * Put RANDOMIZE TIMER at the top of your program.                                                                              The RANDOMIZE Statement                                                                                                       ! Hmmm I dont quite understand that                                                                                              THE DIBBON's DICE PROGRAM                                                                                                      Ok...                                                                                                                         " Nevemind I See What's Wrong Now...                                                                                            & Re: Nevemind I See What's Wrong Now...                                                                                         Improvements on given code                                                                                                    # Looking for cheap QBasic decompiler                                                                                            Here                                                                                                                          # Na, it is *theorically* possible...                                                                                            The last step is a doosy                                                                                                       Well, you see...                                                                                                              * renaming files, while adding numbers to it                                                                                    0 This might do it. Otherwise we need more details                                                                               MY RESPECT TO EVERYBODY!!!!!!                                                                                                 
 * URL inside.                                                                                                                  answer                                                                                                                        
 peek&amp;poke                                                                                                                 * Great help -- http://forum.qbasicnews.com/                                                                                    = Please check out my forum in the next post and tell me why...                                                                  Check it out....                                                                                                               I need help....                                                                                                               ) * Can you give me the URL of such a post?                                                                                      re: oops                                                                                                                      1 Serge - thanks for attempting to correct my post.                                                                             & This site is dead -- new QBasic site!!                                                                                         Hi...                                                                                                                          Ignore posts from Donna Jean...                                                                                                Re:                                                                                                                            i want qbasic!                                                                                                                 Well                                                                                                                          < * Btw, 'Dazed and Confused' is one of the best LZ songs IMO.                                                                   me again,dazed                                                                                                                 CCC.EXE                                                                                                                        Mutiny  My Plans                                                                                                              I agree.                                                                                                                      
 Gag! Fear!                                                                                                                    8 I think the long list at the bottom is a big improvement                                                                       I agree                                                                                                                        Hmmmmm Interesting                                                                                                            S also... make it so that when some one responds to a post it gets bumped to the top!                                            * Yeah that's a good point                                                                                                    @ * You guys are overestimating what is possible for Forum Owners.                                                              2 *Mac, will you be checking the forum from Denmark?                                                                            < * Not necessarily, but I will probably check my Danish Email                                                                  # I don't know if this is possible...                                                                                            qbasic &gt; javascript                                                                                                         QBasic/Visual Basic with a LAN                                                                                                
 Memory limits                                                                                                                  Need more memory?                                                                                                              OP: Just in case                                                                                                              " If You Really Need More Memory....                                                                                            
 new to qbasic                                                                                                                  Here Are The Problems...                                                                                                      @ *Error in my post, i put what should be at end in the middle....                                                               a working version                                                                                                             1 * I suggest you use PRINT instead of LPRINT also.                                                                              new qbasic site                                                                                                                Something strange                                                                                                             . That's just the way the Qbasic editor works...                                                                                1 I'd say QB is trying to protect you from yourself                                                                              actually its because....                                                                                                       You say                                                                                                                       J Nope.  No errors.  And those variables are not being passed to parameters.                                                    + screen dump (like &quot;print screen&quot;)                                                                                    ___URLs                                                                                                                        Thanks                                                                                                                         answer                                                                                                                        J The response above works if you don't want color and don't use chr$(26)...                                                     Network                                                                                                                        Re: Network                                                                                                                   	 Could you                                                                                                                      Floppy error handling                                                                                                          ___partial answer                                                                                                              Testing for errors                                                                                                             Re: Testing for errors                                                                                                         answer                                                                                                                        d OP Error 64 is &quot;Bad File Name&quot; Also, here is an error trapping tech for drive not ready...                          % this is a list of all possible errors                                                                                          Do me a favor, BAS                                                                                                             I smell sarcasm                                                                                                                Heh - Nope - I was just curious                                                                                               7 Question about adding libraries and program capacity...                                                                        Mutiny                                                                                                                         *I Don't See Why He Shouldn't                                                                                                  I agree and look forward to it                                                                                                 * sure                                                                                                                        8 *Absolutely.  It would be a step in the right direction.                                                                       * (More text above.)                                                                                                            * I totally agree that he should                                                                                               *I second the motion...                                                                                                       N OP - I too believe this forum deserves active guidance for times like these...                                                ( eh, there'll be no moving of the forum..                                                                                       Ahoy!                                                                                                                         & * I know of no one better for the job.                                                                                        , *Although new here, I think its a great idea                                                                                   *absolutely                                                                                                                    Ok, I agree                                                                                                                   5 Yep.  It's about time the forum was owned by someone.                                                                          from the old forum owner                                                                                                       Hey Mallard                                                                                                                    Hey Mallard again                                                                                                              * Yes, give Mac the forum                                                                                                     + *Oh and YES, definitely give Mac the forum.                                                                                    Oh yes, I also support this                                                                                                   S *LOL Iain, I guess we'll go ahead with that then.Talk about better late than never.                                           - You are hereby knighted &quot;old timer&quot;                                                                                 ( controling a windows program with qbasic                                                                                       Just curious                                                                                                                   response                                                                                                                      4 * Try being a little more specific and clear please.                                                                           Specifications                                                                                                                 Don't know about that                                                                                                          thanks                                                                                                                         You can do this                                                                                                                Re: You can do this                                                                                                           
 vb = SendKeys                                                                                                                 
 The OUT...                                                                                                                     Why Isn't This Working?                                                                                                       < Hey sTyLeZ, what was the prize and did you give it too them?                                                                   * URL                                                                                                                          Question on QB71 features                                                                                                      Here's Some I Know...                                                                                                          another I guess you didn't know                                                                                                setting line length?                                                                                                           please explain....                                                                                                            
 here it is                                                                                                                     Easy                                                                                                                           And the difference is                                                                                                         & Probably just conjecture on my part...                                                                                        - they are remants on the past.... (link/quote)                                                                                 7 Carriage return + Line feed.  In VB it would be VbCrLf.                                                                        Call InterruptX                                                                                                               " You need to have the qb.bi file...                                                                                             I have 4.5 and qb.bi but...                                                                                                   < *You also need to load QB with the /L switch.  ex: QB.EXE /L                                                                  A A suggestion to all regulars for a new convention: &quot;OP&quot;                                                             & &quot;OP&quot; is pretty much standard                                                                                        ( Hey!  I didn't know that!     OP: THE Ad                                                                                       Wasn't me, but                                                                                                                R *Just hit F5 and that #!$%^&amp;* ad goes away.  &quot;OP&quot; sounds good to me.                                            
 Nine Lines                                                                                                                    % What does an ! mean in qbasic syntax?                                                                                         0 Heh - it probably means the programmer has a bug                                                                               * YOU'RE WELCOME, Sue                                                                                                          Possible good use of GOTO?                                                                                                    P That's some funky way of doing it... it would look better if you do it like this                                              ? crap, forgot about the board removing spaces (indented version)                                                               " Heh - you fell into the trap, John                                                                                             good call... here's the fix...                                                                                                 I think it's time...                                                                                                           Re: I think it's time...                                                                                                      
 qbasic.com                                                                                                                     Welcome back to the forum                                                                                                     ' unfortinaly qb45.com has become dead...                                                                                        Ethernet...                                                                                                                   ) i can't seem to access this forum from...                                                                                     ! Interesting. Happened to me once.                                                                                              Very short delay?                                                                                                              Er... ok                                                                                                                      V Could you be a little more precise please? Just kidding of course. Brilliant response!                                         * I Appreciate it! ;-)                                                                                                         Me, too                                                                                                                       \ *I just LOVE people like lkt153 who take the time &amp; trouble to give a detailed response.                                   Wanna laff?                                                                                                                   1 Help with compiling multiple SUB files with QB4.5                                                                              Trains                                                                                                                        	 RE:Trains                                                                                                                      Partial help...                                                                                                                RE: Partial help                                                                                                              ( Figured out how to compile the Sub files                                                                                      
 What changes?                                                                                                                 ` *Don't use the OUT command.  QB has built in COM support: &quot;Open COM2 for output as #1&quot;                              X *Forgive Me For Asking, But What The Hell Is A COM port, and what does writing to it do?                                      
 Good question                                                                                                                  Re: What changes?                                                                                                             ) Does anyone see a problem with this code?                                                                                     
 By the way...                                                                                                                 $ How can I use algortihms in my code?                                                                                          9 Here's how to neutralize the data in your output paradigm                                                                     G Ignore my post - it's just that lonely Australian pest, Matthew Ireland                                                       / *LOL!  I got a good laugh out of your response.                                                                                ur gay                                                                                                                         Good Source for learning??                                                                                                    ; welp... the best thing to learn off of is the QB help file.                                                                   ) This forum contains some good source code                                                                                     	 Thank you                                                                                                                     V Is it possible to prevent the screen from clearing when going from one exe to another?                                        * Difference between your method and Windows                                                                                    X *Good explanation on Windows dll's vs Dos, thanks. I've used libs but I think I'm maxed!                                      	 compiling                                                                                                                      I think your problem is this...                                                                                                When you compile....                                                                                                          % your problem is what stylez stated...                                                                                          Going to a new line                                                                                                            Simple, I think                                                                                                               H Simple, but since you're new to &quot;Q&quot; I'll attempt to explain...                                                       Minor correction.                                                                                                             R *Yeah, I caught that after I posted and once you post, your committed. Nice catch!                                            . actually, that counter is completly useless...                                                                                 Even more lean                                                                                                                1 Did you run the program as modified by you, retf?                                                                             Q *Sorry, I meant SPACE$(80), just to clear the line, rather than the whole screen.                                             2 Doesn't matter - Leprakon is an ephemeralus anyway                                                                             apologies are in order                                                                                                         * Heh - better late than never!                                                                                                php Web-based MMORPG                                                                                                          Z *In case you didn't notice the title image at the top of the page, this is a QBASIC Forum.                                     TheBOB's graphics tutorial                                                                                                     You're in luck!                                                                                                               < * He's also got some other stuff at http://bobqb.filetap.com                                                                   Problems on loading gif's                                                                                                     0 first, make sure you're opening the right file..                                                                               Now about Bitmaps                                                                                                              BMP loader!                                                                                                                    Re: Linux Help                                                                                                                ( Please nobody respond to Linux Help post                                                                                       answer                                                                                                                        " Question About Using Future Lib...                                                                                            S I'm going to feel bad if I'm wrong here, 'cause I do not use Future LIbrary, but...                                            NET SEND                                                                                                                      % *Thanks and good luck with your prog!                                                                                          I have a tut                                                                                                                   Nick                                                                                                                          9 *That Should Be Also... BY Nick, Not the other way around                                                                      Here                                                                                                                           *Thanks, Works Very Nice!                                                                                                     . Mama, mia! Now dottsa what Ima call spaghetti!                                                                                 How about this:                                                                                                                Questions About This Code...                                                                                                  > Haven't really read the code (nor know FLib very well), but...                                                                 It is..                                                                                                                         Here is an another  way to do it                                                                                              + Anyone care for a free Qbasic to c Compiler                                                                                   ) How to make an O.S.,I don't care how lame                                                                                      whoops!                                                                                                                        Some info on making an O.S.                                                                                                   ' Building an OS (nothing serious inside)                                                                                       ) Not as grim as Mac would have you believe                                                                                      were can I learn assembly                                                                                                      I certainly do (url's inside)                                                                                                 ( how to make an o.s. i dont care how lame                                                                                      ( how to make an o.s. i dont care how lame                                                                                       Help with SHELL                                                                                                               " hmm...  This might be the problem.                                                                                             RE: DIR /b command                                                                                                            
 This may help                                                                                                                 & actually, this may benefit you more...                                                                                         BAD LINK... it should be...                                                                                                    Worked for me...                                                                                                               Re: Linux Redhat Help                                                                                                         ( OMG, these are posts from me before, yet                                                                                       Speaking of GOTO                                                                                                               shutdown                                                                                                                       Here it is, but not in Qbasic                                                                                                  thanks but i only use qbasic                                                                                                  O *Sorry, I thought someone might be able to translate it over to QB machine code                                               
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 Eraser needed                                                                                                                  Not as far as I know                                                                                                          < * ??? Who forgot how to spell &quot;they&quot;? (URL please)                                                                  ) *Nope.  Anything you put here is forever.                                                                                      Exit do                                                                                                                       Q * Problem solved - when I read the post the answer was so so obvious - sorry guys                                             ' But you still have a GOTO to eliminate!                                                                                        Help please                                                                                                                    First of all...                                                                                                                Considering that                                                                                                                Here's how to go about doing it.                                                                                              5 Trying to find QBasic Compiler that works on Mac OS 9                                                                         . ___maybe the interpreter Chipmunk Basic? (URL)                                                                                Z *I've used Chipmunk Basic before, its quite different from QB (ie, not instantly portable)                                     Purrdy Pacman demo!                                                                                                           " *Dont Download, Probly Has A Virus                                                                                            & It has no virus...Let's see your work!                                                                                         It does have a virus!                                                                                                         ' If there is are viruses in his programs                                                                                        Look...I'm sorry!                                                                                                              See, I told you!                                                                                                               :&lt;(...is not a word.                                                                                                       / Please don't refer us to any sites or downloads                                                                                I need tutorials                                                                                                                Re: Heres a little something....                                                                                               Yep, there are two cases                                                                                                      $ ___* http://www.ethanwiner.com/#book                                                                                          ? Re: PSET or LINE?? Something completely different if possible!!                                                                Yeah, Poke y*320+x                                                                                                             Re: File Reading...                                                                                                            Re: Re: File Reading...                                                                                                        Some suggestions                                                                                                              8 I agree, binary file reading takes too long in qbasic...                                                                      < * it uses int 21, functions 3D, 3C, 3F, and 40. (URL inside)                                                                   Question...                                                                                                                    Speed increase = nonexistent                                                                                                   *thanks for that information!                                                                                                 0 You're right... notes on how code gets compiled:                                                                               you can't. Poke accepts bytes.                                                                                                 Save values when exit..                                                                                                       	 Use Files                                                                                                                      cool..                                                                                                                         Qb demo release                                                                                                                Re: A pretty good effort.                                                                                                     3 Want to see REALLY good graphics by our own TheBob?                                                                           ! *the best norwegian beer is dahls                                                                                              Maybe so                                                                                                                       This one IS good...                                                                                                           * *btw, you must start the .xm file manually                                                                                    	 Hell yeah                                                                                                                     
 Color peeking                                                                                                                  INP...                                                                                                                         *Thank you, perfect!                                                                                                           Checkers!!!                                                                                                                    *You made this in qb?  Wow!                                                                                                   3 *^ Infected w/ W32/Pate.b virus - *DONT DOWNLOAD* ^                                                                            If it has a virus...!!!???                                                                                                     *post the source :)                                                                                                           5 The source code is included in the self extractor. :)                                                                         2 *If I Did Download It, How Serious Is This Virus??                                                                             There is NO VIRUS!!!                                                                                                           Hey Dr. Davenstein                                                                                                             virus                                                                                                                          It was totally unintentional...                                                                                               , Looking for a 8086 disassembler made with qb                                                                                   If you find it then...                                                                                                         oh, and I just ate Mac...                                                                                                     1 Heh - At first I thought you were Matthew Ireland                                                                             : * no, it's me, it's just I that I don't eat that often :*(                                                                     speaking of ads,                                                                                                               don't you use IE                                                                                                              1 *Why???  I have both.  One's as bad as the other.                                                                             C *Doesn't matter.  I use IE and get the &quot;continue&quot; screen.                                                            older versions of netscape...                                                                                                 & * I use Galeon, and the ad still shows                                                                                        $ Even worse, it crashes netscape 7.02                                                                                          ; Anyone using the Comunity Forum to enter this QBasic Forum?                                                                   P * I always enter from the community forum, and I get the full-page ad everytime.                                              
 Every time???                                                                                                                 " there is 1 way to escape the ad...                                                                                            D Yes, the &quot;?fromad=1&quot; url ending works, but I notice. , , ,                                                          @ Arrgh! I'm afraid you are right - We are doomed if this keeps up                                                              B too bad we're too good of people to know how to hack network54 ;-)                                                            3 *The &quot;fromad=1&quot; didn't work for me today.                                                                            * Didn't seem to work for me.                                                                                                  Pop ups                                                                                                                       
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 i want you                                                                                                                     look                                                                                                                          I PhyloGenesis went to the trouble of making a driver, now can anyone help?                                                      poo                                                                                                                            BYVAL?                                                                                                                        2 Sorry, BYVAL only works with non-qbasic routines..                                                                            % BYVAL vs BYREF - Why the distinction?                                                                                         ( first off, you just made up syntax, heh.                                                                                      , Re: first off, you just made up syntax, heh.                                                                                  T *hehe, syntax error, seg is not a QB reserved word.. you mean varseg/varptr/sadd :-p                                          K *In QB71 I think you can use BYVAL For Subs, ie: SUB A (BYVAL B AS INTEGER)                                                   P Yes you can. But you can also pass by value in QB 1 and 4.5.  See my post below.                                               shut up                                                                                                                       . *That statement was directed to Mac, I believe                                                                                 Heh - wrong, ikl153                                                                                                           ' * er.. ikl?! what ever happened to LKT?                                                                                       , * heh just kidding, in case you're wondering                                                                                  H Examples of how variables are passed by reference and by value in QBasic                                                      
 CALL ABSOLUTE                                                                                                                 + Well, that sub is within QB.QLB actually...                                                                                    *Or Run The .BAT File                                                                                                          * ???                                                                                                                          Arrgh - Text above                                                                                                             *Sorry The QB.BAT File                                                                                                        7 * Oh. I have no such file. Must be an advanced feature.                                                                        *Yup, Its In QB45                                                                                                             2 * Actually in SOME distributions of it, not all...                                                                            Y Question on Computers... (fdisk, format, harddrives, etc.)  Almost no QB in this post :-p                                     4 Overlooking the obvious misplacement of this post...                                                                           Fdisk... and how to use..                                                                                                      Thanks for the info.                                                                                                          + *Whoops, those first '512's should be '528'                                                                                    Error in QB Help                                                                                                              7 is it possible to use the mouse with the true color lib                                                                       W *I've seen libraries with mouse control at 300 x 200 with 265 color, but not 640 x 480.                                       I *It seems my friend you haven't seen future lib ;) you can download it...                                                     , You can make a lot of things with Future.Lib                                                                                   Thanks it worked                                                                                                               Program-memory overflow???                                                                                                     Need more info                                                                                                                , Yes. Just break your program into modules...                                                                                  - Thanks... A few more questinos before I begin                                                                                 Q *You're going to need 3 modules linked together. The program will run as one exe.                                             W *Try To Avoid Using SHARED For Big Arrays Unless You Have To, Otherwise Pass Parameters                                       $ How to check if a string contains...                                                                                          
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 Lindrix os                                                                                                                    4 Well, it depends what you mean by &quot;better&quot;                                                                          5 jah, operating systems are not programmed in qb sorry                                                                         * my guess is your prolly creating  a gui...                                                                                     Just to clarify                                                                                                               - * Yawn..... Let us know when you are finished                                                                                 6 I just wanted to jump in while Mac is taking a nap!...                                                                         making an OS...                                                                                                                this is where...                                                                                                               Boot Manager for LM...                                                                                                        
 Good on ya                                                                                                                     More on OS's                                                                                                                  
 I agree...                                                                                                                     Hmm                                                                                                                           
 info on qb                                                                                                                    > Well, it looks like you have some bad timing.  Sry, read this.                                                                 Heh - I have QB1.0                                                                                                             * QB4.5 is Faster than QB1.0                                                                                                  M I agree with Mac. Just keep downloading programs and learn from them. Also...                                                 ! Oh great. This is the last straw.                                                                                             - Looks like I was wrong, you get the ad anyway                                                                                 Q *Just get a popup stopper.  I have one, and I have yet to see a single popup here                                             : * I didnt get any popups. I always use the following link.                                                                     I fully agree, this is it.                                                                                                     PhyloGenesis, my man                                                                                                          R *I think we need to move to a new forum and put a redirection URL on this forum :)                                             Error with a compiled program                                                                                                 & ___he MUSTust extract the file firstly                                                                                        ' Thanx. neva knew that. but one thing...                                                                                       # ___a zips program it is another Exe                                                                                           8 usb interface/ port i/o number, anything similar please.                                                                      + This is only going to help a little, but...                                                                                    rodrigua5.This may help                                                                                                       , Advise needed for other program languages...                                                                                  J * here's a link to dev-c++, the most popular free C++ compiler for windows                                                    U *Thanks for the link Alpha. I'll look into when I return. Others, please respond too.                                         ( * oh, and here's a free, online c++ book                                                                                      Y a greatwebsite (very usefull)... for developers (w/articals/ online books/ messege board)                                     S *Thanks for the link BinaryM. I visted the site and it looks like a great resource!                                            hope this is of use.                                                                                                          I Thanks for the link. I have an additional question if you're out there...                                                     & ___i ignore everything about DLLs, but                                                                                        Q Sierra, thanks for the link. I am going to look over the multitasking programs...                                             0 If you are serious, you want to quit avoiding VB                                                                              * *Thanks Mac. I'll give it a try next week.                                                                                    9 brainf**k compiler/interpreter/debugger written in QBasic                                                                      I code in Bf =P                                                                                                               . * no, it outputs DREAMSTER (note the caps) :-P                                                                                 Whoops! Forgot about that. =P                                                                                                 
 RPG titles                                                                                                                     Use...                                                                                                                         Untitled                                                                                                                       input from mouse                                                                                                               yup                                                                                                                            Re: yup                                                                                                                        Mouse tip for PCOPY                                                                                                            Help!  Optimized? (URL)                                                                                                        Ugh! A SUB without a Driver                                                                                                   N *Yes, Mac I believe you are right. Dimensioned Integers always process faster.                                                 *A Driver meaning?                                                                                                             Meaning of &quot;A Driver&quot;                                                                                                Here: (URL*)                                                                                                                   *URL Changed                                                                                                                  * *Why not use the included function (line)?                                                                                    E Question: Does anyone know where the Windows clipboard is? Example...                                                         * ___*http://cosmosoft.zext.net/cosmox.shtml                                                                                    8 *HTTP 404 for the Download link and many others. Useless                                                                      Y *Took me twice to download COSMOX.ZIP / link worked ok. Thanks! No time to test it today.                                     " In win 95/98 I did it like this...                                                                                            Z Amazing. I guess Windows pushes clipboard contents into memory. Cool  how prog extracts it                                    Z btw... I am the author... :-p... I dont really program in qb any more. that was an archive                                    K I am very impressed. I have two questions. Please respond if you have time.                                                   
 answers...                                                                                                                    1 Thanks! I'll dive into it next week. I hope to...                                                                              Qb Array Help...                                                                                                               Too Big                                                                                                                       + actualy it is possible in QB... to do it...                                                                                    ? All I got was...                                                                                                             * QB4.5 and 7.1 feature, Mac                                                                                                   Explanation                                                                                                                   5 If you can live with integer values between 0 and 255                                                                         ' ___*put and get data into a Random file                                                                                        Damn!                                                                                                                         1 Pushing 8 bit integers without using string space                                                                              Possible                                                                                                                      F * That is the only way, BUT it is too slow, just use integers instead.                                                         Could you elaborate?                                                                                                          6 * probably &quot;achieve&quot; not &quot;archive&quot;                                                                        ' If you're willing to sacrafice speed...                                                                                        Anyone Know Why...                                                                                                            @ *Well I can only say that variables work differently than arrays                                                              H No, I do not know why....but the code will work if you do it this way...                                                      K Then you wouldn't even have to pass A as a parameter, because it is shared.                                                   " Much more succinct than my answer!                                                                                            ) True, it works, but not as Nick intended.                                                                                      It looks to me like                                                                                                            *Er...  Maybe not.                                                                                                            % Here's exactly what's wrong with that                                                                                          Umm...                                                                                                                        
 Sorry Nick...                                                                                                                 * that is odd, but I see why qbasic does it.                                                                                     Excellent explanation!                                                                                                         *Makes Sense                                                                                                                   * flawless as usual leaf!                                                                                                      One More Thing To Note...                                                                                                     : C()= array passed by ref.  Print C=Single or int depending                                                                    a Note to Agamemnus and anyone else that got &quot;Memorymeter&quot; installed from a forum pop-up.                             = Ha! I just answered my own post. Got rid of memorymeter by...                                                                 > Did you (or anybody else) try the program I recommended (URL*)                                                                9 Yes, and I checked their forum and found some concerns...                                                                     % Wow! You hit a really bad page, Pete!                                                                                          Hey, Mac....                                                                                                                  ) Heh - Undeserved praise, but you're right                                                                                     ) windoze's Add/Remove programs is useless.                                                                                       We love you Darkness Ethereal!!!                                                                                              I * Darkness Ethereal feel apart a few months ago, and please don't do this                                                     M System and END statment diffrences and how to close the active DOS window....                                                  Not entirely accurate                                                                                                         T *nice... never really had a need to use  run te compiler takes the place of that :-p                                           use OUT                                                                                                                       $ We hear you, JT, but it doesn't work                                                                                          F * They must of disabled it in the NT line, it works in 95/98/ME though                                                         RPG's using Qbasic                                                                                                            A *I Think There Is A Good Formula In The Rpg Section Of Qb4all.com                                                             N *OK, I have to ask (no jumping down my throat please) what does Rpg stand for?                                                 I wanna know too                                                                                                              $ * It stands for Role Playing Game :)                                                                                          	 * Thanks!                                                                                                                     
 * Thanks 2                                                                                                                     ___site                                                                                                                        ___*clicking in QBasic section                                                                                                G RPG reply.  There are several differences between humans and animals...                                                        Couple Quick Questions...                                                                                                      hmmmmmm                                                                                                                        quick answers....                                                                                                             	 oh yea...                                                                                                                      *Thanks                                                                                                                       8 *Coordinate, not Co-ordinate or cordinate.  Just saying.                                                                      M Here's a neat trick for reading and returning screen color in graphis mode...                                                  Here is a sub to.....                                                                                                          Re: Why Peek and Poke??                                                                                                       ? Yes, I would like to know how you get the current screen value.                                                               ? *I'm Trying To Make A Program WIthout Using Global Variables...                                                               : *  Why do you want to avoid global variables? Just curiou.                                                                    I * For A Challenge, To Save Memory, And Parameter Passing Looks Neater IMO                                                     . How to check if an input is &quot;empty&quot;?                                                                                	 Very easy                                                                                                                     + Pete, agamenus, This was the correct answer                                                                                   
 *whoops, hehe                                                                                                                 + just a word of cautin when using LINE INPUT                                                                                    *Wow, I Never Knew That                                                                                                        a% = len(rtrim$(ltrim$(a$)))                                                                                                  2 If rtrim$(ltrim$(yourinput$))=&quot;&quot; then...                                                                            2 Qbasic, arrays, and 'Input past end of file' error                                                                             ___you are using commas                                                                                                       - Nothing wrong (surprisingly) with the commas.                                                                                 5 WRITE / PRINT / INPUT diffrences and clarifactions...                                                                         9 *as was said before, just switch the two code segments :)                                                                     N You put the cart before the horse. This will fix it. Also don't  use commas...                                                 IP                                                                                                                             you....                                                                                                                       T * Or you just head to your nearest command prompt and type &quot;ping hostname&quot;                                           * or nslookup www.website.com                                                                                                 - * Very nice...I did not know of that. Thanks.                                                                                 * *np, its good to see your still around :-D                                                                                     Err, what's nice about it?                                                                                                    S * The fact it gives multiple IPs makes it more useful than ping in some situations.                                           @ I hate to ask again but I still need help with shooting a bullet                                                              	 an error?                                                                                                                     A Theres not really an error it works great but it shoots by itself                                                             W Your doing great for a beginner. Here are a few suggestions to slow  for next  loops...                                       + What I do, a most excellent way in my eyes,                                                                                   3 i don't think a preset delay is the best solution..                                                                           F I agree. It is the method I use too. Just add ABS() for this reason...                                                         as i mentioned below                                                                                                          L Yes I couldn't get your code to work the error said it couldn't have periods                                                   the dot operator                                                                                                              N I think the reason I'm having problems with it is because I'm using Qbasic 4.5                                                Y *No, qb 4.5 should run it just fine.  It wouldn't compile if 4.5 couldn't handle the type                                     P Re: Yes I couldn't get your code to work the error said it couldn't have periods                                               *Doom was not written in qbasic                                                                                               V * Yes, Doom = C++ &amp; ASM, and Wolf3D = C &amp; ASM, before someone says that too...                                        / New to VB: VB question about [file list box]...                                                                               G In the future, please post VB questions at the subforum, but for now...                                                       ) Set the file list box's Pattern property.                                                                                     , Maybe it's time to grow out of this SHELL...                                                                                  # *Domain name qb.com, different ISP.                                                                                           J *www.qbasic.cc is available. I don't know about qb.com though, mixed info.                                                    < there are other active sites like qb45.net or qbasicnews.com                                                                  < there are other active sites like qb45.net or qbasicnews.com                                                                   That is what I do, and did...                                                                                                 ! Well, I like it here just fine...                                                                                             + AOL losing customers is not a good example.                                                                                    Let me clairify...                                                                                                            G *actually, AOL holds a monopoly on cable wires in many parts of the US.                                                       W Yeah, Time Warner. Would you  pay for cable when Dial-up ad free/all access is 5.95/mo?                                        *not available here?????                                                                                                      4 * To Agamemnus: What's not available here???????????                                                                          	 $5.95 ISP                                                                                                                     O I'll e-mail you their URL. They've been great. Over 1year of excellent service.                                               @ *Anyone Get This Memory Meter Thing Install Itself On Your Comp?                                                               yeah..                                                                                                                         How?                                                                                                                          9 Try this unbelievably neat addition to your Control Panel                                                                     ( how to return qbasic progr. to windows ?                                                                                       *Use SYSTEM Instead Of END?                                                                                                   # Need more info but this may help...                                                                                            .bas &gt; return to windows ...                                                                                               ] Daved, I can't tell from your response if your problem was solved. Please read &amp; reply...                                  no more problems , Thanks                                                                                                     ( *Great. Glad to hear you got it working!                                                                                      " Hmmm, complex - You need Earthborn                                                                                             I'm still here!                                                                                                                * Whew, glad to hear it                                                                                                         ___i got it David (Sub nowindow)                                                                                               sierra (and David)                                                                                                            A ___*thanks to you Mac (i did put a detail in Techniques subforum)                                                              * Good                                                                                                                        + no more problems ! .. there is a simple way                                                                                   6 * Like i said in the FAQ forum, OUT &amp;H64, &amp;HFE                                                                         Finding Mallard...                                                                                                             All interesting, but....                                                                                                       *Thank you Mac.                                                                                                               , Domain name www.qbasic.com expires Dec 2003?                                                                                   And so does Network Solutions..                                                                                               7 Whoever recreated the account in 2002 has access to it.                                                                        aol? :|                                                                                                                        * star!                                                                                                                       G The email Mallard used to register this forum was qbasicpage@aol.com...                                                       J * It will be renewed by whoever owns it, just like it was a few years ago.                                                     That's exactly what I wonder...                                                                                               = * Let's hope it doesn't, but probably the renewal will happen                                                                 + *mallard@qbasic.com does not exist anymore.                                                                                    scroll programme                                                                                                               ___maybe a GUI?                                                                                                               / They can be built, it just takes a lot of time.                                                                               B Can someone please tell me how to shoot a bullet in an arcade game                                                             pset in the wrong place                                                                                                       	 try this.                                                                                                                      whats the problem?                                                                                                            & __maybe you got incorrect files paths?                                                                                        % I always compile and link from DOS...                                                                                          Help making a program..                                                                                                        LOL (explained)...                                                                                                             In that case, Welcome!                                                                                                        
 hehe, a guess                                                                                                                  !...Lotsa rules...                                                                                                             Who...                                                                                                                        8 *David Zohrob: mallard@qbasic.com, but does he check it?                                                                      6 * Jason:  Above messages do not belong to this thread.                                                                        M *(Jason Page, I saved the contents of that post if you ever want them again.)                                                  Great!                                                                                                                        G Simple. You need to put the letter I inside the array, not the number 1                                                       * how to make a batch file start with qbasic                                                                                    1 Use the SHELL command to start a batch (BAT) file                                                                              PRINT statement                                                                                                               * In your example, yes, it's the same thing.                                                                                     Sometimes, not the same...                                                                                                    % Although it is answered look at this.                                                                                         ! MAC please take a look at this...                                                                                             X *Oh, BTW only a limited number of free community slots are available. 4507 are left now!                                      ' I have no authority over www.qbasic.com                                                                                       # *I am getting ads again!  Or was...                                                                                           ; *I know you dont have any authority over qbasic.com. Who...                                                                   * *Mac there is text in the above message :)                                                                                     Same person, I guess                                                                                                          V *IF noone knows the userid/pass, how did you set up those additinal forums (meta, etc)                                         Elementary, my dear Watson                                                                                                     ahh, google                                                                                                                   I I made a SUB that draws a box and puts in all the files in the directory.                                                     Y *I have built a file requester. It will do what you want. If you want it please email me.                                      No, that's ok.                                                                                                                 Executing files                                                                                                                I think I have the answer...                                                                                                   re: executing files                                                                                                            Here...                                                                                                                       H Yes, the CHAIN command works great within the Qbasic environment, but...                                                       Beyond PSET                                                                                                                   : What you're talking about is a true color graphics library                                                                     In response                                                                                                                    Input and Sleep                                                                                                                *SLEEP: I$ = INKEY$                                                                                                           K Yes, the post about SLEEP: I$ = INKEY$  clears the keyboard buffer. Also...                                                    * Gotcha - thanks both                                                                                                        # why am i banned from the chat room?                                                                                           . *It was your terrible spelling and punctuation                                                                                 oh                                                                                                                             * LOL                                                                                                                          much better!                                                                                                                  < *i know, but i thought id be smart with you any way greenman                                                                   you....                                                                                                                       8 *and of course, leef already said all this down below :)                                                                      1 *the chat room doesn't work -- i'm banned too. :)                                                                             R The chatroom works fine for me.  Wondering why hardly anyone else is there lately.                                            
 we moved..                                                                                                                     both of you use aol.com                                                                                                        *LOL @ #C++ explaination                                                                                                       aol is all i can get                                                                                                           Odd occurences.                                                                                                                make sure you close #2                                                                                                        ) No, you were correct - you need the CLOSE                                                                                      *THANK YOU, both of you!                                                                                                       Somebody Help Me                                                                                                               * hacker, ignore.                                                                                                              Use INSTR() like this...                                                                                                        *What?!  Who are you talking to?                                                                                               Subtract commas from string                                                                                                   B Use INSTR() like this...(Sorry - 1st post ended up in wrong spot!)                                                             *Umm...                                                                                                                       M * Text above in Nick's message.  (Don't use * unless there's no text inside.)                                                 ' *Woops, Sorry (No Text In This Message)                                                                                        Remove commas from a string                                                                                                    Thank you everyone...                                                                                                         ! _i would prefer two lines of code                                                                                              I like your code...                                                                                                             More Bitmaps and something else.                                                                                               Er...                                                                                                                          Mmmm... Crtl-Break                                                                                                             response                                                                                                                      Z I read somewhere that setting the value of pallete to -1  ignores the color switch problem                                    = Good additions. Some minor revisions advisable as enclosed...                                                                 < Note to others - This post was made to me. Note to Pete.....                                                                  , Question about posting on the Programs Forum                                                                                   What I do is                                                                                                                  L *Thanks. By the way, the responces of your's I have read were all very good!                                                   *Thx                                                                                                                           Sam's Qbasic Page                                                                                                             : Good site. I put a link to it on our community forum index                                                                     Purple                                                                                                                         Perhaps                                                                                                                       1 * Na, the purple means it's in the history folder                                                                             3 *Also, you don't sign on and log out on this forum.                                                                           W *I didn't mean the forum. My computer is set up for multiple users that need to log in.                                       : I love the way your signature changes... here's a response                                                                    
 Two things                                                                                                                    % I'm out of ideas.... the lkt153 thing                                                                                          pffft                                                                                                                         0 * LOL... Disappointed? How come you never asked?                                                                               *That would have been too easy                                                                                                6 * :-p &lt;brag&gt;I knew half of it (lkt)&lt;/brag&gt;                                                                         editing a database?!                                                                                                           Why are you confused?                                                                                                          could you give me a script?                                                                                                    Sample pseudocode...                                                                                                          ( I would recommend something like this...                                                                                       Type Identifiers                                                                                                               ***DEFSTR / DEFINT                                                                                                             *The thing with DEFINT                                                                                                        ! Sry i got back so late on this...                                                                                             & I got this as a responce from sum1....                                                                                        # Please Help Me (School Assignment.)                                                                                           < Sorry, but no one here is going to do your homework for you.                                                                   OK                                                                                                                            . www.google.com qbasic or quickbasic  +tutorial                                                                                / *** This may help (Hey look, I made a program!)                                                                                Message to Pete:                                                                                                              ' Thanks for the heads up on the *** use.                                                                                        Some pointers...                                                                                                              G *Also when dealing with text in variable, add '$' to the variable name.                                                       ; Jason and Pete:  Difference between counter and accumulator                                                                   D *Sorry.  I meant Jason and Jonathan (not Pete) in the above message.                                                           I'm not very happy!                                                                                                            Re: I'm not very happy!                                                                                                       " You need to put this in your style                                                                                              I'LL DO YOUR HOMEWORK FOR YOU...                                                                                               yeh                                                                                                                            It certainly is.                                                                                                               *Ugly, Ugly Code                                                                                                               Did you run this program?                                                                                                     ' Re: Please Help Me (School Assignment.)                                                                                        Def Seg                                                                                                                       
 Def Seg again                                                                                                                  Partial Answer                                                                                                                 * Thanks Mac                                                                                                                    Er... 1, 2 and 4?! what's three?                                                                                               Three                                                                                                                          Re: Def Seg-&gt;                                                                                                              ) *Thanks a bundle Peter - all is now clear                                                                                      Peter, some of this is wrong:                                                                                                  Oh heck                                                                                                                       7 Victim - Here is all you want to know (and more - URL*)                                                                        sfd                                                                                                                           < Peter Swinkels - You must be the oldest member of the forum!                                                                  ) Any1 need a QBasic prog for decent fonts?                                                                                     > I need a font, but I don't think WIndows has it, but it might.                                                                 Your font face....                                                                                                             Cell's an idiot...                                                                                                             Alt                                                                                                                           ' ___this is not mine, it shows every key                                                                                       + *And one of the ugliest code I've ever seen                                                                                    *ugly but complete. :)                                                                                                         *heh indeed!                                                                                                                   You could use INP, but then...                                                                                                R * - and -1* compile the same... but I messed up, instead of 16 use 8 (everywhere!)                                             Thx lkt153.                                                                                                                    Working test program.                                                                                                          Slight bug in the Driver                                                                                                       *Thanks for the fix                                                                                                            DOS commands                                                                                                                   Re: DOS commands                                                                                                              $ THANKS!  PERFECT, and #*&amp;@ FAST!                                                                                            * It wasn't 3.00 AM around here!                                                                                                * It wasn't 3.00 AM around here!                                                                                               * We heard you ;-)                                                                                                            ? * Sorry for the double post... I have no idea how that happened                                                               ? * Sorry for the double post... I have no idea how that happened                                                                 * It wasn't 3.00 AM around here!                                                                                              = What th..... I suggest you power off your computer, Earthborn                                                                  Have you discovered 'More'?                                                                                                    You could also                                                                                                                 Gradebook program                                                                                                               Use INPUT and OUTPUT, not RANDOM                                                                                              = ***Here's a program you can use to make and manage a database                                                                   Hey, Pete! Pretty nice program -                                                                                              ' Please see my Jul 20 post for response.                                                                                        Calculator in Q(uick)basic...                                                                                                 ! Re: Calculator in Q(uick)basic...                                                                                              Please                                                                                                                         * better = have website :)                                                                                                      True - And here is where to post                                                                                               * Very Nice...                                                                                                                 Qbasic programming question                                                                                                    reply                                                                                                                          reply to reply                                                                                                                . no, you understand how to initialize an array:                                                                                 Look peoples, here is how                                                                                                     % Simple example of array with FOR loop                                                                                          Look at this                                                                                                                  X *How do you copy a file: &quot;Unknown.txt&quot; as &quot;CALLFtem.txt&quot; with SHELL?                                       __you can use strings                                                                                                          Hunhh??                                                                                                                        A couple things                                                                                                                HOSTS                                                                                                                          SHELL &quot;copy...                                                                                                           " SHELL &quot;copy x y &gt;nul&quot;                                                                                             Absolutly brilliant!                                                                                                          , *Yes you did, you are right, and thanks Mac.                                                                                  - How do I detect input from the serial port???                                                                                 " *Got it! Open &quot;com1&quot; ...                                                                                             Beni Tracker 1.8 released                                                                                                      Interfacing...getting a value                                                                                                 6 Hmm...Your question is dealing with electronics but...                                                                        * *  Be careful not to fry your motherboard.                                                                                    > *That's just what I was thinking...attach a battery to...what?                                                                 Re:interfacing..                                                                                                              ! Re: Interfacing...getting a value                                                                                             ' Lil' bit of help with print prog please                                                                                       : *The first Input statement in your prog may be causing it.                                                                     But??                                                                                                                          To fix it maybe                                                                                                                Had to change prog                                                                                                            $ I'm anal and need to fix the display                                                                                            _*did you try__MODE CON LINES=25                                                                                               I'd have to say no.                                                                                                           , The command line switch /H is what does that                                                                                   I have that same problem.                                                                                                      Thank you so very much.                                                                                                       
 Or, what I do                                                                                                                  Not sure what you are saying.                                                                                                  There has to be a better way...                                                                                               / Peeks and Pokes are OK. But not string fishing.                                                                               M *Look at DOS interrupt 21h. It has a sub-service which will return free bytes                                                 : Sub function 36 returns free disk space, but what about...                                                                     ___directory used total space?                                                                                                . Program doesn't display anything meaningful...                                                                                 __it is for QB1.1                                                                                                             % Tried qb11,qb45, and qb71, no luck...                                                                                          copy and paste in qbasic                                                                                                      
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 Some Games...                                                                                                                  How could I forget this one...                                                                                                I Hey, joseph adegbenga abiola. Thanks to ShrimpBoy, here is your homework!                                                      Mac                                                                                                                           = I think you should be addressing Earthborn. I know nothing...                                                                  ok...                                                                                                                         B *Why dont you use Future Lib. You can load BMPs, GIFs(89a) in SVGA                                                            
 because of...                                                                                                                  Ok...                                                                                                                          It's TheBob's, not mine.                                                                                                      & Well, here is the sub I am using (URL)                                                                                        	 Mac again                                                                                                                     
 It matters                                                                                                                    2 I hope that answered your question. A trick I used                                                                             Using QB parameters in Assembly                                                                                                Assembly libraries                                                                                                             Ok,QB + Assembly...                                                                                                           : And that's why you should never write things in a hurry...                                                                     PhyloGenesis                                                                                                                   Who can do best???                                                                                                             Ugh! A SUB without a Driver.                                                                                                   Is that better???                                                                                                             / So, is there a way to make it better than that?                                                                                Probably...                                                                                                                    Well, one suggestion                                                                                                           Is that what you request?                                                                                                     8 Why Don't You Have Center And Not Center As The Same Sub                                                                       Yep. A suggestion....                                                                                                         $ Peek to know Width 80, Width 40, etc                                                                                           sure..                                                                                                                        1 Simpler way for checking the number of columns...                                                                              __*thank you                                                                                                                  ! how to detect a file already open                                                                                              * use an assembler sub                                                                                                        . _*i ignore assembler, how it would be the Sub?                                                                                ) Misconception commited by 'ASM' fellow...                                                                                     
 Wots this?                                                                                                                    # Need more info but this may help...                                                                                            __*Thank you very much                                                                                                         DOS buffer &lt;&gt; Win buffer?                                                                                               & LOL, I finally know the answer to this                                                                                         EVERYBODY PLEASE                                                                                                               Converting to .exe files                                                                                                      M * Use the &quot;stand alone&quot; option in the &quot;Make .EXE&quot; dialog.                                                 K ***Here's one you'll love. Automatically compile and link with this code...                                                   ; Mac, why did you have to mention C*ll on your 'Billy' post?                                                                    Yep                                                                                                                            What is this program                                                                                                          ( It was called '3DBobble' or something...                                                                                       HAHA!                                                                                                                          *-sigh-  go away. (nt)                                                                                                         Anonymous, Hodaly, GreenMan                                                                                                    *irk                                                                                                                           Wow. This board is DEAD                                                                                                       I Shut up! This board is much more active than other 'show off' QB sites...                                                      You amuse me                                                                                                                   OMG                                                                                                                            TheBigBasicQ                                                                                                                  6 Please don't respond to the people who respond to Cell                                                                         Is it alright if I...                                                                                                         1 Obviously, that is okay, since that's what I did.                                                                              Well...                                                                                                                        URL*                                                                                                                          T WARNING! Do NOT respond to any posts by Cell (or his aliases - check the IP address)                                           Isn't it funny...?                                                                                                            E *lol @ souther accent even why I'm not talking, but typing *(no text)                                                          Registry                                                                                                                      3 *good info i'd be interested to see a QB reg editor                                                                           Z * Gazes sleepily at the registry file structure info, I'll do a reg-editor tommorow *yawn*                                    ' First release of my generic font editor                                                                                       B *Doesn't Seem To Run On My Comp, Is It In SCREEN 12 by any chance?                                                            B Yes... I've never seen a comp that has trouble with SCREEN 12 (nt)                                                            Q *Computers running Windows XP may very well have trouble with the SCREEN command.                                             $ *I've never seen an XP comp that did                                                                                          K My IBM Thinkpad freezes at the SCREEN command.  I need some technical info.                                                   > SCREEN probably uses int 10h function 0 to set the screen mode                                                                ' I'll diassemble it just to make sure...                                                                                       
 Strange...                                                                                                                    5 __something it's very sensible with font editors EXEs                                                                          So, let me get this straight                                                                                                  $ __re__'So, let me get this straight'                                                                                           Beautiful code                                                                                                                 Hmm                                                                                                                            It is looking good...                                                                                                          Thanks for reminding me!                                                                                                       Very good indeed!                                                                                                             
 good ideas                                                                                                                     Woowwaa                                                                                                                        * Thanks :)                                                                                                                    Text Based Menu                                                                                                               C * Woops Should Be DIM Choices(1 TO 4) AS STRING, instead Of Integer                                                           
 COM1 Printing                                                                                                                  LPRINT does not work with COM1                                                                                                " Re: LPRINT does not work with COM1                                                                                             Billy Miller - Where are you?                                                                                                 ) eeerrrr..still having problems help!!! :)                                                                                      look.                                                                                                                          Nay, but close                                                                                                                 *makes more sense.                                                                                                             hot keys                                                                                                                      0 *lcase(), use i$ = inkey$. qbasicnews.com forum.                                                                               Palettes and Screen Mode 12                                                                                                   I I'm not sure about what's wrong w/ PALETTE, but here's an alternative :-)                                                       Computer Ghost is right, plus...                                                                                               yeah, but...                                                                                                                   No...                                                                                                                          urgent help                                                                                                                   	 Homework?                                                                                                                      Reply&quot;urgent&quot;                                                                                                       4 there is a faq on qbasic.com, as well as a faq on...                                                                          
 agamemnus!                                                                                                                     I don't think he really cares..                                                                                               	 Actually,                                                                                                                      begginer problem                                                                                                               This may help...                                                                                                               Good answer, Pete!                                                                                                             Thanks Pete                                                                                                                    Input problem.                                                                                                                 Please post your program                                                                                                      ' Hey. got a question about dos for ya...                                                                                       5 NOT possible to export data from the registry via DOS                                                                          Yes! :-)                                                                                                                       Really?                                                                                                                        Well...                                                                                                                        ___my W95_b it has the option                                                                                                 
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 You may...                                                                                                                     Thanks, but...                                                                                                                & Qbasic does not support Com-3 or Com-4                                                                                        G Com 3 and 4 in QB...   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It's andy geiszler                                                                               :|                                                                                                                             ?                                                                                                                              this is what you do:                                                                                                          , Using mouse ball counter to measure distance                                                                                  , Using mouse ball counter to measure distance                                                                                   Re: My latest project.....                                                                                                    7 * This is my post I'm sure I named it :/ or maybe not ^                                                                       % even if its not very usful to some...                                                                                          New Idea .....                                                                                                                 im not quite sure i get it                                                                                                     Sierra                                                                                                                        ? Code I have so far (for crazy asm proggers willing to try this)                                                               & Ok, I really want to know something...                                                                                         Alipha and Zip mostly! heh ;-)                                                                                                 ... um                                                                                                                         I'm with PhyloGenesis                                                                                                         : Up til today I haven't found a single good tutorial on asm                                                                    > I now believe it is an impossible task, if you are under WinXP                                                                , ___*Thank you very much for all your efforts                                                                                  # Show modified date of a file/folder                                                                                            Yes                                                                                                                            Re: Yes                                                                                                                        Question on  Qbasic                                                                                                           8 No one will do your homeword for you, but here's a hint.                                                                       LOL                                                                                                                           - Maybe not but its still not differcult is it?                                                                                 * Heh - I wasn't arguing he needed more help                                                                                    C Re: hmmm, the pleading of a useless bum not good for this world....                                                            Just To Be Helpful...                                                                                                          Re:  Lol                                                                                                                       reply                                                                                                                         @ OK, here it is: Write a program to generate multiplication table                                                              " To &quot;The mega-mighty SPP&quot;                                                                                            ) *I'm sorry, it's roguelikedevelopment.org                                                                                      Sorry to repost but... 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 Two things                                                                                                                    < *Amusing, thank you but where is the file I need to replace?                                                                  " Do a search for &quot;hosts*&quot;                                                                                             *Adds! There are still there!                                                                                                 
 Long Decimals                                                                                                                  hmm..                                                                                                                          re: long decimals                                                                                                              32,767                                                                                                                        E *Yes, use a binary file for each variable, that's how I calculated PI                                                         A * ^-- that was me getting used to being signed in on other forums                                                              Questions about arrays...                                                                                                      Re: Questions about arrays...                                                                                                  Dynamic Array Example                                                                                                          Why wont this DIM/LET work?                                                                                                   4 Not LET month$ (5)=may ; Month$(5) = &quot;May&quot;                                                                           ok,but                                                                                                                         Maybe you mean this...                                                                                                        % What's so bad about the GOTO command?                                                                                         # from edsger w. dijkstra, march 1968                                                                                            RE: It makes it more readable.                                                                                                 :-)  yep...                                                                                                                   N While you at it, include GOSUB - Often a much better alternative than CALL SUB                                                 A use for GOTO                                                                                                                 Reasons Not To Use GOTO                                                                                                        Reasons to Use GOTO                                                                                                            Here are some interesting data                                                                                                 wrong :)                                                                                                                      
 My Results                                                                                                                     that's because...                                                                                                              just checking in.                                                                                                             0 Well, how about some history for us to munch on?                                                                               hm.                                                                                                                           
 Thanks, Davey                                                                                                                 9 Heh - I have been waiting 15 months for the answer (URL*)                                                                      Thanks, Dave                                                                                                                  	 Very kind                                                                                                                     ( in win xp the out instruction don't work                                                                                       protections n such                                                                                                             Full Screen Error                                                                                                              Strange                                                                                                                        winxp                                                                                                                          Nope                                                                                                                          9 Nope* The dos box refuses user input as soon as QB starts                                                                      QBASIC in WinXP                                                                                                               Y RU using an IBM Thinkpad? Mine freezes at the SCREEN command. Anyone have technical info?                                      to collin...                                                                                                                   technical info                                                                                                                J *No.  I need to know what SCREEN does to the operating system or hardware.                                                    9 *Can Someone Show Me How To Scan The Keyboard With INP()?                                                                      * Try this (url)                                                                                                               Summing up numbers                                                                                                             Use An Accumulator                                                                                                             Rotating objects                                                                                                              5 I have NEVER seen this question answer before, but...                                                                          * Facinating                                                                                                                   Nice                                                                                                                           exe compiler help                                                                                                             Y This code is too long to be posted here.  But I see what looks like a misspelled command.                                     < *what is the url for this &quot;big programs&quot; subforum?                                                                   Here                                                                                                                           *thanks                                                                                                                        I HAVE FOUND A SOLUTION                                                                                                       % Yes, and it was worth shouting about!                                                                                          Err but still...                                                                                                              & You will never believe how I found it!                                                                                        M * Nice going! Shown good work once again! (after the RND thing, amazing!) :-)                                                  No, Sol                                                                                                                       ) *Like I said, it was just a quick glance.                                                                                     " I hate being barrer of bad news...                                                                                             Internal Error?                                                                                                                EXEs and LENUX                                                                                                                 Answers                                                                                                                       ! FOLLOW UP (redo from start error)                                                                                             1 Hey here's a little routine that'll do the trick!                                                                              You can use LINE INPUT                                                                                                         A small poll                                                                                                                  " On a few reasonable conditions....                                                                                            = I wouldnt be asking you for ur credit card details. I dont...                                                                   On the aforementioned conditions                                                                                               However, I only have cash...                                                                                                  @ I too have the same problem. I dont have a credit card only cash                                                              X *hmm.. but who is the owner? Mallard? Anyone heard from him within the last three years?                                       See my earlier post (*URL)                                                                                                    ( He actually did come here a while ago...                                                                                      @ &gt;&gt;Re: BUG TESTING&lt;&lt;  Sorry to start a new thread....                                                               help with errors                                                                                                               EOF(1)                                                                                                                         LOL                                                                                                                           ! A quick error trapping program...                                                                                              I do                                                                                                                          . Breakout-like collision and bouncing algorythm                                                                                 here:                                                                                                                          Thank you but...                                                                                                               oh...                                                                                                                          I'll have a try                                                                                                                Moving to qbasicnews.com                                                                                                       Print Color Quesiton                                                                                                          ' you just answered your own question :-D                                                                                       % You can find this in QBasic help fie.                                                                                         " always those qbasic.com problems!!                                                                                            0 Who cares about qbasic.com - Nobody here uses it                                                                               Sleep Statement                                                                                                                not with sleep                                                                                                                 Delay with FOR                                                                                                                 I do like this...                                                                                                              another way to delay                                                                                                          1 I use these two functions, they are very helpful.                                                                             5 Re: I use these two functions, they are very helpful.                                                                          Here                                                                                                                          @ the legend of the sqasquatch...and the macintosh qbasic compiler                                                              6 _6 Basic compilers/Interpreters for Macintosh (not QB)                                                                        * I have a textbook for Macintosh QuickBasic                                                                                    1 Anyone wanna make a fun little fireworks program?                                                                              _what for you need it?                                                                                                        1 Well, I have seen that program before but...(URL)                                                                             : Can anyone help me to speed this function up considerably.                                                                     DOH!                                                                                                                          3 It would be easier if you posted the entire program                                                                            Some info may help (URL)                                                                                                      8 Programming a simulator for a robotic movement algorithm                                                                      H Pathfinding algorithms are hard to find for qbasic... do you know C/C++?                                                      F *Sterling... Customarily, Empty messages begin with a '*' as this one.                                                          Here's a fairly simple algorithm                                                                                               here:                                                                                                                         
 can't see it.                                                                                                                 , oops, you need to go into the forum first :)                                                                                   Help with file access...                                                                                                      4 We really need to see your code to comment properly.                                                                           _you are using larger Field                                                                                                   8 Entering a long string using word-wrap during user input                                                                      , Oops - make one change I hadn't noticed. . .                                                                                  - However, the program is still a little buggy.                                                                                 = *Can anyone help find the bug in the above word-wrap program?                                                                  Heh - forget it                                                                                                               7 *Thanks.  I'll get back to it when I have LOTS of time.                                                                        multiple save files                                                                                                            I hope this is what you need..                                                                                                 pulling data from a string                                                                                                    ( These 2 PRINT lines will cause an error:                                                                                       QBASIC on unix                                                                                                                + Check out DosEmu, it doesn't require X (nt)                                                                                   3 _* http://www.basicguru.com/abc/unix_compilers.html                                                                           ! fastest way writing to text file?                                                                                             2 * There's no faster way to get OUT OF STRING SPACE                                                                            1 Here's a faster way that doesn't require a string                                                                              _*thank you                                                                                                                    Well...                                                                                                                       Z *I think he wants to overwrite each byte, and so delete the file, with no hope of recovery                                     _that's correct                                                                                                                (Ms-Dos) Esc=Ctrl+Pause                                                                                                        Well...                                                                                                                        _*thank you                                                                                                                   U * er... 'thanks you, I need the routine' or 'thanks I can work on it my own way now'?                                         ( _i will look for, it's difficult routine                                                                                       Looked it up... (more info)                                                                                                    ___Thank you                                                                                                                   Like INSTR$ but row?                                                                                                          ; As far as I can see, your explanation is perfect.  However,                                                                    SCREEN function                                                                                                               	 It works!                                                                                                                     ( in win xp the out instruction don't work                                                                                      ? * er, winxp monitors some ports, some should work some will not                                                               9 generating and printing codes of bars in QBasic, as I do?                                                                      What the fuck?                                                                                                                 patience                                                                                                                      > Don't bother responding to those SPAM posts from Aghata/Mosana                                                                Q Is there any way to copy large amounts of memory from one place to another in QB?                                              Hmmmm                                                                                                                         9 Not directly, but a simple rep movsw would work in asm...                                                                      small detail I missed                                                                                                          More Corrections                                                                                                               try retf instead of ret.                                                                                                      ! * BSAVE and BLOAD can do miracles                                                                                              *Thanks                                                                                                                       " Shell comand, open-source projects                                                                                             String concatenation, my friend                                                                                                Answer 2                                                                                                                       _second question                                                                                                              5 Creating Artificial Intelligence in QBASIC/QuickBasic                                                                         1 ..the same way you would in any other language :P                                                                             Z If u want to build an AI chat its ok to use C/Qb but if u want to do something else like..                                    " Hodaly, Haven't seen you since May                                                                                             poor, poor chickens.                                                                                                           One thing...                                                                                                                  
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(url)                                                                                                      7 How to display a multi-line string input with word-wrap                                                                        One question...                                                                                                                * A really good observation                                                                                                    Faster (Sometimes) 80-1                                                                                                       C Please do not post untested code.  (Also: a note about line length)                                                            Worth rethinking, though                                                                                                        Hmm, they broke on question mark                                                                                              H * OK.  I see where it would be needed:  (a non-English &quot;word&quot;)                                                       Sorry                                                                                                                         & Full screen not filling up full screen                                                                                         Why are you thanking Chris?                                                                                                   ' *what happens when you press Alt+Enter?                                                                                        When I press Alt-Enter                                                                                                        - OMG I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM BUT WORSE, maybe.                                                                                 5 Problem is simple. The solution may not be so simple.                                                                          Already at max resolution                                                                                                      __maybe it is the QB_                                                                                                          I have the most recent driver                                                                                                 + As I said before, there *may* be a checkbox                                                                                   " Problem solved - found BIOS switch                                                                                            * Re: Full screen not filling up full screen                                                                                    H Why am I not able to access www.qb45.org? I end up at some zext.com/qb45                                                       _maybe wrong extension                                                                                                        ' *No, the site is down. I just found out                                                                                       ( Yey!  I am back! After a long time!!! :)                                                                                       Basic still alive ?                                                                                                            Fun                                                                                                                            :-(                                                                                                                            Pathetic                                                                                                                       If I might add something                                                                                                       *yep.  what he said                                                                                                           ! Re: I'm with Mac on this one.....                                                                                             + QB almost as fast as c++ ?  WHAT A JOKE :-)                                                                                    To Mac                                                                                                                         _my favorite saying                                                                                                            alive and well                                                                                                                 Move the circle.                                                                                                              * only one BIG mistake and some minor errors                                                                                     * Yea! lkt153 is back                                                                                                          * Yay me! I'm back!! ehhe :-)                                                                                                 
 Thanks lkt                                                                                                                    - Need help creating random dungeons for a game                                                                                  A few ideas...                                                                                                                " That is quite a difficult request.                                                                                             Okay                                                                                                                           roguelikedevelopment.com                                                                                                       Download Quick Basic 4.5                                                                                                       *www.geocities.com/aliphax                                                                                                     ---&gt; A5c11Char5et                                                                                                          Q * I followed this exact instructions last time instinctively, but I'll try again.                                              Got it working Mac                                                                                                             Couple of questions                                                                                                           8 That was a pretty stupid statement, I did'nt think......                                                                      O Here, this encryption program should be good.  Can anyone unencrypt this? (URL)                                               1 OK, Here is the solution to your first cryptogram                                                                              Hmmm                                                                                                                           Try this out                                                                                                                    Understood, this is what I mean.                                                                                              ) How would it use the same random numbers?                                                                                     ) The solution to your problem may be here:                                                                                     J Alright, here, just answer this question and it may solve the whole thing.                                                    N Re: Alright, here, just answer this question and it may solve the whole thing.                                                	 We are...                                                                                                                      RND                                                                                                                            However,                                                                                                                       Flaws in your point?                                                                                                          B I'm sorry but OMG, what is hard to understand about that sentence?                                                            * No it won't.  This is what you have to do:                                                                                    = How to repeat same random sequence without restarting program                                                                  Well, in QB1.0                                                                                                                S *I forgot to add RANDOMIZE TIMER at the top of the program.  Put it before the CLS.                                           # __this is a real complex discussion                                                                                           + GREAT REFERENCES! Thanks! 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CHR$ requires a number!                                                                                          ................ so?                                                                                                          F so........Earthborn is right.  CHR$(INKEY$) results in a type mismatch                                                        A I believe that I have answered this before, but that's ok... here                                                              :/                                                                                                                            H This needs just a little work, but it fullfills your request, I believe.                                                       Forum                                                                                                                         , Address your suggestion to www.network54.com                                                                                   Advanced GET/PUT?                                                                                                             + * Use masks with your sprites. (URL inside)                                                                                    stylez - LOL                                                                                                                  ! * Yes, that is also a great idea.                                                                                             # That is a ridiculously dumb idea...                                                                                            nah...                                                                                                                        ) I ENTIRELY disagree.  The idea is superb.                                                                                     7 The only one who is 'dumb' are the cheaters themselves!                                                                       : This has already been cleverly done in the past by Alipha.                                                                    D *Then I say verily unto you Alipha: Most excellent work, keep it up!                                                           ROFLMAO!                                                                                                                      8 Heh - Well, I hope it wasn't 100 hours, but maybe it was                                                                      ( Earthborn, Get ready to REALLY be bored!                                                                                       Bored already!                                                                                                                4 Sad news, indeed. Hope someone else can get further.                                                                          ! Forget trace - I have a hunch....                                                                                             " I wasm't planning any trace anyway                                                                                            / Thanks - Would still like to see your c:\temp\x                                                                               3 Re: Thanks - Would still like to see your c:\temp\x                                                                            Just a note                                                                                                                   5 RE: &quot;Why do you have to do the whole path?&quot;                                                                          oh...                                                                                                                         
 Good point                                                                                                                     Thanks, Earthborn - A big help                                                                                                  You did better than me Earthborn                                                                                               Get date directly from RTC                                                                                                    % You can do a port read the CMOS clock                                                                                           that didn't come out quite right                                                                                               Sphere?                                                                                                                        one way you could do it:                                                                                                      * If you take his advice then this MAY help.                                                                                    	 Recommend                                                                                                                      Hmmm                                                                                                                           Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm                                                                                                                 QB and PCI sound cards...                                                                                                      Well..                                                                                                                         I have some Questions                                                                                                          well...                                                                                                                        ^^ what he said :)                                                                                                            Y * I think you can call yourself a programmer if you actually are getting paid to program.                                     @ that one sounds a little like a definition of 'art' I once heard                                                               Art...                                                                                                                         art and non-art                                                                                                                you can call yourself....                                                                                                      Re: I have some Questions                                                                                                     4 Re: When can you call yourself a programmer.........                                                                          3 Some more answers...(in a programmatic type format)                                                                            I have some Answers                                                                                                           ) _question one= VBasic v1.0 for MS-DOS Pro                                                                                      Webster says...                                                                                                                default directory                                                                                                              Any use to you?                                                                                                                default directory                                                                                                             6 Recording in the registration of Windows using QBasic!                                                                         why would you want to?                                                                                                        : Re: Recording in the registration of Windows using QBasic!                                                                    	 File sort                                                                                                                      in dos, not that i know of.                                                                                                    This will do it                                                                                                               
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 *excellent                                                                                                                     program codes urgently  needed                                                                                                J Is this a homework assignment that you're expecting someone to do for you?                                                     yes...                                                                                                                        4 Earthborn you are heavenbound...  thanks for the tip                                                                           Well thank you :blush:                                                                                                         Earthborn please read                                                                                                         8 I can send you the original Word document if you want...                                                                      9 HELP me finish my cool QB with mouse and win style button                                                                     ( Check out my elaborate explanation below                                                                                      - example of menu system like VBasic (not mine)                                                                                  Worth trying out                                                                                                              ! _that is what i like of that code                                                                                              send code like this:                                                                                                          # Here is a smple that might help you                                                                                           / _*i did like it and kept it, What is JOS 6 Win?                                                                                 Copy and paste code from the web                                                                                              " Unfortunately there is no easy way                                                                                            G Actually, what you say is true, but I find it quite convenient and easy                                                       / Need help from whoever has other than WindowsNT                                                                                Run results...                                                                                                                = Thanks - Nobody else need answer, that shoots down my program                                                                 % Not so fast. It works for me: Win98SE                                                                                          Here is a bomb shell...                                                                                                       ) Gilanor - Please note replies from others                                                                                      Sry for the late response                                                                                                     - * Thanks - I guess I can use the feature then                                                                                 ( I can shell to a notepad session, but...                                                                                      
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 Neither did I                                                                                                                  in game menu                                                                                                                   Simple menu                                                                                                                    something better :)                                                                                                            one more question                                                                                                              who are you responding to?                                                                                                    	 er, oh...                                                                                                                     , Evaluating the contents of a string variable                                                                                  + *Do u want to make an expression evaluator?                                                                                    Expression evaluator                                                                                                          B That is easy but you need to know a lot about coordinate geometry.                                                             Not too easy                                                                                                                   Not to easy - revisited                                                                                                       C Save this in ASCII as Z.BAS and run it. (shows how I use GOTO, too)                                                           E * Forgot to say you must start by QBasic /run Z from the command line                                                          Thank you for your assistance.                                                                                                 Hey man... here's my code..                                                                                                    Qbasic and WinXP                                                                                                              & VarChecker Utility for QBASIC released                                                                                        ) Nevermind the Utility, what a great site!                                                                                      * Mac, you're nuts :)                                                                                                         9 * Minus the bright green background burning my retinas...                                                                     P *seemed like a dirty puke green to me, but the eye-exploding effect was the same                                              < *Ahem, where am I supposed to click? I didn't get any url???                                                                  ( It is immediately at the top of his site                                                                                      : The Utility comes in SOURCE form - Great. Unfortunately...                                                                    ' how to delete non-empty subdirectories?                                                                                        Deltree -- use with caution                                                                                                    _i forgot to tell....                                                                                                          *how to blink faster or slower?                                                                                                 *how to stroke faster or slower?                                                                                               *how to think faster or slower?                                                                                                _funny guys                                                                                                                    timer?                                                                                                                         _thank you anyway                                                                                                              how Ega.Cpi are made?                                                                                                          CPI are dos fonts                                                                                                              _*thank you                                                                                                                    QBASIC FIBONACCI PROG                                                                                                          ummmm                                                                                                                         # *or that could just be factorial :)                                                                                           
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 first do this                                                                                                                 * _the story is...(large boring speech here)                                                                                    - *and the results of mode con codepage/status?                                                                                 - _* only it is 850, similar to english, thanks                                                                                  more questions                                                                                                                 _yes, on recipient's machine                                                                                                   there is a program                                                                                                             _*Thank you                                                                                                                   0 * The Default Font is stored in the BIOS i think                                                                              
 _thank you JT                                                                                                                 , actually not the same font, but very similar                                                                                   _*Thank you                                                                                                                   + i am having trouble with anti-aliased lines                                                                                   $ Too complex, but here is one finding                                                                                          7 *it stops working well at 315* and starts again at 135*                                                                       E Heh - I made it worse. Try running this - maybe you can figure it out                                                         3 well i made it do something between those angles...                                                                           ( * Gilanor: for i=x1 to x2 !! Good catch!                                                                                      1 i wonder if i should just use the 180* that work?                                                                             7 Oh, well - Makes an interesting screen saver, though...                                                                        Wooo-Hooo!!!                                                                                                                   Define &quot;it works&quot;                                                                                                    well...                                                                                                                        gilanors right.                                                                                                               = Heh - but codeworm doesn't know what an anti-aliased line is.                                                                 = Heh - I thought it was a word webberboy made up himself (n/t)                                                                 ! Low pass filtering...antialiasing                                                                                             $ less than 10,000 more til ARMAGEDDON                                                                                           Website typing problem.                                                                                                       < _*not me, only some times i must reclick the window to write                                                                  5 Could you help me a problem regarding your down loads                                                                         * Is the SUB to talk about called INTERRUPT?                                                                                    
 * to = you                                                                                                                    ; *That is the only sub I ever had probems with in downloads.                                                                    Closing MSDOS window                                                                                                          
 One way...                                                                                                                     Not quite what I want                                                                                                         
 You can't.                                                                                                                     _i want to know it too                                                                                                         All you have to do...                                                                                                          Yep, That works!  Thank you.                                                                                                   Close with SYSTEM command                                                                                                      General Subs                                                                                                                  
 Hmmmmm....                                                                                                                    ' ... Thx, but I wasn't looking for help.                                                                                       % What problem are you trying to solve?                                                                                         
 Sort of...                                                                                                                     Triangles!(problem) (URL)                                                                                                     . I think it has to do with some rounding errors                                                                                6 * Never mind other post - This is more like a solution                                                                        4 I could see what you were talking about a little bit                                                                          ; Not rounding errors, not LINE, LINES, my personal function.                                                                    Why dont just use PAINT...                                                                                                    . I just want to know why my program won't work.                                                                                ' File error loading into parallel arrays                                                                                       $ * Just replace Atmfile with a number                                                                                          7 * Or  type 'Atmfile=FREEFILE' above your OPEN statement                                                                        multiple windows                                                                                                              " * What happened when you tried it?                                                                                            
 Yes, you can!                                                                                                                 " Hi, Earthborn. Question on Windows                                                                                            " One of those is the problem: nr. 3                                                                                            
 Thanks :-)                                                                                                                    U New DOS commands in Windows NT, 2000, and XP. (One of them can change screen colors.)                                         
 but...why?                                                                                                                     they did...                                                                                                                   6 * So these are really &quot;pseudo-DOS&quot; commands.                                                                        I *actually most/all of them are probably legit programs in yer windows dir                                                      *....win32 programs ;)                                                                                                         How can I do this?                                                                                                             The easiest way..                                                                                                             & *That isn't just dirty, that's filthy.                                                                                         *yet highly effective                                                                                                          Many thanks.                                                                                                                   still won't compile                                                                                                            Need more info                                                                                                                 sterling from neil                                                                                                            G Try getting a different copy of QB, yours may be corrupted or something                                                        Re: still won't compile                                                                                                        Hello all..                                                                                                                   K Probably you don't know me but it has been 3yrs since I visited this forum.                                                    Well                                                                                                                           * (been here for four years)                                                                                                   Last posts for a few people:                                                                                                   Hmm...                                                                                                                         Hey man...you remember me?                                                                                                     Input problem(not error)                                                                                                       Not a piece of cake (URL*)                                                                                                     RPG problem                                                                                                                   ) Heh - Well, I will take the easy question                                                                                     P *and the ones for the graphics, you just use x&amp;y lengths(dim graphic(10,10))                                               graphics Layers?                                                                                                              ( Are u trying to make a GUI or something?                                                                                       Verify input of legal filename                                                                                                 Cool - But too late for me                                                                                                     Check out this cool site                                                                                                       Don't go to that link!                                                                                                        7 *Messages with just a title customarily begin with a *.                                                                       & Damn! I keep forgetting that! Sorry ;)                                                                                         * There you go again.                                                                                                         3 As was foreshadowed by the winking smiley face.  ;)                                                                            Most people here...                                                                                                            just wndering...                                                                                                               Bomberman Help                                                                                                                / LOL - How would anyone on this forum know that?                                                                                Bomberman Help                                                                                                                & *I doubt that anyone knows the answer.                                                                                         * Which line # is it on?                                                                                                       Re: * Which line # is it on?                                                                                                   Ok.                                                                                                                            Re: Ok.                                                                                                                        anti-aliased line program                                                                                                      Check this out                                                                                                                 Out of Data space error!                                                                                                       Re: QBasic on XP                                                                                                               Detecting Collisions                                                                                                           ok...                                                                                                                         0 Actually, the paddle's on the LEFT of the screen                                                                              " *then just switch the x's and y's.                                                                                            4 **VERY IMPORTANT NOTE VERY VERY VERY IMPORTANT!!!!**                                                                           Screen Capture                                                                                                                 Why not just PrtScr?                                                                                                           PrintScrn Doesn't Work                                                                                                        ( I attempted that in WindowsNT and failed                                                                                      4 *Not even without CTRL ? Must be a Win9x thing then.                                                                          . Here's how to do a screen capture in any mode:                                                                                 Solitare ... it didn't work                                                                                                   L *Funny, it USED to work! Maybe some updates to Win XP changed it.  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Here is a little custom we have                                                                 String loading?                                                                                                                Re: String loading?                                                                                                            Try this                                                                                                                      T You also need an errorhandler in case file doesn't exist or was entered incorrectly.                                           How to avoid this happening?                                                                                                  - * For strings use LINE INPUT instead of INPUT                                                                                 - *Thanks mate, it was easier than I thought =)                                                                                  Also..                                                                                                                         QBasic Linux Emulator                                                                                                          * :O                                                                                                                           Oops.                                                                                                                         # i tried something like that once...                                                                                            Assembly stuff...                                                                                                              Okay, answers...                                                                                                              S * also, the direction flag (DF) is cleared upon entry and must be cleared upon exit                                            Bload image not complete?                                                                                                     & problem with the amount you're bsaving                                                                                        ) Qbasic, OPEN usage under SUBS and IF THEN                                                                                     % _maybe you forgot put it as parameter                                                                                          Help Reqired on old Basic                                                                                                     
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It doesn't actually &quot;OPEN&quot; EXE's                                                                                   _*thank you                                                                                                                    Finding programme adresses                                                                                                     There is a way!                                                                                                                Hmmmm - looks weak                                                                                                             Thanks                                                                                                                         * CURDIR$ ?                                                                                                                    AutoRun                                                                                                                       8 I don't know how to make autorun work with a floppy, but                                                                       about the pop-ups...                                                                                                          T * Or just download a better browser altogether (Mozilla or Opera, to name a couple).                                           Do using these techniques                                                                                                      Eek! No!                                                                                                                       yeah i know :-)                                                                                                                Re: yeah i know :-)                                                                                                            Autorun floppy                                                                                                                 PLEASE HELP NOW                                                                                                               , As your question here, read your answer here                                                                                   Further explanation                                                                                                            Working sample                                                                                                                 PLEASE HELP NOW                                                                                                                lkt153                                                                                                                         Nothing really                                                                                                                S I didn't change anything on my comp. recently. I don't know why none of the file...                                           F Is usage of expanded memory the only advantage that qb71 has over 45?*                                                         i do not think so                                                                                                              Untitled                                                                                                                       It's a keyboard delay...                                                                                                       Re: It's a keyboard delay...                                                                                                  $ go here to find out how to fix that:                                                                                           Mode con                                                                                                                      , using  MKL$()functions - qb to vb conversion                                                                                  9 * i dont know vb, but you should post this here also(url)                                                                     $ INPUT using a variable as the prompt                                                                                           BEHOLD!                                                                                                                       % INPUT using a variable as the prompt.                                                                                         % How do i get rid of the question mark                                                                                         " Nevermind I got it... new question                                                                                             Use LINE INPUT                                                                                                                 I need some help!                                                                                                              You'll need earplugs for this                                                                                                 4 *Arrgh! Shows how old I am. I need *15 to hear a bit                                                                          & fullscreen DOS window on program start                                                                                        Z Try switching to a highres mode Windows will prompt the user to switch to fullscreen mode*                                     do this if you are in windows:                                                                                                
 * right click                                                                                                                 
 *right. sorry                                                                                                                 @ * Run this program: screen 9: screen 0: print &quot;Happy?&quot;                                                              . * Returns to Windowed mode in Win9x, remember?                                                                                 FAQ page                                                                                                                       Here                                                                                                                           :-)                                                                                                                            QBASIC AND WINDOWS XP                                                                                                          try...                                                                                                                        & *Are you picking on young programmers?                                                                                         yes...                                                                                                                         bleh                                                                                                                           * Yes. I have taught myself                                                                                                   	 You'll...                                                                                                                     
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Try this:                                                                                  More specifically                                                                                                              You have to...                                                                                                                 Scripting Language.                                                                                                            Hi a quick simple question.                                                                                                    Re: Hi a quick simple question.                                                                                               	 Like this                                                                                                                     9 Well, I made a small mistake or two, but you get the idea                                                                      *Thanx thats great :)                                                                                                          well sorry about this..                                                                                                        A couple of things                                                                                                              Right, and here's the reason why                                                                                              H nice, Sterling.  I made a few modifications (mostly to the interface)...                                                      O and here's a StopWatch program I wrote that might be of interest to many of you                                                help                                                                                                                           QBasic                                                                                                                        , *http://www.geocities.com/aliphax/ (or that)                                                                                   COLOR and PRINT problem                                                                                                       	 Semicolon                                                                                                                      Simple                                                                                                                         or try this:                                                                                                                   B800                                                                                                                           * Unnecessarily complicated...                                                                                                 WHAT!?                                                                                                                        ' Phrog9 is obviously still a beginner...                                                                                        Question about deleting files                                                                                                  KILL KILL KILL!                                                                                                               # Thanks..but i have another question                                                                                            shell                                                                                                                          Thanks Gilanor                                                                                                                 Also                                                                                                                           ...answer eventually...                                                                                                        Here is &quot;why&quot;                                                                                                        Writing random access files.                                                                                                   markers.                                                                                                                       exact memory location                                                                                                          Nevermind!! 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 Notta clue                                                                                                                     explore the registry....                                                                                                       Not directly, but                                                                                                             < Here is a little example I used for internet security (URL*)                                                                   BCD / Binary Clock Program                                                                                                    
 Interesting..                                                                                                                 + Yeah, I wanted to do something like that...                                                                                   H *Program doesn't work in Windows XP - all I can see are some rectangles.                                                      D *Should see three changing rectangular patterns of CHR$(219/240) (?)                                                          ; I don't have XP, so I don't know. What you should see is...                                                                    bounce                                                                                                                        
 complete code                                                                                                                  *OK                                                                                                                            Problem with your code...                                                                                                      OK, I figured it out.                                                                                                         & this is a little bit more accurate....                                                                                        % actually, that's not exactly right...                                                                                          Doesn't work as posted                                                                                                         fool.                                                                                                                          Ah, so that's it                                                                                                               * LOL... good one! heh                                                                                                         * :/                                                                                                                           *post the whole program!                                                                                                      = Can someone give me a list of commands I should have in my...                                                                  Qbasic Question                                                                                                                It isn't                                                                                                                      ' how to call a dos command inside Qbasic                                                                                       	 Simple...                                                                                                                     " BTW it's good night for me here...                                                                                            A Where do I send my program to take part in the challenge section?                                                             + You don't, the site is dead... you could...                                                                                    Wrong! Post it here....                                                                                                       K You could email me and I will put up your program on my site immidiately...                                                   " * spelling correction: immediately                                                                                            ; What are you Qbasic.com's spell check and auto correction?*                                                                   9 LOL...programmers tend to be a little anal about spelling                                                                      pixel deleting                                                                                                                 You could...                                                                                                                   here's my code                                                                                                                X * Just deleting BF after the CIRCLE's would clean up. Let me work on it to improve code.                                       A &quot;reply&quot;                                                                                                            *THxs alot thats big help :D                                                                                                  7 This removes the old ball and exits the loop on ESC key                                                                       # mp3 loader/player or maybe just wav                                                                                            WAV                                                                                                                            Qbasic.com question.                                                                                                          $ The owner doesn't come here anymore.                                                                                          
 Like me :)                                                                                                                    < The Bob, Solitaire, Earthborn, BinaryMahem, Greenman, lkt153                                                                   *I'll remind you :-)                                                                                                          A *P.S. If this is human DNA, I think it's missing a chromosome :-)                                                              Oh, no!                                                                                                                       E That is a crude defination of base pairs but a better one would be...                                                         - Very nice explanation... simple yet detailed.                                                                                 S *I had enough trouble spelling chromosome. You expect me to know what it is, too???                                           
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 very cool.                                                                                                                    * I have uploaded some really great files...                                                                                      Please report any broken links.*                                                                                               Out of String space                                                                                                            Hmm, the problem is simple...                                                                                                  qb.ini                                                                                                                         Nits to pick                                                                                                                  2 Actually, DIMensioning a too-large string array...                                                                            . *Sorry, -not an INTEGER array, a STRING array.                                                                                N *if it worked before, it was some other version of basic, powerbasic probably.                                                 Mac, about Seph...                                                                                                            ( LOL - Even you didn't use your new forum                                                                                      Y I did post on my forum but I thought the chances that you see my post are greater if I...                                      Copy files with Qbasic ???                                                                                                    2 Simple, you can use the shell command like this...                                                                             Well, not too simple.                                                                                                         O Well, yes you can use only the 8char names and not long names when using shell*                                               # Yes you can use long names in shell                                                                                            * Only in Win9x                                                                                                                OR...                                                                                                                         
 Thanks !!!                                                                                                                     Qbasic Decompiler NEED                                                                                                        " * Sorry, such things do not exist.                                                                                             yes, they exist.                                                                                                              % Please give some URL references (n/t)                                                                                         ! *Ahem, http://www.decompiler.com/                                                                                             < MacGyver - wasn't that the name of some old American serial?                                                                  K * Yep. Used to watch it as a kid... LONG time since I saw it the last time.                                                    Re: Qbasic Decompiler NEED                                                                                                     Alternate Music in QBasic                                                                                                     
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 *I* say...                                                                                                                    ' Glad you like the forum - Also try this                                                                                       
 Overruled!                                                                                                                     Hey                                                                                                                            brickout program!                                                                                                             0 * Post your code and tell us what the problem is                                                                              L LOL, we all write programs for money... and uhh... if where gona write it...                                                   Amatuer needing help                                                                                                           It's amateur :)                                                                                                               3 Wants to know what overflow means and how to fix it                                                                           0 Anybody intrested in a QB OS please read this...                                                                              
 I would...                                                                                                                     Heh, no.                                                                                                                      ( maybe this will help clear things up....                                                                                      Y btw, that post was meant for infomational purposes... I didn't mean for it to be taken...                                     E LOL!!! No hard feelings taken. Please read to clear up some things...                                                          hacker/cracker thing....                                                                                                      Q Yes, it will be a DOS shell  and it is not for any commercial use. It's for *fun*                                             ' Please read this. It is very important.                                                                                       
 Answers...                                                                                                                    W Thanks, ya I too can't believe that it has been 3years. Can we start a new qbasic site?                                        yes they do....                                                                                                                Hey, deefmaster                                                                                                               
 Map% array                                                                                                                    	 Simple...                                                                                                                     S *MINOR POINT: both the IF and ELSEIF statements test for 99, S/B ELSEIF Map &gt; 99                                           W Ya, I forgot to mention that in both conditions there was an = sign which is incorrect.                                       # Didn't you read codeworm's response                                                                                           - Mac, please read this for some clearing up...                                                                                  Hunhh? Are you talking to me?                                                                                                 & OOPs sorry! I really goofed up there.*                                                                                        2 I need help I'm an intermediat with a real problem                                                                             loop through your numbers.                                                                                                    # Selecting a range of random numbers                                                                                            wrong.                                                                                                                        b *What are you talking about? &quot;range&quot; refers to a single number, not a series of numbers.                            % er.. well he didn't say range..... =)                                                                                          True                                                                                                                           No.                                                                                                                           / * LOL - Then it serves a good purpose after all                                                                                pecularities...                                                                                                                There is a solution                                                                                                           & Beware, all that glitters is not gold!                                                                                        G *NOTE:  If you have no text inside, then put a * in front of the title.                                                        Sorry I forgot  ;) *                                                                                                          % * I just love Led Zeppelin, don't ya?                                                                                          Re: pecularities...                                                                                                            magic                                                                                                                          interrogations? LOL                                                                                                            Multiple Bloads and Bsaves                                                                                                    S It is very complex. But I assure you that there is no in built function to do that!                                            actually...                                                                                                                   S or, you can use a modification to BSAVE multiple times... works exactly the same...                                           Z *LM the problem is that you can only have an array so large... 32757!1 scr shot of scrn 13                                    8 I believe the question wasn't this, but in case it is...                                                                      2 *well how many phriken sprites do you need anyway?                                                                             *42                                                                                                                           L I think he wants to save multiple images of different sizes in the same file                                                   Actually I wanted to save...                                                                                                  & Something I did during math class.....                                                                                        O Not very difficult, I found this file on the internet. This may interest you...                                                Thanks                                                                                                                         You are welcome!*                                                                                                             ! Pretty good. Here is a suggestion                                                                                             . Here is a version that does not flikker (URL*)                                                                                 random numbers                                                                                                                 random nums                                                                                                                   . i put RANDOMIZE TIMER at the top of my program                                                                                % * and... ? does it work properly now?                                                                                          * LOL                                                                                                                          NO!                                                                                                                            Jeremy                                                                                                                         here's the code                                                                                                               , That's better. You used CINT and needed INT.                                                                                  + * LOL... Thanks mac, you made my point! heh                                                                                    kenny                                                                                                                         ? He just wants to know the pallete color for bright orange (n/t)                                                                rgb = 255 128 64                                                                                                              ( * colors QB can handle: RGB = 63, 32, 16                                                                                       TO: agamemnus:                                                                                                                 never............                                                                                                             = *Just stop and think before you click on &quot;Respond!&quot;                                                                 1 Maybe you should get a browser that doesn't suck.                                                                             @ * Whoops. I meant mozilla.org. Fingers are faster than my brain.                                                               RTRIM$                                                                                                                         Well                                                                                                                           Actually                                                                                                                      8 Actually here is the only correct answer to the question                                                                       Well...                                                                                                                        CAMRON                                                                                                                         Hey Ninkazu                                                                                                                   , Print All Files Of A Certian Type Of A Disk?                                                                                  . FOR /R C:\ %v IN (*.dat) DO type %v &gt; LPT1:                                                                                7 I got a Syntax Error When I Ran That in A SHELL Command                                                                       A Hmmm. Try putting this in a BAT file and executing that via SHELL                                                             0 very nice!, and I considered my self a DOS guru!                                                                              6 Around here, Mac is the man when it comes to BAT files                                                                         Arcsine and Arccosine                                                                                                          Mlorg                                                                                                                          Oops...                                                                                                                        Ya...                                                                                                                         % Good question. Ask your math teacher.                                                                                          RND                                                                                                                           ( RND(n) generates number smaller than one                                                                                       *Thats fixed it thxs alot :D                                                                                                   Further Explanations                                                                                                          " Not sure how MAP gets into the act                                                                                             sizeing what codeworm said...                                                                                                  random                                                                                                                         Wrong                                                                                                                          For without a Next                                                                                                             The order is wrong                                                                                                             order                                                                                                                          RE: For without a Next                                                                                                        
 code fixed                                                                                                                     SOMEBODY PLZ HELP                                                                                                             & Respect the people on the forum first.                                                                                        $ Please explain how to use your table                                                                                          - It's a tablature notation used for guitars...                                                                                  hehe                                                                                                                           Hehe, nice! heheh                                                                                                             ( Fingering keyboards  (not really QBasic)                                                                                      1 nice loved the title considering the contents ;-)                                                                              colours?                                                                                                                       Palette changing                                                                                                               * Take a look at this (URL)                                                                                                   < *Thanks, lkt153, -I learned a couple of new things today :-)                                                                  . * Don't mention it, glad to be of service! ;-)                                                                                
 .wav files                                                                                                                     wav or mp3 files?                                                                                                              This might work                                                                                                                anyone want a RPG?                                                                                                             might aswell                                                                                                                   QB.INI                                                                                                                        1 FYI - Somebody wants QBasic programmers in Dallas                                                                             " i heard this before, 6 months ago.                                                                                             I got the same email                                                                                                          ; *when did you get this; it is not showing up on their site!                                                                   
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 Thanks but...                                                                                                                  Yup yup yup                                                                                                                    Still confused...                                                                                                              You're not dumb                                                                                                               ) accurate frequency of executing a command                                                                                      hope this helps                                                                                                               B *by the way... it'll not work at midnight.. (it's like a curse) :P                                                            $ But there are some accuracy problems                                                                                           New QuickBasic QBoard                                                                                                          help                                                                                                                          ( Happy to help...got one all done already                                                                                      ) *you also have to put a price, say, $199?                                                                                     < *Ah yes...MasterMind is on special this week only for $79.95                                                                  
 it is simple.                                                                                                                  aha, ok, here:                                                                                                                 it is simple                                                                                                                   3 minutes of work.                                                                                                             Yeah, position                                                                                                                " Those cheaters are incredibly lazy                                                                                             no, just dumb.                                                                                                                
 empty message                                                                                                                  * As is the above, too                                                                                                        : How do i make &quot;OPEN&quot; open a file in a directroy?                                                                     &quot;unknowed&quot; ??                                                                                                       F also.. if you want to go into a sub-directory of where the program is:                                                         ahhh                                                                                                                          T This program wil let user change to any directory or drive or create a new directory                                           help                                                                                                                           ? What is your problem?                                                                                                       U *we don't do peoples homework here. Post what you have so far first, then we'll help.                                         / Program to read in your name and expected grade                                                                               I LOL - Aww, you did the assignment - Prints corrected expected grade (n/t)                                                      *evil.                                                                                                                         qbasic download: non compressed                                                                                               & not a zip? that would be impossible :)                                                                                         2nd ? of the mind                                                                                                             0 First find the sheet music of the song you want,                                                                              ; try: PLAY &quot;MB O3 L8EE P16 L4E L8C L6E L6G P8 L4C&quot;                                                                   	 * no time                                                                                                                      can u............                                                                                                              BMP with no RLE, with palette                                                                                                 0 Everything you need to know is on the FAQ forum!                                                                               Here                                                                                                                           print capture in DOS                                                                                                           Exit or End Sub                                                                                                                No, you can't.                                                                                                                @ I agree: Using RETURN with a line number is  poor practice (n/t)                                                               If you insist on using GOSUB                                                                                                  > Using a subprocedure with a flag to return to another location                                                                 Mouse x,y co-ords                                                                                                              Re: Mouse x,y co-ords                                                                                                          Array printing help for a Dummy                                                                                                Idea...                                                                                                                        Long time no see!                                                                                                              Re: Long time no see!                                                                                                         > *Pretty much, yeah. I think about 2 months ago...give or take.                                                                ! qbasic parallel port windows 2000                                                                                              Try this                                                                                                                      $ h1$ row isnt showing for some reason                                                                                           Simple!                                                                                                                        Shortcuts...                                                                                                                  2 Extremely difficult to make shortcuts using QBasic                                                                            I if you wish to create a shortcut file in QB... here is the file format...                                                      Actually it isn't there...                                                                                                    ; Good explanation - But it is finally there - But who cares?                                                                   & * You're.... trash can? (just a guess)                                                                                        * LOL - But here is a little English pointer                                                                                     Thanks for the pointer                                                                                                        P * Don't know why, but that first sentence reminds me of Beavis and Butt-Head heh                                               LOL                                                                                                                            fix                                                                                                                           4 *What problem?  Be specific and post your code here.                                                                           Please help w/ some problems                                                                                                  + How do you know your monitor isn't working?                                                                                    does the computer post?                                                                                                        Well thanks and...                                                                                                              Speedy array access.. any ideas?                                                                                              $ my QB is VERY rusty, so bear with me                                                                                           thanks.. and nice imagery :-z                                                                                                  NEW Q BASIC SITE                                                                                                               Don't go to that site!                                                                                                         *YUO = PWNED                                                                                                                  ' LOL - Actually, I didn't - codeworm did                                                                                        Busted                                                                                                                         ? for the mind                                                                                                                 look up PLAY command.                                                                                                          I need help!                                                                                                                  5 And what kind of sound does the beep command produce?                                                                         
 freakin loser                                                                                                                  qbasic                                                                                                                        $ ?  qbasic is a programming language.                                                                                           Array Sizes                                                                                                                    no bits in basic.                                                                                                              There's bits                                                                                                                   no, no bits.                                                                                                                   bits is bits                                                                                                                   integers, of course.                                                                                                           empty message!                                                                                                                 You see integers                                                                                                                using bits... example program...                                                                                              	 Too large                                                                                                                      No                                                                                                                            . Learnig the Maths for 3D graphics programming?                                                                                
 Right here                                                                                                                     ok but..                                                                                                                      
 This may help                                                                                                                 F Need help testing a CGI program that uses QBasic for a script language                                                        
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 To explain...                                                                                                                  qbasic - rounding                                                                                                              here:                                                                                                                          Round like this                                                                                                                General Function For Rounding                                                                                                  help                                                                                                                          
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 simple qbasic                                                                                                                  Hint                                                                                                                           hint                                                                                                                           Heh                                                                                                                            com port problem                                                                                                              - I'm guessing you need an 12 year-old computer                                                                                 4 its most likely that your modem is not on com one...                                                                          . To know the port addresses of other com ports:                                                                                & qbasic linux and mars netware emulator                                                                                        R I really should be doing something else now, but I can't get these commas to work.                                            & Just test for and delete leading comma                                                                                        & easier if you try to make a new string                                                                                        W Thanks guys. Alipha's code works; Mac's doesn't. But it's buggy when put in my program.                                       F * Program is unfinished.  I still have to restore the decimal portion.                                                        C You meant &quot;Mac's works OK but is buggy when put...&quot; (n/t)                                                           M No, I mean Alipha's code is buggy when placed in my program. Still need help.                                                  cnum$ is s'pose to be empty                                                                                                   ( sorry, but I was sitting here thinking..                                                                                      F Thanks, Alipha.  You're brilliant.  Now can you possibly explain this?                                                        5 why go thru all that work when qb can do it like this                                                                         N *How clever, BinaryMayhem! Code useful if separate string variable not needed.                                                D *oh yea, if you want a decimal point, just throw in &quot;,.##&quot;                                                          ( Pretty good. One line shorter than mine.                                                                                      5 hey, cheater... you used the colon... here's mine. ;)                                                                         / Complete idiot?? I'll show you a complete idiot                                                                                *LOL                                                                                                                          
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 Sega Swirl                                                                                                                     Readme's                                                                                                                       Re: Readme's                                                                                                                  
 like this....                                                                                                                  Unorthodox use of SELECT CASE                                                                                                  What's wrong with that?                                                                                                       / It is not the most beautiful use of select case                                                                               ? *I always wondered how to use a for loop in a case statement.,.                                                               - *sure it is, at least for what he is doing...                                                                                 5 Hi, John. Are you going to post your sort in the FAQ?                                                                         # not really... it should be there...                                                                                            Analysis                                                                                                                      7 I had already noticed the overlap in the CASE values...                                                                       ? :| That's rather mean. Maybe he thought A to B meant exclusive.                                                               E What do you mean, mean?  The project requirements were very specific.                                                         K This is VERY strange - .BAS program runs OK  but not when compiled to .EXE.                                                    Don't know what to tell ya                                                                                                    $ I have no real explanation for it...                                                                                          V Something even stranger happened when I compiled the above program with BRUN included.                                         SYSTEM                                                                                                                         Hmmm                                                                                                                            Heh - You just hit my hot button                                                                                              ! I wuz robbed! I didn't mean that!                                                                                              * =]                                                                                                                           problem. Solution?                                                                                                             HOMEWORK MUST HAVE WORK                                                                                                        Nahh, let's do it for him                                                                                                     0 *I'm not sure I really believe that this is Mac!                                                                              R The fun comes when the student tries to explain to his teacher how the code works.                                            + You Can Use A Function Which Repeats Itself                                                                                   8 Yep. That will be fun OK. It is a super solution though.                                                                      9 *gee whiz, mac. we just had a topic on qbnews about this.                                                                      What is QBNews?                                                                                                               0 *the least you could do is search on google.com!                                                                               *message inside dat                                                                                                            help                                                                                                                           Re: help                                                                                                                      = *So write it!  (Were you expecting someone to do it for you?)                                                                 ! this damn game is hell addictive!                                                                                             7 Nobody at this forum is so stupid as to go to that site                                                                       : theres nothing &quot;stupid&quot; about going too the site                                                                    1 *very annoying grammer makes very annoyed people.                                                                             > I shouldn't have to download an .exe to play a web-based game.                                                                 *yeah                                                                                                                          what the hell???                                                                                                               Scrolling and layers                                                                                                          G *try screen 7. it has 4? pages(not sure if thats what your looking for)                                                        I tried                                                                                                                        The trick with SCREEN 7 is...                                                                                                  Question????                                                                                                                   RE                                                                                                                             Output to a file...                                                                                                           0 Everything you need to know is on the FAQ forum!                                                                               PRINT SCREEN                                                                                                                  	 Pig Latin                                                                                                                      Made it just for you.                                                                                                          Yes you can.                                                                                                                   I didn't say                                                                                                                  1 OK, I checked the FAQ and I could'nt find this...                                                                             < Is there an equivelant to CURDIR$ in QB45? I don't think so.                                                                  D There is no CURDIR$ in QB45, yes there is something wrong with SHELL                                                           or, you can use the LFN lib....                                                                                                precise time with qbasic                                                                                                      W *qb isn't that accurate, specialy if you run it under windows. (correct me if im wrong)                                        Theorically, it is...                                                                                                         	 use TIMER                                                                                                                      help with disk drivers                                                                                                        
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 Here ya go                                                                                                                     thanks for the help !                                                                                                         0 I was going to flame you for doing homework, but                                                                              
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Sounds cool.                                                                                                 ' READ is never used with external files!                                                                                        Sorry                                                                                                                         	 Re: Sorry                                                                                                                      Hunhh?                                                                                                                         Re: text adventures                                                                                                           $ Three words...ASCII CHARACTER SET...                                                                                           USB I/O                                                                                                                        What type of device?                                                                                                           searching an array                                                                                                             looks like maybe                                                                                                               I fixed it but that didn't work                                                                                               7 Re: search code, -in string comparisons such as this...                                                                        I swear I'm usually brighter                                                                                                   A simple example...                                                                                                           / Your program seems to work. 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 Attention:Mac                                                                                                                  * Nope                                                                                                                         Qbasic and bits                                                                                                                Like this (example)                                                                                                            tnx a lot. It worked great.                                                                                                   	 like this                                                                                                                      time$                                                                                                                          like this...                                                                                                                   I need help with functions                                                                                                    < A function returns a SINGLE (only one) value to the program.                                                                   so i could....                                                                                                                * need program that makes this kinda picture                                                                                     *what? please explain.                                                                                                        K i have to make a picture of a castle or temple , by using code, i need help                                                    is this homework?                                                                                                             # Playing wav and mid files in qbasic                                                                                            check out Buff's tips                                                                                                         " Here's bascially the same thing...                                                                                            ^ *i don't know much about this, but i know it takes allot more than &quot;open for binary&quot;                                 HELP                                                                                                                          H *please post some code so we can see what your doing and what needs help                                                       heres someof the code                                                                                                         + You need to use nested loops with an array.                                                                                    RE:Game                                                                                                                        Untitled                                                                                                                       qbasic chatroom                                                                                                               ( *any body have code for a computer virus                                                                                      W * No, we don't. You'll have to find some other forum that will give you malicious code.                                        &quot;Membrain&quot;                                                                                                          & Hackers are throwing away their talent                                                                                         You don't get it do you?                                                                                                       Other alternatives...                                                                                                         ? hmm, I think you dont understand the deff of virus, so let me..                                                                haha i made this virus                                                                                                        / * http://vx.netlux.org/ (don't use maliciously)                                                                               ! XP, DOS, BASIC and other acronyms                                                                                             	 answer...                                                                                                                     E * DOS on XP is called cmd.exe + it's @ c:\windows\system (me thinks!)                                                         ( * eek!! I ment to say c:\windows\command                                                                                      5 *short cut: start&gt; run &gt; cmd.exe or command.exe                                                                          ok...                                                                                                                         3 zip wants to read from a zip file over the internet                                                                            so...                                                                                                                         G Well, this is my last try to answer this - I'm running out of expertise                                                       
 yes, there is                                                                                                                 & hmm, they should also let you (try it)                                                                                         I would but...                                                                                                                 qbasic loop help                                                                                                               Try real hard - you can do it!                                                                                                 its not a homework assignment                                                                                                  Ok, here's a hint...                                                                                                          # Whew! A lot of errors, but fixable.                                                                                            thanks!                                                                                                                        3D bouncy + Bouncy                                                                                                             port qbasic game to mac?                                                                                                       Hey agamemus...                                                                                                               % ok, great, i'll check it out tomorrow                                                                                          How do I get QB 4.5 running?                                                                                                  ( *It should be there. It's called qb.exe.                                                                                       Thanks, Tax                                                                                                                    Read The Help File                                                                                                            T *You can't because it's DOS... but you can put it in a window by pressing Alt-Enter.                                           Jeff, here's a sample pic                                                                                                      Holy Shnikes !!!!!!!!!!!!                                                                                                     L *Beautiful! I can't believe you drew it all with LINE/PAINT/PSET statements!                                                   P.S.                                                                                                                           P.S.S.   :)                                                                                                                   U *I agree, PP256 is a great utility, -be sure to read PP256.DOC (.TXT) before running.                                          coool =o                                                                                                                       How did you do that?                                                                                                           I was thinking maybe                                                                                                           * Very good thinking!                                                                                                         , Thanks for all the compliments on my picture                                                                                   wow!                                                                                                                          M Need Help On Web Flash and HTLM Templates ??? here's solution&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;                                                 V * This is a QBASIC forum, not Flash or HTML. Please take your advertisement elsewhere.                                         Write to text file                                                                                                             Sure it can be done...                                                                                                        C Guy trying to access thermometer via COM2. Can someone help? (URL*)                                                            Please help!!!                                                                                                                 Solitaire - HELP                                                                                                              7 Exactly.  Binary is a search method, not a sort method.                                                                       - i was helping my friend on this exact problem                                                                                 ( Demo program for binary search technique                                                                                      	 Nice demo                                                                                                                     E Improved version of Binary Search demo program - Mac, check this out.                                                          Help with a simple command!                                                                                                    Re: Help with a simple command!                                                                                                Here's how, using a DO loop                                                                                                    inkey$                                                                                                                         Not too easy, but (URL*)                                                                                                       question                                                                                                                       Re: question                                                                                                                    Each serves a different purpose.                                                                                              + Would someone please help me with a problem                                                                                    How to open a variable file                                                                                                    cheers                                                                                                                        / Re: Would someone please help me with a problem                                                                               + Would someone please help me with a problem                                                                                   4 Lol, ok u got a point there. But more importantly...                                                                           MAtty                                                                                                                          Im really sry Mac...                                                                                                           Well, good luck!                                                                                                              5 Just because your boot sector has been written too...                                                                          * fdisk /mbr ?                                                                                                                 Pretty bad idea!                                                                                                              I * so is re-installing Windows also dangerous because it rewrites the MBR?                                                     ; Don't know whether reinstalling rewrites the boot sector...                                                                   P yes it does... =) try locking your boot sector w/a virus scan or from the bios..                                               A few things to try...                                                                                                        W *Ya well its already partitioned and Ill do fine with reformatting + revorering. Thanx!                                       4 *Where can I download a new version of redhat Linux?                                                                          - * Maybe you should try www.redhat.com... Duh.                                                                                 H * redhat's ftps are slow. try http://bitconjurer.org/BitTorrent/rh9.html                                                       Error 24                                                                                                                        What in the world are you doing?                                                                                               Problems with translator                                                                                                      6 Sorry, someone else will have to help who knows modems                                                                         No Modem                                                                                                                      < *What DOS command will copy an executable to a new location?                                                                  R * Ummm... copy? SHELL &quot;copy c:\olddir\oldname.exe c:\newdir\newname.exe&quot;                                             need help with a command                                                                                                       Try this                                                                                                                      $ ELSE is used in conjunction with IF.                                                                                           Re: need help with a command                                                                                                  < ELSE is optional and unconditional -- a complete explanation                                                                  
 Call me lame!                                                                                                                 
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 Or this works                                                                                                                  A Slightly better way...                                                                                                      L Id rather not go throught that much work if its not even very reliable......                                                  N I luv to program in QBasic, but i dont have it anymore were can i get it free?                                                " * QB4.5: www.geocities.com/aliphax                                                                                             HELP ONCE MORE                                                                                                                 Here is the answer                                                                                                             Did the answer suffice?                                                                                                        RE: Help                                                                                                                      ' WHO WANTS TO JOIN MY SHARED QB FORUM?!?                                                                                        *I knew it was you!                                                                                                            I know you knew...                                                                                                            % A bit of history for your faq, mac...                                                                                         # * thanks for the info - interesting                                                                                           2 Why didn't you just post this in the FAQ yourself?                                                                             MagnaUnum..                                                                                                                   1 *Programming kid was Alphia :-D, he changed names                                                                             % supaprogramma reminds me of stylez...                                                                                          Yeah, I was Madhatter...                                                                                                       I hope you are alright                                                                                                         a lovely reunion...                                                                                                           
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 Silly Zack...                                                                                                                  btw...                                                                                                                         What?                                                                                                                          LOL                                                                                                                           ( shellreef...haven't seen you in a while?                                                                                       very important message...                                                                                                     8 for those of you interested in Mallard's phone number...                                                                      0 and Mallard selling qbasic.com was not a scam...                                                                               I thought it was(616) 331-5000                                                                                                	 * lol  :D                                                                                                                      I am totally unimpressed Mac...                                                                                                no, but seriously...                                                                                                          @ It is very annoying to see 6 posts in a row from the same person                                                               i like your logic...                                                                                                          Y &quot;And three, you should realize that I'm not going to take your post seriously.&quot;                                     ! you have to understand, stylez...                                                                                             % Re: you have to understand, stylez...                                                                                         
 Good point                                                                                                                    > I just updated my LFN lib, if any one care's to take a look...                                                                > *mac,if I send you the souce, can you repost it w/indentation?                                                                 * Sure, check your email                                                                                                       something is wrong here...                                                                                                     I am hacking it...                                                                                                            U * Riiiight, dude. If you're really hacking it, get rid of the banner. Then we'll see.                                          * Amen. You will be our hero.                                                                                                 ? Does anyone else find the current banner somewhat...suggestive?                                                               / How do i Print three Values in Descending Order                                                                                Simple.                                                                                                                        hmmm...                                                                                                                        * LOL                                                                                                                         * Dunno what was with me when I posted that.                                                                                    9 Thanks for helpin' me with my prog. Got a 95 on the test.                                                                     ) Can Anyone Tell Me How To get Into QBASIC                                                                                     N *My best answer would be, Right here. This is the first and only place i went.                                                5 * www.geocities.com/aliphax - you need to download it                                                                          Well,I'm using Win ME...                                                                                                       Re: Well,I'm using Win ME...                                                                                                   Yes, your right.                                                                                                               qb.exe                                                                                                                         New QB Website                                                                                                                 Couple of things...                                                                                                            basic types are as follows                                                                                                    ! *I changed it a bit. Check again.                                                                                             & * on my computer, ^d opens Soft-Ice :)                                                                                         *??Huh? What do you mean?                                                                                                     = * some applications override Control-D for their own purposes                                                                 = * Gotcha. I got rid of the ^D sentence. Check the site again.                                                                   If I were making a QB website...                                                                                              G *Thanks for the advice. I'll try to keep only top-notch programs there.                                                       1 Execute statement - returning control to program.                                                                              yes there is...                                                                                                               
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Then I would use RUN                                                                                           Will CLEAR clear them all?                                                                                                     yes...                                                                                                                         Thanks, and one more thing...                                                                                                 ' umm, not exactly, but you can do this..                                                                                       ? Look at FAQ #15 = It has all kinds of ways to save games (url*)                                                                Okay :)                                                                                                                       $ The difference between RUN and CLEAR                                                                                          K Students can buy academic software at up to 75% discount off regular prices                                                   ) * i can get stuff at over 99% discount :)                                                                                     ! *really? where? the black market?                                                                                             P * I'm talking about LEGAL, boxed, documented, licensed, and registered software.                                              4 but really, 75% off? Wow, only $200 instead of $800!                                                                          # yes, sounds perfect, well, almost..                                                                                            No, that's not the case.                                                                                                       Usually....                                                                                                                   J I read the fine print in my VB6 package and there are no such restrictions                                                     How to??                                                                                                                      - Re: Screen Save, -depending on screen mode...                                                                                  RS232                                                                                                                         ! How did you send data to your PC?                                                                                              here's some asm code...                                                                                                        8051                                                                                                                           Still not very clear.                                                                                                          8051ToPC                                                                                                                       Try this                                                                                                                      \ Sorry. The above post was supposed to be a response for the &quot;Nice Text&quot; Post Below                                   LOCATE: illegal function call?                                                                                                 What numbers did you try?                                                                                                      Hard to see without code.                                                                                                      this happened to me too...                                                                                                    	 Nice text                                                                                                                     2 Id do it like this, there's other way's of course.                                                                            5 *wtf, network 54 killed my code, it removes tabs!?!?!                                                                         I I don't know but it sure looked alien on my &quot;------=@#?-------&quot;                                                     4 Here's how to make spaces display in your code posts                                                                           Here is some good advice                                                                                                       In graphical screen modes...                                                                                                   * Forgot DIM Colr!(2) above.                                                                                                   Select Case question                                                                                                           You don't have ranges like that                                                                                               ( Ignore above post. Read this one instead                                                                                      9 *Or if you *must* specify a range, use CASE 200 TO 399.99                                                                      Just a small suggestion...                                                                                                     Chelsea Select Case                                                                                                            Qbasic on Macs (?)                                                                                                            / *yea, its not qbasic tho, its called powerbasic                                                                                Powerbasic is similar                                                                                                          * Thanks guys.                                                                                                                . Yes, there was a QuickBasic for the Macintosh.                                                                                 a rant in a run-down forum.                                                                                                    Answer                                                                                                                          :| yeah, sometimes..... :| :| :|                                                                                               It is better to ask                                                                                                           & so how bout a total failure problem...                                                                                        . *This is a QBasic forum, not a hardware forum.                                                                                 very good solitaire                                                                                                           N &quot;but theres nothin wrong with tryin somthin new for a change&quot;  WRONG                                                 welp...                                                                                                                        thanx for responding, but                                                                                                      A good site for help                                                                                                           If...                                                                                                                          Am I the only one....                                                                                                         ( no, it started to happen a few days ago.                                                                                      6 Yep - People on other forums are beginning to complain                                                                        O *blah, I just went and gripped too... too bad its gota be approved by an admin!                                               & Yeah, I complained bitterly about that                                                                                         It doesn't happen to me                                                                                                        it only happens to...                                                                                                          tables                                                                                                                        ) do you mean as tables as in array tables?                                                                                     - Re: do you mean as tables as in array tables?                                                                                  well, what kinda data is it?                                                                                                  3 Sorry, there is no such thing as &quot;tables&quot;                                                                           
 here it is                                                                                                                     Here is what I have                                                                                                           4 Looks like you have &quot;tables&quot; under control                                                                           i was wondering                                                                                                                can you post some code...                                                                                                     = sorry, I didn't see it. here's what I did. (resizable fields)                                                                 	 Addresses                                                                                                                     
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 File Types                                                                                                                    " yes... the best spot for them is..                                                                                            ' * Thanx BinaryMayhem, you are a legend!                                                                                       7 On the ignorant use of the term &quot;bubble sort&quot;                                                                       * Heh - I just introduced another ignorance.                                                                                     yes, but...                                                                                                                   + LOL - Yep, I guess it in that category, but                                                                                   % Need help with the commands of Qbasic                                                                                          RE: QB tutorials                                                                                                               Winer                                                                                                                         . I learned all the commands via the online help                                                                                2 Re: I learned all the commands via the online help                                                                             the help screen                                                                                                               ! Printing &amp; Saving a Text File                                                                                              well, its my understating...                                                                                                   Thanks-one more question                                                                                                      	 Filename$                                                                                                                      Lprint last line                                                                                                              % Re: Printing &amp; Saving a Text File                                                                                          Wow-Thanks for all your help!!                                                                                                 You're welcome!                                                                                                               
 Hey Stylez...                                                                                                                 
 Ummmm.....                                                                                                                     I was there...                                                                                                                # Gopus still pops in once in a while                                                                                           * * try http://4.60.75.7/doschar/manual.html                                                                                     shellreef, MY MAN!!!                                                                                                           Software Company                                                                                                               Ok Email has been sent!                                                                                                        HELP ME!                                                                                                                       Re: HELP ME!                                                                                                                   Standalone Exe 's                                                                                                              QB4.5 does &amp; pds 7.1                                                                                                       war02@ballaratsc.vic.edu.au                                                                                                   / Sorry about the above. I got the Boxes mixed up                                                                               
 did you...                                                                                                                     Re: did you...                                                                                                                 Hey, John - No comment? (url*)                                                                                                3 Most intresting, but I still classified it right...                                                                           * * Well, you can't argue with a closed mind                                                                                    4 * Apology. The sort was indeed a kind of bubble sort                                                                          
 Swap Sort!                                                                                                                    U nope, its bubble, http://www.cs.princeton.edu/~ah/alg_anim/gawain-4.0/BubbleSort.html                                         4 actually, if you want to read up on sorting methods,                                                                           hmmm...                                                                                                                       7 program help, incomplete, need to know how to finish it                                                                       > There are alot of requests for &quot;HOMEWORK COMPLETION&quot;                                                                
 Not really...                                                                                                                  Don't bother                                                                                                                   :-(                                                                                                                           * First of all, turn off your caps lock key.                                                                                    T Hint:  Always type code using lowercase.  I changed all your text to lowercase here.                                           Hey, Spectro                                                                                                                  
 your a genius                                                                                                                 R *Nice job, Mac (yes, you can learn a lot by studying his code carefully, SPECTRO!)                                             omg, (tho it is a good example)                                                                                                * Is this what you mean?                                                                                                      * yea, the type part tho would be use for...                                                                                    & * Very ugly code and bad practice, IMO                                                                                        1 * Heh, ignore asterisk above, honor asterisk here                                                                             A the data statment, is a waste of space (you can't delete data)???                                                             $ Sure is away to delete the constant.                                                                                          5 True, but you didn't put anything INTO that variable.                                                                         , no it doesn't, or we whould have problems...                                                                                   also...                                                                                                                       + Interesting, Could you provide more detail?                                                                                   # on what, how we cleared the string?                                                                                            Now bear with me here, John                                                                                                   / what im saying here (something you both missed)                                                                               M *crap, I pasted in the wrong asm stuff (clipboard error), I closed qb too :-/                                                 " here is what I wanted to show you.                                                                                            ) no.. assignment doesn't use less memory..                                                                                      QBasic and XP problems                                                                                                        H * If you're in a window, try switching to full screen (press ALT+ENTER).                                                       don't use Xp                                                                                                                  $ I wish Bill Gates would read that^^^                                                                                          & I'd prefer it if he read my message...                                                                                        A acutaly, emulated dos or NT Virtual DOS machine is more efficient                                                              One thing you forgot                                                                                                          4 If you have no choice and must use the new computers                                                                          	 BMP Saver                                                                                                                      Here's one (URL inside)                                                                                                       6 Everything you need to know is on the FAQ forum! (url)                                                                        + Well,I keep telling people about QB4.5...:)                                                                                    Literally Looping.                                                                                                             * Looping means repeating.                                                                                                     Regarding repeating problem                                                                                                    But don't use GOTO                                                                                                            & still repeats itself when i loop it!!!                                                                                         Of course I ran your program...                                                                                               + Your code, as published, seems to work fine                                                                                    you mis-interpreted my question                                                                                                OK, here is another try                                                                                                        i dont understand                                                                                                              Re: i dont understand                                                                                                         	 File Copy                                                                                                                      *File copier...                                                                                                               6 * In last message, forget the *. There is text inside.                                                                        6 Everything you need to know is on the FAQ forum! (url)                                                                        Y * I'm going to buy Visual Basic .Net, advice plz. Recommended upgrade or Tragic mistake??                                     O *New version of Visual Studio.NET expected to be out this spring.  Wait awhile.                                               5 VB.NET is not an upgrade.  It's a whole new ballgame.                                                                          Getkey                                                                                                                        + welp, its intresting you said getkey codes.                                                                                    QB-Patch...                                                                                                                   ' &quot;qbasic floating point patch&quot;                                                                                        1000 Thanx!!! :)                                                                                                               its not really a bug...                                                                                                       = Actually, according to the introduction in Ethan Winer's book                                                                 ! Well, it did speed up a dinkle...                                                                                             
 This forum...                                                                                                                 ( The reason we still use this forum is...                                                                                       If you dont like the popups...                                                                                                8 * I prefer Opera browser, for my popup killing solution.                                                                        yeah, there are other forums too                                                                                              # And, to answer your other objection                                                                                           ! A little help for an easy program                                                                                              hmm, I see a few errors...                                                                                                    6 Your example shows a selection sort, not a bubble sort                                                                         Thank's Binary                                                                                                                5 Goof. Your example indeed shows a form of bubble sort                                                                         5 Using compiled programs to give me worked on strings.                                                                          A couple of points...                                                                                                          if I was you, I would...                                                                                                      X *Question: shouldn't it be: if I WERE you? You sound like the Mammas and The Pappas, heh                                       where to download qbasic?                                                                                                      *www.geocities.com/aliphax                                                                                                    = For those of you intrested in using long file names in qbasic                                                                 ' You posted this in our community forum?                                                                                       # It's in 'Programs You Are Proud Of'                                                                                           " im sorry about the way you feel...                                                                                             John, don't go away                                                                                                            Yeah, I'm tough! ;-)                                                                                                           *id never leave over that :-D                                                                                                  I posted it under...                                                                                                           Game?                                                                                                                          :|                                                                                                                             backspace help!!!!                                                                                                            * In the VIC 20 days, a bs character worked.                                                                                    3 I think its seen as the ascii code of 8 so.........                                                                            You can do something similar                                                                                                  - *Maybe you could try using backspace, delete.                                                                                  Yep. That works                                                                                                               . HTML/XHTML forums and form proccessing scripts                                                                                C * try Webmonkey.com or Yahoo Chat - there's a web design room there                                                           Q *Where can I find a complete version of ASM? I looked in google and found nuthin.                                              * Search for DEBUG.EXE                                                                                                        9 lol, if your running windows its allready on your machine                                                                     6 *oopps, once you get to the command prompt, type debug                                                                         A complete version of asm?                                                                                                     I have a question...                                                                                                           Re: I have a question...                                                                                                       search for it on google.....                                                                                                  Z I asked the same question a while ago and there is a way but windows doesnt recognize it..                                    V *i'd like very much to see an ex. code for this.  much appreciated, thanks in advacnce                                         Ill put it on my site....                                                                                                     U *Its not on my site. address: http://www27.brinkster.com/sk8erpunk4life/temp/scrn.zip                                          thanks                                                                                                                        & hmm, welp, I can think of 2 solutions.                                                                                         Programming a QBasic Editor                                                                                                   ( you had a spelling error in your code...                                                                                       Advancing Windows system......                                                                                                 hey i need help                                                                                                                snake/nibbles help                                                                                                             NEED HELP PLEASE READ                                                                                                          So?                                                                                                                            Ditto!!!!!!                                                                                                                    Re: Ditto!!!!!!                                                                                                               : Ah, that explains a lot. Now I can post a coherent request                                                                     erm...                                                                                                                         Because that is who I am                                                                                                       *I think Mac is going Mad :)                                                                                                  K * No, this is not the first time he has posted on behalf of another person.                                                   
 * oh, heh :-)                                                                                                                  Consecutive counter                                                                                                            Re: Consecutive counter                                                                                                       	 Try this.                                                                                                                      Corrected and improved version                                                                                                # Here is one that runs automatically                                                                                            nerds                                                                                                                         & * ^Spam, ignore it. A flame, actually.                                                                                        ; Actually, on some forums, it is called &quot;trolling&quot;                                                                   9 * I thought a troll was some kind of green monster... heh                                                                     / *It's worth a read--trolls so seldom post haiku                                                                               8 I like to shoot trolls in the face with a 12-gauge slug!                                                                      J In case you didn't notice,  Alex_at_EverNever, this forum records your IP.                                                     I like this site...                                                                                                            network54 decided to cash in                                                                                                   ahahah                                                                                                                         *Please hold the language.                                                                                                     high resolution timer                                                                                                          One recommendation                                                                                                             Boot Sector                                                                                                                    yes, using asm...                                                                                                              Hey, Good stuff (I hope)                                                                                                      ' Question on Funtions and 3D programming                                                                                       " old idea about playing wav's in QB                                                                                            & Re: old idea about playing wav's in QB                                                                                         hehe. I remmber                                                                                                               B *Thanks, I don't know how useful it will be, I just want to try it                                                             Timers                                                                                                                        1 * You want the TIMER function look for it in help                                                                             . For instance, a delay accurate to about 0.054s                                                                                 Thanks                                                                                                                        2 Re: For instance, a delay accurate to about 0.054s                                                                            2 * A value in secods, like: DELAY .5 for half a sec                                                                            6 Re: * A value in secods, like: DELAY .5 for half a sec                                                                         Be sure to, but...                                                                                                             It started as a demo...                                                                                                        Large Programs                                                                                                                 use...                                                                                                                         Large Programs in qbasic                                                                                                       multiple modules                                                                                                               you go about this by...                                                                                                        An easier explanation                                                                                                          Still need more                                                                                                                Here's an example                                                                                                             Z * XMS better IMO... Actually the best choice would be DPMI but that can't be used with QB.                                     ALL C++ PROS!!!! LOOK HERE!!!!!                                                                                               
 No, but...                                                                                                                    Y * There's no M$ C++.. there's VC++ which is pretty different from VB, at least till ver 6                                     
 he's right                                                                                                                     Was that to me, Tim?                                                                                                           That is                                                                                                                       ! ill just throw this tid bit in...                                                                                              no dude c++ is c++ is c++                                                                                                     < *I guess you didn't read the title.... im w/C++ all the way!                                                                  ( *What I have is Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0                                                                                       Yes, it's true                                                                                                                W *Farewell Alipha I will not miss ya!! (considering I very rarely check these forums =P)                                        adios...                                                                                                                      S *He taught me asm about a year ago... when was he learning it? three years ago? heh                                           J ************* &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; Kewbie Newbie is alive and well! (URL*)                                                    ! * Yeah, he's always online on ICQ                                                                                             1 *Welcome to the dark side... MUAHAHAHAHAHA*cough*                                                                             # Ah how times change, too fast. :'-)                                                                                           ! *Sob!* No big surprise, though...                                                                                             J :-( Too bad. We will miss your insightful remarks. But I guess it was time                                                     Alipha.....                                                                                                                   : Although I've heard these awfull news quite a while ago...                                                                    H * You've been taken over by the anti-basic conspiracy :-( See you, dude.                                                      	 Farewell.                                                                                                                     = *We'll all miss you mayb you be back some time you never know                                                                  um...                                                                                                                         6 Im not really sure what u mean by delayer sub but.....                                                                         dont forget about sleep :-D                                                                                                    This is true but....                                                                                                           what are you talking about?                                                                                                    SLEEP is not the best choice.                                                                                                  isn't that the whole point...                                                                                                 ! Right, but I like to add an INKEY                                                                                             " you're all wrong! ---THE ANSWER---                                                                                             A cuple questions hea.....                                                                                                    , Lol. Stupid me, I 4got the otha questions...                                                                                   a few answers...                                                                                                               Engines and Libraries                                                                                                         
 Here's one                                                                                                                    " converting alphanumeric to numeric                                                                                            4 *Check out the VAL function in the QBasic Help/Index                                                                          I *Disregard the above, -I was thinking of a string expression of a number.                                                      Hint                                                                                                                           I would do it like this                                                                                                       4 Congratulations.  You just did the homework for her.                                                                          @ *But then again, she may not be able to explain how it was done.                                                              9 * Congratulations. You've just won the title of 'jackass'                                                                      * how subtle ;)                                                                                                               
 actually..                                                                                                                    G *uh oh, you scared away one of the few female's interest in programming                                                       > Actually, in the professional programming world 50% are female                                                                * I beg to differ its more like 1/3 (34%)...                                                                                    
 In Ireland                                                                                                                     * Her name was Ada :)                                                                                                          male vs. female programmers                                                                                                   F * Right. And industry only hires those who excell - hence my statistic                                                        6 Reread your original message from the point of view...                                                                         yea... I know...                                                                                                               But it is much better to                                                                                                       * &lt;ouch&gt;                                                                                                                 Low level disk drivers                                                                                                         off what size driver?                                                                                                         
 HDD &gt; 2                                                                                                                    6 put, XOR create semi transparent inverted color image.                                                                        , welp... you first have to understand what...                                                                                   Faster QB45 routines                                                                                                          & If you're gonna say stuff like that...                                                                                         also...                                                                                                                        Sprites and Masks                                                                                                              see my post above...                                                                                                           out of string space                                                                                                           ' Do you need to hold the date in memory?                                                                                        still doesn't work                                                                                                             strange                                                                                                                        I think that's it...                                                                                                           actually, not...                                                                                                               no dice                                                                                                                       5 April first is still a couple of weeks away, you know                                                                         ' Sorry, Steve Reed, I don't believe you.                                                                                        it does actualy...                                                                                                            3 Sorry, BinaryMayhem , I don't believe you either !!                                                                           A lol... yer program doesn't... I thought you were reffering to his                                                             1 (No text above) - OK, Steve Reed - What about it?                                                                              I'm happy to drop it                                                                                                           Where can I find...                                                                                                            hey, Mac....                                                                                                                  F * No way - I know very little about that stuff - Obviously an imposter                                                        - *Why and imposter? Could just be another Mac!                                                                                 5 * ROFLMAO - I can't believe you thought I was serious                                                                          Could someone help me out                                                                                                      yea... its called...                                                                                                           I tried that                                                                                                                   well yea...                                                                                                                    do you mean a GOSUB sub?                                                                                                      / A subroutine is not the same as a subprocedure.                                                                                SORT                                                                                                                           like this...                                                                                                                  8 homework help, how to grahp Sin(x) and Cos(x) in Qbasic?                                                                       Take your F like a man!                                                                                                        Where to start...                                                                                                             / ??? Why would you store the values in an array?                                                                                Sry i got used to...                                                                                                           Ah. That explains it.                                                                                                          Untitled                                                                                                                      @ Do you actually expect someone else to do your homework for you?                                                               re you cant sorry                                                                                                             - *out of post. please post in the right thread                                                                                  are we ever going to use this                                                                                                 ! Re: are we ever going to use this                                                                                             3 The original *Duke Nukem 3D* engine was made in QB!                                                                           $ * Somehow, I doubt that very much...                                                                                          3 I'm pretty sure (almost positive) that it's true...                                                                            ummm...                                                                                                                       - * I have the original Wolf3D Source code! heh                                                                                  *Plz email me it :-)                                                                                                          X * Dude, I said *ORIGINAL*!!!! NOT *final*! Any Wolf3D was in C++, I have the source too.                                      + Zack, that still doesn't make much sense...                                                                                   
 give up...                                                                                                                    ) * LOL... Now THAT was a low punch... hehe                                                                                     
 I think...                                                                                                                     ummm...                                                                                                                        *yes it was                                                                                                                    QBasic is best for beginners...                                                                                                lies                                                                                                                           What lies to you detect?                                                                                                       How convert exe to bas                                                                                                         you can't, sorry                                                                                                              : * You could disassemble, then use an ASM to BAS converter.                                                                     I will trie that                                                                                                              R * NOTE: You might have to fix up the ASM a bit first. Disassmblers are very messy.                                            
 Output Screen                                                                                                                 - *Use print screen and print it from paint etc                                                                                  Yes, someone knows!                                                                                                           H *Thanks for reminding me, solitaire. &quot;Here it is&quot; is now gone.                                                      ) *Here it is?  What are you referring to ?                                                                                     : * Sorry, never mind. That post was actually for Earthborn.                                                                     DECLARING SUBS                                                                                                                1 Anything inside the parenthesis is a parameter...                                                                              Need help with DIM statement                                                                                                   Here is help (I hope)                                                                                                         8 * I meant  you wouldn't have to continually write Point#                                                                       DIM help                                                                                                                      # Copying QB files to a network drive                                                                                           ' Updates     &lt;David/Mallard, read&gt;                                                                                       # Maybe if you posted that message...                                                                                           
 reaches...                                                                                                                     CLS vs PRINT CHR$(12)                                                                                                         . PRINT CHR$(12) is the equivalent of CLS: PRINT                                                                                 * Thanks                                                                                                                       brad                                                                                                                          	 c24 chris                                                                                                                      Untitled                                                                                                                       ok...                                                                                                                         < Heh, the problem is how to determine if a number is odd/even                                                                   or just use mod 2                                                                                                             > LOL !!! So here is the solution. This student will get an A+++                                                                 Untitled                                                                                                                      C Think about what conditions are required for a number to be even...                                                           H *it took me a while to get this, but the 1 r 0 stuff means 1 remainder 0                                                       Literally Looping.                                                                                                            > *Please post your code so we can see exactly what is happening                                                                
 Homework Help                                                                                                                  No                                                                                                                             please help before tuesday                                                                                                    > You need it &quot;before Tuesday&quot; ...  ? Homework Policy.                                                                F * &quot;specific problem&quot; should be &quot;specific question&quot;                                                        . *at least something that makes sense, geeeezus                                                                                 This is the best I can do                                                                                                     V Is it possible to search a HDD of 1 type of file in EVERY single directory and........                                         Yes...                                                                                                                         lkt!                                                                                                                          Z *Thank so much. I knew about the (dir C:\  /s) but never knew about the (&gt;&gt; [file]).                                     Quick Note.                                                                                                                   Z * Wow.. I never knew about /S... dammit! hehe I guess this is what is so good about forums                                    & *can't you also do /p ? just wondering                                                                                        E * run a DOS prompt and type &quot;DIR /?&quot; for possibilities list                                                          Now Im truely stuck........                                                                                                    I know the problem                                                                                                             acutaly... there is a fix...                                                                                                  @ Is it possible  to search a HDD for 1 type of file and..........                                                              & *SRY I accidentally posted this twice.                                                                                        Z * LOL! Under different titles?! hehe Some accident! hehehe j/k I think I know what happene                                     Sorting                                                                                                                        no, there isn't.                                                                                                               Arrays                                                                                                                         ummm                                                                                                                           easy                                                                                                                          7 Special not to those who d/l'd my bitmap-making subs...                                                                       W *Could somebody send me an example of opening a file for BINARY(jus cant understand it)                                        A simple example                                                                                                              * A complex example (teaching a man to fish)                                                                                    * *Is it possible to make your own compiler?                                                                                     *yes, but you need to know                                                                                                    ( *oops that message had something inside.                                                                                      " QBasic Command Reference - Request                                                                                            D * a full index is available from QB help - I recommend QB 7.1's help                                                          C *I'm aware of this, but, scrolling through each command is tedious.                                                            I hear you, buddy!                                                                                                            O you can find a list in qb4.5 (7.1?) and the.re is a search function as well....                                               O * try qbasicnews.com/qboho.... it's an online version of the qb45 help file....                                                oops, here: (url inside)                                                                                                       Question about RUN..........                                                                                                  : ?? Looks like you meant SHELL &quot;QBasic /run xxxx&quot;                                                                     how do you stop appending                                                                                                      Okay...                                                                                                                        and then...                                                                                                                   " A message of the utmost importance                                                                                            6 *CE? :| never heard of it.. if it runs DOS it runs QB.                                                                         Windows CE and PocketDOS....                                                                                                  + try searching MSDN for information on it...                                                                                    why...                                                                                                                        ' PRESERVE does work with multi-D arrays!                                                                                        Write-Behind Disc Caching                                                                                                     2 Removing pop-ups and banners, etc &lt;--- Try this                                                                            # I meant &quot;Please try this&quot;                                                                                           % how to program a program with radical                                                                                         ) Re: how to program a program with radical                                                                                     % Did you mean LOG? 2^3=8 LOG 2 (8) = 3                                                                                           I think taz has the right answer                                                                                              < * but logs are the opposite of a power to an unknown, right?                                                                   Never heard it put that way.                                                                                                   you're right Mac,                                                                                                             $ * Tricks: e#=EXP(1) and pi#=4*ATN(1)                                                                                          " * heh... learn all my math here :)                                                                                             You could do this:                                                                                                             loading GIF files                                                                                                              RE: loading Gif files                                                                                                         , heres what i made so far just a little thing                                                                                   My Shell                                                                                                                      . try this website  I have the address this time                                                                                * * My suggestion is to get a URL that works                                                                                     www.jeremyr.com/qbasic.html                                                                                                   ; That's better. Unfortunately, I do not allow Java (stylez?)                                                                   A It's not bad...I would lose the drop-down menu navigation though.                                                             9 javascript isn't Java. and javascript is much safer, too.                                                                      uh oh...                                                                                                                      E I don't know about &quot;mistake&quot;, but I can only see two words.                                                         $ &quot;so you should enable it.&quot;                                                                                           Operating System Help!                                                                                                         AUTOEXEC.BAT                                                                                                                   If anything                                                                                                                   @ * Again, these aren't real OSs, they're Fake OSs or OS SHELLs...                                                               I know                                                                                                                        
 Track 0...                                                                                                                     Exactly                                                                                                                       F &quot; I doubt that QBasic has the abbility to make a stable OS.&quot;                                                        J Re: &quot; I doubt that QBasic has the abbility to make a stable OS.&quot;                                                    Q * an OS is a _system_, is there any reason why part of it can't be written in QB?                                             % Yes, but it is bit long-winded (URL*)                                                                                          Re: Operating System Help!                                                                                                     DoUntil crap                                                                                                                   Ok... Improvements                                                                                                             Hmm                                                                                                                            You're right...                                                                                                                Your right but...                                                                                                             J * Change it to DOUBLE, it MUST work now! hehehe Even SINGLE would, I think                                                      * And change Accum to DOUBLE too                                                                                               Still get the message                                                                                                          IT WORKED!!!                                                                                                                   .DAT into Excel                                                                                                                That depends...                                                                                                                Ummm...                                                                                                                       
 Piece o' cake                                                                                                                  Where the hell is qb45.com???                                                                                                 
 *www.qb45.net                                                                                                                 4 *It *used* to be qb45.net. It's now http://qb45.org/                                                                           *.net works fine for me                                                                                                        all of you are wrong :P                                                                                                        Where the hell is qb45.com???                                                                                                 0 *the owners being retarded, try qb45.net instead                                                                               Searching a random file                                                                                                        RE: random files                                                                                                              , Where can i find these things????!?!?!?!?!?!                                                                                   ASCII Character Set...                                                                                                         Avoiding Redo from start                                                                                                      M * input a string variable and convert it to a number (letters convert to '0')                                                 
 Many thanx                                                                                                                    
 like this:                                                                                                                     Thanx a million                                                                                                                Window statement?                                                                                                              heres the sample code                                                                                                         K *what are we supposed to do with this. it doesn't relate to anything at all                                                    Frank, this post out-of-thread                                                                                                 try my qbasic website                                                                                                         > * My suggestion is to give it a URL and let us know what it is                                                                 Re: try my qbasic website                                                                                                     N *Above post is useless.  Don't bother posting unless you have the information.                                                2 the website is http://www.geocities.com/jeremyr46/                                                                            ) oh, that must have been an old website :)                                                                                     @ Just posted: Utility to create Windows bitmaps from within QB...                                                               I patched it a bit - OK?                                                                                                      ' I trust your judgement, Mac, however...                                                                                       + Oops! Actually, you did create a problem...                                                                                    I hope it is fixed now.                                                                                                        Hey, not problem...                                                                                                           ; *is there a way to load the same pic that you made into qb?                                                                    Here...                                                                                                                        Printing in Windows                                                                                                           < You should make sure that you use the SHELL command is last.                                                                   shell command at the end...                                                                                                    Uhm... Yeah...                                                                                                                3 help with inkeys inside a loop?a good title i think                                                                           D * post something you have tested in QB, then we can take a lok at it                                                           We're still waiting, Frank                                                                                                    ' *Does any1 know where I can get QB 7.1?                                                                                       + Re: *Does any1 know where I can get QB 7.1?                                                                                    use google.com                                                                                                                " Or the site of our friend Billy...                                                                                             I found 7.1 pds on google.                                                                                                     songs                                                                                                                          QB45.com....                                                                                                                   INKEY                                                                                                                         $ There is no really easy way. But ...                                                                                            use Future Library from qb45.net                                                                                               multi                                                                                                                         + * See &quot;There is no easy...&quot; above                                                                                    Screen Modes etc                                                                                                              - Re: High screen resolutions with 256 Colours.                                                                                 + Re: High screen resolution with 256 colours                                                                                    Thx guys                                                                                                                       Re: Screen Modes etc                                                                                                           printing                                                                                                                       There could be several reasons                                                                                                 Printing in Windows                                                                                                            whole number                                                                                                                  > *CINT(number)  -- rounds out decimal number to nearest integer                                                                4 Also, INT() and FIX(), depending on what you want...                                                                          + Getting time length of a MIDI file question                                                                                   W * www.wotsit.org is a good place for information about formats of different file types.                                       4 agameous, other gurus, here is another buggy program                                                                          6 Sorry - never mind - this program is incredably stupid                                                                         nah..... here is the answer Mac                                                                                                ?? 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 Who is wrong?                                                                                                                 
 Hmm, ok...                                                                                                                     Yeah, you're right there...                                                                                                    Try this                                                                                                                      - Inputting into QBasic and running interactive                                                                                   Arrgh! zombie, other gurus: HELP                                                                                               * Never mind. I found the bug.                                                                                                 Graphics                                                                                                                       look at this tutorial (url)                                                                                                    many thanks.                                                                                                                   answer                                                                                                                        9 * read the tutorial- there's an easier and faster way! :)                                                                     ? *it doesn't open for me. whats wrong? says page cannot be found                                                               # Try QB4.5 and one of the libraries.                                                                                            agamemnus...                                                                                                                   no =(                                                                                                                         	 Excuse...                                                                                                                     # What are you running? Windows 3.1??                                                                                            Or Win9x...                                                                                                                    Well, exCUUUUSE me!                                                                                                           . Im not totally sure about this one but........                                                                                $ Running a DOS program during boot-up                                                                                          1 Just a question for all people discussing this...                                                                             3 And just a quick addition to my previous message...                                                                            Agreed.                                                                                                                       0 I don't have the problem of an unfresh system...                                                                              W &quot;Unfortunately, FreeRAM XP Pro is currently incompatible with Windows NT 4.x&quot;                                       $ any one else ever been to devzoo.com                                                                                          	 Good site                                                                                                                     , * try www.bloodshed.net, great compilers too                                                                                  7 *bloodshed is awsome, i could spend hours there. maybe.                                                                       $ I just did. 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Could be simpler though!                                                                                        B *just wondering, what is the merge option for in the qb File menu?                                                            6 It combines separate files into one file automatically                                                                         Nth Root                                                                                                                      	 SQR (n) *                                                                                                                     * i thought he ment the nth root of a number                                                                                     Don't think so                                                                                                                $ Actually webberboy is exactly right.                                                                                          0 Question sorta about windows registrty..........                                                                              / That it self involves messing with the registry                                                                                Win98 way...                                                                                                                  X You can do that in all windows, it's just not user friendly to ask someone to do that by                                      = Ya i could do all that in the windows folder view but........                                                                  Zero G                                                                                                                        ! Big problem with spell effects...                                                                                              well...                                                                                                                       % Re: Big problem with spell effects...                                                                                          Thanks!                                                                                                                         I don't get the fireball idea...                                                                                              $ Re: I don't get the fireball idea...                                                                                           Ever tried QB45??                                                                                                             3 writing quotes to data file around a variable input                                                                           
 Use the ASCII                                                                                                                 ! *Use WRITE #1 instead of PRINT #1                                                                                              * Why?                                                                                                                        > Just another way to solve the problem, since WRITE adds quotes                                                                " xp , usb printer = cant use LPRINT                                                                                             *About Printing in Qbasic                                                                                                      Re: *About Printing in Qbasic                                                                                                 Q * Anon., please use an asterisk in your title only when you have no message text.                                              That won't work.                                                                                                               Check out DOSPRINT                                                                                                             2 questions.........                                                                                                          ? Well, I'm nearly finished in Florida. On the road for 3-4 days.                                                               T *Good to hear that you'll be back to the forum soon :-D. Hope you had a good trip...                                          
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 Yes, you can!                                                                                                                  Decimal point...                                                                                                              4 you can use the SINGLE type... &quot;!&quot; I think                                                                          X *agamemnus, this is getting very annoying! Please use an * when there is no text inside!                                      	 *i try :(                                                                                                                      re: decimal point                                                                                                             + Re: Decimal places (nasty but effective)...                                                                                    Print Result - FIX(Result)                                                                                                     RE:Result - FIX(Result)                                                                                                        Not true                                                                                                                      	 Tried it.                                                                                                                     + For more information on rounding numbers...                                                                                   > Ok I stand corrected - but FIX is still the better choice (nt)                                                                ! Knowing the Speed of the Computer                                                                                              Er...                                                                                                                         / TIMER is accurate to about 1/18.2 of a second..                                                                                Score one for VBDOS....                                                                                                       > *anything that your computer can do, asm can do, and qb can do                                                                0 this is what I do when I want something clocked:                                                                              < Please Send me tutorial on how to handle the interrupt lists                                                                   Well...                                                                                                                        WEBSITES                                                                                                                       My code so far.                                                                                                               ) You didn't have to create another thread.                                                                                     1 *Thxs alot for the help :D it's all worked out :D                                                                              Nice, but two things...                                                                                                        Graphics tutorials?                                                                                                            *http://www.qbasic.com/                                                                                                       - * http://qbasicnews.com/learn/tutorials.shtml                                                                                  Help                                                                                                                           Don't think so, but...                                                                                                         ok                                                                                                                            % I know this is alot to ask...........                                                                                         & Seems to me like a simple oversight...                                                                                         I am wiling to take a look!                                                                                                   
 Encryption                                                                                                                    / nah, that was quite an old message.............                                                                                Not exactly                                                                                                                    It's possible, here's how...                                                                                                  F Zack, that is ridiculous.  Here is the working code, as was requested.                                                        + *You're right. It was just a suggestion....                                                                                   C Help!  I've been working on this all day and can't get the bug out!                                                            Never mind.  I finally got it.                                                                                                L * Need a program to create 16x16 sprites for QB.. Know where to download it?                                                  * http://www.network54.com/Hide/Forum/190883                                                                                     show all                                                                                                                       Sure...                                                                                                                        Arrays in RANDOM files                                                                                                        F Unfortunately, arrays have to be saved/loaded one element at a time...                                                         thebobbbbbbbbbb                                                                                                                duh, heh                                                                                                                      P *If I had a nickel for every time I did that, I'd have, -well... about $1.35 :-)                                               Actually, I found out... ^_^;                                                                                                  Massive problem...                                                                                                            ' We'll, a little more info wouldn't hurt                                                                                       B arrays are your friend. You could try multidimensional arrays, too                                                             :)                                                                                                                            0 you got it semi-backwards as you'll soon realize                                                                              % TYPE..END TYPE structs are nice too..                                                                                          Do not understand...                                                                                                           yes, of course..                                                                                                              : you don't need that though, you can just do it directly...                                                                    O And then when you move on to other languages, the compiler will slap you silly.                                                Elaboration.                                                                                                                   oh, err.....                                                                                                                  / Pardon me for sounding like an asshole...but...                                                                               R * BTW, my code is untested; just noticed I'm missing an END IF in the 2nd example.                                            . RE: your second example - (just a side remark)                                                                                9 er... you don't need TYPE. you must declare large arrays.                                                                      Next step in the gui...                                                                                                       	 VBDOS 1.0                                                                                                                      ......                                                                                                                         *What's that supposed to mean?                                                                                                 *nm                                                                                                                            I have the original VB DOS 1.0                                                                                                 Actually...                                                                                                                    Laptop keyboards                                                                                                               Nah...                                                                                                                        2 I still aint figured this out.. any help please :D                                                                             Your CASE statments                                                                                                            *Statements, not statments :-D                                                                                                % Nothing wrong with the CASE statement                                                                                          *Ah, didn't know that :-D                                                                                                       Adding to what Earthborn said...                                                                                               Another thing...                                                                                                               Help with my RPG                                                                                                              C *you should probably include what needs to be drawn and exact size.                                                            Here's an idea...                                                                                                              Problems making .EXE                                                                                                          , ...and I don't wan't to split the file (txt)                                                                                  K * Just solved the problem. Downloaded QB7.1 .... Thanx for help anyway! ;-)                                                   ! I keep having the same problem...                                                                                              Try                                                                                                                           = * I use XP too, but it worked fine when I downloaded QB7.1 :P                                                                  How can I save in QB                                                                                                           Re: How can I save in QB                                                                                                      
 nice, but....                                                                                                                 
 your problems                                                                                                                 ) HELP! I NEED QBASIC FOR WINDOWS XP! HELP!                                                                                     $ did you try searching google.com?...                                                                                           if you have a 98 or ME                                                                                                        8 * I also think you need help turning your CAPS lock off!                                                                       Get your copy now!!!                                                                                                           source code to JPDEV                                                                                                           Re: source code to JPDEV                                                                                                       *eh..excuse me?                                                                                                               D * ay, part of programming is accepting constructive critisism right?                                                          / *there is nothing wrong with the code structure                                                                                * Thats a matter of opinion.                                                                                                  W * I've had another look and maybe I was quick to comment, I would have done it the same                                        sound on a computer                                                                                                            * not possible                                                                                                                 Yes, it is possible.                                                                                                           *Thanx that will be great help.                                                                                               N * my apologies - I am but a wee QB grasshopper, not skilled in libraries : - )                                                 Enemys                                                                                                                         Yep...                                                                                                                        9 *Thxs alot thats one part sorted gotta figure the rest :D                                                                      The better way...                                                                                                             4 The actual reason for .05 delay being the minimum...                                                                           Delay ghosts movements?                                                                                                        Can someone explain to me??                                                                                                   - Post your code so we can see what is wrong...                                                                                  the problem is this                                                                                                            QUBIC AND GO FISH - need them                                                                                                  Serial Port Problem                                                                                                            Are you sure                                                                                                                   Comm1 port, thanks                                                                                                            M * Please reply in the appropriate thread (which is still on this first page).                                                  help!!!                                                                                                                       
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 QB or VB ?                                                                                                                    ( VB is not easier than QB; it's prettier.                                                                                       I wish... (rant)                                                                                                               Actually there is...                                                                                                           * Cool Bananas                                                                                                                
 That is nifty                                                                                                                  I would beg to differ.                                                                                                        
 games help                                                                                                                     If I get this straight                                                                                                        % It's ok, here's what you need to know                                                                                          well am not sure but .....                                                                                                    ( HELP!!!  Average with even or odd number                                                                                        Well, sorry,we don't do homework                                                                                               Answer of Average                                                                                                             
 PacMan Sprite                                                                                                                  If you mean...                                                                                                                " i just want to be able to ........                                                                                            1 Here is ONE way to replace the C with the sprite.                                                                             = Here is ONE way to replace the &quot;C&quot; with the sprite.                                                                 6 Here is how I would do it, a MUCH better way.(I think)                                                                         Small delay                                                                                                                   ( your for loop has a minimum delay of .1?                                                                                       that would be quick but...                                                                                                     then put it ...                                                                                                               & well...when i want a short delay i use                                                                                        L Use something like Future.Libary's high resolution timing routines (no text)                                                   My small delays.                                                                                                               Help!                                                                                                                         # could you post students.txt? I'm...                                                                                           ' Re: could you post students.txt? I'm...                                                                                        ok i think i see it...                                                                                                         So....                                                                                                                        , Ok, this is where you should put everything:                                                                                  
 your right                                                                                                                     sigh. The full program, here:                                                                                                  Done                                                                                                                          1 *worked for me. why did you change code again? :|                                                                              didn't work for me                                                                                                             k                                                                                                                             0 Re: Ok, this is where you should put everything:                                                                               update                                                                                                                        $ *oh, i didn't know you changed it :)                                                                                           Re: ok i think i see it...                                                                                                    ' Re: could you post students.txt? I'm...                                                                                       % Here's something to help you along...                                                                                          Too Slow...                                                                                                                    A couple Ideas                                                                                                                 *Thx ill look into it                                                                                                          Qbasic Nibbles clasic Version                                                                                                  I have it...                                                                                                                  2 Anybody know this... Does win 3.1 come with qbasic                                                                            
 Answer is Yes                                                                                                                 > But... is that just because win 3.1 is installed on top of dos                                                                 QBasic installed                                                                                                              6 Well, it can't be installed if it's not on the disk/CD                                                                         Out of string space                                                                                                           
 yes, here:                                                                                                                     What Code for Pocket PC                                                                                                       Z Got any good friends who own a pocket pc who would let you see if it can run dos programs?                                    > Is there a simple way to determine if a file exists?..........                                                                3 Without using SHELL...check the length of the file.                                                                           
 Array problem                                                                                                                  This should help you...                                                                                                       , *LOL, i dimmed day$ to 31 *doh* oh well, lol                                                                                  3 If you wanted to use a loop to fill the day array..                                                                            *i was just gonna post that :)                                                                                                 Thanks for the help                                                                                                           " Any1 know anything about HTML?....                                                                                             Here is what I find...                                                                                                         Wierd                                                                                                                          Maybe this will help a bit                                                                                                    - Zack, did you read my answer to your problem?                                                                                  *I read it, I posted a reply...                                                                                               	 Hi, matty                                                                                                                     O * I took the liberty of reposting his question there...as well as answering it.                                                my humble reply                                                                                                                Here                                                                                                                          + Why can't I get the left arrow key to work?                                                                                   6 ans$=input$(1) will always return only 1 character :-(                                                                        I *Does that mean that CHR$(29) is actually the same as CHR$(0) + CHR$(77)?                                                     / * Sorry, I have never used or heard of chr$(29)                                                                               + * i think 29 that's the ctrl key's scancode                                                                                    Actually... No.                                                                                                                Here's what I'm trying to do.                                                                                                  Opening Binary files?..........                                                                                                Well...                                                                                                                       7 Well, I am not sure why they call it &quot;binary&quot;                                                                        Answer of Opening Binary Files                                                                                                 Keyboard startup error...                                                                                                      Answer of Keyboard Error                                                                                                       VB , QB                                                                                                                       + IMO RPGs are better done in QB+Good_Library                                                                                   Z *Please put an * in front of messages with no text inside. You keep doing this repeatedly.                                    / *force of no habit -- usually it's done for me.                                                                                Re: VB , QB                                                                                                                    to jsimpson                                                                                                                   2 Well... I found the spanish version of Windows 3.1                                                                            ; *It's not. I'm now looking for my windows NT 3.1 spanish CD                                                                   - A list of all special chars (like &amp; % | )                                                                                  ascii chart                                                                                                                   Z *or just use the qb help files.. try looking under CHR$.. look at the bottom of that page.                                     You mean these?                                                                                                               5 in the help file, it's in the contents page actually.                                                                          qlb files in Visual Basic                                                                                                      The short answer is no                                                                                                         Save Game Example?                                                                                                             look for OPEN...                                                                                                               Here...                                                                                                                        Some .exe dont work                                                                                                           Z * Are you compiling stand-alone EXE's? Or EXE's that require BRUN45.EXE (default choice) ?                                     *Stand-alone's                                                                                                                & *I don't think NT runs 16 bit programs                                                                                        % I have NT which runs 16 bit programs.                                                                                         
 Ok ill try                                                                                                                    
 You might try                                                                                                                  Quick question                                                                                                                 :| er.                                                                                                                         Very simple                                                                                                                    simple                                                                                                                        	 Thank you                                                                                                                      Untitled                                                                                                                       yeah..                                                                                                                         Another way...                                                                                                                 ???? Another weird problem                                                                                                     Re: ???? Another weird problem                                                                                                 LOCATE row, column                                                                                                            J *But that's not what I want...I want it to display it in the same place...                                                     Do it like this.  (It works.)                                                                                                 L That was my original prog. But it flickered a lot so I tried to change it...                                                   Zack, Here is your problem                                                                                                     Thanks, but....                                                                                                               
 Yes it can                                                                                                                    Y Grrr....Well, I guess I'll get rid of the ASCII display :-( But here's the completed prog                                     M * Well, you're missing a lot. My two-line solution would give a nice display.                                                  Control Codes...                                                                                                              C Don't &quot;start the loop at 12&quot; Instead, so what I suggested                                                            PERO QUE MUY BONITO                                                                                                           	 Por Favor                                                                                                                      Re: PERO QUE MUY BONITO                                                                                                        Keeping letter question                                                                                                        Strange question                                                                                                              
 But what then                                                                                                                 5 Here is some untested code (I don't have QBasic here)                                                                         Z *much shorter (and neater) than my array! i think you need STATIC at the top of that sub..                                    G Hi, Munk - No, you don't need STATIC for GOSUBs (debugged version here)                                                        how about this                                                                                                                 ...or concatinate a test string                                                                                                To Munk                                                                                                                        *Bobby!? is that you!?                                                                                                         Limits??                                                                                                                       Yes, it's possible.                                                                                                            you sure can :-)                                                                                                              ; i have a 2d game made from the birds-eye point of veiw(url)                                                                    Decent game :)                                                                                                                	 thanks...                                                                                                                     . can somebody help me this is a simple question                                                                                 Easiest way                                                                                                                   # Wow! I thought this place was dead!                                                                                            * still mostly QB                                                                                                             7 * If I told you the true purpose, I'd have to kill you.                                                                        * Now I have to kill stylez                                                                                                   3 * Damn...I knew I should have kept my fingers shut.                                                                            Spinning Around                                                                                                                DRAW command..                                                                                                                 *ya, like me                                                                                                                   You need to know trigonometry.                                                                                                X *would you use the same thing that you used for the missles, for the moving of the ship?                                       Yeah, pretty much.                                                                                                            Z *could you give me an example of using draw? Iv never used it befor (i mainly use sprites)                                    > * Whoops, my &quot;Here&quot; message went in the wrong place.                                                                 Here.                                                                                                                         V *Were can I get a help file for VBscript? I dont wanna buy it yet so I must use VB 5.5                                        ' htmlgoodies.com has some VBScript stuff                                                                                        *sorry, no text above                                                                                                         S *Well most of that stuff I already knew. Can any1 just tell me how to use file I/O?                                           3 I've been trying to figure that out all day, too...                                                                            Here...                                                                                                                        *thanks :-)                                                                                                                    i need your help                                                                                                              - Only if you have the spanish version of it...                                                                                 ( I may have spanish qbasic in my old msdn                                                                                      , Re: I may have spanish qbasic in my old msdn                                                                                   Error when compileing                                                                                                          Actually....                                                                                                                   options                                                                                                                        rename files...                                                                                                                Couldn't                                                                                                                      
 Seems to work                                                                                                                  i concour..                                                                                                                    You could...                                                                                                                   Best idea yet. Or...                                                                                                           LOL                                                                                                                           Q *Run the program that renames the exe files on the hard drive from a floppy disk.                                              Get this thing done......                                                                                                      ok:                                                                                                                           # Where is Mac?  I'm getting worried.                                                                                            Hmm...                                                                                                                        J * Computer breakdown is still up, but all I can think off, he's retired...                                                    ) That came out wrong/didn't sound right...                                                                                      Sorry to worry you!                                                                                                            Florida                                                                                                                        * It's summer in Brasil.. heh                                                                                                 U *You in Newfoundland? I'm in Ontario...I wish I was in Florida, no -25 celsius there!                                          wow...                                                                                                                        U *What a relief you're OK, Mac.  28 inches of snow in NYC!  Spent 10 hours shovelling.                                          DOS commands form QB                                                                                                           *Look at SHELL in help                                                                                                        ( *SHELL followed by DOS command in quotes                                                                                      E *Does anyone know where I can get a free assembler like TASM or MASM?                                                          Well                                                                                                                          7 my qbasic program won't display correctly on new laptop                                                                        anyway, here's the code                                                                                                        I have the same problem!                                                                                                       Try changing the properties                                                                                                   M *I think I've come to the conclusion that laptops are just no good for Qbasic                                                  Graphics in Qbasic                                                                                                             k, look here                                                                                                                   **Re:k,look here                                                                                                               computer course                                                                                                               1 just use them. It's like riding a bicycle for me.                                                                             O *There are plenty of high-school programming courses, many of them teach QBasic                                                HELP!!! pls its urgent                                                                                                         ok                                                                                                                             *Ah!  Of course!                                                                                                              2 I know I should't give homework help but... hmm...                                                                             Re: HELP!!! pls its urgent                                                                                                     Re: HELP!!! pls its urgent                                                                                                     ASM help                                                                                                                       then read a tutorial!                                                                                                         Z *Thanks. Did I say I wanted you to write a tutorial? Well, if I did, I didnt mean that :-/                                     my point was..                                                                                                                 parallel port in xp                                                                                                           ( *whats the easiest way to fill a circle?                                                                                      H You could use the paint command but if you know how big the circle is...                                                      ! thanx thats exactly what i needed                                                                                             3 *Easier????? No. And probably about 10 times slower                                                                            DRAW very much easier                                                                                                         , A couple of points about painting circles...                                                                                  * *Impede, of course, not &quot;imped&quot;.                                                                                     see the FAQ in qb45.com                                                                                                       	 DOS Based                                                                                                                      qbasic NEEDS DOS..                                                                                                            	 Need help                                                                                                                      it is simple                                                                                                                   Thanks                                                                                                                        . you also need to use MOD to separate fractions                                                                                Z * Put an * in front of title if there is no text in the message, so no need  to click open                                     Read Me!                                                                                                                      Y *You people seem to be forgetting about our policy not to do someone's homework for them!                                     T * That, or they enjoy wasting their time earning a grade for some complete stranger.                                          , Finished two-player PONG game, URL inside...                                                                                   iSqrt 32 bit no                                                                                                                hmm.. ok (not tested)                                                                                                          thx                                                                                                                            btw                                                                                                                            full screen                                                                                                                   Z * right-click the program in windows, select properties - screen (tab) - usage: fullscreen                                     is this cheating?                                                                                                              bsave and bload                                                                                                               S You will need a good undersanding of the workings of a computer in real mode but...                                           % Sorry got cut off there ....cont.....                                                                                          input                                                                                                                          * here's a url                                                                                                                 Serial port                                                                                                                    Do you have the right cable?                                                                                                   Thats the same thing...                                                                                                        Ummm... not quite                                                                                                              Re: Ummm... not quite                                                                                                          Yeah, thats about it                                                                                                           If you make the cable                                                                                                         4 *If you are in qbasic, you can disable the handshake                                                                          Q *You can use a Laplink cable or a null modem adapter connected to a serial cable.                                              *Thank you so much :)                                                                                                         ! Need a little string help here...                                                                                             / Check out the QB FAQ subforum # 13.  url inside                                                                                GET and PUT statments                                                                                                          Quite simply...                                                                                                                Or you put like this                                                                                                          A *It sometimes wouldn't work with XOR. Anyway, XOR is the default.                                                              Sort algorithim                                                                                                               ' That's called a &quot;bubble sort&quot;                                                                                        oh. so it isn't a bub sort                                                                                                    ] You haven't invented anything new.  Check out the Tips &amp; Techniques subforum.  url inside                                  I didnt expect to                                                                                                              Gosub?                                                                                                                         ooops                                                                                                                          Actually                                                                                                                       Ok                                                                                                                            K * GOSUBs are very usefull to decrease code size, GOTOs are bad practice IMO                                                    no, it's OK.                                                                                                                   no! GOTO == evil!                                                                                                              heh. i am not so sure.                                                                                                        " No you dodn't even need GOTO there                                                                                             If you pay attention...                                                                                                       & * Messed up text with title... oh well                                                                                        , how do you make a programe that runs the d:/                                                                                   Go here:                                                                                                                      4 Im kinda new but i cant get that to work help please                                                                           Graphics                                                                                                                      Z *Press the Print Screen key while graphics are visible, paste into Windows Paint and print                                     Even better: (URL Inside)                                                                                                     9 how to make some good background sound..and some graphics                                                                      Making Menus in Qbasic???                                                                                                      Well                                                                                                                           * Dmark, Francs? it's all                                                                                                    " use a comma instead of a semicolon                                                                                            ! oh, the other part of your answer                                                                                             9 Using LOCATE to present a user-friendly data entry screen                                                                     = Re: Using LOCATE to present a user-friendly data entry screen                                                                 & Anonymous: Your program is very buggy.                                                                                         lol, not suprising...                                                                                                         % Improved program, but a little buggy.                                                                                         0 OK, I got it - user must press Enter to continue                                                                              W Completed data entry program with variable field sizes and input limited to field sizes                                       H *Mac, should this program be posted on the sub-forum?  If so, which one?                                                      = Never mind.  Program is still buggy.  Maybe someone can help?                                                                 ; Got all the bugs out now!  Complete revised program inside.                                                                    Dimensioning in subs and more                                                                                                  I don't think you can.                                                                                                         2nd question                                                                                                                   You should be able to do this                                                                                                  Factorials of Decimals                                                                                                        9 * Wondering about the same thing! Don't know yet though..                                                                      Google works wonders.                                                                                                         O *If it answer my question, then tell me what it says, cause I don't see where?!                                               X I guess you're right. I didn't see the &quot;non&quot; when I found it the first time...                                       ???Weird problem                                                                                                              ; Nothing is so weird that nobdy has experienced it before...                                                                    Possibe Reason                                                                                                                5 *what are the main differences between QB45 and 71???                                                                           Well in compilation to .EXE's...                                                                                               Actually...                                                                                                                    hey can you help me                                                                                                            Well...                                                                                                                        PONG clone help                                                                                                               = *Argh, the drawings are messed up...but you know what I mean.                                                                 
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 * Sure :-)                                                                                                                    0 Let me know if you have any problems... URL here                                                                              # *I tried that URL, it doesn't work.                                                                                           3 *Well, try it again :) I think i fixed the problem.                                                                            I got lucky                                                                                                                    I got even luckier                                                                                                             I'm almost as lucky as that...                                                                                                 Got even luckier                                                                                                               More Lucky Than All Of YOU!!!                                                                                                 5 Yeah, thats about where I am... nice thing, isn't it.                                                                         . Is it possible to get square root with qbasic?                                                                                 SQR                                                                                                                           ' *if not, then it is root = sqrt(number)                                                                                        Come on guys...                                                                                                               S *well, some computers don't have qbasic (i am now operating off 6 comps, 3 with qb)                                            I will get off of my soapbox                                                                                                   how do i get qbasic45 to print                                                                                                 Answers                                                                                                                       	 One thing                                                                                                                     9 I noticed that I can't get my new printer to print, but..                                                                      Collision detection                                                                                                            yeah...                                                                                                                       4 check out my game that uses collision detection(url)                                                                          
 Thanks....                                                                                                                    2 btw, I disagree with that definition of 'clipping'                                                                             Okay, we disagree :-) But...                                                                                                   er... first person games...                                                                                                   
 Oh, lkt153...                                                                                                                  The Maze...                                                                                                                    Cool...                                                                                                                         Ok, but more trouble now... hehe                                                                                               Ok, then...                                                                                                                   Z * Ok , I'll send oyu he source for ver2.2 and any others you may want, thanks for the tip.                                    : *Great :-D Have you emailed it yet? It hasn't showed up...                                                                     Ran into some more trouble...                                                                                                 - *Great! Post the address of the web1000 site.                                                                                  *http://lkt153.web1000.com                                                                                                     qb45.com back up                                                                                                              , *If your msg has no text put a '*' before it                                                                                  I *it had a space, although that might not count. Doesn't allow blank text.                                                     Z *It allows blank txt 4 me. I'm not typing a thing in the Text box.and  a space don't count                                     *Nope                                                                                                                         W * if you click Respond or Post instead of Preview - it will let you leave the msg empty                                       + ??? i was saying that qb45 is still down...                                                                                    *But it's back now :D                                                                                                         1 Can you give me a tutorial about OFFSET commands?                                                                             + Sorry, there is no OFFSET command in QBasic                                                                                     there's no OFFSET command indeed                                                                                               Index file in QBasic                                                                                                          7 Is there a way to create an index file within qbasic ??                                                                        Heres an example                                                                                                              9 Not entirely true... Qb 7.0, 7.1, and VBDOS all have ISAM                                                                      Ahh, so!                                                                                                                      / Have you ever gotten a chance to play with ISAM                                                                               
 Validation                                                                                                                    	 Use If...                                                                                                                     C It looks like you have the same homework assignment as someone else                                                            CHECK DIGIT? WHAT THE HELL                                                                                                    % ...oops.  use this code instead.  heh                                                                                         $ How to raise 2 to a very large power                                                                                          7 i already appologized for the extra thread yesterday...                                                                       6 *Right. But this is even another extra thread - Right?                                                                        . Hmm, actually, it looks like something else...                                                                                 String to Numeric?                                                                                                             * a=val(a$)                                                                                                                    Thanks                                                                                                                         LM:  your power of 2 thingy                                                                                                    *thx                                                                                                                          % ??? Will somebody explain this to me?                                                                                          ...                                                                                                                            Sorry about that, JP_Doom                                                                                                      'tis ok                                                                                                                        * As es la vida                                                                                                               Mac...                                                                                                                         device fault                                                                                                                  * Causes no problem using QB1.0 on WindowsNT                                                                                     LPRINT                                                                                                                        
 Re: LPRINT                                                                                                                     Soundblaster sound                                                                                                            	 nevermind                                                                                                                      FPS question                                                                                                                   well..........                                                                                                                ! i think he wanted to know the max                                                                                             G *Exactly. I want to find the FPS that my game runs at, not regulate it.                                                       ! i think he wanted to know the max                                                                                             V *sorry it got put up here twice, it gave me an error the first time and i reposted it.                                         Well, let me see...                                                                                                            Dividing by 1 does nothing.                                                                                                    I use divide by 1 a lot...                                                                                                    2 *The \ is integer division, not regular / division                                                                              If it's rounding you're after...                                                                                              % It's simple, but unnecessarily tricky                                                                                         , We Hold This Code to Be Self-Evident, That..                                                                                   actually, I disagree..                                                                                                         * Heh - yep, we disagree OK                                                                                                   5 what? no argument? I was so looking forward to it ;-)                                                                          Heh, I forgot all about OOP.                                                                                                   But...                                                                                                                        - let's analyze what 'per' means for a minute..                                                                                  *Thanks. I was stupid :-D                                                                                                     < *In any case, thats seconds per frame, not frames per second                                                                  $ Seems I stirred up something here...                                                                                          K Hehe, seems my game runs to fast. I get 'division by zero' error message...                                                   K *Hope you made sure to define the start and end variables as doubles (#)...                                                   ( in responce to james nickowan on feb 8th                                                                                      W * If you're replying to a message, do just that: reply. Please don't make a new thread.                                        Why does this happen?                                                                                                          that is odd                                                                                                                   , are you sure you copied that down correctly?                                                                                   I see your point                                                                                                               the problem is..                                                                                                              3 I guess that's the danger of using literal numbers.                                                                           9 i never thought to look at the integer ranges, gj alipha.                                                                      Interesting. Problem restated:                                                                                                9 * This works: var = 0! + 3445 + 9987 + 9345 + 8834 + 1234                                                                     - So you could probably have a single precision                                                                                  Using MP3's in QB                                                                                                              Mp3 information                                                                                                                rotate                                                                                                                         well...                                                                                                                       # serial printers winth win2k / winXP                                                                                           . How can you dimension subs into arrays?.......                                                                                 It is a bit confusing                                                                                                         ! You don't want to use an array...                                                                                             # Sorry, you cannot do that in QBasic                                                                                            This may do what you want...                                                                                                   System Requirements                                                                                                           X * I think qb has been with DOS since the first version so, any old DOS machine will work                                       Don't laugh, but...                                                                                                           
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 Ciclos ???                                                                                                                    @ Do loops - an explanation of pretest, posttest, WHILE and UNTIL.                                                              ! Ciclos (Spanish?) Loops (English)                                                                                              INT Function                                                                                                                   Homework policy.                                                                                                               You Could also use...                                                                                                         % But, like all homework assignments...                                                                                          Are you sure??                                                                                                                > *I think it may be checking for odd or even (like for parity).                                                                 Reading bits from a byte                                                                                                      / You read specific bits, via binary operators...                                                                                *EQV                                                                                                                          & * What does &quot;EQV&quot; stand for?                                                                                        9 Just realized what you meant, nevermind the above post...                                                                      Why doesn't this work?                                                                                                         heh.. for one..                                                                                                               # Thanks.  Revised version now works.                                                                                            Analyzing: -15321                                                                                                             9 Thanks a million, but please help me with one more thing.                                                                     9 You might have caught lkt153 in an arithmetic error (heh)                                                                     = Spock was right. My calculations were, in fact, incorrect :-(                                                                 ? negating a number is a little more than flipping the sign bit..                                                                Re: reading bits in a byte.                                                                                                   5 Quick inspection method of negating binary numbers...                                                                          Thanks, alipha and stylez                                                                                                      Qbasic MUD?                                                                                                                    *BBS means bulitin board system                                                                                               # I finished RATTLER.BAS (URL inside)                                                                                            Or if you prefer...                                                                                                           + *Best Nibbles clone I ever played. :) Nice.                                                                                   3 *Nicely done, but runs a bit slowly on my computer.                                                                            help with graphing a parabula                                                                                                  do this:                                                                                                                       Help for the OS maker, please!                                                                                                J Sorry i cant help u on that but i can actually use some help from you.....                                                     This is for you both...                                                                                                        Re:                                                                                                                            Reboot command for Matty                                                                                                      " I REALLY didn't mean to be rude...                                                                                            1 I did not take that offencive at all.(more)......                                                                              Well, Windows 3.1 is a shell                                                                                                  ' For the record, I am developing a shell                                                                                        Any maths genius here                                                                                                         + *there is a square root function here (url)                                                                                    Library for GPIB card                                                                                                          compile                                                                                                                        Re: compile                                                                                                                    compile answer                                                                                                                 A possible answer                                                                                                             8 You can also link (from the command line) using Overlays                                                                      
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Pls participate in this challenge...                                                                             R Here...doesn't really 'SAVE' your screen as it doesn't go black ever, but its cool                                            ] *you put LOOP WHILE press$ &lt;&gt; &quot;&quot;, not LOOP UNTIL press$ &lt;&gt; &quot;&quot;                                 K oops, sorry. 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 Re: Your Game                                                                                                                 Z *Thats agood game. The only thing i would suggest it use the arrow keys to move. Good tho.                                     I could need....                                                                                                              ; *is there a way to send graphic statements to the lpt port?                                                                   & also(add-on to previous post).........                                                                                        < Of course you CAN try to make a qbasic program to do that...                                                                   Graphics to the printer                                                                                                        yep                                                                                                                           < Given the code you've shown, there shouldn't be a problem...                                                                   RE: Given the code...                                                                                                          Sounds to me like...                                                                                                           RE: Sounds to me like...                                                                                                       With Qbasic 4.5 use a lan                                                                                                      shared directories?                                                                                                            New Lib out!!!!!                                                                                                              > this page keeps making popups that make it hard to browse. DSL                                                                 Try                                                                                                                           % *also popup stopper is free and works                                                                                         , * Or try to use a browser that doesn't suck.                                                                                   show a bit of code that                                                                                                       + * are you still plaguing this forum?  : - (                                                                                    Y wud u want to?                                                                                                              6 * ..and.. why use assembly? why not QB's XOR operator?                                                                         Show a bit of manners...                                                                                                       exiting stuff help!                                                                                                            use end or SLEEP or something                                                                                                 
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 MISTAKE!!!                                                                                                                    Q Try my program. You can see the cursor and edit with backspace. See hints inside.                                             Y *Solitaires program looks like one I made for someone before that asked the same question                                     = This program is original, not a copy from anyone else's code.                                                                 S *Of course, they're all going to be similar, -although thanks for the LOCATE , , 1!                                            Programming AI??                                                                                                              2 Attacking the nearest enemy sounds like an ok plan                                                                             I think I know what you want                                                                                                  > RTS in QBasic?  With exceptional AI?  A bit too much methinks.                                                                
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 Unfortunately                                                                                                                  is there such a thing...                                                                                                       Like the ON statement...                                                                                                      X *i did. it said something about a UEVENT...i'm not sure what it is though. anybody help?                                      ; ON UEVENT is supposed to be used with lower level languages                                                                     No, i was just wondering. But...                                                                                              C pr0gger, Off topic, but did you see my &quot;Slight Bug&quot; post?                                                            Yes...                                                                                                                         Not possible - Sorry                                                                                                           *waaaah oh well...:-(                                                                                                         # Maybe this helps, maybe not? maybe?                                                                                           R *Yes, that might work, but then it will just end my program...and slow it way down                                            ) Using the END command was just an example                                                                                     < *ah, wait a minute...i'm stupid...thanks, that does work :-)                                                                  . Good solution - Wish I had thought of that :-(                                                                                 Best solution:                                                                                                                 *don't quite get it...:-(                                                                                                     * you want to know when a variable changes..                                                                                     printing 2 copies                                                                                                             
 1 would guess                                                                                                                 $ sorry to bring this up again, but...                                                                                            not sure if this would help, but                                                                                               i need some help                                                                                                               here's the problem...                                                                                                         ? No, the CASE is OK (although I like : too). This program works:                                                                Well, nearly...                                                                                                               E heh, here's the good program  because Mac's too lazy to change it ;-)                                                         < Heh, well, while we're at it, let's reduce the code a bit...                                                                  Y *only reason i fixed it was cause he said he was a new programmer, he might get confused.                                      Slight improvement                                                                                                             I wouldn't do that                                                                                                             ;-)                                                                                                                            TNX                                                                                                                           L *what do you think the forum is here for? its to answer questions! ask away!                                                   Boot Sector Virus, Help!                                                                                                      
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 yes you can..                                                                                                                 D * sorry, apparently I was too eager to make a reply or something :-/                                                           That's okay                                                                                                                   - Re: Anyone ever attempted this B 4 in QBasic?                                                                                  Kinda                                                                                                                          Re: Good Method, I like it.                                                                                                    here's another idea                                                                                                            Re: Starting C++                                                                                                              " Links to more info on learning C++                                                                                             Re: Thanks Solitare                                                                                                            Some more links                                                                                                               * Challenge for advanced game programmers...                                                                                    > *how do you use arrays to store points for 2d rotations? (URL)                                                                 Can u use qbasic to telnet?                                                                                                   ; You can't use QBasic as such, but you can use DOS via SHELL                                                                    try this....                                                                                                                  a *The above should have been posted AFTER the &quot;help needed&quot; post, not start a new thread                             " hey, pr0gger: Here's how you do it                                                                                            " * oops, sorry... I was rushing :-/                                                                                            F LOL - Yep, that happens. Here is why this is an issue on this forum...                                                         Help needed here                                                                                                               Here...                                                                                                                        Countdown time in seconds                                                                                                      Countdown timer                                                                                                               6 *That should be DO WHILE t + 1 &gt;= TIMER   not &lt;=                                                                        1 FYI: Forum was suffering from A/C and DOS-attack.                                                                             	 Tutorials                                                                                                                      Tutorial                                                                                                                      V *www.members.aol.com/radiohands/ and click 'tutorials'. i learnt everything from them!                                        1 way off topic -- fixing java after installing IE6                                                                             
 i think...                                                                                                                    Z * yeah id rather use lynx than netscape. I wish IE wouldn't remove near-vital files though                                     http://www.opera.com                                                                                                          	 MusicHelp                                                                                                                     2 If by Music/Piano notes, you mean A, A#, B, etc...                                                                            d *Note: SB PLAY &quot;A B B# &gt; C... (&quot;&gt;&quot; steps to next octave, -or just use &quot;O4&                          3 Geeeez! SB &quot;O4&quot; not &quot;O4&amp; (wow!).                                                                            Check this out (url inside)                                                                                                   . A wonderful program - Why isn't it in the FAQ?                                                                                , *I agree! Both entertaining and informative.                                                                                  3 I just revised the program and posted it on the FAQ                                                                           L *I re-revised the ScreenModes sub and posted it after the full program post.                                                  	 You might                                                                                                                      No, I might not.                                                                                                              ! Off topic -- floating points in C                                                                                             7 * same as in qbasic.. (float = SINGLE, double = DOUBLE)                                                                       * * but then whats with the overflow errors?                                                                                    5 * how big of numbers are you using? (program please?)                                                                          source                                                                                                                         two                                                                                                                           " *what do you mean? please explain.                                                                                             Untitled                                                                                                                       * why? 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 Re: music?                                                                                                                     help with libraries                                                                                                           	 Libraries                                                                                                                     
 ah, yes...but                                                                                                                 * &quot;Nibbles-clone&quot; moving tail help                                                                                     use an array..                                                                                                                J Using an array is right, but you don't have to move all the data around...                                                    B Very nice, although I'm curious about your choice of SCREEN 8 ...?                                                             Why I used screen 8...                                                                                                        R Thanks,-just wondering (and yes I did like it, -especially all the added features)                                            0 Here is a challenge: Write an art program (URL*)                                                                               here...                                                                                                                       J Hey Mac, -I love it! Looks like real painting, so I added a couple things.                                                    J *Actually, c = INT(RND * 120) provides a nicer palette (less dark colors).                                                    0 *Sorry, no text in the &quot;Hey Mac&quot; post.                                                                              8 The canvas was a good addition. Art shows, here we come.                                                                      . I agree, -Jackson Pollack, eat your heart out!                                                                                > Hey mac, thats a bit like my RF1 screensaver thing.... in here                                                                > * Amazing coincidence. Nearly identical. Mine is a bit faster.                                                                3 Chain QB45 DOS applic. and Program under windows 98                                                                           	 simple...                                                                                                                     # Making a &quot;password&quot; input                                                                                           ( Check out FAQ #15 - It has what you need                                                                                       thanks                                                                                                                        2 Heres a solution to your problem, tried and tested                                                                             Fails to account for backspaces                                                                                               1 *yeah i did now, i didn't know there was a faq:-P                                                                              how do i use the arrow keys?                                                                                                  * Do you know how to use all the other keys?                                                                                     Qb code manipulation                                                                                                           problem with screen 9                                                                                                         A With a question like that we can only guess what's the problem...                                                              but...                                                                                                                        P * Re read what he said, he already answered all the questions you made so far...                                               I think I know....                                                                                                             Using mouse in programs                                                                                                       . It sounds like your program is in text mode...                                                                                ; *i think that Matt meant that the mouse cursor left a trail                                                                    If that's the case...                                                                                                          Ok that helped me                                                                                                              Screen 13 prob                                                                                                                 That's a very common problem...                                                                                                A very common problem                                                                                                          A very common problem                                                                                                         Y * Sorry for the double posts... I got error messages, thought the message wasn't posted..                                     B Heh, I got the error too, but wisely checked before posting again.                                                            $ something wrong with the PSET lines?                                                                                           Thnx                                                                                                                          + * Well, as I said, please post your program                                                                                   	 screen 13                                                                                                                     - * 15 and 255 both are, along with some others                                                                                 ` *15 and 31 are pure white but 255 isn't. Other &quot;whites&quot; are very light shades of gray.                              , You don't have to ask questions like that...                                                                                   *What is TYPE-END TYPE ?                                                                                                      @ Here is a object-oriented use. It is also used for random files.                                                              ! *But why would you use those....?                                                                                              it's.. not obvious?                                                                                                            okaaay, but...                                                                                                                0 myArray(1).x = 5 : myArray(2).a = &quot;hi&quot;                                                                              ( ah yes, now i understand...thanks, dudes                                                                                      , I crinched when Mac said 'object-oriented'..                                                                                  ? Your code should get the error &quot;Duplicate Definition&quot;                                                                URL Shell problem                                                                                                              you forgot something...                                                                                                       # i noticed that, but still get error                                                                                            hmm...                                                                                                                        & you guys are working to hard at this..                                                                                         i tried...and nothing                                                                                                          Future Library tutorial                                                                                                        Locate...?!?                                                                                                                   Huh?                                                                                                                           well....                                                                                                                       here is a hint...                                                                                                              um                                                                                                                             c'mon, guys                                                                                                                   	 URL shell                                                                                                                     8 If I can remember properly from previous discussions....                                                                       Correct!                                                                                                                      
 Re: URL shell                                                                                                                  Screens Question                                                                                                              
 Elaborate?                                                                                                                    4 *nope, no way.  Those extra screen modes are decoys.                                                                           You cannot go back to a window                                                                                                " * SCREEN 0 : WIDTH 80, 25   maybe?                                                                                            
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(to other programmers with graphics cards)...                                                                             On a Gateway and a HPPav                                                                                                      < *Yes, it comes out as a wide-screen (HDTV) letterbox effect.                                                                   *Thanks, guys.                                                                                                                 promoted to grade ?                                                                                                            *what are you talking about?                                                                                                   *Sounds like an ad...                                                                                                         " QBasic and DOS file path question.                                                                                             there are lfn libraries..                                                                                                     R * But if you can't find them, then the answer is &quot;no&quot;. (No to name, too)                                            
 Parameters                                                                                                                    3 No, you are incorrect.  You can definitely do this.                                                                            Actually Sol...                                                                                                                lkt153 is right, I think                                                                                                      * Yes, you are correct, you cannot.. (but..)                                                                                    3 *Thank you Alipha, unfortunately I have 1.0 or 1.1.                                                                            QBasic game runs slow on XP                                                                                                   / *source code link now on home page idantiva.net                                                                                * same problem                                                                                                                 I think your problem is....                                                                                                   # a possible solution to your problem                                                                                           " Dumb question about random numbers                                                                                            & Re: Dumb Question about Random Numbers                                                                                         It works!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!                                                                                                J The DEF FN is not strictly necessary... RANDOMIZE TIMER will do the trick.                                                     Thanks for your help Earthborn                                                                                                A *Your very welcome.  My elder brother showed me that forever ago.                                                              randomize timer                                                                                                                Music,  QB 7.1                                                                                                                F *My last post is actually just Music, I forgot to add the QB 7.1 part.                                                         Making music stop                                                                                                             C Your mailbox, SK8erpunx@streetpunks.com, is full...........To Matty                                                            New maps                                                                                                                      # How do you clear PART of the screen                                                                                            Use VIEW PRINT                                                                                                                 thx                                                                                                                            selling programs                                                                                                               That sounds good.  Try this:                                                                                                    *now why didn't i think of that?                                                                                              1 Selling Programs In QBasic Won't Really Work Well                                                                              I think....                                                                                                                   - *I forgot that you can compile with 4.5 (:-))                                                                                 4 the whole timer thing probably isn't the best idea..                                                                          X *that was my idea, just give like the first level and later the full version if they pay                                       Not to be too pessimistic, but                                                                                                 well...                                                                                                                        actually...                                                                                                                    *no guarentee that is                                                                                                         " What are you talking about, L M???                                                                                            
 Selling games                                                                                                                  flash in qbasic                                                                                                                It's not possible                                                                                                             O If by &quot;speed up the music&quot;, you're referring to the PLAY statement...                                               	 cant you?                                                                                                                     ! * yeah.. so then do that then ;-)                                                                                             7 how can I use the same engine for a different game map?                                                                        Two ways...                                                                                                                   $ thats not quite what i meant, but...                                                                                           Well                                                                                                                          6 can't write an array to a file in a single statement..                                                                         but...                                                                                                                         Well...                                                                                                                        Help                                                                                                                           QB and Win98                                                                                                                   OK                                                                                                                            . hey, Mac, you said you have QBasic 1.0, right?                                                                                ( The difference between QB 1.0 and QB 1.1                                                                                      5 *I have Windows 95 and QB 1.0 works W/ the help files                                                                         0 Here is QB1.0 as delivered with WindowsNT (URL*)                                                                              K *Volgende&gt;&gt; appears at the bottom of the page instead of Next&gt;&gt;                                                   R *Right after I posted above message, Volgende&gt;&gt; was replaced by Next&gt;&gt;                                            1 Did you see my post (now on the next page) (URL*)                                                                             8 * I did see it.  Thought you might want additional data.                                                                       Clear statement?                                                                                                              2 there were extra parameters back in older basics..                                                                             Thx                                                                                                                           2 *what's so big about using the CLEAR statement...?                                                                            : You shouldn't need it if your program is properly written.                                                                     I thought about it coz...                                                                                                      Tic-Tac-Toe Game                                                                                                               Try...                                                                                                                        + counting from the 'wrong' end of a string ?                                                                                    *LEN(i$) TO 1 STEP -1                                                                                                         F Please explain exactly what you're trying to do.  Here's a suggestion.                                                        * how do i install qbasic on windows xp home                                                                                    E * I'm running it fine in XPH, what's the problem you're experiencing?                                                         G You don't &quot;install&quot; Qbasic 1.x - it doesn't have an installer                                                       V *How can u check if the user presed 2 or more keys?(EX: ALT+CTL+DEL, SHFT+TAB, CTL+Q)?                                        ) * Did you look in the FAQ?? It is FAQ #1.                                                                                     
 *Yes I did                                                                                                                    1 I just added a new line regarding cntl-alt-delete                                                                             6 chain QB &amp; QB45 applic.and prog WINDOWS and return                                                                         Runtime question.                                                                                                               Compiling with BRUN45 and BCOM45                                                                                               asteroids programming help                                                                                                     trigonometry! heh                                                                                                             , Whew! More trigonometry assistance needed...                                                                                   Wall Collisions                                                                                                                component forces                                                                                                               *RELATIVITY                                                                                                                   Y Add-on to my previous post &quot;Need a lil help here....&quot;.  HTML spacing problem...                                     Z Last one. Sorry I just cant ssem to get that spacing right. adres below to a picture of it                                    1 Matty, PLEASE, PLEASE explain something to me....                                                                             W *Actualy your totaly right. Sory, I jus wasnt thinkin. My bad,Ill try to keep 1 thread.                                       ) Err, OK. ... Please read this post (URL*)                                                                                      editing video files                                                                                                            *What is &quot;clipping&quot;?                                                                                                R *clipping is when the program doesn't let you move  a sprite outside of the screen                                            # I would probably word it like this:                                                                                            add                                                                                                                           D Right, like the program I supplied below in response to his question                                                          ) ah, yes...sorry, i thought.. anyway here:                                                                                      * Thanks                                                                                                                      % * Why did you start another thread???                                                                                          Mouse F*@&amp; Up                                                                                                              here...                                                                                                                        Also...                                                                                                                       	 No Mouse!                                                                                                                      Er...                                                                                                                          Need a lil help here......                                                                                                    5 *  Matty ######## Here is where you could have posted                                                                         : Here is a better picture of what I am talking about (URL*)                                                                    % Here is a try at making it using HTML                                                                                         8 hmmm, to see it properly, you have to copy it to Notepad                                                                      ! flicker free animation in pure qb                                                                                              A couple simple solutions...                                                                                                   hhmmm...                                                                                                                       Maybe...                                                                                                                       Another ways out...                                                                                                            nnooo...                                                                                                                      ! Indeed I have done that before...                                                                                             0 I forgot how to compile WITHOUT needing brun.lib                                                                               Well in QB7.1 ...                                                                                                             * this is REALLY really weird...someone help                                                                                      Caused by odd-ball increments...                                                                                              6 *P.S. Other than that, the program looked/worked fine.                                                                        - Not sure what &quot;clipping&quot; is, but...                                                                                 # *thanks all you guys. peace out :-)                                                                                            Program crashes saying binding?                                                                                               ( Yeah. WTF is &quot;binding&quot; anyway?                                                                                      3 I sometimes get this &quot;Binding&quot; message...                                                                            * Thanks TheBob I owe you one                                                                                                 & *You're welcome, but stay out of Iraq!                                                                                         LOL just one more thing                                                                                                        If you can wait a day or so...                                                                                                & Didn't have to wait quite that long...                                                                                        - *how long has darkness ethereal been gone? :(                                                                                  Not sure...                                                                                                                    Darkness Ethereal...                                                                                                          - It seems like everybody is leaving Qbasic :-(                                                                                 2 *? Who, besides LM, has left (and LM hangs around)                                                                             over the years, in general...                                                                                                 
 Since 1998                                                                                                                     qbasic will never die...                                                                                                       So in other words....                                                                                                         ' *Then how about just &quot;Fellow&quot;                                                                                        * Or &quot;Pr0ggrFella&quot;...                                                                                                what to do next?                                                                                                               I have a Windows Me upgrade...                                                                                                < *Pardon me, should be Start/Programs/Accessories/DOS Prompt.                                                                   GOD MAN!!!!                                                                                                                   / *Sorry :-| didn't read your question carefully.                                                                                *don't yell                                                                                                                    Try this                                                                                                                       don't have ms dos.                                                                                                             uhh.....                                                                                                                       I am not so sure of that                                                                                                       Hmm...                                                                                                                         Study...                                                                                                                      I * Yeah, plus MS doesn't have to invent it, they could steal it from Apple                                                      try again...                                                                                                                   Re: what to do next?                                                                                                           Ready to ship...                                                                                                              * * Sent you an email with my email address.                                                                                    & *Should be there, now. Thanks, stylez.                                                                                        I *sounds NICE! sure, send me a copy, my address is kickflip_dude@email.com                                                      *Should be there, now.                                                                                                        > *whoa, that is a NICE tutorial! you made that GUI in qbasic???                                                                G *Thanks! Yes, -it was all created in QBasic, -it's all in the tutorial.                                                       % Here's the QBasic IDE in text mode...                                                                                         ) Me address is vladimir28570@yahoo.com****                                                                                     " Now available for download here...                                                                                            = * I would like to receive it... thanks - fg5712ck@hotmail.com                                                                 2 *See the above post &quot;Now available ...&quot;.                                                                             Free visual basic clone                                                                                                       G *thanks, dude...but there was no need to create a new thread to answer.                                                       7 See any funny language on the QBasic Forum page lately?                                                                        I believe...                                                                                                                   Also, Mac...                                                                                                                   Good source for random numbers?                                                                                                Now it says....                                                                                                               - Need Tips for QB4.5 performance under windows                                                                                 ! You might need to boot up in DOS.                                                                                             O I have a ten year old laptop running Linux that sometimes outstrips a Pentium 4                                                BSAVE/LOAD Help                                                                                                               ' &quot;various cells of animation&quot;?                                                                                       ' A single BSAVE/BLOAD is all you need...                                                                                       G *does anybody know where i can get a free copy of Visual Basic for DOS?                                                        Modem code for qbasic                                                                                                          Re: Modem code for qbasic                                                                                                      I think this might work...                                                                                                    
 Error code 75                                                                                                                 E Here...copy and paste this table into a txt file for future reference                                                         Q * BTW, the table looks like crap if you're not viewing it with a fixed-size font.                                             @ Here is a easy-to-read one that you don't have to copy and paste                                                              & Can someone shed some light on this...                                                                                         Uhoh! I f'd my computer again!                                                                                                C *BTW, post a sample of your code so we cansee what ur game is like.                                                           , You might have to spring for a new hard disk                                                                                  
 what if...                                                                                                                     *Worth a try                                                                                                                   I need help again                                                                                                             5 When you loaded the GIF's, you altered the palette...                                                                          Paddleball Game                                                                                                               & I don't think POINT gets into this act                                                                                         help with game                                                                                                                 you could, but. . .                                                                                                            Need some homework help                                                                                                        HomeWork                                                                                                                       Um                                                                                                                            / *QB 1.1 had Nibbles....Someone must have it....                                                                               
 Here's a link                                                                                                                 $ Qbasic 4.5 download link please. n/t                                                                                          
 here it is...                                                                                                                  Anyone ever play rogue?                                                                                                        Try this reference                                                                                                             help with homework!                                                                                                           
 your an idiot                                                                                                                 0 *  you're  (you are) an idiot, not &lt;your&gt;*                                                                              1 Question to Everybody regarding the DIM statement                                                                              Array boundaries                                                                                                               Arrgh!                                                                                                                        + one element is not too much space to waste?                                                                                    Yep, trivial                                                                                                                  < *PS:  String * n  declarations no longer supported in VB.NET                                                                  = * On a scale of 0=Sucks 10=Rules, where would you put VB.NET?                                                                 * *I'm feeling generous so I'll give it a 1.                                                                                     * LOL^2                                                                                                                        Looks alright, however...                                                                                                     : *Actually, the quotes aren't required, but the commas are.                                                                    
 call programs                                                                                                                 Y *You'll have to be a little clearer. What do you mean by files? Do you mean sub programs?                                     	 files....                                                                                                                     " Using sound files as an example...                                                                                             qbasic winfonts                                                                                                               ! hey TheBob can you help me again?                                                                                              Hmmm...                                                                                                                        of course, if you do that..                                                                                                    *Good point.                                                                                                                   Long time no see                                                                                                              W *Hey, Mag! Glad to have your smartass around! We need all we can get (smarts, that is).                                       
 * Awesome.                                                                                                                     *salvere jubeo there, Magnum                                                                                                  : zack, everybody, here is a self-defining program (sort of)                                                                    J * Hunhh??! - I thought this would get some comments.... (anyone tried it?)                                                    $ Not sure what it's supposed to do...                                                                                          2 ................TheBOB...........You fail IQ Test!                                                                             *Aha!                                                                                                                         0 *P.S. I've failed easier IQ tests than that! :-P                                                                              ' *uldrciq. . .how do you pronounce that?                                                                                        Coming back?                                                                                                                   *no                                                                                                                            * Yes                                                                                                                          *Somewhere between LM and Mac.                                                                                                6 * *looks between mac and himself* ... dun see anything                                                                         * I see a table-row break                                                                                                     	 *boo!  ;)                                                                                                                     I * I'd reply with some meaningless comment, but this thread is long enough                                                      * \:|                                                                                                                          I need help !!!!!                                                                                                              Use an array with GET/PUT...                                                                                                  3 how to use the same variables in different submenus                                                                           ) Dimension the variable as being global...                                                                                     2 Or if you want to restrict the subs that see it...                                                                            8 Kind of QBasic (barely) request for DOS boot record help                                                                       The easy way I have used is                                                                                                   5 I tested FORMAT A:/S under Windows ME and got this...                                                                         C Interesting. But I think my problem was my floppy drive. Works now.                                                           $ For those without Mac's expertise...                                                                                          * Heh, yeah, right, &quot;expertise&quot;...                                                                                    # The closest I've ever come to NT...                                                                                           H i have no idea why this doesn't work! somebody HELP (its about graphics)                                                       lkt is back in da house!                                                                                                      . Yea! Where were you at? Was stylez there, too?                                                                                 LOL...                                                                                                                        K no, dude, your code doesn't work! it has a similar problem that mine had...                                                   9 Bummer! OK - Try this. Looks a little overkill, but works                                                                     X *yea, that works..thanks. I didn't know that you needed the PSET in the PUT statement...                                       The PSET in that statment...                                                                                                   *can qbasic run exe files?                                                                                                    7 * Yes, try looking in the help file for CHAIN and SHELL                                                                       0 note that CHAIN will only run an EXE from an EXE                                                                               how to get backround music                                                                                                    @ *Using PLAY, add &quot;MB&quot; before the rest of the commands.                                                               Can someone help me?                                                                                                           use an array...                                                                                                                256 Color Format?                                                                                                             ) All fileformats will have that problem...                                                                                      *Thanks!                                                                                                                      ; Arrgh  I give up, Alipha  total ignominious abject defeat                                                                    You didn't try QB7.1, did you?                                                                                                1 * No, but I don't want to talk about it - sulks -                                                                              here's an idea, though..                                                                                                       How Do I do this?                                                                                                              no wonder yer having trouble...                                                                                                the...                                                                                                                         My responce disapeared                                                                                                         here's how to convert...                                                                                                       Um...                                                                                                                          Hmmm, I don't know Pascal, but                                                                                                
 I kinda do                                                                                                                    9 Is this a homework assignment for an electronics project?                                                                      Project Info                                                                                                                  ) oh, c'mon, you can't follow most of this?                                                                                      Stock control program in QBasic                                                                                                 No-one will tell you how, but...                                                                                              6 programes so when you play it ,it plays propper music.                                                                         ???                                                                                                                           $ Hey, Earthborn and all you Dutchmen!                                                                                          ' ??? My post must have cleared the page.                                                                                       ) Maybe there is some HTML in YOUR message?                                                                                      Weird...                                                                                                                       * very strange                                                                                                                 *  True - Oh, well...beyond me                                                                                                 How do the command draw works?                                                                                                 The DRAW command...                                                                                                           , *is it possible to get paging in  SCREEN 12?                                                                                   No!                                                                                                                           > *Is it possible to convert a compiled QB program back to code?                                                                 well...                                                                                                                        No!                                                                                                                           % There is such a thing as a decompiler                                                                                         V *decompilers exist for C++, its true that i don't know if one exists for QBasic though                                        N * there is one such decompiler I ran across, but the creator wants $$$ PER USE                                                @ If anybody has made some sort of language please post  it.......                                                              H Matty, could you please explain why you or anyone else wants to do that?                                                      9 Well, I guess you can say there is no real reason, but...                                                                     ; OK, I guess I understand. Here is something interesting....                                                                    Heh mac....                                                                                                                    POKE and POINT...?                                                                                                             *ahem*                                                                                                                         There's also this...                                                                                                           answer                                                                                                                        % *where can i find libraries for qb4.5                                                                                         
 *try qb45.com                                                                                                                 - *or not.. is it just me, or is qb45.com down?                                                                                 
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 Mouse Help                                                                                                                    3 if you switch to a graphical mode it is in pixels..                                                                            one mo uestion                                                                                                                ) I would say the subscript is out of range                                                                                     1 * and this doesn't happen from inside the editor?                                                                              error                                                                                                                          Do you use CALL a lot?                                                                                                         The same goes for GOSUB                                                                                                        * you can look at this link                                                                                                    error                                                                                                                         Z * sit down at computer, then do your own homework - note: this forum doesn't support HTML!                                    	 right....                                                                                                                     = * talk about fixing the symptoms, not solving the problem :-/                                                                  here's the fix                                                                                                                 Job Opportunity                                                                                                               , Function pointers / interrupt handlers in QB                                                                                   Not a qbasic function                                                                                                          uh..                                                                                                                           Arrow Keys and PCOPY                                                                                                           The reason being...                                                                                                            pcopy                                                                                                                         + Nice program.  I added a few extra touches.                                                                                   > Further expanded for Bouncing Ball and put in FAQ (per Alipha)                                                                2 Further expanded for arrow keys and objects (TYPE)                                                                             Re: Arrow Keys and PCOPY                                                                                                       CHR$(0) + letter..                                                                                                            4 *anyone notice that the forum was down this morning?                                                                          Z * yep, air conditioning problems in their data center, cant run a data centre without that                                    
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WARNING - Might not work at midnight. 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There was no need to create a new thread.                                        Menus                                                                                                                          hmm.. could do with some code.                                                                                                 An exaggerated example..                                                                                                       Making a startup GUI                                                                                                           Up to at least Windows ME                                                                                                      Not 100% sure but...                                                                                                           Making a startup GUI                                                                                                           It might be....                                                                                                               P * I would NOT reccomend editing autoexec.bat, unless you know what you're doing!                                              4 True - At least make sure you have a bootable floppy                                                                          0 um.. i'm not sure what it is for other Windows..                                                                               *rubbish                                                                                                                       Above post has Message Text...                                                                                                
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 Hows this?                                                                                                                    % * that's pretty darn good Munk  : - )                                                                                         9 *makes up for my lack of file manipulation knowlege ; - )                                                                      *make a font                                                                                                                  	 dont know                                                                                                                     
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 Here's how                                                                                                                    > Don't bother responding to those SPAM posts from Aghata/Mosana                                                                 I see                                                                                                                          please help                                                                                                                   7 It's because you're using Win XP. Here's how to fix it.                                                                        Smoother Movement                                                                                                             2 How can I not at least try to help a fellow Green?                                                                            = * ? You don't usually post out-of-thread. What happened? (nt)                                                                 " * Cancel last transmission - goof!                                                                                            2 Would you try to again help the Jolly Green Giant?                                                                             again                                                                                                                          keyboard handlers                                                                                                             " * you can also look at these (URL)                                                                                             help needed please read                                                                                                        Here's some pointers                                                                                                           QB and Win2000                                                                                                                O Try Alt+Enter (to switch to windowed mode), and then again (back to fullscreen)                                               > *Does anyone know where i can get any version of Visual Basic?                                                                H You never bothered checking the url I gave you, or you would have known.                                                       audio stripper                                                                                                                 First...                                                                                                                      & Conversion from QBasic to Visual Basic                                                                                         Conversion..                                                                                                                   yes...                                                                                                                         No such thing.                                                                                                                 Actually                                                                                                                      B *But you still can't convert it.  VB.NET uses objects and methods.                                                            3 Sample code comparing QBasic with Visual Basic.NET:                                                                           M *(Remove the REM from in front of the INPUT in the QB version in above post.)                                                 + Well, it looks like you could convert it...                                                                                   8 No way, nohow.  (Here's some info on the.NET framework.)                                                                      ! Looks like Visual Basic.NET sucks                                                                                              :(                                                                                                                             er...                                                                                                                         6 *well, christmas does have roots in pagan ritual... ;)                                                                         about christmas and other                                                                                                     > *Come for the QBasic, stay for the religious holiday trivia :)                                                                 lol...                                                                                                                        " DOes not no humour when he sees it                                                                                            + I think almost everyone would appreciate...                                                                                    *Amen                                                                                                                         1 QBasic 7.1 or QBasic 4.5 Which should I choose!!!                                                                              i use QB 7.1...but read this                                                                                                   I would suggest                                                                                                               
 To Kewbie.                                                                                                                    ( And to the rest of the people of qbchat.                                                                                      9 Now you must apologize for posting chat biz to the forum.                                                                     - Where can i find the latest version of Qbasic                                                                                 + * http://billy_qbasic.tripod.com/files.html                                                                                   / Re: * http://billy_qbasic.tripod.com/files.html                                                                               E Im working on my version of TANKS(a gmae). Need help with some stuff.                                                         # I'm doing the same, a bit of advice                                                                                            vector physics!                                                                                                                 *yup, the triangle is messed up.                                                                                              S Well....... I did take the brain killing cos/sin stuff in math last year but.......                                            tut tut  :p                                                                                                                   ; To: Mac.... You replied to an earlier post i made about VB.                                                                   ) VB Script is NOT the same as Visual Basic                                                                                     $ VBScript is a subset of Visual Basic                                                                                           Hi!                                                                                                                            Snif...                                                                                                                       8 * Didn't this site had to owners(or bosses or whatever)?                                                                      3 what sort of things would i need to make a game ...                                                                            Pretty Ambitious :)                                                                                                            well..                                                                                                                        V * I think they want to write a game where the player buys stuff and sells it?  I dunno                                        - OK, I just reread your post, I understand now                                                                                  well                                                                                                                           well                                                                                                                           well                                                                                                                           well                                                                                                                           well                                                                                                                           well its a game a bit like...                                                                                                  Disk Serial number                                                                                                             Use a DOS command                                                                                                             / To just get the serial number, you can use VOL.                                                                                PALETTE USING and SCREEN 13                                                                                                    Ok...                                                                                                                         & Some Barry  Manilow to liven things up                                                                                         *dumass                                                                                                                        Some trivia and such                                                                                                          N * Fails to see how the above message can be considered trivia. Trivial, maybe.                                                = * Nevermind. Just woke up, so my brain isn't working at 100%.                                                                 , Bierspel rullllllllllleeeeeeeeeezzzzzzzzzzzz                                                                                   Bier = beer                                                                                                                    wrotre down wrong link:                                                                                                        ok i realize that 85% of                                                                                                       zack, listen                                                                                                                  1 Can anyone show me some visual basic source code?                                                                              Check this out first.                                                                                                          Search for *.vbp                                                                                                               Scanning for keys                                                                                                              peek byte address for keys                                                                                                    
 Via peek...?!                                                                                                                  Well...                                                                                                                        Thanks                                                                                                                         getting rid of the flicker                                                                                                     Elaborating on my problems...                                                                                                 & either you aren't using it correctly..                                                                                         I thought...                                                                                                                   no.. the problem with that is..                                                                                                Thanks                                                                                                                         Chr$(o)                                                                                                                        If you mean...                                                                                                                
 * Good tip                                                                                                                    ? * thanks Mac, it's a nice simple feature but helps me out a lot                                                                * here, just run this program                                                                                                  Visual Basic 6 Forum                                                                                                            We have a sub-forum - url inside                                                                                               Here is another one                                                                                                            VSYNCing with dos?                                                                                                             here..                                                                                                                         Thanks!                                                                                                                       F hey you guys! I'm building a site! (not finished yet, though) urlbelow                                                         *i mean url inside the above :)                                                                                               ! Some &quot;illegal&quot; help...?                                                                                              Eric...                                                                                                                        Yes, please... ;)                                                                                                              I'm Back                                                                                                                       hmm..                                                                                                                         0 Check out this great spaceship that TheBob did!!                                                                              ) *That is easily the best I have ever seen                                                                                      Yep!                                                                                                                          , Sorry to hear that it blinks for you guys...                                                                                   Actually, Mac...                                                                                                               Bob is a master graphic artist.                                                                                               D *screens 12 &amp; 13 would be perfect if they had more than one page                                                           Embarrassed                                                                                                                    *Been there.                                                                                                                   PALETTE Help                                                                                                                   Sorry, you can't!                                                                                                              simple                                                                                                                         *Thanks                                                                                                                        SCREEN 9 paging example...                                                                                                    I *www.alturl.com doesn't work anymore.  It brings up shorturl.com instead.                                                     6 * www.qbasic.alturl.com still works, so who cares? ;-)                                                                        2 * use www.qbasic.alturl.com &lt;------ Note QBASIC                                                                             * Beat me by 2 minutes! :-)                                                                                                   - Can anyone show me where i can get some bots?                                                                                 - * http://www.alicebot.org/ (No QBasic though)                                                                                 , is there an easy way to do goodish graphics.                                                                                   Lol.                                                                                                                           HAHAHA                                                                                                                        % * No text above (as one would expect)                                                                                          How do you copy files????                                                                                                      Not that I know of, but...                                                                                                     here's what you could use...                                                                                                  D *that's what i said, but you would still have dos talking afterwards                                                          # Here's how to hide the DOS comments                                                                                           2 Sorry.  Mistake in above.  Correct program inside.                                                                             Did you actually test it?                                                                                                     5 *Yes, I tested it.  It works just fine in Windows XP.                                                                         9 I tested the first version also before posting it, but...                                                                     < If your saying what i think then there is a simple solution.                                                                  Y *No.  I tried &quot;@echo off&quot; (error) and &quot;echo off&quot; but it doesn't work.                                     O Try this to supress DOS output to  the screen, but filecopy is a problem anyway                                               % Yes, there is a command to copy files                                                                                          WRONG!  It does NOT copy files!                                                                                                here's a game that i made...                                                                                                    To get the character to show up:                                                                                              < Im new to programming, and want to know if BASIC is QBASIC??                                                                   Well...                                                                                                                       
 As he said                                                                                                                     Well, not exactly                                                                                                              Yes but                                                                                                                        Check this:                                                                                                                    Matrix under PDS                                                                                                               add extra parameters..                                                                                                         Hey, any one here?                                                                                                            ) * Go away from the Forum. Try chat rooms.                                                                                      stupid                                                                                                                         * yeah, so annoying                                                                                                           R *Do these jerks just find these forums and post crap like that just to tick us off                                             chris (c24)                                                                                                                    Disassembler                                                                                                                   assigning keys                                                                                                                 Give us an example                                                                                                             Example                                                                                                                        they thought me this to                                                                                                       3 THIS IS DRIVING ME NUTS (warning: complaning below)                                                                            pop up stopper                                                                                                                1 wow. you can actually make a popup stopper in qb?                                                                              Try AdQill!                                                                                                                    mallard                                                                                                                        This is wat i heard...                                                                                                        0 Anyone who has info on the history of QBasic.com                                                                              4 Re: Anyone who has info on the history of QBasic.com                                                                           Nobody has to pay                                                                                                              But is it true for QBASIC.COM?                                                                                                
 Good Question                                                                                                                  Re: Good Question                                                                                                              More info...                                                                                                                   I updated the FAQ (URL*)                                                                                                       Re: This is wat i heard...                                                                                                     Many handfulls, actually...                                                                                                    don't buy books                                                                                                               C * no, books don't suck, THE book YOU bought sucked, in your opinion                                                            I need help!!!!                                                                                                                like this.........??                                                                                                            GET/PUT(Someone post an example)                                                                                               Re: I need help!!!!                                                                                                           6 *was it PIXELPlus 256 or Acid Works Draw or something?                                                                         Get/Put Example                                                                                                               ; It's rather complicated, I can give you some tips though...                                                                   ( you guys are REaLLY beginners aren't you                                                                                      * you can use assembly with qbasic?!?! WOW!!                                                                                    	 oh, and..                                                                                                                      *lol                                                                                                                           * Yawn... No interest here                                                                                                     well, aren't we special...                                                                                                    % what is the best way to learn Q Basic                                                                                          The best way                                                                                                                   the best way...                                                                                                               Z *i learned qbasic with the first 5 chapters from a tutorial from this site, and this forum                                     Keep quiet, read and experiment                                                                                                lol, formal course                                                                                                            H * mmm, QB s dead huh? then what are you and the rest of us doing here???                                                       *Necrophilia ;)                                                                                                               V * I learned using QB as a word processor (I thought it was!) and reading the QB's help                                         read Q basic help?  lol                                                                                                        QB7.1 has excellent help and...                                                                                               ! Can anyone introduce me to VB?...                                                                                             % Re: Can anyone introduce me to VB?...                                                                                          Here is a good forum                                                                                                          ) there's a shell command that is -similar-                                                                                     6 What is the newest version of qb and were can i get it                                                                        I * 7.1  i think Alipha's site has it.. or just search QB 7.1 on google.com                                                     2 No, Alipha's not. Billy's does though (url inside)                                                                            M Re: * 7.1  i think Alipha's site has it.. or just search QB 7.1 on google.com                                                 ( Hi, QB_Man. A netiquette pointer for you                                                                                       how do you make font sizes???                                                                                                  not easily..                                                                                                                   Untitled                                                                                                                      C You are wrong, QBasic has nothing to do with structural engineering                                                           ( *nah, the secret is in the aresol cheese                                                                                       * LOL                                                                                                                         ) excuse me, i meant structural programming                                                                                     	 hardly...                                                                                                                      How do i deal with big arrays?                                                                                                : Single length string is the best I've ever been able to do                                                                     Something else you can try                                                                                                    $ Hmm, I was afraid you might say that                                                                                           $DYNAMIC                                                                                                                      - If you really want details on Dynamic  arrays                                                                                  is an array even needed?                                                                                                       * Good question/answer                                                                                                         I've thought of that but..                                                                                                    
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 sorry guys...                                                                                                                 < *OK, just take it easy -just  post when your sure to help :)                                                                  A Whats wrong with www.qb45.com??? The webpage seems not to work???                                                             C * I heard the webmaster/sysop screwed it up beyond immediate repair                                                           " *webmaster/sysops are good at that                                                                                             Question about string functions                                                                                                INSTR() vs. MID$()                                                                                                            
 instr and mid                                                                                                                 E Or if you don't know the length of the string you're searching for...                                                          Problem compiling in qb45                                                                                                      i can't make the badguy move!                                                                                                 
 here's how...                                                                                                                 T *What about using IF, that way it will be easier to put in more advanced commands..?                                          I Are you &quot;fellow programmer&quot; or &quot;fellow forum poster&quot;?                                                     % sorry, that wasn't directed at you...                                                                                         " You know what would be interesting                                                                                            5 That would be tough - Not on my current To-Do List...                                                                          Ctrl+Scroll Lock                                                                                                               i have no idea, but...                                                                                                         i have no idea, but...                                                                                                         Log's in Qbasic                                                                                                                what do you mean...                                                                                                            Re: Log's in Qbasic                                                                                                            Log's in Qbasic                                                                                                               E *well, I haven't studied that in math yet, so I can't help you. sorry                                                         2 Fellow Programmer, you're not the only one here...                                                                             *sorry                                                                                                                        7 hmm.. I don't know what LOG has to do with this.. but..                                                                        Read each byte of a file                                                                                                      O if you clicked on help instead of bothering use, you'd see it was quite simple.                                                *us                                                                                                                            he he                                                                                                                         7 I'm begging you, I tried to do it but it didn't work...                                                                        Ok, do this...                                                                                                                6 *integer = 2 bytes, single = 4 bytes, double = 8 bytes                                                                        4 *you can also use input$(1,1) or something like that                                                                            Open a file for binary access...                                                                                              / hmm.. running a .com file without using SHELL..                                                                               A *but then maybe I could multitask? wait, no that wouldn't work...                                                               *oops, the post above is from me                                                                                              > *just reread post and realizes he needs to brush up on his ASM                                                                ? Don't let JP_Doom scare you off. This was a reasonable question                                                                qb                                                                                                                             um...                                                                                                                          interresting observation...                                                                                                   = BASIC is the only programming language designed for teaching.                                                                  Basic is not the only one!                                                                                                    
 GOTO IS GREAT                                                                                                                  Can you give an example?                                                                                                       umm...you're very mistaken                                                                                                     yes, where are these examples?                                                                                                 just keep in mind...                                                                                                          3 My knowledge of C++ by far exceeds yours!(probably)                                                                            Please provide example                                                                                                         True, good point                                                                                                               well...                                                                                                                        Disagree completely                                                                                                            More disagreement                                                                                                             # *BASIC was created to teach FORTRAN                                                                                           & *my highschool still teaches QB and VB                                                                                         Re:                                                                                                                            *why? because it's FUN  :-)                                                                                                   R *one day, someone will hopefully make a language easy as QB, but powerful like C++                                            + actually, that day shouldn't be too far off                                                                                   B *was to get up and cheer, but remebers he is not alone in the room                                                             shhh!! heh.. (j/k)                                                                                                            3 *And your language will be called_________________?                                                                           ! * OOBasic (Object-Oriented Basic)                                                                                             + *5%?!?  booooo!!   at least i've got 6%  :)                                                                                   H Just about all the features you mentioned are part of the .NET languages                                                       It's already here                                                                                                              *windows... grrrr.... :)                                                                                                       actually, it exists...                                                                                                         Multiplayer                                                                                                                    yes                                                                                                                           B can you email me the source code? i would very much like to see it                                                             Untitled                                                                                                                       moving an object                                                                                                              2 if you could provide some code, that would help...                                                                            B Yeah, we would need some code to see what you are doing to help...                                                             You could use GET and PUT...                                                                                                  Z I know everyone's been one the edge of their seats... My raycaster for anybody interested.                                    Z *I forgot to mention, mine is 72 lines without the lines to define the map 82 with them :)                                    ! Here's a simple raycaster i wrote                                                                                              Works great...                                                                                                                 Thanks                                                                                                                        & *Yeah, tables would have been great...                                                                                        Z *Damn, I keep forgetting to delete the * when switching from no text to text :P Text above                                     Yes, yours runs fine too,...                                                                                                  6 A couple days ago Matt wanted a raycaster challenge...                                                                         That's a nice one...                                                                                                          ' hmm i didn't really plan on entering...                                                                                       Y *Either way, just an idea. BTW, that was my second raycaster. My first never even worked.                                     $ Subshock is back, if you didn't know                                                                                          , *did I mention that now there are downloads?                                                                                  
 can i get q-b                                                                                                                 5 I've got a link for QB1.0, QB2.0, QB4.0, QB4.5, QB7.1                                                                          *and QB3.0 8-)                                                                                                                 that sit is lame                                                                                                               that SITE is lame                                                                                                             1 *hmm, it works for me, but it looks like its dead                                                                              heh - Forget it, zack                                                                                                         $ *Get it at www.geocities.com/aliphax                                                                                           Qbasic Christmas Project Help                                                                                                 M I don't know about that, but here is a GREAT idea for a XMAS present for DAD!                                                 + yay, i can help someone- I found a tutorial                                                                                   8 how do i display the students average on all his courses                                                                       Here you go...                                                                                                                P *PLEASE NOTE:  It is against our policy to do someone else's  homework for them!                                               math evaluator                                                                                                                J *to clarify- I mean evaluate a string. VAL(&quot;3+3&quot;) won't return 6                                                    " You'll have to parse the string...                                                                                             Well, the way VAL works is this                                                                                                Here's what I need it for...                                                                                                   In that case...                                                                                                                Colour attributes                                                                                                              In graphics modes...                                                                                                          # submitting programs and executables                                                                                           
 Few things...                                                                                                                  I know what I am doing                                                                                                        B *you mean CSI as in Commertial Structures Incorperated in seattle?                                                            = *no I mean CSI (Commercial Software Inc.) in midland michigan                                                                  *oh.                                                                                                                           www.qb45.com (it's down now!)                                                                                                  ASM tutorial                                                                                                                  , &quot;I hope this site is different.&quot; ?                                                                                  5 *what happened to qbasic.com (as in, how did it die)?                                                                         E Here is all we have in the FAQ. Nobody knows anything else, I guess..                                                          Thanks                                                                                                                        0 Re: &quot;I hope this site is different.&quot; ?                                                                              W how do i display just the math grade/and make sure the the grades are between 0 and 100                                       [ Re: how do i display just the math grade/and make sure the the grades are between 0 and 100                                   I *Also IF average &lt;= ... in all cases, otherwise 5 values are excluded.                                                     " The best download for QB45 is here                                                                                             Thanks, but...                                                                                                                 I would like to  download DOS                                                                                                  Downloading dos 6.11                                                                                                          C * Only things I would trust off of kazaa(lite) are mp3s and movies.                                                           > *Use Norton Antivirus. I do, and I have never had any problems                                                                # I had downloaded it at one point...                                                                                            Thanks                                                                                                                        + I also are looking for dos ( 5.0 or higher)                                                                                    you could...                                                                                                                  N *I`ve done that_dont bother to read this if you are not perticulary interested                                                - If all you want is to boot up in DOS mode....                                                                                  Creating a DOS Boot Disk                                                                                                      & Thanks, but doesn't apply to WindowsNT                                                                                         Ok, then, try this one...                                                                                                      WindowsNT bites me again                                                                                                       hmmm....                                                                                                                      , You might end up in jail if you uploaded the                                                                                   Untitled                                                                                                                       *Looking for good fake GUI-OSes                                                                                               I * DO: INPUT &quot;What do you want to do?: &quot;, cmd$: SHELL cmd$: LOOP                                                       *i mean, GUIs like GIMI and XGUI                                                                                              0 totally, totally finnished my game - space wars.                                                                               *a game! yay! i want one!                                                                                                      *I wanna see it!                                                                                                                *Make with the link already!  :)                                                                                               *waiting...                                                                                                                    Forum Colors                                                                                                                  V * no, the website qbasic.com and this forum have been abandoned by the owner for ages!                                         VB SUCKS                                                                                                                       *uhh... this is a qb forum                                                                                                    6 heh - He presumes we all use QBasic because we hate VB                                                                         *you are good at analogies Mac                                                                                                % *took the words right out of my mouth                                                                                         9 *or he really needs to find something to do with his time                                                                     Q *well, democrats do suck! *ducks and covers* :-) bush rules! republicans forever!                                             * *how much your dad pay you to say that? 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 here's one...                                                                                                                  yes it can, however...                                                                                                         it should be noted that..                                                                                                     < Yeh, but how many times do you call DEF SEG in your program?                                                                  F you're right Mac, maybe the average programmer may only use it once...                                                        C * Nothing is slow compared to Network54! But yes, I see your point.                                                           I * just write the whole program in assembly, JP ;-) You know zip would :-P                                                      i've been thinking about it                                                                                                    yep                                                                                                                           ) **Good site for those who need interrupts                                                                                     ( (text above) yeah, also, download helppc                                                                                       **3D and Memory                                                                                                                yes! a 3d programmer!                                                                                                          Thanks and some clarification                                                                                                 $ some stuff i forgot in the last post                                                                                           one more thing                                                                                                                 I see                                                                                                                         	 good idea                                                                                                                      XGUI 3 is good                                                                                                                 my website!                                                                                                                    Checked out the raycaster...                                                                                                   are you sure its you?                                                                                                          Ok, so it's not all me...                                                                                                     ( Pretty slow on QB1.0 interactive. But...                                                                                      $ * (I meant &quot;interpretive&quot;)                                                                                          
 Very true Mac                                                                                                                  how did you...                                                                                                                 peice of cake!                                                                                                                6 *I like the rubiks cube, but I could only see one side                                                                         crap!                                                                                                                          *well, THAT'S good to know                                                                                                    & I've decided to do my raycaster now...                                                                                        F *but... breakout is a 2D game. why are you using a 3D engine to do it?                                                         For fun of course...                                                                                                          R *Whoops, I thought you meant why use a 2D engine for a 3D game. My clone is in 2D.                                             Work as of yet...                                                                                                             ! &quot;Fishbowl compensation&quot;                                                                                             
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 A simple menu                                                                                                                 . *scrambled eggs, fried eggs, hotcakes, waffles                                                                                 JOSH CUM ERE                                                                                                                   here's one if you want it                                                                                                       Re: How do i make a simple menu?                                                                                               graphics                                                                                                                       SVGA in qbasic                                                                                                                1 *the k stands for thousand, like y2k (year 2,000)                                                                              Not in pure QBasic...                                                                                                         J * or in Fut.Lib's case, memory :-/ (171kb lib file w/ everything compiled)                                                     * :-/ is right.                                                                                                                SLEEP CAN SLEEP.......                                                                                                         *See FAQ # 4                                                                                                                   You mean this right?                                                                                                          A *.054 seconds is small. 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That's 1/18th of a second (approx)                                                             % Oh, I misunderstood when I read it...                                                                                         2 *ya,  1/18 of a second exactly, is 0.0555555555...                                                                            4 um.. the 1/18 was the approximation, not the 0.054..                                                                           a bit more info                                                                                                               4 variables default to single unless you use DEFxxx...                                                                          / *See my post below on Accelerate and Decelerate                                                                                Unfortunately it is true in QB                                                                                                  Here's what I told Zack above...                                                                                               The CHAIN command.                                                                                                            & CHAIN won't erase the output screen...                                                                                        - Incidentally, if you compile your programs...                                                                                  timers (help me please)                                                                                                        Timer                                                                                                                          Possible help... =/                                                                                                            Accelerate and decelerate                                                                                                     ' Only increase by fractions, not by 1...                                                                                        write command quotation help!!!                                                                                               B Use PRINT instead of WRITE if you don't want it in quotation marks                                                            ) Just a &quot;get to know you&quot; thread                                                                                     - Re: Just a &quot;get to know you&quot; thread                                                                                 # i would definately like to see that                                                                                            Re                                                                                                                            	 raycaster                                                                                                                      Re: Re                                                                                                                         Would if I could but...                                                                                                       
 I will do it!                                                                                                                 W *Try to do the absolute smallest. No textures/sprites/nothing. See how small it can be.                                       ? *in the words of Strong Bad, &quot;I'll see what I can do&quot;                                                                done!                                                                                                                          Cool. Post it here (URL)                                                                                                       e-mail                                                                                                                         Hey Matt, read this                                                                                                            *np mac                                                                                                                       
 qbasic 7.1                                                                                                                     QB 7.1                                                                                                                         memory overflow                                                                                                                memory overflow is....                                                                                                        d * No, that is just &quot;overflow&quot;. The question is &quot;MEMORY overflow&quot; which I have ne                           ver seen...                                                                                                                    memory overflow is....                                                                                                         memory overflow is....                                                                                                         memory overflow is....                                                                                                        ? *oops. Dont click refresh when it doesnt load next page. he he.                                                               E *Solitare and Mac make sure you read that one post below for my reply                                                          * Seen and responded to                                                                                                       G Can anyone send me the source code to put a mouse cursur on the screen?                                                       
 Mouse support                                                                                                                  here                                                                                                                          9 Actually there are plenty of examples right on qbasic.com                                                                      Question                                                                                                                       Answer                                                                                                                         Why transparent?                                                                                                              7 Why would you use text if you don't want it to be seen?                                                                       
 That's crazy!                                                                                                                  Yup that would be crazy.                                                                                                      < * That is an excellent solution. It is not slow on my 500mhz                                                                   To Solitaire                                                                                                                   Fibonacci program for Xeras                                                                                                   G * Err, nice program, solitaire, but it has nothing to do with Fibonacci                                                       + Maybe you mixed up Factorial with Fibonacci                                                                                    *It looks that way.                                                                                                            anybody remember me?                                                                                                          	 *anybody?                                                                                                                      Who are you?                                                                                                                   i found it....                                                                                                                 runge-kutta                                                                                                                    qbasic to do calculus?                                                                                                        " Why do I take the cock in the ass?                                                                                            F *Above post is NOT from Alipha!  Warning - pornographic - do not open!                                                        > *Now how can I delete that website name from my browser list ?                                                                X *Ok I deleted it. But I had to delete the whole list. My WINXP cookie folder looks empty                                      3 I wasn't going to open it anyway but thx Solitaire.                                                                           ? *hmm, maybe this was one of the LOSER TYPES mentioned on page 1                                                               * *Yes it is from me! Please open that link!                                                                                    $ stylez - need help tracing this post                                                                                           *looks good to me                                                                                                              Sigh....                                                                                                                       that was really                                                                                                                Counter-sigh                                                                                                                  > * I've seen some digusting things on the web, but really, ugh!                                                                : This is probably the millionth time this url was posted...                                                                    K It would have been nice if you had provided the URL of that Adqill program.                                                    Sequential file.                                                                                                               Here's my try...                                                                                                              $ Nevermind the 'weird' comment and...                                                                                           Im really confused now.                                                                                                       I Please do NOT start a new thread. It breaks up the sequence of responses.                                                      continued from above                                                                                                           I need help!!! Heeeelp!!!                                                                                                      Idea                                                                                                                           or you could...                                                                                                               % You could have a data type problem...                                                                                         % Sequential Files that are interactive                                                                                          PRINT USING                                                                                                                    Leading zeroes                                                                                                                @ ?? Please explain to me what an &quot;interactive file&quot; is.                                                              ! help (creating a high score list)                                                                                             I well, you'd need knowledge of arrays, sorting, and file reading/writing..                                                      Try this on for size                                                                                                           thenx                                                                                                                          CALL ABSOLUTE (PROBLEM)                                                                                                        answer                                                                                                                         Beginner questions...                                                                                                          help is here                                                                                                                   re::                                                                                                                          # Harald and Winux: INPUT vs IF, etc.                                                                                           
 Good point                                                                                                                    . Multiple correct responses with SELECT CASE...                                                                                 re beginner questions                                                                                                          Re:                                                                                                                            Re: Re:                                                                                                                        re beginners question                                                                                                          Huh?!                                                                                                                         	 Re: Huh?!                                                                                                                     	 Re: Huh?!                                                                                                                     
 suggestions..                                                                                                                  Learn something every day                                                                                                     . never seen multiple cases on a line before?!?!                                                                                4 Actually, you can do it in one line in C, like this:                                                                           Yep, never (that I noticed)....                                                                                                * hmm.. good point                                                                                                            - Sometimes I alternate between IF's and CASE's                                                                                 2 Re: never seen multiple cases on a line before?!?!                                                                             More about SELECT CASE                                                                                                         comments on the programs..                                                                                                    / The demo programs were not meant to be concise,                                                                               ? * well, ok then, they did demonstrate that effectively then ;-)                                                                Thanks!                                                                                                                        Difference and other things                                                                                                   8 * not too mention that you can add parameters to the sub                                                                      ( NEW QUESTIONS from the topic starter :-)                                                                                      < The answer to the first question is No and the second is Yes                                                                  < The answer to the first question is No and the second is Yes                                                                  L *Double post due to &quot;page not found&quot; error when I tried to respond                                                   VB sucks                                                                                                                      W * Either, learn how to program, or shut up and keep it to yourself ( I hate VB too btw)                                       , No 640K memory limit, though and GUI is easy                                                                                  # * ever heard about XMS/EMS or VESA?                                                                                           G Yeah, I know. But they're slow and you can't access the memory directly                                                         And I'll have you know that I...                                                                                               Re: VB sucks                                                                                                                  D * Why don't you try and learn it for a change? And... VB DOES suck..                                                           IP                                                                                                                            D * In Win: Start &gt;&gt; Run &gt;&gt; Winipcfg &gt;&gt; more info...                                                           And if that doesn't work...                                                                                                    www.whatismyip.com (url)                                                                                                      & of course that's not always accurate..                                                                                         IF YOU LIKE GAMES....                                                                                                          Conflicting Interests                                                                                                          deleting files                                                                                                                 KILL mwhaha                                                                                                                   9 if your talking about deleting files using the qb prog...                                                                     ! You can delete any .BAS you want,                                                                                             % You can even make a file kill  itself                                                                                         > It is annoying in BAT files; however. You ALWAYS get an error.                                                                + Just wondering . . . about machine language                                                                                    well....                                                                                                                       Why deal in binary?                                                                                                           B I simply want to use it as a demo to show my beginning students...                                                            $ *Anyone have an Altair I can borrow?                                                                                          F *yes, if you fix it first.  needs a couple vac tubes and spdt switches                                                        * *don't recall the Altair needing vac tubes                                                                                    B Why not write a program to emulate a very simple computer instead?                                                            W * you wouldn't even have to write one.. nintendo emus anyone? (yes, they're computers!)                                        much too dangerous?                                                                                                            A few questions hea...                                                                                                         Er...                                                                                                                         F lkt153 (and everybody, actually) READ THIS - Teaching a man to fish...                                                        6 Actually the message is &quot;Cannot find server&quot;                                                                        	 Hey, Mac.                                                                                                                     > Yes, I went there - thanks - sorry for not responding - (more)                                                                & A message from Network54 on this topic                                                                                        4 * I already replied it, and thanks for the addy's...                                                                          
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If you say so...                                                                                                   ! Sorry, not quite what I ment.....                                                                                             4 Well, then you need a guzillion points, not 400/8=50                                                                           Here is just a sine wave                                                                                                       visualization for a sound wave                                                                                                # note sure if its the same problem..                                                                                           , *how do you change radians to degrees in QB?                                                                                  + have you never had trig boy?! same rules...                                                                                    *damn signature                                                                                                               S *trig is next year: im only in adv. algebra, and im taking math annalisis next sem.                                           Q *before you take the course, learn to spell 'annalisis'.  they'll appreciate that                                              *i never was a great speller                                                                                                   so, using that...                                                                                                              * right                                                                                                                        Help!                                                                                                                         E * Content of post: &quot;how do you make a plane fly in qbasic?&quot;                                                         Z * Draw a plane onto screen and throw your monitor out the window... that outta work... heh                                    : *LOL - For a few seconds anyway, depending on cable length                                                                    1 *Yeah, it'd pro'ly run ou of power then... heh =)                                                                              well...                                                                                                                       ( Wow! Great answer! - compare to mine :-(                                                                                      8 *folds screen into an airplane and tosses it across room                                                                      & *wow! can you teach me how to do that?                                                                                        % Creating your own programing language                                                                                          please don't                                                                                                                   actually...                                                                                                                    For you and JP_Doom                                                                                                            please help me                                                                                                                3 To start with, try a simple sequential data file...                                                                            roundoff error                                                                                                                - Suppose this were an engineering forum and...                                                                                  Rounding                                                                                                                       Re: roundoff error                                                                                                             Use these examples instead...                                                                                                 W *My example is only good for positive #'s, seems I don't know how to round negative #'s                                       Z Here's a rounding function for all numbers.  But it's not the solution to Tracy's problem.                                    X *Tracy, if you didn't declare your variables by type, read my above post for a solution.                                        Help with multidimensional array                                                                                              1 Here are the two solutions you were working on...                                                                             1 Thanks alot, it's always obvious when you see how                                                                             3 Can any1 tell me what an &quot;encryption&quot; is?                                                                            Look at my post below...                                                                                                       yes, it hides the password..                                                                                                   I need help with backgrounds                                                                                                   Need help with subs...                                                                                                        ) *damn reruns again......*changes channel*                                                                                     ) no, I asked if X() and Y() were arrays...                                                                                      Well...                                                                                                                       8 * Whew! I'm glad your working this guy's problem, alipha                                                                       RS232 communication                                                                                                            OS                                                                                                                             er...                                                                                                                         E * Here is an excellent tip: Go to www.qbasicnews.com (and stay there)                                                          help on date                                                                                                                   a timer????                                                                                                                    because                                                                                                                       * Are these games in QBasic source language?                                                                                    $ If you mean what I think you mean...                                                                                          
 yes thats it                                                                                                                 > Here is the whole solution. It is hard to explain otherwise...                                                                 thanks                                                                                                                         Instant Messaging Client                                                                                                       ...                                                                                                                           ) I made an MSN client in Quickbasic 4.5 ..                                                                                     $ What if you used a shared data file?                                                                                          . Activating and disabling partitions, as I do??                                                                                
 ??????????                                                                                                                    @ * Don't bother responding to those SPAM posts from Aghata/Mosana                                                              1 Placing program resident in the memory, as I do??                                                                              you want to make a TSR?                                                                                                        Screen row problem                                                                                                            # It's probably the screen resolution                                                                                           + I don't know why it defaults to that, but..                                                                                    My guess is...                                                                                                                ! ...although, it occurred to me...                                                                                              thnx                                                                                                                          
 It's your OS.                                                                                                                  Screen rows                                                                                                                    Problem with SUB's...                                                                                                           if I understand this correctly..                                                                                              P Is there a way to have a program go on the internet to a site and save a picture                                              # not in qbasic... good news though..                                                                                           N *bb9 has been flooding the forum with idiotic comments.  Ignore all his posts.                                                 really mr card game                                                                                                            i agree                                                                                                                        richard                                                                                                                       	 Downloads                                                                                                                      Transparent graphics                                                                                                           yes                                                                                                                           ' Thanks for that very helpful comment...                                                                                       	 Here-&gt;                                                                                                                      Yes, by using a mask...                                                                                                        Here....                                                                                                                       screensaver                                                                                                                     The Emperor's New Screensaver...                                                                                                LM's Amazingly Cool Screen Saver                                                                                              , *Try SNOWFALL, at: http://bobqb.filetap.com/                                                                                  . Can somebody help me?(I need help not answers)                                                                                ' Here's what I would do if I were you...                                                                                        Want extra credit? Voil                                                                                                       *happy birthday  stylez'                                                                                                      ? *Yes, happy birthday style-man! Here's a cake:  __iiiiii__  :-)                                                                * Thanks, all.                                                                                                                 strings and things                                                                                                             Strings from numerics                                                                                                         B Use the STR$() function, but don't forget to trim the extra spaces                                                             C++ newbie helpdesk                                                                                                            aaa                                                                                                                           / * Just crap from the QBasic4Life creep - Ignore                                                                               	 no creeps                                                                                                                      yes                                                                                                                            Need help wth annoying problem                                                                                                 Operating system                                                                                                              0 *i dont think qb is  language to write os in =)                                                                               Yes                                                                                                                           U Text above: Can any body make a good operating system on qbasic????is it possible????                                          *lol                                                                                                                          , lmao *ahem* no.  no, it isn't possible. (nt)                                                                                   ok, ok.  i'll tell you why                                                                                                    P *just remeber  that a real os has to have a boot file-try make a boot file in qb                                               Graphics Calculator                                                                                                           
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 i did that...                                                                                                                 O *imagin that. THREE people asking us to do their homework, all on the same day.                                               ) *typical day in the adventures of qbasic.                                                                                      need help quick                                                                                                               # have you tried to make the program?                                                                                            need help quick                                                                                                                HELP                                                                                                                           Well now                                                                                                                      3 *in other words, tough luck.  we don't do homework.                                                                            Please Help Me                                                                                                                W This must be the 5th person who wants someone to write a diamond stars program for him!                                       
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 alright thanx                                                                                                                  Formattng printer output                                                                                                       Respons to Creative's AI Bot                                                                                                   lol                                                                                                                           + how do i submit a qbasic file to qbasic.com                                                                                    * you don't.. it's dead                                                                                                       5 HOWEVER - If you've got a program you are proud of...                                                                         8 Are there any tutorials on making a side scrolling game?                                                                       Three points...                                                                                                               B *You know, like Super Mario or Sonic. Contra is another example...                                                            ( Hmmm Sounds impossible. Anyone disagree?                                                                                      X * remember the mario clone (with his many screenshots) by Dark Flare(?) awhile back Mac?                                      , How do I add mouse inputs to QBasic program?                                                                                  
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 oi you stylez                                                                                                                 D Tutorial on how to install and how to use the FUTURE LIBRARY for Qb.                                                          E A to Z alphabetical classifiaction of a list of strings in qbasic...?                                                          Sorting                                                                                                                       # I presume you mean &quot;Sort&quot;                                                                                           I Re: A to Z alphabetical classifiaction of a list of strings in qbasic...?                                                     / I doubt if you will ever figure it out, though.                                                                                Sequential data files                                                                                                         , Line input should give you all the variables                                                                                  
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It's the way the default folder options are set up.                                                           Ok Thanks Solitare (nt)                                                                                                        I looked at it here                                                                                                           + Ok I had to check it rather than uncheck it                                                                                    No that didnt work either                                                                                                      Ok got it to work by                                                                                                          V * when you save the file, put it in quotes, &quot;filename.bas&quot;, that should work                                         Type conversions...?! Help!                                                                                                   & To convert hexadecimal to decimal-&gt;                                                                                        * Re: To convert hexadecimal to decimal-&gt;                                                                                     Printing In XP                                                                                                                1 You may be using OPEN &quot;LPT1&quot; ... but...                                                                              Thank You, but...                                                                                                             
 Johnnie...                                                                                                                    	 Thank You                                                                                                                      Lets hav a mini debate!!                                                                                                      Y * in my opinion it would depend on what the program was, me = QB because I know it better                                     # I think Visual Basic is better-&gt;                                                                                           F * umm, ChDrive, Curdir$, Dir$, Redim Preserve ARE available in QBasic!                                                         Which version? 7.1?-&gt;                                                                                                       * yep, all in QB7.1                                                                                                           $ Which is better, free QB or $400 VB?                                                                                          & Well the question is &quot;wrong&quot;                                                                                         * Translation: Mac is a fool                                                                                                  $ Now I didn't say that :)  Read on...                                                                                          D *they both suck.....*spray paints &quot;pascal&quot; on question* :p                                                           Actually, I wonder                                                                                                             Arcade games                                                                                                                  3 *I would guess C++ (or maybe something like FORTH?)                                                                            I think I remember reading                                                                                                    0 Hmm, yeah, probably Secret Proprietary Languages                                                                              S you can generally get what at least one of the languages a program was written in..                                            notepad.exe                                                                                                                   , Neither one is better -- each has its place.                                                                                  # as far as 'ease' goes, VB is better                                                                                           
 then again...                                                                                                                  ahhh, see, my point was made                                                                                                   well...                                                                                                                       $ Thanks for the overwhelming response                                                                                          ( Help! (this concerns the PLAY statement)                                                                                      G *I never understood that mb/mf stuff. They both play the same for me...                                                       K Re: *I never understood that mb/mf stuff. They both play the same for me...                                                    Yeah, I got it...                                                                                                             / * way around the not enough storage thing (url)                                                                               " PLAY cannot play two notes at once                                                                                            % The difference between MF and MB-&gt;                                                                                          help me                                                                                                                       ' &quot;can anyone make a program&quot; ?                                                                                       
 P's &amp; Q's                                                                                                                 7 * Heh. Maybe he just wanted to know if it could be done                                                                         I'll thank you if you can do it.                                                                                              A * &quot;I did't get there by cheating.&quot; ..... Why start now?                                                              Too easy...                                                                                                                    come on, give me a hand. PLEASE                                                                                                FOR NEXT loops                                                                                                                ) This problem is trickier than it appears.                                                                                      your 2nd in the class?                                                                                                        ( Here, now you will be first in the class                                                                                       Mac can you help me again?                                                                                                    
 Keyboard keys                                                                                                                 ' ASC will tell you the number of any key                                                                                       	 All keys?                                                                                                                      Here's a few I know...                                                                                                         For ascii PC keyboards                                                                                                        ) i wrote a prog to find some of these keys                                                                                      Look at this                                                                                                                   ON KEY                                                                                                                        c *Personally, Id drop an &quot;i$=inkey$: if i$&lt;&gt;&quot;&quot;...&quot; in the code instead (or                            *....an I just nuts?)                                                                                                         ) I'd use INKEY$ too. Sample code included.                                                                                      1 thing about that                                                                                                             True..                                                                                                                        3 I messed around with it a bit and this is better...                                                                           5 * if you're doing that, you can get rid of the RIGHT$                                                                          Right$ is pretty useful...                                                                                                    3 pardon, but INKEY$ only returns one key at a time..                                                                           ! I know, that's what I'm saying...                                                                                              that's not what I'm saying                                                                                                    > It's funny, I know exactally what you're saying and I agree...                                                                 hmm.. interesting idea..                                                                                                       Well, now I'm baffled.                                                                                                        > Rick, try this program which nicely simulates a slow computer.                                                                $ Yeah, I slowed it down and tested...                                                                                           Well, I'd use ON KEY                                                                                                          @ * I don't think the ON KEY(n) has to be in the loop like that...                                                              8 I don't think so either. I think you place the ON KEY...                                                                       Easier?? Faster??                                                                                                               Did I show the ON KEY in a loop?                                                                                              
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I always do things the hard way                                                                                          0 *Good to see you here, BTW., you've been missed.                                                                               *thanks                                                                                                                        Use the STRING$() function                                                                                                    = Didn't notice the odd number of *s.  Anyway, here's the code:                                                                 J Eeyow!! I put the INPUT line in the wrong place.  Here's the correct code:                                                    D Similar to request from another person wanting homework done. (URL*)                                                           Pease help me!                                                                                                                 Here's what it means                                                                                                          # Yep, or he omitted the DIM entirely                                                                                           ! There is another possibility-&gt;                                                                                             ' Good information for senior programmers                                                                                       % i think i might have blown it once...                                                                                          Help with a QB problem                                                                                                         Sure                                                                                                                           Code I have so far                                                                                                            8 *We won't write your homework but we'll be happy to help                                                                       Unless you want a spoiler :)                                                                                                   Hrrm...                                                                                                                       
 Because...                                                                                                                     It is supported in another way                                                                                                ? yes, QB doesn't have seperate assignment and equality symbols..                                                               
 =, == and ===                                                                                                                 ' hmm.. &quot;cheap&quot; way around it..                                                                                        Globals                                                                                                                       X * LOL, just because I gave proof that cycles are saved, doesn't mean I approve of it ;-)                                      : Fibonacci series is used as classical example of recursion                                                                    0 Heh - You assume anyone cares after the due date                                                                              > Re: Fibonacci series is used as classical example of recursion                                                                 Thx                                                                                                                           ! Post your code  when you're done,                                                                                             0 Solution posted. Thread closed. Have a nice day!                                                                               A time$ probleb                                                                                                                Use ON TIMER...                                                                                                                To simply do what you specified                                                                                                Even simpler                                                                                                                  ' The value of using ON TIMER, however...                                                                                        Help with IF commands                                                                                                          Have you thought of this:                                                                                                     L *SB &gt;= and &lt;= (although I think QBasic will correct it automatically).                                                  D *No, Earthborn was correct.  You need to specify the variable again.                                                          T *Ha! No, I meant it should be &quot;&lt;=&quot; rather than &quot;=&lt;&quot;, etc..                                            If I'm still confusing people...                                                                                              c * 'QBasic will correct it anyway..' why we care then? :-/ Tho other langs require &lt;= &amp; &gt;=                           S *Knowing the correct form is important. If you don't get it right here, then where?                                           " * True. And if not now, then when?                                                                                             Or                                                                                                                            * When names sound dirty, hilarity ensues...                                                                                     Hehe, that's pretty funny                                                                                                     % *Nothing to do with QB or programming                                                                                         L * Yeah, I think we kind of already figured that out; but it's still funny :)                                                   Trasnparent                                                                                                                   - There a are a few ways you could do this-&gt;                                                                                  Draw?                                                                                                                         + I personally think draw should be avoided..                                                                                   & DRAW incomprehensible? Not really-&gt;                                                                                         autoexec                                                                                                                      ! Include line QBasic /RUN YourProg                                                                                             
 *thank you                                                                                                                    ) *what about a .bas file that is compiled?                                                                                     U * you mean an .exe file? just simply: filename.exe, or you can do: START filename.exe                                         
 *thank you                                                                                                                    9 Greasy foreign terrorists and Democrats, Ignore this post                                                                     " Never mind --- I was duped (sorry)                                                                                            V * I thought it was quite funny. Declare Jihad on the forum and post it all you want :)                                        % Heh - Here is how I got fooled (URL*)                                                                                          QBasic limitations                                                                                                            3 grr@this forum     a note to readers of limitations                                                                           ) Good Info - A suggestion for you, JP_Doom                                                                                     : it should be noted that, despite what the help file says..                                                                    T *The correct term regarding QB types is &quot;range&quot; not &quot;limitation&quot;                                          B *specifically, data types -- &quot;range of data types in QB&quot;                                                             limitations is the term                                                                                                        DLLS in qbasic?                                                                                                               # I'm not saying it's impossible.....                                                                                            DLL's                                                                                                                          How to call (some) dll files...                                                                                               % 3D graphic ahh they make my head hurt                                                                                         # 2 degree function givin program..??                                                                                           ) * I'm praying, but it doesn't help. 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 By hand :)                                                                                                                    	 very true                                                                                                                      C                                                                                                                             3 yes, comparing classes to types is like comparing..                                                                           ) You can return with multiple values in QB                                                                                     > Here's one that is supposedly good, but I haven't tried it yet                                                                 Cheap (free) C compiler                                                                                                       + * Thanx! (now where did I put that 486...?)                                                                                   J Didn't get any sleep last night trying to fix this code.  Can anyone help?                                                     I can't help much                                                                                                              Thanks for trying to help.                                                                                                    ; Does antbody know how to disable alt + tab in your program.                                                                   $ You cannot disable Windows functions                                                                                           OK.                                                                                                                            Absolutely not                                                                                                                 You could make a .pif file-&gt;                                                                                               2 But the Windows key and cntl-alt-delete still work                                                                            0 I never said a .pif a file could be used to-&gt;                                                                              ' Try Rapid-Q http://rapidq.basicguru.com                                                                                        Include files/libraries                                                                                                       8 * Some info on libraries can be found here (URLs inside)                                                                      
 Danke [nc]                                                                                                                    < again time interval question, i lost track of the last topic                                                                  - There are some good answers in the FAQ (URL*)                                                                                 4 somethings wrong with my tic-tac-to dont know why...                                                                           Ok here you go                                                                                                                 Ternary operator                                                                                                              0 hmm.. well, let me try to &quot;de-C&quot; you..                                                                               Nice debugging, Buff, but ...                                                                                                  sorting?                                                                                                                      ; *Sure.  Strings are sorted by the ASCII code.  Just try it.                                                                    is this correct?                                                                                                              * You use a sorting algorithm with an array.                                                                                    ? The sort presented is NOT a Bubble Sort. It is a Selection Sort                                                               0 The algorithm I described above is a Bubble Sort                                                                               Well, anyone can write a book                                                                                                  Yes, it is a bubble sort.                                                                                                     1 * Here's a URL for you with C++ code of each sort                                                                             0 The URL went nowhere for me. But any HEY GUYS...                                                                               styles or somebody...                                                                                                          Works fine for me                                                                                                             . Err, I have File,Edit,View,Favorite,Tools,Help                                                                                @ In Windows XP I found it under Tools/Internet Options/Advanced -                                                               Yeah, I had looked there, but                                                                                                 ( *Maybe you need to upgrade your browser.                                                                                      ) Okay, Extra is just in the dutch version.                                                                                     N I would also agree with Solitaire and stylez that the above IS a bubble sort..                                                & Thanks, Alipha. Excuse me, Solitaire!!                                                                                        % *yep.  it's a bubble sort.  no doubt.                                                                                         - Replaceing &quot;A&quot; with &quot;123&quot;                                                                                 # Well i have tried to write the code                                                                                           3 *Post your code and we'll try to pinpoint the error                                                                           8 Well they way i have the code planed out is way too long                                                                       Replacing characters in strings                                                                                               C This was not the most efficient way to write an encryption program,                                                           5 True. He could try this simple substitution algorithm                                                                          this works perfectly:                                                                                                          deleting files?                                                                                                                * KILL Filename$                                                                                                               Variable scope help required                                                                                                   There is no such concept                                                                                                       Cheers                                                                                                                         yes, Basic Include files..                                                                                                    $ Configure/make scripts and compilers                                                                                           RE:Global varaiables                                                                                                          ) k how about searching for text in a file?                                                                                      hehe nvm                                                                                                                       That might work                                                                                                                Let me guess...                                                                                                                Not quite :)                                                                                                                   removing data from a file                                                                                                      Re: removing data from a file                                                                                                  Explanation...                                                                                                                 Suggestion for removing data                                                                                                   well..                                                                                                                        ; * Well, tough. You have your hints - now do your homework..                                                                    You use parallel arrays                                                                                                       / The other option, if the file isn't too large..                                                                                Crapy program i made...                                                                                                        Not so crappy...                                                                                                               Additional suggestion                                                                                                          Another additional suggestion                                                                                                  Doesn't work in WindowsNT                                                                                                     , I never said it would change YOUR problem...                                                                                   * Thanks - Got it.                                                                                                             Opening A file/sub, how?                                                                                                       What kind of info?                                                                                                             need vbenlr3.hlp                                                                                                               VB subforum                                                                                                                   # still writing it all to one line...                                                                                            Ah-hah. I suspected your data                                                                                                  awesome                                                                                                                       $ The reason I started a new thread---                                                                                           In my own small way...                                                                                                        J Responses to existing messages do not help push other threads off the page                                                     New threads                                                                                                                   6 I think we can cease starting new threads now. Thanks.                                                                         Oh, please, Paul Johnstone                                                                                                     Mac...                                                                                                                        % * Ummm - Probably good advice. Thanks                                                                                          I wish                                                                                                                         Ho hum                                                                                                                        E * Well, I'll have to admit you can take it as well as dish it out :-)                                                         & weird problem with locate and integers                                                                                        + Unstructured code is anything BUT beautiful                                                                                   + Unstructured code is anything BUT beautiful                                                                                    Example please!                                                                                                                Example                                                                                                                        I have defended GOTO, but                                                                                                      Fear and punishment :)                                                                                                        : I don't consider loops with GOTO unstructured programming.                                                                    	 Please do                                                                                                                      Here it is (url)                                                                                                              $ I took a quick look at your tutorial                                                                                          - I only got pages 10, 30, 80, 100, 110,and 160                                                                                  ??? You should have:                                                                                                          / * LOL, I don't even have to look, nice joke ;-)                                                                                 * It won't if you do, though ;-)                                                                                               * ... won't HURT if ...                                                                                                       * * I got them. Temporary ISP glitch. 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 Encryption                                                                                                                    O * that's nice, but talk is cheap. If you can do it so easily, why don't ya? ;-)                                               W I already have! In VB though. Would need to remove forms to make it cmd-line based [nc]                                       K * then do what I ask! Post an encrypted message here using the same key ;-)                                                    Will do                                                                                                                       T *i dont get it.. where do you start to figure out this stuff.. ugh i am confused ..*                                          
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 Solitaire!                                                                                                                    C *It was 2 in the morning and I was half asleep, but had to respond!                                                           J *It wasn't 2AM - I was just in a big hurry, had about 2 minutes to finish.                                                     * Heh :P                                                                                                                      & I rewrote your code (hope that's okay)                                                                                        % I just have to put my two progs in...                                                                                         / Here's a more efficient, if much larger program                                                                                Trouble finding?                                                                                                              B *Download QB45 at Alipha's site:http://www.geocities.com/aliphax**                                                             Random Files                                                                                                                   Code look ok - some questions                                                                                                  To read from the file                                                                                                          What???                                                                                                                        Internet connection?                                                                                                           Internet connectivity                                                                                                         @ Earthborn, stylez, greenman, somebody - Testing needed again :-(                                                               Seems to work...                                                                                                              4 * Thanks! Did &quot;Old Method&quot; leave the file?                                                                           Yes!                                                                                                                          ! Well, thanks for the info, but...                                                                                             
 Encryption                                                                                                                     Re: Encryption                                                                                                                 Capitalizing a word                                                                                                           ( Capitalizing a word - Additional Problem                                                                                      7 Okay. Some commands you'll need to know and pseudocode.                                                                       V A couple of minor additional considerations for a robust and fully featured routine...                                        1 Answers...and corrections to the original code...                                                                             ( Some code to do exactly what you want...                                                                                       Thanks                                                                                                                         Problem with a &quot;list&quot;                                                                                               . When dealing with data, do as the databases do                                                                                 Surely it's not this simple                                                                                                    That's not really what I meant                                                                                                 Like so:                                                                                                                       Much closer!                                                                                                                   Re: Much closer!                                                                                                               code:                                                                                                                          Yeah, I see the problem.                                                                                                       Thanks                                                                                                                        	 An Array?                                                                                                                      Re: Surely it's not this simple                                                                                                Hex to Binary Conversion!!                                                                                                    T *Hex and binary are really the same thing. Do you know anything about hex or binary?                                          0 Using string manipulation to &quot;convert&quot;                                                                              > To do this mathematically?  The speak and spell doesn't count!                                                                B I'm sure you can do a direct conversion purely by math, but in QB?                                                            2 'QB uses base 10 to handle arithmetic operations.'                                                                            " hex -&gt; bin can easily be done..                                                                                            L *That's exactly what I had suggested in my post - to use string manipulation                                                  O Oh please, stop beating around the bush and give the person what they asked for                                                Hackmem                                                                                                                       3 Why did you post an 80 page document on this forum?                                                                           4 Plus, Iain, you have been around long enough to know                                                                           ayuda desde argentina                                                                                                          Eso es un poco complexo...                                                                                                    	 2 to 1 :)                                                                                                                     - I didn't even really read it thoroughly (sp?)                                                                                 & *Yes, thoroughly is correctly spelled.                                                                                         Error message when compiling                                                                                                   try splitting up the lines...                                                                                                  Exactly what it says on the tin                                                                                                Cleaning up                                                                                                                    REM $DYNAMIC                                                                                                                  $ Exactly what it says in the question                                                                                          4 * Mac, Mac Mac... always a lil' bit too late ;-) j/k                                                                          ! * What does &quot;j/k&quot; mean?                                                                                              IDE and j/k                                                                                                                    * Will bookmark :-)                                                                                                           ( Re: Exactly what it says in the question                                                                                      1 Earthborn, MiggyD, (others?): The code was posted                                                                              A very long program indeed!                                                                                                   3 LOL - Well, you didn't ask for the program, anyway.                                                                            :O                                                                                                                             Shared memory access?                                                                                                          I've never used them...                                                                                                       
 Shared memory                                                                                                                  Qbasic 4.5 / download                                                                                                         ! www.geocities.com/aliphax also...                                                                                              Oooh... goody  a beginner....                                                                                                  Here!                                                                                                                         / Help converting decimal #'s to hexadecimal #'s.                                                                               K Wow, if you showed any less effort of your own you would be clinically dead                                                    Uh...                                                                                                                         " * And you could be less demanding.                                                                                             Base conversion                                                                                                               ! More help needed (Random numbers)                                                                                              Run this program.                                                                                                             M *shouldnt that be: PRINT &quot;Numbers between 1 and&quot;; NMax? not INPUT**                                                 Q Re: *shouldnt that be: PRINT &quot;Numbers between 1 and&quot;; NMax? not INPUT**                                             W *ok i got you.. i see now.. duh! it looked like he was doing something else, my fault**                                       [ Re: *ok i got you.. i see now.. duh! it looked like he was doing something else, my fault**                                    You need more explanation?                                                                                                     I understand...                                                                                                               V A sort algorithm that uses random values without repeating is for advanced programmers                                        Z Re: A sort algorithm that uses random values without repeating is for advanced programmers                                     Bad program design - sorry                                                                                                    7 Counting number of strings between displayed strings...                                                                        You could start by...                                                                                                          Thanks!                                                                                                                        Converting Hex to Dec                                                                                                          Converting any base to decimal:                                                                                                Change to decimal example                                                                                                      *Right!  I missed that.                                                                                                        I really think its time...                                                                                                     Don't you think that...                                                                                                        LOL... good point...                                                                                                           *want                                                                                                                         W * Yeah, I assumed the person would also be interested in continually updating the site.                                       ( Hey, lkt153. Could you send me an EMail?                                                                                       what we do is...                                                                                                              . How can I run a BATCH file from within QBASIC?                                                                                 simple;                                                                                                                       ' Convert QBasic files into Visual basic?                                                                                        Not automatically                                                                                                              It would be alot of work...                                                                                                    I've tried... and failed.                                                                                                      Qbasic Auto update                                                                                                             should be possible, but                                                                                                        Print QB output Screen??                                                                                                      
 Not really...                                                                                                                 : Or you could copy all the text off the screen and print it                                                                     Bugs in your program.                                                                                                         3 Thanks... as usual, no QB was available at the time                                                                            Text only, if...                                                                                                              K *By the way, that print screen CALL ABSOLUTE example is in QBasic 1.1 only.                                                   ? Oh, by the way... if you want to print graphics, it is possible                                                               * There's an easier way to print graphics...                                                                                     What do you mean                                                                                                              $ Thats exectly what I said, isn't it?                                                                                          O * He was replying to TheBOB...and his post was only 9 minutes later than yours.                                               
 By the way...                                                                                                                 - Yes you can do a screen capture.  Here's how:                                                                                 . *Does that screen capture method work with XP?                                                                                @ I tried it with my laptop in Win XP and it crashed the computer.                                                              I *but it works OK as long as the program stays in a DOS window in screen 0                                                     ' is there any way to do it from screen 7                                                                                        Print Scrn works fine for me...                                                                                                More open files                                                                                                                Open the file in binary mode...                                                                                               F Who told you there was such a limit? The following 400char works fine.                                                         Many thanks for the reply.                                                                                                     Print QB output Screen??                                                                                                       I cannot respond to posts!                                                                                                     Works fine for me                                                                                                              Odd                                                                                                                           O There is a restriction on how many messages you can post within a certain time.                                               0 Explanation of the &quot;post preview&quot; page                                                                               Some REALLY COOL files                                                                                                          * Why not put them on a webpage?                                                                                               QB cannot go online!                                                                                                           * Uhhh....what?                                                                                                               8 um.. have you looked at the files section of qbasic.com?                                                                       QB Internet ability                                                                                                            ?                                                                                                                             
 I LOVE Zelda!                                                                                                                  HELP!!! QBasic .exe file.......                                                                                                *find qbasic 4.5 and compile                                                                                                  . *Get QB45 at: http://www.geocities.com/aliphax                                                                                : Thats true but i think he 4got to tell u how to compile it                                                                     It learns...... :o                                                                                                             yeah!!  progress is made                                                                                                      % Did anyone ever try out my BINGO game                                                                                         * *Works great! (nice color scheme, too) :-)                                                                                     I'm surprised to see letters.                                                                                                 
 HAHAHAHAHA                                                                                                                    Z How do u open a file and insert EVERY line into the program w/o know how mant lines it has                                     count the carrage returns?                                                                                                    	 Like this                                                                                                                      Webbrowser in qb???                                                                                                            Is it possible... 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 OPEN FILES                                                                                                                    P *Yes. Just use the loop in my other answer and print the Blah$'s as their input.                                               *Pardon me. As THEY'RE input.                                                                                                  Re: OPEN FILES                                                                                                                ` * &quot;first example&quot;....without a loop!!!!! (damn, i wish you could edit your posts :o\ )                               One way to do it ...                                                                                                          
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 Re DOS EDITOR                                                                                                                 2 *Just type EDIT at the DOS prompt and press Enter.                                                                            B * How about qbasic itself? Just turn off automatic error checking.                                                            M * Syntax checking, rather. Plus it would capitalize keywords...so, nevermind.                                                 & Actually, for thos that didn't know...                                                                                        + I knew that! It isn't always true though...                                                                                   , *You're right, -just tested with Windows Me.                                                                                  * Autonumbering with alphanumeric characters                                                                                     Something like this?                                                                                                          ) ..and to save the barcodes to an array...                                                                                      Thanks Solitaire...                                                                                                           1 Kinda tricky.  Needs work, but here's part of it.                                                                             @ *correction to above:  0 represents numeric and 1 is non-numeric                                                              
 Calling files                                                                                                                 V * RUN &quot;file.bas&quot; or CHAIN &quot;file.bas&quot; (chain keeps open files open)                                        D Directory Frustrating Irritating Problem that makes me explode!!!!!!                                                           probably not                                                                                                                  
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Does anybody know 1?*                                                              .....                                                                                                                         ' webberboy - Did you check again? (URL*)                                                                                       ; AVETE NOTATO CHE SCHIFO IL &quot;TIMER2&quot; della FUTURE?                                                                   8 Hvorfor skal du st og tror at det findes italianer her?                                                                       virus                                                                                                                         ) a VIRUS... IN qbasic... I DONT BELIEVE...                                                                                     	 Yes but..                                                                                                                     0 Yes there is. Use the shell command to open dos.                                                                              5 I am not saying you cant open it using a batch file..                                                                          Thats true but...                                                                                                             X * many of the files you tried to delete would be locked as in use during windows running                                      6 True, but who says you have to have a malicious virus?                                                                        F As oOBlackOrbOo says, this is not a virus - it is kind of Trojan Horse                                                         Open file problem                                                                                                             	 Basically                                                                                                                      Ok here you go                                                                                                                 Re: Open File Problem                                                                                                          Still don't understand                                                                                                        - Run this, then study the code - ask questions                                                                                 ; You don't want to enter the atomic weight, at the prompt...                                                                    Count string letters                                                                                                           Letters, or characters?                                                                                                        IS SO EASY!!                                                                                                                  < * -ponders the sentence &quot;I DONT SPEAK ENGLISH!!!&quot;-                                                                  K *Don't spoil it Alipha. For a minute there, I thought I could read Italian!                                                   	 * LOL ;-)                                                                                                                     * * Maybe he can only write/type in English.                                                                                     batch files used in Qbasic                                                                                                     Shell                                                                                                                          I can't take it anymore!                                                                                                       Go to the meta forum...                                                                                                       # Earthborn, if I run that program...                                                                                            How it works                                                                                                                  J *I have hosts.sam and it didnt work editing it like that.. ne suggestions*                                                    G * stylez said just plain 'hosts', no extention and it often isn't there                                                       Z *Stylez what does this HOSTS file consist of .. obviously the one i have isnt the same one                                    G As Earthborn said, it's just a way of giving names to IPs on a network.                                                         Hosts.sam is a sample host file.                                                                                               *Thanx EarthBorn                                                                                                              - The popups have been really aggressive lately                                                                                  Same here . . .                                                                                                               : The purpose of qbasic.alturl.com is just to be a shortcut.                                                                    ! Open online webpages in text file                                                                                              eh.. a bit of work..                                                                                                          P eh.. the spaces weren't s'pose to be in there.. it seemed to have copied weird..                                               Serial Mouse                                                                                                                   I suppose so                                                                                                                  ( What does INP(96) (the keyboard one) do?                                                                                      7 Wow. stylez, anybody, this question deserves an answer!                                                                        Thanks I know I'm good                                                                                                        ' Did you try Alipha's multiple key FAQ??                                                                                       ! Yes, It's that which confused me.                                                                                              When I run that 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 *Great wipes!                                                                                                                  Qb Question!                                                                                                                  + INKEY$ tells you what key is being pressed.                                                                                   ! Correction to program at the end:                                                                                             
 HELP ME!!!!!!                                                                                                                 * Nope...but I have heard of these things...                                                                                     help                                                                                                                           TEST2.......TEST2.......TEST2                                                                                                 0 *any particular purpose for these test messages?                                                                              ' Action when the enter button is pressed                                                                                        Yes you can.                                                                                                                  > Please use the HTML, Windows, VB, etc. Forum for VB questions.                                                                 TEST....TEST...TEST                                                                                                           ? Cleaning the configurations of CMOS using the qbasic, as I do??                                                               $ Found this prog on my computer......                                                                                          > Don't bother responding to those SPAM posts from Aghata/Mosana                                                                Z Activating and disabling FAT of the hard disk, as I do???Activating and disabling FAT of t                                     Question about QBasic                                                                                                         * * - Post what you have and we'll help you.                                                                                     Here is the code. Thanks                                                                                                      ' FUNCTIONs are almost identical to SUBs!                                                                                        Redo from start                                                                                                               ) The simple answer is to use LINE INPUT A$                                                                                      The error message is because                                                                                                   Answer                                                                                                                         Small correction...                                                                                                            Re: Redo from start                                                                                                            Cheats                                                                                                                        > * Doubtful. 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 ON ERROR GOTO                                                                                                                  Using a flag with ON ERROR GOTO                                                                                               8 The above example should have OPEN for INPUT, not OUTPUT                                                                       Open file help                                                                                                                A * See &quot;How do I prevent errors from stopping ...&quot; above                                                              parallel port?                                                                                                                 most common                                                                                                                    Save Game Feature                                                                                                             # All the info you need is in the FAQ                                                                                            -Darkwater- ITS BACK!!                                                                                                         The Site Is Horrible...                                                                                                        sorry                                                                                                                         Y *No Hard Feelings just wanted to give everyone easy access to the link instead of waiting                                     ' A way to stop the program for a second?                                                                                        Yeah                                                                                                                           thanks a lot                                                                                                                   time                                                                                                                          ( Multiplayer over a network at school....                                                                                      S i don't have an answer to your question, but could you email me your chatroom prog?                                           6 *yeah, I just have to find it. I got too many disks...                                                                         help with graphics                                                                                                            D *Stuart:Could someone recommend a good graphics book for beginners?*                                                          1 * The Revolutionary Guide To Qbasic by Wrox Press                                                                              VB Forum seems isolated                                                                                                        What are you talking about?                                                                                                    Nvm,  i found out a way already                                                                                               > *Then how about publishing it here to close this tread nicely?                                                                * yes, plz.  i would like to find out myself                                                                                     OK, Mac and webberboy                                                                                                          Ok, here ya go.                                                                                                               $ I have tested the above post, and...                                                                                           Can I see the plans for it...                                                                                                  In Qbasic...                                                                                                                   In Visual Basic..                                                                                                             4 Found both, place together, now don't which is which                                                                          4 Found both, place together, now don't which is which                                                                          	 FLODTOME!                                                                                                                     I * nah, not destroy it.. update it.. now who here has good hacking skills?                                                     1 *wonders what kind of server www.qbasic.com is on                                                                             Z c'mon LM, even people w/ the slightest hacking abilities would be able to find that out...                                    
 Amazing...                                                                                                                     More                                                                                                                          * Wonder how that would play out in court...                                                                                    N * Assuming someone would even go to court if they got caught hacking the site.                                                ! A program im making. HELP NEEDED!                                                                                             " Looks fishy, but here is some help                                                                                             Just a quick type                                                                                                             & OK - I guess it wasn't fishy after all                                                                                        % Re: A program im making. HELP NEEDED!                                                                                         0 Or, if you want it to be a little better/ faster                                                                              / Read, Data statements for treasure hunting game                                                                                Run this program                                                                                                              $ Where I can find a guide for qbasic?                                                                                           What do you know?                                                                                                             / Compiler QBasic for Windows, where do I find???                                                                                there isn't one..                                                                                                              Either you mean VB or QB4.5+                                                                                                   Give me a clue......                                                                                                           easy                                                                                                                           Or done in 4 lines on code :o)                                                                                                B * eek!! forgot the semicolon + you'd need an editional priint/next                                                            4 * Except that he doesn't want nested FOR/NEXT loops.                                                                           Except                                                                                                                        I * CLS : FOR I = 1 TO 5: PRINT LEFT$(&quot;ABCDE&quot;, I): NEXT I: SYSTEM                                                      The problem is...                                                                                                              Thanks everyone..                                                                                                             : * That's the point of the exercises...to get you to think.                                                                    $ this was never properly answered, so                                                                                           well, for tetris..                                                                                                            9 *thanks!! finally, someone who gives me the right answer!                                                                      a program im making                                                                                                           I *umm ok.. no question its just a do loop.. not sure why it got posted :-D                                                      qbasic controlling printer port                                                                                               G &quot;i'm building a lightning system&quot; Yow! That sounds dangerous!                                                        Testers Needed                                                                                                                 Help...!                                                                                                                       ok...                                                                                                                         T *You may be able to get the Control Creation Edition free from the Microsoft website                                           Here                                                                                                                          ( *http://www.a1vbcode.com/vbtip.asp?ID=55                                                                                      1 Please do not ask VB question on the QBasic Forum                                                                             I *meaby you should post the link to the forum, so he can access it quickly                                                     . Sorry, weikiat, - Here are instructions (URL*)                                                                                 One File too many                                                                                                              *KILL &quot;filename&quot;                                                                                                     locate cd-rom (vb)                                                                                                            & assistance : 3diementional engine code                                                                                        S *check out the download section of the main page. choose graphics or graphic demos.                                           F Help needed : Capturing Qbasic screens, and recording Qbasic tutorials                                                         Cheap PCanywhere type thing                                                                                                    What's going on?                                                                                                              % sorry but your post is a bit chaotic.                                                                                         L Use the Alt-PrintScreen button combination for screen capture.  Suggestions:                                                  ; Above suggestion for screen capture works perfectly . . . .                                                                   < *However, it's for still screens, not for full-motion video.                                                                  + * Works also on WindowsNT - Good suggestion                                                                                   - FreePcAnywhere &amp; Screen Capture Solutions                                                                                  Newbie alert. Help needed!                                                                                                     When i did the classic ....                                                                                                    Fast Scrolling                                                                                                                 * I meant SCREEN 13                                                                                                            it is done so quickly because..                                                                                               ; If you put a semi-colon at the end, the screen won't scroll                                                                   1 Does anyone know where i can download qbasic 4.5?                                                                              *www.geocities.com/aliphax                                                                                                    " i need help with a DO WHILE...LOOP                                                                                             Use FOR instead...                                                                                                            , * Post your attempt at solving this problem.                                                                                  8 * two hints: 'count = count + 5' and 'count &lt;= limit'                                                                       nibbles                                                                                                                        About div/0 error                                                                                                              Maybe you can add a loop                                                                                                       It's been a long time...                                                                                                       Need help with a simple problem                                                                                                re Ryan and TicTakToe                                                                                                         # Re: Need help with a simple problem                                                                                           	 Thank you                                                                                                                      Vb min                                                                                                                         *Me.WindowState = 1                                                                                                            thanks                                                                                                                         Something on AI                                                                                                                Huh                                                                                                                            INPUT                                                                                                                         	 Re: INPUT                                                                                                                      comment                                                                                                                       : How about this? DO NOT use above code. 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Huh?                                                              I presume you jest                                                                                                             I looked it up...                                                                                                              ...                                                                                                                           ? *It's not at all about religion.  It's about how we keep count.                                                               A * True. We discuss religion on our &quot;Distractions&quot; forum                                                              ...                                                                                                                            Woops!!!                                                                                                                       Untitled                                                                                                                       Re: Untitled                                                                                                                  L * 'Please submit a banner to the pages.. Approval is 100% guaranteed...' :-/                                                    Some suggestions on improvements                                                                                              $ Re: Some suggestions on improvements                                                                                          
 homework help                                                                                                                  ok..                                                                                                                            Re: homework help (perfect cube)                                                                                              H * I wonder why you renamed them to perfect cubes from perfect squares...                                                       Re: homework help                                                                                                             , * Brilliant!  and only what? 6 lnes of code?                                                                                  / Does anyone know of any good e-books on QBASIC?                                                                                How about Qbasic for dummies?                                                                                                  Second-hand books                                                                                                             6 *Test said he was looking for e-books, not paper books                                                                         shell                                                                                                                         3 shell is the same as typing something at DOS prompt                                                                           = What do keys like the ESC key and the 4 arrow keys stand for?                                                                 ; What stands for keys like the ESC key and the 4 arrow keys?                                                                   
 array sorting                                                                                                                  * no                                                                                                                          ) Here is a simple bubble sort algorithm...                                                                                     M Hi Bob, Still calling a &quot;selection sort&quot; a &quot;bubble sort&quot;?                                                  Thanks Mac ...                                                                                                                @ *www.sparknotes.com has a lot of algorithms with implementations                                                               So does google.com                                                                                                            	 All true!                                                                                                                     ' Tazza, Why would you ask that question?                                                                                        reason                                                                                                                         Oh, OK, but                                                                                                                    Long file names                                                                                                               + It's not a problem with your QBasic version                                                                                   4 I need help with gravity...(no not wit my weight...)                                                                           This is how I would do it....                                                                                                  Well,                                                                                                                          gavity                                                                                                                         gavity                                                                                                                        + %$##!$@ Stupid  &quot;Set back clocks&quot;                                                                                   U *My computers are dual boot so when I start the 2nd OS, it sets the clock back twice!                                          If one of them is Windows...                                                                                                   23? I have 14 :-/                                                                                                             P * Windows XP (home) synchronises time automatically while you're on the internet                                              + * WinXP is also a bloated piece of garbage.                                                                                    WinXP                                                                                                                         * ADVERTICE FOR YOUR GAMES FOR FREE! REALLY!                                                                                    G * Advertisements make a webpage look nice?? What have you been smoking?                                                       K Re: * Advertisements make a webpage look nice?? What have you been smoking?                                                   L * Text is &quot;He just worded it wrong&quot; - Why would anyone think that?                                                   reboot                                                                                                                         columns                                                                                                                        Ok, here is your solution                                                                                                     @ * nah, #5 should be: If you don't like this, drop the class. :-)                                                              
 Re Columns                                                                                                                    ) &quot;He did try and posted it here&quot;                                                                                       Need help w/ layout running qbas                                                                                               Use &quot;LOCATE&quot;                                                                                                         Quite easy!                                                                                                                   " More refinements using TAB and SPC                                                                                              Serial port control under QBASIC                                                                                              $ Re: Serial port control under QBASIC                                                                                           Tnx                                                                                                                            Man it has been a long time                                                                                                    Bitmap Resizing                                                                                                               3 webberboy or I have something wrong. Tester needed!                                                                            Works fine for me                                                                                                             	 same here                                                                                                                      Works for me, Win98, QBX                                                                                                      * Thanks, guys! WEBBERBOY - Please read this                                                                                    . ok... now it works.  don't know why it didn't.                                                                                " the reason i did it that way is...                                                                                            / Problem with the chatroom - Admins please help!                                                                               3 hmm.. that's odd.. can't say that I can help though                                                                           & NEED SOME ONE TO HELP OUT WILL GET $$$                                                                                        1 Wow - And in All Caps, too! How lucky can we get?                                                                              Pictures in Qbasic                                                                                                            > * BMPs would be the easiest to insert (url of tutorial inside)                                                                Y How do I create a search engine that search a specify directory and list all the files...                                      Search                                                                                                                         I think he meant this                                                                                                           I'm not laughing, I''m crying...                                                                                               Sorry to bother you guys...                                                                                                   " Calling LM - Libertarian Manefesto                                                                                            P Other than usinfg sound, is there any other ways to produce sound using qbasic??                                              U Use the PLAY command.  Check out my &quot;Special Effects&quot; tutorial (url inside)                                         C Lol. I doubt u wanna hear this. This code is so cheap its not funny                                                           ; Printing without covering up lines i've &quot;drawn&quot; ?                                                                   % re printing without covering up lines                                                                                          * LOCATE ,16: PRINT x                                                                                                          Hmmm, printing graphics from QB                                                                                                Printing                                                                                                                       I will take a look, but                                                                                                        Well these are designed for DOS                                                                                               . I wish I could get ahold of a Cash Reg printer                                                                                 Sure                                                                                                                           I have no way of knowing what                                                                                                  Isometric(?) Tile Engine                                                                                                       Can anyone help?                                                                                                              % I could help if its not too long, but                                                                                         $ Here are instructions on how to post                                                                                          $ * Mac, mind checking the Meta forum?                                                                                          & Yeah, I saw your post the other day...                                                                                        J *or how about &quot;I cheated and someone else wrote the code for me&quot;                                                    L Why doesn't it work? This work when i tested it using my school's computer..                                                   re why dont it work                                                                                                            Still can't work!!                                                                                                            & Here is something stupid, but possible                                                                                        ? *or just type BEEP and hit F5 (I think he's right, no speaker).                                                               L *Actually, depending on your OS, BEEP won't tell you. Try PLAY &quot;C&quot;                                                   BEEP                                                                                                                          J *Yes, but not necessarily through the PC speaker (which he's testing for).                                                    - I didn't say it would go through the speaker,                                                                                 . Sign, that means without the internal speaker,                                                                                 * there's always soundblaster..                                                                                               
 Your're right                                                                                                                 " That's what I was trying to say...                                                                                            , Modem beeps don't go through the PC speaker!                                                                                  8 *Thanks Earthborn. I just assumed it was the PC speaker.                                                                      & Associating keys / disassociating keys                                                                                        ' Follow the URL inside to the FAQ forum.                                                                                        As for CTRL+&lt;somekey&gt;...                                                                                                S Sorry, Ctrl was just an example, I want to use &quot;5&quot; + 4, 8, 6, 2 on numpad                                           < * In that case, the multiple key press FAQ is what you want.                                                                  F What exactly does INP(96) do, does it input all pressed keys or just 1                                                        # i need help with the swap function.                                                                                            Why don't you post your code?                                                                                                  Swap                                                                                                                          6 By &quot;help&quot; do you mean to write your program?                                                                         Hey, webberboy...                                                                                                              it doesn't work...                                                                                                            ) Well, does the program posted above work?                                                                                      yes, and no...                                                                                                                 I just chose zero to mean ten                                                                                                 / Ne-1 know what the keyboard interrupt is? (n/t)                                                                                the hardware or software one?                                                                                                 ! Re: the hardware or software one?                                                                                             O eh.. I wouldn't see the point in doing so, there are most-likely better ways...                                               
 Thank You!!!!                                                                                                                 * * I should mention that I didn't test that                                                                                    
 Beep on error                                                                                                                 % * Use the statement &quot;BEEP&quot;.                                                                                          lol..thanks                                                                                                                    ..                                                                                                                            & It shouldn't print BEEP on the screen.                                                                                         .                                                                                                                             C What version of QBasic do you have that prints &quot;beep&quot;????                                                           H *He probably misunderstood Stylez' post with &quot;BEEP&quot; in quotes.                                                       BEEP in Windows                                                                                                                Virus?                                                                                                                         Rounding problem in 3D                                                                                                        & How can we possibly debug a program...                                                                                         don't round....                                                                                                               / That is what's known as 'accumulative' rotation                                                                                Same Game Program                                                                                                             
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 a newbie here                                                                                                                  Re: a newbie here                                                                                                              * or LEN(STR$(interger)) - 1                                                                                                   mathematically..                                                                                                              1 if n&gt;0 then digits = INT(LOG(n) / LOG(10)) + 1                                                                             9 * thanks (wanna put an exit condition on that loop??) ;-)                                                                     3 Please great gurus of Qbasic how do you do colision                                                                           : Why don't you help here, Seven and Anonymous 195.92.67.70?                                                                     well...                                                                                                                        here:                                                                                                                         / Hoiw do you remove the comma sign from strings?                                                                                Why do you want to do that?                                                                                                    thanks                                                                                                                        4 are you using INSTR$(hello, hi there,how are you)...                                                                          / *INSTR() is a number function.  Leave off the $                                                                               / Annoying &quot;overflow memory&quot; messages..                                                                               G * you can try adding '$DYNAMIC to the top of your program, else I dunno                                                        just a little advice                                                                                                           Backwards String...                                                                                                            That could be simplified...                                                                                                    ROM                                                                                                                           G * try running a websearch, this is a programming forum, not a N64 forum                                                        Why do people do that.....                                                                                                    0 where can I find cheap cars and microwave ovens?                                                                              A * Excuse me... I'm looking for cheap ho's telephone number... LOL                                                              Game trainer                                                                                                                   Well...                                                                                                                        need help/8*8 gride                                                                                                            Re: need help/8*8 gride                                                                                                        Re: Re: need help/8*8 gride                                                                                                    Re: Re: need help/8*8 gride                                                                                                   
 Dude......                                                                                                                    5 Need a little more clarification on the assignment...                                                                         9 Re: Need a little more clarification on the assignment...                                                                      Think of it step by step...                                                                                                   ) Design a few characters for my new game!!                                                                                      doesn't not display correctly                                                                                                  making a type usertype                                                                                                         QBasic TYPE statement                                                                                                          SpaceInvaders LOCATE troubles                                                                                                  Couple of things...                                                                                                            * Really good explanation                                                                                                     P * Sorry, &quot;semicolon&quot; in the last paragraph should be &quot;colon&quot;                                              / WANTED: AIML CHATTERBOT DEVELOPERS OR HELPERS!!                                                                               . * ALL PEOPLE, PLEASE READ THE ABOVE MESSAGE!!!                                                                                Z * I wonder how many people now won't read your message because of how obsessive you are...                                    + * Not me. I never read messages in all caps                                                                                   ; I've already created something like that that uses AI bots.                                                                    stripping html                                                                                                                & How about finishing some old business?                                                                                         ASCII char set problem                                                                                                         Re: ASCII char set problem                                                                                                     thanks                                                                                                                        ' outputing string variables into a file.                                                                                        euhm                                                                                                                           ok here is an example...                                                                                                       Use PRINT, not WRITE                                                                                                           Re: Use PRINT, not WRITE                                                                                                       * ??? You provided no text.                                                                                                   / VB help: how do you delete a file (long format)                                                                                Found it thnx anyway                                                                                                           Waste some more space, Rhican,                                                                                                Q * he said 'VB help', btw Rhican, I believe: KILL &quot;filenaem&quot; should work                                              Ah-hah! Overlooked the VB, but                                                                                                ; You know, I try to avoid learning things on the weekends...                                                                    ain't that the truth                                                                                                           Can't spell though :)                                                                                                         @ * Objects like filesystem are used more often in VBS, I believe.                                                               What's VBS?                                                                                                                    VBScript is an outcrop of VBA                                                                                                 Z How do you get rid of that working folder not found error when it open qbasic 4.5 and 7.1?                                    ) *check the path's : OPTIONS-&gt; Set Path                                                                                     P * delete or modify your shortcut (right-click, properties, program tab, working)                                               transparency with PUT                                                                                                          You will have to use a mask...                                                                                                 Untitled                                                                                                                       shell                                                                                                                          8.3                                                                                                                            i dont think so...                                                                                                            4 *The tilde ~ is on the keyboard right next to the 1.                                                                           Using QBasic commands...                                                                                                       Please  help!!!!                                                                                                               Complicated                                                                                                                    Thank you Adam                                                                                                                
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 I made one                                                                                                                     How do I get QBasic??                                                                                                         ) * Get QB from Alipha's site. (URL inside)                                                                                      Unsuccessful Attempt                                                                                                           Re: Unsuccessful Attempt                                                                                                      ) I unzipped QBasic.  Now, how do I run it?                                                                                     0 Forget it, if QBasic cannot be obtained legally.                                                                               run QB.EXE..                                                                                                                  < Microsoft don't care anymore - QB's been around for years...                                                                   Question, Alipha...                                                                                                            :-o I have 1.1                                                                                                                 Well, that is interesting                                                                                                     1 * you can go look for yourself ;-) (URL to QB1.1)                                                                             ) Thanks - Not sure what I can test though.                                                                                      Help With My Scripting Sub....                                                                                                 Found Var &lt;&gt; Var Found                                                                                                   *Thanks! Its much appreciated!                                                                                                 Qbasic                                                                                                                         a newbie needs help                                                                                                           " *and what exactly is a complement?                                                                                             9's complements                                                                                                               
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 my attempt                                                                                                                    0 Here is a good solution to this exact problem...                                                                               A solution using INSTR                                                                                                        1 Crude, but works... anyone think of a better way?                                                                             7 &quot;A crude solution is better than none at all&quot;                                                                        I don't know about simpler, but                                                                                               
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 VIEW PRINT                                                                                                                     help - anyone is fine                                                                                                         ? * Is making a GUI in QB, and wants a name + ideas for commands.                                                                Can someone please help me!                                                                                                    Some help...                                                                                                                  
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(and ftp access)                                                                A little advice                                                                                                                * here's a link                                                                                                                Sum of Consecutive Numbers                                                                                                     Easy...                                                                                                                        Even shorter with a FOR loop                                                                                                  ; * print (n*(n-1))/2 where n=5 or whatever the max is. (LOL)                                                                   & * Err, sorry - PRINT (N * (N + 1)) / 2                                                                                         PRINT (n * (ABS(n) - 1)) / 2                                                                                                  > err...heh...same mistake as Mac.  PRINT (n * (ABS(n) + 1)) / 2                                                                : or even:  PRINT (n * (n + 1)) / 2 - (x * (x - SGN(x))) / 2                                                                    7 Doesn't appear to work (not that I have any suggestion)                                                                        Well, this will work (LOL)                                                                                                    - *Mac, you've got too much time to kill! (lol)                                                                                  Sum of Consecutive Numbers                                                                                                     that almost works..                                                                                                           G Is it possible to launch an application from qbasic?  How do you do it?                                                        shell                                                                                                                         Q &quot;Special Effects&quot; demo/tutorial program for color, music, etc in QBasic                                             , *screen modes works fine on my comp with XP.                                                                                  A Something interesting about the music PLAY command with T (tempo)                                                             7 Does anyone know how to open a text file to add a line?                                                                        Yes...                                                                                                                        " If you just want to add at the end                                                                                             Thanks Much everyone                                                                                                           Like This...                                                                                                                  B * Use PRINT instead of WRITE to put text in a file without quotes.                                                             To:Solitare                                                                                                                    Visual Basic 6 is hard!                                                                                                       + nah, VB is easy.. and quite a bit like QB..                                                                                    well..                                                                                                                        # VB 6 is a breeze compared to VB.NET                                                                                             Try PowerBasic for windows. (nt)                                                                                               New User                                                                                                                      < * Well, if you just want to start over, use the RUN command.                                                                  8 Anyone know how to create type writer effect for qbasic?                                                                      < Re: Anyone know how to create type writer effect for qbasic?                                                                   Thanks!                                                                                                                       , Simple. Print the string letter by letter...                                                                                  B Problem with screen modes in Windows XP.  Does anyone have a clue?                                                            ' Did you try stepping through this sub??                                                                                       , It's not the code; it's the operating system                                                                                  B Furthermore, there's no error window as in a normal run-time error                                                            : * Damn! Remind me to NEVER upgrade to XP. Works fine in NT                                                                     Screen 12 Freeze                                                                                                              ? * Let's have a debate! - Is there any reason to ever use ONKEY?                                                               
 Yes and no...                                                                                                                  I'd say NO!                                                                                                                   G &quot;Is there ANY REASON to EVER USE Onkey?&quot; - Short answer=Yes *                                                       Q &lt;marquee.* Short question: When? Longer question: WHAT reason?&lt;/marquee&gt;                                             = &lt;marquee&gt;* Dang, now I spoiled the fun!&lt;/marquee&gt;                                                                  * Fun doesn't work...                                                                                                         & Just as I suspected. ONKEY is misused.                                                                                        @ ONKEY?  HA!!  i forgot that was even a keyword.  must be useless                                                              Z How can u get a program to automaticaly start in full screen w/out clicking the max button                                    Z The question was already asked! NOTE: A maximized screen is not the same as a full screen.                                    " * Let me explain it one more time:                                                                                             No matter what...                                                                                                              the last time this was asked...                                                                                                New and need hellllllllllllp...                                                                                                Try this                                                                                                                      ' Top-secret mission project challenge!!!                                                                                       Z * ^above^ message suggests creating working copy of Win9x or 2000 with IF THEN statements!                                     Simple, here it is                                                                                                            C * Windows 2000 is a very stable OS. I have had no problems with it.                                                            Compile a program in qb                                                                                                        answer                                                                                                                         LCDTEST                                                                                                                       / * Look up OPEN &quot;LPT1:&quot; in QBasic help                                                                               3 Re: * Look up OPEN &quot;LPT1:&quot; in QBasic help                                                                           % No, I'm not going to give you a link!                                                                                         R I just finish &quot;3INLINE&quot; -2 version - game in QBasic 4.5 (with mouse)...                                            E Hi me again. I jus wanted to know a lil somehtin about the play code.                                                         J *the qbasic help file has all the juicy details on rests and octaves, etc.                                                    
 Ghost bug?                                                                                                                    S *LOL!  Bugs don't go away by themselves. You have to find them and debug your code.                                           . *yea they do, my computer does this every day!                                                                                T *Your computer has a reason for doing what it does.  You just don't know what it is.                                            *the reason is that it is alive!                                                                                               Re: Ghost bug?                                                                                                                ' Who told you your game had a ghost bug?                                                                                        Ah crap                                                                                                                       ? What is the &quot;&lt;&quot; - A typo in your question or what?                                                                * ^ he meant less than a '1'                                                                                                  D Then that's his bug. He needs to test for &quot;greater than 1&quot;                                                          	 Newb here                                                                                                                     " Hard to explain...Just read please                                                                                             If only it was that easy...                                                                                                   Z *A sub could be made to do it...but not all of QBs commands could be programmed in to it..                                    * I don't think so, at least not generalized                                                                                    : Well, it was hard to explain OK. Needs more explanation...                                                                    E *IFs,LABELs,SUBs and variables will be a pain but I think thats it...                                                          input question                                                                                                                  Actually ya. Its pretty easy....                                                                                              $ Matt, please don't use GOTO anymore!                                                                                          % Here is how to limit the actual input                                                                                          trig functions                                                                                                                 indeed it uses Rad ...                                                                                                         Re: indeed it uses Rad ...                                                                                                     * rad = radians                                                                                                                Degrees to radians...                                                                                                         5 * :O  convert?!?!  but radians are your friends......                                                                         @ *How can I detect what video card I have and where to dl drivers                                                               On a windows machine ...                                                                                                       *Yeah 95, thanks                                                                                                              " * Detect video card - Direct X ???                                                                                            , Heres why I need your help HARDCORE style...                                                                                  & Here's a OEM-string that might help...                                                                                        Z * Code not working, sorry... still returns a string, I'm not sure what is in it, though...                                    A *DXDIAG dont work on my comp but I got DX...maybe ill dl it again                                                              thanks for the help Mac                                                                                                        Thanks, BUT....                                                                                                               
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Thanks                                                                                                               Z How do I do to remove attributes, File, Systema, Occult and Read Only of a file in VB1????                                     probably with a dos command                                                                                                   ) How do you use the numbers in the numpad?                                                                                      Well...                                                                                                                       ; Does anybody know how to use the numpad with the numpad on?                                                                    * Wtf is that supposed to mean?                                                                                               M * I'd have to say he means, &quot;how do you use the numpad keys in qb?&quot;                                                 : * Couldn't mean that - lkt153 already explained that above                                                                    B *i think he means with the numlock on or off(don't know which one)                                                            D with the numlock on, inkey$ returns '1' thru '9' for the numpad keys                                                          ) Open to a full screen instead of a window                                                                                     6 Please don't start a new thread with the same question                                                                        U &quot;QBasic is a DOS program and you can't control Windows functions with DOS.&quot;                                         / really? here's something useful posted by Zip..                                                                               L Yeah, Len, and read responses. See &quot;Not really ,but..&quot;.by Jsimpson                                                  D Maybe that's just one of those things that work differently in WinNT                                                          ' Hmmm. Wish it did it in WindowsNT, too.                                                                                       3 Thats what I posted what I posted the first time...                                                                            Full Screen                                                                                                                    Not really ,but...                                                                                                             Create a .pif file                                                                                                             true... but...                                                                                                                  How do you make an exit command?                                                                                               Not hard                                                                                                                      2 A few ways to do it...CTRL+C, CTRL+BREAK, and more                                                                             How do you use numpad?                                                                                                         Re: How do you use numpad?                                                                                                    O I'd like to point out that you should always store INKEY$ in a variable first..                                               ; Does anybody know how to use the numpad with the numpad on?                                                                   ? Re: Does anybody know how to use the numpad with the numpad on?                                                                yeah..                                                                                                                        ( Use this to determine a keypress' value.                                                                                       Sorry, correction to above...                                                                                                 # You can never know enough about QB.                                                                                           " renaming files with long filenames                                                                                             It's really, really HARD                                                                                                       This works, believe it or not.                                                                                                7 Does Qbasic have the &quot;uppercase pi&quot; operator?                                                                       F *not aware of a specific operator......but a FOR loop comes to mind :O                                                         machine code in qb                                                                                                             Here's a suggestion                                                                                                            push / pop bp thing..                                                                                                          Ah yes (nt(                                                                                                                   " I was looking at this last night..                                                                                             inputting equations                                                                                                             there's not really an easy way..                                                                                               ### A welcome to LH ###                                                                                                        New to Q Basic                                                                                                                4 You really ought to be using parallel arrays, but...                                                                           Converting exe back to bas                                                                                                    $ There is no known utility to do that                                                                                          3 any volunteers on writing such a program? lkt? eh..                                                                           < * If I get that hand compiling thing to work, I'm on it! heh                                                                   beginner's help:circle fill                                                                                                    Re: beginner's help:circle fill                                                                                                Untitled                                                                                                                      1 um.. it is difficult for us to know how to help..                                                                              Heh, you know what bugs me...                                                                                                 1 Me, too. I think they believe this is a chat room                                                                              hex numbers                                                                                                                    -sighs- a number is a number!                                                                                                 & but then how do you mask high and low?                                                                                        
 ah.. simple..                                                                                                                 < *What is the addr. for poke and peeking graphics to monitor?                                                                  1 * in gfx screen modes: A000h:0000h to BFFFh:FFFFh                                                                             : Is there a way to set INPUTs and variables in batch files?                                                                    ! Could you explain in more detail?                                                                                             Z There is not particular program i want to create. I'd just like to play around with it....                                    B * prompting the user for input is not possible as far as I know of                                                            6 One of the reasons I used QBasic so much at the office                                                                        1 Use the CHOICE command in Windows 95 and 98 only.                                                                             O ah, CHOICE, didn't appear in the index of commands of my DOS reference book :-/                                                No need to download CHOICE                                                                                                    # Choice works on my Win 2000 system!                                                                                           7 * Works on WindowsNT, too, with slight mod to script...                                                                       # eh? that doesn't make any sense :-/                                                                                            Sortof                                                                                                                        : OK, Matt, Here is a batch file which gets input via QBasic                                                                    	 Not quite                                                                                                                     > To all the newbies who want to use QB for &quot;hacking&quot;.                                                                Z *verry nice overlord! Btw could you change my link on your site to billy_qbasic.tripod.com                                     * Email me and remind me.                                                                                                      This was not saved in QBasic                                                                                                   hmm...                                                                                                                        ! Here's the program in text format                                                                                             
 However...                                                                                                                     How I got &quot;QB&quot;                                                                                                       Writing, Reading to files....                                                                                                  You will have to use                                                                                                          / Deleting and replacing data in sequential files                                                                               * Covering up a password when being entered?                                                                                    . Re: Covering up a password when being entered?                                                                                 a simple way..                                                                                                                 UDS                                                                                                                           
 Shell Command                                                                                                                  well...                                                                                                                       0 Right. And here is a good way to insert chr$(34)                                                                               Still having problems....                                                                                                     % Take a break and then read this, Dave                                                                                         2 * Break's over, Dave. LOL. Time to read the above.                                                                             anything new happened lately?                                                                                                 = I need help identifying the computer a program is running on.                                                                 + Sounds like you want a MS's XP setup (yuck)                                                                                    I did a similar thing...                                                                                                      0 Floppy serial number is duplicated with diskcopy                                                                              P *Haven't used it in a while, but that's why I said &quot;(to some degree).&quot;                                              # maybe it is on everybody's computer                                                                                            No offense, but...                                                                                                            ? Thanks everybody for your excellent input.  Hey, LH, read on...                                                               / nothing wrong with wanting to make some money..                                                                                Lindows + QB ?                                                                                                                Y * If it's Windows (not Lindows) then Yes it should except LPRINTs; you MAY have problems.                                       * No, it's definitely Lindows...                                                                                               qbasic is a dos programme, so                                                                                                  No, it probably won't work.                                                                                                    Yes, under bochs*                                                                                                              QBasic Games                                                                                                                   Assembly registers in Qb                                                                                                       they're there...                                                                                                               thanks, but can you explain?                                                                                                   bit manipulation..                                                                                                             one more question                                                                                                              heh heh, i think I got it...                                                                                                   Keyboard scan codes                                                                                                            asm                                                                                                                           ? you can't do anything with interrupts that you can't do from QB                                                               T *why do you say port &amp;60h is scan code, but you use 96 in the program you wrote?                                           *because 60 hex = 96 decimal                                                                                                   Deleting old files                                                                                                             &quot;kill&quot; and cut/paste                                                                                                 You can copy into QB...                                                                                                        More on cut &amp; paste                                                                                                        Join my team! (password: ford)                                                                                                0 is there a graphics/sound format readable to QB?                                                                              $ nope, though isn't that programming?                                                                                           Questions on get/put and arrays                                                                                               # Re: Questions on get/put and arrays                                                                                           - you're taking up more memory than you need to                                                                                 : Do I need to put anything special in the put/get commands?                                                                     Yes.                                                                                                                          M * so, just to clarify, to GET the 2nd image: GET (1, 1)-(20, 20), tiles(0, 1)                                                  Thanks a lot all!!   (N/T)                                                                                                    Z HELP PLEASE. Ok i want to know how to change the value of a variable and keep it that way.                                     You need to store it in a file.                                                                                               C You can't retain a variable value once you end a program, unless...                                                            I thought that's what I said.                                                                                                 + URGENT: Removing attributes of files in VB1                                                                                   4 windows is very different than DOS in this respect..                                                                           VB 1??  for DOS or for Windows?                                                                                                actually Solitaire..                                                                                                          @ *Thanks for the info.  It's something I'll have to keep in mind.                                                               For example, I just tried this:                                                                                                nope, but it has that effect..                                                                                                 QB still alive...                                                                                                             ) * Ignore this post - A scoff-QB's ranting                                                                                      That was not my intention                                                                                                      Read this...                                                                                                                  * * QB is actually a horrible learning tool.                                                                                     qb7.1                                                                                                                          *billy_qbasic.tripod.com                                                                                                       newbie alarm!!  question!                                                                                                     & Use the SHELL &quot;&quot; command....                                                                                         thx                                                                                                                            Hangman                                                                                                                       & Then you still have quite a bit to do!                                                                                        < How to guess and tell whether it's right or wrong...Run this                                                                  ) * why did you add the 'lus' onto the end?                                                                                      Ephemeralus, plural Ephemerali                                                                                                O Im a beginner too. I started a class for Q in school. I think i can help you...                                                Retreiving data                                                                                                                So what is your problem?                                                                                                       Re: So what is your problem?                                                                                                   Disassembler file exe                                                                                                         W * there are plenty of disassemblers around, but don't think you'll get better than that                                        background music                                                                                                               PLAY &quot;mb&quot; works..                                                                                                    source                                                                                                                         also...                                                                                                                       	 Shortcuts                                                                                                                      Ok, ...                                                                                                                       D * &quot;exit&quot; - And it is hell to create a shortcut via QBasic.                                                          8 But if you want to remove the DOS box from the screen...                                                                       So one has to experiment...                                                                                                    CLS has no meaning?                                                                                                            Please verify, Earthborn                                                                                                       on my system (Win 98)..                                                                                                        * Thanks                                                                                                                       Ok, this works.                                                                                                                I answered the other thread                                                                                                    Ok, now I have another problem.                                                                                               + what is in user.bat would be helpful.. also                                                                                    Yep                                                                                                                            Batch Files...                                                                                                                 Sorry                                                                                                                         ) Well there actually is and ENDing command                                                                                     # Just want to say hello to everyone.                                                                                            * hello                                                                                                                       ( Complete 'newbie' requires yes/no answer                                                                                      
 yes AND no                                                                                                                    5 GreenMan / Mac - thanks - I appreciate your help! Jon                                                                         9 Can you get a QB program to run as a Windows application?                                                                     	 Shortcuts                                                                                                                      PIF?                                                                                                                          	 PIF files                                                                                                                     G Interesting. And there is a checkbox entitled &quot;Close on exit&quot;                                                        PIF was the original way...                                                                                                    Ahh, that explains everything                                                                                                  Marginalized PIFs                                                                                                             1 Welcome back, brisray! Haven't seen you since ...                                                                              sorts                                                                                                                         $ Sounds like fun - Don't tell me more                                                                                           NEUES FORUM                                                                                                                   ] * Just so everyone knows, the post &quot;Mathematics restrictions&quot; wasn't written by me!                                 S *Don't know why matthew@creaturecity.f9.co.uk doesn't just select a name of his own                                            Another chalange  - FFT                                                                                                        Binary to ASCII                                                                                                               9 um.. interesting.. let's see if I can help you somewhat..                                                                     F How do I do to copy binary files in ASIC using the method BINARY??????                                                        " copying files using binary mode...                                                                                            $ Re: Copying files using binary mode.                                                                                          / Doesn't work...You lost your chunk dimension...                                                                               5 I'm also curious as to why you don't use block IFs...                                                                         . Give it up, stylez. It's worse than you think.                                                                                
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 use SHELL:                                                                                                                     Re: use SHELL:                                                                                                                $ What do you want your program to do?                                                                                           FLIB!                                                                                                                         ( * www.google.com/search?q=future+library                                                                                      5 Damn... Qbasic sucks when you want to program to much                                                                         ! something that would help alot..!                                                                                             9 Re: Damn... Qbasic sucks when you want to program to much                                                                     = Re: Re: Damn... Qbasic sucks when you want to program to much                                                                  Some of the...                                                                                                                 Big programs                                                                                                                   Re: Big programs                                                                                                              F *unless i understood wrong, couldn't you just make subs and functions?                                                        # * Hunhh? You can download VB6? How?                                                                                           M It's possible to download any program you ever wanted...illegally, of course.                                                  Do you have qbasic?                                                                                                           @ RE: The underscore and &quot;any amount of lines you want&quot;.                                                              X * Still, that's inside the IDE, the compiler alone should not have those restrictions...                                       printting in dos                                                                                                               Re: printting in dos                                                                                                           commands                                                                                                                       commands                                                                                                                       Re: commands                                                                                                                  - the way i always do it( a little bulkier....)                                                                                  printing in QBasic                                                                                                             Print from Notepad in Windows                                                                                                 5 Hunhh??? Can anyone explain that in WindowsNT jargon?                                                                          no no no....                                                                                                                  ? * Or you could just type &quot;*.bas&quot; in the filename box.                                                               
 Et tu, brute?                                                                                                                 . Ok, clarification and answer to fred's post...                                                                                0 Ah, thanks. I thought everybody was going crazy.                                                                              * I guess I don't understand the question...                                                                                    R when i posted the &quot;no no no&quot; post, it was because of your previous post.                                             SVGA                                                                                                                          ) I know it is possible using INTERRUPTs...                                                                                      Would this affect text?                                                                                                        Well...                                                                                                                        What about Graphics                                                                                                           Z * You can get 16, 24 and 32bits, it's easy, but using them consumes much memory and speed.                                    	 Darn QB..                                                                                                                      You got it wrong...                                                                                                           + heh... i guess 256 doesnt sound that bad...                                                                                    Concerning memory limits...                                                                                                    I'm writing what everyone is ;)                                                                                                heh                                                                                                                            *Sorry about the double post...                                                                                               < there are plenty of SVGA libs around, I suggest one of those                                                                   password program                                                                                                               RE:Password Program                                                                                                           1 * URL to FAQ Forum inside. Take a look at FAQ #17                                                                              More than you wanted to know...                                                                                               I Here is my version of a program that uses asterisks to display a password                                                      Save Load functions...                                                                                                         RE:Files                                                                                                                      ' This is more simple for noobs to I/O...                                                                                       O *Above message is all CAPS. Very annoying.  Please turn off your caps lock key.                                               	 i ment to                                                                                                                     	 Confusing                                                                                                                     ; I need Help (How do i let people save and load there game!)                                                                    You can                                                                                                                        QBasic                                                                                                                         * Vai se fuder, marreco!                                                                                                      # * these two links should be helpful                                                                                            OUT                                                                                                                           B *I've looked for that for 6 months now, if you find it please mail                                                            O eh.. when people ask this, I usually tell them they're going about it wrong :-/                                                Need Help: ASC II Character's                                                                                                  Err..                                                                                                                         	 Re: Err..                                                                                                                      you mean something like this?                                                                                                  Need Help: Scroll Bars                                                                                                         Very Urgent                                                                                                                   > * Scroll down a bit, I believe there's a sample right below...                                                                B Re: * Scroll down a bit, I believe there's a sample right below...                                                             I didn't mean...                                                                                                              % * Sorry, it was about progressbars...                                                                                         , I'm amazed you are attempting this in QBasic                                                                                   Thanks... But Still Help                                                                                                      & General purpose text scrolling program                                                                                         Thanks Dale                                                                                                                    I might as well throw this in:                                                                                                F *  Greenman, Here is a routine to help the user turn NumLock off (URL)                                                         Thanks, Mac!                                                                                                                  % I don't know if you've tested this...                                                                                         3 Yeah, it might work on windows98, but not windowsnt                                                                            Random numbers                                                                                                                = * Place command RANDOMIZE TIMER at the start of your program.                                                                 * why wont my game let me go through a door?                                                                                    	 copypaste                                                                                                                      no, thats not it.                                                                                                              You can't go through a door?                                                                                                  1 *is there any way to copy from QB to a text file?                                                                             $ go into notepad, go to File | Open..                                                                                          U *I posted my prog at the big program forum.  thanks for the help Alpha , Mac and ant.                                          Help with my port circuite                                                                                                     First...                                                                                                                       Future Library                                                                                                                * sighs.. no one tries running FlBuild.exe??                                                                                     Help                                                                                                                           Sorry, we don't do homework                                                                                                    Homework help.                                                                                                                P I love the imagination we put into programming.  Qbasic is just like a nice lake                                               qbasic experts - help                                                                                                          Man, how time passes...                                                                                                       B *motzart?  nnnnnnooooo..........  its bethoven all the way baby :P                                                             Need interrupt help.                                                                                                          7 eh.. sorry I don't really have time to help right now..                                                                        Visual Basic - Text boxes                                                                                                     5 I posted your question in the subforum for non-QBasic                                                                          *Anybody know of......                                                                                                         * What? You mean Visual BASIC?                                                                                                 DirectQb Help...                                                                                                               DQB                                                                                                                           * *Thanks! What about loading cursors/fonts?                                                                                     qbasic libraries...                                                                                                            New Screenies of our game...                                                                                                  , Trying right below again: simple Pascal help                                                                                  ' Don't tell us you are still confused...                                                                                       B I know this isn't the right place but some very simple PASCAL help                                                            ' Everything IS Qbasic - Here is your bug                                                                                        Ephemeralus, you are welcome                                                                                                  ; while Mac's useful program 'taught you to fish' (hopefully)                                                                   J *Temporary network54 SNAFU - Many &quot;lost messages&quot; on many forums                                                     Liberty Basic?                                                                                                                 Books about Liberty Basic                                                                                                      Liberty BASIC Resources                                                                                                       - Oppinions Wanted for this Encryption Method..                                                                                 ; Be sure to have a clear concept of why you want to encrypt.                                                                   G Thanks Mac.. Any Ideas On What i can do to encryp the text any deeper?*                                                       4 I wrote an encryption program several months ago....                                                                          9 Well, here is an approach you can modify and play with...                                                                      added some things..                                                                                                           = It is really hard to make meaningful comments about your code                                                                 I Like i said before it is debugged for Visual Basic module not for QB.. **                                                      *OK, I ran it in VB (URL)                                                                                                      Ok...                                                                                                                         2 I use this method almost uncrackeble for passwords                                                                             Redo from start                                                                                                               - *Use the command LINE INPUT instead of INPUT.                                                                                 ) Storing a variable that contains a comma.                                                                                     ! Actually, as Taz stated above....                                                                                              I know.                                                                                                                       ) Any ideas of a project for me to work on?                                                                                     ! How about an educational program?                                                                                             I *Can someone tell me please what &lt;good&gt; libraries there are for qb?                                                     , * Yeah! &quot;DQB&quot; its one of the best.                                                                                  ( how to print graphics from qbx screen 12                                                                                       From Windows                                                                                                                  , Re: how to print graphics from qbx screen 12                                                                                  " the TYPE command (a few questions)                                                                                             Type command                                                                                                                  L functions in a TYPE statement? I'm curious.. where were you going with that?                                                  5 Yeah I was trying to see if TYPE could act as a class                                                                          Well, you could fake it...                                                                                                     *thanks for the help guys                                                                                                      it's like this......                                                                                                          Z * Don't create new threads for nothing, wait til the original ones are after the 2nd page.                                     Default values of variables                                                                                                    Verify user inputs                                                                                                             PLEASE HELP.....I need it!                                                                                                     Re: PLEASE HELP....I need it!                                                                                                  Mouse Support the easy way.                                                                                                    nice explaination there...                                                                                                    
 Thanks Alipha                                                                                                                 ( That wasn't the ELSE I was refering to..                                                                                       ProgressBar Deluxe                                                                                                            	 Please...                                                                                                                      Are you referring to me?                                                                                                      5 I totally agree with you Daniel... ROCK ON  DUDE!!***                                                                          Re: Are you referring to me?                                                                                                  
 Thanks Mac                                                                                                                    < *You're welcome, plus kudos for a really great progress bar!                                                                  	 Daniel...                                                                                                                      Absolutely.                                                                                                                    * =)                                                                                                                          / Daniel Quinones, I revised your Sep 3 challenge                                                                               3 Re: Daniel Quinones, I revised your Sep 3 challenge                                                                            Here's another pointer for you                                                                                                ' Progress Bar program with batch control                                                                                        i need help on my game...                                                                                                      Re: Help                                                                                                                       Visual Basic - center object                                                                                                  	 Try this:                                                                                                                      *Thank you.                                                                                                                    VB Ogject centering                                                                                                           2 Any body know much about &quot;VIC BASIC&quot; ...                                                                             Pretty good version of BASIC                                                                                                  : *Thanks. Can I run those programs in my book using Qbasic?                                                                     In principle, yes, BUT...                                                                                                     - PRINTING GRAPHIC GENERATED VIA QBX (SCREEN12)                                                                                  Random Numbers                                                                                                                % RND doesn't return a random number...                                                                                         	 All right                                                                                                                     - &quot;Nothing in life is truly random&quot; ?                                                                                 " * http://www.fourmilab.ch/hotbits/                                                                                            T * http://www.network54.com/Hide/Forum/message?forumid=13959&amp;messageid=1031603530                                          @ * true randomness is important for crypto. TIMER is predictable.                                                              & * Isn't PI (effectively) random?   ;o)                                                                                         nope...                                                                                                                       	 Debatable                                                                                                                     
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 * Whatever                                                                                                                    N I can round to '3.14', I can round to '3.14159', how does that make it random?                                                 Some answer                                                                                                                   X A representation of pi...where the fractional part DOES continue forever WITH a pattern.                                      
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 shell sort                                                                                                                    Z *Just posting to say: I'm still alive, though never here anymore apparentely... no time to                                     QB45 Receive Buffer                                                                                                            Any computer programers?                                                                                                      
 lota work.                                                                                                                    1 For info on getting a job in computer programming                                                                              Bianary numbers                                                                                                               2 There is no &quot;formula&quot; for binary numbers                                                                            $ Yes there are formulas for this-&gt;                                                                                          I You mean there are &quot;functions&quot;. And you stupidly provided them.                                                     4 This will handle decimal up to 9,007,199,254,740,991                                                                           Modem connect in qb, possible?                                                                                                 *hey! i like batch files!                                                                                                     " Re: Modem connect in qb, possible?                                                                                             How do you make a hack?                                                                                                        Re: How do you make a hack?                                                                                                    Yeah, but still.                                                                                                               Yeah, but still.                                                                                                               Best approach..                                                                                                                Oops!                                                                                                                         B *I have no idea what this does, but I advice against trying it out                                                            F *Just prints a message to the screen.  Its safe, you can ask Alipha ;)                                                        0 * yep. &amp;HB800 is the text screen segment :-)                                                                              E OK, I tried it. Why are you releasing such critical info for hackers?                                                         Y *A programmer is not the same as hacker, I don't think there are many people able to hack                                      * around here, I mean                                                                                                          This might interest you...                                                                                                    Z * I can get into some linux system, and maybe a windows box with netbios open (but i dont)                                    % I need a good Idea for a good program                                                                                         ! Here's something to keep you busy                                                                                             ) *I was serious about the clockless chips.                                                                                     0 Not sure what the significance is... got a link?                                                                               I think its a novel idea...                                                                                                    hey birdman                                                                                                                    screen pages help                                                                                                              Re: screen pages help                                                                                                          SCREEN PAGES                                                                                                                   how do you make a virus                                                                                                       . *Are you serious? Nobody is going to help you.                                                                                A well, first you need a proper enviroment to develop the virus....                                                              ummm can we say..... LAMER...                                                                                                  HEAR HEAR!!!                                                                                                                   *Yea!!!!!!!!!!!                                                                                                                * from another virus                                                                                                           Write to keyboard buffer                                                                                                      
 here you go..                                                                                                                  Thanks for the help                                                                                                            Newbie Needs help                                                                                                             2 Here is a hint that might help on your homework...                                                                             response                                                                                                                      # Please Specify Where Help Is Needed                                                                                           
 the answer...                                                                                                                 5 Here's some help, but not the program written for you                                                                         < Windows 98 in continual reboot mode - (Not QB, sorry) - Help                                                                   Try Microsoft's support website                                                                                               X To get out of SAFE mode, during startup hold down the Ctrl key until a menu comes up,...                                       I need a program                                                                                                               Numbo                                                                                                                          Thanx for the ideal                                                                                                           
 How's this                                                                                                                    
 That works                                                                                                                     wHAT DOES IT DO?                                                                                                               Re: I need a program                                                                                                           I bit more on my last post                                                                                                     Make a hack                                                                                                                    Re: Make a hack                                                                                                               $ Create a user-friendly directory box                                                                                           clockless chips                                                                                                               
 qbasic 7.1                                                                                                                    > * Search for it on Google, you should be able to find it then.                                                                 Ascii                                                                                                                          ASCII &amp; ANSI                                                                                                              S * just use a graphics mode, it'll be a lot easier than modifying the ascii graphics                                           K *Can someone explain to me a lil bit bout scripting(for RPGs)(how to do it)                                                    I need some help...                                                                                                            Don't we all:)                                                                                                                 Can I have it?                                                                                                                % *can you track an ip address with qb?                                                                                          Can you... well, yes                                                                                                           Well,                                                                                                                          RAM using QB                                                                                                                   That reminds me                                                                                                                *cool, thanks birdman!                                                                                                        # POKE and PEEK does change the RAM..                                                                                           
 Here it be                                                                                                                    " *Whoops!  Forgot the url. (inside)                                                                                             gouraud shader glitch pt.2                                                                                                    	 Using XMS                                                                                                                      Newbie question                                                                                                                *What version are you using?                                                                                                   I know what it is.                                                                                                            Y *If its in the *.pif, then saving it with the new params should stop it from coming back.                                     & You need to set-up your program paths.                                                                                         :-)                                                                                                                            *ignore                                                                                                                       - how do you use a grid to make a level layout?                                                                                 1 Re: how do you use a grid to make a level layout?                                                                             
 Here ya go...                                                                                                                  *thanx                                                                                                                         Someone debug please!                                                                                                         R you should be using OR instead of XOR and you're drawing the 'enterprise' twice...                                             Change for 1 us $                                                                                                             N * 243 different ways.. 293 with 50-cent pieces (that took awhile to count) :-)                                                 *You counted, by hand?                                                                                                         LOL, no :-)                                                                                                                    ?? I got 242 and 292...                                                                                                       V * nothing wrong.. just I counted the 1 dollar bill and you didn't.. very nice approach                                         *URL inside                                                                                                                   K Changing drives &amp; directories: How can you detect current drive letter?                                                   + use SHELL &quot;CD &gt; c:\curdir.tmp&quot;                                                                                    It doesn't work.                                                                                                              & so much done by a slip of the finger..                                                                                         That's advanced stuff.                                                                                                         A quick note                                                                                                                  @ *That's interesting.  I always thought it was the same variable.                                                               it is the same variable :-/                                                                                                   9 The 'quick note' contains false information - Ignore same                                                                     2 Well, that won't work in a number of situations...                                                                            P * hehe (oops) @ #1; and doesn't matter @ #2, b/c Sol just wants the drive letter                                              W *It works just fine in Windows 98, as I just extracted the first character on the left.                                       ; Are you trying to accomplish everything without temp files?                                                                    Solitaire, maybe this will help                                                                                                I'll work on it later                                                                                                          Current Directory &amp; Path                                                                                                  1 *I also wanted to list all the child directories.                                                                             3 Hope you had a nice flight. Here is your program...                                                                            *Thanks, Mac.  I like it.                                                                                                      OK, it works now!                                                                                                              compiling qbasic programmes                                                                                                    by using qb4.5 or qb7.1...                                                                                                     links for quickbasic 4.5                                                                                                       HOW PRINT WITH LPRINT ?                                                                                                       $ This has come up a few times before.                                                                                          0 EARTHBORN: Thank you. However, no Print - LPRINT                                                                              P Extracting numbers b4 the 2nd place past the decimal (Prob not the best way tho)                                              " A little ignorance on my point :-)                                                                                            0 A simple way to do the same thing mathematically                                                                               yup, that am better :-)                                                                                                        or more concise                                                                                                               7 A shorter, revised way to do it using string functions.                                                                       5 Warning! Don't use this method for most applications.                                                                         B Anyone know how to tie the monitor refresh rate to program delays?                                                            
 here you go..                                                                                                                 7 * Dang! 13 is pretty good for me, but its still flakey.                                                                       I * is that when QBasic is full-screened? 'cause it looks consistant on 5..                                                      Hmmm Runs great on Full Screen.                                                                                                You H4X0R it l1k3 th1s                                                                                                        
 * ignore post                                                                                                                  QBASIC                                                                                                                        
 Re: QBASIC                                                                                                                     * links for qb 4.5 inside                                                                                                      Thanks                                                                                                                        ' Non-integer parameters to PSET function                                                                                        it was brought up.. once...                                                                                                    *I musta been absent that day                                                                                                 A Rounding peculiarities in QB and a function to round up correctly                                                              my new QB webpage                                                                                                              not bad!                                                                                                                      " 'me', put ' * ' to signify no text                                                                                             * no you didn't :-P                                                                                                            * where's qbmuloc.ini ??                                                                                                       Re: * where's qbmuloc.ini ??                                                                                                   * No, it isn't. It's nowhere                                                                                                    Re: * No, it isn't. It's nowhere                                                                                               here, try this new qbmsetup.exe                                                                                                No, I did not run QBMSETUP...                                                                                                 % reasons (possible reasons) for errors                                                                                         3 y0u r n0t all0w3d to advertise stuff on t1s s1te...                                                                           < Time$, Timer, QB, VB and Win 2000 - Weird problem! Pls help?                                                                  ( * we need code! (the qbasic code please)                                                                                      
 code supplied                                                                                                                  or                                                                                                                            C Don't know for sure, but I also have time with running in WindowsNT                                                           . Does Anybody Know a VB Alternative to Winsock?                                                                                . Does Anybody Know a VB Alternative to Winsock?                                                                                7 Is it possible to change values inside DATA statements?                                                                       " Do it the larger, more messier way                                                                                             If memory is a problem..                                                                                                       submiting files                                                                                                               4 *If you mean qbasic.com, forget it, the site's dead.                                                                          4 If you have some QBasic programs you are proud of...                                                                          Z * If you want them posted on the internet, send 'em to me and i'll place them on qbasic.tk                                    " How to obtain a copy of QBASIC 4.5                                                                                             Actually                                                                                                                      3 *Copyright still holds, however MS won't support it                                                                           U * copyright holds for 50 years after the death (or breakup) of its creator -Microsoft                                         3 *Copyright still holds, however MS won't support it                                                                           % I had no idea there was a QBASIC 4.5.                                                                                         G *Yeah, isn't it actually quick basic 4.5, as opposed to QBasic 1.0/1.1?                                                        yes                                                                                                                            yes                                                                                                                           _ *Double post due to &quot;can't find page&quot; error. This may happen again, so please excuse.                               4 Need help with &quot;Out of string space error&quot;                                                                          8 Re: Need help with &quot;Out of string space error&quot;                                                                      # You are not paying attention, Buff!                                                                                            Thanks but....                                                                                                                ' Don't feel like you're such a beginner!                                                                                        ... another question                                                                                                           ... more info about that....                                                                                                  8 You could do it without loading the whole file to memory                                                                       Actually                                                                                                                      1 looks like I'm going have to settle this debate..                                                                              results in 7.1                                                                                                                W * yep.. so if you have a bunch of TSRs/drivers running, your results would be different                                       6 Yes, but who cares what space exists for this problem?                                                                        B * Please supply correct URL for the file you are trying to process                                                             ---correct URL....                                                                                                            ! OK. To remove unwanted duplicates                                                                                             ( What I have done to remove duplicates...                                                                                       Here is your answer, Juancuca                                                                                                  RE                                                                                                                            ? Here ya goes = Notice ya still have almost all string space =)                                                               	 Thanks...                                                                                                                     ( Here is one that never runs out of space                                                                                      2 (Newbs)  Alternative to www.Qbasic.com's Tutorials                                                                            + Newbies: ignore the tutorials on QBNET.TK !                                                                                   D &quot;you don't have to type in the delcare statement&quot;. True...                                                          4 Why not make a program to add them in automatically?                                                                          " *Borland C++ has a built in editor                                                                                             Program ya looking for is:                                                                                                    % LOL - &quot;For the month&quot;, eh??                                                                                         : &quot;For the month&quot; only because I have no computer.                                                                    % False. We all noticed and missed you.                                                                                         - Random Colored Text In QB (Here Ya Go Newbs!)                                                                                 1 &quot;Random colored Text &quot;?? Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha                                                                               A good idea about Random colors.                                                                                              1 *Hunhh? And that works on your version of QBasic?                                                                             4 Sorry, when i was in the program it was in SCREEN 13                                                                           funny story                                                                                                                   F ah, yes, I love that site.. known about it for quite awhile actually..                                                         A challange was                                                                                                                Easy (one command !)                                                                                                           Please post your solution...                                                                                                   Challenge help                                                                                                                  Re: Please post your solution...                                                                                              2 Here is a square-root function that does not use ^                                                                             Spaces Test                                                                                                                    asm question                                                                                                                  % *Don't be foolin with them ports, man                                                                                          GreenMan - Do you have EMail?                                                                                                 F i/o ports aren't stored in memory, they don't have segment addresses..                                                         Need source codes                                                                                                               What's going on with Network 54?                                                                                                What's going on with Network 54?                                                                                              # *It double posted that time, though                                                                                            Happens sometimes with i.e. ...                                                                                               - *Maybe, but other forums I use work just fine                                                                                  optimisation of code help.                                                                                                     Well                                                                                                                           Thanks                                                                                                                         Some stuff I did so far                                                                                                        pallette                                                                                                                      I * um.. floating-point is entirely accurate when they represent integers..                                                      Re: *um.. floating-point                                                                                                       So far                                                                                                                        
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 Random Number                                                                                                                  you get the same number....                                                                                                   	 Thank you                                                                                                                     B I wouldn't disparage the &quot;pseudo-random&quot; numbers so much                                                             Best QB wav player                                                                                                             I got a text to speech editor                                                                                                 
 text 2 speech                                                                                                                  Just wondering                                                                                                                 Re: Just wondering                                                                                                             Blink                                                                                                                         	 Re: Blink                                                                                                                      * Only works in SCREEN 0                                                                                                      ! in other screens, you can do this                                                                                             7 I was hoping someone would suggest an improvement here.                                                                       % I doubt anyone ran the program, heh..                                                                                          That helps, but                                                                                                               Z *Is it possible to make a Nes emulator or any other kind of console emulator in qbasic? :)                                    6 *Yeah its possible. I don't know how fast it would be.                                                                         Cool....                                                                                                                      ! require quite a bit of research..                                                                                              Need help...                                                                                                                   Re: Need help...                                                                                                               * thanks                                                                                                                      - * sorry about the worm i leave you guys alone                                                                                 # If that is really AmericanAnarchist                                                                                           C If so, he went to alot of trouble just to post a worm to a forum...                                                            network54 Outage Info                                                                                                         & Fulltext search? What fulltext search?                                                                                         Maybe not here, but...                                                                                                         Soccer Code                                                                                                                    Nice worm...                                                                                                                  G this is by the same person that did the &quot;soccer.eml&quot; script..                                                         I have reported him to network54                                                                                              ' *His provider is somewhere near Chicago                                                                                       = where you get that? I get &quot;Garfield Heights&quot; Ohio..                                                                  Well, we agree on qwest.net                                                                                                    Oklahoma                                                                                                                       neotrace express                                                                                                               * URL inside                                                                                                                   cant find qbfuture                                                                                                            . *If you mean the Future Library here's the url                                                                                 for the love of god, thank you!                                                                                               & agh. Cant get the wav loading to work.                                                                                        0 found the problem. Anyone have future71.qlb ? :\                                                                              ) run FlBuild.exe, it makes the .qlb file..                                                                                      now i feel like an idiot                                                                                                      2 * -sighs- it is one of the most asked questions...                                                                            $ well in that case, here's another :P                                                                                          " Agh. The REM $include isnt working                                                                                             DO I GET QBASIC?                                                                                                               Re: DO I GET QBASIC?                                                                                                           multiple undo / redo                                                                                                           Pretty general question                                                                                                        A good sound tutorial                                                                                                          Error Handling                                                                                                                 Yeah, that is disappointing :-/                                                                                                A trick I sometimes use                                                                                                        Good trick. Here is another                                                                                                     I don't understand that trick...                                                                                               Makes sense to me                                                                                                               yeah, if you manually compile...                                                                                              
 Thanks All...                                                                                                                  Poking bytes                                                                                                                  * (x * 256) AND a%  &lt;---would this work??                                                                                     PUTing bytes, you mean..                                                                                                       *Thanks, it works just fine now                                                                                               P * btw, LONG is 4 bytes, INTEGER is only 2, perhaps you're confusing it with C...                                              9 * Windows C++. DOS C++ still has int = 2 and long int = 4                                                                     9 * I thought it was like int = 4 and short = 2? wasn't it?                                                                      in any C++ textbook..                                                                                                         % *not sure what I was thinking there:)                                                                                          * Thanks                                                                                                                       program needed.....                                                                                                            Programming in QB                                                                                                             
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Try the Chat again.                                                                             J * Earthborn tried it. It seems a lot better than before. Will retry later.                                                    I * yep, seems to work good (though I won't use it.. IRC is way better) ;-)                                                     ! this will be dead easy for u guys                                                                                             ) Yes, well, and I need a million dollars:)                                                                                     	 question2                                                                                                                     - 'Make EXE file' should be in the 'Run' menu..                                                                                 5 *i clicked make exe file but it said bc.exe not found                                                                          You need to set the path                                                                                                      * *how do you know what to set your path to?                                                                                     Just fiddle with it                                                                                                           ) Start the program in the BC.exe directory                                                                                      question                                                                                                                       you need to be more specific                                                                                                   Randomly genereated maps                                                                                                       Room Mapping                                                                                                                  % hmm, that isn't exactly what I wanted                                                                                          Dark_Strider here...                                                                                                          3 * Message body: Any body ever played 'Black Rhino'?                                                                           5 *No, but I saw it won some awards.  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Lots of great programs out of those                                                                                    K LOL, Dick van Zalinge - We are standing by for your first question, namely:                                                   Y *Besides the fact that system exits to OS (which doesn't matter in qb) what is different?                                     * That IS the difference, and it does matter                                                                                     hmm.... $Include                                                                                                                you're not going to be able to..                                                                                               How u get file back                                                                                                           1 Don't do ANYTHING until you get some suggestions.                                                                              thx mac                                                                                                                       I *He did OPEN &quot;rpgedit.bas&quot; FOR OUTPUT AS #1. Any hope, anyone??                                                      The only hope is                                                                                                              ' *Ouch!  Yeah, I'm pretty sure its gone.                                                                                        YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!                                                                                                  I suggest save as you go                                                                                                       Overkill, but the right idea!                                                                                                  something you might try..                                                                                                      I wouldn't do that!                                                                                                           ( Some shareware data recovery programs...                                                                                       Dos commands                                                                                                                  . *  SHELL &quot;dir *.exe&quot;   for example                                                                                $ * Why is QB renound for being slow??                                                                                           because it is..                                                                                                                But slow is relative                                                                                                           Hey don't knock QBASIC!                                                                                                       
 It is because                                                                                                                  hi                                                                                                                             It goes without saying that...                                                                                                 Hey                                                                                                                           D * eh.. hi.. even though I see you everytime you come to the chat :-/                                                           * Long time no see!!                                                                                                           Pong Problem                                                                                                                   How to do it                                                                                                                   No, not really.                                                                                                                Actually                                                                                                                      9 Does anyone know any good Basic interpretors for Palm OS?                                                                     	 Wildcards                                                                                                                      Sure                                                                                                                           Re: Sure                                                                                                                       not completely different..                                                                                                     *Thanks, Birdman and Alipha.                                                                                                  ! You didn't really spell it out...                                                                                             < This will work for the standard DOS concept of &quot;*&quot;                                                                   mouse in quickbasic                                                                                                            Heh.. its very easy...                                                                                                         Like this...                                                                                                                  # Alipha: Reguards to your Bmp loader                                                                                            nothin you can really do..                                                                                                    $ Here's a way around it that I use...                                                                                          N *Slight error, in sub program, should be FOR x = 0 TO x2, etc., not ImageWIDTH                                                 Reading TXT files                                                                                                              Use LINE INPUT!                                                                                                                Thanks                                                                                                                         TIMER problem. Help!!!                                                                                                         Re: TIMER problem. Help!!!                                                                                                    
 here's a test                                                                                                                 0 TO: Overlord, and any with my link on their site                                                                               bizzare + zero bug                                                                                                            ) nothing bizzare, just order of operations                                                                                     ( Right! And the REALLY important point is                                                                                       qbasic and databases                                                                                                           RE:databases                                                                                                                   Heeeelp!                                                                                                                       Endoria                                                                                                                       . * realmode DOS C++ still has memory restraints                                                                                 True but.......                                                                                                                So wheres the owner?                                                                                                          2 * Every Network54 forum i have tried hasn't worked                                                                            - *and the community forums say Plus only. Hmmm                                                                                 D *If it's any consolation, my forum by network 54 is also messing up.                                                          @ * all the messages say message doesn't exist, is there a reason?                                                               how do i do walk about graphics                                                                                               " * here's a program you can look at                                                                                             weird goo program                                                                                                              Soooooo slooooow!                                                                                                              Interesting...                                                                                                                 Hmm                                                                                                                            numerical order                                                                                                                numerical order - sorting                                                                                                      Slightly faster...                                                                                                              a program that takes a parameter                                                                                              % Use the COMMAND$  statement  in QB4.5                                                                                           a program that takes a parameter                                                                                               Compiling a program...                                                                                                         How                                                                                                                            Thanks!                                                                                                                       0 Challenge: write a recursive palindrome function                                                                              1 sighs.. here is my recursive palindrome function:                                                                              *needed more time!                                                                                                            + * I didn't think anyone was interested! 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Possible? Please help?                                                                                 Screen width in text mode                                                                                                     M if you don't like the fonts, then it would be a lot of work to use your own..                                                 0 he best you can do is use a DOS textfont editor.                                                                              
 * he = The                                                                                                                     Thanks to all!                                                                                                                 FL                                                                                                                            S *Can anybody recommend any good web servers?I mean the ones that run on your IP? :)                                            * Apache, Xitami?                                                                                                             D how do you move an object on a path that is the shape of a perabola?                                                          H Re: how do you move an object on a path that is the shape of a perabola?                                                      
 networking                                                                                                                    " *points JP to another noobie 'os'*                                                                                             OPEN statement                                                                                                                0 There is nothing wrong with your first statement                                                                               Thanks Mac!                                                                                                                    Liph...                                                                                                                       C * didn't I already answer that? (too much money, can't reach owner)                                                            Visual Basic question                                                                                                         	 VB Answer                                                                                                                     7 Re:  http://www.qnet.fi/pnylund/wwwboard/wwwboard.shtml                                                                        LOL - Do I detect sarcasm here?                                                                                                VB guess                                                                                                                       Re: VB Guess                                                                                                                  > THIS SITE HASN'T BEEN UPDATED FOR 3 YEARS...  we need to react                                                                
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 copyrights                                                                                                                    Y *It's less expensive to get the post office to put a date on it, then mail to yourself :)                                     3 * ah! someone actually read whatiscopyright.org ;-)                                                                           W * actually i had a science teacher who did that with his poems and advised us to do it.                                       ! ehh... - About Envir Variables :)                                                                                              Kind of hopeless, but...                                                                                                       The future of QBasic                                                                                                           Re: The future of QBasic                                                                                                       More on the future of QBasic                                                                                                   Hear Hear!!!                                                                                                                  + Hello, it's me again...  I have a question:                                                                                    Sorry, can't help                                                                                                             " Get QB 4.5, and use your mouse!***                                                                                            Z *That's the last thing I'll put on it.  I'm trying to get it working as it is now, though.                                     Re:  Sorry, can't help                                                                                                        % *    :-)  Nevermind I found it... :-)                                                                                          Using input for a file name                                                                                                   , * loose the quotes: OPEN f$ FOR OUTPUT AS #a                                                                                  7 how can you get a shot to go strait on a shooting game?                                                                       " Use a seperate var for 'shoot'....                                                                                            	 More code                                                                                                                     = *although this one is the one i really wanted, thank-you both                                                                  Domain names???                                                                                                               
 dns2go.com                                                                                                                     *oops (nt) above                                                                                                              H *Thanks..does that include webspace because i don't need any of that? ;)                                                      5 *Are http://cheap-domain-name-registrar.com any good?                                                                          No                                                                                                                            6 and what part of that is bad for what he's asking for?                                                                        0 I never said it was bad, I was responding to the                                                                              Z * sorry, I thot u were respondin 2 '*Are http://cheap-domain-name-registrar.com any good?'                                    : if you don't mind something like: http://name.provider.com                                                                    D * www.dot.tk, Free domain name redirection, free email, shorter name                                                           Controlling program speed                                                                                                      Here' s how I would do it...                                                                                                  2 you would still have to draw the invisible ships..                                                                            9 *Thanks - what does the monitor refresh code actually do?                                                                      Hmm...                                                                                                                        # first off, it shouldn't do that :-/                                                                                            This is weird...                                                                                                              > * that's odd.. can I see the code concerning reading the keys?                                                                1 Here's the code, I've no idea what the problem is                                                                             ) * I don't see anything odd about that :-/                                                                                     B *Thanks for your help. Guess I'll have to use future library timer                                                             Use a gate ...                                                                                                                 Help with numbers and commas...                                                                                               3 Please go to a VB Forum to ask VB questions, but...                                                                            question about hex or decimal                                                                                                  interesting question..                                                                                                        	 TXT files                                                                                                                     1 * you can look at these urls (from the FAQ forum)                                                                              Maybe this helps                                                                                                               REPONDRE                                                                                                                       Pipes and how to use them                                                                                                     0 Post ur code, we will nae do ur programming!****                                                                              . In program 2, try using INPUT &quot;&quot;, L$                                                                                G *how do you make it so games can be played across the network or modem?                                                       9 *as far as i know u don't.... it must be possible but ...                                                                      decimal points...                                                                                                              Print Using                                                                                                                    thanks                                                                                                                         Music Samples Available                                                                                                       1 You meant &quot;I now have been provided...&quot;                                                                              A time machine                                                                                                                 spektroscopicscan                                                                                                             
 a fat lady                                                                                                                    ! Searching a string for a variable                                                                                              INSTR                                                                                                                          Thanks                                                                                                                        1 Visual basic and similarities between QB and VB??                                                                             = Well, I don't know about &quot;cheater&quot; language, but...                                                                 - Sorry, you also asked how similar they are...                                                                                 7 *Thanks a lot Mac.You cleaned up a lot of questions. :)                                                                       @ Try www.straumland.com, I've uploaded some of my qbasic demos...                                                              ; * All use-at-your-own-risk EXE programs (No QBasic sources)                                                                    A problem with DOS                                                                                                            
 DOS in XP?                                                                                                                     Thanks!  :)                                                                                                                    HELP loop structure                                                                                                            a related example                                                                                                             	 duplicate                                                                                                                     . oh, yes, Vegard, those should be different :-)                                                                                 i'm gonna have a go                                                                                                           
 GET time/date                                                                                                                  Here's a way                                                                                                                   *What's Military time?                                                                                                        S * It's just slang that i use,  after 12, the numbers keep going 13,14,15 and so on.                                            Actually...                                                                                                                   E * In america we use the 12 hour, also the military goes up to 24 here                                                          Er...                                                                                                                          Thanks                                                                                                                        = NEED HELP! FOR WHAT? FOR  A BIG PROBLEM OF ALL PROGRAMMERS...                                                                  here                                                                                                                          ; *What does everybody think of visual basic?Is it any good??                                                                   $ *It depends what you're using it for                                                                                           RE:Visual Basic                                                                                                                *:p                                                                                                                           
 A question                                                                                                                    2 That's a very common problem and it's easily fixed                                                                             RE:call absolute                                                                                                               Thanks, that worked! nt                                                                                                       I *akk, I hate school. I only have 1 computer class this year! So sadd. ;-(                                                     3 * so 'sadd'? is that s'pose to be a QBasic pun? ;-)                                                                           # *umm, i dont think so. Whats a pun?                                                                                           2 * lol, pun = expression with more than one meaning                                                                            . *i dont see how it would be a qbasic punt hogh                                                                                ? * SADD = a QBasic command (explaination of what it does inside)                                                                *interesting, your a genius.                                                                                                  D *I don't like school prog'ing classes.  I prefer to learn on my own.                                                          Y *its comp 2 class, were 'posed to learn sum c++ and sum more html, but I already kno that                                     G WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO THE QB.COM WEBMASTER!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!???!!!!!!?!?!!?                                                       1 Please! Someone put a good explanation in the FAQ                                                                               Actually, Mallard sold the site.                                                                                               Where is this Wolf guy?`                                                                                                       A real newbie question                                                                                                         Here                                                                                                                          
 But what if..                                                                                                                  What error?                                                                                                                    Try this....                                                                                                                  9 * Oh...yeah...sorry...that's if you DO want to use ELSEIF                                                                      One more question ;)                                                                                                           2 ways......                                                                                                                  1 Thanks for the help, but it ain't working still..                                                                             
 Use a loop                                                                                                                    X even though I prefer Sol's response, I'll take this opportunity to show the use of GOSUB                                       Thanks heaps all!                                                                                                             $ Something else, Solitaire and Alipha                                                                                           How about this?                                                                                                               @ Good, but you should learn how to posts indentation on the Forum                                                              $ QBAsic game programming help wanted!                                                                                          	 Answers:)                                                                                                                     6 This primitive animation moves Mr. Smiley continually.                                                                        Y how can you mix your own colors?  this was answered before, but the answer didn't work...                                     	 Like this                                                                                                                      Or in hex values...                                                                                                            nicer and more pro-like? heh..                                                                                                 A problem you might have had                                                                                                    * look at this url for more info                                                                                               Random on a range...                                                                                                           Here is one way.                                                                                                              A Sumo Jo, P_F. I am having difficulty understanding your solutions                                                              Response to Mac                                                                                                               A &quot;I didn't disprove your method or even try it actually&quot;                                                              Explanation                                                                                                                   = Here's a way to move numbers so you can't choose them anymore                                                                 ) I've redone my example to be more helpful                                                                                      Re: Random on a range...                                                                                                      # Editing a file with a qbasic script                                                                                           3 this might help(if you already don't know about it)                                                                            How to Print Under XP                                                                                                          Who owns this site now?                                                                                                       # The domain name did change hands...                                                                                           ' Re: The domain name did change hands...                                                                                       M * isn't it obvious? he just bought it 'cause he wanted the money from the ads                                                 % *i want to buy it! (but im broke now)                                                                                          Composer available                                                                                                             Re: Composer available                                                                                                        
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 * LOL... true                                                                                                                  well...                                                                                                                       
 My opinion                                                                                                                    < The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland!***                                                                  B sure, if you like socialist nanny Blair breathing down you neck...                                                            ( discussion moved to distraction forum...                                                                                       Ok,this is the last time but                                                                                                   keep it simple                                                                                                                 New QB GUI Yahoo Group accont                                                                                                  QB GUI related                                                                                                                4 I have QB4.5 and an old Genealogy Program I wrote...                                                                          " QB4.5 and an old Genealogy Program                                                                                             do this in dos                                                                                                                ! Thanks /\lipha&amp;Birdman, but..                                                                                              I think this work...                                                                                                           No, here's why                                                                                                                	 Nope, but                                                                                                                      Trouble with LPrint under XP                                                                                                  I * LPRINT'll never work 'cause DOS and Win handle printers differentely...                                                      um... ok... but                                                                                                               & Actually, LPRINT does work, sort of...                                                                                         Noobie question                                                                                                                Tutorial for Begginer                                                                                                          The question...                                                                                                                use of CHAIN and COMMON                                                                                                        Simple                                                                                                                         First game to use PQBZ engine?                                                                                                8 * If you need help with ASM libs, you got my e-mail! ;-)                                                                       What is your web URL?*******                                                                                                  P * I'm still working on the site, but it'll be up soon, prob under a .cjb.net url                                               Send Midi note to Qbasic in XP                                                                                                * how do you draw arrow characters on screen                                                                                      ah, now that's a little tricky..                                                                                              3 * That's good for screen 0, but what about screen 1                                                                            It's easier than that                                                                                                         < * It's harder because that does the function not the graphic                                                                   I think this works                                                                                                            6 Or use http://qbasic.alturl.com which stylez supplied.                                                                         Actually                                                                                                                      7 Right, I have seen that complaint at network54's forum.                                                                        test                                                                                                                          Q *How to get DOS on my win XP machine without partitioning my hard drive??????  :)                                              * you don't :-/                                                                                                                *Ok thanks.does that mean......                                                                                               $ * Use asteriks only in no text posts                                                                                          ? Please respond at the original thread and close this one (*URL)                                                                You can use VMWare                                                                                                             Timer and INPUT.. HELP                                                                                                         here you go                                                                                                                    alternatively, you could do:                                                                                                   Re: here you go                                                                                                               " Question about one of my programms                                                                                            H I posted the source in &quot;Big Programs&quot;. It appears to work, but                                                       Java??                                                                                                                        > *Slow and overated, not useful for any commercial applications                                                                 I like it quite a bit..                                                                                                        QB Sucks when Compared to C/C++                                                                                               L * Ignore post. Just a close-minded individual who knows not what a hobby is.                                                  ( C/C++ sucks compared to Object Pascal :p                                                                                      T *I was under the impression that you couldn't make an OS in a standard prog language                                          5 Well, the existance of OS's seems to say otherwise...                                                                          But since..                                                                                                                     * Confusing, isn't it? But true.                                                                                               correct,                                                                                                                      7 *How do you run in MS-DOS mode only through win XP?  ;)                                                                       % There is no MS-DOS mode in Windows XP                                                                                         L *Thanks for responding :) How do i put both operating sytems on my computer?                                                  ' Use Partition Magic or System Commander                                                                                       M *Can anybody please give me a step by step to doing it with partition magic??                                                 C *and also,is it possible to install 98 after you have installed XP?                                                            Step 1: Be very carefull!                                                                                                      4.5 and 7.1?                                                                                                                  7 this could have gone in the original thread, but anyway                                                                       3 Earthborn, Question for you about your menu thingy.                                                                           
 Sure, use it!                                                                                                                 3 *I just put the String variable in the parenthises?                                                                            Yes!                                                                                                                          & * What &quot;thingy&quot;? URL please.                                                                                         its just...                                                                                                                   ! Then ask your question via EMail!                                                                                             6 I'll put my meny thingy on the Community Forum soon...                                                                         This is my idea of simple                                                                                                     " Yes, that's my idea of simple too!                                                                                            $ I guess I like the old-fashioned way                                                                                          ( Anyone good at drawing tiles for an RPG?                                                                                       tips....                                                                                                                       Print in a program                                                                                                             print to file or to printer??                                                                                                  to print the screen...                                                                                                        & yeah, but I think that's only for text                                                                                        * there is a dos exe if i am not mistaken...                                                                                     Cracking with QB???                                                                                                            ugh...                                                                                                                        4 sighs, why do people assume programmers are hackers?                                                                          < what we have here, gentlemen, is a failure to communicate...                                                                   no cracking                                                                                                                    * I'll join your THADL :-)                                                                                                    K Probably comes from old &quot;hack&quot; meaning &quot;paid to do it&quot;.                                                   ( it hasn't so much &quot;evolved&quot;...                                                                                       The Cukoos egg                                                                                                                	 no damage                                                                                                                      A few questions or ideas                                                                                                      ' The floppy disk thing is a good idea...                                                                                       8 * Why would it be illegal when she said Kris could do it                                                                      ? heh...what us programmers do for girls (my personal experience)                                                               & Yeah. To think about it another way...                                                                                        ) New features in qbasic since version 1???                                                                                       The differences are fairly minor                                                                                              ) *Why is version 4.5 better than 7.1?   ;)                                                                                     5 Well, now wait a minute...I didn't say 4.5 was better                                                                         " *Ah ok.Thanks for your help.    :)                                                                                              As far as I know/have seen it...                                                                                              . You have a book which covers QBasic version 1?                                                                                0 * how about 'The Revolutionary Guide to QBasic'?                                                                               Textbooks on QBasic                                                                                                            *All kinds at Amazon.com                                                                                                      / Amazon.com sells consumer books, not textbooks.                                                                               Z *http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/stores/browse/-/465600/ref=b_bh_lr_b_tb/104-4729606-                                    6 Only very limited number of titles listed in above url                                                                        K *Aha. It's been a long time since I was in school, -missed the distinction.                                                   & How to access the databases in the web                                                                                         ? What do you mean?                                                                                                            Im a $%@!ing Moron                                                                                                             Money Manager for Qbasic?                                                                                                       Mac, Money Manager for QBasic...                                                                                              2 *Anyone got a link to the community forums please?                                                                            + * http://www.network54.com/Hide/Index/10167                                                                                   # If you forget it, try WWW.QBASIC.TK                                                                                           ' I take it back. WWW.QBASIC.TK is bogus!                                                                                        Comments on my site                                                                                                           U *Thanks for the spamming i'm not allowed to do, but don't use the sarcastic tone, lol                                         = * Newly created (just for you, heh): http://qbasic.alturl.com                                                                  Good Man! (nt)*                                                                                                               4 * Very nice! But can you decrease the Refresh Delay?                                                                          
 I could...                                                                                                                    7 *Thanks!!  &quot;Alt&quot;+&quot;URL&quot; = Good name.                                                                        MUST SEE!!!                                                                                                                    *wow                                                                                                                          : *Do the clouds move on the screen? Cause thats incredible!                                                                    D The clouds move to the edge of the screen, then reappear at the left                                                           * -has a look of awe-                                                                                                          *oooohhh....aaaahhhhhhh                                                                                                        * Cool                                                                                                                         Alipha - It was HARD                                                                                                           * lol, and bravo ;-)                                                                                                          5 *Where could I find a Basic 2 C++ conversion program?                                                                          I have a Q.                                                                                                                   $ need help on check for unique values                                                                                          " Error is that you can't use REDIM.                                                                                            	 Thank you                                                                                                                      a small change in the code                                                                                                    / Try this. (Just assume a max of 1000, use sort)                                                                               R I see nobody checked your clear solution out. When are you going to join me? (nt)*                                             I like it here                                                                                                                 How to print to printer                                                                                                       2 LPRINT should work (works exactly like PRINT), but                                                                             Opening as a device...                                                                                                         You can also                                                                                                                   Help plz                                                                                                                       ?                                                                                                                             / my best advice is probably: keep reading. But..                                                                               O It can best be explained with a program that actually does something usefull...                                                dim                                                                                                                            in screen 13 ...                                                                                                              4 trail and error is always good. For 16 color modes..                                                                          E Help Me !!!  ( How can I use the dos command {dos prompt} in Qbasic )                                                          gay? eww yuck!                                                                                                                G But keep in mind you may not be using the command interpreter you want.                                                        I suspect he means 'Guy'...                                                                                                    you can use ENVIRON                                                                                                           A * Am I wrong here? ENVIRON does not &quot;put a DOS command&quot;                                                             ) Woody, More detail and a question for you                                                                                      Woody doesn't care (nt)*                                                                                                       qbasic with win2k ???                                                                                                          ???????????                                                                                                                   - *He meant win2k instead of that second qbasic                                                                                 ; * I use QBASIC with Win2k all the time; I have no problems.                                                                    Rogue-like RPG 2                                                                                                              
 some help?                                                                                                                     If you want some help...                                                                                                       New QB Game out..                                                                                                             	 Sweeeeeet                                                                                                                      Tasm                                                                                                                          + * it is a DOS program, so it'll work in DOS                                                                                   3 *Does that mean it will also create only dos progs?                                                                           A *tasm 3.1 cant make windows apps anyway, you need tasm 5.somethin                                                             < * For a Win Assembler try Flat Assembler - FAsm (url inside)                                                                  8 *I got it, but it says my processor is in protected mode                                                                      Y * Then it probably is... works like a charm in mine, which OS are you using? (WinME here)                                      Adds...                                                                                                                       D *You probably heard it from Iain, but it doesn't work for me either.                                                           Iain spread that silly rumor.                                                                                                 U *yup, that's exzactly where i heard it from (P. S. how do you really spell exzactly?)                                         A * Exzactly is spelled exzactly like that. Exzcept for the 'Z' ;-)                                                             4 If you really wanna view this site without popups...                                                                           * Can't you just disable JS??                                                                                                 W * But then you'd be disabling a lot more than you need to. I use sites that require JS.                                        Extreme Pong                                                                                                                   YIPEEE!                                                                                                                       - Drawing circles without using CIRCLE command?                                                                                  Here's another way                                                                                                            K * Durr...I guess next time I shouldn't go afk before posting my response :\                                                    Actual equation of a circle...                                                                                                 *lol!                                                                                                                         G realize that circles are symmetrical both horizontally and vertically..                                                       	 Save/Load                                                                                                                      Sure is!                                                                                                                       Two ways                                                                                                                       *Thanks                                                                                                                       0 Everything you need to know is on the FAQ forum!                                                                               How do u save in Qbasic!!!                                                                                                    % I presume your data is kept in arrays                                                                                          Eh?                                                                                                                           < * No. he meant sequential output... newbies get it better...                                                                  0 Everything you need to know is on the FAQ forum!                                                                              * Well, not really for telephone book saving                                                                                    S * you know, the replies to that post contained sequential file opening (url inside)                                            Ah, so!                                                                                                                        bload en bsave                                                                                                                ! the help file should be helpful..                                                                                             0 Everything you need to know is on the FAQ forum!                                                                              	 Internet?                                                                                                                     + Q.2 How do I find IP addresses in qb. Ans..                                                                                    array problem in my shooter                                                                                                    Could this be?                                                                                                                7 Help!!! Want a specific line to print when a key is hit                                                                       ; Here's how to replace first occurence of selected character                                                                    How Do you make it constant                                                                                                   + Here (Forget about Email. We never do that)                                                                                   , The Backspace doesn't work. i get acharacter                                                                                  2 Youll have to write your own routine for backspace                                                                             * Backspace is CHR$(8)                                                                                                        ( OK, Bill, Did that answer your question?                                                                                      + how can I print the &quot; symbol in screen                                                                                   
 Here ya go...                                                                                                                  thanks, but it doesn't found                                                                                                   Still                                                                                                                          sorry but don't works                                                                                                         J * also, try printing String$ to make sure it is the way it is s'pose to be                                                    , lkt153, why are you posting undebugged code?                                                                                  0 Question about multiple dimensions for one array                                                                              & having multiple sprites in one array..                                                                                         * Thanks                                                                                                                      
 Lost link.exe                                                                                                                 I *download the full thing from cmill.d2g.com/billy and take what you need.                                                     V * if you want to share it with us, we prefer .bas files and a lot of us won't run exes                                        K * You can find the full version at Qbasic.tk, also send me prog i wanna see                                                   % Why would you want to compile an EXE?                                                                                          Mac, you know...                                                                                                               Heh. You must be English                                                                                                       EXEs are much faster                                                                                                           A request, JP_Doom                                                                                                            2 * I attempted to compile it and wasn't able to :-/                                                                             What??! Any idea why?                                                                                                         6 No, there were 24 severe errors and I didn't feel like                                                                         * Thanks for the info                                                                                                         . I've never found EXE's to be noticeably faster                                                                                
 Sure they are                                                                                                                 - Its not that someone will 'steal' his code...                                                                                  Just in case anybody cares..                                                                                                  6 XiberLord was gone since May 27th without notifying us                                                                         *hehehe. Have fun Taz.                                                                                                         Problem loading program...                                                                                                    ! Sure send it and ill check it out                                                                                              Oh nm...                                                                                                                       OMG I feel stupid....                                                                                                          Random string?                                                                                                                
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 *Ohh no...                                                                                                                     *that was mean. Im hurt...                                                                                                     * Do get over it... ugh...                                                                                                     changing mouse co-ordinates                                                                                                   ! using mouse.bas from qbasic.com..                                                                                              Internet and Qbasic                                                                                                           
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 ASM questions                                                                                                                 6 yes, you can do &quot;assembly&quot; in QBasic 1.1....                                                                         *Thanks                                                                                                                       
 ASM questions                                                                                                                  Re: ASM questions                                                                                                              asm in Qbasic 1.1                                                                                                              any help with i/o ports?                                                                                                      - first off, how do you access i/o ports in VB?                                                                                 1 Re: first off, how do you access i/o ports in VB?                                                                              I LOVE Help PC                                                                                                                 LOL...                                                                                                                        < * eh.. the 060 represents i/o ports, so yeah, he can do that                                                                   * You're right, sorry GreenMan                                                                                                 *no prob                                                                                                                      Y *I'm not sure, but the WAIT command does something with that...Correct me cause I'm wrong                                     V * WAIT waits for a specific bit pattern from a port which generally isn't very helpful                                        & Sending Files over LPT cable in Qbasic                                                                                         Redo from start                                                                                                                Not quite sure what you mean                                                                                                  J * also make sure u dont input &quot;,&quot; ... because that seperates ...                                                    , To avoid that error entirely, use LINE INPUT                                                                                  + *Mac, what do you mean by 'edit the field'?                                                                                    Here is some explanation                                                                                                      ( Has anyone here heard about Project Fun?                                                                                      Z *There are several ways to get things without paying...although if you want to be legal...                                    " it really doesnt hafta b legal....                                                                                             *What is it?                                                                                                                   Project Fun is....                                                                                                             Sorry                                                                                                                          thanx anyways,,,                                                                                                                3 Questions about Future Library                                                                                              N * 1.) 15bit+ modes aren't paletted (you want a better explaination than that?)                                                 * yes please                                                                                                                  	 alright..                                                                                                                     E *whats 18 bit? Someone visited my site with 18 bit color. What is it?                                                         ; I have NEVER heard of 18-bit. it would be a waste of space.                                                                    mabe                                                                                                                          2 Or maybe it's someone using an LCD/TFT flat panel.                                                                             * Thanx for answers                                                                                                            Pallet help                                                                                                                   2 You're not the only one who doesn't understand it.                                                                             Palette                                                                                                                        A quick comment                                                                                                               C yep, you're right, but generally, 0-15 point to 0-15 on the table..                                                            Old Final Fantasy music                                                                                                        Not since March 19th                                                                                                           Hmm...                                                                                                                         How to find out my IP address?                                                                                                 to find your IP address...                                                                                                    ) *sorry,i just want to find out my IP   :)                                                                                     ' Hunhh? He just told you how to do that.                                                                                       + Re: Hunhh? He just told you how to do that.                                                                                    *www.whatismyip.com                                                                                                           ' Winipcfg.exe ... (on windows computers)                                                                                        What am I doing wrong ?                                                                                                        Get rid of the 'Case Else'...                                                                                                  You are missing an endif                                                                                                      7 Right! Two of them, in fact. Here is a quick program...                                                                       Y **Arrgh! matt - I spelled &quot;two&quot; as &quot;to&quot;. Mea culpa, guilt, duhh, etc.                                     
 zip files?                                                                                                                     Download winzip                                                                                                                * hey, you is back! heh                                                                                                       E I enjoy long sits on the toilet and picnics by the dump using qbasic!                                                         ; *Hamish McFuddin, Bob Down (Phillip Kenobi) is at it again.                                                                   6 i am a pig dog lamb chicken i luv all u guys this much                                                                        
 *Do leave.                                                                                                                     HELP =)                                                                                                                        chr$(36)                                                                                                                       chr$(35) sorry                                                                                                                Q * Hold down ALT and enter &quot;036&quot; on the numeric keypad. Then release ALT                                             # *Whats wrong with pressing shift-4?                                                                                           . Maybe he has a Foreign (non English) keyboard?                                                                                6 Ineed the formula to rotate a point(x,y,z) around axis                                                                          Not sure if this is right either                                                                                              3 *And if no-one like that comes along, use this url!                                                                           3 thats the second part of it its to convert 3d to 2d                                                                           & *Sorry, wrong address.  New one inside                                                                                         yo thanks alot                                                                                                                * I have an idea, I just need some backup...                                                                                     Yeah, wouldn't that be nice...                                                                                                + *You have a good point, but QB7.1 is better                                                                                    Nibbles and bits                                                                                                              
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 Hmmm......                                                                                                                     Well                                                                                                                          
 Birdman...                                                                                                                    Q *Ooops!  I couldn't read that little picture, so I guessed from what I could tell                                              Re: PLEASE HELP ME                                                                                                             I don't understand...                                                                                                          SOLUTION :-)                                                                                                                  : *lol, wonder what his teacher will think of that, alipha:)                                                                    4 hopefully he would like it :-) especially the lines:                                                                           What all those do?                                                                                                            $ here's lines that do the same thing:                                                                                           Oh... Now I see...                                                                                                            O * Leaf... you disappoint me I had you in such high standards... don't do h/w...                                                 eh.. I got a reply from Simon...                                                                                              T *LOL - looks like Simon never checked the replies to his post, just waited for email                                          R *Now let's hope his teacher actually looks at the code and questions him about it.                                            
 * I hope..                                                                                                                    M &quot;Please help I have asked SOOOOO many people and no one will help.&quot;                                                 : * Anyone know of a 16-color gif loader, for screen mode 7?                                                                    : Alipha - I posted a multi-key program, but have a question                                                                     I can explain.. kinda..                                                                                                        Saving to Secure Files                                                                                                        $ There is no system function for that                                                                                          7 here's my (kinda interesting!!) encryption program.....                                                                       N If you're just trying to fool &quot;folks&quot;, then make it a hidden file...                                                4 OK, Here is a challenge: Write a subroutine for Kris                                                                           ugh....                                                                                                                       - :-) Glad you liked it. Hope someone responds.                                                                                  I responded***                                                                                                                6 How about &quot;Me reply&quot; again (after debugging)                                                                        ) * Kris - Here is a solution for you (URL)                                                                                     < Well, I just thought this up, but it won't work very well...                                                                   Actually, it won't work at all.                                                                                               6 You MUST close all open files before the program ends.                                                                        
 You are wrong                                                                                                                 Y * I've actually seen it happen where the last buffer isn't written (yes, in a QB program)                                     / I ran this many times and couldn't get an error                                                                                Just don't try this:                                                                                                           AQBL                                                                                                                          9 best svga prg i've seen (hmm...also views jpegs, oh well)                                                                      AQBL                                                                                                                           Ok                                                                                                                              I've forgotten the hd reset port                                                                                               I've forgotten it too                                                                                                          How do I keep it open??                                                                                                       " If you just want to RUN the exe...                                                                                            N * add a SLEEP at the end of the QB code (or wherever else you end the program)                                                 Multiplayer Games?                                                                                                            / * In what language do you write such games now?                                                                                C++                                                                                                                            yes, yes, yes, yes                                                                                                            ( MMORPG is a Massevly multiplayer game...                                                                                      U * You could try to find a TCP lib for that matter, other than that, the answer is no.                                         D *The acronim stands for massive multiplayer online roll playing game                                                          1 i am in the middle of making a multi-player game.                                                                             5 *i forgot my email address &gt; webberboy@hotmail.com                                                                          hi                                                                                                                            C * message body: 'bye' (why do I open posts by people named 'dumb'?)                                                           9 off subject but u people some right to ask about this....                                                                      Ok...                                                                                                                         
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 * LOL - True!                                                                                                                  *Spam? More like speach!                                                                                                      + *Qb's like antique cars, 'classic' not old!                                                                                   : * Those words inspired me! I think I'm about to cry... LOL                                                                     3.14 does have a point...                                                                                                      Actually...                                                                                                                   > *Yeah. And if people thing QBasic is outdated, what about ASM?                                                                % It's old, it's bad, it's slow........                                                                                         % Interesting what you said about fonts                                                                                          exelent                                                                                                                         my post contained no opinions...                                                                                              
 No, wrong!                                                                                                                     * Grow up, and get a life 3.14                                                                                                 Elaboration!                                                                                                                  * Exceeds even my expectations of your work!                                                                                      Transparency effects in Mode 13h                                                                                              
 Sounds great!                                                                                                                 6 * Yeah, guess I'll have to use a BMP saving routine...                                                                          * My comp's a Celeron 433 Mhz...                                                                                               lol                                                                                                                           	 Compiling                                                                                                                     6 get qb4.5 or 7.1 from http://www.geocities.com/aliphax                                                                         * sorry, no text above                                                                                                        $ *what's the url for the FAQ forum???                                                                                           * URL to QBASIC Forum Community                                                                                               	 IM for QB                                                                                                                     $ ok.. reading the last line in a file                                                                                          % or how about something like this.....                                                                                          * yeah, that's a good method                                                                                                  ( Didn't work: I got an immediate chr$(13)                                                                                      * *How are u using qb to commicate over lan?                                                                                    : * he set up a shared drive and reading/writing files on it                                                                    I *Yes, Alipha is right. Thanks you guys. Ill post a coppy when it is done.                                                      Joystick routine                                                                                                               Re: Joystick routine                                                                                                           Need Powerbasic 7                                                                                                             4 http://www.simnet.is/nammi/opbeggari/realwindows.swf                                                                          H * Greatest Win version ever!! Congrats! heh The less buggy anyway... LOL                                                      - Scroll features in a POS display using QBasic                                                                                  test                                                                                                                           Program Memory Overflow                                                                                                        some suggestions...                                                                                                           E Wow, 3 questions in a row, I'm moving on up! This one about pointers.                                                          varseg and varptr                                                                                                              *Clear as day.   Thanks!                                                                                                      5 Interisting qb1 interupt stuff (and above, of course)                                                                         " Anybody know anything about masks?                                                                                            P * can u be more specific in what u mean with mask and 'smear' the end of graffix                                               Yep.                                                                                                                          5 OR vs XOR, actually, usually, there is a difference..                                                                          XOR / OR - there's a difference                                                                                                *Thanks, thats what I needed                                                                                                   You're welcome!                                                                                                                Fast?  Not for me                                                                                                             " Have you tried to change the .05 ?                                                                                            + Vbasic won't hande certain Qbasic commands!                                                                                    *sigh*                                                                                                                        7 * text above, despite the asterisk, no text in this one                                                                        *VB is object based                                                                                                            qb and vb are different...                                                                                                     VB is not designed for games                                                                                                   gon 4 a weak                                                                                                                   site will be down also i think                                                                                                 *never mind, hes not.                                                                                                         E *argh! my cousin shut down his computer, so the site will be offline.                                                          New FAQ Page                                                                                                                   OK, Im not sooo newbie, but...                                                                                                hmm                                                                                                                             breaking up long IF statements..                                                                                              % Questions about using mouse and fonts                                                                                         
 Answers...                                                                                                                    4 Thanks, but I've never used any of that stuff before                                                                          7 lol, hehe, nice throwing all those words at him lkt ;-)                                                                       N * LOL... sorry, but I just thought he might knew what those meant... hehehe =)                                                Y Thanks for the help, also is there a way to make the background transparent with get/put?                                      'k...                                                                                                                         ( i have a mouse tut. that doesn't work...                                                                                      > ABSOLUTE, INTERRUPT, INTERRUPTX, and some other subprograms...                                                                 a 'clear' question                                                                                                             * Please, post your code                                                                                                       Sorry, can't do that                                                                                                          Q 3 lines from the bottom: &quot;GOSUB Begin&quot; should be &quot;GOTO Begin&quot;                                              Sure you can                                                                                                                   EEK! -DON'T- say that!!!                                                                                                       Whoa, there Alipha!  Calm down!                                                                                                Explanations...                                                                                                                *Thanks                                                                                                                       Y still, in that instance, you didn't have a RETURN and therefore you should have used GOTO                                     3 *No, that didn't fix the problem, but thanks anyway                                                                           
 Strange...                                                                                                                    A Having a slight hitch in programming the gameboard &quot;Go&quot;                                                             ! what do you mean by 'live group'?                                                                                              Hints                                                                                                                         L Ah!...Go! I never got further than identifying a &quot;group&quot; myself...                                                   wait...4k lines?                                                                                                               bubba                                                                                                                          Question about Select Case...                                                                                                 R * can we see exact code w/ the line number? (open up the .bas in notepad and copy)                                             here is the Sub                                                                                                               H * your first SELECT is fine.. your second one doesn't have a: END SELECT                                                      < I have never had that problem in QB 4.5.********************                                                                   Who wants to debate DEFINT A-Z?                                                                                               . Wow, I come from just the opposite direction..                                                                                , The reason you see that so much in programs:                                                                                   Speed explanation...                                                                                                            I have a problem with this line:                                                                                               I kinda go with Mac here                                                                                                      8 * Hulk, make up your mind!! heheheh I'm with leaf too...                                                                      M Another advantage I just thought of (altough is the reason I use it the most)                                                 O * or make it shorter (BV? BYV?) ;-) Also, I think 'INTEGER' should be 'INT' ;-)                                               5 whoo hoo!!!  finally, someone else realizes a problem                                                                         K *I like Mac's idea of using def int i so you can call variables INTwhatever                                                    Untitled                                                                                                                       * empty post                                                                                                                  ' Call Absolute Dbuffering Rotuines here:                                                                                        Holy poop on a stick                                                                                                          1 Hey, Phillip Kenobe! How about giving us a break?                                                                              RE: huh?                                                                                                                      - I was referring to your stupid posts below...                                                                                 	 so lovely                                                                                                                     ( im a big qbasic fan go u guys its SUPER!                                                                                      5 I Love QBASIC - It is my only friend, Its Super doods                                                                         8 * Jerk alert - Nobody respond further to 203.108.xxx.xxx                                                                      ' * No text except a repeat of the title.                                                                                       " DATA, Read, Arrays and confussion.                                                                                            F * sounds like you need to 2x check the dimensions of your DATA image..                                                        
 Thank You!                                                                                                                     Also...                                                                                                                       ! Yet this problem still persists..                                                                                              Anybody?                                                                                                                      P *Locate Ycoord,Xcoord : print &quot;whatever&quot;  --&gt; put the y coord first                                              ) *Did that. Still it shifts 2 Spaces Left.                                                                                     Y *Well, just tell it to add two spaces to the right and see what happens and go from there                                      Count Milliseconds                                                                                                             Timer                                                                                                                         + a millisecond is a thousandth of a second..                                                                                   8 Maybe it's homeless, but I'll ask this question again...                                                                       Answer                                                                                                                         *LOL                                                                                                                           LMFAO                                                                                                                          stepper motor control                                                                                                          PQBZ Update...                                                                                                                
 Well done :o)                                                                                                                  me                                                                                                                            - * Yeah, so does mine, your keyb is messed up!                                                                                 - Out of Memory, module too large in QBasic 4.5                                                                                  Memory Management                                                                                                             1 why wont it let me PUT things after i load a bmp?                                                                              mayB                                                                                                                          	 Not quite                                                                                                                      it might be because...                                                                                                         I have used that Loader before.                                                                                                Just noticed...                                                                                                               ) can you email me the bas version or that?                                                                                     
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 *ok thanks                                                                                                                     it doesn't work                                                                                                               + It's supposed to look like a blank program!                                                                                   # How to Paste in to QB in Windows...                                                                                            Don't do that with SUBs!                                                                                                      K *All the spaces were replaced by some wierd &quot;a&quot; things on my comp                                                    HMMMM let me explain                                                                                                          " Still playing with an old XT then?                                                                                            b *2 Q's, 1: you remembered to use GET right? 2: what do you mean by &quot;put anything on it&quot;?                            E *yes i remembered get, and i figured out the put thing, so never-mind                                                         
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 Here ya go                                                                                                                     Race track problems..                                                                                                         , *Why don't you post what you've already done                                                                                   **Here's the code                                                                                                             D Ignore the asterisks above. Code posted that requires QB4.5 or later                                                          ) * Even worse: it requires Future Library!                                                                                      * And pictures !!                                                                                                             D *Won't run on a TRS80, either! (think cause there's no line numbers)                                                           sequential files                                                                                                              P * interesting project (aka homework, and if it isn't, I don't care, don't argue)                                              < When you've completed this project, please post your code...                                                                    Using the arrows in a program...                                                                                              6 I can't remember the exact key code, but try this.....                                                                         Use this                                                                                                                       or you could do this                                                                                                           Sorry, only Syfax got it right!                                                                                               Q *i put the goto 10 to show him where to put any gosub routines(below the goto 10)                                              Long File Names in DOS                                                                                                        < eh.. here is a routine for getting a short filename anyway..                                                                  @ and of course, qb4.5+ users, load with the /L switch.. and Mac..                                                               Guess what.                                                                                                                   , Use QBasic file (BAS or EXE) as screensaver?                                                                                   Well..                                                                                                                        Z *No,no luck.  I found a lot other progs though.  Like mpegs to screensvrs with wav sounds.                                     You might be interested in this                                                                                               ! -----&gt;Opening large files.....                                                                                             ' There is no problem opening large files                                                                                       - Taz, Earthborn - Neo clarified what he wanted                                                                                  USB autorun program?                                                                                                           * Qbasic has a PEN command                                                                                                    , The PEN command has nothing to do with this!                                                                                   Rogue-Like RPG                                                                                                                ' *Your going to have to be more specific                                                                                       A *http://berzniz.zext.net/tutorials.html Read dark dreds tutorials                                                             3 Does anyony get tae same results as I do from this?                                                                            Hmm.                                                                                                                          % doesn't anyone read the help file?!?!                                                                                         
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 Hey Alipha,..                                                                                                                 # * I don't care, he can go * himself                                                                                            hehe, funny! Read this...                                                                                                      Uh oh, hes a coderipper too!!                                                                                                 B first off, stop pasting your crap emails, no one cares. Secondly..                                                            2 The actual intangible idea may not be copyrighted.                                                                             Website Copywrite                                                                                                              Calm down, Billy                                                                                                               I took your advice...                                                                                                         ) Billy do you want help making a mail bot?                                                                                     I *ack, thats over my head! I may do that if he wont aggree to what I said.                                                     ' * Billy, weren't you the religious one?                                                                                       4 *umm, yea. Why? btw he decided not to report anyone.                                                                           * I figured he was full of crap                                                                                               @ Why? Because you have shown yourself to be one fine christian...                                                              F *hehehe. umm, darnit, youve got me there. anyway, im not gonna make 1.                                                         *^text inside that                                                                                                            
 Mouse woes                                                                                                                    % *The black box is DOS's mouse pointer                                                                                         L *Yes, in text mode, ASCII character highlighting is used as a mouse pointer.                                                   Maybe I wasn't clear                                                                                                          ? *This may sound dumb, but did you install the IBM mouse driver?                                                               D *Yes, and it works everywhere else (even in qb) but not in a qb prog                                                           Coping file in Qbasic                                                                                                          couple of ways                                                                                                                 Check your old thread.                                                                                                        6 * any1 know a good place to learn to play .wavs in qb?                                                                         Qbasic on win XP?                                                                                                             2 *yep, it does, but XP sux, I know from experience.                                                                             Wanted: Daredevils!                                                                                                            I'll try it                                                                                                                   . * I dont hear windows sound when usind BEEP...                                                                                 * Which version?                                                                                                              F * Me neither - or any sound at all. WAV has been disabled by Real One?                                                        
 Two things                                                                                                                    $ * whats an environment string-table?                                                                                          	 Tutorials                                                                                                                     - *some tutorials at http://24.93.200.104/billy                                                                                 
 Go to my site                                                                                                                  HELP!                                                                                                                         : * Looks to me that it already is in chornological order...                                                                     ???                                                                                                                           2 * I might be wrong... But I'm pretty sure it is...                                                                             Suprise                                                                                                                       ( i think im in trouble, what should i do?                                                                                       First of all, Billly, ...                                                                                                     
 oh well...                                                                                                                    % I wouldn't worry too much about it...                                                                                          i dont think so..                                                                                                              *Billy, just ignore him.                                                                                                       Billy                                                                                                                         " The technicals of the situation...                                                                                            T So technically everyone has a licensed copy anyways, you're only making it easier...                                          A * eh.. however LM's message was refering to qb1.1, not 4.5 or 7.1                                                              Here:                                                                                                                          String -&gt; Code                                                                                                             = Here is a technique that may be useful (chained RUN commnads)                                                                 5 *...and save Mac's program as z.bas or it won't work!                                                                          Coping file in Qbasic                                                                                                          Open the 2 files                                                                                                              $ one should probably use LINE INPUT..                                                                                          ! Here's something tried and tested                                                                                             ? I personally don't think CASE IS &lt;= LEN(Block$): is needed..                                                                Here's what i use                                                                                                              Here's what i use                                                                                                              WIN 2000                                                                                                                      B * Your &quot;impression&quot; is wrong. QB runs fine on Win2k Pro.                                                            C * As do most (99%) of the programs that I've downloaded or written.                                                           8 *is there any way to rotate objects like graphic arrays?                                                                       There most certainly is                                                                                                        *Try the url inside                                                                                                            howcome the keys won't work?                                                                                                   *never mind... i figured it out                                                                                               ) How can I get a printout of my graphics ?                                                                                     , Nobody answered because we don't know how...                                                                                   This will work...                                                                                                              One more thing...                                                                                                              True!                                                                                                                          events                                                                                                                        	 Events...                                                                                                                     J eh.. easiest way would be to make an accessor function for your variable..                                                      Excellent suggestion, because...                                                                                              N Re: eh.. easiest way would be to make an accessor function for your variable..                                                ( eh.. assuming the other app is an exe...                                                                                      - try my game and tell me what it needs(please)                                                                                  * Contains no URL or game code                                                                                                B email me with your email and ill email it back (i have no website)                                                            M how can you get the comp. to recognize multiple key-presses at the same time?                                                 A * URL to the FAQ forum inside. #4 at that forum is what you want.                                                              *thanks                                                                                                                       	 Qbasic Os                                                                                                                     * when are you people going to figure it out                                                                                     * Wow, chill                                                                                                                  > *Do you only post on the forum when you want to insult people?                                                                F * yes.. yes he does... but he is giving helpful advice nonetheless :-)                                                        1 But wasn't that the funniest insult you ever saw?                                                                             @ *no one go to that link (www.Masochist.com) its not a good site.                                                               *LOL!                                                                                                                          *what the heck is an OS anyway?                                                                                                * Are you kidding...?                                                                                                          hehe...                                                                                                                        * Good to see ou back!                                                                                                        4 Earthborn answered this for me once in an old thread                                                                          . LMAO (No, I am not back. Just passing through)                                                                                > * hmm.. -wonders how you can 'just pass through' on the net..-                                                                 True, but...                                                                                                                   Partly true, but...                                                                                                            Suggestions                                                                                                                    Sure, my suggestion is this                                                                                                   	 Compiling                                                                                                                     . You will have to get a version with a compiler                                                                                
 Re: Compiling                                                                                                                  Brasileiro?                                                                                                                    download Qbasic                                                                                                               < *Download qb 2.0, 4.5, and 7.1 at Http://24.93.200.104/billy                                                                  4 When I downloaded QB 2.0, the .zip was corrupt...***                                                                          7 *i fixed it yesterday. SOmeone e-mailed me and told me.                                                                       = *you can get every version of qb ever made at www.maxcode.com                                                                  Newbie Questions                                                                                                               Yes, ou should use APPEND***                                                                                                  Y * just read the whole file into the array at the start, then write it all back at the end                                     3 You will need a lot of input from everybody on this                                                                            SubScript Out Of Range Error                                                                                                   Wrong Logic...                                                                                                                 File access from multiple users                                                                                                Well, you could try this...                                                                                                    Some code to try                                                                                                              " sounds like a interesting program.                                                                                             Tic Tac Toe                                                                                                                   * keep generating random computer selections                                                                                    ! as for checking to see who wins..                                                                                              yes very similiar to what I did                                                                                               4 Checking the A Drive (HELP ME, for Crying out loud!)                                                                          8 See the following URL for information on checking drives                                                                      A * sorry, that doesn't apply :-( Though I don't know what does :-/                                                              actually, here you go:                                                                                                         coping qbasic text to word??!!                                                                                                 here you go...                                                                                                                 helping you                                                                                                                   0 Just open Notepad and follow these instructions:                                                                               HELP                                                                                                                           I have a question                                                                                                              Yes, my son                                                                                                                    Huh?                                                                                                                          F there is a page with tutorials for beginners--graphics tutorials, too.                                                         Re: I have a question                                                                                                          Mabe He Means Move A Graphic                                                                                                   a little clearer...                                                                                                           M GRACIAS GRACIAS GRACIAS, POR MANTENER AUN LA VIDA DEL QBASIC, ME CACHONDEA!!!                                                 > * hay muchas persnoas que mantienen QB vivo, no solo nosotros.                                                                + *take your sick crap back to mexico, amigos                                                                                   A *Mi abla poquito espaniol por my classe. Mis esquala requires it.                                                             A *Mi abla poquito espaniol por my classe. Mis esquala requires it.                                                             * Pick your favorite Qbasic.tk Advertisement                                                                                     *omg                                                                                                                          ( Why I deleted one of your posts, Sumo Jo                                                                                       I really need an artist.                                                                                                       Re: I really need an artist.                                                                                                   Question on DJGPP (C++).                                                                                                       what i would do is...                                                                                                          Me Suggestions....                                                                                                             regarding #2...                                                                                                                PRINTF is C not C++****                                                                                                       % * Use Dev-C++ ?? (from bloodshed.net)                                                                                         : * I'll try it. Thanks. Although I still wanna fix DJGPP...                                                                    W * er. I was aiming for something DOS based with a non-flat memory model, thanks though.                                        I'm confused??????                                                                                                            L OK, Billy Miller - It's your turn! Please answer Nick Patterson's questions.                                                   some advice for you                                                                                                            What is wrong with my message?                                                                                                 I think this is what you want:                                                                                                 Thanks                                                                                                                        < Please help me find a newbie friendly tutorial for qbasic...                                                                  % * Have u tried the tuts on this site?                                                                                          i've started whit that...                                                                                                     . *try the tuts here: http://24.93.200.104/billy                                                                                , Small Tools Required for a OS in the making.                                                                                   LET'S GO                                                                                                                       *SPAM above.                                                                                                                   *Billy, you do it to. (So do I)                                                                                                Nope...                                                                                                                        I have a question                                                                                                              I have an answer                                                                                                              J *Q. Can wav/mp3/mid be played w/QBasic and how to BLoad/BSave. (Got FAQed)                                                    N Re: *Q. Can wav/mp3/mid be played w/QBasic and how to BLoad/BSave. (Got FAQed)                                                 mid/wav/mp3                                                                                                                   
 My project                                                                                                                    ( * Try this : http://www.qb45.com/qbasic/                                                                                      : OK, I'm curious now. What's a &quot;future qlb file&quot;?                                                                    0 future.qlb (future.library) is a quick-library..                                                                              8 * Thanks - Any idea why is is called &quot;future&quot;?                                                                      N * eh.. because they consider it a revolutionary/futuristic library for qbasic?                                                2 What you think about a new OS developed in QBasic?                                                                            ' OS &amp; Native Application Development                                                                                       * Writing another OS is like cloning a sheep                                                                                     when will you people learn...                                                                                                 / it's like trying to re-invent the wheel, and...                                                                               A Along those lines, Windows is not an OS, it is a DOS based GUI***                                                              Basically, it is until winXP                                                                                                   Not Really.                                                                                                                   + *your right!! Too bad Im Stuck with Xp. :-(                                                                                    *For once I agree with JP                                                                                                      OS/GUI ...Why not???                                                                                                          Z Windows 95+ IS a dang OS, and anyone that wants to argue with me better give some proof...                                     Alipha.....                                                                                                                    * lmao                                                                                                                         why must you lie?                                                                                                             # Anybody interested in a mud server?                                                                                           Z hmm.. interesting.. I've thought about making a mud but haven't had a place to host it nor                                    Z I used to be involved with a MUD server - Infantry, But I no longer know the address.*****                                    # does anyone else have this problem?                                                                                           
 No, not me...                                                                                                                  no its definityly not that...                                                                                                  A genuine mystery(?)                                                                                                           A more objective observation                                                                                                  
 Report....                                                                                                                    A Maybe thats related to the wierd stuff that happened to cashcalc?                                                              Probably                                                                                                                       Text Based Pong Game                                                                                                           About my RPG engine...                                                                                                        / You've been proggin for 3 days and u made that?                                                                               - *Starting from an older version, of course :)                                                                                 > Please make the QBasic source code available in your zip file.                                                                 Another Question                                                                                                              7 Q: how do you put a .bmp, .gif, etc. into a program? A:                                                                       
 Gifs, jpgs                                                                                                                    , Having problems with IP adress based site???                                                                                  ( HELP!! hexidecimal to decimal conversion                                                                                      
 hex to dec                                                                                                                    * * decimal = VAL(&quot;&amp;H&quot; + hex$)                                                                                     hex$                                                                                                                          $ how do you create an array variable?                                                                                          1 * DIM arrayname(size)    '(link to qbasic inside)                                                                              Running .bat files                                                                                                              * SHELL &quot;filename.bat&quot;                                                                                              ' But you will go crazy when you try that                                                                                        Strange... works fine for me...                                                                                                Yep, tried exactly that                                                                                                       
 array problem                                                                                                                 ) the size of one image -has- to go first..                                                                                     
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 Perl Question                                                                                                                 A *STOP ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT PERL ON THE &quot;QBASIC&quot; FORUM                                                              settle down, my goodness!                                                                                                     D *who are you ne way? Im sorry. This forum is just usuly so friendly.                                                          % *Im billy miller! I thought you knew.                                                                                         G He meant who is &quot;elyk89&quot;, not who is &quot;Billy Miller&quot;                                                       2 *oh, it was a response to my post, i got confused.                                                                             haha, that's funny...                                                                                                         Z *Now you sound line JP. I don't like people like JP. Both actully use the PRINT statement.                                    < *  (2 different programmers) Are you trashing JP or JP_Doom?                                                                   A little fact:                                                                                                                U eh, yeah, but as long as they don't take credit for the game, what's wrong with that?                                         
 Because...                                                                                                                     just found a hex editor                                                                                                        *please put it on thee site*                                                                                                  8 *what site? Do you mean mine? http://24.93.200.104/billy                                                                       so?                                                                                                                            qb sleep and pause                                                                                                             answer:                                                                                                                        *wait &amp;h3da 8                                                                                                              Making sprites                                                                                                                 here:                                                                                                                          *Thanks                                                                                                                        Need testers 4 RPGs                                                                                                            Re: Need testers 4 RPGs                                                                                                       = *just send me the game and I'll test it....elyk89@hotmail.com                                                                  * I dont E-mail it. sorry.                                                                                                    	 Great RPG                                                                                                                      GREAT QBASIC WEBSITE                                                                                                           * Nice ! 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I know of one called Kuvalda, although I think it's cannibalistic.                                                    Really?                                                                                                                        Translation:                                                                                                                   *It is Russian, he he***                                                                                                      ' * I like Jane's translation better. :-)                                                                                       
 Future.ROTATE                                                                                                                 Z eh.. I tried using it and either 1.) image didn't show up or 2.) it is *really* distorted.                                     *It isn't working.                                                                                                            
 Look at this:                                                                                                                 # Ok so where can I submit my files ?                                                                                           ' Re: Ok so where can I submit my files ?                                                                                       7 *don't forget an asterisk or (nt) before a no-text post                                                                       ( How to submit my qb prog to qbasic.com ?                                                                                      ; *you cant. Mallard went off to college. Qbasic.com is dead.                                                                    where can i get qBasic 4.5?                                                                                                    * www.geocities.com/aliphax                                                                                                   ' * you have a thing against 3's now? ;-)                                                                                        * err... I don't get it... heh                                                                                                M * just posted that, 'cause your site's address is the only one know by heart.                                                 . * -sighs-, you don't pay much attention, lkt15                                                                                 LOL                                                                                                                            * Oh, just got that, LOL                                                                                                      E *or the alternative for qb4.5, 7.1 or 2.0: http://24.93.200.104/billy                                                         ) *Or http://www.overlord-2007.com/qb45.zip                                                                                     N * You can find the qbasic version 4.5 at Qbasic.tk americas leading lazy asses                                                 executeing a batch file                                                                                                        * SHELL &quot;PROGRAM.BAT&quot;                                                                                                Memory Management                                                                                                              BATCH                                                                                                                          Answer without looking                                                                                                         *It does statr with @ECHO OFF.                                                                                                 DOS versions...                                                                                                                That's probably right                                                                                                          I don't understand                                                                                                             User.bat                                                                                                                       ummm...                                                                                                                        it was directed to Mac (nt)                                                                                                   M The answer to my question will not be found in an &quot;Old DOS manual&quot;.                                                 A the viewer of the website will be prompted to download the file..                                                             < Well Mac they might take a trip to their local Library. (nt)                                                                   I'm aware of that                                                                                                              JP_Doom, Alipha, lkt153                                                                                                       5 * Wow! hehjehe thanmks mac.... I'm happy now! hehe =)                                                                         ( * er... typing with gloves sucks!! heheh                                                                                      Y * err.. wow, I can't believe he actually did that... posting beyond the 3rd page is crazy                                      2 questions                                                                                                                   J *Q1: How to convert a position (like x=430, y=311) into columns 'n lines ?                                                     Answer to question 1                                                                                                          2 *Q2: Did any WinXP owner try to compile FutureLib?                                                                            X make sure that you've selected all the function groups that you wanna use in the builder                                       Polling for Drives                                                                                                            / Here is a little code that has not been tested.                                                                               L on error only works for within qbasic.. though using that logic, you could..                                                   Thanks, but...                                                                                                                5 Please see response to Nathan.  Thanks, anyway.  [NT]                                                                         ? Here is how to keep errors off the screen, but it doesn't work!                                                                Lost, but interested!                                                                                                          SYSOUT, etc.                                                                                                                   OK.  Found It!                                                                                                                , Ummm. If you read all of Alipha's message...                                                                                   about the input statement                                                                                                     = It is not possible. You have to write your own INPUT routine.                                                                  thanks!                                                                                                                        Not really QB, more like VB                                                                                                   " *Sorry, I only meant to post once!                                                                                             im learning vbasic...                                                                                                          Not really QB, more like VB                                                                                                    Not really QB, more like VB                                                                                                    Not really QB, more like VB                                                                                                   5 *It's the same for VB 6.  Don't forget the full path.                                                                          Come on                                                                                                                       ? *Spam Want's people to use a URL - Who knows what happens then.                                                               5 * You should make an English version of the site too.                                                                         4 *Why does not anyone use the Senior's QBasic Forum?*                                                                           I think                                                                                                                        and i think....                                                                                                                * C'mon quit it!                                                                                                              
 Text location                                                                                                                 G * LOCATE 5, 40: PRINT &quot;Hello&quot;   '(prints on row 5, column 40)                                                       3 Why doesn't this work?? (capson) for next (capsoff)                                                                            Well, probably...                                                                                                             1 *No, I made the delay longer and it doesn't work.                                                                             & * what version of windows do you have?                                                                                         Decode Wavs                                                                                                                    New file coming soon!!!!                                                                                                      < *Post contains no URL, program, or anything else. Ignore it.                                                                  * User-Defined Variable Types in Neural Nets                                                                                    	 I have...                                                                                                                      Backpropogation                                                                                                                well                                                                                                                           actually...                                                                                                                   % An update to your learning program...                                                                                          yeah...                                                                                                                       ' How DO you decide which ones to adjust?                                                                                        Floats vs. Integer                                                                                                             How do IPs work?                                                                                                               Now I can answer this.                                                                                                         Re: Now I can answer this.                                                                                                     IP addresses...                                                                                                                to elaborate a bit...                                                                                                          IP Addresses                                                                                                                  7 Why the bloody heck do you keep a log of IP addresses?*                                                                        to identify people, of course..                                                                                               # * Yep. Big Mac is watching you! ;-)                                                                                           $ * I didn't know sandwiches had eyes.                                                                                           * LOL..                                                                                                                        * That's just being anal                                                                                                       * Actually, I see your point                                                                                                   I don't....                                                                                                                    you know...                                                                                                                   ' You got some kind of problem with that?                                                                                       d *Start--&gt;Settings--&gt;Control Pannel--&gt;Network--&gt;Dial-up adaptor--&gt;IP address--&gt;Spec                          + *At least until you unplug your cable modem                                                                                   
 *Try this url                                                                                                                  *Thank you, everyone.                                                                                                         2 Not really qb related (more like web page hosting)                                                                            6 Re: Not really qb related (more like web page hosting)                                                                        3 *NO WAY! Alipha! you updated your site! ( i think )                                                                           E *i dont think so. Looks the same to me. (my link isnt there yet :-) )                                                          oh yeah                                                                                                                       N err.. no, sorry, haven't felt like webpage design for quite awhile, and such..                                                 LOL                                                                                                                           # * lmao, yes, that's probably true..                                                                                            New game of bobble comming out                                                                                                ) * Please hang yourself (couldn't resist).                                                                                     
 Hello Cell...                                                                                                                  shortcuts in qbasic?                                                                                                           * URL inside                                                                                                                   Need help with my menu sub                                                                                                    
 Get rid of it                                                                                                                  snake                                                                                                                          maybe this works                                                                                                               Thanx                                                                                                                          .EXE disassembler                                                                                                              Found it.. I think.                                                                                                           I *it may help, but just so you know, it dissassembles to assembly language                                                     7 * I've only seen one, and it costs a lot of $$$ PER USE                                                                        URL inside, and...                                                                                                            ^ * Decompiler, not disassembler... disassembler= exe -&gt; asm, decompiler exe-&gt; whatever...                                8 Use this to get to the Forum, rather than WWW.QBASIC.COM                                                                       Game prob - some big code                                                                                                     * We will be unable to try your game, sorry.                                                                                     *Sorry.. here is the code                                                                                                     ) OK, I give up. How do you play this game?                                                                                      Sorry... heh..                                                                                                                # I know why we can't play your game.                                                                                            Nice catch, but bad advice...                                                                                                  *OK, I'll do that next time.                                                                                                   Okay --- but try this                                                                                                          Batch File Help!                                                                                                              O * I believe &quot;if exist %1\*.*&quot; should just be &quot;if exist %1&quot;.                                                 Are you running this from SHELL?                                                                                               u might want to try...                                                                                                        . Error message: Out of string space in line....                                                                                0 try placing '$DYNAMIC at the top of your program                                                                               Finding Perl on my computer?                                                                                                  ( Perl doesn't come standard with Windows.                                                                                       How to use the KILL command.                                                                                                    Re: How to use the KILL command.                                                                                              K *But if F$=&quot;c:\temp\x&quot;, then use KILL F$, not KILL &quot;F$&quot;                                                   ' stupid question about  qb compatibility                                                                                       8 it appears that the Tandy 1000 has a 8088 architechure..                                                                      
 Tandy 1000                                                                                                                     thank you! (you too alipha)                                                                                                    QBASIC CHATROOM                                                                                                               T *Go to www.network54.com and become a free member. They will make chatrooms for you.                                           QBASIC CHATROOM                                                                                                                dddd                                                                                                                          E *Ignore this post. Evidently just a test to see how this Forum works.                                                         * Count / time in anything less than seconds                                                                                     Use the TIMER function.                                                                                                        ..its possible..                                                                                                             1 Avoid this method. There's NO reason to use this.                                                                              hahah                                                                                                                         V * worthless post.. no one make any more replies to 'Sir Scroome' (aka Cell, 141.149.*)                                        + Well, guys and gals, I'm moving on... (bye)                                                                                    Oh sure....you'll be back                                                                                                      *Good bye.  Ill miss you.                                                                                                      It's easy to quit                                                                                                              * I'll miss ya dude!                                                                                                          ! trouble with program, please help                                                                                              Your problems.                                                                                                                9 Here's your program, working and modified. (sort of long)                                                                     2 * Sorry Mac...forgot about the Long Program forum.                                                                            8 if i had a million bucks i'd give you at least a hundred                                                                       Not sure if I understand...                                                                                                    A million bucks?                                                                                                               yeah i know                                                                                                                   ' how many times a number doesn't come up                                                                                        I miss codeworm already!                                                                                                       Chopper Commando                                                                                                               Where can I find it?                                                                                                            * http://www.qbasic.com/c7.shtml                                                                                              - *Whats the peek/poke commmand for Caps-lock??                                                                                  Caps changing subs..                                                                                                          9 Well, it doesn't work on WindowsNT. Complex case, Alipha?                                                                      well, that's interesting..                                                                                                    9 *No, nothing happens to the light. It is immune to poke's                                                                      Input                                                                                                                         	 Re: Input                                                                                                                     Q com3 and 4 can be used by messing with some pointers, but it makes com1 or 2.....                                             . question about music (NOT QB, sorry for that.)                                                                                ) ..search for compiler of QB's programs...                                                                                     E *get a qb compiler here. Qb 7.1 or 1b 4.5: http://24.93.200.104/billy                                                          Here is the code for my game.                                                                                                  Please?                                                                                                                         where do I find the qbasic 7.1??                                                                                               You may find a link here                                                                                                       *http://24.93.200.104/billy                                                                                                    Coping file in Qbasic                                                                                                          Easiest way                                                                                                                    4-bit gif loading                                                                                                             
 I have one                                                                                                                     A few glitches...                                                                                                             " Anyone here? Try this chat room...                                                                                            & *Wups, wrong URL - stand by for update                                                                                        	 *URL here                                                                                                                     * * Doesn't seem to be working for me (IE6).                                                                                    ' * I don't see any text appearing. (IE5)                                                                                       D * Same with me...I waited a minute or so and they started appearing.                                                          - As you said, &quot;Typical network54...&quot;                                                                                 F * Weird. My message didn't appear in the chat room, at Community forum                                                          Add: 'but it did' after comma...                                                                                              K * and Mac, you did leave even though you clicked x instead of pressing exit                                                    could i make a suggestion?                                                                                                    ) Well, if anyone wants to do that, fine...                                                                                     0 In fact, I think the chatroom is doomed. See URL                                                                               Help with lines                                                                                                                Try this                                                                                                                      	 Thanks...                                                                                                                     ! *lol I was just about to fix that                                                                                              Here is another program-&gt;                                                                                                   *Hey, that's great!                                                                                                           % TheBob, Pappy1942, Alipha, others....                                                                                          *Thanks, Mac! :-)                                                                                                              this also works rather well                                                                                                   + * JP: LowNibble = value AND 15! yeeeesh ;-)                                                                                    *AND 15 == MOD 16                                                                                                             C * but a lot faster! heh.. and I thought you were an asm progger :-P                                                            AS ANY                                                                                                                        7 * Whatever it is, it won't work on QB1.0 - Syntax Error                                                                       @ AS ANY is valid in only QB4.5 or 7.1, and is not used like that.                                                               Very interesting                                                                                                              5 Another place it's used is with User-Defined Types...                                                                         / Need help with linking buttons to new pages plz                                                                               - Use SELECT CASE inside a DO LOOP for the menu                                                                                  There is a problem.                                                                                                           + You can copy your code onto this board-&gt;                                                                                    to copy your code to here...                                                                                                   To get rid of dosbox.                                                                                                          *Right - err, what is a DOSBOX?                                                                                               
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 QBasic to C++                                                                                                                  Sorry...                                                                                                                      b * sighs.. C: printf(&quot;Hello, world!\n&quot;);  C++: cout &lt;&lt; &quot;Hello, world!\n&quot;;                             *So I switched the 2. So what?                                                                                                W *it won't work if they're switched, but no one wants their progs to work anyway, right?                                       0 *Actully... My compiler fixes switchups for me.*                                                                              
 * err.. what?                                                                                                                  how do you use future library?                                                                                                " Re: how do you use future library?                                                                                            Z * fut.lib comes with a flbuild.exe that creates the .qlb file. You need to run that first.                                     *I think he already did that.                                                                                                 3 what do you mean /L at the end of the command line?                                                                           6 * just run the qbfuture.bat (for v4.5) or qbfutu71.bat                                                                        
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 Yes, grow up!                                                                                                                  *thank you taz!  : - )                                                                                                         *Yea! Go Taz!!!                                                                                                               ! a senior programmer to another...                                                                                              Jp...                                                                                                                         M *surely you of all people know better than that.  that was pretty weak anyway                                                 W JP I know you have problems, but you don't nead to cause them for others who want help.                                        that's my point                                                                                                                Goodness...                                                                                                                    ok then                                                                                                                       = JP like you said, We don't nead or even want you. SO GO AWAY!                                                                  *was that directed at me?                                                                                                     X *No Billy, Im on your side. Plus I really dislike JP_Doom. Thats who it was directed at.                                      9 *ok. I got confused because it was a response to my post.                                                                     V funny how the only people who really dislike me are the ones that suck at programming.                                         that means nothing                                                                                                             *You dislike your self?                                                                                                        * JP, ignore that, please...                                                                                                   You are 2 stupid.                                                                                                              There are...                                                                                                                   Re: There are...                                                                                                              Z For your information.. I am no monthly fool.... and you're a frikin idiot... Shut the F up                                    M *dont insult Taz! He is no idiot! Your the frikin idiot for even saying that!                                                 # Or maybe you're the monthly fool...                                                                                           # Did he say you were a monthly fool?                                                                                            i agree with stylez                                                                                                           6 *JP even IF you do manage to help, you also critisize.                                                                        3 * True, but JP is a great guy, so leave that alone!                                                                           @ *A GREAT GUY!!! WHAT DID YOU SMOKE??? LOOK AT WHAT HE STARTED!!!                                                              $ I'm not telling you what I smoked...                                                                                          @ I have lots of reasons not to like JP. He is... just so anoying.                                                              6 Everyone here tries to be better than everyone else...                                                                        
 lalalalala                                                                                                                     On the contrary...                                                                                                             Stop it!                                                                                                                      
 *ahemcellahem                                                                                                                 - *But he stayed for a lot longer than a month!                                                                                  ummm...                                                                                                                        Mask?!?                                                                                                                        Re: Mask?!?                                                                                                                    Re: Re: Mask?!?                                                                                                               L How do you do batchfile &quot;if not exist file goto Create&quot; in QBASIC?                                                   Answer-&gt;                                                                                                                   D you should probably have: 'ON ERROR GOTO 0' after the open statement                                                          . Ok.  A list of those error codes would be nice                                                                                & Do you want a delay routine? Okay-&gt;                                                                                        K Oops, this was a reply to &quot;Ok thanks / my new Time Delay Routine&quot;                                                   > * here's the list of error codes (found in qb 1.1's help file)                                                                - I realized that when I wrote the program-&gt;                                                                                  Yeah I know....                                                                                                                By the way-&gt;                                                                                                               % Ok thanks / my new Time Delay Routine                                                                                         ; Problem with my routine is you can't go lower than 1 second                                                                    TIMER is it!                                                                                                                  * Request for QB 4.5 Helpfile:  AB45ADVR.HLP                                                                                    A *download qb4.5 with all help files at http://24.93.200.104/billy                                                              Tried but no good                                                                                                             K *Road runner was just down for a few hours so it didnt wourk then. Try now.                                                   : Its not in that release Billy.  Still looking for File....                                                                     The secret to AB45ADVR.HLP                                                                                                     Qbasic on macs                                                                                                                ! *nope QB is DOS and VP is windows                                                                                               No, but there are several clones                                                                                               The Hunt                                                                                                                      " I don't send e-mails to strangers.                                                                                             please, an answer !!!                                                                                                         3 * Care to elaborate more? Like how is it happening?                                                                            DECLARE COMMAND ! HELP                                                                                                         DECLARE-&gt;                                                                                                                   dont care about that...                                                                                                        Minor correction...                                                                                                            I  still dont understand !!!!!                                                                                                4 Re: DECLARE:  Nothing to it...Here's an explanation.                                                                           Qbasic in the World                                                                                                            hey every body !!!                                                                                                            
 MP3 struct                                                                                                                    7 * http://mpgedit.org/mpgedit/mpeg_format/MP3Format.html                                                                       2 *no, try again.  i don't need header and tag info.                                                                            6 * Download an open source encoder/decoder (i.e. LAME)?                                                                        - stop a SHELL command from sitting at a prompt                                                                                 < *Create your own input routine, then SHELL when appropriate.                                                                   web hosting                                                                                                                   B Use search tools such as Google or Yahoo to find out for yourself.                                                             what is better                                                                                                                : * what? we have to do your math? (4mb/hour = ~2.5gb/month)                                                                    C *unless there's 31 days in the month.  then you'll get ~2.9GB  hehe                                                            well, it depends.                                                                                                             E *The 4mb per hour is probably to stop warez from being distributed :)                                                         * *I am very happily hosted by http://he.net                                                                                    7 WINBIT.BAS version 1.1 (loads 24-bit in SCREEN 12 or 13                                                                       \ P.S. This version not subject to &quot;line wrap&quot; or &quot;space zap&quot; when copied.                                   *Sorry, -no text above.                                                                                                       1 Using NET USE and QBASIC to detect network status                                                                              need help on string to numbers                                                                                                 * y = VAL(form$)                                                                                                               thanks                                                                                                                         i still need some help                                                                                                        	 like this                                                                                                                     D QB/QBASIC does not have any built-in formula evaluation functions...                                                           Help...                                                                                                                       . * -yawns-.. I don't feel like doing homework..                                                                                 Try using nested FOR loops                                                                                                    G *Alipha think about that, most people are out of school for the summer.                                                       G * it still sounds like hw.. and who's actually going to do that anyway?                                                       - *Overlord, think about this: summer school :)                                                                                 ! *Some schools are now year round.                                                                                              Icons in QBASIC 4.5/7.1??                                                                                                     * i take it you're talking about .exe's ....                                                                                     Icons                                                                                                                         6 *Where can in find (all) most peek and poke commands??                                                                        4 err.. heh.. peek and poke read and write to memory..                                                                          0 Plz help...im making an installer\loader program                                                                              L Pretty much you just have to use &quot;SHELL&quot; and basic DOS commands...                                                   Answers-&gt;                                                                                                                  " I forgot to answer a question-&gt;                                                                                            ! This isn't about qbasic but......                                                                                             % Re: This isn't about qbasic but......                                                                                         
 French Qbasic                                                                                                                  *What is a &quot;ring&quot;?                                                                                                  M *What's the best way to clear a file without knowing the # of lines for sure?                                                 " * OPEN FileName$ FOR OUTPUT AS #xx                                                                                             How To Shutdown Computer                                                                                                      : * I think: SHELL &quot;Shutdown - s&quot;, not sure though                                                                     Answer-&gt;                                                                                                                   Q BTW:SHExitWindowsEx 4 will cause a log off and Windows ignoring running programs.                                              Try this                                                                                                                      $ Program to predict Spouse's name :-)                                                                                           *That's a really dumb joke!                                                                                                   : so what you idiot why can't you keep your mouth shut and..                                                                    B * Most people here won't run an EXE from an unknown person anyway.                                                            2 * And that prog is not written nor compiled in QB.                                                                             And how would you know?-&gt;                                                                                                  M * it was obviously written with Borland C++ (Copyright 1991 Borland Intl) ;-)                                                 	 Okay-&gt;                                                                                                                      By the way-&gt;                                                                                                               0 * I think we're thinking way too much about this                                                                               Gee, I don't know...                                                                                                          $ Okay, it seems you are right, sorry.                                                                                          $ how do u use the mouse in a program?                                                                                           * look at this thread                                                                                                         C *How do I keep an array in existance in a subroutine between calls?                                                            you can either make it shared..                                                                                                *thanks                                                                                                                       ( or you can pass the array in a parameter                                                                                      . I left out the CALL statement from above .....                                                                                O * I think you meant &quot;IF init THEN&quot; to be &quot;IF NOT init THEN&quot;                                                * yep                                                                                                                          Im back and I have a question                                                                                                  it might work, but i don't know                                                                                               # Re: it might work, but i don't know                                                                                            how do I use future library?                                                                                                    Re: how do I use future library?                                                                                              
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 i tried...                                                                                                                     I told you already.                                                                                                            Question for bitwise gurus ...                                                                                                 Mask                                                                                                                           slightly faster..                                                                                                              *Great! Thanks guys! :-)                                                                                                      K Not only did you answer my question, but I just got &quot;masking&quot; ...                                                   # Some wisdom concerning debugging...                                                                                           ! Wrong! Pappy42's method is faster                                                                                             1 Nope, More seconds means slower, not faster - LOL                                                                             * How do you create a .gif file with Qbasic?                                                                                     heres part of one                                                                                                              i forgot some things                                                                                                            Using Qbasic to create BMP files                                                                                              
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No more Mario                                                                                       9 *Sorry to hear it... was becoming one of my favourites...                                                                     + Re: Well, it had it coming... No more Mario                                                                                   # Any demos? If so, what's the url? *                                                                                           = * You can download the game from qb45.com, under new releases                                                                 D *Don't throw it away, just wait until you get better at programming.                                                          ! I thought it was almost finished.                                                                                             - I'd be happy if someone wanted to continue it                                                                                 Z Here is the whole program (unorganized, but here) umm i'd suggest copying it and viewingit                                    ( * Was it necessary to post this 3 times?                                                                                      
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 hmm, how much                                                                                                                 + * Spacial enomilies, or the cleaning type??                                                                                    WHAT A WASTE OF SPACE !!                                                                                                       Me, me, me!!                                                                                                                   Help me out please                                                                                                            + p.s email me here if you would like to help                                                                                   * I dont fully under stand what youre saying                                                                                     Check these:                                                                                                                  Z Here is the whole program (unorganized, but here) umm i'd suggest copying it and viewingit                                    R *Don't disable Ctrl+Break until you're done debugging, it's just a pain in the ass                                             sorry                                                                                                                          Why no QB in XP                                                                                                               ) What do you mean it doesent work properly                                                                                     - Re: What do you mean it doesent work properly                                                                                  Yeah i know what you mean now                                                                                                 ! Re: Yeah i know what you mean now                                                                                             K * QBASIC is in DOS, Windows XP only simulates a DOS environment, that's why                                                   W *It may depend if you have a cracked Win XP. Some features could not work correctly  :D                                        Saving in Qbasic                                                                                                               open and close                                                                                                                G Anybody interested in a installation compiler for there qbasic programs                                                        need help with QBASIC                                                                                                          * SLEEP                                                                                                                        Do Loop                                                                                                                        Two Comments on the Program                                                                                                    Use dummy variable                                                                                                             You could...                                                                                                                   my site update                                                                                                                  *heh forgot the link. Url inside                                                                                               Downloading QB                                                                                                                 *http://24.93.200.104/billy                                                                                                    opinions on other languages                                                                                                   
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 That might do                                                                                                                 O Here's one that allows selection of a table and also prints annoying countdown.                                               + Even better thanks I'll play around with it                                                                                    Know the letter...                                                                                                            ( Breaking Apart the Letters in a Sentence                                                                                       RPG                                                                                                                            * yeah.. here are some..                                                                                                       *text in above                                                                                                                 Re: RPG                                                                                                                       1 Try my new web page! http://qbasic.bravepages.com                                                                             / * Looks nice... let me know when it's finished.                                                                                another question for my game                                                                                                   I found the problem.                                                                                                          + heh. Thanks. I never would have found that.                                                                                    To get rid of flicker:                                                                                                        Z *its still really flickery with that. I also neet to have the mask. Is there a better way?                                    K ^never mind that quesstion. Its good enough for now. I have a new question.                                                    Detecting pits                                                                                                                 im slightly confused                                                                                                           Re: im slightly confused                                                                                                       He wont fall into the pit.                                                                                                     There are a few problems.                                                                                                      He still wont fall....                                                                                                         Re: He still wont fall....                                                                                                     flashing lights                                                                                                               ' How do you get the keyboard scan codes?                                                                                        You don't use inkey$.                                                                                                           you can use INP(&amp;H60), but..                                                                                              
 Thanks Guys !                                                                                                                  BMP reader.                                                                                                                   / * a dll? What language are you writing this in?                                                                                C++ Builder                                                                                                                   1 Does Qbasic have a re-programmable Character Set?                                                                             $ nothing to do with character sets...                                                                                           Windows windows in QBasic                                                                                                      Windows windows in QBasic                                                                                                      Learn Visual Basic                                                                                                            / you don't need to reprogram the character set..                                                                               ' * or you can use the unicode characters                                                                                        Here's How I missed it                                                                                                        0 * dos does. use my subs- http://jeff.tk/doschar/                                                                               Any other screen formats?                                                                                                     ) *learn assembly. Theres no way in qbasic.                                                                                      Read this, please.                                                                                                             Ok Man, sorry :)                                                                                                               Kind of.                                                                                                                       Bad Wave format?                                                                                                                Please post in the right thread.                                                                                               get a chr printed on screen                                                                                                   4 Yes, it's a little-used feature: the SCREEN function                                                                           Simple challenge                                                                                                               sorry...                                                                                                                       I'm offended.. haha, Here ya go                                                                                                *:)                                                                                                                            Improvements on Your Program                                                                                                   joy                                                                                                                           @ I put this on the Challenges subforum and answered the challenge                                                              " any other mode with lots o' colors                                                                                             Ok...                                                                                                                          how, exactly                                                                                                                    *Right after each put statement.                                                                                              - Although Taz's suggestion seems reasonable...                                                                                  Screen mode colors                                                                                                             Untitled                                                                                                                      1 * you mean mode 13, and no, not without a library                                                                             5 is there any way to make it not so choppy in mode 12?                                                                          *What do you mean?                                                                                                             i mean this                                                                                                                    some tips..                                                                                                                    how do you pcopy on SCREEN 12?                                                                                                ) * You don't. Screen 12 only has one page.                                                                                     H This is an alternative to using pcopy in screen 12 and 13 I found useful                                                       how do you pcopy on SCREEN 12?                                                                                                + Ok, now i need help with loading .wav files                                                                                    WAV/SB.....                                                                                                                   + Ok, now i need help with loading .wav files                                                                                    need help whit qbasic                                                                                                         ! FREE .bas SETUP COMPILERS FOR ALL                                                                                              you made a compiler?!?  cool..                                                                                                " Re: you made a compiler?!?  cool..                                                                                            3 * oh dang it, I was looking forward to a compiler..                                                                            *My sensors detect irony                                                                                                       * Whose don't?! LOL                                                                                                            Alipha! read this                                                                                                              Re: Alipha! read this                                                                                                          THANKS MAN!!!!                                                                                                                 Exiting a loop                                                                                                                + err.. I don't understand you but... here...                                                                                   R no.. the method of &quot;IF ExitDo = 1 THEN EXIT DO&quot; would probably be best..                                             Why I'm doing this:                                                                                                            Re: Exiting a loop                                                                                                            4 There is no way for a subroutine to act like EXIT DO                                                                          O *I'll stick with what I've got. I don't know why, I just thought it looked bad.                                               + GOSUB=subroutine    SUB/FUNCTION=subprogram                                                                                    .bmp to Sprite                                                                                                                 * look at this url                                                                                                            # uninterupted keys...hard to explain                                                                                            Here is a possible explanation.                                                                                               - if the actual problem is with the keyboard...                                                                                 H While im at it, how would i create a scrollable text area on the screen?                                                       *^ no text above                                                                                                              - Also, not posted in appropriate thread. (nt)*                                                                                 ' *Check out VIEW PRINT in the Help file.                                                                                       & Keep your lines of text in an array...                                                                                         All purpose text scroll SUB                                                                                                   2 Placing Sprites without clearing screen (screen13)                                                                              if I understand what you mean...                                                                                               Flashing stuff...                                                                                                               If you mean how to make a delay:                                                                                              / *Thank you, exactly what I was looking for!! =)                                                                                inkey$ troubles                                                                                                               5 You're not doing anything wrong. It's QBasic's fault.                                                                         8 Or, if you don't want to memorize PEEK/POKE addresses...                                                                      $ * you need DEF SEG = 0   before that                                                                                          - Or better (makes more sense to asm proggers):                                                                                  Thanks!                                                                                                                        Do this:                                                                                                                      ! Need help with AI for tic tac toe                                                                                              Here...                                                                                                                        Thanks For the help although                                                                                                   Hey, stylez:                                                                                                                  ; * Suggests that stylez should start using sTyLeZ again. ;-|                                                                    * Why?                                                                                                                        * *Why not? I think it's better than stylez.                                                                                    P *Apparently, stylez has matured since the sTyLeZ days. Remember Programming Kid?                                              ! *Not a kid anymore (eh, Alipha?).                                                                                              No, I don't remember.                                                                                                          nAh, ThAt cAn't bE It.                                                                                                         its older than 3 years.                                                                                                        Re: its older than 3 years.                                                                                                    something is odd                                                                                                              ^ * erhm.. no, N54 hasn't deleted any pages.. people have just gone back there &amp; posted crap                                . *Then why did Billy see the forum 5 years ago?                                                                                	 Perhaps..                                                                                                                      That's probably it.                                                                                                           
 that could be                                                                                                                 A *You should ignore people like that. They obviously have no life.                                                              Ant Intelligence v1                                                                                                           H You think anyone at this forum is stupid enough to download an EXE file?                                                       Oh, ...                                                                                                                       ! * Summary: Won't upload his code.                                                                                             ! screen scrolling graphic question                                                                                             % Re: screen scrolling graphic question                                                                                         Y *umm.. This is my program, i dont want a major part to be written by someone i dont know.                                      'k...                                                                                                                          Oh?                                                                                                                           % actually it depends on what im making                                                                                         1 ok, I have some Ideas, but I need help with them.                                                                              Where to start                                                                                                                
 A correction.                                                                                                                  i need alittle more help                                                                                                       How about this:                                                                                                               - This Should work, but it doesnt. Please help.                                                                                  erhm.. file reading problem                                                                                                   8 *How might i fix that? If I remove the EOF it wont work.                                                                      ! Close the file and open it again.                                                                                              Some corrections:                                                                                                              *Thanks Taz                                                                                                                   0 I'm trying to use BLOAD but it isn't working....                                                                              + Hard to say without seeing the code, but...                                                                                    it all checks out just fine....                                                                                               . Well, I see a couple of problems right away...                                                                                Y i did get an error message, but it was with the put statement... simple mistake... thanks                                      not quiet qb but...                                                                                                           > *look at the bottom of your post. Your IP is down by the time.                                                                8 *or go to www.whatismyip.com That site tells you your IP                                                                      J Really? I tried that and only got some commercial site &quot;planned&quot;                                                    
 worked for me                                                                                                                 9 Me, too. But codeworm, I bet I know what your problem is.                                                                     B Yeah, the site looks familiar. Other URL works as advertised (nt)*                                                             Screen scrolling                                                                                                               Yes...                                                                                                                        . English is may not be my first language but...                                                                                 all those dang symbol names ;-)                                                                                                Here...                                                                                                                       	 ^ = caret                                                                                                                      * thx (btw, nt above too)                                                                                                      More...                                                                                                                        * {} are curly braces I think                                                                                                 3 here is my try (i didnt chear or look at lkts post)                                                                            symbol lesson for liph  :-)                                                                                                   + * &quot;pound pipe at each grave&quot;? heh                                                                                   0 Here are slang and official names of the symbols                                                                              & hmmm...british keybords dont have a #?                                                                                         British keyboard layout                                                                                                       5 *Of course it is, -I was asleep when I wrote that :-\                                                                          Doel Boot system                                                                                                              & erhm.. perhaps I shoulda posted this..                                                                                        ) *i dont mind. Please someone help though.                                                                                      * URL inside                                                                                                                  ? *This doesnt cover XP though. I have xp. It might be different.                                                               , * it may still apply.. why don't you try it?                                                                                  	 2 reasons                                                                                                                     b Well, if you are doing research then use &quot;dual&quot; not &quot;doel&quot; or &quot;duel&quot;                            " Billy posted the levels problem...                                                                                            M Hey Billy, it gives me an illegal function call on &quot;PSET (a, b), c&quot;                                                 5 *Most likely you're not using a graphics screen mode.                                                                         W *taz is right. Use screen 13 or 7. and for future reference respond in the same thread.                                       M Hey Billy, it gives me an illegal function call on &quot;PSET (a, b), c&quot;                                                  Problems Downloading...                                                                                                        QBasic files                                                                                                                  0 *Do you mean OPENing a file? Please be specific.                                                                               Positioning Sprites in Qbasic                                                                                                  kinda like this                                                                                                               N *oh and I have a great tutorilal on this at my site http://24.93.200.104/billy                                                2 you're hosting your site on your own computer, eh?                                                                             * current IP                                                                                                                   kind of                                                                                                                       0 * according to your headers, you're using iis5.0                                                                               *  dns2go.com                                                                                                                * making an interpreter-ish out of qbasic...                                                                                     full source                                                                                                                    There's serveral ways...                                                                                                      	 * Thanks.                                                                                                                     
 No problem :)                                                                                                                  *Woops                                                                                                                         i need help compiling                                                                                                          Making .EXE files using QB 4.5                                                                                                 3-D Assistance Needed...                                                                                                      ( Taz has another Future Library question.                                                                                       Probably...                                                                                                                   2 I'm afraid I don't understand what you are saying.                                                                            * * I would think that's s'pose to be VARSEG                                                                                     *Yes, it is. Thanks.                                                                                                           screenshots...                                                                                                                 Yes-&gt;                                                                                                                      @ if you wish to copy your code from qbasic to here or something..                                                              - Little box at the bottom of screen with text?                                                                                  Depending on your purpose ...                                                                                                  Thx!                                                                                                                           *Of course, -glad you like it.                                                                                                 help with game                                                                                                                - * Look up the POINT function in the help file                                                                                  How to use POINT                                                                                                              Q * Note: You can't use &quot;COLOR&quot; as a label, because it's a reserved word.                                              *thanks. I got it now                                                                                                          Small Problem.                                                                                                                 I know why.                                                                                                                   $ is there an easy way to make levels?                                                                                           P.S. Did this help?                                                                                                           L *Yes! Thanks alot! That shortens it alot and makes it more organized. Thanks                                                  ! An idea for making levels easily.                                                                                             8 Great idea! Would make the initial layout easier, too...                                                                      8 *So would I have to make each tile with data statements?                                                                       You don't have to.                                                                                                            # *thanks Taz. Youve been so helpfull                                                                                            Need some comments                                                                                                            & And what things have you commented on?                                                                                         Ok....                                                                                                                        + *http://www.network54.com/Hide/Forum/178387                                                                                    I Need to trap ALT                                                                                                             This is how:                                                                                                                    *NOTE: That only traps left Alt.                                                                                               Another way (harder)...                                                                                                        Error list?                                                                                                                    Is this what you mean?                                                                                                         i need to read 16 bits                                                                                                         Gee..I don't know...                                                                                                           read/write 16 bits                                                                                                            5 Here is the problem. I'm afraid there is no solution.                                                                          reading 16 bits                                                                                                               3 * declaration: DECLARE FUNCTION JPin% (BYVAL port%)                                                                           J *thanks liph.  guess that would've been hard for him to guess at, huh?  :p                                                    ? *OK JP, test out what JP_Doom said and let us know if it works.                                                               ( thanks everyone, i'll check that tomorow                                                                                       3 potentiel problems                                                                                                          
 Answers...                                                                                                                    ' thanks everyone and sorry for the delay                                                                                        Inherited code                                                                                                                6 How con you run the graphics library in Windows NT 4.0                                                                         * what library?                                                                                                                SVGA library                                                                                                                   QB screen output in Win XP                                                                                                    - I have no answer, but WOAH!  DOS in XP!?!?!?!                                                                                 $ *it runs in a &quot;DOS window&quot;                                                                                          : Except for not being able to fill the screen, QB runs fine                                                                    O *I have no problem running QB in a full screen in Windows XP, not just a window                                               8 *when i run it, it aslo seems squished in XP. I hate XP.                                                                       Full Screen sounds Encouraging                                                                                                 scrolling background                                                                                                           Here's one ...                                                                                                                 hmm                                                                                                                            Number of possibilities ...                                                                                                    I have another idea.                                                                                                           question                                                                                                                      + * put your code between the CLS and the FOR                                                                                   1 Can i save a data from a serial port to a disk???                                                                             " Here are your two programs, merged                                                                                             Need help with VIEW SCREEN                                                                                                    ; * Oh, yeah... This of course works only in graphics screens                                                                    One possibility...                                                                                                            , Sorry, -Ignore the above. I was thinking ...                                                                                   Geting screen mode:                                                                                                            Although...                                                                                                                    Me again                                                                                                                       Do us a favor, corazon                                                                                                        1 *What EXACTLY is supposed to happen for each key?                                                                             $ Another problem with Future Library.                                                                                          4 * remove the DEFINT A-Z from the bottom of future.bi                                                                          
 *Thankyou.                                                                                                                    $ Reading &amp; sorting number strings                                                                                          
 That is easy.                                                                                                                 ' Making the computer shut down in qbasic                                                                                        Yes, and no...                                                                                                                B *anyone have code to do it in assembly? and then put it in qbasic?                                                             if by &quot;shutdown&quot;...                                                                                                  *what I mean is turn it off.                                                                                                   well...                                                                                                                       2 letme explain my situation and mabe that will help                                                                             hmmmm..                                                                                                                       N *the reason im making my own is because i dont want to buy expensive software.                                                % asm code not right lkt153 please help                                                                                         ? hm.. let's see... &quot;a few&quot; errors/mistakes/whatever...                                                               6 spelling/grammar/semantics corrections on the above...                                                                        Z *I mean shut it down like when your in dos. Is that possible b4 windows or dos is started?                                      I think what he wants here is...                                                                                              Y *I did have the code to reboot from a batch file and it worked, I'll see if I can find it                                      *that would be great!                                                                                                         / *Sorry couldn't find it, must have been deleted                                                                               % Generating 4 unique random numbers...                                                                                         = Eddie. I'm not sure why everyone is ignoring your question...                                                                 < In posting, something went wrong. Here is the program again.                                                                  " Sweet! I like the way you debug...                                                                                            / Thanks Mac - Works GREAT!  Appreciate the help.                                                                               ( * i would like to know the difference...                                                                                       * ^ Not a blank message                                                                                                       ; * Probably isn't one. Try looking them up on www.whatis.com                                                                   Z &quot;Software&quot; emphasizes the commercial. &quot;Program&quot; tends to be home made.                                    a *Only that &quot;software&quot; is a general term, &quot;program&quot; a more specific reference.                             W I think software is a collection of DDL's and resources and such while a progra is.....                                        Welcome - dvzlet                                                                                                            9 *Wants to know if anyone speaks Hungarian. (Lots of luck)                                                                     & * Is it possible to use SVGA + mouse??                                                                                        # I guess you're using a dos browser?                                                                                            * Arrogant tosser!!                                                                                                           # I have the right to be sarcastic :P                                                                                           Y * gettin the mouse coordinates should still work in svga, you just have to draw the curso                                      Mouse + SVGA                                                                                                                   having trouble with GET and PUT                                                                                               ' Here's what it says in the HELP file...                                                                                       X have you even tried the program?? it works almost fine (except 4 the mentioned problems)                                       *ahem...LOL!                                                                                                                   Whups, sorry                                                                                                                  & Looks like we all woke up after dinner                                                                                        Q * erhm.. click on the bottom where it says 'See Also &lt;GET, PUT (graphics)&gt;'                                             0 Mac, look in the help file for GET (graphics)...                                                                               i think i know whats wrong                                                                                                    J *so does anyone know? i just need to redraw the last location. Plese help.                                                     This is what you have to do:                                                                                                   *i know that, but HOw?                                                                                                         Here is how:                                                                                                                    thanks. now i have a new problem                                                                                              
 Example...                                                                                                                     err...made a mistake...                                                                                                         *thanks. I got my mask made now.                                                                                               I also modularized his program                                                                                                 GOSUB &amp; RETURN                                                                                                            Z GOSUB is used to GO to a SUBroutine, then RETURN returns you back to the point of the call                                      and the #2 purpose of GOSUB is..                                                                                               QB4.5 in Windows XP                                                                                                            try running the program..                                                                                                     ( Thanks - but I think I've got it working                                                                                       First Basic                                                                                                                    me2                                                                                                                            Game Engines                                                                                                                   Money Sound And Clapping Sound                                                                                                M *Coin &quot;tink&quot;: PLAY &quot;MBMST220O6L64B&quot; (clapping is tough!).                                                 & i need to know how to block ctrl+break                                                                                         I can answer that...                                                                                                          ' trying to make a short password program                                                                                        Do you have an all-DOS system?                                                                                                Z * I dunno what function key u press, but u can bypass autoexec while loading up in windows                                     I think it's SHIFT+F8...                                                                                                       This is not my code...                                                                                                        $ lkt153 - Please put this in the FAQ.                                                                                           Improved text editor subroutine                                                                                               $ I need help  with the GOTO statement                                                                                           Here                                                                                                                          3 GOTO RandVar will not work. Need ON RandVar GOTO...                                                                           " Painting without the Paint command                                                                                             *Why would you want to do that?                                                                                                here's a simple method..                                                                                                       My game has major bugs                                                                                                         *What is it supposed to do?                                                                                                    its in the rem statement                                                                                                       Please help                                                                                                                    Java Script                                                                                                                   1 *look for an HTML tutorial, this is a QBasic page                                                                             0 *Freak, aint give  me no help with that message!                                                                               Arccosine in QBasic                                                                                                            Go here:                                                                                                                       arcsin and arccos                                                                                                             " I can't figure out Future Library.                                                                                             Have a look                                                                                                                    Re: Have a look                                                                                                               N that's why you also look at the examples.. tritext.bas.. if you still can't...                                                ( *haha, I forgot about those. I'm OK now.                                                                                      @ *What does reporting do? I haven't seen any of them do anything.                                                               er                                                                                                                             *Ignore above, empty                                                                                                           Making Connect Four Game                                                                                                      5 ah! Thank you for a good example of needing an array.                                                                          inArrow and holes                                                                                                               How I can put &quot; in variable                                                                                               Magic...                                                                                                                      $ what Syntax started to explain is...                                                                                          C * I thought &quot; was a quote mark and ( and ) were parenthesis...                                                            * noo!!!  (yeah they are)                                                                                                       Thanx for picking up my slack...                                                                                              7 HELLO$ = chr$(34)+&quot;HELLO EVERYBODY!&quot;+chr$(34)                                                                        help with pattern program                                                                                                      Here...                                                                                                                       > I think I got it. Please tell me if im wrong somewhere. (code)                                                                . whoa, = and &lt;&gt; can't be used like that..                                                                                E *i had that, but thought it would be easier to do what i did. THanks.                                                         ? *You stupid fuck, stop asking questions.  retarded faggot bitch                                                               7 *shut your face. Thats it. Im reporting abuse on you!!!                                                                        *Do libraries work in QB1.1?                                                                                                  6 * nope (there's another reason to download qb4.5, Mac)                                                                         Converting QLB to LIB                                                                                                          Lose Hopes Guys... QB is dead                                                                                                  Not so dead                                                                                                                   . Lose Hopes Sand Niggers... Afghanistan is dead                                                                                 *Depart, Nimrod.                                                                                                               *i dont like you. Go away.                                                                                                    F Yeah. Zip, if this guy is using your computer, increase your security.                                                        Z *Codesperm as no text in his above message.  so much for the etiquette he tries to spread.                                    D *Wow! That convinced me that you are the more intelligent of the two                                                          3 *FUCK YOU NIGGER! GO BACK TO WORK ON MY PLANTATION!                                                                           % *Can we ban this guy from network 54?                                                                                         3 Then I gotta see somebody about my halucinations...                                                                           ! Re: Lose Hopes Guys... QB is dead                                                                                             $ *qb is fun. Go away you stupid goon.                                                                                          X *it's only fun to you because you whine like a bitch til someone writes the code for you                                       Zip                                                                                                                             Yep, libraries are cool, but....                                                                                               incredibly simple                                                                                                              Thx, but---                                                                                                                   ! i've got more LIBs than microsoft                                                                                              I have.... ;*)                                                                                                                 Need a simple scrollbar!!!                                                                                                    " *asking for a bit much aren't you?                                                                                            : *Yep. He needs to buy Visual Basic for gimmicks like that.                                                                     No, not asking too much                                                                                                       . umm..neither Mac nor i said it wasn't possible                                                                                 Sorry                                                                                                                          mmhmm                                                                                                                          LOL - Yep, a cheater language                                                                                                  you did have a good point.                                                                                                     What's a library?                                                                                                              * 2 URLs inside                                                                                                                It doesn't work.                                                                                                              O * You have to have the apostrophe in front, exactly as it's written in the FAQ.                                                Something isn't right.                                                                                                        - &quot;..but none of the subs are there.&quot;                                                                                  Here is exactly what I typed:                                                                                                 
 Perhaps...                                                                                                                    I The purpose of the FL Builder is to allow you to custom build a library..                                                      That worked.                                                                                                                  4 * I wouldn't know that... never downloaded FL... :-(                                                                           don't be sad                                                                                                                  ! * Thanks! that cheered me up! lol                                                                                              Guess that means...                                                                                                           " why do you mix apples and oranges?                                                                                             but then...                                                                                                                     Still, you miss Stylez' point...                                                                                              " Still, you miss JP_DOOM's point...                                                                                             It's not apples and oranges...                                                                                                B *a place to get books on programming, you imbicilic noodle muncher                                                              *You are really making me angry.                                                                                              ) * It was creative, gotta give him that...                                                                                     ; *My guess is that he really doesn't know what a library is.                                                                   - Is the a way to convert a string to an array?                                                                                  What?                                                                                                                         - * why string*255? wouldn't you want string*1?                                                                                  *Sorry, yes, it would be *1.                                                                                                  Z Is there a way to make a program goto a sub when a key is pressed at anytime during the...                                     Why yes there is                                                                                                              # Yes. KEY() ON and ON KEY() GOSUB...                                                                                            Hello...                                                                                                                      < *looks nice, but what does it do? How Do I access the menue?                                                                   How to operate it.                                                                                                            ( *?? The zip file I downloaded was empty.                                                                                       *Thanks.  I'll check on it...                                                                                                 Q Sorry, can't fix it now.  Post something under this, &amp; I'll e-mail it to you.                                             ' How do I get an array to work in  a sub                                                                                        A couple of ways...                                                                                                            Question about C++..   (sorry)                                                                                                 *qb45.com, cprogramming.com                                                                                                   1 &quot;i don't have time to find a C++ forum&quot;                                                                             D *Maybe Pat is a very important person with no 10 seconds to spare :)                                                           I would believe that, except...                                                                                               $ Speaking of which (sorry, off topic)                                                                                          & QB Vs C++ for gouraud shader 3d engine                                                                                        4 *Maybe using QB 4.5 to assemble it would speed it up                                                                          # re: qb vs. c++ for a gouraud shader                                                                                            thanks                                                                                                                         Using XMS in qb4.5                                                                                                             I'd like to apologize to Zip                                                                                                   saving                                                                                                                         Well, that depends                                                                                                             Out of memory....again!                                                                                                        here you go                                                                                                                     Answer to question 1 and maybe 2                                                                                               operating system                                                                                                              . *lol, good luck.  QB just wasn't made for that                                                                                G *would it be possible to make a 32 bit OS in ASM, like a win32 type OS?                                                       5 * assembly can make anything that is possible to make                                                                         " *How many times have we seen this?                                                                                            # *Yeah, nic-de-palma, see URL inside                                                                                            Sorry, QBasic can't do that.                                                                                                  Z * ASM is the most appropriate language.. heh though it's also doable in C and a few others                                     you can make one in PASCAL                                                                                                     if you're going to make an OS..                                                                                               L OBJ file containing only 1 function that operates on variables passed to it?                                                   Simple 3-D question...                                                                                                        M *Nothing about 3D is simple:)  Scroll on down this page and look for my posts                                                  easy...                                                                                                                       ! Wow, maybe that was too simple...                                                                                              ON UEVENT GOSUB - help                                                                                                        ( I've had difficulty with UEVENT myself..                                                                                        What was that called, and where?                                                                                              F * we do not promote viruses (virii) and any other destructive programs                                                         loading n saving shite                                                                                                        W *Bsave/Bload is for saving/loading graphics. Did you want to save that or information??                                       , Wrong. BSAVE/BLOAD is not JUST for graphics.                                                                                  Z *I personally don't like BSAVE, scroll up to the top of this page, i post about open/close                                    @ * BSAVE/BLOAD is the fastest way to save/load a non-string array                                                              F * They work with fixed-length string arrays...but not variable-length.                                                         Mouse Support in Qbasic 7.1                                                                                                   - *run qbasic with the /L switch like /L QB.QLB                                                                                 ( *Ok, thanks, i'll give it a try tonight.                                                                                       Mouse Support in Qbasic 7.1                                                                                                   & Hey mac is this what you mean? (code):                                                                                         Yep :-)                                                                                                                        Kinda Slopy...                                                                                                                E I just finished a version which uses all 25 lines (and saves screen))                                                          looks nice mac.                                                                                                                Billy...                                                                                                                      ) Thanks. The basic answer is experience...                                                                                     H *what company do you work for? Writing proggies for a living sounds fun.                                                      $ &lt;sigh&gt; yet another 3D question                                                                                          ) *Hello?  anybody out there?  Please help!                                                                                     # You see, it's all in how you ask...                                                                                           ; Wow, i better stay away from those big seven letter words:)                                                                    Try this                                                                                                                      - *Thanks, that seems to fit the other examples                                                                                 # Keyboard Interuppt (hard to spell!)                                                                                           @ you're not going to get anything better w/o assembly or c++ or..                                                              
 *i know...                                                                                                                     Error Compiling                                                                                                               * What kind of &quot;severe error&quot;? ...                                                                                    4 *Does anyone here know how to do soundblaster sound?                                                                          1 well now there's a carefully thought-out question                                                                             	 *shut up.                                                                                                                     # *Billy, shouldn't you be in school?                                                                                           A *Duh. Its summer. YAY!! school out untill august. What about you?                                                             A *Lucky.  I have finals this week.  Not much QB'ing going on now:(                                                              finals were last week for me                                                                                                  > *I've got one more week left and school's out until September.                                                                M *what state are you in? I thought all states got out at around the same time.                                                 1 *They probably do, but I don't live in a state...                                                                              *another county? Europe?                                                                                                      9 The safest, happiest, most peaceful country in the world.                                                                     K heh. I guess your right. I havent ever heard of any wars or anything there.                                                   - Off-topic, sorry... but I couldn't help it...                                                                                 ! *Ha ha, sucker! I am out tomorrow                                                                                             / * Ha ha sucker! I was out in the middle of May.                                                                               2 *wow when do you go back? what state are you from?                                                                            $ I got out in the middle of may also.                                                                                          M *no fair! how long is your school day? Where are you from? Im moving there :)                                                  * Exit, stage right!                                                                                                           *get a life, QBITCH                                                                                                           / Download all the sound files on the files page.                                                                               1 Dark Flare's Mario game uses the sound blaster...                                                                             $ *please don't encourage code-ripping                                                                                          ( &quot;please&quot;? Where's the flaming?                                                                                      A You realize, of course, that it is ZIP who is sending those posts                                                             : *i use a shared computer... it could be one of many people                                                                     *i use a shared computer                                                                                                       * I am not a clone                                                                                                             * I am not a clone                                                                                                            7 Redo from Start problem when using If Then statement...                                                                        are you fucking blind?                                                                                                        B Please.... We try to keep this forum pleasant and dignified. (nt)*                                                             Terms of use                                                                                                                   *shut up you goon.                                                                                                             ok...buzz off QAsshole!                                                                                                       " *You forgot your &quot;*&quot;  :)                                                                                             Uh, Am I confused?                                                                                                            , *Post your code, that shouldn't be happening                                                                                  9 There are several ways to get &quot;redo from start&quot;                                                                     ' SUPER MARIO QB RELEASE v.15!!!!!!!!!!!!                                                                                       > * that's awesome! (I'll hafta look more at it tomorrow though)                                                                 *very nice!                                                                                                                   4 i wish i could say that it was worth the download...                                                                          " * I'd like to see you do better :P                                                                                            G * Delay while loading the next SB chunk??? What computer are you using?                                                       2 *pentium 2, 266 mhz, with sb-compatible sound card                                                                            7 *er..heh.. ignore the last part of the previous comment                                                                        you know...                                                                                                                    I have nothing against Zip,                                                                                                   D *it was meant as positive criticism, despite how it may have sounded                                                          + 3,  5, and 7, yes, I agree need some work..                                                                                   T * Zip, this is what you call &quot;constructive criticism&quot; - which I don't mind                                           Well, as far as pure QB goes...                                                                                               ( * you know quite a bit of assembly then?                                                                                      
 * nope ;-)                                                                                                                    Q *keep up the good work, and like evryone else says, fix the controls and flicker.                                              Ran out of memory                                                                                                             Q * qb4.5 has slightly higher memory limits.. the exe is fine, as far as I can tell                                             4 *why dont you use 4.5 or 7.1? THere better n-e ways.                                                                          " Because I use QBasic in my work...                                                                                            ) I think it's time you downloaded QB4.5...                                                                                     7 Thanks for the advice, but I'm not interested in games.                                                                       9 * Try the /AH switch, though I'm not sure QB1.1 has it...                                                                      * Nope, it doesn't.                                                                                                           / What are the symbols for digits beyond base 16?                                                                                actually                                                                                                                      ( * meant: 1 * (2 ^ 0) in the last part...                                                                                      Q *would base 1 be possible. Would it be called monoary? What symbols would it use?                                             S there's no base 1... nor 0, nor negative, fractional, or complex/imaginary bases...                                            there is a base 1                                                                                                             # Not really the same thing but close                                                                                            * tallies? (sp?)                                                                                                               *something like that                                                                                                           wrong on base 1...                                                                                                            Z * I don't think people have thought about past 36.. though base 256 would be the ASCII set                                    2 *and how about  Unicode...what base would that be?                                                                            # Error on one line.  Make correction                                                                                           & Forgot to initialize variables.  Sorry                                                                                        3 Revised version of Conversion program up to base 62                                                                           I Slight error and correction to above.  New version is ready for base 374.                                                      Cards Sound                                                                                                                   2 I suggest you just make a little &quot;click&quot;                                                                            
 Finding files                                                                                                                  Well                                                                                                                           Use wildcard characters                                                                                                       " Correction to above last statement                                                                                            G * try this url (&quot;Getting a directory listing..&quot; on FAQ forum)                                                       + what, are you fucking stupid or something?!                                                                                   0 &quot;fn&quot; cannot be used as a variable name                                                                              
 JP_DOOM...                                                                                                                    ( How can I control the cursor shape a bit                                                                                      # If you're creating a text editor...                                                                                           / Needs work (sluggish) but here it is working...                                                                                Just a test...                                                                                                                 Mac, mac, mac...                                                                                                              T *and right after he got done yelling at me for not looking in the help file. tsk tsk                                          # Not quite the same thing, Billy ...                                                                                           , Re: How can I control the cursor shape a bit                                                                                   Sorry, guys! &lt;mea culpa&gt;                                                                                                 CHANGING THE CURSOR'S SHAPE                                                                                                   . Warning note about changing cursor with LOCATE                                                                                # Free translating service available!                                                                                           ) Illegal Operation when running QB program                                                                                      * post your code !                                                                                                             How to post the code?                                                                                                          Post code like this                                                                                                           W * my only guess (w/o the code) is that you are using PEEK, POKE, or CALL ABSOLUTE wrong                                       F *Usually happens to me when I BLOAD into a array that's too small(??).                                                        
 to guillermo!                                                                                                                 * Some changes to the QBasic Community Forum                                                                                     More 3d questions                                                                                                              * URL inside                                                                                                                   URLs don't count as text?                                                                                                     J don't be snotty Mac, I'm sure stylez put that asterisk in there on purpose                                                    2 No, they don't count as text. They count as URL's.                                                                            = Thanks for the courteous explanation - New convention for me.                                                                 + Well, I forgot my text above, so here it is                                                                                   [ * I do it 'cause some urls are really long &amp; it is harder to highlight a url in a title                                    * Yep.                                                                                                                        % *Thanks, thats what I was looking for                                                                                          Okay, another question                                                                                                        
 * Another URL                                                                                                                  Okay, try this one                                                                                                             Wait, I think I got it                                                                                                         * yes, that's how you do it.                                                                                                  " I'm running into a problem, though                                                                                             Now I feel like an idiot                                                                                                       re: perspective projection                                                                                                     Hmm...                                                                                                                         *I think yours is great!!!!!                                                                                                  1 * at least finish this version before moving on!!                                                                             % Questions about subs (easy to answer)                                                                                          Normally                                                                                                                       hmmm.                                                                                                                          opps, nevermine                                                                                                               & &quot;She didnt teach us much...&quot;                                                                                        % Questions abput subs (easy to answer)                                                                                         ) that seems fine... more code would help..                                                                                      Also try...                                                                                                                    Can Qbasic create image files?                                                                                                 bsave/bload is the quickest                                                                                                   H *That was uncalled for, JP_Doom. That's how these places turn into trash                                                      # What did he do, delete your thread?                                                                                            CAN ANYONE HELP ME?                                                                                                            Couple of tips...                                                                                                              And one more thing...                                                                                                          Re: CAN ANYONE HELP ME?                                                                                                       0 Not that this information is of any value to you                                                                              4 Re: Not that this information is of any value to you                                                                          * Great, but I wasn't referring to your post                                                                                     No Problem N/T                                                                                                                 Counting Loop steps                                                                                                             it depends upon the situtation..                                                                                               Well... am I right?                                                                                                           Z * pro'ly, but still depends on what ye'r doin'... lol(always wanted to make a sentence lik                                     *like that)                                                                                                                    * in that loop, yes it does                                                                                                    Re: Counting Loop steps                                                                                                       ? Well, what is the definition of &quot;decision structure&quot;?                                                                OPEN COM1....for RANDOM AS #1                                                                                                 $ * Try: OPEN COM1....for OUTPUT AS #1                                                                                           Actually...                                                                                                                   D * most-likely, Windows is using it. Try booting in DOS? (if you can)                                                          5 All files that are opened for anything MUST be closed                                                                         9 Re: All files that are opened for anything MUST be closed                                                                      Well...                                                                                                                       
 OPen statment                                                                                                                 H * you have to close the file before you can open it again: Close #StFile                                                      Z *If those are different files, then you could use different numbers for StFile and RptFile                                     QWINDOWS ! TRY THIS !!!                                                                                                       ' Right! Like anyone here is that stupid.                                                                                        does anybody have or know...                                                                                                  7 Q: &quot;where i can get the future library&quot; (nt)*                                                                        * I think www.qb45.com                                                                                                        & What was the matter with P_F's answer?                                                                                         http in qbasic                                                                                                                 Hmmm                                                                                                                          Q *Mac, don't you have some sort of forum entry search thingy-ma-bob you could use?                                              Drive Imaging/Ghosting...                                                                                                     2 * Yep, use SUBST :)... Type SUBST /? how to use it                                                                            8 *I'm exploring VBDOS. Where can I find a forum for that?                                                                       ...                                                                                                                           4 *GOOGLE.COM, keywords &quot;visual basic&quot; + DOS                                                                          . &quot;Teach a man to fish&quot;, eh? :-) (nt)*                                                                                 *  ;-)                                                                                                                         Help                                                                                                                          > * &quot;...so i wanted to make an OS with qbasic....&quot; :-/                                                                 *You're an idiot                                                                                                              * *Suggest you get your comp working, first.                                                                                    / Here is some help at running from the floppy...                                                                               ( How to get the clock ticks in QuickBasic                                                                                      B Just curious - what data are you collecting and how do you get it?                                                             Re: you're right                                                                                                              / As you may have learned from codeworm's post...                                                                               $ If you were good at machine language                                                                                          = * a resolution of 18.2/sec would most-likely be good enough..                                                                 4 oh, and to get in the neighborhood of 65 times/sec..                                                                           help with text location program                                                                                                using INKEY$...                                                                                                                Another (clearer) version...                                                                                                  > *but that doesnt work with the program. How do i make it work?                                                                Q *Did you want to input a single character or a string of more than one character?                                             3 Good question. Billy - what is wrong with INPUT A$?                                                                           H *its for my text editor. Inkey works better than Input in what im doing.                                                       *more than 1 character                                                                                                        1 Here are the basics of an INKEY$ input routine...                                                                              P.S.                                                                                                                          8 Thanks. I think Ive got what I want now. Heres the code.                                                                       Congratulations                                                                                                               Y *sorry to ask this, but what do you mean by using arrays? Im not too familliar with them.                                      LOL - OK, here...                                                                                                              is this what you mean? (code):                                                                                                $ Come on Billy, there you go again...                                                                                          6 i actually havent asked a question for bout a day or 2                                                                         *correction - Since may 31                                                                                                    : Why am a on your case, making retarded pointless comments?                                                                     actually...                                                                                                                   ( something else that may help you in life                                                                                       QB/C++ Help                                                                                                                   " try the forum here....(url inside)                                                                                             I don't think so...                                                                                                           F There's no SWAP statement in VB either.  Use a swap routine instead...                                                        % where to download the future library?                                                                                         ) Re: where to download the future library?                                                                                     	 Librairie                                                                                                                     " Translation to English from French                                                                                            % * I understand french... tanks anyway                                                                                          Comparing lines in a file                                                                                                      Sounds like homework to me...*                                                                                                & load both files into two arrays then..                                                                                        > This requires a Merger Sort algorithm, which is rather complex                                                                K *Forgot to mention, each of the above comparisons is done inside a DO loop.                                                    Here is one way                                                                                                                Talk about closure!                                                                                                            Memory                                                                                                                        & Use array indexing and BSAVE, BLOAD...                                                                                         array index?                                                                                                                   Here's a simple example...                                                                                                     Transparent Sprites?                                                                                                           You could either...                                                                                                            Help for a random list                                                                                                        ' Post your code that does not work (nt)*                                                                                        Code that doesnt work                                                                                                          Uh...                                                                                                                         # Here's the solution to your problem                                                                                            oook                                                                                                                          , *I hope that wasn't a homework assignment!!!                                                                                   * LOL                                                                                                                          Nah it wasnt                                                                                                                  
 Upload errors                                                                                                                 7 *What error does it give you? That way we can help you.                                                                       E What is wrong with www.qb45.com? I get the following error message...                                                         ! *hey, look at my email address...                                                                                              * Interesting....                                                                                                             % *i believe this is what you wanted...                                                                                         ) * Er...mine worked for me...(using Opera)                                                                                      *thats great how do u do it???                                                                                                3 *cool did you use java script? in the address part?                                                                           : *Why doesn't the 'abc' show up in the browser window, Zip?                                                                    < *Oops... guess i didn't have the whole sytnax figured out :(                                                                   *I think I got it                                                                                                              *mabe not here it is hopefully                                                                                                 *yay! again!                                                                                                                   Contents of libraries                                                                                                          You should have                                                                                                                Library                                                                                                                        Re: Library                                                                                                                    Loading a flash 5 movie in html                                                                                               < * This is a QB/QBASIC forum. URL to a Flash forum is inside.                                                                   qbasic 7.1 download                                                                                                           
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 clarification                                                                                                                 	 thnx, but                                                                                                                      Re:                                                                                                                            Try this                                                                                                                      ' That depends bob on what  you are doing                                                                                        *Valid point :-)                                                                                                               *Sorry.  it was early:)                                                                                                        QBasic CSV Database                                                                                                           G isn't that just the file format that qbasic uses with sequential files?                                                        *IP test, do not reply                                                                                                        X * suggestion: if you hit &quot;Preview&quot; your IP is displayed on the right hand side                                       HELP! STRING MANIPULATIONS                                                                                                     *homework is not done here!*                                                                                                  . Here's a place to begin on your own, though...                                                                                 Re: HELP! STRING MANIPULATIONS                                                                                                 Untitled                                                                                                                      $ *And double postings are HATED!!!*-*                                                                                           True, but it happens...                                                                                                       . Funny enough, I almost posted the above twice!                                                                                < Anyone interested in making me some character and enemy GFX?                                                                   Here                                                                                                                           Better yet!                                                                                                                    Iain, read this please...                                                                                                     6 Sir, I understand and will comply, Sir!***************                                                                        @ Re: Anyone interested in making me some character and enemy GFX?                                                               Hard Stuff - Ascii Editing                                                                                                    ) here's code for ya (qbasic 4.5 or higher)                                                                                      Aha!                                                                                                                           QB 7.1                                                                                                                         It wasn't called QB 7.1                                                                                                        Also                                                                                                                          + I apologize - it is call currency not money                                                                                   / And to try to answer what you actually ASKED...                                                                                Also                                                                                                                           Secreat files? @ styles                                                                                                        Try this                                                                                                                       When I run this:                                                                                                               Re: When I run this:                                                                                                           Re:                                                                                                                           0 So you are saying that the file sometimes works?                                                                              U * I originally posted it, got it off a site after a search - worked fine - Windows ME                                         8 * Try this:    PRINT ENVIRON$(&quot;USERNAME&quot;)                                                                      ) Simple, quick, and works on NT with QB1.1                                                                                      JA Ja                                                                                                                          When I run this:                                                                                                              E *What OS are you running? I'm running WinME and it works fine for me.                                                         # *WIN95, worked last night for me 2.                                                                                            Eliminating spaces                                                                                                             Here...                                                                                                                       . HELP! I still cant find QBasic on my WindowsME                                                                                W *if its not on your computer then goto: HTTP://24.93.200.104/billy and get qb4.5 or 7.1                                       6 I need to play &quot;Take Me Out to the Ballgame&quot;                                                                         Here it is KO ...                                                                                                             P * url into FAQ &amp; Samples forum's example of playing long music in background                                              ) Is there a way to disable Ctrl and Break?                                                                                     1 *I think there's some FAQ's on that at qbasic.com                                                                              Check this VIRUS out!                                                                                                         % * easier much more practical version.                                                                                          * ^ Text above ^                                                                                                               *$Ja, herr Ikt153$*                                                                                                           ; * What was that? Say that in my face, please, don't hide...                                                                   S It is German for 'Yes Ikt153'   herr just shows respect to someone, examples inside                                           Z * Lol... ok sorry, I just get a lil' paranoid by people telling me things I can't understa                                     correction(s)...                                                                                                              @ BUT THE code inside writes a lot of useless .txt files to the HD                                                               Trojan Horse, not Virus.                                                                                                       I once wrote a prog...                                                                                                        Q * Bah, replied to the wrong message; this was meant as a reply to the first post.                                              See Mac, it IS a virus...                                                                                                     ( Not that it makes any difference, but...                                                                                       *Could I have that code...?                                                                                                   > I no longer have the original code...But it's pretty simple...                                                                 Look!                                                                                                                         
 can u help                                                                                                                     And your problem is.....(nt)*                                                                                                 & Did you lose interest in getting help?                                                                                         Untitled                                                                                                                       Actually...                                                                                                                    Have a look                                                                                                                   * Can a string be used to execute a command?                                                                                     Not directly...                                                                                                               7 Wouldn't your second method work for compiled programs?                                                                        Actually, perhaps not quite...                                                                                                 STRING MANIPULATION                                                                                                            C'mon...                                                                                                                      Z * ye prob'ly won't get much help 'less u show effort on ur part or ask a specific question                                     reply                                                                                                                         < My guess is that your teacher doesn't expect you to do this.                                                                   qb help                                                                                                                        Re: qb help                                                                                                                    *abs wont do anything                                                                                                          *Yes, that's right..                                                                                                          9 ABS() is used for changing a negative number to positive.                                                                      Drawing circles                                                                                                                He makes it sound so hard.                                                                                                     *it might have been homework                                                                                                  + *i would help you, but you're unknown to me                                                                                    to get line length...                                                                                                          Seems harmless enough, -here...                                                                                                Use the Pythagorean Theorem.                                                                                                  $ help oldschool qber 4gets everything                                                                                           *C:\DOS\qbasic.exe i guess                                                                                                    D How to find Qbasic in DOS (if you're sure it's on your HD somewhere)                                                          # huh... you're still alive, sterling                                                                                           5 * huh... you're still alive, zip. Where'd you go? ;-)                                                                          *  :-B                                                                                                                        D *damn it, i want to know where zip went.  been searching for days :(                                                           Location: Denmark?                                                                                                            8 *Hvad med dig? Lolland? (Til lykke med 2-1 over Uruguay)                                                                       Tjah, *er* du dansk eller hvad?                                                                                               ) Who knows how to compile with Qbasic 4.5?                                                                                     , re:Who knows how to compile with Qbasic 4.5?                                                                                   Using the menus with the mouse                                                                                                 Try this                                                                                                                       The code for pausing a program                                                                                                 two ways                                                                                                                      1 * &quot;TIMER START&quot;? What language is that?                                                                             	 a = timer                                                                                                                      basic qbasic question                                                                                                          Re: basic qbasic question                                                                                                     7 Look though the next few pages for posts by sdalvinder.                                                                        I know Ive been warned, but...                                                                                                9 Anonymous (Mac) provided an excellent start for your redo                                                                     ? *.pds files. What program can run these? Plese help me quickly.                                                               S *XnView (www.xnview.com) can help if this is Planetary Data System graphical format                                           
 LPT Port??                                                                                                                    
 LPT Port??                                                                                                                     it is possible                                                                                                                 Don't need OUT or SHELL                                                                                                         This program neads a MAJOR redo.                                                                                               Beginning of MAJOR redo                                                                                                        Thanks!                                                                                                                        huh...                                                                                                                        1 Next release of Super Mario QB only a breath away                                                                             * * and we're all very excited to see it :-)                                                                                     *I STILL WANT MY MUSHROOMS!!                                                                                                  2 * Don't worry, there's plenty of mushrooms now ;-)                                                                            . * Looks great, I'm really excited to see it...                                                                                 Probably a newbie question...                                                                                                  SVGA                                                                                                                           re:svga                                                                                                                       
 Viruses in qb                                                                                                                  I made this to...                                                                                                              I made this to...                                                                                                             4 *BTW FYI formatting and deleting are not the same...                                                                           I've noticed something                                                                                                         you misunderstood me guys                                                                                                      Huh?                                                                                                                           What 8- (  ) ???                                                                                                               This is untested...                                                                                                            re: this is untested...                                                                                                        Here                                                                                                                          X * I've never tried wildcards in an open statement...but I'd bet my life they don't work.                                      + * And BINARY mode files use PUT, not WRITE.                                                                                    i think he means...                                                                                                            *yes, you understood me :)                                                                                                     &quot;virus&quot;?                                                                                                             so what? i asked 'bout a virus                                                                                                " Re: so what? i asked 'bout a virus                                                                                            ! //** Different BETTER Forums **\\                                                                                             L most-likely, the majority of us here are here 'cause this is the first place                                                  Y *i went there. It is kinda nice(cool features smilie, fonts), but i like this one better.                                     N * Heh, I remember when I tried luring people to my qb forum, 3 years ago or so                                                . More like &quot;Different GAUDIER forums&quot;                                                                                 memory deallocation                                                                                                            set what to zero?                                                                                                             3 in qbasic, you don't have much control over that...                                                                           > how do i open a text file and print it in a box on the screen?                                                                % Was the text file created by you? ...                                                                                           mabe i just dont understand, but                                                                                               Use VIEW PRINT                                                                                                                 ok, heres a better question                                                                                                   ! How to create and read text files                                                                                             ( You have the patience of Job, solitaire!                                                                                      * *thanks thats all i needed *glares at mac*                                                                                     Glares at Billy                                                                                                               ! im just not used to opening files                                                                                             Y &quot;If i limit myselfe to 1 question a day then how will I learn how to do stuff?&quot;                                     Z actually i did read it. BUT, keep in mind i am also still a newbie Its expland better here                                    " *^nt above. The help is confusing.                                                                                            ! How could it be better explained?                                                                                             ) i give up. now for try 3 at a text editor                                                                                     
 ummm......                                                                                                                     Not a QB question but...                                                                                                      7 Q: Does network54 plague us with too many pop-up menus?                                                                       @ * I use Opera. It has a built-in option to refuse popup windows.                                                              
 loop question                                                                                                                  combine them into one loop...                                                                                                 ? ok, problem though. Please test my code and tell me whats wrong                                                                That's why I hate SCREEN 12                                                                                                   @ *ok, but why doesnt the mouse work properly like its suposed to?                                                              
 Goto variable                                                                                                                 7 No. There is no way to do that. Here is a suggestion...                                                                       L *Please be more specific.  GOTO and GOSUB are for subroutines, not variables                                                   Did you try this                                                                                                              $ *too many newbie questions!!! argh!!                                                                                           QBasic Challenge! link inside*                                                                                                 telnet?                                                                                                                        Q about Command Line Parameters                                                                                               B * COMMAND$ returns the parameter string of an exe you made with qb                                                            1 Accessing command line parameters from qbasic 1.1                                                                              Example program using COMMAND$                                                                                                 ArcCos                                                                                                                         Here                                                                                                                           * look at this url                                                                                                             I've got exactly what you need!                                                                                                3d stuff                                                                                                                       well...                                                                                                                        hmmm                                                                                                                           SCREEN 9 phenomenon...                                                                                                        , *Screen 9 in full screen? A dream come true!                                                                                  7 *Would you mind posting a small demo program I can try?                                                                       + Not &quot;full screen&quot;, letterboxed...                                                                                   H *On WinNT QB1.1 it filled 95%. Just a quarter inch at the right missing.                                                       Sorry to hear that, Mac ...                                                                                                   
 screen savers                                                                                                                  Sorry                                                                                                                          *darn...                                                                                                                       try this                                                                                                                       I don't think so                                                                                                               There's only one way:                                                                                                         2 * does no one like my way? I tried it and it works                                                                            ; * Where do people hear that screensavers are renamed exes?!                                                                    * some of them could be, no?                                                                                                  A *never really tried it with windows exe's but I don't think so...                                                             X *No, they are not renamed exe's.  Just try runniing one like a normal exe, it won't work                                        *Oh yes it does if it was in VB6                                                                                               *really? Thats's neat                                                                                                          graphics colliding                                                                                                             Here....                                                                                                                       Here's an even simpler code                                                                                                    Decimal numbers to percent                                                                                                    Y *just like normally, times by 100. i assume you know how to assign values to variables...                                      Thanks                                                                                                                         Untitled                                                                                                                      	 Lock keys                                                                                                                      Please guys                                                                                                                    can disable some..                                                                                                             no.no                                                                                                                         / Impossible if you are using WindowsNT, 2K, etc.                                                                                Oh, yes it will                                                                                                               . The subject was windows that lock the user out                                                                                > * That almost works, except that my (win2k) folder is C:\WINNT                                                                # * that sounds like a good reason...                                                                                            BINARY                                                                                                                        2 Hunhh? Did you try 25(perfect square)=11001. 5=101                                                                            & Yes, and here are some more to explain                                                                                        - Ok, I guess I should have tried a few more...                                                                                 , the easiest to code would probably be this..                                                                                  4 I'm sorry, but your method only works with numbers..                                                                           Please explain his method                                                                                                     > * err.. from what I could tell, he just removed half the zeros                                                                 Square Roots-&gt;                                                                                                             - Computed value compared to built-in functions                                                                                  hard to explain question                                                                                                      3 Q:&quot;How do I undo changes I made via OUT?&quot;                                                                           ? generally not as clear-cut as that, but that's the basic idea..                                                                Detect windows user name                                                                                                      ' Lots of Luck - This is tough even in VB                                                                                       @ I have a batch file to get the user name, included in message...                                                              = Doesn't work on WindowsNT (no &quot;current user&quot;) (nt)*                                                                 U * works under 98/ME, that's all I need, just need to be able to save this into a file                                          how SELECT PRINTER IN QBASIC                                                                                                  
 Coding forums                                                                                                                  Come on                                                                                                                        My tile is upsidown?/                                                                                                          Here                                                                                                                           Untitled                                                                                                                       * pointless post, don't read                                                                                                  B *pointless post talking about a pointless post, don't read...  :-B                                                            ; *This is a pointless post, don't read the subject heading:)                                                                   
 I disagree                                                                                                                    T * yeeesh, if I knew my post would get this many replies, I wouldn't have replied ;-)                                          + * Er...credit goes to Alipha on this one...                                                                                   U * no, I think credit goes to Zip 'cause if he didn't say anything, no one else woulda                                          RPG Tiling engine                                                                                                              Help with music player                                                                                                        2 Notepad font size problem, (NOT QBASIC, Sorry :) )                                                                            	 *What os?                                                                                                                      * Windows 98 SE                                                                                                                Edit-&gt;Set Font                                                                                                              * Thank you, I appreciate it...                                                                                                Need Help with mouse                                                                                                          A *why do people on this forum ignore my questions about the mouse?                                                              Have you reviewed the FAQ?                                                                                                    Y *ive read it, but im having trouble understanding it. It may be xp, but i still need help                                     ! * your textloop sub never ends...                                                                                             1 *is it suposed to? I updated the code some. Here:                                                                              oh..I see now...                                                                                                               * that is up to you..                                                                                                         * *how would i make it run at the same time?                                                                                     Random words                                                                                                                   There certainly is                                                                                                             :)                                                                                                                             PERFECT NUMBERS                                                                                                               4 *...and then Da Pang decided to do his own homework.                                                                          ) Writing a program to find perfect numbers                                                                                      For example...                                                                                                                 Perfect numbers : this is it                                                                                                  Y * and now Da Pang didn't learn anything, except come back here next time he gets homework                                     4 Well, he'll learn not to turn in someone else's code                                                                          	 Homework?                                                                                                                      Formulas                                                                                                                       Re: Formulas                                                                                                                   I can't find the old post, but                                                                                                 * that's a .... fun... job...                                                                                                  VERY STRANGE THING WITH TABLES                                                                                                 Oh, it's...                                                                                                                    No it can't                                                                                                                    Doesn't work in QB1.1                                                                                                          Re: Doesn't work in QB1.1                                                                                                      New 3d graphing program!!!!!!                                                                                                  MORE MEM????                                                                                                                   Answer: PEEK &amp; POKE                                                                                                       ) Three errors above and one big mistake...                                                                                     ) I'm curious how to merge a qbasic program                                                                                      Autoexec                                                                                                                      ) Animate several pictures at the same time                                                                                      * Can't anyone help me?                                                                                                       
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 THANKS ALIPHA                                                                                                                 ( oh yes, I know a lot of 5 yr olds that..                                                                                       5 years                                                                                                                        *Are you cell's little brother?                                                                                               
 cell brother?                                                                                                                 R *Maybe he was born on a Feb. 29 (leap year) so his birthday is only every 4 years.                                            ! * lol, yep, I bet that's it!! :-)                                                                                              In which case...                                                                                                              @ alipha (or anyone else) please help me with multiple key presses                                                              I Well, you need to tell us what you &quot;don't understand very well&quot;                                                      ok. To satisfy mac...                                                                                                         " err.. that's a lot to explain, heh                                                                                            * if inkey$=&quot;F&quot; then gosub PutMenu                                                                                    " * Ah, but what if caps lock is on?                                                                                             heh that wont work at all......                                                                                               4 Function keys are simple...as is CTRL+(some keys)...                                                                           save text screens?                                                                                                            , *i need the same thing. for screen 12 though                                                                                  & Text/SCREEN 12 area-saving routines...                                                                                         use PCOPY..                                                                                                                   V *is it possible to save it all to a temporary file and then load it back up afterward?                                        - well, the fastest way would require 4 files..                                                                                 * I'm not quite sure of what your problem is                                                                                     Timers                                                                                                                         Set the time or create a delay?                                                                                               = Q: &quot;How do I set the timer?&quot; A: Be more specific...                                                                 1 *how would you make it in standard time (12 hrs)?                                                                              Converting to 12 hour format...                                                                                                As a function.                                                                                                                & other countries dont use 12 hr clocks?                                                                                         Use ON TIMER GOSUB....                                                                                                        = * I know Brasil and Deustcheland (Germany) use 24hr clocks...                                                                 # Scandinavia also uses 24h clocks =)                                                                                            Hardly..                                                                                                                      E *Australia and Canada use 12hr clocks, so America isn't totally alone                                                         6 *most of Canada, Quebec doesn't because they are wierd                                                                        8 * The DELAY synthax is from PowerBasic, not from QBasic.                                                                      " Or it could have been a subroutine                                                                                             color in screen 12                                                                                                            A I don't think you can have 0 as a forground color in screen 12...                                                              what i want is this...                                                                                                         Well...                                                                                                                       7 Screen 12 does not allow background colors via COLOR...                                                                        Looking up my own ip...                                                                                                        me too                                                                                                                         Well, here you go, kinda...                                                                                                   R * maybe you can work with this... SHELL &quot;netstat /a /n &gt; netinfo.txt&quot;                                             *start/run ipconfig                                                                                                           - *Would it be posable to make a QB MP3 player?                                                                                 ? *yes, but the encryption is very complex, at least i think so..                                                               E *yes, it is very complex.  to my knowledge, no one has ever bothered.                                                          anyone know fortran                                                                                                            Re: anyone know fortran                                                                                                       8 *This might help:  http://wwwinfo.cern.ch/asdoc/f90.html                                                                       Text recognition                                                                                                              S * It's called OCR - Optical Character Recognition software- and comes with scanners                                            More on OCR                                                                                                                   ! I'll fiddle with it a little more                                                                                              Bye guys...                                                                                                                   " Work-around for your home computer                                                                                            ' Are there any windows qbasic compilers?                                                                                       < * &quot;qbasic&quot; no. Try VB or LibertyBasic or something                                                                   Calling modules                                                                                                               4 *just call it as if it were a sub in the main module                                                                          Z * I believe you also have to write the DECLARE statements in the modules you use it in too                                    ( *everyone is entitled to his own beliefs                                                                                       bsave,bload troubles                                                                                                           you aren't bsaving enough...                                                                                                  E 8Starapp is complete, will post in 'QBasic Programs You Are Proud Of'                                                          NO text^^ meant Shift 8 *                                                                                                     ( What would happen if I ran this program?                                                                                      : Most likely, it would print &quot;File Not Found&quot; 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A: Yes                                                                             6 * If this was some sort of offence, grow up, please...                                                                        
 assingment                                                                                                                    . Well, let's just look at your first routine...                                                                                2 Re: Well, let's just look at your first routine...                                                                             Re: assingment                                                                                                                ; question  about ASCII chars (not where to find them). nt qb                                                                   1 * probably just figured didn't need them -shrugs-                                                                             
 to correct                                                                                                                    
 ASCII Symbols                                                                                                                 ? * qbasic -&gt; Help -&gt; Contents -&gt; ASCII Character Codes?                                                               
 Mouse support                                                                                                                  well...                                                                                                                        Clearly and easy,                                                                                                              String and For loop                                                                                                           A DIM Verb(100) AS STRING will do it. Why couldn't you add $? (nt)*                                                              * try: verb$(i) not verb(i)$                                                                                                   Shell                                                                                                                         " why should you make another shell?                                                                                            	 DOS Shell                                                                                                                      * I have 'seen the light'                                                                                                     > * I didn't say no shells would see the light, I said some will                                                                G err.. Windows 3.1 probably works a lot like Windows 95+ in that respect                                                        PATERN                                                                                                                         * Gibberish post...ignore.                                                                                                    1 Please don't post chatroom stuff on this forum...                                                                              how to create a file ?                                                                                                        W *Open &quot;File.dat&quot; for output as #1: print #1, &quot;Some stuff&quot;: Close #1                                        Where QB 7.1                                                                                                                  $ *my site: http://24.93.200.104/billy                                                                                           Anyone have a copy of VB6??                                                                                                    Sure.                                                                                                                          assignment help                                                                                                                we...                                                                                                                         J Or if it is a Big Program, post it on the Big Programs forum! (url inside)                                                     *** Yawn *** smqb                                                                                                              Qbasic of the web?                                                                                                            9 Get QB 4.5, which can compile your BAS files into an EXE.                                                                      Qbasic of the web?                                                                                                             Qbasic of the web?                                                                                                            . Impossible to run QBasic programs over the web                                                                                 Question                                                                                                                      : *Q:&quot;What are ALL the graphics memory locations?&quot;                                                                    ' * ah, you got the email (thank you) :-)                                                                                        * What do you mean by that?                                                                                                   : * segment &amp;HA000 is used by most graphics screen modes                                                                    " CGA, Hercules Monochrome, EGA, VGA                                                                                            + Question about Deleting and SHIFT+DELETE...                                                                                   1 * KILL'ed files are not sent to the recycling bin                                                                              They're not?                                                                                                                  I Deleted files only go to Recycle Bin if deleted by a windows application!                                                      One problem, though...                                                                                                        ' Recycle bin is a windows thing, not DOS                                                                                       " Try getting PCDos's Delete Sentry.                                                                                            
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 You can't!                                                                                                                    , *does the SCREEN function work in screen 12?                                                                                  Z *nm. the text wrap stylez made me doesnt work when I use a line statement. How do I fix it                                     You don't. It stinks.                                                                                                         " You must not have tried very hard.                                                                                            S * Indented version is in here...forgot to fix it before I posted it the first time.                                            Yeah, your right.                                                                                                             H the backspace problem is in my coding. I think its partilaly fixed. code                                                       Hey, you're right! Not bad!                                                                                                   @ * Yeah, I mentioned in my original post that it wasn't complete.                                                              K *funny I got it to work almost immeadiatly. should have been chr$ and word$                                                    Just try it out!                                                                                                              , nm means never mind.___________real question                                                                                   Real answer...                                                                                                                / *it is now in screen 12. Look at the code above                                                                               # Screen 12 will cause a few probs...                                                                                            ASCII Values                                                                                                                  < In QB, click Help -&gt; Contents -&gt; Ascii Character Codes                                                                   The QBASIC help file?                                                                                                           For determining input characters                                                                                               help with QBasic                                                                                                              ! What is the name of your teacher?                                                                                             E * ya know, I'm beginning to see why some people don't like this forum                                                         5 *Good comment. That helped him a lot more than I did.                                                                         * Im not doing your homework for you, but...                                                                                    O You haven't done any programming before, but get an assignment like that? Geez!                                                sdalvinder, alipha                                                                                                             ack, not at all what I meant..                                                                                                 Tip for Alipha and Mac...                                                                                                      VB                                                                                                                            < Unless you have a really really cool broadband connection...                                                                  ? *Which do you recomend? I really want a Windows BASIC language.                                                               $ A link to some of my qbasic stuff...                                                                                           Sorry I didn't...                                                                                                              Due to recent events...                                                                                                       I *Well, I guess it's their loss, because I don't give source for this one.                                                     J * I think most people here aren't so sad that they rip someone else's code                                                    < *You're probably right, but I just can't let go of this one.                                                                  7 * Or maybe it's your loss that nobody will download it.                                                                       L *Nope, because I already have testers. I just wanted all of you to enjoy it.                                                   having trouble with text wrap                                                                                                  Here, answer to 1                                                                                                             $ *ok, but im not sure how to do that.                                                                                          ( *Look up GET &amp; PUT in the help files                                                                                      A * GET and PUT do not work in SCREEN 0, which is what he is using.                                                              *so what do i do?                                                                                                              For a simple word wrap...                                                                                                     % i dont understand the SCREEN function                                                                                          Do yourself a favor...                                                                                                         *thanks                                                                                                                       4 Printing numbers over color backgrounds, help please                                                                          5 *Set the forground color to white. It is that simple.                                                                           * You mean the background color.                                                                                               One problem with that...                                                                                                       Read his message                                                                                                              > But, when the number comes up, the number is on the foreground                                                                ! * WTF are you even talking about?                                                                                             * Is it possible to make an array of arrays?                                                                                     something like this?                                                                                                          + Taz, here's a better very used technique...                                                                                    *Thanks.                                                                                                                       How do I delete redunant files                                                                                                $ * DIR /O-S Will sort by size.                                                                                          / As for deleting files that are the same size...                                                                                ps                                                                                                                            2 easiest way would be to find a .bmp of Australia..                                                                            	 cheers...                                                                                                                     ' Sorry Alipha, but can you please help..                                                                                        Here                                                                                                                          < that'll work, but that'll defeat the concept of my bmp SUB..                                                                  6 Alipha or anyone - how do you display the BMPLoad?????                                                                        5 it actually is pretty simple, once you have my code..                                                                         1 error message - &quot;Illegal function call&quot;                                                                             % * place SCREEN 13 in the BMPload SUB.                                                                                          ..in the colour loop? :-/                                                                                                     	 code help                                                                                                                     8 I don't think there are many things that are impossible.                                                                      $ please send correct e-mail ( david )                                                                                          8 Great Circle Distances and Initial Magnetic Track Angles                                                                      < Re: Great Circle Distances and Initial Magnetic Track Angles                                                                  @ Re: Re: Great Circle Distances and Initial Magnetic Track Angles                                                              D * What are Great Circle Distances and Initial Magnetic Track Angles?                                                          H Re: * What are Great Circle Distances and Initial Magnetic Track Angles?                                                      6 Someone please convert this answer into QBASIC format!                                                                        1 pleese review my code. I dont know whats wrong...                                                                              *hmm it could be due to XP?                                                                                                    Re: *hmm it could be due to XP?                                                                                                For QBASIC wannabe                                                                                                            ; *??? I am unable to locate the thread you are responding to                                                                    Two things..                                                                                                                   sorry, was unaware                                                                                                             Re: For QBASIC wannabe                                                                                                         Re: Re: For QBASIC wannabe                                                                                                     Something like...                                                                                                             ! Qbasic and mathematical functions                                                                                             % Is there a QBasic factorial function?                                                                                         C * I'm sorry, but you and codeworm are REALLY starting to bug me :-(                                                            Send me an email                                                                                                              # I am disappointed in your response.                                                                                            ...                                                                                                                           0 He didn't ask for the actual function, you know.                                                                               he...                                                                                                                          What the question was                                                                                                          Lets examine yer response:                                                                                                    A Well, I've got to admit you did a good job with that examination.                                                             5 * No there isn't, you write your own function for it.                                                                          try it like this ....                                                                                                         
 closing ports                                                                                                                  I need a lil help :D                                                                                                           question about keys.                                                                                                           * get Aliphas INP prog ..                                                                                                     O hmm.. here is a link for detecting multiple keypresses, which will apply here..                                               X * oh, heh, and here's the link (ye prolly don't need it, but may want it for future ref)                                      ' easy question if you know your stuff =)                                                                                       Q Isn't there a specified port for outgoing mail, like connecting to an SMTP server                                              *25                                                                                                                            need help on packet stuff..                                                                                                    small tip...                                                                                                                   Expected: Statement                                                                                                            lets see...                                                                                                                   / *Good answer, Billy. That's surely his problem.                                                                               
 very simple..                                                                                                                 ) *doesnt qbasic automatically put them in?                                                                                      * yep                                                                                                                         K * I copied and pasted as is into QB, excl the start/end lines - worked fine                                                    Please test my MOD player...                                                                                                    Re: Please test my MOD player...                                                                                              ' * Thanks, that's what I wanted to hear.                                                                                       # another another future lib question                                                                                            Screen setting                                                                                                                ! in DOS:    my_prog &lt; data_file                                                                                             7 The reason is you're not using the correct instructions                                                                        Telnet-like program in QB?                                                                                                    $ Error traping...see if a file exists                                                                                           Michael McKinley                                                                                                              
 Two solutions                                                                                                                 4 program written with the method described by michael                                                                          ) example using ON ERROR for error tracking                                                                                     $ OPEN &quot;filename&quot; FOR APPEND                                                                                          	 Five Ways                                                                                                                      Large fonts                                                                                                                    well...                                                                                                                       ^ * Also, try looking up the command &quot;WIDTH&quot; from the Index, under the Help menu in QB                                 Re: well...                                                                                                                    Screen Saver                                                                                                                   One more thing...                                                                                                             
 Of course not                                                                                                                  Which is better                                                                                                               E Question was &quot;DirectQB or FutureLib (For games off course)&quot;                                                         4 Another Problem...:P This time with automatic input.                                                                           no way around inkey                                                                                                           
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 Error message                                                                                                                 
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 Here's one                                                                                                                    J * libraries allow you to use 'compiled' code from other progging languages                                                     Internet programming.......                                                                                                    What i know                                                                                                                    From past experience                                                                                                           SCREEN 13 question                                                                                                            # *Nope.  Not that I know of, anyway.                                                                                           7 No, but here are some thing that you may find useful...                                                                       M I recommend that, but you can also make all the colors in the palette black..                                                  I could be wrong, but....                                                                                                     I *Sorry.  Pooka's my name on another message board, and I'm multi-tasking.                                                      umm..                                                                                                                          I agree go with BSAVE/BLOAD...                                                                                                 Sure...                                                                                                                       / oh, hey, that's a lot better method than mine..                                                                               3 *I posted my tile editor on the big programs forum.                                                                           1 Please return to the original thread (URL inside)                                                                             + Oops, sorry, ignore the above, use URL here                                                                                    *u wasted more space than him.                                                                                                ? LOL - But the point here isn't wasted space, it's communication                                                               J *Can anybody e-mail me a version of qbasic that lets me compile to an exe?                                                     I have one...but...                                                                                                           & *Go here:www.geocities.com/aliphax                                                                                          *goto http://24.93.200.104/billy                                                                                               The best place for qb71                                                                                                        Trying to make a game......                                                                                                    Just offhand....                                                                                                              F Why not post your program, then we can try it and see what is wrong...                                                        U *your making that in school? we get suspended for just playing games where people die                                         S *I had the same thought...and that doesn't cover the depiction of native americans.                                           J *Not to mention the politically incorrect stereotype of a native American!                                                    S *Stupid white devil!  We get drunk on firewater and burn down your concrete tepees!                                            DONT MAKE FUN! im indian                                                                                                      % *1/8 cherokee and 1/16 Apache.  Nyah.                                                                                         3 *i have some indian in me, not sure how much though                                                                            *about 6 inches?                                                                                                               *what are you talking about?                                                                                                   * lol                                                                                                                         C Not to mention the hatred expressed against construction workers...                                                           O *Yeah! And what about &quot;little&quot; people? Why are they the violent guys?                                                A question.                                                                                                                    Another thing.                                                                                                                ( Explain the &quot;better&quot; technique                                                                                      
 I suppose.                                                                                                                    5 * DATA works faster than loading from external files.                                                                         + *My projects tend to be graphics intensive.                                                                                    Hm...                                                                                                                          I do have a good reason.                                                                                                       * Alt + ENTER ring a bell?                                                                                                    4 You can post your program on the forum like this....                                                                          
 *'Kay.  Done.                                                                                                                 & The 20 x 20 Sprite Tile Editor is here                                                                                         OK, Here is one comment                                                                                                        Oops                                                                                                                           To check for a file's existance                                                                                                That's a good idea.                                                                                                            warriors and wizards                                                                                                          . I think I understand what you're trying to do.                                                                                @ you don't have to do &quot;integration&quot; and all that crap..                                                               That's essentially what I mean.                                                                                                * yeah..                                                                                                                       Or you can do it this way                                                                                                     , Is there another qbman that is posting here?                                                                                  < Look below for info on my new file type, and for a download!                                                                   My new nickname is HTML                                                                                                        not QB but i was wondering                                                                                                     VB6                                                                                                                           C *i once got it from download.cim, but the same thing happened to me                                                            ha                                                                                                                            # *i need help controlling my bladder                                                                                           & I need help controlling my sprite data                                                                                         The easiest way would be...                                                                                                   . need a little help with a routine for my game.                                                                                9 ack, I'm not sure what a good routine for that would be..                                                                     - *where can I download a copy of Turbo Pascal?                                                                                 0 RE: where can I download a copy of Turbo Pascal?                                                                              
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 gun firing                                                                                                                     Re: gun firing                                                                                                                A * PSET is a little bit slow for that I think. you should use LINE                                                             A *I thought he wanted it to be slow so you can watch it go across.                                                              wav                                                                                                                            Help on program...                                                                                                            V *it may be a typo in your post, but you can't put a space inbetween filenames, i think                                        5 You can put a space in file names.REC 1.DAT                                                                         ' * I believe that only works for windows                                                                                       , I don't know, but it worked in my program...                                                                                   Help...                                                                                                                        32 Bit and 16 Bit                                                                                                              bload                                                                                                                         , um.. roof() is defined as an array, correct?                                                                                   Hmm...                                                                                                                         * oh yes, that too.                                                                                                            hotkeys                                                                                                                       , I don't really get what you're asking for...                                                                                   music in rpg                                                                                                                  L To play music, you might want to have a PLAY statement in there somewhere...                                                   Why the player wouldn't move...                                                                                                Make a file                                                                                                                   T *use open command. Easy way- Save with an unknown extention. Harder way- Encrypt it.                                           impossible? No, you can't.                                                                                                     Please clarify, Taz...                                                                                                         *A way to hide files.                                                                                                         " I was afraid you would say that...                                                                                            ; *But then someone could unhide it from outside the program.                                                                    You could make it difficult                                                                                                    printing to USB port                                                                                                           dos memory arena error                                                                                                        . You shouldn't be having memory problems yet...                                                                                	 questions                                                                                                                     	 answers..                                                                                                                     7 QuickBasic from MS-DOS to Macintosh and file navigation                                                                       
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 Qbasic 7.1                                                                                                                     bah                                                                                                                           % Try putting the filename as QB71.EXE.                                                                                          Message above wrong, QBX.EXE.                                                                                                  Thanks!                                                                                                                        Here the answer                                                                                                                *try http://24.93.200.104/billy                                                                                               ? *I need a simple bit of programming to detect if a file exists.                                                               
 Come here:                                                                                                                     Problem Solved                                                                                                                O *Did you read lkt153's post first and are recommending one of the four methods?                                               3 * Or at least, a poorly rewritten version of one...                                                                            File exists?                                                                                                                  * Good technique, pebe. Here it is debugged.                                                                                     The only problem is...                                                                                                         Re: The only problem is...                                                                                                    % OK, pebe, I put it in the FAQ for you                                                                                          gfx help                                                                                                                      L * did you d/l the qbsvga library? Do you have .lib files for it? .obj files?                                                   PNG, JPG and MIDI support                                                                                                     Z * 2 questions: what's PNG and how you expect to have 24-bit JPGs in 8-bit (or less) modes?                                     What PNG is!                                                                                                                  D * PNG is also an image file type used mainly by Macromedia Fireworks                                                          4 You must convert a JPG into an 8bit BMP or GIF file!                                                                          ; Writing to a .txt file &amp; adding lines to a .txt file...                                                                   # Open a text file for appending data                                                                                            please help me                                                                                                                 here you go                                                                                                                   ( *by the way, you skate? what kinda board                                                                                      1 *Skating is a type of QBasic I have not heard of!                                                                              *rol                                                                                                                           Screen 800 X 600                                                                                                               *look up SCREEN in the qb help                                                                                                 800x600 in pure qb, no..                                                                                                       The server does not exist!                                                                                                    $ Here is the site you're looking for.                                                                                           Embed a bmp into an exe                                                                                                       & * sounds like you wanna use WinZip....                                                                                         ok let me get this strait                                                                                                      err.. yeah, that's one way..                                                                                                  5 * The Mazes from Hell revisited (TheBob, Dale Harris)                                                                          * Arrgh ^^ Text above                                                                                                          Multi level maze                                                                                                              I *You can add that comment yourself by responding to the maze program. :-)                                                      .bas 2 c++?                                                                                                                   	 .BAS to C                                                                                                                      Va! Good! Bon!                                                                                                                 Never mind, too big*                                                                                                           QB45 help file                                                                                                                 download...                                                                                                                   	 Thanks...                                                                                                                      PLEASE HELP ME!                                                                                                               : I already made a working snake, so I'll try to explain it.                                                                    ' That the snake moves is an illusion ...                                                                                        win XP                                                                                                                         It's DOS-based...                                                                                                             * *I have successfully run qbasic on XP Home                                                                                     Qbasic running on XP home                                                                                                     
 Re: win XP                                                                                                                     QBasic in WinXP                                                                                                                DOS Error Messages (nt)*                                                                                                       * Cool                                                                                                                        Z arrays!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!                                    D Sorry, I don't answer rude (too many exclamation points) posts (nt)*                                                          % *look up 'DYNAMIC$ in the qbasic help                                                                                          * Try REDIM also                                                                                                              D * IMO, it would be best to create a large enough array to begin with                                                          
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 I think...                                                                                                                     Asm functions in QB                                                                                                           - *Function: Integer = ax, Long Integer = dx:ax                                                                                  dos device drivers                                                                                                             Tiles                                                                                                                          Graphics in Qbasic Made Easy                                                                                                   ok got that to work but                                                                                                       B The BSAVE and BLOAD examples in the QB help file I found helpful..                                                              Open and Close mplayer w/Qbasic?                                                                                              " troubles with my adressbook-app...                                                                                            Z * I didn't really look too deep in it, but one solution, PRINT the data you're getting! LO                                    Y *also, you should load the data into an array, then ask for the 7-9 lines from the array.                                     	 Thank you                                                                                                                      Saving in Qbasic...                                                                                                            Easy, but untested...                                                                                                          Re: Easy, but untested...                                                                                                     3 What's the difference between a SUB and a FUNCTION?                                                                            uh...                                                                                                                         # I have a preference on which to use                                                                                           
 Oh well...                                                                                                                     Thanks.  That's cool.                                                                                                         < * Don't forget to use a * when using no text in the message.                                                                   Plz Help                                                                                                                       Answer to your question                                                                                                        What are you talking about                                                                                                    B ConTEXT did that to me 2... but there's ... some kind of solution:                                                             Erm.... doesnt work!                                                                                                           Erm.... doesnt work!                                                                                                          * Hmm.  I didn't read your question fully...                                                                                     this should work                                                                                                               Some paranoia, thanks nathan                                                                                                   * hey mike you're an asshole                                                                                                   * who, where is your target?                                                                                                   virus?                                                                                                                        Z * err.. I was hoping he would be dumb enough to tell me, so I could warn 'the target', heh                                     Ok...                                                                                                                         L *mike you are a .......... You ........... up my computer! I lost evrything!                                                   Help With Nibbles                                                                                                              colors                                                                                                                        7 I'm not good at DRAW, so I'll only answer 1 question...                                                                        doesnt work                                                                                                                    Sorry.  This works:                                                                                                           ) Here's an answer and some improvements...                                                                                      Errata and some aditions...                                                                                                    ok thanks but...                                                                                                              	 nevermind                                                                                                                      One more thing...                                                                                                              How can you make windows EXE's                                                                                                7 *you get visual basic or VC++ or some other windows IDE                                                                        My Qbasic class                                                                                                                Well...                                                                                                                        Question about qbasic itselfe                                                                                                 Z * it would probably be much easier to find the source code (I've seen it, dunno where tho)                                    @ *i have it... qb4.5, i think... never tried compiling it, though                                                               Well if i remeber right                                                                                                       4 *QB was written in ASM with a very small amount of C                                                                           you can decompile anything                                                                                                     Decompile...                                                                                                                   Help with Percent?                                                                                                             I'd be glad to help you.                                                                                                        *i think it would be 70% not 77%                                                                                              H * &quot;10 right and 3 wrong&quot;. That's 10 out of 13, or 77% (76.9%).                                                      + *i was thinking 3 wrong out of 10...My bad!                                                                                    GFX Help                                                                                                                      
 My Suggestion                                                                                                                 $ something interesting I discovered..                                                                                          ' *interesting...but why does it do that?                                                                                        Why? Here's an explaination:                                                                                                  ( I get a blank file using Win2K (more)...                                                                                       Yeah...                                                                                                                        i need some help with my code                                                                                                  Do this                                                                                                                        Random numbers                                                                                                                 Just....                                                                                                                       Out of memory! Heeeeeelp!                                                                                                     # Assuming you used the /AH switch...                                                                                           ; A program to find out the minimum dimension needed for GET!                                                                    Here                                                                                                                           Do'nt use my name!                                                                                                            : *there, happy? I am going to use MY real name, Iain McPhee                                                                     WAVs                                                                                                                          $ *don't use code you don't understand                                                                                           That was one lame comment                                                                                                      Dos is dead qb is dead :(                                                                                                      *so use asm                                                                                                                   # Dos may be ALMOST obsolete, but QB?                                                                                           ' *and what are the names of these games?                                                                                       . My dad told me that DOOM was made in QBasic...                                                                                C *go check ID's site... their games are open-source now, you know...                                                            *I doubt that quite seriously                                                                                                 + *The original PKUnzip was made using QBasic                                                                                   = *if Wolf3D was made in C, they wouldnt go down to QB for DOOM                                                                 3 Well...  I may have been wrong about those games...                                                                           M *Sorry, last word that says &quot;QBasic&quot; should be &quot;BASIC&quot;...                                                  well...                                                                                                                       1 *yeeey i wasn't the last one stuck in 486 mode :)                                                                              QBasic is LIMITLESS!                                                                                                           sigh...                                                                                                                       ) How DARE you! I learned C++ before QBasic                                                                                      *one word...upgrade :P                                                                                                        J * four words (or 6, depending upon how you look at it): Get a DOS compiler                                                    - Re: How DARE you! I learned C++ before QBasic                                                                                  Iain is an idoit                                                                                                              M * QB can do anything any other DOS language can do, especially with libraries                                                 
 usually...                                                                                                                     NOT TRUE, NO IT CAN'T (more)                                                                                                   DOS Copy Commands                                                                                                              well...                                                                                                                       # DOS Copy - something else it can do                                                                                            can i get random file names?                                                                                                   Ok..                                                                                                                           thanx                                                                                                                         1 Can i get more then 8 charecters for a file name?                                                                              * Not possible in DOS/QB...                                                                                                   D I don't know about naming things with more than 8 characters, but...                                                          @ you can actaully. a litle while ago i saw a program that lets...                                                               Maybe this is a work-around                                                                                                    Or use SHELL command...                                                                                                       * Hi, TheBob. Have you tried that technique?                                                                                    # * NT/2K truncates...Win98 does not.                                                                                            * I see :-)                                                                                                                    Actually...                                                                                                                   
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A .5 MB BMP will definitely keep people coming back to your site...                                             you are WAAAYYY too paranoid..                                                                                                 NET SEND                                                                                                                      / multi dimensional arrays??? need help please...                                                                                M-D-A                                                                                                                          Also there are 2-D arrays.                                                                                                     yes, 3-D arrays are possible                                                                                                  A * it supports up to 64 dimensions in an array, which is rediculus                                                              One thing...                                                                                                                  . you didn't read my message very well, did you?                                                                                 Yeah...                                                                                                                        Mac...                                                                                                                         nathan                                                                                                                         *Thanks                                                                                                                        *I found it...                                                                                                                ( hehe...  I had a virus on my computer!!!                                                                                      " More info on what to look out for:                                                                                             *yeah, sure                                                                                                                   K *that fag messed up my computer. I lost all my qbasic stuff and evrything!!                                                    Who was it?  I am concerned.                                                                                                   OK, You're scaring me.                                                                                                        * No, the message I posted it not a virus...                                                                                    = *i didnt mean nathan messed up my comp...It was michal crowe.                                                                  just to get my say in this...                                                                                                  Batch Programs                                                                                                                  * SHELL &quot;progname.bat&quot;                                                                                               SHELL &quot;RUN BatFile&quot;                                                                                                  Thanks                                                                                                                         *Why did you include RUN?                                                                                                     $ Need some statistics for programming                                                                                            reading from random access files                                                                                               Here is a good sample                                                                                                         + * ...You know that that is homework, right?                                                                                    *Thanks                                                                                                                        Thanks Pheonix and Guy Smiley                                                                                                 V * Your original post is still on the first page...please confine your responses there.                                        Z *u downloaded from my site! YAY i feel special! Its good to know that its usefull to some1                                     help needed with collage work                                                                                                  You are mixing variable types                                                                                                 @ Do not mix strings and variables!  If you have to use this code!                                                              @ Do not mix strings and variables!  If you have to use this code!                                                               Sorry the above got sent twice!                                                                                                yeah sorted :D                                                                                                                 Word from Steven Roussey                                                                                                       That's not good...                                                                                                            F *odd..Does that have something to do with the forum going down lately?                                                        $ No, it's been doing that all year...                                                                                           Running Average                                                                                                                look like homework but...                                                                                                     - *how will he learn?? you gave him the answers                                                                                  mind yo own biz man!!!                                                                                                        
 ASM in Qbasic                                                                                                                  assembler in basic                                                                                                             Like this...                                                                                                                  2 *Is that how you would make an interpeter for asm?                                                                             Can't Compile :-/                                                                                                             
 CALL ABSOLUTE                                                                                                                  Re: Can't Compile :-/                                                                                                         P *you have to figure it out for yourself...that one error doesnt explain anything                                              T Re: *you have to figure it out for yourself...that one error doesnt explain anything                                          X Re: Re: *you have to figure it out for yourself...that one error doesnt explain anything                                      6 try putting this at the top of your program somewhere:                                                                        B Plese look @ my question below &amp; @ this post by me in response                                                            # Your posts are very annoying,  Iain                                                                                           2 *How would I go about making a library for qbasic?                                                                             its in qb4.5...                                                                                                                QBasic library                                                                                                                 nice explanation!                                                                                                              Tutorial on your site                                                                                                         - Obviously Guy Smilie isnt my real name lol...                                                                                  music in rpg                                                                                                                   need help with text editor                                                                                                    H *oh yea I also want the menu bar to stay there when the user types stuff                                                       heres the updated code...                                                                                                     I someone please help with my problem. I cant do anything else without help                                                     K *are you all ignoring it or you just dont know how? 200$ to who can help me                                                    I don't think...                                                                                                              P *Heh i really dont have that much money to give away. I just wanted some answers                                              
 HEY ALIPHA                                                                                                                     *ok n/m just got the e-mail                                                                                                   7 *What is Cell's IP? I want to ban him from my site :-).                                                                        141.149.*.* (text inside)                                                                                                     
 Help Files                                                                                                                     What i heard..                                                                                                                $ *qb4.5 at http://24.93.200.104/billy                                                                                           Command input posted on 9th                                                                                                    The Mazes from Hell                                                                                                            From Hell is right!                                                                                                            Multi-level maze                                                                                                               *Not an ASCII module - Unusable                                                                                                Now a zipped ASCII file                                                                                                       @ Impressive. Why don't you post it in the Programs I am Proud OF?                                                               Is it possible?                                                                                                               3 Well, I posted it. There is some slight discrepancy                                                                           $ Yeah, manual solution seems too hard                                                                                           Help!                                                                                                                         " Probably some mistakes in QB4.5...                                                                                            1 *I think ill just reinstall qb45, hope that works                                                                              this might help:                                                                                                               Here                                                                                                                          : * or add &quot;WIDTH 80, 25&quot; before any END or SYSTEM                                                                    	 Why us???                                                                                                                      Because they can                                                                                                               *yes...tis sad                                                                                                                 Newbie Question....                                                                                                            Re: Newbie Question                                                                                                           2 * Post your code and I can show you how to fix it.                                                                             about batch file...                                                                                                            Here's an idea.                                                                                                                BAS from Batch file                                                                                                            Hi Im a newbie please help                                                                                                      * Senseless, unintelligent post.                                                                                              B Sure, I'm not an expert at Qbasic, but I do know what insults are.                                                             Shut Up                                                                                                                       0 now that's one area i have lots of experience in                                                                              0 A ComprehensiveTutorial For Creating Batch Files                                                                               Batch files                                                                                                                    Detecting CD rom Drive                                                                                                         Re: Detecting CD rom Drive                                                                                                    : Is there any way to print through QBasic to a USB printer?                                                                    H Anyone here preticipate in the St. Marys annual programming competition?                                                      ? *No details provided, for example what this competition is. :-(                                                               6 *How do I make a Windows shortcut to a QBasic program?                                                                        M Right click on the QBasic program, then choose &quot;Create Shortcut&quot;...                                                 " If your program is not compiled...                                                                                             *Thanks.                                                                                                                       ASCII Question Follow-up                                                                                                       Well...                                                                                                                       ! It happened in the Qbasic Editor!                                                                                              interesting...                                                                                                                , Well, let's assume you saw that. We haven't!                                                                                  
 a question                                                                                                                     * Post your code                                                                                                               It happens in all the subs...                                                                                                 % Well, what you describe cannot happen                                                                                         % no it does print ABC, but look within                                                                                         I *He solved the problem but did not have the courtesy to give the solution                                                      It seems to work for me...                                                                                                     Qbasic on XP                                                                                                                   install both(win98 and winXP)                                                                                                  Qbasic on XP                                                                                                                   YABASIC                                                                                                                        Immediate window                                                                                                              0 I don't believe that's what he was refering to..                                                                              ( hey Alipha..sorry to take it off subject                                                                                       goto yabasic.co.uk                                                                                                             THanks (*nt)                                                                                                                   Gfx-problem..please HELP!!!                                                                                                   - depending on how many colors you are using...                                                                                 
 .bat files                                                                                                                    9 * c:\progra~1\intern~1\iexplore.exe http:\\www.qbasic.com                                                                     : * better is start www.qbasic.com, though it may not use ie                                                                    % file's not on the web :)    [no text]                                                                                         	 Followup:                                                                                                                     
 Re: Followup:                                                                                                                 	 Followup:                                                                                                                     9 try FILE:///C:/test.htm instead of c:\test.htm -- No Text                                                                     & Like This: Start URL --- No Text Below                                                                                        0 To run http from DOS BAT(on my system, at least)                                                                              % help me out y'all My computer crashed                                                                                         V Do not now what is wrong, but here is TEMPORARY solution and link to community forums:                                        2 *thanks. Hm My comp just magically fixed its selfe                                                                            W *How can a computer &quot;My comp just magically fixed its selfe&quot; unless it is AI?                                        loco                                                                                                                           moo                                                                                                                            Re: moo                                                                                                                       R heh i supose your right. It worked for bout a min and now its not working anymore.                                            b &quot;How can a computer &quot;My comp just magically fixed its selfe&quot; unless it is AI?&quot;                             This may work!                                                                                                                Z *i already reinstalled win 98 but its not a prob with the mouse. It may be with java scrip                                     Help on file commands                                                                                                          solution                                                                                                                      2 My suggestion: Put in some debugging statements...                                                                             shell to basic?                                                                                                                Random numbers?                                                                                                                Random number formula                                                                                                         D * and remember to put: RANDOMIZE TIMER  at the top of your program.                                                          E *not so, I have created random #s WITHOUT the RANDOMIZE TIMER command                                                         A * And they were the same with every run... Not very random is it?                                                              *actually, they were random                                                                                                    True, so you have to decide.                                                                                                  & Here's what I do about RANDOMIZE TIMER                                                                                        + Why not use a random seed number - randomly                                                                                   + What's this got to do with Mac's technique?                                                                                   : *Just some additional info I thought might be of interest.                                                                    4 And do it EXACTLY that way, Not r% = (RND * 26) + 50                                                                           solotion                                                                                                                      
 hello joby                                                                                                                    . ***Who are these idiots flooding the forum?***                                                                                 how to disable alt+esc                                                                                                        5 A frequently asked question. Short answer: forget it.                                                                         $ Not from within the program.. but...                                                                                           how to delete a folder                                                                                                         Easy:                                                                                                                          That won't work, Syfax                                                                                                         Correction to above                                                                                                           
 ?????????????                                                                                                                 8 * That loser just quit on us and quit updating the site.                                                                       Loser?                                                                                                                        L *well, he is kind of a loser for selling to cell (if he really did, that is)                                                  P * If you believe anything that Cell says...I'm selling an island for only $10000                                              4 notice &quot;if he really did, that is&quot; HELLO?*                                                                          5 * So what was the point in even making a post? HELLO?                                                                          any way to fix this?                                                                                                           Here is your corrected code...                                                                                                 Also...                                                                                                                       4 Is it just me or is the forum messed up on page 456?                                                                           *Also on pg.  446...                                                                                                            Also on all those other pages...                                                                                              = *We should make a hacking forum next...  Just a suggestion...                                                                  *yes, I think it was hakked...                                                                                                 nathan, ignore that stuff                                                                                                      OK                                                                                                                             filled in cirlces                                                                                                              Here:                                                                                                                          thx                                                                                                                            The odd PAINT command                                                                                                          Inputing command line variables                                                                                               + I don't know if I get this straight, but...                                                                                    I get this straight!                                                                                                           using palette in screen 12...                                                                                                 . I don't understand the PALETTE Command, but...                                                                                 Also:                                                                                                                         	 Not quite                                                                                                                      Graphics colour depths......                                                                                                   I can answer 32-bit...                                                                                                        . Open .html file automatically upon CD in drive                                                                                 answer in English                                                                                                              How to import .bmp's                                                                                                          U * http://www.network54.com/Hide/Forum/message?forumid=171757&amp;messageid=1014585226                                          Music                                                                                                                          use the PLAY command                                                                                                          ' how much diffrent is qbasic 4.5 to 1.1?                                                                                       : *4.5 = compiler, libraries, etc.  1.1 = simple intrepreter                                                                    ; * 4.5 will ALWAYS run 1.1 programs.  Not always vice versa.                                                                   = qb 7.1 has more functions and better compiler than 4.5...more                                                                 - need some TIPS for schoolwork NOT the program                                                                                 ) you're going from the wrong direction :-)                                                                                      thanks                                                                                                                        $ What are some files used by Windows?                                                                                          ( Sorry, forgot about the Windows forum...                                                                                      	 web probs                                                                                                                      pic-o                                                                                                                         Y Sure, you just open up the file, read the bytes in it, interpret what the bytes mean, and                                      Spam Micheal Crowe?                                                                                                           # Dear Mr. Just A bad, Bad, BAD Idea,                                                                                           L *i didn't run the file nor did i download id like i said it was just an idea                                                  	 Mike Here                                                                                                                      DITHER,DITHER,DITHER!!??!                                                                                                      Well...                                                                                                                       * * Are you talking about graphic dithering?                                                                                    " Gosub? I don't need no damn gosub!                                                                                             How gosub works!                                                                                                              	 thanks...                                                                                                                     & GOSUB? I don't need no stinking GOSUB!                                                                                         help!!                                                                                                                         Maybe...                                                                                                                      
 help again                                                                                                                     Are you mt brother                                                                                                            * heres my encoder program that dosn't work.                                                                                     this should work                                                                                                              4 * Please don't confuse newbies with untested code...                                                                           well now its tested                                                                                                            Your problem...                                                                                                                ///////Sometimes GOTO is needed                                                                                                Give an example...                                                                                                            # Just wondering why GOTO is so hated                                                                                           > Because it's not meant to be a savior for every little problem                                                                 *Thanks, always wanted to know                                                                                                 Please Try This Game                                                                                                          G *why is it coppying them all to c:\? i thought it goes in programfiles?                                                       N *wow its been going for about 15 min and isnt done yet. My comp isnt that slow                                                 *is it gona stop?                                                                                                             ) Modem users beware: Download size 1.47 MB                                                                                     % Oh, now I see what Anonymous means...                                                                                         & Forget it... DON'T download it at all!                                                                                        * How to get rid of it if you fell for it...                                                                                    $ i cant frikin get rid of them all!!!                                                                                           Fight Fire With Fire                                                                                                           Sorry, HA HA                                                                                                                  " Do'nt put viruses on this website!                                                                                             I have a question about this:                                                                                                  The web page is incorrect...                                                                                                   text styles                                                                                                                   U *yes, make a graphic for each letter. Like: a$ = LINE (10,10)-...... so on and so on.                                          *how would I print them?                                                                                                      ) Some old routines of mine for screen 12..                                                                                     9 *thats cool thanks, but how would I send it to a printer?                                                                       *oh yea how would i do font size                                                                                              	 Font Size                                                                                                                      ^Sorry, mistake above^...                                                                                                     * Yep, you forgot to print the first time :)                                                                                    	 idea: FAQ                                                                                                                     ) http://www.network54.com/Hide/Index/10167                                                                                     ! Question about the MS DOS toolbar                                                                                             
 *Alt+Enter                                                                                                                    % Re: Question about the MS DOS toolbar                                                                                          here                                                                                                                            Declaring a global dynamic array                                                                                               Might mention PRESERVE                                                                                                        < I wrote a program in QB 1.1 that mimics the PRESERVE command                                                                   Mouse routines                                                                                                                U * http://www.network54.com/Hide/Forum/message?forumid=171757&amp;messageid=1010889589                                         + Can you convert .bas files into .exe files?                                                                                    Yes                                                                                                                           4 * qbasic 4.5: www.geocities.com/aliphax/files/qb.zip                                                                          " *Also at: overlord-2007.com/qb.zip                                                                                            " and  at http://24.93.200.104/billy                                                                                             Help with password subprogram                                                                                                  Password help solved!                                                                                                         ^ *this may help: http://www.network54.com/Hide/Forum/message?forumid=171757&amp;messageid=10111                                  sorry, above URL is messed up...                                                                                                Using INPUT$() to enter password                                                                                               Or you could...                                                                                                               & To SergeyK or whatever your name is...                                                                                         print directory listing to file                                                                                                FILES                                                                                                                         2 Above will only print to screen, not save to file.                                                                            / How to make the FILES command print to a string                                                                                 * dos: dir [*.etc] &gt; 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 a qb question                                                                                                                  *error i guess..                                                                                                               *I think it doesnt let you run                                                                                                < *hmmm mine just exits the whole thing, thanks anyways though                                                                  2 Does anyone else think this was a stupid question?                                                                            1 Does anyone else think this was a hostile answer?                                                                              Yeah, it was a bit rough                                                                                                       Qbasic Question                                                                                                               ? why would you post that here. if we want c++, well go learn it.                                                                The light/darkness thing again                                                                                                = It's like arguing what tastes better, roast beef or Coca-Cola                                                                 P *if you don't have a question, dont title your post &quot;qbasic question&quot;!                                              ' * ahh.. the light!  int *(*(*i)())[5];                                                                                       
 i love qbasic                                                                                                                  My new homepage                                                                                                                Serial printer - Solitaire                                                                                                    	 Sorry....                                                                                                                     
 Of course!                                                                                                                     String Space Corrupt                                                                                                          U * code would help. (the code to load the file) and the file size. (to the exact byte)                                          I Challenge all you!                                                                                                          2 Wants us to check out some random undebugged code.                                                                             well obviously                                                                                                                 What Ive come up with...                                                                                                      = Modifier keys (Shift, Control, etc) can't be used with INKEY$                                                                 > I want an alternative to DEF SEG=&amp;HA000:POKE y*320&amp;7+x                                                                G No, there isn't, and this is how all graphics routines basically work..                                                        there is a faster way                                                                                                          *Isn't that for C/C++?                                                                                                        C *beats me....im sure it can work in basic if you mess around w/ it.                                                           4 Creating files with different names each time copied                                                                           Here is some different ways                                                                                                    Thanks, but no thanks...                                                                                                      4 Don't feel bad qbman - I wasted time on this, too...                                                                          5 Mac...(or anyone with an NT-based version of Windows)                                                                          Question for you                                                                                                              7 * Shell works, it's the copying of files that does not.                                                                        Nevermind that message...                                                                                                     4 Hmmm. Probably need a utility to install fonts (nt)*                                                                           Another Question.                                                                                                             + Perhaps because unix and dos are different?                                                                                    unix - dos backspace                                                                                                          ( * note that ctrl+H = chr$(8) = backspace                                                                                       Ok...                                                                                                                          Something like...                                                                                                             7 aaa.. lkt153, the SCAN CODE for enter = &amp;H1C = 28..                                                                        Right...                                                                                                                      > I help with incrementing numbers/generating membership numbers                                                                 Try this...                                                                                                                   " Good answer. Here is detailed code                                                                                            5 How do you speed up the keyboard buffer in a program?                                                                         3 Here's something very common, but very effective...                                                                           - How to avoid program ignoring keyboard buffer                                                                                 
 EMail Address                                                                                                                 
 EMail Address                                                                                                                 $ Statistics for programming-languages                                                                                           Please help me                                                                                                                 *Post your code so we may help                                                                                                " RE: *Post your code so we may help                                                                                             I want help!                                                                                                                  $ You need quotes around yes and no...                                                                                          ( RE: You need quotes around yes and no...                                                                                       here's a little direction                                                                                                      To have continuous movement...                                                                                                C Here is a new FAQ - arrow keys and poking ascii characters to sceen                                                           $ Newbies - Here is how to use the FAQ                                                                                          2 I hadn't noticed the Search feature - Useful (nt)*                                                                             Where is it?                                                                                                                   * www.geocities.com/aliphax                                                                                                    *How do you create scroll bars                                                                                                 *Use Visual Basic                                                                                                              If you are using QB                                                                                                           , *That still doesn't tell me how to make them                                                                                  : * Nobody will make it for you. Go search for code samples.                                                                     How do I save to a text file                                                                                                   Here:                                                                                                                          Using text files                                                                                                              ! Also...using APPEND to save files                                                                                             % *Correction - change END IT to END IF                                                                                         E *Solitaire, do you know how to make leading spaces survive the forum?                                                          My web site has moved                                                                                                          *ask in an html forum                                                                                                          *where?                                                                                                                       ; There are two methods you should use at your TriPod site...                                                                   ! mind if i make a site suggestion?                                                                                             J thanks for the tip. and i figured someone would laugh at my name. oh well.                                                    2 Anybody knows how to set BLASTER variable (in DOS)                                                                            & Question about saving things to a file                                                                                        . Use a loop and an array to print out your data                                                                                 Restarting from QB                                                                                                             Serial Printer                                                                                                                 Use an errorhandler                                                                                                            Untitled                                                                                                                       *ad for a website                                                                                                              ASCII codes question                                                                                                           POKEing to the screen works                                                                                                   J * oops, meant: PrintChar 2, 5, 40 (write ASCII char 2 to row 5, column 40)                                                    	 ok. but..                                                                                                                     $ err.. colors? yes. In screen 13? no.                                                                                           Some explanation                                                                                                               Oh yeah, one more thing....                                                                                                   4 Qb1.1 = decimal representation;  Qb4.5 = hexadecimal                                                                           a couple questions....                                                                                                        P All a .bi file is DECLARE statements and whatever other code you want to include                                               arrays                                                                                                                        @ To look for an entry in an array and print corresponding result.                                                               Problem with a library                                                                                                         whrong version of qb                                                                                                          R If you have the .lib file, type this at DOS prompt (once you're in Qb's directory)                                             transparent gif color                                                                                                          what the hell, 3.14?                                                                                                           aight                                                                                                                         Y &quot;Print Scrn&quot; key (to the right of F12, above Insert, to the left of Scroll Lock                                      *that is toooooooooo awesome                                                                                                   Scaling pixels                                                                                                                 Re: Scaling pixels                                                                                                             Thanks!                                                                                                                        My basic code which dosn't work                                                                                               3 *I ran your program and had no problem. I use QB1.1                                                                           5 *Never mind - sloppy testing. See answer by rem below                                                                          * works like a charm on qb4.5                                                                                                  Problem tips                                                                                                                  " * solution: IF LEN(s$) &gt; 0 THEN                                                                                            ' Or if the sentence has a comma in it...                                                                                       % You mean, &quot;redo from start&quot;                                                                                         ) Help!!  How do I print page numbersin QB?                                                                                      Please help us out here, Kay                                                                                                  Z Sorry.  Didn't mean to make anyone angry.  I just thought someone might be able to help me                                    8 Nobody is &quot;angry&quot; because you asked a question                                                                       Drawing with the mouse                                                                                                         There are some files                                                                                                           Re: There are some files                                                                                                      % You're going to be kicking yourself..                                                                                         , sorry, here is the effect you probably want:                                                                                  0 Re: sorry, here is the effect you probably want:                                                                               Yes, in this case.. though..                                                                                                  ) Re: You're going to be kicking yourself..                                                                                     ) Re: You're going to be kicking yourself..                                                                                      A question about saving files                                                                                                 ! Re: A question about saving files                                                                                             3 *Good anwser, thats exactly what I would have said.                                                                           9 What is the SHIFT key? I also nead the CTRL and ALT keys.                                                                     ! *look in qbhelp for scan codes...                                                                                              *&quot;SCAN CODES&quot;?                                                                                                       *yep, keyboard scan codes                                                                                                     ! *SCAN CODES then F1 does nothing.                                                                                             / SHIFT+F1 &gt; Contents &gt; Keyboard Scan Codes                                                                                RE:shift                                                                                                                       RE:shift                                                                                                                      > *I like LM's way better, but how do I put them into a program?                                                                 Batch File...is it correct?                                                                                                    Here are some ideas                                                                                                            Thanks.                                                                                                                       Y *correction: you said use CALL, i don't think that command exists, i think you meant GOTO                                      CALL exists in DOS                                                                                                             Sending Secret Files                                                                                                          ( you can easely write an email prog in vb                                                                                        Since you're talking about it...                                                                                              Y QB is just a very basic programing language. It is meant for dos and can do very little..                                      Help w/tile map                                                                                                                well it is easy                                                                                                               X *There is also a program made in VBasic that can make RPG's. I'll try to find the URL...                                      > * The URL for the free program is... http://www.rpgtoolkit.com                                                                 Printing Page Numbers in QBasic                                                                                               V *find out how many lines fit on a page, then keep track of how many lines you printed.                                        , meaning, if you have 50 lines on the paper..                                                                                  ; There is no way to &quot;print page numbers&quot; in QBasic                                                                    Page printing program                                                                                                         2 Thank you Corkhead, Mac, Alipha, &amp; Solitaire!!                                                                            3 *Is it just me, or did network54 update its forums?                                                                           
 *lol a lot                                                                                                                    B On this computer it is the same, but on another it is different!!!                                                             Actually...                                                                                                                   E Ok, I didn't know what happened when you left &quot;hide&quot; out...                                                          POINT function!!                                                                                                               POINT...                                                                                                                       ..and in VB 4..                                                                                                                Three facts:                                                                                                                   2 facts and a non-fact:                                                                                                        Rhican, It almost worked!                                                                                                      Question about CHAIN command                                                                                                   Well...                                                                                                                        COMMON SHARED variables...                                                                                                    1 quoted from the QBasic help file, under details..                                                                              chaining                                                                                                                       That's right, Alipha...                                                                                                        Infinite monkeys                                                                                                               re: infinite monkeys                                                                                                          H Shouldn't &quot;currentword&quot; have a &quot;$&quot; at the end of it?                                                      ' Difficult to say with so little code...                                                                                       % *correction: MOD 27 so you can get Zs                                                                                         ) That's what the &quot;+ 1&quot; is for...                                                                                     2 Amazing, Unbelievable, What the .... is going on?I                                                                            6 Nothing interesting here except overall wrong approach                                                                        $ Isn't there a better random routine?                                                                                          , I still get a biased result. HELP Any gurus!                                                                                  
 Lots -a- cows                                                                                                                  Database                                                                                                                      
 Database info                                                                                                                  Division By Zero                                                                                                               try this                                                                                                                      X * sounds like you are trying to load a .bas of a different version (which one you have?)                                      \ Re: * sounds like you are trying to load a .bas of a different version (which one you have?)                                  ` Re: Re: * sounds like you are trying to load a .bas of a different version (which one you have?)                               Chat room question(sorry)                                                                                                     5 *check yer browser setting, and make sure java is on.                                                                         > Is the program IEXPLORE.exe or IEXPLOR.exe I thought it was...                                                                  I don't understand your problem.                                                                                              @ It is not access able to anyone who dosn't know my UNIX password                                                              > *you can launch it from dos into windows, i do it all the time                                                                 Aibo programming?                                                                                                              I can do it                                                                                                                   E *Of course it is posible. I would like to see it done for PS1 though.                                                          sure...                                                                                                                        *lol                                                                                                                           Here you go, no charge...                                                                                                      Why not do something like this?                                                                                                Help splitting my program                                                                                                      There is another way!                                                                                                          variables can't carry over..                                                                                                   You can use COMMON SHARED                                                                                                      online                                                                                                                         COOP?                                                                                                                          multiplayer i think                                                                                                           M *hmm, i dont like the port programming stuff, u know where i can get the lib?                                                  *no idea                                                                                                                      Z *You could port your QBasic program to mIRC. (A chat/programming program.) URL in a second                                     * URL: http://www.mirc.co.uk                                                                                                   i know what mirc is, but                                                                                                      5 No, no, no, no...mIRC cannot be linked with QBasic...                                                                          * Maybe coop = cooperate ?                                                                                                    	 *thats it                                                                                                                     ? *How do I restart in safe mode? I nead to know soon if posible.                                                               7 * while booting pres F8 or F5 depending on your windows                                                                        *Ive got Win98 with Noviell.                                                                                                  . Anyone know the format for GIF and JPEG files?                                                                                 re: jpeg and gif format                                                                                                       , * i didnt know you visit this forum toshi...                                                                                  O * why not BMPs? (easy to understand [IMO] 256-color bmp loading routine inside)                                               " Source Code, need help w/ tile map                                                                                            & Re: Source Code, need help w/ tile map                                                                                        % eeeww.. it is a BSAVE file, BLOAD it!                                                                                         % * You probably mean pixel plus 256...                                                                                          Mac...                                                                                                                         Nevermind, I found it...                                                                                                       Mac...                                                                                                                        ! Connect 4 - A.I (A Little Advice)                                                                                              here is how i did it                                                                                                           RANDOMIZE TIMER                                                                                                                Here yah go...                                                                                                                	 Thank You                                                                                                                      Graphics                                                                                                                      0 that is a HUGE screen resolution and 32bit? Why?                                                                               Graphics reply                                                                                                                 *go away, stupid newbie                                                                                                       3 *how much video mem would be required?... TOO MUCH!                                                                            Anonymous read THIS!!!!!!                                                                                                     Z * you'd need at least 16.5 mb of video mem on your card (33 mb, if you want page-flipping)                                    
 i think...                                                                                                                     INFO...                                                                                                                        You need the future.library...                                                                                                8 look a Steeles page under VESA/SVGA If you understand C.                                                                       Hmmm....                                                                                                                      C actually, if you can figure out how to set a resolution like that..                                                            RESPONSE...                                                                                                                    XiberLord reaq this!                                                                                                          $ XiberLord read this! - CORRECTION...                                                                                          J *You have hardware that supports this? Holy Shite! I doubt many people do.                                                    B Someone please tell me how to use Set1600x1200 with Future Library                                                            F Re: Someone please tell me how to use Set1600x1200 with Future Library                                                        B *fucking christ, where the hell are all these newbies coming from?                                                             Is there a way                                                                                                                 Yes... or maybe No...                                                                                                         c * Yes get QB4.5 (url inside) and go to &quot;run&quot;&gt;&gt;&quot;make .exe&quot; and then select                            True, but...                                                                                                                   I know earthborn...                                                                                                           U * apparently, a quote takes up 5 characters instead of 1. So yeah, that throws it off                                         d * &quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&q                          
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 KaZaA Lite                                                                                                                    ; *I caught kazaa trying to upload my entire hard drive twice                                                                    Mac, sgan aig bhos!                                                                                                          1 I don't know why you think I speak Gaelic, but...                                                                             : This is two programs... translation follows this post. =)*                                                                     Mac, look at this.                                                                                                             ? Why did you post this stuff                                                                                                  *What happened to Kewwbie?                                                                                                    # Do you mean me?  (Note single 'w'.)                                                                                            *yes, I meant only one 'w'                                                                                                    & Look @ this post &amp; all the replies                                                                                         I looked...                                                                                                                   0 Loading Troubles. No buddy knows the troubles...                                                                               post some code                                                                                                                 post some code                                                                                                                 Try these things...                                                                                                           U * also, you need to have the filename (and path, if there is one) in DOS's 8.3 format                                          Arrays from a txt file                                                                                                         just an idea                                                                                                                  ' Ghost site with fully operational forum                                                                                        *not to do with QB                                                                                                            ) *  put *'s only when there is no message.                                                                                      Maze                                                                                                                          # Ive got this maze game I support...                                                                                           B *Nice homepage! How does cell dare show his trash in this company?                                                             maze.mze is bogus, though                                                                                                      Actually...                                                                                                                   + * My computer runs EXE and BAT, but not MZ2                                                                                    Mac...                                                                                                                         *Thanks                                                                                                                        In regard to that...                                                                                                          ( Well, as for going about making a maze..                                                                                       Need a good palette                                                                                                           & what is this for? A game or something?                                                                                        ' its for a game and a tile editor/drawer                                                                                       , here's a palette that you might want to use:                                                                                  1 another palette that I've seen suggested before..                                                                              ?                                                                                                                              I used:                                                                                                                       C well, the thing is, QB isn't going to use a fraction of a color ;-)                                                            Well...  I guess I was wrong...                                                                                                It is a nice pallette, though.                                                                                                L if you're going to display the palette, at least do it so you can see it ;-)                                                   I could see it...                                                                                                              i was also using pset                                                                                                         / You want to change the palette in screen 13?...                                                                               4 * btw, there are 256 colors (0 to 255 is 256 colors)                                                                           Newbie needs help                                                                                                             P *just ad &quot;system&quot; or &quot;end&quot; to stop execusion of your program                                              7 Use a loop with condition to end when answer is correct                                                                       ( Making stuff move, why doesnt this work?                                                                                       here:                                                                                                                         5 *someone should put an explanation of that in the FAQ                                                                          How is this?                                                                                                                  = *Someone will have to tell me how to fix the spacing problem.                                                                 ) Would the above be ok to go into the FAQ?                                                                                      What?!?!                                                                                                                      F * Replace the spaces with Alt+255 or Alt+0160 (depending upon your OS)                                                         *Thanks*                                                                                                                      B *Testing...  Well, it is kind of sloppy, but I think it will do...                                                            # ... unless you load it in QBasic...                                                                                            Answer useless                                                                                                                ) I was only fixing the one mistake he had.                                                                                      Adding Variables....?                                                                                                         / Just use &quot;+&quot; with alpha variable type                                                                               6 *...and to convert to numerical variable: i% = VAL(c$)                                                                         Use number not string variables                                                                                               , Read the question a little better, solitaire                                                                                   You are right Mac, but...                                                                                                      Err....                                                                                                                        How about this...                                                                                                             B *We'll never know - Jeffery asked the question but doesn't comment                                                            0 *What is a good QBasic magazine to subscribe to?                                                                               qbasic site                                                                                                                   9 Pebe and Rhican - thanks for your help. It's sweet now...                                                                      gone permanently                                                                                                              ' * Bye ChatHack... Sorry to hear that...                                                                                       Z * I'm sorry for anything I might have to do with that... Bye ne way... We'll really miss u                                    4 *Never noticed him before. What could you have done?                                                                          	 Codeworm!                                                                                                                     J * meant feeling about about what I might've done, not for giving apologies                                                    ; I missed the alias, too. Last post by Superstar on April 5.                                                                   E * my parents do. They hold lkt153's opinion in the highest regard ;-)                                                         G * lol... but leaf, you dunno the entire story... hehe but still, lol...                                                        lkt...                                                                                                                        M * thanks dude, I feel better... heh, but still, yo didn't get my point... lol                                                  *i won't miss him                                                                                                             " heres what I really wanted to say!                                                                                             same history as always                                                                                                        . *that was voulger but I will miss you ChatHack                                                                                P * Good luck Chat Hack, Sorry If I had anything to do with this, and good luck...                                              & well gee, someone has a potty mouth...                                                                                        * *err...wow!..I think thats enough of that!                                                                                    * *err...wow!..I think thats enough of that!                                                                                    7 *Bye.  I hope you can get back on someday..._______ : (                                                                        Library                                                                                                                        Making Libraries                                                                                                              C * very nice explaination. (put it on FAQ &amp; Samples? URL inside)                                                           = * I will fix it up and make it better, then post it tomorrow.                                                                 I *I would like to build a group of qb programmers in msn. my nr: 116175949                                                      * i mean icq srry                                                                                                             M Re: *I would like to build a group of qb programmers in msn. my nr: 116175949                                                 Q Re: Re: *I would like to build a group of qb programmers in msn. my nr: 116175949                                             U Re: Re: Re: *I would like to build a group of qb programmers in msn. my nr: 116175949                                          a                                                                                                                             ) b' onmouseover='javascript:history.back()                                                                                      a                                                                                                                              b                                                                                                                              Re: b                                                                                                                          Visual Basic question                                                                                                         L how do you mean that the textbox always displays the value of that variable?                                                  B *For user input, what they put in the text box equals the variable                                                            + * just the opposite:  variable = text1.text                                                                                    *Text1.Text = &quot;abc&quot;                                                                                                 S You don't &quot;assign&quot; a variable to a text box; you display it in a text box                                            QBasic IP Reader                                                                                                               netstat /n ???                                                                                                                 asm with c++                                                                                                                   depends on yer compiler...                                                                                                    / actually, I've got another question for you all                                                                               	 solutions                                                                                                                      printing 06 instead of 6                                                                                                       Re: printing 06 instead of 6                                                                                                   cheers...but                                                                                                                  - you will need to write some extra code anyway                                                                                  Try this                                                                                                                      7 Becoming Desperate Need program to convert dec. to bin.                                                                       9 * a dec. to bin converter as a very beginners assignment?                                                                     ! Yes, a very beginners assignment.                                                                                             V OKOKOK ill give you a prog if you stop nagging; You could of found it yoursleve i hope                                        W *mabe you should explain it so he knows how to do it next time and learns what it means                                        * what is there to explain???                                                                                                 C *he is a very beginer so he probly doesnt know what ne thing means.                                                           = *rhican, please don't reward cheaters by doing their homework                                                                 Z *didn't know you people cared so mutch about it.but ok i won't help people in need then :)                                    I No! DO HELP people in need DONT do it for them. They wont learn that way.                                                     7 Becoming Desperate Need program to convert dec. to bin.                                                                        Still clueless                                                                                                                6 Go to Future Software's forum(s) Jordan and the others                                                                         *seriously, just delete it.                                                                                                    do the following                                                                                                              
 MIDI files                                                                                                                     This might work...                                                                                                            : I need a simple program to convert Decimal to binary, help                                                                    ] * and why do you need this? (try searching for &quot;binary&quot; in the past few pages, btw)                                  I am still in trouble.                                                                                                        7 *btw = By The Way and we shall NEVER do yourhomework...                                                                       7 Becoming Desperate Need program to convert dec. to bin.                                                                        My jobs(all part time)                                                                                                        L Test.exe is COMPLETE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!                                                  A A joke I thought up a few minutes ago... hope it's not too corny.                                                             ! * I'm afraid it is VERY corny ;-)                                                                                             " *be nice alipha. Thats hilarious!!                                                                                            F *HAH!!! Yer just jealous cuz u didn't think of it first, Leaf! ;^)&gt;                                                         * no...it was corny :P                                                                                                        E Re: A joke I thought up a few minutes ago... hope it's not too corny.                                                         9 What does c++ have to do with object-oriented techniques?                                                                      C++...                                                                                                                        H *Oh. By the way, at my office we use &quot;OO&quot;, not &quot;OOP&quot;                                                      + well, that really depends upon the context:                                                                                    gone...                                                                                                                       : *Hope everything's alright.  Come back as soon as you can.                                                                     Inquiry                                                                                                                       ) no, not without a SVGA graphics library..                                                                                     + * what does this WAIT &amp;H3DA, 8 crap do?                                                                                   
 Here we go...                                                                                                                 R Where can I get a program so I can draw good tiles for an rpg game pixel by pixel.                                             check out this URL                                                                                                            = *Anyone know where I can get assembly? (compiler or whatever)                                                                  Well...                                                                                                                        i need more help                                                                                                               TASM...                                                                                                                       Z *TASM is at my website, dunno where you'd find tutorials though (do you already have one?)                                     *testing testing                                                                                                               * hi a                                                                                                                         Animations.                                                                                                                   + the #1 thing you can do is not use CLS, heh                                                                                    Software                                                                                                                       Announcing QBaswiki                                                                                                           - I'm looking for programmers to make a real OS                                                                                 I you probably won't be able to get a programmer with all that knowledge...                                                      I know                                                                                                                         hehe..                                                                                                                        @ *Heh, make that link www.tekscode.com/~electrosoft/dge/index.htm                                                              D Re: *Heh, make that link www.tekscode.com/~electrosoft/dge/index.htm                                                           Hehehehehe !!!!                                                                                                                May I join your team? (nt)                                                                                                     Yes                                                                                                                           = 8 I have signed up, but I must take my leave for the night...                                                                  *No text ^ meant *, not 8                                                                                                     1 Why would you want to write a &quot;real OS&quot;                                                                              Yea                                                                                                                           U i am also fassinated by the idea of creating my own operating system :) so I 'll help                                          Want to join                                                                                                                  4 Too much clutter at that site. Lets use this one....                                                                           Direct QB DQBDir$ prob                                                                                                        C hmm dont know de dqb function but do you just want a list of files?                                                            oohw this will be your problem                                                                                                 Thanks                                                                                                                         a                                                                                                                             
 Re: Thanks                                                                                                                    
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 *delete it                                                                                                                     *delete it now.   right now.                                                                                                   here..                                                                                                                         printing off backwards                                                                                                        $ Instead of printing in  your loop...                                                                                          9 * Damn stylez! I was creating a whole suspense thing! heh                                                                      I understand...                                                                                                               9 * Just put a semicolon ; at the end of the previous line!                                                                     ) *It's backwards, not going down each line                                                                                      yeah, it does that..                                                                                                           *******THANKS GUYS!                                                                                                           / Is it possible to have 256 colors in Screen 12?                                                                                * No!                                                                                                                         D *Not 256 at a time, but you can have 16 that are any color at all...                                                           * Yes, but too complicated...                                                                                                  YES very easy (and much more)                                                                                                 + * But then you don't use screen 12, do you?                                                                                   H * Well, not exactly 12 but still 640*480 I think that's what he meant...                                                      G srry Mac i was on a holiday here is that program for the square root...                                                        here's mine, if you want it:                                                                                                   De rest? (The remainder?)                                                                                                      let me explain the rest                                                                                                       F * when i say 'the rest' i mean the reminder for (the not dutch people)                                                         *gotcha - OK - Great program                                                                                                   Hey Mac...                                                                                                                    Help with fonts                                                                                                                ...this will work                                                                                                              Hi, TheBob - Welcome back!                                                                                                    1 *Thanks (yup, -that's the one I have bookmarked).                                                                              HOW to draw a picture 800x600                                                                                                  get that with asm...                                                                                                          2 * more info: http://www.ctyme.com/intr/rb-0275.htm                                                                             Get Future Library !                                                                                                           help storing graphic data                                                                                                     : * 260 is the lenght... GETted graphics have a 4byte header                                                                     Saving sprites...                                                                                                             < Oh, -and when dimensioning/saving a multiple sprite array...                                                                  ( *Thanks man, ill try it at my home! (nt)                                                                                       I can't complete exercice...                                                                                                  = Hahahahahahahahaha! Now THIS is a request for homework! 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(nt)*                                                                     ???                                                                                                                            Well then...                                                                                                                   *ROFL                                                                                                                          qbasic program help                                                                                                           $ * simply code the algorythm you use!                                                                                           well, how do you do it then?                                                                                                  + is there anyway to use a variable in this??                                                                                   / It's not letting you pass a variable because...                                                                               ! * or use: DIM variable AS INTEGER                                                                                             M Is there any way to change the amount of conventional memory given to Qbasic?                                                  Re : Conventional Memory                                                                                                      > i cant get the graphics to work with the program, please HELP.                                                                % Your color routines don't do anything                                                                                         B Re: i cant get the graphics to work with the program, please HELP.                                                            * Using colors in text and in a sub/function                                                                                     Here:                                                                                                                         6 *Change second from last line to speed up/slow down...                                                                         RE: making your sub work                                                                                                       I made a fade-in routine                                                                                                      	 *ummmm...                                                                                                                      ?                                                                                                                              *I was just, ummmmm...                                                                                                        " oh, btw... the screen mode thing..                                                                                            
 MIDI files                                                                                                                     ok...                                                                                                                          Some please help me                                                                                                           = *Please check your earlier post about this. There are answers                                                                 / *dont put 'StartTimer=TIMER' inside the loop =)                                                                                where to start?                                                                                                               M If you payed attention in class you should know &quot;where to start&quot;...                                                  jerks                                                                                                                         0 * Creativity is something that cannot be taught.                                                                              $ *make a maze. Thats all im gona say.                                                                                          Y *Yes. A maze game is pretty easy. The one I made for part of a mIRC RPG worked very well.                                     X * or perhaps make a test program that involves graphics, like my small program, TEST.EXE                                       No ideas for a game, but                                                                                                      T *I've read that the best starting spot for programming a game for is a Tetris clone.                                          Z *Or, I suppose you could cheat and just port my ultra stupid VBasic/mIRC Pumpkin Smashers.                                    U *And, card games are always a good choice. A few card graphics and a bunch of coding.                                         ' Making my program into multiple modules                                                                                       6 split into two programs, and use the CHAIN command...*                                                                         help                                                                                                                          U *No one here will do your homework or test for you. Next time pay attention in class.                                         5 *In an INTRO to computers you are programing!!!???!!!                                                                          Why does that surprise you?                                                                                                   U If you are just learning computers you shoulden't (in my opinion) be programing them!                                         , *no text in the above message (or this one!)                                                                                   why not?                                                                                                                       Keep in mind...                                                                                                                also....                                                                                                                       ok...                                                                                                                          Timer event trapping (i think!)                                                                                                Don't need event traping                                                                                                      + how would i make a copy of the game snake??                                                                                     Make a copy of the game snake...                                                                                              8 * I think he meant he wants to write a clone of nibbles.                                                                      # That subroutine won't work, Nathan!                                                                                           $ I've done it before and it worked...                                                                                          ) Well.. It didn't work on this computer...                                                                                      *No, it didn't work, sorry...                                                                                                 B in the message is ent below i meant dark grey not dry grey thanks.                                                            G Ok...so why not respond to that message instead of making a new thread?                                                       0 Yeah, joseph morgan. FYI this is how to do that.                                                                               I need help.... with colors                                                                                                   4 * There are several, 7, 8, 16-31 I think that's it..                                                                          B let's try to put alittle effort into trying to find out yourself..                                                             64 colors of grey...                                                                                                            i can't the timer to count to 30                                                                                               Here are some suggestions                                                                                                     $ Good suggestions, luc. Minor defect.                                                                                           Edit my program                                                                                                                I need help with file commands                                                                                                , * Check out Chapter 5 tutorial of Qbasic.com                                                                                   Sorry but I'm french...                                                                                                       # Put an equals sign in your program.                                                                                            Sorrry, but i 'm Dutch                                                                                                        	 OK, so...                                                                                                                     E *If it is big, put it here http://www.network54.com/Hide/Forum/190883                                                         # He posted it. Any ideas? I have one                                                                                           	 Riddle...                                                                                                                     
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 I dunno...                                                                                                                    M the makers of blender (NaN) have gone bankrupt, download a copy at my webpage                                                  Help please.                                                                                                                  V *Why do you nead that? I mean you could MABIE add all of the memory and get a total...                                         Here                                                                                                                          7 This doesn't work very well if there is a lot of files.                                                                        help on rotating a line                                                                                                        Two subs for you..                                                                                                            N I need help on how to activate the arrow keys to move something on the screen.                                                B don't we have a good explaination for this on the FAQ board yet???                                                            * Here try this. Post it in FAQ if you want.                                                                                     Help                                                                                                                          I * A bit hard to help when we have no idea what your code looks like, neh?                                                     + Someone gimme a better time delay than this                                                                                   
 Here's one...                                                                                                                 Z *thnx. by the way, i couldn't get at your site...&quot;This page cannot be displayed&quot;                                    A *weird, I just tested it! works for me! I'll go deeper onto that!                                                              *must be the server i'm using                                                                                                 
 perhaps...                                                                                                                    C *whoah, just got an error message in Spanish! I only speak English.                                                           ? * Portuguese, not spanish... could you copy the message for me?                                                                It was a page URL in here                                                                                                     Y * 404 = page not found error (those numbers are generic). I dunno what to do, then! sorry                                      cualquiera que sepa Espaol                                                                                                    Ok...                                                                                                                         O *Hey, how do you get the cool ~ thingies to go over the letters? Charactar map?                                               S Re: *Hey, how do you get the cool ~ thingies to go over the letters? Charactar map?                                           E lkt153, will you please translate both messages to Gailic or English?                                                          'k eeawn! heh =)                                                                                                              - * alt+u then u for ,  only on macs though :(                                                                                  cualquiera que sepa Espaol                                                                                                    Decimal to Binary Converter                                                                                                    Decimal to Binary...                                                                                                          
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 No you don't!                                                                                                                  Oh, I get it but....                                                                                                          & I haven't really analised your code...                                                                                        , err.. you'll probably ahead of him alittle..                                                                                  & *Sorry, the sleep .5 should be sleep 1                                                                                         Adding Drives.  Please help...                                                                                                 well....                                                                                                                       Ok, one more question...                                                                                                      
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Thanks!                                                                                                            - *Is there a way to decompile QBasic programs?                                                                                  * No                                                                                                                           *not legaly                                                                                                                   3 I don't think he meant &quot;decompile QBasic&quot;                                                                           	 i think..                                                                                                                      Html (off topic) help                                                                                                          3D programming                                                                                                                 *FLASH                                                                                                                         cheap, free, and easy...                                                                                                      > * Cheap (actually free), and (relatively) easy: www.blender.nl                                                                 For JP                                                                                                                         Detailes                                                                                                                      T *anybody intrested in a program to calculate a square root without the sqr function?                                           * SQR(x) = x ^ (1 / 2)                                                                                                        N * no its a complete prog that only uses + and *. just for people who like math                                                2 Yay! ill help. Math is fun Im gona work on it now.                                                                             * mine uses / too.. is that ok?                                                                                               + *if its not you could multiply by a deciaml                                                                                    *Sure! Let's see it rhican.                                                                                                    Need help quick!!!                                                                                                            6 not with the information given? email me your program?                                                                         Dude...                                                                                                                        thanks anyway (nt)                                                                                                             Have a look on......                                                                                                           need to use mouse                                                                                                              Mouse                                                                                                                         
 won't work                                                                                                                    6 * try loading QBX with the /L switch. Like: QBX.EXE /L                                                                        * I HATE TRIPOD!!!!!! THEY SUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!                                                                                    M * First off, stop typing in all caps! It's annoying. Second try Geocities.com                                                  *sorry bout that...I was mad.                                                                                                  Be reasonable, Guy Smilie                                                                                                     
 *TANSTAAFL                                                                                                                     ko? Car' son? Huh?                                                                                                             * No text above^   =^D                                                                                                        5 *sorry about that, i didnt know they would be pissed.                                                                         
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 In fact...                                                                                                                    ) *qb45.com uses it, although its automatic                                                                                      I know I allready said this...                                                                                                 Sorry to say...                                                                                                               5 *There is a scroll bar, what did you mean? What page?                                                                          Yes, there is now... Weird...                                                                                                 W *Im actully pretty good with js, I just didn't put in a script for something like that.                                       Z Overlord, why do you try to be someone you're not?  stop it.  accept that you're a newbie.                                     *(nt) in above message                                                                                                        Y *In fact I agree with the first post, the site is not done yet. I don't agree with JP ...                                     & *There is text in the above message...                                                                                         *JP I know Im a newbie :-)                                                                                                     Recomendations                                                                                                                0 Possible to make QBASIC run a separate EXE file?                                                                               Use the SHELL command...                                                                                                      
 actully...                                                                                                                    # *use RUN &quot;nameOfFile.exe&quot;                                                                                           B *I thought that only worked after the program had been compiled...                                                            	 compiling                                                                                                                     # *use RUN &quot;nameOfFile.exe&quot;                                                                                            Creating save games - code                                                                                                     Saving and restoring                                                                                                          9 *Here's the way I handled it in one of my VBasic games...                                                                     : Does anyone know a HTML fourm so i can ask questions there                                                                      It scrolls in the left frame....                                                                                              = You can set the frame's SCROLLING property to &quot;NO&quot;:                                                                 % * Link inside to w3's frame standard.                                                                                         L *thanks. I had the command but in the wrong spot. It seems to work good now.                                                  ) *When ever I need help for HTML coding...                                                                                     K * Asterisks (*) are used to flag messages with no text. The above has text.                                                    File downloads                                                                                                                I *how come i can download QB files from Qbasic.com? it doesnt display them                                                      'cos ...                                                                                                                      " *Good, complete answer, bisray :-)                                                                                            $ *What is the inkey number for escape                                                                                           *27 i think                                                                                                                   @ bob is right with 27. When you want to find the INKEY$ number...                                                              ? Close to getting this to work.  Could use a little help please.                                                               	 um.. sure                                                                                                                     
 Re: um.. sure                                                                                                                 / Interrupts, I know this ain't Qbasic related...                                                                               
 Interrupts...                                                                                                                 3 Re: Interrupts, I know this ain't Qbasic related...                                                                           $ * you meant: built-in dos' memory...                                                                                           interrupts got their name...                                                                                                    Interrupts vs Interrupt Handlers                                                                                              
 Woah, thanks!                                                                                                                 5 what's the inkey$=&quot;code&quot; for the ENTER key?                                                                          *13                                                                                                                            * ASC(key$) = 13                                                                                                               * INKEY$ = CHR$(13)                                                                                                            I need help Please!!!                                                                                                         # * We just don't give away full code                                                                                           ! *do my work for me! -- thot so...                                                                                             " Tiffany, I have a question for you                                                                                             i need some code                                                                                                              K * Using hakware as primary OS. Problems after running XGUI3. Wants OS help.                                                    Creating Save Games                                                                                                            Re: Creating Save Games                                                                                                       , *you need to save game information to a file                                                                                   Re: Creating Save Games                                                                                                       . *Why is TIMER half a second slower than TIME$?                                                                                $ I don't know, but here is a guess...                                                                                          
 because...                                                                                                                     small correction...                                                                                                            Help with a small program                                                                                                      Well...                                                                                                                        LOL                                                                                                                            * Small program: END                                                                                                           smaller program...                                                                                                            7 *Leave out the REM statements and here is the smallest:                                                                       F * Is there a way to change the brightness of the text if it is green??                                                         *use a brighter shade of green                                                                                                 yes...                                                                                                                        . *No, there are 262,144 different combinations!                                                                                 do untill loop                                                                                                                K * Post your what code you have done and then it'll be a lot easier to debug                                                    Re: do untill loop                                                                                                             Re: Re: do untill loop                                                                                                         Kapten Fruktkaka, Hunhh??                                                                                                      Re: Re: do untill loop                                                                                                         the way i'd do it...                                                                                                           Re: do untill loop                                                                                                            ! Although that is good practice...                                                                                             * supercomputer.at/qbasic101 game downloads!                                                                                    E We saw the link the first time you posted it as &quot;cyberat3&quot;.                                                         $ someone enjoyed the program and site                                                                                          0 home of &quot;emsweeper&quot;; 100's of download                                                                               A network54 status report                                                                                                      * MAC!! Never ever leave!! ;-)                                                                                                D *Um... Leaf, I think it was Steven Roussey who was away, not Mac :^)                                                          % * sorry, I'm not always... awake, heh                                                                                         @ *It was Steve who was away, not me. Those are all Steve's words.                                                              # How can I view and edit .EXE codes?                                                                                           / *not unless you happen to speak machine code ;P                                                                                To any one who knows unix.                                                                                                    M Do you think that qbasic.com would care if i used their tutorials on my stie?                                                 < *There is no one to care any more. I still would NOT though.                                                                  2 *do see why not, so long as you give proper credit                                                                             *Why not just link to each one?                                                                                               R If the QBasic.com site should ever disappear, those tutorials may be lost forever.                                             No, they won't be lost forever.                                                                                               X *Well, I just printed them out several days ago and I have them on the table next to me.                                      " See?  They won't just disappear...                                                                                            @ *Mallard is un-reahable! P.S. Please visit www.overlord-2007.com                                                               This is for BEN WOODRUFF                                                                                                      % I beleave you want a guessing game...                                                                                         > * answer$ is a string, Time is a number. Loose the $ on answer                                                                % I keep getting an Out Of Memory error                                                                                          Answer in 3                                                                                                                    Re: Answer in 3                                                                                                                yer program may be small...                                                                                                    ONLY 70.3k?                                                                                                                   L *LOL - i was thinkin the limit was 64MB!  thats pretty damn huge isn't it ;P                                                  6 The program i'm working on is 74.9kb.  the trick is...                                                                        7 *and i expect it to get well over 80kb before it's done                                                                       / *I use no graphics, and only a few small arrays                                                                                Break into multiple modules                                                                                                    LM banned from Leahcim                                                                                                         Cell doesn't lie...                                                                                                           I well, LM, Leahcim is my newest friend. I am now a #QBCHAT op and #cpp op!                                                      I doubt that seriously.....                                                                                                    hmmm....                                                                                                                       LM, haha                                                                                                                       Dearest Cell....                                                                                                              ! regrets more than a year later...                                                                                             
 Cell, haha                                                                                                                     wait...                                                                                                                       & stop bring chatroom crap to the forum.                                                                                        * I kinda figured thats what the deal was...                                                                                    ( *Your school lets you visit chatrooms!!!                                                                                      L *Alipha is right, just ignore Cell, and Cell if you are op what is the pass?                                                   Cell...                                                                                                                       8 Can you print a character in inverted color in screen 12                                                                      0 Without reprinting what's already on the screen?                                                                              3 What I realy ment was, I am trying to print numbers                                                                            PUT would work for this...                                                                                                     * Thanks got it sorted                                                                                                         Hey Cell...                                                                                                                    Previous post, useless                                                                                                         *In what way did i insult you?                                                                                                A Video Editing (not QB related, by I don't know where else to ask)                                                              I dont know the exact name....                                                                                                
 Video editors                                                                                                                 9 I just need help with one more thing with the bmp loader.                                                                      If i read this right then...                                                                                                  0 if anonymouse did indeed answer your question...                                                                               Well it didn't work                                                                                                            Help with program.. please!!                                                                                                    RE: Help with Program... Please!                                                                                              + Analyze line by line what your program does                                                                                   : actually, I'm wondering if that is indeed what he wanted..                                                                    & Yes, he needs another variable, BigTot                                                                                        9 * Well, at least someone found the bug - Congratulations!                                                                     ! bah! page 690 (at April 2002) (-)                                                                                             ( I know.  Page 690 is a little messed up.                                                                                      8 *Can you guys PLEASE tell me your network45.com login's?                                                                       Not sure what you mean, but                                                                                                   8 *Your account names on network45 (mine is overlord_2007)                                                                      P We can't find &quot;www.network45.com&quot;. Click Go to try your address again.                                               you're not getting mine!                                                                                                      ; *I only want your name NOT password, or anything like that!                                                                    Beluefam                                                                                                                      # *Yea when you sign in you get that.                                                                                           B *sorry but I forgot the CA forum page... can you Please remind me?                                                            + *http://www.network54.com/Hide/Forum/188265                                                                                   U * Man, good thing this Cell wasn't here when I came here regularly a few years ago :P                                          need help with a formula.                                                                                                     S *Try calculating the number of births and deaths seperately and then combining them                                           ; *What makes you think 1.027 is incorrect? Looks good to me.                                                                   	 I agree..                                                                                                                     % Another disturbing letter from Alipha                                                                                         > &quot;It cost a ton, from Minnisota to Georgia is hefty.&quot;                                                                  Just ignore Cell he is a dumbass                                                                                              , *heh, and it's likely to happen here (again)                                                                                  , *yea Cell is a dumbass an is unliked by ALL!                                                                                  < overlord, please return to the CA site and read posts to you                                                                   No, not unliked by all...                                                                                                      random                                                                                                                        K So sorry, we cannot help you with homework but ask cheaters like Kewbie ...                                                   F * Ignore Cell. He's the local stray that shits in your yard every day.                                                         *lol, good one                                                                                                                W &quot;Redo from start&quot; is generally due to trying to input an invalid data type...                                       * Or failure to enter all required variables                                                                                    J ..or, the string might have too many 'variables' (fatal restriction in Qb)                                                    O *ack, i forgot to put my name and e-mail in, so respond to THIS message instead                                               ; * or, for strings, use LINE INPUT &quot;blah: &quot;, blah$                                                                   3 Or, you might be trying to enter to large a number*                                                                            you probably did this                                                                                                          MAC:  Please read                                                                                                              look at my site                                                                                                               	 nice site                                                                                                                      Bitter Sweet                                                                                                                   CELL read this                                                                                                                 If you're into HTML...                                                                                                         A tip                                                                                                                          Compilation Troubles                                                                                                          H *btw this only happens with stand alone exe's. with brun45 is runs fine.                                                       ok....                                                                                                                         if you use a lot of arrays...                                                                                                 - LINK error: L1081 - out of space for run file                                                                                 " Data files and getting information                                                                                            7 OK, Here is an attempt to explain this once and for all                                                                       2 That GOSUB is totally unnecessary (and confusing!)                                                                             True! But Mac - Read this                                                                                                      codeworm - don't do that                                                                                                       Agreed                                                                                                                        ! *Is that the same for .ini files?                                                                                              For INI files...                                                                                                               well...                                                                                                                       - How can I add pictures to my Qbasic programs?                                                                                  *www.qbasic.com/tutorials.html                                                                                                " Re: *www.qbasic.com/tutorials.html                                                                                            ' *there are MANY .bmp loaders out there!                                                                                       " * tutorial/bmp loader (url inside)                                                                                            J *is there a qb command to display what directory the file is currently in?                                                     * Function CURDIR$                                                                                                             * Thanx                                                                                                                       & * uhhh, i dont see it in the help file                                                                                        5 * wow apparently qb4.5 doesn't have it! But 7.1 does!                                                                          * Poop                                                                                                                         Steve...                                                                                                                      6 * is that interrupt &amp;H21 with ax as &amp;H47 ax=47                                                                        A * yes, int 21h (&amp;H21) with ah = 47 so ax = 4700h (&amp;H4700)                                                              int 21,47 in QB4.5:                                                                                                           N Re: *is there a qb command to display what directory the file is currently in?                                                ' Display name of directory - very simple                                                                                       J *?? I get &quot;Files not found&quot; when I do that in QB1.1 in WindowsNT                                                    $ Well, if nothing else works, do this                                                                                           Better still: use this!                                                                                                       0 I debugged your function and got 8-character DIR                                                                               Huh?                                                                                                                          $ heh.  this is the best way.  period.                                                                                           That's an extreme disadvantage                                                                                                 Ports                                                                                                                          Hm..                                                                                                                          ( Couldn't make an exe file with Basic 7.1                                                                                      4 Link to download QB 7.1 with Future Library included                                                                          	 How to...                                                                                                                     % you'll have to do one of two things..                                                                                         
 Need Help!                                                                                                                     I know!                                                                                                                         Any Beta Testers for my VB Game?                                                                                              W *Hay, looks GREAT! Please send the file to me via e-mail. (I don't want to download it)                                        Great! But before I sent it...                                                                                                 *It WON'T DOWNLOAD!                                                                                                            Your Machine Possibly?                                                                                                         * JYoder! Long time no see ;-)                                                                                                ( * Back at ya bud -- good to see you! :-)                                                                                       I'm confused...                                                                                                               E I've almost forgotten anything I knew about pure DOS, so bear with me                                                         3 command.com needs to be the same version as your OS                                                                           
 Thanks, but..                                                                                                                  No, it didn't work...                                                                                                          *FDISK for DOS 6.2 or 5.1...                                                                                                  
 it doesn't                                                                                                                     Re: I'm confused...                                                                                                           7 I did that and there was no /s option or the equivalent                                                                        HAKWARE                                                                                                                         twelve days of christmas program                                                                                              / At least you have plenty of time to work on it!                                                                                about your question:                                                                                                           12 Days of Christams                                                                                                          O &quot;Anyway, tony, if your're still planning on coming back to the forum&quot;                                               A &quot;12 Days of Christmas&quot; is a song with repeating phrases                                                             3 I had a program for extra credit a few years ago...                                                                           Z *Mac is write I wouldn't like that treatment (no names mentioned, CORNEL!!!) I would leave                                    5 What is the address to POKE to effect &lt;alt+tab&gt;                                                                          not going to happen..                                                                                                          It is going to happen!                                                                                                        0 Help - program to convert decimal to binary base                                                                               Why do you need this?                                                                                                          decimal to binary and back                                                                                                    ) Why doesn't CALL ABSOLUTE work in QB 4.5?                                                                                      Actually                                                                                                                      - Re: Why doesn't CALL ABSOLUTE work in QB 4.5?                                                                                 > * you don't have to actually type qb.qlb after then /L switch.                                                                 Layering Graphics                                                                                                             F I &quot;believe&quot; there is a tutorial on using PUT w/ AND and OR..                                                        
 Thank you!                                                                                                                    3 *codeworm - Come to the CA page and face the music!                                                                           
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 Bar graphs                                                                                                                     QB Beginners here are tips                                                                                                    F * Newbies, you probably know you shouldn't run that, and Cell Shut up!                                                         *go away                                                                                                                      $ * Hey, don't steal LM's line! =) lol                                                                                           *go away cell (TM) ;P                                                                                                         % Typical - Shows lack of coding skills                                                                                          *Way to GO!!!!!!!!!!!                                                                                                          *Way to GO!!!!!!!!!!!                                                                                                         X *Hello; with that progrmme some newbie could actually run it, first it was just funny...                                       lol cell                                                                                                                      A *dont encourage him...Its not nice to pick on newbies too(im one)                                                             U * a newb to qb always has some pc knowledge, they probably know &quot;format c:&quot;                                         B *wouldn't you still get the &quot;I can't kill myself&quot; error?                                                            > *yeah, they would, good point. lol i cant believe I missed it.                                                                 This would be more effective:                                                                                                  Re: QB Beginners here are tips                                                                                                ; *they wouldnt really delete there file, the code dont work.                                                                   D * hold thy tounge, wench, or thy life will pay for though misgivings                                                          , Cell, do you think you're cool or something?                                                                                   *bad, bad move cell                                                                                                            Making stuff move                                                                                                              it depends on what you want                                                                                                   
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 * no, we dont                                                                                                                 	 *Why not?                                                                                                                      A few reasons...                                                                                                              F *ok... Any one with a network45 login (such as lkt153) please tell me.                                                        
 new to qbasic                                                                                                                  re:                                                                                                                            Basic Delay type program?                                                                                                     	 like this                                                                                                                     / C'mon now, Overlord, why didn't you use a loop?                                                                               A *your right, I was in a hurry... That works but is a bad example.                                                             4 bad example guys, if you use sleep, the prog will...                                                                          
 just use this                                                                                                                  Re: Basic Delay type program?                                                                                                 # *That is 2 complicated for a newby.                                                                                            * Overlord is right, I agree...                                                                                                Re: Basic Delay type program?                                                                                                  *We nead a groop project...                                                                                                   * is there a way for multi lines on a array.                                                                                    E AnArray$(1)=&quot;What's the answer?&quot;+chr$(10)+&quot;1&quot;+...                                                         - Another Question for those with the knowledge                                                                                  *RAM Drive?                                                                                                                   
 re *RAM Drive                                                                                                                 % *why dont u use xms directly instead?                                                                                         3 Thanks for all the help guys, but i still need more                                                                           " *Please post what you have so far.                                                                                            3 Thanks for all the help guys, but i still need more                                                                            * yes                                                                                                                         / Use INPUT$(1) instead of INPUT to hide an entry                                                                                help with audio                                                                                                                Sound Recorders                                                                                                                hmmm..                                                                                                                         *I would also like it.                                                                                                         I've forgotten...                                                                                                             
 it depends...                                                                                                                 & * PAINT (x, y), fillColor, borderColor                                                                                         mechwarrior in qbasic                                                                                                          Re: mechwarrior in qbasic                                                                                                     H QBasic may be abandoned...but, someone is still paying the bills for it.                                                      G *How can I have two or more different text sizes on the screen at once?                                                       % * Build bitmaps for each font-size...                                                                                         ) Re: * Build bitmaps for each font-size...                                                                                     U * Well... if there is a way (which I doubt) would envolve a lot of bios changing! heh                                         
 two things...                                                                                                                  Re: two things...                                                                                                              Re: Re: Two things                                                                                                             &quot;He's dead&quot;?!                                                                                                        hehe                                                                                                                           Considering...                                                                                                                O * your computer has one, then when you log onto the net, your ISP gives you one                                                There are a few...                                                                                                             * Thanks everyone                                                                                                              Some articles of interest...                                                                                                  1 help with a structure diagram (program completed)                                                                             C Is it possible to delete only a small portion of the screen also...                                                           & making programs look more professional                                                                                         NO DON'T STEAL.....                                                                                                           & *VIEW PRINT 15 TO 25: CLS : VIEW PRINT                                                                                        7 *this won't work.  you have to change the CLS to CLS 2.                                                                       I *thus it would be VIEW PRINT (firstline) TO (lastline): CLS 2: VIEW PRINT                                                     9 *Works find on QB1.1 as I originally tested and published                                                                     F *my mistake. in microsoft's &quot;running qbasic&quot; they put CLS 2.                                                        K *Do you know where Mallard got his hit counter? Or did he make it him self?                                                    get one at yahoo                                                                                                              0 additional info on question i had before on HTML                                                                               Answer                                                                                                                         that answered 1 of my 4                                                                                                        if you want...                                                                                                                 Tip                                                                                                                            *shut jo mouth                                                                                                                 okay....                                                                                                                       that's very confusing                                                                                                          3 frames...                                                                                                                    transparenties in MS Paint..                                                                                                   no can do, alipha                                                                                                              hmmm...                                                                                                                       2 Peek &amp; Poke - thanks. How do you do this then?                                                                            6 Re: Peek &amp; Poke - thanks. How do you do this then?                                                                        C hah! Very good, you gave answers that didn't use PEEK/POKE at all..                                                           7 *Pasta, wtf does any of that have to do with PEEK/POKE?                                                                       	 Truncate!                                                                                                                     " I would try reducing the file size                                                                                             C++ and QBasic?                                                                                                                Answer                                                                                                                         * there's lots of them? Really?                                                                                                seems to me that...                                                                                                           
 Tray icons                                                                                                                    = * Not to my knowledge, u'd prolly need VB or similar for that                                                                 = If you had actully looked I have allready asked this question                                                                 J * It's pages back, not many people have time to check each and every page.                                                     It was 15 pages back!!                                                                                                        V yea, sorry. I was just pissed because cell got into the chatroom and no ops were there                                          Oh, Cell, I hope you read this..                                                                                               bravo...wise words!!!                                                                                                          I beleave...                                                                                                                  G * perhaps... but you don't want to ban certain people on the forum? ;-)                                                       D *I think we should just get network45 to ban CELL, but nothing more.                                                           I nead more help...                                                                                                           	 More help                                                                                                                     ! You can't use strings as integers                                                                                             0 However, you CAN compare strings with each other                                                                              4 Re: However, you CAN compare strings with each other                                                                          & One thing missed by other responses...                                                                                         *Good catch! :-)                                                                                                              6 Is there a site where prog tutorials are more concise?                                                                         *sorry, but I have not seen one                                                                                               U * I would have to say that QB's help file is probably the closest you are gonna find.                                          Responding to hostility                                                                                                       9 You mean to tell me thats what qbasic.com will look like?                                                                      *CELL SHUT UP AND GO AWAY!                                                                                                    & *erhm..overlord, forgetting something?                                                                                         *What would that be Alipha?                                                                                                    * what you swore not to do                                                                                                    Q *I swore not to read his messages. I didn't I saw his name and told him to leave.                                             O * I still think even that little brings him joy.. knowing that he annoys people                                               
 *go away cell                                                                                                                  cell...that looks like CRAP!                                                                                                   A save game problem                                                                                                           2 use binary or random access.. (Mac, read this too)                                                                            Y * oh, heh, Mac, my ?: What happened to the numbers on the 171757 forum msgs? I liked them                                      *Me, too. Will put them back.                                                                                                  Re: A save game problem                                                                                                       4 cracking is really easy if you give out source code.                                                                          8 Re: cracking is really easy if you give out source code.                                                                      Y LOOK help please! (Newbies, do NOT use any responses to this unless U know what ur doing)                                     ? *You allready said that and wtf is &quot;PEAK &amp; POKE&quot;?                                                               % * Url for alipha's response inside...                                                                                          Keyboard memory address                                                                                                        *Never mind, I figured it out.                                                                                                 Help...                                                                                                                        *yes, there are.                                                                                                              O *First GET the piece of background that will be covered, and PUT it back later.                                               Z cell just go away... nobody likes you and are just anoyed by you (JP says the same for me)                                     please &quot;swear in&quot;:                                                                                                  @ Thanks to stylez I think I got a decent start on this program...                                                              	 ARRAYS...                                                                                                                     $ *I said I don't want it shortened...                                                                                          J * oh, heh, I didn't read close enough (why don't you want it shortened???)                                                    N *I guess I just like having long code. It did work all except the last part...                                                 Circles                                                                                                                        * Excellent response                                                                                                          Z *I had no problem with the area... ohhh well. Excuse my spelling as you know I can't spell                                    4 *What - You like having zeros printed out for areas?                                                                          " calling data from an external file                                                                                             The easiest way...                                                                                                             Web Site                                                                                                                       Ya i'd submit some...                                                                                                         P *shure that would be fine (I don't know pascal though...), but send them anyway!                                               just wondering...                                                                                                              *yes, but it is C/C++                                                                                                          no, not in pure-qb anyway..                                                                                                   / LM, What makes you think SIN^-1 x = (sin x)^-1?                                                                               [ help please! (Newbies, do NOT use any responses to this unless U know what ur doing :o)&gt;                                    (not qb related) mac...                                                                                                       . Sorry, I don't know what a &quot;swf&quot; is.                                                                                d If im not mistaken a &quot;.swf&quot; file is a &quot;Flash&quot; file (web devolopment stuff...) wh                           It was on this forum......                                                                                                    1 Ahhh! OK, Leez, I know what you are talking about                                                                              I got the post....                                                                                                            L *wtf???? That is the stupedist thing ever! &quot;The Hat&quot;???? Whatever!                                                   lol, actually....                                                                                                             Y *That is the stupidest swf file ive ever seen. Go to www.c-kids.com/benwoodruff/shoot.swf                                     $ I need help on a program for a grade                                                                                           homework.. but a little help.                                                                                                  Let me see if I get this...                                                                                                    corrections                                                                                                                    8 HIC?                                                                                                                        E *HIC = Hyper Intelligent Chicken, from a game i'm making. (n/t above)                                                         " Goto cells homework help (june 14)                                                                                            
 *go away cell                                                                                                                  hi how are you?                                                                                                                How does one play that game?                                                                                                  ) I don't know what to call this message...                                                                                     F * &quot;Overlord&quot;, short and simple, also looks less newbie L33T.                                                         *btw, what's l33t?                                                                                                            * Can you please tell me why this wont work?                                                                                    8 I see no input...so I'mjust gonna guess that you mean...                                                                       * Bah. Ignore my message.                                                                                                      *Yes thats it, thanks!                                                                                                         My real answer...                                                                                                             6 *I think the first one was better, but I don't know...                                                                         But...                                                                                                                        , *Did you see what cell said? Please read it.                                                                                  U * We've come to learn that anything that Cell says is bullshit 99.99999% of the time.                                          I have bought this site                                                                                                       
 oh dear god..                                                                                                                 7 CELL NO ONE WILL &quot;BOW DOWN&quot; TO YOU YOU PRICK!                                                                        That attitude is false                                                                                                        Z *Actully I don't even know you... I just respond in the way I beleave the other members ..                                    ( *cut it out ok... just leave us alone...                                                                                      ! *CELL please just leave us alone.                                                                                             
 *go away cell                                                                                                                  I couldn't resist...                                                                                                           about www.qb45.com...                                                                                                          okay so....                                                                                                                    The message i get is:                                                                                                         4 Yeah looks like they're still tweaking the site ....                                                                           Array search                                                                                                                   *Showing some code would help                                                                                                  if...                                                                                                                         " your all making a newbe mistake!!!                                                                                            5 Good observation! Here is more explanation for Arlene                                                                          *hmmm....good point ;P                                                                                                         Thanks for the help!                                                                                                          & Setting max and min characters allowed                                                                                         Here are some answers                                                                                                         
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 PEEK and POKE                                                                                                                 ) I used to no of a web page that had that.                                                                                      Here it is:                                                                                                                   , You don't use PEEK and POKE so much any more                                                                                  9 Here is a way to do research on this topic (or any topic)                                                                     7 Q Basic Intruiging Question from our programming class.                                                                       / Senior programmers: Don't read this. Yawn city.                                                                                Yawn City ?                                                                                                                   + Only Yawn City for senior programmers.(nt)*                                                                                    Chris - Read This!!                                                                                                            An Explanation                                                                                                                . Some further information about FOR/NEXT loops:                                                                                 Useful information                                                                                                             (Rest of message)                                                                                                             
 *Wasn't me                                                                                                                     Sorry for my ignorance...                                                                                                      *flash.to/qbasic is down                                                                                                       David (Mallard)                                                                                                               6 *heh .... Mallard cant give you ops to the chatroom...                                                                         *Why not? It is his.                                                                                                          G Its a complex story..... and I really dont want to get into it.... soz.                                                        *Well will someone please?                                                                                                     The story in a nutshell                                                                                                        well...                                                                                                                       I I seriously doubt anyone even attempted to give the password to Mallard..                                                     
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 Some Ideas                                                                                                                      *correction: CHDIR instead of CD                                                                                              , You didn't say how you were starting QBasic.                                                                                  L what's wrong with www.qb45.com? Is it down or only I am unable to access it?                                                  
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 XP and DOS                                                                                                                    $ *lol... ZeeQue is back :)... XP SUX!                                                                                          R *Don't set anything to high or realtime priority though, that might mess things up                                             Re: XP and DOS                                                                                                                 Please answer my questions!                                                                                                   L Hunhh?  Will someone please research this? I thought this was well-answered.                                                  6 *^No text. Sorry, I was in a hurry to go to a meeting.                                                                         the 25 lines                                                                                                                   srry made a mistake it is                                                                                                     + I'm not sure about QBasic, but in BASICA...                                                                                   I * As Mac said: YOU ALREADY GOT YOUR FRICKIN ANSWERS BEFORE; LOOK FOR THEM                                                      hmm.. I'll look for you, ISBN                                                                                                  *eek                                                                                                                          ; Well, I thought it was answered, but I can't find it so....                                                                   
 View print                                                                                                                    $ Buff, did you read Mac's post above?                                                                                          " Is there a 32 bit QBasic compiler?                                                                                             I would suggest                                                                                                               ) *Let's not forget QB makes bloatware also                                                                                      where can i get.......                                                                                                        0 *try www.qb4all.com under downloads&gt;compilers                                                                               How...                                                                                                                        ( *use a semicolon after the PRINT command                                                                                       *Which one?                                                                                                                   ' whichever one gives the effect you want                                                                                        You could try this                                                                                                             A great prog...                                                                                                               ' Input command not working in Firstbasic                                                                                       W * I recommend downloading Qbasic v4.5 if you wish to compile your programs (url inside)                                       ' ...but can it be controlled by a mouse?                                                                                        The mouse works                                                                                                               < * QB needs to be full screen for the mouse to work in Win2k.                                                                   converting quickbasic to ascii                                                                                                	 Simple...                                                                                                                      Why doesn't this code work?                                                                                                    If condition tests                                                                                                             Re: Why doesn't this code work?                                                                                                *Elegant                                                                                                                      	 Eleganter                                                                                                                      * not elegant; compact, heh                                                                                                   ' a comparison... (beware.  contains ASM)                                                                                       5 * I can only imagine why you felt the need to do that                                                                         3 Nice, but it reminds me of what I dislike about C++                                                                             This only furthers your point...                                                                                               * TRUE AND TRUE = 1,  not -1                                                                                                   * TRUE = -1. Try:   PRINT 3 = 3                                                                                               ) * In boolean algebra, yes. In QBASIC, no.                                                                                      More proof that TRUE = -1                                                                                                     8 *LMAO - It sure does. Join codeworm, eschew obfuscation!                                                                       resetting the pointer in a file                                                                                               
 File pointers                                                                                                                  QB ALWAYS uses file pointers                                                                                                   * SEEK #filehandle, 1                                                                                                          Elegant - Damn!                                                                                                               # *damn, damn, damn forgot about that                                                                                            Line spacing                                                                                                                  % You have to study your printer manual                                                                                         ) Re: You have to study your printer manual                                                                                      piglatin..need more help..                                                                                                    ( *Look for spaces with the INSTR function                                                                                       Ok, now an example...                                                                                                          disabling keyboard repeat rate                                                                                                 try..                                                                                                                          Well, sort of works                                                                                                           ' *You know a better way?... please tell!                                                                                       2 Nope. That's probably the closes to what he wants.                                                                            0 *Some one PLEASE send me java! I really nead it.                                                                               *okay, which files do you need?                                                                                                 porting source code into windows                                                                                              G * open the *.bas file in notepad (change the .txt into all file types).                                                       ! Help Allocationg memory to Qbasic                                                                                              I saw something once...                                                                                                       ! Try designing your program better                                                                                             " Actually I think it is possible...                                                                                             mo memry                                                                                                                       *files are the problem                                                                                                         A kind of new version of QBasic                                                                                                I suggest...                                                                                                                   QBasic no work for ME                                                                                                           Dont think ME has an actual DOS.                                                                                               Windows ME and QB                                                                                                              MS-DOS in Windows ME...                                                                                                        Actually...                                                                                                                    If I remember correctly...                                                                                                     Problems with QB and ME                                                                                                        I think I got it                                                                                                               line 24: If im not mistaken...                                                                                                $ * Cell is an idiot, pay him no mind.                                                                                          - * Well said, and keep strong CA members... =)                                                                                  hate crimes                                                                                                                    *go away                                                                                                                       *uh...yeah...whatever                                                                                                         K *CELL you are a prick when Mallard comes back we will get you ban from here                                                   Z *anyone know any good exercises that I could work on to improve my skill (like a challenge                                     *Make a pig lating program, lol                                                                                               % Ah ah there you are - Mersenne Primes                                                                                          this is what i got                                                                                                             Mersenne Primes                                                                                                               + I don't know what Mersenne Primes are but..                                                                                    Long numbers                                                                                                                  O *How do I output the numbers to a file? like a text file so I can see them all.                                                Writing to a file                                                                                                              heres something else                                                                                                           Overflow of MOD                                                                                                                Why the above code fails                                                                                                      N im having trouble inserting this into my code. I dont understand it very well.                                                 there you go                                                                                                                   1 more question                                                                                                                :-)                                                                                                                            Last question...I promise                                                                                                      Tests for prime                                                                                                                sorry...I lied                                                                                                                 it's ok                                                                                                                        *thanks... Really helpfull                                                                                                     hate crimes                                                                                                                    either toy are lying or...                                                                                                     *yea                                                                                                                           Winsock Progging                                                                                                              M * http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&amp;q=%22winsock+programming%22+tutorial                                                   !  !                                                                                                    *uhh... (enough said be me lol)                                                                                               K * That's Russian.. try changing your browsers config to cirylic alphabet...                                                      ..                                                                                                               Output                                                                                                                        , *Print #1, f$;&quot;,&quot;g$ (not Write #1)                                                                                   Help outputing to a text file                                                                                                  To generate leading zeros                                                                                                     
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No, it's created when you compile the program                              WINXP sucks... read this.                                                                                                      your proof?                                                                                                                   ( *I allready said that in the post above.                                                                                       *LOL i agree :)                                                                                                               ( You are right, and wrong, kinda...readme                                                                                      F I think he means something much more than that takes place in WinXP...                                                         Not only with media player.                                                                                                   M unless this is like a huge &quot;chain of sites&quot; that are doing this, no                                                 / * Hmm...I think I'll be switching to Linux now.                                                                                masking bitmapz                                                                                                               ! It's about the VIEW PRINT command                                                                                              Explaination...                                                                                                                Help on stack clearing                                                                                                         The FAQ has a good explanation                                                                                                 well..                                                                                                                        
 NO, NO, NO!!!                                                                                                                  how                                                                                                                           	 Reworded:                                                                                                                     % Help on Pig Latin Program...please...                                                                                          Use strings                                                                                                                   Q *actually, you just need one string, and use the MID$ function to extract letters                                             % good thing I'm in a good mood today..                                                                                         " Algorithm for Pig Latin translator                                                                                             IGNORE THIS MESSAGE                                                                                                           - * Updated my home page: www.lkt153.hpg.com.br                                                                                  number cruncher                                                                                                               > remove the &quot;IF j &lt;&gt; i THEN&quot; bit and it works..                                                                5 Re: did you set the screen mode using future library?                                                                         0 I have an older version of Future.Library, but..                                                                               &lt;8)                                                                                                                        D did exactly as ya said and it ses parameter type mismatch, how come?                                                          7 * add () onto the end of Cube in the GET and PUT lines.                                                                        cheerz d00d &gt;8)                                                                                                             Files                                                                                                                          There's no sucha  thing as                                                                                                     I know                                                                                                                        4 There are two kinds of files: sequential and random.                                                                           Hunhh?                                                                                                                         Wuups                                                                                                                           For any one who is good with js.                                                                                               ...                                                                                                                            Works fine for me                                                                                                             J *Did it make the text folow your mouse, AND disable the right mouse click?                                                    ! Sorry, I didn't test those cases.                                                                                             K * Don't bother with disabling right click. There are always ways around it.                                                    * not to mention very annoying                                                                                                ! Hey, &quot;Da Scottie Boy&quot;!!                                                                                             
 Quck Basic                                                                                                                      QB4.5: www.geocities.com/aliphax                                                                                               *no text above...                                                                                                             
 Cd-Burning                                                                                                                    O There really isn't anything that make your drive go faster than its supposed to                                                *no text                                                                                                                      " *duh friend is messing with you...                                                                                             Well...                                                                                                                        Easier to understand:                                                                                                          bingo                                                                                                                          * why don't you make your own?                                                                                                D Please!!NO!!! Don't write your own!!                                                           OK, guys -- Let's try it out                                                                                                   Thanks &gt;weeps with joy&lt;                                                                                                  internet help (off topic)                                                                                                      Turn off Wordwrap                                                                                                             3 *You meant Turn ON Wordwrap. He already has it off.                                                                           $ Wups! Never mind - We're both wrong.                                                                                          ( Re: Wups! Never mind - We're both wrong.                                                                                      , Re: Re: Wups! Never mind - We're both wrong.                                                                                  Z *Download the text file, then edit with Wordpad (don't copy, then paste to Wordpad window)                                     starcraft (off topic)                                                                                                         . http://www.sotmesc.org/gcms/games/bbindex.html                                                                                A *Just keep typing in numbers and or letters till u get it correct                                                             $ * And the patience comes from where?                                                                                          D *It worked for me once :) Got it on the 10th try for visual studio 5                                                          , * I made over 50 attempts for Diablo II: LOD                                                                                  * * Why not just search for a key generator?                                                                                    ; * Wasn't in the mood... I managed to get it right anyway...                                                                   J though if you want to play on battle.net, you'll need your unique number..                                                    7 gouraud pics in screen 13 (using lkt153's palette info)                                                                        * Looks really cool!                                                                                                           *Saweat!!!!!                                                                                                                   stupid me... please help...                                                                                                   $ Deleted Java??? How did you do that?                                                                                          . * there's java.exe and javaw.exe in c:\windows                                                                                ? *It was in C:\Program Files\Java\. I deleated the whole folder.                                                               J *I allready tryed re-instaling Internet Explorer 4.0 and that didn't help.                                                    C *Before doing that, I hope you tried to find it in the wastebasket.                                                           * *Of course i did, but I shift+deleated it.                                                                                    J *Could you please just send me a .zip file of your C:\Program Files\java\?                                                    	 *What OS?                                                                                                                     : *don't ask us to waste our time because of your stupidity.                                                                    T *Maybe you should use System File Checker or download java from http://java.sun.com/                                           .......                                                                                                                        Out of memory!                                                                                                                 tell me about it..                                                                                                             well..                                                                                                                         Methods of using less memory                                                                                                   Blackjack Tutorial                                                                                                             stylez                                                                                                                        L * Looks good. I use (and recommend) 0160 because it works on both 98 and 2k.                                                  I Here is an interesting study. Do you get the same results on your system?                                                     S *Everyone should get similar results because it's the browser that chops the spaces                                           ? What I want to know is why keyboard 0160 is different from 160.                                                                I obviously lied                                                                                                              ? *Corrected. Well, I'm surprised nobody in this forum knows why.                                                                Help with background problem                                                                                                   Move the first CLS...                                                                                                         G Some information on the slowdown on April 3 (I was there - it was slow)                                                        those pesky bitmapz                                                                                                           @ * did you set the screen mode using Future Library? (Set***x***)                                                               Changing the font in qbasic                                                                                                    Only in graphic screen modes...                                                                                               < Are there any libraries to make QBasic programs look better?                                                                  P * Future Library can use SVGA for more colours, can also use higher resolutions.                                               ftp questions....                                                                                                             O *Once apon a time I was Alex Roy in this forum (back in '99)... oh the memories                                                test                                                                                                                           There are NO problems with XP                                                                                                 ! Re: There are NO problems with XP                                                                                             . *may mean QB doesn't recognise them... or not.                                                                                3 *his point was that Qb works, not the modem/printer                                                                           	 *Exactly.                                                                                                                      Fading                                                                                                                         lkt153@bol.com.br                                                                                                             4 * somehow I managed to fuck up the title, oh well...                                                                          4 * Just tested it, doesn't work, I'll debug it now...                                                                           Bugs fix...                                                                                                                    Re: Bugs fix...                                                                                                                Hm...                                                                                                                         $ Program for simple lightning effects                                                                                           Tis fast...too fast...                                                                                                         Screen 13 RGB colours                                                                                                          Here...                                                                                                                       
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 wtf? mallard?                                                                                                                 
 just visiting                                                                                                                 - * It's just nice to meet you at last! heh ;-)                                                                                 ; *Do you have the password for this forum? Or know who does?                                                                   A Is there a command that finds out if a variable is an odd number?                                                              Odd?                                                                                                                           *Thanks                                                                                                                       D I realise pappy already answered it, but there's even another way...                                                          < At the assembly level, the AND instruction is much faster...                                                                  5 Hmmm....speed doesn't seem to be much of a problem...                                                                          Screenshots for our game....                                                                                                   Vampire numbers                                                                                                                For...Next loops                                                                                                              0 Um...it won't loop as many times as you think...                                                                               oops                                                                                                                           Can I see some music programs                                                                                                  Hm...                                                                                                                         
 VIEW PRINT                                                                                                                    : *you forgot that the screen scrolls with each printed line                                                                    " *each bottom line printed, that is                                                                                            , yes, notice that two lines are printed here:                                                                                  9 * Mac, are you from Denmark? If not, do you speak Danish?                                                                     6 *Jeg vil hellere ikke tale om min selv, bar QBasic :-)                                                                         * Jeg forstar ikke...?                                                                                                        8 I think he's not. Look at the time he's posting messages                                                                      = Right. And we all know that all Danes reside in Denmark (nt)*                                                                 O * I was just talking about one of the possibilities. didn't say I was 100% sure                                                I replied to your EMail address                                                                                               	 * LOL ;-)                                                                                                                     9 * Mac, are you from Denmark? If not, do you speak Danish?                                                                     # A little QBasic Forum index utility                                                                                            *kewl :)                                                                                                                       I've started a new forum...                                                                                                    blahblah                                                                                                                       Re: blahblah                                                                                                                  L &quot;how to make my qbasic program start himself when windows starts?&quot;                                                   You could also...                                                                                                             M *All BAT, EXE, CMD, amd COM files. Not BAS files. Must do what codeworm says.                                                 $ Newbies, take a look at this program                                                                                           Post it here                                                                                                                  8 I would rather post it in a forum where it will get seen                                                                       An interesting finding...                                                                                                     " To make change for $123.45 (12345)                                                                                            = Well, I'll be... stylez? Alipha? Earthborn? lkt153? somebody?                                                                 1 To check and see if it's actually doing something                                                                             < *All Look at my new website www.geocities.com/vladimir28570b                                                                  G * The more you advertise your site, the less likely we are to visit it.                                                       W *sorry about that, the one on top is where I had my Email address included. I forgot it                                       < * Why the train pictures? There's no explanation about them.                                                                   Because                                                                                                                       = No problems with the trains. (Btw. America isn't my country).                                                                  * ^ No text in that msg                                                                                                       < *All Look at my new website www.geocities.com/vladimir28570b                                                                  3 How did the Jews get there own back on the Germans?                                                                           ) Do not read or respond. Not QBasic  (nt)*                                                                                      * HAHAHAHAHA! nt                                                                                                               * boo DOES NOT LOL  :(                                                                                                        = * hey guess what....your joke was not funny you piece of shit                                                                  Lost QBIBLIO.BAS ??                                                                                                            question about ballistics                                                                                                      answer (metric)                                                                                                                thanks.                                                                                                                       : How do you open other programs from inside a basic program                                                                    0 Here is something that works on old computers...                                                                              ; *RUN only runs *.exe after the program has been compiled...                                                                   > Re: How do you open other programs from inside a basic program                                                                 ZIP ZIP ZIP                                                                                                                   
 CHAIN COMMAND                                                                                                                  Re: CHAIN COMMAND                                                                                                              Oops...                                                                                                                        CHAIN COMMAND STILL NOT WORKING                                                                                               % * Try: SHELL &quot;filename.exe&quot;                                                                                          Need Music composer                                                                                                            *What type of music?                                                                                                          
 * like ff has                                                                                                                 * Could you send me a copy of source code...                                                                                     Sorry...                                                                                                                       Mac...                                                                                                                        I * Codeworm said it! (nevermind me codeworm, just trying to annoy you!) =)                                                      Thanks, lkt153! Made my day!                                                                                                   * happy birthday!                                                                                                              Frankly, Mac, I think it's...                                                                                                  Happy birthday Mac!                                                                                                            To answer your question                                                                                                        Happy Birthday!!!                                                                                                             @ *All Look at my new website     www.geocities.com/vladimir28570b                                                               Apology extended                                                                                                               *Like codeworm said... :-)                                                                                                     A forum apology                                                                                                               3 Everybody gets on somebodies nerves sooner or later                                                                           P * I'd like to apologize to you codeworm for geting sooo much on your nerves! ;-)                                               Forums                                                                                                                         Mistake in above^:                                                                                                             Forum providers                                                                                                                Preserving spaces                                                                                                              *Thanks                                                                                                                       % If I have a forum at network54.com...                                                                                         
 It depends...                                                                                                                 ! two millions of indivible numbers                                                                                              VULP                                                                                                                           VULP!                                                                                                                          Santiago (VULP)                                                                                                                Ok,                                                                                                                            Expression Evaluator                                                                                                          G * You mean 2 formulas and 2 lines wich intersect each other when equal?                                                        heres som ideas...                                                                                                             Re: Expression Evaluator                                                                                                      9 Good technique, Pasta_Fresca. Here is some debugged code.                                                                      YEAH !!                                                                                                                        I hadn't thought of that                                                                                                      ' This is an extremely ambitious project!                                                                                        a little help if possible                                                                                                      Here is the help                                                                                                               thanks                                                                                                                         *.exe and *.com                                                                                                               G * there is a lot of text in that msg above, and there is an asterisk :)                                                       Q Ok, when i said *.com, I meant a .com file.  I wasn't thinking about astericks...                                             A *Wasn't thinking about astericks there either : )  No text above^                                                             I Just compile to an object file and use a linker like TLink to make a .COM                                                      Wrong...                                                                                                                       The original STARTREK program                                                                                                 & *Looks very good &amp; interesting  ;D                                                                                        0 i learned something extremely important today...                                                                              ' Here is a good place to post replies...                                                                                        If what you say is true...                                                                                                     *nathan, please see above...                                                                                                   I didn't see your post...                                                                                                     ) *That's the problem with these forums : )                                                                                      My bad                                                                                                                        W memory seems to be stored in the brain (or some otherpart of the body in this universe)                                       6 So spirits are just matter that doesn't know anything?                                                                         i figured it out...                                                                                                            Ghosts?                                                                                                                        Zip                                                                                                                            That's a neat forum...                                                                                                        D Mac &quot;owns&quot; that forum, but it is kind of a community thing                                                          B *excuse me, but the point i presented is technical  &amp; solvable                                                            Z Why thats the bloodiest load of capitalist ideas I have EVER seen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!                                    	 i agree..                                                                                                                     ' * Why should that be a capitalist idea?                                                                                       . *when I say capitalist, i mean it as an insult                                                                                 cause...                                                                                                                       QBasic 8.0 released!!                                                                                                         
 Good one..                                                                                                                    % * JP can't take the credit for it :-(                                                                                          April fools? nt                                                                                                               < I just started a programming class, and I needed some help..                                                                  & * whoops, my diamond got messed up :-(                                                                                         ????                                                                                                                           i think this will help...                                                                                                     N *LOL THIS IS ALL DUE TO APRIL FOOLS DAY (for those of you that don't know) :-D                                                D *CALL INTERRUPTx (4.1, regs, irregs) doesn't work on my computer :-(                                                          T * will you quit whinning about not having qb4.5 (and Interrupt/InterruptX)? Yeeesh..                                           *APRIL FOOL!                                                                                                                  C *huh? Alipha, like the post below.. you just started progging?? lol                                                           / Answer to your prob (even though it wasn't one)                                                                               : Yea kinda homework help.. but can anyone help me with it!!                                                                    
 homework help                                                                                                                  hakware 0.05 is out!                                                                                                           *you didn't include kernel.bas                                                                                                 Loof Lirpa's hate mail                                                                                                        Q *I don't believe you, because Loof Lirpa is April Fool spelled backwards, hehehe.                                             6 * You should never believe anything Cell says, anyway.                                                                        B I really need help... cant find some stuff for a review i'm doing!                                                             *sounds like homework help..                                                                                                  A * that's a lot that you need help with.. sleep through class? :-/                                                             E Sounds like your learning about rnd, randomize timer, and FOR-NEXT...                                                          Screen 12 in a 2-D array                                                                                                      - *whoa.. sounds cool.. April Fools or what? ;)                                                                                  non integer array elements                                                                                                     Help                                                                                                                          < Think it has to do ,not  with the FAT, but Win multi-tasking                                                                    How do you make a header shared?                                                                                              , * Examplify it better, or show some code....                                                                                   I think that he means:                                                                                                         That's an easy one                                                                                                            " Sorry, didn't see your response...                                                                                             *Think nothing of it                                                                                                          
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 Basic math...                                                                                                                 A * LM: sin^-1 x is not the same that (sin x)^-1. Revise your math.                                                             ( where did I say sin^-1 X = (sin X)^-1???                                                                                       ok...I see your problem here                                                                                                  d * &quot;Intelegent&quot; eh? Isn't it spelled &quot;Intelligent&quot; ? You probably already knew th                           'cuse me, mr. spellcheck                                                                                                       HOLD THE PRESSES                                                                                                               No way !                                                                                                                      ( *please see &quot;HOLD THE PRESSES&quot;                                                                                       Pasta is correct, LM is wrong.                                                                                                 What a waste of forum space                                                                                                    Returning values                                                                                                              & Just treat output variables like input                                                                                         code worked                                                                                                                    keyboard azerty/qwerty                                                                                                         Re: keyboard azerty/qwerty                                                                                                     3d engine triangles....                                                                                                         the best way (I can think of...)                                                                                               trouble with searching                                                                                                         It has to be that you goofed                                                                                                   still dosent work                                                                                                             ? *Sorry, Andrew. The only explanation is that the gods hate you.                                                                Re: trouble with searching                                                                                                    ? How many corrections until you can claim someone else's program                                                                not sure                                                                                                                      1 * That would be the most fair in my opinion also!                                                                              it not so much...                                                                                                             	 Well.....                                                                                                                      A word of warning                                                                                                              actually...                                                                                                                   . And the guy who originally came up with DOS...                                                                                V * I'm sure Cell would have some interesting opinions on this *looks around for Kewbie*                                         *ROFLMAO                                                                                                                      8 *I would simply say &quot;Based on an idea by ....&quot;                                                                       Chop off the end of a string...                                                                                               ! * NAME$=LEFT$(NAME$,LEN(NAME$)-1)                                                                                              2d collision detection                                                                                                         I too                                                                                                                          I assume...                                                                                                                   & I like to use absolute values for that                                                                                         *that might do                                                                                                                ' *pi = 3.1415926535897932384626433832795                                                                                       E * you mean: pi is APPROXIMATELY 3.1415926535897932384626433832795 :-)                                                          It's pretty close though...                                                                                                    *    PI = 4 * ATN(1)                                                                                                          ! you can never get close enough...                                                                                              * Thank you, captain obvious.                                                                                                 : Are you gunna bite me in the ass for the rest of eternity?                                                                    9 Why do you provide QBasic Forum this useless information?                                                                     = *Oh, yeah!  Na + Cl = Salt. Surely you can find use for that.                                                                 Q NaCl = Sodium Chloride...only one of many different kinds of &quot;salts&quot; ;P                                             $ * 355/113 is more accurate than 22/7                                                                                          F Im making an OS (for real, look) (not basic, or some stupid dos shell)                                                         ha ha ha!  This is too rich!                                                                                                  + Well, &quot;infested&quot; is not the word.                                                                                   7 *Are you saying that i dont understand my own Assembler                                                                        search and destroy                                                                                                             Kill 'em all !                                                                                                                 *Ride the lightning! hehehe                                                                                                    *i was banned from chat, why?                                                                                                 : *you said the wrong thing at the wring time.  tuX got you.                                                                    V *how do I get back on? I really would like to, I have some source code I want to share                                        P I've never been to a &quot;chat room&quot;, but why would you post source there?                                               *anyone know gishou?                                                                                                           *why?                                                                                                                         9 Easy way to change string variables to numeric variables?                                                                      answer  (English)                                                                                                              * That doesn't work!                                                                                                           aaaah, newbies.....                                                                                                           < This was a wasted post due to failure to do simple research.                                                                  < This was a wasted post due to failure to do simple research.                                                                   String to variable                                                                                                             * The right answer                                                                                                             Thanks!                                                                                                                        qmidi                                                                                                                         ( * What do you mean? Explain it better...                                                                                      , Re: * What do you mean? Explain it better...                                                                                   Aww shucks that's eeeeeaaaasy!                                                                                                " Re: Aww shucks that's eeeeeaaaasy!                                                                                            V * would you like to double check that believe? (and what version of windows you have?)                                         *What's QBASIC.COM?                                                                                                            the get command                                                                                                                well...                                                                                                                       % There is a formula in the help file..                                                                                          Thanx for the Responds                                                                                                        
 sourcecode                                                                                                                     NO.                                                                                                                           ! * Has anybody seen Zombie lately?                                                                                              *Hey Alipha                                                                                                                   J * Hey... Only use asterisks (&quot;*&quot;) in no text posts such as this!                                                    P * the former (I do not update my site) and perhaps I did alittle forgetting, heh                                              7 Some &quot;improvements&quot; to QBasic Community Forum                                                                       + Is there a site like this for Visual Basic?                                                                                    Ask your question at this site                                                                                                 4 dimensional arrays...                                                                                                       	 4D arrays                                                                                                                      It'll use a lot of space...                                                                                                   
 4x4 arrays                                                                                                                     That's even simpler...                                                                                                         thanks                                                                                                                        6 *4x4 arrays are different from 4d arrays. you want 4x4                                                                         Question about my program                                                                                                      Looks fine to me                                                                                                               PI                                                                                                                            D That is certainly a good technique to get pi to 16 place accuracy...                                                          
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 FIND FILES                                                                                                                    > * I think you mean this: SHELL &quot;DIR /S C:\*.JPG&quot;                                                                 Also...                                                                                                                        nice                                                                                                                          + How to download QBasic and make executables                                                                                    Get QuickBASIC 4.5 (URL inside)                                                                                               	 Tank game                                                                                                                     ` Don't always test for exact conditions. Replace &quot;y = &quot; with &quot;y &gt;=&quot;. Or...                              d Re: Don't always test for exact conditions. Replace &quot;y = &quot; with &quot;y &gt;=&quot;. Or...                          5 testing four points on the edge should be good enough                                                                         8 *That works fine, and I fixed the second problem myself.                                                                       Hmm!                                                                                                                          B * to discuss all of your QB programming questions and projects :-)                                                            = You might have been &quot;grifty&quot; last post Jan 15 (nt)*                                                                 ( QBASIC BINARY/DECIMAL CONVERTOR AT LAST!                                                                                      > Wow! That was a long code for a byte conversor... how about...                                                                7 * The above doesn't work at all! I'm debugging it! hehe                                                                        Debugged version                                                                                                               binary to decimal...                                                                                                          $ to all who replied to my artist post                                                                                          B * 128x128 bitmaps??? what kind of resolution are we talking about?                                                             *in windows, they are textures                                                                                                 800x600 I think                                                                                                                accessing the parallel port                                                                                                   
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I t waits for a key to be pressed and ends                                                      ok                                                                                                                            	 try this:                                                                                                                     N *All that seems to do is create a big loop that prints New Game and Quit alot.                                                < Yeah, but the first char of the selected option is a capital                                                                  2 thats pointless to me and not at all what i wanted                                                                             This is what you want...                                                                                                      ! *thanks thtas exactly what I want                                                                                              artists                                                                                                                        I'm not an artist, but...                                                                                                      yea                                                                                                                            Ok                                                                                                                             Rpg Art                                                                                                                        I might be able to help...                                                                                                    H Where can I download Qbasic or something compatible with Qbasic programs                                                      	 Use QB4.5                                                                                                                     ' For other versions of qbasic, also try:                                                                                        USB                                                                                                                            Kinda tricky but...                                                                                                            Here's a free music composer...                                                                                                I am...                                                                                                                        Why not something in A minor?                                                                                                 # Re: Here's a free music composer...                                                                                           % I can compose anything in midi format                                                                                         G * I have TablEditor, Guitar Pro 3.0, and Cakewalk for that matter! hehe                                                       ' Re: Re: Here's a free music composer...                                                                                       2 Which commands don't work properly in windowed QB?                                                                             Win 98: SCREEN 1-13                                                                                                            I have windows 98 and..                                                                                                       
 fullscreen                                                                                                                    ( solution, if you have Qbasic v4.5 or 7.1                                                                                       think this is what you want...                                                                                                : *oops, my answer's not &quot;from the program&quot; sorry.                                                                    C wonder if this'l get the reception of my &quot;sand&quot; program..                                                            *slick                                                                                                                        4 *I might start collecting your graphics programs : )                                                                          * Nice, but  easier to read with indentation                                                                                    # Loading more than 1 library into qb                                                                                            Here...                                                                                                                       
 solution..                                                                                                                    	 DO a song                                                                                                                      * and who is this in reply to?                                                                                                B He may have been wondering where he could find things like that...                                                             *hmm...does that really work?                                                                                                 ! Yes, I think it's something like:                                                                                             
 Or perhaps...                                                                                                                  Piece of cake!                                                                                                                 Corona basic                                                                                                                  # * sorry never heard of Corona basic                                                                                            C++                                                                                                                            I'm not very sure...                                                                                                          2 *It works for C++ too, 32bit pmode DOS only though                                                                            2 * http://www.borland.com/bcppbuilder/freecompiler/                                                                             c++                                                                                                                           # Whoa, people still use QBasic!!!???                                                                                           P * Actually, there are several QB communities, and most of them are pretty big...                                              ' Use it every day - And loving it. (nt)*                                                                                        GFX question                                                                                                                   Cycling colors                                                                                                                D *it wont restart at the first color after it goes to the last color.                                                          ( Well, stylez didn't spell it out, but...                                                                                      # In fact, try this... (Neat pattern)                                                                                            *Cool thanks for the help                                                                                                     # Why do these programs keep crashing                                                                                            detecting text on the screen?                                                                                                  * Use SCREEN (row, col)                                                                                                        Great! Here is an example                                                                                                      peek                                                                                                                          - ah! I was hoping someone would suggest this..                                                                                 + A pure QB windows GUI, 2 files, not cheesy.                                                                                   * Wow! very close to a real win application.                                                                                    ; * forgot the  *   (how do you call these tings in english?)                                                                    * an &quot;asterisk&quot;                                                                                                      Ah thanx                                                                                                                      K * just remember to use an asterisk when your post doesn't contain text. :o)                                                   N * &lt;---- here it is!  (Sorry guys I shall quit know with the asterisk crap.)                                                	 *amazing.                                                                                                                      A bit of a problem                                                                                                             quiz                                                                                                                          ) * Hard to debug without any line of code.                                                                                      we need the code!                                                                                                             U * I E-mailed him for the code and he sent me back a message saying he figured it out.                                         7 * It would be better if he posted that msg on the forum                                                                        Binaryserch                                                                                                                   % First off, it's &quot;search&quot;...                                                                                          Good hints! One more...                                                                                                       ! For those who dont have Basic 4.5                                                                                             Z * it almost can't be freeware(we would 've known) but no one will delete your post anyway.                                    G * voc  brasileiro? Notei o yahoo.com.br, e programao no endereo...                                                       Q * e a hp t em protugus... hm... ela tem srios problemas de links errados! hehe                                             F * Ja als we allemaal ons eigen taaltje gaan praten dan doe ik ook mee.                                                         *What language is that?                                                                                                        * dutch                                                                                                                       C Alors, je veux un avion du fromage--mettez l'avion devant le lycee!                                                            Vive le Nederland                                                                                                              Printing an image on printer...                                                                                                Graphics on printers                                                                                                           LPT2                                                                                                                           LPT2                                                                                                                           LPT2                                                                                                                          
 RPG arrays                                                                                                                     You mean help with functions?                                                                                                  Try to think about it...                                                                                                       Minor correction...                                                                                                            using..                                                                                                                       0 I was going more for something like this, but...                                                                               this works..                                                                                                                  + Thank you! That's exactly what I needed. :)                                                                                   E * Is there anyway to make it work with a Southwest (SW) exit?? THANX!                                                         2 same code will work, just add SW to the exit list:                                                                             But...                                                                                                                        D hmmm... I guess you can append a &quot;,&quot; onto the user input..                                                           That doesn's exactly work...                                                                                                  0 lol, yeah. how about doing this a different way?                                                                              % I took your idea and rewrote it as...                                                                                         ! MY SOURCE CODE - Out of Stack????                                                                                             9 We don't go to other sites. Please post your code here...                                                                     , HERE IS MY CODE. It gives out of stack error                                                                                  ' You obviously know how to use loops ...                                                                                        * Mac...you asked for it...                                                                                                   = LOL - Yep, so it behooves me to help him! PETER, read this...                                                                 ! DETERMINE NAVAMSHA LORDS (Before)                                                                                               DETERMINE NAVAMSHA LORDS (After)                                                                                              % THANK YOU MAC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!                                                                                         G You used 2st and 3st that should be 2nd and 3th (not a big problem btw)                                                        * No text in above msg                                                                                                        4 * now i'm doing things wrong myself! 3th must be 3rd                                                                           omg thats a big program                                                                                                        Modules?                                                                                                                      I You have to study existing programs to comprehend Modules. Here are some.                                                     > * a lack of stack is often the result of gosub without return.                                                                % Yeah, but here we don't get that far.                                                                                          And to get thiongs worst...                                                                                                    Interesting. By the way,...                                                                                                    Yeah, it's sorta frustrating...                                                                                               
 Hey, Mac!!                                                                                                                     Actually...                                                                                                                   P If you do a BSAVE of QB's data segment, you'll find that a lot more is put there                                               Internet via DOS...                                                                                                            No but try this                                                                                                                HEDITOR.BAS...                                                                                                                8 Creating a HTML editor is fun but don't underestimate it                                                                      9 *Thanks, it will know most of them in the second version.                                                                     
 simple sounds                                                                                                                  answer                                                                                                                         or use SOUND                                                                                                                  " * hem...  from 37 Hz to 32,767 Hz.                                                                                             my turn to show off... ;P                                                                                                      &quot;sand&quot; program                                                                                                       wow...thats neat...                                                                                                           5 *awesome, try peek and poke instead of point and pset                                                                         B hmm.. cool. I made one (url inside), but I like your idea better..                                                            N * There's no url inside the above message (made you look) :-P err.. um.. here:                                                4 Wow, I don't think I could have come up with that...                                                                           &quot;direct&quot; pset/point                                                                                                 ' Nevermind, I messed up on copying it...                                                                                        Is this quicker?                                                                                                               faster still...                                                                                                                how's this?                                                                                                                   8 * sure you can. You can make it in a faster language :-)                                                                      ! Or run it on a faster computer...                                                                                             d tips: only use &quot;DEF SEG = &amp;HA000&quot; once at the start of program and avoid multiplicatio                           Qb web browser                                                                                                                 I know where it WAS                                                                                                            Billy Bob is unoriginal.....                                                                                                   all i got to say is........                                                                                                    Why would you say that?                                                                                                       V *the help thing is confusing and doesnt work properly. i get a better explanation here                                         XOR                                                                                                                           " If that answer is too technical...                                                                                            M If that answer is still unclear (I thought it was clear, but just in case)...                                                 0 * Doh! Just reworded Solitaire's answer...sorry.                                                                              ( While you were looking through old posts                                                                                       XOR in more detail...                                                                                                         % Thanks for the help all and sorry....                                                                                          Actually....                                                                                                                   Man what a headache                                                                                                           A *Don't be so hard.  Sometimes the help is not so good as in QB4.5                                                             5 Reasons people use this forum instead of QBasic help:                                                                         + Reasons why we wish people wouldn't do that                                                                                   D * Actually, BillyBob asked about XOR and you were speaking to nathan                                                          * Sorry, I didn't want to start an arguement                                                                                     is it possible to...                                                                                                          Y no. The best you could do is write a Windows screen saver to run the Qbasic program, or..                                      Well,                                                                                                                          Well,                                                                                                                          well..                                                                                                                        ! Character Selection PLEASE HELP!!                                                                                              corrected code:                                                                                                                Doesn't Work Right                                                                                                            ; Oh, um.. all INKEY$ is get a key from the keyboard buffer..                                                                    in response to Alipha                                                                                                         : * &quot;does not stay sleeping&quot;? Explain more please.                                                                     More on INKEY$                                                                                                                 Not entirely true...                                                                                                            quick &amp; easy color selection                                                                                              
 Toggle colors                                                                                                                  A shorter version                                                                                                              Nevermind. JP_DOOM is right!                                                                                                  " Good job of reducing the clutter!!                                                                                            C *people, i urge you not to look at the code above.  thank me later.                                                            *LOL - I didn't heed. :-(                                                                                                     X *The &quot;code above&quot; refers to Derek's post &quot;Character etc.&quot;, not mine.                                       Your Problem is                                                                                                                That is not his problem...                                                                                                     One more thing...                                                                                                              Problem, any help please?                                                                                                     % Just add &quot;CLEAR&quot; after add:                                                                                          Thanks                                                                                                                        $ How to use the mouse in QB-programms                                                                                          T *http://www.network54.com/Hide/Forum/message?forumid=171757&amp;messageid=1010889589                                           Dmitry Brant's TCP/IP Tools                                                                                                    I need some help on TYPE                                                                                                      
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 SHIFT KEYS...                                                                                                                 7 * spelling correction: IF (S AND LSHIFT) THEN blah  :-)                                                                       . * lol... well, it got funny, at least! hehe =)                                                                                1 At least you didn't get &quot;shifted&quot; (nt)*                                                                              QBasic printout                                                                                                                Windows sucks, and:                                                                                                           
 add fractions                                                                                                                 2 * what do fractions have to do with making change?                                                                            @ I actually made a program to do that (the $100 part) a while ago                                                              6 Is there any way to share files at Qbasic.com anymore?                                                                         Ha ha ha ha, what a joke!                                                                                                     . is there a formula to calculate prime numbers?                                                                                 No                                                                                                                            + *can I make a program to do that find them?                                                                                    *See files/utilities/prime.bas                                                                                                E *i could have made that. I almost did and gave up and checcked there.                                                         - Is the book Qbasic by example used in school?                                                                                  That book is lousy, anyway.                                                                                                   1 Re: Is the book Qbasic by example used in school?                                                                             N * my school doesnt teach qbasic I just ave the book. just wondering if any did                                                 Codeworm                                                                                                                      	 Chriss...                                                                                                                      Chris #2                                                                                                                      0 OK, Chriss - I found your bloody sort problem...                                                                                Hahaha LOL - You wasted you time                                                                                              I Thanks a lot for your help Mac (and others). Sorry I was such a nuissance                                                      * You're very welcome!                                                                                                         arrays                                                                                                                         Untitled                                                                                                                      c * in programming, don't use &quot;[&quot;, use always &quot;(&quot; no matter how many levels there                           = How do I write variables into a text file?? Please help!!(nt)                                                                  It depends on what you mean                                                                                                   , It most definitely depends on what you mean!                                                                                   um, simple file I/O                                                                                                           " * to close the file, use: CLOSE #1                                                                                            
 cryptogram                                                                                                                     Jeeshh!                                                                                                                        Need help with arrays                                                                                                         ) Please give me the Email of your teacher.                                                                                     - Re: Please give me the Email of your teacher.                                                                                 C * you sound like you have some code, can we see what you're trying?                                                           8 Try #2 at this too... Please help me!  it's due TONIGHT!                                                                       I can't even run the program                                                                                                  * thanks, but... I STILL NEED HELP... PLEASE                                                                                     I figured it out myself....                                                                                                   ) * Way to go Chriss!!! Glad to hear it! =)                                                                                      Chriss                                                                                                                        % Try # 2... Please help!  due tonight!                                                                                         7 What is the matter with you, Chriss? (or is this Cell?)                                                                       * I AM NEW TO THIS, THAT'S WHAT'S THE MATTER                                                                                     Please!                                                                                                                       % yeah, were to smart to be insulted ;)                                                                                          No, this is a different person                                                                                                 Triangle program                                                                                                               Here is some help                                                                                                              And...                                                                                                                        J * I think there's a TAN function, but in case there isn't: tgx = sinx/cosx                                                     HELP ME PLEASE PLEAS                                                                                                          % Don't know a thing about arrays, but:                                                                                         " Hey DARK FLARE, Check this out....                                                                                            # *What is bill gates e-mail address?                                                                                             * what kind of question is that?                                                                                               LOL                                                                                                                           P * bgates@microsoft.com ?? I saw it in a flash somewhere dunno if its real though                                               A reading class project...                                                                                                    I *do you really think he would post his email for all to see?  I doubt it.                                                      WHAT A STUPID QUESTION!                                                                                                        heyy                                                                                                                           ok                                                                                                                            I for both the mode and median.. (I'm not familiar with standard deviation)                                                      DESPERATE!!!                                                                                                                  
 help john!                                                                                                                     Don't feel sorry for him                                                                                                       Codeworm you was duped!                                                                                                       A Hahahaha - The ruse didn't get him any help. Thanks PRTSoft (nt)*                                                              HELP PLEASE!                                                                                                                  	 hmmmm....                                                                                                                     K why don't you tell us how to find the median, mode, and standard deviation?                                                    DOS commands in QB                                                                                                             DOS commands                                                                                                                   OH NO!!!  PLEASE HELP!!!!                                                                                                      Well, I had no problem                                                                                                         Re: Well, I had no problem                                                                                                    8 Don't know what a hex editor has to do with this problem                                                                      < Re: Don't know what a hex editor has to do with this problem                                                                  4 * 256 is multiply of 2, not 255(256=2x2x2x2x2x2x2x2)                                                                           huh?                                                                                                                           Super Mario QB RELEASE!!!                                                                                                      Re:  Super Mario                                                                                                              B It's possible you downloaded a corrupted copy (my fault of course)                                                             eh? the link just went down..                                                                                                 # I was able to compile the program..                                                                                           : I tried compiling it, but the program didn't run properly.                                                                     Hmm...                                                                                                                        1 *the controls are kinda... not very responsive...                                                                              That's strange                                                                                                                & um, I have somewhat that problem too..                                                                                        L *give him a break... it's probly better than what most of us have ever made.                                                   Wow                                                                                                                           T * &quot;Gfx are flickery sound isnt clear&quot; -can only ask so much out of pure qb                                          " very beautiful but very buggy also                                                                                            
 looks good                                                                                                                     * Pretty nice Dark Flare!                                                                                                     2 Call for Programmers - QuickForward BASIC Compiler                                                                            ! Deadline and I need help, PLEASE!                                                                                              You need to set recordnumberf                                                                                                   Re: You need to set recordnumber                                                                                              $ MAC  did you see the responce above?                                                                                          $ PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE. I NEED HELP.                                                                                          9 Sorry but i don't fully understand your problem but maybe                                                                      use restore                                                                                                                    Thanks                                                                                                                        ? * Why restore?,  after the GET you don't need the DATA anymore.                                                                Hi, Erik Right....                                                                                                            H ok everyone can visit my fan page now at www.geocities.com/danielmihalko                                                       ok..... not much there                                                                                                         * Nope                                                                                                                         *you can goto lyrics                                                                                                           Qbasic error message                                                                                                          & *ummm...seeing the code would help....                                                                                         try making the program in steps                                                                                                Forum protocol                                                                                                                ! Anyone wanna help me save people.                                                                                             * what? you're going to spam the bible now?!                                                                                    D *zip what is up your butt? U got a major problem against christians!                                                           TheChatHack...please...                                                                                                        *there's a crucifix up my ass                                                                                                  Why do any of you people...                                                                                                   ) ummmm....what has this to do with qbasic?                                                                                     ] * first Cell trying to &quot;save us&quot;, now you? (though he wanted us to move on from QB)                                  wtf?                                                                                                                          . * NO MORE RELIGION STUFF ON THIS FORUM PLEASE!                                                                                < *although its a good Idea this is the wrong place to put it.                                                                  < * If this forum was an ocean we had a christian Tsunami now.                                                                   don't care if it's religious..                                                                                                 ok..                                                                                                                          7 http://www.network54.com/Hide/Forum/183705 PLEASE (nt)*                                                                        you know...                                                                                                                   > QB Mario Release pushed back one day (see message for reasons)                                                                E * You have a girlfriend that is a programmer. whoa, i wish i was you!                                                         W * I assume he means they had a personal problem, not a problem with the Mario game, heh                                       
 * Funny!!!                                                                                                                    4 * The guy argues with his gf and you find it funny?!                                                                          M * maybe he means it's funny one guy thought DarkFlare had problems with Mario                                                  * ah...                                                                                                                        what is poke and peek?                                                                                                        > hmm.. an &quot;advance&quot; and &quot;dangerous&quot; topic..                                                                D Great answer. Here is something for some who is not so interested...                                                           Saving User Input Modified Code                                                                                                thats going to be complex                                                                                                      Uhh, thanx but a couples q's                                                                                                   answers                                                                                                                        * Cool name                                                                                                                    Program-Memory Overflow Error                                                                                                   *split your program into modules                                                                                               Vampire Numbers...?                                                                                                             *wheres the challenge in that ;P                                                                                              4 the hardest part is probably separating the digits..                                                                          	 Hallo all                                                                                                                      qbasic (entering % not $)                                                                                                     < um.. I assume you want to have the user enter in something..                                                                   alipha                                                                                                                         Re: qbasic (entering % not $)                                                                                                  Pepe                                                                                                                           Peter                                                                                                                         + to alipha &amp; lkt153, regarding uevent...                                                                                   F hmm.. it seems to work fine now, that I moved PRINT into the handler..                                                         Off the topic....                                                                                                              BTW...                                                                                                                         *lmfao.... christian music??                                                                                                  	 good luck                                                                                                                     5 *hahahah christian music sucks hemmoroidal donkey ass                                                                         Z Gee thanks. Maybe when u can make better music than every christian artist, sing better...                                    
 *already done                                                                                                                 
 ya know...                                                                                                                    4 i honestly don't give a shit if you know who i am...                                                                          ) I don't really care who you are either...                                                                                     c * &quot;SS&quot;?! What the hell is that supposed to mean? I thought Guestapo police was through...                           2 * No come see the polive here in USA, and England.                                                                            # Actually, that happens everywere...                                                                                           % It doesn't happen in the Netherlands.                                                                                         ` SS means SchutzStaffeln (something like &quot;protecting troops&quot; in english) very Bad guys.                               Please, oh please!                                                                                                             Good luck...                                                                                                                  ' *what does this have to do with qbasic?                                                                                        Good for you..                                                                                                                " Christian Music Rules!! WOOHOO!!!!                                                                                            / * You have a ska band? Do you know millencolin?                                                                                never herd of them                                                                                                             EEK!!                                                                                                                          nope, i like it too                                                                                                            Black Sabath rules!!                                                                                                          < Metal is OK. The Subject Isn't Qb anymore (this Thread) so..                                                                  % Eletronic music is NOT ok!! hehehe =)                                                                                         $ It's clear you hate electronic music                                                                                            I really dunno them, but then...                                                                                               *led zeppelin is cool                                                                                                          *millencollin rocks                                                                                                            ALIPHA!                                                                                                                       > * haha threatening! (No offense ChatHack, a simple joke! hehe)                                                                J * it is now (6th from top) I haven't felt like updating my website lately.                                                    X *k sorry I was so mad, I was just frustrated cause I have been emailing you and all that                                       * nah, I completely understand                                                                                                 Subroutines &amp; variables                                                                                                   + * DIM SHARED var AS blah... note the SHARED                                                                                   < * If you declared thatinside a sub you could lose the DIM...                                                                   Best way to do it...                                                                                                          / How to find out what the last number PSETed is:                                                                               N Nevermind about the 12158.  That is how many bytes you are into the program...                                                 *no text above                                                                                                                	 you could                                                                                                                     Z &quot;If anyone else knows of anything that can help PSET 256 colors in SCREEN 12...&quot;                                     *Do you live in Memphis?                                                                                                       No, I live in Tishomingo...                                                                                                   7 How to determine if a number is even or odd using PSET:                                                                       6 * did you want more info on the workings of screen 12?                                                                         *yes, please                                                                                                                  9 hhmm.. I'll just write something up on the fly, I guess..                                                                      Thanks                                                                                                                         Moving Pictures                                                                                                                * can you post more code?                                                                                                     / You have to &quot;trap&quot; the keyboard input                                                                               + Right! So many newbies are tricked by this.                                                                                    Or...                                                                                                                          yep its a classic (nt)                                                                                                        < * Or.. Use On key() gosub yoursub (not a very quick method).                                                                   This is my full code                                                                                                           as shown by Dark Flare..                                                                                                      + You can combine the k$ = inkey$ stuff and..                                                                                    Lost with LPT 1                                                                                                               Q * 7 bit locations? Every byte in memory is 8 bits.. perhaps some code would help?                                             U *I think he means that they're over 8 bits (so they're too large) - but they're not..                                         1 * Stupid Me! Changed Name and Title in msg below!                                                                             N * Get over it... and please, ost stuff like that under it's original thread...                                                 Untitled                                                                                                                       few reasons for that...                                                                                                       " Shell with redirection 2&gt;&amp;1                                                                                            d shell &quot;net use &quot;+drive$+&quot; \\&quot;+server$+&quot;\&quot;+share$+&quot; &gt;&gt; log.t                           &quot;2&gt;&amp;1&quot;                                                                                                        I think you found a problem                                                                                                   - *Setting a temporary path doesn't work either                                                                                  Rats! This doesn't seem to work                                                                                                Thanks for your expertise. !                                                                                                  1 anyone who knows alot of batch programming...help                                                                             + * try http://www.computerhope.com/batch.htm                                                                                   F I am an expert batch programmer. Unable to answer your question. (nt)*                                                        ? *Since I'm lazy, I'm just going to draw sprites pixel by pixel.                                                                &quot;Sipdraw&quot;                                                                                                           * hmmm... Im out of things to try to make...                                                                                    / Think of some simple game that you've played...                                                                                Help with Program                                                                                                             ! give us code that doesn't work...                                                                                             
 factorials                                                                                                                    $ Your program doesn't appear to work.                                                                                          1 *Never mind. Didn't remember the posts below. :-)                                                                              ok ...                                                                                                                        	 Cool site                                                                                                                      oops                                                                                                                          O brisray, I'm glad that you are eager to help, but this is obviously homework...                                                homework                                                                                                                      B &quot;they think it's homework and it's turned out it's not.&quot;                                                            " But they thought i had homework...                                                                                             Help                                                                                                                           Sure                                                                                                                           i cant get on the site                                                                                                         *it's working for me                                                                                                          R Is there a way to find out if DOS program is running in a window or a full screen?                                             a search...                                                                                                                    P.S.                                                                                                                           I don't think so                                                                                                               oh, i see...                                                                                                                  4 wouldn't just making a shortcut to the program work?                                                                           That won't work                                                                                                                solution                                                                                                                      G slightly larger program, allowing also for minimizing the dos window...                                                       + Zip.. I dunno if you saw this thread, but..                                                                                   7 Thanks for the concern Alipha! And Zip you're back!! =)                                                                        * no text above, sorry                                                                                                        & * you never cease to amaze me, zip :-)                                                                                        
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 explaination:                                                                                                                 9 *Good info for http://www.network54.com/Hide/Forum/182035                                                                       Shell (filename.exe) problem....                                                                                              R * to ad to a string use + not ;  i.e. &quot;bla&quot;&quot;+ driv$ + &quot;:&quot;                                             help me please                                                                                                                 * Whats this.....  Homework???                                                                                                 yep...                                                                                                                        + Homework based on the 21-matchstick game...                                                                                   % QBasic equlivilent of VBs Underscore?                                                                                          Try this                                                                                                                      : The underscore works when loading a file, but not editting                                                                    - I just messed up on compiling my HTML Editor.                                                                                 $ *which version is better 4.5 or 7.1?                                                                                           This is my opinion...                                                                                                         ; *Most use 4.5, i'm not even sure what is different in 7.1..                                                                    Differences...                                                                                                                3 *probably not important but 7.1 can compile to OS/2                                                                           ! * 4.5 rules!!!! WOOHOOOO!!!!!!!!!                                                                                              where can i get it                                                                                                            # Placing pixels in Windows - request                                                                                            Hmmm...                                                                                                                        i need help please!                                                                                                           " * Http://www.geocities.com/aliphax                                                                                            , www.geocities.com/aliphax for Qbasic v4.5...                                                                                  ( COM PORT (TO DUM TERMINAL) INTRANET HELP                                                                                       *Alipha what about ops?                                                                                                       5 * DON'T bring up chatroom stuff in the forum (and no)                                                                          matrix                                                                                                                        7 *Alipha? You are good at figuring out what people want.                                                                       D * Haha... Yeah, apparently, that was written and coded in SuperC ;-)                                                           no, afraid not..                                                                                                              # HELP! Qb 4.5 is broke and wont run!                                                                                            * try deleting your qb.ini file                                                                                               ( * ..and any shortcuts you have to qb.exe                                                                                       *thanks it works                                                                                                              $ I want to make a graphing calculator                                                                                          ( Re: I want to make a graphing calculator                                                                                       you need not use PSET...                                                                                                       what do you mean?                                                                                                              there...                                                                                                                      
 oh...sorry                                                                                                                    	 oh yea...                                                                                                                      think: y = mx + b :-)                                                                                                          well...                                                                                                                        *ok I get it now thanks                                                                                                       ; Umm...That kinda confuses me. Thanks anyway code would help                                                                    I want to make...                                                                                                              Little help please.......                                                                                                     Z *http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/157231995X/qid=1016381210/sr=8-2/ref=sr_8_67_2/103                                    2 * Thanks!! That's exactly what I was looking for!!                                                                             This don't work eather.                                                                                                       + *Put a ; in between name$ and &quot;.&quot;                                                                                    Re: This don't work eather.                                                                                                   ( Taz, pebe - Your answers are not correct                                                                                      . * Mac, I guess you never change, huh!? hehe =)                                                                                 Well, I meant no harm                                                                                                          Mac..                                                                                                                         1 &quot;I guess it's 'cause of the age thing &quot;                                                                              Sorry, about that... lol                                                                                                       Re: Well, I meant no harm                                                                                                      to get technical..                                                                                                             Re: to get technical..                                                                                                         * -nods- :-)                                                                                                                   Why wont this open files?                                                                                                     F Question should be &quot;Why won't this recognize the Enter key?&quot;                                                         That wasnt my question.                                                                                                        You need to verify user input                                                                                                 ( Well, it should have been your question.                                                                                       Simmer down, codeworm                                                                                                          Re: Why wont this open files?                                                                                                  *no                                                                                                                            This is better                                                                                                                
 Good clock                                                                                                                     Better clock...                                                                                                               & Nice idea, one bug. I have a question.                                                                                        	 thanks...                                                                                                                     T * or if you're going to do the &quot;---&quot; thing, add an apostrophe in front :-)                                           Screensaver Challenge: 5 lines                                                                                                 BTW feel free to improve it                                                                                                    wow...                                                                                                                         haha                                                                                                                           I was gunna say...                                                                                                            
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Learn a Windows programmin language                                     *Any good places to learn c++?                                                                                                 C++                                                                                                                           + Detecting if something is on the screen....                                                                                    *For Text or Graphics?                                                                                                        ! * Both, but probably mostly text.                                                                                             	 Hmmm.....                                                                                                                      text and graphics:                                                                                                            ) * Sorry, but I'm kinda confused on that??                                                                                     3 Ok, this might make what I want a little easier....                                                                           % it would be best to create an array..                                                                                          More...                                                                                                                       " Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!                                                                                            I * ... press control + pause/break (next to scroll lock and above Page Up)                                                      common knowledge                                                                                                               The program                                                                                                                   $ I'm not sure these lines are allowed                                                                                          ! realized something after i posted                                                                                              It is allowed...                                                                                                               * Good information (as usual)                                                                                                 E * &quot;Welcome to *Cell* (sic!): The Game of Respiration!!&quot; lol                                                         > Can someone explain to me how to call a sub...Dont laugh at me                                                                 Nobody will laugh at you...                                                                                                   1 um.. some code would help, but here's an example:                                                                             4 Here is a brief tutorial on SUBprocedures by example                                                                           How To Add Date To Game                                                                                                       ! day of the week would be tricky..                                                                                              Perfect, but one more thing                                                                                                   F err... you want the day in the game to be independent of today's date?                                                         Hunhh? What do you mean?                                                                                                      @ *Hasty post. I forgot to return DOW$ instead of printing it. :-(                                                              1 reading ascii letter 006, 010, or another one (?)                                                                              no wait, it's 026 - I think                                                                                                   & *How are you reading it? (Code please)                                                                                         re:                                                                                                                           & one little mistake in previous message                                                                                        9 yeah, reading until the End Of File isn't going to help..                                                                      cool, thanks :)                                                                                                               : * whoa, cool.. what happened to all the spaces though? :-/                                                                     *Cool, but what is the picture?                                                                                               " * a Zealot from the game Starcraft                                                                                             bloaded data in arrays ??                                                                                                      should be able to...                                                                                                           ok...... another question                                                                                                     ) bleh, I hate that tutorial to the left...                                                                                     ) Trouble with people advertising gambling?                                                                                     Q * I can see how your mad, but I still think that's pretty nasty to do to someone.                                             ! *Just joking, I didn't send it...                                                                                              It wouldn't matter...                                                                                                         V * I do that all the time... and have just once lost a computer for something like it..                                         *does it really work?                                                                                                           *I think so, but don't try it...                                                                                              - *Mabe if you lock all keys it would be better                                                                                  sending challenge?                                                                                                            0 * nowhere.. qbasic.com has been down for years..                                                                              + *Post it here - We love to read QBasic code                                                                                   A *Hey, lode. I wasn't being sarcastic. I am waiting for some code.                                                             / Never mind, I see you posted it as a new thread                                                                                Heres the code                                                                                                                
 RE in English                                                                                                                 . *sorry i posted in the wrong spot... its early                                                                                ! Ich brauche einen Karte-Generator                                                                                              What language is that?                                                                                                         * German :-)                                                                                                                   * More like Germanish! ;-)                                                                                                     *www.sparknotes.com                                                                                                           * A map generator? For what program or game?                                                                                     * eins, zwei, drei... heheh ; )                                                                                               ? enshuldegegung? (spelling please) mein deustch ist nicht so gut                                                                Random Questions                                                                                                               Ramdomize timer                                                                                                                I think he meant...                                                                                                           
 And that's...                                                                                                                 
 thanks lkt                                                                                                                     Steps (In English &amp; German)                                                                                               F *Is that problem 18 in your homework assignment? We've seen it before.                                                         Oh hell                                                                                                                       ? What does &quot;I am programming an OS shell in QB&quot; mean??                                                               M &quot;OS Shell&quot; is the result of newbie overzealousness and ignorance...                                                 9 Re: What does "I am programming an OS shell in QB" mean??                                                                     - I made my own OS with a freind (English Only)                                                                                  Interesting...                                                                                                                ! Hmmm, pretty much as I suspected.                                                                                              Hers one mac....                                                                                                              4 *Unable to locate prtsoftware.tripd.com/whopper.html                                                                           I quite disagree...                                                                                                           + *Where is your OSS? How about posting it...                                                                                    A simple OS shell                                                                                                             I Um..Can someone answer My question since my other string is pointless now                                                     ' It's hard to help you without the code!                                                                                       - Code...sorry its early i posted in wrong spot                                                                                 4 RE:Um..can someone answer my question blah blah blah                                                                           Help                                                                                                                          9 Wants to know how to save a restore a game. One answer is                                                                      More detail: OPEN                                                                                                             % *Check this telnt server 66.108.73.79                                                                                         ( * The Greatest Hacker Ever Know IS HERE!                                                                                      ! What on earth is HMA and DOS LOW?                                                                                              That's not really a problem.                                                                                                  8 *No, no program is using it before dos__________*Thanks*                                                                      + Do I hav a chance in building a WORKING OS?                                                                                    * Not on QB                                                                                                                    Well...not really.                                                                                                            + * The main one: QB compiles DOS proggies...                                                                                   ( Guess on making a Real Operating system.                                                                                       Still, not a real OS...                                                                                                        *Couldn't you include that?                                                                                                   6 * sure, but you'd still be using DOS's kernal and such                                                                         Well...                                                                                                                        uhmm....                                                                                                                      ; So how would I go about putting an operating system on a...                                                                   8 * I would think there would be an installation program..                                                                      9 What if the one I have for that computer is 5 hours away?                                                                      ...                                                                                                                            RGB                                                                                                                            * QB uses DOS... sorry...                                                                                                      Sorry...                                                                                                                      2 I'm alittle unsure why you would want to do that..                                                                             Can I use someone's...                                                                                                        " You said you needed a text editor?                                                                                             Yeah, that sure does.                                                                                                         7 I can e-mail you the final version when I get finished.                                                                        Thanks alot!                                                                                                                  2 Windows XP does not display blinking QB forecolors                                                                            8 this happens in Windows 98 too, when QBasic is windowed.                                                                       Thanks for pointing this out                                                                                                   It happens in WIn95, too                                                                                                       I have an odd problem                                                                                                         7 * Happens on ME also, I have no idea how to fix that...                                                                        yeah, interesting bug..                                                                                                       " Mario Clone well under development                                                                                             * Good sprites                                                                                                                 All TRUE Forum Membres:                                                                                                       L *Good luck PRTSoft, I've tried and tried to get you guys to do this {:^(&gt;                                                  V *sounds like a great idea, by the way how do I become a &quot;true&quot; fourm member?                                         After you become a regular...                                                                                                 ; *I have yet to answer others questions (i dont know enough)                                                                    No!                                                                                                                           	 *Yes Sir!                                                                                                                      *lol                                                                                                                          . *Billy Bob is now on (un)official member!!! :)                                                                                7 I may or may not be an official member, but am confused                                                                        Well...                                                                                                                        *I'm with you all the way!                                                                                                     well...                                                                                                                       L * Relevant?! Be more specific... I'm just curious, but do whatever you want!                                                    Relevant to QBasic or Computers.                                                                                               *ignore STUPID posts by him...                                                                                                1 *basically, don't do what you just did, right? ;P                                                                             $ PRTSoft (and everybody else) Join CA                                                                                           Ratings are in                                                                                                                , *Whats wrong with you &quot;King&quot; Cell?                                                                                  $ me thinks a revolution is in need...                                                                                          @ *Yeah a Coup' de'ta *(or whatever.....) Time to WinNuke Cell....                                                              . What do you hope to accomplish by these posts?                                                                                9 *Alipha, I admire you.  You are mature beyond your years.                                                                     < Actually Alipha ( I probably shouldn't even mention this)...                                                                  $ * that's where number 2 comes in :-)                                                                                           Hey Cell!!!                                                                                                                   5 * Why do you even keep this discussion going? Please!                                                                         = *hehe, I guess my response was &quot;irrelevent&quot; also!!!                                                                 4 * Keeping up bad habits: &quot;irrelevant&quot;, lol                                                                            Sorry, here is a better title...                                                                                              8 displaying the message will probably be more effective..                                                                       Someone Help Me                                                                                                               : Sorry billy bob, your rating is going down because of this                                                                    $ Why cand you just anser the queston?                                                                                           Disobey? Minus 5 points!                                                                                                      5 You are a fag My score is now -1000000000000000000000                                                                          *And an honorable score it is!                                                                                                 * We all support you dude!                                                                                                     *Awww. come off it CeLL....                                                                                                   " Worry about your own grammar Cell.                                                                                              * chr$(0) + chr$(72) that was...                                                                                              < * and &quot;character&quot; has yet to be correctly spelled.                                                                    *why does graamer mater so much?                                                                                              C * It doesn't, Cell, is messing with our heads!! It's getting to us!                                                           	 *_____: )                                                                                                                     % If I understand what you're asking...                                                                                         H Can someone answer my question ( we kinda got off the subject with Cell)                                                       *oh, and my program is graphic                                                                                                 GET                                                                                                                            Well.                                                                                                                         	 Re: Well.                                                                                                                     O * you can only get 16,383 pixels? That's pretty low.. what could are you using?                                                * &quot;what could&quot;??                                                                                                    > I am able to GET the whole screen (64000 pixels) in screen 13:                                                                ; This don't work.... Please help. It won't save to the file.                                                                   = *I'm not sure, but I think you have to say   PRINT #1, INKEY$                                                                  Try this...                                                                                                                    That says...                                                                                                                  W * Try putting parenthesis around &quot;K$ = CHR$(27)&quot; If that's not it, I dunno...                                        *Don't work, try it yo self                                                                                                   N * Change &quot;EXIT LOOP&quot; to &quot;EXIT DO&quot;, Sorry, my mistake! hehe                                                 that...                                                                                                                        Actually...                                                                                                                    Re: Actually...                                                                                                                Re: Re: Actually...                                                                                                           2 * Shorter does not always mean the code is better.                                                                              LOL - Understatement of the year                                                                                              / err.. Mac, that routine should work correctly..                                                                                *How do I use the KEY command?                                                                                                + *I don't understand the QBasic help file...                                                                                    What do you not understand?...                                                                                                5 *I don't understand the syntax of it the command KEY.                                                                          Here is an example                                                                                                             How to make input not letters                                                                                                  User input validation                                                                                                         6 I know you won't like this, but your code is incorrect                                                                        : Re: I know you won't like this, but your code is incorrect                                                                     Peace, Ray ...                                                                                                                & an easy way to check for numeric input                                                                                         Problem with VAL is that...                                                                                                    Try this                                                                                                                      / My &quot;Relm&quot; message has been ancered :)                                                                               
 Key logger                                                                                                                    F * It is not be possible to monitor Windows' activities via DOS, sorry.                                                         yes there is a way                                                                                                              But that is not a QBasic program                                                                                               YES YOU CAN!!!                                                                                                                0 * um.. pardon? I would like to see this code too                                                                              & *If you remind me LATER I will post it                                                                                         *How do I call up a libary                                                                                                     * like QB /L libname                                                                                                          D Any1 know where to get a program that edits HTML websites in Qbasic?                                                           random movement in an array                                                                                                    Well...                                                                                                                        screen Error                                                                                                                  8 *Have you tried pressing Alt-Enter to get a full screen?                                                                      	 Alt+enter                                                                                                                      Try this experiment                                                                                                            *How does one use natural logs?                                                                                                e                                                                                                                              exponent/logarithm                                                                                                             * The LOG function...                                                                                                          LPRINT                                                                                                                         Well, here are a few hints                                                                                                    0 *you mean the immediate area, not interactive :)                                                                               to MAC                                                                                                                        : Sorry I gave the impression I know anything about printers                                                                    ; printer may not work correctly unless you start in DOS mode                                                                    to solitaire                                                                                                                  	 Pig Latin                                                                                                                      string manipulation                                                                                                            more                                                                                                                           rnd                                                                                                                           
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Tha code code ...                                                                         7 I did some testing of SuperC (Mac's encryption program)                                                                        Slow?                                                                                                                         @ *Hmmm - Do you hear crickets chirping in the audience, codeworm?                                                               playing .wavs in the background                                                                                                You could...                                                                                                                   Playing WAVs ?                                                                                                                 To the Webmaster                                                                                                               Probably...                                                                                                                   C Unfortunately, the &quot;latest additions&quot; are easy to find...                                                           > * alright, I replied (though not probably the answer you want)                                                                 using Poke and Peek for grafix                                                                                                ) *depends on what screen mode you're using                                                                                     7 It must be SCREEN 13 because other modes require planes                                                                       S * not &quot;must&quot; but it is a lot more difficult and slower to do from QBasic.                                           % How to change MOUSE POINTER to I-Beam                                                                                          depending...                                                                                                                  2 * If you know ASM, try looking for int 33h, 09h...                                                                             I would go with LM's method...                                                                                                ! *muahahahaha! the domain is down!                                                                                             + * Was that you? If so, why did you do that?                                                                                    passwords??                                                                                                                   / overlord, don't give up on your other thread...                                                                                Some very strange problems...                                                                                                  Hopefully some answers..                                                                                                       CHECK THIS OUT PEOPLE!!!                                                                                                      G * 24 fps with 6 enemies and scrolling, 34 fps scrolling with no enemies                                                       ; *flickering....do you use multiple video pages (a la PCOPY)                                                                   2 * It's in mode 13h (as with the colorful graphics)                                                                            , * Perhaps using WAIT at port 3DAh for bit 3?                                                                                  E * doesn't help if you have a fps lower than vertical retrace (~65 hz)                                                         " i guess i should know this, but...                                                                                             What it does...                                                                                                               
 *thanks :)                                                                                                                    C * Cool. Never knew how the thing worked, though i frequently use it                                                            hey, there you go...                                                                                                          @ * I accept the challenge (though it won't be finished by friday)                                                               help plz                                                                                                                       Why do you want to do that?                                                                                                   7 probably some kind of &quot;secret code&quot; thingy...                                                                        Enter key in ASCII                                                                                                             Enter key in ASCII                                                                                                             overlord, Did you see this?                                                                                                    HEEEELp ME PLZ!                                                                                                                Hope this helps..                                                                                                             9 I want that the cycle did not repeat any more in general!                                                                     
 here's how                                                                                                                     one-shot routine                                                                                                               PRECISE to STRING?                                                                                                             re: PRECISE to STRING?                                                                                                         Thanks!                                                                                                                       7 codeworm, i read your message 5 pages ahead, about OPEN                                                                       . How do I switch between screen 7,0,1,0 and 7 ?                                                                                d um.. &quot;SCREEN 7&quot; is really: &quot;SCREEN 7, 0, 0, 0&quot;, so changing it to that should wo                          H * no text above, and that should be &quot;work&quot;. (evil &amp;quote;)                                                       PLEEze HEllp                                                                                                                   Try this...                                                                                                                   ) zombie, JP_DOOM: I need some help, please                                                                                     
 1 Question                                                                                                                     ah......                                                                                                                       Well...                                                                                                                        no,                                                                                                                           ; sorry about my name, network54 sucks for the 3rd time today                                                                    Uh...                                                                                                                         < u need to set in view encoding cyrillic to see below message                                                                                                                                                                                            Answer                                                                                                                        # translation for people who see crap                                                                                           '       QBASIC'e ??                                                                                       '       QBASIC'e ??                                                                                        animation over a background                                                                                                    doesn't work                                                                                                                  	 animation                                                                                                                       FYI: simple way to make graphics                                                                                               2 things                                                                                                                      " Eliminating flickering in mode 13h                                                                                             unfortunately...                                                                                                               Thanx for that                                                                                                                 web hosting                                                                                                                    Check to see...                                                                                                               / overlord, don't give up on your other thread...                                                                                Math functions in QB                                                                                                           exp...                                                                                                                         they are built-in finctions                                                                                                    Thanks                                                                                                                        C If you're using &quot;[&quot;, don't, use only &quot;(&quot;. Like:                                                            Finally!                                                                                                                       * Glad you got it! =)                                                                                                          Dos Command through QB                                                                                                         *SHELL                                                                                                                        & *http://www.computerhope.com/msdos.htm                                                                                        * *How are higher versions of QBasic better?                                                                                     Well...                                                                                                                       " Do you have a link for qbasic 7.5?                                                                                             don't you mean QB 7.1?                                                                                                         *How do I get higher versions?                                                                                                 * Download 'em...                                                                                                              The name neo                                                                                                                  6 I don't think anyone was wondering that, but adding...                                                                         Still not declaring...                                                                                                         loose the gosub                                                                                                                 or if you want to use subs......                                                                                              ' corection to above: declare sub atest()                                                                                        you could you use call....                                                                                                     also...                                                                                                                        Re: Still not declaring...                                                                                                    ; GOSUB routines don't get declared.  Use CALL subprocedures.                                                                   J * oh yeah, DECLARE statements aren't created if the subroutine isn't used.                                                    H Did you see my question on the paste button and it simply made no sense?                                                       * no, I guess not :-(                                                                                                          open .hlp files in xp                                                                                                         K * you open them by going into QBasic and going to the &quot;Help&quot; menu                                                    Internet                                                                                                                      P Internet..? i dont know.  But with IPX you can start a point-to-point connection                                               Brand new forum !                                                                                                             
 Okay, cool...                                                                                                                  Glad you like it                                                                                                               forgot to answer one                                                                                                            good intentions...bad results...                                                                                              " OK, i could drop the rating thing,                                                                                             Didn't I make myself clear?                                                                                                   ( I just missed the point with Mac's forum                                                                                       Good Idea - A request                                                                                                         Q *Ok, why use a key handle in first place? doesn't it slow down the whole program?                                             X What the f*** ?? I just type &quot;*ok&quot; and IE5 fills it up with a previous title!!                                      J Sorry about that, I got carried away with ever buggy microsf applications                                                    & Why it is not in the list explained...                                                                                        & Looking at former posts, about Cell...                                                                                        ( * He kinda wants to be hated, i think :/                                                                                       ASM GFX SVGA Question...                                                                                                      	 Almost...                                                                                                                     ^ * piece of advice: keep track of the cur bank (gran unit) &amp; only call int when you have to                                7 Why does my comp always jam up when i go to the chatrom                                                                       $ well, here's some useless info... ;)                                                                                          & If you're on QBasic.com's chat room...                                                                                        * Hey guys... It's been a LONG time.........                                                                                    . * I don't know/remember you but, welcome back!                                                                                 Hi whoever you are                                                                                                            T *lol - i guess i was here befor you two came :)  maybe a year and a half - i dunno..                                           hello Tman (n/t)                                                                                                               Qbasic 4.5 in windows XP                                                                                                       Nothing can be done                                                                                                            Re: Nothing can be done                                                                                                        Nothing can be done, or can it?                                                                                               # I put up a post on this a while ago                                                                                           L *All sorts of interesting stuff when you look back, like people missing cell                                                   Declarations of SUBs                                                                                                           Declare Sub                                                                                                                   6 you can generally just copy the top line of your sub..                                                                         I need some  DOS komandos!                                                                                                    
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 *No prob:)                                                                                                                     HELP ME PLEASE!!! =)                                                                                                          * *sniff, sniff, smell something guys???? :)                                                                                     ok, look                                                                                                                       *I doubt 3 lines but, yeah.....                                                                                               R *I hate how the people that ask for homework try to conceal that it is homework :(                                            * especially when the attempt is obvious....                                                                                    Q *how do you print a box out of asterics from user input. (not for school I swear)                                              Askerisks around text                                                                                                         8 *Sounds awefully similar to a post a day or two back....                                                                       i think most would agree..                                                                                                     need tutorial.....                                                                                                            E Finally a good working set of EMS routines without LIB'S (url inside)                                                          please help                                                                                                                    Re: please help                                                                                                                Now i have another problem                                                                                                    : * Why do you use PCOPY without SCEREEN , , , in your loop?                                                                     I dont                                                                                                                        * * ... after WHILE sounds like a good place                                                                                    
 Problem fixed                                                                                                                  QB into C++/VB                                                                                                                 flash.to/qbasic                                                                                                               < what is &quot;flash.to/qbasic&quot; is that like .swf files?                                                                   * a site...                                                                                                                   2 there are qbasic to c converters out there, but...                                                                            > by the way, there are some good QB to VB converters out there*                                                                 Cache                                                                                                                          Hmmm                                                                                                                           no, thats not it                                                                                                              ' Where can I read about ON key commands?                                                                                        on the qb help files duh                                                                                                       * some code would be helpful                                                                                                   k                                                                                                                              *can you post it here?                                                                                                         its posted on my site                                                                                                         6 * the link is: http://noxsoulfire.tripod.com/SNAKE.BAS                                                                        
 *Mabe QB 4.5?                                                                                                                   It's because you are using GOSUB                                                                                               THX                                                                                                                           E Paint the tail of the snake black whenever you extend the head. (nt)*                                                         . i fixed all the problems, and my pc crashed :(                                                                                 How Do I.....?                                                                                                                J if your a dumbass &quot;newby&quot; (newbie) you shouldnt mess with sounds                                                     *Hey Syntax...   Shut up.                                                                                                     F *Better: If you're a newby (sic), you shouldn't try to control sounds.                                                        ; * Very well said, Mac. Ignoring just isn't the soplution :                                                                   Z * oops! ignore that, accidentally posted the wrong thread,  it's a reply on the Cell  case                                     Don't worry...                                                                                                                 what he's trying to say...                                                                                                     this is the newbie way                                                                                                        4 Explain this to a super-newbie (to the play command)                                                                           How do i...                                                                                                                   % easiest way would be error handling..                                                                                         V * oh, I guess my method isn't the easiest.. can ignore my post and look at Solitaire's                                        R *Correction to Alipha's post -- should be: Dim exist As Boolean  -- not as Integer                                             If you're using VB 6....                                                                                                       If you're using VB 6....                                                                                                       *Sorry for double post                                                                                                         QB4.5                                                                                                                          my page or alipha's                                                                                                           ) *alipha's page: www.geocities.com/aliphax                                                                                      flash.to/qbasic has it                                                                                                         ATTENTION Villagers                                                                                                            Update                                                                                                                        : *you're an idiot, why would anyone want to suck up to you?                                                                    R * I will not in 1000 years let you rate me or all the other regulars on this forum                                             * worthless post                                                                                                               Bad news ALipha                                                                                                                ahhhh, Cell?                                                                                                                  # * heh, no need to waste your breath                                                                                           7 I agree with PRTSoft. U stink King Cell - u Prokaryote!                                                                       L *Cell of all people is putting down Alipha?  Does anyone see the irony here?                                                   Re: ATTENTION Villagers                                                                                                        CELL IS MY GOD!                                                                                                                Cell, Syntax...                                                                                                                That's not the real Syntax                                                                                                     Ok...                                                                                                                         ( CELL/Ytterbium, MY MAN!! Check this out!                                                                                      % *I don't think he'll figure it out...                                                                                         ? *You and I got it. lkt153 probably will, too. No hope for cell.                                                               : * zombie got it, too.  Just posted in the wrong place. :-)                                                                    Z * heh I was kinda in a hurry. I looked for a large thread with Mac and I got the wrong one                                    7 *I got it, and i hope Cells listens!! Well done Mac!!!!                                                                       S *Well done, Cell please listen to Mac... (just had time to see  this message! hehe)                                           8 c++ (same thing I wrote below as a response on accident)                                                                      	 gee whiz*                                                                                                                     
 Tell me...                                                                                                                     *PCOPY is what slows it down.                                                                                                  That's not true!                                                                                                              O swapping active and visual pages would be faster, but like you said, not much..                                                Week-End                                                                                                                       A little help plz....                                                                                                         - I have the best advice you'll ever get...hehe                                                                                 
 lol (more)                                                                                                                    % What?  You can't find the derivative?                                                                                          Dumb ass newbie...                                                                                                            W * Syntax, how come you're replying under my name, this has an ip identifier you know...                                       * In the infamous words of Homer Simpson....                                                                                    . * lol, and please, don't do that ever again...                                                                                 Re: A little help plz....                                                                                                      That's like someone asking for                                                                                                 c++                                                                                                                           K *Try Turbo C/C++ version 3 for DOS by Borland, if you can find it anywhere.                                                   " EXACTLY WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR !!!                                                                                            + Antone have a good Call Absolute routine...                                                                                    Actually, that was Alipha...                                                                                                   But I need to...                                                                                                              ? as lkt was saying, writing libraries would be easier and such..                                                                I have some good advice for you                                                                                                *hehehe.                                                                                                                      ( I've spent enough time on the subject...                                                                                      Z This way is my invention and it creates great ease while using inline ASM, and no crashes!                                    4 Give honest opinions on this very short 3D thingy...                                                                           Well...                                                                                                                        *screwed up my sig! lol                                                                                                       $ I actually wrote about a year ago...                                                                                          2 the PERFECT 3D, what! stop laughing at me.. meany.                                                                            & These adds are getting on my nerves...                                                                                        & These adds are getting on my nerves...                                                                                         *sorry about double post                                                                                                       * Find a pop-up killer                                                                                                        2 * there is, but I can't remember it, ask Styles...                                                                            " Oh, and the file changing thing...                                                                                            % www.buypin.com to kill popups and....                                                                                          slow page loading                                                                                                             Z * do you have a 28.8 or 56k modem? that could be the problem, else it is network54's fault                                    N Ignore the message below and... I will get &quot;flamed&quot; for this, but...                                                0 err.. if you want to EXECUTE internet explorer..                                                                              
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PLEASE RESPOND ASAP!!!!!                                                                     	 have.....                                                                                                                      Here                                                                                                                          + I AM HAVING PROBLEMS DOING THESE 2 PROGRAMS                                                                                    your &quot;programs&quot;                                                                                                     F *WHOA!!! please hit that little button on your KB that says Caps lock!                                                         flash.to/qbasic Dont Forget!                                                                                                  $ *This guys stuck on his site..... :)                                                                                           corazon147@aol.com                                                                                                            , * what exactly are you having problems with?                                                                                  % *use 2 &quot;for.....next&quot;-loops                                                                                          Joystick's out of control...                                                                                                  : well, it is just a matter of finding the range of values..                                                                     Doesn't seem to work.                                                                                                          ..minor correction..                                                                                                           *Thanks, that's perfect.                                                                                                      # Can someone help me find something?                                                                                             Looking for contract programmers                                                                                               Well....                                                                                                                      	 well.....                                                                                                                      Sounds Cool                                                                                                                    *something smells funny...                                                                                                     Yeah....                                                                                                                       Memory Help with ems                                                                                                          N * I'm working on them right now (i needed them myself too) give me a day or so                                                 Ok email it to me                                                                                                              Memory Help with ems                                                                                                           help....                                                                                                                       Map Files...                                                                                                                  T In the second FOR-NEXT Loop, the to words &quot;map&quot; should be &quot;maps&quot;                                          V *I am talking about loading up a file with the map data contained in that file then...                                         here                                                                                                                          ) Load the map as nathan suggested, then...                                                                                     	 ChatHack?                                                                                                                     4 * no he hasn't :-) (at least, as far as I know of..)                                                                          # I remember when someone did once...                                                                                            VB DOS still available?                                                                                                       2 *VB for DOS can be downloaded from www.maxcode.com                                                                             That site doesn't exist.*                                                                                                      * Works fine for me.                                                                                                          L *Yes it does.  I was just there to make sure VBDOS was on the compiler list.                                                  
 CALL ABSOLUTE                                                                                                                  Hm...                                                                                                                          err.. sorry lkt...                                                                                                            6 Thanx, but the first paragraph would have done well...                                                                         O.K.  smart-ass...                                                                                                             ...                                                                                                                           ? * Think about it, I could me moching you for not knowing ASM...                                                                I do!                                                                                                                         H * int 10h, 13h? VGA routine? Why don't you use SCREEN 13, much better...                                                      
 Apparently...                                                                                                                 Q * you want that as a CALL ABSOLUTE routine? add a &quot;retf&quot; on the end: CB                                              I'll try it...                                                                                                                 note:                                                                                                                          yup.                                                                                                                          = how parameters are handled? I thought that was explained in..                                                                 9 Great,  but could you use my code and with Call Absolute?                                                                     % My code is now higher in the forum...                                                                                         * Is it me, or is your english a bit choppy?                                                                                    5 I'm brasilian (I refuse to write thast with a 'z')...                                                                         0 Better to have choppy english being Brasilian...                                                                               Well...                                                                                                                        Tolkien rpg's and other...                                                                                                    > * You don't, the site's dead. Just the forum is still alive...                                                                 Amen!                                                                                                                         1 *that RPG has the choppiest scrolling engine ever                                                                              It scrolls?                                                                                                                   F I often notice questions involving tutorials are ignored. Why is this?                                                        6 LOL - Looks like you answered your own question. (nt)*                                                                        = ok what part of the question do you think I answered exactly?                                                                  like you said...                                                                                                              % I suppose I could try to write one...                                                                                         - *my qbasic tutorial at my site is really good                                                                                  Holy gsus lkt153,                                                                                                             D * spooky... lol and I do use Ralph Brown's interrupt list also! hehe                                                          	 tutorials                                                                                                                      I'm in the middle of making one                                                                                                It's cool, but eeh,                                                                                                            'k...                                                                                                                          * meant &quot;good thing&quot;                                                                                                
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 need help....                                                                                                                  PLAY background                                                                                                                answers to both...                                                                                                            
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 Right! But...                                                                                                                 Z * since she did provide more info (you said so yourself), I think you are out of line, Mac                                     I surrender                                                                                                                    err.. yeah..                                                                                                                   Oh, very disappointing                                                                                                         I'm a bloke !!!                                                                                                               
 re comspec                                                                                                                     more on SET and SHELL                                                                                                          my thoughts on this                                                                                                           
 Thanks Alipha                                                                                                                  Challenging Game...                                                                                                            PLEASE send me those programs                                                                                                 D Need advice for password protected folders and security and the like                                                          5 LOL Wants to know how to hack into the teachers files                                                                         R * couldn't you access the FAT directly? (not my idea of a fun time, but you could)                                            6 *NT security is based on NTFS, which doesn't use a FAT                                                                         codeworm, codeworm, codeworm                                                                                                  - They used to say that about cryptography, too                                                                                 , Where with Novel can I find that batch file?                                                                                   here is a thought.                                                                                                            ! HOW STUPED DO YOU THINK WE ARE???                                                                                              Actually you can                                                                                                               *Students CAN'T                                                                                                                Accessing the Start Menu                                                                                                       custom input function                                                                                                         	 here.....                                                                                                                      Was that really so hard?                                                                                                      < *? I am known for being overly blunt. You have surpassed me.                                                                  . Hunhh??? What kind of program is that prtSoft?                                                                                K *Very hard?!  That's easy.  Even Mac should be able to figure that one out.                                                    Not a very useful post                                                                                                         I don't have to figure it out                                                                                                 $ now one *with* arrow keys and others                                                                                            Hey! Where are all the messages?                                                                                              * * I dunno. Network54 screws up big time!!!                                                                                    & They'll be back in less than two days.                                                                                        # how do you program a parallel port?                                                                                            OUT and INP                                                                                                                    INP                                                                                                                            re: OUT and INP                                                                                                                re: OUT and INP                                                                                                                File / directory dialog                                                                                                        QBasic:  Shrinking Pictures                                                                                                    here                                                                                                                          # Need major help on an iffy program.                                                                                            Writing in Win.ini                                                                                                             Win.ini                                                                                                                       N no need for win.ini            (example also explains writing in its own .exe)                                                ! How would i modify the code to...                                                                                              explaination                                                                                                                   Thanxs!                                                                                                                        Qbasic delaying                                                                                                               1 if you use graphics, then sync with the framerate                                                                             : * err.. WAIT &amp;H3DA, 8, 8 is s'pose to be on the bottom                                                                     *What's C++?                                                                                                                   Re: *What's C++?                                                                                                               to be more exact....                                                                                                           ....                                                                                                                           Here...                                                                                                                        What happened here...?                                                                                                         Well...                                                                                                                        Well said. And I might add...                                                                                                  Link for qbasic 4.5 plz                                                                                                        sorry, never mind                                                                                                              LANGUAGE                                                                                                                       well....                                                                                                                       Windows XP &amp; QBASIC                                                                                                        re: Windows XP &amp; QBASIC                                                                                                   D * get qb4.5, much better, can be found at: www.geocities.com/aliphax                                                          2 *How do I get mouse or joystick to work in QBasic?                                                                            T * mouse: there's a section in the files at qbasic.com; joystick: STICK() and STRIG()                                           *Thanks.                                                                                                                       aaah                                                                                                                           I dunno if anyone knows it...                                                                                                  email?                                                                                                                         email?                                                                                                                        
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AND WHY WON&quot;T IT SORT?                                                            " * it seems to sort fine for me....                                                                                            O Sorts fine for me, too. Maybe you don't like the definition of &quot;sort&quot;                                                YOUR qbasic programs wanted                                                                                                    flash.to/qbasic                                                                                                                Wow, great web page!!!                                                                                                        F *Thanks, I think I will wait until late spring - remind me again then.                                                         Remind me on September 31                                                                                                      Thanks!                                                                                                                        writing in .exe...?                                                                                                            Use qbasic 4.5                                                                                                                 nooo...                                                                                                                        Hm...                                                                                                                         ! Ah,m never mind my latest post...                                                                                             < Try compiling this program. It alters it self in a safe way.                                                                  - Why does 'PUT' not put integers as plaintext?                                                                                  Logic behind it...                                                                                                            > *LOL - I did a 1000-word-Alipha response and didn't see yours!                                                                 Nice!                                                                                                                         a err.. I dunno if I want a 1000-word explaination to be known as an &quot;Alipha response&quot;...                              hehe                                                                                                                          W yeeesh.. you are a programmer! You should know we never take the time to do anything...                                       + *Oh, sorry.  I never thought of that.___: )                                                                                   ( The problem is that numbers are numbers.                                                                                      5 Good answer. Don't know what happened to Orlando Alex                                                                         " Yeah, a lot of idiots come here...                                                                                            
 count to 100%                                                                                                                  Easy:                                                                                                                         ! *always* avoid for/next delays...                                                                                              Another way...                                                                                                                % 2 Dimension arrays Trouble----Sorting                                                                                         ) Re: 2 Dimension arrays Trouble----Sorting                                                                                      Easy...                                                                                                                       
 Primes Part 2                                                                                                                 % Yes, that is why you can't factor ALL                                                                                         K QB program to find all primes from 1 to 32766 in 0.037 seconds on a 1200Mhz                                                   0 Interesting! Has a minor bug. I have a question.                                                                              # a dumb question, but i have no idea                                                                                            Interesting...                                                                                                                
 Use SYSTEM                                                                                                                     pleaze mail it                                                                                                                 I was gonna...                                                                                                                	 Found it!                                                                                                                      More...                                                                                                                        * Nice! Good to know that...                                                                                                   open command                                                                                                                   Here is what you wanted                                                                                                        default PALETTE                                                                                                                Like this...                                                                                                                  $ Changing to default palette: PALETTE                                                                                           Yeah, but that away...                                                                                                         closing programs                                                                                                               ME!                                                                                                                            very funny....                                                                                                                & *sorry, but I have no idea (n/t above)                                                                                         I doubt it's possible                                                                                                          DJGPP?                                                                                                                         I don't know how, but...                                                                                                      - Concept behind a brute force password cracker                                                                                  Well....                                                                                                                       generating the passwords                                                                                                      , No no i'd never try brute forcing a password                                                                                  9 if it is 8 characters long, and you can use a-z and 0-9..                                                                      Thanks alot Alipha                                                                                                            A A small reminder to someone that needs to remember what they said                                                              *^This is to Cell^                                                                                                            I I know it's been asked before but... (sending data over the net using QB)                                                     G Yes, there is, there are browsers made in QB, but the code is hybrid...                                                       9 I'm far from an expert when dealing with the modem, but..                                                                     
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 lot of effort                                                                                                                 # Why won't my HTML editor code work?                                                                                            Be sure                                                                                                                       < *I think I made it to where it wouldn't let i be less than 0                                                                  1 *Never mind, I'll try your suggestion to be sure.                                                                             $ I don't think that is the problem...                                                                                           I found the problem, Thanks...                                                                                                + challenge for you !!!! if you are smart!!!!                                                                                   N * Wants us to write a program to find the n-th term of the fibonacci sequence.                                                 Done.                                                                                                                          s/Fibianocci/Fibonacci                                                                                                         Way to go Rev,                                                                                                                 What's wrong with...                                                                                                          + challenge for you !!!! if you are smart!!!!                                                                                    I cannot solve this                                                                                                           & LOL - That is a good IQ test for john.                                                                                        . Can you turn a BASIC file into a screen saver?                                                                                5 Well yeah. But you'll need an VB program to start it.                                                                         0 How do you insert a .gif or .bmp file into basic                                                                              3 here's a URL to a BMP loader... and an explaination                                                                            MY HOME!!!!                                                                                                                   " * NO!! This is a QUICKBASIC forum!                                                                                            O * You mean you actually have real friends? Or are they still imaginary ones...?                                                repeated file open/close                                                                                                      , Here's how to copy from a QBasic Forum page!                                                                                  0 Re: Here's how to copy from a QBasic Forum page!                                                                              W I guess that's one advantage to using IE (opposed to netscape), tho I've never had ....                                       " How can I disable backspace in IE?                                                                                             and...                                                                                                                        4 *When that happens, just select &quot;Forward&quot;.                                                                          0 * I told you, if I do that then my text is gone!                                                                              8 I have IE5.5 - Do not lose text. Your IE is faulty (nt)*                                                                      ! Mac, let me rephrase zombies post                                                                                             / Oh, yeah, he didn't say that. To zombie: (more)                                                                               " I think zombie lost interest (nt)*                                                                                            M * I guess that's one advantage to using netscape.. I can backspace all I want                                                  * Nutscrape sucks. Get Opera.                                                                                                   Inserting .awd files into qBasic                                                                                               Why                                                                                                                            or a gif or bmp                                                                                                                 www.oakland.edu/~earobert/CIS112                                                                                              - this is the site for the program i need to do                                                                                 < I bet you're really kicking yourself in the ass right now...                                                                  
 you dead dude                                                                                                                  * oh, well, that's too bad...                                                                                                  virus......................                                                                                                    there are many ways                                                                                                            example                                                                                                                       S *http://www.network54.com/Hide/Forum/message?forumid=13959&amp;messageid=1013984131                                            well.                                                                                                                          Virus                                                                                                                          The way i used to do hoaxes...                                                                                                E * you CAN'T rename an EXE a COM and have it work (nor the vice versa)                                                          * Huh? Works fine for me!                                                                                                     Y oh, sorry.. my mistake.. I guess DOS is smart enough to realize that the COM is really...                                      Re: virus......................                                                                                               
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 My view on AI                                                                                                                 * Right - Too many people confuse AI with II                                                                                    6 *LISP is now the current standard, if i'm not mistaken                                                                        & it probably can, but it is much work :                                                                                         Gaming logic                                                                                                                   Win95 GUI Objects for QB                                                                                                       Win95 GUI Site                                                                                                                 post your gui objects                                                                                                          Of course there is...                                                                                                          SVGAQB                                                                                                                        + Compacting~ can you take a look at my code?                                                                                   + Compacting~ can you take a look at my code?                                                                                    damn, damn, damn                                                                                                              / Re; Hey, I'm good but I didn't say I'm perfect!                                                                                New QBasic Message Board                                                                                                      ! Great Message Board, Dominik!!!!!                                                                                              New QBasic Message Board                                                                                                       * i like this one better                                                                                                       MP3                                                                                                                           ) *long complicated syntax = programming ;)                                                                                      well...                                                                                                                       C WAVs or MIDIs would probably be more feasable to get into a program                                                            plus...                                                                                                                       	 yes but..                                                                                                                     < * it can, but you have make/download a MPG-loader for qbasic                                                                   Where..                                                                                                                        There is no such thing                                                                                                         Change icon                                                                                                                   , * DOS executables don't have embedded icons.                                                                                  
 So I can't                                                                                                                    F you could create a small windows wrapper program and embed the dos exe                                                         How??                                                                                                                          PIF's do                                                                                                                      
 YES BUT...                                                                                                                    ! Here is how to autorun a floppy!!                                                                                             < * I notice you already stated that below where the thread is                                                                   ?????                                                                                                                          !!!!!                                                                                                                          Warning to newbies...                                                                                                          trust me...                                                                                                                   . I'm not trying to discredit you or anything...                                                                                 copy/paste code?                                                                                                               Couple of ways...                                                                                                              This is my question                                                                                                           
 why not this?                                                                                                                  no... it did not work                                                                                                         B Well, that gave me some more data to work with. See if this is it.                                                             no                                                                                                                             OK, My last try.                                                                                                               * slow                                                                                                                         nope                                                                                                                           no                                                                                                                            . hey lkt and alipha wanna voice chat sometime?*                                                                                 If I could, I would...                                                                                                         * nope                                                                                                                         autoexec                                                                                                                       YES                                                                                                                           , *you can't do autorun with a floppy, an you?                                                                                   *can                                                                                                                           Here's how you do it!                                                                                                          Here's how you do it!                                                                                                          No More Data - Error Message                                                                                                   it means...                                                                                                                    Thanks                                                                                                                         Can't figure it out                                                                                                           8 Have you learned the ASCII code and the CHR$() function?                                                                      8 Have you learned the ASCII code and the CHR$() function?                                                                      \ *Sorry about the double post.  Forum acting up - got a &quot;can't display page&quot; error.                                  < Re: Have you learned the ASCII code and the CHR$() function?                                                                  ' * hint: letters$ = letters$ + CHR$(...)                                                                                       + DO and FOR loop should work nearly the same                                                                                   / Re: DO and FOR loop should work nearly the same                                                                                Can't figure it out                                                                                                            HTML Editor code not working.                                                                                                  Modules                                                                                                                         Don't know about Wetspot, but...                                                                                              ! Same opening problem I had before                                                                                             8 Don't know what you mean by &quot;open a .mgb&quot; file                                                                      6 * Mac.. minor detail: JPG files are graphics files ;-)                                                                        4 Unsolicited advice for Ben Woodruff (an many others)                                                                           Dont be lame                                                                                                                   This was good advice                                                                                                          ' So what was his problem with mpg files?                                                                                       ! posting questions(respond to mac)                                                                                             9 * I kinda miss Cell... He made the forum interesting. lol                                                                      * Where is Cell then???                                                                                                       0 how can i put the dots and make the worm grow...                                                                               Why won't this work:                                                                                                          H cause input stops the program, once you enter input it will start again*                                                      3 *Is there a way to make input not stop the program?                                                                           	 solution:                                                                                                                     C This illustrates the problem better. The ChatHack is right. No way.                                                           & Of course, you don't have to use INPUT                                                                                        3 Wuups! It won't work in your demo program though...                                                                            *It's helpful, though.                                                                                                          how &quot;ON event&quot; works..                                                                                              
 Out of Memory                                                                                                                  Re: Out of Memory                                                                                                             I *sorry, no solution.  Sometimes you can sqeeze out extra mem by '$DYNAMIC                                                     ) &quot;Boomerang Search&quot; algorithm...                                                                                     E what's the point in searching like this? if the numbers are random...                                                         : *cause 'boomerang' sounds more spiffy than 'row-by-row' ;)                                                                     *LOL                                                                                                                          2 Can you look at my code and tell me what is wrong?                                                                            2 Can you look at my code and tell me what is wrong?                                                                             more                                                                                                                          4 you put a capital in Choice sometimes and not others                                                                           I don't know what you mean....                                                                                                9 Mac...(and anyone else interested in the surf program)...                                                                      Just page not found.  :-(                                                                                                     G * Ack...I forgot to move the files from my upload dir. Should work now.                                                        Couple of Questions                                                                                                           $ Most of it is just personal style...                                                                                           Thanks - Good stuff                                                                                                            Well, not so good                                                                                                             & So you can surf the web with qbasic???                                                                                        B * No, it is a Visual Basic program that Mac wrote, and I modified.                                                             Problem                                                                                                                       J * I wish I got fun homework like this back when I took my gwbasic class :(                                                    $ Some hints in the right direction...                                                                                           Thx for answer                                                                                                                 Thx for answer                                                                                                                 ...another ?.....                                                                                                              (possible...) Answer                                                                                                           Thanks!                                                                                                                        Styles(can you help again?)                                                                                                   / Use separate variables for first and last names                                                                                I got it working!                                                                                                             1 *by the way you said that it sounds like homework                                                                              sort of....                                                                                                                    sort of....                                                                                                                   	 compiling                                                                                                                     / * http://www.geocities.com/aliphax/files/qb.zip                                                                                Thank you so much!                                                                                                            ! ...OK, made the exe file...but...                                                                                              &lt;~~~call me an idiot                                                                                                        It sounds to me like...                                                                                                        Re: It sounds to me like...                                                                                                    It makes good sense                                                                                                           W * you have to enter the path where the file is located and (imprtant) finish with a '\'                                       
 &quot;\&quot;                                                                                                                 
 what it sais:                                                                                                                 
 Thank you!                                                                                                                     Artificial Intelligence                                                                                                        *http://www.ai.mit.edu                                                                                                         * Natural Stupidity                                                                                                            Drawing a line                                                                                                                0 * Links to past conversations about lines inside                                                                               Ladies and gentlemen......                                                                                                     source code copying                                                                                                           	 Simple...                                                                                                                     8 simpler method for small programs without subs/functions                                                                      $ &quot;Open Wuickbasic in a box&quot;                                                                                          T *No I mean open Quick Basic, then press alt+enter to switch from fullscreen to a box                                          3 Thanks - But where is the &quot;Paste Button&quot;?                                                                           0 well.. not another 1000 word explaination, but..                                                                               Thanks, alipha, but...                                                                                                        : I'm not sure what you mean.. perhaps a picture would help?                                                                    3 LMAO - I can't figure out the question either (nt)*                                                                           D Mac, I'm afraid that on NT 4.?, there is no tool bar on the DOS box.                                                          6 *Thanks, Kewbie and Alipha - That cleared it all up...                                                                        6 Another question on this subject regarding indentation                                                                        R * yeah, I usually throw it into notepad first, shift+tab a few, then copy it again                                            L * Simply save the file, surrounded in quotes, as a .bas. No renaming needed.                                                  
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 Two places...                                                                                                                  cool... nothing else                                                                                                          ! *learning is easy just takes time                                                                                              how do i install qbasic?                                                                                                       Well...                                                                                                                       / You don't install it, you copy it.  Here's how.                                                                               
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 Snake + sound                                                                                                                  i figure out cool game...                                                                                                     C I've gotten onto the internet by my program, but there a problem...                                                           F Sorry, forgot about my other post, go ahead and respond to this one...                                                         Quick Basic 4.5 on Windows XP                                                                                                  it's because it's a dos box                                                                                                    Re: it's because it's a dos box                                                                                               ) where do i download qbasic foe windows me                                                                                      Nowhere!                                                                                                                      & You said it works perfectly on WIN ME?                                                                                         Interesting...                                                                                                                + Thanks, it isn't much of a problem, though.                                                                                    Try creating a shortcut icon                                                                                                  ' for the people who like to draw with QB                                                                                        Check this out...                                                                                                              problems                                                                                                                       *PRINT INT(TIMER)                                                                                                              PRINT INT(TIMER)???                                                                                                            he wanted...                                                                                                                   re TIMER problem                                                                                                              # out of memory when compiling qbasic                                                                                            Divide your code in modules...                                                                                                 Looked like a great plan But                                                                                                  Z * Pass the AH switch to the compiler (if it has one, it should have, I'm just not sure)...                                     try this one on as a challange                                                                                                 Yabidda-blabidda                                                                                                               A real question.                                                                                                               Try this...                                                                                                                    The problem is...                                                                                                             S *oops...since you don't need b anymore, you can remove the &quot;b = b+1&quot; line                                           
 A real answer                                                                                                                 Z *this is what I said, was it not, except in a more confusing and hard to inertpret way? ;)                                    Z * probably, when Mac started his msg, your post wasn't there (your posts are 4 mins apart)                                     Right. LM, please read...                                                                                                      Sorry Mac...                                                                                                                  6 Looks to me like you two have no reason to communicate                                                                        = * Yes, they do! something called: &quot;being friendly&quot;!                                                                  Re: A real question.                                                                                                           *Thanxs for all the help.                                                                                                     2 *Does anyone know where the QB Cult magizine went?                                                                            2 *they all committed suicide when the QB comet came                                                                             wishful thinking?                                                                                                              where can i download qb                                                                                                        * www.geocities.com/aliphax/                                                                                                   Cell                                                                                                                           I was just wondering because...                                                                                                *nevermind, I found it.                                                                                                       * One last note on the 20 X 20 Sprite Editor                                                                                    Y * btw, make sure you read the response that I posted to your compile problem (url inside)                                     " 20 X 20 Sprite Editor for Download                                                                                             Code                                                                                                                          N * we should encourage cell to flood the forum (based on my own experience) ;-)                                                L *Go ahead Cell, Flood the forum, all ya wantm till you get Carpal Tunnel! :)                                                  @ Good idea.  Cell, please stop or flood the forum and have fun!!!                                                               *no text above                                                                                                                	 BEARSTOVE                                                                                                                      Naw, how about:                                                                                                               % I like &quot;SCOTIASOFT&quot; better.                                                                                         L Mac, I posted this from a page (661) beyond the last page (660) of the forum                                                  : *Yep. See my detailed answer to you in the original thread                                                                     Heres a few tips                                                                                                               well...                                                                                                                       = Please allow me to ammend what I said about your left hand...                                                                  Read it for the Question...                                                                                                   1 One way is to limit the string to # of characters                                                                              Another way is to...                                                                                                          " You don't need the array after all                                                                                            . *How do I exclude extentions in KILL command??                                                                                 Ok, its amazing                                                                                                                YOU STUPID F*CK                                                                                                                what do you mean?                                                                                                              sorry, now an example                                                                                                          the only way I can think of...                                                                                                I *that will probaly be the best way to do it.... I'll write a sub to do it                                                      Good thinking, but....                                                                                                        5 why not just make another directory, C:\temp\AABBCCDD                                                                         4 That sound like the right approach to me, too. (nt)*                                                                           Thanks for being my friends                                                                                                   T *I look forward to the day when you can no longer use your left hand either {;^(&gt;                                          $ the only thing I know about cell....                                                                                           I agree!                                                                                                                       YOU CANT HANDLE MY SITE                                                                                                        some suggestions...                                                                                                            * Cascading Style Sheets = CSS                                                                                                 I said that didn't I...                                                                                                       A *oh woops, nevermind....2 S's not C...go ahead, call me stupid :)                                                              Also.............                                                                                                             	 oh and...                                                                                                                      Help with a scoring table                                                                                                     I *look on this site........Tutorials about opening files and write to them                                                      Re: look on this site                                                                                                         F Nathan, re: your &quot;*What can we do to make you stop?&quot; post...                                                        	 good idea                                                                                                                     K *ROFL... Mac: 66.44.60.189 Cell: 141.149.19.225 THIS WANKER: 141.149.19.225                                                    Your right, sorry.                                                                                                            	 Cowerdice                                                                                                                      lol!!!!                                                                                                                       & That's the worst page I have ever seen                                                                                         your site...                                                                                                                   lol*                                                                                                                          E If I had to guess, I would say that &quot;Bobble2&quot; was original.                                                         5 *In the note, &quot;I&quot; should be &quot;If&quot;.                                                                          *No e-mail?...  Nevermind then.                                                                                               1 *What's the difference between QB 1.0 and QB 1.1?                                                                              a FINE QUESTION MY FRIEND                                                                                                     * I guess we should worship you now or what?                                                                                     *LOL i agree... kick his *ss                                                                                                   *In QB that is...                                                                                                             ) No, Cell, you did not answer my question.                                                                                     ' GETTING BACK TO SOLITAIRE'S QUESTION...                                                                                       # *Wonder what happens if I post here                                                                                           A Madhatter, Randy Mcdowell, shellreef, zorgon, QB_AL, and Greenman                                                             " * They're are very educated in QB.                                                                                            $ *they are al mentioned in your post?                                                                                          Q *They are all QBASIC &quot;oldsters&quot; who rarely or never post here any more.                                             7 *They are all people who wondered what would happen...?                                                                       A *They're all people who have posts on the last page of this forum                                                              Kewbie got it! Good work!                                                                                                     8 *I give up, what do they have in common, mental illness?                                                                       Can someone please help?                                                                                                      + Sure. Your END SELECT is in the wrong place                                                                                    Somebody, please test this link                                                                                               
 links good...                                                                                                                  *Thanks!                                                                                                                       Just as well you didn't try it.                                                                                               , *It's working now. When in doubt, reboot! :)                                                                                   Mac, I'm getting an error                                                                                                     " Do you have the directory C:\TEMP?                                                                                             No, no C:\TEMP                                                                                                                G Mac, you should check the environment for variables TMP and TEMP (more)                                                       - * http://www.vbapi.com/ref/g/gettemppath.html                                                                                  *Kewl site {:^)&gt;                                                                                                           9 *Thanks Kewbie and stylez. I will fix surf2 this weekend.                                                                      I need help with compiling!                                                                                                    need more information....                                                                                                      Code                                                                                                                          X err.. here is the (rarely mentioned) method of using one array to store all your images:                                       I use Screen 7.                                                                                                                BLOAD and blahblahblah                                                                                                         quote from qbasic help system                                                                                                 - you aren't saving the right number of bytes..                                                                                  *thnx                                                                                                                         - *Leaf, please, Please, PLEASE just let it go!                                                                                  Well Alipha......                                                                                                              Lol...                                                                                                                        3 * Lol, come to think of it, I kinda agree with you!                                                                           	 * go away                                                                                                                      Cell...                                                                                                                       0 *logic doesn't seem to be this guys strong point                                                                               *not for Cell, that is                                                                                                         * alright, I'll be waiting ;-)                                                                                                ! *What can we do to make you stop?                                                                                              gradiant                                                                                                                       Well...                                                                                                                       $ something wrong with your program...                                                                                           nope only one thing wrong                                                                                                      you didn't have a problem?                                                                                                     displaying a jpg or bmp                                                                                                       
 Use loaders..                                                                                                                 ( *I still can't get any of those to work.                                                                                       I'll...                                                                                                                        * 256-color BMP loading url                                                                                                   # where can i download qbasic 4.5 ???                                                                                           
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 my opinion...                                                                                                                 . Do you feel that atheists are simply ignorant?                                                                                 As far as atheists go...                                                                                                      
 I agree...                                                                                                                     to tell you the truth...                                                                                                      " I think there must be a Creator...                                                                                            # that is a very good point [no text]                                                                                           6 Scabies, Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, and interested parties:                                                                        9 This is a QBasic forum, what is the forum you told about?                                                                      well chlammy...                                                                                                                How do you feel about...                                                                                                      & there is no all-evil deity in wicca...                                                                                         ...                                                                                                                           " it can seem vague at times, but...                                                                                            & *LOL, so you know how to use magic eh?                                                                                        Q *magick is nothing like you will likely see on tv, if that's what you're thinking                                             
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(nt)*                                                                                  + * A prompt that accepts commands, like DOS.                                                                                   , *DOS = Operating System, COMMAND.COM = Shell                                                                                   No...really?                                                                                                                   The way you stated it...                                                                                                      = * well what can I say, stylez can really be an ass sometimes.                                                                 : * And you're unhelpful all of the time. What's your point?                                                                    6 Judging by the answers, the following is what you want                                                                        < Well that certainly answered his question fully - Or did it?                                                                   Shell Programming                                                                                                              Sorry about my bad english...                                                                                                  Please help.......                                                                                                            E *www.geocities.com/aliphax (Alipha must love us with all these hits!)                                                         G LOL, yeah, though geocities only has a bandwidth of 3gb per month and..                                                       * *lol, Maybe I should put QB on my site! :)                                                                                     Thanks                                                                                                                         project                                                                                                                       7 * do you know Assembly (Machine Lang)? If no, you can't                                                                       # Err.. I should explain my answer...                                                                                            graphic problems                                                                                                               Fiddle with this                                                                                                              - * probably want PSET: PUT (x, y), array, PSET                                                                                  Convert .bas to .exe?                                                                                                          This gets asked a lot                                                                                                          Thanks!                                                                                                                       " Bringing up that restart thing....                                                                                            % Ok, all it does is quit to windows...                                                                                         
 like so...                                                                                                                     yes...                                                                                                                         *Thanxs alot if that works!!!!!                                                                                                It's in pascal...                                                                                                              VBasic                                                                                                                        $ Windows API calls in QB? Nnnooooo...                                                                                          " What is the format of *.wav files?                                                                                             It's sure kinda complex...                                                                                                    - again fron the File Format Encyclopedia (FFE)                                                                                 3 While I'm on here I'll ask a couple of questions...                                                                           ! In answer to question number 3...                                                                                             1 okay, this is probably a really newbie question..                                                                              Never in a million years!                                                                                                     : * Wanna bet I can't put a square peg into a round hole? :)                                                                    + * Give me a chain saw and I would too! hehe                                                                                    Not EXACTLY DOS...but close...                                                                                                U * Maybe &quot;close&quot; was the wrong term...&quot;similar&quot; might be better...                                         8 *Don't have a cd drive, but you gave me an idea.  Thanks                                                                       *Np                                                                                                                           0 Did my answer to his #3 seem correct to ya'll???                                                                              ! Great discovery about printers!!!                                                                                             6 *&quot;going&quot; is supposed to be &quot;went&quot;.                                                                        , Well only thing i can confirm for you is....                                                                                   Printer control codes                                                                                                         1 A question for programers and electronics people.                                                                             E Wants to transmit a program to a z80 computer via a serial port (nt)*                                                         
 Call Absolute                                                                                                                 + that is the most common question for qb 4.5                                                                                   1 stylez, still waiting for JP_DOOMs super program?                                                                             	 LMAO(nt)*                                                                                                                      LMAO!!!!                                                                                                                       Not very mature, Mac.                                                                                                          Could I get a review also?                                                                                                    . I'm sorry to hear you were so ill, GreenMan...                                                                                 Well presentented.                                                                                                            D Mac, I promise you that this will be my final word on this matter...                                                           Don't blame Mac...                                                                                                             Is it possible...                                                                                                             
 like this?                                                                                                                     or even shorter                                                                                                                or even longer                                                                                                                + This solution seems the most flexible (nt)8                                                                                    HELP! File command problem                                                                                                    < Sorry to say it's a bit messy to delete a line in a document                                                                  
 FM percussion                                                                                                                  Stopping background music                                                                                                      here's some help                                                                                                              Z * Is Visual Basic another computer language, or is it just like a newer version of QBASIC?                                     VB...                                                                                                                         + VB and qbasic are almost entirely different                                                                                   . * What is the difference between VB and VBDOS?                                                                                5 It might be the difference between apples and carrots                                                                         Y * VBDOS is Visual Basic DOS, it was before VB's MS Windows days- SCREEN doesn't work inVB                                     : Interesting... As a reward, I give you a sample VB program                                                                    6 Marvelous! Is this more secure than your SuperC? (nt)*                                                                         No, but secure enough                                                                                                         " Versions of VB for DOS and Windows                                                                                            ? More about VB for DOS and a sample to email to those interested                                                                VB for DOS info                                                                                                                Question                                                                                                                       help_kind of                                                                                                                   here's some help                                                                                                              C * I don't think anyone knows all the things you can do with OUT ;-)                                                           Q I need this fast, and possibly one with a good memory. (non qbasic  - well kinda)                                              * 160                                                                                                                         S * wasn't it like 0160 on win 95/98 and 255 on win ME/NT/etc or something like that?                                           A * 0160 works in all , 255 works only in NT/2K (not sure about ME)                                                              Background music nr.2                                                                                                         8 * Do you have MB at the beginning of the command string?                                                                       Background music                                                                                                               Re: Background music                                                                                                           qbasic for xp ??                                                                                                               hahaha                                                                                                                        & * thank you for your constructive post                                                                                         Well...                                                                                                                        I need program answers!                                                                                                       G * if that was so, don't you think everyone in your class would have As?                                                        you mean THE qbasic book?                                                                                                     Z *haven't you read THE qbasic book, it's amazing! They say that Bill Gates himself wrote it                                    : *I give up. Searched Amazon.com and everywhere for it. :-(                                                                     The Beginner's Basic Tutorial                                                                                                  Files!                                                                                                                         um..                                                                                                                           Good luck :):)                                                                                                                " err.. what is being asked exactly?                                                                                             Making graphics                                                                                                                Tutorial                                                                                                                       try this for fun                                                                                                               RE: Making graphics                                                                                                            sure...                                                                                                                        more dificult tutorials??                                                                                                     : *doesn't have to be more dificult, but with other commands                                                                    # A couple of sites with tutorials...                                                                                            Anyone have...                                                                                                                1 *How do you detect the windows key being pressed?                                                                             J I don't think you can detect the windowskey but the one next to it you can                                                     there has to be a way...                                                                                                      
 I think...                                                                                                                    = yeah, all keyboard handling is first routed through windows..                                                                 : Appears to equal &lt;Alt&gt;&lt;Esc&gt; in WindowsNT (nt)*                                                                    2 Not so! You probably meant &lt;Ctrl&gt;&lt;Esc&gt;                                                                            > Oops - Thanks - I hope *Me* wasn't put off by that error. (nt)                                                                 Wierd Keyboard Keys                                                                                                            could it be done by interrupts?                                                                                               W * vut?! And I don't think it can be done, not only in QB but also in DOS, in general...                                        I've studied int 9h...                                                                                                        
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 game speed                                                                                                                    J ...I don't think ANY graphical game will run smooth on a 16 MHz machine...                                                    W * amnesia stylez? i have fast playing games on a 286 10Mhz, only they're nor made in qb                                       . *Got a 25 mhz laptop and running nice and fast                                                                                 structured programming                                                                                                         Structured programming                                                                                                         ENDORIA                                                                                                                       / If you mean Files:RPG section of qbasic.com....                                                                                movement 4 games                                                                                                               here                                                                                                                           Yea but.......                                                                                                                # err.. 2048 &lt; 10000, but anyway..                                                                                            Sorry :( i'm used to XMS :)                                                                                                    restart                                                                                                                        * yes                                                                                                                         ? *I think he wants to know how to shutdown and restart using DOS                                                                *You mean CTRL-ALT-DEL?                                                                                                       T * There's an API for that, but that'll probably not work neither on DOS nor on QB...                                          4 *DOS &amp; Dos Box are different tho: No API for DOS                                                                           Actualy, there is one option...                                                                                               ; Actually there is multiple ways of rebooting from a program                                                                   T * what's that about the 2nd DEF SEG? it ts never executed since the computer reboots                                          X *Just an example, so ppl, dun try to use it with other bios rourints and have QB blow up                                      # restart.com from the windows cd? =)                                                                                           ( *OUT &amp;H64,&amp;HFE 'to reboot in dos                                                                                       asdfas                                                                                                                        ) *Only text is asdfas (as you might guess)                                                                                     2 *Actually, the text is &quot;asfljs&quot; {:^)&gt;                                                                            4 *Wuups, true!  By the way, what does  {:^)&gt; mean?                                                                           Smoke                                                                                                                          to Earthborn                                                                                                                  ( There is no reason to start a new string                                                                                       More...                                                                                                                       " to print a part of string-variable                                                                                            / Perhaps you mean to &quot;parce&quot; a string?                                                                               . * I thought the therm was &quot;parse&quot;...                                                                                + Gulp! Right! Also here is an easier example                                                                                   U * I don't think that classifies as parsing... You can get a picture from it though...                                         2 *I thot the &quot;therm&quot; was &quot;term&quot;                                                                            X * lol, I didn't know that, still, I have an excuse, my primary language isn't english...                                      : *Oh, btw, shouldn't it be &quot;thought&quot;!? hehehe lol                                                                     *please an easier example                                                                                                      Hm...                                                                                                                          * meant &quot;do while&quot;...                                                                                                Chat AI Bot                                                                                                                   ) can anyone give me soundblaster code plz?                                                                                      you mean Midi?                                                                                                                # my idea for the 1 of the challenges                                                                                            * cool screensaver..                                                                                                           8 lines                                                                                                                        6 lines                                                                                                                       
 changed it                                                                                                                    " still the champ! with 2-4 lines :)                                                                                             That doesn't work!                                                                                                            % * Yeah, it doesn't take much thought.                                                                                          further to printing columns                                                                                                   ! Maybe you don't want 2 columns...                                                                                             	 2 columns                                                                                                                     	 Gorilla 2                                                                                                                      A different question, Taz                                                                                                     ( * LM already answered it before you did.                                                                                      , Re: * LM already answered it before you did.                                                                                   * Yes, that's right.                                                                                                           BMP loaders, QB drawers, etc.                                                                                                  Actually...                                                                                                                    i use raw format                                                                                                               Raw...                                                                                                                        & Well thats not what i'm looking for...                                                                                         DATA statements!!                                                                                                             9 * rle wont work very well for 256c images and true color,                                                                      I use RLE A LOT...                                                                                                            4 lol whats the difference between true color and 256?                                                                           Well, there is a difference...                                                                                                 Help please                                                                                                                   4 *Gets a memory-overflow error when trying to compile                                                                           Huh?                                                                                                                          % It did help.. us... and perhaps you..                                                                                          um.. some suggestions..                                                                                                        nothing                                                                                                                        * Hey!                                                                                                                        @ What did you think of codeworm's microscope view posted earlier?                                                              O * I'll look for it, after a week not logging in it's kinda tricky to keep up ;)                                                * dude it's carnival here!! =)                                                                                                ! * Found it! I'll stop now... hehe                                                                                              I took a quick look at it...                                                                                                  ? Life simulator? look at the other posts of my in this thread :)                                                               V hehe here's a MACROscope program; Particles in free space interacting with each other.                                         I forgot to say                                                                                                               @ * That slowed down my computer so much it actually crashed it...                                                              3 * lol. Get a computer that's not older than 5 years                                                                            The amazing thing is...                                                                                                       > LOL Get a programming language that's not older than 10 years!                                                                $ * Now, THAT is usefull advice... lol                                                                                          ! Nice! Shows some good techniques.                                                                                              one question                                                                                                                   Here yah go                                                                                                                    NAME --- AS command in QB                                                                                                      Help with mouse in QB                                                                                                         G * there are plenty of mouse routines in the files section of qbasic.com                                                        * URL inside                                                                                                                  W this example responds to the use of Mouse, use of 3D vectors and use of Rotating points                                       X * the example also responds to direct keyboard input (shift/alt and multiple keypresses)                                      % CALL InterruptX(&amp;H33, REG, REG)??                                                                                          A QBasic 4.5+ routine, Mac..                                                                                                  4 * Thanks /\liph ! now everyone can enjoy my program                                                                           Thanks for the try, anyway....                                                                                                 * um.. works fine, heh                                                                                                         What do I need...                                                                                                              Hm... few options...                                                                                                           Lose the GOTO.  Use a FOR loop                                                                                                E * are you still hammering about even after I send you a working code?                                                         
 Try IBasic                                                                                                                     Appears to require $30                                                                                                         Cost                                                                                                                           FM                                                                                                                             Indeed                                                                                                                         animation and graphics                                                                                                        . A sword is only as good as he who swings it...                                                                                # This might help (just a URL inside)                                                                                            help me                                                                                                                       
 Answers...                                                                                                                     Works on QB1.1 like a champ....                                                                                                * Sure                                                                                                                         Re: help me                                                                                                                    QBASIC SIZE IN WINDOWS                                                                                                         Hm...                                                                                                                          Ahum, excuse me,                                                                                                              
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 Cool (nt)*                                                                                                                     Please Help                                                                                                                    you'd use INKEY$..                                                                                                             I'll try to explain...                                                                                                         INKEY$ + Keyboard scan codes                                                                                                   Use KEY                                                                                                                       N * Oops, a better label for PrintHi would be Quit. I don't know why I did that.                                                & where can i find some good qbasic site                                                                                        $ A couple that I personally like are:                                                                                           Where can I download Qbasic                                                                                                   8 *http://www.qbcafe.net/english/  -- has 1.1, 4.5 and 7.1                                                                      4 The Power Macintosh 5500/225 is just plain flawed...                                                                           f                                                                                                                             ? * so.. next month are you going to write &quot;m&quot; 3 times?                                                               > * Look at the email address. Just some idiot trying to use JS.                                                                5 That's the grade he got on his last QBasic exam (nt)*                                                                          * What does that (nt) mean?                                                                                                   
 *nt = no text                                                                                                                  f                                                                                                                              *anyone here read 2600 mag?                                                                                                    *where can I download vb?                                                                                                      * Nowhere. You buy it.                                                                                                         just look harder                                                                                                               added something                                                                                                               . &quot;ok this is for my previous post&quot;???                                                                                Q *Ok, why use a key handle in first place? doesn't it slow down the whole program?                                              With ON KEY...                                                                                                                  im still having probs with sub's                                                                                              0 * the speed: label HAS to be in your main module                                                                              5 Update to my QBASIC website and one of my games... :)                                                                         ) How would I use the usb port with Qbasic?                                                                                      I dont think so                                                                                                               < * http://www.nondot.org/sabre/os/articles/InterconnectBuses/                                                                  ) *lol* got no permission to acces the page                                                                                      * Works for me                                                                                                                 This is what i get                                                                                                            . FLOWCHARTING  A PROGRAM USING THE IF &amp;THEN                                                                                E * this is soo homework. thats what i'm doing in my programming class!                                                          Forget about LET                                                                                                              7 * How can I make shift+a do something different than a?                                                                       U *Simple:  Let the program know the difference between &quot;a&quot; and &quot;A&quot;                                         
 An example...                                                                                                                  Oops, wrong key combination.                                                                                                  @ You'd have to check to see if shift is being pressed via 40:17..                                                              E Alipha, you left the segment at &amp;H40.  Also, isn't there a way...                                                         M * nope, no left/right alt/ctrl. And yes, you should place DEF SEG after LOOP.                                                 W * err.. after looking at zombie's post, yes, for left/right alt/ctrl. Ye read &amp;H18.                                        selam                                                                                                                         - left and right control keys and others inside                                                                                 A * I don't understand because I don't know about DEF SEG and PEEK.                                                             @ DEF SEG and PEEK are used to read memory addresses in your RAM..                                                               * Thanks. That helps a lot.                                                                                                   ( That's because there is no difference...                                                                                       Taz                                                                                                                           / * Because your IPs are identical (204.81.19.20)                                                                                * Oh.                                                                                                                          * Oh.                                                                                                                          Yeah, he has several IPs                                                                                                       How do you share array data?                                                                                                   You must do two things...                                                                                                     Z *Actually, you can leave off the SHARED keyword if you don't need the array in subroutines                                     need help with call,sub                                                                                                       T * You need tu use on key(15), and the on..gosub does not have to be inside a do-loop                                          5 * and also do key(15) on to enable the specific event                                                                         - Delaying SAME time under different CPU speeds                                                                                  High Resolution Timer under QB                                                                                                 user login2                                                                                                                   B Reading from serial port : Why always &quot;Device timeout&quot; ?                                                            7 Remember QBasic &quot;Gorillas&quot;? Welll take a look                                                                        Wow!                                                                                                                           serial port stuff                                                                                                             % using qb to send info via internet...                                                                                          Question                                                                                                                      
 *It's DOS 6.1                                                                                                                  Yeh!                                                                                                                          * Do this and something amazing will happen:                                                                                     WOW!!!!                                                                                                                       ( I got my cat to step on F7 on command...                                                                                      . * I think Ctrl-Alt-Del-Del is more interesting                                                                                $ You can't press keys simultaneously.                                                                                          8 * I didn't think anyone would be stupid enough to do it.                                                                       Jerk detector seemed to work                                                                                                   * You jerk.                                                                                                                   # HaHaHaHa - What a beautiful retort!                                                                                            I                                                                                                                              QB4.5 on a MAC...                                                                                                              QuickBasic for the Mac                                                                                                        0 * You should read the message before replying...                                                                              % about emulators, colors, and my reply                                                                                         G His problem: &quot;I don't get colors when running QB4.5 on a Mac&quot;                                                        Opening Batch Files                                                                                                            * Did you try Shell *.bat ?                                                                                                   9 * note the invisible &quot; around &quot; *.bat&quot; :-)                                                                      QBasic Help File                                                                                                              ) In my opinion, it is almost impossible...                                                                                     
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 Bmp Loader                                                                                                                     * Try www.qb45.com                                                                                                            F * btw, ALGRTHMS.txt does not exist, but is explained in the text below                                                        Z * WAAAAAAH responded to the wrong message i meant it as a response for Anonymous' document                                     bmp loaders                                                                                                                    Re: bmp loaders                                                                                                                A few links...                                                                                                                3 to write a bmp loader, you'll want to know how to..                                                                           T a document from file format encyclopedia. It may help you as much as it helped me :)                                          " To preserve spaces when posting...                                                                                            $ whats the case chr$(?) for backspace                                                                                           chr$(8) and more text ...                                                                                                     
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 Here are two.                                                                                                                 @ I think he means the actual QBASIC statement &quot;WAIT&quot;...                                                               more on WAIT                                                                                                                   thanks                                                                                                                         command to wait?                                                                                                               here                                                                                                                          8 Just a minor (and somewhat useless) note on the above...                                                                       read                                                                                                                          = TIMER returns the number of seconds elapsed since midnight...                                                                  SLEEP is an easy command                                                                                                      3 yup. But sleep requires intervals of whole seconds.                                                                            ARCOS ?                                                                                                                        don't know but...                                                                                                             T *http://www.network54.com/Hide/Forum/message?forumid=171757&amp;messageid=1011376403                                           DIM with FOR...NEXT loops                                                                                                      Well...                                                                                                                        thanks!                                                                                                                        Minor correction, lkt153...                                                                                                   " * i think what 1kt153 meant was...                                                                                             Actually, I made a mistake...                                                                                                  * I know that! hehe =)                                                                                                        X * And I think, HEX numbers are passed as INTEGERs, so there actually is no difference...                                       Try this                                                                                                                       My new website :)                                                                                                             
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 story time...                                                                                                                  *No!                                                                                                                          2 Though situation, and has nothing to do with me...                                                                            5 * err.. I think you missed the point of the story :-(                                                                         	 I know...                                                                                                                     6 * Um...I think the story was intended as a metaphor...                                                                        " * Is this a forum or a Soap Opera?                                                                                            
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 story time...                                                                                                                 B * You're all a bunch of losers. None of that garbage is important.                                                            
 * Thanks, taz                                                                                                                 1 * I can't get the .wav and .midi players to work.                                                                              Try being more specific...                                                                                                    E * I'm trying to play .wavs and .midis with the players at qbasic.com.                                                          * Did you forget about me?                                                                                                     VBDOS OS                                                                                                                       Re: VBDOS OS                                                                                                                   Files                                                                                                                          Some help...                                                                                                                   Some more help...                                                                                                             Y * Where did &quot;Darkness Ethereal&quot; go!? Where's MSong DX and SoC III?!! Any ideas?                                      Checking if a file exists                                                                                                     U * http://www.network54.com/Hide/Forum/message?forumid=171757&amp;messageid=1008368420                                          alternate solution..                                                                                                          A Here is a very short discussion of Earthborn/Zip/Alipha solutions                                                             F with little effort, mine could be changed to use CALL ABSOLUTE instead                                                        . You know something MAC?  You're starting to...                                                                                < Earthborn, Zip, and Alipha added their code to Mac's page...                                                                   *that nearly made me vomit                                                                                                    % stylez, since you too are a newbie...                                                                                         K Generally I've found that the true newbie is the one that belittles others.                                                    As for seeing my coding...                                                                                                     ...                                                                                                                            No code yet?                                                                                                                   JP, check this out...                                                                                                          *yes.  very much so                                                                                                            hahaha                                                                                                                        < Didn't happen to see the message I was replying to, did you?                                                                  T * http://www.network54.com/Hide/Forum/message?forumid=13959&amp;messageid=1012245604                                          @ i never look at preceeding posts, &amp; yours gave no context...                                                              G The bold &quot;Accessing UDT's through memory&quot; wasn't enough, huh?                                                       U &quot;I never look at ...&quot; - That's why you come off as an uninformed jerk (nt)*                                          BTW, thanks for the effort lkt.                                                                                               I * Actually, maybe ignorance, maybe jealousy... perhaps both, who knows...                                                     Q * I don't have anything to do this, but did you, by any chance check out SuperC?!                                             C interesting.. 'cause right now, ye annoying the * piss out of me...                                                            Well...                                                                                                                       / * Just realized that post wasn't to me! hehe =)                                                                               E Are you proud of your intemperate outburst which contributes nothing?                                                          TO End all Matters                                                                                                            , sorry, Laffin, LOCAL is a keyword in QB7.1..                                                                                   Now One for QB &amp; QB45                                                                                                     & Wow  Apologies to zip and Alipha!!!!!                                                                                         Here's mine. :D                                                                                                                The problem with that code                                                                                                    	 X:\abc...                                                                                                                      ASCII                                                                                                                         3 * http://www.mobilecomputertechnician.com/ascii.htm                                                                           ! Flicker and Easy Keyboard Control                                                                                              URLs of interest inside...                                                                                                     Thanks.                                                                                                                       " no PCOPY in Screen 12 or 13, so...                                                                                             Stuck!                                                                                                                         Never mind.                                                                                                                   , I have removed your similar query on the FAQ                                                                                  	 TO ALIPH                                                                                                                     L * Wow, haven't seen that 'a' with the  in &quot;Alipha' in a looong time...                                                   simple 2d landscape                                                                                                            How about this..                                                                                                               Here is a simpler program:                                                                                                     Also...                                                                                                                       * QBasic programming, stepping up the ladder                                                                                     How you learn Qbasic yourself                                                                                                  my way (4 steps)                                                                                                              , Here's a sub program for italicizing type...                                                                                   Qb Mini Game Competion!!!                                                                                                      Square Root                                                                                                                    well....                                                                                                                       hey, thanks                                                                                                                   $ * heh, i alredy have one from myself                                                                                          	 Nevermind                                                                                                                      Playing a .WAV file in Windows                                                                                                 *lazy people sicken me                                                                                                        # reinventing the wheel is better? 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Be human for once and say 'hehe'                                          5 * or see it as a simple way of run length compression                                                                         - *you mean there's a complex form of RLE?  ; )                                                                                  *  What's YHWTMTOYH?                                                                                                          8 * My guess you'd be a bunch of randomly typed letters...                                                                      I * You Have Way Too Much Time On Your Hands (If anyone remembers that) :-)                                                      Damn!                                                                                                                          LOL - A suggestion, though...                                                                                                  * Cool demo zombie...                                                                                                         O *that was the most minless post i have ever seen. you should be draged to......                                                *text above                                                                                                                   
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 Data Types...                                                                                                                 I * nope, as you notice, the bits go in powers of two (8, 16, 32, 64, etc).                                                       Need help with audio (DirectSnd)                                                                                                *Try loading with QB/L DS4QB.LIB                                                                                               *Sorry, meant: QB/L DS4QB.QLB                                                                                                 E * Actually, don't even bother putting an extension... isn't needed...                                                          well:                                                                                                                         & I need help with my install program...                                                                                         Mice                                                                                                                          U * http://www.network54.com/Hide/Forum/message?forumid=171757&amp;messageid=1010889589                                         2 Example of an install progam (description and url)                                                                             not a good idea:                                                                                                              " It uses the mouse or arrow keys...                                                                                             i don't know what you mean..                                                                                                   Clarification...                                                                                                              S *oops i must have missed it when reading the original question. (strage way indeed)                                           $ *Thanks, I'll change the mouse part.                                                                                           *Thanks everyone                                                                                                               why don't u just...                                                                                                            Trigonometry question...                                                                                                      0 oops...make that Sin-1 0.7071067812 = 45 degrees                                                                              " sorry folks...i'm being stupid....                                                                                            U * http://www.network54.com/Hide/Forum/message?forumid=171757&amp;messageid=1011376403                                         1 Sure answers QBasic Trigonometry questions! (nt)*                                                                              hey, thanks!                                                                                                                   a little problem...                                                                                                            Arcsin graphics                                                                                                               ] * &quot;..So you simply change x and y (make x = sin y)..&quot; um.. no. Have you taken trig?                                 ! Well, looks good to me, Alipha...                                                                                             1 ack, sorry, I didn't read that carefully enough..                                                                             5 Re: ack, sorry, I didn't read that carefully enough..                                                                          trig answer                                                                                                                    yeah...                                                                                                                       * * How do I get different shades of colors?                                                                                    E * here is a website (inside). Tell me if any of it is confusing, heh.                                                          Telnet connections                                                                                                            
 Sockets ..                                                                                                                    ! Couple Quick QuickBasic Questions                                                                                             + * #2 Check the tutorials on qbasic.com ....                                                                                   T * #1 Make sure you, in fact, *do* have the help file. (url to complete qb4.5 inside)                                          
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 i think...                                                                                                                     * Thats sounds about right                                                                                                     heh                                                                                                                           6 but some of us have been around a LOT longer than that                                                                         *Eh?? What say??                                                                                                               * 16                                                                                                                           * 18 yrs young                                                                                                                 I just turned 17 and....                                                                                                      ! * um.. what were the tickets for?                                                                                              Music                                                                                                                         	 Re: Music                                                                                                                     R * But I only have 30 notes and it plays the first 12 before the program continues.                                            ? *For some reason, I don't think he read/understoof your message                                                                * Why do you say that?                                                                                                         He said that...                                                                                                                * I am using MB.                                                                                                               *Why don't you list your code.                                                                                                 Here is your solution..                                                                                                        PCOPY how do you use it                                                                                                       / PCOPY is for using a virtual screen, or page...                                                                               
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 Answers...                                                                                                                     * Thanks dude!                                                                                                                 trying to...                                                                                                                  9 EEK! That was probably the scariest thing I've ever seen!                                                                      * Haha I agree!!                                                                                                              / Use an array for the first part of your program                                                                               K Correction.  Use ary(28) not a(28) or whatever you decide to name the array                                                    you mean something like this?                                                                                                  Maybe a lil' help...                                                                                                           Runs good; Celeron 500 here...                                                                                                 AHH.....PLZ HELP ME                                                                                                           # * nevermind i got it! LOL map[6][6]                                                                                            AHH.....PLZ HELP ME                                                                                                           2 I can think of 2 things that may cause that error.                                                                            < Why don't you debug your demo program and post it in the FAQ                                                                  A *Sorry, I wasn't able to run the program to see if it would work.                                                              did you set the screen mode?                                                                                                   AM I MISSING SOMETHING!?!?!                                                                                                   " Well, you might be missing Algebra                                                                                             Format number and date                                                                                                        = The internal value is not the same as the PRINT USING display                                                                 K * Just use PRINT #1, USING &quot;&amp; &amp; ###.#&quot;;date$;name;average                                                   , I modified the Encryption/Decryption Program                                                                                  S * Mac please, how many times have you seen this?! It's LKT153 hehe from Lucas! hehe                                           ; Sorry... As a compensation, I give you a little art program                                                                   F * haha nice prog! Do you mind me adapting it for fading like routines?                                                        ; Enjoy! I am miserable at present - I don't like SuperC yet.                                                                   ' * SuperC is great! Be glad for it! hehe                                                                                       * Thanks! Anyway, I figured out a great fix.                                                                                    2 Thanks for the plug. I hope to hear from him (nt)*                                                                             Were you talking to me!?                                                                                                      2 *Yeah. Download SuperC.bas and write a message :-)                                                                             Dude... I feel like crying...                                                                                                  As I'd figured...                                                                                                             A * meant: &quot;understood&quot;, not &quot;misunderstood&quot;...                                                             = * Found it, nevermind... my lazyness is really getting to me!                                                                 " Copy and paste from windows to QB?                                                                                            & Here's a program I found somewhere....                                                                                        R * Or you can just paste into notepad and save the file as &quot;yadayada.bas&quot;                                             *LOL!                                                                                                                         d EVERYONECOMEHERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!                           nah, thanks anyway (n/t)                                                                                                      . EVERYONE COME HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!                                                                                 HELP A NEWBIE PLZZ                                                                                                             use RANDOMIZE TIMER..                                                                                                         & Stupid SOB (A playable Solar Strike 2)                                                                                        4 * http://www.geocities.com/spheresfantasy/solar2.zip                                                                           very nice! some comments...                                                                                                    The QBasic 1.1 thing...                                                                                                       ' * Cool game! Specially for a QB only...                                                                                        * Good graphics. Bad controls.                                                                                                
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 opening files                                                                                                                 - *Try opening them for OUTPUT instead of INPUT                                                                                 ; *LOL - The G.U.R.U. missed the obvious. Happens to me, too.                                                                   / how do u upload an qbasic file on the internet?                                                                                answers                                                                                                                        Untitled                                                                                                                       Well...                                                                                                                        Well.......                                                                                                                   ! where? do you have the url? (n/t)                                                                                             3 Why doesn't this program work the way I want it to?                                                                           ! *wouldn't number^(1/2) be easier?                                                                                              Data types.                                                                                                                    I've tried that...                                                                                                            : I can tell you why it is doing it, but not how to fix it..                                                                    + Hi, Alipha (Nothing to do with this thread)                                                                                    OK, nathan, here is your answer                                                                                                *Thanks*                                                                                                                       Why not use the SQR() function?                                                                                               R *I think the SQR() function rounds the 6th decimel place.  I want an exact number.                                            _ You didn't even try the program.  It rounds to 15 places and you will never get an exact number                               , *Sorry, didn't have time to run the program.                                                                                  " Could I do something like this?...                                                                                            1 Not unless you write your own arithmetic commands                                                                              .XM's in .bas?                                                                                                                 3D graphics tutorials...                                                                                                       HELP ME.....AGAIN                                                                                                              show us your code...                                                                                                           convert qb45 to c+ and more                                                                                                   	 answer...                                                                                                                      * Q#1: why would you want to?                                                                                                  http://qbcc.sourceforge.net/                                                                                                   textures...                                                                                                                    *i'll need your email                                                                                                          my e-mail is                                                                                                                   breathing problems                                                                                                            L Metronome sound: PLAY &quot;MBMST220L64o6B&quot; (won't slow anything down).                                                  ; * no text above, and note the MB (play Music in Background)                                                                    RE: Breathing problems                                                                                                         Question                                                                                                                       lines in screen 13....                                                                                                         well...                                                                                                                       ! screen 13 lines, and problems....                                                                                             @ * most-likely, qb uses this formula (url inside). Hope it helps!                                                               Parallel Port in Windows XP                                                                                                    is it the same machine? (n/t)                                                                                                 A &quot;Compiler to compile Basic to C/C++ and C/C++ to Basic&quot;                                                              Greenman                                                                                                                      
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Help File + Help from intermet!                                                   < Question, may or may not want to take the time to answer it.                                                                  ( A couple of points to get you started...                                                                                      7 *Oh, yah. Add an introductory screen with instructions!                                                                        About painting the terrain...                                                                                                  Couple more things...                                                                                                          If you get an error...                                                                                                        	 nice game                                                                                                                      How do you play it?                                                                                                           	 Thx alot!                                                                                                                      Oh ya...                                                                                                                      " Replace you delay loops with this:                                                                                            3 OK - I got it to play. Very good (and I hate games)                                                                            Okay.                                                                                                                          One other way to detect hits...                                                                                               ) *Dan the Kat/TheChtHack/Buff - New Name?                                                                                      Variable Dump Utility                                                                                                          goto...                                                                                                                       $ Please Help Me with this code sample                                                                                           Maybe this will help...                                                                                                       	 more help                                                                                                                      Help on wait...                                                                                                               / Ah, and some more info on that line statment...                                                                               ! err.. um.. further explaination..                                                                                              Web designers suck                                                                                                             sucky web designers suck...                                                                                                    Solar 2 Beta almost ready...                                                                                                  0 * can you just tell us when it is ready? yeeeesh                                                                              * I need help from an experienced programmer                                                                                    . Re: I need help from an experienced programmer                                                                                 Multiplication Table?                                                                                                          One way to do it...                                                                                                           & Here's a little multiplication program                                                                                        # Non-QB...Intel vs. AMD...indulge me                                                                                            amd VS pentium                                                                                                                 * AMS?  i mean AMD   :-)                                                                                                      9 *one update on my site, now there are 395 files, i think.                                                                      Lil' ASSEMBLY question...                                                                                                      Sample:                                                                                                                        try something like...                                                                                                         ) very nice code zip, but no explaination..                                                                                     B Thanks you both, I had no idea strings &quot;had headers&quot; ; )                                                             * Ah, no text above                                                                                                           M Ah, one more thing, just a remark, neither a question nor anything important)                                                  One question...                                                                                                               - I didn't understand that last sentence, but..                                                                                  *yes, you do!!  ; )                                                                                                            I disagree (not entirely =])...                                                                                                Err...                                                                                                                         I need help.......                                                                                                            ? *Right click and 'Save Target As...' then a download will start                                                               / *no i mean automatically www.qbasic.com does it                                                                                Just...                                                                                                                       0 *thats what i DONT want i want them downloadable                                                                              H * Oh sorry, I had misundertood the question, let me seek an answer! hehe                                                       *lol                                                                                                                          ; Weird, QBasic.com doesn't have any special code for that...                                                                   - *they are on my site in a folder called files                                                                                 J * I don't have any more time right now, perhaps later I can look for it...                                                     *k TY                                                                                                                         5 It has to do with your host's server configuration...                                                                          *ty                                                                                                                           0 *k i talked to them, they made them downloadable                                                                               EASY!!                                                                                                                        F Um...no...he's talking about making them downloadable from his site...                                                         Just trying to help.                                                                                                          & Well, the helping part is good, but...                                                                                        9 But does anyone here play return to castle wolfenstein...                                                                      I haven't played it...                                                                                                        ? Yeah, 3d accelerator is pretty much required for all games now.                                                               T *yeah good ol 3d cards, mine works for most games but some games it just dont cut it                                           yes, people play it                                                                                                            PCL - how to use                                                                                                              % Re: translating hex decimal to binary                                                                                          The program is here...                                                                                                         I forgot to say                                                                                                               2 Creating a TXT file based on strings and values...                                                                             When you write to the file...                                                                                                  * thx stylez                                                                                                                    Questions about Pcopy and Screen                                                                                               * Look on the help, for LOCATE                                                                                                 * Yes..                                                                                                                       " *^ sorry, no star should be there.                                                                                            ( *OUCH!! That's a tough question (for me)                                                                                       Wow! This question bytes...                                                                                                   ! *Thanks! Ill keep checking back..                                                                                               *I think we all give up.  Sorry!                                                                                              ( Switch your WIDTH and SCREEN statements.                                                                                       Hmm....                                                                                                                        dangerous brainstorm......                                                                                                     * and would care, why?                                                                                                        8 *just so you know when i log on I will have sheer POWER!                                                                      . * Please! DO GROW UP, at least a little bit...                                                                                A *why thank you, i will be sure to say humiliating things for you!                                                              I'm sorry...                                                                                                                  7 *well it doesnt matter because it didnt work anyways :)                                                                       F * I'd suggest you keep trying until you get it (for learning purposes)                                                        B * I'm sure leachim.. and everyone in the chatroom.. will love that                                                            ? * I know they won't, but as I said, FOR LEARNING PURPOSES! hehe                                                                back in the day...                                                                                                            _ * SansSerif, which is the font you can do that with, is still there, but 2 more have been added                                Re: dangerous brainstorm......                                                                                                 How do I use shell?                                                                                                            You need something like...                                                                                                    + GodofCuboids, codeworm and I are waiting...                                                                                    SHELL takes a string parameter                                                                                                 You can use the FILES command                                                                                                 # Windows 2000 / XP will need this...                                                                                           % *where can i get good java tutorials?                                                                                          * On a java site.                                                                                                              *c'mon just tell me!                                                                                                          < * where did you get your java compiler? http://java.sun.com?                                                                   I'll go slow....                                                                                                              d &lt;b&gt;uh help me pleeze i need to find out where to download QBasic 4.5 i need thet specific vers                          D look a couple messages below. It's posted at least 3 times yesterday                                                           Site Guy                                                                                                                      5 &quot;this site?&quot; what site are you refering to?                                                                         0 Actually, if www.qbasic.com ever goes defunct...                                                                               other sites would probably...                                                                                                  Integer Conversions                                                                                                           8 Wrong forum. This is not a QBasic post - It is C++ (nt)*                                                                       I know, but...                                                                                                                 HELP                                                                                                                          3 Needs to plot a distribution curve. Smell anything?                                                                           9 * Yeah, I smell a missing asterisk from the above post :P                                                                       i've got a cold i can't smell :(                                                                                               I'm a little fuzzy too :(                                                                                                      damn! not x*x but xx*xx                                                                                                       
 MORE HELP!                                                                                                                    L * um.. the smelling thing is an inside joke (*sniff* smells like homework..)                                                  
 graph formula                                                                                                                  OK, here's some help...                                                                                                        newbie needing help on nibbles                                                                                                ' Problem with nibbles and fast computers                                                                                        How about your own nibbles...                                                                                                 d * I totally agree. The best way to learn is to make smething that already exists, so you can look ba                           ck is you forget something.                                                                                                   3 You mean &quot;if you forget something&quot; (more)                                                                            Untitled                                                                                                                       Use a compiler...                                                                                                              How do i do this                                                                                                              > * from QB? Probably quite difficult if possible. from VB? ask.                                                                E In VB or VC++, I can only see that being used for abusive purposes...                                                          there is actually a way for dos                                                                                                Half-life help                                                                                                                U * Not to be a jerk, but this is a Qbasic forum. There are plenty of Half-Life forums.                                         D Yeah, right! I might tolerate this question from Forum regulars, but                                                          	 sheesh...                                                                                                                      No, I'm sure                                                                                                                  % *No offence Mac but     ------   LOL!                                                                                          Sheese?                                                                                                                       B *Hmm, Mac almost seems like a stalker, except without the brain...                                                            ( He wrote some kind of filter program ...                                                                                      @ The IP actually changes when the connection to your ISP is reset                                                              ? I really don't think the question deserves this much discussion                                                               # * yeah, except Mall Security sucks.                                                                                            normally, i'd agree...                                                                                                        > * Worldcraft is not programming. It is a level design program.                                                                 My experience...                                                                                                               website-need ratings!                                                                                                          Here's some feedback...                                                                                                       0 *this is it http://www.geocities.com/cruiser113/                                                                               yeah, address mix-up                                                                                                          < You were lucky, Earthborn. The site is a giant virus or worm                                                                   virus?  yeah right...                                                                                                          One final question                                                                                                            + If you promise it is the last question, ...                                                                                   	 I promise                                                                                                                      qb, vb, pics, and c++                                                                                                          hhere.                                                                                                                         duh                                                                                                                           " DAMN, My teacher won't accept it!!                                                                                             Untitled                                                                                                                       well                                                                                                                           alternate method                                                                                                              E In this case, I don't see how SELECT CASE &quot;works better&quot;...                                                         = What's the difference between a puppy and a homework cheater?                                                                  Well I gotta give you credit                                                                                                   zombie                                                                                                                         I think not.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Blowin stuff up                                                                                                                You could try....                                                                                                             ! I need help with using a mouse...                                                                                             ' err.. call interrupt? (on QBasic 4.5+):                                                                                        *you didn't call func 0!!  ; )                                                                                                 *...(of int 33h)                                                                                                               *Thanks                                                                                                                        Use a libary                                                                                                                   * url inside...                                                                                                               ) Thx for the help, hehe, I have another...                                                                                      A lesson in physics                                                                                                            *Hard to multiply by piE!!                                                                                                    J So Frustrated........help is greatly appreciated, Just 5 min of your time.                                                     Some suggestions                                                                                                              + Sorry, didn't see your responce to him/her.                                                                                   
 still.....                                                                                                                     Well...                                                                                                                        thanks                                                                                                                         why does this not work?                                                                                                        Here is what should happen...                                                                                                 	 Earthborn                                                                                                                     2 *wow, i could not understand a work you just said!                                                                             Maybe something like this?                                                                                                     Thanks                                                                                                                        F * Yeah, Bill Gates is not a programmer, but a cheap stupid investor...                                                        # *with a funny voice and big glasses                                                                                           	 * haha =)                                                                                                                     1 Please make suggestions for student questionnaire                                                                             " Two more questions to add to above                                                                                             I would suggest                                                                                                               # I suggest that it be a private test                                                                                           C *I've already changed the name to a &quot;Self-Screening Test&quot;                                                            QBASIC 4.5 Sounds                                                                                                              Well...                                                                                                                       	 Thank You                                                                                                                     8 *http://www.qbasic.com/c4.shtml (that was hard! lol j/k)                                                                       Thank you, 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 Thanks to all                                                                                                                 B Anyone have a dos (whatever) disk?(explained better in the text...                                                            + If you don't, then please answer me this...                                                                                   1 you don't know much about what you are doing, eh?                                                                             " No, I don't know what I'm doing...                                                                                            
 Simpler terms                                                                                                                  *How can I make a *.com file?                                                                                                 \ * another question: do you know any assembly? (a .com file has no header -pure machine code)                                   No, where can I learn it?                                                                                                     @ Ok, I found tutorials on it.  Now, HOW do I make it?_________: )                                                              M * download an Assembler: www.geocities.com/aliphax -&gt; Files -&gt; TASM 3.1                                                  Beat me by 9 minutes :-)                                                                                                      3 TASM, NASM, and MASM are all different assemblers..                                                                           C *http://starbase.cs.trincoll.edu/cpsc230/intel-programs/intel1.html                                                           9 *Thanks*______________: )______________: )____________: )                                                                     - One problem, though...   How do I operate it?                                                                                 " They are command-line assemblers..                                                                                             .com                                                                                                                           f                                                                                                                              h                                                                                                                              Maybe you should try                                                                                                          	 i need...                                                                                                                      zombie                                                                                                                        0 I don't really understand what you are asking...                                                                               Really funny names...                                                                                                         % Just wondering, is anyone here Irish?                                                                                          * No text above. 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 Answers...                                                                                                                    
 A QB OS/Shell                                                                                                                  *I will help                                                                                                                   Help ME!                                                                                                                       Use the future library                                                                                                        	 Zombie...                                                                                                                      help....                                                                                                                       whoops.....                                                                                                                    Come on, matt!                                                                                                                N i knew why, but it was kinda more &quot;how do i fix this?&quot; thnx a bunch!                                                 Untitled                                                                                                                       *no text above                                                                                                                9 *What are you talking about ! + Does anybody know how to.                                                                     > Does anybody kno how 2 Import &quot;Gif's\Bmp's\Jpg's&quot;???                                                                5 No text above. This was ZER0PYTHONs question. But ...                                                                         + i know, i'm a little lazy. i posted it here                                                                                    Can I access...                                                                                                                Well, to do it in QB...                                                                                                        Use IPX interrupts                                                                                                            * I think there is a tutorial about it at...                                                                                    " Need help!!!! (a little off topic)                                                                                             *Nevermind, I found it! ;-)                                                                                                   3 Im  doing a report I need 2 know about programmers!                                                                            Well....                                                                                                                      
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 Windows XP                                                                                                                    T * http://www.network54.com/Hide/Forum/message?forumid=13959&amp;messageid=1010532213                                           DOS screen on a laptop                                                                                                        H *I dont know who in there right mind would sign up for network 45 select                                                       Only one person                                                                                                                * You have a 1 next to yours...                                                                                                LOL                                                                                                                            Can someone help me?                                                                                                          $ Copy &amp; paste into QB via Notepad                                                                                           return a value                                                                                                                 I smell homework...                                                                                                           5 * mm.. it appears that that phrase is catching on ;-)                                                                          :-) Yep! (nt)*                                                                                                                
 scrolling bar                                                                                                                 
 like this:                                                                                                                    * you'd have to store the text in an array..                                                                                     program using scrollbar                                                                                                       
 using com3                                                                                                                    1 I am getting this text after all message names...                                                                             ) Everyone else should be getting it too...                                                                                      TTTT                                                                                                                           *hehe thanxs                                                                                                                   The skating game                                                                                                              0 *Hey matt! See, you got your response after all!                                                                              
 Here it is                                                                                                                     thanks for the code!!!!                                                                                                        *Has anyone else tried this???                                                                                                ! Need help with working with files                                                                                             	 Good Luck                                                                                                                     % Okay... I guess I kinda understand...                                                                                          &amp;quot?? What's that?                                                                                                       Actually...                                                                                                                   E Ah So!! Thanks!  - codeworm, Alipha - Answer to title length question                                                         J It's actually a semicolon, not a period, that comes after HTML characters.                                                    0 *Thanks :-)  &lt;--- Probably uses 20 characters                                                                               Common                                                                                                                        0 what you are looking for is the SHARED keyword..                                                                               thx                                                                                                                           " Hey, Leaf,  I hope you see this...                                                                                             Down for the count...                                                                                                         ? um.. ok, we could start a chat session on this forum, I guess..                                                               = *&quot;Desperate situations call for desperate measures&quot;                                                                  QBasic 7.1?                                                                                                                   / * version 4.5: http://www.geocities.com/aliphax                                                                               2 Without going into a diatribe about qb versions...                                                                             *hey thanks, guys                                                                                                              QBasic for Win2000...                                                                                                          * what mouse code is this?                                                                                                    B * You need to be in fullscreen in order to get a DOS mousepointer.                                                            @ * Press ALT-ENTER to switch between windowed and fullscreen mode                                                               *Sometimes twice..                                                                                                            % answer to an early message of The Why                                                                                         ` * isn't that 360x480x256? (640x480 can't fit on vga) Btw, I got code for a bunch of chain4 modes                               *oops                                                                                                                          codeworm                                                                                                                      T *My assumption is something like a &quot;bookworm&quot; as it applies to programming                                           Close, but no cigar                                                                                                           @ * haha, sorry about THAT thread codeworm! hehe I was curious! ;)                                                              	 LOL (nt)*                                                                                                                     , inputing graphics files into qbasic programs                                                                                  2 EZDraw...Simple Graphics drawing/saving program...                                                                            = Hi, stylez. I hope your boredom means you finally have time..                                                                  * LMAO! :-)                                                                                                                   # Me, too! Persistent cuss, isn't he.                                                                                           > *Persistent enough to complain about your lack of asterisk :-)                                                                 Honestly...                                                                                                                   < At least give stylez that he's honest! I would have said ...                                                                   * lol                                                                                                                          *OK, OK, URL deleted!                                                                                                          Need angle formula                                                                                                             pretty obviously homework.                                                                                                     not what I was looking for.                                                                                                   ( * If you have some code, just post it...                                                                                       The reason we don't answer                                                                                                     Geez                                                                                                                           * Angle = ATN(L / W)                                                                                                           And also                                                                                                                      < * degrees = radians * (180/pi); radians = degrees * (pi/180)                                                                  , how to publish qbasic games on to qbasic.com                                                                                   closed..                                                                                                                       .....                                                                                                                         T * You asked once as &quot;Paraga&quot;. No need to ask again under a different name.                                           tetris game in qbasic                                                                                                          Perhaps some one would...                                                                                                     D *but probably in a few days u will be able to submit them to my page                                                           USER PASSWORD PROTECTION                                                                                                       Well...                                                                                                                        Re: Well...                                                                                                                   # I'm glad you got that squared away!                                                                                            easy                                                                                                                           puting a variable into a string                                                                                               # Re: puting a variable into a string                                                                                            Actually...                                                                                                                   3 *ta jolly much old chap (nice variable names too..)                                                                           d * Note that the resulting string from STR$() will have a leading space. i.e. 56 will be &quot; 56&qu                          = * Damn network54's title length... 56 will be &quot; 56&quot;                                                                  DOES DP STILL COME HERE                                                                                                        Nope. Neither does GreenMan...                                                                                                 * DP? DarkPhear?                                                                                                              ( still need help with skateboarding code!                                                                                      + Putting the address to the message helps...                                                                                    soundblaster code                                                                                                             2 Can you make this into psuedo for me? show me how?                                                                             not hard....                                                                                                                  7 One does not usually convert actual code to pseudo code                                                                         Another problem with computer...                                                                                              % I don't think autoexec is REQUIRED...                                                                                          your not wrong.                                                                                                               9 * does it have to exist though? even if nothing is in it?                                                                      Autoexec is NOT required.                                                                                                     " Thank you, I'll try those files...                                                                                            8 *nevermind text in the above message, I found out how...                                                                      M * if you are making your own OS, why don't you just make your own file types?                                                  FOUND PROBLEM WITH  COMPUTER!!!                                                                                                *What is TTTT :O                                                                                                              M * I'd say it's a problem with network54. They seem to have a lot of problems.                                                 6 * And probably their staff have some mental ones... =)                                                                        = I would guess it tells who is signed up for network54 select.                                                                  YOU PEOPLES ARE ALL NERDS                                                                                                      hehe                                                                                                                           WHAT???                                                                                                                        I appreciate the compliment.                                                                                                  
 actually..                                                                                                                     Thank you...                                                                                                                   I would prefer...                                                                                                             
 You frootloop                                                                                                                  True                                                                                                                           *Well, thanks!! =)                                                                                                             Need Quick Help, ICQ?                                                                                                         = I would read the scores from the file, put them in an array..                                                                  i need some help                                                                                                                *omg.. that almost made me vomit                                                                                               * I concur.                                                                                                                    .........wow                                                                                                                   Re: .........wow                                                                                                               ahem...                                                                                                                        woah.. thats quite err, large                                                                                                 ! Re: woah.. thats quite err, large                                                                                              *i'm impressed!                                                                                                                Well, I'm impressed!                                                                                                           PSET and DATA?                                                                                                                % I just figured out how those commands                                                                                          * learn about ARRAYS! :-)                                                                                                     ( Does anyone know any good FORTRAN sites?                                                                                       BE ONLINE THURSDAYS                                                                                                           ^ * speaking of a member of the forum, WE DON'T CARE. Almost all of us don't visit the chatroom.                                 first assignment                                                                                                               Here try this!!!                                                                                                              J um.. I'm not exactly sure what you want, but perhaps something like this..                                                    # something to make it look better...                                                                                           ) Designing a Connect 4 Game simple problom                                                                                      answer                                                                                                                         A simple text-based menu:                                                                                                      graphics                                                                                                                       Pseudo Code                                                                                                                    Re: Pseudo Code                                                                                                               	 Solution?                                                                                                                     
 HOMEWORK HELP                                                                                                                 ; Not sure why you have the number in parentheses (33), but..                                                                   ? Re: Not sure why you have the number in parentheses (33), but..                                                               ) *Please post your code that does not work                                                                                     - Re: *Please post your code that does not work                                                                                 a * I dunno why you are using the (33), but the problem is you have dIm, not dIf, on the INPUT line                              *Good eyes :-)                                                                                                                 Re: *Good eyes :-)                                                                                                            4 What confuses the Forum member is why hard-coded 33.                                                                           lets see                                                                                                                       graphics                                                                                                                      O * You might want to look at Mallard's Graphics Tutorials Part One at qbasic.com                                                Tic Tac Toe(Simple)                                                                                                            I got one...                                                                                                                   Help us out                                                                                                                   8 * I got 1 i converted from gwbasic. Uses computer AI !!!                                                                      ! Homework help (just ONE question)                                                                                             % Re: Homework help (just ONE question)                                                                                          or..                                                                                                                          
 SCREEN MODE X                                                                                                                 
 VGA modes.                                                                                                                    E * more than 256 colors? not in vga, try svga. (btw, 7PM = 2AM for me)                                                          ive just.......................                                                                                               9 You've printed &quot;all the manuals&quot;? What manuals?                                                                     9 can qbasic read if two buttons are being pressed at once?                                                                      buttons, keys, whatever...                                                                                                     woah, freaky coincidence                                                                                                      + * detecting multiple key presses url inside                                                                                   ! need help with skateboarding code                                                                                              *And what does LOL mean???                                                                                                     LOL....                                                                                                                        you forgot one                                                                                                                J * imho = in my humble opinion, fyi = for your infomation, btw = by the way                                                     * Leaking Oil Lubricant                                                                                                        Laughing Out Loud                                                                                                              Mouse                                                                                                                         	 re: mouse                                                                                                                     H you need to run qb with the /L switch which loads qb's default library..                                                       * Check this url...                                                                                                            * url inside last post...                                                                                                     / DarkDread was in #QBChat momentarily last night                                                                                 you can find him once in a while                                                                                              1 *was that really worth creating a new thread for?                                                                              yes                                                                                                                            NO!                                                                                                                           ' processor speed vs timer READ READ READ                                                                                       : Neither about QB, nor related to processor speed or timer.                                                                    / i have always been partial to starwars parodies                                                                               3 Re: i have always been partial to starwars parodies                                                                           > Dutch Forum Members such as Earthborn ... (not QBasic - sorry)                                                                O * Another nice one: &quot;Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat.&quot;                                               " I know why forums like that die...                                                                                             LOADERS                                                                                                                       ! There is no &quot;This site&quot;                                                                                              LOADERS                                                                                                                        &quot;ASIC&quot;  ?                                                                                                            Well...                                                                                                                        What's the &quot;153&quot; for?                                                                                                Actually...                                                                                                                   9 unknown problem w/ 1 computer, and known problem w/ other                                                                     " I don't know how to fix it, but...                                                                                             I know it wasn't a virus...                                                                                                    Your COmputers                                                                                                                 *Thanks                                                                                                                       # I opened the C:\ drive up though...                                                                                           + *What are the chances of the above working?                                                                                    Zip....NIl....                                                                                                                 *...                                                                                                                          7 You NEVER open a hard drive and expect it to work again                                                                       = I think I'll take my chances that it will (About 1.5% chance)                                                                 
 The Needle                                                                                                                    
 'sides....                                                                                                                    7 I hope I can retrieve the files on it before June 31...                                                                       ! Retrieving files off Broken disks                                                                                             ; Please don't approach my computer with a screwdriver! (nt)*                                                                    * nor mine with a hammer! lol                                                                                                 / * Nor mine with the severed head of Tony Danza.                                                                               ' *Don't wory I learned my lesson (lough)                                                                                        A Qbasic Database                                                                                                             
 Some hints...                                                                                                                 O * I believe he is refering to DOS' sort.exe, I dunno how that prog works though                                               
 Sort is easy!                                                                                                                  A few questions                                                                                                               ; i made a program which can sort 64mb worth of 255byte items                                                                   / How do I get all the output in a text dodument?                                                                               6 *at the dos prompt, type 'program.exe &gt; output.txt'                                                                        
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 *Right :-)                                                                                                                     My site, help? suggestions?                                                                                                    Need help with mouse routines                                                                                                 J * I'll try to make some routines and e-mail you as soon as I'm finished...                                                     Thank you very much                                                                                                            Question...it's an easy one.                                                                                                  , Your answer is buried in this little program                                                                                   *yes, CHR$(13) is the enter.                                                                                                   Lil' proggy...                                                                                                                 Engineers to interview?                                                                                                        you mean....                                                                                                                   Problem with Basic program                                                                                                    * Well, I had a problem a bit like that once                                                                                     just out of curiosity....                                                                                                     
 depends...                                                                                                                    - *it won't make your computer explode, that is                                                                                  *so basically it wont crash ie?                                                                                                 I delete mine from time to time.                                                                                               colors                                                                                                                        
 Do like this:                                                                                                                 Z OUT won't get you more than 16 colours in SCREEN 0, you have to use SCREEN 13 or a library                                    $ OUT can get you more then 16 colors.                                                                                          7 Above is in response to both, Syfax and SuperCow2000...                                                                       	 nathan...                                                                                                                      *Sorry                                                                                                                        ? no, you can't get more than 16 colors on the screen AT A TIME..                                                               # Here's a possibility (SCREEN 12)...                                                                                           U *I'm getting old. The &quot;a$ + INPUT$(1)&quot; should be &quot;a$ = INPUT$(1)&quot;                                          COM1,2 and 3                                                                                                                  9 *SOL w/o a 3rd party lib.  Suggest QBSerial on qbasic.com                                                                      you'll hafta trick qb...                                                                                                      ; replacing the contents of a pronumeral with that of another                                                                   ; &quot;But that doesn't produce the desired result&quot; ???                                                                    desired result                                                                                                                 * How about s$ = STR$(m) ?                                                                                                     Re: * How about s$ = STR$(m) ?                                                                                                G Are you trying to swap value of string and number variables?  Try this.                                                        More:  Convert string to number                                                                                               # Re: More:  Convert string to number                                                                                            * Swap is less work, you know.                                                                                                 ta                                                                                                                            ) *hey stylez how come u never in chatroom?                                                                                     . Using Assembly to get and put blocks of memory                                                                                Z * you might get better results at the asm board at qb45.com, look round the tuts first tho                                     *what screen mode?                                                                                                             * &amp;H101                                                                                                                    here...                                                                                                                        this might help                                                                                                                RS232, help!                                                                                                                    so this RS232 is hooked to com1?                                                                                               RS232,                                                                                                                         example asm code...                                                                                                            COBOL                                                                                                                         0 * This and the 4 messages below it are pointless                                                                               CGI                                                                                                                            Win32Asm                                                                                                                       COBOL                                                                                                                         & * Has FORTRAN recently been reborn...?                                                                                        ! No, that was probably my fault...                                                                                              suggestions....                                                                                                                i have a few suggestions                                                                                                      ' cool i will do that as soon as i can...                                                                                         Solar Strike 2 Under Development                                                                                               lookin damn fine...                                                                                                            try to                                                                                                                         sweet                                                                                                                          +r (n/t)                                                                                                                      / Displaying QB4.5 output full screen on a laptop                                                                               2 It is a Laptop thing that cannot be worked around!                                                                             RE: full QB screen on laptop                                                                                                   RE: laptop screen                                                                                                              Using machine code in QB                                                                                                      J Maybe you can learn from QB 4.5's example, which I've copied &amp; pasted.                                                     *already tried it...no luck                                                                                                    I assume                                                                                                                       oh oh, problems to the 4th! :-(                                                                                                offset                                                                                                                        , err... what? do you know what you are doing?                                                                                   offset                                                                                                                        : Oh, then forget about bsave/bload and A-drive. Run this...                                                                     ok...                                                                                                                          use DIM                                                                                                                       ? *ok, i was looking at you saying something about graphics. blah                                                                of course, with that method                                                                                                    Where can i download qbasic?                                                                                                  F *http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Bay/7848/p_comp.html qb4.5 :-)                                                        N *note it is illegal and you wouldnt be able to get it from microsoft anyday!:)                                                 Qbasic is free. :)                                                                                                            L *ya, but qbasic4.5 has a built in compiler. well i guess i'm a criminal. wow                                                   Useless semantic clarifications                                                                                                What about?                                                                                                                    news...                                                                                                                        Yeah I've heard about that too                                                                                                  *there's a LEGAL version!? (j/k)                                                                                              ' It's actually 30 years here in the U.K.                                                                                        it's funcoland's fault                                                                                                        ) *where do you live I have funco land here                                                                                      I Need a mouse                                                                                                                 No, but why not machine code?                                                                                                  Well you can                                                                                                                  > yeah, Mag is right, if you have QB4.5 or higher, you can use..                                                                $ Excuse my ignorance and curiosity =)                                                                                          4 Machine code is the lowest-level language possible..                                                                          A How can I set a variable to the path the program is currently in?                                                               * path$ = &quot;c:\qbasic\&quot;                                                                                              , Sorry, I guess I should explain it better...                                                                                  " Try this code - Ugly, but it works                                                                                             *Thanks                                                                                                                       , Another way of getting the current directory                                                                                  E *Uses CSRLIN to read from the DOS window rather than a file - Clever!                                                          Doesnt handle long file names                                                                                                 K Re: OOM error: BTW: I have 192Mb of RAM, but &lt;1Mb of conventional RAM :(                                                   < How do I avoid &quot;Out of memory&quot; errors in QB 4.5 ??                                                                  U *Youre probably getting 'out of memory' because basic is 'out of memory' !  Why else?                                         d do one of the following: use EMS, XMS, Virtual memory (writing to the harddrive), or use smaller arr                          c * ack, I've been having trouble with that: &quot;... smaller arrays!&quot; and there is text in the                           * * lol, &quot;...in the above message&quot;                                                                                    d Don't understand: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z  A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O                          3 *OK - I give up. Unable to determine algorithm. :-(                                                                           c * ack, I've been having trouble with that: &quot;... smaller arrays!&quot; and there is text in the                           c This is a test title to help Mac out. This is a test title to help Mac out. This is a test title to                           c * ack, I've been having trouble with that: &quot;... smaller arrays!&quot; and there is text in the                           > Alipha's title gets truncated to 90 chars. Others get 100. ???                                                                 Alt + numbers list...                                                                                                          Yeah                                                                                                                          Q * Start Menu &gt; Programs &gt; Accessories &gt; System Tools &gt; Character Map?                                             9 *No /Charcter Map listed under Sytem Tools on my computer                                                                     < It might not have been installed, try Start-&gt;Run, charmap                                                                   On behalf of Jester - Thanks!                                                                                                  Yeah...                                                                                                                       Y * Off topic...I guess I should start using message titles better than &quot;Yeah&quot;...                                      Yeah :-)                                                                                                                       offset in binary file statement                                                                                                 * SEEK #filenumber, byteposition                                                                                               seek and you will find                                                                                                        % Im stuck on a trivia game please help                                                                                          Use labels inside your DATA...                                                                                                 thanks                                                                                                                        ! *You could also use a line number                                                                                             P But when choosing between the line # 1000 and the label &quot;Questions&quot;...                                               you're a trivia                                                                                                                Need Help W/ INKEY$                                                                                                            What type of key???                                                                                                           
 inkey$....                                                                                                                    C * note that screen 12 doesn't have multiple screen pages, try 7 :-)                                                           0 QBasic Program i need help on this one please!!!                                                                              	 *homework                                                                                                                     C NOT HOME WORK iam sick and at home and need help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!                                                            Sorry...                                                                                                                       thanks                                                                                                                         Hope this helps...                                                                                                            
 put what code                                                                                                                 % *a freeloader AND homework...yeesh...                                                                                         % *HOMEWORK ALERT*HOMEWORK ALERT*                                                                                         ' * thank you for stating the obvious ;-)                                                                                        ***Youre Welcome! (*no text*)                                                                                                  get help...                                                                                                                   
 two questions                                                                                                                 Z If ya can't do the roster how ya gonna do the game, anyways heres one way u could do it...                                     or...                                                                                                                         < depending on the screen mode, you can change the font size..                                                                  4 *You don't know how long that has been bugging me...                                                                          2 another, very slow, way to change the font size...                                                                            $ Hey nathan, thought you were sick...                                                                                           Sorry, I responded to it now...                                                                                                Goto in a Function on QB4.5                                                                                                    Well heres a simple GOTO   =)                                                                                                 C Sorry but It really don't help me... Please read the first message!                                                            ON ERROR GOTO errorhandler                                                                                                    * ON ERROR in QBasic - Here is your solution                                                                                    - Sorry, that's GOTO ERR1, not GOTO ERR15 (nt)*                                                                                  Compiling error                                                                                                               C I think i got an error like that once and heres wut they told me...                                                            Well...                                                                                                                        Sound and graphics                                                                                                             *yes. how? no fricken idea!                                                                                                    *yes. how? no fricken idea!                                                                                                   7 *yes. how? no fricken idea. i would like to know myslef                                                                       ( You use WAV/MIDI/BMP/JPEG/etc Loaders...                                                                                       LOADERS                                                                                                                        PDS 7.1 Or QBASIC 7.1                                                                                                         d * 1.) DOS files can't have icons embedded in the EXE, you need to make a .ico file or shortcut, or s                           * ..or something.                                                                                                              Re: * ..or something.                                                                                                         J * 2) Rapid-Q also has the SHELL statment! Check the docs better next time!                                                     ELSE statement                                                                                                                * ELSE has to be on same line, or ENDIF Used                                                                                    " * END IF is two words, not one :-)                                                                                             Well...                                                                                                                        Creating walls                                                                                                                 Creating Walls                                                                                                                L um.. I dunno exactly how your game is laid out, but hopefully this'll help..                                                  - *anyone wanna start  a qb newsletter with me?                                                                                  Sounds like a good idea...                                                                                                    ^ *well we can post old articles on my web site and we will have a mailing list for new articles                                	 Hell yes!                                                                                                                       *what do u mean how shall it be?                                                                                               Excuse my english...                                                                                                           ok.....                                                                                                                        I'll help with the newsletter                                                                                                 \ goto my forums, they dont have any traffic exept for BISoftware so we can talk private there                                   timing                                                                                                                        " frequency, as in, every n seconds?                                                                                            C *does anybody know of a place where i can get a **FREE** VB editor?                                                            FREE VB Editor                                                                                                                 ...                                                                                                                           ' *what kind of a message title is that?!                                                                                        absolute......                                                                                                                > here is a modified mouse routine of one of those at qbasic.com                                                                " Help: Registration Code Generation                                                                                            2 Hey, cabbage. Something wrong with the old thread?                                                                            3 I posted again because the other was moving down...                                                                           
 Just use this                                                                                                                  Here is one answer                                                                                                             Here is the theory                                                                                                            L * thx Mac, works fine and is just what I wanted, sorry to all for re-posting                                                   Need help with Network...                                                                                                      Sorry...                                                                                                                      / I'm making an install program for my next game.                                                                               - *Forgot to capitalize October...  (nevermind)                                                                                 X * please, PLEASE, don't have a required path and folder that you have to put the game in                                       * oh, the above has text :-)                                                                                                   good idea...                                                                                                                   *any other suggestions?                                                                                                        Windows/DirectX                                                                                                               ! *direct x is done with visual c++                                                                                             % Re: *direct x is done with visual c++                                                                                         : *shutup i am not a n00b! It looks to me like u are a n00b!                                                                     What he meant was...                                                                                                           *thnx                                                                                                                          Windows/DirectX                                                                                                               
 lets think...                                                                                                                  *Or C++ (no text)                                                                                                              *like I said, VC++ :)                                                                                                          help i need color                                                                                                               same way you'd do it in screen 0                                                                                              H *gee, why did we respond to ((her)) and not other ((guys)) for homework?                                                      < *easy question, but AT LEAST say no homework and then answer                                                                  9 * I don't think changing the color counts as homework :-)                                                                      QBASIC SUKZ                                                                                                                   , * pointless post; not really Mac (obviously)                                                                                  O *that just proves your ignorance, incompitance, stupidity, and use of ctr+c / v                                                *yea, thats pretty impressive..                                                                                                Well...                                                                                                                        Why...                                                                                                                         Answer to your question                                                                                                       # You've found a better way to paste?                                                                                           ( * probably spent 10 mins typing that :-)                                                                                      Q * Or he's a wise ass on a Macintosh that uses COMMAND, which is basically CTRL...                                             C *Have you noticed that almost all mac users enjoy flaming PC sites?                                                            Want to know why?                                                                                                              *LOL - 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No more answers to non-QB questions - please!                                                                           Mac and codeworm --                                                                                                            *lol                                                                                                                           Realisitically speaking...                                                                                                     thanks!                                                                                                                       E *http://www.htmlhelpcentral.com (Shameless plug, I mod there :) hehe)                                                         3 I'll hafta agree more with Mandioit and MagnaUnum..                                                                            Patrol the forum?                                                                                                             - I think you took that a little too personally                                                                                  Where's our Brasileiro, lkt153?                                                                                               Q * no, but as for learning HTML (among other web-based langs), try htmlgoodies.com                                              * or webmonkey.com                                                                                                             Well... Here am I!                                                                                                            
 *Welcome back                                                                                                                 	 I know!!!                                                                                                                     ( Post contains web forum reference  (nt)*                                                                                      H *does anybody know how to open the cd drive in DOS? i know it's possible                                                       Yep :) Easy as pie...                                                                                                         " nice.. where did you get the code?                                                                                            $ * I don't remember where I got that.                                                                                          K *i've posted something very similar before (long ago)... didn't you see it?                                                   _ * this? 'cause this didn't work for me. All it did was create a file on my harddrive...*shrugs*                               " sorry pretty pointless post but...                                                                                            @ mm.. I was *considering* writing a TSR to prevent against that..                                                              T * oh, I shoulda mentioned it would only stop DOS programs and would be a bit of work                                            Output to either COM or LPT port                                                                                              = *does anybody know of any GOOD DOS tutorials? thnx in advance                                                                  superimposing images using PUT                                                                                                " Re: superimposing images using PUT                                                                                            < * example: http://www.geocities.com/aliphax/files/GetPut.bas                                                                   thanks.. but an odd problem                                                                                                    it sounds like...                                                                                                             
 wow, perfect!                                                                                                                 Q *wow, you made him........ REALLY REALLY HAPP!!!!!!!!!!!!! WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE                                              *yes, i am over the moon. wee.                                                                                                 ethernet...                                                                                                                   * you can use NetBIOS if you have Windows...                                                                                     floppy disk burner                                                                                                             SHELL i'd guess                                                                                                               I *http://home.ipoline.com/~acspang/ios100/doscmd.html should give you some                                                      Re: floppy disk burner                                                                                                        $ All you need is a batch file program                                                                                          @ *PS:  The batch file name must be no more than 8 characters long                                                              A You can't &quot;burn&quot; a floppy disk...unless you use a match                                                             S *my download list is astronomicall, i have over 200 files of source code at my site                                           D * Put them in a .zip file so people can download them all at once...                                                          & *I like the traffic it might bring lol                                                                                         Network in Qbasic                                                                                                              Interesting question                                                                                                          1 you guys have probably been noticing me NOT there                                                                              * :-(                                                                                                                         0 *I'm rooting for ya!  Kick that pneumonia's ass!                                                                              R *thnx a lot guys! *cough* ow. he he. i do feal a whole lot better this morning!:-)                                             LOCATE and library questions                                                                                                   Here's a good hint                                                                                                             Locate and Libraries                                                                                                          & your question isn't worded very well..                                                                                        	 installer                                                                                                                      Install programs                                                                                                               Image passing behind an image                                                                                                 4 First show code which is not working correctly (nt)*                                                                          8 Re: First show code which is not working correctly (nt)*                                                                      L um.. you just simply draw one image first, then draw an image on top of it..                                                  P Re: um.. you just simply draw one image first, then draw an image on top of it..                                              F * same idea, just have one image animated (rotate between 2+ graphics)                                                         * How does PCOPY work?                                                                                                        0 If the screen mode has enough available memory..                                                                              	 * Thanks.                                                                                                                     " PALETTE command, am i just stupid?                                                                                            & Re: PALETTE command, am i just stupid?                                                                                         Slightly elaborated....                                                                                                        aha, cheers                                                                                                                   
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 If the people                                                                                                                 - wow, but no... see, i'd leave 'cause you're a                                                                                  *Huh?                                                                                                                         $ ignore that, he's just angry because                                                                                           I DEMAND KINDNESS!!!                                                                                                          B * I choose the latter... or do I mean former? Shit!  I hate words.                                                            F I don't think anybody would want to go to a forum that you moderate...                                                        ' *what if i gave mods to you and alipha?                                                                                       ? * That's not the point. Did you even bother reading my message?                                                               \ *well can everyone check my forums often just in case anyone has question about programming?                                  I *Sure. We will check it every day, so no need to post anything else here.                                                     G Never mind. I renege. You site it crap and I will never go to it again!                                                       $ LOL - You meant whitehouse.GOV (nt)*                                                                                           advertisements                                                                                                                V *some of us HAVE to get a free server because we are only 13 and parents are reluctant                                        $ * http://www.dyns.cx/services/#free1                                                                                          R Does anyone no of a good turbo pascal Forum (need help with an collage assignment)                                            7 *No.  I'll help if I can.  I've emailed you my address.                                                                       ' Ever thought of trying a search engine?                                                                                        Well...                                                                                                                       . after some searching.. (using a search engine)                                                                                 Did you use GOOGLE?                                                                                                           ! &quot;that reveil the fact&quot;?                                                                                              well, let's see here..                                                                                                         Menu Screens                                                                                                                   COLOR                                                                                                                          well....                                                                                                                       Using Big Arrays                                                                                                               A couple of things                                                                                                             more description :-)                                                                                                          K odd.. you should be able to have an array of size of at least up to 16kb...                                                    thanks!                                                                                                                        executing files                                                                                                                use a compiler?                                                                                                                yes, but...                                                                                                                    *I comply with Eelco..(no text)                                                                                               = * www.geocities.com/aliphax &lt;-download qb4.5 (w/ compiler)                                                                 ! Does this sound like a good idea?                                                                                             
 quite hard                                                                                                                    - *lol. AI w/ qb! now that's a site to see! lol                                                                                  *AI isnt hard to make in qb                                                                                                   ) * I'd love to hear your definition of AI.                                                                                     V *definition of AI: artificial intelligence. good point though, complexity varies a LOT                                        V *definition of AI: artificial intelligence. good point though, complexity varies a LOT                                        Z Re: *definition of AI: artificial intelligence. good point though, complexity varies a LOT                                    K *Aplogies for double post, and my general utter stupidity (i blame jet lag)                                                   ? there are several kinds of AIs, each for different situations..                                                                ok...                                                                                                                          What I was thinking....                                                                                                       ' Don't let all the AI stuff put you off.                                                                                       % *I really need some program to review                                                                                         " Comparing contents of two files...                                                                                             filetype                                                                                                                      7 he said numbers that are in file1 but are NOT in file2.                                                                         Opening files, making conditions                                                                                               like i said...                                                                                                                , Recommend sorting or binary trees for speed.                                                                                  9 You don't have to worry about having that much data in QB                                                                      Ah, the power of iteration.                                                                                                   A I realize this, but you first have to get pointers working in QB.                                                             7 oh, stylez, you don't need &quot;real&quot; pointers...                                                                       K * excuse me: &quot;The Revolutionary Guide to QBasic&quot; http://wrox.com/                                                   < Solution that doesn't involve Arrays - Best for large files.                                                                  9 OK, Cabbage, Check codeworm's  - It's debugged and works.                                                                     > You wasted a post - Most people are too stupid to check page 2                                                                P *You were right! No &quot;thanks&quot; from cabbage = He didn't read the thread.                                               Any suggestions??                                                                                                             $ Have a rich dad and keep complaining                                                                                           What I mean...                                                                                                                 Interesting question...                                                                                                        Yeah, it is tough                                                                                                             R as for mhz speed, just test it on various computers and see which ones are laggy..                                            I *suppose graphic card, for some SCREEN mode.. but unlikely to affect many                                                      help                                                                                                                           It's Obvious                                                                                                                   Well...                                                                                                                       B *pretty pointless question:how many computers do you have? i got 4                                                            4 *One! AMD Athlon 1000mhz!!! 348mb RAM,  64 MB video!                                                                           me and my dad have...                                                                                                         Y * crappy 500mhz? My family has one computer: 233mhz! (yes, we need to get a new one soon)                                     L *My family has 1 comp a 750 mhz comp, but I am hoping to get my own sometime                                                   uNF?                                                                                                                           *133Mhz SDRAM....bah                                                                                                           * 7                                                                                                                            as in: 7 computers?                                                                                                            yes:                                                                                                                          K * Only one: AMD Duron 750mhz, 256mb RAM... The rest pretty much sucks! hehe                                                    * 3                                                                                                                           ( One, PentiumMMX-200 overclocked @ 250Mhz                                                                                      % sorry cant help responding to this :)                                                                                         J *One, 120 mhz, 48 MB RAM, runs Win95.  But getting an upgrade this month!!                                                     Yup - pretty pointless OK (nt)*                                                                                                6 Computers!!!                                                                                                                 I own four computers                                                                                                            BY THE DEFINITION OF COMPUTER...                                                                                              ! *I am writing a book about qbasic                                                                                             % Re: *I am writing a book about qbasic                                                                                         < *Great. Please post again when your book has been published.                                                                    need some help writing a program                                                                                              4 *i would definitely use a different lang than qbasic                                                                           i think qb might be fine                                                                                                       Good response.                                                                                                                	 Jeez man,                                                                                                                      to be really really honest....                                                                                                 what to use                                                                                                                    not a bad idea                                                                                                                 SLEEP                                                                                                                          try this                                                                                                                       two comments..                                                                                                                 yup                                                                                                                            Thanks!                                                                                                                       < ON TIMER() is used to execute a subroutine every n seconds..                                                                   usefull, but...                                                                                                               - TIMER ON is used in conjunction with ON TIMER                                                                                  ok thanks now i see                                                                                                           4 Complete List of QBASIC commands and their functions                                                                           Why?                                                                                                                           yea..                                                                                                                         	 but......                                                                                                                      is that so?                                                                                                                   D *http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Bay/7848/p_comp.html is good                                                           *Happy new years!!!!                                                                                                           *Text above                                                                                                                   # * Already said, but Happy Birthday!                                                                                           M *yes, yes, i supose i'll wish you all happy new year. lol. j/k happy new year                                                 < * Happy New Year! And don't spend those Euros all at once...                                                                   What's a &quot;Euro&quot;?                                                                                                     Euro are a value...                                                                                                            Eurocents...                                                                                                                   HAPPY NEW YEAR                                                                                                                 all QBasic Programs?                                                                                                          * QB will run in a DOS session under Windows                                                                                    > *isnt there some kind of interrupt with asm to enter dos mode?                                                                 Well..                                                                                                                        
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experiment                                                                                                            SHELLS and SHELLS and SHELLS                                                                                                  / I have concluded that brillig need not occur...                                                                                the more popular theory...                                                                                                     LIES...LIES...ALL LIES!!!                                                                                                      yes, i am a liar...                                                                                                            Yes.                                                                                                                           *i agree completely                                                                                                            ZIP                                                                                                                           - * Gophus, written any QBasic programs lately?                                                                                  *it's 'Gopus', not 'Gophus'                                                                                                   # * Frankly, nobody gives a rats ass.                                                                                            *amen                                                                                                                          Someone seems upset...                                                                                                        $ *How long did it take to write that?                                                                                           five minutes...tops...                                                                                                         END IF how do you us it                                                                                                       D END IF is used to execute multiple statements if a condition is true                                                           2 things at once                                                                                                               More inkey$                                                                                                                   1 try placing your shooting code inside that loop..                                                                              or you could try....                                                                                                          L *well, mine is a lot longer, but it looks nice cos you can tab throught them                                                  I *oops. wrong post. that one should be responded to the double input thing                                                      Cannot use inkey$ twice.                                                                                                       Multi Inkey$                                                                                                                  < How can make program send data to program over the internet?                                                                  = If it depends on my computer here are the types of computers.                                                                  hard                                                                                                                           Aliph - 118.987473                                                                                                           
 * err, sorry.                                                                                                                 % HOW TO USE 2 INPUTs at the same time?                                                                                         
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 *Oops! :-P                                                                                                                     A simpler way than INKEY$...                                                                                                   heres how he REALLY wants it!                                                                                                  BLOAD, BSAVE                                                                                                                   BLOAD and BSAVE..                                                                                                              Re: BLOAD and BSAVE..                                                                                                          In Screen 13..                                                                                                                2 ---------How to call SUB PROCEDURE using VARIABLES                                                                             SELECT CASE                                                                                                                    *We've got our old pages back!                                                                                                5 Yabble-babble geeflesnork coo-coo coo-coo yaah-hahaha                                                                         % *That's COLOR 7, not COLOR 7,0: Sorry                                                                                          Wow! Psychic QB Program!                                                                                                       I suffer from bad vibes                                                                                                       ( Phew, I got my Timer Library Complete =)                                                                                      < * so does this timer messes up DOS and its timer? and stuff?                                                                   Messing up the DOS timer                                                                                                      7 mm.. I actually made a timer library not too long ago..                                                                        Timers                                                                                                                        : * yeah, few microseconds isn't anything to worry about :-)                                                                     TIMER?                                                                                                                         Timer Difference                                                                                                              % I need story for my game...(readthis)                                                                                          Maybe a story...                                                                                                               Sorry...                                                                                                                      
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Is there someone who has it?                                                                                           * Nederland?                                                                                                                   other commands???                                                                                                              It only uses DOS                                                                                                               There are some other ways but..                                                                                                simple kindercare stuff                                                                                                        i need help with vc++....                                                                                                      *And I'll bet he's surprised..                                                                                                 *6.0                                                                                                                           Am i the only one !!                                                                                                           Nope...                                                                                                                        Learning Curves                                                                                                               4 * oh, and feel free to bring your questions here :-)                                                                           Help me!                                                                                                                       sorry, not possible :-(                                                                                                        Keyboard interrupts                                                                                                            Help would be appreciated (RND)                                                                                                 Well, you have a lot of problems                                                                                               Thanks                                                                                                                         RND                                                                                                                           - Yeah, randomize timer. And no GOTOs. Run this                                                                                  more errors...                                                                                                                6 *That's Alipha for ya, Understanding the program first                                                                        * you dont need to dim a variable to do rnd*                                                                                     DIM'n Variables                                                                                                                Skip a step...                                                                                                                B Is there a better way of reading the keyb. state than using inkey$                                                            H * Mac, what's your forum with the FAQ? I think I posted the answer there                                                      + *http://www.network54.com/Hide/Forum/171757                                                                                    HELP                                                                                                                           answer                                                                                                                        = then how come screen res is 25 X 80 if u can only use 23 rows                                                                 1 When printing to the 25th row and 80th columns...                                                                              Semicolon explanation                                                                                                          Actually when you realize                                                                                                     Z * Did you run the program? Cause it works fine when I run it, no screen scrolling at all..                                     Running the code                                                                                                              F Thanks for clearning that up, guysthat's been bugging me for a while.                                                         Going past Row 23                                                                                                             M * Um...Check my post.... It shows that you can print to row 25 and column 80.                                                  Faster, faster                                                                                                                 Why do you want faster?                                                                                                        Hint                                                                                                                           Linked Lists                                                                                                                   Re: Linked Lists                                                                                                               In a real linked list..                                                                                                        Parallel Port Access                                                                                                           Actually...                                                                                                                   0 Can any of you recommend a site that contains...                                                                               How would you do a percentage                                                                                                 
 Like this?                                                                                                                    " Uhmm... Where did this come from?*                                                                                             *Unintelligible question.                                                                                                      um.. like this?                                                                                                                Yes it helped*                                                                                                                 Detecting a CD drive                                                                                                           Maybe...                                                                                                                       Anyone have a FTP server?                                                                                                     + *ANY WAY TO USE WINSOCK IN A BASIC PROGRAM?                                                                                   B If you mean QBASIC, then you already answered your own question...                                                            4 Actually there is a way to write Winsock QB programs                                                                           Merry Christmas                                                                                                                Re: Merry Christmas                                                                                                           8 Some info on Forum outages and &quot;missing pages&quot;                                                                       Thanks (nt)*                                                                                                                  & A little help with Palm Basic, please?                                                                                         actually...                                                                                                                    Well...                                                                                                                       	 Really...                                                                                                                     * *http://smallbasic.sourceforge.net/#forums                                                                                     Cursor location                                                                                                                CSRLIN and POS(0)                                                                                                              POLL: About this forum...                                                                                                      phpBB is better in my opinion                                                                                                  FTP won't shut up                                                                                                             N * try placing the &gt;nul 2&gt; &amp;1 on the end of PRINT #3, &quot;ftp -v ..                                                 * That doesn't work either                                                                                                    4 * How about: SHELL &quot;start /m c:\ftp.bat&quot; ?                                                                          9 *That opens up an external window. Any other suggestions?                                                                      SCREEN commands                                                                                                               E * the ftp prog has the ability to set the visual and active pages too                                                         & the only other thing I can think of...                                                                                        S * nope. Why do people make their EXEs larger by adding routines that already exist?                                            Routines in EXE's                                                                                                              * Have you tried COLOR 0 ?                                                                                                    . My suggestion does open another window, but...                                                                                 Help with system fonts....                                                                                                     you mean in windows?                                                                                                          B *Hehe, thanxs...it changed a little more than i wanted but oh well                                                             planetary motion                                                                                                              % Needing help with random name prog...                                                                                         
 Your flags...                                                                                                                  TRUE FALSE improved                                                                                                           A * how is that different from stylez's CONST FALSE = 0, TRUE = -1?                                                             . *Does TRUE = -1 check for all non-zero values?                                                                                4 does TRUE = NOT FALSE check for all non-zero values?                                                                           When is true not true?                                                                                                         Actually.,..                                                                                                                  > True = (1 = 1):False = (1 = 2): ' END OF THIS THREAD (nt)* :-)                                                                 Re: Actually.,..                                                                                                              9 He was referring to the variable type DIM MySw AS BOOLEAN                                                                      * or just go: IF 3 THEN                                                                                                       C You are correct about TRUE = -1.  See TOGGLE code here.  However...                                                           ] * bleh, why do you use &quot;IF flag = TRUE THEN&quot; and not just &quot;IF flag THEN&quot;?                                 ? because with students it is best to state everything explicitly                                                               A Yes, this teaches us to stray away from boolean logic programming                                                              MHO: Too tricky                                                                                                                =)                                                                                                                            % Have to go with Mac on this one (nt)*                                                                                          Efficiency &amp; Speed                                                                                                        & okey dokey &quot;programming kid&quot;                                                                                        B so, Mac (or anyone else), who is this &quot;Programming Kid&quot;?                                                             * Random numbers ring a bell?                                                                                                 ` * Those weren't actually random, they were picked by someone, so they were picked, not random...                              * Do you mean Mandioit, Frankenweenie. Karl?                                                                                    1 Listen, I don't know what your problem is, but...                                                                              Hey...                                                                                                                        C * matt said in an earlier post that he is 12. Secondly... **writing                                                           D * daniel: IT'S EASY!!! -&gt; App.TaskVisible = False (Your welcome.)                                                           its not quite that easy...                                                                                                    M *  i think you cant get those in QB, or its to hard for anybody to code that.                                                 . * oops, I meant to reply to alex's post. sorry                                                                                 Hardware Detection                                                                                                             Check out this new website...                                                                                                 d * Oh, no! It's another kid who discovered the PRINT command and thinks he can start a software compa                          # Detect serial # of a floppy disk...                                                                                           7 Not sure if this command exists in DOS (using Win2k)...                                                                       ' * thx stylez, works great (under WinME)                                                                                       0 here's a faster version which doesn't use shell:                                                                              + * shellreef is da man. stylez sucks. hehehe                                                                                   + * shellreef is da man. stylez sucks. hehehe                                                                                    Right.                                                                                                                        ? * correction: 2nd &quot;your&quot; should be &quot;you're&quot;                                                               	 Styles...                                                                                                                     N the &quot;serial&quot; number is stored beginning at byte &amp;h27 in sector 0                                                C Hi, anybody want me to teach them QBasic? I can tutor you for free!                                                           
 * having fun?                                                                                                                 J * No im good at Prgoramming!! i can tutor you if u want, for free really!!                                                    ( Than try your hand at writing a tutorial                                                                                      H *ok, then what does mid$ do, and how do you use it? and what about len()                                                       Explanations and usages...                                                                                                    K *i knew how to use them, and what for, but i just wanted to see if you did.                                                    give him something harder!                                                                                                    * Notice, he hasn't answered this one yet...                                                                                    @ Funny thing, You say there is 2 ways to use it, but only state 1                                                               Whoops My Mistake......                                                                                                       $ RANDOM file access. Deleting strings                                                                                          ( Deleting records in a Random Access file                                                                                       another way                                                                                                                    Very smart BUFF                                                                                                               2 Unless you create a member field in the data type?                                                                            5 And he did exactly that, crearing an extra field (NT)                                                                         = you know, it bothers me that QBasic doesn't have a truncate..                                                                 9 *sigh* just when i'd learned to get along without it (nt)                                                                      OK, Alex, Here is your program                                                                                                 @ECHO OFF not working                                                                                                         K *stylez said somthing about a non-visible page. how can i make it go there?                                                   = *shell &quot;c:\mydir\mybatfile.bat &gt;nul 2&gt;&amp;1&quot;                                                                  Hardware Detection Help!!!                                                                                                    : *with regard to cpu look for cpu.bas at cosmosoft.zext.net                                                                     Shit!!!                                                                                                                        * Days?! Try Years...                                                                                                          People on this forum...                                                                                                        it is!                                                                                                                        D I'm surprised they didn't &quot;clean-out&quot; the forum earlier...                                                           *or at least 20                                                                                                               A *even the messages taht get moved to the next page are gone! man!                                                             F This has happened before and they came back so don't be too worried...                                                        0 This forum's history is saved at web.archive.org                                                                              6 help me out, it's the evil game of mine again. lol :-)                                                                         It does show up...                                                                                                            : Re: help me out, it's the evil game of mine again. lol :-)                                                                    H Apologies for below...Change the &quot;Right$&quot; to &quot;Left$&quot;                                                      	 Libraried                                                                                                                     7 you put the library name on the command line, like so..                                                                        website                                                                                                                        RE: website                                                                                                                    2RE: website                                                                                                                   Well...                                                                                                                        A hint..                                                                                                                      3 Saving and Loading Arrays to detect cervical cancer                                                                            Surely it is not this simple...                                                                                               $ Sorry- i should have given more info                                                                                          / Interesting. Just suffer us a wee bit more info                                                                               	 Simple...                                                                                                                     O and to load it, replace PUT with GET. Note that won't work with string arrays..                                               , Edward, here is a sample program you can run                                                                                  8 And the same program using binary as suggested by Iktl53                                                                      : Does that answer your question Oh, possibly tricky person?                                                                    4 *two sylibals per word please, two sylibals. lol ;-)                                                                           Records                                                                                                                        (VB QUESTION) how do i...                                                                                                     * * And may I ask what do you want that for?                                                                                    * Yeah, daniel. We need a lot more detail...                                                                                     i am talking about                                                                                                             Hunhh??                                                                                                                       C *thats because i use windows 98 which shows all the programs active                                                           ( * Any Win9x, ME, or 2k shows a window...                                                                                      < He means the list that shows up when you go to task manager.                                                                   *there has to be ways around it                                                                                                There ARE ways around it,...                                                                                                  8 *where at ? i looked and i couldnt find it at all!! grrr                                                                       Well...                                                                                                                       ? * IT'S EASY!!! -&gt; App.TaskVisible = False    (Your welcome.)                                                                its not quite that easy...                                                                                                    7 *just curious .. dont really have something in mind yet                                                                        What is the problem here ???                                                                                                  ) Minimum interval for QBasic command TIMER                                                                                      I goofed. Just see whole FAQ                                                                                                  ( Reason Why I prefer to use my timer loop                                                                                      B Look it up and post the address; otherwise we will ignore it.(nt)*                                                             Here is the thread...                                                                                                         5 This feature of  network54 bugs me: default Anonymous                                                                          * Yep, lol that sucks...                                                                                                       html / windows question                                                                                                       C * sorry, found it (ie/properties/advanced/multimedia/show pictures)                                                            ascii art testing                                                                                                             + *everything was smashed to the left... sigh                                                                                   4 *you have WAY to much time on your hands. get a life                                                                          	 ascii art                                                                                                                     ( I'd have to agree with matt and Magna...                                                                                       ...                                                                                                                           R I disagree with ALL of you, and a 13 yr old has NO business having sex, lkt (more)                                            2 hey kewbie, I wasn't saying anything about the guy                                                                            F Mag, note comma and conjunction, that was two seperate thoughts (more)                                                         oh.                                                                                                                           F * Sorry Kewbie, you won't hear another word from me on that subject...                                                        H * One last comment: CONDOMS DO EXIST... and so do Birth control pills...                                                      * * And neither are 100% guaranteed to work.                                                                                    5 * Condoms alone are close to 97%, + pills, I dunno...                                                                          *Condoms are 75%. pills are 97%                                                                                                3.14, damn you!                                                                                                               * Yeah, it only took me 5 minutes to find...                                                                                     Better than QB?                                                                                                                Problems with GET/PUT                                                                                                          try, uh,                                                                                                                      ! I guess an explanation would help                                                                                              problems with flickering screen                                                                                               @ * I dunno if anyone can help you with the little code you posted                                                              # Re: problems with flickering screen                                                                                            thnx, I solved it                                                                                                              Let it snow...                                                                                                                ! Also, don't forget to download...                                                                                               *Hey, -thanks for the promo! :-)                                                                                               Placing PRINTS                                                                                                                	 LOCATE...                                                                                                                      *Thanks!                                                                                                                      / * That's what all of us are here for, lol... =)                                                                               " No sound after make Exe !!  why ??                                                                                             One possibility is...                                                                                                          OK OK i solved it !                                                                                                            VGA retrace                                                                                                                    Re: VGA retrace                                                                                                                Interesting...                                                                                                                 Re: Interesting...                                                                                                            < * Yeah. Took them long enough to put something so simple in.                                                                   The Proper Bubblesort                                                                                                         M As I said in &quot;OK, student, read this&quot; down a bit on this page (nt)*                                                 : *The most efficient bubble sort is not to use bubble sort.                                                                    > Re: *The most efficient bubble sort is not to use bubble sort.                                                                 Create File                                                                                                                    Here..                                                                                                                        > *thanks. Can I host a webserver with LINUX? Where can i dl it?                                                                 Linux WebServer                                                                                                                ..                                                                                                                             FTP won't be quiet...                                                                                                         R * Assuming you're going through QB, try SHELL &quot;yourbat.bat &gt; nul&quot;                                             Question about loading pictures                                                                                                BLOAD...                                                                                                                      5 How to find VECTOR(line style) for LINE COMMAND in VB                                                                          Sugar Water update!                                                                                                            Hm...                                                                                                                          WOW!                                                                                                                           Hey...                                                                                                                         Hey...                                                                                                                         * Sorry about double post...                                                                                                   3d vector problem                                                                                                              opening....                                                                                                                    here you go:                                                                                                                   How old are you, matt?                                                                                                         he knows...                                                                                                                    look....                                                                                                                       Well, Mac went off the deep end                                                                                               X *ya, but the thing is.... is that i always try to learn from the help menu first b4 here                                       I'm sorry, I was out of line...                                                                                               K *i understand. and don't worry about it. hopefully i'll get a book for xmas                                                   d *i do also try to find a tutorial online b4 here. this is kinda a last resort for better explination                          " Than Try to dissect other examples                                                                                             Dissecting other people...                                                                                                    + Yeah, Michelangelo learned anatomy that way                                                                                   	 ewwwww...                                                                                                                     C *Anyone know a great forum for Java (JSP) questions?  Mailing List?                                                            Arrays                                                                                                                        < Using /ah in QB4.5 or 7.1 allows you to use bigger arrays...                                                                   * I believe he said 4 bits                                                                                                     * You are right!                                                                                                              ( There is no 4-bit data type in qb (more)                                                                                        what I wanted to do with this...                                                                                               I'm alittle confused though..                                                                                                  Here 4-bit data...                                                                                                             Oh...                                                                                                                         , To all you who signed up for beta testing...                                                                                  / your wise words massage my cerebrum, Xiberlord.                                                                               	 lol* :-()                                                                                                                      test                                                                                                                           *awesome its not my IP                                                                                                        J * your IP is listed if you just PREVIEW the msg, you don't have to POST it                                                    / *how do i change my IP with this surfola thing?                                                                               ! *anyone know leahcims email addy?                                                                                             M * How about you read the replies to your OTHER thread BEFORE making a new one                                                 ( Im looking for some good C++ programmers                                                                                      + *I will help but can it be with Visual c++?                                                                                    how is it gonna look like?                                                                                                     Yeah sure.. it's been awhile                                                                                                   Well, the truth is                                                                                                             yes...                                                                                                                         help on command numfact(x)                                                                                                     sounds like                                                                                                                   3 * My guess would be that it is a factorial function                                                                           P * Well, Tommy, arn't we a quick one! hehe just kiddin, man, I don't even know ya                                              & He asked a question, I gave an answer.                                                                                        A I think he was indirectly complementing you on figuring this out.                                                             5 * Yep, I was just tryin to be nice. Chill out stylez.                                                                          I bet you were.                                                                                                               ( Did ya check or it is in the help-index?                                                                                       Lprint Vs. Opening printer port                                                                                               A If printing is all you want to do, there is no real difference...                                                             ' * Ok thats kinda what I thought. 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Use the Play command for tones.                                                                  ( Re: i'm trying to program sounds (beeps)                                                                                       EXE file question                                                                                                              hmmm                                                                                                                           Re: EXE file question                                                                                                         $ *i think i said i use c++ not qbasic                                                                                          E can anyone tell me where i can get a battle ship type game for qbasic                                                          Where do you need it for? and:                                                                                                 BEST DELAY SCRIPT EVER                                                                                                        
 oh, right!                                                                                                                    " *that`s a good one, thanks lots =)                                                                                            7 Well, your script doesn't appear to work as advertised.                                                                        old delays were good too:                                                                                                      *milli = 1/1000  centi = 1/100                                                                                                 Sugar Water!                                                                                                                  @ * would you like comments on your code? (and here or via email?)                                                              @ Couldn't run it without required files. But here is one comment.                                                               Mouse routines...                                                                                                             	 RE: mouse                                                                                                                      whoops, that was weird....                                                                                                    K *and what is the point of function, like differance 'tween sub and function                                                    Simple!                                                                                                                        SUBs vs FUNCTIONs                                                                                                             M *thnx very much. and sorry for you having to type so much for me. thnx again!                                                  Untitled                                                                                                                       * blank message                                                                                                               7 I have the reveiw of QBProggers unreleased game shippy!                                                                       L well i found out what is wrong, my IP address is banned from his irs servers                                                   *irc servers                                                                                                                   * chatzone@mlsys.de                                                                                                            thnx*                                                                                                                          About converting Qbasic To C++                                                                                                
 *Learn C++...                                                                                                                  C++ is definitely                                                                                                              I hate C                                                                                                                       dude                                                                                                                          	 Powerful?                                                                                                                      well lets see...                                                                                                               Sides...                                                                                                                      	 how about                                                                                                                     - Virtual Functions, polymorphism, inheritence?                                                                                  After searching around...                                                                                                      LOL - thanks stylez                                                                                                           1 I hate to be the one to have to tell you this Mac                                                                              some are just beyond help :)                                                                                                  # Yep, I am a zeros and ones guy! :-)                                                                                           1 Having trouble with saving graphics into files...                                                                             7 *Is there a limit to how much you can save into a file?                                                                        There &quot;is&quot;...                                                                                                       U * err, no, the max record number is 2,147,483,647, so you can make damn big files :-)                                          the problem is...                                                                                                             ; *could somebody tell me exactly what POKE and PEEK does????                                                                   E *and please don't use a whole mess of acronims without what they meen                                                          Here...                                                                                                                       b * Damn it the gfx got even more screwed up... Try changing the font to &quot;courrier new&quot;...                            2 *ok, thnx, now how would i use them, and what for?                                                                             Well...                                                                                                                       N *um... i think that peek and poke are a little advance for me. thnx anyways:-)                                                 OK, matt, read this                                                                                                           5 * Good advice to matt and to me, too, for that matter                                                                         % Has anyone tried that new yahoo game?                                                                                          QBOS Staff Needed!                                                                                                            - QBasic vs Visual Basic what's the difference?                                                                                 D VB is a Windows tool and costs big bucks. QBasic is a DOS tool free.                                                          ! Teaching QBasic  vs. Visual Basic                                                                                              Textbooks for QB and VB                                                                                                        VB.NET                                                                                                                         lol...little newbies...                                                                                                       [ * please define what an OS is, 'cause my definition of an OS couldn't be made in QB or VB..                                    Operating system:                                                                                                             8 *Hey, it's my birthday! I turn 16 today! (Dec, 18th)! =)                                                                       Congratulations!                                                                                                              9 * Ah.... ok I'm not really in a rush right now... hehe ;)                                                                     2 * do only Russia then, that's asier and cheaper...                                                                            = *happy birthday to lkt153..... DAMN YOU HAVE A LONG NAME! lol                                                                  Happy Birthday                                                                                                                 * Cool! lol                                                                                                                   D Happy BDay and my students will think your help was &quot;cool&quot;                                                          G Happy Birthday!!! (Or [grattis p fdelsedagen] as we say it in swedish                                                       & * ja, til lykke med fdselsdagen! (DK)                                                                                         * Thanks everybody!                                                                                                           , is the chatroom not working for anyone else?                                                                                  : I've gotten on there fine, I dunno what's wrong with you..                                                                    A ok so it must be me or something let me see if i can connect now*                                                              I've got a couple good ideas.                                                                                                 F *so you helped around here ha? looks like all you do is try to be cool                                                        ? I think mag has been around longer than you and I put together.                                                               7 * but magnum is acting stupid, that 's what we judge on                                                                        * We?                                                                                                                          *Yep, &quot;We&quot;                                                                                                           now now Mac                                                                                                                    OK                                                                                                                             and the best part is                                                                                                           *That's netscape for you                                                                                                      ; *i have internet explorer, anyone know what might be wrong?                                                                    try unplugging                                                                                                                " *Yo Magnum what's your problem ???                                                                                             I don't like TheChatHack.                                                                                                      Here is the code...                                                                                                            OK...                                                                                                                          correction:                                                                                                                    Organizing Variables                                                                                                          
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 I wrote...                                                                                                                     Well there's always                                                                                                           Z For this problem, Bubble sort is fine...but I'd like to point out how slow it really is...                                     Good lord man....                                                                                                             , stylez gives some excellent SORT information                                                                                  # I hear actually reading the message                                                                                            *oh, i'm insulted...ouch...                                                                                                    You should definitely                                                                                                          *yes, you should                                                                                                               That was                                                                                                                        One good thing about this thread                                                                                              7 How do I write a program that SAVES input as text files                                                                        Its really quite simple                                                                                                       6 if you prefer to not have quotes surround the string..                                                                         ah, PRINT...                                                                                                                  5 Well, there is no such thing as &quot;simple&quot;...                                                                          pong....                                                                                                                       I made a 'ping' game once                                                                                                      A copy of 'ping' would be great                                                                                               * CIRCLE &amp; PAINT - questions on commands                                                                                     Ah...                                                                                                                          INKEY$                                                                                                                         yes i think so!!                                                                                                              % here is the example of programming...                                                                                         1 the goto statement isn't a good way to program...                                                                             < yes, make sure you store INKEY$ in a variable first though..                                                                   I can help!                                                                                                                    * Hunhh????                                                                                                                   	 LOL (nt)*                                                                                                                     	 vb help!!                                                                                                                      Probably...                                                                                                                    fonts                                                                                                                         - You need to use escape codes for your printer                                                                                  Def Seg, Offset, VarSeg, ?-(                                                                                                  5 *maybe you should worry about enlgish class before QB                                                                         = I believe matt is right, still, here's the answer you want...                                                                  Ah, one more thing...                                                                                                         S * Oops reserved keyword problem. Change 'color' for 'col' or sometihng like that...                                           7 Ok,ok, I can't speak english like a real english but...                                                                       . I don't know how confident you can be about...                                                                                 what is the difference?                                                                                                       9 Sorry, Th3@gl3 , matt probably thought you were American                                                                      Actually...                                                                                                                    where do I get QBSVGA?                                                                                                        0 * Try Future Lib instead of QBSVGA: www.qb45.com                                                                               Makeing text print delays.....                                                                                                 get rid of line 30...                                                                                                          Thanks !                                                                                                                       Need help with po....                                                                                                          Memory Address                                                                                                                O *Note: the above message is for VB.  I also would like to see an answer to that                                                ???                                                                                                                            in qb, yes, in vb, no..                                                                                                       $ READ / DATA IS SATAN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!                                                                                          	 Answer...                                                                                                                     ( Re: READ / DATA IS SATAN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!                                                                                      - * Exactly what I said exactly one hour ago...                                                                                 ! You seem to have this notion that                                                                                              I realize that...                                                                                                               Plus, it shows poor Forum skills                                                                                              0 qbasic.com still hasn't been updated?  sheesh...                                                                              " This site ain't gonna get updated!                                                                                            ) * Check my suggestion (3 threads down)...                                                                                      Help with a Stupid Project                                                                                                    8 usually we don't do homework, but here are some ideas...                                                                      3 Looks like someone else has that assignment, too...                                                                           - Here is a start - Reading from users is tough                                                                                  in need of a gfx artist......                                                                                                 O * Hey, here's a thought, how 'bout hacking this site for making updates? ;) lol                                               d * people have thought that thought many times before and we thought their thoughts weren't good. Sor                           QBgame Reviews                                                                                                                 hey....                                                                                                                         how about reviewing screensavers                                                                                               help with something                                                                                                            Qbasic files...                                                                                                               A you should have no problem putting it in notepad and back again..                                                             & anyone know of a library that has.....                                                                                        1 Doesn't  Direct QB libary have that kinda thing?*                                                                             L the only problem with direct qb is i cant get it to install all the way.....                                                   TheChatHack - re: Context Menus                                                                                                *thnx a bunch! :)                                                                                                             	 INPUT sub                                                                                                                     F Q Basic is legal to be downloaded off the net, so where can I get it ?                                                         How bout...                                                                                                                   . * LOL.. (try my website for qb4.5; url inside)                                                                                6 * When are you planning on updating your site, anyway?                                                                        , * sighs, good question (perhaps x-mas break)                                                                                   *LOL                                                                                                                          = I would get qb 4.5...  7.1 has some bugs if I remeber right *                                                                 C *nah, i use 7.1 for all my dos programming, its way better then 4.5                                                            Actually...                                                                                                                    Help with Basic Poker Program                                                                                                  *whats the problem?                                                                                                           
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 Perhaps...                                                                                                                     IF your VARIABLES are integers                                                                                                 .BAS to .EXE                                                                                                                  3 Click &quot;Send response to my Email Address&quot;                                                                             Maybe Earthborn steered me wrong                                                                                              > *Test to see if it is Alipha and bob who are steering me wrong                                                                > Earthborn was right! Autoresponse is free and available to all                                                                I Assuming that you're referring to Aliphas response about having to pay...                                                     ; * oh yes (pay close attention to what message I replied to)                                                                   9 LOL - The old QBasic Forum weak-indentation problem (nt)*                                                                     1 * Thanks, stylez - Duhh, I wasted Forum space :-(                                                                             9 * you have to register (pay) for that feature I believe..                                                                      yup                                                                                                                           	 more libs                                                                                                                      ye programming looks sound...                                                                                                 - * Probably to read VGA's Sequencer Circuit...                                                                                  *how do u mask bloaded sprites?                                                                                               4 generally when you make the sprites and bsave them..                                                                          A *thnx but i found out ym editor has a nice little masking feature                                                             X Why do numbers ending with .5 and converted to integer round out to nearest even number?                                      9 This is the method we used in old handwritten mathematics                                                                      mid$                                                                                                                          ) An easier way to do what you are doing...                                                                                      Use INSTR instead of MID$                                                                                                     H stylez 12:15pm, solitaire 12:16 - Don't you just hate when that happens?                                                      B *could somebody tell me exactly what mid$ does? and how to use it?                                                            0 um.. if you didn't understand Solitaire's post..                                                                              : Error checking when trying to open a nonexistent file name                                                                     Use error handling                                                                                                            
 Run this demo                                                                                                                  Use this little function...                                                                                                    Beautiful, as expected                                                                                                        ( Earthborn and Other Senior Forum Helpers                                                                                      ! Hey wait a minute! That's not me!                                                                                             	 That's Me                                                                                                                     , Wupps! Now I see what you are talking about!                                                                                   People, can anyone help me?                                                                                                    why dont yall come to qb45.com?                                                                                               ; Some of us go there sometimes, but here are some reasons...                                                                    Exiting programs                                                                                                              $ Why would you want to? But anyway...                                                                                           here...                                                                                                                       8 * Hot potato! Who's ZIP code is 07601? 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 *the heck?                                                                                                                    1 I think this a good order of material to cover...                                                                             
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 I told you...                                                                                                                 P I think the most over asked question is &quot;Where can i get QBasic from?&quot;                                               So no one knows the CGI code ?                                                                                                 CGI is written in perl*                                                                                                        * not necessarily                                                                                                              Actually...                                                                                                                   
 It depends...                                                                                                                  Quickfill/Deep Freeze                                                                                                         9 *btw, that proggy is a bit buggy, and I don't know why :(                                                                     8 * The problem is with your reducing. Change INT to CLNG.                                                                      < *Good hint, but I wouldn't help someone try to crash a disk.                                                                   Deep freeze                                                                                                                    Deep freeze hacking                                                                                                            No work                                                                                                                       B Did you try contacting the Mfg. Co. in regards to uninstalling it?                                                            3 There is a difference between hacking and crashing:                                                                           < * Filling A big HD with the speed of your prg. takes a while                                                                   capture input from serial port                                                                                                 Use INP                                                                                                                       - The address for the INP for COM1 is &amp;H3F8                                                                                  Tips &amp; Tricks.....                                                                                                         Have a look at...                                                                                                             : Hehe, i'll check that out right after i finish my ppt's...                                                                    - Thanks Neil for the plug - ive moved &gt;&gt;                                                                                 G *Didn't know that, yea the other site is accessiable, I use it loads :)                                                       F * lil' list: COMMAND$, OUT, INP, PEEK, POKE, and I'll look for more...                                                        D A &quot;trick&quot; for when you need to cycle a range of numbers...                                                           Except that                                                                                                                    In which case...                                                                                                              ( Hmmm, i am going to try all this when...                                                                                       mid$                                                                                                                          N * STRING$ is a reserved keyword (it's a function) and the array should be b$()                                                N * err.. that is, if you didn't declare b() as a string like DIM b(x) AS STRING                                                	 WOW!!!!!!                                                                                                                     ) OPEN &quot;file.txt&quot; FOR INPUT AS #1                                                                                     ' To read all the information in a file..                                                                                        Bmp load                                                                                                                      2 *There are some progs that'll do that on this site                                                                            # Little help w/ printing on server ?                                                                                           ! * Look up SHELL in the help menus                                                                                              QB                                                                                                                             QB                                                                                                                             * ??                                                                                                                            *Just someone being a dumbass...                                                                                               c++ question                                                                                                                   *#INCLUDE &lt;graphics.h&gt;                                                                                                   *and then what?                                                                                                                What did you want to do?                                                                                                       qbasic menu Question                                                                                                           Here are the basics...                                                                                                         VB Question                                                                                                                   
 Use this code                                                                                                                  perfect                                                                                                                        I'm a newbie and I need help                                                                                                   Here, try this                                                                                                                
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 OMG!!!!!!!                                                                                                                    1 How do they make the graphics in games like DOOM?                                                                             [ Made a spelling mistake:  In the question, &quot;to&quot; is sopposed to be &quot;do&quot;.                                   # sopposed is supposed to be supposed                                                                                           2 * Sopposed is sopposed to be supposed, supposedly.                                                                             they dont write the gfx....                                                                                                    Try...                                                                                                                        : *I am trying to find out how the code to atte2_3d works...                                                                     * Is the code in QBasic                                                                                                       W * qb has no built-in commands to do texturing.. try finding a library (Fut.Lib does it)                                        Hey LM, (TheChatHack too)...                                                                                                   Mmmhmmm....                                                                                                                   A * LOL. I am not friends with &quot;TheChatHack&quot; ask the guy.                                                             d * So then if you aren't friends with him, you should have no probs getting my info the way you got h                           * his.                                                                                                                        2 Lol, do that to me and i'll bet it won't work   =)                                                                            1 I thank you for not giving out my personal info.*                                                                              You seem...                                                                                                                   d *I am not in gahoots(old school word) with him! I take it calmly because no damage was done to my co                          	 *ummmhmmm                                                                                                                     C Whouldn't it have been more worrying (and convincing) it you had...                                                           / * I see you fooled nobody. Bad show for a fool.                                                                                * Yep, sure Mac.                                                                                                               Wow!                                                                                                                           * Subtle - LOL                                                                                                                - Any body no of a good, fast secure browser???                                                                                 
 Define secure                                                                                                                 " *Hey thanxs, i like that site   =)                                                                                             This is what i mean...                                                                                                         Linux users                                                                                                                    * I use it a little...                                                                                                        0 * That's all I use. (Mandrake 7.1, right now...)                                                                              % *linux Mandrake 8.0, Reallly ROCKS!!!                                                                                         $ C++ help needed(from qb45.com forum)                                                                                           i'm getting an error...                                                                                                       
 srand(...)                                                                                                                    
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 look here.                                                                                                                     Help: Printing Barcodes                                                                                                        If you have wordperfect...                                                                                                     Writing Code 3 of 9 Barcodes...                                                                                               % timmy the hacker source is out!!!!!!!                                                                                         ' * QB4ALL back up! http://qb4all.cjb.net                                                                                       + * Where can I download Timmy the Hacker at?                                                                                   > * www.geocities.com/thechathack7 or http://sonicagames.cjb.net                                                                 Hey TheChatHack...                                                                                                            ( u can get it in games - adventure.......                                                                                       Sorry acutally                                                                                                                	 NEED HELP                                                                                                                      Homework policy...                                                                                                            , *And what else is on that list of rules?????                                                                                  L Everything on the &quot;list of rules&quot; is actually just common sense...                                                  M * Also using &quot;*&quot; or &quot;n/t&quot; to idicate non text messages...                                                  Lol, thats what i thought...                                                                                                  : * IF you follow those you'll always be welcome here!!! :-)                                                                     try this                                                                                                                      F * um.. ok, I especially like the &quot;Out of Data&quot; error I get..                                                        ) Non-QB/QBASIC...Eliminating banner ads...                                                                                      Nice!                                                                                                                         	 Good Info                                                                                                                     $ Maybe you should quit bugging stylez                                                                                           OK                                                                                                                            L * Sorry, I've been busy. Finals next week, last minute projects, etc etc etc                                                  % Actually, they're supposed to have...                                                                                         ) I think i know what your talking about...                                                                                     B *Hey that will be a life saver for those who use free internet  =)                                                            & *Hey guys Alipha is on www.qb45.com!!!                                                                                        * *Is that a big deal or something??????????                                                                                     Pretty big deal                                                                                                               d * Don't think so, unless he's leaving us... I visit like 5 forums other than this one, am regular on                           * 3... hehe                                                                                                                    *No no no...                                                                                                                  ' *oops left asterick on above message =)                                                                                        He didn't lose his mind                                                                                                        I am? mm.. that's interesting..                                                                                                Matrices                                                                                                                       It's probably reffering to....                                                                                                d * Wow! The last time I heard about MAT was like 8 years ago, or so! :-) Thanks for reminding me of i                          ! * of it, never used it though :-(                                                                                             5 Hmmm... here I was thinking qbasic.com totally died..                                                                         * will be willing to sell 20 Qbasic Licenses                                                                                    % Well be willing to download Qbasic...                                                                                         - nobody gives a shit about using qb legally...                                                                                  Timing                                                                                                                        
 here you go..                                                                                                                  * Thanks Jeff!                                                                                                                A * um... I assume ye talking to me, so &quot;Your Welcome&quot;...                                                             $ Print color text..... opening LPT1??                                                                                           nope...                                                                                                                       8 * Do you by any chance have an idea on how to do that???                                                                       How to Print Color Text                                                                                                        I tried that, and...                                                                                                           RE:Color printing                                                                                                              Aliph - 165.37849                                                                                                             * Not again!! :-)                                                                                                             " its the same guy from cleveland...                                                                                             LOL!...                                                                                                                        If I'm not mistaken...                                                                                                        0 * And spamming on an internet forum is wrong?...                                                                               ^ (text in above msg, sorry.)                                                                                                  It is annoying as hell...                                                                                                     + * Geez... Getting a bit feisty now, are we?                                                                                   # *if by fiesty you mean pissed, yeah                                                                                           ) Us arguing about your nonsense problem...                                                                                      *so why don't you knock it off?                                                                                                * Whatever.                                                                                                                   
 responding...                                                                                                                  He's right there.....                                                                                                         J * Spamming is sending like 1000 [porno] emails to different people. Moron.                                                     but flooding...                                                                                                                flooding is this.....                                                                                                          BTW...                                                                                                                        ) http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/s/spam.html                                                                                      printing color text                                                                                                           P * QBasic was made before color printers, so I guess it will be very difficult...                                              . IT Has nothing to do with when Qbasic was made                                                                                8 * I saw your message and it is pretty good info! Thanks!                                                                       Your welcome (nt)                                                                                                              Another assembly question...                                                                                                  / mm.. I'm surprised that NASM lets you do that..                                                                                Actually...                                                                                                                    Question...                                                                                                                    Assemblers don't let you..                                                                                                     Same code w/o comments...                                                                                                     ! Are you guys tracking eacother???                                                                                              I can...                                                                                                                      d * And if I wanted to I could get your full name, and using your name your address, and then your pho                           I doubt that...                                                                                                               d * Don't worry...he'll get over his little phase when he has to return &quot;Hackers&quot; to the vid                          7 What does &quot;return 'Hackers' to the vid&quot; mean?                                                                       Q *At a guess he means &quot;return Hackers to the video store&quot; or something..                                              then do it!                                                                                                                   % binary &gt; digit : digit &gt; binary                                                                                          It was homework,(more inside)                                                                                                 : my binary &gt; decimal and decimal &gt; binary routines...                                                                     Dos commands                                                                                                                   *SHELL and then the DOS command                                                                                               C *Is there a way to hide any text that comes up (work w/out window)?                                                             SHELL and DOS &gt; device or CLS                                                                                               Not entirely correct...                                                                                                        help me out guys                                                                                                               here, look at this:                                                                                                           - *omg! thnx so much! it's done (well almost!!)                                                                                  And also                                                                                                                      1 Searching for MS Quick Basic Premiere Plus Manual                                                                              Did you mean...                                                                                                                 I have complained to Network54..                                                                                               analyze the ip                                                                                                                 IP Whois...                                                                                                                   6 *look i have never done it before, so give me a break!                                                                         sorry buddy boy...                                                                                                             If network54 responds...                                                                                                       ok*                                                                                                                           $ * Cell's Zip Code I believe is 85754                                                                                           ZIP Code lookup result                                                                                                         * You're a quick one.                                                                                                          yep...                                                                                                                        : *ye sim from tucson but its the wrong zip u have got there                                                                    7 btw, this is not the real cell. The real cell's IP is..                                                                        *141.149.21.55                                                                                                                & *ok it was me just having a little fun                                                                                        P * Hmm... thats funny, that lot of messages there all have the same IP address...                                               *oh really?                                                                                                                    *I claim the gang hermaphidite                                                                                                " *there is no justice on this board                                                                                             *you always were a cheat cell                                                                                                 & *TheChatHack timmy the hacker is mine!                                                                                         *u are an idiot all right!                                                                                                    $ *I wont take part in this idiocricy!                                                                                           *nanana                                                                                                                        *oh really?                                                                                                                   . *girly she I mean he is more of a man than you                                                                                
 *shutup girly                                                                                                                 	 *quit it!                                                                                                                      *I AM AWESOME AT PrOGRAMMING                                                                                                    *but its what i do for a living!                                                                                               *dont be an idiot cell                                                                                                         gee, i'm touched...                                                                                                           A * IT copied your style pretty good, got to give IT that zip! hehe                                                             ! *I claim this forum for cell!!!!!                                                                                             H *guess what i hacked into aliphas game engine and im going to take it!!!                                                      [ *That's because the ONLY way you can &quot;program&quot; is by stealing other people's code                                   	 *im back!                                                                                                                      Font size...                                                                                                                  V *Consult the printer manual for escape codes, but I don't know if it will work with QB                                        ] * I don't know what exactly you mean by &quot;escape codes&quot;, but is there any other way?                                  Escape codes are...                                                                                                           d * I have searched and searched and I cannot find them, could someone help me find the escape codes f                           * for a Lexmark Z32. Thanx!!                                                                                                   plz hit                                                                                                                        first, need a bit of info??                                                                                                    ya                                                                                                                             Search for data in an array                                                                                                   4 Parallel arrays - more info to supplement above post                                                                          M * Just adding, String have no compression on Bin/Rnd files so it will work...                                                 ! *come on guys, please help me out                                                                                             , matt, -re: random numbers in increments of 5                                                                                  
 Et tu, brute?                                                                                                                 ) * Wonders why TheBob started a new string                                                                                     C *Only when an &quot;original thread&quot; response might be missed.                                                           2 *How about teaching Matt how to track old strings?                                                                            8 *Does anyone know where i can dl Borland C++ 5.0 Builder                                                                      
 * for free                                                                                                                    , You should search it different way, I think.                                                                                   DOS not BASIC question                                                                                                         Get a mouse driver...                                                                                                         < * http://download.cnet.com/downloads/0-10112-100-900552.html                                                                   Yo, stylez, I am waiting ....                                                                                                  shotting the enemy....                                                                                                        T *i know your getting sick of me, but PLEASE help me out guys. you've been so useful!                                          
 Dec to Bin                                                                                                                    I * tell us how you to do it in your head (using words, not basic commands)                                                      All you'll probably need                                                                                                       Thx for help                                                                                                                   * Be welcome back anytime!                                                                                                     This is actually very easy...                                                                                                  I notice that you use @Home...                                                                                                & You have my number (IP number that is)                                                                                         i just want to say something                                                                                                  O * you know, you don't have to start a new thread everytime about the same topic                                                * Who is this directed to??                                                                                                   N * If it was to me, I was merely jokeing alright, sorry for taking your time...                                                R *i am sorry too, i have a head ache and i am very tired so don't takeit personally                                            1 * Well, it's truth and was funny, wasn't it? hehe                                                                              OMG OMG OMG OMG!!!!!                                                                                                          ` * The last time I heard so many OMG's was from a girl having an orgasm, lol, good memories! hehe                              + *keep your fantasies to yourself, please :)                                                                                   6 * k, next time I'll keep my MEMORIES to myself! hauhua                                                                        L * Actually, not sure if 'memory'is right, since it was last week... hehe ; )                                                  K * Did you rewind the tape before you brought it back to the videostore? ;-)                                                    * LMAO                                                                                                                        ( *:-) seja por favor amvel, rebobinao!                                                                                      X * LOL Good one (for those who didn't understand: &quot;Be so kind to rewind it...&quot;)                                       Hey there are kids here...                                                                                                    L * Yeah, I guess you must be SO innocent... Anyway sorry, won't happen again!                                                   hehe..just kidding..                                                                                                          & * I figured (no text in this or above)                                                                                        / not specifically looking at your program, but..                                                                               ) You should handle another problem first..                                                                                      RND....                                                                                                                        The magical formula...                                                                                                         should have been more specific                                                                                                 Your question...                                                                                                               i know that...                                                                                                                < * Actually, the formula is INT((HIGH - LOW + 1) * RND) + LOW                                                                  ; * Whoops, there's a little bit of text in the message above                                                                    *whoops, your right                                                                                                           X Whoops, you're right - You wouldn't say &quot;his right&quot; or &quot;their right&quot;                                       Ports                                                                                                                         U * it has to do with the PIT (Programmable Interval Timer) (don't know much than that)                                         = *i'm sure your getting sick of me but please help me out guys                                                                  Compiling makes it slower...                                                                                                  / when compiling your program (with QB4.5 or 7.1)                                                                                Qb 4.5                                                                                                                        0 * aaa.. it shouldn't be.. my programs are faster                                                                               Yeah i know...                                                                                                                	 * I guess                                                                                                                      oy!                                                                                                                            Re: oy!                                                                                                                       * sorry, should have put this before but....                                                                                     Maybe..                                                                                                                       = Sorry! Forget my above message, I didn't read your code good.                                                                 
 ummmm.....                                                                                                                     it could be...                                                                                                                " tutorials for ti83+ and .bat files                                                                                             How about...                                                                                                                   sleeping for half a second                                                                                                     re: sleeping for half a second                                                                                                 it's in 18.2 of seconds...                                                                                                    
 Altough...                                                                                                                     Is it???                                                                                                                      A * I believe so, it's not THAT hard to produce high frequencies...                                                             6 * I'd test it if I were you... have you got a dog? lol                                                                         noo....                                                                                                                       C * I own a dog, but he's so lowlife, he wouldn't even notice it! lol                                                           . * High frequency speakers...you mean tweeters?                                                                                 I do believe...                                                                                                               
 I dunno...                                                                                                                    8 I doubt that it can cause hearing problems in animals...                                                                      7 * Not even if you let it running for like ten minutes??                                                                       % its not the frequency that damages...                                                                                          Untitled...                                                                                                                   A * graphics demo thingy by a person that likes colons way too much                                                             d *lets not get TO technical! we're using &quot;thingy&quot; now huh? wow, you guys are amazingly tech                           That is good.....                                                                                                             0 VB Fantasy Battle Simulator to Download and Play                                                                              7 Help Would Be Greatly Apreciated Kind Sirs(FILTER PROG)                                                                        P.S.                                                                                                                          & Better way to loop till end of file...                                                                                         I need help fast                                                                                                              3 * http://stylez.compubuycomputers.com/faq.html#FAQ4                                                                            AI                                                                                                                             * What do you want it to do?                                                                                                   It shall....                                                                                                                  , Is the SPRITES movement completely random...                                                                                   yes....                                                                                                                        So...                                                                                                                         ! * INT((4 * RND(1)) + 1)  you mean                                                                                              As i said...                                                                                                                  d * LOL You meant &quot;Piece&quot;, anyway, i would even help you out, but I've already got three pro                           * jects, so I'm kinda busy...                                                                                                  I will survive...                                                                                                             5 Have you guys noticed... (stupid post, just a remark)                                                                          Actually...                                                                                                                   3 * Ah.... still ,I don't remember you... sorry! ehhe                                                                            Hey Stylez!                                                                                                                   ! *Wants to know how you trace IP's                                                                                              *http://combat.uxn.com                                                                                                        4 http://www.sarangworld.com/TRACEROUTE/ is quite good                                                                           Micro$oft and hidden files                                                                                                     MS Super Hidden Files                                                                                                         B *DIR /AH shows hidden files (if Bill Gates wants you to see them).                                                             Help with KILL command                                                                                                         REPLY TO &lt;KILL&gt;                                                                                                          *thanxs alot!!!!!!!!!!                                                                                                        S *But i know that you can delete history files cuz u can right clikc them and delete                                           * In DOS, you can remove Read-only status...                                                                                    A *Ha! Those .EXE's should have been .EXT's (but you get the idea).                                                             / MAYBE it's anti-virus software, but only when..                                                                                DOS filenames/foldernames                                                                                                      Qbasic records                                                                                                                 Do you mean TYPE...END TYPE?                                                                                                  8 I can't submit this with your HTML form, so, here it is:                                                                      0 * How do I get SCREEN 12 in Assembly?? (no text)                                                                              	 like this                                                                                                                     0 you seem to have forgotten to specify base 16...                                                                              & * now have fun writing to it, ERIK :-)                                                                                        & The above ERIK isn't me Look at the IP                                                                                         my IP is....                                                                                                                  4 Re: * How do I get SCREEN 12 in Assembly?? (no text)                                                                          ; * Alipha, are you unbanned already, or still using Surfola?                                                                   
 *i don't know                                                                                                                  finally, someone that cares..                                                                                                 * Could you ask Mr. Roussey  to ban Surfola?                                                                                    N * you expect me to ask even more of him? someone else can do it (email inside)                                                 * Cool! Welcome back!                                                                                                          Hey, -we ALL cared,...                                                                                                         update: hakware                                                                                                                hehe...                                                                                                                        Let's get anal!                                                                                                                *um, almost!                                                                                                                   Something else....                                                                                                            	 micro$uck                                                                                                                      ummm...                                                                                                                       H * Windos ME isn't DOS free, its just hidden but still possible to access                                                      4 Windows 95/98/ME/NT/etc are NOT dependent upon DOS..                                                                           DOS mode in Win 95/98                                                                                                         / Actually, you can start with DOS mode in Win ME                                                                               1 *Where do you get the &quot;True DOS patch?&quot;                                                                             : * True DOS patch - http://www.geocities.com/mfd4life_2000/                                                                     hm?                                                                                                                           L * DOS is NOT running underneath Windows... anyone goin back me up here? Zip?                                                   Im sorry to say...                                                                                                            V * Alipha is right... DOS you run from any Windows OS, is not an Os is only a prompt...                                         that maybe right..                                                                                                             Dont think so...                                                                                                               B4 i forget....                                                                                                                IS WINDOWS DEPENDENT ON DOS?                                                                                                   ANYBODY USES EDIT PLUS2 ???                                                                                                   , ---PLESE READ THIS! IMPORTANT AS HELLL!!!---                                                                                  ( He doesn't have a constant connection...                                                                                       Yeah i noticed....                                                                                                            ! Here are some of his messeges....                                                                                             W &quot;Everybody that see a weird looking message that doesnt sound like its me...&quot;                                        * LOL!!! :-) hauhauhaua                                                                                                       	 *lmao!!!!                                                                                                                      * lmao? What is that?                                                                                                          * LMAO!                                                                                                                        LMAO = .....                                                                                                                  3 * &quot;Out&quot;? I thought it was &quot;Off&quot;                                                                            Nope...                                                                                                                       ` * Maybe to you it sounds better...but the real definition is &quot;Off&quot; not &quot;Out&quot;                              D * I agree with Alipha and Stylez &quot;Off&quot; not &quot;Out&quot;                                                           Hey take it esy!                                                                                                               *LOL!!  Hell, yeah  ;)                                                                                                         * LOL! Now THAT is funny.                                                                                                      Haha!                                                                                                                         9 Does anyone know how to get rid of keyboard repeat delay?                                                                     / *while such and such key is pressed, do this...                                                                               4 * some of us use View All Messages, &quot;fool&quot;                                                                           all in good humor...                                                                                                          L excuse me, I forgot the :-) at the end :-) In a way, I did find it amusing..                                                  ; *LMAO, i know exactly how ya feal bout library people*sigh*                                                                    use INP(96) or a library..                                                                                                    ) There is a slight problem with INP(96)...                                                                                     + that I why I advise downloading a library..                                                                                   ' i know that this has been asked but....                                                                                        Hey!...                                                                                                                       S *ya, for a cent a line! for me and my friend, that's 1 dollar per about 2 hours!!!!                                           > *and we don't charge for the .txt document that explains it!!!                                                                 Well that's not THAT simple...                                                                                                9 I can tell   ya how to move a happy face wiht arrows, lol                                                                     $ I left a lot out of my reply oops...                                                                                          ! how would i do that with this????                                                                                             d * You'd have to read the keys, and check for the arrow keys, if by night, noone has answered properl                          F *properly, I will, but I just can't now...(After midnight, GMT - 3)...                                                         Here is how...                                                                                                                 this is what i have...                                                                                                        ! You can't see the ship because...                                                                                             3 OY VEY!! i modified it, and it still don't work....                                                                           ! *nevermind! got it all to work!!!                                                                                              * How?                                                                                                                         here's how.....                                                                                                               @ *nevermind again!!! got it to fire!!! i missed one letter!!! lol                                                               Re: Here's how....                                                                                                            : thnx so much, now.......(your probably getting sick of me)                                                                     No, not getting sick...                                                                                                       5 thnx a bunch earth born and everybody else, but......                                                                         7 there's only so many things that can cause that error..                                                                       . Here is some code for ya to experiment with...                                                                                 Linux Compiling                                                                                                               T * not unless you find a Linux compiler (100% compatiable, doubtful) or use a DOS emu                                           OUT *, *                                                                                                                       ALL the ports? nowhere..                                                                                                       RPG HELP                                                                                                                       Your other post is at:                                                                                                        . is that how many pages of this forum there is?                                                                                ' There are 626 pages as of 2 days ago...                                                                                        you mean                                                                                                                       sorry                                                                                                                          oh, don't worry                                                                                                                Hope this is helpful...                                                                                                        Hope this is helpful...                                                                                                        What is an RPG?                                                                                                                an rpg is...                                                                                                                   Thanks - I wondered too. (nt)*                                                                                                / that is not the true defininition of a rpg.....                                                                               3 Re: that is not the true defininition of a rpg.....                                                                           * Oops mistake! don't look at the above msg.                                                                                    . *Don't look at that one either! It's textless!                                                                                - I think cody means diablo like games with RPG                                                                                  Addition to your definition                                                                                                   $ theres a tad more to it than that...                                                                                          ' Has anyone here ever actually played...                                                                                       c * I used to... played D&amp;D, used to be DM... but that was like 2 years ago, and I can't remember                           " a damn thing hehe... (text inside)                                                                                             *zelda is an rpg                                                                                                              : *lol zelda is not an rpg it has nothing to do with rpg'ing                                                                    ; *oh, ok....**feals very stupid for shooting his mouth off**                                                                   D * no. It's an Adventure game. It bugs me when people call it an RPG.                                                           Yes, and most of them...                                                                                                       A RPG is...                                                                                                                   	 *NO NO NO                                                                                                                      *Why, may I ask, am I so wrong?                                                                                                Thank you everyone...                                                                                                         / Crazy forum...    (Here is the actual pictures)                                                                               K *Very crazy forum...   Atleast you can kind of see a picture in the second.                                                   2 * You can't it's one of the limitations of GET/PUT                                                                            ; * Check out http://www.qbrpgs.com/ for a lot of QBasic RPGs                                                                    sorry again.                                                                                                                  F * what is it with the losers on this forum? where do thay come from???                                                         stylez, can you look at this...                                                                                               & What exactly do you have against them?                                                                                         What do you know                                                                                                               my counter to that.                                                                                                           9 * I don't believe this thread even diserves to be read...                                                                     9 You shouldn't have to read past the title to know that...                                                                     # I apparently get out more than you.                                                                                           & question about program deleting tiself                                                                                         Don't think so...                                                                                                             
 Perhaps...                                                                                                                    * If you compile it, it will go.........away                                                                                     OK                                                                                                                            
 Erase the c:?                                                                                                                 0 Don't get me wrong about the school computers...                                                                               Zip...                                                                                                                        / i never saw any impressive coding by mallard...                                                                               T * Yeah. come to think of it, Solo and lander controls are pretty screwed up! hehe...                                          / Mallard was 14 in 1995 when he start Qbasic.com                                                                               * Help with changing the bounds of arrays...                                                                                    3 it would be best to just pick a really big number..                                                                           ; Yep, And here is how you remember how many entries you have                                                                    Flexible size arrays                                                                                                          & Here is my code for the flexible array                                                                                        ) Just when I got really hooked on PRESERVE                                                                                     6 I'm sure this is going to seem like a dumb question...                                                                        N * Look in the help file in &quot;details&quot; under &quot;GET(Graphics)&quot;                                                 help                                                                                                                          , qb-KISS-106, let me guess, a girl??? anyhow:                                                                                   need a program plz                                                                                                            N * why would you want to delete the program itself? anyway KILL &quot;*.*&quot;                                                 Thanks Alot Alipha                                                                                                             data....                                                                                                                       *????                                                                                                                         	 Like this                                                                                                                      Pultroon frumps...                                                                                                             * wow.                                                                                                                         * Ignore this post                                                                                                            I *thank you for displaying your ignorance and mastery of being a morron!!!                                                     R *(hint) When you use the word &quot;moron&quot;, take extra care with the spelling                                             * LOL!!!                                                                                                                      * * soth off asshole, you are a big loser...                                                                                     WHATTA UCXKLSJSAKFJA!!!&amp;%#                                                                                                 Masking BLOADed Pictures                                                                                                      Q um.. generally you'll have two BLOAD files, one for the image, one for the mask..                                              Move an object???                                                                                                             # Question x 2....case and array help                                                                                           
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 um, right....                                                                                                                 5 RE: It appears that your version doesn't work. by Mac                                                                          I've been know to goof                                                                                                         ok                                                                                                                            ' CHALLENGE OF THE MONTH(everyone click!)                                                                                       + Sorry, we're not going to do your homework.                                                                                   / Re: Sorry, we're not going to do your homework.                                                                               % Regardless of whether that is true...                                                                                          Untitled                                                                                                                      $ * Again, what's the purpose of this?                                                                                          ( Re: * Again, what's the purpose of this?                                                                                      I * Programmer of the month? Where? On the board or for self-gratification?                                                      Well this counts me out.                                                                                                       Flowchart are extremely yucky!                                                                                                " Re: Flowchart are extremely yucky!                                                                                             Nassi-Schneidermanns are easy!                                                                                                 ? I can't see the difference                                                                                                  U The differences between Flowcharts and Nassi-Schneidermann Program Structure Diagrams                                          MHO: Insignificant differences                                                                                                K I've written and debugged a program to accumulate results of your challenge                                                   O Re: I've written and debugged a program to accumulate results of your challenge                                                * Good one!                                                                                                                   ; * Thanks. I'm not sure &quot;anonymous&quot; got it (maybe)                                                                    &quot;Network54 Exec.&quot;....                                                                                                About color...                                                                                                                L * You don't have to post a message twice. Check your previous and my answer.                                                  A *Sorry bout that but when i reposted it there were no replies yet                                                             * * Sometimes you just need to be patient...                                                                                     Where's DOS gone                                                                                                              
 dont worry                                                                                                                     Dos always will be there...                                                                                                   5 I have windows ME and happened to stumble across this                                                                         0 Help with arrays ( very simple Q but im new :( )                                                                              % ah, yes, you will need a few arrays..                                                                                          thx.!                                                                                                                         F *How come in qb4.5 the keyboard scancodes in the help file don't work?                                                        A *They're in hexadecimal, -must be preceded by &quot;&amp;H&quot;.                                                             . Anyone know of a forum like this one for vb???                                                                                 I don't know VB forums but..                                                                                                   * http://www.vbforums.com/                                                                                                    N There is no forum &quot;like this&quot; anywhere else. You need some regulars.                                                8 * Thanks for remembering of me Mac!! Most people don't!!                                                                      ( Checking directory structure with 4.5...                                                                                      * * Clarify what you are attempting, please.                                                                                     Hehe, sorry...                                                                                                                9 Ah....that's what I had figured, but wanted to be sure...                                                                      *Thanxs!!!!!!!!!!                                                                                                              with shell:                                                                                                                   $ Ive asked before and i ask again....                                                                                           Hehehe that would be cool...                                                                                                  
 NULL MODEM                                                                                                                    + *Check OPEN &quot;COM:&quot; in QBasic help                                                                                    Help with keycodes                                                                                                            K * Look for them in the help file, under: &quot;Keyboard Scan Codes&quot;...                                                   L And if you don't have the help file...copy/paste this program and save it...                                                  V * Those aren't the scan codes, those are ASCII codes for using togheter with INKEY$...                                         I FOUND A WAY TO FIND KEYCODES                                                                                                < And he asked for neither the scan codes nor the ASCII codes.                                                                   * Sorry, just realized that...                                                                                                ' Sexy University Student Needs Help.....                                                                                        ...and be sure to note the line                                                                                               
 And why...                                                                                                                     *Really, lol                                                                                                                   What can I do for you...;)                                                                                                    2 in other words, you want us to do your homework...                                                                            : &quot;I got the basics working I just need some help&quot;                                                                    ) As others have said: We don't do homework                                                                                     4 * thats quite good - not a single person did the h/w                                                                          - How can I make the second stage to the game?!                                                                                 9 Ah yes, I am psychic and I can see your code from here...                                                                     C *Something went wrong - the modified code arrived on my pc instead!                                                            * Ooops!                                                                                                                       * I know. Couldn't be helped.                                                                                                  transparency in mode13 ???                                                                                                    ; it appears that whoever's tutorial didn't teach you right..                                                                    Out of Stack error                                                                                                             Stack Space Problem                                                                                                            gosub not goto                                                                                                                . I've had the same problem but with CALL, so...                                                                                A You want to return to the previous sub by CALLing it again? Eeew!                                                              Back from CALL                                                                                                                 increasing stack space                                                                                                         Modem                                                                                                                          Screen 13 animation                                                                                                           7 *That's cause SCREEN 13 only has one video memory page.                                                                        Flashing colors in SCREEN 13                                                                                                  1 * Works fine for me. Probably a hardware thing...                                                                             ! If it works fine it's probably...                                                                                              *Works fine for me, too.                                                                                                      ' weird.. (yes, same thing happens to me)                                                                                       " About the color in that program...                                                                                             Colors: there are lots of them!                                                                                               - Something strange with Alipha's SVGA routines                                                                                 7 duh, I guess I should test my programs alittle better..                                                                       R * How about try writing your own code, instead of copying other people's programs.                                            . Wow...you've got a serious identity problem...                                                                                
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 %#%# YOU!                                                                                                                     Thanks for the laugh.                                                                                                          who's program did I copy?                                                                                                     F ** We know u didnt copy anybodys programs, that guy is a total loser!!                                                        
 WHATTA FCU                                                                                                                     * AGAPIN? Thats a new one.                                                                                                     Sorry the spelling...                                                                                                          Can i run qbasic on WinME                                                                                                     K *Sure, -just create a directory (any name) and copy QBASIC.EXE, QBASIC.HLP.                                                    NO CTRL-BRK                                                                                                                   @ *Yes, -compile your program.  EXE's don't respond to Ctrl+Break.                                                              a * Not exactly, I believe compile QB EXE's do. Some of them don't, but some of them do... Dunno...                             D *Interesting. In any case, they couldn't read his code with an .EXE.                                                           Sorry, I don't quite get it.                                                                                                   The latest on NO CTRL-BREAK                                                                                                    Ah, I got it                                                                                                                   making stuff move                                                                                                              Moving sprites Again!...                                                                                                       Deck of cards....                                                                                                             ' Easy...if you use a custom data type...                                                                                       D *Good answer. If not adequate, explain in more detail what you need.                                                          d &quot;We believe in providing our free services with as few interruptions as possible, so you'll onl                          
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 Thank you!                                                                                                                    + Mac, sometimes you have the patience of Job                                                                                   = * I think when his question is on the 3rd page, it is ok, mac                                                                  anyone know...                                                                                                                Y *Out of curiosity, what's a raycaster?  Does it have somehting in commone with 3DEngines?                                      its kinda hard to explain...                                                                                                   Explanation...                                                                                                                Y * Could you send it to me? I'm studying raycasters right now... please... I appreciate it                                      * Found it nevermind...                                                                                                       a * Yep, I believe your Raycaster is also the best for QB! You could put some textures in though...                             	 Coming...                                                                                                                      thanks for the E-Mail...                                                                                                      7 *lots of comments explaining the code would be nice too                                                                        Well thanks!!!                                                                                                                
 Back again...                                                                                                                 ` * I get over 150 fps, in the untextured version, not tested the other yet (AMD Athlon 750mhz...)                               Once again ASM questions...                                                                                                   ! the only actual error I see is...                                                                                              * Thanks!!!                                                                                                                    help                                                                                                                           I looked at your posted code                                                                                                   Challenge...                                                                                                                  S *TIMER / 3 means he is using the timer / 3 as the seed for the randomizer (I think)                                           M *Duhh - I know that! I'm just wondering why timer/3 is used rather than timer                                                  to solve your problem...                                                                                                      ? Maybe Randomize Timer / 3 is used to get smaller random nummers                                                                Don't think so...                                                                                                              Umm, kind of                                                                                                                   I need TCP/IP Lbrary                                                                                                          	 Challenge                                                                                                                      Don't do that to me, stylez!                                                                                                   Good show! I gave up (nt)*                                                                                                     Here's how I solved it                                                                                                        ( I will have to look at your code more...                                                                                      * It appears that your version doesn't work.                                                                                    < *You're right - there is no bug. I somehow copied wrong. ;-(                                                                   Speed Comparisons                                                                                                              I can't do 1024*768 res.                                                                                                      & Use the future libary. Get it from....                                                                                         I have FL31 But...                                                                                                             I used FL once upon a time...                                                                                                 
 * FLBUILD.EXE                                                                                                                  The urber geek ~Font Stuff                                                                                                    % Here, adapt this code to screen 13...                                                                                          Also...                                                                                                                       $ convert a string of HEX to decimal ?                                                                                           Very simple in fact!                                                                                                           Typical Earthborn Answer                                                                                                      J * And you also would have gone off about public schools being worthless :)                                                     * No doubt! :-)                                                                                                               4 Make a prgm run at the same speed on dif speed comps                                                                           Yep...                                                                                                                         Thnx!!                                                                                                                        % careful what u wish 4, u might get it                                                                                         c * Yeah! Just don't flame anyone for no reason and don't ask stupid uyseless questions and you'll be                           	 * Welcome                                                                                                                      Some QBasic 4.5 questions...                                                                                                  5 Download one of the mouse programs from qbasic.com...                                                                         , Calculating number days between two dates...                                                                                   # days between dates                                                                                                           Good idea Dale, but...                                                                                                         Well...                                                                                                                        Dater                                                                                                                          graphics                                                                                                                       a block is simple...                                                                                                           thanks                                                                                                                         c++ question....                                                                                                              0 *Hey ChatHack? What does the logo on top say?:-)                                                                              4 * hey, don't be calling TheChatHack a loser-type :-)                                                                           *thnx alipha                                                                                                                   *shut ur hole prt                                                                                                              * :-)                                                                                                                         K *I think he was reffering to the logo that says &quot;the QBASIC page&quot;                                                   0 *Yes, I was, and why does that make him a loser?                                                                              3 * -sighs- It was s'pose to be a joke... nevermind..                                                                           $ *no, i got it, I was joking too! :-)                                                                                          L *Wait no, that was a joke based on ajoke that was a half joke....Just joking                                                   *lol!                                                                                                                         * MAN YOU'RE FUNNY! JUST JOKING! HA HA HA HA                                                                                      *Use a '*' when posting no texts                                                                                               At the very base C++...                                                                                                        here                                                                                                                          * *i forgot #include &lt;stdio.h&gt;... doh!                                                                                    K *to quote a previous thread, what does teh logo at the top of the page say?                                                    *To quote Patch Adams:  IDGARA                                                                                                 can...                                                                                                                        1 Doesn't work at all for me qb1.0, WindowsNT (nt)*                                                                             E *Could be because the routine is finished before graphics mode boots.                                                         @ personally, I don't think PALETTE is the best way to fade, but..                                                               *got it, thanks                                                                                                               ! Question about network54. stylez?                                                                                              I am not stylez but...                                                                                                         Go to internet options and....                                                                                                 Some more info                                                                                                                9 Inkey$! event trapping! whats the best way for user input                                                                     # learn asm and make your own handler                                                                                           ) .bmp loading, and code for mouse in qb4.5                                                                                     	 tutorials                                                                                                                     % how can i make my raycaster faster???                                                                                         $ do like they did with wolfenstein...                                                                                           Ok...                                                                                                                          just remember...                                                                                                               Trig???                                                                                                                        Trigonometry...                                                                                                                Isnt there....                                                                                                                 some errors...                                                                                                                
 I have one...                                                                                                                  Background in Screen 13                                                                                                        to get a res of 1024*768...                                                                                                    Thanks                                                                                                                        ) * How can I draw a line only using pset??                                                                                      Try this                                                                                                                       you wish to duplicate LINE?                                                                                                   I or if you don't wanna use floating point, use bresenham's line algorithm:                                                      and for you, dd...  ; )                                                                                                       G I want to make a programme that will run about Ms Windows applications.                                                       K Re: I want to make a programme that will run about Ms Windows applications.                                                    Thanks                                                                                                                         Try out RapidQ...                                                                                                             1 * Wow, nathan lives right near Corinth, Missouri!                                                                              * Wow, nobody gives a rats ass!                                                                                               + Plus unconstructive posts waste Forum space                                                                                   D WOW!!  Corinth isn't even in Missouri, it's in Mississippi dumbass!!                                                          # Where did you learn how to do that?                                                                                           * Another link to get to Stylez's webpage...                                                                                    6 * Wow, you know how to do a trace route. Good for you.                                                                        D * I can do it too, see: 228.cleveland-16-17rs.oh.dial-access.att.net                                                           * Hahaha...Loser.                                                                                                             ) dude, you are like a totally cool hacker!                                                                                     J I know...it's a pity...but you really shouldn't insult yourself like that.                                                    K * Wow, that was real original there, Stylez. Ever thought about growing up?                                                   R * Thought about it several times, actually...but instantly rejected it every time.                                             * hehehe                                                                                                                      ! *That's cool, How do you do that?                                                                                              * Alipha's Zip code is 55012?                                                                                                  * 55021                                                                                                                       P * please refrain from posting personal info about other people w/o their consent                                              ( * Sorry, Alipha.. Won't happen again. :)                                                                                       One lil problem.                                                                                                              Q *Not familiar with FirstBAS, but try putting the label and CLS on separate lines.                                              well, i lied, one more problem.                                                                                               # Re: well, i lied, one more problem.                                                                                            Do I understand you correctly?                                                                                                 Regarding END SELECT error...                                                                                                 6 the part of your program that you gave us looks fine..                                                                        O * It works fine on my RapidQ... Check if you've got the updated beta version...                                                Need help with my game..                                                                                                      
 I guess...                                                                                                                     OR..                                                                                                                          
 SIN, COS, TAN                                                                                                                 1 NOTE:  This may seem like homework, but it isn't.                                                                              heh, trigonometry...                                                                                                           Sin Cos and Tan...                                                                                                             Well                                                                                                                           Series for SIN In QBasic                                                                                                      ! Good algorithm. An observation...                                                                                             F * Did you memorize those formulas, or get them from your Calc II book?                                                        9 * I had to memorize them a couple of weeks ago for class.                                                                      codeworm@hotmail.com                                                                                                           *Thanks                                                                                                                        degrees and radians                                                                                                            Mouse with QB4.5 ?                                                                                                            d * If you're getting a &quot;Syntax error&quot; Then you have to load QB with the &quot;/L&quot; swit                          - * www.geocities.com/aliphax/faq.html#absolute                                                                                  CALL ABSOLUTE...                                                                                                              K * no :-( Send it to me, I might be bothered to do it..(you know asm or no?)                                                    Thanks, but...                                                                                                                 yea, sure...                                                                                                                  + * Thanks anyway, I'll try to fix it myself!                                                                                    Modem + com ports                                                                                                              I have not tried this but..                                                                                                   ( Heres how you get around the COM problem                                                                                      4 how do i cut and paste a game text file on to qbasic                                                                           A couple different ways...                                                                                                    * *you can also do this in 3.x the exact way                                                                                    * *you can also do this in 3.1 the exact way                                                                                    ( *sorry about the double respond thingie.                                                                                       You don't need to                                                                                                              Untitled                                                                                                                       Untitled                                                                                                                      ( Here's a routine (courtesy of Alipha)...                                                                                      ! * I counted four :-) (0 to 3 = 4)                                                                                             9 *Ha! You're right, -my old routine using an array used 3!                                                                     L *Didn't mean that to sound like bragging, just that I was thinking of 3 :-).                                                  7 Help - EMS or XMS in QB4.5's 640x480x16(Screen 12) mode                                                                        Thanx                                                                                                                          Question about my game:                                                                                                        Actually...                                                                                                                    some help..                                                                                                                    Re: some help..                                                                                                                OK                                                                                                                            - Hey I found out how to run DOS in Windows XP!                                                                                  QB + XP                                                                                                                        wazup wid Network54????                                                                                                       # *Quit cryin and come up off your $2                                                                                            *:-) OK. ;-)                                                                                                                   MEAN MEDIAN AND MODE                                                                                                          1 Sorry, man... Wrong Forum - We never do homework.                                                                              THANKS                                                                                                                         Sorry if I scared you off :-(                                                                                                  Maximums                                                                                                                      ' I'm sure the problem is easily fixed...                                                                                       6 here's the code that I have been trying to get to work                                                                         Couple of problems...                                                                                                         + Or if you're supposed to use a loop test...                                                                                   B Why at qbasic.com are the downloads for graphics demos not working                                                             They work fine for me...                                                                                                      L *copy the text then paste it into a text editor, then save it as a BAS file.                                                  H *In NetScape, click on the link while holding down the &lt;Shift&gt; key                                                      F For the people who are asking about saving the screen into an array...                                                         code for above...                                                                                                              (laugh)                                                                                                                        Haha                                                                                                                           please respond to previous....                                                                                                 The reason we didn't respond...                                                                                                Games                                                                                                                          #2 is bad...                                                                                                                   Thanx                                                                                                                          win XP??                                                                                                                       *XP SUX! TOTALLY!                                                                                                              Winblows XP                                                                                                                    like i said......                                                                                                              Tell me about it...                                                                                                           % Hi. yes, winxp is garbage in a can...                                                                                          Poll                                                                                                                           *6th grade, BASIC                                                                                                              *this year, in 8th, qbasic                                                                                                    G This summer in BASICA, then I changed to QBasic sometime after 8/20/01.                                                       ( Sorry, forgot the &quot;*&quot; above...                                                                                       *forgot it again on above...                                                                                                   *I started in 6th grade...                                                                                                     *text above                                                                                                                   3 * 14 years old, Q/uickBasic 1.1 -&gt; 4.5 -&gt; 7.1                                                                            i don't know                                                                                                                   *age 6, basic/basica                                                                                                          
 *im 16 now                                                                                                                     * 13, 16 now                                                                                                                  d 5th grade, on a weird little &quot;Pre-Computer 2000&quot; That came with basic BASIC.  14 now and s                          T * I'm 15, don't think I was in school yet (can't remember) and Started with BASIC...                                          ) * Actually I'll be 16 in December 18th...                                                                                     ; *Fourth grade, for Basica, but seriously in 10th for QBasic                                                                    Help!                                                                                                                         " You're not doing anything wrong...                                                                                             case in  a case                                                                                                                I don't see anything wrong.                                                                                                    user...                                                                                                                       V *The best way to find out whether or not something works is to try it on the computer!                                         that's just it                                                                                                                 hmm...                                                                                                                         Maybe Subroutines?                                                                                                             GOTO = GOSUB sorry!                                                                                                            could i have a link plz...                                                                                                     stephanie mcmahon-helmsley                                                                                                     Array                                                                                                                         % The problem is the errors in the code                                                                                          x is your array variable                                                                                                       start programs in qbasic?                                                                                                      Here:                                                                                                                          Help!!!                                                                                                                       3 *almost forgot my e-mail : thebigbasicq@hotmail.com                                                                           3 *testing ( dont pay any attention to this message )                                                                            Testing myself                                                                                                                 More tests - ignore                                                                                                           F Just in case anybody wants it, a BASIC to 286 Assembler program, free.                                                        5 Amazing! (Off the subject of QBasic but on network54)                                                                         0 Making a shooter-game, need a little bit of help                                                                               Some hints.                                                                                                                   1 Help - My Game project in Gr11 CS class @ school!                                                                             , I wonder why a CS class would focus on games                                                                                   try using arrays..                                                                                                             changing to an asteric...                                                                                                     3 * http://stylez.compubuycomputers.com/faq.html#FAQ4                                                                           / *OY! it says type miss match towards the bottom                                                                                um.. where?                                                                                                                   ) You must have copied wrong. Here it is...                                                                                      ......                                                                                                                        & Hey, Matt - Here is everything we know                                                                                         OMG! thank you so much!....                                                                                                   $ HELP Notes for Star Spangled Bannner                                                                                          C This is &quot;by ear&quot;, so I may goof up some of the octaves...                                                           B *DRAT... I forgot the spacing wouldn't line up... again, good luck                                                             Ciese this fowl behavior!                                                                                                     $ ??? What help are you seeking? (nt)*                                                                                          ; * we all know that you need help, Ytterbium... serious help                                                                    games                                                                                                                          acutally                                                                                                                       how would you do that?                                                                                                         More on environments                                                                                                           moving graphics                                                                                                                depends                                                                                                                        moving graphics response                                                                                                       Ethical Coding 3.14                                                                                                            can't you see?                                                                                                                0 *Perhaps, but then why is he not using his name?                                                                              b *would you want thousands of emails from newbies asking questions that have been answered already?                            . *No, but most people use their own name anyway                                                                                - doesn't anybody understand what I am asking?!                                                                                 E Is it just this computer, or is all the pages beyond page #1 deleted?                                                         - ARRGH!! All our great goodies are gone! (nt)*                                                                                  Nooo!                                                                                                                          The problem seems to be global                                                                                                $ * Its not gone for me. Its all there                                                                                          4 * They are *now*. Everything was gone earlier today.                                                                          , *Weird. Every day it's something. What next?                                                                                   this forum IS messed up...                                                                                                    E * Suuuurreeee Alipha. I think you need to lay off the crack. JACKASS!                                                         # * (I'm just kidding, of course ;) }                                                                                            Something interesting...                                                                                                       Help me!!!!!!!                                                                                                                # There used to be a BASIC for Apples                                                                                            Here are some answers                                                                                                          sure it can                                                                                                                   	 making OS                                                                                                                      k,                                                                                                                            
 ummmmm....                                                                                                                     Multiplayer...                                                                                                                 Untitled                                                                                                                      / How can i use 1280*1024*32bit resolution in qb?                                                                                * lol                                                                                                                          What's so funny?                                                                                                               I should remind you that...                                                                                                    I have everything..                                                                                                            Sprite flickering                                                                                                              double buffer...                                                                                                                Trouble with Qbasic- please help                                                                                              6 *You SURE you got the path right? (the complete path?)                                                                         Yes...                                                                                                                        2 remember that DOS uses the short filename format..                                                                            7 That IS annoying...what is the best way to handle that?                                                                        Please do something like this                                                                                                 ; Well, he never answered, so he must have found the problem.                                                                    Found the prob.                                                                                                                Test 2                                                                                                                         Test 3                                                                                                                        
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 making sounds                                                                                                                  *PLAY...(details in HELP)                                                                                                     	 in detail                                                                                                                     4 It would be nice if you provided accurate answers...                                                                          1 thanx alot, you're a big help and i appreciate it                                                                             ! do you get any games with qbasic?                                                                                              *nope                                                                                                                         
 lol, no...                                                                                                                    . *you get gorilla only with the windows version                                                                                4 Uh...nope...that's not on any Win CDs that I have...                                                                          F &quot;Uh...nope...that's not on any DOS versions that I've seen.&quot;                                                        , * Use an asterisk for no-text posts, please.                                                                                   *I think he's confused                                                                                                        + Well then, this message will clear it up...                                                                                    just to let people know.......                                                                                                 Just to let you know...                                                                                                        Sorta related to qb...                                                                                                        * Visual Basic version of QB's SLEEP command                                                                                    	 Untitled2                                                                                                                      geez!                                                                                                                          have INT function question                                                                                                     Here you go                                                                                                                     How can I save maps into a file?                                                                                              B *would this work:  OPEN &quot;mygame\map.myg&quot; for input as #1                                                            A If it would, agknowledge.  If not, please tell me how to do this.                                                             , How to open files from different directories                                                                                   Wasnt me!!!                                                                                                                   + *Wait a moment RM3 i am searching for MOUSE                                                                                    ^ Here is small code                                                                                                          a * those strings look alittle unusable :-( Also, please don't start a new thread on the same topic                             ( That danged pesky mouse!! Help me? : - )                                                                                      ! try the MouseHide routine, and...                                                                                              Hey fellow programmers...                                                                                                      I used to live next door to ESR                                                                                               & *I highly recommend checking this out!                                                                                        I * Alipha do u know how to use Cosine, Sin, Tangent, etc...? Just curious!                                                      WASNT ME                                                                                                                      G * This of course isn't Alipha, but I do know how to use those in Qbasic                                                        hmmm.                                                                                                                         ( Since not answered, I'll ask again : - )                                                                                      $ oh, heh.. that's alittle difficult..                                                                                           hakware lin em :?                                                                                                              Wow!                                                                                                                           What is wrong with network54?                                                                                                 , have you been paying attention to the forum?                                                                                   The owner of the forum?                                                                                                         Re: The owner of the forum (MHO)                                                                                               *I voted to keep ya! ;-)                                                                                                       *hehe i voted unban, lol                                                                                                       *not me.... =(                                                                                                                . I need help creating a Civilization Variation!                                                                                
 CALL Function                                                                                                                 # What you want is SHELL, not CALL...                                                                                            What do I need for a RPG?                                                                                                      The first thing......                                                                                                          RPG                                                                                                                            Yes....                                                                                                                        Thanks                                                                                                                         what you really need.......                                                                                                   ; *ewww... data statements are icky! load from external files                                                                    I load from external files.                                                                                                    The things you need                                                                                                           I *How can I change the shape of graphics in an array  by using Get&amp;Put                                                     ) *Also, what is the format of GET and PUT?                                                                                     ? The reason I want to know is I want to make an imaginary world.                                                               S *If you don't know how, I'm sure that you can give me a hint to how I can find out.                                           5 Go to the forest, the answer is at the well... (more)                                                                          Thanks for the information.                                                                                                   C err.. um.. screen 12 is a lot more &quot;fun&quot; than screen 13..                                                           - I think I'll have it figured out by saturday.                                                                                  Well...  Maybe not.                                                                                                           % Does any one know where I can find...                                                                                         ) When are you going to answer my question?                                                                                     5 I/O Addresses make a better answer than a question...                                                                          Still need BETA testers....                                                                                                   & *i can try give me a link or something                                                                                        & Hey get your copy of TEXTBOX in QBasic                                                                                        ( Is this possible, or anything like this?                                                                                      0 *yep, dont remember how, believe wi\th SCREEN...                                                                              + * Is not the screen stored in video memory?                                                                                   ! Internet Newbie stuck - Need guru                                                                                              * I Can't even get it to work!                                                                                                6 Works great on my system - Maybe you have a slow modem                                                                        Q This should be simpler, faster and more compatible with other people's computers!                                             4 Mac's works on WindowNT4 ServicePack5, Yours doesn't                                                                           Mmmm....                                                                                                                       Got your version to work                                                                                                      
 agknowlage me                                                                                                                 / * hi (there, I acknowledged you.. now leave us)                                                                               2 Well, I believe you are cell's brother, now. (nt)*                                                                            C Some things, (like words starting Ytt..) are best left alone. (*nt)                                                            You are right. My bad (nt)*                                                                                                    Compiling problems                                                                                                            " try PAUSE instead of SLEEP.. and..                                                                                             Re                                                                                                                            ^ * Qb 1.0/1.1 came with Win98 (there's a bit o argument whether it is 1.0 or 1.1 -most say 1.1)                                d QB 1.1 contains EDITOR (started with DOS 4)...QB 1.0 don't (was shipped upto DOS 3.3--if not mistake                          < 1.1 seems to be a stripped-down version of either 4.5 or 7.1                                                                   as I understand it...                                                                                                         ( Anyone with QB 1.0--Please test this....                                                                                       * ok                                                                                                                          " Oh my God! People still come here?                                                                                            \ * just because the site is dead doesn't mean the forum is. Not like people need updating :-)                                  . Some of us are not so stupid, thanks to stylez                                                                                0 * just use http://network54.com/Hide/Forum/13959                                                                              D *It seems to me my way is faster (very subjective - try a few times)                                                          C *for the same reaseon you want people to use your programms, fun...                                                           O * The reason the page gets hit so many times is that its address is QBasic.com!                                                hi, its me cells older brother                                                                                                 Organizing Variables                                                                                                          # Are you some kind of annoying jerk?                                                                                           % Maybe his Down-Key doesn't work (nt)*                                                                                         - In that case, his mouse must be broken too...                                                                                 . i mailed you the info needed, work it out!!!!!                                                                                 * last post : + *                                                                                                             0 Message for STYLEZ or LKTL53 on WAIT &amp;H3DA,8                                                                               Don't know, but...                                                                                                             err..um.. about WAIT..                                                                                                         You might want to add...                                                                                                       Want to run                                                                                                                    Well...                                                                                                                        Well...                                                                                                                        * Sorry about double post...                                                                                                   *thats rpgdev.cjb.net                                                                                                          MHO: The site sucks!                                                                                                           *What does 'MHO' mean anyway?                                                                                                   * I'm guessing My Humble Opinion                                                                                               * I'm guessing you're right.                                                                                                  ' * stylez is right, but mac is wrong :-P                                                                                       ( OK, I give up. What is your logic? (nt)*                                                                                      $ * it's my logic :-) (it's illogical)                                                                                          , my web page is becoming very awesome indeed.                                                                                  - * Could you PLEASE dispense with the updates?                                                                                 G * and if you MUST advertise, could you help a few people while ya here?                                                       8 *I am actually helping people you might not see but i am                                                                      & * on this forum? where ya advertising?                                                                                        D He once told a newbie to use &quot;$&quot; to define a string (more)                                                          " Why won't this program give output                                                                                             Couple of problems                                                                                                            # i think you fucked up your loops...                                                                                            Hey, cornel                                                                                                                    Does anybody know how.....                                                                                                    : *how to program American flag and American national anthem                                                                     *just draw them yourself                                                                                                      1 *just draw them yourself, with the DRAW-statement                                                                             " The Flag programmis here somewhere                                                                                             How do i aimate my sprites                                                                                                     Multiplie Keys                                                                                                                
 Use INKEY$...                                                                                                                  Oh, and if you meant...                                                                                                         this is probably what you want..                                                                                              	 Thanks!!!                                                                                                                     " To prevent &quot;sticky keys&quot;                                                                                              * that's what Zip's library does                                                                                              
 Thanks,again!                                                                                                                  Whats this command?                                                                                                            * Probably WAIT &amp;H3DA, 8...                                                                                                * Oh, there IS text above...                                                                                                  Z Look at http://www.network54.com/Hide/Forum/message?forumid=13959&amp;messageid=1006023556                                    6 * Hey thanks, btw how do you find those posts so fast?                                                                        N * Because it was a reply to one of my posts, and I knew where it was (sort of)                                                 A name for a game                                                                                                               *Make them up, and yes, why not.                                                                                               Organizing Variables                                                                                                           Homework policy...                                                                                                              *i already mailed you about that                                                                                              4 Hope you didn't mail all those GOTO's. See thread...                                                                           just woundering...                                                                                                            $ What I think you need is an array...                                                                                           TheBob is right                                                                                                               3 Let's set a time for a bunch of us to chat together                                                                           ; *you can link this forum to your chat room now operators...                                                                    Cool                                                                                                                          d *that would be in 4:30 or so in ?England, 3:30 Netherlands(i think) don't know or i can mke it but i                            &gt;:D Argh... Can some help me?                                                                                              Q * Don't think so, perhaps creating a user defined font would cause that effect...                                              doi                                                                                                                            Well, it's not that simple...                                                                                                 , what about 'the big one', screen 12??? (*nt)                                                                                  , what about 'the big one', screen 12??? (*nt)                                                                                  6 if you just want white letters on a black background..                                                                        $ *how many pages does this forum has?                                                                                           * Probably 617, or 618...                                                                                                     
 smaller games                                                                                                                 I *all tutorials begin with simple code, what ya make of it is up to you...                                                      MP3s in Qbasic?                                                                                                               5 * DS4QB, www.aethersoft..com, built for QB with VB...                                                                         - * Oh, btw: DS4QB = DirectSound for QuickBASIC                                                                                 L *I think DS4QB can do it (dunno a URL), if not look at http://www.wotsit.org                                                    need help for programming a game                                                                                               *Start smaller.                                                                                                                simple. . .bersimple                                                                                                         . *A good view of using keys to control movement                                                                                  i'm really quitting qb this time                                                                                               *No hard feelings!                                                                                                            0 *What the fuck is GaBasic?(find a real language)                                                                               Please avoid profanity (nt)*                                                                                                   *Second the motion                                                                                                             SURE you are                                                                                                                   Well...                                                                                                                       / *you gotta be kiddin me...hafta check that out!                                                                               7 * Holy shitaki mushrooms, one of the programs is $6000!                                                                       ! Everybody watch Mr. Perfect here!                                                                                             X * mm.. I dunno if those r close enough 2 be the same. I thought the 3rd # doesn't change                                       Look at some posts by me...                                                                                                    * good luck, weakling.                                                                                                         example of Using WAIT,OUT                                                                                                      also...                                                                                                                       @ I don't have qbx.bi, but qb.bi should do almost the same thing..                                                               thx!                                                                                                                          " both involve accessing I/O ports..                                                                                             OUT and WAIT-&gt;                                                                                                              One more thing-&gt;                                                                                                           D * improper use of WAIT can cause QB to stop responding, you mean :-)                                                          ! i got that far but whats the rest                                                                                              best thing to do                                                                                                              D If you're going to quit QB, fine...but dont' tell other people to...                                                          ' dont quit qbasic to learn that but.....                                                                                       5 Hey, you guys just QUIT and don't post anything else.                                                                         J *Where &quot;you guys&quot; means people who post they are quitting QBasic                                                     hehe                                                                                                                           A few questions...                                                                                                            D * Ignore question #1, I found one. (URL inside if you're interested)                                                           there's an interrupt for that..                                                                                                Uh, help...                                                                                                                    Well...                                                                                                                        TI-83+                                                                                                                        7 Please find some other Forum for non-QB questions (nt)*                                                                        PLEASE HELP!!!!!!                                                                                                              sinmple                                                                                                                        This code actually works...                                                                                                    simpler code 4 ya                                                                                                             $ assuming your background is black...                                                                                          , That's good.  Here's my version, in parallax                                                                                   With pset and preset                                                                                                           Organizing Variables                                                                                                          I * it would be a lot easier and less code to use arrays. Learn about them.                                                      expand my example:                                                                                                             *Goto? ... Yuck :P (nt)                                                                                                       ' With numberic labels, too - Arrgh (nt)*                                                                                        Here it is without goto's                                                                                                      Helping the cheaters, eh?                                                                                                      my page                                                                                                                       B *Wants everyone to avoid his page under construction. No problem!!                                                             new qb web site                                                                                                                hash                                                                                                                           Well...                                                                                                                       ? RE: Variable types.  There is no currency @ type variable in QB                                                               9 * You mean it doesn't exist in QB4.5, it EXISTS in QBX...                                                                      * X&amp; is LONG :-)                                                                                                          ^ *RE: Variable types.  Correction - the LONG tag should be &amp;. Thanks, Mac, for catching it.                                 How do I do error trapping?                                                                                                   0 * Look the help file for ON ERROR ,  ERR and ERL                                                                              , You SHOULD place safeguards in your program.                                                                                  * Alrighty, good advice.  How bout checking?                                                                                    
 FILES command                                                                                                                  Errorhandler comes after END                                                                                                  
 Sweet, thanx!                                                                                                                 U More info.  But maybe someone can answer  your  question about checking for HD space.                                         # I need help with a game I am making                                                                                            Answer!                                                                                                                        some ideas plz if you will                                                                                                    ' There is something wrong with page 617.                                                                                        I believe you were joking...                                                                                                  ! *well then an eight year old post                                                                                             % just check all the posts on page 617.                                                                                          Well...                                                                                                                       < I read somewhere something about something called texturing.                                                                   QBASIC                                                                                                                        9 * I believe you can find it at: www.geocities.com\aliphax                                                                      Thank you very much                                                                                                           ) Winsock Sending Files (Sorry VB Question)                                                                                     8 uncomplete and not tested, but will give you the idea...                                                                       Building libs with ASM...                                                                                                     : * If so, how would I do it? like: Name PROC NEAR (Params)?                                                                     Boy this is a little confusing                                                                                                 * Hey thanks! I think I got it!                                                                                               8 * Hey! just found metroid's libs! Now I get the picture!                                                                       some comments..                                                                                                               	 Thanks...                                                                                                                      * did you have a question?                                                                                                    c What did you meand by that?! I didn't get it?! Were you being sarcastic, funny or were you pissed?!                            * No text above! hehe...                                                                                                      - I meant, &quot;did you have a question?&quot;                                                                                  Well...                                                                                                                       	 old-timer                                                                                                                      * www.geocities.com/aliphax                                                                                                    To everybody...                                                                                                                Why were you banned (*nt)                                                                                                     6 * why don't we just ditch this forum and find a new 1?                                                                        % I'm going to get you unbanned somehow                                                                                          Nathan: Read This...                                                                                                           ok                                                                                                                             I have two ideas.                                                                                                              Wow!                                                                                                                           Your an honorable man, Nathan                                                                                                  Wait up codeworm...                                                                                                            Didn't mean you                                                                                                               " * Oh, glad we cleared this up! :-)                                                                                            8 These may not be the best ideas, but they're good ideas.                                                                       Why can't we...                                                                                                                wow, I'm impressed...                                                                                                         A * Can you explain to me how you posted a message if your blocked?                                                              with surfola...                                                                                                               F Vote Alipha back in --&gt; http://www.network54.com/Hide/Votelet/16198                                                         * no text in above msg                                                                                                          * PS: each IP can only vote once                                                                                              " Record variables, arrays and games                                                                                            ' Don't put the objects in the room type!                                                                                        re: objects and stuff                                                                                                          Do what ever you want!                                                                                                         game programming                                                                                                               So, what...                                                                                                                    I need help!!!!!                                                                                                              * *The plot thickens...Who besides me voted?                                                                                    $ Greenman! You know better than that!                                                                                          R http://www.network54.com/Hide/Forum/message?forumid=13959&amp;messageid=1006367831                                             I need a RPG Engine Bad                                                                                                        Rounding to Two Decibel places                                                                                                 You mean Decimal....                                                                                                           He means Decibel!                                                                                                              No, I think he meant Decimal...                                                                                               ) *Hunhh?? You bothered to respond to that?                                                                                      &amp; Yeah I was bored.                                                                                                       , * Doh...the ampersand should be an asterisk.                                                                                   *i was being sarcastic                                                                                                         Its hard to tell with you                                                                                                     # *lol, what a dumbass you are stylez                                                                                           M Really? And how would you know this, not having any personal knowledge of me?                                                 L it is pritty dumb to think that he was not being sarcastic, don't you think?                                                  * Why do such pointless conversations exist?                                                                                     How about...                                                                                                                   Thanks                                                                                                                        & Did you read the post by stylez first?                                                                                        H * Sorry, I missed Alipha's post, my browser window was all screwed up...                                                       * Stylez's, not Alipha's...                                                                                                    *how do you use BASE/BLOAD?                                                                                                   M * there's a tutorial to the left and qb help file.. if have a specific ?, ask                                                 ; *There's no tutorial to the left if you don't use frames :)                                                                    Simutaneous keys                                                                                                              < you need to create an array to hold which keys are pressed..                                                                  
 Unban request                                                                                                                 ; &quot;unban 207.109.222.138?&quot;...  is this Alipha's IP?                                                                   < * Alipha...is that your IP in the votelet (207.109.222.138)?                                                                  5 * Just checked back to page 29 and it is Alipha's IP.                                                                          *yeah, that's him!                                                                                                            ) Seems to be a problem with the votelet...                                                                                      * Same here...                                                                                                                 * Bummer. Mine worked fine.                                                                                                    * Voted! (Un-ban)                                                                                                              oops, sorry, I voted twice..                                                                                                  ( I voted (Un-Ban Alipha, of course) (nt)*                                                                                       I voted to Un-Ban Alipha                                                                                                       *I voted                                                                                                                       I voted to unban!                                                                                                              *I voted to unban Alipha                                                                                                      R * I voted to ban him, he flooded therefore he should be banned. No but's about it.                                             * i voted (un-ban)                                                                                                             help with qbasic                                                                                                              G * Care to be more specific about what &quot;all screwed up&quot; means?                                                        *never mind.. prob with winXP                                                                                                 % xuSn0+ (The Forum sucks lately)                                                                                         ' Then why not use the REAL Qbasic forum:                                                                                       . * It appears it is for QB4.5. I use only QB1.0                                                                                = Never Mind - It looks like they finally got on the ball (nt)*                                                                  html help.....                                                                                                                ? * Read up on frames http://www.htmlgoodies.com/tutors/fram.html                                                                Help with BSaves                                                                                                              ; * look in the BSAVE tutorial at this site, or in help file.                                                                   D *It's not very helpful.  I keep getting 'Corrupt string space' error                                                           Please help with ASM code...                                                                                                   * Oh, I'm using TASM 6.9                                                                                                      = Here's the first problem, there may be more, couldn't test...                                                                 
 more errors..                                                                                                                 9 * Oh, another error, it wasn't supposed to be DI, but DX!                                                                     @ That MOV AX, 09h was supposed to be MOV AX, 0900h to clear AL...                                                               * Notext above...                                                                                                             ! * FYI, 21 dec = 15h, 33h = 51 dec                                                                                             @ * FYI, 21d = 15h, 33h = 51d. last post, sorry... Thanks everyone                                                              B *Careful, there 153, too many posts in a row might get you banned!                                                             *LOL                                                                                                                            *Yeah, LOL if you are not banned                                                                                               oops, ya, I was thinking that..                                                                                                 im at my grandparents house.....                                                                                              	 To Alipha                                                                                                                     F *I'm going to send it to &quot;info@network54.com&quot; at 8:50 today.                                                        F *I'm going to send it to &quot;info@network54.com&quot; at 8:50 today.                                                        5 *Sorry about double-post, I pressed the wrong button.                                                                          *Sent it!!!!!!!!!!!                                                                                                           B *Hey, does anybody know where I can download a C or C++ compiler??                                                            & * Look up &quot;DJGPP&quot; on google.                                                                                         Cool                                                                                                                          H * register it? btw, we, the ppl of the forum, do not care about the chat                                                      
 3D engines                                                                                                                    * Help is on the way  or may be already here                                                                                     Thanks!                                                                                                                        New Message...                                                                                                                 acutally                                                                                                                      	 Raycaster                                                                                                                     ; *Well, I could answer if I only knew what a 'raycaster' is!                                                                   
 Explaint..                                                                                                                    # How to use INTERRUPTX in qb7.1?????                                                                                           @ * Load it with a &quot;/L&quot; switch, like: &quot;QBX /L&quot;                                                               qbx.bi                                                                                                                        3 * It should be under the SRC folder, check it out..                                                                           + *Anybody knows how to make LIBRARY in QB4.5                                                                                   : * Err. How about &quot;make .lib&quot; in the compile menu                                                                    ! Using WAIT,OUT,VARSEG,VARPTR,SADD                                                                                             K * Have you tried the help file? If you don't have it, look inside for a URL                                                    you smell like a booty                                                                                                        " Maybe this can reverse the process                                                                                             Garble study                                                                                                                  % *I only saw it in &quot;viewall&quot;                                                                                         ( How can I save the graphics that I make?                                                                                      I Someone else can explain it...I'll just paste what is in the help file...                                                     E Sorry that I'm posting questions that I can find out in the help file                                                          Another way                                                                                                                   ( We at Master Minds Software need ur help                                                                                       *I vote for A or B skip C                                                                                                     > * ya C sucks we just couldn't think of another third choice :P                                                                 *C                                                                                                                             Definelty B                                                                                                                    QBasic to VB                                                                                                                   can someone try this thing out?                                                                                                * dude don't keep posting that                                                                                                H * Don't bother...he's too ignorant to listen to other people's requests.                                                      2 * ur right.. they should ban him instead of alipha                                                                            d WHY DON'T YOU GET A LIFE AND MIND YOUR OWN BUISNESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IT'S NOT YOUR FORUM,                          " Is there any way to reverse this??                                                                                             Try this                                                                                                                       * THANX                                                                                                                       6 hey, everyone click on &quot;View All Messages&quot;..                                                                         *Nope. Good trick.                                                                                                             Ahh - It's decrypted!!! (nt)*                                                                                                  Need Help with a few programs                                                                                                 @ *There is no way anyone here is going to simply do your homework                                                              2 * post what you've done so far (directions inside)                                                                             Here is program #1-&gt;                                                                                                        While you're at it....                                                                                                         Here is program #3-&gt;                                                                                                        INKEY$: Question                                                                                                              3 One of the keys will be first and the other second.                                                                            Another mortal                                                                                                                0 I am fux0ring n00b: Can't get QBMidi to work : )                                                                              2 *Aren't you supposed to load something? (No idea?)                                                                             Do you mean Qmidi?                                                                                                             Need some help with a program                                                                                                  some help..                                                                                                                   " Is there a string operator that...                                                                                             Yeah                                                                                                                          	 INSTR(  )                                                                                                                      INSTR( ) in an IF statement                                                                                                    Simple Question                                                                                                               A *How to run linux procinfo -n.2 &gt; /dev/tty12 in the background                                                              Save                                                                                                                           I might be of help.                                                                                                           9 * QB 4.5 at http://www.geocities.com/aliphax/files/qb.zip                                                                      &quot;save data&quot;?                                                                                                         error                                                                                                                          Help please                                                                                                                    Same problem...                                                                                                                Another method is...                                                                                                          X * Forgot to mention you should always include a CLOSE statement before your program ends                                      I *A good practice, but I am unaware of any penalty for failing to do that.                                                     @ * I've had cases where I was unable to open the file in Windows.                                                              C It also causes problems when loading qbasic files from QBasic files                                                           > *Yeah, right. Easy to see what the heck you are talking about.                                                                  *Sorry, I missed the '*' button.                                                                                               Sorting                                                                                                                       
 * This way                                                                                                                    J There is text in the above message, only use * if there is no text in msg!                                                    G * and to make a point I forgot to put my own * in the above post, oops!                                                       / the GOTOs in this program can be easily avoided                                                                                bubble sort                                                                                                                   X * All sort methods (in C++)... http://www.cis.umassd.edu/~ivalova/CIS360/SortApplet.html                                      
 Shell Sort                                                                                                                     Downloading QBasic                                                                                                             at my website..                                                                                                               ! Spectacular meteor shower tonight                                                                                              help please!                                                                                                                   Using files...                                                                                                                @ * I looked at your recent file post and didnt find what i needed                                                               Well...                                                                                                                        .......                                                                                                                       N * E-mail me, and I'll give you a decent answer as soon as I have time! heh :-)                                                U I've got a question (although it's not QB related, I though someone would like it)...                                         
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 YES OF COURSE                                                                                                                 _ Anyone know how to use a  drawing program called Pixel Plus 256 well? Would you help a guy out?                                hey...                                                                                                                        " Okay, here's one PP256 question...                                                                                             Ah...                                                                                                                         # &quot;Redo from start&quot; Problem                                                                                            No need for your program...                                                                                                    Right. To say it another way...                                                                                                HELP ME                                                                                                                       1 * Look down a few posts about where to get QB 4.5                                                                             - Unfortunately, it has bogus information (nt)*                                                                                  Re:Help                                                                                                                       7 You can always visit the 'maxcode.com' - and get qb7.1.                                                                        about me quitting proggin                                                                                                     & * It was said you'd be back! hehe : -)                                                                                         Where can I get QB4.5?                                                                                                        " * http://www.geocities.com/aliphax                                                                                            % Incorrect! That address leads nowhere                                                                                         / * http://www.geocities.com/aliphax/files/qb.zip                                                                               ! Sounds playing in the background?                                                                                              Use PLAY...                                                                                                                    thanks!                                                                                                                       + Opinions anyone? Use SYSTEM rather than END                                                                                   < * I prefer END (just for the sake of being argumentative) :)                                                                  3 * Boy, does THAT ever sound &quot;Leaf-ish&quot; :)                                                                            *shhhhh!                                                                                                                      O *You have a point, Mac, but since END is shorter than SYSTEM and I'm lazy... ;)                                               M cop land final - this is no bullshit gay game - check out the incomplete demo                                                 G You already posted this...if nobody visited your site the first time...                                                        Well, I visited the site...                                                                                                   6 HUH? i'v tested it on 5 computers and it works on all!                                                                        7 if the game hangs then it is probbly a directqb problem                                                                        Untitled                                                                                                                        Thanks for the intelligent post.                                                                                               Serial cash drawer                                                                                                             It's not that simple                                                                                                           Editing a regestry file?                                                                                                      + * SHELL &quot;REGEDIT /S Filename.reg&quot;                                                                                   
 Help, please!                                                                                                                 ! you can't use pcopy in screen 13.                                                                                              No PCOPY in 13? Alternative?                                                                                                   what kind of scrolling?                                                                                                        Questions about TYPE                                                                                                           TYPE                                                                                                                          Z Here's the indented version of my program (forgot to send it through notepad the 1st time)                                    A Excellent explanation of TYPE, stylez.  I have a related question                                                              Well...                                                                                                                       	 Ah, so...                                                                                                                      here's how WAIT &amp;H3DA works                                                                                                Now, about e-mailing network54                                                                                                 *I just sent mine                                                                                                              I just got mine back                                                                                                           I know I have mine somewhere                                                                                                  N Here it is...             'An example of what I am talking about in my post...                                                2 *sorry, change &quot;them&quot; to &quot;him&quot;                                                                            ? * Alipha has been banned from the forum, not the whole internet                                                               ' *ok, I was wondering about that, thanks                                                                                       : *It might be better to just focus on why you want him back                                                                     bout that DIR$...                                                                                                              Err....                                                                                                                        see message                                                                                                                    SOMEBODY ANYBODY                                                                                                              6 * Check my post about files lower on this same page...                                                                        C * I think the chickpost is bogus. Nobody would seriously post that.                                                            Probably...                                                                                                                   ) *WOW... all that from a silly nick...  :)                                                                                     $ * I'm kinda psychic you see! LOL ;-)                                                                                           QB file transfer-sharing-deal                                                                                                 8 * If you know ASM, I suggest using INTERRUPT &amp;H21...                                                                       Locate on last line                                                                                                           " Check out CSRLIN, POS() and LOCATE                                                                                            $ *Thanks, that csrlin thing is nifty.                                                                                          M *Correction: CSRLIN, POS() returns current cursor postion (not last, -Sorry).                                                  Look up CSRLIN in Help                                                                                                         INPUT Question                                                                                                                 Simple and Complex                                                                                                            E * the key with the ? is to use a comma (,) instead of a semicolon (;)                                                         9 And the key to fixed length is to use ChaoTiCs subroutine                                                                     4 codeworm did not mention that you should use a comma                                                                           * I back off - sorry :-)                                                                                                      . * Futon Munchies are my prized posession. (nt)                                                                                9 On Error Handling (QB 1.1 but probably applies to others)                                                                     : ON ERROR GOTO label - in main program; using a global flag                                                                    ; *See my post further down on how to list files in directory                                                                    Untitled                                                                                                                      E *Above post by me entitled &quot;Can't see the difference&quot; Sorry                                                         ! I posted another routine later...                                                                                              I see it now. Thanks.                                                                                                          moving graphics/background                                                                                                     here                                                                                                                           FYI, PCOPY explanation                                                                                                         oh, yeah                                                                                                                       You have...                                                                                                                   5 Get more than 16 COLOR + in screen 12 without library                                                                          Check your speed                                                                                                              4 Instead you could tie your program into the timer...                                                                           What I mean to say is                                                                                                          reboot                                                                                                                        / I asked this question a couple of months ago...                                                                               P * It can be done, I used to have the code for it, if I could only find it now...                                               I FOUND IT!!!!!! Kind of...                                                                                                   0 I thought it could be done, I wasn't sure though                                                                              % * Reboot is reseting your computer...                                                                                          can someone try out this game?                                                                                                 Yeah, and mine                                                                                                                ' How to make a bob.hp or bob.mp variable                                                                                        * Check out TYPE in QBasic help                                                                                                it's easy check it out                                                                                                         Your post again,  corrected.                                                                                                  ` * well xcuse me for the little mistakes... if u posted at the time i normally do u'd make some 2                              M * He's caught me, too. But don't take it personal. It's what the Forum is for                                                  * Hey sTyLeZ: Te chupas. (nt)                                                                                                 & * I don't speak any foreign languages.                                                                                        . Lucky for you, otherwise you would be insulted                                                                                 I don't speak spanish either...                                                                                                Amigo                                                                                                                         d * Of Course! Thanks! That's what was wrong with my translation! It should be like: &quot;You suck yo                          N Insulted? By someone who doesn't have the guts to insult me in English? Nahhhh                                                 Question on searching a .txt...                                                                                               % well to find something in a text file                                                                                          As for the file search...                                                                                                     N * Oh, and I don't think you can find directories, unless probably using ASM...                                                $ Alipha's code lkt153 was refering to                                                                                           *Thanxs!!!!                                                                                                                    Only 1 problem...                                                                                                             E * You need to download QB 4.5 and use the /L switch when starting it.                                                         	 Some help                                                                                                                     " Listing files in current directory                                                                                            ? Don't miss the space between the &quot; &quot; in above message                                                               / Compiling variables into HTML files using QB...                                                                                Hmmmm this might work...                                                                                                      # Thanks, that would work actually...                                                                                            Some HTML functions...                                                                                                         hey ho,                                                                                                                        file commands and subs                                                                                                         Subs                                                                                                                          5 Subs are like basic commands you can define yourself!                                                                          Well, as for files...                                                                                                          Continueing...                                                                                                                 makeing huge arrays                                                                                                            No.....so sorry.                                                                                                              ! u should be able to get screen 13                                                                                             % * Didn't Alipha make a code for that?                                                                                          makeing huge arrays                                                                                                           $ Can I use RUN in a compiled program?                                                                                           String$?                                                                                                                      * I get no problem compiling this program...                                                                                     Untitled                                                                                                                       Loading filenames...                                                                                                          % The &quot;totally qbasic&quot; way...                                                                                         3 *Also, if you're using qb 7.1, look up DIR$ in Help                                                                            BUT...                                                                                                                        ( * Use the /B switch with the DIR command                                                                                      J * All versions of qb have the FILES command, which works like this example                                                    ! can you program qbasic for a job?                                                                                             < There isn't much call for professional qbasic programmers...                                                                   I agree                                                                                                                        Free isn't really a pro...                                                                                                    + It's great preparation for a good job later                                                                                   5 I can't get some graphics I've made to appear totally                                                                          *Can we see some code?                                                                                                         Code                                                                                                                          ) CLS: PRINT &quot;This is code.&quot;: END                                                                                     : Okay, there are two files I used for this. Here it goes...                                                                      ya not bsaving the right amount.                                                                                               THanx, but...(t)                                                                                                              
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 I think...                                                                                                                    
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Here's mine                                                            Answer                                                                                                                         How do I make it like pkunzip                                                                                                 9 If you are using qb 4.5 or 7.1, look up COMMAND$ in help.                                                                     7 example of how to read parameters from the command line                                                                        Well, explain this to me please                                                                                                ok, how's this                                                                                                                 *neat, i'll try that                                                                                                           Cool, how can I check though?                                                                                                   An Idea that just occurred to me                                                                                              6 *I&quot;ve never tried that, but it's a fantastic idea                                                                        5 no.. I don't see how any advantage would be gained...                                                                          A technicality...                                                                                                             	 Thank You                                                                                                                      Question for you Ian                                                                                                          5 I wonder, too. - EARTH TO IAN - Come in please! (nt)*                                                                          in Ian's defense...                                                                                                            I like your style.                                                                                                             *Thank you very much!                                                                                                         H * Mac, how 'bout me?! I don't generate too much chaos here! hehe LOL :-)                                                      6 *Yeah, you too. (See my other post if you can find it)                                                                         got a problem with compiling                                                                                                  0 I believe there is a 64k limit on .bas file size                                                                               Module Splitting...                                                                                                           * *Thanxs to both of ya'll for ur help!!!!!!                                                                                    & not going to be here very often.......                                                                                        & Help-me, library socket for QBasic 7.1                                                                                        U * Qbasic isn't really a language for the net... vb would be better for that i imagine                                          of course not...                                                                                                               Well...                                                                                                                       8 **--ANYBODY KNOW HOW TO CREATE A BATTLESHIP PROGRAM?--**                                                                       I have a prog. of BATTLESHIP                                                                                                   Excuse me???                                                                                                                   * Yeah I know how.                                                                                                             does anyone happen to know.....                                                                                                * Check out wotsit.org                                                                                                         bitmap formats                                                                                                                : header info (and 256-color bmp info, if that helps at all)                                                                     Actually...                                                                                                                   , yEs SO PLEASE!! help me with icon if u can!!                                                                                  R *plz don't create a new thread for a something that has to do with your other post                                            * Icons and Qbasic programs?????????????????                                                                                      *Yes you can have Icon on folder                                                                                              0 You cannot hardcode an icon into a QB program...                                                                              3 Off Topic Question about some Hardware Difficulties                                                                           / * You probably knocked the card or cable loose.                                                                                Or...                                                                                                                          By any chance.....                                                                                                            " Reseating it is always a good idea                                                                                             In my experience.....                                                                                                          Erph..&gt;.&lt;                                                                                                               ( What I usually do in troubleshooting....                                                                                      7 read the manuals that came with your computer and......                                                                         FINALLY MY PROGRAM! 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(Its quite good)                                                                         I did but...                                                                                                                  1 here i found this example i made a few months ago                                                                             H * you'll want to use &quot;FOR RANDOM&quot; for both reading and writing                                                       I just want to say                                                                                                             Why your last day?                                                                                                            % * no.. well not yet but i am quitting                                                                                          * Do you program QB for a job?                                                                                                & * no just a hobby err well was a hobby                                                                                         Not to labour a point but...                                                                                                  7 no i'm quitting programming not just qb but programming                                                                       , Yeah, Cell tried to &quot;quit&quot; qb too.                                                                                   Not to labour a point but...                                                                                                   Can you program QB for a job?                                                                                                  I need a job                                                                                                                  J *Are you going to try to quit on your own, or do you have a support group?                                                    " *lol, QBasic Quitters Anonymous :p                                                                                             * lol                                                                                                                         2 please tell me how to use the 'play' command right                                                                             Play                                                                                                                          " most likely very easy to answer...                                                                                            2 Put a semicolon at the end of your PRINT statement                                                                             umm...                                                                                                                         What's your point?                                                                                                            , * He's obviously confused - don't be so hard                                                                                    *Shields up, we're under fire!!!                                                                                              ! I don't think thats what he means                                                                                              duh                                                                                                                            Yes, but that's not the point!                                                                                                 *I was confused.                                                                                                               Damn, people...                                                                                                                Uhhm?                                                                                                                          What are you all confused about                                                                                                The history of QB                                                                                                             ? SuperC: Encrypt and Decrypt Files (Ver 1.1 with codeworm's fix)                                                                What is the purpose of intS?                                                                                                   A little complicated.                                                                                                          Yow! This is awesome. (nt)*                                                                                                   2 chr$ numbers for... and dectecting files with open                                                                            ; modifier keys (alt, shift, ctrl) have no character codes...                                                                    If you are using QuickBasic...                                                                                                A but if u do grab it from the net give the original author credit!                                                              * DIR$ is QB7.1 only, not QB4.5                                                                                               	 Passwords                                                                                                                     : *Scan thru several pages and you will find some good posts                                                                     Here is a program                                                                                                              here is one                                                                                                                    I'd go with this 1                                                                                                             Simplest way so FAR                                                                                                            if he was gonna do that                                                                                                       5 Improved PASSWORD ****Asterisks*** program that works                                                                         & Another change to the PASSWORD program                                                                                        @ We're going to keep answering until you say thanks. Here's mine:                                                               * i still say use mine                                                                                                        0 Yours has good and bad features compared to mine                                                                              < Ian said thanks, so you can stop work on this thread, but...                                                                  
 Need help!                                                                                                                     Easier if you post the code...                                                                                                 Untitled                                                                                                                      
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Here's a humorous modification...                                                                              Works for me, Mac ...                                                                                                         $ don't say stuff you can't take back!                                                                                           Really?                                                                                                                       & I thought Qbasic used Bitwise Or's....                                                                                        @ Good Information on Boolean Expressions.  But I quibble a bit...                                                               3D engine does not work                                                                                                        Works fine!                                                                                                                   + Secure QBasic Encryption/Decryption Machine                                                                                    Is this...?                                                                                                                   ' Not primarily intended to block viruses                                                                                       G Best Encryption/Decryption program I ever saw!!!!! - A few bugs, though                                                       N *Oh, man! I knew better than &quot;last minutes changes&quot; - Sorry everyone                                                 be4njj                                                                                                                        B A TOTALLY COOL Mp3 program, better than napster, and it *works*!!!                                                             mynapster is better....                                                                                                        Just out of curosity....                                                                                                       Please note....                                                                                                                qbasic.com is not up for sale                                                                                                  not necessarily (n/t)                                                                                                          Err...                                                                                                                         haha! oops..                                                                                                                  / We should get new forum software for this site!                                                                               C *This site is so unupdated(if that's a word) it doesn't even matter                                                           ' * The forums seem pretty popular to me!                                                                                        Shut up!                                                                                                                      $ If we where to get a new forum......                                                                                           Why not third party ones?                                                                                                      sorry if it wasnt clear.....                                                                                                   We're agreeing here :)                                                                                                          * phpBB is nice. (www.phpbb.com)                                                                                              : *first of all, www.yabb.xnull.com is not a working site...                                                                     qbasic sites needed!!                                                                                                         2 *Do a search. Try neozones.com and qbasic.qb45.com                                                                             Also on qbasic.qb45.com ....                                                                                                  ' Mine is Active, but is not strictly QB.                                                                                       R * The 0's and 1's background is awful and the Grocery List program isn't available                                             also, check your links (n/t)                                                                                                  
 there is also                                                                                                                  Question on RND                                                                                                               	 Try this.                                                                                                                      Although this is simpler...                                                                                                    *Good thinking batman :)                                                                                                       * Batman????                                                                                                                  " Niel is probably an older American                                                                                            7 *No, younger and welsh (UK) :) just a phrase I know L:)                                                                        *LOL                                                                                                                          / * much faster is x AND 1 (=1 if odd, 0 if even)                                                                                forgot something                                                                                                               A = Int(rnd*16) + 1                                                                                                           ' Help! How to use interrupt to find file                                                                                        ah...                                                                                                                         ? * looking back a few pages aliphas email is aliphax@hotmail.com                                                                Clearing memory                                                                                                               
 erase command                                                                                                                  About ERASE...                                                                                                                > I'm disappointed that we are not devoting more space to Alipha                                                                ) * But what can we do? Suggestions please!                                                                                     H Sorry, I have none. If I knew an email address, we could write in. (nt)*                                                      ' *he did flood to get rid of a long name                                                                                       
 Yes, but..                                                                                                                    @ I e-mailed him with stylez's spoofer solution (surfola), but...?                                                              # perhaps the letter would be best...                                                                                           ! That's an interesting perspective                                                                                             2 I did email network54 about Alipha's banishment...                                                                             I wan't to help in this                                                                                                        help, help!                                                                                                                    here u go...                                                                                                                   Video Card ?                                                                                                                   Don't see why not...                                                                                                          . I am still teaching QBASIC in my algebra class                                                                                 Link Exchange...                                                                                                               * I'm up for it!                                                                                                               I have yours...                                                                                                                Yeah I also have yours...                                                                                                     ) Strange (Not QB related, about the forum)                                                                                      Sorry to confuse you Neil                                                                                                      *aha, that explains it :)                                                                                                     > &quot;s.s. out of range&quot; on REDIM PRESERVE (7.1 question)                                                                N * Possible solution would be creating temp arrays to hold the previous data...                                                 Plenty of Memory?                                                                                                             $ Thanks guys...what I shoulda said is                                                                                           Mouse usage                                                                                                                   < *there are plenty of mouse progs u can download on this site                                                                   tell if it has moved?                                                                                                         7 *Above is Pseudo Code, and will not work with the mouse                                                                        *pseudo?                                                                                                                       Pseudo Code                                                                                                                   5 http://www.geocities.com/mister_jack_dawson/mouse.txt                                                                          BACK!                                                                                                                          *hey                                                                                                                          / *No offence, but what do you want, a party! :-)                                                                                yeah, seriously.                                                                                                               * Hey...                                                                                                                      , BSAVE/BLOAD compiling  PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!!!                                                                                  7 Err. I think most people here didn't understand that...                                                                       ' Unrelated to this thread... (to lkt153)                                                                                       W * Hehe! Nice, really cool game! hehe Now I have something to play when I get upset! LOL                                        I may know what's wrong...                                                                                                     Thanks                                                                                                                         prototyping                                                                                                                   c * &quot;The creation of a model and the simulation of all aspects of a product&quot;-dictionary.com                           * you got there faster than I can type. heh.                                                                                    " * sorry no text in the post above.                                                                                            
 Next time,                                                                                                                     ?                                                                                                                             ! Prototyping SubRoutines/Functions                                                                                             2 * in QB, it would be the DECLARE statement, right?                                                                            K * Stylez, please explain this thread to me - It seems to come from nowwhere                                                    thanks                                                                                                                         printing graphics                                                                                                              This has been asked before...                                                                                                  Q Basic..com ...                                                                                                              
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Works great                                                                                                          *.mid files                                                                                                                   E Ignore asterisk - Has text: Does anyone know how to run MIDI files???                                                         Q Seems to me like the asterisk was meant as a DOS style wildcard (i.e. DIR *.mid )                                             A Need Help- Great appreication if someone could really help me out                                                             X * would you like to tell us SPECIFICALLY what you are having trouble with at the moment?                                      + write a program that prints in tabular form                                                                                    * Do your own homework.                                                                                                        Untitled                                                                                                                      4 Well, this is a program that prints in tabular form.                                                                          / Write a program that sums the whole #s 1 to 100                                                                                Untitled                                                                                                                      = *Fiendish!  An absolute correct answer to disclose plagiarism                                                                 0 Write a payroll program that asks for the weekly                                                                               :D                                                                                                                             *When is this assignment due?                                                                                                 # * Probably yesterday...or monday :)                                                                                           / give the binary for the following a bit sighned                                                                               ) give output for programs and correct them                                                                                      Well...                                                                                                                       5 QBasic doesn't support underscores in variable names!                                                                          also, you need a LOOP..                                                                                                        also                                                                                                                          1 Problem with average = Failure to use parentheses                                                                             5 *Good Answer. Too bad Tatiana is too dumb to read it.                                                                          solve a problem                                                                                                               0 how big are the numbers? byte sized? word sized?                                                                              + Need a lot of help - great appreciation : )                                                                                    What screenmode do you use?                                                                                                   
 Thank you!                                                                                                                    D *Does any body know where i can get info on the format of a zip file                                                           * Yes! www.wotsit.org                                                                                                          Since you're asking...                                                                                                         To DeTaiza: re COMMON                                                                                                          Bob, you've got it wrong...                                                                                                    Now I'm up to speed...                                                                                                         splitting string variables                                                                                                     Parsing                                                                                                                       ( *BTW: &quot;?&quot; is the same as PRINT                                                                                        Yes.  BTW, make these changes...                                                                                               hmm..                                                                                                                          Yep. Validor didn't test it!                                                                                                   ...                                                                                                                           9 I understand that code doesn't have all the checks but...                                                                     ' Looks like you're smarter than Validor!                                                                                       " LTRIM$ and RTRIM$ aren't needed...                                                                                            + Validor may be a retard, but he can read...                                                                                    Perhaps you have noticed...                                                                                                    Hey...hey...let's not fight :)                                                                                                 Apology on my end too...                                                                                                      + I remember why I never come here anymore...                                                                                    Validor!  Please Reconsider.                                                                                                  G *Second that. You are a real asset to this forum, and we've missed you.                                                        ...                                                                                                                           - What is the ASCII code for the backspace key?                                                                                  *chr$(8)                                                                                                                      % IF YOU WANT TO KNOW A KEYCODE DO THIS                                                                                          *Thanks                                                                                                                       @ *but your program generates an &quot;illegal function call&quot;                                                              6 I got it to work with INPUT$(), but most keys return 0                                                                        6 Slight modification to (insert long name)'s program...                                                                        ; That's great!  It works very nicely.  I added one more line                                                                   
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(Message to Lkt153: you will like this too!)                                                                       Yepp bu i want some other color                                                                                               & Freaky website admin stuff going on...                                                                                         Nah, it's network54                                                                                                            Multiplication Table                                                                                                          ) Anyone hear that? Sounds like homework...                                                                                      HERE IT GOES                                                                                                                  ' * Alipha's mom eats sushi on weekends!!                                                                                       = * wow, how u know that? (don't u have anything better to do?)                                                                 ! Some things that are confusing me                                                                                              Some things...                                                                                                                ? Hey, anyone know where I can find a Qbasic .gif editor program?                                                                gosub...return                                                                                                                 Your question is your answer                                                                                                   re:                                                                                                                            No, no,                                                                                                                         I've got an easy way to do it...                                                                                               GOTO and GOSUB...                                                                                                              hehe                                                                                                                          / Figuring it out on you own  always feels better                                                                               M No, actually I don't know how to use functions. Could you explain them to me?                                                 # Clarify subroutine vs. subprocedure                                                                                           Q MY source code, i am having trouble printing the record onto paper with any sence                                              *Try LPRINT                                                                                                                   6 Hey, any1 know how to BSAVE and BLOAD PSETed graphics?                                                                         Bsave/Bload                                                                                                                   ! Heh, I got it on my own (text)...                                                                                              Sorry, I missed what you said                                                                                                  Answer to BSAVE/BLOAD/PSET                                                                                                     where can i get qbasic from                                                                                                    *Look below!  =)                                                                                                               re:                                                                                                                            Network54 help?                                                                                                               , just go to http://network54.com/ to sign up.                                                                                  @ i finally found qb 7.1 ! if you want it i have the address is...                                                              & * Where can I QuickBASIC finding? (nt)                                                                                        3 *Go to http://www.jnc91.com/ and click on compilers                                                                            what the hell?                                                                                                                $ I think i can see what happened.....                                                                                          - get the program fakeip! ill send it to you:)*                                                                                  if you're using windows...                                                                                                     * www.anonymizer.com                                                                                                           *Ouch! 200 bucks!                                                                                                              OW!!!                                                                                                                          well, yes and no                                                                                                              & Looks like somebody's monkeying around                                                                                         MAJOR PROBLEM HERE, EVERYONE!!                                                                                                M * Sorry, I don't know what to do.  Stylez? TheBob? Earthborn? Greenman? etc.?                                                 - *Maybe we should take our business elsewhere.                                                                                 7 *You're welcome to use mine at prtsoftware.tripod.com !                                                                        * www.surfola.com                                                                                                              *Testing this Surfola thing                                                                                                   ? *Hey that did work. That's not my IP. Slows me down a LOT, tho.                                                               * Yeah I know. That's why I don't use it....                                                                                     *What is this about alipha?                                                                                                   3 *Just look at the top of this thread, Nathan (duhh)                                                                            i feel ya,  boy                                                                                                                Could he try...                                                                                                                oops                                                                                                                           RPG                                                                                                                            Convert Pints to Litres?                                                                                                      " This sounds like homework to me...                                                                                             I like pints                                                                                                                  ! .oO0( ) I HAVE THE ANSWER ( )0Oo.                                                                                             3 *Ahh, sorry Charlie, there in no pause command! :-)                                                                           - *sleep I mean. ( too much ti-83+ programming)                                                                                 > Actually if  you're working in  real or true basic there is...                                                                $ GIF Image Stiginogrophy Demo Program                                                                                           *                                                                                                                             3 Anyoen know how to open a new qb file in a qb file.                                                                            do u mean like                                                                                                                ' The CHAIN statement is your best bet...                                                                                       * Bob, I haven't actually tried this, but...                                                                                    ^ *Sorry, Kewbie, no dice with a stand-alone, either.  I've given up, -I just use data files :-(                                1 Actually, COMMON does work with standalone EXE's.                                                                              loser.                                                                                                                        $ the sign of a depraved individual...                                                                                          + But PLEASE don't take DeTaiza's suggestion.                                                                                    yeah..                                                                                                                          * I thought Nimda sent itself...                                                                                               not this case (n/t)                                                                                                           0 The loser is dead. Bwa-ha-ha-ha-ha Good Riddance                                                                               Print using                                                                                                                    Printing commas...                                                                                                            % This is from the QB4.5 help file.....                                                                                          re:                                                                                                                            Graphics                                                                                                                       Data?                                                                                                                          music                                                                                                                          *with &lt; or &gt; or Xoctave                                                                                                  Untitled                                                                                                                       mores specific response                                                                                                        And a more ACCURATE response...                                                                                                FLOODER SOLUTION                                                                                                               * Pointless message above                                                                                                     	 CLC files                                                                                                                     
 Re: CLC files                                                                                                                 
 Re: CLC files                                                                                                                  test                                                                                                                           * Forum Owner?                                                                                                                 END IF                                                                                                                        ' IF statements have to be on one line...                                                                                        End if  solution                                                                                                               Getting there slowley!                                                                                                         GOSUB help please!                                                                                                            	 GOSUBS...                                                                                                                     F *Sorry, -in the subroutine it should have said PRINT Name$, not a$ :-P                                                         Does this help...                                                                                                             ) *Stupid thing left off my name and E-Mail                                                                                      Is there any way...                                                                                                           . *Possibly, -what exactly are you trying to do?                                                                                ; *IF INKEY$=CHR$(65) then howAbout$=howAbout$+&quot;AA&quot;                                                                    Yep                                                                                                                           8 *oh yeah. Guess I didn't think that all the way through.                                                                       *how did you use tab key???                                                                                                    *What? Who?...chr$(9)                                                                                                          everyone good news!!!!!                                                                                                        *SPAM                                                                                                                          whats the sites addy                                                                                                           www.sonicagamesqb.cjb.net                                                                                                     ) *If you want traffic, goto clickthru.com.                                                                                     ( graphics that don't erase the background                                                                                      : if you are talking about getting and putting graphics.....                                                                    
 Masking...                                                                                                                     thanks                                                                                                                        > * Does anyone know who to contact the new owner of Qbasic.com?                                                                % *no, he abandoned his adress + e-mail                                                                                          QuickBasic.com For Sale On Ebay                                                                                               2 * no bids - probably because of the $200 price tag                                                                             i wouldn't buy  it =)                                                                                                         9 First of all, it's not this (qbasic.com) site...Second...                                                                      *go kill yourself, jim                                                                                                         *Is 3.14 your IQ??????                                                                                                         anyone know...                                                                                                                0 * you'd prolly have to do that with asp,php,ect.                                                                               My QB Census reply                                                                                                              GIF Image Stiganography (REPOST)                                                                                               Screen Saver                                                                                                                  9 Can you write a screen saver in QBasic?  The answer is no                                                                      I believe it is possible...                                                                                                     There's a Yes and No to this....                                                                                               Screen Saver                                                                                                                   Open a realplayer file                                                                                                        D You will have to program QBasic to open the file and play it itself.                                                          & Realplayer is a notoriously bad format                                                                                        A I've figured out why some people start new strings illogically...                                                             I *Or do as I do and simply click the &quot;Respond&quot; link from viewall                                                      *MUCH better. Codeworm: duhhh!                                                                                                 Wuups - Here is meager excuse                                                                                                  How do you setup .DAT  files?                                                                                                  You do it like this...                                                                                                         Untitled                                                                                                                        ...^ Ooops!!!  for above MESSAGE                                                                                              R * Spell Colour as Color (It really helps with US Qbasic) (I also hate usin astrix)                                             * COLOR is a reserved keyword                                                                                                  Colour---of course!                                                                                                            QB Census 2001                                                                                                                	 QB Census                                                                                                                      name, rank, serial number...                                                                                                  % Languages?? Speaking or programming??                                                                                         9 * oh, and add a bit of TI-83+ programming to the list :-)                                                                     I * Ha, denken Sie da Sie knnen deutsch sprechen? Doch, sagen Sie... lol.                                                     % *Sie?? Seit 1960 alle menisker er dus                                                                                         4 * Hahaha. I think you need to learn a little German.                                                                          4 *LOL Ich bin aus nord tyskland, sehr viel nord. (DK)                                                                           What's it to ya...                                                                                                            # I never participate in these things                                                                                            * Asm is fun :-) Um... 28?                                                                                                    ) *ehhhhh.....No, sorry, thanks for playing                                                                                     < *Late 30s to early 40s, and Alipha has a warped sense of fun                                                                   *Close!                                                                                                                        * Hmmm..... 47?                                                                                                               J *Close enough--you win the prize. I'll be 47 next April (if my luck holds)                                                     *You're just a kid, GreenMan ;)                                                                                                *ASM is for REAL programmers.                                                                                                  *Ow!                                                                                                                          & CENSUS?  wouldn't you need....ahh..n/m                                                                                        / What are you going to use this information for?                                                                               < *Oh, and languages...  English, BASIC, and a little Spanish.                                                                   Untitled                                                                                                                      
 Okee dokee                                                                                                                     READ NOW                                                                                                                      + Someone REALLY doesnt have a life here.....                                                                                    ...And for once it's not Alipha                                                                                               C For once?? No QBasic Forum member would do anything like that (nt)*                                                           & *hehehe what does &quot;nt&quot; mean?                                                                                        c (*) It means NO TEXT! (I'm for a ban on astrix, you know those pesky little things, They really bug                           Q * i did it once (that i can remember) to get rid of the person with the long name                                             " *See?....Alipha the troll.....lol!                                                                                             ive always wondered....                                                                                                        DEFxxx                                                                                                                        $ Encrypting Messages within a Picture                                                                                          L I thought about using the ASCII for each character in a text file as a color                                                  = oh, he means to have a nonsense picture that holds a message?                                                                 Q you can generally write to the end of the file without effecting anything..also..                                             
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IS it a new type of text?                                                                     I meant &quot;any text&quot;.                                                                                                 c *It's because you are more used to typing &quot;and&quot; than &quot;any&quot;... somehow, I mix up                           8 *&quot;d&quot; and &quot;k&quot; (both on middle finger)                                                                      Q * I somehow don't get how did 'k' entered the discussion... &quot;ank&quot;?! LOL                                             / HELP!  Retaining a zero at the start of a value                                                                               
 Leading zeros                                                                                                                  This is a little more advanced.                                                                                               $ the IF statement is not necessary...                                                                                          	 try this:                                                                                                                      aight i need some help                                                                                                        . Sunday night--time to start that homework, eh?                                                                                
 THANK YOU!                                                                                                                    8 *Yes, that's me. &quot;Saint GreenMan&quot; they call me                                                                       ok need help again                                                                                                            0 *Just post it...you'll get all the help you need                                                                              
 Prime numbers                                                                                                                  Prime suggestions                                                                                                              c++                                                                                                                           0 i found all of the prime numbers from 1 to 1e+08                                                                              , Put &quot;flag=1&quot; outside of the b-loop                                                                                   bleh....                                                                                                                      % Is color supported on LPT1 in QBasic?                                                                                         # * Never used, but don't think so...                                                                                           + I've tried a loop and color, but nothing...                                                                                   M * it would be helpful if you placed a * in your message when there is no text                                                  Stylez. . .                                                                                                                    A lil' error...                                                                                                               d * Talked so much about errors that commited one. It's not &quot;What&quot; it's &quot;What's&quot;..                           more errors                                                                                                                   
 * 18, why?                                                                                                                    
 *he's a raper                                                                                                                  Rounding                                                                                                                      ? * Try putting the other numbers (1, .01, etc) in place of 10...                                                               > Since its ur homework, I wont do it for u, but this will help:                                                                 Rounding &amp; Prime Numbers                                                                                                  ; Find out if the number is divisible by the other numbers...                                                                    Modem                                                                                                                         	 .exe file                                                                                                                     " ...your PRINT line is too long :-)                                                                                             Oh                                                                                                                             return                                                                                                                        I *goto 1- and the first line of your program should say 1 CLS or what ever                                                      * RUN                                                                                                                         M *My favorite way...CHAIN to the program itself (doesn't CLS is why I like it)                                                  NEED EASY HELP                                                                                                                 easy...                                                                                                                        Needs qb4.5                                                                                                                    * www.geocities.com/aliphax                                                                                                    &quot;stopwatch&quot;                                                                                                          um...                                                                                                                         " accurate to 1/18th of a second. =)                                                                                             You could do it my way...                                                                                                     6 Sorry, that will only go for seconds, not hundreths :)                                                                         &quot;stopwatch&quot;                                                                                                         + does anyone know how to....(please help me)                                                                                    Untitled                                                                                                                      @ thanks (i didn't think anyone would send it to my e-mail anyway)                                                               problem with TIME$                                                                                                             i have the same 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If you have to ask, you wouldn't understand                                            julia fractal drawer                                                                                                           Dragon Curve                                                                                                                   playing   *.wav files in qbasic                                                                                               J * you have to make or use someone else's WAV loader, try the files section                                                     Or try this...                                                                                                                
 Qbasic 4.5                                                                                                                     * and this is directed to who?                                                                                                 *Whom.                                                                                                                        * * me will said 'who' if me wanting to! :-)                                                                                    $ * I English fail? That's unpossible!                                                                                           testing                                                                                                                        SUBs                                                                                                                          D that's called recursiveness and yes, it does decrease stack space...                                                           Is Mallard still living???                                                                                                     Ignorant                                                                                                                      ? * And the new owner is the fucking pig who doesn't update this!                                                                im disapointed                                                                                                                A * 'this page' is the forum... we suck? I hope you mean qbasic.com                                                             5 *did they ever find out who was messing up the board?                                                                         = No, and IF anyone found out, what were you gonna do about it?                                                                  No text above, but here's some                                                                                                $ complain to their isp, i guess (n/t)                                                                                           Based on the info...                                                                                                           Need Some Help                                                                                                                ! did you try the distance formula?                                                                                              what comes first...                                                                                                           , * http://www.geocities.com/aliphax i believe                                                                                  > I need help to draw a face or somethign creative  plz help me!                                                                < * yes, having people do work for you is the way to learn :-(                                                                  
 Here ya go...                                                                                                                 a *Hey, style-man, -looks like a marine with that hairdo.  How about &quot;{{|||||}}&quot; {Elvis).                             7 *At least these ideas should encourage him to do better                                                                        Here's another                                                                                                                 Concise, accurate, beautiful                                                                                                  0 * someone should slap you Mac, no text above :-)                                                                              	 Colorhelp                                                                                                                     3 screen 13 has 256 colors, else get a svga library..                                                                           
 Help! Ads!                                                                                                                     Untitled                                                                                                                      E *Text says ads are &quot;still blocked in my browser (OmniWeb).&quot;                                                          Quick Question                                                                                                                * REGS, and I believe it is defined in dos.h                                                                                    ( have you guys made any good qbasic games                                                                                      N *There are a couple here, along with some utilities: http://bobqb.filetap.com/                                                	 Check Out                                                                                                                     : GOOD is a question of taste, but try Shotgun Sam... (here)                                                                     Ah...                                                                                                                          Try this                                                                                                                       Mouse in Qbasic                                                                                                               & There are mouse routines right here...                                                                                         Mouse.                                                                                                                         oops                                                                                                                            * and do the same for Call SetXY                                                                                               also make Reg Shared                                                                                                           its time Im thinking                                                                                                          4 * i believe there are some 3d tuts at qbasicnews.com                                                                           Is there a way to copy a file?                                                                                                @ * Just usesomething like  SHELL &quot;Copy Filename.ext d:&quot;                                                              + As Earthborn said, use the SHELL command...                                                                                    u can also use NAME                                                                                                           ( * that just renames it, doesn't copy it.                                                                                      . * And you can't have spaces in the file names.                                                                                6 Aliph: an answer to a question you asked a while back                                                                        ! *i could've told him that...  ; )                                                                                             . actually, you can have a lot of fun with it...                                                                                2 * coolies :-) though does that wear out your LEDs?                                                                            > *no more than banging on the caps/scroll/num lock keys...  ; )                                                                2 *Let's just say that the LEDs are built to last...                                                                            9 *On my  WindowNT it does nothing. No light goes on or off                                                                      that's because...                                                                                                              Need help with SHELL                                                                                                           Yep...you're close...                                                                                                         $ Listview custom control for vbdos???                                                                                          8 * Nope, unfortunatly :( Although you could make your own                                                                       I hate script kiddies.....                                                                                                    F Jeez!  I don't post for over 2 years and the board goes to hell!! (nt)                                                        " *I remember you... welcome back :)                                                                                            " *why are there no normal messages?                                                                                            D * Becuz of some low life sack of shit that has nothing better to do.                                                          > if the idiot who keeps spamming dont quit im gonna packet him!                                                                 * do it now b4 he strikes again                                                                                               V * You're going to &quot;packet&quot; me, eh? Um, okay. Sure. Whatever you say big guy.                                         *then you'd be just as pathetic                                                                                               7 * OK, i'll stop posting random number posts. I promise.                                                                       " * Like what I did to the forum? ;)                                                                                            4 * i don't know who is posing as me but quit dumbass!                                                                           * DORK                                                                                                                         Do not run this program :=)                                                                                                   " * well i guess u can if ya want :P                                                                                            @ Pretty Neat. Had two &quot;goto&quot; commands that were useless                                                              L * ya it was a little useless for those GOTOs but hey i started it at 5 am :P                                                  H *I assume you meant you were still up then, not just getting up like me.                                                       * yup i was still up                                                                                                          , Plz tell me virtual iq tests are defunct....                                                                                  
 Smart sister!                                                                                                                 C * And the fact they're trying to get you to buy stuff at the end...                                                           U * also, it depends upon your age, so your sister may be smarter than when you were 11                                          plz, dont try this at home                                                                                                    & oh yeah, suck this! (i got sad skillz)                                                                                        $ don't you have some zit bars to eat?                                                                                           may i remind you that...                                                                                                      C You have posted some nice programs. How about shortening your name?                                                            and so, it all started                                                                                                          virtual ZOO dedicated to pyaemia                                                                                               Version questons                                                                                                               Yes                                                                                                                            my skills are getting better                                                                                                   El bandito del culo                                                                                                           , your spanish is very mexican, peazo torpedo*                                                                                   new program                                                                                                                    A FAST way to write?                                                                                                           is it ok if the file is blank?                                                                                                 comment                                                                                                                        Open *.txt for Input As #1                                                                                                    E It's only moving one variable because that's the way INPUT # works...                                                          * EOF = End Of File... btw                                                                                                    E who the hell is this numberlotteryman???, by the way chk this program                                                         9 Ignore this post. Stupid 4-step program with a bug. (nt)*                                                                      stupid??                                                                                                                       okees :D                                                                                                                      G err... here is a program for the person with the annoyingly long name..                                                        * What does it do? Is it safe?                                                                                                4 * if I tell you that, it wouldn't be as fun then :-)                                                                            *STOP THE FREAKIN SPAMMING!!!!!!                                                                                               That stuff is not Spamming                                                                                                     *lol, ok ur right                                                                                                              how would i go about...                                                                                                       
 I would...                                                                                                                     Gopus!!                                                                                                                       9 *Go to the index in your book and look up bubble sort  =)                                                                     E How to sort: Don't read this if your problem is a homework assignment                                                         B * oh yes, telling them not to read it is really going to stop them                                                            	 IPs in QB                                                                                                                      *heh...                                                                                                                       * Help: Limiting length of string with INPUT                                                                                    R * you'd have to write ur own input function... i'd give u a example but i'm 2 lazy                                            
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 here ya go...                                                                                                                  need some help here                                                                                                           R * Look back a few pages (about 4 or 5) there'sa  complete discussion about that...                                            B Aliph, Zip, Kewbie and other ASM knowledgable people, come see me                                                            d *errr...meant to for you to judge the above code.  it's for arithmetic on QWORDs.  complain if you m                          	 126.64102                                                                                                                     
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 oh, and...                                                                                                                     Sorry to say, but...                                                                                                          @ * I also wanna know why the filename isn't in the 8 char limit..                                                              ! probably renamed in in windows...                                                                                              *Right!                                                                                                                       % ah, good point - another link for you                                                                                         - * good game, perhaps I should make one... :-)                                                                                  of course : ), and an update                                                                                                 # oh, and a request for help on speed                                                                                            um.. with the rotation thing...                                                                                                *thanks, excellent idea                                                                                                       % Is there a way to switch differantly?                                                                                          I...                                                                                                                          
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 www.qsoft.org                                                                                                                 & Wanted EXE file, not Source Code (nt)*                                                                                        ' help with USB in QB (or intel assembly)                                                                                       ( Well, I'm sure that Alipha, or Stylez...                                                                                      
 Hey man...                                                                                                                    K yes...if people weren't animals, we wouldn't need rules or government (n/t)                                                   / Want to know what strikes me as quite humorous?                                                                               @ Hey, what about me? I think I'm better than everyone else too. *                                                              9 well i guess you're an unsung hero...er...egomaniac (n/t)                                                                      What's your problem?                                                                                                          
 it's envy.                                                                                                                    3 why the hell am i on that list? and why is cell?!?!                                                                            argh, typos (n/t)                                                                                                             B *is anyone gonna answer my fucking question, or just flame others?                                                             Okay...                                                                                                                        Have fun...                                                                                                                    How do you make something move?                                                                                                use for( ) loops                                                                                                              $ oh i know how to do that.. i meant..                                                                                           with inkey$...                                                                                                                 Example for ya                                                                                                                ) ok thnx.. i got another question now hehe                                                                                      use the scan codes!                                                                                                            ok, use CHR$                                                                                                                   strange  indeed ..continued                                                                                                   N Please ignore this post. Respond to the duplicate in proper thread below (nt)*                                                 Random letters                                                                                                                 yes.. you use CHR$()                                                                                                          0 * You just think you know everything, don't you?                                                                              " Multiply by 26 and add to 64 (nt)*                                                                                             elementary to you ..                                                                                                          ) * Yeah, I think there would be no prob...                                                                                     D Gets &quot;not to run this EXE. in WINDOWS...&quot; Anyone know why?                                                           Strange indeed...                                                                                                              strange indeed .. continued                                                                                                    OK - I think I've got it                                                                                                       two-dimensional arrays                                                                                                         Two &quot;ways&quot;...                                                                                                       / How do I Submit a file-- Nothing seems to work!                                                                                Submit a file??? To whom?                                                                                                      * lol                                                                                                                         C *...and you're not getting him back until you pay us $1.99 ransom!!                                                            LINKS                                                                                                                         
 Big Question!                                                                                                                 5 *Stupid, non-QB question - At least it is not profane                                                                         = Can you Save multiple graphics into the same file with BSAVE?                                                                 3 please post relating messages in the same thread...                                                                            k                                                                                                                             d * Why don't you stop being so arrogant, and realize for once that you're not better than anybody els                          - BLOAD/BSAVE .. on 2 dimensional arrays? Help!                                                                                 $ err.. the array is completely blank?                                                                                          8 So BSAVE WILL indeed save a 2-dimensional integer array?                                                                      S how to make string as long as32768?how to change this program to make this happend?                                           A please.. PLEASE.. don't start new threads about the same topic...                                                              Sorry, Unable to understand                                                                                                   0 * I meant that's how much stack space there is..                                                                              K *Sure. OK Alipha. Just admit it you do not know what you are talking about.                                                   M err.. I meant string space (it was early in the morning, give me a break) :-)                                                 # Why do you want such a long string?                                                                                            Some explanation                                                                                                               built a string                                                                                                                 What's your point?                                                                                                             The point is...                                                                                                                A little help here...   :-)                                                                                                    sorry but...                                                                                                                   Can I not use a heatsink?                                                                                                     . processors have heatsinks for a good reason...                                                                                5 Want to see what happens to an Athlon w/o a heatsink?                                                                          yep...                                                                                                                         Semantics can be fun but....                                                                                                   Sure...                                                                                                                        Thanks for the suggestions                                                                                                    ) * LOL :-)! Hey be sure to come back soon!                                                                                      or..                                                                                                                           Another idea                                                                                                                   c++                                                                                                                           3 *yes, but you might find it can be rather expensive                                                                           , *why not just dload it? parents wont let ya?                                                                                  _ *or perhaps it is better to compensate the programmer for his labor in bringing you the product                                Untitled                                                                                                                      " Can you write a virus with QBASIC?                                                                                            ' probably just a trojan horse at best...                                                                                        This is all new to me...                                                                                                       that's not a trojan horse...                                                                                                   also...                                                                                                                       ( *which seems to happen all the time, no?                                                                                      ; *yes, but that makes the person bad, not the program itself                                                                   I Something like: &quot;Guns don't kill people, people kill people...&quot;                                                      when...                                                                                                                       ; *i saw your analogy... i just felt like nit-picking...  ; )                                                                    why...                                                                                                                         Well Bob...                                                                                                                   4 http://www.mcafee.com/anti-virus/virus_glossary.asp?                                                                           such as assembly language (n/t)                                                                                                pure QBasic? no..                                                                                                             
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 Math probs                                                                                                                    = To determine if a number is divisable by another number try..                                                                  ** or try if x=int(x) then...                                                                                                  err.. the ** used to mean...                                                                                                   *ok, how did you know that?                                                                                                    *everyone knows that...                                                                                                       ! *oh......boy, NOW do I feel dumb.                                                                                             > *Not as dumb as me. I thought ** was STILL the power operator!                                                                7 * q: you never tried raising a number to a power in qb?                                                                        Nope. Never had the need.                                                                                                     + ** still is the power operator in PL/1 (nt)                                                                                   / PL/I, eh? Methinks I smell another geezer (nt)*                                                                               
 GOTO from SUB                                                                                                                 + No it isn't, -but there are alternatives...                                                                                   / Passing parameters between sub and main program                                                                               ] yes there is check out the help on the command &quot;return&quot; and &quot;gosub&quot;(more)                                 3 I think he meant CALL, not GOSUB. No way with CALL.                                                                            a list with compilers                                                                                                          compilers...                                                                                                                  = * There's also First basic, Asic, RapidQ, RapidQ++, B++, etc.                                                                 4 *Visual Basic for DOS will also compile QBasic code.                                                                          , Help me with CHAIN, SCREEN, and mouse please                                                                                  
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 hehe (n/t)                                                                                                                     I know your type                                                                                                              9 *Astrix is lame, we isn't usin 'em. (I'm such a hypocrit)                                                                      CLEAR or STACK(more inside)...                                                                                                ' * I don't see how that will help at all                                                                                       X * Didn't he say he run out of stack memory? so this will increase stack memory amount...                                      F &quot;out of memory&quot;.. no stack was mentioned.. even if it was...                                                         Untitled                                                                                                                       i want to learn c++                                                                                                            alright some one wants to!!!                                                                                                   * www.delorie.com/djgpp/                                                                                                       * I'll recommend djgpp too :-)                                                                                                 cool                                                                                                                           good 'ol c++                                                                                                                  d *I love using vc++ 6, im gonna get the real version for christmas, i have the Intro version right no                           newbie needs help                                                                                                              Homework                                                                                                                      ) here, but its wrong and i cant figure out                                                                                     N I'm not sure about your problem, but try to swich places of NEXT and PRINT  :)                                                 Your loop is all wrong!                                                                                                        Try this                                                                                                                      	 Oh but...                                                                                                                      I'd advise against using LET...                                                                                                Untitled                                                                                                                      1 * I don't get it!... why did you use the inverse?                                                                             S * That's what the problem is asking...Sum the reciprocals of the numbers 1 to 1000.                                           - * Oh! I missed the reciprocals part! LOL :-)!                                                                                 @ * my non-helpful suggestion: add DEFINT A-Z to the beginning :-)                                                               What's Next...                                                                                                                , Important Information about Qwerty Software!                                                                                  
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 For TheBob                                                                                                                    6 *Wow!  That's really nice of you, stylez, -thanks. :-)                                                                         Help With Games                                                                                                               3 * Try a text-based rpg... or a number guessing game                                                                           - A Zork-type game would be nice for beginners.                                                                                 
 suggestion                                                                                                                    B yes if you could make a COOL text rpg i would put it on my site...                                                             Untitled                                                                                                                      + OMG! You do NOT need GOTO in that program..                                                                                    Ever hear commercial jingles?                                                                                                 @ * you have too many m's and forgot an apostrophe in programmer's                                                               hi                                                                                                                            + leahcim is facist, boycott his server (n/t)                                                                                    a Song of my own                                                                                                              > * Hmm...can I have the tab for that? I'd like to play it... :)                                                                 Modem Accessing in QBasic                                                                                                       Not pretty sure with IP's but...                                                                                               Using IP                                                                                                                      J * Yeah, just remembered I once heard of a text based browser made on qb...                                                    E yes and no, the only reason that proggie works is becuase it calls up                                                         
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 Wow Thanks                                                                                                                    ! A little help on one more prog...                                                                                              Don't check INKEY$ directly...                                                                                                 *thanxs                                                                                                                        another thing...                                                                                                              0 my prog will only convert 10 characters to ASCII                                                                              7 ya going to kick yourself when you hear what is wrong..                                                                       ' * lol, by golly ur right... THANXS!!!!!                                                                                         lol, hand't thought of mid$ oops                                                                                              O * though the fact that you did it the other way shows you can problem solve :-)                                               6 * don't feel stupid.. at least what u did was original                                                                        M *Most of the hardest bugs to find are little typographical errors  like that.                                                 : (New programmer) I have a program that I need help with...                                                                     Oops...                                                                                                                        I give up...                                                                                                                   an idea of how to go about it..                                                                                               
 Thanks a lot!                                                                                                                 d *and hes only 14, i would have helped(im only 13) if i wasnt brain dead right now, sorry if im being                          H Diamond (not a solution, just the diagram of what the qb prog should do)                                                       Another way to do it                                                                                                          B *sorry this is a bit late but if u goto page 4 there is a solution                                                             maps(again)                                                                                                                   + Given your system, the formulas would be...                                                                                    whats the use of tis program?                                                                                                  practical use? well um..                                                                                                      = *I agree with Alipha... and I also think this is pretty cool!                                                                  qbasic                                                                                                                         * www.geocities.com/aliphax                                                                                                   < * stylez.. quick question: What's the url of your faqs page?                                                                  $ * http://66.31.242.192:8080/faq.html                                                                                          # * why do you have the :8080 anyway?                                                                                           H * specifies port. my guess is to avoid being caught w/ open 80 by media1                                                      ( Actually, I used port 80 at one point...                                                                                      ! And I'm not afraid of AT&amp;T...                                                                                              I've got cable modem...                                                                                                        that sucks (n/t)                                                                                                              / * well, you could try a service like dyndns.org                                                                                rmullen3@rm2kgames.com                                                                                                         Multiple Colors                                                                                                               I in screen 7, you can't have more than 16 colors on the screen at a time..                                                     
 You can...                                                                                                                     problem                                                                                                                        Only...                                                                                                                       : Formula for choosing a random number in a specified range:                                                                     RND(n%)                                                                                                                        What the parentheses are for.                                                                                                  yes, black is color 0...                                                                                                      / That fails to have any pertinence whatsoever...                                                                               0 * how is my answer any less pertinent than LM's?                                                                              ? Obviously Josh (from the thread directly below) doesn't know...                                                               S Sorry, I just found &quot;Yes, Black is color 0...&quot; to be a little patronizing                                            Sprite routines                                                                                                                You mean masking?                                                                                                              ohh yea                                                                                                                        masking?                                                                                                                      . ..for screen modes with more than one color...                                                                                 Cool, it works. Thank you.                                                                                                     File requester....                                                                                                            C I have actually downloaded copies of 4.5 that look different, so...                                                           + The question is, will alipha let me use it?                                                                                   $ lol, yes you can use it :-) Though..                                                                                           *But of course...                                                                                                              not sure about masks                                                                                                          & masks are useful for transparencies...                                                                                         Comuters 'talking'                                                                                                            7 ive thought about using a modem to make a 2 player game                                                                       C yeah, but you should be able to make a modem work on coms 1-4 if...                                                           7 ive thought about using a modem to make a 2 player game                                                                        *strange double post                                                                                                          D To Mr. Cool, -you never did get an answer to your question, -here...                                                          1 P.S. If all those data types are confusing you...                                                                             > *am i the only one who cant acces qb4all because it cant load?                                                                
 url? (n/t)                                                                                                                     nm, i figured it out...                                                                                                       T *ok i thnx for checking it hasnt been loading for some time now, it was a great site                                          ! QBasic in Win2k... where is it???                                                                                             - * http://www.geocities.com/aliphax/files.html                                                                                 > I'm only using this name cuz I used to be called 'Dark Flare',                                                                W Oh, and I'd like to say hi to Zip and Deefmaster (only checked the first 2 forum pages)                                       M *Don't think so, btw hi! I'm here for about an year now, well welcome back...                                                 
 me niether...                                                                                                                 7 *He's here. I can feel him watching over us. Can't you?                                                                       - oh yes, I've been watching your every move...                                                                                 & haha, you fooled me for a second (n/t)                                                                                        : * Hey, come to think of it, I think I remember shelreef...                                                                     *hi                                                                                                                           
 hey man...                                                                                                                     * welcome back                                                                                                                 * What about me, you boob?                                                                                                     Who is the webmaster here?                                                                                                     i am                                                                                                                          & * ...and what's wrong with this forum?                                                                                          Ads, crappy design, badly coded,                                                                                               hmm                                                                                                                           B *This is not a question, just simple SPAM. Advertising a web site.                                                            A It's been a while for me...and it looks like I'm not the only one                                                              The owner doesn't exist...                                                                                                    & the mystery that is qbasic.com (story)                                                                                        - * Nice start seemed like the bible!1 ahauhaua                                                                                  I remember that...                                                                                                             f16sdabest!                                                                                                                    hey...                                                                                                                         yea...                                                                                                                         Outraged                                                                                                                      9 you really shouldn't bring your arguments to the forum...                                                                      .                                                                                                                              .                                                                                                                              Displaying on screen afterwards                                                                                               # first off, nuke the line numbers...                                                                                           . If you don't mind looking at a blank screen...                                                                                 maps                                                                                                                           I use a 2D array...                                                                                                           % *oops, its Alipha, not Alphia..sorry!                                                                                         - *why would you use floating point for a map??                                                                                 T *because its harder and more prone to mistakes of course (I'm too lazy to change) :P                                          	 k, but...                                                                                                                     
 like so...                                                                                                                     one more thing                                                                                                                 come now....really....                                                                                                         k                                                                                                                             J wouldn't it be more efficent and easier to visualize with DATA statements?                                                     sure...                                                                                                                        and 'sides that...                                                                                                            ' I still need help with making the masks                                                                                        describe...                                                                                                                   $ did you already look at Rocket Ship?                                                                                          % A cheap flag, not even in a qb app...                                                                                          cheaper still...                                                                                                               my cheap flag..                                                                                                                *Very nice ASCII pic! :-)                                                                                                     8 This looks nice in Win2k's Notepad (Lucida Console font)                                                                       Prettyest existent flag...                                                                                                    D * Although I tryed to set the stars right, they're not THAT wrong...                                                          9 *Qu beuno!  (don't know how to say it in Portuguese) :-)                                                                     [ *Meant &quot;Bueno&quot;, not &quot;Beuno&quot;  (I think Beuno is an anti-flatulent ) :-P.                                    Actually...                                                                                                                    Using QBasic with Windows 2000                                                                                                # i'm not to familiar with Win2000...                                                                                           & Win2k has a command prompt emulator...                                                                                        B In all fairness, since I am Canadian, -here's our Canadian flag...                                                            : * now make a graphic of a eagle biting osama's head off :P                                                                    + Adjustment needed to mirroring loop code...                                                                                   # You are very good at doing flags...                                                                                           O * Don't underestimate the power of The Bob-side........ sorry, couldn't resist.                                                *hehe :)                                                                                                                      N *LOL  :-).  Incidentally, you're probably right with the 9-8-9-8-9-8 solution.                                                I *Great dragon on the Welsh flag, -maybe I'll add it to my collection :-).                                                      that gives me the urge to...                                                                                                   U.S. Flag graphic...                                                                                                          $ Interesting flag-related question...                                                                                          = *ugh, they'd probably add 4 more just to make it look even =)                                                                 D * wouldn't it be more likely that they would lose a state? (Hawaii?)                                                           My guess would be                                                                                                              Another guess...                                                                                                               Well...                                                                                                                         We already did that with stripes                                                                                              $ They could have made it checkered...                                                                                           How Do U Make Graphics                                                                                                        : Graphics are drawn using a variety of graphics commands...                                                                     LOL, -big screw-up :-P...                                                                                                      Untitled                                                                                                                       OUT command with ports                                                                                                        , So you want to know how to catch keypresses?                                                                                   color                                                                                                                          Hmm i never really used LPRINT                                                                                                 Depends on your printer...                                                                                                     thanks                                                                                                                         Inquiry Prgram                                                                                                                
 NEXT/PASS?                                                                                                                    L if you can't take the time to figure out how to make the program yourself...                                                   That must be...                                                                                                               + how do u BSAVE multiple images to one file?                                                                                   ' have more than one image in an array...                                                                                        *smacks forehead*                                                                                                              problems...                                                                                                                   - err... you have 22 subscripts in your array..                                                                                  :|                                                                                                                             :|                                                                                                                             *oops..double post...sorry                                                                                                     Leap Year 2                                                                                                                   2 Please don't make new threads for the same post...                                                                            < Fourth rule for leap years.  Is your computer Y4K compliant?                                                                  D * For some reason I doubt humans will even exist past the year 3000.                                                          5 * I doubt we'll get past next year! :-) (I really do)                                                                          Don't be so negative!                                                                                                         ! You're analyzing the good size...                                                                                             / You're not taking into account the fact that...                                                                               D * And that's exactly my point! and btw &quot;The Matrix&quot; rules!                                                           Calculate Leap Year....                                                                                                        Some help...                                                                                                                  D * I remember hearing every 100 there isn't, but every 400 there is..                                                          ' * Other way around. See my reply above.                                                                                       " * Bleh, nevermind. You were right.                                                                                            1 and sorry for duplicating what you already said..                                                                             < Fourth rule for leap years.  Is your computer Y4K compliant?                                                                  3 * I don't know and I don't care (I'll be DEAD!) :-)                                                                            Um...                                                                                                                         4 Date type in Visual Basic goes from year 100 to 9999                                                                          ' *high pitched scream* the HORROR! (n/t)                                                                                       	 leap year                                                                                                                     B need help please, i get an out of memory error while making an exe                                                             Memory problems...                                                                                                            7 umm......the size of it on disk is rather large, 116 kb                                                                       ' Can't have modules larger than 64 KB...                                                                                       K mmm......i see...lol...well, i'ma be stuck on this program for a long time.                                                   I ..is the &quot;input statement&quot; used multiple times in your program?                                                     c yes......as a matter of fact it is used over 100 times :) .oO(did i mention i'm a junky programmer)                            Need help with data file                                                                                                      7 Everything in a data file is real data, -which means...                                                                        No i mean...                                                                                                                   There must be...                                                                                                               What are you talking about                                                                                                     hello (non-qb-question)                                                                                                        Free URL redirection                                                                                                          K * I've used a lot of these redirectors and find www.shorturl.com to be king                                                    How to read INI files...                                                                                                      K *just read it like a simple text file...thats basically what an INI file is                                                    Be more specific...                                                                                                           & *You want to READ it, or just read it?                                                                                         you would OPEN it..                                                                                                           	 INI Files                                                                                                                     > &quot;... it works best if all the variables are SHARED.&quot;                                                                4 Well, I can't say that I agree that SHARE is all bad                                                                           Help with a program                                                                                                           2 *smells like a homework questions to me...sorry :)                                                                             smells like he needs help                                                                                                      lol, lovely variable names...                                                                                                  Thanks                                                                                                                         Graphics                                                                                                                       like this y = INT(y - 1)                                                                                                      	 Try this:                                                                                                                      well...                                                                                                                       4 you've said that twice now, so I did an experiment..                                                                           well, based on my experience...                                                                                               , Alipha is very clear about WHY that happens.                                                                                  L *&quot;doesn't work as well as...&quot; Wow! The understatement of the year!                                                   help with masks                                                                                                                * Cahnge 'XOR' for 'OR'...                                                                                                     i already tried that                                                                                                           hmmm...                                                                                                                        smears?                                                                                                                        i can't erase the bg                                                                                                           Well...                                                                                                                        still need help with lifelines                                                                                                 -sighs-, here you go..                                                                                                         still need help with lifelines                                                                                                 Help with Some Basic qb!                                                                                                      @ *Why not post your code here... you'll get all kinds of feedback                                                               i'll read your file                                                                                                            I'll read your code too...                                                                                                    ) Well, could you make a Power Point Clone?                                                                                     U * Please stop making new threads for discussions that aren't even off the first page.                                         = I don't think everyone knows how to RESPOND rather than POST.                                                                 / see, this is why you don't post new messages...                                                                                Landscaping.                                                                                                                   Re:  Landscapes                                                                                                                Re: Re: Landscaping.                                                                                                           Re: Re: Re: Landscraping                                                                                                        Another possibility, Ramp-man...                                                                                              ) *That should really be PAINT(160, 199), 2                                                                                      Version 1.1                                                                                                                   H *Version 1.11  For even smoother landscapes:  RandX = FIX(RND * 30) + 10                                                       * Thanks.  It works great.                                                                                                     WORD Search Solver                                                                                                            " how is your letter board arranged?                                                                                            5 Solution found! How to move to start of an open file!                                                                          If I'm not mistaken...                                                                                                        P *Good news, -seems to work fine with INPUT, too! (limited, but successful test).                                               Yep, Will return to line 1.                                                                                                   - The second number in the SEEK statement is...                                                                                 ) Declare your INPUT variables as global...                                                                                     = *Exactly as codeworm said. Can't see what new info you added.                                                                 1 I will programme for you, but I want to know why.                                                                             8 *no offense but i could make a magic 8 ball in 5 minutes                                                                      , *haha! 5 minutes? What do you use a 386? :-)                                                                                  ) *how long would it take u? with graphics?                                                                                      *:-) 5 minutes :-)                                                                                                              *2 minutes for the rest of us =)                                                                                              # Actually, I use a Pentuim 3 700 Mhz                                                                                            Hey...                                                                                                                         *i love that song!!!                                                                                                           * Millencolin rules!!!                                                                                                        K * Only a 700? Get with the times and get a P4-2GHz. (BTW, read lkt's reply)                                                    A little help here...                                                                                                         9 * QB 4.5 from http://www.geocities.com/aliphax/files.html                                                                      In NEED Of PROGRAMMERS!!                                                                                                      " * First tell us WHY you need them!                                                                                            1 I will programme for you, but I want to know why.                                                                             " Microsoft Quick Basic 4.5 for Sale                                                                                             Why?                                                                                                                           Quick Basic                                                                                                                    Not legally...                                                                                                                
 well where                                                                                                                     * Try: www.qb4all.cjb.net                                                                                                     B *why would any of us want qb 4.5 when most of us have 7.1 for free                                                             it's less bloated                                                                                                              7.1                                                                                                                            I need graphics                                                                                                               
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#1.                                                                          Thanks, but...                                                                                                                 Major problem with that idea.                                                                                                 , This problem has annoyed me for some time...                                                                                   a little bit of help, perhaps?                                                                                                 *Try something like this                                                                                                      0 * use a star only when your message has no text!                                                                              - only method i can think of is brute force....                                                                                  you can start by assuming...                                                                                                   We need Programmers!                                                                                                          2 Anyone who is not bogus has a proper EMail address                                                                             *Does that mean your bogus?                                                                                                   : You probably mean &quot;Does that mean you're bogus?&quot;                                                                    7 I'd rather be bogus than give away my snailmail address                                                                       - * What does your team do? Why should we join?                                                                                 = He needs 23 people to lose weight - oops, wrong rip-off (nt)*                                                                  We need Programmers!                                                                                                          & *shut up, don't repeat, and don't fake                                                                                          AI/Finding the Shortest Route...                                                                                              % We talked about this a few pages back                                                                                          interesting...                                                                                                                ; *How simple it is depends a lot on how complex your maze is                                                                    lets talk theory...                                                                                                            In a PAC MAN clone I wrote...                                                                                                 ( thats basically what I've done so far...                                                                                      5 if the ghost can't go the direction it wants to go...                                                                         = Right...the ghost has to be able to move AWAY from the target                                                                 $ yes,yes, I understand the theory....                                                                                          	 Yeah.....                                                                                                                      computerized bugs...                                                                                                          7 That's exactly the sort of thing I'm most interested in                                                                       ( *I'd like to see that program, GreenMan.                                                                                       I thought you'd never ask                                                                                                     C *sheesh...it's gonna NEED QBB...thought I had that space thing down                                                           ' Need help with nested FOR....NEST loops                                                                                       	 Try this:                                                                                                                     . * we do have a homework policy here, Syfax :-(                                                                                ? He he. Syfax is clever and didn't answer the homework question.                                                               1 *The problem IS devilishly hard to solve, though.                                                                             + Syfax's solution gives a good hint, though.                                                                                    Got it                                                                                                                        ' *I would sure like to see your solution                                                                                       ' Need help with nested FOR....NEST loops                                                                                        hey, someone answer this!!!                                                                                                    loading libraries                                                                                                              HEY!!!                                                                                                                         no..                                                                                                                          	 thank you                                                                                                                     # I'm new at this and i need help!!!!                                                                                            automatically running/compiling                                                                                               * use SYSTEM instead of END and QB 4.5 URL..                                                                                     Quick Basic 7.1                                                                                                               = *ya, there's a 7.1, tho 4.5 seems most popular: www.jnc91.com                                                                  7.1 is also called PDS...                                                                                                       *Professional Development System                                                                                              / I mannaged to get text bigger(higher and wider)                                                                               ) that's cool lookin', though here you go..                                                                                     	 Add this:                                                                                                                      how do you like my game?                                                                                                       The game...                                                                                                                   & *Can I get your game? v.filipe@mail.pt                                                                                        & *Can I get your game? v.filipe@mail.pt                                                                                        ? Where can i find music notes that have been converted to qbasic                                                               5 * you do realize QBasic was made by Microsoft, right?                                                                         
 this may help                                                                                                                  the table got messed up, sorry!                                                                                                Here...this is much easier...                                                                                                  Just a VB question                                                                                                             you know...                                                                                                                    Can't play MP3s that easily...                                                                                                 * www.vbapi.com                                                                                                               ( *Have you tried http://www.vbforums.com/                                                                                        Check out my encryption program.                                                                                              	 Weird man                                                                                                                      oh man, i'm sorry!                                                                                                            & only a dummy would fall for that (n/t)                                                                                        . umm i made  game and want to put it on the web                                                                                 Untitled                                                                                                                       this site isn't updated                                                                                                        Could send it to me...                                                                                                        $ Math project... need help coding it.                                                                                           Yes, it will always hit                                                                                                       c Yeah, I already know that! How do I make the com figure it out for me for an endless number of n by                           ) I've already started on my second game...                                                                                     d * http://www.qbcafe.net/english/ has tutorials on writing games... one is titled &quot;How to handle                           * Sprites&quot;                                                                                                                Need help (graphics)                                                                                                          
 very easy!                                                                                                                     get to the POINT...                                                                                                           Y *The POINT function returns the attribute number, -in SCREEN 7, a value between 0 and 15.                                     7 *0 to 15 being the values of the available colors, yes.                                                                       
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 I'm sorry....                                                                                                                 2 Did you read that on one of LordAcidus' tutorials?                                                                             *Yes, but it don't work!                                                                                                       SVGA                                                                                                                          	 microsoft                                                                                                                     9 doing SVGA graphics without assembly is incredably slow..                                                                     4 help with sprites (last messege had wrong email!!!!)                                                                          % *Use Bsave/Bload  (look in help file)                                                                                          bload and bsave                                                                                                                heres what I do...                                                                                                            4 that's not how you calculate the size of the image..                                                                          
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 Looks like...                                                                                                                  I just said:                                                                                                                   I understand                                                                                                                  > it's nice to see some genuinely altruistic fundraising efforts                                                                : * &quot;Couldn't&quot; care less... not &quot;could&quot;.                                                                    " I couldn't care less about grammar                                                                                            2 *Nor about Forum conventions to flag no-text posts                                                                             LOL - Go Easy on Edgar (nt)*                                                                                                   Did i do anything wrong?                                                                                                       HELP ME PLEASE!                                                                                                                for future reference...                                                                                                        HELP ME PLEASE!                                                                                                                2 + 2 = 4 (n/t)                                                                                                                Liar.                                                                                                                         L *No text in the useless pointless brainless hopeless duplicate message above                                                   *Liar.                                                                                                                         OPPS                                                                                                                           you can download qbasic                                                                                                        You cant...                                                                                                                   4 What's wrong with the following ?(ASM Mouse Code)...                                                                          ' err.. End is not an assembly command...                                                                                        Alipha failed to mention                                                                                                       you didn't quit the program...                                                                                                L *for one thing, i forgot the .startup directive right after .code... ah well                                                   Beginner program help!!!                                                                                                       can't you just use ^?                                                                                                         @ * Also, you'll probably need to use INPUT, look in the help file                                                               RE: BEGINNER PROGRAM HELP!!!                                                                                                  7 * I assume you left that error in there on purpose? :-)                                                                        Beginner program help!!!                                                                                                       Compiling Question...                                                                                                         2 Can I see the .bas? It's much easyer from there...                                                                             Where it Crashes                                                                                                              N * Probably the &quot;Tils&quot; array is not big enough to fit the graphics...                                                / When u compile a long line o math it preaks out                                                                                bsave                                                                                                                          Re:Bsave                                                                                                                      2 err.. you want to save the whole screen to a file?                                                                            - where can i download a Qbasic.exe? a website!                                                                                 : * try scrolling fown half a page and u may find ur answer!                                                                    0 goto www.sonicagamesqb.cjb.net i have 4.5 there*                                                                              / I didn't say there WAS a &quot;Qbasic Cd&quot;.                                                                               1 *who like vc++ better than vb? i like vc++ better                                                                             - At least your post was programming related...                                                                                 	 *True :-)                                                                                                                     	 Question!                                                                                                                     & * Unless you install DOS as your OS...                                                                                        : * ^ Sorry there IS text in the above (not in this one)...^                                                                     sorry, they don't.                                                                                                            , Not only do they push Windows programming...                                                                                   it figures.                                                                                                                   % * What is the Keybd buffers location?                                                                                          you may find helpPC useful...                                                                                                 = * CALLING ALL HACKERS! JOIN ME IN TAKING DOWN SCHOOL WEBSITES                                                                 8 *Shutup, We DON'T CARE!!!! We don't want your spam here!                                                                       CALLING ALL FBI AGENTS!                                                                                                        I'm with the FBI!                                                                                                             S * Whats is the memory offset for the modem so a ML program can dial a phone number?                                            Sorry?                                                                                                                         uhh...                                                                                                                         TI-83+ programming                                                                                                            $ Not Qbasic, but I know how to do it.                                                                                          ( *it works with the ti-83 'standard', too                                                                                       TI-83 games....                                                                                                                www.ticalc.com                                                                                                                
 Help!!!!!!!!1                                                                                                                  * What's it about?!                                                                                                           ; Laura: Easy program to get you started - for rank beginners                                                                    Go here and learn...                                                                                                          > *See your parents or principle and get &quot;thrown&quot; out.                                                                
 qbasic.exe                                                                                                                    A *Ask Jeeves &quot;Where can a lazy bastard download qbasic?&quot;                                                             1 * http://208.48.239.31/html/q&amp;a.html#q&amp;a4                                                                             ( need all qbasic command and description.                                                                                       *Try the help file.                                                                                                           A *And for most commands qbasic 1.1's help file is more informative                                                             ? * Don't think so, have you ever checked details on qb45 or qbx?                                                               @ *I'm with the Ghost ...compare the section on ON KEY for example                                                               *i don't use on key...  ; )                                                                                                   E * I think qbx 7.1 has a much better help file than the other versions                                                         J *Examples are nice...but a few places where 1.1 is better..zall I' m sayin                                                    @ Need a nice list of the instructions printed out for easy study?                                                              
 Visit my Site                                                                                                                 " Wahey! I got my new server up now!                                                                                             willing to help?                                                                                                              0 you can find a copy of qbasic on the windows cd.                                                                              
 qbasic.exe                                                                                                                    ; * you don't have the win cd? www.jnc91.com -&gt; QBasic 1.1                                                                   ( * any1 know of a good 20*20 tile editor?                                                                                      > * Try PixelPlus 256. Can be found at: www.darknessethereal.com                                                                 yes, that program is the best                                                                                                  oh....                                                                                                                        4 PROBLEM: I have qb v4.5 i cannot open my programs...                                                                           Thism is very simple                                                                                                          	 Ya but...                                                                                                                      why, what's the point?                                                                                                         Thanxs                                                                                                                        
 Look, updates                                                                                                                 0 the site still sucks, big navigation bar problem                                                                              " Don't make him feel too small.....                                                                                             hehe...ok (n/t)                                                                                                               V i program in c++ now and i use Visual c++ it is real awesome and makes it alot easier*                                         'bout your site and VB                                                                                                        9 Hate to tell you this, but you page source has errors....                                                                     
 HAHAAA!!!!                                                                                                                    
 UEVENT Q's...                                                                                                                  *yes                                                                                                                           ...?                                                                                                                           I would like some opinions...                                                                                                 B *Super mario bros.? Check out worms first and be sure it's slower.                                                            D As long as you don't profit from it, and don't make it TOO blatant..                                                          % I think that would be perfectly legal                                                                                          Translucancy                                                                                                                  
 I can help...                                                                                                                  well..                                                                                                                        $ Thanks, but not quite what I mean...                                                                                           *ahhhhh                                                                                                                       2 I have used such a technique to highlight cards...                                                                            2 err... may have difficulties without 24bit color..                                                                             Wouldn't it be easyer...                                                                                                      " * that would work good too I think                                                                                            K *Would work as long as the colors to be changed weren't used anywhere else.                                                   & if you're using an 8-bit color mode...                                                                                         MAJOR help needed                                                                                                              Heres my Idea.                                                                                                                 OR                                                                                                                             OR                                                                                                                            8 you can take the tutorials from my webpage if u want....                                                                      = if u give me credit it will be greatly appreciated though....                                                                 1 Awesome, I'm doing the same thing in my school...                                                                              i may be teaching the course...                                                                                               > *With my english 12 grade I might be on the 5-year plan too ;p                                                                 Honors Course?                                                                                                                d well, i mean compared to the advanced placement c++ class, honors is the next level down, just above                          2 try checking out beggining programming for dummies                                                                             Teaching QB                                                                                                                    do this it is what we did                                                                                                      COM port                                                                                                                       BETA testers...                                                                                                                MABUHAY!                                                                                                                       Hi BO, here ya go...                                                                                                           Heres the commands...                                                                                                          thanks                                                                                                                         _Bo, Please read.                                                                                                             
 Are you sure?                                                                                                                 	 thank you                                                                                                                     H *The above is a request for where to get QBASIC.EXE  Sorry, I don't know                                                        Deefmaster about grunge stuff...                                                                                              " * I meant '... live for myself...'                                                                                             that's cool (n/t)                                                                                                              Why did you create this thread?                                                                                                Sorry about that Mac...                                                                                                       
 nah man...                                                                                                                    3 * Hey sure thing, I don't want any more quarrels...                                                                            *:-)                                                                                                               	 Alipha...                                                                                                                     . * alright :-) Wanna email what you got so far?                                                                                
 Old Games!                                                                                                                     I don't think they do...                                                                                                      + Going back to main module from inside a SUB                                                                                    Umm, what do you mean.                                                                                                        
 ack, bad..                                                                                                                     * Use EXIT SUB...                                                                                                              Well,                                                                                                                         ) Back to the BEGINNING of the main module?                                                                                     _ *What sort of program r u writting which needs to go back to the beginning of the main program?                                newbie needs help, please                                                                                                     
 Here we go...                                                                                                                  Simplest way...                                                                                                                It would be...                                                                                                                ! *Make that (a+b) instead of (a*b)                                                                                             2 Easy and correct  way to add all integers up to 50                                                                             *Right! And I might add DUHHH                                                                                                  Unless he means ...                                                                                                            INKEY$ is confusing...                                                                                                        ! Scan codes are in qb help, but...                                                                                              Here's how to do it.                                                                                                          6 * ASC and INKEY$ work the same in QBasic 1.1 and QB4.5                                                                        2 Those aren't &quot;scan codes&quot; in the help...                                                                            - There IS a 'Keyboard Scancode' table in help!                                                                                 0 * Hmm...i sure missed that one. you're right. :)                                                                              > * I just assumed he really meant ASCII since he's using INKEY$                                                                # you want to see if Ctrl is pressed?                                                                                           
 It's extended                                                                                                                 ( *Oh yeah, thanks but what about enter???                                                                                      $ who is EGE SOFT? He hacked my sitew!                                                                                           What's your URL?(was)                                                                                                         7 Don't bother listening to him, he just wants attention.                                                                        Is it possible?                                                                                                               
 no and yes                                                                                                                    " *Nice try, 3.14, but no cigar :-).                                                                                             * he said in QB                                                                                                               ) * err.. he meant that a and c &lt;&gt; b.                                                                                     $ * What does No Cigar mean? No Sense?                                                                                           No cigar means...                                                                                                             / *Oops!  Those INPUT$'s should be a$ = INPUT$(1)                                                                               . To play two notes at once you would have to...                                                                                 LOL - Hahahaha                                                                                                                	 *Hadacol?                                                                                                                     
 Yeah, Hadacol                                                                                                                  *(Hack, cough, spit)  Hadacol?                                                                                                 if it's any consolation                                                                                                       Z *Unless I knocked up a girl when I was 18 and our offspring had a baby at age 21 (???) :-)                                    L *Sorry, -I appreciate the consoling words.  Actually, I'm happy to be 58 :-)                                                   Don't feel so bad...                                                                                                          P *Not possible using PLAY or SOUND, -possible using a .MID, .WAV or other player.                                               Untitled                                                                                                                       Help me get to mars!                                                                                                          ? *Add the line 'RANDOMIZE TIMER' to the beginning of the program                                                                Nope. Didn't work                                                                                                             Z *You didn't include the single quotes did you?  And please put a * in a post with no text.                                     *No.                                                                                                                           Oh yeah, here's the code.                                                                                                     ) * Put 'randomize timer' before line 70...                                                                                      LIKE KEWBIE SAID                                                                                                               What's the difference?                                                                                                         Well, the differences are...                                                                                                   That's not completely right...                                                                                                 no differences                                                                                                                 * what's not right?                                                                                                           J * there s'posably is a difference, but I don't give a.... (end of message)                                                     General question...                                                                                                           2 15 FPS is generally good enough to play a game at.                                                                            % 15 fps is good for a strategy game...                                                                                          15 fps is OK...                                                                                                                especially....                                                                                                                 To measure FPS I...                                                                                                           . *Depends on the computer you're testing it on.                                                                                ( Can someone look at a new layout for me?                                                                                      ' *Nice!. Is it possible to submit files?                                                                                       ) * For now, you'll have to send via email.                                                                                     
 What address?                                                                                                                  uh!!???                                                                                                                        Untitled                                                                                                                       i didn't [more]                                                                                                               < Looks cool to me.  Especially the rendered images.  Nice! :)                                                                  4 so long as you left a message in the ad forum, yeah.                                                                           Poll:                                                                                                                         6 * As soon as someone else decides to buy the domain...                                                                        B *Do you think anyone is actually paying a yearly fee on this site?                                                             yup....                                                                                                                        *never                                                                                                                        C *The text below is a little messed up, you can still find the lines                                                           C *The text below is a little messed up, you can still find the lines                                                           % here's the code, thanks for any help.                                                                                         # I think it may be the GOTO 0 ......                                                                                           9 Not to mention that it would be a bad practice anyway ...                                                                      MABUHAY!                                                                                                                      C I'll tell you how to copy into QBasic, if you turn off those caps..                                                            *Yes you can copy it.                                                                                                          A small tip...                                                                                                                 That reminds me...                                                                                                             error compiling a game                                                                                                         Your compiler is corrupt.                                                                                                      * don't use 0 as a line number.                                                                                               + *As codeworm said  Oct 8, 2001, 4:43 AM :-)                                                                                   ` * err.. sorry, I was alittle &quot;discombobulated&quot;.. didn't realize it was same person :-(                               Can anyone help me with this...                                                                                               
 Image Editor?                                                                                                                 - I think you can only have images 100X100 or..                                                                                 % *uhh.. they can be bigger than that..                                                                                         
 Animated Gifs                                                                                                                  use a search engine! (n/t)                                                                                                     response                                                                                                                       not as weak as that saying.                                                                                                   " well what do you know, i found one                                                                                            L * Yeah, it was bundled with FrontPage 4.0. Decent program (MS GIF Animator).                                                  9 LView pro, the limited evaluation period isn't limited :)                                                                      Made a VB screen saver.                                                                                                       F * hey, where did you get the domain name from? (and it's free, right?)                                                         the whole free domain thing....                                                                                               6 Netzero has domains for the price of one banner frame.                                                                         *which page?                                                                                                                   * ack...I mean namezero.                                                                                                       i got an email for domains for:                                                                                               & * Ever heard of Wincraft Incorporated?                                                                                        . I'm gonna be paying 50 - 70 a year for mine.                                                                                 May I suggest....                                                                                                             * maybe it's mainly because I don't like you                                                                                     i hate this...                                                                                                                 First off...                                                                                                                   HAHA! WHo am I?                                                                                                               " *Liar, apache doesn't run on macs.                                                                                             Hate to break this to ya..                                                                                                    9 I am sorry, there was no mention of OSX on the apache....                                                                      Sorry bout that                                                                                                                If you don't believe me                                                                                                        $ = INKEY$??                                                                                                                  * err.. when people refer to a null string..                                                                                     :)                                                                                                                            - Put the LOOP UNTIL at the end instead of GOTO                                                                                   Writing maze prog - help please?                                                                                               some possiblities...                                                                                                           Thanks                                                                                                                         More help needed                                                                                                              , Maze solving algorithm has wider application                                                                                   re: Maze solving algorithm                                                                                                     *Yeah, I like the string idea                                                                                                   as I see it, you need 3 arrays..                                                                                               Out of stack space?                                                                                                            Can't tell from that                                                                                                          4 Recursive sub may result in Out of Stack Space error                                                                          1 When i ran it i got a Illegal Function Call Error                                                                              New code                                                                                                                      + Don't have time to run it right now, but...                                                                                   % Well, I never got past the first part                                                                                          works for me...                                                                                                                problem                                                                                                                        screen saving help needed                                                                                                      Easiest of all...                                                                                                              Important P.S.                                                                                                                * ok everyone i fixed that little mistake...                                                                                     i made a bastard mistake...                                                                                                    yeah, c++ is a breeze                                                                                                         : *Yah, it only takes 40 lines of code to draw a circle :-),                                                                    B yeah, really....wanna do my assignment? It's due yesterday :-/   *                                                            D oh where oh where have my dieas gone oh where oh where could they be                                                          ? if youre really desperate for a project there's always lifespan                                                               7 * either that, or you could write a qb teaching program                                                                       9 if you do that, then email me it, I need some tutorials..                                                                      I've got good QB tutorials                                                                                                    H * err.. considering you already have a website, how about trading links?                                                      	 Alipha...                                                                                                                      err... some ideas..                                                                                                            * I'll start working on it :-)!                                                                                               > Avoid using obsolete commands in QB and declare variable types                                                                $ what do you have against WHILE-WEND?                                                                                          , Those old commands have also been eliminated                                                                                   goto                                                                                                                           Goto is like Pringles...                                                                                                      / Hey stylez, you ever actually use GOTO in JAVA?                                                                               7 * lol, yes, I remember hearing something about that :-)                                                                       J it may take some effort to RECODE a program to use loops instead of GOTO..                                                    ( I would agree with Alipha on this one...                                                                                       Lose their jobs?                                                                                                               another way                                                                                                                   B Newb Question:  Using TIMER so game speed is same on all machines.                                                             Easy                                                                                                                           Is there a 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s!&amp;#40960;BB&amp;#40960;BBB&amp;#16864;E&amp;#298;&amp;#40960;&amp;#18656;&amp;#287                           Shut Up!                                                                                                                       *VB is soooooo expensive                                                                                                       its free                                                                                                                       Visual Basic...                                                                                                                its great you found god                                                                                                         I don't know how to put this....                                                                                               the word = 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 In My Opinion                                                                                                                  and....                                                                                                                       " i mean iv made a real popular game                                                                                             i dont have much time but....                                                                                                 = There's no such thing as free lunch or  free private lessons!                                                                 D HINT:  How to fake Boolean data type variables in QB and toggle them                                                          = here's a tip though.. the &quot;= TRUE&quot; is not needed...                                                                 + Omit the PRINT statement in the toggle code                                                                                   . Creating a new QB based on QB with more power!                                                                                 err.. QB is limiting?                                                                                                          * www.subshock.net :)                                                                                                         
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 Yeah you can.                                                                                                                  Object Orientated?                                                                                                             Check this out...                                                                                                              2 possibilities..                                                                                                             d Rodney!  *Please* look at some of your old strings! You're asking questions people have already answ                           Rodney's a trooper                                                                                                             I GOT IT!!! YEAH BABY YEAH!!!                                                                                                   Anyone got a list of inkeys? n/t                                                                                              : Oops, I meant chr$(?) -- substitute &quot;?&quot;..... n/t                                                                    3 *We knew what you meant...in HELP under ASCII codes                                                                           ! problem is... don't got help file                                                                                              Bummer. Well, you can...                                                                                                      5 then GET THE HELP FILE. It is very very very useful..                                                                          No problem.                                                                                                                    Make your own ASCII table                                                                                                     % Help!! Random Command Gettin' me down                                                                                          heres a suggestion                                                                                                             Always comes out the same, how?                                                                                                just use RANDOMIZE TIMER                                                                                                       ....god....                                                                                                                    Local vs. Global variables                                                                                                     SHARED variables                                                                                                              > *I have a feeling the teacher said not to use SHARED variables                                                                 ummmm...........                                                                                                               Still need a little help....                                                                                                   *Why not use global varibles?                                                                                                 ! It's all in the breathing, Rodney                                                                                              But how?                                                                                                                       Ok, think of it this way                                                                                                       I'm gonna be nice:                                                                                                             What is this ?                                                                                                                 Making a Text Editor                                                                                                           I had the same trouble                                                                                                        # You'll have to do the work yourself                                                                                           , i can make a text editor in 11 lines of code                                                                                   One Line alternative.                                                                                                          editor                                                                                                                        	 hash pipe                                                                                                                      qbasic form?                                                                                                                   NEEF !!!                                                                                                                       Ik weer .... ..... .....                                                                                                      # I have a question on SUB parameters                                                                                           4 You have to put the subprocedure heading on one line                                                                          K He knows--I think the challenge was to FORCE it to work with multiple lines                                                   D I was afraid of that. Thanks anyway. Read on if you like complaints.                                                          A yep, so sad.. though if this is for your personal use.. an idea..                                                              QB does this automatically...                                                                                                  *Thanks for the info                                                                                                           I need to make a wrestling game                                                                                                * I want 120% of the profit..                                                                                                  only ten bucks?                                                                                                               " QB45 Compiling / Building Problems                                                                                            E *Don't tell me, let me guess...you're running QB under Win ME, right?                                                         
 of course not                                                                                                                 
 Dag neef !                                                                                                                     * Ik spreek niet nederlands...                                                                                                 I need to know....                                                                                                             ' www.darknessethereal.com                                                                                                    " * no text in this and in the above                                                                                            1 THE BIG ONE  i need 2 control servo's from qbasic                                                                             " you know, there is a spell checker                                                                                             that sounds complex                                                                                                           3 * Its ALL I've heard robotics being controlled from                                                                           D *FORTH is probably about the best choice for a control language, IMO                                                           * ADA is military standard. =p                                                                                                 BE MORE SPECIFIC!                                                                                                             3 How can I clear the buffer for what has been typed.                                                                            Try This                                                                                                                       also you can use...                                                                                                            Well, i usually use this...                                                                                                   
 *thank you                                                                                                                     compression...                                                                                                                C **and can someone tell me where to get a self-extracting mac basic?                                                           E * i was thinking of trying a compression routine excatly like that :P                                                         ! yes, but this could be a problem:                                                                                              Simmons_Josh@hotmail.com                                                                                                      ; *I don't know why the hell I put my email as the subject...                                                                   @ The odd thing is that email is different from your normal one :)                                                              I how likely would it be that you'd have 200 bits in a row all the same?!?!                                                     E i combined 2 4-bit numbers in my screen 12 version of my image editor                                                          forum help w/netscape                                                                                                          Hmm                                                                                                                            Time : What i want                                                                                                             Please                                                                                                                         Time                                                                                                                           TIME$...                                                                                                                       Re:Time                                                                                                                        BLITTING                                                                                                                       ya missing a step...                                                                                                           Print Run Results                                                                                                             , have the program print the results to a file                                                                                  # Try starting QB with a DOS redirect                                                                                            Dos works great                                                                                                               + * any1 know of any tutorials on compression                                                                                    getting shorter code                                                                                                           yep, heard of FOR NEXT?                                                                                                       # Please help with functions and subs                                                                                            Untitled                                                                                                                       Sorry, ^that should be titled                                                                                                  Still having problems.                                                                                                        I I would hate to have that assignment. It is illogical. One hint, however:                                                     / I do like your idea for the function, though...                                                                               	 Thanks!!!                                                                                                                     B I Love it :-) And there's a lot of dogma on this Forum, too. (nt)*                                                            / Heh, at least you didn't find out like I did...                                                                                Passing constants by reference                                                                                                 * wow, that's interesting..                                                                                                    Need help with HSC file...                                                                                                     hmmm....look to make sure....                                                                                                 E How can I move a sprite across the screen w/o ruining the background?                                                         4 Oh and do I have to use that PCOPY? cause if I do...                                                                           Using PCOPY is easy!                                                                                                           ju do this:                                                                                                                   " ..the qb code for that would be...                                                                                            Y what would be the number for a 'transparent color', also need more backgraound help... :(                                     * *255 in screen 13, 15 in 12 and 7, bla bla                                                                                    0 HOW DO I GET TEXT TO MOVE ACCROSS THE SCREEN? =/                                                                              8 nobodys gonna give you the code but for a hint look here                                                                      c that's my problem, my text is leaving behind the same text as it moves, only part i can't figur out                            you do this:                                                                                                                   3.14 , you are weird...                                                                                                       # I guess I can put my two cents in..                                                                                            need to create a program                                                                                                       * Suggestion                                                                                                                  
 lets try this                                                                                                                 D A dumb assignment, but here is a program. Give this to your teacher.                                                          2 * lmao, though who says this is an assignment? :-/                                                                            
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 How do you...                                                                                                                  this is how u do animations                                                                                                    QB coding in WinXP                                                                                                            4 Hehe, As usual, don't bother looking at these sites.                                                                          
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This is the way to do it if you really want to cut/paste from DOS                                                       I have qb version 1.1                                                                                                           qb is old, regardless of version                                                                                               ahhhhhhh                                                                                                                      ! *Just stick a + sign between them                                                                                             	 like this                                                                                                                      You Forgot Strings...                                                                                                          I've been deducing...                                                                                                          Amazing! How ever Do you do it?                                                                                               7 well im pertty sure that site violates the TOS (TOU)...                                                                       , *Are you as big as &quot;The Giver&quot;? ;)                                                                                   LOL!....Never saw him                                                                                                         ! Big arrays in random file GET/PUT                                                                                             % hopefully I understand the question..                                                                                         % I was afraid of that.  Thanks anyway!                                                                                          Vb is going good                                                                                                              5 How do I make a point follow any angle on the screen?                                                                          You'll have to...                                                                                                             " Tomorrow is a very special date...                                                                                             And the next one will be?                                                                                                     + *eeeeehhh....Wrongo...thanks for playing, G                                                                                    *Or maybe 01-02-2010?                                                                                                           and then 11-02-2011 (November 2)                                                                                              + All palindromic dates through the year 2300                                                                                   ; Someone should have made a qbasic program to figure it out.                                                                   ( * ...how do you think I got those dates?                                                                                      ( *Stylester...Stylorama...The Stylemaster                                                                                       Message For JOSH_heaton                                                                                                       & Uhh... vectors? No just bits and stuff                                                                                         Java QB Parser                                                                                                                 *No page there....                                                                                                            C Probably not possible anyway. Maybe the simple commands, PRINT etc.                                                           O Just curious...could you list all the commands you consider &quot;simple&quot;?                                               ' It may be tricky to use QB variables...                                                                                        erhm...                                                                                                                       4 Nope...And if you look at the source for the page...                                                                          d Okay mac, grow some fucking balls. California???? *LOL*  I would hope that someone soo l33t at progr                           more                                                                                                                          " You are wasting you time.  Stylez?                                                                                            U well I got it some where near Indianapolis... http://208.48.239.31/stuff/204block.jpg                                         ' well... I may have traced it to late...                                                                                       6 Actually, I see this post. It came from a different IP                                                                        - * btw, mac, the 4 is s'pose to look like an A                                                                                  * hehe well he...                                                                                                             ( * wups text insdide that message (above)                                                                                       __________________Jam it                                                                                                      8 Important information about nebulasoftware.homestead.com                                                                       Self Modyfyin code                                                                                                             Maby                                                                                                                           once, i made a program that...                                                                                                 You can, but it's hairy                                                                                                        simultaneous pc speaker events                                                                                                
 i think...                                                                                                                    : Every waveform can be expressed as the sum of sine waves..                                                                     ugh....                                                                                                                        Libraries question...                                                                                                         7 Need some help with data  retrieval concerning sprites.                                                                       9 It may have something to do with your OUTPUT code, too...                                                                      I think I figured it out.                                                                                                      Untitled                                                                                                                       AhHa! figured it out!                                                                                                          Here...                                                                                                                       - *Oops, -too much DATA, but it still works :-P                                                                                  :D                                                                                                                             A quick and dirty way                                                                                                         # * and not to mention eats up memory                                                                                            Worked fine for me...                                                                                                          DOH!                                                                                                                          6 *No one dignify the preceding thread with any responce                                                                        
 Sorry, London                                                                                                                  Disappear you say...                                                                                                          < Here it is. A bit of a hassle to work with in the beginning.                                                                  " Program Flow mapping and counting.                                                                                            + * STOP THAT. Again, no one go to that site!                                                                                   0 Aliphia si fagot and will not haev sex w/ female                                                                              < *Luckily, my filter program allows a large number of entries                                                                   h4ter? You mean h8ter?                                                                                                         *he's a half assed hater                                                                                                       *IP tracing?                                                                                                                  & Statisical analysis of program code...                                                                                         that's an interesting idea...                                                                                                 , Did you look at my variable finding program?                                                                                   oh, sorry, London..                                                                                                           . *no need for apologies, I really do suck at QB                                                                                 Could use it                                                                                                                   Artist Needed...                                                                                                               Question on Quicklibraries                                                                                                    4 * LINK.EXE /q libname.lib, libname.qlb, nul, bqlb45;                                                                          4 * note that you do need the semicolon (;) at the end                                                                           Game Engine                                                                                                                    Wow.                                                                                                                          % whats up with guy trashin quick basic                                                                                          powerful language...                                                                                                          0 i had the &quot;basic programming&quot; cart....                                                                              H *I still have a VIC-20 and some great programs I wrote (on casette tape)                                                       what's a good webhost?                                                                                                        + *I cant get back on the chat due to time...                                                                                   0 *Why the hell did I put an asterix above ^???!!!                                                                              A *Pop up windows!!!!  What kind if evil can be worse than that??!!                                                              The More Evil Evil                                                                                                             www.freeservers.com                                                                                                           ! how do i play sound during a game                                                                                              Depends on the file format                                                                                                     Oh that's easy....                                                                                                             String Question                                                                                                                MID$(variable$, start, length)                                                                                                 *Damn, beat me to it :(                                                                                                        Try....                                                                                                                        rm3, please read ...                                                                                                           come download my best game ever                                                                                               K * would you like to organize your thoughts and put them all in ONE message?                                                   , *he says more interesting stuff than you do.                                                                                   I disagree.                                                                                                                    I agree, however...                                                                                                            Ou contraire                                                                                                                  1 i said it was my best game ever like that iv made                                                                             B *If Bobble is one of the best games ever then so is Virtual Barbie                                                            Y *And the &quot;Input your name.....&quot;-&quot;Hello ___&quot; program, my first ever :P                                     * *I played that one... it was phenomenal =p                                                                                     yes                                                                                                                           # some stuff i left out about my game                                                                                            that sounds good but...                                                                                                        well...                                                                                                                        one more thing...                                                                                                              nuclear attack                                                                                                                # You don't need to know the story...                                                                                            ...                                                                                                                            info on a knew game                                                                                                            TCP / IP Routines                                                                                                              Compiler Trouble                                                                                                              8 the compiler is alittle more &quot;picky&quot; than qb..                                                                       Bobble madness                                                                                                                 No rumors were started...                                                                                                      Somebody keeps diggin a hole...                                                                                                The Real question is                                                                                                           Qbasic sound system                                                                                                            question                                                                                                                       yep you can see the program                                                                                                    pathetic...                                                                                                                   	 pathetic?                                                                                                                      2-D RPGS                                                                                                                      0 you can find rpg games at this very same site :)                                                                               welly welly well...                                                                                                            Hello everybody                                                                                                               < urgent help needed asap i only have so much time to fix this                                                                  0 Are you sure it isn't SELECT WITHOUT END SELECT?                                                                              # thats it i cant use the help though                                                                                            can we see the code?                                                                                                          1 * oh oops, hehe.. I put my sig in there twice :-)                                                                              thats not where the error is                                                                                                   its a bug in the qb ide..                                                                                                     C * Hunhh? I tried that and got &quot;Select without End Select&quot;                                                           b * yes, you get &quot;Select without End Select&quot;, but QBasic says the error is on the CLS line                            : *Oops - Never mind. I didn't read through the other posts.                                                                    	 thank you                                                                                                                     ] * yes, that's an interesting bug.. it works fine with the other block commands (FOR, IF, etc)                                 8 thanx again this game im working on could be a big break                                                                       *Good luck!                                                                                                                    help                                                                                                                          ( Stupid beginner question =)  Please help                                                                                       draw                                                                                                                          
 Here is a bug                                                                                                                 ) as Mac said, your program falls through..                                                                                     	 thanks...                                                                                                                     % My GOD!  You people still use QBasic?                                                                                         ; Not really a flame, its hard to set fire to a message board                                                                     well dark basic it's pretty good                                                                                              < *Ignore this post. Poorly written, vulgar and uninformative.                                                                   *yup good point                                                                                                               ; err.. if you want to make an argument, stick to the facts..                                                                   $ well you can make 3d games on qbasic                                                                                           Ahem.                                                                                                                         & I disagree with the microwave thing...                                                                                        D DarkBasic and &quot;expert&quot; in the same post?!  BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA                                                           *yup                                                                                                                          . *U got it, even though I use QB quite  alot...                                                                                3 Gimme a break. VB and DB also suck ass, so shut up.                                                                           	 Microwave                                                                                                                     # * can i trouble you for a kiss rob?                                                                                           ' what do you mean I haven't mastered it?                                                                                       3 He probably means something along the lines of.....                                                                           = Whats the troubles?  Tooting your horn and no ones listening?                                                                 8 You haven't even mastered flagging a no-text post. (nt)*                                                                      + *I'll be gone for a while, I'll be hunting.                                                                                    have fun (n/t)                                                                                                                
 my program                                                                                                                    B SO obviously not the real Alipha. He doesnt plug his own programs.                                                             *No text above ^                                                                                                               *Doesn't anyone think of IP's?                                                                                                ( * no one go to &quot;Alipha's&quot; site                                                                                      0 Never saw this IP before. Must be a SPAMer (nt)*                                                                              ) i really need help someone please respond                                                                                     . Thats a very basic question... no pun intended                                                                                3 yes, find a tutorial. but to answer your question..                                                                            *Alipha:  Tutorial in carnate                                                                                                  ok thanx                                                                                                                       here is what i mean                                                                                                           ! Where do i find the DOS directory                                                                                             = * just download it. qbasic v4.5 seems prefered. www.jnc91.com                                                                 ( also, what free web hosts suppor QBasic?                                                                                       Ok, lemme start over...                                                                                                       & err.. I guess I can answer all three..                                                                                        % yup Qbasic it's the way to start with                                                                                         . *Kewbie, Have you changed you handle to Chris?                                                                                ' * I'm pretty sure Chris &lt;&gt; Kewbie                                                                                        OK, I guess you're right....                                                                                                   nah, kewbie isn't chris...                                                                                                     *Agreed. :-)                                                                                                                   V Basic Question                                                                                                               Appologies to concern                                                                                                          Untitled                                                                                                                       sucks to be the guy above^                                                                                                    ; * what is it with people insulting/arguing with themselves?                                                                    * They're morons?                                                                                                             ! *Hi!  You sound like a real dick!                                                                                             % Everyone is entitled to an opinion...                                                                                         
 Then again...                                                                                                                  Spaces (Indenting)...                                                                                                          don't help them man                                                                                                           # I wonder how Mac's program works...                                                                                           ; Well, I just put your IP in my copy. It worked as required.                                                                   M hey! Gopus, Mac's A code Vetrean! He knows more languages that you can count!                                                  I know lots of languages too...                                                                                               E Sorry, I am unable to determine what the point of your post was (nt)*                                                         ) *None really, just exercising my keyboard                                                                                      *BTW: Its COBOL not COBAL                                                                                                      html doesn't count!                                                                                                           2 * http://dmoz.org/Computers/Programming/Languages/                                                                             Suggestions for tighting code                                                                                                 ) um.. I only glanced over the code.. but..                                                                                     7 Sorry to answer so late. Hope you are still interested.                                                                        Thanks!                                                                                                                       $ Does anyone know or remember DEFSEG?                                                                                          
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 WOWOWOOWOW                                                                                                                    X *Well it was an eventful and interesting time you had in QB.... You should write a book!                                       *Come visit once in a while                                                                                                    do you want a medal?                                                                                                           ...                                                                                                                           B * I wasn't going to be the first one to say it, but, yes, I agree.                                                            B *Yes, 'tis a momentous occasion... I'm in agreement with Gopus : )                                                            , *I mastered the print command, onto input...                                                                                   Not a Qb question                                                                                                              Yes                                                                                                                            *F'n &quot;A&quot; man!                                                                                                       6 You may not have to physically remove the network card                                                                        0 *I got win 98 and I found the same stuff, thanks                                                                              & Using COM ports to monitor switches...                                                                                        ( You don't need to send power to the port                                                                                      * which reminds me... (serial port question)                                                                                    0 This site isn't too bad, http://vbmhome.cjb.net/                                                                               thanks!! (n/t)                                                                                                                0 Let a coder specify a variable name for input to                                                                               *I need more explanation                                                                                                       LOL - Here is a stab at it.                                                                                                   . not possible with INPUT, but PRINT will work..                                                                                4 Once in a while I get reminded why I am on the Forum                                                                          1 I'm not quite sure what you are pushing at but...                                                                             ( *A great answer - probably what he meant                                                                                       He He He Ha Ha Ha                                                                                                              Untitled                                                                                                                      
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 i'd tell..                                                                                                                    7 yeah it's funny when you don't have to smell the bodies                                                                       0 Some recent posts from Qaise, aqsagroup@vsnl.net                                                                              
 thanks mac                                                                                                                    ( Qaise is sorry and won't do it again ...                                                                                       What is it anyway??? (nt)*                                                                                                     MONKEY.BAS!                                                                                                                   U Sorry to waste your time..FOUND IT! Heres a link if anyone wants this classic game...                                          dude, it comes with dos                                                                                                        Timer                                                                                                                          Typer Effect                                                                                                                  
 Problem /\                                                                                                                    A The only problem is that he's missing a semicolon after the PRINT                                                              Error                                                                                                                         B * err.. DECLARE statements must be at the very top of your program                                                            ] *yeah, i seen that after I logged off the net, and I really didn't feel like logging back on.                                  More help please                                                                                                               up and down keys are                                                                                                           Pasting                                                                                                                        Help                                                                                                                           Where is Qbasic???                                                                                                            L um.. would you like to look through the forum alittle better before posting?                                                   wait...where is it?                                                                                                             Maybe it would be a good idea...                                                                                                Maybe it would be a good idea...                                                                                                Maybe it would be a good idea...                                                                                              6 * Sorry about that - the proxy at my end is playing up                                                                        / no, 'cause then we'd have to do that everyday..                                                                                Mac's filter program...                                                                                                       
 Public Domain                                                                                                                  *be nice to madhatter                                                                                                          Just A Couple Of Questions...                                                                                                  I have the last problem...                                                                                                     Further Investigation                                                                                                          Qbasic, anyone?                                                                                                               M * www.jnc91.com (qb1.1 is &quot;qbasic.exe&quot;, though qb4.5 is way better)                                                  Another weird error message                                                                                                    HaHaHaHa  Subtle                                                                                                              0 * wow...whoever made that machine sure is smart!                                                                              - Yeah. I use an ATM with braille instructions.                                                                                 F * lol, I've heard of that joke, but it really happened to you? Weird..                                                        F *Yeah, it really did. I was pecking away on F1, too...until it hit me!                                                        O * Yeah, just unplug your keyboard from your computer and it will give you that.                                               G * I have heard of CD-Players coming on and playing CDs in tunderstorms!                                                        fhhhd                                                                                                                         	 Yo Mac...                                                                                                                     	 *Har-Har!                                                                                                                     . Here's something you probably won't understand                                                                                ( Aw, Gopus ain't actually all that bad...                                                                                      R *Gopus has been around since the chatroom days of CBWhiz, myself, EE, shellreef...                                            / Interesting. What name did he go by then? (nt)*                                                                                * Gopus and Madhatter                                                                                                          and many more...                                                                                                               Well, I got carried away                                                                                                       Greenman is right...                                                                                                           hmmm..                                                                                                                        L * um.. how did Nazis get into the conversation? and the comparision is what?                                                  7 * oh, and I haven't seen any of this &quot;help&quot;..                                                                        That's because you're NEW...                                                                                                   once upon a time...                                                                                                            *Stylez, yes, Alipha, nay.                                                                                                     need some help                                                                                                                5 Haven't used PCOPY before, but could it take a while?                                                                         2 Modularized your code, but couldn't find error ...                                                                             How do I play waves?                                                                                                          + Try looking through several pages of Forum.                                                                                   - many qb websites have WAV and MIDI players...                                                                                  ds4qb..                                                                                                                        How do I play waves?                                                                                                           how can I grab waves                                                                                                           *Go to the ocean...                                                                                                            Need to TEST my code                                                                                                          + * ^ Doesn't supply any code to be tested. ^                                                                                    Very good you idiot...                                                                                                        7 Point out that the code can be obtained via EMail (nt)*                                                                       
 Ooops !!!!                                                                                                                     Printing On A Network                                                                                                         : Does anyone know how to work with stack space efficiently?                                                                     *CLEAR                                                                                                                         NO, clear evil!!!                                                                                                             	 anyway...                                                                                                                      Explanation of the stack                                                                                                       Qbasic-sites(?)                                                                                                                Response to Cornel                                                                                                             *prtsoftware.tripod.com                                                                                                        i am gonna make a new game...                                                                                                  *Paraphernalia                                                                                                                " *Oh, yah, -and two l's in illegal.                                                                                             *do you like living danersouly?                                                                                               L *I'd like to suggest: &quot;Contraband&quot;. Sounds better, easier to spell                                                  M * With spelling like that, you're going to have one heck of a time coding it!                                                  Sorry about this, but...                                                                                                       Try This                                                                                                                       don't know precisouly                                                                                                          Random+Network                                                                                                                ) *Use OPEN &quot;FIlename&quot; FOR APPEND                                                                                     P QB Modem thing problem (doesn't really deal with comms, exactly, but you'll see)                                               MacroLife Needs More Help...                                                                                                  , Why doesn't anyone read the old messages...?                                                                                  1 Here's probably why some people don't do research                                                                              I'm not a sound person, but...                                                                                                 didn't your mother tell you...                                                                                                 HAHA! WHo am I?                                                                                                                Gohan? *                                                                                                                      d * Uh Gohan, you're in the wrong fourm, this is the QBasic.com forum, goto the SuperHeroes.com forum.                          . *Cell, do I have to put you back in my filter?                                                                                d * What does that filter DO, anyways? It is just a list? Doesn't sound like it does much.. Just curio                          ) Hee-hee Guys will think I made that post!                                                                                      Sample                                                                                                                        3 Wups, did a select, but not a copy. I meant this...                                                                           ! Hunnh?? What's going on codeworm?                                                                                              Help needed.                                                                                                                  ? Assuming that your printer is a serial device connected to COM1                                                                HELP(please read this)                                                                                                         I don't have much time...                                                                                                      Oh, how sad...                                                                                                                / Shutup Gopus, that is VERY frustrating! Nathan:                                                                                I was trying to compile it...                                                                                                  Try running undelete...                                                                                                        No                                                                                                                            9 Wants a program to uncompile a QBasic-generated EXE (nt)*                                                                     ( A Lesson to Us All - Do periodic backups                                                                                      ' It depends on what changes were lost...                                                                                       & Can you make a cow out of a beef? [NT]                                                                                        4 * That depends......does it have to be a living cow?                                                                          / well, If you have Frankenstein's lab notes.....                                                                               6 There has to be a way to &quot;uncomile&quot; my game.                                                                        d *there are programes that decompile exe's but they aren't free and I doubt you could find one that g                           To --slipY/729--                                                                                                              2 RS 232/ RTS and DTR with QBasic - Who can help me?                                                                            ' QBasic accessing files on the internet.                                                                                        Some SHELL command can...                                                                                                     # MadHatter, you can be so heartless!                                                                                            Thanks                                                                                                                         *You are Welcome!                                                                                                              That's not it either...                                                                                                        *O.K, Sorry, MadHatter.                                                                                                       
 wait ........                                                                                                                  Tutorial for newbei on LIB                                                                                                    " I need people to test this program                                                                                             You'll also need this file                                                                                                    ' I presume you checked it yourself first                                                                                       % Its not supposed to look like that...                                                                                         - Yep, bugs happen. But codeworm has a point...                                                                                  Oh I tested it many times...                                                                                                   Good. Interesting program (nt)*                                                                                                Another test                                                                                                                  6 Stupid question, well actually all questions are good.                                                                         It has already been done                                                                                                       Another question                                                                                                               matrix response                                                                                                               ( I would use OPEN filename$ FOR BINARY...                                                                                       Exactly                                                                                                                       
 here try this                                                                                                                  Explain                                                                                                                       
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 Re: Good Idea                                                                                                                  Well, here's this                                                                                                             	 Alipha...                                                                                                                     8 * btw, I check my email about as often as this forum :-)                                                                      # * Yer, but do you respond as often?                                                                                            * err.. generally no                                                                                                           String manipulation                                                                                                            Run this and study it                                                                                                         M * also look up LEN, STR$, VAL, LTRIM$, RTRIM$, and INSTR.. if questions, ask.                                                 % My hard drive is screwed seriously...                                                                                         6 *just curiuos, have you tried running scandisk in DOS?                                                                        ) Who aggrees with me that TheKid stinks???                                                                                      HEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!                                                                                                              * *No text in either of the above messages ^                                                                                    = * do you have anything better to do than bitch with yourself?                                                                  *lol! same IPs!                                                                                                               
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 I have one...                                                                                                                 H * err.. its not like I don't have a comp. My dad and I share about 50/50                                                        you're about a year too late....                                                                                                you're about a year too late....                                                                                               network54 sucks!                                                                                                               Re: restore your hard drive                                                                                                   1 *How do I convert a number (x!) into a string x$?                                                                              *Like this: x$=str$(x!)                                                                                                        *thanks                                                                                                                        sdfa                                                                                                                          O * To who/what do we owe this great intelligence that has been bestowed upon us?                                               " It could be scientific research...                                                                                            % * so that's the meaning of life......                                                                                         > Odd you should say that...in a way, yes it is (off topic post)                                                                $ A British thinker has answered that.                                                                                            HAH! I knew you'd get in on this                                                                                              3 :-) I'm surprised Earthborn is not here, too! (nt)*                                                                           H * perhaps next time I'll just refrain from making comments like those...                                                      9 *soOOOooorry. Don't get me started. Anybody got a Haldol?                                                                      lol, I was just kidding..                                                                                                      Seems to me...                                                                                                                
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Well they are set on Auto                                                                                   This may help.                                                                                                                 Also...                                                                                                                        Thanks                                                                                                                         Please help me!!!                                                                                                              Heres Help!!!1                                                                                                                : *Save your files as Gif / Subtitle Gif87z - non-interlaced                                                                    8 Does anyone know where I can find a copy of remline.bas?                                                                       Right here:                                                                                                                   ! compression in a GET/PUT routine?                                                                                             & This sounds cool, maybe I'll help you!                                                                                        8 um.. I'd prefer to do the coding, but ideas would help..                                                                       What about transparencies?                                                                                                     *nothing is impossible...  ; )                                                                                                G * err.. when I say masking, I mean transparencies... thanks anyways :-)                                                        You asked for ideas:                                                                                                          2 I know you mean pictures, but what about numbers..                                                                            * Sorta Like BCD, where 2 numbers to a byte?                                                                                    : isn't there a GET/PUT (file i/o) type commands in C++? :-/                                                                     You mean...                                                                                                                   ? * resizing? could you elaborate? Like x2 the size of the image?                                                                Not just x2                                                                                                                    I'm working on a utility                                                                                                      ) Can someone help me with this GPA program                                                                                      sure..                                                                                                                        - *What was that about our homework policy? :-)                                                                                 0 Yes, but he (Jester) actually posted code and...                                                                               That works except...                                                                                                           ....                                                                                                                           *lol! sharp!                                                                                                                  O *I always do that too--it prevents evil spirits from being trapped in the code!                                                 Ooops... Never mind If I just...                                                                                               Hello? Anyone home?                                                                                                           " hm...nobody is home here either...                                                                                            W Here...I feel bad for my rash assumption that you were doing someone else's homework...                                        Shelling a variable value                                                                                                     - Can't directly add strings and integers in QB                                                                                  Animation/game help                                                                                                           
 here ya go...                                                                                                                  Mac - Sample Random file                                                                                                       Please don't start a new thread                                                                                                Sorry                                                                                                                          Next step... nameing the fields                                                                                               0 LastName$=mid$(l$,13,20) - Stuff like that (nt)*                                                                               Serial                                                                                                                         BLOADing in screen 12                                                                                                          um.. ya, fun fun..                                                                                                             *Thanks                                                                                                                        hey Earthborn...                                                                                                               I think he uses this one:                                                                                                      AARGH...                                                                                                                        * because it is &quot;hard&quot;                                                                                               *sound cards don't bite!!                                                                                                     1 No, but they have been known to burst eardrums :)                                                                              *No text above ^                                                                                                               well, no they dont...                                                                                                          heh...                                                                                                                        
 .............                                                                                                                  Okay, here it is again!                                                                                                        *Thanks!                                                                                                                      ! Help needed - point to references                                                                                              Sample Random File                                                                                                             Games................                                                                                                          Its up to you.                                                                                                                 ya its worth it                                                                                                               ! qb + strobe light = crying babies                                                                                             
 wtf...haha                                                                                                                    Q * algorithim for calculating the sq root of a number to unlimited decimal places?                                              You're dreamin.                                                                                                               6 actually, that's the reason I want the sq rt routine..                                                                        5 *q# = (q# + (n# / q#)) / 2 is the only one I know :-(                                                                         7 not quite what you want, but maybe you can modify it...                                                                       + that can be adapted to work.. though ack...                                                                                    not indefinate, but a few more                                                                                                / * To Stephen Mazzaro: Jimmy says &quot;Hi&quot;                                                                                need some help                                                                                                                * what does your SCREEN statement look like?                                                                                    V *the SCREEN is not the poblem it only hangs when the PCOPY with the comment is present                                        ] * just making sure, they're related you know. You set the active &amp; visual pages w/ SCREEN                                  Round                                                                                                                          *IIIIIINNNNNTTTTTT(number)                                                                                                     LOL - Excellent Answer (nt)*                                                                                                   Rounding                                                                                                                       YET another Newbie !!!                                                                                                         Some tips...                                                                                                                   this may help....                                                                                                             " Serial/Parallel ports..Please read                                                                                            , *guess i can't help, since i'm not alipha...                                                                                   * LOL - Me neither                                                                                                            7 * anybody can help me, but Alipha probably can most the                                                                       : (this goes to everyone) Please don't address me directly..                                                                    6 *Hey Alipha------as MHPTB, it comes with the territory                                                                        , * excuse me if I already asked, but.. MHPTB?                                                                                   *messageid=1000406612                                                                                                          * oh heh                                                                                                                       Unfortunately...                                                                                                               mullet                                                                                                                         reedat                                                                                                                        , *More IP'S Mac, 203.79.* (empty posts upove)                                                                                  + Alipha, -on the value/reference question...                                                                                   $ yes... how else would you do it? :-/                                                                                           *Thanks, -just curious.  :-)                                                                                                   Well, actually...                                                                                                              My computer is messed up...                                                                                                    Ok, I fixed it...                                                                                                             ( No opinion on your Icon problem, but ...                                                                                       Blasphemer!!!!  Infidel!!!!                                                                                                   d *Sounds like auto-arrange... or an accidental click in the arrange icons bar. Yup... i have a bar. =                           QBasic in Windows 2000                                                                                                         WIN 2000                                                                                                                       remember...                                                                                                                   ) I would appreciate some Visual Basic help                                                                                     A stylez, is there a VB Forum you can direct him (and me) to? (nt)*                                                              * http://www.vbforums.com/                                                                                                    2 VBForums is to the QBasic forum as VB is to QBasic                                                                            @ Ok ,Mac, I give up--HOW can you derive the nth term of Fibonacci                                                               Yes, there is a formula.                                                                                                      B *Wow. Yeah, and &quot;Tribonacci&quot;, never heard of that before                                                             Yeah, and Lucas Numbers                                                                                                        In a place where FEAR reigns...                                                                                                *too cliche                                                                                                                   1 *Has written a game you can have if you EMail him                                                                              Need an alarm clock program                                                                                                    -sniff- I smell homework                                                                                                      & No its not home work, Im trying to...                                                                                         Sure, here is a suggestion...                                                                                                 8 mm... it will equal &quot;12:00:00&quot; at some point..                                                                      
 clock program                                                                                                                  LOL - Good point!                                                                                                              alarm clock reply                                                                                                              VBasic                                                                                                                        $ Input (buffer?) related question....                                                                                           Do you mean...                                                                                                                 uhhhh... that makes no sense...                                                                                               , &lt;-- tries to make it easier to understand                                                                                  
 Like this...?                                                                                                                 # This works, I appreciate the input.                                                                                            here...                                                                                                                        Slightly different version ;-)                                                                                                & Here, I think this solves your problem                                                                                         Little help needed!!!                                                                                                          Maybe...                                                                                                                       yeah...                                                                                                                        kewl.                                                                                                                          BTW...                                                                                                                         Getting screen infomation                                                                                                      Sure there is.                                                                                                                 Thanks ^(no text)^                                                                                                             Parallel/Serial ports                                                                                                          can someone condense this?                                                                                                     yes like this...                                                                                                              " How to send HEX out of comms port?                                                                                             uhh...                                                                                                                        ? for those interested in getting a directory listing w/o SHELL..                                                                BYREF...                                                                                                                       I don't understand...                                                                                                          here...                                                                                                                        lol!                                                                                                                           * I play on a PlayStation :)                                                                                                   also...                                                                                                                        More specifically, in QBasic...                                                                                               
 Not quite....                                                                                                                 ' correct, though let me try to clarify..                                                                                       * *Thanks Alipha and DeTaiza, -good to know.                                                                                    % lkt153: FYI, it's &quot;Wishkah&quot;                                                                                          A General Answer                                                                                                               I'd like to point out...                                                                                                      ) If anyone needs help on QBasic, E-mail me                                                                                      *www.something.com                                                                                                            C *Website says: &quot;something&quot;, what a waste of server space!                                                            * A bit like www.purple.com                                                                                                   ) * As is www.vampyre.com and www.idiot.com                                                                                     & * you are not the server, so who cares                                                                                        9 *Yeah.  We might get here http://www.shibumi.org/eoti.htm                                                                      ^^^ HA HA HA HA HA ^^^ (nt)*                                                                                                   thanxs for the help                                                                                                            info needed                                                                                                                   / It really depends on the size of the company...                                                                               ` Godaddy.com offers $9 domain names. Much better than Network54's intrusive message they added...                              c *Please disregard the advertisement at the top of my message. It was added by Network54 it seems...                           . * haha youve been a victim of auto complete :)                                                                                8 For those of you with QB web pages and other material...                                                                      
 *welcome back                                                                                                                  *Thanks, Greenman. :)                                                                                                         7 * How the hell did you get that 'Domain  Name' menu in?                                                                       ^ *Not sure. I previewed my message and it wasn't there until after I posted &amp; reread it. :(                                Q * They seem to have something that adds advertisements for specific keywords. :-|                                             + That thing seems to have caused me problems                                                                                    please help                                                                                                                    *Show us what you have so far                                                                                                 / *http://208.48.239.31/html/q%26a.html#Q&amp;A15                                                                                Homework                                                                                                                      5 *lol! you copy and paste that don't you stylez! haha!                                                                         ( * No, I type it out every single time ;)                                                                                       *Wow! Talk about PATIENCE!                                                                                                     Delay                                                                                                                          two most common ways..                                                                                                         * Use SOUND 32000,(2*18.2)                                                                                                     * imo, &quot;blah&quot;                                                                                                        *Half a point for creativity?                                                                                                 . *Whoops, no, guess not--it doesn't WORK anyway                                                                                1 *BTW: Dogs and cats hate this freq! (BELEIVE ME!)                                                                             
 Hahah. Wrong.                                                                                                                  QuickBasic in Linux                                                                                                            WHAT WAS THE PRICE!?                                                                                                           Just get Kylix from borland!                                                                                                  . *why not just run ms quickbasic in dosemu? : )                                                                                ! Wine and DosEmu are pretty buggy.                                                                                             H *Dosemu is avial at:ftp://ftp.dosemu.org/pub/dosemu/dosemu-1.0.2-bin.tgz                                                       Thanks for your guide                                                                                                          btw:                                                                                                                           Computer class                                                                                                                6 *Mine WAS the QB help file! 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There might be an alternative method in QB.                                                            # 3 commands...XCOPY, DELTREE and DEL                                                                                           V *Sorry, except for KILL and long copy routines, nothing in QB, especially for DELTREE!                                        4 well come to think of it there is a few lame ways...                                                                           Request to John                                                                                                                huh... im lost?                                                                                                               = Redirecting to NULL doesn't trap the output sent to STDERR...                                                                 " It doesn't work this way too, Why?                                                                                            P *You can't do &gt;nul 2&gt;nul. -- Instead do &gt;nul 2&gt;&amp;1 ---- It works!                                               *You're welcome, Fred                                                                                                         % Does anyone know any tutorials for...                                                                                          Here's a mini-tutorial...                                                                                                     ' To find distance between two sprites...                                                                                        Yet another                                                                                                                   ( SCREENx what does each screen number do?                                                                                      H Here is the summary of all the screen modes taken from the QB help file:                                                      2 qb prog which opens .exe and .wav and.bmp and .wav                                                                            5 um.. what do you mean &quot;open an .exe&quot;? and..                                                                         $ Do an XCOPY without bug in my QB GUI                                                                                           Here is the code....                                                                                                           You can't...                                                                                                                  % you can't (darn spaces were removed!)                                                                                          You can't...                                                                                                                   sounds                                                                                                                        / You'll need a .wav player for sound effects....                                                                                A pretty good wav player                                                                                                       *Thanks!                                                                                                                      ! Directory listings without SHELL.                                                                                              You can use shell...                                                                                                          . Hunhh?? He said WITHOUT using shell.  Try this                                                                                7 *I know, I just fugured that would do what he wanted...                                                                       " ...remind me to get back to you...                                                                                             Thanks                                                                                                                         here it is..                                                                                                                   oh, I forgot, error codes...                                                                                                   Thank you so very, very much                                                                                                  
 Qbasic 4.5                                                                                                                     lol                                                                                                                           * A nickel for every time that was asked....                                                                                    S *Don't be greedy, DeTaiza.  A nano-cent would still make all of us richer than B.G.                                           & I have a download for QB 4.5 and 7.1E!                                                                                         QB &amp; Windows                                                                                                              & * Visual Basic = Windows QB (sort of).                                                                                        ' * though I thought qb works in win 2k..                                                                                       + *It does, just don't try to access EMS/XMS.                                                                                    Untitled                                                                                                                       Minor detail....                                                                                                              1 *Is there a C++ equavilent to the LOCATE command?                                                                             + *yes #include&lt;conio&gt; and gotoxy(x,y);                                                                                    * Damn, I'm too slow.                                                                                                          hehe :)                                                                                                                       [ * Actually, stylez isn't slow, he just won't admit he didn't know the equivalent of LOCATE.                                    Yes. That's it.                                                                                                                *thanks but no thanks to Stylez                                                                                                Yes                                                                                                                            *I know, Locate is screwed up.                                                                                                " Could someone help me, question #1                                                                                             uh like this...                                                                                                                Alternative method.                                                                                                            *pretty sweet DeTaiza!                                                                                                        K You can use (CASE &quot;0&quot; to &quot;9&quot;) instead of what you have.                                                   
 * o...k...                                                                                                                    	 *No me. ^                                                                                                                     ; * Hey Mac...another IP to add to your filter:  12.87.*.*                                                                   4 *Thanks. Adios, redhat/Magnus Liebson/Woman/whatever                                                                          ' i found the anonmizer so stfu green man                                                                                        I HATE making apologies                                                                                                        greenman are you a moron?                                                                                                     6 *A new IP to put in my filter. Goodby &quot;art&quot;.                                                                         Would you do me a favor Mac?                                                                                                   Why does it bother you?                                                                                                        LOL!                                                                                                                           I don't know why it bothers me                                                                                                 Thanks for the response, Nathan                                                                                                HELP! Scale in QB 4.5                                                                                                          Here's the basics.                                                                                                             Use WINDOW command!                                                                                                           F Can someone help me with a Qbasic assignment for my programming class.                                                         Oh and                                                                                                                         I think this is how its done                                                                                                   Homework                                                                                                                      K *Speak for yourself.  If he tried for 5 hours, I'm willing to help him out.                                                   A *Whoops, they already explained it better than i could.  I think.                                                              If you actually READ MY POST...                                                                                               # Right. We don't simply do homework.                                                                                            D/L                                                                                                                           d *Open your favorite search engine and type QBASIC DOWNLOAD then hit &quot;search&quot;.  Sounds craz                           Print control codes                                                                                                            Quick question...                                                                                                              Re: Quick question...                                                                                                          *Or: use CINT(number)                                                                                                         S *Yeah CINT is for LONG integers so that might be better, although a wee bit slower.                                            Is that the deal?                                                                                                              interesting results..                                                                                                         > Yea I added the INT part for simplicity and ease of reading =)                                                                $ QBASIC program freezes at one comand                                                                                          : *Post the relevant part of the code, we'll work from there                                                                     Screen dump                                                                                                                   6 Taken from QB1.1's help file (only works with text!)..                                                                         Can you use GET and PUT?                                                                                                      P * GET/PUT? Those are FILE I/O and GRAPHICS commands, nothing to do with printing                                               Keyhandler question...                                                                                                        F Here's a single key handler. Not much, but 10 times better than inkey.                                                        % Here's some of the most common codes:                                                                                          Thank you! One more question...                                                                                                Much more complex code:                                                                                                        nah, not too bad..                                                                                                            # err.. the keyboard scan code list..                                                                                            The 'unbreakable' code                                                                                                         Even if that would work                                                                                                        Much simpler way                                                                                                              ! Hunhh? Then how would you decode?                                                                                             < You are miles from being debugged, but on the right trail...                                                                  * Slight bug here too... Please replace code                                                                                    . Now that's more like it. A real crypto machine                                                                                
 Codeworm, Mac                                                                                                                 H Very Interesting.  Forget the &quot;-1&quot;, my challenge is withdrawn.                                                      8 LOL and GreenMan's series is interesting. Might be good.                                                                      V *The numbers are only the same because you aren't seeding the random number generator.                                        
 Encryption                                                                                                                     How to write the program                                                                                                      $ Programing Something Beyond My Level                                                                                          " Are u wanting something like this?                                                                                             I would like to know....                                                                                                      C *Future Lib comes the closest... get info at http://qbasic.qb45.com                                                            Looking for programmer                                                                                                         I'm no expert but..                                                                                                           : *Can QBasic read 8-Button joysticks?(I mean all 8 buttons)                                                                     * testing...                                                                                                                  5 * blah, how are you s'pose to print spaces? (sTyLeZ?)                                                                         ' The styleman  is probably busy studying                                                                                       0 Wordpad, replace ALT+0032 with ALT+0160 if on 98                                                                               *0160 for 95 also                                                                                                             d * Yes, I have a lot of work (I still finda  few minutes here and there for this forum). Yes, Mac cam                           * e up with the trick.                                                                                                         does this work?                                                                                                               
 Obviously not                                                                                                                  Here is the trick                                                                                                             ? *ALIPHAYes,that'sthetrick,Alipha.                                                                I use WordPad because                                                                                                          What?? Are you sure??                                                                                                         1 nope, your notepad is different from mine (win98)                                                                             ? * interesting...apparently you aren't s'pose to replace ALL :-)                                                                * Testing..                                                                                                                    * again, testing..                                                                                                            8 *Same as Alipha, Find, and Find next, no replace (Win95)                                                                       *Bummer :-(                                                                                                                    pause?                                                                                                                         Yes there are fewways...                                                                                                      ; * does majority rules, or does it have to be unanimous? :-)                                                                    THANKS                                                                                                                          This place needs a search engine                                                                                              O *Agreed. It used to have one, but the people who needed it most seldom used it.                                                Yeah, and..                                                                                                                   % *Actually, it was a network 54 thing.                                                                                         ! Virtual Pimp 3 now for download!!                                                                                             
 Who cares?                                                                                                                    2 * people like Stylez like to be whores, not pimps.                                                                            A Hi Bullworth. Didn't like my response below? Oh...that's right...                                                             9 So I take it you never want to be in a deathmatch either?                                                                     F *Oh my god, get this boy a copy of half life, game of the year edition                                                         BACKGROUND MUSIC???                                                                                                            How to do BGMusic                                                                                                              Even better:                                                                                                                   How do I get it?                                                                                                               If you have the Win98 CD...                                                                                                    How do you make transparensy?                                                                                                  You will need to use a mask...                                                                                                $ HELP! Quick basic in school is tuff!                                                                                           why don't you post your code?                                                                                                  Help                                                                                                                           *sniff* smells like homework..                                                                                                P *LOL to title, even though it looks like no text. lindros888: read Alipha's post                                              6 * ya, sorry about that, I'll use -sniff- next time :-)                                                                          Reverse printing using and array                                                                                               Easy...                                                                                                                       ! * Sorry, change Pos% to Position%                                                                                             % Sorry, HERE IS FINISHED WORKING CODE:                                                                                         3 Good. I expanded to include negative larger numbers                                                                           : Won't read responses? Don't care what we say? Yeah, right.                                                                    7 Well it only took him 14 attempts to reverse the string                                                                       I * Sorry. I'll try not to blasphemy Bullworth, the programmer god,  again.                                                      A matter of style(z)                                                                                                          , *What about x, y, and i? even i, j, t, and z                                                                                  ? *Nope.  Don't use them.  They only serve to obfuscate the code.                                                               1 Print an input number or string  in reverse order                                                                              Looking for a Qbasic compiler                                                                                                 D * Did you attempt to read any messages before posting? Look below...                                                           where can i d/l QBASIC?                                                                                                       - * http://www.geocities.com/aliphax/files.html                                                                                  anomizer                                                                                                                      ; **English please, and try not to shorten each word so much!                                                                    *addy? dl=download? anomizer?                                                                                                 
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BTW: You have mail!                                                                                                   *heres mine                                                                                                                   ( *Thanks, You, LKT153, and Neil have mail                                                                                       Anyone have qbasic for mac?                                                                                                    Using QBasic                                                                                                                   * the answer is 42.                                                                                                            *lol!                                                                                                                         4 *Earthborn convinced me it is &quot;with syrup&quot;                                                                           Just a few answers                                                                                                             Primes                                                                                                                        7 * didn't we already have a competition similar to this?                                                                        Try this                                                                                                                       Alas, not quite right.                                                                                                        ! remember, accuracy and efficiency                                                                                             # ya it can, here's what I've found..                                                                                            try #2                                                                                                                         Hey Dale...                                                                                                                    Nope                                                                                                                          0 *** what about challenge 2, in c++? ne1 willing?                                                                               * I'm working on one...                                                                                                         It's hard to find time though...                                                                                               neat...                                                                                                                       
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 You should...                                                                                                                  Hey Eggy...                                                                                                                   
 Fraction 3                                                                                                                    $ um.. you need not worry about that..                                                                                           Untitled                                                                                                                       Steve, Please read this                                                                                                        Fractions, 2                                                                                                                  " Maybe this will get you started...                                                                                            S Hunhh?? I ran your program and got 0.2.  That's not a fraction. Here is the answer.                                            Yes...                                                                                                                         Binary                                                                                                                         To fix stylez's program:                                                                                                      ' There was nothing WRONG WITH MY PROGRAM                                                                                        Sorry....... :(                                                                                                                *No text above ^                                                                                                              C *Nice signature! (Says Stylez for those who can't figure binary :-)                                                           	 I wonder,                                                                                                                     [ * How would I have gotten to binary if I didn't know the base 10 equivalent of each letter?                                   # i mean the whole thing put together                                                                                           5 * You'll have to excuse Stylez, he is quite ignorant.                                                                         . Display number as  fraction instead of decimal                                                                                
 .dat files                                                                                                                     dat?!                                                                                                                         % .DAT files have no predefined format!                                                                                          make up your own                                                                                                              ! No, you can't use such filenames!                                                                                              Fractions, please help                                                                                                         A few questions first                                                                                                         	 je answer                                                                                                                      *add ; after the #s                                                                                                            wtf?????                                                                                                                      $ read this site to answer ur question                                                                                          	 tutorials                                                                                                                      go to this site:                                                                                                               what about bizniz?                                                                                                             Well...                                                                                                                       ( did anyone have trouble getting on here?                                                                                      + *nevermind, I got onto the qbasic home page                                                                                   % Don't bother going through qbasic.com                                                                                          Thanks                                                                                                                        A * heh, you could have told me earlier and I would have changed it                                                              Election detection                                                                                                             Here are some examples                                                                                                        F ip addresses nothing to do with qbasic.  don't read if you'll get mad.                                                         GRR NOW I&quot;M ANGRY!!                                                                                                       my bad                                                                                                                         QB4.5                                                                                                                         ) * stylez, do you live sorta near chicago?                                                                                     @ * No...and if I did, I wouldn't say &quot;yes&quot; anyway. Why?                                                               your 3D signature                                                                                                             B * Shows up fine for me (I use courier as my default webpage font).                                                             *                                                                                                                             ) need help inserting a timer in my program                                                                                     0 Your best bet is to use the ON TIMER function...                                                                              , thanks, that helps me with part of it, but m                                                                                  $ That's exactly what ON TIMER does...                                                                                           QB 4.5 Slows down windows, Help                                                                                               @ *What programs do you have running? How many in the System Tray?                                                               QB slow                                                                                                                        With QB running in a window...                                                                                                 Untitled                                                                                                                      2 Using a 6-button joystick/joypad in Qbasic?.......                                                                            * good image editing program for Bsave/Bload                                                                                     MHPBC --that's no contest                                                                                                     + *Well, I'll take votes privately, and here.                                                                                   ( lol, thank you, GreenMan.  And PTRSoft..                                                                                       Thanks but..                                                                                                                  ; oh, not many know how to directly manipulate GET/PUT arrays                                                                    About screen 12...                                                                                                             Well...                                                                                                                       3 *Two subjects in above post: Question, and Contest!                                                                           ; * I vote for &quot;Stylze&quot;, whoever the hell he is :-)                                                                    *Whopps, I was in a hurry!                                                                                                     in screen 13h...                                                                                                              8 * Anyone know a URL for downloading MS Visual Basic 6 ??                                                                       it is very expensive                                                                                                           Games in VB                                                                                                                   7 They constantly change the URL to avoid being caught...                                                                        Any ideas to game!!!!                                                                                                         C *how about a game where you fly planes into the sides of buildings?                                                            *Not funny....                                                                                                                 How about a game where....                                                                                                    D * leave my friend alone! :-( btw, how do you do this tracking thing?                                                           * www.arin.net/whois                                                                                                           haha...                                                                                                                       ^ * You're right stylez' WHOIS was gay, but about the game idea, that wasn't funny in the least.                                 *yes, they can                                                                                                                d just admit it, you laghued when u saw his idea, but give him a break, hes just lightening up the sit                          ( That might not be that bad of an idea...                                                                                       sure...                                                                                                                       # QBASIC...is there a program that...                                                                                           $ *look at the post on Maxcode.com :-)                                                                                          d *sure, notepad, but u have to make your bas files in qb, and save them as readbale by other programs                           Ideas???                                                                                                                       An idea.                                                                                                                       It's settled...                                                                                                               W * I'd say somethin, but I wouldn't wanna ruin the great conv. you are havin w/ yourself                                       & How about nibbles? or Space invaders??                                                                                         *I'm a bit 'eh' about SI                                                                                                       beginner                                                                                                                      - Here is a (untested, crappy) lottery program:                                                                                 " Better chances than real life too.                                                                                            0 Hehe...know what statisticians call the lottery?                                                                              H *Yeah,Think how much senoir Citizens spend, trying to Strike it Rich :-)                                                       Homework Policy                                                                                                                Stylez is right, however...                                                                                                   
 so clever!                                                                                                                    : If Stylez is a schmuck, then that must be a title of honor                                                                    5 You're trying to learn by having us do your homework?                                                                         
 pseudo-code..                                                                                                                 * Here's my encryption/decryption program...                                                                                    7 * I know it could be juiced up, but it's not too bad...                                                                        * Suggestion- XOR encryption.                                                                                                  encrypt prog (no saving)                                                                                                      + NEW CONTEST! Encryption/Decryption Program.                                                                                   / *How will this get judged, GUI, Speed, Routine?                                                                               K Degree of security 5 points, Ease of use 3 points. Structure: 2 points(nt)*                                                    here's mine.. (uncrackable!!)                                                                                                  How do you decrypt it?                                                                                                         you dont....                                                                                                                   BTW...                                                                                                                        U Hmm...I've got one somewhere...if I can find it....kinda old...Is there a time limit?                                         D Say a week - By the way all people, please post on this thread (nt)*                                                           DISQUALIFIED??!!                                                                                                               Yeah, I was reading about that                                                                                                 *yeah, Mac's a Vetran! :-)                                                                                                     Mac knows better than that!                                                                                                     Please explain more about 86,400                                                                                               Here ye go!                                                                                                                    Ahh. I feel better                                                                                                             Public Encription System                                                                                                       *Huh?                                                                                                                          Mac got you off of the subject                                                                                                C It sure would be nice if message titles were indented a little more                                                           C GreenMan, Great, can't wait. And you are right about indentation...                                                            I know I'm a little late but...                                                                                               I * I loaded it but it failed immediately: &quot;Duplicate Definition&quot;                                                     ? Mind if I take this, create a good GUI, and use if for Whopper?                                                               ( What part is not structured programming?                                                                                       colors                                                                                                                         Screen 12 has 256k colors...                                                                                                   You can                                                                                                                       N * can I mention that that is quite a bit slower and, imo, not that much easier                                                L * Anyone know how to use the 320x200x16 and Palette with QB on a Tandy 1000?                                                  > Here's a few programs for you, if you like the Apple ][ and QB                                                                 MY LEG!                                                                                                                        *We know Cell, we know...                                                                                                     G *I was looking for a detokenizer for QB or QBX, but don't see one there                                                       	 QB4.5 ???                                                                                                                      i know                                                                                                                        
 Qbasic 4.5                                                                                                                    ; * There is no such thing as QBASIC 4.5, only QuickBASIC 4.5                                                                    Wrestling Simulator                                                                                                            Here's a tip                                                                                                                   Please help me!                                                                                                                No. Sorry, it's hopeless.                                                                                                      Hey, nice try, however...                                                                                                      Sorry, -corrections...                                                                                                        
 moving SUB's?                                                                                                                 
 moving SUB's?                                                                                                                 0 My mistake, -I meant moving the SHIP, however...                                                                              1 *Oops! Thought you were talking to me, Cornel :-P                                                                              *Is everyone on this forum ok?                                                                                                 I hope so.....                                                                                                                , * is anyone here from NY or within the area?                                                                                  
 me... been...                                                                                                                 	 PA? NJ? *                                                                                                                     B *Working near Pentagon. Didn't hear anything. OK, here. Love to NY                                                            > * most people here are ok, at least sort of, so don't worry...                                                                > *I am. I wish I was 18, then I could kick some terrorist butt!                                                                 GOD DAMN IT!                                                                                                                  " *it looks like someone just did...                                                                                             that's right                                                                                                                   '$include:'qb.bi' problems                                                                                                    , Orion, hopefully this'll help with you too..                                                                                   Actually                                                                                                                      0 *U can use Call Absolute too, but that's harder.                                                                              F Results of contest. GreenMan, John, Earthborn, TheBob and PRTSoft lost                                                         *Wait. I didn't even enter.                                                                                                   ! can i enter?? or is it too late??                                                                                             > OK - Use this thread. P.S. Greenman: OK, you get -1 too! (nt)*                                                                 haha! Thats right! i am -1! ;-)                                                                                                Hey dude, you got my score!                                                                                                   K *Haha, me and Earthborn tied! (I posted to the wrong thread, and lost :-) )                                                   ) *Plus, I never knew it was a contest! :-)                                                                                      Mouse troubles... (&gt;.&lt;)                                                                                                  here...                                                                                                                       ! May i have that little programma?                                                                                              *I'm working on it!                                                                                                            *It's in you inbox!                                                                                                           < Does anyone know where I can get come encrypting tutorials?*                                                                  8 No, but I might be able to help if you explain your need                                                                      ? Non-qbasic post; Programming related though (only a URL inside)                                                               ' *Makes me wish I had some use for java!                                                                                       & Eh...you don't need a use for Java....                                                                                         take this, stylez!                                                                                                            $ * OH NO! A JUMBLED MASS OF SLASHES!!                                                                                           cnc program                                                                                                                    *Sorry, whats a CNC program?                                                                                                   how to make an average?                                                                                                       P gee.... well, school startin', so I guess we'll be seeing more of these posts...                                              - hmmm, now you owe Alipha your course credit!*                                                                                 	 Hello????                                                                                                                      @ school where they should be                                                                                                  * oops no text                                                                                                                
 TextBox help:                                                                                                                  here                                                                                                                           *Thanks! Wow! your up early!                                                                                                  9 * its only 6:43  am.... Getting ready to go to college :)                                                                     + *Gota have that 'net fix before school. :-)                                                                                   4 *sice u got to help on timmy, can i help on whopper?                                                                           Long time no see . . . .                                                                                                       Stylez vs Madhatter                                                                                                           & *never underestimate Madhatter...  ; )                                                                                         Michelin vs. Goodyear...                                                                                                      W *I'd like to thank people like you for making my standardized test scores look so high.                                       > * Oh, but didn't cell ever tell you? He's a genious....... LoL                                                                	 Alipha...                                                                                                                     ? * don't bother reading the above message that's addressed to me                                                                *ok, i won't...  ; )                                                                                                          8 * lol. btw, you have mail :-) (nothing important though)                                                                       OK, I won't (nt)*                                                                                                              why not? { EOM }                                                                                                              O Because Alipha has already looked at it and advised it is not my business (nt)*                                               C * you can go ahead and look at it, but you need not waste your time                                                            I dont get it!                                                                                                                 *You must have peeked!                                                                                                         Untitled                                                                                                                      	 Using DOS                                                                                                                      Untitled                                                                                                                      # *Yah, style-man, -looks great!  :-)                                                                                           * Only if you use a non-proportional font...                                                                                    0 Zijn er ook nog nederlandse qb'ers hier of niet?                                                                              H *huh &quot;One's yonder too yet Dutch [qb'ers] hither whether not?&quot;                                                      % Is that an automatic translation? ;-)                                                                                         A HE HE eindelijk iemand die dit schitterende taaltje wel beheerst!                                                              *No text above. :-)                                                                                                           ! Not that we outlanders care (nt)*                                                                                             > * Ik kann spreek niet nederland, kannst du Deutsch sprechen..?                                                                 I KNOW HOW TO MAKE QBF FILE                                                                                                    * QBF?                                                                                                                        0 * we dont care that you can make a Qbasic Fonts!                                                                               QBF is QB Font file                                                                                                            Com port                                                                                                                       sonica games is at it again...                                                                                                 *how do u use the timer?                                                                                                       TIMER...                                                                                                                      1 * http://208.48.239.31/html/q&amp;a.html#Q&amp;A8                                                                              A few QB questions.                                                                                                           
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 Not workin                                                                                                                     Freezes?                                                                                                                       It just occurred to me...                                                                                                      It was working                                                                                                                 *No prob, -you're welcome :-)                                                                                                 	 Ketrus...                                                                                                                     A Maybe you should go back to kindergarten and relearn how to count                                                              No no no...                                                                                                                   1 Maybe you should go back and learn how to read...                                                                             F I told you, give me an email address and I'll forward the emails I got                                                         * you two make quite the pair                                                                                                 $ I listen to only those who matter...                                                                                           Yeah, master stylez is right! *                                                                                               ) Yes, I'm sure your support means a lot...                                                                                     3 you were spamming. And you aren't that big of a....                                                                            * Grand Master sTyLeZ???                                                                                                      
 I dunno...                                                                                                                     * ;-)                                                                                                                         $ You've never seen any of my games...                                                                                           Sigh...                                                                                                                       * Good to know you're still breathing too ;)                                                                                     sound                                                                                                                          Damn you &gt;_&lt;                                                                                                             ... okay, here's my guess.                                                                                                    + mmmm, 1st I thing you values are off... 2nd                                                                                   d *Erm, yes, that's what frequency would /be/.  But the original notes were not found using speakers :                           Do you not read?????                                                                                                          % Aren't the new regulars kind, B-Czar?                                                                                         2 im not a newregular... Ive been here since 1997...                                                                            ' *and you just contributed to it...  ; )                                                                                        * hey Zip, how's college?                                                                                                     1 *surprisingly easy... not too bad i guess...  : )                                                                             % * dang it, come to the chatroom!! :-)                                                                                          What classes you got?                                                                                                          And my point was...                                                                                                            OK, OK, this should help                                                                                                      4 *which octave is that? (there are 8 octaves, right?)                                                                          # There are eight notes in an Octave.                                                                                           0 *Double the frequency=same note in higher octave                                                                               Here                                                                                                                          ] *The answer is just an exponential function?  Damn... one of the regressions I didn't try :oP                                  wow, timing                                                                                                                    CALL INTERRUPT in QBasic v1.1?                                                                                                ? *I've seen a lot of programs use this! It's slow, but it works!                                                               M * mm? Some1 else already invented INTERRUPT &amp; INTERRUPTX routines? where?                                                 9 * oh, I found one at qb45.com, but mine's better, imo :-)                                                                     6 *Can anyone explain what a quin (sp) is soppused to be                                                                        - *Can anyone explain what sp is soppused to be                                                                                 ; I think he meant that he wasn't sure of the spelling. (nt)*                                                                   % * ok..always wondered what (sp) meant                                                                                         5 *thanks anyway at least someone learned what sp means                                                                         ; &quot;Yields falsehood when preceded by its quotation&quot;                                                                   / I probably won't be posting on here for a while                                                                               & *Sneaky! A man after my own heart! :-)                                                                                        7 You will be remembered as a great man who ate chilli...                                                                        Where is it?                                                                                                                   * www.jnc91.com                                                                                                                Sign up                                                                                                                        *If you want people to join...                                                                                                 *Text above :) ^                                                                                                              
 Lost Files                                                                                                                     QBASIC.EXE? you mean, QB.EXE?                                                                                                  MORE MEMORY....                                                                                                                Erk O_o                                                                                                                       ; if you want more memory use ems... you can have up to 32MB.                                                                   
 Erk x 2...                                                                                                                    0 um.... 1st off lets get some things straight....                                                                               Oh, poor, ignorant young one...                                                                                               # I think you missed the question....                                                                                            Binary Fusion Mystify                                                                                                          *neat                                                                                                                         + cool, though you know what would be cooler?                                                                                    dang it, minor correction..                                                                                                    SUBs Denied                                                                                                                   ) I believe you use PAUSE instead... and...                                                                                     ) How do I load a palette into my program??                                                                                     ' Here's some PAL saving/loading code....                                                                                        cast your ballets                                                                                                              Shut up.  Please. *                                                                                                           2 *yea, I will cast my ballet.... away in the trash!                                                                             I vote for you, also                                                                                                          J * very nice sTyLeZ, too bad I had to copy that into notepad to read it :-(                                                    0 * Yeah, that's why I'm using a different one now                                                                               %%Time delay help%%                                                                                                           
 A few methods                                                                                                                  Or: SOUND 32000,2*(18.2)                                                                                                       *Ooops. No text above!                                                                                                         Sleeep 2                                                                                                                      ! an internet award show type thing                                                                                              A few questions...                                                                                                            ( i enver claimed the games were christian                                                                                      $ its that time again./...............                                                                                          9 * I vote that this idea is dumb (NO ONE OWNS THIS FORUM!)                                                                      Qbasic president...                                                                                                           & Yeah right, and I'm Lord of the Dance.                                                                                        # a question on SHELL-- easy question                                                                                            solution...                                                                                                                   1 *http://208.48.239.31/html/q&amp;a.html#Q&amp;A18                                                                              Untitled                                                                                                                      ) *need program to test if # is odd or even                                                                                      use the MOD operand                                                                                                           , IF number AND 1 THEN PRINT &quot;Even!&quot;                                                                                  I *No text above to explain why he didn't test that.  Print &quot;Odd&quot;                                                      Alipha will barf! A challenge.                                                                                                 Ralph!                                                                                                                         Here's another...                                                                                                               Yuck!  Here is a MUCH better one                                                                                               *What goes good w/ crow?  :-)                                                                                                 < *Hi, PRTSoft. I think you are accidently in the wrong thread                                                                   *Whopps, sorry! :-)                                                                                                           0 I meant better than codeworm's challenge example                                                                               I was going to enter..                                                                                                         A good technique                                                                                                               How's this?                                                                                                                   " Cleaner code but seems slow. (nt)*                                                                                             Corrupted File                                                                                                                 * Sent                                                                                                                        	 I sent it                                                                                                                     C * as far as I know of, QB.LIB isn't much use. QB.QLB is the library                                                            Wrong                                                                                                                          Wrong ahain. (I think)                                                                                                         * nope, Rajm is correct..                                                                                                     # *OK. I'll go find me some crow. :-)                                                                                            actualy... .lib files...                                                                                                      7 * I tried to compile w/o qb.lib, and it didn't work :-(                                                                       U *well, it all depends... if you run qb w/lqb then you need it. other wise you dont :)                                         4 How can I find all the switches of windows programs?                                                                          $ You could try hex editing the exe...                                                                                           I have a hex editor                                                                                                            um..great idea sTyLeZ!                                                                                                        9 Hardcoded strings are sometimes visible when you hex edit                                                                      The answer to every question...                                                                                                A better answer (on this Forum)                                                                                                heh                                                                                                                           ) Typical atheist communist moronic answer.                                                                                     " The REAL answer to every question:                                                                                             LOL (I think) (nt)*                                                                                                            fussing and complaining                                                                                                        *^respond if you agree...^                                                                                                    ( I guess everyone disagrees. I'll respond                                                                                       HATE TUX                                                                                                                      C * (haha) but do we, ppl of the forum, care about the chatroom? no..                                                            Cell, you suck                                                                                                                % What are the sizes of variables in QB                                                                                         ) Forgive me, Father, for I have SIN()'d...                                                                                     ; *The only correct answer. Dumb title, but good work Kewbie.                                                                   D Yeah. SIN is pronounced &quot;sign&quot;, not &quot;sin&quot;. (nt)*                                                          ) Forgive me, Father, for I have SIN()'d...                                                                                      *Please excuse double-post                                                                                                     I need a certain action                                                                                                       # Here's one possibility out of many:                                                                                            even if it was a number...                                                                                                    % Use MID$ to extract single characters                                                                                         = How can I find out all the switches for a particular program?                                                                 W *Usually if you type &quot;particular-program-name&gt; /?&quot; it will show you a list                                       D *AAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUUURRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH  leave out the '&gt;'                                                          9 *it is either /? or /Help. some times /? does not work :)                                                                     B * is jscript standard issue in win95-00? cause it came with winME.                                                             As far as I know...                                                                                                           
 PTRSoft...                                                                                                                     No I didn't...                                                                                                                 I have a riddle!!!                                                                                                             Because Lewis Carol says so                                                                                                   " B-Czar, how nice to see you again.                                                                                             All those Aussies                                                                                                             K *windows m.e. proves again that microsoft is a second rate computer company                                                   d *Maybe I'm being too picky, but Micro$oft is a second rate software company.  They don't make comput                           timmy the hacker 1.4 is out!!!                                                                                                 ...                                                                                                                           . Anyone know any links for good font routines?*                                                                                 The best QB font routines...                                                                                                  - um, how long have you been programming in qb?                                                                                 6 *darn, those are nice fonts, what do you use them for?                                                                        , Inputting to a specific place in a .bas file                                                                                   blah, that's annoying..                                                                                                         Outputting you mean, yes you can                                                                                               Heres what I mean                                                                                                             Untested but should work                                                                                                      3 Do I have to use temp files and if so what are they                                                                            No, no you don't...                                                                                                            Here...                                                                                                                        Here is an answer                                                                                                              Need stepper motor help                                                                                                       & I don't think people here can help you                                                                                         Not that you care..                                                                                                           0 *Post the code.  I'll see what I can do with it.                                                                              	 CGI in QB                                                                                                                     % I've seen people do basic CGI with QB                                                                                         	 Majiko...                                                                                                                      Madhatter. aYOur fate                                                                                                          Oh no, Mr Bill!!!                                                                                                              Hehee                                                                                                                          Wow..                                                                                                                          Yes, I know,                                                                                                                   icons                                                                                                                          Really?                                                                                                                       - Are you sure it wasn't a LINK to the program?                                                                                  well...                                                                                                                        it is possible                                                                                                                 its...                                                                                                                        , A possibility would be to write a VB prog...                                                                                   HELP3                                                                                                                          Ok...                                                                                                                          You...um                                                                                                                       REALLY disturbed                                                                                                               don't mess with me, foo!                                                                                                      1 Somebody who obviously wanted to cause trouble...                                                                              Shut up Madhatter                                                                                                              I am afear'd                                                                                                                   I am afear'd                                                                                                                   and another thing....                                                                                                          You're analogy is flawed...                                                                                                   : *I would tend to agree with Madhatter...your analogy sucks                                                                    * *fine, be the friend of the e-mail stalker                                                                                     Man you're an idiot                                                                                                           J * My 6 posts compared to your 20+ posts. Who's the one with the free time?                                                     ...                                                                                                                           _ * Except that 95% of your posts are crap. And the 5% that ARE aimed at helping, are very vague.                               * You'll plug your game in anyway, will you?                                                                                     Thats it                                                                                                                      2 you're right, he didn't make the 3DBobble engine..                                                                            L It's peple like that that almost make me want to keep my source code hidden.                                                   HELP2                                                                                                                          Still the spelling...here...                                                                                                   go to my site:                                                                                                                 *just checkin ID                                                                                                               *just checkin IP                                                                                                               HELP                                                                                                                          J *Got it covered...spelling error...nothing big...ylength was spelled wrong                                                    J and this is the very reason why QB should make you declare your variables!                                                     *DARKWATER II OFFICAL THREAD*                                                                                                  opps!                                                                                                                         ) did u get my message? a few pages back?..                                                                                      Evolution program                                                                                                              *sigh*                                                                                                                        : I don't know about &quot;good&quot;, but I've got several,                                                                     *Excellent Answer                                                                                                              Yes...                                                                                                                        9 *These programs sound cool, can I download them somewere?                                                                     # Yes please! I'd love to see also...                                                                                           : *yeah, i always thought Evolution programm was for C++ :-)                                                                     Help with Qbserial                                                                                                            6 *Where did you download it? That way i'l look over it.                                                                        * http://www.qbasic.com/frames.shtml  Thanks                                                                                     That error message means...                                                                                                   
 Different sub                                                                                                                 2 ..you shouldn't hafta worry about the obj files...                                                                             It means...                                                                                                                   
 Dutch QB-site                                                                                                                 = *Hey, this site was off-line for just a short time, how come?                                                                   Can I ask myself a question too?                                                                                              # Madhatter, I respect the way you ..                                                                                           D Crude post above - Don't read, Mac. ^^ (Even though it's true) (nt)*                                                           *Thanks - Didn't read.                                                                                                         Berries from your what?                                                                                                        Whopper                                                                                                                       . * I appreciate all critisizim, to a point! :-)                                                                                 I'm back and it is Linux....                                                                                                   Woah...                                                                                                                       M *I feel some negative energy coming from you to about everybody except you...                                                  *Yeah, well your karma sucks.                                                                                                  Regarding macintosh                                                                                                           " I deem you most lamest person ever                                                                                             Fool. You must be a mac fan.                                                                                                   No, I don't use a Mac...                                                                                                      
 Madhattersoft                                                                                                                  Bobble is...not bad...                                                                                                        = How can he do that when he's never looked at the code before?                                                                  macs are pretty good                                                                                                          D * Maybe you'd be interested in linuxppc.org or yellowdoglinux.com :)                                                           Couple of questions:                                                                                                          3 A bmp loader for 16 or 256 (don't rememb which one)                                                                           7 I can point you to a couple fast 256 color BMP loaders.                                                                       G *Yes, im interested in the 640*480*256 loader E-mail: prtsoft@yahoo.com                                                       @ Mode 12 Pset...I found this, I don't think it's that fast though                                                               *Thanks!                                                                                                                       Couple of questions:                                                                                                          
 * ignore ^                                                                                                                     #2) What kind of programs?                                                                                                     * er... #3 I meant                                                                                                             Any...                                                                                                                        , * Email me the zip (or the url of your site)                                                                                  ( Zip has a good bmp loader...very fast...                                                                                      F *do you want to port all my graphics commands to 13h? Didn't think so!                                                         Graphic Commands?                                                                                                              No I mean.....                                                                                                                3 * since when do the gfx cmds not work in SCREEN 13?                                                                           9 *The Hi res mode 13H, if ther is one, maybe i'm mistaken.                                                                     ? * aa.. 13h = SCREEN 13 (320x200x256).. I don't call that hi res                                                               	 Whopps...                                                                                                                      Yes, yes it does.                                                                                                             ? * trust me, poking to screen 12 is quite difficult and annoying                                                                About the SCREEN 12/PSET...                                                                                                    * btw, I made it ;o)                                                                                                           *sure! prtsoft@yahoo.com                                                                                                       hey other forums...                                                                                                           L I'll link to it from my gay porn, salo massicist, beastiality site for ya...                                                  
 FTP in Qbasic                                                                                                                 + *Use the dos FTP command &quot;FTP /?&quot;                                                                                    Well...                                                                                                                        *no answer, just junk.                                                                                                        " * ^Sorry, replied to wrong message                                                                                             *Ignore him!                                                                                                                   And you say my stuff is junk?                                                                                                  Whopper.......                                                                                                                ! I just downloaded the new version                                                                                             
 ..........                                                                                                                    V *I'm not stopping asking u about that ASCII-ENGINE... until u tell me where to get one                                        & *Ok I give up. What's an ASCII-ENGINE?                                                                                        E Did the thought ever cross your mind that we don't know where one is?                                                         0 Here's where you can find an ASCII ENGINE hon...                                                                                *another junk post by MADHatter.                                                                                              ( Right! That will endear you to the Forum                                                                                       New QB Platform Game!                                                                                                         
 Needs work                                                                                                                      Simple problem, easy solution...                                                                                               That works!                                                                                                                    I myself like the error...                                                                                                     How rude of me...                                                                                                              *look cool!                                                                                                                    Aren't you that same guy...                                                                                                    RE; Aren't you that same guy...                                                                                               O *Can u guys tell me where to find a good ascii-engine ps.not www.quickbasic.net                                               , I thought qbasic couldn't make complex games                                                                                    You can do anything...I guess...                                                                                              R c:\autoexec.bat erased a a line I wrote to it and did not execute it either. why?*                                            " Do you seriously expect an answer?                                                                                            d whatever.bas writes &quot;start /m /w msupdate.bat&quot; to autoexec.bat but when I restart it is go                          \ *in the above message it should be &quot;start /w /m msupdate.bat -s:script.txt&quot;*&quot;                                   Very interesting ...                                                                                                           Are you using Windows Me?                                                                                                     & Yeah, thats the problem.  thanks guys.                                                                                        8 Hey are you the same GreenMan that lives near Anaheim? *                                                                      9 Assuming that's for me (posted in the wrong place)...Nope                                                                     
 * Chicago?                                                                                                                    " reading DATA statements from files                                                                                             Hunhh? You dont do that.                                                                                                       yes well....                                                                                                                   ill put it in simpler terms                                                                                                   ' It's madness making sprites that large!                                                                                        well i can do this                                                                                                            ) and have a file with data for each sprite                                                                                       im not making sprites that large                                                                                               try this                                                                                                                      B If you have  a special reason to keep the data in a different file                                                             Steve                                                                                                                         S *You need a colon after the '$Include (sorry) and SINGLE quotes around the filename                                           $ :-( Doesn't work in QBasic 1.0 (nt)*                                                                                          4 Someon help me Im tryin to create graphics and......                                                                          > *Sounds to me like you're not in graphics mode, e.g. SCREEN 13                                                                 I'll give some help!                                                                                                          O *You won't get an error from X, Y or Z as long as they're within integer range.                                                First off...                                                                                                                   Alright this is whats happening                                                                                               3 *Post the full code so we can see what's happening.                                                                           F There's virtually no way a PSET statement could generate that error...                                                         Thax                                                                                                                          + My teacher assigned me this for my homework                                                                                    *wasn't very funny...                                                                                                          Bobble madness                                                                                                                ! Please cease posting trivia (nt)*                                                                                              GameCreators !!!!!!                                                                                                            *Bobble is better                                                                                                              Help for BASIC on a mac!                                                                                                       answer                                                                                                                        5 Last night I had my first experience with a macintosh                                                                          Untitled                                                                                                                       Actually...                                                                                                                     Does anybody here know how to...                                                                                              * Asks How do you write to modem in VB (nt)*                                                                                      You don't need to OPEN &quot;Com                                                                                               Help with programming ...                                                                                                     H the line command can be used to draw a series of dots whose position ...                                                      N Now that school is back in session, I believe I should let some of you know...                                                . We hear, we obey!  (Gladly, I might add) (nt)*                                                                                # Just asking for a  little direction                                                                                            Please don't keep us posted                                                                                                   P * project updates r annoying, but if u have a finished project, I'd like to hear                                              6 who can complain if you want to keep the site focused*                                                                         Well...                                                                                                                       , *HAHA! Do you always name your programs? ;-)                                                                                  < * Only sometimes... Makes it a little more user-friendly ;o)                                                                  D why does this 6 line batch file not detect if I am online or not?...                                                           Why the endless loop?                                                                                                          Oh yeah...forgot to mention                                                                                                    Untitled                                                                                                                       Papercats and Stylez                                                                                                          > I got smart and now I just use the errorlevel from ping (duh)*                                                                ) Yep, I know, errorlevel is ... different.                                                                                      i speakenglish 2                                                                                                              - *Doesn't spell well in any of those languages                                                                                  Read this message                                                                                                             Z * If you know the person you're talking to, use e-mail or aim/icq. Not this board, please.                                     Please don't be a hypocrite...                                                                                                % Please don't post stupid useless crap                                                                                          Alex Roy                                                                                                                       waz up                                                                                                                         HAHAHAHA                                                                                                                      " * please give us an url that works                                                                                             www.amazingfacts.com                                                                                                          R * phew! Thank you, I was worried for a minute that there were NO URLs that worked.                                             cursor                                                                                                                         You need a lot...                                                                                                              goto this link...                                                                                                              why is this page never upadated                                                                                               0 ??? This page is updated about every 10 minutes.                                                                               *no it's not                                                                                                                  $ *Anonymous probably means QBASIC.COM                                                                                          K *what Mac is probably implying, is that we could care less about qbasic.com                                                    Which is why you're here...                                                                                                    menu program -- looping trouble                                                                                               9 Your selection routine must be enclosed in a main loop...                                                                     . thanks!      : -- )       it works!!!!   {EOM}                                                                                & * EOM? (btw, no text in above message)                                                                                          *End Of Message (same as n/t, *)                                                                                              0 *Think they used to use chr$(004) for that (EOT)                                                                              6 * Look inside if you want a pre-made customizable Menu                                                                         Forgot something on Gosub...                                                                                                  F accessive GOTOs make spaggetti code, never said anything about GOSUB..                                                         Avoid excessive GOTO's                                                                                                         I even read it in DDJ!                                                                                                        2 ...use GOTO in moderation*, is what I say.. (more)                                                                            
 I agree...                                                                                                                     Well I don't know C++                                                                                                         G A lottery ticket consists of 6 numbers - each between 1 and whatever...                                                       D And suppose you had to generate a list of 1000 unique random numbers                                                           I would handle it like this..                                                                                                  This is fun!  My turn.                                                                                                         I know!                                                                                                                        Wow!                                                                                                                           Here's the solution!                                                                                                           Let me take a stab at it...                                                                                                    No, its not ON KEY GOSUB...                                                                                                    That's even more complicated!                                                                                                  No it isn't!                                                                                                                   I know a better way...                                                                                                        * Did you even bother to look at MY program?                                                                                    P * Size of the program does not matter as much as the efficiency and flexibility.                                               * Then my program wins AGAIN!                                                                                                 * I thought Mac's was pretty good, too (nt)*                                                                                    / *Thanks, We both came up with an array approach                                                                                SUB and FUNCTION versus GOSUB                                                                                                  I like them both                                                                                                              , I use GOSUB only when forced to by an ON KEY                                                                                  & I bet you would use GOSUB in this case                                                                                        < *Absolutely!  If  you're going to drive nails, use a hammer.                                                                  ) Ok, guys, I'll remember what you've said.                                                                                      QBasic is like a tool box...                                                                                                  $ the thing about SUBs and FUNCTIONs..                                                                                          V *Minor point, -QB will declare subs only if they're called in the program, not before.                                         Great posts!                                                                                                                  $ first off, have you heard of arrays?                                                                                          > I'm not sure what all those CH's and UH's are used for, but...                                                                 The possible hands...                                                                                                          Yes                                                                                                                            What is so bad w/ Windows ME?                                                                                                  *almost every thing! :-)                                                                                                       Give me one good example...                                                                                                    Gladdly:                                                                                                                      ( I don't have any problem with windows me                                                                                       Bah...                                                                                                                         ....                                                                                                                          0 * Anyone know the forrmular for music notation??                                                                              S *You'll have to be more specific.  Are you talking about the PLAY statement, or...?                                            * Sorry, I mean the frequency                                                                                                  dude...                                                                                                                        *how can I save a variable?                                                                                                   0 Question vague. Presume you mean save to a file.                                                                              ' I've just been programming for 4 months                                                                                        Can you run the program?                                                                                                       Downloadable games                                                                                                             Opening a can of sprite(s)                                                                                                    ; * no, there is no easier way, unless you want to use a LIB.                                                                   H Alipha's right.  Your graphics method is traditional, anyway, however...                                                      " ..if I understood that, you mean..                                                                                            B *That's it. Much faster for flopping images top to bottom, though.                                                             code                                                                                                                          - where can i download the newest version of QB                                                                                 3 * It's on my WinME CD... tools\oldmsdos\qbasic.*                                                                           I * If you dont' have the CD... http://www.geocities.com/alipha87/qb.zip                                                      You can also get 4.5 or 7.1...                                                                                                
 Now, HELP!                                                                                                                     Couple of things I notice...                                                                                                   same old question!                                                                                                             Brand new answer!                                                                                                             ? *What a superb little sub, -all that was promised!  Thanks! :-)                                                                Restart QB from QB?                                                                                                           ; ..I know how to close QB, though starting a new instance...                                                                   4 *U can use OUT &amp;Hf3, &amp;H64 if yor in Windows.                                                                          < mmm...well, no, I can't afford to give any memory to windows                                                                  $ how does windows affect dos' memory?                                                                                           Windows hogs memory                                                                                                           ' ...programs do run slower in windows...                                                                                        I did not know that. And...                                                                                                   
 oh, whoops...                                                                                                                 J Cool. I try that when I get back to a QB box. And...If I didn't have qb.bi                                                    # oh, finding out if /AH was loaded..                                                                                           0 Don't understand. Won't Earthborn's advice work?                                                                               no it won't :-(                                                                                                               1 Greenman evidently lost interest in this question                                                                             ) Hehe..no GreenMan retired for the evening                                                                                      You mean like this?                                                                                                           ) Hmmm. That should work. Greenman??? (nt)*                                                                                     / Yes! I think that is going to work. Thanks Mac!                                                                               ? what's the best way to test if the machine is online in basic?*                                                               # ...I mean signed on to the internet                                                                                            monitor off                                                                                                                    I'm guessing not...                                                                                                            Try this :-)                                                                                                                   Hunhh? Good joke, bad program                                                                                                 $ * i meant  program #1 and program #2                                                                                          2 There is no such thing as &quot;the&quot; monitor.                                                                             wait...                                                                                                                       H *Well, that shows there is a way. Just needs research. (Too lazy to try)                                                      " Easy BASIC Program funny and free!                                                                                             Fun, not as good as bobble                                                                                                     I agree!                                                                                                                       Thanks!                                                                                                                        your game needs work...                                                                                                       ; come see what SHELL &quot;dir /a-s *.txt&quot; really means                                                                   9 * I don't think text files can be marked as system files.                                                                      oops, good point styles*                                                                                                       Actually...                                                                                                                   ` thanks again stylez*  &quot;do you trust what I trust?&quot; : ) * you got that song in my head*                               Or...                                                                                                                         H *is there a way to decrease the sleep time to about an 8'th of a second?                                                      K Sleep takes integer parameters only (or at least converts them to integer).                                                    *thnx thats just what i needed                                                                                                 Orbit Zone update...                                                                                                           background music                                                                                                              O * Try putting &quot;MB&quot; at the start of the string in your PLAY statement.                                               	 Mac trick                                                                                                                      Maybe we LIKE Mac...                                                                                                          3 Access denied  - C:\WINDOWS\SchedLog.Txt.......WHY?                                                                           B * Access denied is probably because the file is in use by Windows.                                                            < how do I avoid this error so that my program does not stop?*                                                                   Here's how!                                                                                                                   R no, it is definitely closed, unless the program opens it and does not close it..**                                            M still can't figure it out.  any help is appreciated.  I have tried and tried*                                                 = I think you are incorrect. It is definitely open on my system                                                                  Use an error handler                                                                                                           that will handle dos errors?*                                                                                                  Yes, here is an example.                                                                                                       thanks*                                                                                                                        attenion proggers                                                                                                              Text editor                                                                                                                    yeah????                                                                                                                      # Trying to win Nebulasoft contest???                                                                                           @ * those would have to be drawn by hand in a graphics screen mode                                                               How do I add my own gifs??                                                                                                    < there are no commands built into qb to load grapics files...                                                                   QBWrite like interface                                                                                                         RE: QBW                                                                                                                       # does these two program help at all?                                                                                            thanks /\lipha                                                                                                                . oooohhh! I just noticed something really cool!                                                                                 Random Number Generation                                                                                                      T * You should intialize RANDOMIZE, f.e. write RANDOMIZE TIMER at the top of your prog                                           Future Qbasic library                                                                                                         7 * (problem already solved..DEFINT A-Z was in future.bi)                                                                        Help!                                                                                                                          well....                                                                                                                      6 *I can't get this ^  to work, anyone else want to try?                                                                         Thanks Anyway....                                                                                                             * * there are files in the tom.hkg file? :-/                                                                                     no...                                                                                                                         % Perhaps you mean something like this:                                                                                          No...                                                                                                                         ? What is &quot;hkg&quot; in copy c:\windows\desktop\tom tom.hkg?                                                               + Contains answer to original question. (nt)*                                                                                   & aliph...and other gurus please answer                                                                                        > Only question is where to get nethack style ascii engine (nt)*                                                                 Answer                                                                                                                         i cxan't load it                                                                                                               chek out my site                                                                                                               Well...                                                                                                                        Good Review                                                                                                                   
 knew games                                                                                                                     *i might if it was good enough                                                                                                S *I also have a problem, check out my &quot;Flickering&quot; post to attempt to help                                           4 Flickering (Sung to the tune of 'Glycerine' by Bush)                                                                           get/put/xor?                                                                                                                   uhm, as far as I can tell                                                                                                     & its called drawing to a screen page...                                                                                        # *...as if 13h isn't outdated enough                                                                                            O.....kay.....                                                                                                                R just use the one i said, or u could check the help file for how many pages 13 has*                                             as I insinuated                                                                                                                *i know                                                                                                                        * i would go get a lib                                                                                                        2 the correct way to wait for vertical retrace is...                                                                             cell....                                                                                                                       Awesome, I hope its                                                                                                           F *i am going to realese 1.4 in time its done but ill have to upload it.                                                        : Whats it matter if Bobble is better? He didn't write it. *                                                                     line retrurning and LOCATE                                                                                                    3 * post the code and it'll be alot easier t o help u                                                                            You forgot the PRINT!                                                                                                          Here are a few hints.                                                                                                          map help                                                                                                                       errr...                                                                                                                        Sorry                                                                                                                          QBasic command refrence?                                                                                                       it's built in..                                                                                                               ! Yeah, but I need one in one page.                                                                                             , Right. The answer is no. Write one yourself.                                                                                  % about a message I posted yesterday...                                                                                         
 OK, Nathan                                                                                                                    7 I was just  correcting a message I posted two days ago.                                                                       2 *Sorry for my first post. In a bad humor that day.                                                                             Hey, Nathan                                                                                                                    Possible different person.                                                                                                     It would apper...                                                                                                             F Most likely the same one, using different computers as PTRSoft said...                                                         Interesting                                                                                                                    Can't print from qbasic                                                                                                        Have you tried this:                                                                                                           *good!                                                                                                                        	 uz LPRINT                                                                                                                     - * Colon in the wrong place: &quot;LPT1:&quot;                                                                                 / los dos puntos en mala posocion   lpt:1 - lpt1:                                                                               J * wow, I don't know any spanish, but I understood that (for the most part)                                                     * OK Alipha, and your point is?                                                                                               J * nothing (too bad MadHatter isn't around, he loves this useless crap) :-)                                                     Cell....                                                                                                                      + Cool, if i put up my souce i wouldn't mind!                                                                                   < *But, I claimed as my own, and i'm selling it for $19.95(US)                                                                   *Good enterpriser!                                                                                                             *Your no fun! I only fooling!                                                                                                 9 *thats ok, if i put up source, id expect it to be stolen!                                                                      * {:*)                                                                                                                        E * I contacted Johnny...and that if Cell gave credit, he wouldn't mind                                                          Nick Babij  is bad                                                                                                            8 You keep saying we hate you...we keep saying we don't...                                                                      ' Arrgh! This post got past my filter :-(                                                                                         LOL - Drove you nutty, eh? (nt)*                                                                                              D It's an open forum, you never know what kind of fool will stumble in                                                           Useing COM PORTS &lt; 2!                                                                                                      7 * arg, I hit the wrong angled brace. its &gt; 2! lol...                                                                       D *oh and the com2 and com3 w/o % need % on em... I frogot to fix that                                                           Domain name!                                                                                                                   If you have a server...                                                                                                        Well...                                                                                                                        oh....                                                                                                                         dim var as string * 1                                                                                                         > ..it makes the string a fixed-length string of one character..                                                                8 * Unless the variable is declared a constant beforehand.                                                                       that makes sense                                                                                                              / It's good to see that you all still hang around                                                                               S *wher can i find a nethack style engine...(it's easy to write but i'm lazy bastard)                                            what is it all about???                                                                                                       0 If you've assigned a lot of memory for arrays...                                                                              4 *Once again youve saved my code from doom! Thanx ;-)                                                                           Untitled                                                                                                                       Untitled                                                                                                                      , *The two above messages (Untitled) are junk.                                                                                  
 What is this?                                                                                                                  That's not the friggin point.                                                                                                 H Which, btw, is not far from how Microsoft got Windows in the first place                                                      8 * Yep I know. They stole the mouse idea too didn't they?                                                                      N *Yeah, they kinda go hand-in-hand, eh? Think Apple stole it from Zerox anyway.                                                V * Well...when I first got Win 3.1 I didn't have a mouse, I used the KB for everything.                                         besides....                                                                                                                   ! have you read this message, cell?                                                                                              Johnny is in credits                                                                                                          5 It may have taken me a while, but I keep my promises.                                                                         
 COOOOOOL!!!!!                                                                                                                  Maybe                                                                                                                         > Please EMail me a description of what problem you are solving.                                                                 This might seem stupid but...                                                                                                 @ * It can't actually edit Windows fonts. It can only import them.                                                               test - ignore this                                                                                                             get graphics                                                                                                                   Here's an example                                                                                                              It's pretty simple...                                                                                                          thanx!                                                                                                                        L *g uess I better get working on my game if I'm going to finish by september.                                                   *ouch, good luck.                                                                                                              Where can i get this 3D Bobble?                                                                                                You can get 3dBouncy at                                                                                                       H *But since you DID ask about 3dBobble, it's at http://scotiasoft.i8.com/                                                      3 I'm trying to find out what WAS wrong with my game.                                                                           / Good, maybe youi will have MIDIs for me to use!                                                                                *Whoa!  talk about CHEAP!                                                                                                     
 never mind                                                                                                                     don't you guys have school?                                                                                                    No school ye...                                                                                                               0 I pity to fool who  goes to school in the summer                                                                               Speaking of fools...                                                                                                          \ *Err, you're agitating him.  CAlling his bluff is one thing, now you're looking for trouble.                                  B *(sigh) You're right... I should know better.  I wont do it again.                                                             it's called...                                                                                                                 JAIL! Jesus! Where do you live?                                                                                               	 fu@#! off                                                                                                                      its ridiculous? why?                                                                                                          5 * Nope, classes doesn't start until Sept. 4th for me.                                                                         E * Bleh...&quot;doesn't&quot;...classes DON'T start until Sept. 4th...                                                         E *I would think some instances of classes might start sooner than that                                                          * ha ha very funny :P                                                                                                          you suck                                                                                                                       Trouble with an EOF...                                                                                                         I see one thing...                                                                                                             Also...                                                                                                                        Here it is modularized a bit                                                                                                   this may not work but                                                                                                         ) Good! I made MIDIs to put in my 3D bobble                                                                                       *So you got mad for nothing! ;-)                                                                                               *Ah, YOUR 3D Bobble? :-)                                                                                                      8 Yes I have made it 10x better, now its a whole new game!                                                                       *Oh, O.K                                                                                                                      1 #1: I thought you couldn't contact Johnny.. #2...                                                                              USB to COM converter                                                                                                          ! From messages I've read before...                                                                                             ( Read an EXE to be able to generate it...                                                                                       If I understand that right...                                                                                                 , * You could also just use a ZIP/ACE/ARJ file                                                                                   I think I understand...                                                                                                        Yes it is what I want!!!!                                                                                                     9 *If you need more help w/ it, email me, prtsoft@yahoo.com                                                                     X *Whoops, supposed to say: &quot;open &quot;file.exe&quot; for binary as #1&quot;, sorry!                                      8 How can I retreive the EXE content into my print line???                                                                       Heres a littel program...                                                                                                     & if I try to make a sub inside a sub...                                                                                        , * i don't think u can put a sub inside a sub                                                                                  G *You can put a subroutine inside a sub program if that's what you mean.                                                       	 well.....                                                                                                                     @ Just don't get into the habit of calling subs from subs in QB...                                                              R *...and if you do, make sure the called sub exits cleanly back to the calling sub.                                             As opposed to?                                                                                                                6 Your right about the dangers, but I wouldn't go so far                                                                        F You &quot;next&quot; subroutines? LOL.  I &quot;nest&quot; them. (nt)*                                                        B * My point was that excessive use of recursive calls in QB is bad.                                                            ) Invalid switch - /X in Windows 2000, why?                                                                                     D *maybe because Win 2k is TRUE 32 bit? 16 bit prog are jsut emulated.                                                           I found how to fix it...                                                                                                      0 *oh yeah forgot 2k had 2 vers of command.com :-)                                                                               nethack...must read important                                                                                                 ! Writing to a file in Visual Basic                                                                                              Try this...                                                                                                                    minor correction to above...                                                                                                  
 Good catch                                                                                                                     Fax                                                                                                                           ) *http://freeware.intrastar.net/faxing.htm                                                                                      Thanks*                                                                                                                        your gay                                                                                                                       You're gay, stupid!                                                                                                           - Profanity is the crutch of an inarticulate...                                                                                 > HA(word I'm not supposed to use on this forum) sites are awful                                                                  Are you talking about... Hentai?                                                                                              , I could be mistaken, but I think he meant...                                                                                   *I ment hacking                                                                                                               : I don't think you can block a site based on actual content                                                                     blockers...                                                                                                                   
 hex editor                                                                                                                    7 It's kinda hard to tell what you're having trouble with                                                                       $ there's something i'm confused about                                                                                           Sheesh...binary mode, bleah                                                                                                    well...                                                                                                                       % can qbasic convert hex to dec itself?                                                                                          PROGRAM COMPLETE!                                                                                                             2 Walk me through it there, roop; I'm not getting it                                                                             :) good thing you bailed out                                                                                                  E Well, no, what I mean is how do you work it? (Not what makes it tick)                                                          oh that's easy...                                                                                                              Cool. I'l try it again.                                                                                                       , * decNum = VAL(&quot;&amp;H&quot; + hexNum$)                                                                                  $ so 2 of my subs weren't neeeded. ok.                                                                                           Trying to Find a Compiler...                                                                                                  7 *www.geocities.com\aliphax\qb.zip (think that's right!)                                                                       F Forward slashes for WWW/Unix/Linux, backslashes for DOS/Windows and...                                                         Ok, here's the deal..                                                                                                          *  ~ :- [Dizzy]                                                                                                               8 *I use Linux AND windows, so I get mixed up sometimes:-)                                                                       hi                                                                                                                            C * the message text in the above message is &quot;hi nice site&quot;                                                            My site                                                                                                                        QBASIC Music help                                                                                                             9 A programmer capable of writing such an excellent program                                                                       YOU HATE ME KEWBIE! and question                                                                                              8 *He NEVER said he HATED YOU! YOU ARE AN EXTREAMIST Cell!                                                                      * *On chat he did. Please answer my question                                                                                     The answer:                                                                                                                   ( *Tell me how to do it, this isn't funny!                                                                                      M * &quot;I&quot; Don't know how! Thats why I tried my best to help you, relax!                                                 6 Maybe we do know, but we all hate him too much to tell                                                                        ( I hate you and your childness-attitude..                                                                                       *ANSWER MIDI                                                                                                                  ) http://www.qbasic.com/files/qmidi10.zip ?                                                                                      Not worth converting....                                                                                                      # Still not using my Filter program??                                                                                            *lol!                                                                                                                         " *You're a genius, you know that :)                                                                                            6 Once again Cell lies in an attempt to gain sympathy...                                                                        > *No way! THat is false. I know after this help nobody hates me                                                                
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 Here you go..                                                                                                                 1 *Whopps! Sorry Alipha, didn't see your reply! :-)                                                                             ? * you actually wrote the message before I did.. (by one minute)                                                                *alol                                                                                                                         + Info: Super Saiyan 3 Vegeta, please read on                                                                                    Untitled                                                                                                                      	 stylez...                                                                                                                     - * I designed &amp; created the site for them.                                                                                  *Text in above message ^ :-)                                                                                                  b * Blah..just woke up. There's text above. And I'm too hungry...&quot;menu&quot; = &quot;list&quot;                             *Makes sense.  Nice job! :-)                                                                                                   *Yeah, good job!                                                                                                                *BTW: where is your site Stylez?                                                                                               * http://66.31.242.192:8080                                                                                                   c * It's not much, just a list of the sites I've made. And an advert. for CDex, best CD ripper in the                            * world.                                                                                                                        I started all over on my game...                                                                                              
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 * beg pardon?                                                                                                                 : * Works for me, unless my 4.5 is really 7.1 in disguise...                                                                     *Stylez faq please                                                                                                             subroutines                                                                                                                    Here is a sample                                                                                                               Urgh... GOSUB.                                                                                                                 Just a note about viewing subs                                                                                                 Wow, thanks!                                                                                                                  ) Try this site right here for tutorials...                                                                                      Help! Decode                                                                                                                  E Are you back working on Ice Climber again? I swear, I love that game.                                                         0 Whats the address for &quot;Vimm's Vault&quot;?*                                                                               *http://vimm.net/                                                                                                             8 * remind me not to take any more of your recommendations                                                                      < Note: Two player version is critical for maximum play value!                                                                  7 lol, sadly, I don't have anyone to play with :-( And...                                                                       9 You CAN swing your hammer thingy while you're in the air!                                                                     G * what are you talking about? I can't seem to swing the dang thing! :-(                                                       N I HATE to risk getting &quot;filtered&quot; for continuing this thread, but...                                                 Untitled                                                                                                                      # ne, IA!&amp;#40960;B&amp;#43880;Je                                                                                           b *Pull yer head out, people wouldn't release source if they didn't wan it to be looked at and used.                            I If it says not to in the code, I wouldn't, but otherwise I don't think...                                                     ? yes... unless you contact the creator and ask if you can use it                                                               = Unless if the code was ever anything usesfull in the least...                                                                  Yes                                                                                                                            More help, please.                                                                                                             Good                                                                                                                          X * ..is that the whole program? 'cause I don't see any FOR..NEXT loops or saving routines                                      2 Shit! I posted the wrong code. &lt;smacks self&gt;                                                                             Couple of things                                                                                                               couple more things                                                                                                            9 Thanks! Didn't know point could be used  that way. (more)                                                                      What is the res. in screen 13?*                                                                                                * 320 by 200                                                                                                                   Thanks*                                                                                                                       ' if you are the screen 13 type of man...                                                                                        qb newbie...  2.0 to 4.5                                                                                                       NEVER EVER Steal someones                                                                                                     4 Oh, come on now. Ever heard of &quot;Freeware?&quot;                                                                           I agree                                                                                                                       & Not even the programmer of 3DBobble...                                                                                         Answer                                                                                                                         Untitled                                                                                                                       QBASIC web browser?                                                                                                           B The quote is &quot;Me fail english? That's unpossible&quot; (more)                                                             It's been done                                                                                                                 Arrow keys + graphics.                                                                                                         ..putting them together...                                                                                                     *Thanks, that did it!*                                                                                                         You'll probably want...                                                                                                       
 A bit easier:                                                                                                                 I * But then unwanted keys will work as arrow keys. Namely, H, P, K, and M.                                                      Textfile                                                                                                                      / You use OPEN filename$ FOR INPUT AS #filenumber                                                                                Has anyone ever???                                                                                                            ; connected to internet addresses and IPs using Qbasic? (nt)*                                                                   R *To connect to the internet: SHELL &quot;START www.qbasic.com&quot; (or whatever).                                             isam database in basic                                                                                                        d http://208.48.239.31/html/q&amp;a.html#Q&amp;A8 &amp; http://208.48.239.31/html/q&amp;a.html#Q&amp;A                          M * http://208.48.239.31/html/q&amp;a.html#Q&amp;A11. No text in either message                                                  PPRP is here..                                                                                                                R * um..the fact that you said &quot;no viruses&quot; makes me all that more worried                                             * My thoughts exactly.                                                                                                        
 Betatested...                                                                                                                 * I read his message about it earlier and...                                                                                     OK, me again                                                                                                                  # * %WINDIR%\System\COMDLG32.DLL                                                                                           W Has anyone ever clicked on those annoying flashing signs at the top of the forum? (nt)*                                       W *Ever?...I tried to close it by clicking the &quot;X&quot;. ..Once. ..(It didn't work).                                        What annoying messages?                                                                                                       % how do i make a polymorphic vbs worm?                                                                                         2 * http://208.48.239.31/html/q&amp;a.html#Q&amp;A21                                                                             Here:                                                                                                                         	 Need help                                                                                                                     7 http://www.geocities.com/mister_jack_dawson/arrows2.txt                                                                       G *Sweet thanks, I'll check it out and get back to you if I have trouble*                                                       7 http://www.geocities.com/mister_jack_dawson/arrows2.txt                                                                       d *It just happened that network 54 had some turbulence when I clicked &quot;respond!&quot;, so I feal                          & it also just happened that network54..                                                                                        6 I got what it talks about but still need a little help                                                                         use get put                                                                                                                   , !Urgent!  For those who have VB...  !Urgent!                                                                                   * Wants illegal version of VB                                                                                                  Never mind- i found it.*                                                                                                       The forum as of now                                                                                                            Useless post...                                                                                                                Mac's post was not useless                                                                                                     I took no offence :-)                                                                                                         P It seems to me that we devote more space to what is and isn't &quot;useful&quot;                                              	 LOL (nt)*                                                                                                                      you forgot to mention...                                                                                                      * You might want to reconsider that position                                                                                     I'm with you there, Mac.                                                                                                       So you're sick of yourself?                                                                                                    arrgghhhhhhh!! need some help                                                                                                 C * loop until yourhp = 1 or monsterhp = 1 'if want explaination, ask                                                            Loop Until is coded wrong.                                                                                                     check out my game and learn:                                                                                                  0 * how does that help with the current problem?!?                                                                              5 you talkin' to me?! YOU TALKIN' TO ME?!!!!!!, alipha?                                                                          * lol @ your title :-)                                                                                                         ok, nothing to do with qb.....                                                                                                 Open &quot;My Computer&quot;...                                                                                               9 * huh? be any more specific??    .....damn computer!!!!!!                                                                      Untitled                                                                                                                       stupid question....                                                                                                            shat apa wit jo moutha                                                                                                        A *What happens if you drag an JPG file to an open IEXPLORE window?                                                              why isnt OR working?                                                                                                           um, Qbasic is not that BASIC!!!                                                                                               ! Good answer, but too much detail.                                                                                             
 actualy...                                                                                                                    	 Try this:                                                                                                                      Or ever easier:                                                                                                                Simple Question                                                                                                                hello                                                                                                                          *msg is &quot;hello&quot;                                                                                                     6 *The chinese flavoring or the abreviation for message?                                                                        ( *LOL - thanx pi, i needed a good chuckle                                                                                       Shocking QBASIC surprize                                                                                                       um, you know...                                                                                                               @ *I'm relatively certain it's the best code of which he's capable                                                               *Work on your English, John.                                                                                                   okay.. U happy??...                                                                                                            * Work on your QB, pi.                                                                                                         *shat apa wit jo moutha, cell                                                                                                 / conradandjoel.s5.com - Cool QB and CPP D\L's!!!                                                                                well....                                                                                                                       Higher resolutions                                                                                                             Go to qbasic.qb45.com and                                                                                                      Qbasic in model railroading                                                                                                   B *how does the computer comminicate with the train and other stuff?                                                            
 The answer                                                                                                                    3 I almost lost everything on my computer downstairs.                                                                            don't post stuff about hacking                                                                                                 ok                                                                                                                            M If we did that, they wouldn't be &quot;unwritten rules&quot;, now would they?                                                 
 *Kewbie grins                                                                                                                 : *P.S. No * on GreenMan's post... shame on you, Greenman :)                                                                     *Doh! Sorry, all                                                                                                              ! The Unwritten Rules on this Forum                                                                                             @ * geez Mac, now we're hafta come up with new UNWRITTEN rules :-(                                                               No problemo!                                                                                                                  F * -hits head- If you post the rules, then they are WRITTEN, right? :-)                                                        L LOL. He alludes to the fact that there are plenty more unwritten rules (nt)*                                                   um...                                                                                                                          3d programs                                                                                                                    Here's an Idea...                                                                                                              *thanks                                                                                                                        I need a bit of help...                                                                                                       H Well, it helps if you post code that you're having problems with, but...                                                      ( thanks but I have another problem now...                                                                                      8 * um.. change GET (0, 0)-(4, 4) to GET (1, 1)-(3, 3) ???                                                                      ) FUNNY QB PAGE! - www.conradandjoel.s5.com                                                                                      *Its hilarius... :-(                                                                                                          E * Oh yeah. Funny. Ha Ha Ha... More laughs than a barrel of monkeys...                                                         + Wow, wish I were a regular at QBASIC.COM...                                                                                   # I wish you were a regular here too.                                                                                            * Gotta puke, your lousy idiot!                                                                                               " I downloaded qbasic 4.5 and. . . .                                                                                             yea, you did not...                                                                                                           
 Missing Files                                                                                                                  Untitled                                                                                                                      ) * no title and no content... usless post!                                                                                      how do you....                                                                                                                - * get QB4.5 which has a compiler (URL inside)                                                                                 5 * Q&amp;A #7 - http://208.48.239.31/html/q&amp;a.html                                                                         % HOW DO YOU RUN .EXE FROM QBASIC??!?!?                                                                                         B *Shell &quot;c:\qbasic\credits.exe&quot;      :-) Hope that helps!                                                            # THANKS FOR THE HELP! I OWE YOU ONE!                                                                                           B Use asterisk for messages with no text, also a note about SHELL...                                                             it would be better to do...                                                                                                   ) * LOL, nice quote.. I love that movie ;o)                                                                                      Deffinition of hacking...                                                                                                      um, that is no deffenition...                                                                                                  arg, forgot the *                                                                                                             M *none taken, but i am not really trying to make a virus, i AM making a virus*                                                  POLICE!                                                                                                                       2 *Is that sirens i hear? ;-) I'd avise you to STOP!                                                                             Making viruses is not illegal.                                                                                                 Can somebody help me?                                                                                                          Sure. Here you go!                                                                                                             *yes                                                                                                                           Q-Basic trouble                                                                                                               ( It sounds like your shorcut is messed up                                                                                       I think the shortcut is ok                                                                                                    0 You need to make some changes to the shortcut...                                                                               Thanks                                                                                                                         *Glad I could help :)                                                                                                          ..Encryption or encoding...                                                                                                    *what? your grammer sucks!                                                                                                     hey                                                                                                                           1 *Maybe that was an encrypted (or encoded) message                                                                              Encryption vs Encoding                                                                                                        L * I'm interesting in knowing what encryption method u used in ur example :-)                                                  $ does anybody know sequental programs                                                                                           I know                                                                                                                        8 *Yet another useless post by Gopus/Mary/MadHatter, et al                                                                       Here: (no joke)                                                                                                               # I got a terrible email.............                                                                                           1 -I- did not say any of those things in the email.                                                                             8 Actually, I just got an equivalent e-mail from Alipha...                                                                       pictures                                                                                                                       Depends what you mean...                                                                                                       Testers                                                                                                                        Post it!                                                                                                                       *Me too!                                                                                                                       soon                                                                                                                           blah                                                                                                                          & * pointless message with no above text                                                                                        , Your message was relatively pointless too...                                                                                  F * you message has no text and was pointless too (do we need to go on?)                                                        	 ROM games                                                                                                                      sur but its not a site...                                                                                                      * http://vimm.net/                                                                                                            + *No downlaodable games on that site, Alipha                                                                                   K * oops, hopefully they'll fix that. Got plenty of good NES games though :-)                                                   $ goto that irc server! it is awesome.                                                                                           Please Help (P.S. I'm back)                                                                                                    It doesn't work because...                                                                                                     maybe this might help...                                                                                                       1999??????????                                                                                                                 deal with it                                                                                                                   basica and qbasic                                                                                                              Fun for the entire family!                                                                                                     P.S.                                                                                                                           P.P.S.                                                                                                                        
 Hey Bob...                                                                                                                      *Zip file on its way.  Thnx! :-)                                                                                              ^ *how come i never get any recognision for sying Mettalica rox??? doesnt anyone else like them?                                V What do you want me to say? I couldn't care less what other people think about them...                                         Untitled                                                                                                                      P * Only good song is I Disappear, eh? I bet that's the only one you've heard too.                                              - Hey BoB that thing causes my system to freeze                                                                                 L *Runs fine in QB1.1 and 4.5.  I just found that 7.1 kicks it to Windows(???)                                                  ? Yeah 7.1 doesn't like it either in pure DOS or a DOS box in win                                                                NOW, CAN YOU DO THIS                                                                                                          ) I suppose anything's possible, however...                                                                                     - EXACTLY half of the positions have solutions!                                                                                  *Very interesting.  Thanks :-).                                                                                                Help                                                                                                                           *Word, my QB brothers.                                                                                                        O * If so, learn now that the asterisk (*) is only for messages with no body text                                               ( That means you clicked on the message...                                                                                        Yes, I clicked on it, because...                                                                                              ^ * And you don't need to put anything in the body for a blank post. Click respond, not preview.                                 *Dang, stylez, kinda harsh, no?                                                                                                *da foo always like that                                                                                                      ? *I think that's just stylez's way of saying &quot;Welcome&quot;                                                               P * Heh...not really. Just that I'm getting sick of all the stupid posts recently.                                               C++ Question                                                                                                                   Yes sire                                                                                                                      ; * Can't you just copy conio.h and .cpp onto your linux box?                                                                   E *You should be able to, e-mail if you need DETAILED instructions! :-)                                                         9 if you do hate me, go to this site, www.comp-u-geek.net *                                                                      Goodby                                                                                                                         Oops, slight bug.                                                                                                              *Well done.                                                                                                                   O mmm, you can go to www.comp-u-geek.net  all you want... there is nothing there!                                                SHOULD I LEAVE THE QB COMMUNITY                                                                                                *I don't hate you                                                                                                              *I don't hate you at all!                                                                                                     J If all of your post are going to be about whether or not we hate you--Yes!                                                    % In which post does he say that? (nt)*                                                                                          *i don't know you                                                                                                              Just checkin IP                                                                                                                * No text above, use asterisk                                                                                                  *I think I know that                                                                                                          
 Bobbles truth                                                                                                                  You guys must hate me                                                                                                         B *aw! Dont' get histerical! As long as you KEEP helping and stop...                                                             HATE ME! YOU DO!                                                                                                              ! * You are beginning to make sense                                                                                              YOU ALL HATE ME!                                                                                                              d i am a die hard qb prger but c++ over qbasic...theres no competetion c++ is way more powerful that q                          + *use an asterisk for no-content posts!!!!!!                                                                                   / can you pass varibles to shell statments?(more)                                                                               _ *u dont need that for shell, shell is dos so anything that the user types is in dos after shell                               X well I need to pass varibls so that my program will work in any dir w/o midifications...                                       Here:                                                                                                                          *thanks                                                                                                                        we are arrived                                                                                                                 This could get long and slow...                                                                                                *How do I save variables?                                                                                                       you mean save them to a files???                                                                                               Very simple in fact                                                                                                           & i am making a new genre of viruses!...                                                                                         ...                                                                                                                           G *its for educational purposes, and i was joking about the host computer                                                       1 *since when are virii Educational? They are EVIL!                                                                             @ *SOME* virii (esp. worms) are &quot;educational&quot; because...                                                               I agree, But...                                                                                                               a * Everyone I know started out by trying to make virii. Seems like a common thing for programmers.                             ' *http://208.48.239.31/html/q&amp;a.html                                                                                       H *I hope ur &quot;manhood&quot; rots off so you can never father children                                                      - I prefer WRITE to PRINT when saving variables                                                                                 M * Except that WRITE puts quotes around the output, which many ppl don't like.                                                  simplex                                                                                                                       ' Maybe if you translate that to English!                                                                                        Sorry !                                                                                                                       - *post the C++ code, we'll see what we can do.                                                                                 ! c++ code of the simplex algorithm                                                                                             d Actually, your query is NOT very specific--are you talking about &quot;convergence algorithms&quot;?                           Simplex optimization algorithm                                                                                                / This is a QBasic Forum, not a Mathematics Forum                                                                               J *On a scale of 1 to 10,  how inappropriate would you call a math question?                                                     free forum ?                                                                                                                  d im so sorry lkt i didnt realize u had emailed me 10 times :-) ill check, and u can be in  it if u st                          / read the above post title itll tell u my email*                                                                               5 actually dont, but my email is TheChatHack7@yahoo.com                                                                         D You call that cluttering the board? That's not cluttering the board.                                                          # Above program only works in QB 7.1!                                                                                           * Dang it! What is is that 4.5 can't handle?                                                                                    ' No, it's not the include file (I think)                                                                                       I Oh right. I knew 1.1 didn't  Hmm...maybe I could figure out a way to test                                                      Testing QB Version                                                                                                            " *Cool. I'll add that to my toolbox                                                                                            " um, it works in qb4.5 just fine...                                                                                            _ Mind trying something for me? Just knock out those 2 instances of &quot;LOCAL&quot; and try it?                                Well , that's doesn't work                                                                                                     Bummer. Thanks for trying.                                                                                                    % arg do I got to do everthing... here!                                                                                         [ *What, no indents? &lt;-(joke) Thanks John. Is that tested in 4.5? (It doesn't work in 71.)                                   / *Egotistical? No way! Cluttering the board? No.                                                                               J *Well for someone who gets mad when 3D Bobble gets a 4/5 rating......  :-)                                                    K * oh, btw, what places have you submitted your game? (for d/l, rating, etc)                                                   S * &quot;Egotistical- 1.A conceited, boastful person.&quot; Um.. That would be a YES                                            Untitled                                                                                                                      T Ooops.. as i was saying... flight sim 98 multi player room up. connect by serial(nt)                                          1 I was curious, but it was only Sombodie/Madhatter                                                                             \ * Yea...but it's so much work....I may try my own VB version using a webcontrol....dunno yet                                    *qbasic.com is back up now :) :)                                                                                              Z * W ED O N ' T C A R E about qbasic.com, how many times does that have to be stated?                                     Cell vs TheChatHack (info)                                                                                                    B I think you're both egotistical losers that can't program for shit                                                            	 *ROFLMFAO                                                                                                                     ) *I give up, Kewbie, what's ROFLMFAO mean?                                                                                     H *Rolling on the floor, laughing my f****** A** off (excuse the language)                                                       * Oh                                                                                                                          $ *I hope that didn't offend you, Mac.                                                                                          0 why thank you stylez. by the way mettalica rox!*                                                                              # JUST FOR EVERY ONE TO UNDERSTAND...                                                                                            nope, this is what you get...                                                                                                  *thanks  :)                                                                                                                   * prtsoft how come u never email anymore???*                                                                                    6 How come you (TheChatHack) don't e-mail me anymore?...                                                                        d *u never answered mine! are u sure u have the right one? its thechathack7@yahoo.com u wre probably d                          6 How come you (TheChatHack) don't e-mail me anymore?...                                                                        I *I have been SOO)O busy w/ Whopper, i don't have time for other projects.                                                      Random File Field Array                                                                                                       6 As far as I know, this is impossible in QBasic, but...                                                                        9 *7.1 does support arrays in TYPE statements. Doesn't 4.5?                                                                      um.... here's something...                                                                                                    O Here's what I think he wants, can you write a program in QBasic 1.0 to do that?                                               # that below has no &quot;*&quot; !!!                                                                                           + * And this one above should, but doesn't :P                                                                                   9 And now it should read &quot;the one two below&quot;  :-)                                                                      *The one 4 below                                                                                                               *hmmm                                                                                                                         = * Huh?? You have to type www.qbasic.com , not just qbasic.com                                                                  i believe...                                                                                                                   just because the...                                                                                                           9 Qbasic.com where are you? 404 must be todays lucky number                                                                     ] All i got was a message box that said a connection to the servercould not be esablished(more)                                 % I went into network54 to get here....                                                                                          got bad news... lol                                                                                                           ] All i got was a message box that said a connection to the servercould not be esablished(more)                                  * www.qbasic.com not qbasic.com                                                                                               L * I have long ago bookmarked this forum, so i just click on it and BOOM! ;-)                                                  > *I'm old fashioned, I type it in each time so I wont forget it                                                                1 For those of you who come from www.qbasic.com....                                                                             H Tried it and it works fine for me. I use a direct bookmark to the forum.                                                      F * That way I don't have to look at the ugliness that is www.qbasic.com                                                        
 *lol! :-{)                                                                                                                    8 *Is there a limit to how long a program you make can be?                                                                      R *64k is the limit PER MODULE, but you can split your program into separate modules                                            E * actualy its 128K of code per module and 64k in arrays and varialbes                                                         I *Huh... 7.1 help says 64k. ..I have yet to write anything that big anyway                                                     . Screensaver Color Cycling Compilation slowdown                                                                                ; Hey, I need help with getting someting, (not a QB question)                                                                   F Hi sorry but my e-mail woulden't send to you so here URL of pic inside                                                        6 I wanted the Deku Tree, not Gannon!! (no message text)                                                                        T Sorry i cut and pasted out of source for a walkthrough my freind e-mailed me and....                                           links                                                                                                                         : how about me? www.sonicagamesqb.cjb.net soon to be updated                                                                     ok                                                                                                                              I need a list of commands                                                                                                  M * Qbasic -&gt; Help -&gt; Index? Doesn't that work? Don't have the help file?                                                  subs                                                                                                                           RTFM                                                                                                                           Go to this site to learn:                                                                                                     0 *Try http://www.basicguru.com/abc/tutorials.html                                                                               *Thanks                                                                                                                       	 HTML help                                                                                                                      *You forgot &lt;/TEXTAREA&gt;                                                                                                 @ This is a QBASIC forum. html programming isn't real programming!                                                               Hacking                                                                                                                       + * Don't expect any answers from this board.                                                                                   * *where can I find information on it, then?                                                                                    ; *Ask the headmaster of your school. He has all the codes...                                                                    lay it down                                                                                                                   T How about lay down the stupid &quot;lay it down&quot; statement that you keep using?                                           [00|_  }{@(|{ER...                                                                                                            d *try getting in with hyper terminal if they have that kind of thing. then you'll have to hack the na                           I need some help                                                                                                               add PSET/PRESET etc                                                                                                           ^ I got it to work with out that(see below) but it is still not right so I try your suggestion:)                                R thanks Pr0gg3r&gt;&lt; but i had an idea  and it doesn't work need more help(more)                                            d I know that the BSAVE data is the same in both because when I did I did not save them or use seperat                           files (more)                                                                                                                  d If anyone wants either the first version(glitchy draw), or the second one(sloow is in screen 9 reaso                          d #@%$$^&amp;$ thing cut me off any way above post is sposed to say that the reason is inside and to e                           it works now (sort of)                                                                                                        L Alipha, knowing how much I'll be totally DESPISED for this by everyone here,                                                  X * I'll try, but can't garentee anything (especially since I have company) what bout now?                                      G I'm at work, can't get through the firewall, hangs trying to connect...                                                       4 *Ok, I sent it, please respond here, Alipha.  Thanx.                                                                           * I'll EMAIL YOU BACK                                                                                                         d *what company. If you know a site to get paid for making websites you better websites, you better te                          < Yep, I totally despise Newbie. Leaving us out of good stuff.                                                                  L *Sorry Mac.  If I had your email, I'd send you the same stuff I sent Alipha.                                                  K * I can email you..though I don't want this to be put out into the open yet                                                   Q *I smell intrigue! Might I be included in the inner circle? Still got my address?                                             < * Fred..did that runProg and ErrLevel stuff work ok for you?                                                                  / I make the rules of my game, defined statments!                                                                               . Environ$ don't return the Windir in windows...                                                                                H For some reason, not all environment variabls are available to qbasic...                                                       Am I on Windows or in DOS??                                                                                                    *Just curious. Why do you care?                                                                                                Cos...                                                                                                                        4 So you are not using DOS within Windows.  Good Hint.                                                                           And another thing...                                                                                                           For what it's worth, Kewbie...                                                                                                6 *Thanx, Bob.  I ran it on NT 4.0, at, I believe, SP 5.                                                                         Try this instead                                                                                                              $ Anyone willing to help me port this?                                                                                           *How big are we talking?                                                                                                       Uh,...                                                                                                                         *mmm, just what is this stuff                                                                                                 , Q113418 from microsoft, How can I use this??                                                                                   Here is how                                                                                                                   
 Get what??                                                                                                                    @ *TheChatHack hates me! Look at my guestbook! What did I ever do?                                                              / Guess what! Me and Alipha are ops! Xyz oped me!                                                                               / * oh, yes.. very exciting (I'm being sarcastic)                                                                                Detecting drives in Qbasic                                                                                                    7 * I'm alittle concerned with 'why' you want to do this.                                                                        *hmmm life SUCKs                                                                                                              E Actually there isnt ment to be a &quot;*&quot; on the one above, ....                                                         K One way you can tell that you had a good idea is if someone else had it too                                                   
 Copywrite!                                                                                                                     * Copyright                                                                                                                   N Yah, but unless you have a lot of money, you won't be a very attractive target                                                 I have the same problem                                                                                                        *how do I change autoexec.bat?                                                                                                ) *Go to C:\&gt; and type EDIT AUTOEXEC.BAT                                                                                      Who do i talk to?                                                                                                             a * As long as you give credit, I doubt anyone will care; this site is deader than a piece of wood.                              that's for sure!                                                                                                               Mallard is dead                                                                                                               # I am a help! Heres some QBASIC tips                                                                                           @ Am I missing something here, or are you smoking something? (nt)*                                                               I think he's smoking something                                                                                                 Free Snippets for all in side!                                                                                                , *That is ment to be put in Qbasic.com's html                                                                                   * Ignore this message.                                                                                                        ( Hey dont talk about Qbasic.com like that                                                                                       mind you...                                                                                                                   Q *However, we can watch IPs and tell when someone is responding to their own posts                                             : your complete and total disregard for spelling and grammar                                                                    C can somebody tell me why 65529 is the highest line number in qbasic                                                           
 no it aint                                                                                                                     Well..........................                                                                                                  I can explain it in a few lines.                                                                                              ) *Thats why they call it a 16 bit language                                                                                     . * 65535 (you don't have that # memorized?) :-)                                                                                 Simple Answer enclosed.                                                                                                       0 * Unsigned 16-bit integer is actually 0 to 65535                                                                              @ Allow me to volunteer an opinion based on an early experiment...                                                              5 PUTting two tiles over eachother messes up the colors                                                                         a * Istead of XOR, try using OR and AND, that should do it... and try to learn about preset also...                             , * Tried all possibilities, not one worked...                                                                                   You will need to use a mask...                                                                                                 Graphics array formula ...                                                                                                    B * Tnx tnx tnx man!! Now that's what I call helping someone out :-)                                                            ' Is it different for other screen modes?                                                                                        There is a difference...                                                                                                       QBASIC-GAME                                                                                                                   " My two cents about TAB() and SPC()                                                                                             Two more cents                                                                                                                ' Two more cents (with Mac's space trick)                                                                                       I Well, it didn't illustrate well - the characters are variable size. (nt)*                                                     W Here, this will better illustrate TAB and SPACE and show how very different they are...                                       - Great improvedment, but you have a slight bug                                                                                 9 Sorry, I spoke too soon.  Thanks for info, Stylez.  (nt)*                                                                     E * Yeah....I changed it in my code but forgot to change it in my post.                                                          isn't it just...                                                                                                              ? *The forum wrecked your double spaces. Those look the same now!                                                                ??? Looks ok to me                                                                                                            # Find RAMDRIVE, Is that a solution??                                                                                           ' Alipha more code problems. I need help.                                                                                       	 Or anyone                                                                                                                     ) Could you gvie the code to help me please                                                                                     = mmm...I hacked on that more than I remembered before I posted                                                                 8 WhyareyoureadingAlipha'smail?:-)(nt)*                                                                      8 hehe...I know, I just can't stay out of Alipha's mailbox                                                                       *LOL                                                                                                                           to nogo, about your webpage.                                                                                                  , is it possible to use .ocx controls from qb?                                                                                   is anyone reading above post???                                                                                                yes...                                                                                                                         One hour later?                                                                                                                I am not sure but......                                                                                                        I have an Idea                                                                                                                 INTEGER assignment                                                                                                            3 don't know if I'm understanding the question, but..                                                                            If want to hadle decimals                                                                                                      Must: www.qb4all.cjb.net                                                                                                      C * Only text in above msg is &quot;Must see www.qb4all.cjb.net&quot;                                                           3 *I'm pretty sure he did have text in his message...                                                                           J * YES he had text, but it was USELESS since the title said the same thing.                                                     Wake up, buddy!  (nt)*                                                                                                         APP                                                                                                                            *I get a 404 error!                                                                                                           - Can you connect to the internet using Qbasic?                                                                                 ) I'd like to think anything is possible...                                                                                      I agree                                                                                                                       ' Yes, you can connect to the internet...                                                                                       / If you want to create a QBasic based browser...                                                                               
 need help.                                                                                                                      U need to swap memory regions...                                                                                               hmm...                                                                                                                        0 to stlyez: how did you get  thttpd to compile...                                                                              ( Well, thttp daemon is on my linux box...                                                                                       arg, darn...                                                                                                                  ) * Besides...thttp sucks...(more for John)                                                                                      * www.apache.org                                                                                                               yea... I have that...                                                                                                          ATTN: All QB 4.5 users...                                                                                                     # That does sound a little ambitious.                                                                                           F * Just to clarify: he was referring to being adept at asm by next week                                                        / the &quot;nag factor&quot; doesn't work for me!                                                                               B True, for example, he's been nagged to remember the asterisk (nt)*                                                            = *Jeez, what's the holdup on this project? Get to it, slacker!                                                                  Here is something....                                                                                                         , * Make it open-source and call it FreeBASIC.                                                                                  ( is it possible to run a .exe from qbasic                                                                                       yes....                                                                                                                       ) I tried and it only works with .bas files                                                                                     < Huh?? I dont know what thechat... is saying but heres how...                                                                   FAO : Madhatter.                                                                                                               *Yawn!GoodNightAll                                                                                                   and some of us...                                                                                                              DirectQB question                                                                                                             J *Sorry, don't get it. What feature of QBasic are you having problems with?                                                     Regrettably.....                                                                                                               What happened to QBasic.com?                                                                                                  ? It's dead. Some company bought it and hasn't updated it at all.                                                                I tried.                                                                                                                       ????                                                                                                                          ' Sorry, typed it into the wrong textbox!                                                                                       3 eek, the program from analogx orovides more info...                                                                           ( *Cool! Where do you find out this stuff?                                                                                       * www.whois.net                                                                                                                lego mindstorms                                                                                                               % Is anyone even looking at above post?                                                                                         J * there may be a 'basic-like' language, but I wouldn't think qb would work                                                    T * I did, but I don't have a lego robot. Try using a search tool (Yahoo, Google, etc)                                          [ no i saw it, it said someone had writen mindstorms programs from qb, all info I have inside                                   # I tried a search, nothing turned up                                                                                           ! Shouldn't be too hard to do......                                                                                             
 Well......                                                                                                                    C so there are only three or so &quot;official&quot; formats, then...                                                           ) This really wasen't  what I ment...(more)                                                                                      ah. Thats a bit harder.                                                                                                       H There are lots of differnt third party codes that do the download (more)                                                      S oh yeah the official softwere uses a file called spirit.ocx for comminication(more)                                           2 Spirit.ocx can be used to program it from vb(more)                                                                            2 can you start .exe files from eithin a qb program?                                                                            1 * Try looking for &quot;Shell&quot; in qb help...                                                                              Thanks                                                                                                                         Just use SHELL                                                                                                                 Thanks                                                                                                                        3 * ^^^The only post in this thread that has text ^^^                                                                           2 Why do line numbers only go up to 65529 in qbasic?                                                                             Probably...                                                                                                                   F * Signed integer ranges from -32768 to 32767, unsigned ranges 0-65535.                                                         No offence LKT but...                                                                                                           That's correct and not necessary                                                                                               qbasic help                                                                                                                   ( No, I don't think Help needs link.exe...                                                                                       Keep trying                                                                                                                    This should help....                                                                                                           *thanks                                                                                                                       ? Here's how to move down lines or to create margins(for newbies)                                                                *NOT TO THE FORUM                                                                                                             U *Dear Blizzar'O'Fire, alias Qbazac 1000, What does &quot;not to the forum&quot; mean?                                          He means....                                                                                                                   Hate to say this...                                                                                                            Actually...                                                                                                                   ; *To move down n% lines, use PRINT STRING$(n% - 1, CHR$(10))                                                                    Another great tip for Newbies!                                                                                                - And if not TheBob, Earthborn! (also no irony)                                                                                 K * Why does everybody always forget me, I'm no longer a newbie! (I think)...                                                    A note about TAB...                                                                                                           ) I use LOCATE most of the time too, but...                                                                                     ) whats the INKEY$ CHR$(?) for the SPACEBAR                                                                                      doesn't this work?                                                                                                            	 *Chr$(32)                                                                                                                     % You don't even need chr$ for spacebar                                                                                         % Documented INKEY$ help program within                                                                                         ! *I already knew how to use Inkey$                                                                                             P * Yeah, but you apparently don't know the ASCII codes, which this prog shows you                                              & Heres a little something about my past                                                                                         *Not very interesting either...                                                                                                timeout in QB?                                                                                                                 does TIMER (not ON TIMER) help?                                                                                               7 * I just found that out myself, but thanx alot anyways!                                                                        In FORTRAN.......                                                                                                             % Da Ace asked how to do it in in QB...                                                                                         2 You can get a 3rd Part Compiler that has a DLL lib                                                                             Sounds somewhat interesting...                                                                                                1 FORTRAN! Somebody just gave me a FORTRAN compiler                                                                              The chat on qbasic.com                                                                                                         Try updating your broswer.                                                                                                     re: try updating your browser                                                                                                 @ *There is no regular email, because Qbasic.com is abandoned. :-(                                                              / *hey alipha why does everyone spoils your name?                                                                               : * dunno, I didn't think it was that difficult to spell :-(                                                                     Untitled                                                                                                                      H * there are females on this forum right now...you just don't know it :-)                                                      3 * though I should clarify that I am not one of them                                                                           ! *Me neither, I glad for that! :-)                                                                                             5 I am sorry to say but QB4.5 is well dead(more inside)                                                                         N * I hate to advertise for my site here, but get qb45 @ www.qbasic-complete.com                                                $ Did you write the tutorial yourself?                                                                                          5 * My gf programs, she's a girl (trust me, I know :-P)                                                                         0 how do i print a picture in qbasic (if possible)                                                                               Untitled                                                                                                                       Yeah and heres how....                                                                                                         That's NOT going to work!                                                                                                      heres a game for wrestling fans                                                                                                ***thank you u've helped***                                                                                                   . *My site's back up: prtsoftware.tripod.com :-)                                                                                # ***could some one please help me***                                                                                           	 Try this:                                                                                                                     ( That looks like NPCScript from Graal 2.5                                                                                       ..string operations...                                                                                                        P A slightly easier (and faster, not that it matters) way to put in leading zeros:                                              % Uh i wish not to bug u again but.....                                                                                          Uh sorry i fixed it                                                                                                           6 * lol, thanks. Though um... it is A..L..I..P..H..A :-)                                                                         Big on names are we?                                                                                                          : what? i can't request that people spell my name correctly?                                                                     Uh....Sorry                                                                                                                   8 heheh. My name keeps getting mis-spelt by ,uh ,everyone.                                                                      Z *Yeah: &quot;Alipha's Guide to Qbasic, using excepts from the Qbasic.com forum.&quot;  :-)                                    > a knew game i made in bout forty minutes yet real fun and hard                                                                 I would like                                                                                                                  4 *Yeah send it to me too! Sounds cool: char34@ptd.net                                                                           the game is sent                                                                                                              @ please give a feedback on the game review it just say how it was                                                               Thank you Aliphia                                                                                                             * help with turning caps on... and off in vb                                                                                    d *Oh Fudd, at http://www.femtosoftware.77th.com/ they put up my games and gave low ratings! AN OUTRAG                           The ratings aren't that low!                                                                                                   Untitled                                                                                                                       Well, I'll try...                                                                                                              Nope, I guess I can't...                                                                                                      % * QUICKBasic is a DOS-based language.                                                                                          Screen 12 Gif/BMP loader                                                                                                      ' I'm sure you don't want to use a lib...                                                                                       
 Whopper...                                                                                                                     ...                                                                                                                            ...                                                                                                                             What screen mode should I use...                                                                                              
 Here'ya go...                                                                                                                 ' I don't know if that IS a GIF loader...                                                                                         * .... read the original message                                                                                               Well aren't WE egotistical?                                                                                                    It is a BMP loader.                                                                                                            *        Thnx!                                                                                                                  I get a illegal function call...                                                                                               Hmm...this works for me. Um...                                                                                                D *Yes, I made as simple 16 clr bmp, and it messes up, I work with it.                                                          8 I'll throw some more BMP's at it and see what happens...                                                                       saving an array                                                                                                               * don't use no double negatives :-) Anyway..                                                                                    ! File I/O is a RUSH for newbies...                                                                                              Really?                                                                                                                       E *I mean, When the user answered a question the answer goes to a file.                                                         L Ever notice how people often use double negatives to express a positive, but                                                  3 * lol, go back to math class though (+ * + = +) :-)                                                                           8 *Sorry. The correct response is: &quot;Yeah, yeah.&quot;                                                                       * lmao                                                                                                                         Depends on the language.                                                                                                      ! Actually, I haven't noticed that.                                                                                             @ *thanks a lot, but im not english,  and im used to duble negate.                                                              < Alipha, Stylez, Greenman, Earthborn, TheBob, codeworm, .etc.                                                                   Forum1                                                                                                                         Forum2                                                                                                                         Forum3                                                                                                                         Aww.... ya forgot me!                                                                                                         * DeTaiza! I thought you lost  your account.                                                                                    / The problem is filtering out ONLY the bad stuff                                                                               6 The problem is losing good Forum members.  Come Back!!                                                                         Couple of fixes (already)                                                                                                      WAIT &amp;H3D9 ,8...                                                                                                           Vertical retrace, etc. ...                                                                                                     * oh thnx!!                                                                                                                    *Glad to help!                                                                                                                 Artist needed...                                                                                                              , * eh? speed calcuation? Can I see this code?                                                                                   Help me please I need QB help                                                                                                 8 you need to erase the tank before you draw the new one..                                                                       Also...                                                                                                                        Help                                                                                                                          & * http://www.ami.com/support/mbid.html                                                                                         MARGINS                                                                                                                       
 Here's how                                                                                                                     to Buff                                                                                                                        Printers and stuff                                                                                                            I Whta is Femto software? I got a notice saying there putting up 3d bobble!                                                     K * then request that they don't! You have rights to what ppl do w/ your prog                                                    No he doesn't...                                                                                                              $ Problems with random access files...                                                                                          2 I cant' figure out how to duplicate that error :-(                                                                            8 *His program may be in a sub, and the var is not SHARED.                                                                      + Be sure you have your dim statments correct                                                                                    oops statements...                                                                                                             * no text in above message                                                                                                     IP test....                                                                                                                    How do I make bigger fonts??                                                                                                  6 you can't have different sized text on the same screen                                                                        . You can read the character outline from memory                                                                                - You can also read directly from the screen...                                                                                 A Hope you don't mind me modifying your program once again :\ ...                                                             < Ack, use this instead, forum messed up the LINE statement...                                                                  G *Don't mind at all!  It's what a forum like this should be about!   :-)                                                       0 mmm, I think I will add my progam into this mess                                                                               Yeah, you could do that...                                                                                                    4 a program that reads the character set from memory..                                                                           Fonts                                                                                                                         % Alpiha ....Graph.h were can i get it?                                                                                         @ actually, I noticed that too... doesn't have graphics.h either..                                                               I dunno know about that...                                                                                                     qbasic and irc                                                                                                                # Whoa! Negative vibes here or what?!                                                                                            * YEAH! Only I can swear :P                                                                                                   ! *And you do it very well, too. =D                                                                                              Crude and Obnoxious...                                                                                                         ya, I know. Me bad :-(                                                                                                         Is it suppose to be a secret?                                                                                                  Um, I am Madhatter...                                                                                                          A matter of point...                                                                                                           That's a bad instance...                                                                                                       *Bobble is on femento software!                                                                                               c Man Are you like totally not human. Are you a Vacuum cleaner ? Do you suck ? I means the QB console                           P * ignore 'Mr Phat', cell. I talked to him, he's not going to bug you anymore :-)                                              " *Threaten him with your hypocrasy?                                                                                            # I would just like stylez to know...                                                                                           ' And the point of this message was what?                                                                                       & You two are perfect for each other. =D                                                                                         No silly...                                                                                                                   ! Morals out of whack..? Right.....                                                                                             * How do you capture arrow key strokes in QB                                                                                     Butter                                                                                                                        # Some people don't do that though...                                                                                            Scancodes for grey arrow keys                                                                                                 2 I just TOLD you how to find out what a scancode is                                                                             er, let me clarify that                                                                                                        This USED TO work... once...                                                                                                   Minor update                                                                                                                  S * Well, check your code all your KEY ON statements are 15 for the dedicated arrows.                                           ' Damn... Do I look stupid now... Thanks!                                                                                        Well AllRight!                                                                                                                % to capture arrow keys using INKEY$...                                                                                          To capture any key                                                                                                             JEEEEEEEEEEEEEZZZZZ                                                                                                            website design                                                                                                                : Alipha forbids YOU to talk about anything aside from QB!!!                                                                    = *Alipha was speeking in generalizaton of computer programming                                                                  *what is a 133t portfolio?                                                                                                    
 ...sigh...                                                                                                                    
 Fire walls                                                                                                                    ? Words to live by (sorry, I ran across this and couldn't resist)                                                               6 *lol - that message actually broke most of those rules                                                                        	 * yep :-)                                                                                                                     / Hypocrite(sp?),Hypocrite(sp?),Hypocrite(sp?)!!!                                                                               0 -sigh- I don't want to fight with you (any more)                                                                               I forgive your impudence...                                                                                                   # The pages of crap will soon go away                                                                                            I found some vomit                                                                                                            > * eh? can you show us an example of this fixed-len bug thingy?                                                                 I think this is it...                                                                                                         F *He means: n% = 12: DIM Blah AS STRING * n% (Error: Invalid Constant).                                                        A *i.e. You can only use constants to declare fixed-length strings.                                                             C *Duh! (Sorry ikt153, -just realized that that's what you said :-P).                                                            *Double-Duh!  s/b lkt153!                                                                                                     ( Well Cell can vacuum up ur vomit :) ....                                                                                      " Who is the author of hey-cody.bas?                                                                                            d who has been voting at my site that timmy the hacker is the most horrible game ever? i dont say that                           Who do you think?                                                                                                             E * u cant vote 3 times at my site unless ur from different ip addreses                                                         4 * where can I get qbasic that isn't in a *.zip file?                                                                          
 *nevermind                                                                                                                     Got another question                                                                                                          , Use Inkey$ (question was how to get keys)...                                                                                   Thx                                                                                                                            Could you clear that up 4 me                                                                                                   Run this program                                                                                                               Out for palette changing...                                                                                                    Explanation of palettes                                                                                                        * Thnx!                                                                                                                        *You guys hate me now?                                                                                                        = * nah, just when you argue w/ ppl and ask questions like this                                                                  *Naw,  just ease up a little.                                                                                                  ...                                                                                                                           6 Duhhh....but my Notepad doesn't HAVE a Replace feature                                                                        C * Heh...we went over this... WinNT is ALT-255, Win95/98 is ALT-0160                                                           B *O. I must've been absent that day. BTW, love your colors13 thing!                                                            9 *Dang it! I STILL can't get it to work. 0160? No indents!                                                                      *                     ALT+0160                                                                                                5 * Hm...weird, it worked before in the title...                                                                         _ * Ah...you can't copy/paste the char, apparently....Which is why you use Wordpad to replace all                               > *Right. And then I tried using Notepad to do the post. No dice                                                                5 OH! Wordpad...wordPAD! Like I said startin off...DUH!                                                                         
 *           *                                                                                                                 
 CALLBACK SUBs                                                                                                                  * Don't think so.....                                                                                                          O/T: This forum crashes IE                                                                                                    < It used to--mostly just when exiting the message text editor                                                                  3 You can use Netscape : It's great and never crash !                                                                           E * that's bull... doesn't seem to like the chatroom or hotmail (v4.08)                                                         3 * Nutscrape Crappigator.....no, that browser sucks.                                                                           ( I did it! I made it load external files!                                                                                      * Man I can't wait. It looks cool...........                                                                                    : Passing data to and from asm routines using CALL Absoulte.                                                                    9 *Go to Programmersheaven.com, the have tons of tutorials,                                                                      Yeah, but before you do that...                                                                                               , * thanks.  Tried your website, it's gone. :(                                                                                  > (Sorry, that message above was supposed to be for prtsoftware)                                                                V *Yeah, webjump bombed - so i'm siteless untill I set up with Lycos Networks this week!                                        : um..alright, passing variables to and from CALL ABSOLUTE..                                                                    9 Alipha, that took some time to prepare and I thank you...                                                                     I * aaa.. sure, just give me credits. You can also modify it as you see fit                                                      This is a QBasic forum!                                                                                                       N * &quot;Never Under-estimate the power of stupid people in large groups.&quot;                                                 Or serious flakes...                                                                                                           Sorry sire!                                                                                                                    Oh goodness, I'm sorry...                                                                                                     E * If we annoy you then there's one simple thing for you to do: Leave.                                                          stylez, chap, you're a moron...                                                                                               $ Yes, I COULD have left, but I didn't                                                                                          B You're right, it didn't help the situation. :-(  But there's hope.                                                            ! * huh? what are you trying to do?                                                                                             C Sure, if you're a bored low-life loser with nothing better to do...                                                           ' Does everybody hate me now? My minions?                                                                                       J *he also calls me an ambassador, and QBASIC crapp mountAIN! what the fudd!                                                     He also claims this                                                                                                           + My ISP probably already got your message...                                                                                   ; What the fudd? You are now insulting stylez and Alipha too!                                                                    ...                                                                                                                            ...                                                                                                                            An idiot? My IQ beats yours                                                                                                    I've made many games...                                                                                                       4 *PROVE IT THAT YOUR GAMES ARE BETTER THAN 3D BOBBLE!                                                                          ! *Where can I find your 3d Bobble?                                                                                              *http://scotiasoft.i8.com                                                                                                     P *Can I jump, or is the point to stay on the platform idlely without falling off?                                              # *PRESS 5 to jump all over the level                                                                                           ! That isn't...half...bad actually.                                                                                              ...                                                                                                                            *3d bobble sux                                                                                                                 networks                                                                                                                       o O U are are you...                                                                                                          6 is there a way to change the appearence of the mouse?*                                                                         yes there is in GFX mode...                                                                                                   , i know this is off the subject but stylez...                                                                                   Untitled                                                                                                                       *scrolling tiles or graphics                                                                                                    these r ip's i collected of cell                                                                                              1 * my that is a might fine specimen you got there!                                                                             ! * I bet your so proud of yourself                                                                                             	 Scrolling                                                                                                                     0 Text scrolling, pixel scrolling, tile scrolling?                                                                              % Could someone send me BLoad/Save code                                                                                          Why?                                                                                                                           War is not good                                                                                                               * There is no hacking whatsoever going on...                                                                                    $ * nah, I'd just hire a hit on 'em :)                                                                                          ) PTRSoft and Cell are the ones doing it...                                                                                      I'd have to agree...                                                                                                          [ *i dont think its PRTsoft but its definitely cell hes always advertising his game 3d bobble                                   ; *I apologize for losing my temper, and flaming back. Sorry.                                                                   # were you ever dropped on your head?                                                                                            MagnaUnum...I must talk to you                                                                                                 you ignorant moron...                                                                                                         * *PRTsoft how come ur never in the chatroom                                                                                    % * I got grounded from it  -  forever!                                                                                          Compiling Question                                                                                                            E * You need the data files as well, not just the header and cpp files.                                                          Qbasic                                                                                                                         Now you know                                                                                                                  > *You really shouldn't make your subject &quot;Qbasic&quot; :-)                                                                 operating system                                                                                                              " *Send me your code: char34@ptd.net                                                                                             2 issues                                                                                                                        ok, I'm using the SHELL command.                                                                                              ( *how do you make that `o' above the `a'?                                                                                       *&lt;ALT&gt;+134                                                                                                               Thanks                                                                                                                         *Surely you mean: Thnks                                                                                                      S *I have no idea what a dosser is. DeTaiza said he would send one if I didn't behive                                            C++ Question                                                                                                                   please clarify                                                                                                                ) like this... and this is not a C++ forum!                                                                                      To all:                                                                                                                        whatchu want us to do?                                                                                                        3 I thought I made it clear in the message what to do                                                                            Eep! I am afraid                                                                                                              O * what's a doser? whatever it is, please post it before sending it to the admin                                               9 * He means dossier...like a folder of detailed documents.                                                                      *Fudd. I am done!                                                                                                              *Done                                                                                                                         	 *Done!!!!                                                                                                                      * and done!                                                                                                                   + * though that's not a complete list, is it?                                                                                    *done                                                                                                                         W * OK, NO MORE. He has replied and asked me to stop having other people send the e-mail.                                        * lol                                                                                                                         	 Game Save                                                                                                                     " Good madhatter, you finally setted                                                                                            C You have no idea what you're talking about, Cell, so stay out of it                                                           E That is probably the guy you are talking about in &quot;to all:&quot;                                                          Here...                                                                                                                        i would like to see it*                                                                                                        * see what? (btw, nice ) :-)                                                                                                 
 Maddhatter                                                                                                                    : * CELL YOU ARE ONLY MAKING IT WORSE, STOP POSTING ABOUT IT                                                                     Whatza Dosser?                                                                                                                D hey all my site is going to open up a new section &quot;Subs&quot;..                                                           I am an ifiot!                                                                                                                	 * hi cell                                                                                                                     # *cell? That wasn't me *wink* *wink*                                                                                            *IPs Rarely lie Cell!                                                                                                         D hey all the updated version of timmy the hacker will release soon...                                                          " *Cooler than that, only 3D bobble!                                                                                            1 Madhatter, our puppy read on Detaiza will help me                                                                              You're an idiot...                                                                                                            3 *What does &quot;Subscript Out of Range&quot; mean?                                                                            it means...                                                                                                                   = IPs of the people that feel they need to get our attention...                                                                  That's funny...                                                                                                                *                                                                                                                              I claim this board for Cell!                                                                                                  * *Or we all could goto the pub tonight   :)                                                                                    \ * You're not making things any easier, Cell. All you're doing is making it more fun for him.                                   *That isn't Cell                                                                                                              * *That's alright considering you aren't me.                                                                                     hey all                                                                                                                        *What game team?                                                                                                              
 *sonica games                                                                                                                   ATTN: all seriuos Forum users...                                                                                               * GOOD IDEA.                                                                                                                   Actually...                                                                                                                    bios calls /system calls                                                                                                       QB uses DOS interrupts                                                                                                        
 Try HelpPc...                                                                                                                 - I don't know, my site is alittle messed up...                                                                                 K *check this out and im no longer gonna make my &quot;operating system&quot;                                                    Logoff User in Windows NT                                                                                                      Subscript out of Range                                                                                                        C *A zero may be the problem (since you've used a base index of one).                                                            HTML coding                                                                                                                   : * Remove the MULTIPLE and SIZE attributes from your SELECT                                                                     CALL ABSOLUTE?                                                                                                                 YOU NEED A COW!!!                                                                                                              Yes, you need a library...                                                                                                     This isn't the real Alipha                                                                                                    4 chances are, you already have the library you need..                                                                          . Alipha usually has a little o above his last a                                                                                9 you mean this? .. I haven't been doing that for awhile..                                                                     * I claim this the board of the Madhatter!!!                                                                                    ) I'm having trouble with the Godzilla part                                                                                      Untitled                                                                                                                       Excuse me...                                                                                                                  $ You take the particle accelerator...                                                                                           um...                                                                                                                          *lol                                                                                                                          - *do you know what a particle accellerator is?                                                                                 A should qbnewbie's be wondering about this? Oh well, answer inside                                                              I said in asm!!! YOU TWIT!!!                                                                                                  & i am making a dos operating system....                                                                                         hmmm?                                                                                                                         . * if he's making this in QB, he means 'shell'.                                                                                5 You got to admit, when you're wrong, you are wrong...                                                                          I s'pose I can elaborate...                                                                                                   # *well whatever it is im creating it                                                                                           
 As for DOS...                                                                                                                 G Bob, Mac, Alipha, anyone interested in the color prog posted earlier...                                                       	 * For Mac                                                                                                                     	 Beautiful                                                                                                                     9 *Windows ME (although, I could only access 235 colors??).                                                                     " Yeah...that's all that shows up...                                                                                            
 Looks good...                                                                                                                 
 It's messy...                                                                                                                  *Can you do better, prove it!                                                                                                  CALL INTERUPT -- Need help                                                                                                    a * start QB with the switch /L (QB.EXE /L) to include the default library which has CALL INTERRUPT                             % * note that you need qb 4.5 or higher                                                                                         2 Win 98 Task Scheduler Patch to be released 9/25/01                                                                            / How can I have a qbasic program run on startup?                                                                                Use autoexec.bat                                                                                                               In WindowsNT                                                                                                                  
 IN windows...                                                                                                                 V *PLEasE WATCH OUT IF I SAY ANYTHING BAD, LOOK OUT FOR MY IP! MAD HATTER IS DOING THIS!                                        J *If I say anything bad, it will be the evil twin who lives inside my brain                                                     *what?!                                                                                                                       5 *EvEn THOUGH NOONE IS gOING to CHECK The IP EVERYTIME                                                                         * What's up with the chatroom? (8:50 PM EDT)                                                                                    ) * http://66.31.242.192:8080/faq.html#FAQ1                                                                                       now it's my turn to oppose.  :-)                                                                                              " Which further proves my point that                                                                                            . *you should say the chat is broken up to 10:39                                                                                ! How do you add asm to your progs?                                                                                               *Thats not me, check the ISP!!!!                                                                                              2 *This is the REAL PRTSoft!!!! ISP #:209.173.23.151                                                                             *Where can I get qbasic?                                                                                                       *qb4all.cjb.net                                                                                                                That site is phony                                                                                                             And I found it in German...                                                                                                   7 *we aint want german. this is america. we speak english                                                                       K *&quot;This&quot; is the internet, and ain't all us speak English real good                                                   W *If you're using this fourm, it means you should be using the english version of Qbasic                                        No it isn't...                                                                                                                	 Thank GOD                                                                                                                     " stop judging me, you judger!!!!!!!                                                                                             Aright!                                                                                                                        know how to write, and speak...                                                                                                *Pretty impressive!                                                                                                           F * I speak English, German, Spanish, Dutch, and some Swedish, SO THERE!                                                        . *Hey! I know C, C++, ASM, Pascal, and BASIC...                                                                                d *I know english, I think I know all the kinds of basic programming languages, and I'm learning spani                           And...                                                                                                                        " Thank you, but I'm just a clone...                                                                                             I got it...                                                                                                                   / How do you shift a variable left in QBasic 1.0?                                                                                Like this...                                                                                                                   Or you can try this...                                                                                                         A better way...                                                                                                                Or you could...                                                                                                               $ *Right. I use M$=UFN3(Field, Shift#)                                                                                           you do this:                                                                                                                   With a particle amplifier                                                                                                      let me clarify myself...                                                                                                      c GET OFF THIS CHAT OR PEEL ME A GRAPE, SQUARED EVERY DAY, IF YOU DONT KEEP UP, THE QB COMMUNITY WILL                           0 *find you, and beat you up! (there you go Cell!)                                                                               *yawn*                                                                                                                         *Yeah man! Lets go...                                                                                                          Man you're annoying...                                                                                                         No! Don't! BAAAAD site!                                                                                                       7 Have you taken over this site, we won't be your slaves!                                                                        I don't think...                                                                                                              * *they can't, but they sure are annoying...                                                                                    F *Why does anyone still use a slow-assed message board anyway? *thinks*                                                        9 So, you want annoying mr Guy listen to all my PAST POSTS!                                                                     + The difference between Madhatter and you...                                                                                   ! Sorry madhatter, your IP is wild!                                                                                             % Come on Gopus, Use you own name (nt)*                                                                                         $ There is a flaw in your reasoning...                                                                                           Some of us know who you are                                                                                                    Oooh interesting                                                                                                              M hey people, I won't be checking the forum until this situation gets handled..                                                  Alipha!!! Don't leave.                                                                                                         ok then, i won't go...                                                                                                        7 *Lets get an ISP tracer, find them, and beat em up! :-)                                                                        Yeah dude...                                                                                                                   I'M AFRAIIID IT'S TOO LATE                                                                                                    + OHHH! I, and a couple of my friends here...                                                                                    Wow.                                                                                                                          ! What the heck are you guys doing?                                                                                             & Sorry, I get a massive kick out of it.                                                                                        , Nothing, these guys are just being losers...                                                                                   OH NO                                                                                                                          you're right                                                                                                                   Hooooray!!! We are l33t!!!                                                                                                     Y35 w3 4r3!!!!!!!                                                                                                             	 WOW SONAY                                                                                                                      Thanx a bunch h4x0r3r d00d!!!!!                                                                                                Booobio, let's go kiss Sonya!!!                                                                                                Lets just..                                                                                                                   X No!! Thats disgusting!!! Only my pet camel can hump me!!!!!!!! Because shes 37337!!!!!!!                                       hehe                                                                                                                           R u my c4m31????                                                                                                               Oui                                                                                                                             Dudes, we're making Alipha mad!!                                                                                               *you bet your @$$ you are!!                                                                                                   6 *And everybody else!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -PRTSoft                                                                         * This is not alipha.                                                                                                         
 POOOOOOOOO                                                                                                                    = *Just curious? i\Is that you &quot;Hacker group&quot;? (l33t)                                                                 
 u n07 1337...                                                                                                                  i have 2 questions                                                                                                             Answer to question 1                                                                                                          c *SHELL &quot;dir *.exe&quot; wont list _ALL_  exe's only the ones in that dir, not even recursively                            Well..                                                                                                                        A you don't need to divide outregs.dx by 2...don't see any other...                                                             
 I THAWT SHELL                                                                                                                 $ what u told me still doesnt work and                                                                                          G you don't need to divide outregs.cx or dx by 2...don't see any other...                                                        PUT YO HANDS IN DA AIR                                                                                                         I AM THE PUNK RAP MASTER                                                                                                       Sindypunk!!!!!!                                                                                                                MUH LATEST L33T RAP                                                                                                            Wow!!!!!                                                                                                                       *I AM THE BEST, BIZZNATCH!                                                                                                     I DONT THINK SO!                                                                                                               Oooh..                                                                                                                         I AM BOOBIO--&gt;                                                                                                             	 Hooray!!!                                                                                                                     + Yo BIATCH__! LET ME BE IN YO PUNK RAP KLANN                                                                                   
 Only if...                                                                                                                     Hey!!!!                                                                                                                       $ SONYA J00 CAN BE L33T H4X0R IF U TRY                                                                                            Teach m3 h0w pleeeeeeeaase!!!!!!                                                                                               WELL J00                                                                                                                      I thatz totally 37337 d00d but 3y3 dont know if 3y3 can do it 0r n0t!!!!!!!                                                      DOOOD                                                                                                                          OOOOOOooooooohhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!                                                                                                  Yay! BOOBIO!!!!!!!!                                                                                                             Boleon (sp) evaluation in QBasic                                                                                              : * its 'boolean'.. and, I think it does check the b=1 part.                                                                    	 Basically                                                                                                                     = Alright mr Madhatter, I know your IP, and I am reporting you!                                                                  O0o0O0o0O0oh!!!                                                                                                               ? you do realize that the only reason he continues to annoy us...                                                                I haven't even done anything!!!                                                                                               * * ..... (and that's all anyone should say)                                                                                     Nah that wont work...                                                                                                         + You're just mad because I won't kiss you!!!                                                                                    * .....                                                                                                                       a Yes, I want to do that as much as I want to have sex with an elephant while listening to jazz!!!!                             G *What starts with C and ends with L, and always secretes a nasty smell?                                                       % I declare this pickled pruning day!!!                                                                                         ' I am Lolanda and I have wooden shoes!!!                                                                                       * Hooray!!! Matthew R Knight smells beano!!!                                                                                    M I declare madhatter and his alter ego are off the topic, ready to get flamed!                                                 @ *Lol! So true... Where is my flamethrower? Where is my kerosine?                                                               In my slacks...                                                                                                                EWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!                                                                                                              I * and by saying that, do you honestly think he's going leave any quicker?                                                     a Yes!!! I have a phd in psychology so I know what people are going to do before they do it!!!!!!!!                              * somehow I doubt that, Sonya                                                                                                 Y Well thats because your stupid and use qbasic!!!! Use a real language like HTML!!!!!!!!!!                                     H LOL!!!! HTML is a SCRIPT! C++ is a real language, but QB is more fun!!!!                                                       Petty child...                                                                                                                . Don't tell us about your hungarian sex habits!                                                                                 Sonya, please read..                                                                                                           I already read it you old fart!                                                                                               W * that won't work, but you can have fun arguing with me, if that makes you feel better.                                        You are a pervert!!!                                                                                                          N *Please make a poll saying the best QBASIC game of 2001, post it on this forum                                                - Do you want me to post the poll, or the game?                                                                                  Other forums                                                                                                                   Yes, yes there are...                                                                                                         ? Check www.qb45.com, it has a board, that beats this board 15-0!                                                               
 To stylez ...                                                                                                                  heh, well...                                                                                                                  ! Is there like an ERASE statement?                                                                                              To erase it all...                                                                                                             Thanks for supporting GBGames                                                                                                  help!!!! please                                                                                                               G rename, copy, hide, and how should I use the instruction lock and unloc                                                        Easy...                                                                                                                       ' *Good Info, Never heard of Lock before.                                                                                        Best QB Game this year                                                                                                         yeah...? what is?                                                                                                             ) * neither of the above messages have text                                                                                      * Who cares?!?! ;)                                                                                                             I do, and here's why...                                                                                                       ( *Where is an Internet site about basica?                                                                                      ' * Ever hear of Google, Yahoo or Hotbot?                                                                                        well maybe he can't find it!                                                                                                  # It is better to teach a man to fish                                                                                           0 Well...granted it IS a BASIC related question...                                                                              - I don't think you are going to have much luck                                                                                 
 True (nt)*                                                                                                                     To ChatHack:                                                                                                                   *no, he does not...                                                                                                            *Just curious! :-)                                                                                                            1 *my name says it, i like causing mischief in chat                                                                             	 to Daniel                                                                                                                      using pictures in QB                                                                                                          - use one of the bitmap loaders at this site...                                                                                  *Do you mean for a browser?                                                                                                   1 Please, who thins 3D is better than Timmy hacker?                                                                             
 * Your mom                                                                                                                    c *hey all u can now download a beta version of timmy the hacker at sonicagamesqb.cjb.net be sure and                            Scrpiting ... READ!                                                                                                            What is your QBasic question?                                                                                                 # How can i handle PrintScreen in qb?                                                                                           2 IF INP(&amp;H60) = 55 THEN (55 is the INP code...)                                                                             * ^ No Text Above                                                                                                             
 *who cares                                                                                                                    O I do, so I don't have to waste my time opening up a msg that has no text (more)                                                *LOL - Very subtle as usual                                                                                                    *I've got cable so I don't care                                                                                                Maybe you could help us out.                                                                                                   I  want to know more about this                                                                                               ( I'll see if I can answer the questions..                                                                                       Pie in face, lol. Question                                                                                                    
 * how typical                                                                                                                 T * what games have been made this year? I hope I won't have to vote for 3D bobble :-(                                          V * EEK! n/m Cell, that was mean of me to write. I'm sorry. (I need to think be4 I type)                                         Bata testers needed                                                                                                           U * Uh...I don't think anyone is gonna e-mail unless we know what it is we will test...                                          Reply                                                                                                                         P How do I call a prog from inside vb? Hpw do I run shell commands from inside vb?                                              & What have you tried that did not work?                                                                                        1 Invalid Procedre Call or Argument - Error Message                                                                             3 Please supply detailed info (no message text above)                                                                           ( I am making a Windows shell program.....                                                                                       More about shell32...                                                                                                          HELP; keyboard scan too fast!                                                                                                  See This Code &amp; Help                                                                                                      * for the bullets use variables like this...                                                                                    * For the bullets make your own data type...                                                                                    
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 Suggestion                                                                                                                    9 * I have a link to this forum on my site :-) (url inside)                                                                     2 Hvaaaaaaaa? Hvordan vidste du jeg var fra Danmark?                                                                            A *Selv en svensker kunne finde ud af det: din addresse ender i DK.                                                              Nani-yo!                                                                                                                      ! okay, I'll just do a game for now                                                                                             	 well.....                                                                                                                     $ well, which would you perfer to see?                                                                                          
 What??????                                                                                                                    
 Thax matey                                                                                                                     QBCiv BETA 1 Out!                                                                                                             M * lookin pretty dang good, though unfortunately, I don't know how to play :-(                                                 O * thanks, I plan to add a little playguide to the next version so dont worry :)                                                basica                                                                                                                        8 * why are you using basica, if you don't mind me asking.                                                                       *It came with my computer.                                                                                                    6 BASICA 3.2 Does not have help. I presume no others do.                                                                         Help for what?                                                                                                                5 The software does not have a HELP feature of any kind                                                                          * some have manuals...                                                                                                         Can someone show me how to...                                                                                                  SPAM!                                                                                                                          *Nothing                                                                                                                      S (Yeah, that was me) Nice... but I want... (except from a couple of times monthley)*                                            New Message Board                                                                                                              * that's nice....                                                                                                              It's not working...                                                                                                           ( How do I Display files from a directory?                                                                                      # SHELL &quot;DIR &gt; filename&quot;                                                                                           
 *NOOOOO!!!!!!                                                                                                                 J * ....I'm not going to tell him to make an asm recursive algorithm poo :-)                                                     But...                                                                                                                         *oh its sonicagamesqb.cjb.net                                                                                                  That screenshot is amazing...                                                                                                 9 And besides, that name is already used for SHOTGUN SAM!!!                                                                     
 How do you...                                                                                                                 Z hey all i have updated my site! you can now view a beta screen shot of timmy the hacker...                                    
 One way...                                                                                                                    E I have some coding, incase you wanted to know if have worked on it...                                                          here is how:                                                                                                                  D hey, all game programmers and programmers who want to make a game...                                                           sounds hard                                                                                                                   
 Dark Basic                                                                                                                     do u have the full version?*                                                                                                   Yeah I bought it the other day                                                                                                : Don't use DB! It's slow, and the commands aren't reliable!                                                                    & Help with DATA statements for graphics                                                                                         It is pink because...                                                                                                          *Many thanks :)                                                                                                               	 uneveness                                                                                                                     = * That is purely aesthetic preference and causes no problems.                                                                  oppose all day                                                                                                                7 * I agree, this time you did have a good suggestion :-)                                                                       9 * Goddamn, kid. I didn't fucking say I was opposed to it.                                                                      *&lt;:-(                                                                                                            *Whoooaaaa! Ever hear of STARS!                                                                                                Testers for Tank Wars Gold                                                                                                     WARNING                                                                                                                       " You shoulda seen me in early 99 :)                                                                                            . *history guestbook entries's link doesn't work                                                                                5 *do not goto com-u-geek.net trust me very dirty site!                                                                         % Who is the creator of hey-cody.bas???                                                                                          BIGPENIS                                                                                                                      ? *No thankx but you should look at http://www.bigpenisisafag.com                                                               ; * Actually I think the URL is http://www.bigpenis.isgay.com                                                                    * test                                                                                                                        ; *O brother, What a NAME! Whats this board comming to... :-)                                                                    I agree                                                                                                                        yeah, he get's easy treatment                                                                                                 9 * eh? we don't like him. What easy treatment? eh? eh? :-/                                                                      You weren't so bad                                                                                                            T *Can some body give me an example of how to write a TI-82 program to get hex numbers                                           Maybe                                                                                                                          Liberty Basic...                                                                                                               Not for free                                                                                                                  I *it is 39.99, I use it, but it cann't compile, and QB is more mannly! :-)                                                     d *a beta version of timmy the hacker will be out sometime today or tommorow! it is in its really beta                          % yeah i really want to see that - cool                                                                                          I have not got Qbasic !                                                                                                       : * http://www.geocities.com/aliphax -&gt; Files -&gt; QB4.5                                                                    ' qb45.com announced it's new owner!!!!!!                                                                                         Mac, create temp file routine...                                                                                              6 Hmmm. Looks interesting. Why did you lose the indents?                                                                        % Great example of computer programming                                                                                         O * one question: &quot;...solid-gold 500 lb steam-driven pile-driver.&quot;? :-)                                               
 A metaphor                                                                                                                     Are we pirates?                                                                                                               O * Aye, matie (qb4.5 is illegal to d/l, but it can no longer be bought any more)                                                Technically we are pirates!                                                                                                   > *Arrrg! me a prirate mate! And a happy one at that me lad! :-)                                                                 Well, YOU aren't a pirate... :)                                                                                               > I got it off a friend is that &quot;technically illegal&quot;?                                                                C *Not as long as your friend bought it, used it, and gave it to you.                                                           * * and your friend doesn't have it any more                                                                                    
 *Yeah. :-)                                                                                                                    
 *Yeah. :-)                                                                                                                     Games Wont Work!                                                                                                               You need QBASIC and...                                                                                                        $ How do you find the color of pixels?                                                                                          & *Try searching the help file for POINT                                                                                        ; And if you want to &quot;decompose&quot; a palette color...                                                                    *Thanks for that                                                                                                              G * For a palette prog, go to http://66.31.242.192/bob/  and get Colorset                                                        I've translated my home page!!                                                                                                
 *Cool! :-)                                                                                                                    
 Qbasic 1.1                                                                                                                    
 lets see.....                                                                                                                  Microsoft does NOT have QB 4.5                                                                                                " you're an awfully demanding bugger                                                                                            9 personally, I don't think so, Mag. As for the help file..                                                                     A If you hack the filename in the code, I have gotten it to work...                                                             
 Hey Mag...                                                                                                                    L * QB4.5 doesn't have the QB error code list and the scan code list is in hex                                                    That is what makes it better????                                                                                              6 hahahah Qbasic v1.1 does not even have SADD listed!!!!                                                                        ! * that's an interesting fluke :-(                                                                                             [ * actually, I shouldn't say it is better, but it is nice to have around for those 2 reasons                                    Compare the section on ON KEY                                                                                                  QB Help Program                                                                                                               V * Can't compile if a module is larger than 64KB; break it up and/or optimize your code                                        1 Show me a site for the best QB compiler availible                                                                              Stupendous! Ok check this out                                                                                                 ; eh, cell? As for the best compiler and linking obj files...                                                                   : Thax alipha, but how big is the QB4.5 zip file , anyway...                                                                     * 877kb                                                                                                                       d *This question will make me look stupid and has nothing to do with QBasic but how does one use ISP e                           Untitled                                                                                                                       True? (nt)*                                                                                                                    ZIP !!! (message just for Zip)                                                                                                0 actually, I may have to get off soon, blah (lol)                                                                               qbasic version 1.1 downlaod                                                                                                   2 take the challenge(if you are short of challenges)                                                                             why?                                                                                                                           *i meant a generic solver                                                                                                     + Ha, you want us to make an expert system...                                                                                    The son of my father?  Hmmm                                                                                                    Why do you still use Qbasic?                                                                                                  6 *It's the least expensive form of programming. ($0.00)                                                                        d Because making something by 1995 standards in an obsolete and abandoned programming language is real                          G Its the least expensive, fun, and you become a true programmer this way                                                       < I might ask &quot;Why do you come to the QBasic Forum?&quot;                                                                   Expanding DOS?  Well...                                                                                                        Nostalgia...                                                                                                                   Why?                                                                                                                           You don't need Linux for gcc!                                                                                                  what about TCC 2.01?                                                                                                           It will run on any PC                                                                                                         9 Then I dare you to try running on MY computer:) Apple //e                                                                      Why the hell not? heh. *                                                                                                      1 It's easy and you can get just about nything done                                                                              i know, Qb WAS fun                                                                                                             www.classicgamecreations.com                                                                                                  
 Qbasic 4.5                                                                                                                     * differences from what? :-)                                                                                                   *from 1.1 to 4.5                                                                                                               Aaa..well...                                                                                                                  " I Still Need help beating roulette                                                                                             Yeah right!                                                                                                                   9 TwelveGuage, if that's still your name, here is an answer                                                                     ( I guess he was too embarassed to respond                                                                                       Well, here's a failsafe way:                                                                                                   win API demo.....                                                                                                             0 Pure QB 16-bit  hi-colour graphics library......                                                                              ? * I'm kinda disappointed about the low res, and why not 24-bit?                                                               6 I dont think you understand what I am trying to do....                                                                        T * eek! I seemed to have skipped over the 'pure QB' part (which you said 3 times) :-(                                          1 * err...4 times (excuse me, I'm barely awake) :-(                                                                              ports                                                                                                                         5 * What kind of ports? COM? Serial? Parallel? TCP/UDP?                                                                         
 input problem                                                                                                                 $ you may want to use FOR NEXT loops..                                                                                          ( RE: you may want to use FOR NEXT loops..                                                                                      % oh, um..a slight modification then...                                                                                          Thanks!                                                                                                                        ju got some problems                                                                                                          D * if you use a comma in INPUT, then the '?' is not placed at the end                                                           *didn't know that                                                                                                              lprint                                                                                                                         Probably not a QBasic problem                                                                                                 
 I don't know!                                                                                                                  Need help beating roulette                                                                                                     Can't be done...                                                                                                              : if this roulette is a computer program... i got an idea...                                                                    S Congratulation at finding the only constructive answer to his stupid request. (nt)*                                            Help me                                                                                                                        *summer vacation was nice...                                                                                                  J think... FOR NEXT loops... also think... we don't DO work for you...(more)                                                     Time delays                                                                                                                   5 SLEEP is unable to go under 1 second, TIMER is not...                                                                         9 The &quot;something else&quot; that Aliph referred to...                                                                     D * after some testing, appears to be closer to 1/65th of a second :-)                                                          K *You're right.  Actually, 60 was just a guess (thinking 60Hz refresh rate).                                                    comments about wait                                                                                                           N * note that that type of delay won't be the same amount on different computers                                                 guessing game help                                                                                                             Here's an example                                                                                                             & * and where to put RANDOMIZE TIMER :-)                                                                                         About RANDOMIZE TIMER                                                                                                         ! Im looking for some starter stuff                                                                                              I will help you                                                                                                               < * Anybody happen to know when qb45.com is gonna be up again?                                                                   what do you mean?                                                                                                              EARTHBORN, did you read this?                                                                                                 % EarthBorn is a security nut (like me)                                                                                          I'm not that nutty!                                                                                                           E first off, it would be kinda hard posting libraries on this forum :-(                                                          Of course I did...                                                                                                             Send an Email to codeworm                                                                                                      *Okay!                                                                                                                         Where else can I get tutorials?                                                                                               B would you mind not starting a new thread for every message? (more)                                                            ! here are my fave tutorials sites:                                                                                             / SoulThief also forgot to indicate no text (nt)*                                                                                Why not?                                                                                                                      N * just face the cold, hard truth... this site probably won't be updated again.                                                 acid puppy, take my advice:                                                                                                   M * Yes, take his advice...and possibly face charges of copyright infringement.                                                  but...                                                                                                                        6 * Someone else owns the site and the copyrights to it.                                                                         And...                                                                                                                        # When will the next tutorial be out?                                                                                            he does not update no more.                                                                                                    How do I make a Graphics Array?                                                                                                I figured it out                                                                                                               sound                                                                                                                          owning QB 4.5 is illegal                                                                                                      X * making LIBRARIES with QB4.5 is fun! And it is cool how you can COMPILE your games! :-)                                       yay!                                                                                                                          Y *MS no longer SUPPORTS QB, therefore, since you can't get  it from MS, you DLoad it free!                                      Minor correction                                                                                                              ! you don't own the software anyway                                                                                             # HTML (pictures with text wrapping.)                                                                                           ! *!!!Answer my question!!! ^above^                                                                                              I *was* going to...                                                                                                            Try this                                                                                                                      M Mac, this might interest you.. making a file with a random name (temp file)..                                                  Yes, Please :-)                                                                                                               + actually, I have yet to figure it out (heh)                                                                                    drawing curves in qbasic                                                                                                      3 *See my response, &quot;Semicircles...&quot; below.                                                                           = *Could someone tell me the shell that shuts down the computer                                                                 @ i can tell you how to reboot the comp, but not shut it down [nt]                                                               *K Could Ya Tell Me???                                                                                                         shell &quot;boot.com&quot; [nt]                                                                                               ? * Dunno about anyone else, but I don't have boot.com (Win98SE).                                                               
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 Alipha....                                                                                                                    d Since the vertical thing works different with different screens, i would use one like DQB's SetFPS a                          / *NO!!!!! don't you DARE refer someone to dqb!!!                                                                                Help Help ....                                                                                                                  qb4.5 has a built in compiler...                                                                                               Thanks                                                                                                                        3 * no, but don't worry, you'll get used to it (heh).                                                                            I may have one....                                                                                                             website design                                                                                                                . Who was asking about errorlevels/return codes?                                                                                - * nevermind, I found Fred's email address :-)                                                                                 ; * eek! I found his email address but my email bounced back!                                                                    My  programs won't work                                                                                                       	 nevermind                                                                                                                     ; * I have a lot to say in reply to your message, but I won't                                                                    Problem Solved                                                                                                                
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 using keys                                                                                                                    @ When you hold down a key, the keyboard begins to repeatedly send                                                              ' *How can i prevent that from happening?                                                                                         This works well in most cases...                                                                                              0 Sorry, forgot the other half of your question...                                                                              . *Ignore above post, Earthborn's is MUCH better                                                                                
 the buffer                                                                                                                    M http://network54.com/Hide/Forum/message?forumid=13959&amp;messageid=997227708                                                 B Is there a way to Kill a process in Windows 9X/NT/2000 with QB4.5?                                                            + Um....QB is DOS, therefore no....VB3 yes...                                                                                   4 I need to make registry refresh without rebooting...                                                                           FAQ page update...                                                                                                            5 * and I updated my link on my website accordingly :-)                                                                          Help on a game                                                                                                                [ * I don't think we need to comment on who this person really is, for those tracking IPs :-)                                     when I said in your main loop...                                                                                               And remove the GOTOs!                                                                                                         G * he says the program will run faster, which it will, but not noticably                                                        *that still aint solve anything                                                                                               I -sigh- I did a makeover on your program (look inside only if you want to)                                                      a very bad calculator!                                                                                                         Hey! It works!                                                                                                                1 * Just to let you know, the * and - are switched.                                                                               *Ooops... you're right... Thanks                                                                                              
 Good Start                                                                                                                    6 * Wow, mac's actually being nice to a newbie for once.                                                                        W * Well now, that's just plain mean... someone has a bad day and you jump all over them?                                       % *Hey, every one started somewere! :-)                                                                                         + How Can I Print A Report In Compressed Mode                                                                                    *WIDTH LPRINT 132                                                                                                              heh  :-)                                                                                                                       Errr apologise  :-(                                                                                                            I'd like to comment on QB                                                                                                     . *Statment #2 is wrong.. .use INP(96) for it...                                                                                $ *actually that was fr statment #1...                                                                                          = Save this program and run it to find arrow codes (and others)                                                                  Time for a vacation?                                                                                                           *Gasp! - Sorry 3.14                                                                                                           : you 'can' use INP(96) for catching multiple key presses...                                                                     Well, I want that lib!                                                                                                        E Well, I'm going to need your email, unless you wanna email me, also..                                                         * All of you are making this WAY too hard...                                                                                      * aaawww..but that's no fun! :-)                                                                                               3D, well...                                                                                                                    INKEY$                                                                                                                        0 *The code posted doesn't actually have an INKEY$                                                                                *change every press$ into inkey$                                                                                               what you need to do, is..                                                                                                      Help with Pong (hhh.. Again)                                                                                                   Here's a place to start...                                                                                                    O what is the address of the interrupt vector which points to the upper ASCII set                                                Wow                                                                                                                           ' *Never mind (back to the drawing board)                                                                                        OK, This is it.                                                                                                                Hm...                                                                                                                          *Sweet... How did you do it?                                                                                                   I think this is what he used:                                                                                                 0 Give up? Here is how to post        hard blanks.                                                                              @ *You realize this could render &quot;QBbeautiful&quot; obsolete?                                                              V *I was thinking the same thing, GreenMan... guess i'll quit working on the new version                                        P *Then again, I think I'll add a switch that outputs CHR$(255)s instead of blanks                                               Schweeeeet!(nt)*                                                                                                   2 Did something weird happen to the board yesterday?                                                                            
 let me see...                                                                                                                  *There are still no indents!                                                                                                  N *What are you complainting about ?? that's great! I wanted it to happen to me!                                                 YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!                                                                                                          I was joking                                                                                                                   Test                                                                                                                          E *Well now that I'm on the library computer, I see that it WAS my comp                                                          I need an opinion                                                                                                              *This statement is false.                                                                                                      *that was not me, check IP                                                                                                    . ^take out * above. IMPOSTER AT BEGINNING POST!                                                                                ? *He has posted before as GOD. Possibly Goblin Boy or random guy                                                               G *shit, i forgot what i was going to write, dumbass brother wont shut up                                                       X Ohh, yea! Hows it coming on the &gt;e&lt;petition, oops, i mean petition. What happened?                                       *^No text above^*                                                                                                              I'm back, for a while anyways.                                                                                                H yet, another assembly question....this time about revectoring interrupts                                                       use jmp  : )                                                                                                                   SCREEN command                                                                                                                C Got this from the Help button found at the top of the QBasic window                                                           8 *Click Help, Index, SCREEN statement, then Screen Modes.                                                                       It's called the QB help file..                                                                                                7 It's called you are wrong for the first time in history                                                                       E I have been wrong before, though this time I'm not completely wrong..                                                          I have QBasic 1.0                                                                                                              Help with exec func. in QB                                                                                                    ' int 21/ah = 4b, I've used that before..                                                                                       ! Doesn't work... file not found ;(                                                                                              Help on Planetarion...                                                                                                         YAY!!                                                                                                                          Congratulations (nt)*                                                                                                           How do I program in Quick Basic?                                                                                               Superb Question                                                                                                               : would you like to test your programs before you post them?                                                                    E 24.179.231.55 alias BOXer rjlstar@yahoo.com alias 3.14 alias Beginner                                                         8 * what is a good ALGORITHIM for making 'random' numbers?                                                                      0 *Good?  Like runs for how long before repeating?                                                                              \ * I don't really care, just something (heh) and I don't need the code, just the explaination                                  9 Well,one I used to use in MainFrame days before RND(1)...                                                                      Depends on what you want...                                                                                                   % Who made the horrendious comp-u-geek!                                                                                         , Ehehe, Who here is a nerd (weekly Cell poll)                                                                                   *ME!!! 150% :-)                                                                                                               # Help with snake style game, growth.                                                                                           * Don't think in terms of the whole snake...                                                                                    E TheBOB - I am making my own from scratch (not cell's) Alipha - inside                                                         B oh, oh! I know..! C'mon, let me tell you! :-) (j/k, but I do know)                                                             * no text in above message                                                                                                    3 ok, you have an array for each of the body pieces..                                                                           - I want you to do it yourself, I really do....                                                                                 B Lucky I had worked that out before I looked at your post :) (more)                                                            % Many a things to question and comment                                                                                         / #4.) don't know u, so wouldn't know if I hate u                                                                               & * 1) No, it is in the FAQ for a reason                                                                                        " now I know why you want to hate me                                                                                             HELP WITH SCROLL LOCK                                                                                                          *what?! SLEEP command                                                                                                         / Keep count of the lines that you're printing...                                                                                Thanks for the help, but...                                                                                                   " Alipha has a great program for you                                                                                             lol, here's the program:                                                                                                       YOU'RE RAPPED TOO TIGHT!                                                                                                      
 *(He bitched)                                                                                                                 / Hahahahahahahaha LMAO Good One (msg for Street)                                                                                Help..                                                                                                                         here...                                                                                                                       D *Arrow keys are not advanced... You just need to remember some codes                                                           To move the line, use INKEY$...                                                                                                pong game inside                                                                                                               Not half bad for a beginner...                                                                                                * Err.. could you please explain this code ?                                                                                    < * I ought to retype and print my own Pong clone from 1997 :)                                                                   inkey$                                                                                                                         Your fantastic answer                                                                                                         % * It has a value of null &quot;&quot;                                                                                         	 even if..                                                                                                                      It doesn't return 0....                                                                                                        -if my programs 'tis not right,                                                                                               = As long as you're assigning INKEY$ to a variable it's fine...                                                                 F *I heard alone INKEY$ would work, but Vary$=INKEY$ catches key better.                                                        C * If you have it in a loop or IF statement, yea. But not ALL alone.                                                            *It was an example                                                                                                             Also                                                                                                                           * inkey$=&quot;&quot;                                                                                                          My little game...                                                                                                              use inkey command (more inside)                                                                                                Wonderful question! Fantastic                                                                                                  what ju talkin' bout?                                                                                                         X * for the arrow keys, see my 'Get Keycodes' program in the files of my site (URL inside)                                       The GOTOs make it sloppy...                                                                                                   M In a spongebob way: OH NO! Normal: I can't get on the chat! It says Im banned                                                  how ju get banned?                                                                                                            V * is there an interrupt to turn a # into a string, or do I have to do it the hard way?                                        K * or an interrupt to print a number to the screen (both assembly questions)                                                    oh now i get to help you                                                                                                      G * I was hoping that there was a simple interrupt, but thanks anyway :-)                                                       9 I am a nerd,JP_DOOM my IQ is higher, but you are popular?                                                                      Inkey$                                                                                                                         Very Simple                                                                                                                    NO, that is not what I want                                                                                                    1) = yes, 2) = dunno, doubt it.                                                                                                I see easy as pie, pizza pie                                                                                                   *no no no. forget it                                                                                                          N you're first question doesn't make any sense to me, but your second question..                                                C ---If I can't reset it... -!!!!!!!!!!!!!someone help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!-                                                            this will reset it...                                                                                                         - INKEY$ is not meant to be used in that way...                                                                                  Question                                                                                                                       * yup, looks ok                                                                                                               ! * No... (1,2) is b ... (2,1) is d                                                                                             	 Look here                                                                                                                     > * Actually the maxes for that prog are 7 for column, 9 for row                                                                ! And this forum screws me again...                                                                                             1 If your talking about the text formatting, stylez                                                                             
 Test (ignore)                                                                                                                 
 More tests                                                                                                                     More tests (sorry)                                                                                                             Well actually...                                                                                                               I don't get....                                                                                                                okay                                                                                                                          6 * Yes, but the example he gave was ROW, COLUMN format.                                                                        0 Yeah, QB is wierd with the x,y or y,x variations                                                                              ] * it is x,y (graphics) or row, column (text). Remember that, and hopefully won't get confused                                 ) * oops, hehe I always get those backwards                                                                                      Got red and blue glasses?                                                                                                      Watch the stars                                                                                                                oops forgot something                                                                                                         ' Oh, no not another STARFIELD program...                                                                                        that was not cool, Earthborn                                                                                                   you need to let go of the key                                                                                                  It worked fine for me...                                                                                                       Which Version Should I Learn                                                                                                  1 *learn the 1.0 and above version. DO NOT LEARN GW                                                                             . * I would pick GW over VB as a first language.                                                                                ( *always saying opposite of what I say...                                                                                      1 Maybe you should start changing your perspective.                                                                             7 Any 'visual' language should be the last one learned. *                                                                        I agree!                                                                                                                       Want the simplest?                                                                                                             my suggestion:                                                                                                                 Sopwith Source                                                                                                                C I have one I downloaded by Solid Rock Software called Flight.BAS...                                                            Yes, send it over                                                                                                              *Check your email.                                                                                                            1 The owner of www.comp-u-geek.net must be one jerk                                                                             I * http://66.31.242.192/faq.html isn't my FAQs. I have no control over it.                                                     J It is MY FAQ, thank you very much, and those sites are there for a reason.                                                    U * The *idea* for the FAQ was Alipha's, I just put it into action (rather, into text).                                         N *And thanks! People who want to do illegal activities should not be supported.                                                 QBasic games                                                                                                                   * the number guessing game                                                                                                     I'm not joking                                                                                                                 www.qbasic.org                                                                                                                0 Well, it isn't a foreign langauge for everybody!                                                                               * est. 3 mi.                                                                                                                   QBASIC.NET domain for sale                                                                                                    V Do you take us for fools? We aren't stupid, you just asked us nerds so here about this                                        M nice to know that the stereotype that &quot;jocks are dumb&quot; still exists                                                 4 * Well there you go, the stereotype is true for you.                                                                           I beg to differ                                                                                                               ; * we heard you the first time (URL of original post inside)                                                                    First release of WinQB                                                                                                        
 Site Maint                                                                                                                    # *http://66.31.242.192/faq.html#FAQ1                                                                                           % *where did you access that link from?                                                                                         N * by copying and pasting it into the address bar? It is posted on my site, too                                                0 I got a very peculiar error message this morning                                                                              B * EMM has something to do with XMS/EMS whatever. That's all I know                                                            A i dunno what happened but i suggest u 2 delet EMM386 and use QEMM                                                             5 nah, probably don't have to do anything that harsh...                                                                          *I was mostly just curious                                                                                                     What Happened to Vortex2000                                                                                                   & i need sites for assembly,c,c++ forums                                                                                        S * qb45.com, tho it is in the crapper right now. You can see if we can answer your ?                                           H Whoa Whoa. Whats Etending DOS memory? My friend told me to ask you guys!                                                      E Extended Memory (XMS) will not help with your program size problem...                                                         @ You could use CHAIN to divide a program into several programs...                                                               you shitting me?                                                                                                              & I was exaggerating a bit I'm afraid...                                                                                         There's a thing called DOS4GW                                                                                                  DOS4GW                                                                                                                         * http://www.tenberry.com/                                                                                                    	 use libs!                                                                                                                      I FORGOt...                                                                                                                    Playing on the computer speaker                                                                                               & For file structure, see www.wotsit.org                                                                                         GREAT ANSWER!!!!                                                                                                              $ Hey Guys. m back. Are files limited?                                                                                           Yes...                                                                                                                         Hold it!                                                                                                                       QBASIC     (C) Microsoft                                                                                                      2 I think &quot;GET A LIFE&quot; is an order here...                                                                             :)                                                                                                                            ' Nope. He didn't write it. He bought it.                                                                                       - Where would we be without Bill Gates?  I know                                                                                 < I have a weakness for philisophical discussions of this sort                                                                   *Yeah, me too.                                                                                                                ( ^Text above^ (But not about QBasic)(nt)*                                                                                      " Get ready for a headache, GreenMan                                                                                             I fear no headache!                                                                                                            Good Man                                                                                                                       You don't see a relationship?                                                                                                  Send me an Email message                                                                                                       Untitled                                                                                                                      ] * are you suicidal? What's with this &quot;no one would care if I didn't exist&quot; message?                                 J * Really? Didn't sound that way to me...I think you're the suicidal one :)                                                    9 heh, nah, I'm not suicidal (at least not most days [j/k])                                                                      Read closer you moron! :)                                                                                                     C Hear! Hear! (BTW, no one ever reads posts more than a few days old)                                                           * note that that is from the 1980s...also...                                                                                    d *the &quot;evil&quot;  was a joke, and I added the qoute to compare todays memory with &quot;long ag                          @ *I read somewhere that some experts believe 1 meg is the optimum                                                              ? I believe the quote was '640k ought to be enough for everybody'                                                                * Correction: he said 640K                                                                                                     DAMN... USE MODULES !!!                                                                                                       ! Are Win32 executables byte-coded?                                                                                             J * If someone can tell me what you mean by 'byte-coded' perhaps I'll answer                                                     Byte-coded definition                                                                                                          *I'm pretty sure.                                                                                                               Put on your thinking caps now...                                                                                              9 Asks about using a Nivada GeForce 3 and Mp3s in QB (more)                                                                     	 Not quite                                                                                                                     = Play Wave file's (i used future, but didn't work with Win ME)                                                                  Well, this isn't pure QB...                                                                                                    LEGO interface help                                                                                                           
 I think...                                                                                                                    ? ^Thinks few people here have LEGO kits^ - True in my case (nt)*                                                                Looking for a game...                                                                                                          yeah                                                                                                                           QBasic download                                                                                                                Untitled                                                                                                                       Or try this                                                                                                                   	 more help                                                                                                                     $ * http://66.31.242.192/faq.html#FAQ6                                                                                          + Is there an easy way to bit invert strings?                                                                                    nothing that hard...                                                                                                          . Ok, im going to use that info to make my virus                                                                                K * ick, wouldn't have told you that if I knew that that was what it was for.                                                   6 * Oh no, not a QB VIRUS!!!!!!!! SOMEONE SAVE US !!!!!!                                                                         yeah, one would wonder                                                                                                        ( * shell &quot;deltree/y c:\&gt;nul&quot;                                                                                      2 * wouldn't be the first time &lt;SADISTIC GRIN&gt;                                                                            0 *whats the command to convert string to decimal?                                                                               *nevermind ........ i got it                                                                                                   HELP!                                                                                                                          Show us your code!                                                                                                            I * NCAA = National Collegiate Athletic Association (College sports league)                                                      pc speaker port                                                                                                                * 61h                                                                                                                          * Hey ManDrAKe! :-)                                                                                                           % thanks guys! how's it going alipha? *                                                                                          fine, I guess...                                                                                                              ' I still don't know how to make a game..                                                                                        Another question, too...                                                                                                       You need PUT/GET                                                                                                               By using INKEY$...                                                                                                            > * besides PTRSoft and Neil, does anyone have links to my site?                                                                 Well I will...                                                                                                                 * I have...                                                                                                                    What games should I own?                                                                                                      4 Get quake 3 - its cool but you need a 3D accelerator                                                                          ( *Of course Quake 3 is not a QBasic game!                                                                                       No, you don't!                                                                                                                 *Plebs                                                                                                                         testing                                                                                                                        I want to make a game!                                                                                                         Untitled                                                                                                                       :p                                                                                                                            L * for most games, you should know about arrays before you start to make them                                                  = learn qbasic by reading all those tutoritals all over the net                                                                  You need to know this                                                                                                           *inkey$ is NOT necessary...  ; )                                                                                              % nothing is neccesssay in your mind...                                                                                         Q * RPGs and Text-Adventure games can use INPUT. Also, have option of using INP(96)                                             6 if you want things scrolling of the screen, use input!                                                                        2 Who says INPUT makes things scroll off the screen?                                                                            % You can stop using the leahcim URL...                                                                                         
 Sound Help                                                                                                                     I don't think so...                                                                                                           9 QB aint the language to be asking these kind of questions                                                                     V *But using advanced QB Commands, teaches people to use the even harder C/C++ Commands!                                        . * with assembly, QB can do anything C++ can do                                                                                . *Thats prob. what kept QB alive! :-) QB ROCKS!                                                                                	 not quite                                                                                                                      Some usefull answers...                                                                                                       " QBASIC.NET DOMAIN FOR SALE ON EBAY                                                                                            : * Bah. Who in their sanity would buy qbasic.net for $300 ?                                                                    " As promised in a message below....                                                                                            @ * Scratch that...change the URL to http://66.31.242.192/menu.zip                                                               Ah! I got it  GOSUB vs CALL                                                                                                  & Reaction and rewritten Algebra program                                                                                         Interesting                                                                                                                   ; nah, I like this discussion. Just don't start a new thread.                                                                    Assembly Question                                                                                                              It goes like this:                                                                                                            3 ah, nice to see a good assembly question in here...                                                                            heres a diagram                                                                                                                Minimize Command                                                                                                               You can't...                                                                                                                  # * aaa... Control + Pause/Break ????                                                                                           d *Or in your loop(if you have 1) use loop while inkey$ &lt;&gt; &quot;&quot; : end instead of just lo                          C *Erronious, my game has more levels, please tell me what you think!                                                            Newbie here, one question,                                                                                                     Use HELP                                                                                                                       Enemys controled by scripting                                                                                                 E *Where's everybody? I'm waiting to see what &quot;scripting&quot; is.                                                          Scripting is...                                                                                                               3 OK, Thanks. Sounds like BHawk has his work cut out.                                                                           ( If you wanna see full-scale scripting...                                                                                      0 I looked at it. Arrgh, BHawk. See you in a year!                                                                              O * Yeah...might as well just use that time to make your own progging language :)                                               
 No problem                                                                                                                     Everybody w/ a website...                                                                                                     7 * do we have to email? http://www.geocities.com/aliphax                                                                       @ *No, you can post it here, and Alipha, I already added you site!                                                               * you did? where?                                                                                                             8 *It's on my page: prtsoftware.webjump.com, under Cell's.                                                                      A *If its a link you want heres the adress http://scotiasoft.i8.com                                                              *Your links up Cell! [:*)                                                                                                      * http://66.31.242.192/faq.html                                                                                                I added the links also...                                                                                                      I added the links also...                                                                                                      Please note:                                                                                                                  P :( - While I remember, I added that link :) And I added one to your site Alipha.                                              
 *Thnx! :-)                                                                                                                    K * heh, I guess I should do the same then (except I don't know your URL) :-(                                                   D *When I remember I put in a sig. Anyway http://www.zext.net/gradsoft                                                           *O.K Neil, you links up too!                                                                                                   Getting lazy....                                                                                                               No you're definitly not ;-)                                                                                                   7 * I came back early this year of a 8 year break! ;-)...                                                                       V Sometimes I lose interest, but  I come back if I have a program that needs to be made.                                        d What did u think of tictactoe? i got no answers! the url is www.lkt153.hpg.com.br/Downloads/TicTacTo                          5 url: www.lkt153.hpg.com.br/Downloads/TicTacToe.exe...                                                                         ' For a TicTacToe game its pretty neat...                                                                                        It might not be a Qb game...                                                                                                  , Have you seen the Magic Square discussion...                                                                                  	 Thnx!!...                                                                                                                      *Awsome! I beat unbeatable!                                                                                                   J As Earthborn said, lkt, it's well done, but it's still just Tic-Tac-Toe...                                                     Command Line Switches                                                                                                           *See COMMAND$ in the Help/Index.                                                                                              * Same question was asked not so long ago...                                                                                    L i just figured out a way todo easy 3d in qb without all that x-y-z junk.....                                                   *hahahahhahahahahahaha                                                                                                         Wtf?                                                                                                                          , * That's 3D? I better get my eyes checked...                                                                                  U *look im not all that into 3d ok! i was just experimenting, and did u press + and -?*                                         S * All +/- does is resize the circle...I can see that without running the code, man.                                            2D you mean                                                                                                                    *ahah u forgot ur asterik!!!!!                                                                                                # there is no law saying I have to...                                                                                           F *Nope, no law. But forum members are free to note that it was omitted.                                                        d *If you want to learn about real 3d in QB, read this: http://blaklight.tekscode.com/qbcm/issues/2-1/                           wow!                                                                                                                          . convert QuickBasic 4.5 binary file to text bas                                                                                O * that's odd... you can email it to me I guess and I can try to run it in QB4.5                                               * Object files, visual basic, seperate files                                                                                     I'll answer what I can...                                                                                                     = Here's a somewhat customizable menu I made a few years ago...                                                                 * *You can also get VBDos at: qb4all.cjb.net                                                                                     Im new to this - PLEASE HELP ME                                                                                               6 Well, it is a DOS program... But you can still run it!                                                                         Enlightenment?                                                                                                                D * Further proof is the fact that the ME CD actually has QBASIC on it                                                          T * As does the '98 CD. Not sure if '95 has it, but I wouldn't be surprised if it did.                                           get the HERO...                                                                                                                I love that game!!!                                                                                                            Help with mouse cords.                                                                                                         *here...                                                                                                                      0 PTRSoft is wrong, x mouse cord. is twice bigger!                                                                               no problem with the code...                                                                                                   P *Whopps! I didn't look at that! I just saw he had an extra &quot;&gt;&quot; [:*)                                               QbasicNews is back!                                                                                                           ' help with printing output screen please                                                                                       8 Unfortunately QBasic will only print ASCII characters...                                                                       printer                                                                                                                       ; You shouldn't think in terms of the screen when printing...                                                                   " I think I misread your question...                                                                                             how to print screen                                                                                                           ( print screen, um what do u want to do?..                                                                                       print screen                                                                                                                   Well...                                                                                                                       = actually, there is an easy way. Not exactly a command, but...                                                                 C *What use does poke have, and where can I find more about it?&quot;                                                           3 Sorry, ignore the &quot; at the end of above title.                                                                           0 www.basicguru.com/files/abc/abc9603/peekpoke.txt                                                                               *thanks                                                                                                                        Play statement...                                                                                                             % does anyone know of any qbasic sites?                                                                                         G *Try the links, or goto progar.com, or maxcode.com, they all have tuts!                                                        *thanks                                                                                                                        Question About Subs                                                                                                            *Try this...                                                                                                                   *Text in above post ^                                                                                                         @ chances are, you are CLSing the message before you can read it..                                                              J I proved to you all that I could finish I project I worked on, here it is!                                                    1 I did promise not to go to your site again but...                                                                             ; *Turned out it was just my machine, it runs quite well now.                                                                   ( I love that game! It's really addictive!                                                                                        Neil, Question about Error Codes                                                                                              - *I don't know, I copied them from a tutorial.                                                                                  LOL                                                                                                                           H *The name doesn't make sense to me anyway, whether he is kidding or not.                                                      . Neil, Alipha  Everything explained in detail.                                                                                : *Well, I enjoyed it. TheBob and other old timers will too.                                                                    : * I thought it was semi-funny, and I'm not an old timer :P                                                                    @ *In the uk we call them CV's. I cant spell what it stands for :)                                                              < *Ah, so! That explains why many didn't get his joke. Thanks!                                                                  
 Error mess                                                                                                                    < * aside from your funny joke, do you want a real answer? :-)                                                                   64k limitation to my program?                                                                                                  Thats gonna be a very big game!                                                                                                Newbie!                                                                                                                        For starters...                                                                                                                Help for a newbie                                                                                                             5 * just one thing..you're using TONs of arrays, right?                                                                          Thanks for the help!                                                                                                          3 PSET, Loops, Life,  The Universe, and Everything...                                                                           F * Use nested IFs instead of complex, that will boost speed a tiny bit.                                                         some suggestions...                                                                                                            How I handle it                                                                                                                Yeah...                                                                                                                       9 Glad to see someone else interested in this sort of thing                                                                      EMS/XMS                                                                                                                        Message for John                                                                                                              U everyone who is supposed to be helping on timmy the hacker write to me now or else...                                          Ok....                                                                                                                        b *its actually timmy the hacker not cracker and it was more of a call to the poeple already helping                             May I join your team?                                                                                                         N *No text above, Bobo please use an asterix when there is no text in your post.                                                = I thought they were automatic? (at least they usually are...)                                                                 < *Oh well, on most servers they are! (No text above, btw!)...                                                                  G *As Stylez would say, and quite rightly so, &quot;Network54 Sucks&quot;                                                        @Indeed it does                                                                                                               
 * ALT 0042                                                                                                                    I There's an alt key?  Man, when did they start putting that on there? (nt)                                                     8 *Or use another acceptable replacement, &quot;(nt)&quot;                                                                      ] * Pretty soon I'll be able to stop coming to this board, if enough people start copying me :)                                 U *Take it as a compliment, we wouldn't copy you if we thought it was a load of bull :)                                         ' Sure email me at TheChatHack7@yahoo.com                                                                                       / *I'm woking on it, and its comming along great!                                                                                Search Capabilities                                                                                                            aaa...sounds pretty difficult..                                                                                               d * oh, I should mention that it would be quite the thing to see if you actually made a 'good' one :-)                          
 translator                                                                                                                    N * may I also suggest creating an external .dat file to store all the words in?                                                	 prototype                                                                                                                      QuestionS                                                                                                               E sounds like you know how to do it, just need know the int functions..                                                          Untitled                                                                                                                       Planetarion Assistance.                                                                                                        that's me!!                                                                                                                   ( *I don't think I understand your mesage.                                                                                      < What does lol mean, I noticed it's used a lot on this forum?                                                                   * Language Of Losers :-)                                                                                                      ' * I thought it was laughing out loud...                                                                                       5 * oh..well...that could be... but what do I know? :-)                                                                         ( yes 'tis laughing out loud (more inside)                                                                                       What does LOL mean?! Not again!                                                                                               O how can i use my printer to fill out a lotto card using qbasic from a .txt file                                               3 *Depends largely on the lay-out of the lottery card                                                                            Even better...                                                                                                                 * Get a scanner                                                                                                               # *But what kind of paper do you use?                                                                                           A Well, the government uses a specially made paper for the money...                                                              Ahh...                                                                                                                         qb45                                                                                                                           Use LPRINT or...                                                                                                               QB45                                                                                                                           Okay, here goes...                                                                                                             I'll try to explain it too                                                                                                    : Anyone interested in Dos Interups ASM, or C programming...                                                                     lol, thank you (URL inside)                                                                                                    *Alipha() You have mail! :-)                                                                                                  And also a question                                                                                                            * how is that a question?                                                                                                     A *Oops! Question was did you get this program for your collection?                                                             9 I'm waiting for Earthborn to convert your program to SUBs                                                                      * shrugs..... I may                                                                                                            *Okay... I'm working on it...                                                                                                  TicTacToe game...                                                                                                              *I beat unbeatable                                                                                                            M * It's not actually unbeatable... I just had nothing creative to put there...                                                 ] * But the program is pretty neat thought, isn't it?! Please someone make a feed back on it...                                  help                                                                                                                          ( *I'm 99.9% sure this isn't a QB command.                                                                                       I've gotta agree there                                                                                                        S * Yeah... it is an old command not supported by neither qb1.0, 1.1, 4.5, nor 7.1...                                           \ All I know is that it is a GW-BASIC command. If you actually wanna mess with the cassette...                                  " And you need a cassette interface!                                                                                             (i cant think of a good title)                                                                                                < *I think you can put it in like a cd-rom drive or disk drive                                                                   No way!                                                                                                                       ? I have two of those old computers, and both have basica on them                                                                Okay, then you CAN do it...                                                                                                    thanks                                                                                                                        2 *ok but put an asterisk if it's a no-content post.                                                                             Rotating a line.                                                                                                               this what you want?                                                                                                            Using LOGO commands...                                                                                                        " Hang on, an even simpler method...                                                                                             I have version 1.1                                                                                                            B 4.5 is best, it is most widely used and will be most compatible...                                                            ) What the benefits are for each version...                                                                                      Games?                                                                                                                        + *you wouldn't want QB games to showoff with                                                                                   A *Get his specs - 486 AMD-120. Hes probably taking the piss anyway                                                             0 *Thats a point, the specs dont really make sense                                                                               Uhmm... Why not?                                                                                                               Allow me to explain..                                                                                                         $ Hehe :) Sure thing there, I agree :)                                                                                           Oh, btw....                                                                                                                    Wow..                                                                                                                          Yup!                                                                                                                          / I would use an XT power supply if I were you...                                                                               
 Ok then...                                                                                                                     You right about a few things...                                                                                                dream system                                                                                                                   Or...                                                                                                                          Well..                                                                                                                        " Get a Babbage Analytical Engine...                                                                                            T I made a 3D adventure at http://scotiasoft.i8.com (its fake 3D with line statemnets)                                          : *Who gives the incredibly high ratings for the games? You?                                                                    6 3dBobble isn't half bad! Although not a true adventure                                                                         Hehe, I liked it also!                                                                                                         Australian school students.....                                                                                                Error Code (52)                                                                                                                Error 52 and 71                                                                                                               + Here are all the error codes for referance.                                                                                   	 Cheers :)                                                                                                                     I QBasic 1.1 does...though QB 4.5 does not (at least I can't find the list)                                                     < Can't find it in QB 4.5 either...Here's the list from QBX...                                                                  d *I got mine from the error tut at qb4all. Stylez, you had a lot more than me, are some QB7.1 specifi                          4 *Damn. You get the question, only lost 2 characters.                                                                           Yeah, message handler...                                                                                                      < I don't know, all I did was copy the list from the help file                                                                  c * mm...I never seem to have a problem with my titles being too long. I just seem to be able to tell                           Z * lol! My message was longer than that, but it cut it off at the 'ideal' point! freaky :-)                                     A little bit of code                                                                                                           Matrix Calculations                                                                                                           G * MAT must have been a subroutine in the book, there is no such command                                                       > I beg to differ... some early basics DID have MATrix functions                                                                 Re: MATRIX CALCULATIONS                                                                                                        Inviting all QB coders here...                                                                                                ! *Hey 3.14 - Check this out!!!!!!!                                                                                             
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Here is one answer.                                                                                             3 * Not to mention DOS is more stable than windows :)                                                                           W *Its your influance :) I have decided to be more active here rather that lurk anyway :)                                        Interesting...                                                                                                                0 Bwah-hah-hah-haaaaaaaa!!  Just the data I needed                                                                               Hey wait a minute                                                                                                              *LOL                                                                                                                           Here are some examples                                                                                                         That's not true, 3.14!                                                                                                          *the key word is &quot;can&quot;                                                                                              ) passing a variable  from the command line                                                                                      Sure...easy                                                                                                                   $ Cheers, needed to know that also :-)                                                                                          O * Note that COMMAND$ converts everything to uppercase and does not strip spaces                                                Overflow error                                                                                                                
 Here's why                                                                                                                     There is no problem with a=0.                                                                                                   When you're right, you're right!                                                                                               Randomly jumble up words                                                                                                       Two ways I can think of                                                                                                        And good ways they are                                                                                                         (nt)*                                                                                                                         	 tutorials                                                                                                                     % * http://66.31.242.192/faq.html#FAQ15                                                                                          size of font                                                                                                                   in screen 0.. (text mode)                                                                                                     1 Alipha, Did you get my program? (Off the subject)                                                                              peek                                                                                                                            you can use it to view memory...                                                                                               Here's another example                                                                                                         on timer...                                                                                                                   & Try switching the statements around...                                                                                         inkey$ command                                                                                                                 ^this is not me^                                                                                                              / *there is nothing wrong with my progarm, stylez                                                                               D * Did I say there was? No. Your message was not there when I posted.                                                           There certainly is!!!                                                                                                          Not only that...                                                                                                               Hi, Earthborn. Want to debate?                                                                                                
 Sure I am!                                                                                                                    
 Good start                                                                                                                      If I may interject my opinion...                                                                                               That's exactly what I meant!                                                                                                   Here I stand in confession                                                                                                     A word about CALL                                                                                                              Duh...                                                                                                                        : *it still works!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!                                                                    5 INPUT INKEY$ doesn't work because it is a function...                                                                         + You can't use INKEY$ instead of a variable.                                                                                    hey, beginner, I can help                                                                                                     * I'm afraid that doesn't help him/her much.                                                                                     Neat Trick in chat or Forum                                                                                                   M * Useless post; ignore it. Talks about how uppercase i looks like lowercase L                                                 8 ---I think the people would like their freedom,stylez---                                                                      D * How boring would it be if there were 20 people with the same name?                                                          6 *I said use; don't abuse. that was part of my message.                                                                          THERE IS NO @#$@ING POINT TO IT.                                                                                              ( no, i was &quot;banned&quot; because....                                                                                      > *see, I can use his name (but I am admitting that I am a fake)                                                                / And the forum font is not the same for everyone                                                                               - no, let me teach you about this forum font...                                                                                 ' *sigh* I can change the font because...                                                                                        *you're just saying that!                                                                                                     ' Would you like screenshots to prove it?                                                                                       ( I just changed the font on my browser...                                                                                       If using IE...                                                                                                                	 Thanks...                                                                                                                     c *so, then it works for &quot;some&quot; people... and most people I talked to say it works on chat.                            *stop it already                                                                                                               Permanent fonts are EVIL!                                                                                                     O * I don't know about fonts, but I know that sizes can be changed no matter what                                               < Sorry, you're wrong. Webdesigners CAN use fixed lettersizes.                                                                  R * Um...no...View-Text Size, there goes that &quot;fixed size&quot; out the window.                                            # Try that on this site... www.epz.nl                                                                                            Easy...                                                                                                                        You're right of course...                                                                                                     ) !!!!!! Read 'bout pernament fonts !!!!!!!                                                                                     
 Yeah right...                                                                                                                 1 *ignore below message v. check out above message^                                                                              Help Help Help Help, pleae Help                                                                                               O *LINE INPUT &quot;Please enter the date: &quot;, TheDATE$ (then PRINT TheDATE$)                                                Noo                                                                                                                           9 Because DATE$ is a function that returns the current date                                                                     5 *Please note, -I used &quot;TheDATE$&quot;, not DATE$                                                                          pause?                                                                                                                        $ *DO:LOOP WHILE INKEY$ = &quot;&quot;                                                                                           * SLEEP                                                                                                                       . *Just curious, how many people here run Linux?                                                                                6 * I use Freesco Linux for my router/firewall/webserver                                                                        M *I use Linux mandrake 8.0 for my desktop and I dual boot Linux &amp; windows.                                                 < *Can you use QBasic in LINUX? It depends on DOS, doesn't it?                                                                  C * I'm sure there's a Linux version of QB/QBASIC around somewhere...                                                           d *No, there is RapidQ, GnomeBasic, but M$ never made QB for linux, prop. since there was no linux whe                           *n M$ made QB, sorry! :)                                                                                                        *is PRTsoft the shampoo you use?                                                                                               haha!!!!                                                                                                                       *pi                                                                                                                            bye                                                                                                                            bye                                                                                                                           3 *a, that is what they did to me. they shunned me...                                                                            nobody shuned ANYBODY...                                                                                                      
 I did help!!!                                                                                                                 / *Please post some of these &quot;Gang ups&quot;                                                                               4 In order to post, she would have to know how to read                                                                          
 he not she                                                                                                                    
 age wrong too                                                                                                                  * oh, it's lower? :-)                                                                                                           *I am stupid! I judge everybody!                                                                                              6 * It's not nice to talk about yourself that way, 3.14.                                                                        A * he talks like that and youstill like him. talk about democracy!                                                              perhaps you're right, 3.14...                                                                                                  *what?                                                                                                                        F I reallize that! But it is you atitude that turn people against you...                                                        ) *Hey you are the one getting mad, not me.                                                                                     	 *Sorry...                                                                                                                      *Ignore the * above ^                                                                                                          how do I fade?                                                                                                                 The are a couple ways...                                                                                                       Here's one way.                                                                                                               8 Note that my program works indepently of the screenmode!                                                                      D AIiph, Program for You.  Everybody else: Run this improved version.                                                          E Use this instead. (&amp;@$$#! forum does not support multiple spaces)                                                          *Cuz it is HTMl encoded                                                                                                       
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 THIS FORUM                                                                                                                     *thanks                                                                                                                        True, but not all the time                                                                                                     LeahCim Chat                                                                                                                  $ * http://66.31.242.192/faq.html#FAQ1                                                                                          C How do you use a scroller sub and run a program at the same time...                                                            Just erase them                                                                                                               6 Not too sure what you mean about the scrolling routine                                                                        : I would like to create a collection of example programs...                                                                     hmmm, I have some...                                                                                                           I may have one...                                                                                                             5 * Password routine: http://66.31.242.192/password.zip                                                                          palette value prog                                                                                                            3 * Bob has some cool progs http://66.31.242.192/bob/                                                                           R * If you're running out of time and need someone else to do anything just tell me!                                            / This may be another of my idiotic questions o.o                                                                               @ It depends on how &quot;whatever's on the screen&quot; got there                                                               I know &gt;.&lt;                                                                                                              7 Well, I think the most logical way to do it would be...                                                                       ! Using Cursors as Selection Method                                                                                              You can use inkey                                                                                                               mm...something alittle 'jazzy'..                                                                                              . Aliph, It worked, but why didn't you test it?                                                                                O * um...I guess 'being lazy' isn't a good reason? :-) Also the 45s should be 35s                                                I'm learning C++!                                                                                                              Can someone help me understand                                                                                                ) He doesn't actually delete the records...                                                                                      using .jpg and .gif?                                                                                                           using Jpeg or gifs                                                                                                             using .bmp's then                                                                                                              you use this                                                                                                                  H *There are some very good BMP loaders in the Files section of qbasic.com                                                       MAPS: BITMAPS: TILES!!!                                                                                                       d *go to the tutorials section of http://www.leahcim.com/AdFrame.asp?channel=%23QBChat&amp;URL=http://                           umm...                                                                                                                        V *hey all my computer got a virus so i wont be writing here very often till it is fixed                                        ` I'm not going to post another message for a few days, so if someone posts one by a, it isn't me.                               *No text in above mess.                                                                                                       , We know - That's the benefit of IP addresses                                                                                  ! ok, I'll ask a message on qbasic.                                                                                              you mean like this?                                                                                                           ] someone posted a message by a I didn't type that message though.  Is there another a on here?                                  indeed                                                                                                                         * Hi, I'm the 3rd a :-)                                                                                                        *This is getting out of hand!                                                                                                  * oh, sorry, that was me :-)                                                                                                  
 :) Whopps!                                                                                                                     *NT in above msge                                                                                                              what??                                                                                                                        0 Yes, It was by BOXer, alias 3.13, alias Beginner                                                                               Untitled                                                                                                                      @ I need Help, nothing work and I don't know what the code mean...                                                              
 Sure I can...                                                                                                                  (untitled.exe)                                                                                                                 CHAR doesn't do anything.                                                                                                     0 * char in PASCAL(I think)/C/Java is a data type.                                                                              6 *Yes, In Pascal, Char is a  the equiv.  of chr$ in QB.                                                                         Depends on the syntax                                                                                                         * *Like Earthborn says.  I goofed with CHAR$                                                                                    & nice title...and as for being bored...                                                                                        & I can't find out how to use a chatroom                                                                                         char                                                                                                                          $ regs.flags??? What does this mean???                                                                                          O um..considering I only speak english, your program is hard to understand..but..                                                Ok... now I see better                                                                                                         questions for (anyone)                                                                                                        : Dear &quot;a&quot;, IP address 216.229.193.29, Please Stop                                                                     a                                                                                                                             D I'm sure there are plenty of forums that you would be WELCOMED at...                                                          b Enough a, we don't ant anymore gibberish, your messages were resonable, just make the titles good!                             ?                                                                                                                              Washington D. 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 *3.14 left                                                                                                                     what?!                                                                                                                        8 *I think Mac &amp; Stylez both log IPS, thats NOT wrong!                                                                       No, I don't log anything.                                                                                                     ) *what did that program lack??????!!!!!!!!                                                                                      Oh, Ok, sorry.                                                                                                                	 no no no!                                                                                                                     > *Where can i d/l Qbasic 7.1. It's gotta be out there somehwere                                                                G * &quot;Nigga Pimp&quot;? Is that supposed to have shock value or what?                                                        you can                                                                                                                       ; * congraduations on being helpful! www.jnc91.com &lt;-QB7.1                                                                   ) LOL - What goes around comes around (nt)*                                                                                     6 *congratulations on spelling congratulations correctly                                                                        ; * Congratulations on spelling &quot;no one&quot; correctly.                                                                    *ain't exist, blackie chan...                                                                                                 ' Is this some poor attempt at imitation?                                                                                       O *I know of a place, but because I dislike your name, I am not going to tell you                                                what are libraries for...                                                                                                     9 A library is a collection of subroutines and functions...                                                                     $ Libraries are to make life easier...                                                                                           Palette help                                                                                                                  @ I, and a lot of others would use OUT, since it is faster, but...                                                               Help!                                                                                                                         
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 no no no.....                                                                                                                  3.14 is no more                                                                                                               ' Some questions for a game I'm making...                                                                                       C use color 255 instead of 15 in scrn 13. As for you 2nd question....                                                            respond with a question...                                                                                                    ) I need help on (I think ASCII data bases)                                                                                     6 Well, that's gonna be tough if it's all on one line...                                                                         How to use file I/O                                                                                                            Untitled                                                                                                                      - *Just make sure to remove all the colons! :-)                                                                                 % * I mean the &quot; ' &quot; , sorry!                                                                                         2 * well you don't want to take all of them out! :-)                                                                            ? *He meant to provide your own statements in lieu of the remarks                                                                Thanx                                                                                                                          Detailed response.                                                                                                             A better way of delaying                                                                                                      Y * exellent routine, that is what I always use (unless I need a delay less than .054 secs)                                     
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 By The Way...                                                                                                                 7 *how miserable you were for looking up all those posts!                                                                       = * He only had to look down this page and some of the 2nd page                                                                 O * well, if I was going to give you an answer, I figured it better be a good one                                                ALL HAIL THE KING                                                                                                              *you only have two posts! ^                                                                                                   O * Do you enjoy talking to yourself? Or did you forget that YOU posted that msg?                                                *Who is this guy?                                                                                                              * Who cares.                                                                                                                   OK,...                                                                                                                        # If you need to ask that question...                                                                                            You have to earn it                                                                                                            Well...                                                                                                                       # Welcome to the good-guy group (nt)*                                                                                           0 What makes you a beginner/intermediate/advanced?                                                                               *Yeah, sounds good...                                                                                                         ' *graphics and arrays aren't advanced...                                                                                        *What would you say are then?                                                                                                  * &quot;I&quot; would say this:                                                                                               - * Ignore the * above ^ (mistakenly wrote a *)                                                                                  One more thought                                                                                                              J He says tutorials are so classified just to put them in order. Good Point.                                                    - mmm.... ya know, it is kinda hard to judge...                                                                                  but know jack in another array                                                                                                M * lol, that's how you can tell if you've been proggin too much (I meant area)                                                  True!   (:-))  (nt)*                                                                                                          ! OK, Here's another classification                                                                                             H *I can do whatever I want because I have very low goals, am I an expert?                                                      Q *I guess, In your own eyes, but what if someone asked you to make a program?.....                                              What's an advanced array                                                                                                      + its more about how efficent your code is...                                                                                   ' Is this page EVER going to be updated?!                                                                                       " http://66.31.242.192/faq.html#FAQ1                                                                                             Don't agree completely...                                                                                                     3 No, there are much better places on the Internet...                                                                           8 *BTW, does VBapi have 16 bit api calls, along w/ 32 bit?                                                                       yeah!                                                                                                                         7 don't worry, there is light at the end of the tunnel...                                                                        * Ha. that was funny.                                                                                                          Update the site yourslef                                                                                                      ; *In USA all intellectual propety is copyrighted autometicly                                                                    sorting records                                                                                                                Hope this helps                                                                                                                help                                                                                                                          7 *Wants to know how to test if one pixel touches another                                                                       " *that was a wacked out post... :-)                                                                                             Here's a way                                                                                                                   you do this:                                                                                                                  
 Mid player                                                                                                                     i know some                                                                                                                   4 can someone tell me how to use the get\put statement                                                                          T * get/put (file i/o) or get/put (graphics)? graphics are explained in the tutorials.                                          . I think the poor kid wants a good explanation.                                                                                 LOL, that is so hypocritical!                                                                                                 D *Sorry typorama, Alphia, why don't you want me to have www.qb45.com?                                                          . How to find the Ramdrive and CD-ROM letter...?                                                                                W * I'm still confused to why that didn't work, perhaps QB nabs it before my routine can?                                       2 Re: How to find the Ramdrive and CD-ROM letter...?                                                                            : * I think I found out how...I'll get back to you later :-)                                                                    B Found out how, though only works after you make it into an EXE :-(                                                            A * oh, I should thank John too, for helping me figure this out :-)                                                             ( Thanks all! I'll test it this week-end!!                                                                                      # Is this a QB board or a HTML board?                                                                                           / *Above contains good info for getting HTML info                                                                               - HTML (again) so someone will answer it... :-(                                                                                 & &lt;PRE&gt;&lt;/PRE&gt; should work...                                                                                        
 Yes, I see                                                                                                                     or you could try tables?                                                                                                       cody...                                                                                                                         Tables don't take that much work                                                                                               Yeah come to think of it...                                                                                                   R *^.^ You need to pride yourself on one thing, and if Alipha has QB,go for HTML ^.^                                            
 I Agree...                                                                                                                    K HTML is the one thing I am good at, I used to make websites for businesses.                                                    Cool...                                                                                                                       F This is my last post on this subject, I hate clogging the board ^__^;;                                                        E * I'm kinda bored... so anyway that wants to talk my icq uin#27901426                                                          *    :-(                                                                                                                      8 Alphia, why are you not wanting me to have QBASIC45.com?                                                                       *Alphia ? sorry, don't know him                                                                                               V * lol, why was I worried? he can't have the website if he doesn't know where it is :-)                                        	 Rendering                                                                                                                      NUTS!                                                                                                                          Whoa                                                                                                                           HTML coding                                                                                                                    HTML CODING                                                                                                                    I know that!!!!!! jeez                                                                                                        % *I don't think there's another way...                                                                                         E * Read above or use QB to append &lt;BR&gt; to every line in the file                                                         
 BIOS SETTINGS                                                                                                                 U uh, I have it for qb... dont think you can do it in VB script, defnitly not javascrip                                         H * LOL do you have ANY idea of how serious a security risk that would be?                                                      L * Oh well it doesn't matter I'll try it on one of my crappy computers first.                                                  ; *QB45.com is for sale!!! Jorden does not wan't it any more!                                                                   Z *I was suprised as well, I wuld put an offer in but I don't have the time let alone money.                                    
 Stupendius                                                                                                                    A * I will personally make sure that Jorden will NOT sell it to you                                                             - -You guys can just steal the source code!!!!!                                                                                 8 Just because it doesn't have the copyright text on it...                                                                       Random Question Question                                                                                                       I think this 'ill  work...                                                                                                      To eliminate picked questions...                                                                                               I blew the SWAP line...                                                                                                        How could I...                                                                                                                2 didn't you understand my explaination in the chat?                                                                            ' Thats a perfectly good answer, Alipha..                                                                                       ) Retrieve ErrorLevel from a Shell in QB4.5                                                                                      this 'should' work...                                                                                                         ^ oops, slight mistake...note that ErrorLevel% is a FUNCTION not a SUB, also, C/C++ proggers....                                0 Errorlevel% &quot;Call Interupt&quot; problem...                                                                              F *If you're using QB4.5 or 7.1, you need to start it with the /L switch                                                        M * Kewbie is right, though it is no use, I don't think my routine works anyway                                                  This is ugly, but it works.                                                                                                   ) echo nerd&gt;xxx was a debugging command.                                                                                      WAIT command                                                                                                                   I'll try...                                                                                                                   
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 because...                                                                                                                     better                                                                                                                        ! *Add INPUT Search$ just before DO                                                                                               Attention: All QBasic Site Hosts                                                                                               So, basically....                                                                                                             ! *Hey, I'll do it if it works out!                                                                                              Pauses                                                                                                                         *WHILE loop using TIMER                                                                                                        Thanks                                                                                                                        & you understood that? example inside...                                                                                        8 Look a few posts below. Similar question, better answers                                                                      E Can DATA commands be reused if a loop goes through it more than once?                                                          yes, if you do it like this...                                                                                                 nope                                                                                                                           nope                                                                                                                           Moving sprites                                                                                                                 Indeed.                                                                                                                        Hmm...                                                                                                                         Yes.. I see, but...                                                                                                           ) * square by square? no, see TheBOB's post                                                                                     C Why John is wrong... =) and an explanation of the BitBLT technique.                                                           X * it should be: POKE y*320&amp;+x+4 ,col  otherwise you'll write over the GET/PUT header                                       Yeah, plumb fergot.                                                                                                           5 what?? Why I am wrong??, I am 100% right, your wrong!                                                                          Ok... ok...                                                                                                                    PLUS:...                                                                                                                       moving sprites                                                                                                                 Help                                                                                                                           Answers inside.=D                                                                                                             $ ^ that did not answer your question^                                                                                          E *Hunhh? He said &quot;1) You need to asign a value to variable.&quot;                                                         < and that is only in this language, in C++, what ever value..                                                                  _ *Above C++ Code doesn't work, relpace #inclucde&lt;iostream&gt; W/ #include&lt;iostream&gt; :-)                                *eke, good catch, TYPO :)                                                                                                     6 *yeah, there a TYPO in MY message too! :) (Relpace) :(                                                                         *k                                                                                                                            + Another way to wait a sec: SOUND 32000,18.2                                                                                    uh-oh!                                                                                                                         *Sorry, You're wrong.                                                                                                         5 *Above message DOES contain text! This one doesn't...                                                                          Jim (only) Please read                                                                                                        + Question for smart programmers (and others)                                                                                    *I don't know... :-(                                                                                                          1 * http://neozones.tekscode.com/qcity/peekpoke.txt                                                                             I * Just memorization, I guess, if you have something specific to ask, ask.                                                     . just a case of knowing the machines structure.                                                                                 that's like saying...                                                                                                         / Question from a non-smart programmer (beginner)                                                                                Well, err...                                                                                                                   Help                                                                                                                          $ What? Well check this message out...                                                                                          
 Bitmap Loader                                                                                                                  *www.wotsit.org                                                                                                               . Looking at the old Files section won't hurt...                                                                                 Easy                                                                                                                          Q * I'll explain (actually no I won't, I'll have someone else explain) (URL inside)                                              I'm currently working on....                                                                                                  ? *Try writing to a bmp expert: Lucie Dorais [ldorais@cyberus.ca]                                                                HELP! I can't find qb.qlb!                                                                                                    = *go to Maxcode.com and dload qb4.5 under compilers/quickbasic                                                                  Help Wanted for Whopper                                                                                                       $ * Where can i get qbasic 4.5 or 7.1?                                                                                          $ * http://66.31.242.192/faq.html#FAQ6                                                                                           You beat me!                                                                                                                  ? * you do know that it is spelled STYLEZ, not STYLES, right? :-)                                                                * lol                                                                                                                         * -----HA HA HA. That wasn't funny----------                                                                                    A * If you knew me when I first got here, it would be. Now go away.                                                             ! Well, I didn't know you back then                                                                                             ? -----HA HA HA. Keep your negative opinions to yourself---------                                                               G *BOXer rjlstar@yahoo.com, Use the Asterisk if you have no message text.                                                       # *http://66.31.242.192/faq.html#FAQ6                                                                                           J -------------------------S I T E --------P R O B L E M -------------------                                                    8 *The site hasn't been updated for a million years or so!                                                                       As I've said before...                                                                                                         banned from chat...                                                                                                           ) *Use another nick AND BEHAVE YOURSELF!!!!                                                                                      help!                                                                                                                          That was                                                                                                                      & when i kill you, you are going to hell                                                                                         re: sad message                                                                                                               @ *Provided link links to very disguisting picture. Do not follow!                                                              ! *Thanks for the warning - I won't                                                                                              There are kids on this board!                                                                                                 * You're lucky my Blocker Blocked that site!                                                                                    B * no, but I'm sure Mac will log: 152.163.207.69 in his IP list :-)                                                             * :-)                                                                                                                         3 *Similar to Doom and Goblinboy - Might be the same.                                                                            WHERE CAN I PUT MY QB GAMES                                                                                                   # you need money to build a web page?                                                                                            * :)                                                                                                                            *? I ran it and nothing happened                                                                                              ? * that's probably because you didn't have your caps lock on :-)                                                               ? *Ah, so!  Very subtle (You have to spell things out for me) LOL                                                               M * I was hoping I would get a 'good' response from my program (like yours) :-)                                                  *lol!                                                                                                                          re: WHERE CAN I PUT MY QB GAMES                                                                                               S * They put an ad on all your pages...I don't consider that &quot;for nothing&quot;.                                            re: storing games on Angelfire                                                                                                 Go to webjump.com...                                                                                                           Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.............no                                                                                               & FT Voy. is what was sugessted to me...                                                                                         Help                                                                                                                          9 * Wants to know how to make images the size of the screen                                                                      More infomation required.                                                                                                     ) for file formats go to www.wotsit.org....                                                                                     E Got one for that Excel guy...Stephen I think it was..(or anyone else)                                                         7 Qbasic code example, gonna have to convert it yourself.                                                                        Some Possible Answers...                                                                                                      , Thanks gents--that's food for thought anyway                                                                                  < how do i make it so when i press a key the program continues                                                                  D Use asterisk when there's no text in your message...Answer within...                                                          " why is ppl still using this board?                                                                                            + *Because, We all are here, and help others.                                                                                   # yeah... but what about the ne(READ)                                                                                           D *I only use the Forum of this site. The rest is bogus. GOOGLE rules.                                                          a *I agree w/ Mac. Who cares if qbasic.com is never updated? The forum is still alive &amp; kicking                             5 I found this site while it was still beening  updated                                                                         " *Don't forget to mention me PTR!!!                                                                                             Yes, in agreement                                                                                                             $ Imagine you're a newbie at qbasic...                                                                                          4 Right... and if you're a newbie then it's ALL new...                                                                          : *Yeah! :-) &quot;Wow! this is top a' da' line stuff!&quot;                                                                    % String Functions and numerical length                                                                                         + DIM number AS LONG 'at beginning of program                                                                                   5 like sTyLeZ said, dimension your variables AS LONG...                                                                          Blink!                                                                                                                         A couple ways...                                                                                                               Thanks!                                                                                                                        Time...                                                                                                                       ( you'll have to break apart the string...                                                                                       Question                                                                                                                        It hard to tell with out code...                                                                                                What you need is a pointer array                                                                                              - Pointer or index... Here is my explanation...                                                                                 & Also, you may not need so many arrays.                                                                                         Sorry, typographical error :-(                                                                                                 Here is my code                                                                                                               3 *Above message does not contain code (oddly enough)                                                                           / *True!  (I opened it before reading your post.)                                                                                Stupid Question (version 2)                                                                                                    ON KEY?                                                                                                                        simple                                                                                                                         -more thorough explanation                                                                                                    
 Oh righty!                                                                                                                     Help                                                                                                                          # Acually those are called sprites...                                                                                            um...                                                                                                                          ..just use LINE...                                                                                                             Help answer some questions                                                                                                    N * you're probably not going to get many people to go answer your questions :-(                                                ( Please post any questions you have here.                                                                                       A little question...                                                                                                           Here...                                                                                                                        random                                                                                                                        
 Thanks but...                                                                                                                 1 well, you'd need another array for the answers...                                                                              Thanks                                                                                                                         looking for ideas                                                                                                             $ I justr emailed you. PLease respond.                                                                                          7 20 lines of code? post it here! (how to do that inside)                                                                        Also, for small programs, ...                                                                                                  Help Wanted!                                                                                                                  > (question relates to collision detection) Mmm? Does this help?                                                                 No.                                                                                                                           V * it is the custom to place a asterick * in your title if you message contains no text                                        / *sorry.been away from the world for 1/2 months.                                                                                Here is the complete coding.                                                                                                   um....                                                                                                                        I so no one else wants to claim a demo copy of Timmy the hacker? last call!                                                     / *why not just upload the game when you're done?                                                                                Whats Timmy the hacker?***                                                                                                    X perhaps you should read more than 1 out of every 10 messages...(URL of Timmy msg inside)                                       ok ill explain it 1 more time!                                                                                                 How big is it?                                                                                                                 Need Help with OPEN COM                                                                                                       ; I would be interested too. I think it only works on DOS ...                                                                    More COM                                                                                                                      8 *thanx for ur interest in sonics games new game everyone                                                                       PLEASE HELP ME W/ TIME                                                                                                         I'll help 'some'                                                                                                               This should help                                                                                                               A fairly simple method...                                                                                                     
 RPG ENGINE                                                                                                                    / do you mean &quot;is THERE any good RPG engine?                                                                               X *BOXer, I don't think anyone ever &quot;takes credit&quot;.  You post first, it's yours.                                      - * I will *whahahahaaaa!!!* :-) (just kidding)                                                                                  Untitled                                                                                                                       Simple question......                                                                                                          the program                                                                                                                    Hahahahahahahaha LOL LMAO :-)                                                                                                 - I don't think he was trying to be funny (nt)*                                                                                 : *It was just light sarcasm in revenge for earlier spam :-)                                                                    ( Pretty Easy and the screen won't flicker                                                                                       thx guys (no text)                                                                                                             Really easy.                                                                                                                  5 Attention everyone Sonica games making a new game....                                                                         . sounds cool count me in i'll hjelp make it too                                                                                / *sounds good email me at thechathack7@yahoo.com                                                                               4 good idea count me in on that one. mnprg@hotmail.com                                                                           necromancer@hackermail.com                                                                                                    5 * none of these replies have any text (worth reading)                                                                         % * You know im in... lkt153@bol.com.br                                                                                         
 I want one!!!                                                                                                                 : *is it text or graphics? Send me a copy when your done! :)                                                                     Mee too                                                                                                                        LEN of File Data                                                                                                              ? LEN(X$) will only give length of variables, not COM Port buffer                                                               
 Len(x$)...                                                                                                                    9 um...can't you append the new string onto the old string?                                                                      Sadly not exactly :(                                                                                                          ; I don't claim &quot;guru&quot; status, but it seems that...                                                                   3 * um...would 'COMdata$ = LEFT$(COMdata$, 80)' work?                                                                            ...                                                                                                                            The challenges- help                                                                                                          4 *Sorry, the Challenges went under, with this site...                                                                          / *Just post it on this board, we love to see it.                                                                                2 line screensaver                                                                                                            : * one line screen saver: SHELL &quot;mysaver.exe&quot; :-)                                                                    \ * personally, btw, I don't think challenges should be judged on length, but instead, quality                                  A *But making  great quality with very few lines should be awarded!                                                             7 true, you should strive for as few lines as possible...                                                                       + Awww. come on, you can do better than that.                                                                                    For some good challenges                                                                                                       how do I close my cd-rom door                                                                                                 
 ...eheeh.....                                                                                                                  cliquez ici pour le savoir...                                                                                                 < *Presents code to control the CD-ROM (open tray, close tray)                                                                  ) cliquez ici pour le savoir...doesn't work                                                                                     V you need QBasic v4.5 or 7.1, then you need to load with the /L switch (details inside)                                        L *attention all! my page has been updated check it out and sign the guestbook                                                  / *it would prob. help if you included the url...                                                                               ; *i have in previous messages www.geocities.com/thechathack7                                                                    good qb tutorial                                                                                                              % Sorry I was gone. Crabbie delite help                                                                                         I well, I presume you give different values for the different blocks, so...                                                     % Help with reading text (*.txt) files.                                                                                          Very simple really...                                                                                                         E Ok. I thought that would just keep reading the 10 part. :\. thanks. *                                                         3 Anyone with a sound card and five minutes to waste?                                                                            Sounds good                                                                                                                    *Did you make the song?                                                                                                       Y Yup. still got all 9 channel mp3's from before mixing... and the source midi for each. =D                                       * above message contains no text                                                                                               Introduction and question                                                                                                      Answer                                                                                                                        ? On the other hand, don't try to tackle a problem that's too far                                                                Untitled                                                                                                                       what the hell?                                                                                                                9 I'd rather read a blank message than a misinformed one. *                                                                     F *'Twas the first post I've seen from that IP.  Probably the last, too.                                                         Help                                                                                                                          
 *See below                                                                                                                     Help                                                                                                                          * Wants to know how to save games. (I swear)                                                                                    C I think he means he wants a Save Game option in one of his games...                                                           6 *Yes, that sounds  more like it.  Should have guessed.                                                                        4 Here is some example code to save and restore a game                                                                          
 a comment....                                                                                                                 @ *Wants to know why everyone is so into &quot;saving memory&quot;                                                              = Amateur Answer to why people are concerned with saving memory                                                                 3 what has processor class/speed to do with memory? *                                                                            alrighty, I'll lay it down                                                                                                    
 *alright then                                                                                                                  CHALLENGING QUESTION                                                                                                           shut up                                                                                                                       U cheating? I've never heard of a class learning GET/PUT, though could be wrong..(more)                                         > First, learn about the caps lock key and how to turn it off...                                                                b *Try Programmersheaven.com in there BASIC section under User interface you could also try Max-Code                             Maxcode has tons!                                                                                                              THANX BUT...                                                                                                                   Try Visual Basic.                                                                                                              I need some Help!                                                                                                              Um...                                                                                                                         
 But.....:)                                                                                                                    0 that is because you are using float variables...                                                                              6 if you can deal with poor resolution and few colors...                                                                         Linear Fire &amp; BMP V0.96                                                                                                    *dont goto #gamecreators                                                                                                       go in this one*                                                                                                               ] *ikt go in the chat room right now and type /join #gamecreators and it will take u to my room                                 N * I was in your hp chatroom.. not this one's... and btw it's Lkt... from Lucas                                                / *u can be in email me at thechathack7@yahoo.com                                                                                 * ok... can't you include me???/                                                                                               One more question :)                                                                                                          ] *if u download qbasic 4.5 then u can make exe's and not have to run them through qb each time                                 H hey thechathack... how do i do the join thing... i still don't get it...                                                      C * www.geocities.com/alipha87/qb.zip &lt;-QB4.5 (compiles into EXEs)                                                            Nested Loops                                                                                                                   Nested loops...                                                                                                               1 Good answer and good use of the Forum, unlike ...                                                                             $ Thanks TheBOB, just one more thing..                                                                                          
 I think...                                                                                                                     *Thanks                                                                                                                        Here...                                                                                                                       = (QBasic - QuickBasic 4.5 - QuickBasic 7.1) Free Compiler Link                                                                 1 * That site's gfx look familiar...not sure why...                                                                              Oh wait I know!                                                                                                               W * LCARS? that's what they're called? (the effects are cool, but don't rip the graphics)                                       4 Not my site, I just found the compilers to download.                                                                          C * oops, we're sorry for not reading ya message carefully enough :-(                                                           : What's is so different about Interrupt and InterruptX...??                                                                    	 It may be                                                                                                                     I * INTERRUPT would be *slightly* faster and the RegType is alittle smaller                                                      Subroutine Help Please                                                                                                         Yup, i know                                                                                                                   # 'some reason'? I'll tell you why...                                                                                           # You mention returning to a label...                                                                                            Help me out Please                                                                                                             Win95                                                                                                                         ! * My Win98SE CD has qbasic 1.0...                                                                                             * * tools\oldmsdos\qbasic.exe and qbasic.hlp                                                                                     hm...                                                                                                                         . * get qb4.5! www.geocities.com/alipha87/qb.zip                                                                                $ * http://66.31.242.192/faq.html#FAQ6                                                                                           DIR to a file, and multikey                                                                                                   
 DIR to a file                                                                                                                 0 * Multiple key presses? Care to explain further?                                                                              I * you'd have to use INP(96) or a library (but I got to go, explain later)                                                      INP(96)....                                                                                                                    Our first program                                                                                                             K if you put a url to the prog it would be a lot easy to see don't you think?                                                   E * NT above. Yeah, I don't think anybody is gonna E-Mail for a prog...                                                          Timer for ScreenSaver                                                                                                         A Use TIMER and old vars for mouse pos(Assuming you have the mouse)                                                             E * You could also add a check for the mouse buttons in that LOOP UNTIL                                                          *Wow! That was fast, THANKS!                                                                                                  F Question for John or anyone experienced with multiple C++ compilers...                                                         Help Please                                                                                                                    Depends on the screen mode...                                                                                                 1 * http://www.geocities.com/alipha87/pkchap08.html                                                                              *Sweet Tutorial Aliph!                                                                                                       G * http://www.geocities.com/newbie.html &lt;-if you want to see chap 1-7                                                       & *So, whats the news on the e-petition?                                                                                        d oh my god... don't EVER say that word again!! ... 'competition' and 'petition' are fine... but pleas                           *and of course, i forgot my *                                                                                                 3 Sorry Guys! My parents said &quot;Drop it!&quot; :(                                                                            how old r u?                                                                                                                  % * It doesn't work like that travis...                                                                                          *are u in the chatroom                                                                                                        $ * http://66.31.242.192/faq.html#FAQ1                                                                                           Flexible BMP Reader!                                                                                                           I get an error ....                                                                                                            I will try to correct it.                                                                                                     	 Try this!                                                                                                                     ; * Qbasic doesn't like LFN's. Use MS-DOS mode names instead.                                                                   - * Or read the thread directly below this one.                                                                                 " help with LONG FILENAMES in qbasic                                                                                             I don't think so...                                                                                                           < *Above shows how to open Longfilenameinwindows.ext in QBasic                                                                   Here's more...                                                                                                                > * Probably from All BASIC Code Archives: www.basicguru.com/abc                                                                 QB BREAKTHROUGH!!!!!                                                                                                          1 *ikt wanna join my gaming team goto #gamecreators                                                                              * I dont get it... how???                                                                                                     4 * BTW there's something wrong with your guestbook...                                                                          % * Sorry, nevermind the above post....                                                                                         % *type /join #gamecreators in the chat                                                                                         3 * Thnx! and btw its LKT... from lucas....not ikt...                                                                            * it isn't working...                                                                                                         # Whats all the talk about rebellion?                                                                                            *Why not U, Cell? :)                                                                                                          ( *There is a site like that, maxcode.com!                                                                                        help me with FOR NEXT statements                                                                                               -I can                                                                                                                         rotating graphics                                                                                                             , There's a routine for that in the HELP files                                                                                   -I know                                                                                                                       	 adittions                                                                                                                      The program doesn't work well                                                                                                  rotating 90, 180, and 270.                                                                                                 ! Try searching for DRAW command...                                                                                             # Check out my cool LOGO subroutines.                                                                                            Random word from a file                                                                                                        Sure....                                                                                                                       Or you could try...                                                                                                            Error in the above post...                                                                                                    * *Thanks all, you have been very helpful :)                                                                                    	 rebellion                                                                                                                     , thats what happens when a site is abandoned.                                                                                   *ruddy shift....                                                                                                              , *yup&lt; big boys in college, no time for us                                                                                  % What's &quot;ruddy&quot; mean?  (nt)*                                                                                          w2k and shell issues                                                                                                           Problem.....                                                                                                                  . you appear to be inserting a space in there...                                                                                + In need of a name for a CIV/COL type game..                                                                                   	 how about                                                                                                                      LOL!  how about ColonyCraft?                                                                                                   Is there QB for Windows?                                                                                                       well                                                                                                                           LB is easy to...                                                                                                              _ * i could whip you ip something in Visual Basic that would just shell to dos to compile and run                               ( I need help with the get and put command                                                                                      J *QBasic has no such ceiling on record numbers.  Perhaps your disk IS full?                                                     Incorrect usage, Comrade.                                                                                                     $ I think you solved the problem (nt)*                                                                                          . *Are you by any chance writing to the A drive?                                                                                ' converting int to string and vise versa                                                                                       2 co$ = &quot;whatever dos command &quot; +STR$( x%)                                                                             Be advised, however...                                                                                                         Newbie at programming                                                                                                         	 like this                                                                                                                     	 Thanks!!!                                                                                                                      trust me, you won't                                                                                                           : The label fn$ is reserved. 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Qbasic 1.1 can't compile to .EXE                                                                                  . * www.geocities.com/alipha87/qb.zip &lt;-qb4.5                                                                                  * did that help six pack? : )...                                                                                              * yes that helped me get on the right track!                                                                                     * glad to hear that! :)                                                                                                       X * BTW, Error on PRINT &quot;Target = &quot; + MonsterName$ case else it would print 0...                                      4 And if you want to pause on non-integer intervals...                                                                          % how come nobody wrights in my forum?*                                                                                         / * If I had any doubts right now i would... : )!                                                                                need help with LEN... i think                                                                                                  You make a loop like this...                                                                                                   thanks a mil                                                                                                                  6 wow i think you'll be proud of me when you see this :P                                                                        F I need help with a little directory searching, i'd really apreciate it                                                         wouldn't it be easyer...                                                                                                       GET and PUT? 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 Dr. freeze                                                                                                                     *is qb running full-screen?                                                                                                   
 Yes and No                                                                                                                     I have that too.                                                                                                              O * actually, you can do stuff while windowed, but doesn't show until maximize qb                                                Help                                                                                                                          " Trigers? keys, and moving pictures                                                                                            " Give credit where credit is due...                                                                                             The traditional way                                                                                                           6 * Um.....whatever. 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My favorite!                                                                                                     3 I don't care if he asks for help/people help him...                                                                           A *141.149.xx.xx=cell=ultra (loser)Josh Barton tycoon99@hotmail.com                                                              call me a newcomer, but.....                                                                                                  % * http://66.31.242.192/faq.html#FAQ14                                                                                         B The whole purpose of a library is that you DONT write it yourself!                                                             No...                                                                                                                         $ *If you put it like that... I agree!                                                                                          4 * BTW... most common libraries are the .dll files...                                                                           Timer while at INPUT prompt                                                                                                   " Try this...not da best way, though                                                                                            ( Need to write your own input routine....                                                                                       this shity site                                                                                                                I was trying but...                                                                                                            Help                                                                                                                           try this                                                                                                                       wait one more thing first                                                                                                      windows 2000 nt                                                                                                                qb +win2k = ok                                                                                                                M ZeeQue and Assembly programmers.... trouble with get modified date &amp; time                                                  yea, here's your problem...                                                                                                    shoot, I frogot...                                                                                                            $ Device Timeout error, using COM port                                                                                          1 Good thing Detaizas back! The whole krew is here!                                                                              Untitled                                                                                                                       Untitled                                                                                                                      0 Enter *.* for F$ or manually set it in your code                                                                              ; wow your good thanks for the help, one more thing though :)                                                                   " need to search for files in qbasic                                                                                            	 Use SHELL                                                                                                                     0 *where can i get a C compiler/editor free please                                                                              . What part of QBASIC don't you understand ;-) ?                                                                                R *Easy, there. That's not so very far off topic that we can't give a little leeway.                                            8 *I think Borland, Borland.com, has a free C/C++ compiler                                                                       www.delorie.com/djgpp                                                                                                          * oops. no text above.                                                                                                        M *Maybe he wants to get into more structured programming for games like Quake?                                                 $ window with cursor for text option??                                                                                          8 If you are fairly good at reading other people's code...                                                                      ; * http://66.31.242.192 .... I'm not on earthlink anymore...                                                                   : BTW you could sign up for a URL redirection service now :)                                                                    3 *Do I get Tupperware when I sign up?  What do I do?                                                                            or you could use this                                                                                                         G no-ip.com is interesting....however that's more for dynamic IP addys...                                                        lol...no tupperware...                                                                                                        L * Basically it lets you have a URL like http://bobsdepot.something.something                                                  , *Thanks, style man.  I'll check into it. :-)                                                                                   Simiple problem...                                                                                                            
 Sure.........                                                                                                                 9 *DeTaiza, you're baaaaaaaaack!!!  Good to see you, man :)                                                                      where can i download qbasic ?                                                                                                 
 here.........                                                                                                                 ; *Or here, http://qb4all.cjb.net , and more download, ex. VB                                                                    HELP                                                                                                                           Easy really                                                                                                                   8 Really... you could have given him some example code. =p                                                                       Ok now what                                                                                                                    What ide are u using...?                                                                                                       mapping problem                                                                                                                So....                                                                                                                        K I know its off topic, but where can I get a working ASCII-binary converter?                                                    Ascii to binary? uh......                                                                                                     : Like DeTaiza said...ASCII is just the set of characters...                                                                     ok, heres what I mean                                                                                                         + * ASC(character) then use sTyLeZ's program?                                                                                   6 I still need more names for the qbasic.com e-petition!                                                                         *I did                                                                                                                         *I know! Thanks!                                                                                                               *I just did, too!                                                                                                             5 *I just put in my 2 cents, PRTSoft.  Hope it helps :)                                                                         ; If you want Crabbie delite, reply to this message saying my                                                                    One...                                                                                                                         Two...                                                                                                                        * *Three (messages one and two have no text)                                                                                     *Four                                                                                                                          *Five                                                                                                                          *Six                                                                                                                           *Seven                                                                                                                         *Eight                                                                                                                         *Nine                                                                                                                         $ Ten. Here you go ;-) (contains text)                                                                                          = *You would also have to reconnect every time to change the IP                                                                  * So there are two....                                                                                                         * three                                                                                                                       + QB Browser is posable! (I'm completing one)                                                                                    See? It is possible!                                                                                                           i agree that it's possible...                                                                                                 1 If you guys would venture beyond the silly bounds                                                                             9 I quit Crabie Delite but now I made a Donkey Kongish game                                                                      Oh, no. Not another new plan...                                                                                                this is my program codeworm                                                                                                   4 OK, I'll look at it.  Others are welcome, too. (nt)*                                                                          $ Run this. It should get you started.                                                                                          d *thanks codeworm for all your help but can you explain how does the program and the sub check.format                          $ *(i continue my previous print)work?                                                                                          = Hi, rat, Sorry to butt in but I don't see codeworm answering.                                                                  help                                                                                                                          * Look at http://66.31.242.192/faq.html#FAQ8                                                                                    " What do commercial programmers use                                                                                             Probably C++                                                                                                                  # No Message Text Above.  I have text                                                                                            LISP, Visual Basic                                                                                                             I didn't know that about LISP                                                                                                 9 *Just the source code of LISP is a form of encryption ; )                                                                     % *Yep that was me, nope didnt find it.                                                                                          VB question  (I'm back!)                                                                                                       How far rotated???                                                                                                            A !!SHAMELESS PLUG!! http://www.geocities.com/drdoom1984/frame.html                                                             " * I fergot my asterisk up there ^*                                                                                             DR-DooM?, DR-Dos? ???                                                                                                         + *^Oops also forgot to put artisk up there^*                                                                                   , Do you know how to program Zelda-type games?                                                                                   sortof*                                                                                                                       # Sadly, does anyone rember my uncle?                                                                                           ; I don't know what twisted game you are playing Cell, but...                                                                    *Amen to that!                                                                                                                 Look at this.............                                                                                                      A point of interest.                                                                                                           Help me plz                                                                                                                   " * Does anyone understand that? :-(                                                                                            
 Ja = Yes = Ya                                                                                                                 + Good work!  I think you got it!  Nearly ...                                                                                   7 You mean like, different ways of saying &quot;Yes&quot;                                                                        How about graphics???                                                                                                         + Sure it is possible. Just use a BMP loader!                                                                                   + *look in the files section of this site. :)                                                                                   P if you are familiar with opening a file FOR BINARY.. then could make your own...                                              , but if you can't do it just download one....                                                                                   MOUSE ROUTLINES                                                                                                               > *There are some in the Files section of this site, under MOUSE                                                                ; if you are getting a 'subprogram not defined' error, then..                                                                    If someone can help me ....                                                                                                   R You do SHELL &quot;myprog.exe &gt; exemple.txt&quot; but it writes on your screen?                                            2 *With some programs you can't redirect the output!                                                                             No sorry it's not the problem                                                                                                 % Run this.  I hope it's what you want.                                                                                          help                                                                                                                          A Asks &quot;how do I make my pictures cover the whole screen&quot;                                                             K * you forgot your asterisk ( * ).  Mac :-) Also, what kind of picture, Jim?                                                    This is what kind of picture                                                                                                  6 is it saved in a BMP? You want to dynamically draw it?                                                                         Ok what do I do now?                                                                                                          9 *There is some examples in the files section of this site                                                                      Web Browser in QB or VBDOS...                                                                                                 	 You Can't                                                                                                                      ...                                                                                                                           	 You Can't                                                                                                                     < * You really have no idea what you're talking about, do you?                                                                   I know what I'm talking about                                                                                                  If you're so tough...                                                                                                          You probibly could                                                                                                            F *There is Lynx and other Text browsers for DOS the Connect themselves!                                                         Ok look here piss-ant                                                                                                         ) 3.14, The REASON I want to MAKE one is...                                                                                     " There is a way to do it with QB...                                                                                             *About Message ^ is from 3.14                                                                                                 & *Whopps, replied to wrong post, sorry.                                                                                         * cough cough arachne.                                                                                                         well obiously..                                                                                                                RE: Well obiously..                                                                                                           6 right....and all you need to use to contact the ISP...                                                                        7 *Thats what i'm attempting, anyone know those commands?                                                                       : Things you say are impossible are actually quite simple...                                                                      Developing a advanced chat prog.                                                                                              7 *Dos or Windows, I have Liberty BASIC code for Windows.                                                                        using type two times                                                                                                          = *I give up.  Styles? Alipha? TheBog? GreenMan? codeworm? etc.                                                                 6 Question isn't very well worded, so here is my guess..                                                                        # only the last records are displayed                                                                                            Maybe this is what you want.                                                                                                  0 Yo, rat, try this to explain your problem better                                                                              # No more pizza. Rate my games please                                                                                           " I vowed never to go there... but..                                                                                            
 Data files                                                                                                                     Default Screen Mode                                                                                                            Screen 0 (text mode)                                                                                                           Screen 0: Width 80,25                                                                                                          * Thanks                                                                                                                       Devolop a system!!                                                                                                            ) *Crap, I forgot what I was going to write                                                                                     d *Does anyone know how we could go about writing an OS for this?, I cant seem to find a binary conver                          3 * that sounds like a good idea... only expensive...                                                                           + To John and Mac, Re: How to copy from Forum                                                                                     OK, TheBob.  Bring on the drums!                                                                                               Huh?                                                                                                                          d Actually, I've been working with windows since 3.1 was out and all I knew how to do was standerd cut                          # *and paste......errrr, too long....                                                                                           3 I knew you were just trying to be helpful :-)  But,                                                                            Why do u all think I lie?                                                                                                     
 *it never was                                                                                                                 * finally .. a name around here I recognize!                                                                                    5 much bad news like info about the former pizza system                                                                         \ * NESticle wouldn't work (since it is 8086 asm for PC) Though nice to hear about Crabbie :-)                                   Just develop an emulator                                                                                                      E *One more thing, isnt nesterJ the leading NES emu?, why use NEStickle                                                          * Yoshi :-)                                                                                                                    mouse pb... one more time!                                                                                                    9 *Should work.  What exactly is the error message you get?                                                                     d *It looks to me like you specified 'qb /1'.  It should be 'qb /L'.  The letter 'L', not the number '                          5 to all, concerning cell's &quot;pizza system&quot;...                                                                         B *I say humor him. It beats what we were getting out of him before.                                                            " *Well, it was good while it lasted                                                                                            d Even if it did work (like going to the moon on a bicycle) there is no way he could have put it on th                           ...the market!                                                                                                                 For PRTSoft...                                                                                                                > Publishes improved QB font code. I vote we don't drum him out.                                                                 *Whew! Thanks :-)                                                                                                             9 Don't throw away the dums yet, Mac, -significant error...                                                                      * LOL                                                                                                                         
 *Thanks Dude!                                                                                                                 T *Is there a way I can read file attributes? Like if the file is read-only or hidden?                                           You could use SHELL...                                                                                                        	 one thing                                                                                                                     C *Ignore last post.. It makes the output file but that file is blank                                                           & To get attributes using CALL INTERRUPT                                                                                        % *Now Im getting  an OVERFLOW error...                                                                                          * overflow on what?                                                                                                           c *ooppss.No overflow just forgot to modify after I copyed and pasted. Wierd symbols n stuff. Thanks.                           G I'm bored, so this is how to set the file attributes (using INTERRUPTX)                                                       A * Is it possible to change a file's time and date stamp with asm?                                                             7 * I got &quot;Advanced Feature Unavailable&quot;.   :-(                                                                       " *You are using QB1.1, you need 4.5                                                                                            # records of the type onoma structure                                                                                            help                                                                                                                           um..alright...                                                                                                                 hey                                                                                                                            * can I see your code?                                                                                                        , I typed the code in excactly like i told you                                                                                  > &lt;draw image&gt; and &lt;erase image&gt; aren't qb commands!                                                                 I'll explain...                                                                                                               
 ...no.....                                                                                                                    4 *Sorry, it's been SOOOOOO Long since I've used that.                                                                          7 *Q. How can I translate arrow keys into icon movements?                                                                         is this what you're looking for?                                                                                               Im not spamming but......                                                                                                     ) A few thoughts about the QB Game Console.                                                                                     
 Screen 7,01,0                                                                                                                  Info on Screen 7                                                                                                               Ozzfest 01'                                                                                                                   ' * Manson sucks. And this is a QB board.                                                                                       8 Hey, shut up. And I was bored and had nothing else to do                                                                       AI!?                                                                                                                          D *Asks &quot;Where can I get LISP or ADA? and tutorials 4 them?&quot;                                                          7 *Alright I'll start putting small messages in the title                                                                        Try WWW.GOOGLE.COM ;-)                                                                                                         *Google didnt help me much!                                                                                                   D *I think you can get a LISP interpreter from Sun Microsystems...free                                                           Keeping up Qbasic.com                                                                                                         ' *I would gladly help keep this site up*                                                                                        Who is Sue?                                                                                                                   4 *Yeah, I Type fast, and don't check my spellin'  :-)                                                                           Mallard's E-mail                                                                                                              % Why must you insult my piza game set?                                                                                          The site is ok                                                                                                                 *Where is the site?                                                                                                            reading records                                                                                                                Both records ARE available...                                                                                                  type record-end type                                                                                                           Here are the basics...                                                                                                          Calculating hours between times.                                                                                               There is no easy way....                                                                                                      - *And Stylez doesn't even mention the DATES...                                                                                 A *Above message does contain a bit of text. Forgot to remove the *                                                              Right, and more ...                                                                                                            Thanks for your help                                                                                                           Great New Forum (Qboard)                                                                                                      
 Using DATA                                                                                                                     Here goes...                                                                                                                   I can't help noticing...                                                                                                      E Aliph, I presume your comment was directed to Padster, not Earthborn                                                         B * oh, yes, it was directed to Padster. Sorry for the confusion :-(                                                             This is why...                                                                                                                2 ive been waiting for people to write at my forum!*                                                                             ?                                                                                                                             ' Um..You can't find Qbasic? *sweatdrops*                                                                                       , im a cute girl with three eyes named Parvati                                                                                  O *Greetings,  63.194.84.111.  Haven't seen your posts for a while. Still stupid.                                               7 *http://66.31.242.192/faq.html#FAQ6 (Can't find QBasic)                                                                       , Help with using color, its not what u think.                                                                                  > * Color is a reserved word and you cannot use it as a variable                                                                 Alternatively you can use this                                                                                                G * Hm, nevermind that first one, it doesn't like you using Color% either                                                        Is there another way?                                                                                                          because color is...                                                                                                            Ohh, ok                                                                                                                       ; I'm actually trying to print different colors on the screen                                                                   0 * See my post above &quot;Alternatively...&quot;                                                                               In other words, ...                                                                                                           < * Actually, color 15 isn't used...change C = 15 to C &gt; 15                                                                  @ *Or use FOR i=1 to 15: Color i: Print &quot;______&quot;: next i                                                               error traping in a sub (MAC)!!                                                                                                4 *Thanks! See my answer to &quot;What Happened?&quot;                                                                           Help with Bad Seal?                                                                                                             what is &quot;Bad Seal&quot; ???                                                                                              # * oops, frogot to use the * (above)                                                                                            Dos GUI                                                                                                                       I ah, who cares! it's DOS, anything is better then DOS, just use windows 9x                                                      Actually I cant                                                                                                                * get a Mac                                                                                                                   4 *OR better, GET Linux, and dual boot Linux &amp; Dos                                                                           I CANT!!                                                                                                                       Maybe you should try NewDeal!                                                                                                 % Utility to copy from forum to xxx.bas                                                                                          Huh? what happend...                                                                                                           Here's what happened.                                                                                                          Works pretty good, ...                                                                                                         A question about layout.                                                                                                      $ * PRINT somestring$; anotherstring$;                                                                                          E * See the post &quot;function of the semicolon&quot; a few lines down                                                         4 Ugh..I'm not sure if that will work for my setup o.o                                                                          0 Ah..ignorance has gotten the better of me again.                                                                               Inkey$                                                                                                                         I would go about like so:                                                                                                       what's with the &quot;49&quot;??                                                                                               Sorry Alipha..                                                                                                                 * heh                                                                                                                          The problem with that is -&gt;                                                                                                 Zip, answer this question!                                                                                                    5 *huh?? ... wish i knew what you were talking about...                                                                         7 what is wrong with this TASM program? (asm experts see)                                                                        2 things...                                                                                                                    * heh, thanks :-)                                                                                                             D * Does anyone know how to remove LILO from the MBR of the hard drive                                                           Uhh.....                                                                                                                       *or in dos, type Fdisk /mbr                                                                                                   G *Does anyone know where i can find a list of all the software interupts                                                        heard of Ralph Brown?                                                                                                         B * http://jinai.nyu.edu:9999/classes/machineOrg/helppc/helppc21.zip                                                             Filling in the Pie :)                                                                                                         & * PAINT (x, y), fillColor, BorderColor                                                                                         How to Load &amp; Save                                                                                                        @ the details depend upon what your program looks like, however...                                                                Read about the pizza system.....                                                                                               Posible?                                                                                                                      5 [Please Help!] Why can't I print to the last 2 lines?                                                                         . Put a semicolon after the line-24 print. (nt)*                                                                                7 Sorry, didn't see you wanted line 25 also. Here's code.                                                                       - * Thanks Codeworm, the semicolon has done it!                                                                                  function of the semicolon...                                                                                                  * * Carriage return, not cartridge return :)                                                                                    + * does this carriage have a baby in it? :-)                                                                                   3 *Ah! I wondered why my cartridge didn't return. :-)                                                                            * LMAO                                                                                                                        ! *???? Don't know what L M A O is.                                                                                              * Laughing my ass off                                                                                                         	 *LMAO :-)                                                                                                                      Qbasic site concerning Zip                                                                                                     File Database, Please Help!                                                                                                    Random-Access should work..                                                                                                    Couldnt you...                                                                                                                K * yes, would be faster and better, though the database is too big I believe                                                   8 Yes, and you could use deleted space without compressing                                                                       I got it working                                                                                                              ) Haunted Halloween In The Files Section...                                                                                      ASM Question in here                                                                                                           depending upon what you want...                                                                                               - *How long, on average do you spend pogramming                                                                                  *i never pogram                                                                                                                6 hours sounds about right                                                                                                    
 only 6 hours?                                                                                                                 ' *Thats what I'm on counting the 'net :)                                                                                        Any OS/2 qbasic compiler?                                                                                                     c *No, but it think you can have a .bat file with &quot;START /DOS QBASIC.EXE /RUN PROGNAME.BAS&quot;                           9 *I think QB7.1 can compile for OS/2 protected (not sure!)                                                                     - [Please Help!] I can't get the mouse to work.                                                                                 1 * Start QB with the switch /L ... C:\QBASIC\QB /L                                                                             ( * Thanks Stylez, it works perfectly now!                                                                                      ' HELP!  Problem with ON ERROR within SUB                                                                                       " Well, version 1 works under QB 7.1                                                                                            # I have to use QB1.0 because ... :-)                                                                                           4 Careful Mac, that information could be classified :)                                                                          I i just compressed a 10 megabytre mp3 it compressed down to 53 BYTES!!!!!`                                                     $ * must have been a pretty boring mp3                                                                                          7 * And did you successfully uncompress it back to 10 MB?                                                                        * Decompress                                                                                                                  ' * ASM question (directed toward Alipha)                                                                                       < apparently you aren't completely familiar with int 21/ah = 9                                                                  ' * Asterisk is for messages with NO TEXT                                                                                       : * DID YOU THINK OF WRITING AN HTML INTERPRETER WITH QBASIC                                                                    4 * NO BUT HERES A THOUGHT lower case THIS IS ANNOYING                                                                          " * YES BUT WHAT WOULD BE THE POINT?                                                                                            $ To make advanced and flexible UI`s..                                                                                          B * you mean like: a$ = &quot;LET b = 4&quot;.......short answer, no                                                             CODE OPTIMIZATION IN QBASIC                                                                                                   d shifting can not be done in qb :-( you'll have to use * and \ (backslash is int divide, much faster)                          [ * no text in above message. &amp; if u didn't already, put a DEFINT A-Z at start of ur prog                                    i have question                                                                                                               2 This is A QB message board, but i'll try and help.                                                                             Cell...                                                                                                                       5 I personally think that using floppies is limiting...                                                                         d * i run a company called nintendo i just released the gameboy advance do you want it  for 10 dollars                           * GB, GBC, and GBA all suck.                                                                                                  3 *Does anyone know where a good HTML or VB forum is?                                                                            * www.vbforums.com                                                                                                            B My Pizza system is not a joke, tell me if you want in on the deal,                                                            	 *show us!                                                                                                                     ! *ImPASTAble, How would I do that?                                                                                             3 *Just kidding, Will the sys. work with ANY QB Game?                                                                            At least show use the specs!                                                                                                  ? *Above post is very well thought out and respectful. Good Work.                                                               " What stops me from NOT paying you?                                                                                             Lot's of questions!                                                                                                            QB where                                                                                                                      / Wow! $10.00 - Who says programming doesn't pay?                                                                               
 My Suggestion                                                                                                                 # Email me and you credit card number                                                                                            How to get started                                                                                                             How long it took me..                                                                                                         ! What ASM Compiler should I use...                                                                                             & I have a86 and tasm which both work...                                                                                        0 Thanx... I have tasm... maybe you could help?...                                                                              # note that to run tasm, you need....                                                                                           ( directory and file manipulation query...                                                                                      2 I never had much luck at this using QBasic 1.0 ...                                                                            G Pizza delivery will be the first game on this new phenominal QB console                                                       
 *hahahahah...                                                                                                                 J You are a funny, funny boy.  Come see me for a couple lessons in business.                                                     Am I a Vet?                                                                                                                   B * www.geocities.com/alipha87/qb.zip &lt;-QB4.5 (built in compiler)                                                            
 Long Programs                                                                                                                  'a lot of similiar commands'?                                                                                                 + * Http://www.geocities.com/greatmilenko804/                                                                                   . Can't Cut from this site and Paste into QBASIC                                                                                 Use notepad                                                                                                                    I'll give you a better answer                                                                                                  K Thanks                                                                                                                       You can save files as .BAS ...                                                                                                Z * Everyone else handled the question...I'd just like to say you're copying, not cutting :)                                    A Anyone interested im making a basic compiler for win enviroment??                                                              Use LIBERTY BASIC!                                                                                                             Costs $40.00  (nt)*                                                                                                           3 *Man! it's worth it!!!!!!!! The community is GREAT!                                                                           ; Hardly worth it...Looks worse than the Win 3.1 interface...                                                                    *To each his own! :)                                                                                                           NEED SOME HELP HERE!!!                                                                                                        3 *Ctrl + Break (Pause/Break key right above Page UP)                                                                           d In the pizza posts I was making reference to something that will stun and delight QB users and the e                           *i'll do it                                                                                                                    give it up, dragoz                                                                                                            * I'll give you orrigional disks for QBasic!                                                                                    3 The legal problems alone would cause you headaches.                                                                           * I wouldn't pay $10 for a DOS game system.*                                                                                    D PIZZA DELIVERY! Is going to be made heres the scoop, still to change                                                          + * eww....picking up topping off the ground?                                                                                   P *Hey I thought that was the best part...maybe call it &quot;Road Pizza Boy&quot;                                              " *hehehe I work at a pizza place :)                                                                                             CASE command                                                                                                                  + ^!!!!!!Someone answer my above question!!!^                                                                                    uh...                                                                                                                          *UHHHHHHHHHH!!!                                                                                                               ! uh........Sorry there, BOXer dude                                                                                              * ok, now that's annoying                                                                                                     
 Here ya go                                                                                                                    " Still there??  Here is the answer.                                                                                            % * GetKey$ could be a function btw :-)                                                                                         0 *True.  We'll never know if he doesn't say.  :-)                                                                              B *On behalf of the guys who bothered to answer you, YOU'RE WELCOME!                                                            = SB Problem, wan't to create a sound, but don't hear anything!                                                                 $ *any one have the Gooie GUI program?                                                                                          - New concept, tell me what you think..........                                                                                  * the sky is the limit!                                                                                                        *sounds much like 'paperboy'                                                                                                  ) That's what I was going to say....Also...                                                                                      hehehe                                                                                                                         i would say go for it                                                                                                          Please Check out my GUI Shell!                                                                                                 graphics                                                                                                                       Explaination                                                                                                                   *I need a better explanation                                                                                                  * * Asterisks are for messages with NO text.                                                                                    6 I agree with /\liph, your attitude is annoying. (nt)*                                                                         The WAIT statement...                                                                                                         K *Is there any way to load a QB4.5 file into 1.1 without that BAD FILE mode?                                                   , I recommend getting QB4.5 (or higher) (more)                                                                                   That would be great                                                                                                           $ * sure &lt; aliphax@hotmail.com &gt;                                                                                          0 what is the &quot;newest&quot; version of qbasic                                                                               Pixel Spec. text                                                                                                               Drawing with Pixels                                                                                                           8 *No, I mean Text that can be located by pixel locations.                                                                       One possibility...                                                                                                             That would work but...                                                                                                        I What the heck, I had some time to kill.  Here's the print routine code...                                                     # *Hey! Thanks!!! You guys are great!                                                                                            Advanced QB                                                                                                                    Advanced QB                                                                                                                    Future Software                                                                                                               6 [Please Help!] &quot;Out of stack space&quot; message.                                                                         * Don't reply!                                                                                                                 The highest number                                                                                                            + the highest number in an array would be....                                                                                    you may want to change...                                                                                                      text saving                                                                                                                    The easiest way...                                                                                                            : *hey everyone my site now has better layout,and a chatroom                                                                     *About your freakin' site                                                                                                       * how bout finishing gamesbasic?                                                                                              2 I need help with a Qbasic Question (I'm new at it)                                                                            # *http://66.31.242.192/faq.html#FAQ8                                                                                           
 hmmmmm....                                                                                                                     I'll give you help                                                                                                             actually...                                                                                                                    THat's easy                                                                                                                    GOSUB / RETURN                                                                                                                
 It does...                                                                                                                     C++                                                                                                                           
 borland...                                                                                                                    0 *www.mingw.org has g++ for win.. or gcc at least                                                                              ( you can get it free at: www.ypr.34sp.com                                                                                       *Micro$oft VC++ 6, $80                                                                                                         DJGPP                                                                                                                          Anyone know where I can find...                                                                                                Untitled                                                                                                                      K * says thanks. Also mentions that his rpg is text-based and he's a beginner                                                    Music                                                                                                                         4 The problem is: There ain't no such thing as B sharp                                                                          U *Also, ML need only be stated once (will remain in effect until altered by MN or MS).                                          HELP!!!                                                                                                                       > Should be easy for you if you are writing a RPG, but anyway...                                                                 Your RPG                                                                                                                      H Hey evryone i now have a forum at my site www.geocities.com/thechathack7                                                      9 *If he can't learn to use asterisk, how bad is his forum?                                                                      * lol                                                                                                                          I NEED EXPERTS!                                                                                                               ) I'm a newbie in need of some serious help                                                                                      I don't know but . . .                                                                                                         Untitled                                                                                                                       winzip                                                                                                                         Untitled                                                                                                                       Did u say . . .                                                                                                               B Here is how to change the application invoked due to an extension.                                                             Out of STACK SACE??                                                                                                            Out Of Stack Space Error..                                                                                                     More infomation...                                                                                                            ? Well,  Alipha, since you never use GOTO, you wouldn't know this                                                               - Right.  Alipha probably was thinking of GOSUB                                                                                  Stack Space Explained!!!!!                                                                                                    ! Seen my new QB site? PLease Read.                                                                                             % Version 2 of an Algebra Drill program                                                                                         + How to copy and run a large program quickly                                                                                    Huh? you mean...                                                                                                              ( Good catch on cntl-p, disagree on cntl-a                                                                                       Why did you insert a GOTO?                                                                                                     Sloppy coding - Sorry                                                                                                         ( Hey everyone anyone been to my site yet?                                                                                      / * Contains no text.  ChatHack only, please read                                                                               9 [Please Help!] More than 1 background color at once . . .                                                                      Very Simple in fact                                                                                                           2 * bground color must be between 0 and 7, I believe                                                                             Thanks!                                                                                                                       
 actualy...                                                                                                                     Hey alipha....                                                                                                                B * Intrest for Alipha:  In shop lifter you never run out of VW bugs                                                            . Printing (LPRINT) without the paper out button                                                                                ! *LPRINT CHR$(12) after each page!                                                                                              opening data from a text file                                                                                                  Um....ok...                                                                                                                    Formating a number in QB                                                                                                      7 *Use PRINT USING. Check it out in the QBASIC help file!                                                                       * *OR PRINT USING &quot;$$####.##&quot;;1000                                                                                     need help with some code                                                                                                       Something like this...                                                                                                        , I am not coping Sunday Funday or DBZ read on                                                                                  / Here is a new chat! u can use instead of QBChat                                                                               B *It is non-functional, It looks as good as a hot pizza though.....                                                            ( HEY LOOK HERE A COPY OF WINDOWS IN BASIC                                                                                       *VERY CLOSE :)                                                                                                                	 *ROFLMFAO                                                                                                                     > How do you directly edit the array created by a GET statement?                                                                 use...                                                                                                                         Screen 0 Resolution                                                                                                            *SCREEN 0 : WIDTH 80, 50                                                                                                       Thank you muchly =) *nt*                                                                                                       *Good Info :-)                                                                                                                O In my Sundae game, I want the last boss to be a variation of captain Ginyu help                                               / *I don't even know what the dude looks like :-)                                                                                So you're stealing the idea                                                                                                    Other versions of BASIC                                                                                                        Now that I think of it                                                                                                         *Visual Basic for DOS...                                                                                                      @ * that's not C++ type OOP (I don't think, never tried it though)                                                               it's probably event driven                                                                                                     Uh, just use...                                                                                                                Anyone as young as me in here?                                                                                                < * I WAS as young as you....(though I guess everyone was) :-)                                                                   *I was twelve 39 years ago ;)                                                                                                  *Im 13                                                                                                                        	 Hey ! ! !                                                                                                                      * I'm 14 btw                                                                                                                   * I'm 15...                                                                                                                    dfgdsfg*                                                                                                                      4 *At least he doesn't lie.  There is no message text.                                                                           * LOL                                                                                                                         < I thought the part about 'dsf' was quite well thought out...                                                                   * LMAO!   dkljbepkj :-)                                                                                                       Q that was me at the college, just trying to find my IP(no ipconfig on those PC's)*                                             M * your IP appears on the right side of the screen when you pick 'preview' FYI                                                  look at this                                                                                                                   uhhh...                                                                                                                       J *Shows how to identify file types using binary read of leading characters.                                                    < Interesting.  Needs debugging for the correct numbers. (nt)*                                                                  5 HMMM, not all exe's folow that format.... looky here!                                                                         d * Does anybody know when mallard posted his last post i went to the last page on the forum and didn'                           Saving data as text                                                                                                           
 Here it is                                                                                                                      You did mix up INPUT and OUTPUT!                                                                                               oops read this though                                                                                                         2 *Nothing new, just the build in FREEFILE function!                                                                             Ho do u  . . . . . .                                                                                                          + Okay, here goes (are you paying attention?)                                                                                    Thanks Earthborn                                                                                                               * no text in above message                                                                                                     Question about interaction                                                                                                    T *Wonders why &quot;bullies punches go right trough the kid! &quot; - No code posted.                                           * why do you DO that mac?                                                                                                      Hunhh??                                                                                                                       $ square collision detection method...                                                                                           StyleZ and other maths guys:                                                                                                  
 *Wise indeed.                                                                                                                  some comments on the code.                                                                                                     you can only hold 16835 because                                                                                               4 * that makes no sense: DIM primes(16383) **AS LONG**                                                                           Huh????                                                                                                                        Whats Up Wit . . . . . .                                                                                                      # *http://66.31.242.192/faq.html#FAQ1                                                                                           Q GENERATING ARRAYS TO BE USED WITH GRAPHICAL &quot;PUT&quot; IN 4-BIT SCREEN MODES                                              Wow, I'm impressed....                                                                                                        	 Challenge                                                                                                                      Easy                                                                                                                          ! I believe he/she wanted you to...                                                                                              * Whats the prize? A cookie?                                                                                                   Arbitrary Ellipse (first draft)                                                                                                x must be exactly 28                                                                                                          - Maybe this will help you, it doesn't help me.                                                                                 2 Mallard or  Mallar Sr.? Who really made this site?                                                                             exiting the do loop                                                                                                           T Test for &quot;greater than&quot;, not &quot;equal&quot;.  Results are seldom equal.                                          N Whats the deal with chatmaker? Is he the new man of spam: READ THIS CHATMAKER.                                                 *TheChathack sorry CMAKER!                                                                                                    7 Ever play Sundae funday for NES? Im making a clone help                                                                       * Student solves algebra problem for x and y                                                                                     On GOTO and Indentation                                                                                                       5 I think you also said something about subroutine size                                                                         % I would like to see such a subroutine                                                                                         - ...and...you used GOTO in that program where?                                                                                 9 You're right, multi-level nesting is not necessarily bad.                                                                      Your wisdom is recieved                                                                                                       : Good Point (on extra overhead of gosub, sub, and function)                                                                    
 More on GOSUB                                                                                                                 ! Elegant, a great example, but ...                                                                                             / Arrgh!!! True!  (Program is missing some logic)                                                                               F I haven't looked closely at the program, but the logic seems simple...                                                         Loading &amp; saving data                                                                                                     * Do you want to input the records, or what?                                                                                     MP3s in Qbasic                                                                                                                G I answered that question many times before... but here it goes again...                                                       P Any begginers out there? check my site for easy to read begginer tutorials at...                                               DO NOT SUPPORT SPAMMERS!!!*                                                                                                   ; *Any spammers out there? Dont spam, I learned the hard way!                                                                   @ Holy crap!  Wha has this forum turned into! No QB proggin here..                                                              < *It has its ups and downs, but all-in-all it is pretty good.                                                                   PC Hardware...                                                                                                                 Words Of War                                                                                                                   phsaw                                                                                                                         - do you realize that most of that argument....                                                                                  Getting Involved                                                                                                               Final Fantasy 12                                                                                                              - * that would be called copyright infringement                                                                                  RE: Final Fantasy 12                                                                                                            * Squaresoft uses Sprint-Canada?                                                                                              / * And why is a SS representative at a QB board?                                                                               @ * LoL. It's unoriginal, but it's only illegal if he sells it. :b                                                               * I think...                                                                                                                  + *Why not call it 'Fantastic Finale 12'? :-)                                                                                   	 Listen Up                                                                                                                     T * If you knew anything about FF, you'd know they already have plans for FF10 and 11.                                          6 * FFX is planned to have a November release in the US.                                                                        d *Actually, FFX &amp; FFXI are going to be released on the same day.  FFXI will require an internet c                          d *Hey impersonator are u just jealous because you cant program? or do u not have the guts to tell Ali                          , * pha That you do not like his game yourself                                                                                  M *I'm a stupid little butthole! and i like impersonating people for no reason!                                                 @ * that's pretty low impersonating the impersonator, TheChatHack.                                                              d Whos the impersonator (i did do that as a joke to get back at the person impersonating me) i didnt k                          A *Can someone give me the impersonators IP i want to port bomb him                                                             H * Mac has listed it several times below, but I think he logged off (nt)*                                                      4 *Too bad nukes don't work anymore, those were fun :)                                                                          # *thanx for all your help Earthborn!                                                                                           d hey alipha, didnt someone email you saying they used to know you when your address was progkid@hotma                          = *From 205.188.192.113, logging on and off to get IP addresses                                                                 < Here is an IP to &quot;Port Bomb&quot;, whatever that is ...                                                                   * I give up!                                                                                                                   *                                                                                                                              *                                                                                                                             = * blah, x2 posts happen all the time...why can't I do it now?                                                                 = * blah, x2 posts happen all the time...why can't I do it now?                                                                 $ * crap...haha thinks he's funny, eh?                                                                                          $ * crap...haha thinks he's funny, eh?                                                                                          $ * crap...haha thinks he's funny, eh?                                                                                           Raycaster problem                                                                                                             / it sounds like your field of view is too big...                                                                                My new game ;-)                                                                                                                * beautiful wordwrap? :)                                                                                                       Metroid Game                                                                                                                   * I hate your stupid game                                                                                                     1 *You are full of hatred. Not getting enough love?                                                                              * SHUT UP!!                                                                                                                    *Put the gun down! ;-)                                                                                                         * tense aren't we guys? :-)                                                                                                   + * Hey, 205.188.192.113.  Get your own name.                                                                                   ) * How about get a life, you posing loser?                                                                                     5 205.188.192.xx Impersonating Aliph and me at minimum                                                                         E * I think ChatHack idolizes me. Why else would he impersonate me? :-)                                                         $ * Its not nice to accuse people! :-(                                                                                          # * if it wasn't you then who was it?                                                                                            * stylez of course!                                                                                                           
 BULLCRAP!!                                                                                                                    9 * Somebody has a slight personality problem, me thinks...                                                                     - This is bull ish someone is impersonating me!                                                                                   excuse me, it wasn't ChatHack...                                                                                              0 hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha                                                                              T * Hi Nathan Page. You can find him on the 2nd page half way down @ IP 205.188.200.31                                          ? * 64.12.102.179 - 2 messages up||YOU'RE GETTING CLOSER THOUGH!!                                                               @ * It's called a DYNAMIC IP given to you by your shitty ISP, AOL.                                                              ! * It could be anyone that has AOL                                                                                             + I've already considered that possibility...                                                                                   ; lol !there is no way on earth that you could know that! lol                                                                   H * could you PLEASE not check the 'Send resp to email addy' button, Nate?                                                       sorry                                                                                                                         ? * Check the second page, moron. What's the e-mail you typed in?                                                               , if i was nathan page, would i not know that?                                                                                   No you wouldn't...                                                                                                            " * I do agree with you on that one!                                                                                            1 *you wouldn't believe me if i told you who i was!                                                                             / I really don't give a fuck who you are anymore.                                                                                brb -- I have to eat supper                                                                                                    *Her mother is calling her                                                                                                    1 *it certainly wasnt me i think your games awesome                                                                             ' Is that the new name for your game? ;-)                                                                                       \ * i was thinking along the lines of &quot;lalalala.exe&quot; or &quot;scoobydb.exe&quot; ; )                                   I found ASIC                                                                                                                   *i hate asic                                                                                                                  5 * that's good for you, but he didn't ask your opinion                                                                         ! does a Line input variable exist?                                                                                             . * that works, I don't see what the problem is.                                                                                 &quot;Hacksoft&quot;                                                                                                           I'm new                                                                                                                       # * www.geocities.com/alipha87/qb.zip                                                                                           : How do i draw a triangle /quadrilateral using 1D/2D arrays                                                                    5 * um...this is our job to write this program for you?                                                                         : *Check Qbasic help on: DIM, INPUT, SCREEN, LINE and WINDOW                                                                     Qbasic help                                                                                                                   4 * he's refering to the help file from within QBasic.                                                                           anyone wanna help on a game?                                                                                                  " * What happened to the other game?                                                                                            1 *nice job alipha only one problem how do u shoot?                                                                              um...did I not make that clear?                                                                                                I did not read that one*                                                                                                      % Anyone remake the  Qbasic interpetor?                                                                                          AFAIK..                                                                                                                       , Anyone have an HTML (graphic browser) in QB?                                                                                   I'm interested                                                                                                                 Re: interested                                                                                                                 Does QBasic run on Win2k?                                                                                                      qbasic &amp; win2k                                                                                                             *it runs on mine                                                                                                              D * If there is no text in your message, you can put a * in your title                                                          B All programmers of all experience levels interested in a challenge                                                            I *He says The NeoZones &quot;Codex&quot; Coding challenge has been updated                                                       DAMN IT!!!  XMS HELP NEEDED NOW!                                                                                              @ INKEY$ - All QB programmers needed - especially experienced ones                                                               Untitled                                                                                                                      A Remember that INKEY$ reads a new keystroke, everytime it is used!                                                             
 guesswhat....                                                                                                                 ; *He will accept new tutorials for his site and give credit.                                                                   
 guesswhat....                                                                                                                 ) help!who has a faster way to find primes?                                                                                      My method...                                                                                                                  I * Oh and be sure to change the DIM Primes(100) line if you change the 300                                                     K * DIM Primes(10000) should be plenty, I just used 100 to possibly go faster                                                    *  styles lives!!! :-)                                                                                                         here's some primes                                                                                                            
 How fast??                                                                                                                    Y * My method above finds all positive primes &lt; 32767 in &lt;7 seconds (Celeron 500 MHz)                                      Celeron 500                                                                                                                   # My Metroid game demo is uploaded...                                                                                           % *Looks nice, not much to do though...                                                                                         ) * yes, that's probably why it is v0.1 :-)                                                                                      A few good ideas...                                                                                                           4 * ok well that was stupid.. good work though i guess                                                                          C Stupid? I'd like to see you do better. All games start somewhere...                                                           > * As for the name, I'll be emailing you a few choices, Alipha.                                                                8 lol, I thought you were quite the creative name maker...                                                                      R * What about the quintuple starred one for the game name as well as the race name?                                             * Avasherz I think it was...                                                                                                  O * ya, that probably will be the enemy race...unless I find something better :-)                                               5 * Yeah I got bored one day and made a generator in VB                                                                          * I made Quake III                                                                                                            & *Nice work, Alipha!  Hoppingly smooth!                                                                                        K * why doesn't everyone seem to care that much when other people make games?                                                    well, ya didn't really yet ;)                                                                                                  more than one name                                                                                                            0 Ques was how to enter multiple operands on INPUT                                                                              @ *Nice approach, but NAME$ doesn't work. NAME is a basic command!                                                              % *Did you try it?  Works in QBasic 1.0                                                                                         L *Gee, you're right... You can use BASIC keywords as string variables. Weird!                                                  C * NAME is a keyword. NAME$ is not. LEFT$ is a keyword. LEFT is not.                                                           4 But that alone won't prevent windows from booting...                                                                          & * Hold F8 and autoexec.bat won't run..                                                                                        - ZX-Spectrum RULES!!! But here is an answer...                                                                                 R Thanks for all of the help I've been getting lately, but I still have one problem.                                             Color and Input                                                                                                               + Right before the first CLS (in the loop)...                                                                                   E * Is there any way to copy/paste from Windows into QB and vice-versa?                                                         - *Not directly. Use Notepad as an intermediary                                                                                   Easy... Just run Qb in a window!                                                                                              A Well that IS a neat trick...unfortunately, it doesn't work for me                                                               *I'm sure it must work in Win95!                                                                                               Try this ...                                                                                                                  A *Yeah, that worked. That's cool--I had no idea you could do that.                                                             2 Yeah.  Unfortunately, not too useful on this forum                                                                            B *Is there any way to minimize QB so I can do stuff in Windows too?                                                            
 *alt+enter                                                                                                                    / *what do people consider an illegal copy of qb?                                                                               : * technically, only qb1.1 (that doesn't compile) is legal.                                                                    5 *Other versions can be legal too if you pay for them!                                                                         B *Well i have Qb x (witch i dont know how to use) and i have qb 4.5                                                            N * Hey Alipha, can you send that demo today? My email is dapranxter@hotmail.com                                                 * www.geocities.com/aliphax                                                                                                   0 Curses, my crazy PACMAN clone is very odd, HELP!                                                                               *Show us the code!                                                                                                             you need to add a delay..                                                                                                     " Can any1 do .wavs that work in QB?                                                                                             Hmmmm                                                                                                                         0 If you don't mind it only works under Windows...                                                                              U Looking for an artist to draw backgrounds for a point &amp; click adventure...anyone?                                         1 *I will help as long as i get some form of credit                                                                              course you will                                                                                                               : Above program can screw up your computer. DO NOT DOWNLOAD!                                                                     sigh                                                                                                                          	 anyone...                                                                                                                     : *anyone ever thought ofmaking a 3d model editor for qbasic                                                                    3 DOES NE1 KNOW WHERE the chat hack IS? or his EMAIL?                                                                            The game                                                                                                                       Rounding currency...                                                                                                           easy...                                                                                                                        A good base converter by me....                                                                                               % simple network chat program in QBASIC                                                                                          Did somthing like that....                                                                                                    d Anyone know anything about texture mapping or at least any sites or links to tutorials that might ex                          . Here is a simple tutorial by me about textures                                                                                  *make sure you declare screen 13                                                                                              : * Does anyone know where to get a good sprite tutorials???                                                                    , * What project are you currently working on?                                                                                  0 I am currently working on a Metroid type game...                                                                              @ * blah, I'm not giving out the EXE, just wait until tomorrow :-)                                                               Cool!                                                                                                                         1 * I use my own custom libraries for p*p scrolling                                                                             . Cool Alipha..im also working on a metroid game                                                                                - How do you format a currency number in QBasic                                                                                 , *Look up PRINT USING in the qbasic help file                                                                                  5 Well, I guess I could try to be a little more helpful                                                                         7 *And LINE INPUT will eliminate that problem with commas                                                                        Regarding Input                                                                                                               4 * Under HELP, PRINT USING click on FORMAT SPECIFIERS                                                                          8 Formatting currency and inputting strings with commas...                                                                      $ *Hi, TheBob.  Is DW Clanka your son?                                                                                           * Huh??                                                                                                                       M *Oversight: the &quot;i&quot; in the MID$ statement should be &quot;i%&quot;.                                                 > Major error (used n$ twice).  Here is the correct  FOR loop...                                                                 Many oversights                                                                                                               K *D.W.: 65.92.8.57...Me: 64.228.37.21 (hence my confusion at your question).                                                    But see other posts                                                                                                            I see your point, Mac...                                                                                                      > * Heh. I am from Dundas Ontario and have Sympatico for an ISP.                                                                ( *Aha!  Thanks for clearing that up, son.                                                                                       * LOL                                                                                                                          Random Strings                                                                                                                 I'll give you a hint...                                                                                                        Just curious ...                                                                                                               Alipha, answer my box question.                                                                                                * LINE (X1,Y1)-(X2,Y2),COLOUR,B                                                                                               P why me? There are plenty other people that could answer your question... also...                                              6 Question about vsync (vertical retrace) and flicker...                                                                         2 things...                                                                                                                    Possible answer...                                                                                                            # Oh, and the reason I say that is...                                                                                           7 *omg, i hope you're not serious... *tries not to laugh*                                                                       / * I agree completely Zip (and its in screen 13)                                                                               K *bites tongue, but due to the pressure buildup, a laugh escapes regardless.                                                   	 help!!!!!                                                                                                                     @ (question asks about file operations) Um, is this what you want?                                                               thanks!!!!!!                                                                                                                  P *Just wanted to say thanks again to John for the ctrl+break code... works great!                                              ( How do I set the color of an INPUT line?                                                                                       * eh? Me no understand :-(                                                                                                     let me try to explain it again                                                                                                . Put CLS after your first COLOR statement (nt)*                                                                                 * huh?                                                                                                                         what CLS does...                                                                                                              - Well, it sounds like you already know how to.                                                                                 H *  INPUT &quot;&quot;,answer$   This gets rid of annoying question mark.                                                      H *B-) Right...completely forgot, but I would have seen it if I tested it.                                                       *Stylez?                                                                                                                      * * we know GreenMan.... we all miss him :-(                                                                                    0 I haven't been here in a long time...again...but                                                                              / sTyLeZ had been dead.  Now, so is stylez.   :-(                                                                               , mm...you wanna know what happened to sTyLeZ?                                                                                  $ *Well at least we know he'll be back                                                                                          & Bugs in code sometimes hard to find...                                                                                        # *Show us the code, then we can help                                                                                            Oh I know, but                                                                                                                : why no bmp loader in screen 9 mode while it is the best!!?                                                                     there are a couple reasons...                                                                                                  Do it !                                                                                                                       ) Is all code for mouse work for ps2 mouse?                                                                                     " I haven't had any problems so far!                                                                                             * how old are you people...?                                                                                                   * 14.....are you 153? :-)                                                                                                     0 15... can you believe i program since i was 5...                                                                               sure                                                                                                                           xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx                                                                                                              : IIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEE!!! I've been talking to a bunch of kids!                                                                    5 * TheBOB is 50 some if that makes you feel better :-)                                                                         0 HEy Earthborn...you don't have to feel THAT bad!                                                                              0 well if it helps, I am gonna be 20 on July 26th!                                                                              , *calm down, calm down...i'm 25 if that helps                                                                                   *13                                                                                                                            Untitled                                                                                                                       * 13                                                                                                                           *Where's TheBob?                                                                                                               *14                                                                                                                           : * where's everybody here from, anyway?! I'm from Brazil...                                                                    , * Pizza Hut! :-/   ..no, Minnesota, USA! :-)                                                                                  + *where in minnesota? I live in North Dakota                                                                                   * Born in das United states! 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 Entering Data                                                                                                                 E *I had no trouble. Copied the program and it ran without modification                                                          Copying from windows to QB                                                                                                    / If the table doesn't need to be sofisticated...                                                                                Tables = Tabular Reports                                                                                                      / Thanks for the site - very interesting.  But...                                                                                Re: A Panegyric to GW-BASIC                                                                                                    QBasic and ME?                                                                                                                3 What happens when a city blows up in MISSLE COMMAND                                                                           4 USB via QB? Does anyone know of a library like this?                                                                          F Sounds neat, and I'd be interested, but where do we start...?, also...                                                         Hey look it's Kewbie!                                                                                                         * *Hey!!! Don't be using my name in vain ; )                                                                                    H I discontinued Crabbie Delite for now, I am making a MISSLE COMMAND game                                                      9 * I don't think they come back until you start a new game                                                                     O * Does anyone know where to get a list of all the CHR$ numbers on the keyboard?                                                in the help file?                                                                                                              *Also the MS-DOS Manual has one                                                                                               0 Here is a QBasic program to do list CHR$ numbers                                                                               What's if..                                                                                                                   @ *It appears his program works whereas the Karma Police's doesn't                                                              $ But this incorporates the idea a bit                                                                                           That's just because..                                                                                                         ; DO: k$ = INKEY$: LOOP WHILE k$ = &quot;&quot;    Good (nt)*                                                                    Options help!!!!!!!!!!!                                                                                                        Do this instead:                                                                                                               you have a few options...                                                                                                     ) An option using the SELECT CASE statement                                                                                      sTyLeZ! I want my prize!                                                                                                        I already gave you his happy-hat                                                                                              % * you did? (btw I only speak english)                                                                                         # I don't speak Swedish either,  ....                                                                                           9 * blah, I'm too tired to argue with you about Indentation                                                                      * Hatt-baby!!! :D                                                                                                              Hate indentation!!!                                                                                                           $ Hi. Kewbie Newbie.  Sounds good ....                                                                                          C Mac, the code for QBB is really too big to put on the forum, but...                                                           D *Thanks - If I have time, I'll convert it to QBasic 1.0 (my version)                                                           Assembly                                                                                                                      0 Only if you're really serious about learning asm                                                                              , *the URL in the above message doesn't work..                                                                                  + THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY KEYBOARD!!!                                                                                    Check your AUTOEXEC.BAT                                                                                                       4 *go to start menu|config|control panel|keyboards ...                                                                          ( A note on the TicTacToe thing earlier...                                                                                       mm...interesting...                                                                                                           B I agree about doing research, but most titles are &quot;HELP&quot;                                                             Mac and Help                                                                                                                   I made a mistake                                                                                                               Here is the solution:                                                                                                         + *Can you make that  work for five-in-a-row?                                                                                   
 I quess so                                                                                                                     Homeworld in QB                                                                                                               
 F1-F10 keys??                                                                                                                 > Sigh...I've answered similar questions so many times before...                                                                - Another way to trap these keys is with ON KEY                                                                                 # A little bit of Crabbie Delite help                                                                                            call absolute error for mouse                                                                                                 $ Start qb with the /L command switch*                                                                                           and to do that....                                                                                                             Untitled                                                                                                                      . * eh? that should work. Was there a new error?                                                                                U It always says &quot;Sub program not defined&quot; even when i put the /l thing on it                                          Future.Library                                                                                                                 have you heard of...                                                                                                          * *The SetScreenMode subroutine is described                                                                                     Does Any one Know.....                                                                                                        ; *Does anyone know where you can get a black/white world map                                                                   S * why does it have to be b/w? just find a color one &amp; convert it to grey scale!                                            some poo...                                                                                                                   $ Hello people... THIS IS REALLY COOL!                                                                                           I want the source code too...                                                                                                  Indeed it is...                                                                                                                * the fire is scary.... *cries*                                                                                               0 * (sorry, I don't know what's with me today) :-(                                                                              L *WOW, amazing... what language is it written (obviously NOT random bytes ; )                                                   *qb+asm...  : )                                                                                                                That is really kewl zip!                                                                                                      C *VERY nice! Is there some way to use the water to put out the fire?                                                            Cellular Automata                                                                                                              * that's a great program...                                                                                                   V &quot;the ultimate form of complexity is merely a variant form of simplicity&quot;....                                        4 Actually, the &quot;simplest&quot; place would be...                                                                          " it was on my wrist! Thank you! :-)                                                                                             i know where it is.                                                                                                            realy...                                                                                                                       Aaa...good guesses...                                                                                                          Question...                                                                                                                    *No!                                                                                                                          
 However...                                                                                                                    ( Not with QBasic, but you can with XBASIC                                                                                      9 *MSG: Is it possible to write Windows programs in QBasic?                                                                      DO loop question....help!                                                                                                      Sure...                                                                                                                       % Thank you Earthbound. I see my error.                                                                                          Sorry..Thank You Earthborn.                                                                                                   K * it is the custom to use an asterick (*) when the message contains no text                                                    I'm afraid you made a mistake!                                                                                                 I think you're right...                                                                                                       % Here it is with two less instructions                                                                                         B *How can you make it so when you load qbx it automaticly has /lqbx                                                             Batch File..                                                                                                                   Another way                                                                                                                    *thanks                                                                                                                        Help with SELECT  CASE thing.                                                                                                  Forgot the link :)                                                                                                            ; * http:\\www.geocities.com\dwclanka\       &lt;--- go there                                                                   1 Without downloading the file, I can tell you that                                                                             ! * I forgot and END IF. Thanks! :)                                                                                              *Nice catch, GreenMan                                                                                                          Wetspot                                                                                                                       & I think I've forgotten something .....                                                                                        ! Another problem and Thanks so far                                                                                             b *If you start zapping things with teslas, you may find that you've reformatted your procesor!!! :)                            - You can't format a processor, only burn it...                                                                                 ) Noob looking for a little advice on SUB's                                                                                      What a sub is...                                                                                                               Oh, one last thang...;)                                                                                                       & subroutines have a couple purposes....                                                                                         quick question                                                                                                                - didn't I already talk to you about MOD, n00b?                                                                                 ; A sub is like a Basic command that you can define yourself.                                                                    SUBs                                                                                                                           Good summary (nt)*                                                                                                            T I Can't use &quot;Open comx&quot; sentence with &quot;Even&quot; parity- Please Help                                           um..I'm no modem expert, but...                                                                                                NEW QB SITE                                                                                                                   ? Will anyone go to QB45.com and tell them about my Crabbie Game?                                                               / * you have to pay the consequences....sorry :-(                                                                               . Wonders if anyone has any example progs for...                                                                                = * Arithmetic data compression? Whatcha mean? Have an example?                                                                 4 *no, but you can get info on the algo at gamedev.net                                                                           ? Where is it ?                                                                                                               $ Hmm...what's your opinion on PASCAL?                                                                                           Zum Kotzen!                                                                                                                   ( Acceleration, Decceleration, and Turning                                                                                       really cool new feature                                                                                                        bleh                                                                                                                           hmm..                                                                                                                          hmm.                                                                                                                          ! *What is the CHR$ number for esc?                                                                                              Untitled                                                                                                                       * Thanks                                                                                                                      5 * ya know, the number 27 can fit in the message title                                                                          Free Point Of Sale code wanted.                                                                                                NEW QBASIC MESSAGE BOARD!                                                                                                     D For those of you who dont know, WETSPOT III is called Crabbie Delite                                                           Wetspot didn't work for me...                                                                                                  Crabbie Delite?                                                                                                               4 *A sequel to the Wetspot games being written by Cell                                                                           Installation??(read more)                                                                                                      The easiest way is                                                                                                             Printing to USB with QB and DOS                                                                                               E Non QB Question - How can I copy one hardrives contents onto another?                                                         . hmmm... never had some ask me that question...                                                                                8 You will need to image them. Visit www.maxtor.com or ...                                                                       Changing Registry Values in QB                                                                                                ; *try writing them to a file and SHELL to a registery loader                                                                   
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There are many multi-purpose libraries available for.....                                                           someone wanted a web address?                                                                                                  Future library won't work!                                                                                                     did you try...                                                                                                                , QB45 won't run on my grandparents' computer!                                                                                   Did you copy the .INI file?...                                                                                                 Along w/ what he said...                                                                                                      # A little bit of Crabbie Delite help                                                                                            ...collision detection help...                                                                                                $ You make them not walk into walls...                                                                                          0 Crabbie Delite is 50% done, with these, my sleep                                                                               FTB? 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Decimal to Binary...                                                                                                   A much nicer &amp; easier way...                                                                                              " hmm...how is that nicer or easier?                                                                                            ! its not restricted to anything...                                                                                             > True, but why make algorithms more complicated than necessary?                                                                8 * is all this bitching nessicary? I mean, c'mon people!!                                                                      ' Actually the purpose of a programmer is                                                                                       + *The REAL stylez would never have said that                                                                                   V * You're right, the REAL stylez would have said SHUT THE FUCK UP ABOUT THE REAL STYLEZ                                        9 *OK, I believe your story about changing IP addresses now                                                                      * :)                                                                                                                          0 That's your line of employment stylez, not mine.                                                                                Pardon me for butting in, but...                                                                                                Actually, it make perfect sense.                                                                                              Z Well said, DeTaiza...You do understand complexity and simplicity, and you've proved it. :)                                     A word of advice.....                                                                                                          Ok...more details...                                                                                                           The only jerk here is you...                                                                                                  - And FYI, money is not that important to me...                                                                                  As for everyone else...                                                                                                        only Mac doubted you...                                                                                                       $ Well stylez, take it or leave it....                                                                                          7 That's right. I want to EARN my respect, not DEMAND it.                                                                       6 You're full of opinion stylez, but absolutely no fact.                                                                        F You never claimed it outright, but you have implied it numerous times.                                                        " okay &quot;MR Profesional&quot;...                                                                                             What are you talking about?                                                                                                    * it pointless now! (lets...)                                                                                                  Looks like I drew blood                                                                                                       C True.. he came here expecting everyone to be complete novices......                                                           % No, it wasn't that exactly DeTaiza...                                                                                         % Immaturity? Don't mis-understand.....                                                                                         ? At the very least, this time you responded maturely. Thank you.                                                               D * No need for me to respond...GreenMan and John handled that for me.                                                          7 Handled what? That you're an insignificant little punk?                                                                       G * Nope. We resolved that your &quot;superiority&quot; is unneeded here.                                                       # insignificant? I don't think so....                                                                                            OK PEOPLE. LISTEN UP.                                                                                                         2 What the heck R U talking about? It seems to me...                                                                            5 Ok john, if you really want to be a prick about it...                                                                         7 Hypocrate? What's that? ... Oh, you must mean HYPOCRITE                                                                       I And then you complain about posts not being directed at certain people...                                                      it's sad...                                                                                                                    so you think...                                                                                                                So I know, little boy...                                                                                                       I have to admit....                                                                                                            lets....                                                                                                                       * lets build bridges not walls!                                                                                                Ok                                                                                                                             hmmmm......                                                                                                                   # You have some vaild points, DeTaiza                                                                                           W * Actually, Aliphas managed to avoid getting into the argument, and gman apoligised. =D                                        which was very difficult...                                                                                                    You did the right thing                                                                                                        and I apologize as well...                                                                                                    ! I guess I got in here alittle....                                                                                             + This is my last post on this subject ( ;) )                                                                                    that's sTyLeZ....                                                                                                              My prefered method.                                                                                                           1 Here's a way I did this about 5 or 6 years ago...                                                                             9 John.... question about your CTRL-Break capturing routine                                                                     % well I dont have the code any more...                                                                                          Here....                                                                                                                       here                                                                                                                          * PLease check something for me geniuses....                                                                                      Without having to look to far...                                                                                               *thx                                                                                                                          < *but that still deosnt delete the lines in between the tiles                                                                  > Cmon now... you honstly could not fuiger that out your self...                                                                 Can I make a suggestion?                                                                                                      < It deosnt work and no i dont get the drift whats the drift?*                                                                  < * the drift is: how and why to use multi-dimensional arrays.                                                                  I I am allowing people to help me with Crabbie delite and even get credits!                                                     / *what is crabbye delite about and then ill help                                                                               9 * it is the 'sequal' to WetSpot II (where have you been?)                                                                     I *ive never wanted to play a stupid sounding game like &quot;wetspot&quot;                                                     # * Sounds like a porno game to me ;)                                                                                            It's actually pretty good...                                                                                                  [ *Depending on your interpretation of what you sai, Alipha, that could still be a porn game.                                   < *The crab part is good, I laughed my head off when I saw it.                                                                  ! How to get back to root directory                                                                                             ! Not very &quot;elegant&quot;, but                                                                                              Mmmm....                                                                                                                       If you're using qbx(7.1)                                                                                                      & This should work (version independent)                                                                                         Use FREEFILE function                                                                                                          re: FREEFILE                                                                                                                  ? TempName$ = LTRIM$(STR$(CLNG(RND*99999999)+1))+&quot;.tmp&quot;                                                                get back to root directory                                                                                                    . Why is strategy/RPG downloads on the same page                                                                                $ * http://66.31.242.192/faq.html#FAQ1                                                                                          
 OH DEAR .....                                                                                                                  haha... maybe...                                                                                                              / how come i can't email this mallard@qbasic.com?                                                                                Mallard Missing In Action                                                                                                      ever though of                                                                                                                	 I read...                                                                                                                      hey..                                                                                                                          ...                                                                                                                           
 features.....                                                                                                                  hmm, where did you read that...                                                                                                ever though of                                                                                                                $ In honor of sTyLez, who is dead, ...                                                                                          2 * ...sigh... 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And...what is &quot;too big to post&quot;?                                                              4 *  54,000 bytes.  I think 1,000 is getting up there.                                                                           WAV Sound?? Plz help                                                                                                           aaaa....                                                                                                                       hmm, lets see what went wrong!                                                                                                 Using Windows?                                                                                                                 Shooting                                                                                                                      M can someone please help me with the program down about twenty lines..please!*                                                 ' I don't think people get the question..                                                                                        ok but                                                                                                                        ' I would just like to remind everyone...                                                                                       + Always good to be reminded of that. Thanks.                                                                                    Programming a compiler                                                                                                        5 *Hey!  Haven't seen you here in ages. Where you been?                                                                         N *Please Help!*   Inserting a carridge return / line feed to a sequential file.                                                A * Remove the semicolons (;) from the end of your PRINT statements                                                              Thanks!                                                                                                                        question about type                                                                                                           7 well, you use it to group similar variables together...                                                                        *thanks                                                                                                                       1 Can I have a normal flashing cursor in screen 13?                                                                              Colin, the black edge...                                                                                                        Oops!  Couple of explanations...                                                                                              0 Out of memory - this program is going to kill me                                                                               yea, use muilti modues...                                                                                                     K * BTW, EMS and XMS does jack in DOS, unless the EXE is programmed to use it                                                    unchained mode                                                                                                                 I think you can find it here...                                                                                                 here you go, though it's in C...                                                                                              . * None of the links on the tutorial page work.                                                                                V *my sight is alot better now check it out at www.geocities.com/thechathack7/index.html                                        H * your sight is a lot better? Does that mean you don't need glasses? :-)                                                       yeah...                                                                                                                       # *how come ur so perfect on the web?                                                                                           R *He's just reporting a fact.  It's cluttered and hard to read. No expert required.                                            * actually, I was *trying* to make a joke...                                                                                    L *you were joking. deefmeister was reporting a fact.  I hate cluttered sites.                                                   *k                                                                                                                             you need more then glasses                                                                                                    < * In both IE and Netscape, you can change the rel. font size                                                                  	 I know...                                                                                                                      dosworld                                                                                                                      % HELLO PEOLE HAVE I GOT SOMTHING FOR U                                                                                         L *Wants great tutorials on graphics programming in QBasic or game programming                                                   hey -/\liph                                                                                                                  ' * omg, people do think I'm stuck up :-(                                                                                       ( i don't think he meant it that way (n/t)                                                                                      5 i dont think your stuck up!just good at what you do~*                                                                         # whats wrong with you people! *read*                                                                                            Qbasic Lives                                                                                                                   so true.                                                                                                                      M * nah, c/c++ isn't that hard (and its still DOS-based), what trips me is VC++                                                  Judging Code                                                                                                                  # uhm, what exactly is wrong with us?                                                                                           A Suggestion: Pretend we don't exist and quit coming to this forum.                                                             ' * Oops, sorry - there is no text above.                                                                                       7 so IF you think qbasic is dead why did you come here???                                                                       N *Actually I use QBasic to cheat on math challanges, so it does cause brain rot                                                 ...                                                                                                                           ) * Nine Inch Nails and Marilyn Manson suck                                                                                      help please!                                                                                                                  D Adventure Game Design: Techniques for Successful Development (LONG!)                                                           oh my goodness...                                                                                                             9 Crabbie Delite (WETSPOT III) is working out fine, help me                                                                     * according to the definition of a sprite...                                                                                    
 Random Survey                                                                                                                 . Question is Who still uses DOS and why.  I do.                                                                                
 very rarly...                                                                                                                 & *I do, because I don't the windows API                                                                                        	 I Use DOS                                                                                                                      Go linux                                                                                                                      ! i use linux on my machine too....                                                                                             R It's fast, it's reliable, and does almost everything I need (even web-browsing)...                                            * put data to excel directly from qbasic 4.5                                                                                     * www.wotsit.org doesn't help?                                                                                                = too difficult, or too time consuming to figure out how to do?                                                                  hey Alpha...                                                                                                                  ) I found this in an earlier post by sTyLeZ                                                                                      Eh...?                                                                                                                        = Actually, if you did it from the root directory of any drive,                                                                 = Chris, here is an answer.   sTyLeZ, here is another question.                                                                 . mm...perhaps if you were more familiar with...                                                                                 Thanks for the help...                                                                                                        V * Is this the best programming language to start with or would visual basic be better?                                        $ I think QBasic is the place to start                                                                                          E * QB is better to start with... VB has too many toys to distract you.                                                         d &lt;body bgcolor=&quot;#660033&quot; onLoad=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;table width=&quot;400&quot; border=&                          4 * HTML is amazing in a non-HTML forum, isn't it? :-)                                                                           Arrays                                                                                                                         yes, though a couple things...                                                                                                8 * QBASIC.com FAQ is now at http://66.31.242.192/faq.html                                                                      & How do you use the submit FAQ feature?                                                                                        % I deleted Earthlink a few days ago...                                                                                          Two LIBs with QuickBasic?                                                                                                     $ unless there is a naming conflict...                                                                                          7 Too many yawns? Listen to this, Im making WETSPOT 3!!!!                                                                       > mm...a wetspot game..never thought about making one of those..                                                                / Have you guys checked out chat hacks cool site?                                                                               5 stupid page builder wont let me upload anymore files*                                                                          The Three Locks                                                                                                                alright....                                                                                                                    Thank you VERY much                                                                                                            HELP                                                                                                                           Choosing a card                                                                                                                * Did you DIM the array?                                                                                                       we'll have to see two things...                                                                                               ! Changing the 2 color mouse cursor                                                                                              here's a program...                                                                                                            *Works great, looks great!                                                                                                    / I'm looking for a program that detects what....                                                                               ( *that detects what soundcard you have,,,                                                                                       Untitled                                                                                                                      ! *No message, just a download site                                                                                              i need a qbasic decompiler                                                                                                    U * I know of such a thing, but u have 2 cough up many bucks &amp; I don't have the URL                                         8 I know of no such thing, but would also love to have one                                                                       after I've done some looking...                                                                                               " Well, I wouldn't love it THAT much                                                                                             Actually, you DID get it.                                                                                                     " I don't think you could do that...                                                                                            
 agreed....                                                                                                                     I HAVE ONE 4 U (qb45)                                                                                                          DEcompiler (n/t)                                                                                                               how do you....                                                                                                                E Message was &quot;how to use the timer command&quot;.  Answered here.                                                          Midnight...                                                                                                                   - blah, I believe this will solve the problem..                                                                                  *No doubt about it!                                                                                                            Anyone Give Us A Hand?                                                                                                        1 Question was how to delete a file. Answer is KILL                                                                              deos anyone know how to...                                                                                                    B *Wants to know how to upload files on yahoo geocities page builder                                                            ; I've never had a problem with the 'Upload / FTP' command...                                                                    RE RE   3Dness (z axis)                                                                                                       4 * Where can I find a crack for Paint Shop Pro 7.01 ?                                                                           * I use astalavista.box.sk                                                                                                    Q Is anyone on? There's no one in the chatroom, but I need a question answered now.                                              Never mind. Too late now.                                                                                                     $ Qbasic addressing com port 3 &amp; 4                                                                                          
 com3 and 4                                                                                                                     Programming Languages                                                                                                          This one for Basic gurus...                                                                                                    i this is of any help...                                                                                                      
 send to excel                                                                                                                  * www.wotsit.org                                                                                                               help with program                                                                                                              * URL not found                                                                                                                Random dice                                                                                                                    like this...                                                                                                                   Actually                                                                                                                      8 * that would be 0 to 5...for 1 to 6, simply add one to X                                                                      ! Use the source code to my program                                                                                              CRC calculation                                                                                                                *Anybody know what a CRC16 is?                                                                                                 CRC16                                                                                                                          A question about wetspot                                                                                                        when running from the QB IDE....                                                                                               Maybe this will work                                                                                                           Sentence Redim                                                                                                                 No...                                                                                                                          *it work in all versions                                                                                                       thanks                                                                                                                         Assembly tutorial                                                                                                              nope...                                                                                                                       @ * http://webster.cs.ucr.edu/Page_asm/ArtofAssembly/ArtofAsm.html                                                              M Actually Windows tells coms apart from exes by the &quot;MZ&quot; signature..                                                 * qbasic 4.0 &amp; windows 2000 professional                                                                                    * qbasic 4.0 &amp; windows 2000 professional                                                                                     hello                                                                                                                         + *Message=I'm back!!! Did yall miss me? etc.                                                                                    QBasic 1.1, QBasic4.5?                                                                                                        % *Click QBasic Help/About for version.                                                                                         0 Um...well lets just say that QB4.5 is better :-)                                                                               Untitled                                                                                                                      J *Big question.  If you want a beginner's tutorial on mapping, let me know.                                                     3D (Z axis)                                                                                                                    Here's one way...                                                                                                              And check out my challenge                                                                                                     Don't try to fix your keyboard                                                                                                > If you have a decent keyboard (like HP), the keys will pop out                                                                 Shooting a laser part 2                                                                                                        like this...                                                                                                                    the chatroom's not working again                                                                                              1 * and the point of posting that message was.....?                                                                              i want to chat                                                                                                                3 * http://home.earthlink.net/~stylez82/faq.html#FAQ1                                                                            QBASIC DOWNLOAD                                                                                                               # * www.geocities.com/alipha87/qb.zip                                                                                            ...                                                                                                                            Untitled                                                                                                                      
 hey -/\liph!                                                                                                                 ) * huh? What did you try that didn't work?                                                                                     & Make the spacewhip shoot a laser......                                                                                         Something like this...                                                                                                        S * mm..I seem to like to say, 'Something like this...' a lot (or something similar).                                            If you are using text mode...                                                                                                  Music                                                                                                                          Yes, no, and yes...                                                                                                            Under Windows its easy...                                                                                                       How do I get 63 diffrent colors?                                                                                               *Nevermind figured it out.                                                                                                     What are libraries and...                                                                                                     : Libraries are usually collections of Functions and Subs...                                                                     A library is....                                                                                                              6 Do you know where I can get a working example of this?                                                                          of using a library in a program?                                                                                              - Please don't say you need QB7.1 as an answer!                                                                                  You need QB7.1.....                                                                                                            How about PRESERVE?                                                                                                           D and how many of these commands/options would you consider important?                                                           Well, none I suppose                                                                                                           Unsupported Keywords                                                                                                           MOTOR Statement                                                                                                                Actually...                                                                                                                   C *actulay all that does is checks to see if the floppy motor is on!!                                                           + Opening and playing movies in a qbasic game                                                                                   C *Sorry, you need QB 7.1 to do that, if you have it ask someone else                                                            *no he doesn't...                                                                                                             + Opening and playing movies in a Qbasic game                                                                                   , movies? I presume you mean something like...                                                                                   I need QB71                                                                                                                   3 * http://home.earthlink.net/~stylez82/faq.html#FAQ6                                                                           - Yeah where can I get a FREE version on QB7.1?                                                                                 6 *how do I make a DATA image and put it in a ASCII game                                                                        # aaa...I dunno, something like this?                                                                                            Unbelievable                                                                                                                  	 question?                                                                                                                     	 question?                                                                                                                      Try changing GOSUB to GOTO                                                                                                    0 *GOTO leaves nothing on the stack (I know)   :-)                                                                               laughs........',-)                                                                                                            E Also, if you want more than one of those on the screen at the time...                                                         8 *sTyLeZ, I ran this but only got a blank screen. ??? Mac                                                                      K * Works for me... Maybe try adding a delay between the two FOR/NEXT LOOPs ?                                                    Right, that helped ...                                                                                                        $ your making it to easy for me!   : )                                                                                           thanks                                                                                                                         What I would recommend doing...                                                                                                thanks-/\liph                                                                                                                 I don't quite understand.  Mac                                                                                                ' That's because it isn't a subroutine...                                                                                        Ahh, so!                                                                                                                      C how do I make a DATA statement and place it in an Ascii environment                                                           F * better explain your question and use an asterisk if you have no text                                                         I need to know how to shoot?!                                                                                                  Could be simpler                                                                                                               here                                                                                                                           explaination...                                                                                                                Capturing CTRL-Breaks                                                                                                          Given your code as written...                                                                                                  Really good answer.                                                                                                            Hmm...                                                                                                                        H I still don't see the logic of using Ctrl + Break on purpose, however...                                                       here you go...                                                                                                                . *Terrific!  You learn something every day :-).                                                                                 * Wow.. thanks!!                                                                                                              O *Just wondering how many years everyone has been with QB(Especially you Alipha)                                               , *i have been programming qbasic  1 1/2 years                                                                                  - *5 years (my first program is dated 09-15-96)                                                                                 M *Ouch... time flies.  Didn't seem like that long ago.  Now I'm feeling old :(                                                  1 year                                                                                                                        U * Started with BASIC over 9 years ago; Started programming seriously only 4 years ago                                         O * started like 5-6 years ago. Didn't really get into it until about 1 year ago.                                               O *I start coding about 4/5 years ago. Didnt really start proper till last summer                                               > *I've been prog'ing for 27 yrs &amp; basic was my 1st language                                                                % *I have been doing it for 1 1/2 years                                                                                          * About 2 years for me.                                                                                                       , * been programming since i was 4 (i'm 15)...                                                                                   QBasic Help                                                                                                                   $ Something like this should suffice..                                                                                          ) Didn't work using QBasic 1.0 ... Try this                                                                                     2 Does anyone have a working gorrilas on their site?                                                                            & *Make a QB webserver and I'll be happy                                                                                         QBasic Web Browser                                                                                                             No sorry, that site is gone                                                                                                   2 *cell has a point this aint the first QB browser!*                                                                             Yet another simple Question                                                                                                    use a smaller increment....                                                                                                    TheChatHack                                                                                                                    The websight is....                                                                                                            * BTW, its webSITE :-)                                                                                                         What is &quot;BTW&quot;? *(nt)                                                                                                 * BTW = By The Way                                                                                                            % sorry if this insults anyone, but....                                                                                          Websites For Alipha                                                                                                           ' LOL, none of those sites are helpful...                                                                                        three suggestions                                                                                                              umm...                                                                                                                        
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 more features                                                                                                                 * *your just trying to outdo me arent you???                                                                                    5 No just trying to make as good a game as possible bye                                                                          Want the program when im done?                                                                                                D * Gee I wonder where this idea came from... *cough*Swordfish*cough*.                                                           * LOL                                                                                                                          Whats so funny?*                                                                                                               I made a game like that once...                                                                                               U * So what's the point of telling us that you made it if you won't let us download it?                                         " Hmmm... I'll compile it, and maybe                                                                                            ' Are u a roleplayer? check this program!                                                                                       0 EXTREME ROOKIE QUESTION, its just for fun though                                                                               Yes you can...                                                                                                                 check this space game                                                                                                          Interesting Program                                                                                                            thanks                                                                                                                         cuno                                                                                                                          where                                                                                                                          ill start...                                                                                                                   from                                                                                                                          . An improvement? Could you fix it as specified?                                                                                3 In my Nibbles game, how do I make the numbers rats?                                                                            probably with peek or poke.                                                                                                   6 PEEK and POKE would probably be better (faster), but..                                                                         Im goin ape, help!                                                                                                            W * I got a version of Gorrilas that (I don't think) has a problem with 'hooting forever'                                        String within a string.                                                                                                        Well                                                                                                                          $ Doesn't work on my version of QBasic                                                                                           Yea                                                                                                                           H * and then just when you think you got it, MS does: STRING$(num, string)                                                      > *Right. Who ever heard of putting an optional parameter first?                                                                " Testing for spaces sequentially...                                                                                             Ah! INSTR$ &amp; String$.                                                                                                      old qbasic programmer                                                                                                         % Here is a windows 9x GUI in QBasic...                                                                                          Compile it next time! *                                                                                                       C * Compile it yourself. If you can't, then we probably can't either.                                                           / I like sTyLeZ's suggestion.  The problem was...                                                                               2 I would use POKE to place values into the array...                                                                             thank you very much..                                                                                                          mm...just my code?                                                                                                            ' Help- text file striper - 1MB text file                                                                                        Untitled                                                                                                                      8 cuaaao and anyone else who's interested. 'Falling dots'                                                                      4 Cool...but I don't quite think the fps is correct...                                                                          " I don't believe my logic is off...                                                                                            H * (::grumbles to himself:: Hmph...it should still run faster than 6 fps)                                                      U faster than 6 fps? is that an offer to improve my (originally cuaaao's) program? :-)                                         = * Gee, Alipha... Who' ya steal *that* one from this time, eh?                                                                 , * mm...I dunno...maybe cuaaao knows...  :-)                                                                                  / * wow very coooooooooooool !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111                                                                               + Fastest/most memory efficent PAINT routine?                                                                                    Im going ape here, HELP ME!                                                                                                   $ *Can some one explain sprites to me?                                                                                          0 Don't think they have anything to do with QBasic                                                                               From Webopedia...                                                                                                             ) I believe a sprite would be defined as...                                                                                      GET/PUT                                                                                                                        I've created a GUI for DOS                                                                                                     Help with Qbasic                                                                                                                you wanna spin a cricle ?!?!?!?!                                                                                              
 ummmmmm......                                                                                                                  Maybe this is what you want...                                                                                                 printing the data                                                                                                             @ huh?? PRINT data$ '(where data$ contains the data to be printed)                                                               HELP!!!!! PLEASE!!!!!                                                                                                          A wild guess                                                                                                                   :&lt; Nibbles line maker help                                                                                                 ' Since Nibbles is written in SCREEN 0...                                                                                       8 * The commands ASC and CHR$ will probably be helpful too                                                                      5 Soundcards, programming, questions, any anything else                                                                          This isnt QBasic                                                                                                              E * I presume the QB part is PROGRAMMING this multi track player thingy                                                          Somebody Help!!                                                                                                               
 Heres an idea                                                                                                                 
 How about....                                                                                                                  Untitled                                                                                                                      2 *http://home.earthlink.net/~stylez82/faq.html#FAQ6                                                                             On my site: www.qsoft.nl.nu                                                                                                    Where is your star? *                                                                                                          help                                                                                                                          2 *http://home.earthlink.net/~stylez82/faq.html#FAQ8                                                                            ) Does anybody want to make an RPG with me?                                                                                      rookie question                                                                                                               + *Please describe your error in more detail.                                                                                    question                                                                                                                      % Why do you want to load it? 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I suggest ending with SYSTEM                                                                                  chk out this puzzle                                                                                                           # * now that puzzle was difficult :-)                                                                                            chk out this heat seeker                                                                                                       chk this light out game                                                                                                       ! * how well do you take critizism?                                                                                              very well thanks!!                                                                                                            . question about PEEKing in Screen 12 and Planes                                                                                 Nice Imaging                                                                                                                  # Im a Gorrila Game maker with a prob                                                                                           % Go to the VictoryDance sub program...                                                                                          Word encoder                                                                                                                   um..will this work?                                                                                                           ; -!&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt; READ THIS MSDOS ADDON &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;!-                                                                    Congratulations                                                                                                                Real challenge                                                                                                                 That...                                                                                                                       
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 Old QBasic                                                                                                                     Get QB 4.5 at a *special* place                                                                                               I * &quot;Earth's biggest waste of time&quot; is actually AOL, not Nibbles.                                                      For the last time..                                                                                                            *Err...s/thing/think                                                                                                           Wrong Attitude                                                                                                                 *Sorry...heh :)                                                                                                               	 Thank You                                                                                                                      TimesTable Program Code                                                                                                       & * ok, WAY overuse of the colon (:) :-(                                                                                         Criticizing                                                                                                                   6 I'm sorry, I s'pose it wasn't my place to criticize...                                                                        ( Doesn't do anything for the player/user.                                                                                      = *That aint fair, why does the QB chat room have to be down :(                                                                 D How can I check if a directory exists? How can I delete a directory?                                                          + sigh.. here is one way to do it using SHELL                                                                                    Mandelbrots or Fractals?                                                                                                       Mandelbrot is a type of fractal                                                                                               . Holy shit, you won't believe what i just found                                                                                 Have a qb book from ...                                                                                                       ( Can someone help a beginner in qbasic???                                                                                      ( Can someone help a beginner in qbasic???                                                                                      4 aaa...what specifically are you having trouble with?                                                                           QBASIC.com FAQ                                                                                                                & * Can someone post a few SMTP servers?                                                                                        4 This isn't a goddamn forum for your gay hacking shit                                                                          ) * BTW did I mention that Network54 sucks?                                                                                      * Bah                                                                                                                          Hehe..                                                                                                                         Bouncing Ball Routine                                                                                                          simple, really.                                                                                                                Oh come on!                                                                                                                    ABC is up and new forum too                                                                                                    Question about Nibbles                                                                                                         what I would do...                                                                                                             Hrmm                                                                                                                          T Some tips. And no, this is not a flame. Its actually good to see you've calmed down.                                          + * 'question about nibbles'..... 1 word, eh?                                                                                    chk this other out                                                                                                             * that's pretty funky there                                                                                                    chk this out                                                                                                                  	 * awesome                                                                                                                      Initial Meanings                                                                                                               Untitled                                                                                                                       Untitled                                                                                                                       Thank You sTyLeZ                                                                                                               IDE meaning                                                                                                                   
 Binding...                                                                                                                     well...                                                                                                                        Importing bitmaps...                                                                                                           like this...                                                                                                                  
 thanks but...                                                                                                                  that is why I said you use...                                                                                                  here...breaking apart a byte...                                                                                                alternative.                                                                                                                  0 i used Left$ and Right$ to break apart the byte!                                                                              2 probably....and a tip: \ is faster than / when....                                                                             highly interesting...                                                                                                          HELP!                                                                                                                         
 word files...                                                                                                                 " actualy what he wanted was this...                                                                                             Untitled                                                                                                                      E * I'll save John the trouble: 'LEN is not needed with BINARY access!'                                                          Untitled                                                                                                                       Input                                                                                                                          THIS SITE FUCKIN BLOWS!!                                                                                                      J * thank you for stating the obvious. Just do it less harshly next time :-)                                                     And how may we help you?                                                                                                      ( Someone can help me, it's very important                                                                                       Untitled                                                                                                                       Thanks to qbasic.com                                                                                                          0 * Uh....dude....the site is dead and outdated...                                                                               how do I get separate digits?                                                                                                 > * Use STR$(), MID$(), and VAL.. Alipha, you can explain, I g2g                                                                 mm..alright...                                                                                                                 Reversi?                                                                                                                      L * just when we thought he was gone..oh well, at least he's not bein' annoyin                                                   =D                                                                                                                            @ I've never found Reversi/Othello to be very similar to Go myself                                                               File Attributes...                                                                                                             Get File Attributes...                                                                                                         Thanks, but...                                                                                                                 Get file date and time...                                                                                                     A after some research...creation and last accessed date and time...                                                             " another way, using MS-DOS prompt..                                                                                            * * For a little more info... DIR/V filename                                                                                     Thanks, and another question...                                                                                                * PS: I have QB 7.1                                                                                                            mm..I'm running into trouble...                                                                                               4 * Apparently you are getting the last access date :)                                                                          < * no, I was no where near 5:22 am or pm when doing the above                                                                  5 How do you copy the contents of a file into a string?                                                                          Here...                                                                                                                       . * 1 string can only hold a 32k file, remember.                                                                                 OR...                                                                                                                         > *hmmm...*NOTE* you dont need len with &quot;binary&quot; files                                                                 Serial Ports....                                                                                                               Serial Port                                                                                                                    Serial killa...                                                                                                                Pins...                                                                                                                       C Well, mine is only 9-pin.  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 How to....                                                                                                                     * www.basicguru.com/abc/                                                                                                      	 Modem....                                                                                                                     B only if it is com 1 or 2, if it is com 3 you got to change some...                                                             thnx                                                                                                                          $ How do u use the get command REALLY?                                                                                          ) http://www.qbasic.com/graphics.txt and...                                                                                     8 * Cell? Your IP isn't what it usually is... is that you?                                                                      6 * nevermind...Cell was asking that question earlier...                                                                        / * no it is not cell, this guy is in tucon, AZ!!                                                                                Whatz ur problem?                                                                                                               no, we don't have a problem w...                                                                                               Let me explain myself..                                                                                                        k                                                                                                                             6 * It's easy enough to use an anonymous proxy server...                                                                        4 *I dont think there smart enouph to use an anomizer!                                                                           ...                                                                                                                            no i did not scumball                                                                                                         . * A tad bit too defensive about it methinks...                                                                                 Um, anybody wanna help?                                                                                                       L I am your new master, ATTACK ALIPHA, WHO EVER GETS HIM FIRST HES YOUR SLAVE!                                                   Good luck...                                                                                                                   * I said: 'IGNORE HIM'                                                                                                         Ok... Get this straight.                                                                                                      V *Hows about mailing his posts to Network54 for them to ban him and Tripod etc. as well                                        4 Alipha is daring to insult your new emporer, Get him                                                                          ^ * I think you mean &quot;Emperor&quot;...what a leader...can't even spell his title correctly.                                 Good luck...                                                                                                                  " EVERYONE!!! GO HERE!  QB WEB APPS!                                                                                            6 You are Detestable BLACKorb (BLACK ORB IS A BLACK MAN)                                                                        \ * IGNORE CELL, otherwise he'll just flame ya back when ya flame him, like he just did to Orb                                  & BLACK ORB IS A NEGRO MAN! MORE TO COME                                                                                         When Will Men Grow Up??                                                                                                       > * Cell is not a man...Cell is a child that needs serious help.                                                                 YOU FUCKED GUY                                                                                                                @ Trying to ban me? Ah im now a leahcim chat op, so I can kick you                                                              ? *Oh You Frighten Me Cell!! :tremble: dont ban me  WHAT A LOSER!                                                                *Now your really out of line                                                                                                   A Question About This Forum                                                                                                    That was the idea...                                                                                                          V *Dynamic IP's can also be blocked. Simply enter a * wherever the number changes.... :D                                         !!!!!!   hmmmmm....                                                                                                           " the admin email address is here...                                                                                             need help, please                                                                                                               *what the h is the qbasic book??                                                                                              
 Tell us...                                                                                                                     Pie in face                                                                                                                    Question                                                                                                                      ` * I'd answer you, except I don't like the above message, &quot;Pie in face&quot;. Try a tutorial                               What GET is for.                                                                                                              " I have the key to be a leahcim op!                                                                                            @ * You also have the key to being the biggest lamer in the world!                                                               A slightly funny problem I have                                                                                                Nice problem                                                                                                                   a cheap workaround...                                                                                                          Give me                                                                                                                       , Hey, I back,  and i got a question for ya...                                                                                  * QB7.1 / Databases / ISAM problem compiling                                                                                    H * Try having your program SHELL to PROISAMD before it does anything else                                                       That didn't work                                                                                                               whats' up with the chatroom?                                                                                                  4 why should we know why no one is in there? Though...                                                                          3 * http://home.earthlink.net/~stylez82/faq.html#FAQ1                                                                            get                                                                                                                            Answer to GET question                                                                                                        S * no, Cell's real name is Josh Barton. Could probably find more info if ya want :-)                                            but how do u use it?                                                                                                           Gorrila and snake facts                                                                                                       
 what the h                                                                                                                     Cell is like a wasp....                                                                                                        Hex values in Qbasic                                                                                                           Here...                                                                                                                        PEEK POKE, HELP REQUIRED                                                                                                      Y * It's more trouble than its worth, I think...though I have to go, but I'll explain later                                      alrighty then...                                                                                                               QB45.com                                                                                                                      / hmm, that has been happening for a while now...                                                                               ) there is 2 ways to load libraries Zach...                                                                                     , I Need A Program IN QB Like Windows Explorer                                                                                   Here...                                                                                                                       W This is a test to see how long a title can be. 1234567890123456789012345678901234567890                                       c Well, that didnt work. Try this 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4                            Here...                                                                                                                       * And if you're not using QB 7.1? What then?                                                                                    " HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!                                                                                            
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 um..alright..                                                                                                                  adas                                                                                                                          H READ this, That other cell arguing with alphia wasn't me, look at the IP                                                      B mm...didn't notice that. Though doesn't change anything, unless...                                                            $ He's an impostor! I'M the real Cell!                                                                                          I * give it up! You could probably leave too, you barely help anyone at all                                                     T *How can i get the CGI scripts off of a server( and no i'm not trying to steal them)                                           Where can i get q-basic?                                                                                                      2 *http://home.earthlink.net/~stylez82/faq.html#FAQ6                                                                             *www.jnc91.com                                                                                                                 Here is the Place                                                                                                             ( * you failed to give the web address :-(                                                                                       Untitled                                                                                                                       GET QB4.5 (Compiler.)                                                                                                          Fonts                                                                                                                         
 Here's one...                                                                                                                  Incidentally...                                                                                                                If that was too confusing...                                                                                                   Random numbers                                                                                                                P *You're defining D1 and D2 as integers (whole numbers). Lose the INT() function.                                               but now, was that the problem?                                                                                                = *You're right, Alipha.  I should have read it more carefully.                                                                  Great help - Thank u                                                                                                          ! Score 1 for the Qbasic Community.                                                                                             G again I ask. A better timer? Also, where can I get TASM or NASM? (more)                                                       # * http://www.programmersheaven.com/                                                                                           7 * which one you got? and how ya make obj files with it?                                                                       ? * I don't have any...I just know that's where you can get them.                                                                i like cocks male cocks                                                                                                        how do you make ovals??                                                                                                        with the CIRCLE statement                                                                                                      And don't forget less than 1...                                                                                                CELL!  Come see me.                                                                                                            That was a little....... harsh.                                                                                                OK EVERYONE HATES ME                                                                                                          ( ya blame us? though that could change...                                                                                      
 QB decompiler                                                                                                                 # no such thing...at least not yet...                                                                                           3 Type mismatch trying to access a database structure                                                                           < * permission denied error...can't ya just post ya code here?                                                                  # Assembler question... Aliph?  Zip?                                                                                            as I learned it                                                                                                               6 I think it has to do with the clock cycles it takes...                                                                        ) I don't see how it could be clock cycles,                                                                                      here is some info...                                                                                                          " Hmmmmm... well, thanx, John (more)                                                                                             About Cell's Site                                                                                                              * OWNED!!!!                                                                                                                   + * finaly, maby he will stop spaming now. :)                                                                                   > * maybe, maybe not. He said he's building a new site on tripod                                                                0 maybe so, but it he keeps up what he has done...                                                                               Fighter Jet game HELP                                                                                                         # Here's a simple bullet algorithm...                                                                                            THx                                                                                                                           = * 2 Qs: How ya get a more accurate timer? What's this mode X?                                                                 ' For ModeX (Unchained mode) Check this..                                                                                       N Need Help! Need simple Qbasic Programs that uses arrays and subs ! plz read =)                                                . sorry to say, but you are screwed my fellow...                                                                                 !                                                                                                                              !                                                                                                                             ( need put END IFs in the correct place...                                                                                      - this is not the answer to your question but..                                                                                  adasd                                                                                                                          hehehehe                                                                                                                       hehehehe                                                                                                                       hehehehe                                                                                                                       I AM ANGRY! WHO RUINED MY SITE/                                                                                                hehehehe                                                                                                                      " Formating of printer escape codes?                                                                                             probably is wrong -- here                                                                                                      Question about web page                                                                                                        My first time helping someone!                                                                                                 Screen Saver Challange                                                                                                         that can be shorter still...                                                                                                  ! On vacation in Berlin and Denmark                                                                                             ' *Wondered where you've been. Lucky dog!                                                                                        How to use graphics with QBasic                                                                                               ) GET/PUT with masking would be the best...                                                                                      Alphia I got a ? for you...                                                                                                    That doesn't make sense...                                                                                                    + hmm, well there is only 1 of 3 solutions...                                                                                   9 * yes, '63.194.84.111' is just 'Anonymous' having his fun                                                                     @ * no I don't :-( Though Cell's name is Josh Barton if that helps                                                              C * realy, that is funny, I traced back my friends and it worked fine                                                            *you could try Sub-Seven                                                                                                      5 * No, Alipha does not use Earthlink, but sTyLeZ does.                                                                         P * you ppl worry me...better not find that someone's been hackin into my comp :-(                                                Nah, they're just tracing IPs...                                                                                              7 Hello, my website with QB programs and other neat stuff                                                                       : seeking artists to design graphics for a Metroid-type game                                                                     i think i can help                                                                                                             alright then...                                                                                                               X *i like that palette. i think i'll try it. meanwhile, i'll have a sample ready tomorrow.                                       Is there a limit?                                                                                                             Z * 64KB program limit (including SUBs), and I don't think there's a limit to the # of SUBs.                                     Unfortunately...                                                                                                              * the only was around this problem is too...                                                                                     *Thank you for the help.                                                                                                       Play comand in QB                                                                                                             : *PLAY &quot;MBT120L16O0GO1GO2CEAGECO1L32CO2L16E.EL4E&quot;                                                                    ! * Anyone know a good SMTP server?                                                                                             / * What is the hidden atrribute really good for?                                                                                * nothing much now-a-days....                                                                                                  * oops, above message has text                                                                                                : ATTENTION : Stylez, Alipha, KN, MAC, and anyone else......                                                                    # * he loves to be hated, doesn't he?                                                                                            Me? Or did you mean Cell?                                                                                                     & * what do you think? (Cell of course!)                                                                                        6 *  whoohee! [refer to part one of previous post!. :D ]                                                                        ! hmmm, maybe we can get him too...                                                                                              wana know somting halarious?!?!                                                                                               - You wanna know something even more hilarious?                                                                                 4 * though the question is...did he really write that?                                                                          " What is going on with my joystick?                                                                                            D * there appears to be a *slight* difference, though I wouldn't worry                                                           Help with Game BackGround                                                                                                     ' This is for a whole screen of graphics.                                                                                        there are many ways...                                                                                                        5 GO TO MY NEW AND IMPROVED SITE!(ITS #14 on qb top 50)                                                                         0 * WRONG URL ITS http://scotiagayporno.50fags.com                                                                              J * how many times did you vote for the site, Cell? (or isn't there voting?)                                                     qb t50 explanation....                                                                                                        # Foreign characters on MS-DOS screen                                                                                           5 Think you have to have COUNTRY.SYS in your config.sys                                                                          DOS version                                                                                                                   C *What does it say when you type &quot;CHCP&quot; at the DOS prompt?                                                            *Active code page: 437                                                                                                         Ok try this                                                                                                                    NLSFUNC                                                                                                                       3 I dunno--that's what we're working on. Let's try...                                                                           
 Keep going...                                                                                                                 
 Still with ya                                                                                                                  Done it Green!                                                                                                                ) Oh good show! I'm so happy it worked out.                                                                                      Done it Green!                                                                                                                 Shooter Game help?                                                                                                             Here's some ideas.                                                                                                            " * Anyway to make the Com3, in dos?                                                                                             Help W/ DOS Prompt                                                                                                             Oh, now you want help? Okay...                                                                                                 it means...                                                                                                                    * LOL, your a riot, loser!                                                                                                    . * stop talking to yourself that way, Cold Boot                                                                                ) Oh, did you think I was referring to YOU?                                                                                      Serial port                                                                                                                   
 Mp3 in QB 7.1                                                                                                                  * Use a more modern language.                                                                                                 ! if you're using DS4QB (or DS4QB2)                                                                                             - Thanks, But what am I suposed to do about it?                                                                                  HELP ME WITH GAME                                                                                                              nothing too hard....                                                                                                          R I need a sample that can cope with HTML code. Here is an example of what I want...                                             Not too hard                                                                                                                  R * hey i got the source for the Leachim chat. dont know if its really useful though                                            O * Do anyone know the default usernames for an &quot;Microsoft FTP server&quot;?                                               + *why do you wish to aquire this knowledge??                                                                                    *Isn't it just anonymous?                                                                                                     d * Now I know why you want to know, you want to get into the qbasic site. I guess a password is neede                           Modem                                                                                                                         A DID YOU KNOW THAT IT WAS MALLARD'S FATHER WHO MADE THE SITE!!!???                                                             5 * HaHa&lt; Maybe I should crack the password for him!                                                                         ) Go away you wannabe hacker/cracker/lamer.                                                                                     $ Oh, he's not a lamer wannabe, Stylez                                                                                          8 * LOL, I've Nuked you Computers! Fatal Error, coming up!                                                                       *Now I'm REALLY scared                                                                                                         * Where's that fatal error?                                                                                                   M * Yea that's what I was trying to say...but I guess it didn't come out right.                                                 % So is that why it is NEVER updated!?!                                                                                         8 * realize that that might have not been the real Mallard                                                                       *might*? heh.   *                                                                                                             " You, my friend, have been duped. *                                                                                             need help making change                                                                                                       % Why sure, kevin, we'd be glad to help                                                                                          how I would go about it...                                                                                                     I have an anouncement                                                                                                         * Vb guestion, not really, but source for...                                                                                    
 I doubt it                                                                                                                    	 Hmm.. yep                                                                                                                     6 * GO to a really cool site - scotiagayporno.50fags.com                                                                        ; Interested in publicity? Need someone to publish your work?                                                                    GO to a really cool site                                                                                                      / * ABOVE MESSAGE is CELL SPAMMING his SITE!! :-(                                                                                Changing the rodent cursor                                                                                                    9 aaa.. I just figured this out myself a few minutes ago...                                                                      Assembly Question -Flags                                                                                                       ...                                                                                                                           E * thanks, like always (I'll copy that into notepad so it is readable)                                                         * this site is the 1 I use, it got it all :)                                                                                    @ * that bright blue is annoying on that site with that background                                                              ( To Kewbie Newbie, Alipha, sTyLeZ, etc...                                                                                      ) * are you her girl-friend or something...                                                                                     G * we'll help you with homework if you post your hot lesbian makeout pix                                                        * okay thats mean                                                                                                             M Maybe if they payed a little more attention in class they wouldn't be flamed.                                                 F * if they're hot girls who might reward me with sexual favors, I would                                                        A * You need to get off your fat ass and go to a club or something.                                                             7 Cell, why don't you do us all a favor and just leave...                                                                       G For those who aspire to careers in programming, it might be smart to...                                                       F I'm not going to waste my time writing code, incorrect or otherwise...                                                         Oh well it was just a thought.                                                                                                K * Sometimes?? Heh j/k. Actually, yea I am. Sometimes too serious...oh well.                                                   2 Redhat, I actually said very little to Danielle...                                                                            1 Excuse me, Mr. Newbie, sir, I have some questions                                                                             / GreenMan, I was just &quot;sabre rattling&quot;                                                                               7 Oh! I see--he was offended because he was an asshole...                                                                        Hm...                                                                                                                          My point exactly!                                                                                                             2 And just WHICH messages are those that you viewed?                                                                             Need Some Help                                                                                                                 Random Number.                                                                                                                 Seems to work fine                                                                                                             Oh now I see something else                                                                                                    It is because:                                                                                                                 synthesizer program in qbasic                                                                                                  sounds interesting!                                                                                                            details and update                                                                                                             QB45.com                                                                                                                      ) * Nevermind- apparently it's working now.                                                                                      hmm, it seems...                                                                                                              . * odd, it changes ever other time I got to it.                                                                                 Need help plz - urgent                                                                                                         here is some advice...                                                                                                        J *Alipha, would it make a difference if this was posted by Danielle Greven?                                                    > no, and don't think I'm being sexist. At least, not conciously                                                                @ actually, don't reply. I don't feel like arguing any more (more)                                                              - Alipha thanks for the consideration at least!                                                                                  2   Answers                                                                                                                    Wher can i get Quickbasic 4.5?                                                                                                	 i know...                                                                                                                     ' need ome help with random access arrays                                                                                       0 I'm afraid I don't quite understand the question                                                                               oops.. didnt mean to say arrays                                                                                                hmm, is this what you meant???                                                                                                ) nope, have to take them out of the file..                                                                                     % I was assuming he knew that... and...                                                                                         . do you think your could write down the syntax?                                                                                > * um..sorry if sounds rude, but don't you have a QB Help File?                                                                  *Ms. Asim?  Ms. Danielle Asim???                                                                                              M the QB help file is really confusing, that is why I came here to ask you guys                                                  How do I convert....                                                                                                          4 well, for starts, 4 bits is one hexadecimal digit...                                                                          V Do you mean create a program or just convert by hand, by hand explaination is in post.                                         Quick algorithm.                                                                                                               Correction to algorithm.                                                                                                       JON, A much simpler solution...                                                                                               4 Nifty assembler code for converting binary to hex...                                                                           i dunno                                                                                                                        Huhhh? What?                                                                                                                  / * http://www.geocities.com/alipha87/newbie.html                                                                                Also....                                                                                                                       A question about COM port                                                                                                      Screen 12 and text                                                                                                             The simplest way...                                                                                                            there is away but...                                                                                                           *after how do i disable it?                                                                                                   F If by &quot;disable&quot; you mean change attribute 0 back to black...                                                         Copy of QBasic                                                                                                                 QBasic                                                                                                                        
 Thank you!                                                                                                                     Re: Copy of QBasic                                                                                                             I want to get Quickbasic 4.5!                                                                                                  here you are                                                                                                                  # * http://scotiagayporno.50fags.com/                                                                                           I This is probably a stupid question, but I have to ask it..... please help                                                      Try this...                                                                                                                   ! cursor menu problem, Please help.                                                                                              hmmm, your problem...                                                                                                         # Good but not completed yet see here                                                                                           ) The message does print, but it gets CLS'd                                                                                     3 *Need some more help on this guys:see previous post                                                                           O Put &quot;REM&quot; just before where it says &quot;CLS,0&quot; in the menu sub                                               % Good, but not completed yet. see here                                                                                          Question about graphics modes                                                                                                  some suggestions.                                                                                                              Switching screen modes...                                                                                                      HELP?                                                                                                                          HELP!!                                                                                                                        
 phone keys                                                                                                                     Socket Library                                                                                                                + Here is one more problem...making passwords                                                                                   
 here it is                                                                                                                     um...a few comments...                                                                                                         Password                                                                                                                       HELP...making menus                                                                                                           ! HELP HIM SOMEBODY I DONT GOT TIME                                                                                             ) * nor do I :-( Though good luck Danielle!                                                                                     ' Aliph, what the h*** are you thinking?                                                                                       # *ya'all some mean sons of a bitches                                                                                            I asked for help                                                                                                              M *And I reitterate, Danielle, do your own work and earn your own failing grade                                                 - because, as always, there's a double standard                                                                                 4 *Fufme... the next best thing to being there...  LOL                                                                           Some help??????                                                                                                                Thanks                                                                                                                        6 *DO YOUR OWN WORK AND EARN YOUR OWN GRADE, DANIELLE!!!                                                                         THEY CALL ME THE BUTT BOY                                                                                                     $ *'tis better than what i call you...                                                                                          8 * btw visit my site at http://scotiagayporno.50fags.com/                                                                      
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 SCREEN 13h                                                                                                                    	 SCREEN 13                                                                                                                      *Thanks everybody!!                                                                                                            heh..SCREEN 13 = mode 13h                                                                                                      Perfect screen res..... 1x1x1                                                                                                 9 * I'd say that this was your most annoying post, DeTaiza.                                                                     $ Thank you! Thank you! [takes a bow!]                                                                                          $ Maybe I just wasn't paying attention                                                                                          I * blah, I guess I was just bitchy that day (now his post seems funny) :-)                                                     , *Oh, I did agree that THAT post was annoying                                                                                  @ I have a habit of re-iterating statements already made, and.....                                                              F *hahahahahahah.... i'd say this is your funniest post, detaiza...  : )                                                         QBasic Chat Room                                                                                                              ' * Message = Go to #QBZone on DALNet IRC                                                                                        Adding lines in system files                                                                                                  5 Youll need the following commands and functions......                                                                          Untitled                                                                                                                      
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Maybe.                                                                Well...                                                                                                                       & Who the hell would want a DOS browser?                                                                                        = * what's wrong with DOS? And what if they don't have Windows?                                                                  What I was saying was...                                                                                                       Debug.exe is buggy?                                                                                                            Astroids type movement...                                                                                                      ...                                                                                                                            This is very off topic but                                                                                                    % Let's spell it out...L...A...Z...Y...                                                                                         F * so sTyLeZ, you feeling pretty good today, eh? Not snappy at all? :-)                                                        ( * Yeah, I feel great. Thanks for asking.                                                                                       I'm impressed.                                                                                                                 help with scrolling                                                                                                           4 SVGA question... (where in memory do you write to?!)                                                                           bank switching...                                                                                                             ! * vesa specs? where I get thoses?                                                                                              here                                                                                                                          2 can everyone take like a minute out of their time?                                                                            ! *Zero on a 450MHz (ran it twice).                                                                                             Q * dang it, I thought it was some sort of super accurate timer (clocks ~14000/sec)                                              *Same here--on a 166                                                                                                          ] * looks like I'm 'special'. Um, isn't there code for a 'good' timer written in asm somewhere?                                 ; *Must be, -where do Windows app's get their CPU speed info?                                                                    * 0 on an (i think) 800MHz                                                                                                     *  0 on 200 MHZ                                                                                                               2 * bus error on 266 mac mHz, about 800 winblows mHz                                                                            % Returned 0, on a 450Mhz/192MB comp. *                                                                                         * For interested TIC, TAC, TOE developers...                                                                                    D *Disregard my above stupidity :-P (doesn't account for occupant ID).                                                           help. file editing.                                                                                                            Untitled                                                                                                                       help. file editing.                                                                                                            couple ways:                                                                                                                   Alternative 3.                                                                                                                 Help!                                                                                                                         [ * hi Cell (I know your IP by heart now, so you might as well just use 'Cell' for your name)                                    heheh.                                                                                                                        P * we know, besides, you help people, you have a right to spam once in awhile :-)                                               Variable problems.                                                                                                            5 *VAL(variable$) will convert string data to numerical                                                                          ooh                                                                                                                           E um..so, let me get this straight, you want to do something like this?                                                         ) Oh. My answer was a bit hasty, wasn't it?                                                                                     5 There's a kind of &quot;low rent&quot; way to do that                                                                          I know how to do that                                                                                                          Thanks!.                                                                                                                      6 How do I read more than one line from a text document?                                                                        
 use a loop                                                                                                                     Timer                                                                                                                          Sure...                                                                                                                        just a note, Nate...                                                                                                           just a thought...                                                                                                              Well...                                                                                                                       ! Another possibility, also a guess                                                                                             < * doesn't happen to me (actually went little slower w/ CTRL)                                                                   Request                                                                                                                       0 *How about posting the source here on the forum?                                                                              . * we'll show you ours if you show us yours :-)                                                                                 Er...                                                                                                                         ! so? could make one quick. Also...                                                                                             3 (sigh)... ignore the previous post... sorry, Aliph                                                                           " * I doubt it's homework, Alipha...                                                                                            # I've seen one before but its not QB                                                                                           G *Dang!!! I don't even know what some of the things it called me mean!!!                                                        * That is awesome :)                                                                                                          0 * I made one a couple of years ago (in Swedish).                                                                              N I made a great new game, please try it out on my site, really, I need feedback                                                0 * Hey look at this a eally cool Qbasic Shell GUI                                                                               Hey, new Anonymous, read this                                                                                                 	 *Whoops!!                                                                                                                     ! I have a quetion about XMS memory                                                                                              WE HAVE A REQUEST!                                                                                                            ? *I think a QLB file um i believe its link /u i could be mistken                                                                QB 7.1 dosen't support links!                                                                                                 Q Cell yet again fails to astound me with his stupidity... Try the CHAIN command...                                             T * Whoops...was thinking too fast...&quot;yet again&quot; should be &quot;never&quot;                                           calling .bat files                                                                                                            * * SHELL &quot;batfile parm1 parm2...&quot;                                                                                     yea, like this...                                                                                                             ( A sample generate-and-run-BAT that works                                                                                      ] * How do you allow value% to equal a decimal, like 1.5 when I try to do it, it rounds it to 2                                 
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No.                                                                                             *Believe it or not...                                                                                                         C Do not include an asterisk (*) unless there is no text in the post.                                                           Q * So are you saying we should give each post a content rating before you read it?                                             O * Not at all. I'm simply stating that it would be futile to try and sue H/wood.                                               D * But you said you could sue someone for swearing, not being racist.                                                           I messed up...                                                                                                                " Could you please look at something                                                                                            " Could you please look at something                                                                                            " Could you please look at something                                                                                            1 *aww, cpu screwed up and posted 3 times =(, sorry                                                                              Artificial Intelligence?                                                                                                      	 k........                                                                                                                     - *....Ok..... this is pretty screwy........ =(                                                                                 	 k........                                                                                                                     	 k........                                                                                                                     ! This discussion is interesting =)                                                                                             : &quot;But I don't consider randomness = intelligence&quot;                                                                    A &quot;make a perfect and Detaiza-compatible &quot;AI&quot;?&quot;                                                             9 *No offense intended in that message...just humour, sorry                                                                     ; There is no single definition of AI that everyone agrees on                                                                    Nice answer =)                                                                                                                - A couple of points re AI and TIC, TAC, TOE...                                                                                 < *Dogs?? Doesn't sound right.  What do you call a tie in TTT?                                                                  < Ya mean, a &quot;cats game&quot;? :-) Also, what I would do:                                                                  / That's what my first &quot;AI&quot; was like...                                                                               C * I can only imagine how scary thoses 9 nested IF..THENs look like.                                                           " CATS!! That's it! Thanks Alipha...                                                                                            " * heh...nice analogy there Bob :-)                                                                                            3 Also interesting here is how we knew what you meant                                                                           I *Looks challenging, -to play *and* program (your grid: 21 * 21 squares?).                                                     1 21*21 is traditional--it could be easily adjusted                                                                             0 *oops--no text above--I typed a * I swear I did.                                                                               * you did...between the 21s :-)                                                                                                Artificial Intelligence?                                                                                                       Artificial Intelligence?                                                                                                      
 question??                                                                                                                     Easy...                                                                                                                       8 *Why do you want to &quot;turn the hard drive off&quot;?                                                                      ? * why would you want to FUCKING RUN YOUR MOUTH ABOUT EVERYTHING                                                               ? * why would you want to FUCKING RUN YOUR MOUTH ABOUT EVERYTHING                                                               > * He was asking a question, like you were, so back off, loser.                                                                N * Yeah. Plus maybe we could help you out, though I have frankly lost interest.                                                P On behalf of the other board visitors, i would ask you to control your language.                                              - * Same with spelling mistakes, board not bord                                                                                 & *oops..... dunno how i missed that....                                                                                         Why turn off HARD DISK DRIVE...                                                                                                Yeah. Maybe that is the answer                                                                                                8 * Perhaps he wants to save power, just like Windows does                                                                       Printer Indicators                                                                                                             Whoops!                                                                                                                        Untitled                                                                                                                      
 * Homework???                                                                                                                 & sure, want me to send you the EXE? :-)                                                                                         Untitled                                                                                                                       lol, I was kidding......                                                                                                      4 though um, what are the 'complete' rules to Yahtzee?                                                                           death                                                                                                                         = *Whole message: The page is death only this forum is alive...                                                                 & --- NEED HELP ON SOME BASIC INPUT ----                                                                                        & The only function your missing is MID$                                                                                         John.....EMS Program...                                                                                                        Not an answer, but                                                                                                             And Windows 95 is??????                                                                                                       A That because not many people realise that the GUI is built [more]                                                              actualy, windows 95++ is an OS.                                                                                                windows 95 is so not an OS                                                                                                    ) * how much U wana make a BET IT IS!!!!!!!                                                                                      * I'm with you man, 95 IS AN OS                                                                                               , * Then why does WIN95 boot on top of Ms-Dos?                                                                                   (read)                                                                                                                         (read)                                                                                                                         READ THIS!!                                                                                                                   8 *Wants Beta-testers for Windows95 emulator he is writing                                                                       READ THIS!!                                                                                                                    * about my message???                                                                                                          *Double post - Ignore this one                                                                                                 Palette/Icon Color Help                                                                                                       ! Thats the problem with XOR [more]                                                                                             ' Mask, AND: Icon, XOR or OR, although...                                                                                       - um..AND then OR...though some more details...                                                                                  I need Help                                                                                                                    Here...                                                                                                                       = *Ain't saying I'm experienced, but try Mallard's tutorials...                                                                 ( tell me what you think of my tutorial...                                                                                      
 QBasic Basics                                                                                                                  Win2K...                                                                                                                      2 Thats a Negatory - WIN2K is independant of Ms-Dos.                                                                            
 Well then,                                                                                                                     That is b/c...                                                                                                                 So you can't do everything?                                                                                                    If I'm not wrong...                                                                                                           = *those are not direct hardware access, they use interrupts...                                                                 # I think you are right about that...                                                                                           * * easy, just make new routines in 32bit...                                                                                    ( easy, just make new routines in 32bit...                                                                                       Saving numbers?                                                                                                               - Erm...Use file I/O with the OPEN statement...                                                                                 ' Anyone want to help me do a DoS attack?                                                                                        huh?                                                                                                                          Q * Nope...DoS = Denial of Service...you know...the things that lamers resort to...                                              *die                                                                                                                          ; * Cold_Boot... 1) USE AN ASTERISK..... 2) Stop annoying me.                                                                    *Amen                                                                                                                          Zip, am I missing something?                                                                                                  ? DOH!! i looked at the wrong thing... it's interrupt 43h...  : )                                                               # naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa                                                                                           % Yes, your brain IS turning to poo :-)                                                                                         U *AAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!! ... well, that was after 2am... what do you expect?  ; )                                          QB EXPO 2001                                                                                                                   Untitled                                                                                                                       .......                                                                                                                        Question                                                                                                                      < * probably whatever you've created would be good enough! :-)                                                                  	 Honestly?                                                                                                                      np.                                                                                                                           	 Questions                                                                                                                      * online. I think so. Nope. 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That will help alot!                                                                                            S * heh..I'd offer to go through all your code, but it is a 'tad' too long for me :-(                                            other things                                                                                                                   COM-port control                                                                                                               COM-port control                                                                                                              : *What is the most effective, but simple WAV player for QB?                                                                     using...                                                                                                                       Reading data from ini files...                                                                                                 look up these...                                                                                                              * i made some functions that do exactly that                                                                                     hmmm, use INSTR...                                                                                                             Reading from COM1(Mouse)                                                                                                      - COM1? Never used it to read from the mouse...                                                                                  *Is everyone asleep   :(                                                                                                      V GreenMan: FOR YOUR EYES ONLY!!! CONFIDENTIAL AND PRIVATE!!!  EVERYONE ELSE STAY OUT!!!                                        2 the best way to get someone to read your post.....                                                                             pardon me. Sorry.                                                                                                              I was serious when I said                                                                                                      :-(                                                                                                                            Aliph                                                                                                                        ! That's fuzzy. F.U.Z.Z.Y....and...                                                                                             $ Newbie help, so dont laugh...to hard                                                                                           Open Command                                                                                                                   Not laughing at all...                                                                                                        
 OPEN FILE$                                                                                                                     Saving And Reading Files                                                                                                      
 OPEN FILE$                                                                                                                     rffr                                                                                                                          ) Zip, John, or any assembly programmers...                                                                                      here                                                                                                                           Does this help?                                                                                                                also...                                                                                                                       c *sorry for the double post... IE is being stupid (&quot;couldn't find server&quot; the 1st time)...                            also...                                                                                                                        the character bitmaps...                                                                                                       three questions...                                                                                                             three answers...                                                                                                               2 more questions... 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How do I make a timed input?                                                                                          	 try this.                                                                                                                      Let me clarify.....                                                                                                            For sTyLeZ......                                                                                                              @ I once gave him a prize and he didn't thank me. You can have it.                                                               I've been there ....                                                                                                           * ???? Prize? What prize??                                                                                                     For sTyLeZ only!!!                                                                                                            4 OH!!!......Oh that......I forgot I posted that......                                                                          % Like you'd care.....  Irrelevant to Q                                                                                          * Awesome page :)                                                                                                             , HOW DO I COMPILE QBASIC version 4.5 in ASIC?                                                                                   Uh...                                                                                                                         % * Because he's ASIC son of a bitch :)                                                                                          Getting Stuff From Files                                                                                                      ( MIND$--that is my new favorite function!                                                                                       *Thanks I will give it a try                                                                                                  
 Data To Array                                                                                                                  IS IT POSSIBLE?                                                                                                               6 * Yes, probably. Compression is similar to encryption.                                                                        < Don't see the similarity other than they both read and write                                                                   I see the similarity..                                                                                                         true.                                                                                                                         # *I cannot get to the sites you list                                                                                            Yes, it is possible.                                                                                                          0 HELP please (BLOAD RAW) - Correction to question                                                                               BLOAD/BSAVE header..                                                                                                           oh, and here's some proof...                                                                                                    Checking for incorrect moves...?                                                                                                algorithm to check for bad moves                                                                                               this may intrest you...                                                                                                        Thanks Alpha and DeTaiza                                                                                                      $ How do you make the cursor not blink                                                                                           here...                                                                                                                       8 Thanks!   Hey, Raven, I answered your question of May 25                                                                      * Alipha, you know how to confuse someone...                                                                                    I didn't I tell you in the chat? Must have been after I got disconnected...                                                      *oh.. ok...  : )                                                                                                               WAV player in QB                                                                                                              1 * Darn, those are the best of the best. :(, dunno                                                                              here                                                                                                                          ! Who said building was a safe job?                                                                                              Um...                                                                                                                          *hahaha                                                                                                                        Visual Basic                                                                                                                  ) www.jnc91.com for the crappy VB3 and VB4.                                                                                     2 * It would seem that site has VB5, now, as well...                                                                             Out of Stack Space?                                                                                                            [read]                                                                                                                         The Stack. 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[read]                                                                                                    / I'm making a Dragon Ball Z game, read on.......                                                                               ; * [SPAM ALERT] - It's cell again.... does this guy give up?                                                                    i have a question                                                                                                               http://scotiasoftzone.50megs.com                                                                                               Are you still annoying people?                                                                                                 theres a forum at...                                                                                                           I don't think so                                                                                                              . My site has german trtanslation and new stuff!                                                                                 Two things.                                                                                                                   I * Well, I believed the part about him having no friends...but that's all.                                                      Congratulations, GreenMan!!!                                                                                                   *he he...happy to be of service                                                                                                Oh, and ...more bugs?                                                                                                         ( got it -----/T:1 and no hacking required                                                                                       Well...                                                                                                                        eh?                                                                                                                           H How do you take the writing in the 'files' section and put it in qbasic?                                                      9 * copy it into notepad and save it with a .BAS extension.                                                                      still not working :(                                                                                                           Here's how ya do it...                                                                                                         Clipping sprites...                                                                                                            A lot harder than you think...                                                                                                 * I want it!                                                                                                                   I need mp3's, wav's, mod's                                                                                                     Some sites for you                                                                                                             I know more sites                                                                                                             C * nice to know that you are still around, Cell. 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And practice indenting and spacing too..                                                               - Where can I get a more updated version of QB?                                                                                  Accidents happen &lt;Q&gt;                                                                                                     Well for starters...                                                                                                           Untitled                                                                                                                       QBasic version 4.5                                                                                                             I have a few questions                                                                                                         Okay...                                                                                                                        um..ok, first off...                                                                                                          C *I really had to stare to see what your correction was. Good catch.                                                             Hmmm, there is another method...                                                                                              G *it's the end of the year &amp; you haven't learned how to do that...?!                                                       ? I took &quot;BASIC I&quot; and &quot;BASIC II&quot; at my HS...                                                                Here is your explanation                                                                                                       A question about INKEY$                                                                                                        errrrrrmmmmmmm............                                                                                                    - ok, going to be a little more specific now...                                                                                  whoops                                                                                                                        A *His problem: Wants SLEEP 2 to sleep and not respond to keyboard.                                                              Sure....                                                                                                                       *(nt) Good Answer                                                                                                             ( http://www.artbell.com/img/girlghost.jpg                                                                                      % *........What about it? [SPAM ALERT!]                                                                                          * Not my type of girl!                                                                                                        / &amp;H adresses for accessing hardware and BIOS                                                                                Modem and tcp/ip                                                                                                               erhhh...                                                                                                                      G Well... (sorry that other msg is blank.. stupid Enter key)....read this                                                        Hilfe - Help                                                                                                                  F * Ich kann dich hilfen, ich spreche Deutsch. Was willst du hilfen mit?                                                         Danke                                                                                                                          *der mutter cartofle caupf                                                                                                    U * WHAT? I see you're attempting to say Your mother..head &lt;==thats all i understood                                         7 *its supposed to be potato but i forgot how to spell it                                                                       5 * Problably 'Karzkartofln' or something like that. =)                                                                          Future.Library                                                                                                                4 * http://home.earthlink.net/~stylez82/faq.html#FAQ16                                                                           Compile It!                                                                                                                   8 logic dictates that... (tell me how to spell 'dictates')                                                                       Two thangs.                                                                                                                    two responses...                                                                                                              	 Actually,                                                                                                                     
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(any version)                                                                 # (sigh)... by writing a LOT of code,                                                                                           7 * First, you rewrite QB so it doesn't use DOS routines.                                                                        yep!!                                                                                                                         	 Possible?                                                                                                                      some info...                                                                                                                   Thx                                                                                                                            umm...                                                                                                                          For popups and print routines...                                                                                              J *John, IP address 209.130.140.12, My email to rudej@yahoo.com alway fails.                                                    @ oops, some time I leave the s out. its rudesj@yahoo.com sorry...                                                              0 *It doesn't check for valid addresses.  Try mine                                                                              6 * qbasic.com files section has a font program somwhere                                                                         Help                                                                                                                           It's easy to make one,                                                                                                        * why, msdos.sys is not a dangerious file...                                                                                     bootkeys                                                                                                                       yeah but......                                                                                                                d * After that, just write a simple program that writes the date and time to a file and stick it in au                           hello                                                                                                                          Answers                                                                                                                       ? *Query was how to paste from notepad into qbasic and vice-versa                                                               % * THANK YOU SO MUCH ALIPHA!!!!!!!! :)                                                                                         4 * aaa..your welcome. Though why are you thanking me?                                                                          W * cuz you sent me a copy of game since the one I was working on accidently got deleted.                                       U * um..ok, could have probably sent an email tho instead of leaving a message here :-(                                          What's wrong with this code?                                                                                                  ! your code is fine, the problem is                                                                                             
 Some tests                                                                                                                     It still won't work!                                                                                                           Wow - Hard to believe                                                                                                          hmmm...                                                                                                                       $ New to this site with some questions                                                                                          
 answers...                                                                                                                     it can be written in C++...                                                                                                   , bmp loader... i haven't made a jpg loader...                                                                                   A Better Password Routine                                                                                                      Another way                                                                                                                   1 *Thanks - I had never noticed the CSRLIN function                                                                              Routine rewritten using CSRLIN                                                                                                ( Stupid question(but aren't all of mine?)                                                                                       well there is 2 ways...                                                                                                       	 *Thanks!!                                                                                                                      mm..I presume you mean...                                                                                                     : Bjarke Walling Petersen, have I got a program for you! :-)                                                                     here is mine...                                                                                                                my masturpiece...                                                                                                              javascript question                                                                                                            * Use stringvar.charAt(index);                                                                                                 A simple ai program                                                                                                           6 There are three elements that are used to create AI...                                                                         A simple ai program                                                                                                            i need help                                                                                                                   1 WOW!!!  You sure aren't asking for much, are you?                                                                              No Problem!                                                                                                                   $ we will HELP with your assignment...                                                                                          & TO ALL STUDENTS MAKING THESE REQUESTS!                                                                                         Quotes                                                                                                                        G It gets kind of ugly when you must include double quotes in a string...                                                       I *Post the command line as it would appear without SHELL statement quotes.                                                      * where can i download qbasic?                                                                                                 GOTO HERE!!!!!!!!!                                                                                                            3 * http://home.earthlink.net/~stylez82/faq.html#FAQ6                                                                           
 Computer Help                                                                                                                 - * Now why would you want a program like that?                                                                                 
 Here's one...                                                                                                                 @ * Sounded to me like he wants the hard drive light to flicker :\                                                              I *Aha!  In that case do alot of file creation, pause, file deletion (???).                                                     R *actualy, the best way is to open a file for binary and WRITE about 20MB in it. :)                                             I need help!                                                                                                                   Untitled                                                                                                                      8 I would think &quot;QB-GURUs&quot; would know better :-)                                                                      
 Try toturials                                                                                                                  I have some 'toturials'....                                                                                                    writing to a .bat                                                                                                              easy...                                                                                                                        get/put problem please help!                                                                                                   hmmm...                                                                                                                       
 Anyone who is                                                                                                                 O *I could Enter EXPERT &amp; WIN. But I don't  feel lilke  it... well not now...                                               ) MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!                                                                                      HARD????....                                                                                                                  < * darn they updated the page &amp; made SHELL no allowed! :(                                                                  N * mm..nothin about CALL ABSOLUTE? could make a 'nifty' 9 line screen saver :-)                                                G * yea there is.  1) CALL ABSOLUTE not allowed (Unless otherwise stated)                                                        screensaver thingy???                                                                                                           * Not on this site, on qb45.com!                                                                                              + How To Write Inputed Fields To a .txt File?                                                                                   	 How about                                                                                                                       The only problem with that is...                                                                                               Untitled                                                                                                                      c *he's just jelous cuz he'll be living in dumpster while we are CEO's of major computer corporations                           4 * So immature for someone from a dentistry school...                                                                          - *how do you know he goes to dentistry school?                                                                                 * I assumed it from his/her email address...                                                                                    " *good point, never thought of that                                                                                            F Zip, Alipha, John, and anyone else who can mix asm code with qbasic...                                                        6 not off the top of my head, but a cheap work-around...                                                                         well...                                                                                                                        How?                                                                                                                           a simple looptie loop and..                                                                                                   1 *how  do i make a qb prog a Windows Screen Saver?                                                                              You cant...                                                                                                                    Check for service in NT                                                                                                        Hey...                                                                                                                        1 *Stylez, any way we can chat?  My icq is 54447828                                                                              Other Programs                                                                                                                 Nope...                                                                                                                        *it kept going but really slow                                                                                                H * Really? It stops on my computer...Oh well...it's still not possible :)                                                      " * how about just opening programs?                                                                                            J * Sure. Use SHELL &quot;&lt;drive&gt;:\&lt;path&gt;\&lt;filename&gt;&quot;                                                    7 Example: SHELL &quot;C:\MyGames\Diablo~1\Game.EXE&quot;                                                                        Stylez,                                                                                                                       $ Actually,The focus all depends on...                                                                                           QB 4.5 EXE file errors                                                                                                         One of two ways...                                                                                                            J * Make sure you select &quot;Stand-Alone EXE&quot; in the Make EXE dialog.                                                     Array loops                                                                                                                   0 *Ignore the Above Post.. What a bunch of idiots!                                                                              , *Ignore the above, it is very inappropriate.                                                                                   hahahahhahahahahahahahhaha                                                                                                     I thought it was...                                                                                                            Array loops                                                                                                                     * Ignore this and the one above.                                                                                              7 Ignore all five of the above posts.   And this one too.                                                                       $ * Don't forget to ignore this one ;)                                                                                           Programming Association...                                                                                                     DATA instead of a .COM-file...                                                                                                ' darn why 20bytes... should be at max 7.                                                                                        Anyway,                                                                                                                       d Is there a way to determine if your code is running from a compiled exe as opposed to from within th                          H *e IDE?  (&amp;%$*@##$% lying forum preview useless piece of $#!*$&amp;)                                                        * There is on QB 1.0E for Mac...                                                                                              @ *Just hit CTRL + BREAK.  If QB's IDE comes up, it's not an .EXE.                                                               If YOU don't know, who does?                                                                                                  K * if you window the program, Microsoft Quick BASIC will be in the title bar                                                    Well...                                                                                                                       	 hey folks                                                                                                                     5 *Want to say NeoZones is up and is a great site, etc.                                                                         : Why do I have a question mark behind all my input commands                                                                    D *Try INPUT &quot;Code: &quot;, c$  (notice the comma, not semicolon)                                                          6 *Also, if you want the cursor to stay on the same line                                                                        4 *Ignore '*' on above post, there is text on that one                                                                            * Interesting technique - Thanks                                                                                               Variable                                                                                                                       ...                                                                                                                           7 No reason to use an index if you're not using an array.                                                                       ; * Typo: Second line should start with &quot;ipadr$(1)&quot;                                                                   & Stylez, I'm afraid you are mistaken...                                                                                        @ *However, I do agree with you regarding appropriate array usage!                                                               Untitled                                                                                                                       Post code please                                                                                                               Does the file exist?                                                                                                          
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 never do this                                                                                                                  why?                                                                                                                           That's realy dumb...                                                                                                           nononononono.... EXPLANATION                                                                                                   .......................                                                                                                       + Like anyone would be dumb enuff to do that.                                                                                    dosexit                                                                                                                       = * point being??? Wana see a cool screen effect, hit ALT + F4!                                                                 + unprotecting/deleting protected files in qb                                                                                    Uhhh                                                                                                                          , * apparently it's not challenging enough :-)                                                                                   sometimes...                                                                                                                  E *That's right, when you can't make due with intelligence, just yammer                                                          Uhhh Why is it so DARN...                                                                                                     / *blah i dont use those files you mentioned ever                                                                                John makes a good point                                                                                                        Library Help                                                                                                                   SVGA                                                                                                                          . * aaa...what SVGA demo? and what is the error?                                                                                 SVGA Demo in QB4.5                                                                                                            I there's a difference between &quot;defined&quot; and &quot;declared&quot;                                                     
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 you can...                                                                                                                     YAY! I finally found it!                                                                                                       Oops... about first message                                                                                                    Way off topic, Hex number.                                                                                                    . * 51B93h + 20h = 51BB3h : 51B93h + 20d = 51BA7                                                                                6 ..its pretty easy to find out the answer by yourself..                                                                        ! ISAM Database Tables in QBasic...                                                                                             C * How are they not helpful? I just looked and saw plenty of info...                                                            Game design Problem                                                                                                           ? hoe can i run command &amp; conquer red alert from windows nt 4                                                                *No text in this message                                                                                                      8 * Not to mention it has absolutely no relevance to QB...                                                                       I have a question about dos                                                                                                    Maybe you have no FAT C-Drive                                                                                                 5 *Also, DOS doesn't work with drives over 30 meg or so                                                                          Sure it does...                                                                                                                try                                                                                                                           0 Dos 6.22 has a maximum drive size of some 500MB.                                                                              
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 Error help                                                                                                                     For starters                                                                                                                   . . .                                                                                                                          * never mind                                                                                                                   * what is the problem with it?                                                                                                 I need help.                                                                                                                   Solution                                                                                                                       Q-basic (the answers)                                                                                                          Well...                                                                                                                        Running Qbasic in DOS                                                                                                          Q-basic answers                                                                                                               + READ ME PLEASEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!                                                                                   & Thanks for the help you lot give me!!!                                                                                         Continued. . . . .                                                                                                            ( * ok...having fun talking with yourself?                                                                                      T * Continue to post lots of useless messages and you will be considered a non-entity.                                          # * www.geocities.com/alipha87/qb.zip                                                                                            Well...                                                                                                                        Confusion???????                                                                                                              , The point is to learn programming techniques                                                                                  D * Almost...BASIC = Beginner's All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code.                                                           Thanks, your reward enclosed                                                                                                   Helpful Fellow Hat??  LOL (nt)*                                                                                                I can't find QBASIC!!                                                                                                         3 * http://home.earthlink.net/~stylez82/faq.html#FAQ6                                                                           @ *But why couldn't he find it?  It is on every workstation I see.                                                              " can find qbasic? here's the answer                                                                                             but that's only qb1.1...                                                                                                      8 OK - I wouldn't know because I don't play or write games                                                                       I need help with APPEND                                                                                                        Just add more PRINT statements                                                                                                 Untitled                                                                                                                       How?                                                                                                                           You almost have it!                                                                                                            Huh?                                                                                                                          A *Don't ask me.  Just copied it from the question.  (I wonder too)                                                              Sorry about that.                                                                                                              ComWizz...copying files...                                                                                                     Slow...                                                                                                                        Faster way.                                                                                                                   6 * You didn't happen to read my post first..did you? :)                                                                        6 * DeTaiza's was the same speed, but smaller in size...                                                                         Uh...                                                                                                                         D Sorry.. but your post wasn't visible when i started writing mine....                                                          9 Nah I dont really care about you posting the same code...                                                                     4 Take it easy man, I was just stating a point, and...                                                                           bob                                                                                                                           J *Try clicking Options/Set Paths and see if that's the problem (in QB IDE).                                                     bob                                                                                                                           ! set some environment variables...                                                                                              g                                                                                                                              hard disk serial #                                                                                                             Slowdown                                                                                                                      D I've noticed on windoze NT 4 SP5 that the whole system slows down...                                                          
 OK - Try this                                                                                                                 U *Ok, I will try that, the DOS window doesnt slow down mind, only win when I close it.                                          RPG                                                                                                                            TCP/IP                                                                                                                        ; I think someone made a TSR that would run in the background                                                                    A Tcp/Ip-TSR                                                                                                                   DataBASIC / PickBASIC                                                                                                         D Qbasic is a variant of BASIC, and DarkBasic is a varient of basic...                                                           writing to a CD-R?                                                                                                            
 Um.. maybe...                                                                                                                 < * been having trouble spelling your name, 'instagtor X'? :-)                                                                  d lol Alipha...Btw, &quot;instagator&quot;, the correct spelling is &quot;Instigator&quot;, in case yo                           q basic                                                                                                                       3 Win 2k is not running over DOS, it is standalone...                                                                            Nor does win 9x run over DOS...                                                                                                help...                                                                                                                       & you need to load with the /L switch...                                                                                         thnks Alipha it worked...                                                                                                     ' * no text in the above message, Mac :-)                                                                                        *LOL                                                                                                                          = For BUFF (re our earlier &quot;exchange&quot; down the board)                                                                  Biosphere Simulator                                                                                                            See my post # 988074219                                                                                                        *How do you go to 988074219                                                                                                   O * http://network54.com/Hide/Forum/message?forumid=13959&amp;messageid=988074219                                               2 Well hang on, that's the wrong message, but anyway                                                                            % Aw, I give up - here's the code again                                                                                         0 How do you write to the screen in assmebler code                                                                               ...                                                                                                                           + Can anybody write this program for me??????                                                                                   ( No wayyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!                                                                                      < * nether of these posts are from the IPs cell typically uses                                                                  > *Thats a lot of work to ask a total stranger to do for nothing                                                                D for $50 sure email me i'll even throw in complementary mouse support                                                          H This smacks of some kind of term assignment to me... do your own work...                                                       Actually it's not too tough                                                                                                    Based on what I've done...                                                                                                    , BINARY or RANDOM... Diffirences between them                                                                                  2 No...QB should *NOT* be 100% compatible with VB...                                                                             That does NOT make sense?                                                                                                     ! Why should they keep it the same?                                                                                              What I meant...                                                                                                               Q Well...there's no point in using EOF with Binary...and yes it does support LOF...                                             A Something's not right, cause I remember not being able to use it.                                                              Even more odd!                                                                                                                1 Because the function doesn't take ONLY strings...                                                                             
 My Case...                                                                                                                     64k limit aaaarrrggh!!!!!!                                                                                                     *create diffrent modules ....                                                                                                  Have u ever played...                                                                                                         A * Not bad...If you want impressive, check out www.subshock.net :)                                                             K * What language are &quot;The continest&quot; and &quot;The engel&quot; in?                                                   ? * Idunno but there is writen ENGEL and oh sorry it's Continents                                                                Memory                                                                                                                         Untitled                                                                                                                      	 your task                                                                                                                     M * Blatant homework request. http://home.earthlink.net/~stylez82/faq.html#FAQ8                                                  Ok                                                                                                                            0 * I'm done. Want it? I can email you the EXE :-)                                                                               Yes please!                                                                                                                   1 How long will it be untill you e-mail me the EXE?                                                                              Any Compilers???                                                                                                              3 * http://home.earthlink.net/~stylez82/faq.html#FAQ6                                                                           4 I want to make backup software but can't copy files.                                                                           Might work (read)                                                                                                              Nope, won't work.  Try this                                                                                                   1 Hey, I haven seen Cell post anything. Is he gone?                                                                             G * i just went offroad in this forum with a Club Wagon running on diesel                                                        *Don't bring up this subject                                                                                                   InstagatorX and Bilbo...                                                                                                       I dunno, but one of em                                                                                                         How so?                                                                                                                        Uh....?                                                                                                                        I'm...                                                                                                                         what should i do                                                                                                                Depends on what you want from it                                                                                               *C++!!!!!!!!                                                                                                                  . C++ is an experience. I'd recommend asm though                                                                                d * if you want an &quot;experience&quot;, try Brainfuck. It's similar to ADA, but purposely limited a                           * nd unreadable. :P                                                                                                           ! *Profanity courtesy of Cell/Ultra                                                                                              * huh? Cell didn't write that..                                                                                               " *Maybe not.  Read my EMail to you.                                                                                            9 Need help running different .bas files from one .bas file                                                                      yes...                                                                                                                         And...                                                                                                                         Thanks                                                                                                                         Sure                                                                                                                          	 Need help                                                                                                                      after just glancing at it...                                                                                                   ha, the use of                                                                                                                 my revisions...                                                                                                               3 People still come here?  I thought this place died!                                                                           " *Well, obviously you thot wrong!!!                                                                                            K *Since you were last here the custom has been to put an asterisk if no text                                                   1 *Decent forums put the astrix in them selves (nt)                                                                             7 If you haven't figured it out by now...I'll tell you...                                                                       & Please, I need decompiler one program.                                                                                        5 * http://members.aol.com/mspring810/private/index.htm                                                                         $ Hahaha u people still use qbasic? =)                                                                                          c * Sure. Wanna mail us all a grand so we can afford 'em? I'll need two grand, my current PC is a 386                           3 *Please log on to your Visial C++/DirectX 8.0 Forum                                                                           " well qb is good for some things...                                                                                            G * until you get a GFORCE3 or A TNT2 you don't have a good video card!!!                                                       , lets see some of the 'sweet games' you coded                                                                                  4 * Might I ask why you're here if VC++/DX8 is better?                                                                           An idea....                                                                                                                   ( * Good Idea!!! BTW, long time no see. =)                                                                                      ! Gee why didn't *I* think of that?                                                                                             d *Sure, why not... network54 probably just keeps adding more hard drives to their servers anyway... m                           ay as well use it up                                                                                                           Yep...                                                                                                                        M * yea, to make it a littel harder, include the compiled version in BINARY! :)                                                 % need help with ip's address in qbasic                                                                                         + It's called Visual Basic or (may fav) VC++*                                                                                   ^ * you could do that with assembly, but you might as well write the entire program in assembly.                                 * www.basicguru.com/abc/                                                                                                      ' Problems running a compiled qbasic prg.                                                                                       = * Set up a shortcut icon that runs it through MS-DOS mode. =)                                                                 
 sound like...                                                                                                                 B * Does any one have a text game tutorial? If so, please E-mail me.                                                            0 what kind of text game you want info on? Also...                                                                               Well, you see....                                                                                                              Well, its just...                                                                                                             
 29 pages, eh?                                                                                                                 G * oh, and if you didn't realize this, but I want you to email me it :-)                                                       U * sorry, those messages are both the same. My computer screwed up and doubled posted.                                         $ please help a newbie with data files                                                                                          ) I presume you will HUGELY appreciate this                                                                                      thanks, but ...                                                                                                               . Yes, you will need a USER-DEFINED DATA TYPE...                                                                                P *I assume you know, but just in case, square brackets mean &quot;optional&quot;.                                               P.S.                                                                                                                           Small but significant flaw...                                                                                                 E * Also use RTRIM$ when testing for ENTER being pressed (&quot;&quot;)                                                         % what, RANDOM is obsolete, USE BINARY.                                                                                         5 *You've probably got a point, -maybe I'll explore it.                                                                         % Thank you thank you thank you TheBOB!                                                                                         
 In general...                                                                                                                 B * don't worry, we love questions. Especially if we get thanked :-)                                                            ' You missed the beauty of random answers                                                                                        database                                                                                                                       English forum or QBASIC forum?                                                                                                # *LOL -- that'll 'learn' ya, Buff!!!                                                                                            RE                                                                                                                             DEATH TO ISRaEL QBASIC PEOPLE                                                                                                  Get a life, moron.                                                                                                            " Calling function to library files?                                                                                             Keyboard Syntax                                                                                                                Try this...                                                                                                                    is it just me, or...                                                                                                          $ T.E.K.H.E.D in need of Help!!!!!!!!!                                                                                          	 Library ?                                                                                                                      MODAL algorithm help                                                                                                          0 &quot;Less occurrences&quot; by what definition?                                                                               most ocurrances                                                                                                                *Show us what you have so far                                                                                                  Untitled                                                                                                                      
 Read below                                                                                                                    - Anyone has any idea about a MODAL algorithm??                                                                                  Yea                                                                                                                           6 possibly slower, though more memory efficent method...                                                                        
 Some hints                                                                                                                    0 * I bet Romina thought this was a simple request                                                                               MODAL - revisited                                                                                                              HELP ME PLEASE                                                                                                                 You'll need to know...                                                                                                         HELP ME PLEASE                                                                                                                1 *This was a double post.  Ignore this occurrence.                                                                              DarkBASIC (u must try it!!!)                                                                                                   You realize that...                                                                                                            arrowkeys in QB?                                                                                                              ! *One of stylez's stupid faqs.....                                                                                               So they're stupid now, are they?                                                                                              c *Stylez, I think you took that wrong.. I took it to mean that the question was stupid, not the faq.                           9 * Yeah, thats how I took it to... Take it easy, stylez...                                                                     P *Sorry if you took that the wrong way, K.N. is right. I am a lurker here, (more)                                              X * you know, you wouldn't have to write &quot;(more)&quot; if you used ' * ' properly :-(                                       Sure thang. Here...                                                                                                            Hey, DeTaiza                                                                                                                  ' Dissapointment? What dissapointment? =)                                                                                       9 try neozones.tekscode.com, there is a tutorial on that. *                                                                     J * Well u r &quot;master&quot; if u don't know how to use arrowkeys hahahah                                                    	 Challenge                                                                                                                     S *Try CLS:PRINT &quot;We will not do your h/w for you&quot;:END - That should do it.                                            this should solve your problem                                                                                                3 LOL -- Stylez, this should be the answer to FAQ8...                                                                            Here                                                                                                                           aren't u...                                                                                                                    Nope.                                                                                                                         4 and besides, I have everyone's IP on hand :-) (more)                                                                          = *Only Cell or Loser Types like that would do it..I dont care!                                                                  Are...                                                                                                                         * (not so) United Kingdom. =p                                                                                                   * im from finland next to sweden                                                                                               Aliph,                                                                                                                        do you have...                                                                                                                * *Yes we swedes do have keys for ,  and                                                                                     I *Swedish is an option on my keyboard, too! (and most other languages) :-)                                                     : You can also go to Windows Update via Internet Explorer...                                                                    9 Have you ever tried any of the oriental IME's, because...                                                                     5 * and we finlanders have our own key to        too                                                                         I interesting how so many ppl responded, when the ? was directed towards me                                                     B *Couldn't resist! (of course, you answered the REAL questions) :-)                                                             * Thanks for your answer                                                                                                       LPRINT?                                                                                                                        This may help.                                                                                                                + * Please!! My files anyone!!?!?! PLEASE!!!!                                                                                   5 * PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!                                                                         4 * Is anyone actually using this board or what!!!!!!!                                                                           * Yes. We're just ignoring you.                                                                                               - I think you are wasting your time here (more)                                                                                  * Sorry........                                                                                                                Tower of Hanoi, anyone?                                                                                                       ) Where can I find any version of VB or C++                                                                                     0 * I think you can get VB at http://www.jnc91.com                                                                              J * My version of VC++ is 73MB, if you'd like to know. (Is that small??) :-)                                                     I have bcw5...                                                                                                                @ * you can get MPW free on Macs. everyone uses a Mac here, right?                                                               Yes, we all use a mac...                                                                                                      $ * how can all of us use ONE mac? :-)                                                                                          % There are only 2 types of Mac users..                                                                                         0 THREE EASY STEPS TO SOLVE **ANY** MAC PROBLEM!!!                                                                               * LOL! MACs suck!!!                                                                                                            Untitled                                                                                                                      / Bwah-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!!  But there is one use.                                                                                Then change your name!!   NT                                                                                                  G * I thought a Mac was like a raincoat.... but with more plastic........                                                       	 HAHAHA!!!                                                                                                                      HELP HELP HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!                                                                                                   Is this what your looking for?                                                                                                = *Or You Could Do  PRINT &quot;Press Any Key&quot;: SLEEP: END                                                                  Or...                                                                                                                         
 Game tutorial                                                                                                                 1 * http://www.qbasicnews.com/learn/tutorials.shtml                                                                             M * That one has to do with graphics. The one I am looking for is for only text                                                 - Really,really, really big favour!!!!!!!!!!!!!                                                                                 P * Please, please, please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!                                              \ *talk about big: each file is something like 3.5 meg!  youd need Road runner or something...                                  
 YEA RIGHT!                                                                                                                    > * well in that case get the files and send them to me PLEASE!!                                                                ; *I presume you are going to download and send him his files                                                                   % * PLEASE DO! PLEASE this is urgent!!!                                                                                         5 * not when you go around calling people dumb***es :-(                                                                         A *That's what I thought, but the Anonymous post has a different IP                                                             4 * I didn't!!!!! Please this is deadly urgent!!!!!!!!                                                                           thnks                                                                                                                          thnks                                                                                                                          thnks                                                                                                                          please!                                                                                                                       [ *just found qb 4.5 and 7.1, full zipped download!!!  goto http://eagleperch.net/qbasic.html                                    thnks                                                                                                                          help on keyboard!!!!!!!!!                                                                                                      Untitled                                                                                                                       I Think you could use...                                                                                                       keyboard scan codes...                                                                                                         Heheh hey Alipha...                                                                                                           0 excuse me: &quot;looking for version 7(.1)&quot;                                                                              ' sorry, but I love being a hypocrite....                                                                                       ) *yeah, the java applets not loading right                                                                                      Long time ago, but                                                                                                             where can i find qbx?                                                                                                         3 * see post: &quot;Where to find version 7(.1)&quot;                                                                           2 * excuse me: &quot;Looking for version 7(.1)&quot;                                                                              Help with cleaning file contents                                                                                               you remember to include spaces?                                                                                               @ yeah their where spaces do you need a dollarsign after the path?                                                              : well, the $ just indicates that it is a string variable...                                                                    F Got it it was just a space after the del you where right thanx a bunch                                                         Other Language                                                                                                                ' um...well, assembly can edit itself....                                                                                       4 Sounds like LISP, but you can actually do that in QB                                                                          ' *thanks LISP was what I was thinking of                                                                                        where can I found vbdos???                                                                                                     * I believe www.jnc91.com                                                                                                     + *What Is The Color # For White In Screen 12                                                                                    15 *                                                                                                                          	 um..ok...                                                                                                                     - What do you mean &quot;pick any number&quot;?                                                                                  oops..                                                                                                                         Looking for Version 7                                                                                                         	 Both.....                                                                                                                      also...                                                                                                                        fake Cells of the world unite                                                                                                  *Ok... I'll play along ;O)                                                                                                     CAN SOME1 HELP?                                                                                                               3 * No one will help you with such stuff, you know...                                                                           3 * No one will help you with such stuff, you know...                                                                            *Unite we stand alone we fall.                                                                                                ' &lt;--&gt; .BMP Tracsparency &lt;--&gt;                                                                                        * Use AND OR XOR ......                                                                                                       ' &lt;--&gt; .BMP Tracsparency &lt;--&gt;                                                                                       M *What does the &quot;B&quot; in BSAVE/BLOAD stand for?  Bulk?  Binary?  Blah?                                                  * Binary :)                                                                                                                   > *Thanks, Mag, -would have been my guess, but wasn't sure. :-).                                                                 Losing the date                                                                                                                [read]                                                                                                                         If the problem persists...                                                                                                     * Isen't TIME$ read-only?                                                                                                      * No. Nor is DATE$.                                                                                                            You all are stupid...                                                                                                          Dont Bother [more]                                                                                                             * thank-you!!!!                                                                                                               I *If you really have this power, WHAT are you waiting for?  Do it NOW!!!!!                                                     5 My thoughts exactly...except this wasn't really Cell.                                                                          (read)                                                                                                                         Yup...                                                                                                                        , the likelyhood of the second scenario is....                                                                                  < WE BOW TO YOUR...um...hm...oh yeah! WE BOW TO YOUR LAMENESS!                                                                   I am Cell...                                                                                                                  3 * Check this IP against the IP from Gopus below. :P                                                                            Hey!                                                                                                                           Where...                                                                                                                       Use legally?                                                                                                                   Reply Gopus                                                                                                                   & Hey Alipha (Or whoever knows) where...                                                                                        # 4.0 has been known to speed up code                                                                                            ok...LOG/EXP question...                                                                                                      ( Anyone know what happened to qbasic.com?                                                                                      ( * The webmaster was sixteen. 'Nuff said.                                                                                        need help.....         obviously                                                                                              ! Assuming you mean from Windows...                                                                                              I think I misunderstood...                                                                                                    ( uh maybe i didn't explain it properly...                                                                                       In that case...                                                                                                                BMP to DATA                                                                                                                   " *eww... why do you wanna do that?!                                                                                            - *Just There a Prog Out There That Would Do It                                                                                 W * If there were, you'd probably fill up that 64k QB prog limit faster than *snap* that.                                        Help!!!!                                                                                                                      
 uuuhhh yea                                                                                                                     Answer:                                                                                                                        Thanks                                                                                                                        U * find or make a java program to interpret QB code is only thing I could think of :-(                                         . Anyone know how to access this Forum directly?                                                                                 Add page to Favorites                                                                                                         
 Paste this...                                                                                                                  Oops!  :-P  Should have been...                                                                                               * * Or http://network54.com/Hide/Forum/13959                                                                                    ( *  http://network54.com/Hide/Forum/13959                                                                                       *Thanks Guys!  Great!                                                                                                         = Are there any other &quot;Hitchhiker's Guide&quot; fans here?                                                                  My kid sister...                                                                                                               Modem Troubles...                                                                                                              * www.basicguru.com/abc/                                                                                                      # numbers in a string and vice-versa?                                                                                            Excuse my non-precision:                                                                                                       A couple things...                                                                                                             You can do that?                                                                                                               But of course...                                                                                                              / There are a number of file modes you can use...                                                                               
 STR$ function                                                                                                                  From string to number is VAL                                                                                                   Big and difficult...                                                                                                          % I asked the same thing a while ago...                                                                                         0 I think i speak for everyone when i say.........                                                                              , * no, you only speak for Cell, Ultra and me.                                                                                  % Moving on from QBASIC and VBasic help                                                                                         	 *assembly                                                                                                                     4 If you plan on moving into the professional world...                                                                           * yea, C++ or Java!                                                                                                            *java smells like poo, imho                                                                                                   E * Eh...It's like a 2nd-stage QBASIC: Easy and introduces more things.                                                          To StyleZ, re uploading...                                                                                                    = LOL! I just now sent an E-Mail about it...How coincidental :)                                                                 ] * Er..Nevermind the bit about multiple attachments..didn't see &quot;I have one big zip&quot;                                  Should be there by now ...                                                                                                    8 URL will be http://home.earthlink.net/~stylez82/~thebob/                                                                       Okay that didn't work...                                                                                                      " *Sounds great.  I'll drop by soon!                                                                                             sTyLeZ gave me a corner...                                                                                                     Help!                                                                                                                         . Depends what you mean by &quot;scroll&quot;...                                                                                	 Like This                                                                                                                      Aha! Well...                                                                                                                  ! *Ya I Do Need Help With The Array                                                                                              No big deal...                                                                                                                R *Minor flaw, &quot;**replaces LINE statement&quot; should be commented (' or REM).                                             *Thanx Alot                                                                                                                    To Cell (this is not an insult)                                                                                               $ * nope, it's a cleverly disguised ad                                                                                          W * Nope, it's telling Cell how to get a life and the right way to get people to his site                                       2 Input error message &quot;Redo from Start&quot;...                                                                            ) You helped me so i'll try and help you :)                                                                                      Thanks, but I was meaning...                                                                                                  " * Use LINE INPUT in place of INPUT                                                                                             What StyleZ said, plus...                                                                                                      * Thanks Stylez and TheBob                                                                                                     Help with an idea.                                                                                                             Randomly pick quiz question...                                                                                                 Thanks                                                                                                                        . hey Cell, you need help with screen scrolling?                                                                                ! Some questions about scrolling...                                                                                              some help...                                                                                                                  d *that works, but it doesn't allow for dynamic tiles... you need to redraw the whole screen each fram                          7 * I presume you mean &quot;dynamic sized tiles&quot;???                                                                       J *no, i mean animated tiles... couldn't think of the word a minute ago  ; )                                                     .......                                                                                                                       3 *sure, but we don't want cheap effects, do we?  ; )                                                                           E * heh...Zip, I'd like to chat with you sometime (you too, sTyLeZ) :-)                                                         c *i'll be in #quickbasic on efnet (irc) for another half hour, probably.. unless the world ends..  ;                           ^ * blah, don't have irc, what about the chatroom? well, not now, it is down (for me anyway) :-(                                K * AIM: stylz822k ... ICQ: 84695626 ... anything else and you're outta luck.                                                    Unexpected quotation.                                                                                                          Memory Question...                                                                                                             *dON'T INSULT MY WHEELCHAIR                                                                                                   * I think I speak for everyone when I say...                                                                                     thank you Stylez!                                                                                                             - isn't that what happend to that annoying guy?                                                                                 ' It's in the eye of the beholder, but...                                                                                        Cells true origin                                                                                                             G people don't get IQ's of 195, and no-one here made anby comments [more]                                                       ? 2 leg is broken and arms are free, I have an IQ of 165, not 195                                                               A *Cells just destroyed the board at Future software. What a loser.                                                             % now now you have no right to say that                                                                                         K * how much of that do we think is true? none, except having few friends :-(                                                   + Well well well...destroyed is a big word...                                                                                   A *Cells just destroyed the board at Future software. What a loser.                                                              Cells true origin                                                                                                             & No more spam ever. I will change name.                                                                                         Be a dog and fetch my paper!                                                                                                  ) Yeah Cell, why don't you go to THIS site!                                                                                      Graphics                                                                                                                      ' *Put the DATA in a file and $INCLUDE it                                                                                        hypothetically                                                                                                                 alright....                                                                                                                   * I'll admit, that was a pretty brief answer                                                                                    
 My suggestion                                                                                                                  blah, BSAVE/BLOAD infomation...                                                                                                What was up with the...                                                                                                       % LOL...ya, what ended up happening....                                                                                          *thanks                                                                                                                        I now will tell you my email!                                                                                                 , Cell - As usual, you insult our intelligence                                                                                  ? You interest me, I will go as soon as people compliment my site                                                               ! *Your ASCII art really sucks, too                                                                                             R * Ummmm....I hardly consider that &quot;art&quot;...more like &quot;garbage&quot;.                                             Cell, get this straight.                                                                                                       What on earth? MY IQ = 195                                                                                                    	 pathetic.                                                                                                                      Replacing words in a string                                                                                                   
 Answer. =)                                                                                                                    > * You left me a bit of work, but now its running!  Thanksalot!                                                                
 Screen-array?                                                                                                                  Answer.                                                                                                                        Level One Completed!                                                                                                          	 you dont.                                                                                                                     
 BMP LOADER                                                                                                                     here                                                                                                                           *I Dont Get It                                                                                                                < ZIP! thats assembly! I think Jinx wanted a Qbasic loader! =)                                                                   *doh... NOW you tell me!!  ; )                                                                                                , The one on this site should work fine [more]                                                                                   go make your own?                                                                                                             ! Capture MS-DOS text to a textfile                                                                                              sure thang, comrade.                                                                                                           Illegal function call...                                                                                                       oddd..... i wonder...                                                                                                          oooooops. Just realised.......                                                                                                1 * row then column.....letter$ = CHR$(screen(Y,X))                                                                             = *do you wanna save what is typed or what the programs output?                                                                 
 All of it!                                                                                                                     well...                                                                                                                        How?                                                                                                                           Sorry! No more at Qb.com                                                                                                       * No message text above                                                                                                        Attention ALL VISITORS.                                                                                                       F * good idea! I just did so, asking them to remove or suspend his site!                                                         My thoughts exactly [more]                                                                                                     *Done                                                                                                                         O * are you sure that 'support@50megs.com' is correct? my email didn't go through                                               
 should be....                                                                                                                 > It appears to be an address that only works via the form mail.                                                                 Hey I have a question......                                                                                                    FFS, Cell, CUT IT OUT! [more]                                                                                                  correction - 10 times. =(                                                                                                     ) Oh, Im so afriad of empty threat my slave                                                                                     ) Yeah Cell, why don't you go to THIS site!                                                                                     / Hey I found an even better site anonomus (Cell)                                                                               $ Hey I heard of this really cool site                                                                                          7 http://scotiasoftzone.50megs.com = Tons of fun on a bun                                                                       % Fun and cool on a bun this site rules                                                                                          Hey guys read this                                                                                                            B *Take a guess to what is in this post, answers on a postcard to...                                                            ( naaaaah. You'd have too many winners. =)                                                                                       Your Forum and Guestbook page                                                                                                  Don't make fun of QB                                                                                                          < *Twice in as many min. Going for gold today arn't we cell :)                                                                  0 *I will now spam up the entire board due to Neil                                                                               Need help for my project                                                                                                      3 * http://home.earthlink.net/~stylez82/faq.html#FAQ8                                                                            Just a little cheesy QB tip...                                                                                                	 though...                                                                                                                     & *no, it's IF (TIMER AND 1) = 1 THEN...                                                                                         If you want more Qbfun, go to:                                                                                                 New File                                                                                                                      C * Says alpha release of Fight!! (working title) - get it at http...                                                            Yes, and???                                                                                                                    Yes, but...                                                                                                                    Not complaining                                                                                                               O *OK, thanks for your help Mac. I will remember that. Thanks for nothing Stylez.                                                AI - Pac Man type game                                                                                                         hmmmmmm.                                                                                                                      > * Make the enemy go perpendicular to the wall if it's blocked?                                                                / * Though it could still get stuck in corners...                                                                               7 *Sounds like you need to write a DWIM function for that                                                                        Node                                                                                                                           i hate you all                                                                                                                8 It's too bad TheBOB would never say something like that.                                                                      	 Stylez!!!                                                                                                                      Wake up Kewbie Newbie                                                                                                          *Oops.... my bad                                                                                                              2 * and besides that he always has an EMAIL address!                                                                             nice try, ULTRA                                                                                                               . * The only person? Are you sure about that? :D                                                                                ; * None taken...except I'm not a posing loser like this guy.                                                                    * Amen to all 4, brother. ;o)                                                                                                 @ *Never has the phrase &quot;Get a life&quot; had such relevance.                                                               Anyone remember me?                                                                                                            Relax, I remembers you.                                                                                                       , I've went to c++ and forgot alot about QB...                                                                                  	 uhhhh....                                                                                                                      loading gif                                                                                                                   < *Did you convert to 8 bit (256 colors) or 4 bit (16 colors)?                                                                   History                                                                                                                       ( The GIF loader available at this site...                                                                                       did you try the BMP loaders?                                                                                                   Dilemma                                                                                                                       ! * QBasic 4.5 and 7.1 can compile.                                                                                             
 *Yes, I know.                                                                                                                 ] * I don't think Microsoft gives a rat's ass about what people distribute with QBasic anymore.                                 X * If you're really worried, e-mail them about commercial liscencing for QBasic programs.                                       fucking dumbass                                                                                                                don't be an idiot.                                                                                                             * Past time ideas.                                                                                                             no indention or curly braces?                                                                                                 ( Heh...C++ doesn't even require spaces...                                                                                      & and ignores returns (CHR$(13)), right?                                                                                         Point is: I need a tool.                                                                                                      # you can compile your QBasic code...                                                                                            Obfuscated C Code Contest                                                                                                      Yes, curly braces...                                                                                                          O 4.5 and 7.1 are plastered all over, and i dont think microsoft gives a damn....                                               * I NEED TO CREATE A METRIC CONVERSION TABLE                                                                                    3 *http://home.earthlink.net/~stylez82/faq.html#FAQ08                                                                           B * Errr..no zero! http://home.earthlink.net/~stylez82/faq.html#FAQ8                                                            8 * Could have sworn there were zero's when I last looked.                                                                      
 There were...                                                                                                                  Thats REALLY easy                                                                                                              what I would do...                                                                                                             A pong-like game?                                                                                                              NO!!! ITS TOTALLY IMPOSSIBLE!!!                                                                                                * www.subshock.net :)                                                                                                         1 * Oh yeah...how the @#$@ did I forget about that?                                                                              I just completed...                                                                                                            why don't you upload it?                                                                                                      7 For some reason I've had bad luck uploading my stuff...                                                                       Q * Send me all the stuff and I'll give you a subdirectory in my Earthlink space :)                                              Loading gif                                                                                                                   . Well since obviously you're being neglected...                                                                                E * My guess is he's trying to load 89a GIFs where the loader needs 87a                                                         ' * Actually that was my problem, once...                                                                                       
 gif loader                                                                                                                    6 BETA version of Golgatha now up! With level editor! :)                                                                         we are so happy for you, but...                                                                                                Happy Birthday to me :)                                                                                                       H *hmmm... we'll hafta program something special for this occasion...  ; )                                                       How's this?                                                                                                                   L Nice. All 767,123 Americans who have a birthday today say &quot;thanks&quot;                                                   * I don't know the notes :(                                                                                                   3 *wow didn't know every1 on this board was so old...                                                                           Q Just because one person is turning 51 doesn't mean we're all turning 51 you dolt.                                             ' *well thanks for the compliment, sTyLeZ                                                                                       V Only 51? naaaaa....... I'm 4.55x10^7 years old. Can you imagine the number of candles?                                         Yeah, I can.                                                                                                                   *Or ten... 4 5 , 5 0 0 , 0 0 0                                                                                                D *Hey, happy birthday! (now I'm up to speed on Alipha's post below!).                                                           Ultra is worse than me                                                                                                        ! Nice Try Loser... (Everyone Read)                                                                                             7 *bum-bum-bum.. The PLot Thickens.. CELL your soo dumb!*                                                                        What is wrong with you people..                                                                                                They do it because...                                                                                                         A * Yeah I know what you mean.. and it's not just Ultra, either :o\                                                              Help me                                                                                                                       & *would you mind SHUTTING UP!?!!?!?!??!                                                                                        
 STOP REPLYING                                                                                                                  Help me                                                                                                                       & *would you mind SHUTTING UP!?!!?!?!??!                                                                                        > Suck my penis and let me lick your vagina my prostitute slaves                                                                d *SHUT UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!                           T.E.K.H.E.D in help                                                                                                           
 Suck and Fuck                                                                                                                  Serial Port Pins...                                                                                                            Robotic interface                                                                                                              Just a question...                                                                                                            0 First demo of Golgatha : X-Chronicles now up! :)                                                                               PUT IT ON A TIMER!!!!!!!*                                                                                                     5 Maybe if you would read the directions on the site...                                                                          Random strings?                                                                                                                Random String Generation..                                                                                                     Thanks and precision:                                                                                                         , *Yes, but most programmers ignore entry zero                                                                                  6 yes, and wasting that &quot;storage place&quot; too...                                                                          Here's some cool code for ya ;o)                                                                                              # If it doesn't have to make sense...                                                                                           # Bob, why all that extra rigamarole?                                                                                           < *You've got a point, Kewbie! Never thought of it. Thanks :-)                                                                   Actually...                                                                                                                   3 Hey, Bob, sorry about that snotty sounding title...                                                                            Old Guy fight! Place your bets!                                                                                                I'm betting on TheBob...                                                                                                      % *I missed a post or something.  Cake?                                                                                          the cake came from....                                                                                                        = *Yup!  I read it two minutes after my &quot;Cake?&quot; post.                                                                 F *Holy cow!  You're too kind  (I wasn't offended, -you were right) :-).                                                         Problem with INKEY$...                                                                                                         Untitled                                                                                                                       Why i don't like chr$(0)                                                                                                       Ignore blank input ...                                                                                                         Thats not my problem...                                                                                                        The cause of your problem                                                                                                     	 Try this.                                                                                                                       Thanx. Thats what i looked for!!                                                                                              . QBASIC 7.1 FULL DOWNLOAD... LAST CALL EVERYONE                                                                                 i know                                                                                                                         I don't believe, but...                                                                                                        *Only VISUAL BASIC for DOS.                                                                                                    Help w/Random Files                                                                                                           % This is about as simple as it gets...                                                                                          DIM&gt;64 k qbasic 4.5                                                                                                        < no way you are going to be able to load 46 MB into memory...                                                                  / * Why the HELL do you want a 5 dimension array?                                                                                5 dimension array..............                                                                                                My guess is...                                                                                                                 5 dimension array..............                                                                                               ) You're right, -that's a lot of numbers...                                                                                     ; Gonna have to use Virtual Memory - IE, create array on disk                                                                   
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 like this.                                                                                                                     Beta testers wanted for:                                                                                                       ...                                                                                                                           2 * What, nothing about the OS really being a shell?                                                                            " Bah, I couldn't care less anymore.                                                                                            I Alipha... It looks like one of our losers posted from my schools network.                                                      I NEED A COUNTDOWN                                                                                                            	 Try this:                                                                                                                     ( * Why the STR$? not necessary you know..                                                                                       It is on my machine                                                                                                            He didn't explain thoroughly...                                                                                               ' * Thanks - This is a better explanation                                                                                       ; Here's a simple method that does not affect program code...                                                                   M Note: &quot;TIME'S UP! &quot; should have half a dozen or so trailing spaces.                                                  Thanx                                                                                                                          hello                                                                                                                         1 * Yeah thats like, today!, WOW !recent (u wanker)                                                                              Untitled                                                                                                                      ! * Qbasic isnt dead, just sleeping                                                                                              QBASIC *IS* dead...                                                                                                            QBasic is alive and well                                                                                                       Stylez, I resent your remark...                                                                                                Here's a moron for you....                                                                                                     Hey, watch it!!!                                                                                                               ....                                                                                                                          3 *Ok, how about if we start a whole new argument? :D                                                                            How about this one                                                                                                             The chicken.                                                                                                                   Sorry to disagree                                                                                                              I'm with Mac on this one                                                                                                       * I third that :-)                                                                                                             im w/ sTyLzE :)...                                                                                                            $ They're talking about evolution.....                                                                                          D * there are mutations and evolutions! We came from apes, right?!?!?!                                                           Untitled                                                                                                                       Excellent point                                                                                                               1 fish existed b4 chickens &amp; fish laid eggs. =)                                                                              Yes as a matter of fact...                                                                                                     The company I work for                                                                                                        	 Yessss!!!                                                                                                                     	 Questions                                                                                                                     
 You don't.                                                                                                                     * no, MID$, is more effecient                                                                                                 	 Whatever.                                                                                                                     
 More Whatever                                                                                                                  Right.                                                                                                                         *Aha!  Good to know                                                                                                            Guess what this does.                                                                                                         . * Why would we want to decypher your OBJ file?                                                                                R * And why did you leave out some of the header? (mainly, the part w/ the filename)                                             sucks                                                                                                                         H *parlons de la programmation en franais (sans utiliser babelfish)!  : )                                                      " * Mais je veux utiliser babelfish!                                                                                            8 Vous n'avez pas dit la expression de la prise  franais                                                                      T I know French people hate rules, but you should have an &quot;*&quot; in your title.                                          5 * another hypocrite....where is your &quot;*&quot;???                                                                         = * Touch, mea culpa, ich bin ein dumkopf, big hat - no cattle                                                                  Je ne suis pas franais                                                                                                        MUDS                                                                                                                           * what are MUD's?                                                                                                             ` * Multi-User Domains. And if it's possible to do in QB, it will be very difficult to accomplish.                               TXT RPG on the net                                                                                                             I think TEXT rpg's suck.                                                                                                       Help with Netbios!                                                                                                            + Do you know how to use a search engine?????                                                                                     Congratulations! Nice work, guys                                                                                              3 * darn, get rid of IE 4.0+ then.  That the LAGGER!,                                                                           < * IE 5 loads faster than Netscape 4.7 &amp; 6 on my computer                                                                  - * And runs just as fast as 4.7, faster than 6                                                                                 6 No, IE 4.0+ causes windows to LAG, it takes up alot...                                                                        . * How do I disable the &quot;Windows&quot; key                                                                                 * I mean in a qb program                                                                                                      ` * Well !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!                               easy...                                                                                                                       6 * No man, i mean how do i event trap with the win key?                                                                        * I don't think that key is available to DOS                                                                                    + How do you make your text burn into flames?                                                                                    * Set it on fire? :)                                                                                                          W It doesn't work...? I took a lighter to my text and all it did was scorch the screen...                                        Untitled                                                                                                                      . When was the last time QBASIC.COM was updated?                                                                                > * somethin like a couple years..BTW, your name is too long :-(                                                                . When was the last time QBASIC.COM was updated?                                                                                $ Hey John! &quot;Peace out&quot; man!                                                                                           * there!                                                                                                                      , * that was a lot of posts! something like 36                                                                                   * post new messages                                                                                                            * we have to..                                                                                                                 * so, John..                                                                                                                  
 * Almost Gone                                                                                                                  * no                                                                                                                           * they                                                                                                                         * are                                                                                                                          * not                                                                                                                         
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down down down...keep on going down                                                                                           * until we get those messages...                                                                                              8 * Where is that guy with the gay site when you need him?                                                                      @ *Arrgh. The page is just getting longer.  Never mind. Goodnight!                                                              = * Feel free to flame me for doing this.  That might help too.                                                                  * flame you?                                                                                                                  ! * why would we want to flame you?                                                                                               * we all hate what sTyLeZ did...                                                                                               * Though don't worry sTyLeZ...                                                                                                Q Mmmmmm read my reply to DeTaiza below... &quot;I have no remorse or regrets&quot;                                              * We forgive you :-)                                                                                                          % * As long as you don't do it again!!!                                                                                         9 *the long title off of the screen.  Maybe that will help.                                                                     0 *So I am posting garbage in the hope of flushing                                                                              # * Can't cope with this forum format                                                                                            Answers to Aliph memalloc.                                                                                                    um..ok...so now..                                                                                                             D * and what version of DOS do we have? and could Ralph's be outdated?                                                          " * windows 95+ is 7, and 98 is 7.10                                                                                             Uh, what is your code again?                                                                                                   Reboot                                                                                                                        < * Is the message board screwed up or is it just my computer?                                                                  . *It's screwed up.  95% for message 5% for name                                                                                 lprint--shading                                                                                                               	 Well.....                                                                                                                      Please help me!                                                                                                                Sure we know how... 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(In case you hadn't noticed, I have no remorse or regret)                                              Help opening a file                                                                                                           1 You need a STRING variable to specify the file...                                                                              where?                                                                                                                        
 1 and 2...                                                                                                                    ; *Ooops!  Label isn't spelled LABLE it's spelled LABEL  :-o.                                                                   ) To all you knowledgeable internet guys...                                                                                      Programming question...                                                                                                        Hm...                                                                                                                         F I need a project to work on. If you want Graphics made, then email me.                                                        d ****************************************************************************************************                          / * Thanks for SCREWING UP THE FORUM, stylez. ;o)                                                                               M * Actually I think it looks better this way. Titles are easier to pick out :P                                                  *                                                                                                                             6 Oops. That was spoze to say &quot;We fear change&quot;                                                                        I Nah, it's perfect where it is. Like you said, &quot;We fear change&quot;.                                                     Q * actually, about 75 of those asteriks would make the forum look nice (at my res)                                              See if this helps                                                                                                             	 Test (nt)                                                                                                                     - Screen12 Pallete does not shift after entry 5                                                                                 , I dont know what you were doing. but here...                                                                                   well i looked...                                                                                                              D Have you DIMensioned any arrays following the PALETTE statements?...                                                          % actualy DIM's dont affect palettes...                                                                                          *clears throat*                                                                                                                *couph*                                                                                                                        Ahhhhh-Choooo! ...                                                                                                             CRAP...                                                                                                                        Still not working                                                                                                              mo' color, mo' problems                                                                                                       
 * code please                                                                                                                 1 Not sure if the SCREEN 12 statement would help...                                                                             6 CD-ROM (Alipha, sTyLeZ, or Zip could probably help me)                                                                         C:\qb45\temp&gt;type cd.bas                                                                                                   = * darn I forgot qb had IOCTL!, I allways used call interrupt!                                                                  Hmm, well...                                                                                                                   Where can i get qbasic                                                                                                        F well, no one has asked in a day or so, so I won't give you any grief..                                                        	 i know...                                                                                                                       HOW TO PUT DATA IN DIFERENT FILE                                                                                              $ DATA has to be in the main module...                                                                                          9 Yes, DATA in the main module can be read from anywhere...                                                                     8 *Whats The Code That Reboots, ShutsDown Your Computer???                                                                      - Why don't you try scrolling down the forum...                                                                                  * I Cant Find It????                                                                                                          K * Fine fine fine be lazy. http://home.earthlink.net/~stylez82/faq.html#FAQ6                                                   0 You can so find a computer whith less then 500mb                                                                              a * Yes, but not the hard drives by themselves... LOL, I bought three NEC 386 laptops this morning.                             G You can find the hard drives by them selves, you just have to look hard                                                       * You can make any hdd any size. like 1mb...                                                                                     help w/printing out the array                                                                                                  DO WHILE EOF(1)                                                                                                                Which program?                                                                                                                 answers?                                                                                                                       ok, here's what I don't get...                                                                                                 Ahhaa, the answer.                                                                                                            E * so, can I write to just one screen? if so, how? then how do I flip?                                                         ! Challenge #7 - Encryption program                                                                                             - * This post looks like unintelligible poetry.                                                                                  um...in english?                                                                                                              K * Learn some english, dude... (he's from the Netherlands, email addy shows)                                                   % and this, my friends, is what happens                                                                                         Q * Ciao/caio, yeah.. lots of people say &quot;Chow&quot;..pretty stupid...lol. ;o)                                              Open                                                                                                                          ' really? suprised you got that error....                                                                                       @ * Agreed.  Can't duplicate the error using on error or anything.                                                              
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Under QCity-&gt;Tutorials                                                                  M Give me your email address and ill send you the commands and a sample proggy.                                                  3D code                                                                                                                       ' Did you write a program called Tinybots                                                                                        File for &quot;3D code&quot;                                                                                                    Locking the , key - please help-                                                                                               My guess is...                                                                                                                B * You cant measure speed ny using INPUT! It would be A false time!                                                             It would not be a false time                                                                                                   Yea it would...                                                                                                               9 How do I restart the computer using qb or shell commands?                                                                      Easy...                                                                                                                       U *can anybody help me make a memory bar for my ti-83 that shows howmuch memory is left                                         	 calculate                                                                                                                      PS                                                                                                                             Need old HD                                                                                                                   4 It's impossible to find any under 500 MB nowadays...                                                                          4 try cutting a big HD into smaller pieces :-)  (more)                                                                          + Actualy Aliph has got it sort of right....                                                                                    * i have one                                                                                                                  + You may be interested in physical size only                                                                                    lees then 40 MB?                                                                                                               QbTech.com -- New QbSite                                                                                                      3 * http://home.earthlink.net/~stylez82/faq.html#FAQ5                                                                            Can anyone explain this to me?                                                                                                d * It makes sure that the current room you're in has an exit in that direction, so you don't walk int                          . * Did the same.  Here is a program we can use:                                                                                2 * into a room you're not supposed to (probably 0.)                                                                            % Is any one else getting sick of cell?                                                                                         - * my favorite site !! http://www.shitcity.com                                                                                  A Suggestion for Site Regulars                                                                                                 Boring and dumb                                                                                                               3 *http://home.earthlink.net/~stylez82/faq.html#FAQ05                                                                            Hey it worked!                                                                                                                3 Glad to oblidge.  What ever happened to QBasicNews?                                                                           
 QBasicNews                                                                                                                    b *Thanks - By the way, in this forum the guys like small names that dont take up 2 lines like yours                            ( Well, it only takes up one line on mine.                                                                                      ? *Was using 800x600. Tried bigger and you are right. Never mind.                                                               F * http://home.earthlink.net/~stylez82/faq.html#FAQ5  ...No 0 in front.                                                         KEYS?                                                                                                                         # ..Sys Rq? mm...also Print Screen...                                                                                            More                                                                                                                           there once was a program...                                                                                                    Quick question about projects                                                                                                  *nes emulator (in asm)                                                                                                        * interesting...sounds like a lot of work...                                                                                     well...                                                                                                                       d *Right now, I'm about 15% done porting my old QB progs to Win32 in C++(got the gfx engine done on Fi                          ( * nesdev.parodius.com is a good resource                                                                                      : *Optimizing all my progs using my new knolige of assembler                                                                    6 * I'm making a bad turn based strategy game! Superfun!                                                                        % Fun and cool on a bun this site rules                                                                                         M this guy needs a girlfriend....so he will have something better to do...or...                                                 & * I guess he broke up with his hand :\                                                                                          Where can I download qbasic 4.5?                                                                                              3 * http://home.earthlink.net/~stylez82/faq.html#FAQ6                                                                            Thanks.                                                                                                                       " *How do yo play midis (pc speaker)                                                                                             In order to play MIDI files...                                                                                                8 it's possible to play CD-quality sound w/ the PC speaker                                                                      M *I'll have to take your word for that, -interesting article, though, -thanks!                                                 K * Pinball Dreams 2 demo for dos  used the PC Speaker to play VOC files.....                                                   ) I woudn't say Cd quality... Heck no!!!...                                                                                      Directory listings in qb4.5?                                                                                                   Here                                                                                                                          4 *Great!  I wondered how to separate out directories.                                                                          , * Yep. Always useful to know how to do that.                                                                                   Two little bugs                                                                                                                Fun and cool                                                                                                                  , In case you haven't figured it out by now...                                                                                  : *Or, for a REAL thrill, click the ad banner at top of page                                                                    
 wwwhack (n/t)                                                                                                                 C We are making a game making Co. and need some good programmers!!!!!                                                            My company is better                                                                                                          ( FAQ15 or FAQ5... can't remeber which...*                                                                                      3 * http://home.earthlink.net/~stylez82/faq.html#FAQ5                                                                            sTyLeZ, Need to update FAQ05                                                                                                   * Done.                                                                                                                       	 Dammit...                                                                                                                      I might be interested.                                                                                                         HTML parser                                                                                                                    Read here...                                                                                                                   An HTML parser in QBASIC                                                                                                       Help with Visual Basic                                                                                                         Hmmm                                                                                                                          ) We need some qbasic programmers!!!!!!!!!!                                                                                     A * Company? What's your stock symbol? I wanna invest all my money.                                                             G Sounds like someone we knew (instagatorX)... PS, what happened to him?*                                                       
 Who cares?                                                                                                                     Program                                                                                                                       / * For file structures see http://www.wotsit.org                                                                                wosit's down again =( (n/t)                                                                                                   9 Changing the number of characters dispalyed &amp; printed                                                                     K * umm...code and a better explanation will increase chances of an answer...                                                    A little more detail                                                                                                          	 Ah, ok...                                                                                                                     F Note: Some combinations will only work in certain screen modes. (more)                                                         Untitled                                                                                                                      3 * http://home.earthlink.net/~stylez82/faq.html#FAQ6                                                                           1 I need proisamd.exe for qbasic7.1 please send me?                                                                              Check  your email, however...                                                                                                 6 I'd swear the &quot;set paths&quot; feature was broken                                                                        ) You may need a fresh download yourself...                                                                                     ! Yeah. Oh, man, I was all over it.                                                                                              Print Formatting                                                                                                               How about this...                                                                                                              Thank You, Sumeet!                                                                                                             PRINT delay                                                                                                                    ...TIMER...                                                                                                                    *Thanks a million                                                                                                              text file view                                                                                                                " if the text file is under 32k.....                                                                                             A better way, no loop...                                                                                                       help with cdrom                                                                                                               0 I'd be amazed if anyone could help you with this                                                                               Hmmm                                                                                                                           Not sure what is failing.                                                                                                     K CAN ANYONE GIVE ME A SITE WITH LISTING OF SUN OS HOLES! Sorry for shouting!                                                   D *And also sorry for not putting an asterisk in your no-content post?                                                          G * FIND YOUR OWN DAMN HOLES WANNABE. AND START BY LOOKING AT YOUR MOM'S.                                                       0 * Yet another useless message from 63.194.84.111                                                                               EMS help!!!!                                                                                                                    See a post by MATT on May 1st...                                                                                               Yup                                                                                                                           $ How do you Program a mouse in BASIC?                                                                                           Two elements required...                                                                                                       LPT                                                                                                                            * Ik spreek nederlands, Bob :)                                                                                                 Da's heel mooi :)                                                                                                             E *Is there any way to print (to a printer) more that one line? Say 12?                                                         ! Depending on what type of printer                                                                                             < *k$ = &quot;abc&quot; + CHR$(13) + &quot;def&quot;: PRINT k$                                                                   Just thought of something                                                                                                     	 heh (n/t)                                                                                                                     
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 Like This?                                                                                                                    $ Yes, like this (Tested and proved !)                                                                                           print output screen                                                                                                            Output screeen..                                                                                                               Ok..                                                                                                                           Just press ALT- Print Screen                                                                                                   Creating Libraries?                                                                                                           
 Library stuff                                                                                                                 4 * http://home.earthlink.net/~stylez82/faq.html#FAQ14                                                                          * * can you run qbasic programs in realbasic                                                                                    # *just email answer, im going to bed                                                                                           5 No, others are interested, too.  Here is your answer.                                                                         
 *um hello?                                                                                                                     help with variables                                                                                                           C Do you honestly expect someone can figure out what your problem is?                                                            I think I can...                                                                                                               code                                                                                                                          S *by the way that square thingy is the qb char for backspace, do you want less code.                                           > *what the heck is all this inp(9somethingorother) business?!?!                                                                 Help with mouse...                                                                                                            8 sigh....you don't know how many times we get asked this.                                                                      , *How do u load the library i dont get it????                                                                                  
 loading  libs                                                                                                                  Either we have a new MadHatter                                                                                                = Question about 3d graphics in QB (university educated please)                                                                  um...                                                                                                                          No, wrong...                                                                                                                  \ ya i went to school for 4 years to learn a language thats been a hobby language for 15 years                                  > *No text above. He just neglected the courtesy of the asterisk                                                                 * This helps him....how??                                                                                                     ( Doesn't help him.  Helps everybody else.                                                                                      G * ...My reply wasn't to your message...it was to &quot;dot com&quot;'s.                                                        Yo, sTyLeZ, Sorry (more)                                                                                                      
 a tutorial                                                                                                                     T.E.K.H.E.D in need of Help.                                                                                                  ? * Can't unless you write your own font routines for a gfx mode.                                                               ) * can't underline, italic, etc either :-(                                                                                      Moving a circle                                                                                                                Yes you make sense...                                                                                                          HELP1                                                                                                                         E * Don't be annoying. You already asked this below and got a response.                                                          please, anyone, help me!                                                                                                      R * You won't get any help on homework unless you show us how you've tried to do it.                                             ok                                                                                                                             Untitled                                                                                                                      5 here is the proof that I am trying to do the homework                                                                         * Um...don't need so many OPEN statements...                                                                                    ) Damn... talk about deja-vu. Anyways......                                                                                     
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 *A few things                                                                                                                 ? *There is text in the last post, the asterix was an accident :(                                                               	 1,2 and C                                                                                                                      *Thank you, that was great :)                                                                                                 B &quot;Is there an easier way of doing it?&quot; Yes, I think so...                                                             TIMER accuracy                                                                                                                G *Accurate to about 1/18th of a second, -the span between TIMER updates.                                                       0 in case you are wondering, it is closer to 18.2:                                                                               * Thanks                                                                                                                        QBASIC 7.1 FULL VERSION DOWNLOAD                                                                                               * You rock, man!!                                                                                                              *Wasn't 4.5 the final?                                                                                                        0 * There is QBX (QuickBASIC eXtended), aka QB 7.1                                                                              = Question about 3d graphics in QB (university educated please)                                                                  help part II                                                                                                                  
 Use quotes                                                                                                                     Also                                                                                                                          " what's with the single percision??                                                                                             PLINE                                                                                                                         8 * What is (float) ??? It never gets assigned any values.                                                                      . *Whatever it is, it looks like it cancels out.                                                                                @ But if it's not assigned any values, the default is usually 0...                                                               help                                                                                                                           Here                                                                                                                           blah, I prefer to use arrays...                                                                                               
 Loading QB                                                                                                                     Switches                                                                                                                      
 Help with I/O                                                                                                                 - Need file QBX.EXE , just got qb7.1 and (more)                                                                                 C * Did you check the \BIN directory. That's where the EXE should be.                                                           A * I dont have a \BIN dir !!!! can some one just send me the file?                                                               You should have a BIN and a BINB                                                                                              / Look, can somebody just send me the file (more)                                                                               / Look, can somebody just send me the file (more)                                                                               + Did you install from DOS or Windows(no txt)                                                                                   ( * Grr. just send me the file!!!!!!!!!!!!                                                                                       Bouncing Balls                                                                                                                 Here                                                                                                                          8 * and LET, LINE (line to erase the ball..never use CLS!)                                                                       QBasic E-group                                                                                                                 NETSTAT                                                                                                                       M * HOLY ****, YOU DID THAT IN QBASIC? YOU'RE THE BEST PROGRAMMER IN THE WORLD!                                                 0 * I'll be amazed when you say something HELPFUL.                                                                               Affiliates Wanted                                                                                                              Excuse the double post........                                                                                                @ I don't have EMail on this comp, but my site is www.apps4u.com.*                                                               Affiliates Wanted.                                                                                                             Random Sentences                                                                                                               A Hint                                                                                                                         *Neat!                                                                                                                         I goofed                                                                                                                       *It won't let me loop how do i?                                                                                               6 * How are you guys finding IP addresses in this forum?                                                                        V *Maybe from the thing at the bottom of the message that says From IP adress! hahahhaha                                        V *Maybe from the thing at the bottom of the message that says From IP adress! hahahhaha                                         A good question...                                                                                                             *Test                                                                                                                          Well, mine matches                                                                                                             Mac:                                                                                                                          , Here is what I see when I read your message:                                                                                  9 * The IPs look like that only when you view all messages.                                                                      * Aha!  Mystery solved!                                                                                                       5 *Well now, don't I just feel dumb... thanx, Stylez!!!                                                                         1 And my home ip address looks correct now, too : )                                                                              Ad for my website                                                                                                              um...                                                                                                                         ( Not too good with any HTML or META tags.                                                                                       anyways,                                                                                                                       I FEEL EVIL RIGHT NOW!!!                                                                                                       no...                                                                                                                          Why not?                                                                                                                       nono                                                                                                                           I mess with my own files first!                                                                                               # mm....a program...nothing lethal...                                                                                            i have things that are worse!                                                                                                 & OMG you invinted the LOOP!! Actually..                                                                                         Without windows version!                                                                                                      A * It's too bad most people have QB or nothing at all, not QBASIC.                                                             > *Is that what you guys call assembly that used to restart cpu?                                                                * * no, just sends data to I/O ports, right?                                                                                    < HELP!!! Anyone interested in helping a lady write a program?                                                                   ...                                                                                                                           R * why the hell are you doing her homework?...trying to &quot;get a girl&quot;? :-)                                            V * No. I wasn't thinking, I just woke up when I did that. Besides, I have a girlfriend.                                         *LOL                                                                                                                           Open                                                                                                                           Ok, but I'm not a guru                                                                                                         oh, I made a t ypo                                                                                                             Yes...                                                                                                                        
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 BasicWORLD                                                                                                                    
 Problem...                                                                                                                     2 Questions for you guys:                                                                                                     ( Have you looked in qbasic's online help?                                                                                       Answers                                                                                                                       ' *Awh, clear answers...thanks much guys!                                                                                        Circle help needed.                                                                                                             This is the essential formula...                                                                                              A *You don't need the ()'s around n (was part of a larger program).                                                             ) * Why do we always post at the same time?                                                                                     _ * You only need to hit respond once. Even if you get some kind of error page, it usually posts.                               ) * Why do we always post at the same time?                                                                                     ) * Why do we always post at the same time?                                                                                     5 *In this case it worked out!  Two valid solutions :-)                                                                         - you've probably already figured this, but....                                                                                 A A simple question... I guess (probably already discussed here...)                                                              play with   INP(96)   *                                                                                                       & Yeah, I have seen that answered before                                                                                         Oh, and you'll need this too                                                                                                   The only problem...                                                                                                            Hmm... well maybe you could                                                                                                    Thanks to all who replied *                                                                                                   - * Which microcontrollers can interpret BASIC?                                                                                  pixel detection                                                                                                               > * on or off?? Anyway, PRINT POINT(x, y) will return the color.                                                                 IF POINT(X%, Y%) THEN...                                                                                                       * IF POINT(X%, Y%) THEN...                                                                                                     Thanks                                                                                                                         Beware!                                                                                                                        I need help                                                                                                                    SLEEP                                                                                                                          I s'pose I can answer you....                                                                                                  Untitled                                                                                                                      Q * No, it's not good for anything. It is bad practice to even think of using that.                                              QbInquirer is HERE!!!                                                                                                         - *YAAAAY!!! ..... everyone go there NOW!!  : )                                                                                 3 * does everyone else think those articles are crap?                                                                            *it's called 'humor'...  : )                                                                                                  > * No, Alipha had it right the first time...it's called crap...                                                                P your name 2. ppl are talking in chat room so come back. try restarting your comp                                              J Don't be frickin' leavin' messages here to people you meet in the chat....                                                     SKEET!! SKEET!! SKEET!!                                                                                                       	 Iterative                                                                                                                     	 Iterative                                                                                                                     3 *ln(x) = natural log of x = logarithm (base e) of x                                                                            what 'e' is...                                                                                                                 Write to lotsa different files                                                                                                7 tomfil_02 exceeds 8 characters. Use smaller file names.                                                                        You were right!                                                                                                               - Or, if you want to *really* impress people...                                                                                 ( that's a good idea! :-) I just made one:                                                                                      N * That's a simpler way of handling it... assembly probably works better though                                                L * ya, it's pretty slow, though I don't know enough asm to do it in there :-(                                                  
 Error Message                                                                                                                 = It means that you have a duplicate definition (no wise crack)                                                                 D * posting your code will help (post all of it plz in this situation)                                                          7 *Could also mean you have two lines with the same label                                                                       9 * No, the message for that is &quot;Duplicate Label&quot;                                                                      Duplicate definition...                                                                                                       : More VB/QBasic Help(This could probably be answered in QB)                                                                    
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 mmm...try:                                                                                                                    D *THANK YOU! IT WORKED! i wonder why i didn't notice that problem....                                                          
 buffering?                                                                                                                    " I hope you know what you are doing                                                                                             Untitled                                                                                                                       I would do it using assembly...                                                                                               % HELP -- printing largest number input                                                                                         1 HELP -- printing largest number input -- RESPONSE                                                                              misuse of the &gt;= operator...                                                                                               
 get.key% func                                                                                                                 # *this is a Qb forum and not a C one                                                                                           3 .....And the question being asked **IS NOT** C.....                                                                            Using &quot;FILES&quot; Command                                                                                                ya can't (more)                                                                                                                maybe through shell commands                                                                                                  d how would you when you pull down a menu or draw a dialog box when the user close it how would you ma                           ????????????????                                                                                                               sorry here you go                                                                                                              Example.....                                                                                                                  , for those screen modes w/o page flipping....                                                                                  I how can you unassemble a exe file and output the assembler code to a file                                                      You would need.....                                                                                                           @ all i want is the asm code and i want to save the code to a file                                                              ( i dont use dos debug, so i wouldn't know                                                                                      + Here's how much good that's going to do you                                                                                    According to my results...                                                                                                     Congratulations! ...however...                                                                                                # when you find out, can you tell me?                                                                                             I may have an answer for that...                                                                                              ! Anybody know about BUSINESS BASIC                                                                                              *Businesses tend to use COBOL                                                                                                 6 *What is the QB command for listing files in a folder?                                                                         Untitled                                                                                                                      * most likely, that won't be very helpful...                                                                                    3 * how i get qbasic to compile my os as command.com?                                                                           & at the compile dialog type command.com                                                                                         NO!                                                                                                                            Deleting Again                                                                                                                 Try...                                                                                                                        	 OR!!!!!!!                                                                                                                     	 Yo stylez                                                                                                                     ? * So that is what foobar means ... I still like FUBAR better :P                                                               5 *FUBAR = &quot;Fouled&quot; Up Beyond All Recognition                                                                         $ Yes...I know what it means... (more)                                                                                          : *Also: SNAFU = Situation Normal, All &quot;Fouled&quot; Up                                                                    2 * SNAFU is cool to. Personally, I like DILLIGAF :)                                                                              *Ok, I'll bite. WTF is DILLIGAF?                                                                                              	 YPHTMTOYH                                                                                                                     A * Do I Look Like I Give A PHuck. Replace the PH as you see fit ;)                                                             d * Er, replace the period with a question. You can also use &quot;Does It&quot; instead of &quot;Do I                          % Getting the width of a character box?                                                                                         ( every screen mode but 3 has a width of 8                                                                                      0 and screen 0, but you cant do anything with that                                                                              @ * true, I guess I can take the risk... 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 * bubbles?                                                                                                                     Placing                                                                                                                       
 Like this?                                                                                                                    	 Stylez...                                                                                                                      Yeah                                                                                                                          # Please don't flame me for this, but                                                                                            No, not a butthead                                                                                                            Z * Nah, I'm not gonna flame you, you're right. But I'm not a robot, I get lazy sometimes :P                                     hey look cool trick                                                                                                           H * We don't care about Excel. If you haven't noticed, this is a QB forum.                                                      ' * a list of the developer's names. wow.                                                                                        i remember that...                                                                                                            F *Just got done teaching Excel class...I could have used that Trick! :)                                                          Attention All Qbasic Developers.                                                                                               *u neglected 2 give us the url                                                                                                + GAH! You're right! How could i forget that!                                                                                    * FAQ05 :P........heheh                                                                                                       , Speaking of which, I updated the FAQ page...                                                                                   animation with polygons                                                                                                        Try...                                                                                                                         Thanks, but                                                                                                                   C does anyone know where I can find printer color commands for qbasic                                                           M * Since DOS cannot print color (that I know of), QB inherently cannot either.                                                 A *uhh... the printer is responsible for the color, not DOS...  ; )                                                             d * I guess. But just as importantly, the DOS drivers for the printer must know how to access the colo                           *so make yer own driver...  ; )                                                                                                PRINTING IN COLOR                                                                                                              hp deskjet 660 C                                                                                                              A Well... I don't like how people use PUT wrong in file management.                                                             : * um...yes..thank you for your contribution to this forum.                                                                    W * What the $#%# does your example have to do with your title? Nothing that I can see...                                       . Code indentation problem imposed by this forum                                                                                
 may I suggest                                                                                                                 Q Mag... duh!!!  I already have an account there... why didn't EYE think of that???                                              Oh, YOU wrote that?                                                                                                           . Well, I never distributed the source before...                                                                                 I pulled it off the board here                                                                                                 Well,                                                                                                                          Found it                                                                                                                      ? I think that's my home ip address, the last node changes a lot.                                                                wow...                                                                                                                         Sure thang!                                                                                                                   
 Small Problem                                                                                                                  ??                                                                                                                             Instead                                                                                                                        Downloading can't be found                                                                                                    5 * http://members.nbci.com/_XMCM/qb_best/compilers.htm                                                                         ) HELP ME MAKE A LOOP THAT WORKS...........                                                                                      Here, is this what you want?                                                                                                   thanks                                                                                                                        F *Look in Help file. i think theres a 1line command to do what you want                                                        
 done that!                                                                                                                    1 * I have one suggestion...TURN THE CAPS LOCK OFF.                                                                              I know where u can                                                                                                            B * All QBASIC/QB **IDE's**. QBASIC 1.0 is NOT a compiler, only 4.5+                                                             qbasic conversion                                                                                                              Pascal VS  Qbasic 4.5                                                                                                         d * Depends on what you're doing, but probably Pascal, especially if it can use assembly extensions li                           Pascal's Triangle                                                                                                              why don't you tell us?                                                                                                        % &lt;blink&gt;FLICKER!!!&lt;/blink&gt;                                                                                          Well...                                                                                                                       	 thanks...                                                                                                                      Where is 3D tutorial?                                                                                                          * http://neozones.tekscode.com                                                                                                 Speed??                                                                                                                        Screen 12 is 640 * 480                                                                                                         Try this...                                                                                                                   1 Sure. TRY THIS ----------------------------------                                                                             $ where can i find a good c++ tutorial                                                                                          \ * Use a search engine; they're all over. Also use an asterisk when your message has no text.                                   Hangman experts...PLEASE HELP!                                                                                                 Okay...                                                                                                                        Program                                                                                                                       # Not sure about your problem, but...                                                                                            His way is somewhat better ...                                                                                                2 *Change (1/4f) to (f * .25).  That will help alot.                                                                             ...one thing to try...                                                                                                         * ignore                                                                                                                      J * Ok, we will follow your orders and ignore all of your posts from now on.                                                     Role Playing Games Help                                                                                                       R * Find one of the billions of RPG Maker sites, they have tilesets in various sizes                                             Try my tiles...                                                                                                                where can i get qbasic                                                                                                        # * www.neobasic.com or www.jnc91.com                                                                                           " I need help on video store program                                                                                            = * http://www.fortunecity.com/skyscraper/quantum/188/page3.htm                                                                 . Doing Something While Something Is Happening??                                                                                 Dream On                                                                                                                      L * Learn Java and use Threads (or as Mac said, VB &amp; Timers). Otherwise...                                                  % EASY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!                                                                                         ' This is about as close as you'll get...                                                                                        VB question.                                                                                                                   * http://forums.vb-world.net/                                                                                                  vb and games..                                                                                                                ( * You mean programmersheaven.com ,right?                                                                                       Thanks, but                                                                                                                   > *My site changed (again) to gbqb.cjb.net (no popups this time)                                                                 Help with game                                                                                                                 Found it....                                                                                                                  9 * Is there a &quot;IF X$ DOESN'T = A$ GOTO&quot; command?                                                                     & * IF X$ &lt;&gt; A$ THEN GOTO whatever                                                                                        F * IF NOT(X$ = A$) THEN GOTO whatever 'this is not normal, the other is                                                         please help                                                                                                                    Prime Numbers?                                                                                                                 *never mind                                                                                                                    A number is prime if...                                                                                                        Here                                                                                                                           Faster Version                                                                                                                 Try this out for speed...                                                                                                     C * Also, that second one doesn't work...it prints all the numbers...                                                           , A !very! slight improvement on stylez's code                                                                                   not qb related...                                                                                                             7 * but I was framed! anyone can tell you I only use AIM!                                                                        Help with my game?                                                                                                             Easy...                                                                                                                        common mistake..                                                                                                               Another possibility...                                                                                                         More help.... (read)                                                                                                          : *Anyone know what happened to Validor, Zip, and RampageAI?                                                                    J *Oops, Zip is still here(sorry!).  But what about Validor &amp; RampageAI?                                                    $ *you're sorry that i'm still here..?                                                                                          ! * Who isn't? :P.....just kidding.                                                                                             	 *WAAAAH!!                                                                                                                      *******SPRITE MOVEMENT*******                                                                                                 , you can use XOR, PSET, or AND.........(more)                                                                                  > What About Putting the sprite in an array and use get and put?                                                                - *PUTting an array has the same issues as PSET                                                                                  My method(With some help)                                                                                                      True BASIC Lottery Program                                                                                                    
 Some Ideas...                                                                                                                 	 How is...                                                                                                                      hmmm...                                                                                                                        LET...to one his own...                                                                                                       4 Constant Speed on any computer (except slow ones...)                                                                           Um....                                                                                                                         Whoops.                                                                                                                       7 * 3. As does the far more efficient code that I put up.                                                                       	 How do I?                                                                                                                     9 Last I checked, you can only have integer line numbers...                                                                      rudesj@yahoo.com                                                                                                              7 * darn, email address in wrong spot. title = actualy...                                                                        Hm...                                                                                                                          int(choice)????                                                                                                               H * Rounds to the next Integer value that is less than or equal to choice.                                                      Y * So for positive numbers it truncates, negative numbers it will truncate and subtract 1.                                     
 That is weird                                                                                                                  The Best Way to Save/Read Data!                                                                                               Q * um..ya..ok...I could argue with your opinion that it's &quot;the best way&quot;                                             d *There's another way to make small files.  It's called &quot;USE THE BIOS AND INTERRUPTS TO ALLOCATE                          0 *SPACE IN HEAP MEMORY, COMPRESS, AND SAVE!&quot;                                                                               Uhhhhhhhhhhhhh..........No.....                                                                                                yea...                                                                                                                         It does work... try it!                                                                                                       ? *My qb site has moved to www.gbQbasic.tsx.org (its updated too)                                                                Untitled                                                                                                                        Need help with I/O without array                                                                                              ' I/O without array - school exercice (?)                                                                                        WHAT!!!!                                                                                                                       Untitled                                                                                                                       Neozones has returned                                                                                                          *    &gt;: )                                                                                                                   QB String space                                                                                                               % * You mean you wrote a shell, not OS.                                                                                         B *Whay not just launch the REAL Excel/Access from within your prog?                                                             easy, but...                                                                                                                   help!!!!!!!!!!!!!                                                                                                             $ For starters, it's  /L *not*  \L ...                                                                                           YA I KNOW THAT BUT                                                                                                             A Faster Pset?                                                                                                                - *Depends.  Do you know how to use interrupts?                                                                                  actualy NOT.                                                                                                                   Quicker than Pset?                                                                                                             ASIC 5.00 code anyone?                                                                                                         Timer Statement                                                                                                                Ok....                                                                                                                         What does INKEY$ &lt;&gt; do?                                                                                                 = Assuming you looked in the QB Help/Index and were confused...                                                                 R UNTIL INKEY$ &lt;&gt; &quot;&quot; means UNTIL INKEY$ is NOT equal to &quot;&quot;                                             An open challenge                                                                                                              An idea for ya yet!                                                                                                           * *Yeah, that's exactly what I've been doing                                                                                     Fuzzy logic?                                                                                                                   uh...                                                                                                                         & hey, BSAVE/LOAD and String question...                                                                                        ' a little bit of info to get you started                                                                                        Help about QBasic; please come!                                                                                               8 * sigh...www.jnc91.com or www.apps4u.com; get QBasic 4.5                                                                      < * Hmmm...? I thought we weren't supposed to help them cheat?                                                                  ! * Nevermind...I misread the post.                                                                                              Compiling qbasic                                                                                                               Compiling qbasic                                                                                                               paging a report                                                                                                               O * Post your code by opening it in Notepad (make sure it is saved as Text/ASCII)                                                input past end                                                                                                                 Drawing                                                                                                                         * Does this fall under homework?                                                                                                * can we see what YOU have done?                                                                                              I *Im a 8th Grader My Homework Doesnt Consist Of Making Nonsense Programs!!                                                      Is this what you mean?                                                                                                        	 downloads                                                                                                                     B * Because this site blows goats and hasn't been updated for years.                                                             thanks                                                                                                                         Press any key to continue?                                                                                                     Three ways (read)                                                                                                              * thanks                                                                                                                       Correction to second method                                                                                                    Is this like that?                                                                                                            % * Yep... same effect, different code.                                                                                          Although...                                                                                                                    Ahh, I see what you mean                                                                                                       qbasic stack                                                                                                                  ) that could only be done with assembly....                                                                                      ..PUSH and POP, good luck...                                                                                                  9 I'm curious why you would want to do something like that.                                                                     . * it would be helpful for program optimization                                                                                 * Ummmmm.............No.                                                                                                      ' Randon number generator &gt; 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 1, 3, 4, 6                                                                                                                     2                                                                                                                             d *The text below the the &quot;Print Screen&quot; key reads &quot;SysRq&quot; and means System Reques                          : *Well I found max title size.  But what app honors SysReq?                                                                    
 Answers...                                                                                                                    4 I NEED HELP TO UNDERSTAND BECAUSE I AM ONLY THIRTEEN                                                                           first off...what do you know?                                                                                                 % * who else finds this post hilarious?                                                                                         0 *It was funny, but Aliph's response was helpful                                                                               *Me.                                                                                                                          " REALbasic is too damn expensive...                                                                                            $ I think DARKBASIC is cross-platform.                                                                                           GUI with an inexpensive Basic                                                                                                  Mouse question                                                                                                                 couple options...                                                                                                              Cursor                                                                                                                        # the only thing I can think of is...                                                                                            This is my ONLY time                                                                                                          
 Layout sux                                                                                                                    ? *Why didnt you like the layout? Was the backround too dizzying?                                                                Layout is...                                                                                                                   call absolute,interupt etc.                                                                                                   - * easy load qb with /lqb command. eg: qb/lqb.                                                                                 @ I asked this question a while ago, but never really got any help                                                               Here...                                                                                                                       4 This... http://www.qbasic.com/files/quest.zip and...                                                                          = So, now you have a &quot;MAP&quot; idea to Follow!... Then...                                                                 @ If you type Descriptions for all the rooms, then you have it!...                                                              , Note on your manner of checking for exits...                                                                                   It worked, but....                                                                                                             Help with loading code...                                                                                                     * * We need to see how you set up your file.                                                                                     Saving Code:                                                                                                                   Ok...                                                                                                                         8 *What is the default screen setting when running a prog?                                                                       that's weird                                                                                                                   * SCREEN 0 is default                                                                                                          QBasic Default Colors                                                                                                          PTHHHHHHHHH!                                                                                                                  > *Pssstttt...  Check sTyLeZ's Message about 5 down from here...                                                                	 Free Game                                                                                                                     D *How 'bout just POST it here, if we like it, we try it...  If not...                                                           .exe?                                                                                                                          *Go to Run -&gt; Make EXE File                                                                                                 no Make EXE in run menu?                                                                                                      , * www.neobasic.com or www.jnc91.com , QB 4.5                                                                                   Weird                                                                                                                         F *Signature... Advertise your site, get flamed, Sign your site is OK...                                                        V *What the hell is that retarded Video Poker, and why do you keep advertising it!?!?!?!                                        D *Hey, that's a nice little work of coding!  You do something better?                                                           It's called a signature....                                                                                                   W * And I resent you calling it retarded. Like Stephen said, I suppose you can do better?                                        i can help you                                                                                                                 * YOU ARE A FUCKING FAG                                                                                                        Please read                                                                                                                    WELL SO R U                                                                                                                   $ cool web site www.here100.50megs.com                                                                                          > * dudes! Time to fight spam with spam! He left his email addy!                                                                $ cool web site www.here100.50megs.com                                                                                           Saving High Scores                                                                                                             simple file operations.....                                                                                                   - program to evalute a arithmatic expression...                                                                                 A *whee, now I can cheat in math class with my programmable calc :P                                                              hmf!                                                                                                                          1 * How would you do square roots with your program                                                                             M * Raise a number to the 1/2 power. 16 ^ (1/2) = 4 ... 36 ^ (1/2) = 6 ... etc.                                                 ) * Can anyone tell me what the ^ is doing?                                                                                      * Exponent notation. 4^2 = 4                                                                                                 + http://qbcity.homestead.com/qbcityhome.html                                                                                    *your mother wears army boots                                                                                                  FAQ05                                                                                                                          Printing QBASIC Help File                                                                                                     E *Good Luck. I've been working on this off and on and getting nowhere.                                                          You can do it... (read)                                                                                                        Too painful (more)                                                                                                             What's up with Me?                                                                                                             WHAT?!                                                                                                                        * *WinME has DOS, just not in protected mode                                                                                     cool                                                                                                                           (read)                                                                                                                         WinXP...                                                                                                                      ? * win 2k kick's but, way better then 98/95. win me suxxxxxxxxs!                                                                Stylez, new FAQ suggestion                                                                                                     (Q)basic in linux...                                                                                                          ; * It helps if you provide ANSWERS with your FAQ suggestion.                                                                   ) *shrug* direct 'em to any good BASIC page                                                                                      :(  I need help...                                                                                                            N * First off, that's not rounding. Second, the command is FIX, FIX(3.7899) = 3.                                                 Use CINT(number)                                                                                                              U * He didn't want to round evenly, cause 3.7899 doesn't round to 3. And INT rounds up.                                          INT doesn't round up                                                                                                           INT doesn't truncate either...                                                                                                1 That's truncating.  Here's how you'd do it in C++                                                                              randon number generator                                                                                                       M * what exactly are you trying to do? RND(TIMER) is fine for most applications                                                  randon numbers generator                                                                                                      , What is the best and latest version of QMidi                                                                                   * check the QMidi web page                                                                                                    $ cool web site www.here100.50megs.com                                                                                          2 *http://home.earthlink.net/~stylez82/faq.html#FAQ5                                                                             I tried that program...                                                                                                       $ cool web site www.here100.50megs.com                                                                                          2 *http://home.earthlink.net/~stylez82/faq.html#FAQ5                                                                            6 Need to convert a QBasic file to a working Matlab file                                                                         * Why don't you write one?                                                                                                     Untitled                                                                                                                      ; *How do i get rid of flicker without using DATA or PUT/GET?                                                                   / * Don't use CLS...Only update what you need to.                                                                               ( *How do i get rid of the old stuff then?                                                                                      5 Depends on how you're doing stuff, but essentially...                                                                          Please help... cant find bug                                                                                                   Ahh...common mistake...                                                                                                        completely text RPG                                                                                                           7 * Define RPG. Most text games are closer to adventures.                                                                        RPG... Adventure...                                                                                                           < * There are several on http://www.qbasic.com/c8.shtml, then.                                                                  8 *It's TEXT RPG.?.  http://www.qbasic.com/files/quest.zip                                                                       variables = numerous things                                                                                                   1 Either use an array or loosly check the 'exit'...                                                                              Example                                                                                                                        *No                                                                                                                           P * Nope...explain further what you're trying to accomplish and maybe we can help.                                               Almost... (read)                                                                                                               About Screensavers...                                                                                                         H * That's nice...but...HOW do you compile to SCR instead of EXE using QB?                                                      9 *Ahhhh, I C what U mean. COPY yourstuff.exe yourstuff.scr                                                                     J * RUN &gt; Make EXE File... &quot;Test.scr&quot;... It's not that hard ;o)                                                     OK, now....                                                                                                                   d *You don't, as it is a DOS screensaver, and Win32 will give a 'Cannot find file' error when you doub                          B *Oh, and my clock's Second had erases &quot;minute indicator&quot;                                                            @ *opps, and it needs numbers on it...  And I'll share the profit?                                                                Can someone fix my Analog Clock?                                                                                              I * that's still a digital clock, seeing as it's being run on a digital CPU                                                     R * Mmmmm....but aren't the electrical signals that get sent through the CPU analog?                                            ! Actually, no. They are digital...                                                                                             5 Wondering about some people that used to come here...                                                                          funny chars?  Like this?                                                                                                       *thanks!                                                                                                                       *But what about those people?                                                                                                 5 * how need's a character map, just use alt + Keycode!                                                                          *Who                                                                                                                           ...                                                                                                                            it does speed things up...                                                                                                    V * I know a few that I like to use, too...but memorizing the whole thing is just queer.                                         I was wondering that my self...                                                                                               
 GreenMan here                                                                                                                  WTF?!                                                                                                                          OK, Duke...                                                                                                                    I don't get it...                                                                                                              OK, Duke...                                                                                                                    * Knoiwledge...?                                                                                                              6 * Wow, you found a typographical error...good for you.                                                                         I'm back...                                                                                                                   O * That's great...make Crossleo look like a bigger dumbass than he already is...                                               0 Try Nebula Software's Analog Clock 2.0 for free!                                                                               *HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA                                                                                                             N * Makes me feel better to know I wasn't the only one to find that hilarious...                                                H * anyone who pays for QBASIC software deserves to get their money stolen                                                       FAQ 05                                                                                                                        & *hahaha dont quit your day job..!!!!!*                                                                                        . * not like we could not program one ourselves!                                                                                 Untitled                                                                                                                      : *I have the source code to Analog Clock if you want it :-p                                                                    S im not going to make a fool out of my self by doing something as pointless as that!                                            Circle command?!                                                                                                               yes it does take a lot more                                                                                                    Floppies                                                                                                                       * either 2HD or bullshit?                                                                                                      Help!!!                                                                                                                       0 Christ..haven't you asked enough questions yet??                                                                               1 &amp; 3...                                                                                                                   some answers...                                                                                                               = i would apreciate if something would tell me what Turbo vison                                                                  * it's a type of monitor                                                                                                      . &quot;Orphan&quot; pixels are driving me crazy                                                                                ? Nice code... Interesting, except sounds are &quot;uggg&quot;...                                                                Oh yeah sorry about the sounds                                                                                                 Arrowkeys!!!                                                                                                                  D * Explain what you mean...The keys don't create fluent motion? What?                                                          $ How to make &quot; keywording &quot;                                                                                          ( * ever heard of  &quot;explaining&quot;?                                                                                       help                                                                                                                          - * Ummmm........how about being more specific?                                                                                 % Try www.qbasic.com under files banner                                                                                         E How do I make a program pause for 30 seconds before running it again?                                                          Here....                                                                                                                       * sTyLeZ, make this a FAQ?                                                                                                     Sure...                                                                                                                       $ cool web site www.here100.50megs.com                                                                                          3 * http://home.earthlink.net/~stylez82/faq.html#FAQ5                                                                           $ cool web site www.here100.50megs.com                                                                                           Printing the leading zeroes                                                                                                    My hokey way...                                                                                                                * Good a way as any                                                                                                           & * try PRINT &quot;000000&quot;+number%                                                                                        
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 Formatting                                                                                                                     aaa...                                                                                                                         Kill?                                                                                                                           * its int 13 sub func something!                                                                                              > * we are peaceful, nondestructive people (at least most of us)                                                                 hey everybody, read this please                                                                                               7 * we knew that all ready! If we want to we will use it.                                                                        Hmm                                                                                                                           ? VeT, you misunderstand.  The url deefmaster gave is THIS forum.                                                                Untitled                                                                                                                       cell, cut the crap...                                                                                                          where can I get it?                                                                                                           ! * www.jnc91.com or www.apps4u.com                                                                                              *                                                                                                                              Damn you Cell!!                                                                                                               D * Which is why I love Cell. Cell, why didn't you call me last night?                                                          " *What was his Email address again?                                                                                             heh..                                                                                                                         > * Use QB4.5, not 7.1 :-) * Download it here: www.qsoft.nl.nu *                                                                 modem?  Can I use the modem?                                                                                                   look for...                                                                                                                   ' * or goto http://www.basicguru.com/abc/                                                                                        call absolute + the mouse                                                                                                     1 http://home.earthlink.net/~stylez82/faq.html#FAQ3                                                                             ) Hello Look At    WWW.ZEROVISION.SUBNET.DK                                                                                     1 http://home.earthlink.net/~stylez82/faq.html#FAQ5                                                                             4 *don't you think it would be easier just to post it?                                                                          B Easier for him to read, yes. Easier for me to post, no. Besides...                                                            J * What the hell is &quot;Now the world is gone, I'm just one...&quot; ????                                                     metallica - one                                                                                                               Q *AKA &quot;A signature&quot;.  Something you put at the end of all your messages.                                             # QBasic in Windows 2000 Professional                                                                                            well 1st it depends on...                                                                                                      not quite related but . . .                                                                                                    Well                                                                                                                          < *I thought Win2k would not allow DOS programs to run at all?                                                                  P * to get the mouse to work run mouse.com or install your mouse drivers for (DOS)                                               QB QB QB QB QB GAMES                                                                                                           this is better                                                                                                                1 How about a QB game that looks exactly like GTA2?                                                                              QB QB QB QB QB GAMES                                                                                                           Untitled                                                                                                                      * ..it is possible, if you are determined...                                                                                    . A couple of shortcut keys I just descovered...                                                                                 Incidentally...                                                                                                                And...                                                                                                                         * It doesn't work in QB1.0                                                                                                    / * in some cases it does not work in qb4.5! ODD!                                                                                *QB 1.1 doesnt have undo                                                                                                       Make a Timer                                                                                                                   Here                                                                                                                           or I perffer...                                                                                                                The easy way...                                                                                                               ; John &amp; Will Please explain why your methods are better.                                                                    ..I don't get that either...                                                                                                  ; * my code is more accurate! U dont need both subs. choose 1                                                                    TYPE...                                                                                                                       
 like so...                                                                                                                    
 Thanx, but...                                                                                                                 # Types cannot have member methods...                                                                                            or just pass in the darn array.                                                                                                Respond To Type                                                                                                               ? * Instead of the 4 LINEs... LINE (x,y)-(x2,y2),C,B 'Makes a box                                                               - * *sigh* that's one of the advantages of OOP.                                                                                  Compiler for QB 1.1?                                                                                                          : there is no compiler for qbasic 1.0 :(, but you can use...                                                                    L *You mean that I can't make the progs I programmed in qb 1.0 int exe. files?                                                  - I work and compile with Qbasic 1 sometimes...                                                                                  but if you use a compiler...                                                                                                   Do you really need to compile?                                                                                                & Any new games in the past month or so?                                                                                        ( How can you round money in a QB program?                                                                                      3 here you go, the code should be self explanitory...                                                                            printing cents                                                                                                                 The problem with PRINT USING...                                                                                               2 Interesting problem.  More specifications, please.                                                                             New Zealand Currency                                                                                                          < OK - I think I got it.  Here is the answer to your question.                                                                   Help!!!                                                                                                                       
 answers...                                                                                                                     How can you . . .                                                                                                             " Use a file processing algorithm...                                                                                             Here                                                                                                                           massage                                                                                                                        thanks[no text]                                                                                                                Fatal Error L1089                                                                                                             & It's not a QuickBASIC resource file...                                                                                        $ No...   The QBlnk.TMP file is for...                                                                                            You're right, -strange though...                                                                                               Parsing a HEX string                                                                                                           Close, here's how                                                                                                              Hey thanks!                                                                                                                   ; Good Trick!  Here is a way to get 26 values relatively easy                                                                    Side note...                                                                                                                   This is important                                                                                                             5 * Hm...I dunno...maybe programmers are just stupid ;)                                                                         F Does some one wants to join Zero Vision Grafix and QB programmer Group                                                          Help The New Newbie agen ( LAN )                                                                                              ) Vaer saa venlig at ikke bruge lange navne                                                                                      NEED HELP !!!!!!!                                                                                                              here...                                                                                                                        Menu                                                                                                                          , A Newbie program wont vork for the newbie!!!                                                                                   saving comma's                                                                                                                 Untitled                                                                                                                       A much better way is...                                                                                                        Verification.......                                                                                                            try the pound sign?                                                                                                            Untitled                                                                                                                      & *Whoops, messed that one up good......                                                                                         *how about the $ sign?                                                                                                        	 Input ver                                                                                                                      Yes, he's right...                                                                                                            
 Eaten ball                                                                                                                     Oy!!!                                                                                                                           Why are people so mad at Alphia?                                                                                               Not people...person...                                                                                                        % If you ARE going to bring age into it                                                                                         ; * Oh yeah, forgot about his bday a little while ago. 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Give the guy a break, you can be a real asshole sometimes.                                                 Hey Frank...                                                                                                                   FAQ List...                                                                                                                    Done and done...                                                                                                              = *Thanks sTyLeZ!  Now I don't have to code it into Notepad ;-)                                                                 2 how to show error message when a file is not found                                                                            ) There is almost ALWAYS a way &lt;g&gt;...                                                                                     K *When you separate two lines with a colon, do they happen at the same time?                                                   3 No. Using the colon is just an aesthetic option....                                                                            It can make a difference...                                                                                                   ' Thankyouthankyouthankyouthankyou (read)                                                                                        You can....                                                                                                                    Yea, but...                                                                                                                    The Style-man's right, ...                                                                                                    & By the way, if anyone was wondering...                                                                                         *You picked a good one  :-)                                                                                                    *Oh! If only!!                                                                                                                 movement                                                                                                                       FAQ10!                                                                                                                        L *Thats nice, alipha, make the newbies feel stupid...all this FAQ/MHQ shit...                                                  ; mm....are you having fun targeting all these insults at me?                                                                    Yeah...                                                                                                                       G *I like the FAQ system, 64.24.224.48.  Please put me on your bash list.                                                       
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 alright...                                                                                                                     * What about the .obj files?                                                                                                  # Joshua, (Hope you don't mind...???)                                                                                            *thanks                                                                                                                        ICQ.....                                                                                                                       * Sucks.                                                                                                                      S *Me ICQ # B 34239472.  It works Good, I have the old version still! (No Xtra Crap!)                                            Palette Command                                                                                                               " *no, not with the PALETTE command.                                                                                             * then with what??                                                                                                            ) Here's what I think you wanted to know...                                                                                      Haywire, Hypno                                                                                                                 *FAQ Somthing or other                                                                                                         FAQ11..                                                                                                                        probability program                                                                                                           c *FAQ # whatever... are we supposed to guess what your code looks like?  Post it here so we can help                            Yeah                                                                                                                          
 Here it is                                                                                                                    > Wupps! This will teach me to post code without testing! Sorry.                                                                ( Hamilton, hope you have'nt lost interest                                                                                      [ I was told quite a while back that using a * or some other indication to signify no text...                                   , Aliph, from the QuickBasic 4.5 help system,                                                                                  ; Wich version of QuickBASIC are legal to dowload...(Read on)                                                                   
 Who cares?                                                                                                                    d Yes, why don't we do anything we want as long as we won't get sued.  Thats what makes society go aro                          . *Just when the Subject/Author ratio was OK....                                                                                 WHO HAVE SOME TOOLS FOR ME ?                                                                                                   &quot;Array not defined&quot;                                                                                                  well...                                                                                                                        Okay, here is the source...                                                                                                   3 problem solved... A word of caution about DEFINT...                                                                           3 * I had no idea DEFINT could do that! Thanks a lot!                                                                           $ I would even move it up some more...                                                                                          Q It's been a while, but.......I'm back! READ THIS ONE (I think I double posted it.                                              here...                                                                                                                       = *I assume it is okay for me to take out the lines with the '?                                                                 & It's been a while, but.......I'm back!                                                                                        , A question about variables... need some help                                                                                   randomization...and arrays...                                                                                                 ) oops..didn't say anything about arrays...                                                                                      actualy he wanted this...                                                                                                      WHOA!                                                                                                                         @ Im ever so sorry to ask this.. but another VB question im afraid                                                               * U mean the system tray                                                                                                      & Future.Library: SubProgram Not Defined                                                                                         2 solutions...                                                                                                                 descent                                                                                                                       5 * it's a cool game, what this have to do with QB?????                                                                         	 COMPILERS                                                                                                                      www.ebay.com                                                                                                                   *use those DARN *'s                                                                                                            heres a list...                                                                                                                TELNET PORTS                                                                                                                  ! This should tickle your pickle...                                                                                              test                                                                                                                          & HELP! With this code, DeTaiza, anyone?                                                                                        5 *find a better translator... your english is terrible                                                                         , * uh, all that does is create an empty file!                                                                                  : * where is DeTaiza? It's been 10 days since his last post.                                                                    
 HELP! SOS!                                                                                                                    D darn, you ask a lot of ?'s. It sounds like you need to study more...                                                           got any more info on #7?                                                                                                       the  # means...                                                                                                                 *send me the example about CMOS!                                                                                              ( Going Greyhound = Going Insane (read)...                                                                                       URGENT HELP!                                                                                                                  ( We won't do your homework for you but...                                                                                       No more SPAM for Cell!                                                                                                        J *heh, one last time... you treat it like a cigartette (no, i don't smoke.)                                                     dead any time soon?                                                                                                            Youre right, but...                                                                                                            Program slow                                                                                                                   Hm...                                                                                                                          Updated prog                                                                                                                   Thanks                                                                                                                        : it is DEFINT (as in DEFault data type = INTeger)...and....                                                                    + Cellular Automata - I  had the same problem                                                                                     What type of formule did you use                                                                                               Well                                                                                                                          d But than it's obviously better to make it alive and breed if there is more than 0 greenCors and 0 gr                          ! Question about free QBASIC GAMES?                                                                                             . * um look around. www.qb45.com has the best...                                                                                # Try this one for free QB fun games!                                                                                           M *i call a meeting in the chatroom on how to get rid of this guy! i'm serious!                                                 < I guess in that particular situation spamming was alright...                                                                  F * Um Alipha, check the IP's. 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 Breakout game                                                                                                                  What?!                                                                                                                         if it's that simple                                                                                                           , Nobody want to download from some bogus site                                                                                   Perl vs QBasic                                                                                                                R *perl is a web language whilest QBasic is not. Two completely different languages.                                            & Perl is alot more than a web language!                                                                                        d *perl has powerful string-parsing instructions, but it's interpreted.. qb progs can be compiled (fas                          $ um.. DUH!  perl can be compiled too!                                                                                           Perl has speed?                                                                                                                *QBasic IS a web language too.                                                                                                4 * Hm...QBASIC is easier for beginners to understand.                                                                           True - See sample comparison.                                                                                                 2 Well, I found out where the double posts come from                                                                            \ * Nothing beats double clicking on an &quot;Order&quot; button and getting invoiced twice =)                                  R * Yeah, but most order forms have &quot;CLICK ONLY ONCE&quot; in big bold letters.                                             Chances are...                                                                                                                 Numerics, Strings, Etc...                                                                                                     8 Variables in QBasic can store some pretty big numbers...                                                                       Hm...                                                                                                                         0 Are you sure about that string memory statement?                                                                               Nope, I'm not.                                                                                                                
 Alright...                                                                                                                    , Use All one variable to start... Try this.?.                                                                                  3 *string * 1 = 0 to 255 value... 1byte + overhead...                                                                           : *you're right, Style-man, -that was ambiguous.  Thanx :-).                                                                     If you like floating point                                                                                                     ascii codes                                                                                                                   6 *print CHR$(65) will give an 'A', is that what U want?                                                                         Yes, it's: CHR$(INTEGER)                                                                                                       And...                                                                                                                        
 Game Formules                                                                                                                 ) ...Being a game, how 'bout Fake It..??...                                                                                     6 this bord has been conquered by hackers legion of doom                                                                         LoD?                                                                                                                           relocated to phillipenes                                                                                                      0 * I suppose your members have sex with dogs too?                                                                              5 *I've heard that the dogs formed their own legion ;o)                                                                          I got a question for ya...                                                                                                    $ *i was gonna ask him that too..  : )                                                                                           MHQ12                                                                                                                          Collision Detection...                                                                                                        % The Code would be .... HELPFULL...!!!                                                                                          Duh!                                                                                                                          @ Ahhhh  I C now!!!!!  I think I got it, it'z a little trickery...                                                              H I think I have it...  but not exactly... (author will/might understand?)                                                      3 Opps, &quot;blur&quot; add-in... MUCH simpler!!??!!                                                                           
 Thank you!                                                                                                                    2 * Sounds like Pac-Man. Walls/bricks, same diff....                                                                            * LPrinting with Qbasic. I need help. PLEASE                                                                                    ? If you don't need the program to directly access the printer...                                                               # printing in QB /.Qbasic and Windows                                                                                            Joshua: about enemy ships...                                                                                                   One more thing...                                                                                                             2 I know what I want my ships to do.................                                                                             Here is the relevant code...                                                                                                  = *NOTE: &quot;IF Cancel THEN&quot; should be:  IF Cancel% THEN                                                                 O *Thanks, but where is a good tutorial covering all the aspects in the code?  :)                                                Collision Detection...                                                                                                         how do i centre?                                                                                                               um...                                                                                                                          ooh, yeah...                                                                                                                   Centering text                                                                                                                8 I know I'm getting out of the QBasic subject here but...                                                                       * Sure... www.comp-u-geek.net                                                                                                 * *You R cruel...  All I can say is WHY!..??                                                                                    ( *Bad Idea.  You can be sued BIG money!!!                                                                                      4 LoL, I'll get sued for sending someone to a website?                                                                          . *No, you would get sued for downloading VBASIC                                                                                C * No really?? Read the body of the message...I was being sarcastic.                                                           1 _                *how did you find that site?????                                                                              ignore                                                                                                                         QB Websites                                                                                                                    Re: Websites                                                                                                                  + can u tell me what u think of my robot.....                                                                                    Um...                                                                                                                          Cool!                                                                                                                          A problem with math...sort of.                                                                                                 numerics versus strings                                                                                                        erm, I forgot to mention                                                                                                       Also                                                                                                                          ) You probably meant &quot;characters&quot;                                                                                      *Sorry, that is what I meant.                                                                                                 d hi i need a copy of windows 95 on diskettes can anybody send me a copy oif the disks if you can emai                           * Sorry, that would be ILLEGAL.                                                                                               3 MHQ13 (QBasic colleagues, I added this to the list)                                                                            I changed the last answer...                                                                                                   * Good!  Updated my master.                                                                                                   3 MHQ13 (QBasic colleagues, I added this to the list)                                                                            I need FAST picture loader                                                                                                     Picture loaders...                                                                                                            ? * *clears his throat* why don't i see my name on that list? ;-)                                                                my advice...                                                                                                                   Can Somone help me with IPs?                                                                                                   yes                                                                                                                           @ * no... I wanna know who's leaving &quot;annoying&quot; messages                                                               I just don't understand how....                                                                                               ( Uh... I didn't get attacked by any ships                                                                                      * No should have made that more clear.......                                                                                     re: moving ships                                                                                                               Where do I put this?                                                                                                           ...                                                                                                                            ...                                                                                                                            *Space shot em up game.                                                                                                       8 Dunric's &quot;Making RPGs in QBASIC (Part 1 of 3)&quot;                                                                       wow, I so did not read that..                                                                                                 H * I said it once and I will say it again, please quit your swearing!!!!!                                                      # * You speak for most of us - Thanks                                                                                            hrmmmm                                                                                                                        : You obviously don't know what the first ammedment means...                                                                    	 daaaaaaaa                                                                                                                     
 you obviously                                                                                                                 \ &quot;someone&quot; is right.  Besides, anybody could tell you that the Founding Fathers....                                  	 You can't                                                                                                                     # On swearing and the first amendment                                                                                            How do you scroll...                                                                                                          
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 actualy...                                                                                                                    # Making Your CD Tray Come In And Out                                                                                            try pressing the little button                                                                                                + This response was unhelpful for two reasons                                                                                    *But I chuckled! :)                                                                                                           9 * lol..apparently not everyone thought that was funny :-)                                                                     > *Sorry no code, but it can be done.  I've done it but lost it!                                                                 here ya go.....                                                                                                                Cells site rox da home                                                                                                        , How do i use variables in the shell command?                                                                                  2 Shell &quot;rename c:\&quot;+x1$+&quot; &quot;+x2$                                                                             GNU?                                                                                                                           GNU...                                                                                                                        
 bload / bsave                                                                                                                 5 *Your handle is too long.  Please follow conventions.                                                                         > sigh... (sTyLeZ, perhaps this can be added to the top 10 list)                                                                
 MHQ Responses                                                                                                                 
 * nice :-)                                                                                                                     Please help me...                                                                                                             & Post the code that is giving problems.                                                                                         here's the program code                                                                                                        Ah...                                                                                                                         	 thanks...                                                                                                                      CD Tray                                                                                                                        Pictures                                                                                                                      % * there are BMP loaders to the left..                                                                                          DBZ and Qbasic                                                                                                                 Cells site = 3.9 stars                                                                                                        ( Well I think it might be higher.........                                                                                      ; Andriod, Cell and whatever other names you plan on using...                                                                    *My guess is that Andriod=Cell                                                                                                 Download QBasic 8.0!                                                                                                          B * Any self-respecting QB programmer knows there isn't a QBASIC 8.0                                                             go there and be proven wrong                                                                                                  
 Look moron...                                                                                                                  Why be so rude?                                                                                                               7 Maybe if you actually took your head out of your ass...                                                                        Also...                                                                                                                        cant say sorry enough                                                                                                          * Yep.                                                                                                                        [ I went there.  I saw a funnel up hicks ass with shit being stuffed down it. qbrelated?  no.                                   6 * http://www.emsps.com/oldtools/msbasv.htm* No QB 8.0!                                                                        	 sorry Jon                                                                                                                      Free  and fun QBASIC downloads                                                                                                 *MHQ-5                                                                                                                        * How do i copy and rename a file in qbasic?                                                                                    2 *SHELL &quot;COPY OldNAME.EXT TO NewNAME.EXT&quot;                                                                            M *Oops!  Leave out the &quot;TO&quot;, just a space between names (as in DOS).                                                 Q look down and you'll see a post about questions we hate most, and i've added 2...                                             
 Server/client                                                                                                                  Its not easy...                                                                                                                Yes, it's no big problem...                                                                                                    A program in NQC....                                                                                                          5 A few (hopefully simple) questions about syntax code.                                                                          All your questions answered...                                                                                                ! Howdo I write to the boot sector?                                                                                             - Joystick=stick(0) ?  And why the boot sector?                                                                                  Joystick                                                                                                                       &quot;Orange Book&quot;                                                                                                        hmmm.....???                                                                                                                   Here...                                                                                                                        BMP loader?                                                                                                                    Forgot to ask something                                                                                                        you'll have to do masking...                                                                                                  ! *Could you watch your language???                                                                                              How do I.......                                                                                                                 I understood very little, but...                                                                                               Allow me to clear it up...                                                                                                    - and yet you neglet to answer the questions...                                                                                  I didn't answer them because...                                                                                                chronometer                                                                                                                    Free QB downloads                                                                                                             " I know it sounds dodgy but........                                                                                            7 *please help to test it! Dont you have a virus scanner?                                                                       5 You don't trust me? Well take a look at the web page!                                                                         < * Read my post to Cell/Andriod above. It applies to you too.                                                                   POWERBASIC problems                                                                                                           , Goblinboy, you've been around long enough...                                                                                  K Youve been around long enough to know that ive been around long enough.....                                                   A Alipha's (and most people's) top 10 most hated questions/posts...                                                             B * That last one could be replaced with &gt; Check out my QB virus!                                                             *You've been here before!                                                                                                     & lol   I have a suggestion for everyone                                                                                         *good idea!                                                                                                                    OR...                                                                                                                          I agree with Bob here...                                                                                                       * Yeah, good idea                                                                                                              Joy stick slow down                                                                                                            Pinpointing a cell                                                                                                             Locate                                                                                                                          * Actually CHR$() goes up to 255                                                                                              : How do you find the name of the computer with an ip number                                                                    : *ping -a ipaddress, or ping -? for more options (from dos)                                                                     Square Roots                                                                                                                   Yep...                                                                                                                        4 * y#=sqr(2)  then y#=1.414213562373095 in QBasic 1.0                                                                            Here's a great little formula...                                                                                               Great free QBASIC DOWNLOADS                                                                                                    *hehe... MHQ-5                                                                                                                 Download QBasic 8.0!                                                                                                           ok thats real retarted                                                                                                        - * ok, why don't you get the hell outta here??                                                                                  Re: Download QBasic 8.0!                                                                                                      8 How can you make INT (RND * 10) select a decimal number?                                                                       The INT function                                                                                                               *i think this is MHQ-9                                                                                                         Is there a better way to delay?                                                                                                I like to use an empty FOR loop                                                                                               I * alipha won't show u shit, but he'll talk out his ass and brag like hell                                                     8 * Who are you?  We are trying to keep this professional.                                                                      - hey! What is this, gang up on Alipha month???                                                                                 & * well, not this month, but lately :-(                                                                                        < Wow, I've never seen blatant arrogance such as you display..                                                                   uh...gee, Mike                                                                                                                 Download the demo -&gt;                                                                                                        * .....Wow.....                                                                                                               
 My Website                                                                                                                    K * this is also on my &quot;10 top hated questions/posts on this board&quot;                                                    QBasic 8.0!                                                                                                                   . * Get a life you poor excuse of a human being.                                                                                # why does the liechim chat not work?                                                                                           G this question is on my &quot;10 top hated questions on this board&quot;                                                       7 *Does anyone have the CHR$ list? I could really use it.                                                                       K *In QBasic, click Help/Contents/ASCII Character Codes, -Page Down for more.                                                   D * I have the ctrl code list at apollo.spaceports.com/~jeff/ctrlcode/                                                           A few questions.                                                                                                              + All program's should have an entry point...                                                                                    Quiting                                                                                                                        All this talk about PONG...                                                                                                    Pong                                                                                                                          3 * Never mind, I found your Interval pause thingies.                                                                           N *Yah, -even an Interval 0 in the main loop might be enough (my comp is a 450).                                                6 *Or if that's too slow, double up the WAIT statements.                                                                        
 nice game :-)                                                                                                                  Thanks for the kudos, ...                                                                                                      sorry, I was unclear..                                                                                                        / Aha!  Adding stuff is *always* a possibility...                                                                                *Very nice game Bob!                                                                                                           *Thanx!  700MHz?  Wow!                                                                                                         Oops..                                                                                                                        L *Long 'Name' is bad, long Title is OK.  Name takes up space of longest name.                                                   Jelle                                                                                                                          ...                                                                                                                            Question                                                                                                                      E *How do I make a spite on screen 13 that will not ruin my background?                                                          Using GET and PUT...                                                                                                           It didn't work........                                                                                                         Your problem is...                                                                                                             One more thing...                                                                                                             - Thanks....How far advanced to you think......                                                                                 	 QBrequest                                                                                                                      HA!                                                                                                                            Help please                                                                                                                   * *Oh goodness! Get this boy some FUNCTIONS!                                                                                    7 A Little Bit simpler, Stay away from GoSub!  Use SUB...                                                                       6 Common error, -you're running into your subroutines...                                                                         Thanx                                                                                                                          How to assign the arrow keys...                                                                                                Number-only methods...                                                                                                        & *See Program Above for Arrow Useage...                                                                                         c++      cin.get                                                                                                              - What R U talking about?? works fine for me...                                                                                  Hm...                                                                                                                          Untitled                                                                                                                       easy...                                                                                                                       B *I thought that to print you just type LPRINT &quot;whatever&quot;                                                            O * That's for going from progam to printer, it seems he wants screen to printer.                                               * Do you know how to make it actually print?                                                                                    , Well, I suppose if you're just using text...                                                                                  0 * Whoops, need X$ = &quot;&quot; after LPRINT X$                                                                              $ sorry, not a printing expert, but...                                                                                           It's worse than I thought.                                                                                                     Try just LPRINT CHR$(12)  ...                                                                                                  See Text                                                                                                                       just a simple question....                                                                                                     Untitled                                                                                                                      
 *  Y = VAL(X)                                                                                                                 	 *Y=VAL(X)                                                                                                                       Maybe X doesn't need to be X$...                                                                                              3 Y = VAL(X$)  -  There is a dollar mark after the X.                                                                           = *Is there a way to use DOS to call BIOS Functions/Interrupts?                                                                  Be more specific?                                                                                                             & anyone here doing computing coursework                                                                                        
 coursework                                                                                                                     I need your help                                                                                                               When does the error occur?                                                                                                     My game needs some help.                                                                                                      - 5 points/ways...1.  Why the 'system' command?                                                                                 K Cool little 'Game', Still have some 'shot' refining, but... Good Work Josh!                                                   @ *I waz never good with graphics, that's why the 'shot' is a dot!                                                              ( *Thanks...See what I can do with it.  :)                                                                                      - It works good except for one thing...........                                                                                 0 I also forgot to ask you two more questions.....                                                                               you need way too much help :-(                                                                                                < *What, you didn't like my 'Beep' ??? (Twaz good fer testing)                                                                  d I bet you would need alot of help to if you are almost dead broke and the local library's Quick Baic                          d *  I bet you would need alot of help to if you are almost dead broke and the local library's Quick B                          A *It seemed to work ok on this 500Mhz... &amp; Start with 1 Enemy!                                                              HELP                                                                                                                           time is relative!                                                                                                              Not a QB question...                                                                                                          ! Sounds like a Hacking question :)                                                                                             < *Tried all that, I think it'll have to be 3rd party software                                                                  2 anyone know an editor which will work under Win NT                                                                            + What exactly is it that you're looking for?                                                                                    Here is a good editor                                                                                                         9 * But the point is he can't *get* to DOS to run QBasic...                                                                     % Woops.  Sloppy reading on my part ...                                                                                          Try this                                                                                                                       scrolling text from file                                                                                                       Hm....try this...                                                                                                             N Ok, I found out that I'm not leaving for another 15 minutes, so I tested it...                                                d * Before I go, remember to change filename$ = &quot;bigint.txt&quot; to whatever file you're viewing                          
 Even Better!!                                                                                                                  if the file is too long...                                                                                                     If you use QB4.5                                                                                                               Help with game please....                                                                                                      In most cases...                                                                                                              * http://pub59.ezboard.com/bicekonekosasylum                                                                                    = * please...stop with the long names, just messes up the forum                                                                 9 Does reading arrays backwards result in cache misses? ...                                                                     : * anyone understood that? (I understood the 1st paragraph)                                                                    - *That's one paragraph more than I understood.                                                                                  Untitled                                                                                                                       The Empirical Approach...                                                                                                     , Dopey me left a little bug in the program...                                                                                   Need help with my pong game                                                                                                   * hint: one of the &gt; is s'pose to be &lt;                                                                                    6 Here you are, non-believers and all people, this is it                                                                         *He's just selling a game                                                                                                     = Just selling a game? by no means, no, I am getting rid of it.                                                                 0 *My apologies if you are distributing the source                                                                              c Pappy, I tried your sprite but I want it to go from the bottom of the screen to the top....  I made                           J *Try FOR Y = 197 TO 0 STEP -1 (and replace SLEEP 1 with WAIT &amp;H3C8, 8)                                                    / *Sorry, that should have been WAIT &amp;H3DA, 8                                                                                Thanks alot!!!!                                                                                                               F Need help with loadings maps,sprites,and enemies for RPGs(Zelda style)                                                        " making Platform games help plz....                                                                                            ( Assembly and CALL ABSOLUTE question-&gt;                                                                                      ( Assembly and CALL ABSOLUTE question-&gt;                                                                                       after the CALL ABSOLUTE...                                                                                                     Quadratic Formula Calculator                                                                                                   uhh...                                                                                                                        R doh.. it's buggy... i guess that's what i get for not testing before posting.. heh                                            1 Let him find the bugs was the least you could do.                                                                              here                                                                                                                          - *yours doesn't allow for imaginary numbers...                                                                                 . * Not my fault that QB doesn't support them :P                                                                                R *oh, come on.. don't blame qb... look at my example (the 2nd (fixed) one) above...                                            " * Yeah, so? So I'm lazy, sue me :P                                                                                            8 I need help with my sprite, I just can't figure them out                                                                      8 I need help with my sprite, I just can't figure them out                                                                      & well, I don't have time to address the                                                                                        
 Init Var's                                                                                                                     Re: Thanks.....But                                                                                                            ! you have to know how XOR works...                                                                                             
 QBasic 4.5                                                                                                                     Untitled                                                                                                                       QBasic                                                                                                                         GIF/BMP in SCREEN 12                                                                                                          , * try the graphics section at www.Qbasic.com                                                                                    didn't find any SCREEN 12 viewer                                                                                               First Boss done! :)                                                                                                            *** Zip !!!!!!!!!!                                                                                                             My First Big Creation                                                                                                          loser...                                                                                                                      I Hm...hey vivix, you bitch at me for assuming you were posting homework...                                                      *HELP* Data Hit Detection                                                                                                      Generally speaking...                                                                                                         0 to anyone who cares...day of the week function..                                                                               Is your sister hot?                                                                                                            Yeah...why is that?                                                                                                           9 * Mag..this is one of the few times you disappoint me :-(                                                                     1 * Why's that? Just an honest question I'm sure :)                                                                             J *Sweet! (I was born on a Monday, too, -YES, they had Mondays back in '43).                                                     * heh....1943? 1843? 1043? :-)                                                                                                7 Read this - decided to release the game no one heard of                                                                        Sounds cool!                                                                                                                   The ol' Tsu Board days... :)                                                                                                   Modem on COM 3, 4, 5                                                                                                          2 * you know it is possible? in qb? sure about that?                                                                             Yeah                                                                                                                          7 *use OUT &amp; INP instead of OPEN &quot;COM:&quot;....                                                                        Zip! Zip, tell me more!                                                                                                        QB45 and COM3 COM4                                                                                                              Graphics using DATA HELP ME!!!!!                                                                                               Scientific to long?                                                                                                           ? *Isn't there some kind of Long-Integer variables you could use?                                                                 Are you sure you want an answer?                                                                                              
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 Hey, greenman                                                                                                                 , It's a reference to a mythological character                                                                                   WoT is                                                                                                                         * DragonLance is far superior.                                                                                                 QBasic won't print                                                                                                             You need to....                                                                                                               M * You could also open your progs in Notepad if you're able to print from Win.                                                 B It's been a while since i've done some real posting, heres why. :(                                                             umm...                                                                                                                         Great QBASIC downloads                                                                                                        A Please quit advertising your crappy site here.  do it elsewhere.*                                                             = * second that... quit all your damn advertising everyone! :-)                                                                  READ &amp; DATA-Graphics                                                                                                       READ/DATA...                                                                                                                  % Anyone know which calculators have...                                                                                         0 TI-83 and up (and maybe down) have pseudo-basic.                                                                              4 it's  more like q basic though they call it ti basic                                                                          
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It..                                                                                                   ' * Why would a bishop have papal powers?                                                                                       5 *Don't mess with him Mag, I used to be a Dark Priest!                                                                         - *He even took away my abiltiy to spell ALTAR!                                                                                  A dark pope is non existant!                                                                                                   I KNOW!                                                                                                                        Adjutas!  Adjutas!                                                                                                            K why does shell &quot;start/?&quot; give an error?  read message for details                                                    no...                                                                                                                         * Sounds like your operating system is kaput                                                                                     help with modems                                                                                                               as far as i know                                                                                                               There should be on my site                                                                                                    , Whattabout solutions with different lenghts?                                                                                   Here's one way...                                                                                                              File not found errors                                                                                                          That's right, ...                                                                                                              easy solution to #2...                                                                                                         1 last request 4 files?                                                                                                       ? *Once I know the basics of the basics, what should I try doing?                                                                Try anything ...                                                                                                              8 nice hint(or whatever &quot;conseil&quot; is in english)                                                                      d *I don't know what &quot;conseil&quot; means (council?) but &quot;suggestions&quot; is probably clos                           More...                                                                                                                       ! Yes, suggestion is what i mean =)                                                                                              try doing it on a watch....                                                                                                   
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 clarification                                                                                                                  Sure, you can do that.                                                                                                         Just Curious                                                                                                                   I'm just stupid, sorry*                                                                                                        programs to use                                                                                                               J *I just know QB and HTML, but QB is best out of those because of variables                                                     I wouldn't exactly                                                                                                            : Nope... HTML is not programming... It's a markup language.                                                                     C++ is cute. asm is neat.                                                                                                      I recommend C...                                                                                                               Yeah, but...                                                                                                                  & * download the free one of Borland.com                                                                                         *asm                                                                                                                          4 * I like Javascript..  even though its rather simple                                                                          
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Rounding:                                                                      & * Er, scroll down in the forum I mean.                                                                                        * OK, actually it was on page 2, here ya go:                                                                                     it doesn't work but...                                                                                                        	 Whoops...                                                                                                                      still doesn't work..                                                                                                           You probably...                                                                                                               > * shouldn't that be a &quot;&lt;&quot; not a &quot;&gt;&quot;?                                                                ! No...it has to be &gt; because...                                                                                             ; * aww..crap...I'm so used to using LOOP UNTIL...... oh well                                                                   ( Blah, I'm not thinking straight today...                                                                                       To round to two place accuracy                                                                                                ' *thanks :) i'm going to try both ways..                                                                                        Zelda source code                                                                                                              Zelda was written in QB? :) *                                                                                                 * I am afraid to answer your question but...                                                                                     nah dude                                                                                                                       Yes, but                                                                                                                       Was that english?                                                                                                             d * *sigh*.. try taking out the &quot;you&quot;s (not the &quot;u&quot;) and it will make more sense :                          * i have seen nothing close to zelda in qb.*                                                                                    % Damnit! another bloody VB question...                                                                                          Hm...                                                                                                                          Copyright Template                                                                                                             Here's my opinion                                                                                                             ; I think he meant the EULA that just about every prog has...                                                                    Y dont Nibbles work?                                                                                                          # Let's see if I can remember this...                                                                                           ; *How can I print a singlae line of text in QB to a printer?                                                                    *Sorry about the double post                                                                                                  ' *How can I print a single line of text?                                                                                       % * Answer:    LPRINT &quot;Hello&quot;                                                                                          Or...                                                                                                                          Short Question                                                                                                                 Short Answer                                                                                                                   Use COLOR...                                                                                                                   Does this still work anymore?                                                                                                 D * Not if you run it in a window. The prog has to be run full-screen.                                                          ' * and doesn't it only work in Screen 0?                                                                                        Yes, only in SCREEN 0, ...                                                                                                     Hm...                                                                                                                         * Style-man, you put a curse on my comp! ...                                                                                     Heh..                                                                                                                          K                                                                                                                              printing the screen in QB4.5                                                                                                  
 Here's how...                                                                                                                  Hey...                                                                                                                         reg editor in QB?...                                                                                                           I edit the files directly...                                                                                                  R * Actually, the registry is in user.dat and system.dat (at least on my comp it is)                                             setup program, exe dropper                                                                                                      Setup porogs are my specialty...                                                                                              M I think he ment a standalone .EXE that extracts the EXE's and other files...*                                                 3 Write a QBASIC program to write a QBASIC program...                                                                            Fonts                                                                                                                          There are a couple of ways.                                                                                                    Thank                                                                                                                         8 I forgot to ask, did anyone find my Bitmap loader usable                                                                       Need some info. Thanks..                                                                                                      0 * http://www.neozones.com/NMP/download.pl?file=0                                                                               Sweet                                                                                                                         ! do those guys have the orig copy?                                                                                              A Prank                                                                                                                        Super Startrek  (ss.bas)                                                                                                      C * Well, you definitely earned that retard certificate you wanted...                                                           0 Also, you should really think before you type...                                                                              ! I don't think it does anything...                                                                                              Right you are...                                                                                                              % 28 Hours?!!  Ah! That explains a lot.                                                                                          Actually...                                                                                                                   > I see where you got the impression the program was destructive                                                                 lol! But i wouldve...                                                                                                         5 *Yeah, but I wanted to make the disk look active. :-)                                                                          lol!*                                                                                                                         " Been a while... B-Czar still here?                                                                                            B Hey looke here... I still haven't deleted them... Neone want some?                                                             Send em here!...                                                                                                              ! Send em here!... (www.apps4u.com)                                                                                              Well... they're 2MB...                                                                                                        B *I drop by every now and again.  It's been what... 3 years now? 4?                                                             probably dont remember me...                                                                                                  H *yeah... at the very least, you have to appreciate the value of the url.                                                       Alipha                                                                                                                         i can answer that one!                                                                                                         omg! I never....                                                                                                               Wow                                                                                                                           9 Buggy Pixel-Plotting Code: Illegal Ops and Compile Errors                                                                      a couple of things...                                                                                                         0 Thanks, hat helped.  But it still won't compile.                                                                              0 add these 2 lines to the beginning of yer prog..                                                                               I feel like a tree....                                                                                                        	 It works!                                                                                                                     ! The only OPTION that QB has is...                                                                                              Plotting Sprites                                                                                                              W *you'll hafta make yer own clipped sprite plotting routine.. i recommend using assembly                                       @ If it is only the top or bottom of the image you want to clip...                                                              $ okay, I am just a little congused...                                                                                           Here's an example...                                                                                                           What are sprites, really?                                                                                                     * Sprites are insertable graphical images...                                                                                     As to your other question...                                                                                                  8 random post - reprogramming the system clock in Qb......                                                                      $ Actually to program the PIT timer...                                                                                          ^ Know I have future library but where can I get the colors for a resolution of 1024 * 768 16???                                 Not sure what you want...                                                                                                      you'd be better off                                                                                                           	 Alipha...                                                                                                                     & whoa.. i actually understood that...!!                                                                                        & * So did I, and I don't know German :)                                                                                        	 Me too! *                                                                                                                      Umm...                                                                                                                        1 *Es tut mir leid.. Ich spreche kein Deutsch.. ; )                                                                             $ * I actually ONLY SPEAK ENGLISH! :-)                                                                                           SYNTAX Error                                                                                                                   Sorry heres my code                                                                                                            Try it in parts                                                                                                               	 AHHHHH!!!                                                                                                                       * AHHHHH Can I compile in QB 45?                                                                                               sTyLeZ PLEASE LOOK                                                                                                             Here                                                                                                                           Another version                                                                                                                re: syntax error                                                                                                              + How can I use a resolution of 1024 * 768???                                                                                   - * use a graphics library, like Future library                                                                                 $ * Which is available at www.qb45.com                                                                                          = *Anyone know how to get the input of SHIFT from the keyboard?                                                                  maybe help?                                                                                                                   " DEF SEG = 0: PRINT PEEK(&amp;H417)                                                                                            ' well, I just learned something today...                                                                                        .....                                                                                                                          * Amen to that, Josh                                                                                                           ...dude... 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Loser AOL Instant Messenger...?                                                                                     For Pete's sake!                                                                                                               Good idea, but how...                                                                                                          * like we will tell you!                                                                                                       String Space Corrupt error?                                                                                                    Probably not...                                                                                                                That's hard to pull off in QB..                                                                                                Ok                                                                                                                            , I don't see anything wrong, though a tip....                                                                                  * Thanx for the tip, I never thought of that                                                                                     GIF loaders                                                                                                                    And CALL absolute()                                                                                                           5 on the QB4.5 command line, put: C:\whatever\qb.exe /L                                                                          Sprites....                                                                                                                    define                                                                                                                         Try this...                                                                                                                   M * could write values directly into the array, but you gotta know whatcha doin                                                  C++                                                                                                                           : I have VC++, though I don't know the fancy windows stuff..                                                                    ( wHAT VERSION OF VC do you have, alipha?*                                                                                      " * Visual C++ Standard Edition, 4.0                                                                                            
 I can help                                                                                                                    5 * I could possibly help you, I program in C/C++ also.                                                                          I am a professional programmer                                                                                                 illegal funcion call                                                                                                          
 *screen mode?                                                                                                                 * yes...try to put a SCREEN ## at the top...                                                                                    [ Does anybody know the java equiv. for CLS in basis and ClrScr; in pascal i really need this                                    ...                                                                                                                           2 * http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/docs/api/index.html                                                                            
 Thanx, but...                                                                                                                 Q * Nope. As far as I know, icons can only be embedded in Win32 (&amp; Win16?)EXEs.                                              HELP!!                                                                                                                         In my experience...                                                                                                           < *With the extension .ICO, of course: MyProg.EXE, MyProg.ICO.                                                                   Sleeping                                                                                                                      B Sleep is limited to one second intervals (or no specified time)...                                                             Variable                                                                                                                       Jason must be in quotes...                                                                                                    4 *P.S. You can't use NEXT as a label (reserved word).                                                                           Im pretty sure---                                                                                                              name$(1)...                                                                                                                    INPUT$(1)   ???                                                                                                                Practical example                                                                                                              *Not bad!  Thanks :-)                                                                                                          HELP                                                                                                                           Easy                                                                                                                           I dont think so..                                                                                                              Neil vs. Goblinboy....                                                                                                        # Thanks for the clarification, but..                                                                                            yes....                                                                                                                        Bottom line...                                                                                                                 More Bottom Line                                                                                                               Here...                                                                                                                       2 Everything you wanted to know about random numbers                                                                            @ *Thanks. That WAS all I ever needed to know (but was never told)                                                              4 How can I launch another program from my Q Basic Exe                                                                           * SHELL &quot;program.exe&quot;                                                                                                Eek!                                                                                                                           OUT OF STACK SPACE                                                                                                            1 *Do you have many gosubs or subs in your program?                                                                              SUBS                                                                                                                          & GOSUB works basically the same way....                                                                                        ! ...when you use CALL or GOSUB....                                                                                             . Use CLEAR , , 20000 at the top of your program                                                                                  I &quot;Simple&quot; question...                                                                                              1 *paste c++ &amp; maybe someone will convert it...                                                                              * For $75.00 an hour.                                                                                                         + *i'd do it for free since i'm bored...  ; )                                                                                   D * Damn boy, you work cheap. Are you sure you didn't mean $750.00/hr?                                                          > *Goto www.qb45.com, they have a file on there about BIOS calls                                                                A You could send me the C source.. and I'd make it a lib for you...                                                              Help me now!                                                                                                                  , * Please post code for a question like this.                                                                                   Q to GWBasic                                                                                                                  H I don't think so...but it should be easy enough to write a simple one...                                                       Question....why???                                                                                                            	 backwards                                                                                                                      GW and Q aren't very compatable                                                                                               3 * If I'm not mistaken: LOAD &quot;filename&quot;, A                                                                           ( I got a question about BitMap loaders...                                                                                      L *i do... just give pics that'll be used in the same prog the same palette...                                                  B *It would work, but that is tedious, monitoring every damn palette                                                             my advice...                                                                                                                  " * How old are you people (I'm 15)?                                                                                            	 I'm 21...                                                                                                                      Hey man, leave QB alone...                                                                                                    $ &quot;nothing as easy as QB...&quot;                                                                                           QBasic Does So Pay!                                                                                                            True but...                                                                                                                    * www.subshock.net    =)                                                                                                      4 * Jeez...that's in QB? heh, I'd probably buy that...                                                                           I never understood this whole                                                                                                 [ *Well said, Mag.  P.S.  RPG in french means &quot;Nothing very big&quot; (Rien Pas Grande).                                   ; *Or is that, Nothing, NOT big.  Oh, well.  NUTHIN', anyway.                                                                    Magnum - Still not convinced?                                                                                                  dude                                                                                                                          # How many people are gonna ask that?                                                                                           0 *They wanna hear from us old timers, I am 39 ;P~                                                                              K *And this TheBOB character is 57 with NO plans for a career in programming.                                                   F * Yeah, and they don't do research to find we have answered it before.                                                         How do I make an accurate timer                                                                                                I'm searching for days....                                                                                                     try something like this:                                                                                                       Please help with this bug!                                                                                                     Umm.. try this:                                                                                                               D Wow!  That's alot of typing.  There is probably a much easier way...                                                           Okay, this will help...                                                                                                        Use RANDOMIZE TIMER                                                                                                           + WARNING!  Virus HOAX!  DeTaiza is a RETARD!                                                                                   H Has it ever occured to you maybe he was fooled himself, as you were????*                                                      : WTF?  If I was fooled, I would have sent it to 900 people.                                                                    0 WARNING! Anyone with virus software is a RETARD!                                                                              ] Exactly... though it is nice to have that to catch the unexpected ones. (I not have VScaner)*                                 B Really?  You must have a really great sex life thinking like that.                                                            / Well, I use my computer for other things too...                                                                               / I haven't payed for a virus scanner in my life.                                                                                Time to waste...                                                                                                              Q Hey! I got the email from a work-colleague, and just did what i thought was best.                                             
 DeTaiza...                                                                                                                     Sorry,                                                                                                                        
 Runnign .EXE?                                                                                                                  Use the SHELL Command                                                                                                          Shell                                                                                                                          Help please.                                                                                                                  . *Put a semicolon(;) after your print statement                                                                                 Here you go                                                                                                                    Is Qbasic up to the job.. ?                                                                                                    Might be a bit slow...                                                                                                        9 I have learned that QBasic can do about any damn thing...                                                                     % Whay doesn't this forum support HTML?                                                                                          Not supporting something...                                                                                                   5 *Why don't you support I-Macs? :-) (I hate them too.)                                                                         ' Have you heard of the 'barney' hackers?                                                                                       * &lt;blink&gt;  ? i haven't heard of that.*                                                                                    D *It makes everything between &lt;blink&gt; and &lt;/blink&gt; Blink.                                                           Untitled                                                                                                                       yay!                                                                                                                           I had the same problem man...                                                                                                  directqb                                                                                                                       * www.directqb.com                                                                                                             HELP!                                                                                                                          What is wrong with my coding?                                                                                                  Untitled                                                                                                                       What's wrong with my coding?                                                                                                   Couple of answers...                                                                                                          " Tried DeTaiza's  code, didn't work                                                                                             Errors?                                                                                                                        Re: errors?                                                                                                                    woops                                                                                                                         7 *Can't we all just use POKE?  It is 30 times as fast...                                                                       3 * have fun trying to use POKE in screen mode 12h...                                                                           < *Error: You forgot to set a graphics mode,  e.g., SCREEN 13.                                                                  8 *Actually, given the boundaries, it should be SCREEN 12.                                                                      3 *Eurica!  Thanks for all your help.  It works!!!!!!                                                                            Well...                                                                                                                        you are not moving anything                                                                                                   % Re:   I tried both of our suggestions                                                                                          you bore me......(answer)                                                                                                      Help with a simple program                                                                                                     * absolutely we can.                                                                                                          & Here's what the program looks like now                                                                                         Here                                                                                                                           It worked, but why?                                                                                                            It worked, now...why                                                                                                           TCP/IP and Network handlers.                                                                                                  * Sorry, nobody here to help you, because...                                                                                     Define 'newbie'...                                                                                                            0 I don't think how long youve progged is measure.                                                                              S * You've been programming since you were 3...wow, we got a kid genius on our hands!                                           @ *Not really, My dad pretty much walked me through the whole time                                                              + http://www.basicguru.com/abc/qb/network.htm                                                                                    ok.... still having problem                                                                                                   6 &quot;spinning wheel&quot;, could use math features...                                                                         No real good way                                                                                                              
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PLEASE reply ASAP                                                                                   1 Here's a program which contains all the basics...                                                                             E *P.S. Change the value of n% to increase/decrease amount of movement.                                                          *Thanks alot                                                                                                                   Oops!  It's me again                                                                                                          N *Change the value of n% to 1 (top of program) or just use 1's instead of n%'s.                                                : *To clarify, change n% = 5 to n% = 1 (just before the DO).                                                                    + *Thanks. Hope I won't need any more help :)                                                                                    I must be really annoying!!!                                                                                                   Just add another DO loop...                                                                                                   V *Also: take out the FOR Delay&amp; ... loop, it has no function with the revised code.                                         *Thanks                                                                                                                       8 It's me again, I couldn't get it to work with my graphic                                                                       Subs                                                                                                                           um...                                                                                                                          A$ = B$                                                                                                                        * unfortunately no...                                                                                                          Well...                                                                                                                       # *The Black Knights ALWAYS TRIUMPH!!                                                                                           ( * What are you going to do, bleed on me?                                                                                      & This may be what you want, just use OR                                                                                        & Wrong. You can't say IF E$=C$ OR D$...                                                                                         Blaaaarrrrrggggg..    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 Well said.                                                                                                                    : Is every generation &quot;worse than the one before&quot;?                                                                    # To &quot;control&quot; your kids...                                                                                           * I was thinking of formatting their C drive                                                                                    
 Re: Well said                                                                                                                  For your information...                                                                                                        qBASIC 4.5 needed!!                                                                                                           ' * www.apps4u.com - look under TOOLS. =)                                                                                       ' *Is there a DOS command to print stuff?                                                                                       Z * Sure... &quot;TYPE file &gt;&gt; LPT1:&quot; or &quot;Echo Line &gt;&gt; LPT1:&quot;                                    & QBasic and XMS(Extended Memory System)                                                                                         Firebot is back                                                                                                               0 Losing the &quot;Press any key to continue&quot;                                                                              8 * Use SYSTEM instead of END and use QBasic /run YourProg                                                                      0 * compile it with QB4.5 or higher! www.jnc91.com                                                                              2 Just set the background and text color to the same                                                                             QB anagram program                                                                                                            ; * Post code. Otherwise we can't possibly know what's wrong.                                                                    Out of stack/data space                                                                                                       M the only reason I know of to get an &quot;out of stack space&quot; error.....                                                  Untitled                                                                                                                       to post code....                                                                                                              / *Could just use CLEAR command.. like CLEAR 9000                                                                                i wnat to learn how to hack                                                                                                    * that's nice...                                                                                                               ????????????                                                                                                                   Untitled                                                                                                                      < Perhaps a better explanation of what you want to accomplish?                                                                   * No one, not No-one. :X                                                                                                       ok                                                                                                                            " Yet another assembly question-&gt;                                                                                             your are...                                                                                                                    Answer-&gt;                                                                                                                    Where can i start?                                                                                                            D * qbasic can be found on your win cd. &lt;cd rom&gt;:\tools\oldmsdos                                                           ick!                                                                                                                          I *On WindowsNT just open a DOS window and enter QBasic. Might work for 98.                                                     T Only if Qbasic is in a directory laid out in the SET PATH= environment string (more)                                          % Good to know.  See if I understand...                                                                                         1 Windows 98 does not automatically install Qbasic.                                                                              Sprite-plotting                                                                                                                Re: Sprite-plotting...                                                                                                         How do I do maps on QB?                                                                                                        ..One tile at a time...                                                                                                        one thing to point out...                                                                                                     ; Here is some sourcecode for a crude, rudimentary map engine                                                                    Compiler for Gwbasic...                                                                                                       ' * why GWBasic? isn't that kinda....old?                                                                                        Why Gwbasic? Isn't that old                                                                                                   S * Get QB 4.5, it has a compiler, and as far as I know, you can load GW progs in it.                                            How Do I...                                                                                                                    MID$!!!!                                                                                                                       Close...but not exactly...                                                                                                     Does this exist?                                                                                                              @ *It depends...what are the 'several different modes' it runs in?                                                               doesnt really matter                                                                                                           is using LET realy faster???                                                                                                  ( You'd\ think let would make it faster...                                                                                        1st, did you read what I said...                                                                                               ??Are you dense? Read Below...                                                                                                ' * dude!! I wanna get my hands on that!!                                                                                        testing this is like...                                                                                                        * amen to that! :-)                                                                                                            In other words...                                                                                                              Can I point something out?                                                                                                    B *On a Pentium II, 450MHz, 64MB RAM: S# = 9.015625,  E# = 9.828125.                                                            * *Compiled: S# = 4.1796875,  E# = 4.0546875                                                                                     Project Idea.....                                                                                                             C * is it just me, or have there been a lot of asm questions in here?                                                           3 heheh. You and peter are asking most of them!!!! =)                                                                           8 * typo? &quot;...anything at all about qbasic.....&quot;                                                                      0 AAAARRRRRGHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!! I Meant ASM!!!!!! =(                                                                               * lol...                                                                                                                       I need some help.                                                                                                              You want loops....                                                                                                             Variable Types                                                                                                                * * the qb help file is pretty good at that!                                                                                    R * I agree..if using QB4.5: contents -&gt; Limits to QBasic -&gt; Names, $s, and #s                                            < thanks ! to: alipha, mac and you for ur help with my program                                                                   * who is &quot;you&quot;?                                                                                                     J &quot;I am Hugh&quot;. &quot;You are me?&quot;. &quot;No, I am Hugh.&quot;                                                      *The actor's name is Ryan O'neal                                                                                               I need help                                                                                                                    Refering to SHELL?                                                                                                            . Danger. Do not try SHELL &quot;format c:&quot;                                                                                @ * lol...well, I was kinda hoping that the person had a brain :-)                                                               ...                                                                                                                            CALL ABSOLUTE question-&gt;                                                                                                   
 you can...                                                                                                                     Crap, I messed up...                                                                                                           ...alright....                                                                                                                 know what this place needs?                                                                                                    * &quot;compo&quot;?                                                                                                           yeah... a competition...                                                                                                      
 alright...                                                                                                                     * how old are you going to be?                                                                                                 * 14....march 30, 1987                                                                                                        : *come on... it hasta be something people care about!!  ; )                                                                    < * LOL....gee....thanks a lot.... nice to know you care.. :-)                                                                  
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I got so mad I launched my Zig.                                                                 *For great justice!                                                                                                           , You have no chance to survive make your time                                                                                   ha ha                                                                                                                         & Twilight of the Valkyries update... :)                                                                                         *too 'flaky'...                                                                                                                So....                                                                                                                        ! As usual, I'm on a caffiene high.                                                                                             3 *Just finished 8hrs of Brood War :)  Feelin' grovy!                                                                           % * Red Alert 2 owns brood war hardcore                                                                                          RA2 drools, BW rules                                                                                                          5 Lets face it, your all a bunch of stuck up bitches...                                                                          ???????????                                                                                                                    additional point.                                                                                                              Besides....                                                                                                                   / Are you mad that no one wants to hear you brag?                                                                                and &quot;generally&quot;....                                                                                                 F *Calling this a friendly forum is the biggest lie I have ever heard...                                                         Calling you a programmer is                                                                                                   H *Always wondered (top of Forum) what &quot;loser-types&quot; would do.?.                                                       Hmm...good question...                                                                                                         *you're an idiot                                                                                                                If you think I flamed you before                                                                                              I Writing a message about how you all suck brings out the best in people...                                                      You program in linux eh.                                                                                                       * Oh reeeeaaallllly, Mag?                                                                                                      er...yes....realllyyy                                                                                                         5 Linux?? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!  You are a comedic Genius!                                                                         < *Lets stay on topic, you all have a big dick in your ass....                                                                  d Stay on topic?  General Sodomy here should find a &quot;losers who try to make viruses in Qbasic&quo                          + I always help the newbies. Note that I even                                                                                   
 grrr...bug                                                                                                                    4 *sigh* I don't know enough to be able to help you...                                                                           well since you can't help me                                                                                                  & sorry I haven't replied sooner, but...                                                                                         TJ i need your mail-adress                                                                                                     adding two numbers together                                                                                                   & That's correct. What is the problem???                                                                                        ? *Yeah. He's getting answers but I can't see the problem either.                                                               # Stephen, I finally see the problem!                                                                                            maybe                                                                                                                          the problem is....                                                                                                            8 *Quite a few, actually.  Alipha's right, use a#, b#, c#.                                                                       Untitled                                                                                                                      1 IF YOU ARE NOT AN ADVANCED USER, DO NOT COME HERE                                                                             D *A little sloppy, but BAD!  At least there is 'easy' cure for virus.                                                           Norton didn't register that                                                                                                    Also                                                                                                                          F * delete &quot;V2.EXE&quot; whoa, that virus was easy to get rid of...                                                         Have even used QBasic.                                                                                                         insults                                                                                                                        Try this for size. =)                                                                                                          An Honor System Virus?                                                                                                        	 I like...                                                                                                                     ? *why do you want advanced users to look at your newbie program?                                                                For starters                                                                                                                   responses...                                                                                                                   My Dare to you...                                                                                                              oh for the love of God                                                                                                        + Wow...could you be just a *tiny* bit lamer?                                                                                   ! I am calling you on that dare to.                                                                                              OK...                                                                                                                          lol...                                                                                                                        " a few comments, since i'm bored...                                                                                             Maybe I should...                                                                                                              QB 4.5                                                                                                                        M *Sure! http://qbasicnews.com/features/compilers.html  Which one did you want?                                                  Rating Programmers                                                                                                             Untitled                                                                                                                      F * nice definition, make it up yourself? I guess I'm Advance-Expert :-)                                                         Flicker free animation you say?                                                                                                Untitled                                                                                                                       moving stuff                                                                                                                   Check file archives                                                                                                            On Ignoring Case in BAT files                                                                                                  Untitled                                                                                                                       A request...                                                                                                                  . *Not a good search engine!, but contributed...                                                                                ' I love the smell of Spam in the morning                                                                                        Just popped in to say...                                                                                                      G * it slows down code?? maybe at runtime, but when compiled it shouldn't                                                       	 Actually,                                                                                                                     
 Not really...                                                                                                                  You neglected to mention...                                                                                                    I'm Back!!!!!!!!!!!                                                                                                           ( * ...Is this a *good* thing...? (jk) ;o)                                                                                      * * wb! I always wondered....what's the TPF?                                                                                    ' * TBA (you probably didn't get that...)                                                                                        Moved on to C++ as I recall                                                                                                    GOSUB!!!!!!!!!!                                                                                                               M *I notice quotes.  Is the variable in the IF statement a string variable ($)?                                                  Example Of Gosub.                                                                                                              does anyone have the asm code                                                                                                  sounds too simple to me....                                                                                                    I need help.                                                                                                                   SHELL                                                                                                                          I don't think so.                                                                                                             % after lookin at your message again...                                                                                          [Y/N]                                                                                                                          Sounds simple enough...                                                                                                        Overkill                                                                                                                      , you're right, overkill AND bad programming..                                                                                   Still overkill...                                                                                                              Let's not miss the big picture                                                                                                = * one q about GOTO though, whatcha goin do if ya move to C++?                                                                 ' Use required syntax - Same as assembler                                                                                        cool                                                                                                                           How do I                                                                                                                       Help PLEASE                                                                                                                   	 Ok, ok...                                                                                                                     / * DO: K$ = INKEY$: LOOP WHILE K$ = &quot;&quot;                                                                                *Even Better - null$=input$(1)                                                                                                 How about this!                                                                                                                Better still...                                                                                                                How old?                                                                                                                       *I was 47 or 48.  I'm 50 now.                                                                                                  I Started recently                                                                                                            	 * 8 or 9!                                                                                                                     L * Started with GW-BASIC when I was 7, went QBASIC 1.1 when I was 10. 18 now.                                                   shell                                                                                                                          * Ingen anvnder Linux hr                                                                                                     * N, just det.                                                                                                               
 picture *.BMP                                                                                                                  see message:                                                                                                                  . *I've got 'er bookmarked.  Thanx again Aliph!                                                                                # who have a dutch tutorial of basic?                                                                                           
 My new RPG...                                                                                                                 @ * mm...judging from the images, that's a pretty darn good game..                                                              L *I saw them?(Followed GeoC.)  R the links valid or is this advert fer Fcity?                                                  ? If anybody needs a copy of Quick Basic 7.1 (PDS), E-mail me...*                                                                Modem Access                                                                                                                   Modem                                                                                                                          PICTURES                                                                                                                      1 *Check the previous pages... Try FutureLibrary...                                                                             1 Go to qbasic.qb45.com and get the future library.                                                                             ! If you are knowledgable enough...                                                                                              Printing anyone?                                                                                                              
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 Squish format                                                                                                                 2 How long has everyone here been programming in QB?                                                                             2years                                                                                                                        8 You can't, this site has been abandoned since june 1999.                                                                       Untitled                                                                                                                      	 too long.                                                                                                                      started ~5 years ago....                                                                                                       oh no, it's you again...                                                                                                      G what's your prob?  I wasn't trying to be vein... I was just advertising                                                       * *i probably just misunderstood.. sorry : )                                                                                    F It's cool, sometimes it's hard to portray a message without saying it*                                                        - Programming for 7 years, good source for help                                                                                 ( 5ish years, but in need of a bit of help                                                                                       I have been programming for...                                                                                                : i know about the extras, and i've been.... about 2-3 years                                                                     Question                                                                                                                       18                                                                                                                             29, but a kid at heart!                                                                                                         12 - programmed since i was 5...                                                                                              " 65. Started with the VIC-20 Basic.                                                                                             * 13                                                                                                                           17 (n/t)                                                                                                                       * 16                                                                                                                           4.55 x 10 ^ 7 years. =)                                                                                                        Untitled                                                                                                                      Y *Par. Port is TTL circuit.  0V and 5V.  Serial is -12V &amp; +12V. Pinout in ol' DOS help                                     2 How to make a Parallel Interlink Cable (or serial)                                                                            B * Motor Control - http://www.cs.uiowa.edu/~jones/step/example.html                                                             SELECT  CASE question.                                                                                                         eek..                                                                                                                          ...brief explaination...                                                                                                      4 Thank you both very much!  (No text included inside)                                                                          , Visual Basic for MS-DOS Professional Edition                                                                                  & Go over to Microsoft.com and buy it...                                                                                        K does anybody know hoe to conect to another computrer through a serial cable                                                   6 *Win95&amp;98 = DirectConnectCable, DOS = INTERLNK.exe                                                                         Bigges common factor                                                                                                          & Looks like you're going about it wrong                                                                                         errorous code:                                                                                                                 ABS()                                                                                                                         & -8 minus 4 is -12. ABS of -12 is 12. *                                                                                        < Mag's answer was good, just 'nother way to think about it...                                                                  @ i made a stick figure game on my TI-89during chemistry last week                                                               * what's the game like                                                                                                         stick figure eh?                                                                                                               centered text reply                                                                                                           % Thick like brick, but then it hit me!                                                                                         
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 to pete scere                                                                                                                 B * then use qb4.5! Otherwise you'll have to do it the hard way. :-(                                                             Forum Ettiquete...                                                                                                            ? * 4. Use an asterik or (n/t) if there is no text in the message                                                               5 *Thanks - Always wondered what those asterisks meant!                                                                          x                                                                                                                              let me get this straight...                                                                                                    How do we..                                                                                                                    called a function...                                                                                                           What is a Function command?                                                                                                   # More than you wanted to know Part I                                                                                           $ More than you wanted to know Part II                                                                                           One more question.                                                                                                             The way I do it . . .                                                                                                         K PRINT CENTER(&quot;Center this text&quot;) (must use function) look here...                                                   . * LOCATE row, (widthofscreen - LEN(text$)) \ 2                                                                                 to center text                                                                                                                . Not sure what you mean by a longer variable...                                                                                D *U must set variable as STRING *20 or something to use Lset and Rset                                                           I think this is what you want                                                                                                  Thanks                                                                                                                        1 Can you recommend a good QBasic Reference Manual?                                                                              Yeah...                                                                                                                       9 QBASIC by example......greg perry........que books.27:49                                                                      excellent reference                                                                                                           @ *Go to AMAZON.COM, select BOOKS and use QBASIC as a search word.                                                              I &quot;lists all possible QBasic commands and their specifications.&quot;?                                                     ' Yeah, But it is not convenient to study                                                                                       F * heh, that's easier said that done (try extracting the .hlp file) :-)                                                        8 *Yeah! My mouth may have written a check ... can't cash.                                                                       Newbie in need!                                                                                                                Untitled                                                                                                                       random                                                                                                                        C *Add the statement RANDOMIZE TIMER to the beginning of your program                                                           , does anybody know where to get widows 1 or 2                                                                                  4 Are you, like, a bad speller or something???     :-)                                                                          J !!!!!! does anyone know memory addresses for keyboard buffer,mousex,y,etc.                                                    & The answer to part of your question...                                                                                        
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 ya i can help                                                                                                                 , I am the master of Assambly (00101010) code.                                                                                   To the phantom:                                                                                                               - or apparently what it is for that matter :) *                                                                                  Multiple personalities???                                                                                                     = * Machine code OR a binary number, not always the same thing.                                                                  BETA TESTERS WANTED!!!                                                                                                         Untitled                                                                                                                       Long filenames.                                                                                                                Date &amp; time                                                                                                                Be more specific...                                                                                                           E &quot;Be more specific... Tell me what programming language....&quot;                                                         ' * -Decent- Pi Generator = 628.318 / 200                                                                                       ( Or if you want to get really in depth...                                                                                       Yawn                                                                                                                          1 The media has been informed of your sleepiness...                                                                              allow me to clear this up                                                                                                     $ *Trust you, Mag, to know that stuff.                                                                                           How to do a random card deck                                                                                                   There's one on my site                                                                                                        * Here's the simplest (and I think, best)...                                                                                     Thanks                                                                                                                        % Newbie Question: Variable Comparrison                                                                                          Here's one way...                                                                                                             - * This person's teacher will love ya, BOB :-/                                                                                 0 *Oops!  Let's hope he hands in YOUR answer! :-).                                                                              
 here ya go                                                                                                                    & * Why'd you respond in C? Just curious                                                                                        ; * so I could give him the answer, but yet not help him. :-)                                                                   
 Important!                                                                                                                    ! *Where is Qbasic.com chat room???                                                                                              one question???                                                                                                             Music and Sound                                                                                                               > There are a great many programs for playing sound in QBasic...                                                                  A sound program that works good.                                                                                              / Alipha: Read your mail, I've reply on your mail                                                                               ! Help with the basic of encryption                                                                                              Quick answer                                                                                                                   VB question                                                                                                                   * The answer to your question...   [  :-)  ]                                                                                     Help for a Newbie                                                                                                              The first question...                                                                                                          1, 2, 3,...                                                                                                                   V does anyone know the ASM code for formatting a floppydisk or a site where i can get it                                        - * does this help? SHELL &quot;Format A:&quot;                                                                                 4 no i already did that and i want it done through asm                                                                           sooooo use alipha's                                                                                                           + call me stupid but hoe do you use dos debug                                                                                   : DeBug format.com A:   Then use a bunch of U's to uncompile                                                                    D in replying ti DeTaiza's comment below it reminde me of sometihng...                                                           lol, so say if...                                                                                                              No-One Exists.                                                                                                                 LOL...                                                                                                                        A * Philosophy... Btw are you taking it or something? If you are...                                                              Something to think about...                                                                                                   < * What if reality is a hoax....what if this is the Matrix...                                                                   Calendar help...  (alignment)                                                                                                  I should charge you for this...                                                                                               A Ok...this forum is pissing me off...read this for a correction...                                                             ( If you dont mind.. can anyone please....                                                                                      $ Well, you didn't say you were new...                                                                                          ! Whoops..left a line unfinished...                                                                                              7,1                                                                                                                           9 *That's the theory, -using EMS/XMS, but I never tried it.                                                                     3 has NE1 been able to get on the leachim chat today?                                                                           C * try reading the rest of the forum before posted your question :-)                                                            nevermind...                                                                                                                   cyber chick?                                                                                                                  0 * nothing... though what's WisdomDude's website?                                                                              
 dunno, but                                                                                                                     Mouse                                                                                                                          I can answer question 2....                                                                                                   ^ *Sounds to me like a &quot;Sub program not defined&quot; prob.  Run QB4.5 (in DOS) using QB /L                                	 Re: Mouse                                                                                                                      Re:mouse                                                                                                                      4 I agree...here's using the mouse with CALL INTERRUPT                                                                          & Can you use the F1, F2, F3, etc. keys?                                                                                         NO! :-)                                                                                                                       1 What is the command to make a colored background?                                                                             3 * um.. COLOR foreground, background? Please specify                                                                           M *If you mean in text mode, just set Bkgnd color (e.g. COLOR , 1) and use CLS.                                                  Colored background:                                                                                                            Chance background color                                                                                                       ( Aaaaaaaaah, if u can help i'll be happy.                                                                                       Here's a website...                                                                                                           ? Does NE1 else ever have NE trouble getting on the leachim chat?                                                               	 * you bet                                                                                                                     	 Arrays...                                                                                                                      that'll be quite difficult....                                                                                                 Question                                                                                                                       Easy...                                                                                                                         * Oops, I meant upperbound = 150                                                                                              5 Sorry, but I meant, every time you run the program...                                                                         1 * Did you put RANDOMIZE TIMER above that line...?                                                                              Ok, lets take the easy route..                                                                                                ? Nope, that's between 0 and 149. Nate was pretty much correct...                                                               0 Damn you! theres a simple way to get round that.                                                                              W * You obviously don't get it. He wants 0 to 150. Simply adding 1 will make it 1 to 150.                                        VisualBasic for MS-DOS                                                                                                        / It'd be smarter to Download VB4 from JNC91.com*                                                                                I Have VB6 Enterprise                                                                                                         / It'd be smarter to Download VB4 from JNC91.com*                                                                               8 It's almost PI-day (March 14th = 3,14) !!! That means...                                                                      ' *Got anything special planned for 2016?                                                                                       P A while back I posted a more accurate fraction for pi than 22/7, i.e. 355/113...                                              * * how about...  6283185301/2000000000? :-)                                                                                    . *Oh, yes... THAT's a nice easy one to remember                                                                                  Maybe 314159265359/100000000000?                                                                                              N Try this:    (pi^2)/6= 1/1^2 + 1/2^2 + 1/3^2 + 1/4^2 + 1/5^2 +1/6^2 +1/7^2....                                                 hex and int                                                                                                                    If you're reading this...                                                                                                     
 I'm here..                                                                                                                     I'm Here                                                                                                                      * * I'm not here....are we ever really here?                                                                                     Good point!                                                                                                                   * * is that bottom quote from Sesame Street?                                                                                     ......? is it?                                                                                                                 No one exists.                                                                                                                	 What line                                                                                                                        How do you use dos DEBUG ???                                                                                               I heard about...                                                                                                               well                                                                                                                           I'm a DOS expert. To use debug:                                                                                               @ *N.B.: Type &quot;Q&quot; and press enter when you want to quit.                                                               well senior experto                                                                                                            What about boolean in Qbasic                                                                                                   This is one way                                                                                                               F I'm not sure what a BOOLEAN variable is, but there ain't none in QB...                                                        $ listen to the other's advice, but...                                                                                          + There is no actual boolean type, however...                                                                                    Oh wow.                                                                                                                       ) aa....that's one way of thinking of it...                                                                                     ) Where to get the best compilers for free.                                                                                      Qbasic compilers                                                                                                              ; Iz there a simmular program as qbasic what runs on win2000?                                                                    * QB works on Win2000                                                                                                          HELP W/ REPRT DESIGN!!!!                                                                                                      & Problems with loading and saving files                                                                                         hex and int                                                                                                                   ) an interesting and creative BMP loader...                                                                                     3 Hey, Alipha.  Have you actually had this working...                                                                           # I've had that problem before too...                                                                                           U *Aha!  Incidentally, does character complexity correspond inversely to pixel density?                                         ) Does anyone know a good javascript forum?                                                                                      *define 'work'                                                                                                                ) * Zip, you're back! Check your email! :-)                                                                                     + how do you view the asm code in a .exe file                                                                                   G * use a debugger, like debug in dos or one that comes with an assembler                                                       E Does anyone know the pascal Equivalent to the DATA statement in basic                                                          There IS none...                                                                                                              ? *Interesting!  Ironically, though, there are valid uses for it.                                                                What he didn't tell you..                                                                                                     * That is the syntax in Turbo Pascal, but...                                                                                     Qbasic exe file                                                                                                                If it's compiled                                                                                                               Additional help                                                                                                               M Are you saying that no &quot;Press any key to continue&quot; message appears?                                                  Idiots.                                                                                                                        Oh wow.                                                                                                                       : You have as much charm as an oral bowel movement.  Look...                                                                     Hah...                                                                                                                         You mean like....                                                                                                             . why don't you make an EXE out of your program?                                                                                 get 7.1                                                                                                                        VB help please...                                                                                                              Using concatenation...                                                                                                         the difference is                                                                                                              True, But...                                                                                                                  	 Why LTRIM                                                                                                                     " LTRIM doesn't work with VB for Dos                                                                                             * It's probably LTRIM$( ).                                                                                                    # Ok.., or now lets just be sensible.                                                                                           " *yes! this site isn't really gone!                                                                                            ! Some info from the long gone man!                                                                                             ( If you wanna make your own BMP loader...                                                                                      $ Sorry, a lil bit 'o' VB help needed.                                                                                          / Here's a bunch of useful crap for Text Boxes...                                                                                Good Answer.  Funny, too.                                                                                                      Cheeeeeeers!                                                                                                                  < need help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!                                                                  $ and what work have you done on this?                                                                                          7 * tip, use nested loops (FOR..NEXT would work the best)                                                                       N * Make sure you save your BAS as Text, not Binary, in order to open in Notepad                                                + *...or add the extension .BAS when opening.                                                                                   $ *Never mind (responded too quickly).                                                                                          5 I already made a program similar to that a while back                                                                          Ok...                                                                                                                          Filename and Path help                                                                                                         How...                                                                                                                          A couple of additional points...                                                                                              * to manipulate the DATE and related stuff..                                                                                     help on images and stuff                                                                                                      3 Once the BMP or GIF is in the QBasic environment...                                                                           = You will have to deal with the palette separately at first...                                                                  um...                                                                                                                         , this is nate/natedog whatever same person :)                                                                                   palette....                                                                                                                   ! If you knew what you were doing..                                                                                              Calendar Program... help..                                                                                                    , and what work have you done this (homework)?                                                                                  	 Here.....                                                                                                                      Formating output                                                                                                              9 * You could also use TAB or LOCATE to line everything up.                                                                      I know... but how???                                                                                                          ! yeeesh...gotta tell ya everything                                                                                              Help with VB for DOS                                                                                                          A Umm.. Why don't you download Vb 3 for windows?  (www.jnc91.com)..                                                              Untitled                                                                                                                      V * Yep, VB 3 = 100x better than VB DOS, but still sucks nuggets. VB 5 &amp; 6 are best.                                        , Submissions wanted for QBasic Archive (read)                                                                                  ( How do I get assembly libraries to work?                                                                                      & I guess I can be of some assistance...                                                                                         well...                                                                                                                       D Hey, I found who owns QBasic.com.. lets make him update this site...                                                          0 *Ask him to transfer ownership of the forum too.                                                                               OK....                                                                                                                         I can get to the site okay                                                                                                    * * so is QBasic.com gone? I can't get on...                                                                                    E *Be sure to add the www. Just QBasic.com gets you some Gates outpost.                                                          BMP question... help please?                                                                                                   Not really that hard....                                                                                                      ) Hey, where can I download TASM, for free?                                                                                     # At the website inside this message.                                                                                           	 Alipha?!?                                                                                                                      HELP  WITH TIME CALCULATIONS                                                                                                  M Please stop YELLING.?. (This is Win{not DOS} era)Time = String, then do it...                                                  Time                                                                                                                           ON KEY statements                                                                                                              Yes, ...                                                                                                                       . . .                                                                                                                         d * INKEY$ &amp; INP(96), tho u need 2 check for those, they won't automatically go 2 line when presse                          + i will marry u and we will have many babies                                                                                     HELP!! Time-transfer by Network!                                                                                              , I nkow where to find quick basic 4.5 and 7.1                                                                                   I too!!                                                                                                                       L *Stupid yourself! QB4.5 are NOT at this site! (Maybe because it is payware?)                                                  & I think you can't buy it anymore....??                                                                                        B Uhuh... You can get al the QBasics at my page... www.qsoft.nl.nu *                                                            8 * complete versions are also available at www.apps4u.com                                                                       How long is my files?                                                                                                          EOF(1)                                                                                                                        d * Thanks!  You are right: I dont need to all of the file in memory! But my computer just love to hav                          - LOF(filenumber) returns the legnth of a file*                                                                                  Below :   As = Assembly                                                                                                       d I am in desperate need for non-idiocentric(THAT'S NOT A WORD!) assistance in getting started with As                           *use notepad                                                                                                                  : Surprisingly, Yes, that will work too!  To compile and ...                                                                    
 *i use tasm..                                                                                                                 : Don't father my children!:) but here's ASSEMBLY start 4 U?                                                                     Excellent work, Wolmac                                                                                                        ( Actually, I could use a little more help                                                                                       Hey, A few questions...                                                                                                        Answer to #1                                                                                                                   Answer to question 3:                                                                                                          Answer to question 2:                                                                                                         ) Looking for programmers to make a game...                                                                                      I might be able to be an artist                                                                                                * um....sure....email me....                                                                                                   EMS                                                                                                                           $ * www.qb45.com --&gt; Future Library                                                                                           ???                                                                                                                            yeeeesh....                                                                                                                   8 It covers what I have already done.  Nothing has worked.                                                                       Hope                                                                                                                           Encryption??                                                                                                                  > *convert .bas to .exe is good encrytion for you prog &lt;G&gt;                                                                < * www.jnc91.com --&gt; qb4.5 --&gt; Run --&gt; Make EXE file                                                                   Please Clarify                                                                                                                3 This would also answer Instagator X's prob below...                                                                            Untitled                                                                                                                       Thanks alot, Style-man! ...                                                                                                   I * ....No prob Bob......LoL, I never thought I'd actually use that line...                                                      THANKS CHAPS FOR YOUR HELP                                                                                                     *Bob's your uncle!                                                                                                              More questions about libaries...                                                                                               Printing                                                                                                                      2 *Save U're QB progs as TEXT and print from NotePad                                                                             Base 10                                                                                                                       2 Base 3 to Base 10?  Where'ld U get base 3 from?...                                                                             ahhh                                                                                                                           Ok...                                                                                                                          Ummm...  welll...                                                                                                              Untitled                                                                                                                       SHELL command help please                                                                                                      I think you want...                                                                                                           $ Yes!!!  Thank you very much!!!  (nt)                                                                                          	 Shell Var                                                                                                                      Anyone like RPG's??                                                                                                            Hmm, I'd be interested.                                                                                                        MOUSE?                                                                                                                        
 Re: MOUSE?                                                                                                                    < Do libaries eat some of the 64K availible for your program?*                                                                   * no                                                                                                                          0 Kewl... one way to concure the memory limits...*                                                                               for future reference...                                                                                                        well                                                                                                                          3 * Actually it would be Regs.ah = 7, RegType has ah.                                                                           " Anyone wanna make a game with me??                                                                                            " *sounds like fun.. I want to join!                                                                                             Whatcha wanna make?                                                                                                           1 Text/Graphics Multiplayer Web-based game? SURE!!!                                                                             - web based? You'll have to handle that part...                                                                                 6 'Tis me goal to make QB's PRINT available to the WEB!!                                                                         YES!!! ORGASMIC!!!! :D                                                                                                        ( Finally A Perfect Game (Produced by ...)                                                                                      ' about how fast do most 286 computers go                                                                                        *10 mHz or so?                                                                                                                ! RE: how fast do 286 computers go?                                                                                             = *sure, i'll get a p4 if you mail me the $2000 or so i'll need                                                                 = *Fast enough to run Windows 3.1 !!! (if they have 1MB ram...)                                                                 S *I've had a 286, 12 MHZ, 2 MB RAM, 90 MB HD *lol* and this machine was great *rofl*                                           M I have here a 286, 10Mhz turbo, 8Mhz normal, 2 MB RAM, 256K VGA, 42 MB HD :))                                                 ( I got a 386 and it's great i got win 3.1                                                                                      3 Prog for sending EXE over a DIRECT modem connection                                                                           K *you should be able to do that in any com program that supports zmodem, etc                                                   4 Modems are designed for PHONE LINES.  But you can...                                                                          * NEED TO KNOW HOW TO MAKE .EXE FILE TO .SCR                                                                                     Not gonna happen...                                                                                                            !?                                                                                                                            + * it is possible, I just don't know how :-(                                                                                    Resources...                                                                                                                   If you know the basics....                                                                                                     Q Olympics in 2001?                                                                                                            how do you CHAIN an .exe?                                                                                                     ? The same as a .BAS program only with extension .EXE, however...                                                               ; JON &amp; Annon. (same?) RePost of Number Input (no errors)                                                                   4 *redo from start...redo from start...redo from start                                                                           Untitled                                                                                                                      < You probably missed my post on the subject below, however...                                                                   AlfaFla don't work!                                                                                                            Sounds to me...                                                                                                               d If its that ALFA OLE thingy at qb45.com, then you just downloaded a crappy program. (alfaOLE SUCKS!!                          d If its that ALFA OLE thingy at qb45.com, then you just downloaded a crappy program. (alfaOLE SUCKS!!                          4 * what is the specific line that's giving the error?                                                                           how.to find.files                                                                                                             / I must make this a simple sub or function soon!                                                                               ) *7.1 makes it real easy:  FILES  or  DIR$                                                                                     " SHELL &quot;Dir &gt; dir.tmp&quot;                                                                                              Expanding on what Alipha said...                                                                                               qb contests...                                                                                                                , *qbasic.com 'challenge' ?  could that be it?                                                                                   I thought...                                                                                                                  ! Looks like alipha disappeared....                                                                                             6 *Whatz wrong with U're connection?  Mine is 22K modem!                                                                        + Firstly, my modem is faster than my cpu. :(                                                                                   ) Boy, I can't leave for 10 seconds, can I?                                                                                      copie d'ecran sur imprimante                                                                                                   * LPRINT                                                                                                                      : Anyone Interested? in CGI?  http://hx.20m.com/cheapdns.htm                                                                    C How do you have a program run before QB loads, then QB terminates?*                                                           = *Run QB from a 'Batch File'.  I do that to set mode before QB                                                                 ? umm... Could you show me what I should put in that Batch File?*                                                               ; Batch File stuff... Hopefully all you need to know!!! (???)                                                                   > Does QB terminate after it runs the file in the command line?*                                                                I Assuming that you use the SYSTEM command at the end of your program, yes.                                                     ; Or you can use ERROR to exit QB, then use Batch to continue                                                                    Tron Type Program /Game                                                                                                       - *Take a look at http://qbasic.qb45.com/cobra/                                                                                  How to disect a string?                                                                                                       < *Please give Example.  I do ALOT of string manipulation now.                                                                  
 I donno...                                                                                                                    ! I C what you mean now.  'idea'...                                                                                              INSTR is your friend....                                                                                                       OPEN COM                                                                                                                      : *If you have an old machine, it opens the 'modem' port..??                                                                    % QBasic Variables to Windows Clipboard                                                                                          Lot's of Luck!                                                                                                                 Well...                                                                                                                       ( Shell(&quot;write \TEMP\variables&quot;)                                                                                       this is tricky...                                                                                                             ! The INP(&amp;H60) release code...                                                                                              Try turning NumLock off                                                                                                       2 *You're right.  Hmmm.  A little strange, but true.                                                                             yeah..                                                                                                                        0 Here's the usual method for turning off locks...                                                                               Well....                                                                                                                      4 urgent help needed with stepper motor driver program                                                                          ) *if your'e a newbie, you should forget it                                                                                     4 I used an 8255 interface card, and it wasn't pretty.                                                                          
 HEY AMERICANS                                                                                                                  Wow. That one really hurt....                                                                                                 + *Style-man, come on! Bush is better than Al                                                                                   / * Who said I like Al Bore? Nader all the way :P                                                                                HEY GUY                                                                                                                       
 Careful...                                                                                                                     that was funny enough                                                                                                          I can't remember...                                                                                                           W * Oh, and why is your IP from Pacific Bell? I guess that's the ISP used in Russia, huh?                                       / *they deport people here instead of siberia now                                                                               : That may be true, but Americans have heat in the winter...                                                                    3 *how much use is that if he gets us nuked by china?                                                                           : China, who's idea of a delivery vehicle is a parcel truck.                                                                     HELLO, MEN!                                                                                                                    *try this web site, kawaiso-kun                                                                                               1 * Shift-F1 in QB works! (and you need an idea...)                                                                              Need  A Program Made                                                                                                          $ here's some code to get you started.                                                                                           RE HELP                                                                                                                       
 Only if...                                                                                                                     Alright...I'm a softy...                                                                                                       A Qbasic class?                                                                                                               @ Does anyone really now how to handle dates that create day names                                                              3 Yes, HERE (req. qb4.5):(hope U checked resp. email)                                                                            It's just a matter                                                                                                            @ * I'ld rather just ask the computer what 'day' it is! (0-6 base)                                                               Overwrite this!                                                                                                               7 Perhaps the LEN variable needs to be set correct? (eg.)                                                                        Works Like a Champ                                                                                                             Binary operators                                                                                                              < XOR, this might sound silly, but did you try it?(eg. within)                                                                  . Try 'this' in 'immediate' mode of QB window...                                                                                1 I'm not talking functions, I'm talking components                                                                              Really?                                                                                                                       ( Wow...  Issues!  Umm so U're asking:...?                                                                                      1 This is the manual XOR function code in QB format                                                                              chaps....need your help please                                                                                                1 *Use LTRIM$(STR$(num)) to get a pure number test.                                                                             @ *Input &quot;num&quot;;num already makes sure Numeric entry.?.?.                                                               number checker                                                                                                                 Redo from start is...                                                                                                         K *Or a non-numerical input (except for &quot;e&quot;?), -see Stephen's post.                                                   c *Oh, yah.  &quot;E&quot; and &quot;D&quot; are considered numerical in nature.  Floaty point stuff.                            **chaps need your help please!!                                                                                               " * Use num&amp; instead of just num                                                                                            
 LONG INTEGERS                                                                                                                 
 Aha!  Then...                                                                                                                 & *Typo: n&amp;'s should have been n%'s.                                                                                         Good Answer                                                                                                                    Just Learning?                                                                                                                 Call                                                                                                                          
 You don't.                                                                                                                    - You don't call main from sub, you exit sub...                                                                                 6 I've created SVGA in Pure QB, here's some EASY code...                                                                         congrats jimmy.                                                                                                               ; *never put 'fun' and 'bank switching' in the same sentence.                                                                   % How would I do that for 800x600x256?*                                                                                         % How would I do that for 800x600x256?*                                                                                         	 Scrolling                                                                                                                     	 Use this:                                                                                                                     S * Oh yeah, it might help if you add _ counter = counter + 1 _ after that End If....                                           ! just handing some code to someone                                                                                              OUT and POKE commands                                                                                                         > Congradulations! HERE 0000:0417h &lt;--- This is what you want                                                                % Thanks, got the keyboard down pat now                                                                                         0 Anyone with HTML &amp; QB(4.5) experiece WANTED!                                                                              5 *hacksite get WarCraft 2 216.183.134.190/download/wc2                                                                          ......................                                                                                                        ' *What about doom2 ?  THERE's a CLASSIC!                                                                                        I was only giving examples                                                                                                    " ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US ! !                                                                                            B * http://gve.fsgs.com/      AYB.swf(cartoon) pretty neat...!!wierd                                                            ( :)) I knew it'd only be a matter of time                                                                                       * That's already old, now STFU.                                                                                               2 Hey Stupid Head.  You don't seem to get the point.                                                                             ...                                                                                                                            Again, stupid head...                                                                                                         I * The Simpsons are old, their &quot;comedy&quot; got old along with them.                                                      string and numeric comparison                                                                                                  well                                                                                                                          R :) use &quot;INPUT X&quot; not &quot;INPUT X$&quot;, ya I like that... but look...                                            ; *Hey Stephen!  I love your INSTR() method of testing input!                                                                   > Thanx! (My teach in '88 hated it...  said 'just use input'...)                                                                K INPUT X$: age = VAL(X$): IF age &lt;= 0 THEN PRINT &quot;Invalid age.&quot;                                                    Alipha                                                                                                                        K sTyLeZ - keypress.bas not txt based.?. &amp; if pwd(&quot;hello&quot;) then                                                   E * Thanks for letting me know about keypress, it is in plain text now.                                                          Loops                                                                                                                         @ * can we see some code that you have? hint: PRINT &quot;*&quot;;                                                              0 Is this HomeWork ? But anyway...  tweak 'n go...                                                                              6 * If you couldn't tell that this was homework.........                                                                        9 * I was hoping though, think he is 'interested' in progs?                                                                      Try this...                                                                                                                    Loop                                                                                                                          1 The LOOOONNGGG way, YES...  here it *might* be...                                                                              Impress your teacher with this                                                                                                 Stupid message board...                                                                                                        Thanks                                                                                                                        I Hey Ramirez.  Are you limited to DO loops? A FOR loop would be simpler...                                                      Hey where can I find the...                                                                                                    Another Screen Saver question:                                                                                                2 It depends on the contents of your sub programs...                                                                             LOOP UNTIL . . . OR?                                                                                                           Yes...                                                                                                                         Playing MIDI files on Qbasic                                                                                                  
 two questions                                                                                                                  Untitled                                                                                                                       Binary files                                                                                                                   Here...                                                                                                                        Some more stuff for sAm                                                                                                       % does anyone know how to protect BIOS?                                                                                         & *ever heard of a bios password..?  : )                                                                                         yeah, but...                                                                                                                  L *replace your motherboard, if it's an old computer it should be fairly cheap                                                  Z * I had that password problem before. I would try replacing the battery on the mobo first.                                    ( *would that make the BIOS password work?                                                                                      	 ASM in QB                                                                                                                      I find asm easier                                                                                                             " Are we talking about the same ASM?                                                                                             Hahahaha... that's funny.                                                                                                      I long for you!!!                                                                                                              I couldn't read spanish either                                                                                                @ * Brad, by any chance have you progged some in C and not in ASM?                                                               what a lot of people do....                                                                                                   D *'Cuz making stuff work fast in qb is such an interesting challenge.                                                           RANDOM Mode                                                                                                                    just                                                                                                                           For anyone interested...                                                                                                      F * Where can i download Future library? www.qb45.com, i know bud where?                                                         Here...                                                                                                                        I need help !!!!                                                                                                                COM routines.  (re: need  help!)                                                                                               re: More Help.?.  try this...                                                                                                 
 Thank you but                                                                                                                  help can you translate this                                                                                                   # * There's nothing to translate...??                                                                                           % Put the Address in the Address bar...                                                                                         , How can I make top 10 score list to my game?                                                                                   Untitled                                                                                                                       THX!                                                                                                                           Solution Showing Use of Driver                                                                                                + Mayday! Mayday! Anyone Know about quickbmp?                                                                                   ! Anyone Gotta Clue about Quick BMP                                                                                               I haven't used Quick BMP, but...                                                                                              B Mouse routines that let me hide or change the default cursor arrow                                                             No big deal...                                                                                                                 Not to be blunt..                                                                                                              *Sorry.  Mouse 4.                                                                                                              SCREEN SAVER QUESTION!!!!                                                                                                      Well...                                                                                                                        *it's not just your computer                                                                                                   SCREEN SAVER QUESTION!!!!                                                                                                      Most screensavers...                                                                                                           Random Number Generator...                                                                                                     Random number generator?                                                                                                      % * How does RND work, do you think...?                                                                                         
 Copy these...                                                                                                                 1 According to our own, legendary Magna Cum Unum...                                                                             3 http://www.neozones.com/Board/Messages/348.shtml  *                                                                            *Aha!  The plot thins!                                                                                                         Perl dots game here!!!                                                                                                        # Vi haff vays to make random numbers                                                                                            OS Development Information                                                                                                     I solved my problem..                                                                                                         < What is the code around the 'input' and you can view by page                                                                  1 Hmm.. Whats a good game language for Windows?...`                                                                              Master Creating                                                                                                               O I meant, like for a 3D type game... It would be a pain to do 3D in VB or VC...*                                               , you might want to look into something called                                                                                  7 VC++ is perfectly fine for game programming, even 3D...                                                                       7 * Along with just about every other game on the market.                                                                       A * Yeah, I know... Now VB game prog. is a different subject... lol                                                             9 * Not really... http://www.vbsquare.com/articles/directx/                                                                     M * and http://www.cason.addr.com if you didn't bother to read that other link.                                                  pset question that bugs me.                                                                                                    there is a parameter                                                                                                          ^ *ending up doing this - draw&quot;bm=&quot;+varptr$(x)+&quot;,=&quot;+varptr$(y) seems to work                                J draw&quot;bm=&quot;+varptr$(x)+&quot;,=&quot;+varptr$(y) seemed to work ok                                                     *testing DO NOT NEED TO READ                                                                                                   Rand Statements in Qbasic                                                                                                      Read...                                                                                                                       ) * close, INT(RND * (max - min + 1)) + min                                                                                      * SAME DIFFERENCE...RIGHT?                                                                                                     Read...                                                                                                                        Intercepting keypresses?                                                                                                      1 ASM and Intercepting Keypress... ya, kinda... but                                                                              I need a reliable timer...                                                                                                    G * I'm almost positive that &amp; = long integer, ! = single, # = double                                                        Use this...                                                                                                                   0 TIMER is a Good routine, accurate to 1/100 sec !                                                                              1 * actually, only down to 1/18.2th of a second :-(                                                                              *Thanx!                                                                                                                        * use A! instead of A&amp;                                                                                                    ' 'A Good Timer' Frames per second? Sure!                                                                                       = * TIMER / 18.2 = VERY RELIABLE. It will be extremely accurate                                                                 ^ * Um...the least that you can pause for is .054 seconds, very bad for certain graphics delays.                                : * to word it another way, that's only 18 frames per second                                                                     they call me the butt boy                                                                                                     % *What, not &quot;the brain boy&quot;?                                                                                         " Help needed for college assignment                                                                                            = * No. Bad. Post code and we help. Post homework and we flame.                                                                 P * like sTyLeZ said, post code that's causing problems or ask a SPECIFIC question                                              1 Yes, Homework BAD, But, here are 'ideas' not code                                                                               Problems with Data files here...                                                                                              4 * I think you do have to open the file in the sub...                                                                           File access ('cross subs)                                                                                                     6 With multiple inputs using a single INPUT statement...                                                                         Qbasic and Gatwy Asto                                                                                                         ^ * Don't use LPRINT. Print to a file, then print the file through Windows Notepad or something.                                	 Use OPEN.                                                                                                                      re;use open                                                                                                                   : FREE QBASIC 4.0 .EXE DOWNLOAD SITE!!! MAKE .BAS TO .EXE!!!                                                                    
 Ummmmm....                                                                                                                     Thanks                                                                                                                        ! Why QB4 not QB4.5? 4.5 is better?                                                                                              Got problems with Future libary                                                                                               ( Future Library, Where is it ? plz advise                                                                                       * www.qb45.com                                                                                                                6 You got probs too, eh? I might have solution and more!                                                                        ) *how did u do it? i need help with it too                                                                                      Detailed help on FutureLib...                                                                                                  Got problems with Future libary                                                                                               Y * You're supposed to use slashes, not backslashes, for the command switches. QB.EXE /L...                                     2 Oh sorry, i got that bud that isn't the problem...                                                                             errr...                                                                                                                       
 Inkey Syntax?                                                                                                                  Here                                                                                                                           Inkey$                                                                                                                         *But that isn't what I mean...                                                                                                # *If UCASE$(INKEY$)=chr$(65) THEN...                                                                                           X * Actually, that would be an error if INKEY$ is a null string. Better to use a variable.                                      ) *Maybe, but I think that's what he wanted                                                                                     = Be specific?Like this? (and I thought A was ANY !)  :(  sorry                                                                 : *That does the same thing as Black_Orb`s keyboard routine?                                                                    2 * http://home.earthlink.net/~stylez82/keypress.bas                                                                             To Black_Orb, Keyboard routine                                                                                                
 .bas includes                                                                                                                 2 Here (Hey Alipha, put this in your tutorials! :) )                                                                            & * Whoops, change QB|QBASIC to just QB.                                                                                        ( * thnx, now I know how to make a .bi :-)                                                                                       GOTO problem                                                                                                                   Try CALL or GOSUB                                                                                                              Alternative to GOTO/GOSUB                                                                                                     & Hey, check out Nong 2 - SVGA Demo 6...                                                                                        O Forgot the address... look in my site under downloads &gt; Arcade Games.. Or...                                               
 Type Mismatch                                                                                                                 * The &quot;1&quot; in the INSTR function...                                                                                    8 The 'purpose' of the code-Oppss  fergot something-Alipha                                                                       correct me if I'm wrong, but...                                                                                               D * You're right. It's also optional and starts at 1 if not specified.                                                          $ Yes, I should have mentioned that...                                                                                           Type Mismatch error                                                                                                            Purpose of my code                                                                                                             In that case...                                                                                                               
 PRINT SCRN                                                                                                                    ! How to get a pic of the screen...                                                                                              GOTO Statement                                                                                                                # go to allows up to 255 destinations                                                                                           O * blah! GOTO is icky! And, what kind of program has 100s of different routines?                                               ; * 100s of routines is not uncommon. 100s of GOTO labels is.                                                                    Sorry                                                                                                                         S * can't even do this in asm, unless you change the actual program while running it.                                           7 It is possible, and very easy, and very little coding..                                                                       3 I would use SElect CASE to select the goto place...                                                                           H Step away from the GOTO, you have the rest of your programming career...                                                       YOU'RE WELCOME, Ephemeralus!                                                                                                  ! I'm just testing out something...                                                                                             
 *Did it work?                                                                                                                 	 * yes :-)                                                                                                                      Where can I get qbasic online?                                                                                                 you can get it                                                                                                                 You can get it at...                                                                                                           Can you convert arrays?                                                                                                        WEll                                                                                                                           Searching..                                                                                                                   : * looks good, though make sure you account for the case...                                                                     * What do you mean Case?                                                                                                      > I mEaN wEtHeR oR nOt ThE lEtTeR iS cApitAlizEd. UsE LCASE$ :-)                                                                 help Future.bi!!!! 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The rest is fine, but that cube thing...:)*                                    Here...                                                                                                                        Image Morphing                                                                                                                 this way...                                                                                                                    Challenger easter egg...                                                                                                       is it 'Houston, we have a...                                                                                                  
 QBASIC 4.0                                                                                                                     Get it a BasicGuru.com/abc*                                                                                                   
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 How about....                                                                                                                 ( * Funny, Cold Boot. Ever heard of an IP?                                                                                      O Funny What?, 2nd IP address R never the same Unless U got a dedicated network!!                                               D It's kinda hard to help if you don't post the problem and/or code...                                                           Help needed for code                                                                                                          & Replace the + signs with semicolons...                                                                                        H *Or if you prefer PRINT &quot;Fighter age is: &quot; + STR$(Fighter.AGE)                                                       cant resist answering. :)                                                                                                     
 Hex to Normal                                                                                                                 4 * NormalNumber = VAL(&quot;&amp;H&quot; + HexNumber)                                                                          $ *Thanx dude that's a lot of help :o)                                                                                           Printing QBASIC programs                                                                                                       What I generally do...                                                                                                        - And as for &quot;expanding&quot; your screen,                                                                                  Converting QBASIC to VBASIC ??                                                                                                 You can convert it, but....                                                                                                   H * is the chatroom workin for anyone? This is the 2nd day its not for me.                                                      " is the chatroom workin for anyone?                                                                                             odd...I can't get on...                                                                                                       = Well, the machine i'm on now has a REALLY slow connection, so                                                                 4 Here is the chatroom down to, and the chat server to                                                                           where can i get qbasic                                                                                                        : this is the 3rd time I've answered this question today....                                                                     True...                                                                                                                        Download it at my page                                                                                                          Help me with programming career!                                                                                              4 QBasic isn't really a &quot;career language&quot;...                                                                          ! GOTO is useful if used properly.*                                                                                             < * And if a program is written properly, GOTO is unnecessary.                                                                  $ I don't think Qbasic was ever needed                                                                                           MZ...P?                                                                                                                        eh....                                                                                                                        4 sorry...I searched a site with file ext no...luck...                                                                          + heh.. that's not compressed or encrypted...                                                                                   9 can someone look at my program... (and no stealing ideas)                                                                      The Else tags weren't defined                                                                                                  * ......uh.....?                                                                                                              J I dunno what Cold Boot was talking about, but here's the probs I found....                                                     thaaaank youu!...                                                                                                              The RND command                                                                                                                RND help...                                                                                                                   ) What is the differ between Pascal and QB?                                                                                     S * Pascal is more like C++, QB is...well hopefully you already know what QB is like.                                           C Can some give me liast of the numbers asgign to the keyboards keys!                                                           ( look in qb help under keyboard scancodes                                                                                      9 I don't have Microsofts QB so could you post them for me?                                                                     3 * why in the world don't you have QB? www.jnc91.com                                                                           0 I have QB but it a different companies shareware                                                                              C let me rephrase, &quot;why are you not using Mircosoft's QB?!&quot;                                                            OK                                                                                                                            Q *Uh, if it's a different company's BASIC, it's not QB. Mac users learn that fast.                                             6 *And you can download QB 7.1 at that web site. Get it.                                                                        ' * Then download it at www.jnc91.com!!!!                                                                                        Alipha: u asses on this board                                                                                                  Uncle Sam wants YOU!                                                                                                           Hi Cold Boot...                                                                                                               Z Dang, It was auppose to change after I signed off. Guess it didn't. ooops! I did it again.                                    . not completely you moron, just two sections. *                                                                                ) You passed my IP test, your pretty smart!                                                                                      astericks, use astericks...                                                                                                    Untitled                                                                                                                      & * Actually, it's &quot;asterisk&quot;.                                                                                        - Hey, I finished Nong SVGA! Check it out at ..                                                                                 / BASIC Info. -  Versions of BASIC   PLEASE REPLY                                                                               ( Visit basicguru.com, theres tons there.*                                                                                      < Seeking Quicksorting of &quot;strings&quot; using Quickbasic                                                                  @ *QBasic will sort strings also, based on ASCII character values.                                                              $ I have just what you are looking for                                                                                            works the same way as numbers...                                                                                               Qbasic Algorithm                                                                                                               Untitled                                                                                                                       the DIVISION doesn't work....                                                                                                  Improved Multiplication..                                                                                                      Qbasic Algorithm                                                                                                               Modules                                                                                                                        to create a module...                                                                                                         - If you mean multiple files loaded this is how                                                                                 1 * err what? that the same thing as multi-modules.                                                                              ve moree info on my prob...                                                                                                    Also...                                                                                                                       O *I cant help U w/o the code or a more detailed explination of what is going on!                                                Igot it fixed.. thanx anyway!*                                                                                                 Couple of questions...                                                                                                         easy...                                                                                                                        I need a library                                                                                                               *Future.libary (www.qb45.com)                                                                                                 8 Re: Pls help ---- &quot;Out of Stack Space&quot; problem                                                                       Have you tried......                                                                                                          	 Re: Tried                                                                                                                     - No wonder your running out of stack space!!!!                                                                                  Re: Any advice?                                                                                                                yea...                                                                                                                        
 Re: Advice...                                                                                                                  Problems with mouse routines                                                                                                  $ write &quot;qb.exe /l&quot; in msdos                                                                                           PNG viewer for QB...                                                                                                           *ummm... whats a png?                                                                                                          *ummm... whats a png?                                                                                                         " It's a type of Image file. Here...                                                                                            B * I probably should have used .'s in that msg a little more... lol                                                            ! Umm.. Haveing a SLIGHT problem...                                                                                             . i haven't tested it.. but have you tried this?                                                                                 Um.. It didn't...                                                                                                              Need help, easy question                                                                                                       Suggestion.                                                                                                                   7 You can also define ranges of numbers in SELECT CASE...                                                                       ' if you still wanted to use IF..THEN....                                                                                       - *why is everyone obsessed witn the dumb  chat                                                                                 & THE CHAT IS BACK UP!!!!!! YAY!!!!! :o)                                                                                        # * where is your &quot;*&quot;!!!!!!                                                                                            Why should I have a *?                                                                                                         * no text in message                                                                                                           One more thing... Ping?                                                                                                       . * There is PING in DOS. Use the SHELL command.                                                                                # Hey sTyLes, I've tried that, but...                                                                                           A * Because if you're in pure DOS, you don't have a net connection.                                                              * it is in the windows DIR                                                                                                     Goodness Gracious...                                                                                                          B * What... who told U that? &quot;My moma said its the DEVIL!&quot;                                                            * acoustic is the only way to go, man. (n/t)                                                                                     old fashioned way??                                                                                                            BLOAD and BSAVE                                                                                                                you got too...                                                                                                                
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 1st of all...                                                                                                                 P * Did you even read what I said? 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Why are you so cocky to people?...                                                                      * * some times people do not read the ?'s...                                                                                    # Arrays and $DYNAMIC and sharing....                                                                                            REM                                                                                                                           N * he is right, the REM is comments out the whole line. Wasn't that ? answered?                                                 Yes but ....                                                                                                                   &quot;Label not defined&quot;                                                                                                  I'm not really sure                                                                                                           H * Labels are not global. You have to have your error handler in the SUB.                                                      V Actualy on error goto xxx, is the only time U can call a label from a sub... Example!!                                         Untitled                                                                                                                       * what's Up with this???                                                                                                      & How do you insert MP3s or WAVs in QB??                                                                                        Y * Small WAVs maybe, other than that I wouldn't bother; QB is too slow to decode AND play.                                     $ well wav's are pretty much raw sound                                                                                           No MP3's in qb.                                                                                                                I HAVE A CLOCK                                                                                                                % I have one to it is on the taskbar...                                                                                         0 * The taskbar one is digital, not analog, moron.                                                                              8 * Oh no? Double click the one in the taskbar, smart-ass.                                                                      d *Technically the CPU clock is DIGITAL, REGARDLESS of the FACE. THERE ALL DIGITAL., DUH CPU -- &gt;1/                           Hi BOB                                                                                                                         BOB                                                                                                                            Shut the *** up! Bob!                                                                                                          * Actually, his name is MIKE                                                                                                  * Any good looking GIRL computer geeks here?                                                                                    5 * I said it before and I'll say it again, get a life.                                                                         # Are you gay or something, drop dead                                                                                           $ * Why don't you drop dead Mr. Horny?                                                                                           My thoughts exactly...                                                                                                         * blah                                                                                                                         qbasic sites??                                                                                                                % I know some that a great for D/L's...                                                                                         - I know some that a great for D/L's...(more..)                                                                                  Really cool program!                                                                                                          C Wow, you must be real excited to have found such a useless program.                                                            RE: Same Problems                                                                                                              LOG() and EXP()                                                                                                                ...                                                                                                                            LOG(x) with other bases                                                                                                       # * Oh,ok thanks.  I was almost right                                                                                            *tell that to QB... ; )                                                                                                        ASM Keyboard Handler                                                                                                          0 i posted this some time ago... (page 18 i think)                                                                              - oops.. i forgot to update the first qb part..                                                                                  umm                                                                                                                            *hahaha... make a lib  : )                                                                                                    ? OPERATING SYSTEM WRITTEN IN ASM THAT NEEDS A GUI DONE IN QBASIC                                                                well...                                                                                                                        Good Key Pressing                                                                                                             7 * DO: PRINT INP(96): LOOP  'This should get you started                                                                       " Convert QuickBasic to Visual Basic                                                                                             Automatic conversion                                                                                                          
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 1st of all...                                                                                                                  oh yea, if U have ms word 97++                                                                                                4 *VBA is built into all MSOFFICE apps, not just WORD.                                                                          
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 Simple way...                                                                                                                 ' * http://network54.com/Hide/Forum/13959                                                                                        OS in Basic                                                                                                                   % * can't you make the picture smaller?                                                                                         ! Hey, you mean you made a SHELL...                                                                                             
 Oh yes, sorry                                                                                                                  Printing...                                                                                                                   ! If you mean print on a printer...                                                                                              How to make a good AI program                                                                                                 $ I dunno the actual progrmaing but...                                                                                           for searching...                                                                                                               I trying to this myself                                                                                                       " I problem that's been plagueing me                                                                                             here...                                                                                                                       ' If anyone has ten minutes to spare.....                                                                                        Help with Arrays                                                                                                              * You shouldn't be getting a syntax error...                                                                                     * or type mismatch                                                                                                            . How to prevent the &quot;SYNTAX ERROR&quot;!!!                                                                                  ezqb.tripod.com                                                                                                        2 * I suggest that you stop advertising your site...                                                                              ezqb.tripod.com                                                                                                        A i hereby declare your site to be the gayest web page in existence                                                             % What gives you the right to say that?                                                                                         = * what web page. Its a greeting card webpage, not QB related.                                                                 $ Well I suppose that's all he can do.                                                                                          * * It was a QB site when he posted the URL.                                                                                     line, moving it                                                                                                               ' * uh... maybe change its coordinates...                                                                                        yiQ is right...                                                                                                                how to read a file?                                                                                                            one thing you could do..                                                                                                      / Here is your prob, its very simple to fix :)...                                                                                 For The Bored...   (and helpful)                                                                                              = * Solution: At least ATTEMPT to do your own fucking homework.                                                                 D * i DID attempt it and i can't do it!  See what you can make of it..                                                           You are missing the point                                                                                                      * OOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHH                                                                                                          G I don't agree with sTyLeZ's use of language, but I do agree with him...                                                        About passing an array                                                                                                         here...                                                                                                                        or if U want the array to be...                                                                                               	 Thanks :)                                                                                                                     # compiled programs lock up my system                                                                                            What kind of software?                                                                                                        
 it was 4.5                                                                                                                    1 Try running the program with different methods...                                                                              Does Qbasic Sucks?                                                                                                            6 QBasic is a good language, especially for beginners...                                                                         Never using GOTO???                                                                                                           % do you know about Subs and Functions?                                                                                         	 Some code                                                                                                                     
 here ya go...                                                                                                                  That was fast!                                                                                                                 I work mostly on games...                                                                                                     
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 CoffeeCup.                                                                                                                    N * You're joking...right? Coffeecup blows. It's made in VB for crying out loud.                                                2 * cute FTP is good. its got a 30day trial though!!                                                                            3 *it's what i use.. and i have no problem with it...                                                                            uhh..                                                                                                                          Untitled                                                                                                                       Speed question...                                                                                                             G I think 4.5 is the best overall, but screen 12 is a slow graphics mode,                                                       + theBOB : WAIT &amp;H3DA , 8 troubles... :-(                                                                                    Right off the bat...                                                                                                           A couple more things...                                                                                                        eek!!                                                                                                                          oops..                                                                                                                        & what's a good graphics library for rpg                                                                                         *make your own..                                                                                                              1 need beta testers, / coders ... PLEASE READ THIS!                                                                              Screw                                                                                                                         d i think i'll take your &quot;encryption program&quot; and sell it to a company and take the credit..                           MONEY?!                                                                                                                        what are you talking about                                                                                                    ) need crew (or someone to make games with)                                                                                     ? C is a rabid weasel. QB is a docile cow. VB is a dead elephant.                                                               & And thou ist but a thorn in our sides.                                                                                        ( * And thou ist but a thorn in our sides.                                                                                      
 why thank you                                                                                                                 + * Thine Thanks are not needed at this time.                                                                                    Help me!!   please?                                                                                                            here...                                                                                                                        Here is another solution:                                                                                                     ( Excuse me, Gianfranco, but why offer ...                                                                                      ! I have to disagree at some points                                                                                              Mine IS correct.                                                                                                               slightly different solution...                                                                                                 use chr$ codes                                                                                                                 Thanks!                                                                                                                       
 HEY ALIPHA!!!                                                                                                                 
 * who won?                                                                                                                     Nekrophidious.                                                                                                                D Well, im going for the &quot;best original Music&quot; next year. =)                                                          & * That song's boring and repetative...                                                                                         Each to his own, eh?                                                                                                           Long file name manipulation                                                                                                    From my own experiences...                                                                                                    > *...and yes, the long file name will be recognized by Windows.                                                                 * there is a much easer way.                                                                                                  1 One Prob though I need you email address ULTRA...                                                                             
 Need Help!                                                                                                                    ; *Add   WAIT &amp;H3DA , 8   just before your PUT statements                                                                    I tried WAIT &amp;H3DA , 3 ..                                                                                                  It also depends...                                                                                                             Help with code                                                                                                                # I encountered a number of prob's...                                                                                            I must have been asleep...                                                                                                     Thanks! (nt)                                                                                                                  5 here is where you can downlod qbasic4.5 the compiler!                                                                          See this site!                                                                                                                Z * Uh, in case you haven't noticed, people don't come here for the site, but for the forum.                                     Chatroom is cool                                                                                                               QBasic Sucks                                                                                                                  N * define &quot;sucks&quot; and &quot;better&quot;; not very good arguement :-(                                                 If you don't like it.                                                                                                          Joe Mama-Qb rules                                                                                                               It depends on your point of view                                                                                              X * Your sister sucks. Your mom is much better. That's the same logic that you're using...                                       um... no                                                                                                                      " A note for the humourly challenged                                                                                            : if C sucked then why THE HECK is windows programed in it??                                                                     Hey man, learn how to spell!...                                                                                                heh..                                                                                                                         $ Yes I realize C is not the lowest...                                                                                           Humho, sorting algorithms?                                                                                                     Here's the best I've made                                                                                                     / QuikSort seems to be the fastest method so far.                                                                               ? Yeah, but if the data is already roughly in order, Quicksort is                                                               F The fastest I know of(at least in QB)  is BUBBLE SORT... here it is...                                                        2 bubble sort is very slow for large sets of data...                                                                             test message, apologies                                                                                                        Background with many objects                                                                                                   You will have to...                                                                                                           T *Slight typo: last PUT statement should be PUT(S1x, S1y), not (S1x, S2y), of course.                                           Sprite mask?                                                                                                                   A sprite is...                                                                                                                 I know sprites..                                                                                                               A sprite mask is...                                                                                                            Oh, yah, and...                                                                                                               , *And, of course, PUT using the same indices.                                                                                   familiar with GET/PUT?                                                                                                        5 355/113 - A more accurate fraction to represent Pi...                                                                         / You wouldn't happen to use Slashdot, would you?                                                                               # Digital Phr3ak, long time no see...                                                                                            Yeah, it's been a while.                                                                                                       12 days                                                                                                                       
 re: arrays                                                                                                                    * * didn't Answer that question last week???                                                                                     Programming with edit.                                                                                                        N *In what language and with which compiler?  Are you talking about batch files?                                                Y *No actually i'm talking about building running and using programs using edit exclusivley                                     8 * and what are you talking about, that little edit menu?                                                                      9 *No idea i just heard you could program using edit in dos                                                                      well I guess you can                                                                                                           v4.5                                                                                                                          ; *http://rampageai.ntrface.com/~qbasic/pages/tools_page.html                                                                   
 seprate file?                                                                                                                  Untitled                                                                                                                      - Use the CHAIN command and COMMON variables...                                                                                 $ or If U dont want to mess with CHAIN                                                                                          * Writing a window system os - Like ArtechOs                                                                                    
 Minus Project                                                                                                                 + i'll help where can you get artechOS anyway                                                                                    A project has just started                                                                                                    I Here are some derived trig functions that I extrapolated from the VB6 doc                                                      LATEST VERSION                                                                                                                ! The LAST version of QuickBASIC...                                                                                             9 Q-BASIC graphics: how do I set forecolor with RGB values?                                                                       The color number you refer to...                                                                                              > *Oh, and BTW, the I/O port method is a gazillion times faster!                                                                 hangman                                                                                                                       N * I got wheel of fortune, that's kinda like hangman, though the code is a mess                                                 ascii table                                                                                                                    http://www.asciitable.com/                                                                                                    A * The first 128 are (almost) the same, the extended ASCII is not.                                                               Almost forgot, here's your ASCII                                                                                               follow these steps exactly...                                                                                                 : * oh, the above was for qb4.5, for qb1.1, tab 14 times :-)                                                                    ' * ALT, H, C, A, ENTER is much faster :)                                                                                        FOR HELPLESS                                                                                                                  
 looks good...                                                                                                                  gravity &amp; some math?                                                                                                       re: gravity                                                                                                                   ; *I did a search on Yahoo for GRAVITY FAQ.  Oodles of links.                                                                   6 simply add a number to the chars position every frame.                                                                        
 Qbasic.exe                                                                                                                    ! * www.apps4u.com or www.jnc91.com                                                                                              Hey.. guys?                                                                                                                   7 *Tried the link, but just got a dead QuickTIME logo :-(                                                                       ? The midi plays for me. I guess maybe quicktimes just messing up                                                                Sorry, DeTaiza...                                                                                                             5 how do i open more than one line of a file at a time?                                                                         
 No, but...                                                                                                                     qb 4.5 mouse, URGENT!!!!!                                                                                                      Please, fellows, its my turn :)                                                                                               " There's no ARCSOSINE in QB, but...                                                                                            N *My guess is there's no ARCSOSINE in any programming language. (Sorry, -typo).                                                 *Uhm, who ya talkin to, Bob?                                                                                                  I *Talking to myself, I guess. My response directly above had a typo in it.                                                     ( VERY URGENT I NEED HELP !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!                                                                                       heh..                                                                                                                          also note that...                                                                                                              Loading veriable files                                                                                                         I might be of some assistance                                                                                                  Thanks                                                                                                                         STR(number)                                                                                                                   5 I made the first game that doesn't require a monitor!                                                                         + Ive got one that doesn't even need a pc. =)                                                                                   0 Editing a files properties via the shell command                                                                              d * shell &quot;attrib filename +h&quot; &amp; shell &quot;attrib filename -h&quot;. I think, its been                           A better way than shell.                                                                                                       I need help with libraries!                                                                                                   5 *DIM COMMON SHARED ArrayName(NumElements) AS DataType                                                                          out of data space?                                                                                                             It's probably because...                                                                                                      
 help files                                                                                                                     for what version?                                                                                                              Sprite Flickering                                                                                                              What screen mode?                                                                                                             	 More info                                                                                                                     + Add this just before PUTting your sprite...                                                                                   7 or if U want to wait a little longer for the retrace...                                                                        How do i make an INKEY$ manu?                                                                                                  Here                                                                                                                           Better version...                                                                                                               Not the way i'd have done it. =)                                                                                               heh, you guys crack me up....                                                                                                 8 * (sorry!) didn't use inkey - disregard earlier post :-)                                                                      " Geist. - solution to your problem.                                                                                             help with pi                                                                                                                   Pi  to different decimal places                                                                                                How about PRINT USING?                                                                                                         here...                                                                                                                        here... (oops, read this one)                                                                                                 
 I disagree                                                                                                                     no, your wrong...                                                                                                             d nope, 22/7 is the EXACT value of PI, PI being an irrational number can never be expressed exact with                           Wrong Again. Read this.                                                                                                       
 * thank you!!                                                                                                                  No                                                                                                                            . Ok, why not contradict yourself a little more?                                                                                 ummm                                                                                                                           Super accurate, super fast...                                                                                                 = I need a Basic Item Storage system.. can soem one please help                                                                  alright....                                                                                                                   ; I tried it and it fell out of range...thanx anyway*No Text*                                                                   $ The only mistake alipha made was....                                                                                          c Thanx now i just have to find a way to fit it to me (So it puts an Item in inventory after you pick                            ASM-QB problem...                                                                                                             A *change 'RETF 6' to 'RET' if you pop the parameters off the stack                                                             . *i meant RETF... but RET always works for me..                                                                                 still getting a problem...                                                                                                    ' that was the problem, works fine now...                                                                                        Deleted File                                                                                                                  d *  U need a program called undelete. Search the web for it. I have one for DOS but I dont think it w                           RE Undelete                                                                                                                    Help With INKEY$                                                                                                              # don't completely understand, but...                                                                                           ' i need someone to look at my program...                                                                                         oops... look at this one instead                                                                                              ) its not a wise Idea to use underscores...                                                                                     S *I suspect the underscores are to defeat the forum, which strips preceeding spaces.                                           & you're assuming it's all upper case...                                                                                         very slight error....                                                                                                          ASM libaries...                                                                                                               d *many have been made, but we can never have too many (as long as they're as good or better than prev                           Umm.. where can I get 1?*                                                                                                      Umm.. where can I get 1?*                                                                                                     4 I'm working on a PUT (graphics) lib for screen 13...                                                                           What I ment was...                                                                                                            # basically, what you're saying is...                                                                                           , No, A libary that OPTIMISES commands, like..                                                                                   Help with log file                                                                                                            , A little knoughts and crosses help, please..                                                                                    * what version of BASIC is this?                                                                                                True BASIC if I'm not mistaken *                                                                                               Tiling                                                                                                                         have U ever played...                                                                                                          ASM Keyboard Handler                                                                                                           *yes                                                                                                                           ...                                                                                                                           G A adversition(sp) bout my site- u dont have to read it if u dont wanna.                                                       > How  do you change a drive in turbo pascal 7.0 and Qbasic BOTH                                                                 Encrypt                                                                                                                       + I've got a program that does it, cold boot.                                                                                    Untitled                                                                                                                       re: encrypt                                                                                                                   7 Would someone be so nice as to give me the concept to..                                                                        But of course.                                                                                                                 Thanx*                                                                                                                          HELP! HOW DO YOU MAKE MARGINS !?                                                                                              ? I suggest that you look up the LOCATE command in the help file.                                                               A *You can also look up WINDOW and VIEW, but I also suggest LOCATE.                                                             5 * DeTaiza, you should just make that your new sig :-)                                                                          What happend 2 hacksoft?                                                                                                      
 3D Games?!                                                                                                                    D There is an engine for first person games in the files library here.                                                          B *That engine is way too slow. Can't do much to optimize it either.                                                             Well, you could try                                                                                                            testing a program                                                                                                             c * What R U talking about? To test a prg U run it. If it works the way U want it to then there is no                           6 proffessional testing is a little more complex though.                                                                        0 And don't forget to include in DeTaiza's list...                                                                               Debug for dos?                                                                                                                 easy...                                                                                                                        controlling keyboard lights                                                                                                    for keyboard lights                                                                                                            Untitled                                                                                                                       You don't need assembler-&gt;                                                                                                  Rotten forum-&gt;                                                                                                             O you can change the LEDs without affecting the actual modes (caps lock, etc.)...                                               : *Hey Zip, that's terrific! It's like the Vegas strip!  :-)                                                                     *hehe thanks.. : )                                                                                                             This is so cool!                                                                                                              J * That's quite the program. Great for freaking out computer-illiterates :)                                                    & How do you outout commands to a robot?                                                                                         Need more info...                                                                                                              QB Question...                                                                                                                
 * Temperature                                                                                                                 d * What kinda ignoramus idea is that, esp in QB. to get info on serial ports, http://www.nondot.org/s                          8 http://www.nondot.org/sabre//os/, www.basicguru.com/abc/                                                                      # What kind of a sick freak are you??                                                                                           7 It's a reliable way of finding your body temperature...                                                                        Can anyone make this out?                                                                                                     O * I got a &quot;?&quot;, what do you mean by a  sig, what is the purpose of it?                                                sig = signature                                                                                                                Screen                                                                                                                         * ?????????                                                                                                                   $ could you be a little more specific?                                                                                          Y * do U mean use CLS or copy a buffer to the screen seg. If U mean that, CLS is just fine!                                      Need help with OPEN                                                                                                            just use dos...                                                                                                               $ uhh.. he said append, not replace...                                                                                          < although you may want to omit the c:\ if the files are......                                                                   read his original message...                                                                                                   Use this code-&gt;                                                                                                             Use this code-&gt;                                                                                                             HACKING                                                                                                                       \ before you learn hacking you might want to learn spelling it kinda comes in handy in hacking                                   Break                                                                                                                          * now you've missED 3 :-)                                                                                                       *4- instructionS in his original                                                                                               just so you know....                                                                                                          I DeTaiza!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!                                                      Right. Then here is a tip.                                                                                                     Help                                                                                                                          * * PWL is a Windows Password List, I think.                                                                                    I DeTaiza!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!                                                      Some advice would help!!!!                                                                                                     My advice - wait a while.                                                                                                     
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 My list...                                                                                                                    / Latest Release of Final Fantasy QB, version .02                                                                                uhh...                                                                                                                         Yeah, one little quirk...                                                                                                     % *dang it.. use relative directories!!                                                                                          Nice...                                                                                                                        Problem with surfer                                                                                                           I * I dont have it, but make sure all the files &amp; exe R in the same DIR                                                      Windows XP....                                                                                                                 Bill GATES Windows                                                                                                             * Extra Poopy (...Shitty)                                                                                                     W * I didn't see anywhere on the site what it meant...I couldn't begin to guess either...                                       c * it seems everything has skins now a days. THE MAC look might be a skin. Like LYNIX.  U can choose                           d Yea, U want more indepth info on it goto www.adnet.com search for &quot;windows xp&quot; &lt;-- come                          N * crap I missed the &quot;z&quot; and hit the &quot;a&quot;. its www.zdnet.com                                                 XP info                                                                                                                       ` * windows nt 4++ has done away with DOS, &amp; qbasic still runs under there emulated DOS. ?????                               Master Minds software-read this                                                                                               @ * Strange how you put the counter at the bottom of every page...                                                              $ oh would you like me to take it off?                                                                                          R I really don't care, since I don't go to personal sites, just stating my thoughts.                                             Qbasic                                                                                                                        N * Well, it's on the Win 95 CD, but I don't know where, so http://www.jnc91.com                                                 Guess a number program problem                                                                                                $ *5 RANDOMIZE TIMER (line 5 that is).                                                                                          . * Why bother numbering your source code lines?                                                                                + First, learn to stop using GOTO. Second....                                                                                    there's jmp                                                                                                                    * :P                                                                                                                           Number prob.                                                                                                                  L I need some TCP/IP rountines for QB, and some help wiht some IPX ones i have                                                  A * U can download some qbasic programs here. www.basicguru.com/abc                                                              Help with OPEN .... AS INPUT                                                                                                  . Try OPEN &quot;Data.dat&quot; FOR RANDOM AS #1                                                                                ' Make a database and open with RANDOM...                                                                                        Like I said, I'm a newbie...                                                                                                   Using Alipha's data type...                                                                                                   P The diffrence between BINARY &amp; RANDOM, &amp; an example (Fully functionable)                                               hello computer bums...                                                                                                         well                                                                                                                           The reason is because...                                                                                                      C * yea, I think this link is the best, http://www.basicguru.com/abc/                                                           C * yea, I think this link is the best, http://www.basicguru.com/abc/                                                            HEEEEELLLLLLLLLPPPPPPPP                                                                                                       B I would help normally... but not after you've made racist comments                                                            K DeTaiza!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11                                                   J I quote... &quot;The U.K. is a pervert-land they marry cousins, sick&quot;                                                     when I went to london                                                                                                         . DETAIZA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1                                                                                
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 U.K. PERVERTS                                                                                                                 ( Hence the reason there is a smoking age.                                                                                      < yeah, well. It seems that people have just stopped caring...                                                                   well seeing as                                                                                                                3 * I think everyone is taking my story too seriously                                                                           # UNDERAGE SMOKING IS NO JOKE ASSHOLE                                                                                           O *Make sure your stories from now on are boring and nobody will take notice :-).                                               C Which, incidentally, gives me an idea for an interesting program...                                                           : * lol, that's great, email me a copy when you get done :-)                                                                      * I'd be willing to beta test :)                                                                                              d * hey, I think that great!! that will show some people how BAD of parrents they will be! Email it to                           About the father...                                                                                                           H * I was actually just saying that for a build up for the ending line :-)                                                       Help                                                                                                                           sounds like you got a bad copy.                                                                                                HELP: Sreen dump ?                                                                                                             here...                                                                                                                        Or....                                                                                                                        $ To print the text screen manually...                                                                                           question array/image size                                                                                                      Okay 1st of all.                                                                                                               you like                                                                                                                       Untitled                                                                                                                       of arrays mazes and subroutines                                                                                                esay...                                                                                                                       D *A 9-pin serial port is actually 8-bit with one ground pin isn't it?                                                          * The pins don't represent individual bits..                                                                                    K * With a two-way parallel cable in nibble mode, data is sent 4 bits at once                                                   
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Well, I dunno what I wanna do with him.                                  	 Scrolling                                                                                                                     	 Scrolling                                                                                                                     + Its a little more complex than that. sorry.                                                                                    * &lt;g&gt;                                                                                                                    Help                                                                                                                          	 like this                                                                                                                      Please help me                                                                                                                 answer                                                                                                                         * This is a better way IF...                                                                                                  9 *When using COMMON, put it in a .BI file and $include it.                                                                      that is only good...                                                                                                           Well John, ...                                                                                                                I * sorry I did not mean to offend U. I know there R som cases U need them.                                                     F *None taken.. I wasn't upset :)  We're both just trying to be helpful.                                                         &lt;b&gt;test&lt;/b&gt;                                                                                                       ; * Now that you've made a fool out of yourself, what's next?                                                                   / * ah, ha... This FORUM does not allow HTML!!!!!                                                                               4 &lt;H3&gt;&lt;B&gt;Are you sure?&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/H&gt;                                                                           background for text                                                                                                            Easy...                                                                                                                        do what?                                                                                                                       Sure...                                                                                                                       ] * do You even test your CoDe??? Guess not b/c U would &quot;C&quot; that this did not wOrK!!!                                 d * hey buddy first of ALL text mode is &amp;Hb800, 2nd of all U dont flash &amp;ha000, U write to the                          1 Hey *buddy*, believe me, I know what I'm doing. *                                                                              No U dont!!!...                                                                                                               : Haha, called &quot;an expert&quot; for 2 years by whom? *                                                                     This is like                                                                                                                   here                                                                                                                          G Here, If U want to change the background w/o changing the ForeGround...                                                        qbasic beginner                                                                                                                what I would do                                                                                                               ( * the best way is to do it like this....                                                                                      d * crap im &quot;*&quot; happy again. there is info in the message above this one even though there i                           QUESTION:SONGS                                                                                                                 Look up the PLAY command.                                                                                                      make an .exe???                                                                                                               	 try here.                                                                                                                      URL ENCODE / DECODE                                                                                                            maybe something like...                                                                                                        Mouse range                                                                                                                    Like this...                                                                                                                   You'll have to clarify...                                                                                                      Take a look...                                                                                                                = A &quot;nest egg&quot; (hidden feature) in QBASIC (not QB)...                                                                  * My computer's too fast.  :-(                                                                                                0 It took me about 20 time and then only saw it if                                                                              Z * all it is, is the credits (THE TEAM), I had to use my 8086 too C it, Its realy corney!!!                                     That is weird.                                                                                                                " Easter Eggs can be found HERE ::::                                                                                            ( Hey White Collar.. can I get your email?                                                                                      ' * read the above message, White Collar!                                                                                        I'M A LOSER                                                                                                                    this is ridiculous!!!!                                                                                                         Fade To Black!                                                                                                                I Yes you are. It's too bad you can't admit it under your own name, though.                                                     % * oh, I already knew that Republican.                                                                                          Message from Alpiha                                                                                                            ...                                                                                                                            DAMN                                                                                                                          / * what is it with you ppl and faking my name?!?                                                                                boredom, i guess                                                                                                               Just ignore them, Alipha.                                                                                                      Good one                                                                                                                       wav player that will....                                                                                                       About QMIDI...                                                                                                                 WARNING                                                                                                                        you're not....                                                                                                                 LOL                                                                                                                            To Mikeb...                                                                                                                    Help?                                                                                                                          hmmmmmmm.......                                                                                                                Example (not answer)                                                                                                           Whoops.....a few errors.....                                                                                                   DATA and READ statements...                                                                                                   8 since everyone else pretty much covered the DATA/READ...                                                                      * Just had to reinstall windows.    =(    =(                                                                                     man, i hate windows                                                                                                            well...                                                                                                                       < * so If U hate windows use lynix or a MAC! Why do U any way?                                                                   at least...                                                                                                                    Bill GATES Windows                                                                                                             why don't you look into                                                                                                       $ hey, what's wrong with dos?!?! (n/t)                                                                                           i'l tell you whats wrong...                                                                                                   @ He, I have to reinstall too... (NEVER DOWNLOAD FROM PERL.COM!!!)                                                               PERL                                                                                                                           FILES &amp; Strings                                                                                                            here:                                                                                                                          Even better.... try this. =)                                                                                                  d *but that'll append to file.txt... which could take up a lot of HD space if run several times... ; )                          @ *After you're done with the file, just use &quot;KILL&quot;  :-P                                                               Untitled                                                                                                                       How come                                                                                                                      % Ummm.... right...... get a life, bub.                                                                                          How come                                                                                                                      K *it hasn't been updated for a long time... only this forum remains alive...                                                   % Subs and Functions (and bears oh my!)                                                                                          Here. =)                                                                                                                       an indepth answer... Part 1                                                                                                   ' an indepth answer... Part 2 (functions)                                                                                       P * Excellent!  Exactly what I was looking for, thank you so much. Very helpful =)                                              5 What's the meaning of each letter of the word BASIC ?                                                                         2 * Beginners All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code?                                                                             you mean basic?                                                                                                               N * Read the question that he is answering before making your wise-ass comments.                                                 * thank you :-)                                                                                                                oops                                                                                                                          2 (B)unnies (A)re (S)ick of (I)nfernal (C)arrots. =)                                                                             Conversion QuickBasic --&gt; VB                                                                                               > Good luck finding that program, cause I doubt there is one....                                                                ' Probably won't work completely, but....                                                                                       H * these type of programs R called code reviewers, use that as a keyword!                                                      / Well, I'm working on a VB -&gt; QB program... *                                                                                HELP!                                                                                                                         ! The two most popular compilers...                                                                                              LoL...                                                                                                                        d * that's all nice &amp; great but WHY not hit CAP LOCKS. IF that don't work then poking won't either                           TSR problem...                                                                                                                 uhh...                                                                                                                        ; If your name is Rachel and you sit behind me in Comp Sci...                                                                    WHAT?                                                                                                                          Meanie!                                                                                                                        I don't mean to intrude folks                                                                                                 5 * LOL!! Good call, I must agree with you on that one.                                                                          I dont think so...                                                                                                            . * If QB is extinct why do people still use it.                                                                                 Chapter Tests....                                                                                                              ALPHIA read this                                                                                                              ) mm...hopefully my rep isn't too ruined...                                                                                      Alipha                                                                                                                         well firstly                                                                                                                   MagnaUnum Thanks                                                                                                               im right with you...                                                                                                           they don't want a tax cut                                                                                                      ah ha.... (nice)                                                                                                                I'm not much for politics, but..                                                                                              _ * I know that practilaly every one! That's the LIE they R trying to Sell, &amp; its working!!!!                                still a problem Alphia                                                                                                        6 So, you're getting a problem with calculating the GPA?                                                                        P * JustLearning is (pratically) done with his homework, so no more help is needed                                               Whats up...                                                                                                                    thanks dad! :) *                                                                                                              0 hmmm.... taking a page or two out of my book. =)                                                                               mm....                                                                                                                        
 My FIRST game                                                                                                                  :[                                                                                                                            
 Here ya go...                                                                                                                  clear the screen                                                                                                              ? * Do we look like we program in Java? I think we program in QB.                                                               5 * Read below, does it look like I don't know Java? :P                                                                          If you are using graphics...                                                                                                   Web space??????                                                                                                                * yea, HERE!!!                                                                                                                ( * you sound like its your server, is it?                                                                                       * my server, I wish........                                                                                                   d * and it is not one of my friends!, I dont know who owns it!! I just know U dont have to have bannar                           Untitled                                                                                                                       Easy!!                                                                                                                         Depending...                                                                                                                   Just a note                                                                                                                   + * what??... Read Uhh.... its down a few....                                                                                   L * What R U talking about. RANDOM/Binary just dumps memory, not encrypts it!!                                                  ) Random does not encrypt string variables.                                                                                     2 about making .dat (or whatever) files non-readable                                                                             Uhhh...                                                                                                                        Memory (RAM)                                                                                                                   Finally got Icq. =)                                                                                                           - ICQ me sometime, I'd like to chat with you...                                                                                 < * You can remember how old you are, but not that number? :-)                                                                  1 Math problem with Num&amp; and free memory space.                                                                              If I'm not mistaken...                                                                                                         * actualy...                                                                                                                   Dynamic                                                                                                                       L *Crap im &quot;*&quot; happy I some time do that (UP 2). That is what I said                                                   *Thankx                                                                                                                       , Does this code work aight on your computers?                                                                                   *Works great   :-).                                                                                                            DATA problem                                                                                                                  N * put your DATA statements after the mouse's DATA statements, that should work                                                = Even Better. Use CALL INTERRUPTX(&amp;h33, inregs,outregs)...                                                                  Say, could you help me, too?                                                                                                   Say, could you help me, too?                                                                                                  
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 Windows 2K                                                                                                                     OS                                                                                                                            " * http://www.nondot.org/sabre//os/                                                                                            Q * Yes it is a nice web page but what does that have to do with NT &amp; win 2000?                                             6 * Well, there's a page about the win 95 boot sector...                                                                        ( *he didn't say anything about windows...                                                                                      7 * sorry I meant OS. It still a great web page though!!!                                                                       , here is the line it is getting t he error on                                                                                  F Need help with a program, I get an error, but I don't know the problem                                                        & The problem is likely your input file.                                                                                         I will try that                                                                                                                it still got the error message                                                                                                : * then you have two too many or two too few pieces of info                                                                    
 hey Alphia                                                                                                                     * check your email :-)                                                                                                        M acutaly what is happening... IN DEPTH HELP (READ)... NO offence to Validor...                                                 B * just to let you know ppl, JustLearning DOESN'T NEED anymore HELP                                                             note about random files.                                                                                                       Listen, John...                                                                                                               % 1st of all get your FACTS straight!!!                                                                                         * HEEEEEELLLLLPPPPPPP ME PLEASE  by 13/02/01                                                                                    = Ain't forums great? you can get your homework done for free!*                                                                  Here...                                                                                                                        Untitled                                                                                                                      ' I think you just broke my little heart.                                                                                        What's so hard about that?                                                                                                     man, you're lucky                                                                                                              Untitled                                                                                                                       Answers-&gt;                                                                                                                  G * Instagator is right tho, Mag, Peter here shouldn't have done this hw.                                                        Memory question                                                                                                               , Can you help me first with a program problem                                                                                  C *If you can't figure out *your* problem, you can't help this guy...                                                           
 WHO ARE YOU ?                                                                                                                 C * He wasn't talking to you. Pay attention to the post indentations.                                                           . So why did I get this message in my mail-box ?                                                                                ; * I guess that's the way it is.....he wasn't talking to you                                                                   d * You got the DARN Email Because U check the options box that said aslo send response to my email ad                          F *I wasn't talking to you and I didn't send anyone email (that I know).                                                         here                                                                                                                           Thank you very much                                                                                                            Note to all HOMEWORK posters:                                                                                                 ' WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT!!!!                                                                                        Sorry Mikeb...                                                                                                                	 FKG Files                                                                                                                       By Boredom, Men become children.                                                                                               so we                                                                                                                          Something like that.                                                                                                          . trigger and recieve w/ COM port (OPEN COM) ???                                                                                 Question...                                                                                                                   	 Read this                                                                                                                      Question...                                                                                                                    For what it's worth...                                                                                                        	 !??!?!?!?                                                                                                                     
 Dumb Question                                                                                                                  There is no command but...                                                                                                    ? * And isn't this the same question as the one Alipha answered??                                                               1 * It's the same person, both have the same IP :-)                                                                              Who looks at the IP?!?                                                                                                         I do!                                                                                                                          Well...                                                                                                                         I'm programming challenged-HELP!                                                                                               You need to know LEN...                                                                                                        a room (just check it out)                                                                                                    " * You talking 3D? Or whatcha mean?                                                                                             Yeah with or without textures                                                                                                   I know someone with a routine...                                                                                              * Is anyone here today is is this place dead                                                                                    * Yes. We are Dead. Thats why i'm answering.                                                                                     *&quot;I see dead people&quot;                                                                                                 Random Access Files                                                                                                            But of course.                                                                                                                 I tryed that                                                                                                                  * Did you tell it how long the records were?                                                                                     Random files                                                                                                                   Thanks                                                                                                                         You're welcome (nt)                                                                                                            Little Drawing program...                                                                                                      Ummm... Nice.....                                                                                                              Hehe..                                                                                                                         you could also                                                                                                                , * or just run it from debug... &quot;g&quot;                                                                                  , * or just run it from debug... &quot;g&quot;                                                                                   EEEEEEK!! why'd you use MUL??                                                                                                  thanks for that tip, Zip...                                                                                                    ...                                                                                                                           D * Right shifting /can/ be used for integer division (4/2=4&gt;&gt;1)                                                          1 * Of course the remainder is shifted off and lost                                                                              Hey, ZIP...                                                                                                                   d *no, i haven't tested... and i don't have the timings for instructions on newer CPUs (since helppc).                          H *Course, if you're running 586, all should be fast enough anyway, right?                                                      _ i just couldn't let this opportunity pass me by, so i made this cheap lil' drawing prog...  : )                                time                                                                                                                          S * Easy... ? &quot; THE TIME IS: &quot;TIME$... IS it me or is this site dead today?                                           % Yep. Site seems pretty dead to me. =)                                                                                         0 People should try using the help file more often                                                                              / Fun??? Too easy! Where's the challenge in that?                                                                               R HOW DO YOU MAKE A WEBSITE SEARCHABLE LIKE TO SEARCH FOR ALL THE FILES ON A WEBSITE                                             Yay!!! I fixed my sig!!!                                                                                                       Objects                                                                                                                        *yes                                                                                                                          > If it makes the program simpler, then it's always a good idea.                                                                 reading the BIOS/CMOS                                                                                                          First, you need the mem address                                                                                               / ACTUALY to read the CMOS U use OUT &amp; INP!!!                                                                               / ACTUALY to read the CMOS U use OUT &amp; INP!!!                                                                               7 * BIOS is the code, CMOS is the data. What do you want?                                                                        CMOS Code  - Thanx                                                                                                            Y We have designed an powerful IDE with no compiler to go with it, ASM programmer(s) needed                                     > *hahahahaha... well, you've got the easiest part done anyway..                                                                " trust me, it was nothing but easy!                                                                                            0 oops, meant to say &quot;anything but easy&quot;                                                                               Wiretap                                                                                                                       $ Even if i did, Why would i tell you?                                                                                           well                                                                                                                           Open                                                                                                                          ' if by that you mean run another file...                                                                                        this                                                                                                                           thanks                                                                                                                        ' Date$ (I wish I could get one of these)                                                                                         * aaahhh.... PRINT DATE$   ....?                                                                                               About Date$                                                                                                                   
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EMS IS BETTER THOUGH!!!                                                                                        ? some1 has been drinking 2 much caffinated pop (soda) :-) (more)                                                                it's defined in qb.bi dude. *                                                                                                 $ Directory List Box, how to make one.                                                                                           something to get you started...                                                                                                screen 7 question.                                                                                                             compile errors.                                                                                                               d Yea there is a way to fix it &amp; U can even Use QB4.5 compiler. Make some subs into diffrent modul                           key binding                                                                                                                    Like this..                                                                                                                    Quick Basic Compilar                                                                                                          2 * www.jnc91.com - Comilers Section - QB 4.5 or 7.1                                                                             * Compilers*                                                                                                                   Network programs...                                                                                                            IPX routines                                                                                                                   Printing for vb?                                                                                                               * PrintForm                                                                                                                    algebra (sorry guys)                                                                                                           slope intercept                                                                                                               X here's a little routine i made... it assumes you're already in a graphics screen mode...                                       Crummy ....                                                                                                                    Randomize Timer...                                                                                                             Actually...                                                                                                                   \ *P.S.  For more than 2 possibilties: RND * 3 gives 0, 1 or 2; RND * 4: 0, 1, 2, 3 and so on.                                  E * And INT(RND*(High-Low+1))+Low is for any range between Low&amp;High                                                          translation problem                                                                                                           - * huh? Are you asking us to do your homework?                                                                                  Untitled                                                                                                                       hard really hard                                                                                                               Peter Swinkels...                                                                                                             / How to read specific row from a plain text file                                                                                Try This, Comrade.                                                                                                             TYPE...                                                                                                                        Dont need the .endofrecord                                                                                                     Finally! 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Well I DID it!                                                    How bout 640x480x256? *                                                                                                       & *I've got 2048x1536 with 32-bit color!                                                                                        + Sounds like someone just discovered int 10h                                                                                   d * I did not just discover int 10h!! I just did not have time to figure out how to get 32 bit color..                           Hum...                                                                                                                        9 *Do it with a linear frame buffer, and I'll be impressed.                                                                      Challenge at www.qbasic.com ?                                                                                                  no..                                                                                                                          
 Correction...                                                                                                                  aegag                                                                                                                          I find it strange                                                                                                              Overlays in QBasic                                                                                                             Not really..                                                                                                                  ! * I believe QuickBasic 7.1 does..                                                                                              *Wow.. Cool!                                                                                                                   re: Not really                                                                                                                 ACTUALY THIS MAY HELP                                                                                                          Re: ACTUALY THIS MAY HELP                                                                                                     . 2 Questions, Call Absouloute, Background music                                                                                 Answer to both                                                                                                                 ANSWER TO PLAYING MUSIC....                                                                                                    stupid question?                                                                                                              P * Screen 0 = Text only, unless you use that Unicode thing that shellreef has....                                              9 If you really want to, graphics are possible in text mode                                                                     5 i'd defintitley say &quot;if you really want to&quot;                                                                         
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 correction...                                                                                                                  mov [di], ax                                                                                                                   I think I understand but-&gt;                                                                                                  Brackets Brackets Brackets                                                                                                    ! No, I didn't ask how the MOV-&gt;                                                                                             0 well he actually did a good job of explaining it                                                                               Thanks for answering, but-&gt;                                                                                                ) yes; yes; that's not a question; I didn't                                                                                      Thanks for answering-&gt;                                                                                                     & Some of this doesn't make sense to me:                                                                                         Sorry, Alipha..                                                                                                               4 *oh, don't worry about it, not like you meant to :-)                                                                           Have you read my response?                                                                                                     Search                                                                                                                        @ * Has the thought &quot;Network54 sucks&quot; crossed your mind?                                                              H Search function is off line until steve roussey catches up on the index.                                                      
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 Thanks man                                                                                                                    0 Could you use this to burn a write-protected cd?                                                                              O How do you copy EXE's?  I've tried, but when I run them, it gives me errors...*                                                Try This, Comrade.                                                                                                             Tested It. It works. Use It.                                                                                                   Thanx...                                                                                                                       I can do it in one line...                                                                                                     LOCATE?                                                                                                                       ; It was locate on both the BBC and the Amstrad 464 series...                                                                   D Well, then I guess I just don't understand how to use the command...                                                           * Locate row,column. *                                                                                                        ' I'm stupid! *hits own head* (_no_text_)                                                                                        and by Row, Column                                                                                                            $ The only other BASIC I've used is...                                                                                          ! It was Set Cursor in True BASIC *                                                                                             	 Voltmeter                                                                                                                     3 *Aren't computers digital?! (Voltmeters are analog)                                                                           E Youd have to run the voltmeter through an Analogue-Digital Converter.                                                          No, not exactly a Voltmeter...                                                                                                 Here...                                                                                                                       D Wouldn't work. The circuitry in your Pc is set to specific currents.                                                          P *barring a couple resistors,soldering and some pc cable, you might be in trouble                                               Im an ELECTRICIAN                                                                                                              Geeze... (pointless rant)                                                                                                      Try the newsgroups!                                                                                                           ( but the newsgroups dont list everything!                                                                                       Neozones died?                                                                                                                 Yeah...                                                                                                                       , umm... I was here when the miva board was...                                                                                   *Didn't see you here.                                                                                                          Wordwrap in Qbasic?                                                                                                           1 QBASIC does &quot;word wrap&quot; automatically..                                                                              it will but....                                                                                                               ? Methinks he reffered to a notepad style wordwrap in the editor.                                                               2 * even if you could, I don't see why you'd want to                                                                             Lottery                                                                                                                        You do realize....                                                                                                             Actually                                                                                                                       re:                                                                                                                            Just use an array...                                                                                                          " How do I post a file to this site?                                                                                            D Unfortunately, you cant. The site is no longer updated. I suggest...                                                          ! And I will on my page email me! *                                                                                             4 You can send it to me and I'll put it up on my site.                                                                           problem                                                                                                                       
 correction                                                                                                                    , methinks you need a lot more code than that.                                                                                   Input routine..                                                                                                               B *Seems sound to me Alipha, -but ELSEIF is also available in QB1.1.                                                            I * wow, I wonder where I got that impression...I've always thought that...                                                      Multiple Line Inputs in QB                                                                                                     Untitled                                                                                                                       Some guidence...                                                                                                              7 comma bug (storing them in a variable; input #1, bleh$)                                                                        Easy.                                                                                                                          WAY EASIER solution...                                                                                                        L *And use PRINT #1 instead of WRITE #1 for putting comma sentences in a file.                                                   thanks                                                                                                                         Shutting Down...                                                                                                              : There's a Win32API call for it, but I don't know about DOS                                                                    ' opening and closing random access files                                                                                       ! try close with the file number :)                                                                                              Mag's right,...                                                                                                               : Anyway, you can keep the file open whilst opening another.                                                                     HELP ME, HOW TO MAKE MENUS?                                                                                                    I know how to make simple menu                                                                                                % Or, a simple menu with validation. :)                                                                                          Pull down menus?  here you go.                                                                                                 *shell &quot;menu/?&quot;                                                                                                      MENU                                                                                                                          
 VB6 &amp; QB?                                                                                                                  Yeah I can help...                                                                                                            d visual basic is for lazy people who can't write their own solutions to things. sadly, most qbasic pr                            ogrammers are like that as well.                                                                                              * Lazy eh? How about calling it resourceful?                                                                                    I It'll be a dark day when software companies hire VB programmers :P (text)                                                      Just to let you know...                                                                                                        * good eye alipha ;)                                                                                                          9 Sure glad successful companies like MS don't hire VB P's!                                                                      Your life must be rough...                                                                                                     Okay.                                                                                                                           Shot yourself in the foot, bud..                                                                                               Well put...                                                                                                                   C Most would rather not use it.  I've Never used Klik n Play, but ...                                                           E * You've never actually tried making a decent program in VB have you?                                                          here                                                                                                                          $ can someone help me write a program?                                                                                           see? (above)                                                                                                                  ) I'll have to disagree again, Anonymous...                                                                                     , graphing, I need to change points to pixels.                                                                                  , graphing, I need to change points to pixels.                                                                                   Try this .....                                                                                                                 FUnctions And subprograms                                                                                                     / Here's a quick course in Sub's and Functions...                                                                                What is qbasic?                                                                                                                Try this                                                                                                                      ! writing Functions and subprograms                                                                                              text and graphics                                                                                                             4 If you want to display alot of type on the screen...                                                                           changing the size of fonts..                                                                                                  < BOB, 256, not 256k that would mean 256,000, you're wrong!! *                                                                  " WRONG! IT IS 256K - not 256. READ.                                                                                            A *You were probably thinking of 256 *attributes*, as in SCREEN 13.                                                              Explaination...                                                                                                               ( SCREEN-WIDTH syatements with HP Pavilion                                                                                      * * Could be incompatible with your vid card                                                                                    5 *What is the default WIDTH for SCREEN 9 on your comp?                                                                         9 I would suggest chaning the screen mode to an equilavent.                                                                      Random sentences                                                                                                               try this...                                                                                                                    try this...                                                                                                                   
 It won't work                                                                                                                 / doy, Instagator X, proof read your programs :-)                                                                               d I got the basic idea, correct?  thats what i though... (if he is anygood, he owuld have fixed it...)                          A It still won't work it says that sent(i) = se$ is a type mismatch                                                              * change all the sent to sent$                                                                                                d * You brag about typing 50WPM without errors, but I have yet to see one flawless message from you...                          * * did I say that in here? Sorry bout that.                                                                                    : * No, Alipha, the message was directed toward instaGAYtorX                                                                     Hey, Stylez... Read This:::::                                                                                                 $ Instagator, this isn't your fight...                                                                                          C Actually, stylez directed the insult at instagator, not you alipha.                                                            * yipee! Now I feel dumb...                                                                                                   N * Don't feel dumb, it's easy to confuse messages the way this forum is set up.                                                ' So, you judge by the overall picture...                                                                                        Working example                                                                                                               ( Finally, someone that didn't use EXIT...                                                                                       I'd go at it like this                                                                                                         Or use a random access file...                                                                                                 PAUSING QBASIC                                                                                                                	 Two Ways.                                                                                                                      * Or: ThirdWay$ = INPUT$(1)                                                                                                    hidden 4th way                                                                                                                N * Well, if you're talking about pausing w/o unpausing, END or DO:LOOP work too                                                
 Another way..                                                                                                                  MY GAME IS COMPLETE!!!                                                                                                        ) you finished TPW?... I dont believe it...                                                                                     = * On your site you said it yourself...... It's a stupid game.                                                                 6 I agree, no one's goin d/l it if you say it sucks.....                                                                         Of course we will!                                                                                                             ARGHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!                                                                                                  randomness, need help!                                                                                                        6 www.apps4u.com - then the tutorials, then tutorial 4.*                                                                         Read this and learn. :)                                                                                                        What is &quot;Binding&quot;                                                                                                   " Not sure what it actually means...                                                                                             why can this happen                                                                                                            what's that spossed to mean?                                                                                                   Nice try, Mercury..                                                                                                            i wouldnt try too...                                                                                                          & *Are you someone impersonating Alipha?                                                                                         it was only a joke                                                                                                             Blatently. Wrong signature.                                                                                                   d *Completely the wrong Ip as well. Aliphas is 209.163..... not 209.158. Normally, only the last few d                          ( *digits change... the last four, right?*                                                                                       * Depends on the network.                                                                                                     
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 VB6 &amp; QB?                                                                                                                   You can't really compare them...                                                                                              : yup. Then, theres the different uses of the languages.....                                                                     My sweet QB Site                                                                                                               your site...                                                                                                                   ASCII Characters                                                                                                              8 Run this program to find any ASCII character of any key:                                                                       It *is* CHR$(13), ...                                                                                                         7 Num-Enter has a different scancode, but same ASCII code                                                                        code please?                                                                                                                   Its working now!                                                                                                               ASCII Characters                                                                                                               Regs?                                                                                                                          * Regs?  BBs group?  Huh?                                                                                                      you don't know what that is?                                                                                                  * Uhm, that's sort of what we do here, but..                                                                                     Regs?                                                                                                                         * I NEED T O KNOW HOW TO&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;                                                                                     qbhelpfile.cjb.net/SHELL.html *                                                                                                Problem                                                                                                                       & You may have to convert to a string...                                                                                         dont need to use the rtrim.                                                                                                   & Seems to me you're right, DeTaiza, ...                                                                                         *Thanks                                                                                                                       0 What about *.VOC format frequancy analyzation ??                                                                              - detecting multiple keys simutaeneously (sp?!)                                                                                 	 oooops...                                                                                                                     0 *hehe...some ppl will have your neck 4 that  =0)                                                                               * I'll go get my scythe.....                                                                                                  ' nnnnnnnnoooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!                                                                                       9 *You can set up multiple keys as user-defined with ON KEY                                                                      ok...                                                                                                                          error in KBISR...                                                                                                             < Im gonna be honest.. i didn't understand any of that!!!!!!!!                                                                   PONG SCORING PROBLEM                                                                                                          I *..how can anyone help without seeing the code... or a copy of the game?*                                                      Animation ABOVE!!!                                                                                                            " mmm...too bad this site is dead...                                                                                            0 How to print larger fonts to dot matrix printer?                                                                               Ummm...                                                                                                                         Probably doesn't help ya, but...                                                                                               Read the printer manual.                                                                                                       Compressing files                                                                                                              I would compress like this....                                                                                                 If you did that, you'd..                                                                                                      8 *true...but it is ok as long as most of it repeats alot*                                                                       Maxim, Insta &amp; Alipha...                                                                                                  5 Would also be smaller if you used a custom data type.                                                                          I would compress like this....                                                                                                > * how many colors R involved? 16, 256?? Depends on the colors!                                                                 Can some one please help me....                                                                                               ^ Uh What is it suposed to do? Code is very hard to understand, I don't got time to decypher it!                                 The program                                                                                                                    uhhh...                                                                                                                        I have left QuickBasic                                                                                                         heh                                                                                                                            heh - extended:                                                                                                               : * C++ is way better, faster and a lower level language!!!!                                                                     C++ is a bit harder                                                                                                             * for web stuff, Java is better!                                                                                               JAVA IS EVIL INCARNATE                                                                                                          Now your just becoming annoying!                                                                                              # wow, can I have your baby cuallito?                                                                                            I use..                                                                                                                        printing                                                                                                                      8 You need to change the setup of your machines, methinks.                                                                      + re: network printing / question for you....                                                                                    HELP!!!                                                                                                                        *source would help                                                                                                            5 * err, what R U talking about, It worked fine for me!                                                                         T Whaddya mean it worked for you? I cannot get the Zips to open after decrypting them!                                          : * Works fine... only tried zipping a single .EXE though...                                                                     VC++ Question on alignments                                                                                                   : * that's quite odd, doesn't work on mine, either (VC++6.0)                                                                     That is quite odd.                                                                                                             * limme get my swatter :-)                                                                                                    9 nnnnnnnnnaaaaaaaaaaa... want a barrel of bug spray, mate!                                                                      Network                                                                                                                        re: network....                                                                                                                Asking for help with a lan                                                                                                     here you are =)                                                                                                                HEX to Decimal Conversions                                                                                                    ; Hex numbers are automatically converted to decimal by QB...                                                                    Anyone know how to use SUBs?                                                                                                   A master such as yourself..                                                                                                    Subroutines...                                                                                                                : you NEVER need to use subs.  Use functions for EVERYTHING.                                                                    - *Never* - id be more careful using that word.                                                                                 
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ALL THAT STUFF IS BULL CRAP. take me to court!                                               7 * correction, &quot;me&quot; is realy &quot;em&quot;...                                                                        Random in open statements                                                                                                     
 What it does:                                                                                                                  FOR RANDOM AS...                                                                                                               Records                                                                                                                       K * hmm... why did they call it RANDOM for fixed length records?! Im curious.                                                   7 The RANDOM is for random access, not random lengths :-)                                                                        Is there any other way?                                                                                                        ...&gt;                                                                                                                       < It would save memory, and would be faste,r more convienent.*                                                                   Untitled                                                                                                                      $ How do I Center the  Font in QBasic?                                                                                           I always use this routine.                                                                                                    - aarrrrgggghhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!! forgot a tagline!                                                                                  * You don't need INT                                                                                                          * but it's still a good programming practice                                                                                    # How do I Cente the  Font in QBasic?                                                                                           , *LOCATE RowNUMBER, 40 - LEN(YourSTRING$) / 2                                                                                  > *Oops!  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You were nominated!                                                                            Where am I?                                                                                                                    * lol...nevermind... :-)                                                                                                       *B-)                                                                                                                           It still didnt work                                                                                                            That should work, also..                                                                                                       ummm, the code DOES work.                                                                                                      Getting a Picture to work                                                                                                      You need                                                                                                                      ; * Actually, almost any number SCREEN should work (except 0)                                                                    Screen Modes...                                                                                                               3 for the record, graphics in mode 0 are possible :-)                                                                           / * Oh yes, changing the ASCII shapes are wild...                                                                               . Can subs share variables with the main program                                                                                 Untitled                                                                                                                      . Use The COMMON SHARED Statement... like so....                                                                                W * If you'll notice, I used the CONST for TRUE and FALSE. Read more carefully next time.                                       	 Bsv Files                                                                                                                      Detailed Help...                                                                                                               How do I open screen 7?                                                                                                        *it's as simple as: SCREEN 7                                                                                                  
 Qbasic 4.5                                                                                                                     i know were                                                                                                                    That'll take forever..                                                                                                        # Time is but a function of insanity.                                                                                           K * The subject was clue enough, DeTaiza. Give me some REAL detective work :P                                                    matters of your wpm                                                                                                            My Site                                                                                                                        Qbasic 4.5 Download                                                                                                            Quickbasic 4.5                                                                                                                 How to rotate pic                                                                                                              I dont know                                                                                                                   # got a question for all you vertrans                                                                                           > * Outside music? You mean from an external file or a keyboard?                                                                
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 functions.                                                                                                                    	 Pointers.                                                                                                                     V *One more thing.. forget about dynamic mem allocation.  Dynamic arrays are all ya get.                                        $ QBasic compiler for Windows and Mac?                                                                                           Get it at qb.apps4u.com  *                                                                                                     Is that version 4.5? {NT}                                                                                                      EMail me, ill send you 4.5                                                                                                    & Double or Single or whatever buffering                                                                                        I * it realy depends on how many colors U wish to use. screen 13 is better!                                                      LOL                                                                                                                           $ use &quot;single-buffering&quot; ;-)                                                                                          * What is the newest version of Quick Basic?                                                                                     Answer                                                                                                                         QB 7.1                                                                                                                         some difference                                                                                                               	 dump 7.1!                                                                                                                     " * I've never had problems with 7.1                                                                                            ; 7.1 has some compiler options  which I understand 4.5 lacks                                                                   B How can I make long filenames in a Dos Box QB program shortnames?*                                                             Example.                                                                                                                      / You didn't understand... I ment.. well, read...                                                                               + * Just take the LEFT$(filename, somenumber)                                                                                    What the hell?!?!?                                                                                                              Is this what you're looking for?                                                                                              P I am only using it in pure dos... sure i guess I don't need it... thanx anyway!*                                              ` Here... This dos not RENNAME FILES. U most HAVE THE LONG FILE NAME. Long-&gt; short converter...                              > Tried shell and chain but still my GL Quake will not launch!!!                                                                 You need to change directories,                                                                                                Try                                                                                                                            Collision Detection                                                                                                            You need                                                                                                                      # sounds about right. Does this help?                                                                                            Response to Shawn                                                                                                              Two Qbasic questions                                                                                                           * yes to question  2                                                                                                          # this thing looks like it might work                                                                                           
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Paido?                                                                                                                 Here                                                                                                                           Contest                                                                                                                       P Did you write that in some special language? Or do you such at spaekng that bad?                                              0 Do you realize how hypocritical that subject is?                                                                               I am having a problemm....                                                                                                     hummm...                                                                                                                      	 Answer...                                                                                                                      oh cmon... flame somewhere else                                                                                               
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 making lnk                                                                                                                    1 * on my computer, shortcuts to .bas's make .lnk's                                                                              I was referring to                                                                                                            - * wotsit.org has a doc on the lnk file format                                                                                   *Where? I can't seem to find it!                                                                                              C * Look harder http://www.wotsit.org/search.asp?page=3&amp;s=windows                                                            Visit my site!                                                                                                                 wrong e-mail                                                                                                                  	 chat here                                                                                                                      Most of the ppl here...                                                                                                        i Got a question                                                                                                               * why do you want to know that?                                                                                                Challenge for all !                                                                                                            Power Basic answer me !                                                                                                       
 Not QB but...                                                                                                                 ] yes, what do you want to add. Ill tell U how. U need to open regedit 1st: start: run: regedit                                  I want to add...                                                                                                              L * And I know how to use regedit, I just don't know where to add what I want.                                                   If the file is not currently...                                                                                               ^ * That's not what I meant. I meant actually adding an option to the menu through the registry.                                 i think you can...                                                                                                             nah                                                                                                                           U ug. I probaly should explain it. It might be faster in the long run. OK here it is...                                         U ug. I probaly should explain it. It might be faster in the long run. OK here it is...                                         5 OK, Here it is... ADDING AN ITEM TO THE CONTEXT MENU.                                                                         I * I (somewhat) figured it out. It adds 2 entries for .LNK files though...                                                      Random stuff                                                                                                                   Yeah, right here                                                                                                              G * RND returns a SINGLE PRECISION number between 0 and 1, non-inclusive.                                                         Here's a chapter out of mine....                                                                                              Z Aphilia, would you mind if i used that on my page(credits given, as well as a link)? thanx                                     one condition...                                                                                                              ) anybody wanna help me out with the mouse?                                                                                     d Download the Future.lib from www.qb45.com or qb.apps4u.com got plent of mouse stuff, and loads more!                           *Check Your email!                                                                                                             Howdy                                                                                                                         9 Hey!!  Post your opinion on my new Poll!!  qb.apps4u.com*                                                                     " * oh no, Crossleo all over again..                                                                                            W Were you talking about me?  if so, then i'm sorry, i won't post about my site no more.*                                        Well,                                                                                                                         d I guess i just wanted to get the word out... now iwon't say nothing abut it for a while, umless some                          Z *I can't think of a BETTER place to promote another qb site to take the load off this one!                                    R * There is no need for more QB sites. They wouldn't survive for more than a month.                                            c Well, i am working on a tutorial submitter, if you would all help, i could make it better then this                           * You will also have access to this forum1**                                                                                    ` * Wow there's a big bonus. But since I'm already here...I guess that doesn't matter now does it?                               Jordan appears.....                                                                                                           @ * What's the point of typing @$$, just type the real thing, ASS.                                                               called by C                                                                                                                   d * I don't think U can. I tried taking the .obj &amp; sending them the  borlands C++ 4.51 linker. ERR                          B You can call C statments from QB with the CALL or CALLS commands!*                                                             Very true, but...                                                                                                              Heres how!!                                                                                                                    (cont)                                                                                                                         wordage                                                                                                                        Suppose you could                                                                                                              paper covers rock                                                                                                             E hey, people put ferrari engines in their volkswagens. (e.g. assembly)                                                         " Yeah, but not the other way around                                                                                            V * You compile it in c or C++ then thake the .obj and link em  using the qbasic linker.                                        % Lots of things are easier to do in QB                                                                                          Wedged                                                                                                                         Easy...                                                                                                                        unwedged                                                                                                                       easy!!                                                                                                                        	 de-wedged                                                                                                                     < PONG, how do i make the ball know it is hitting the paddle??                                                                   Untitled                                                                                                                       I have tried what you said....                                                                                                 Here's how I did it.                                                                                                          
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 your web site                                                                                                                 @ Thanx!  (though i wanted negitive, so i could improve... :)  ...                                                              
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Better know your trig...                                                                                       Didn't work, I'm afraid.                                                                                                       Um...                                                                                                                          New text encryption idea!                                                                                                     & * LET is a reserved QBASIC Keyword :-)                                                                                        
 Mouse routine                                                                                                                  Not Quite Qb Related, But.....                                                                                                F * looks good except for the dark blue background &amp; the marron box!                                                         Serial communication                                                                                                           actually, it's 1 level                                                                                                         FOR NEXT loops?                                                                                                                Untitled                                                                                                                       Um...                                                                                                                         
 thanks :o)                                                                                                                     Transient Program Area                                                                                                         HELP PLEASE! pac-man game                                                                                                     A 2 days? errmm.. it'll take longer than that to write and test it!                                                              actually, it is 1 level                                                                                                        well....                                                                                                                       actually, it is 1 level                                                                                                       ( actually, i love to annoying triple post                                                                                       sorry                                                                                                                          Hack It (Beta 1)                                                                                                               common                                                                                                                         mm...                                                                                                                          Excel File Structure                                                                                                           * www.wotsit.org                                                                                                               im confused, please help me                                                                                                    Sad...                                                                                                                        % I won't do your homework for you, but                                                                                         # that only works if x = y though....                                                                                            (y / x) = FIX(y / x)?                                                                                                         6 * that'll work, so will: y / x = y \ x, or y MOD x = 0                                                                         Not true...                                                                                                                   @ *I just want to tell you how pointless that assignment is:  100%                                                               Fonts                                                                                                                         6 I need help turning on the CAPS LOCK during a program.                                                                         There are ways, but....                                                                                                        well, if you need to...                                                                                                       , sound, running a program from another, pause                                                                                    here... (stylez, this is USEFUL)                                                                                               wrong code, comrade!                                                                                                          & There was nothing wrong with his code!                                                                                        7 dude, my code takes less timer to make., and it works.*                                                                       
 3 answers ...                                                                                                                  ?help?                                                                                                                         newbie question! (sorry)                                                                                                      8 I assume you're using a GOTO statement with the label...                                                                       thanks!                                                                                                                        This forum is...                                                                                                               Heh...                                                                                                                        $ or, in your case styles, you'll.....                                                                                          ( I've helped many more people than you...                                                                                      " Woah!? wheres yer sense of humor??                                                                                            . Raise your hand if you knew that was a joke...                                                                                < open &quot;america online 4.0\install&quot; for output as #1                                                                  ` * You can never use LFNs in qb. do this:  open &quot;americ~1\install&quot;... and this works !!                              d * Correction: then the LFN contans a &quot;.&quot; then use it.  open &quot;americ~1.0\install&quot;                           Well, here is what I meant                                                                                                     Help                                                                                                                          9 * It would be nice if you posted example DATA statements.                                                                      It would be nice...                                                                                                           = how can i have qbasic detect whether a key is pressed or not?                                                                  look here...                                                                                                                  L WOW, instagator, that was great help...Now let's look at something USEFUL...                                                    he probably already knew that...                                                                                              ` * But since he didn't post a code example, we don't know if it's what he did in the first place.                              ! Inkey doesn't work like that.....                                                                                             8 Actually, it doesn't teach me to think before I speak...                                                                       thanx                                                                                                                          Perhaps I can be helpful....                                                                                                  " Hey! I might have the QB45 manual!                                                                                            : * Wow really? I have an original QB 4.5 package, unopened.                                                                    R really?  thats great!  now if you'd open it up and make a page with the manual...*                                            J * Why would I want to waste my time doing that? Unlike you, I have a life.                                                     Untitled                                                                                                                      ` * Spending 10-20 minutes a day here is all my time? Jeez I thought a day was longer than that...                               Modem                                                                                                                          I think you said it yourself                                                                                                  < * Maybe YOU should think. WinModem...DOS...WinModem...DOS...                                                                   I feel your pain                                                                                                               Mouse                                                                                                                          Oop's                                                                                                                          is this what U meant...                                                                                                        Binary to ASCII translator?                                                                                                    What do U mean?                                                                                                                In the strict sense                                                                                                            Well...                                                                                                                        I guess I had a memory lapse...                                                                                                I know whar ya mean                                                                                                            Translator try                                                                                                                _ *Couldn't you just use QB to load it? (It would think it was a program saved in binary format.)                                ? about scrolling                                                                                                               'Scrolling' implies animation...                                                                                               Untitled                                                                                                                      F *Wrong about what?  Animation?  There is no animation in that program.                                                         QBasic Linking                                                                                                                 The easiest way is to...                                                                                                      1 We could understandf if you spoke decent english*                                                                              * For once I agree with you.                                                                                                   decimals                                                                                                                       try this                                                                                                                      6 *oops that should be d% = instr(answer$,&quot;.&quot;)                                                                         simpler answer...                                                                                                               Don't wanna be meticulous but...                                                                                               File formats                                                                                                                   sorry...                                                                                                                       Formats.                                                                                                                      7 *I think Validor meant www.wotsit.org, not whotsit.org.                                                                       2 *I think maybe he did.  He does that every time :(                                                                             File formats                                                                                                                  ) Can anyone make this spotlight go faster?                                                                                     7 *Great little program!  Speed-wise, *I* can't help you.                                                                        Faster ?                                                                                                                      O *Every time I run it QB quits, and Win95 says it preformed an illegal operation                                                A very queer promblem                                                                                                          Heres the Solution.                                                                                                           , I'm no expert with Internet Explorer but....                                                                                  4 WHY DOES EVERYONE CALL ME &quot;THE OTHER GUY&quot;?                                                                           Well...                                                                                                                       
 Yes, but..                                                                                                                    # Forgive me your Highness *curtsies*                                                                                           C the quotes again? i make them up as i go. (didn't zombie ask that?)                                                           9 If you wish to remove the favorits from the start menu...                                                                     K compiling to .com and .exe files... (read this, it's different than others)                                                   + You mean you wanna write your own compiler?                                                                                   ) * your quote reminds me of the Matrix :-)                                                                                      uhhh...                                                                                                                        my Win2k didn't come with QB...                                                                                                I'm getting really sick of...                                                                                                 	 Dark ages                                                                                                                      a dark ages game                                                                                                              J I did a review of it on my site, and I have the link to the official page.                                                    * newbie graphic programmer- where to start?                                                                                    
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 Screen saving                                                                                                                  Of course you can!                                                                                                            2 minor corrections (Ignore me, I'm a nitpicker ;) )                                                                            < here... (it's my BMP loader that I converted to a BMP saver)                                                                  " won't be seeing you for a while...                                                                                            K I require QuickBasic 4.5 ! Na just kidding I wont give you guys a head ache                                                   ; You don't have to wait for someone to send QB.LIB to you...                                                                   K I require QuickBasic 4.5 ! Na just kidding I wont give you guys a head ache                                                    D/L it at qb.apps4u.com!*                                                                                                      go here                                                                                                                        I introduce... QDEX... (read)                                                                                                 
 unless you                                                                                                                     LOOK...                                                                                                                       	 Jesus kid                                                                                                                     A sorry... i just was sick of flames from stylez and other aholes.*                                                             % * From where I stand, your the ahole.                                                                                          Thanks for the compliment...                                                                                                  4 * Yea there is one it's called the QBASIC help file!                                                                          ? http://members.nbci.com/_XMCM/shellreef/qbhh/helpTableId.html *                                                                Tones                                                                                                                          try this...                                                                                                                   & here is some other crap I have one it!                                                                                         Why don't you just use...                                                                                                      * That is untested, by the way.                                                                                               N * yea actualy I have! IT'S CRAPY. U can do more the other way. IF U KNOW HOW!!                                                c * Which you don't! You just use other people's code. If you knew how, you'd post your own examples.                            Duration has to be an integer?                                                                                                [ * I copied it directly from the QB Help file, so if it's wrong, Microsoft really does suck.                                   5 * BTW, that's NOT QB, it's Pascal or some equivalent.                                                                         ( Why dont you just use the sound command?                                                                                      @ Ignore that. I didn't read the messages above before posting....                                                              < * shouldn't all but the misplaced thing be of the same type?                                                                  . How Do I Make .EXE files out of my .bas files?                                                                                 A compiler.                                                                                                                    yea, download a compiler...                                                                                                    Here you go                                                                                                                    Here you go                                                                                                                   $ &lt;This is DeTaiza. Signing Off&gt;                                                                                          
 * ROFLMAO!                                                                                                                    d * We don't care if you're signing off, jacking off, signing on, or jacking on. This isn't a chat roo                          Q * room, it's a forum, so don't post updates on what you're doing every 2 minutes.                                             4 Some people have no sense of humor (yes - i'm back!)                                                                          
 .jpg files                                                                                                                     whoever told you that                                                                                                         T * C &amp; C++ R lower level languages the QBASIC IS! any way .JPG image quality SUX!                                          ) dude, what the hell are you talking about                                                                                     = * U tart, Qbasic is higher then C++, the lowest level is ASM!                                                                  uhm.                                                                                                                          V * What U think your the big tough guy? well your NOT! What U gana do go kry to you mom                                         well, I may not kry to my mom                                                                                                 V * What U think your the big tough guy? well your NOT! What U gana do go kry to you mom                                         Ok, first of all...                                                                                                           P * and &quot;sucking on your mom's nipples&quot; makes me think highly of you :-)                                               * Damn straight :)                                                                                                            . GO KRY TO UR MOM too. Im using for emphasis...                                                                                d * It's obvious you don't care, and it's also obvious that I should stop wasting my time on you, so I                           * am.                                                                                                                          uhm.                                                                                                                          _ *He's right, Mag.  ASM is low level, C is a little higher.  Pascal, Basic are high-level langs.                               
 I said C++                                                                                                                    H * WONG read what I posted above! U'R making a big fool out of your self!                                                      & *You said C AND C++, Mag.  I can read.                                                                                        G Apologies, Mag.  The other guy said C &amp; C++.  I CAN'T READ!  Sorry.                                                        And...                                                                                                                         Images (again...)                                                                                                             T *BTW, this is for others to read, supporting your argument.  I'm not correcting you.                                           not only what validator said...                                                                                               G *Of course C can.  I think your buddy meant THEY couldn't do it in C...                                                       + * the must be rather new programmers in C++                                                                                    About Images in C++                                                                                                            160x200x16 and COLOR 0,15                                                                                                     0 &lt;click de text ye of little understanding&gt;                                                                               Why?!  WHY?!                                                                                                                  ) yea you can do it using the OUT statment!                                                                                      Email                                                                                                                         > * Grr. I sent it but your IN BOX is full. Ill try again tom...                                                                 SVGA                                                                                                                           oh shit, did that say                                                                                                          160x200 is possible!                                                                                                          0 Did anyone notice that Zamorano never came back?                                                                               oh, yaeh. Before i forget.....                                                                                                 Why don't you try it out?                                                                                                      Who asked what diablo means??                                                                                                 F * No one, and would I follow the same recipe if I was on the moon? :-)                                                        ) Dunno. I never tried cooking on the moon.                                                                                      You have...                                                                                                                    What chat room?                                                                                                                lol, oops...                                                                                                                  8 *I got an awesome Windows 2000, just thought I'd tell ya                                                                       Rather you than me!                                                                                                            Win2k.                                                                                                                         how do i write to a file                                                                                                      
 Data bases...                                                                                                                 5 A tested version (couple of prob's with the first)...                                                                         
 Oh, and...                                                                                                                    ( How do I get qbasic to play sound files?                                                                                       Here.                                                                                                                         ; Are there people out there who are interrested in fractals?                                                                    Maybe...                                                                                                                      	 fractally                                                                                                                     . I like them. Also, a definition and program...                                                                                @ &quot;Make EXE&quot; in QBasic 7.1, i'm having problems with it!                                                              7 *Try adding '$DYNAMIC after the DECLARE SUB's.  Also...                                                                       & *An asterik means there is no message.                                                                                        Z *actualy. slit your program up into diffrent modules (This will work) ITs a pain though...                                     Help New Programmer!!!!!                                                                                                      S * actualy it is on your win 98cd... &lt;CD ROM DRIVE&gt;:\tools\oldmsdos\qbasic.exe                                            www.jnc91.com, also...                                                                                                        ) I thought it was patents that ran out....                                                                                     $ Isn't StarFox a super nintendo game?                                                                                           www.jnc91.com, also...                                                                                                         Text games forever!                                                                                                           . Well, even if they die, their legacy lives on.                                                                                 You have 90 :-) and...                                                                                                         WHADDYA mean was it true??!?!?                                                                                                ( Ooops... forgot the quote. So heres 2...                                                                                      a * aah... rn't word processors wonderful? U could have had 1000 &amp; it woodn't have mattered :-)                              Wurzeln in Qbasic                                                                                                              Hm....                                                                                                                         Damn!                                                                                                                          Aaaa...                                                                                                                        Gotta find a good library                                                                                                      Use CALL INTERRUPT...                                                                                                          You could try....                                                                                                             * Also look at Zephyr at zephyrsoftware.com.                                                                                     QBasic Commands                                                                                                               > * Listen very carefully..... use the QBasic Help File....  :-)                                                                L for all you people that wanto program Qbasic in windows download this prg...                                                   PASCAL HELP AGAIN                                                                                                             - * This is a QBASIC MESSAGE BOARD, NOT PASCAL!                                                                                 " * Here's a small tip: PASCAL SUCKS                                                                                             I don't think there is one                                                                                                    U *TP sux.  Pascal isn't that bad.  I also don't think there is a Pascal message board.                                          Your command is EXEC.                                                                                                         d *Whatever you do with SHELL or EXEC, you can and should do in your own code. Basic, Pascal or otherw                          ) Is there a fast way to store graphics....                                                                                     	 * here...                                                                                                                      here!                                                                                                                         / Nope. Crashes with 'illeagle function call'....                                                                               ) here. I know it works cause i tested it!!                                                                                     - ok.. lets see..yep. THANX! I OWE YOU SEVERAL!                                                                                 1 * Mmm... no quote at the end of your message? :-)                                                                             ? well im going to go off line now so to finish my C++ program...                                                                nice game...                                                                                                                   Choppy, huh. Try this.                                                                                                         Can anyone help me?                                                                                                           T i don't doubt that this can be further optimized, but it works and is rather fast...                                           thanks                                                                                                                         PASCAL NEED HELP                                                                                                               Pretty Generic...                                                                                                             d hello everybody, i'm a new user here and I want to make something clear. I am the best programmer he                          / yeah.....right....course you are.....NNNOOOTTTT                                                                               W *Crystal clear, sir.  Now, why do we care?  You want a trophy or a salute or something?                                       / * Oh sure, you're good, but you're no Crossleo.                                                                                LOL :-)                                                                                                                       D * Maybe he is...You know Crossleo's tendency to use different names.                                                           * Pride come before fall!!                                                                                                     *Yeah... And i am Bill Gates                                                                                                   Randomize a Deck of Cards                                                                                                      Opps.  One more thing...                                                                                                       Here how...                                                                                                                   # This is faster (and less code).....                                                                                           $ *That's EXACTLY what I said, Alipha.                                                                                          1 * oops, didn't see yours until after I posted :-(                                                                             0 Shuffle / Array of unique values in random order                                                                              A There is a 21 (blackjack) game on my site that shuffles the deck.                                                             c THIS IS THE BEST METHOD PROVEN -- Alipha you're disappointing me. It's in the monopoly we're making                           H *What the hell difference does it make to do the exact same thing twice?                                                      c THIS IS THE BEST METHOD PROVEN -- Alipha you're disappointing me. It's in the monopoly we're making                            * define &quot;best&quot;                                                                                                     A oops. not meant to sent it twice, but my connection sux like hell                                                             . Silly question... (pushing Qb to it's limits!)                                                                                
 good question                                                                                                                 
 Actualy...                                                                                                                     If this helps.....                                                                                                             * lol, love your sayings :-)                                                                                                  2 * hey, thanks! very detailed and understandable :)                                                                             THIS IS VERRY IMPORTANT!!!                                                                                                     ...                                                                                                                            wrong, wrong, WRONG!!!                                                                                                        X * He wasn't making himself look good, he was just making you look stupid, which you are.                                      ? Let me explain CDROMs (since you know nothing about viruses...)                                                               0 a few things, and theyr not good on your behalf.                                                                              4 You're right, that sure makes me look like an idiot!                                                                           *hehehe...ok :-)                                                                                                               about The virus/Fixing it                                                                                                      * Ever heard of VIRUS SCAN?                                                                                                   8 *geee...um...NO!!!          what could that possibly be?                                                                      
 Winsock...                                                                                                                    F yeh...thanx man.    you and mabe Validor are the ONLY ones that helped                                                        U Does the open statement create a new program to store the input whatever stuff in it?                                          Depends on..                                                                                                                  5 *Yes,  open for random creates a file if none exists.                                                                          closing all the file                                                                                                          5 *Just CLOSE with no arguments, closes all open files.                                                                          STAR TREK GAMES FOR JON                                                                                                        sorry.                                                                                                                         STAR TREK GAMES FOR JON                                                                                                        Invert Function...                                                                                                             you can use arctangent (Tan^-1)                                                                                                Worked Great!!!!                                                                                                              / Check out the ATN( ) function in QBasic help...                                                                               L *Nobody noticed!  SB AngleTHETA = ATN(Opposite/SQR(Hypotenuse^2-Opposite^2))                                                  	 Thanks...                                                                                                                     * Neat program, but it needs optimization...                                                                                     ahh... what ...                                                                                                                I'm not exactly sure, but...                                                                                                  
 Here it is...                                                                                                                 3 * Adding defint a-z should speed it up considerably                                                                            Random Access Files                                                                                                           0 Alot depends on the type of file being opened...                                                                               simple example                                                                                                                 Mouse                                                                                                                          Well...                                                                                                                        Hide the mouse...                                                                                                             D *Want one? (that loads custom cursors?) I'll e-mail mine if ya want.                                                           *I sure do!  Thanks!                                                                                                           *It's in the mail. (~42k)                                                                                                     P *Thanks again, Validor!  (Got it)  I'll try it out and let you know how it goes.                                               Web browser in DOS?                                                                                                            Well guess what....                                                                                                           ^ Wow... How long ago was it originally made(who made it, maybe he'd pawn the source off..   :-)                                 * The last update was 12/11/00                                                                                                * What Kind of dumbass uses a dos webbrowser                                                                                    Q * A dumbass that doesn't want to use Windows because it sucks more than your mom.                                             	 Rebooting                                                                                                                     9 See that search button at the top of the forum? Use it...                                                                      here                                                                                                                           COMMON SHARED QUESTION                                                                                                        * You're right.  Sucks big time, doesn't it.                                                                                     acutaly                                                                                                                        I wish it were that simple...                                                                                                  ho can fix this problem?                                                                                                       Try this! Might be useful...                                                                                                   How can I slow nibbles down?                                                                                                   use inverse speed                                                                                                             ( Can Somebody Fix Up This Program For Me?                                                                                       I'm board. Gimmie da' Code!                                                                                                    An Apology.                                                                                                                   & *OK, I am gonna download it again. B-)                                                                                        d What is the forumuila for 3D? (i am using IE 5.5!!! NOT MY CHEAT BROWSER!!! I DELETED IT!!! THE FLAM                           there is no                                                                                                                   B um... could you shouw me an example of a PSET or something?  T I A                                                            	 Maybe....                                                                                                                      my program... good or bad                                                                                                      GOOD START!                                                                                                                    DOS Subclassing                                                                                                                TSR stands for....                                                                                                             To answer your questions:                                                                                                     " Anybody got qbasic songs of bands?                                                                                             MP3                                                                                                                           ' check out the mp3 format @ wotsit.org *                                                                                        Question                                                                                                                      0 * Um...showing the code that you use might help.                                                                               GameBoxEntertainment                                                                                                          7 www.qbnic.com ' Check ist and give me feedback, please!                                                                       - ok now how do you load a file that isnt their                                                                                  * ...                                                                                                                          *I can't even find the words...                                                                                                Ideas please                                                                                                                   ideas                                                                                                                          ideas...                                                                                                                       Saving and loading                                                                                                             A try to help...                                                                                                              4 *umm i think that should  be print #1 , not input #1                                                                           how to save/load                                                                                                              
 Who's Alipha?                                                                                                                 + That sounds like an internet stalker to me.                                                                                    Why don't you ask him?                                                                                                         To answer your questions...                                                                                                   
 Oh, BTW...                                                                                                                     thats funny...                                                                                                                 * huh?                                                                                                                         eex eex me the freex geex                                                                                                     3 *A little alliteration usually goes a LLLONG way...                                                                            Whats the forumula for 3D...                                                                                                  L * I'm impressed if you made a brower that can support all these features :-)                                                  
 Impressed?                                                                                                                     wtf does                                                                                                                      : FYI: VB comes with a Web Browser component, which means...                                                                     yeah, I actually knew that                                                                                                    ` i just added that, cause i though it was cool. I wanted the 3d Forumla!!1 Thats why i cam here!*                              R * Professionals don't need to use the IE 5 ActiveX Control to create a browser ;o)                                            - I cONfess! I used the Net Control! Untied me!                                                                                 5 * Yeeesh... and I take back my praise that I gave you                                                                          Whats the forumula for 3D?                                                                                                      * Stay out of my liquor cabinet.                                                                                              d *Probably shouldn't hang in a liquor cabenit thats has nothing but empty bottles (RANDY=Alchoholic.S                          N * Oh you hurt my feelings. Get lost, I've been here alot longer than you have.                                                 [Ask] Could you C language?                                                                                                   Y * No offense, but are you an idiot? No sane person would translate that for free for you.                                     ] * Why not? Whoever did would get to keep the resulting BASIC program for their own use too...                                 - Like I said, it wouldn't be for free...(more)                                                                                  Okay, buddy...                                                                                                                 Thanks for Your Advice..                                                                                                      % I take it, you are going to rip this.                                                                                           [Re:] jcrypt.c is public source.                                                                                              1 QBASIC on Win98 CD; Is it safe to use with Win98?                                                                             # Yes, it's safe for the most part...                                                                                           & Re: Yes it's safe for the most part...                                                                                        % OLD QB games you've never seen before                                                                                          I will check them out.                                                                                                         Hmmm... Well                                                                                                                   *B-)                                                                                                                           My QB4.5 wont make EXE's                                                                                                       to fix your prob...                                                                                                            Um...your wrong...                                                                                                            7 Check my site, qb.apps4u.com, and give me your opinion!                                                                       F Remember about a month ago when everyone was talking about randomness?                                                        
 try adding                                                                                                                    F the point was to rpove that computer's 'random' numbers aren't raNDOm.                                                        6 Computers CAN'T be random, it's not in their nature...                                                                        
 No because...                                                                                                                  How does it work?                                                                                                              Hey, guess what people....                                                                                                     Also I have a question...                                                                                                      i'll look at it...                                                                                                            " netscpae sux, your source is fine.                                                                                            # i would use brinkster for a website                                                                                           A *Crosswinds has free unlimited space: http://home.crosswinds.net/                                                             , * There is NO SUCH THING as UNLIMITED space!                                                                                  E * THEY ALSO HAVE EVIL POP-UP BANNERS NOW!! EVIL!! CROSSWINDS = EVIL!!                                                          I agree.                                                                                                                       Wow, you're only 13?                                                                                                          0 Net Based QB index... (read this for More Info!)                                                                               *no, you shouldn't...                                                                                                         + Now Zip's response brings up a question....                                                                                   . *Don't do it. What's wrong with the help file?                                                                                 Good point.. (read)                                                                                                           ? *Nothing, some people just aren't happy unless they bog the w3.                                                                That it sucks and stinks                                                                                                      4 *no it doesn't... i learned QB from the help file...                                                                           Sigh....                                                                                                                      Q * Nevermind, just read that other post. But still, QB help is fine the way it is.                                             $ QB45 AVAILIBLE AT QB.APPS4U.COM!!!!*                                                                                           to shellreef                                                                                                                  H * heheh my new favorite saying: &quot;MacYacc&quot;. MAKYAK! MAKYAK! LoL                                                      3 * Don't mind me, I'm really really bored right now.                                                                            need Quick basic 4.5                                                                                                          3 try searching lower down on the forum. (nt) (idiot)                                                                           : * We all can't be as smart-assed...I mean as smart as you.                                                                     Thanks all of u!  :o)                                                                                                          help                                                                                                                           Well...                                                                                                                        THANKS                                                                                                                        5 you know you've progammed with qbasic to much when...                                                                         @ ...you make up dumb lists about programming with qbasic too much                                                                * LOL! That was the best reason!                                                                                               (more)                                                                                                                         more                                                                                                                           (more)                                                                                                                         New Qb Game                                                                                                                   ( So uh....is the game made in QB or what?                                                                                       gdgf                                                                                                                          3 * Translation: Whoever posts gibberish has no life.                                                                           2 Does someone know a Pbasic site with a tutorial???                                                                             what the fuck is pbasic?                                                                                                       * I'm guessing PowerBasic?                                                                                                    ' Does someone know about RSA encryption?                                                                                        Compiling .COM                                                                                                                 Asm expert speaking...                                                                                                        ' I have no clue what you're doing but...                                                                                        would that even work?                                                                                                         < I dunno ASM so I wouldn't know if it would work but...(more)                                                                  > would putting direct /\/\achine code into a .co/\/\ file work?                                                                 * sounds like....                                                                                                             Y * I get that a lot, just hit your Win key and that should fix it. WinKey+E opens Explorer                                      A couple of things wrong...                                                                                                    qbasic.gz.ee                                                                                                                  ' * Maybe if I knew the language I would.                                                                                        Interrupting Input                                                                                                             write your own...                                                                                                              INPUT SLEEPS YOUR PROGRAMM                                                                                                     AAAAAAAAAHHH !!!!                                                                                                              how to                                                                                                                         how to use inkey$                                                                                                              thanks                                                                                                                        ( ALL YOU ANTI MicroSofties, READ THIS!!!!                                                                                      : Thank you verry much Bill Gates now post somthing relative                                                                    ? i WAS SICK OF SEEING YOU Dis on MS for no reason. WIZ on WIZ!!!                                                               " Yes.. imagine the time it takes...                                                                                             But then...                                                                                                                   \ If you know anyone or if you are interested on working on the shapes.flx files for qb reply!                                  < Nicholas This is not the want adds and WE DONT WORK FOR FREE                                                                  H * why the hell did you post 3 messages of basically the same infomation?                                                      d Crusader no remorse ultima 8 please reply to my other postt!!! if you are a good qb programmer and a                          d Ultima 8, crusader no remorse and regret (If you liked the games please read this!!  + mod players f                          . I don't think anyone made a mod player that...                                                                                6 How do you get all the DIR's in a drive WITHOUT FILES?                                                                        < * type dir /? then look for what it says about the /A switch                                                                  ; Remember that you can use DOS commands using SHELL, also...                                                                    The Fall 2000 GFX demo contest.                                                                                                nobody cares...                                                                                                               
 interupt this                                                                                                                 ) do you have the source of the subprogram?                                                                                     
 Yeah I got it                                                                                                                  Coment                                                                                                                        O * It's too bad the person who made the site has not been around for a few years                                               @ Online qbasic.hlp -- http://qbhelpfile.cjb.net/@helpTableId.html                                                              ) it seems that you posted the wrong url...                                                                                     8 http://qbhelpfile.cjb.net/@helpTableId.html works for me                                                                      , * I'm using IE and it works fine with the @.                                                                                   two dimensional arrays                                                                                                        c *don't you think you should've known that before telling the company you could write a prog for it?                            Hey, if your getting PAId...                                                                                                   Are you people blind and dumb?                                                                                                 two dimensional / Adrian                                                                                                      = Having some problems with QBASIC programs PLEASE HELP!!!!!...                                                                 & You should learn more about FOR...NEXT                                                                                         Help?                                                                                                                         0 i'm not gonna help u either but if u didn't know                                                                               Qb programmers from Finland?                                                                                                   Why limit to Finland ?                                                                                                        
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(nt)                                             Untitled                                                                                                                       Check out QUICK-BASIC.COM                                                                                                      Don't you think we know that?                                                                                                 ! I have a problem. help me please.                                                                                              Uh, what ? *                                                                                                                  2 * Do You mean the current directroy the EXE is in?                                                                             * it's in the PSP area                                                                                                         here...                                                                                                                        errr... what was I thinking?!                                                                                                  question                                                                                                                       this won't be much help but                                                                                                   8 Head on over to www.shadowcorps.com, and look in the FAQ                                                                      ! this is off the subject of qb but                                                                                             & Sorry if you already know this, but...                                                                                         well thanks but                                                                                                                Memory Conflict?                                                                                                              ' * take a look at the qbasic source code                                                                                       E I need help.  How do you fix an &quot;OUT OF STACK SPACE&quot; error?                                                          well                                                                                                                           er                                                                                                                             DOSSWAP.EXE                                                                                                                    Qbasic for win ce 1.2                                                                                                         > You can't. It doesn't exist. Use regular QBasic for Windows ;)                                                                [ *When the hell did MS release QBasic for Windows?  I've always used the DOS version... \8^}                                   @ Quite a while ago. But they called it Visual Basic instead. Duh.                                                               BASIC?                                                                                                                         Announceing: AUTODEX 2!                                                                                                       # HTML and EGA, A Couple of Questions                                                                                           ( *Do you think anyone actually read that?                                                                                       I did, asshole.                                                                                                                MY FREE GAME!!                                                                                                                B uhh... exactly what is that game supposed to do? how deos it work?                                                             it works very carefully...                                                                                                    * Nah, lots of games have ASCII graphics =P~                                                                                     Hehe,                                                                                                                          Hey wait a sec...                                                                                                              i need help                                                                                                                    here                                                                                                                          ? I remember the day john carmack started learning 3D programming                                                                I remember that day too...                                                                                                     Here's an easy way...                                                                                                          Help                                                                                                                          * sorry for being a dork earlier, btw (text)                                                                                    1 if anyone ever does figure out that game, tell me                                                                             # Passing Parameters /w CALL ABSOLUTE                                                                                            To answer my own question...                                                                                                   ah, but what you may NOT know                                                                                                 > * He didn't write the tutorial if that's what you're thinking.                                                                ; * hehe, nope...just never seen him mentioned on this board.                                                                   2 I dunno bout that but if you wanted to know how to                                                                             Is QBasic better than C?                                                                                                      0 not really...  its only advantage is ease of use                                                                               no.                                                                                                                            function command                                                                                                               haha                                                                                                                          B another way to put something on the screen for a couple of seconds                                                             C answers...                                                                                                                  < ALERT:  ALL QB4.5 Compiler AVAILIBLE AT QB.APPS4U.COM!!!!!!!                                                                   QB Music needed...                                                                                                            # I can do a review of it on my site.                                                                                           ; I will look at it... maybe put it on my site* qb.apps4u.com                                                                   J Please help with some QBasic research and cast a vote on my Qbasic webpoll                                                    O * So, tell me, how are the OS's we use relevant to &quot;QBasic research&quot;?                                               d This poll is a ploy to make us go to his site.  DOS IS THE ONLY OS ANY ONE USES!!! WINDOWS IS A SHEL                          7 *you're an idiot... posting once would have sufficed...                                                                       c It said that it couldn't find the server, so i tried again, and again, and again... well, count how                           Z then I'm still using a Mac, because DOS is a shell under Virtual PC's emulation code. (nt)                                    > U idiot, Windows Aint not SHELL, Win 3.1 is but not 95,95,2000                                                                S No, all winows ARE shells.  2000 is not... its MS's Second TRUE OS (DOS then Win2K)                                            *wrong, NT is an OS.                                                                                                          d * NOPE, U R Still wrong. Windows 95+ R &quot;NOT&quot; SHELLS. Windows 95 &amp; 98 still relies on a                          0 NOPE, U R Still wrong... (the other was Cut off)                                                                              d This poll is a ploy to make us go to his site.  DOS IS THE ONLY OS ANY ONE USES!!! WINDOWS IS A SHEL                          d This poll is a ploy to make us go to his site.  DOS IS THE ONLY OS ANY ONE USES!!! WINDOWS IS A SHEL                          d This poll is a ploy to make us go to his site.  DOS IS THE ONLY OS ANY ONE USES!!! WINDOWS IS A SHEL                          d This poll is a ploy to make us go to his site.  DOS IS THE ONLY OS ANY ONE USES!!! WINDOWS IS A SHEL                          d This poll is a ploy to make us go to his site.  DOS IS THE ONLY OS ANY ONE USES!!! WINDOWS IS A SHEL                          d This poll is a ploy to make us go to his site.  DOS IS THE ONLY OS ANY ONE USES!!! WINDOWS IS A SHEL                          d This poll is a ploy to make us go to his site.  DOS IS THE ONLY OS ANY ONE USES!!! WINDOWS IS A SHEL                          D *i hate to call you an idiot, but DON'T TRASH THIS FORUM, YOU FREAK!                                                            im new to Qbas, i needa compiler                                                                                               That which thou doest seek                                                                                                     ......uhhh.......*                                                                                                            K * Silence in the crowd...then....BOO!! HISS!! BOO!! YOU SUCK!! BOO!! HISS!!                                                    ...                                                                                                                            ...                                                                                                                            Here                                                                                                                          0 passing a parameter into a qb45 program from dos                                                                               Use the keyword: COMMAND$                                                                                                     ) Ladies and gentlemen, we have a new FAQ!!                                                                                     8 Which I intend fully to add to the FAQ at ShadowCorps =)                                                                      
 bc.exe ???                                                                                                                     haaha                                                                                                                          cb???                                                                                                                          erm...                                                                                                                         enlightened                                                                                                                    Keys                                                                                                                           here                                                                                                                           I've had the same prob as yours                                                                                                I cant submite my file                                                                                                         dude sorry but                                                                                                                 Thanx                                                                                                                          Speaking of which...                                                                                                          : well it was but i heard it was renewed for another 2 years                                                                     Well,                                                                                                                          Mp3                                                                                                                           / * www.wotsit.org for file structures (like MP3)                                                                                Help with a game I am making.                                                                                                  How's this?                                                                                                                    Thanks                                                                                                                        	 It worked                                                                                                                     J If only we counted the number of times we've all used Alipha's help, hehe.                                                     ASCII codes...                                                                                                                ' * aaa.... have you tried the help file?                                                                                       / I think that they should be in the help file...                                                                               : Yes, ASCII and the Scan Codes are both in the help file...                                                                    . Maybe he accidentally deleted the help file...                                                                                # Qbasic compiler/intrepeter for Unix                                                                                           < no. please write one. i'm thinking of attempting a mac port.                                                                   nevermind, i found one. :-)                                                                                                   ' You can find an MAC version of BASIC at                                                                                        That compiler you seek,                                                                                                        Simulation Game Idea -- Anyone?                                                                                               X visual basic is a bloated piece of crap whose creators deserve to be burned at the stake                                      1 *yay... finally, someone who agrees with me! 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Help with my RESEARCH                                               Untitled                                                                                                                       Windows 3.11, and two 98 comps*                                                                                                *Win 95 and Win 3.11                                                                                                          	 FOR  loop                                                                                                                      or not?                                                                                                                        Untitled                                                                                                                       Well...                                                                                                                        er, yer syntax is hurtin dude                                                                                                 , * Why do 3 ppl respond to the same question?                                                                                   well                                                                                                                           the more, the better                                                                                                           $$$$$                                                                                                                         V * That was Alipha who said you didn't, and no you don't. Look at your PRINT statement.                                         end your ifs                                                                                                                   no end to ifs?                                                                                                                 I need help with keys                                                                                                          I will give it a shot                                                                                                         C *Thanks.. and i was just in a hurry and couldnt think of a name lol                                                           ; QuickBasic Poll - What operating system are you running on?                                                                   E * I went to those four sites... they're all the same, what gives? :-)                                                         " Some help with an engine please...                                                                                             Whoa!                                                                                                                          oh and one more thing                                                                                                          * huh?                                                                                                                        . Ok i'll try to make that message a bit clearer                                                                                 Doesn't sound hard...                                                                                                         . Ok i'll try to make that message a bit clearer                                                                                 HI                                                                                                                             Go do something constructive!                                                                                                 E see, i got an answer this time. i guess acting like a f***head works.                                                         + * You received a semi-flame, not an answer.                                                                                    I've seen it once before                                                                                                      ? no that version sux, it can't use any of the graphics commands!                                                                BUY A PC, MAC SUX                                                                                                             J * Yeah, hence the terms &quot;Macintrash&quot; and &quot;Crappintosh&quot;                                                     I have some questions                                                                                                          Untitled                                                                                                                       Untitled                                                                                                                       Some answers                                                                                                                   Here's the solutions                                                                                                           I'm                                                                                                                             Thanks for posting :-) Also.....                                                                                               * oh, I figured it out :-)                                                                                                    ' *you can't MOV from memory to memory...                                                                                       % Can attributes be set through QBasic?                                                                                          Well there is no way                                                                                                          D * The holidays are so slow in here.... c'mon, someone post somethin!                                                           I have a problem                                                                                                               Here's a sample... 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EFNet has been around since IRC was invented. *                                                               = *Need tutorials please...also need a very basic Tetris clone!                                                                  QBasic and PlayStation 2                                                                                                        how simple...this is real simple                                                                                               How great...                                                                                                                  ( Your thoughts on my two little programs.                                                                                      I * &quot;Love hugs and kisses&quot;? 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Change the Alt+Esc to Ctrl+Esc                                                                                       * If it's a &quot;Windows only&quot; printer                                                                                    , Need tutorials on everything in Qbasic *(nt)                                                                                   Looking for Info                                                                                                              + *www.wotsit. org or com I'm not sure which.                                                                                    * www.wotsit.org                                                                                                                Video paging with Future Library                                                                                               uhhhh                                                                                                                          sound for my games...                                                                                                          DS4QB, BWSB, QMIDI                                                                                                             play sound with beeper                                                                                                        . SOUND (frequency, duration%) is the command...                                                                                 How can I set the volume...                                                                                                   
 well there is                                                                                                                 ! Mouse routine. A small problem...                                                                                              here!                                                                                                                         = That one didn't work. I did the following. What do you think?                                                                   needed: an .EXE file that is ...                                                                                               Here's a start.....                                                                                                           = uhh... i need one thats already done for inclusion....  T.I.A                                                                  * inclusion? Inclusion of what?                                                                                               " ok.. lemme eplain better then i am                                                                                             problem                                                                                                                        Not so difficult:                                                                                                              qb 4.5 to 1.1 conversion                                                                                                       er                                                                                                                            - * Save as Text (Readable) (Qb 4.5 dialog box)                                                                                  Two options...                                                                                                                 But Magna...                                                                                                                   Printing                                                                                                                      > * Yeah...see...we can't really help without seeing the code...                                                                 printing                                                                                                                      * * LPT ports can only be opened for OUTPUT.                                                                                     assembly                                                                                                                       Yea here...                                                                                                                    Trigonometry help plz...                                                                                                       Study this subroutine...                                                                                                       Mouse and graphics                                                                                                            
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 I disagree                                                                                                                     Or..                                                                                                                           Untitled                                                                                                                       ...                                                                                                                           0 Yes, that was what I was trying to figure out...                                                                              F Yes, that's my problem, thanks but that leads me to another problem...                                                         cant do anythin                                                                                                               ' * Run the one that is QB.EXE or QBX.EXE                                                                                        QB                                                                                                                            R Ultima 8 experimentation! please reply if you are up to a challenge or are board!?                                             IMPORTANT!  READ THIS!                                                                                                         How about...                                                                                                                  : * Bomb of a project : it's gonna suck ; it's going to bomb                                                                    , *Exactly what the H*ll are you talking about                                                                                  d * Do you have some kind of problem with your exclamation key? You seem to use it more than it's need                           Hmm.                                                                                                                           One more thing...                                                                                                             W * &quot;One more thing&quot;?  Don&#039;t you think you&#039;ve given him enough grief?                                       
 Yes, well....                                                                                                                 H Ultima 8 game for QB (if anyone has ultima 8 and loves it please reply!)                                                       QBasic for Macintosh                                                                                                           Chipmunk Basic?                                                                                                               	 scancodes                                                                                                                     . yeeesh, doesn't anyone teach you good grammer?                                                                                . yeeesh, doesn't anyone teach you good grammer?                                                                                	 scancodes                                                                                                                     # Mi phayle inglis? Thet be unposibl!                                                                                           
 INP(&amp;H60)                                                                                                                 < *It does this under NT4 and Win2k.  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I'm talking about opening files in binary mode!                                          OFFSET's...                                                                                                                   G What is so special about the machine code port &amp;H3C9 (Palette port)                                                        well                                                                                                                          - *All zeros would be black 63s would be white.                                                                                 , Mag has been drinking just a tad, I think...                                                                                   uhm, I have no idea                                                                                                           $ No one explained how to read colors?                                                                                          & Using the color command - how do I...?                                                                                        * This is how I interpreted your question...                                                                                    @ So I guess if I use color 0, 1 - I should get a blue background?                                                               Yup.                                                                                                                           corrections...                                                                                                                A I have 4.5 compiler but need help.....please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!                                                             d * Select the &quot;Stand-Alone EXE file&quot; option not the &quot;EXE Requiring BRUN45.EXE&quot; op                          " * (cont) option when compiling :-)                                                                                            + thanx.... but I did that in the first place                                                                                    * got me stumped :-(                                                                                                          - thanx, do you know another place i could try?                                                                                  You just wait...                                                                                                              M open the dos box.... and compile like this:          BC myfile.bas/O/T/C:512;                                                  yeah.... when i run it                                                                                                         I Still need help please....                                                                                                   Exe                                                                                                                           , * if you can, please explain your reasoning?                                                                                   In what way?                                                                                                                  d *Deleting an old file would have no effect on your new one, because it is independent of all other .                          4 I have solved the problem.  Thanx for all your help.                                                                           Make an exe file in QB4.5                                                                                                     % is a short integer 2 bytes in length!                                                                                          yep...                                                                                                                        H Sorry only reply to one of the two message below they are both the same!                                                      - Reading Binary Files? Does this example work!                                                                                 - Reading Binary Files? Does this example work!                                                                                  How the heck do i....                                                                                                          You can't...                                                                                                                   hey... yes it can.....                                                                                                         can you explain more?                                                                                                          reading binary files!                                                                                                         + How Do You Hide Passwords? - PLEASE HELP!!!                                                                                    if i understand correctly                                                                                                     	 Go to....                                                                                                                      Good short program...                                                                                                          Lost in Arrays                                                                                                                 Why not FOR NEXT?                                                                                                             : Alipha's right.  You'll need a counter variable, anyway...                                                                    @ Opening files for binary and reading graphics from Ultima 8 game                                                              	 Here. LOF                                                                                                                     $ Read this or MisterT will eat you...                                                                                           * Bored?                                                                                                                      $ What&#039;s wrong with this program?                                                                                           You can't do....                                                                                                              > he right you can't do it that way, But you can do it this way!                                                                 Isn't this easier?                                                                                                             You can't...                                                                                                                  
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WHAT CAN I USE IT FOR?                                                                  9 If you were making a game like the early King's Quests...                                                                      You could also                                                                                                                E How can I use a scripting Engine, (i know what one is) like in a game                                                         X *The description below on this page is a good example. Put something like that in a SUB.                                       Well...                                                                                                                        2 Player Pong?                                                                                                                 2 Player Pong?                                                                                                                C X Qbasic programmer has returned to work on big project (recapping)                                                            * yes, yes, yes..                                                                                                             8 *That&#039;s all on a couple pages of the help file too.                                                                       somwhat no, somewhat no, yes                                                                                                   Check out my 2 programs                                                                                                       L * Fountain: Anything using Future.bi on my comp doesn't work. Blur: Awesome.                                                    Why didn&#039;t you run the .exe                                                                                               I did run the EXE...                                                                                                          * Search-engine under Qbasic ?! How.........                                                                                     INSTR may be helpful...                                                                                                        Better program...                                                                                                              this one actually works however                                                                                               ' How to split the screen up into 2 pars?                                                                                       G I don't think there is a specific QBasic command that will work, but...                                                       G I don't think there is a specific QBasic command that will work, but...                                                        MOUSE CURSOR please help me                                                                                                    This should help...                                                                                                            WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE                                                                                                 0 how do i use a scripting engine in my programs?*                                                                              7 *I've been meaning to ask, -what IS a scripting engine?                                                                        Easy-                                                                                                                          Oops- a mistake in last one-                                                                                                   *Aha!  I appreciate it :-).                                                                                                    Check out my post to TheBOB-                                                                                                  , Isn't it amasing what a batch file can do...                                                                                   Welll...                                                                                                                      b It&#039;s okay, I only did a little bit of the programming, and it probably doesn&#039;t work. (-:                             DBZ music help                                                                                                                
 Raycasters                                                                                                                    D *There are some on this website. Maybe you could try optimizing one.                                                           Where can I find tutorials?                                                                                                   	 Tutorials                                                                                                                      Message to Ajex-                                                                                                               some basics                                                                                                                    www.archives.shadowcorps.com                                                                                                   how i started learning...                                                                                                     ' Can I... Open all files in a directory?                                                                                       - *Why wouldn&#039;t you want the user to know?                                                                                 
 Yes, you can.                                                                                                                 6 And don&#039;t forget to delete DIR.TXT after done! =)                                                                         exp.                                                                                                                           just declare a variable                                                                                                        Simple to achieve...                                                                                                           CAN ANYONE HELP ME ??????                                                                                                      compiler                                                                                                                      ? *Sounds like a memory error, -your array is probably too large.                                                               " I can&#039;t help with that but...                                                                                            
 How do you...                                                                                                                  try ...                                                                                                                        Thanx                                                                                                                         0 Not everything in the file will be file names...                                                                               Slight correction...                                                                                                          E Actually- here&#039;s a simpler program that will achieve what u what                                                         I *That /A-D/V/B switch sure saves alot of code! (You never stop learning).                                                     d *Plus, writing to and SHELLing a batch file eliminated my SHELL &quot;&quot; + $ + &quot;&quot; prob                           Anytime! =)                                                                                                                    CAN ANYONE HELP ME ??????                                                                                                      this should get you started!                                                                                                   I approve!  Great Response!                                                                                                   % *Very colorful and animated response!                                                                                         E * MagnaUnum's was better. He posted something like that a while back.                                                          Stan TV's ....                                                                                                                E * Does anyone know where I can get a voice regignition program in Qb?                                                          Here's some info...                                                                                                            Qbasic to c                                                                                                                    perl equivalent of LTRIM$                                                                                                      Hi...                                                                                                                          &#039;PAINT&#039;ing                                                                                                           One way might be...                                                                                                           * Can&#039;t you just use the DRAW commands?                                                                                     To interested parties...                                                                                                      
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DOS is obsolete!!                                                    print a bmp file                                                                                                               *Not w/in Qbasic. In ASM                                                                                                       i would like                                                                                                                   Here                                                                                                                           lol                                                                                                                           J * How big is your harddrive? 20GB? 30GB? Not even close to what you need..                                                     It would be....                                                                                                               ) * How did you get it that accuriate, BTW?                                                                                     , * Windows Calculator (in Scientific mode) :)                                                                                   Nah... not *quite* that large                                                                                                 # Just a question... Not code-related                                                                                           : * QB4.5 or 7.1 from www.jnc91.com in the Compilers section                                                                     Help me with the subs                                                                                                         	 huh? - nt                                                                                                                      U mean Global variables...                                                                                                     Thanks                                                                                                                        ) *How do you rotate a set of points in 3d?                                                                                     5 lol...i spent a LONG time workin this out for myselph                                                                          ...                                                                                                                           % Are Matrices and Quarternions faster?                                                                                          well...                                                                                                                        help!                                                                                                                          Well,                                                                                                                         # it all depends what your movin. =0)                                                                                            help!                                                                                                                          F*CK MICROSOFT                                                                                                                 you're an idiot ..                                                                                                              * exactly what I was thinking...                                                                                               Use Linux if you hate microsoft                                                                                                that would be my point ..                                                                                                     2 If u deleted your com ports just reinstall them...                                                                            K &quot;I drove into a tree; therefore Ford Motor Company SUCKS!!!&quot; (nt)                                                    DirectQB library to DJGPP                                                                                                     7 *Try solving X^3+Y^3=Z^3 where z, x, and y &gt; 2 first                                                                       	 I got it!                                                                                                                      me thinks ..                                                                                                                   ERKKI LOOK AT THIS!!                                                                                                           post me a game!                                                                                                                Still need help with TeeGee/OS                                                                                                 * You not making it QB R U?                                                                                                    hey does any1 know                                                                                                             * Nevermind i figured it out                                                                                                   HELP                                                                                                                          M *You'll have to be more specific (specific is what programming is all about).                                                  I know...!!!!!!                                                                                                               B Sup... I have told you before I have attemped(unsucessfully) to...                                                             Future Library?                                                                                                                please some body help                                                                                                          * A dial up What?                                                                                                              you know                                                                                                                      < You will need QBSock... Can't remeber where to get it though                                                                   hi                                                                                                                            @ *dfgsdfg? or Msdkfjjei! No I know sdfaERFdf-.ds Yup thats right                                                               For all you QB kiddies...                                                                                                      BSave arrays containing strings                                                                                               ; * try using fixed length strings instead of variable length                                                                    well...                                                                                                                        Or you can do it this way.                                                                                                     Couple of points...                                                                                                            Yes, But that is diffrent.                                                                                                     Thanks                                                                                                                         Thanks for the string info...                                                                                                 @ * I Sorry the teXt and teSt R type O's. That is not the probblem                                                              L your responses are greatly appreciated, well they would be if i ever got any                                                   Hey Mallard head...                                                                                                            ... *                                                                                                                         ( * Alipha..Al-Alipha..Al-Ali-Alpha..  :-)                                                                                      	 greetings                                                                                                                     $ i can&#039;t think of a site, but...                                                                                           * Http://www.maxcode.com                                                                                                       game                                                                                                                          % Mmm...I just answered this earlier...                                                                                         : do you want to receive a computing e-magazine every month?                                                                    4 *not with words like &quot;e-zine&quot;... *shudder*                                                                          ( QBasic from (!@#$%!!) Windows problem...                                                                                       Oh, and by the way...                                                                                                          The reaseon is...                                                                                                              Thanks.  I figured...                                                                                                          If you have                                                                                                                    * the command is SendKeys :-)                                                                                                 , *Thanks guys.  I'll work around it some way.                                                                                  * you could change your autoexec.bat file...                                                                                     HELP ME QBASIC EXPERTS!!!!                                                                                                    & Here's a a simple testing algorithm...                                                                                         *REAL* Palindrome...                                                                                                          & I was not aware of that distinction...                                                                                         Incidentally...                                                                                                                Answer-&gt;                                                                                                                   	 CGI in QB                                                                                                                      dail up                                                                                                                        Artificial Intelligence !!!!++                                                                                                	 bsave me!                                                                                                                     " Depends on the information in it..                                                                                            $ * Correction: Double are 8 bytes :-)                                                                                          < you find the x, y dimensions, and then times them together.*                                                                  
 Here's how                                                                                                                     Great idea!                                                                                                                    That's a great idea...                                                                                                        E * I'll take a copy, then I'll rename it, and email it back to you :-)                                                          ...........                                                                                                                    It would work fine...                                                                                                          Look....                                                                                                                      B * Why do you care about these &quot;lower life forms&quot; anyway?                                                             Well...                                                                                                                        Sorry I wasn't clear.                                                                                                          Q/Quick Basic Versions                                                                                                         There are basically, three...                                                                                                 . *Not IBM clone, IBM *or* IBM clone, of course.                                                                                	 Cuallito!                                                                                                                     ) *wow magnet... you're so... attractive...                                                                                      damn it, you took my line! :-)                                                                                                6 * hehe...it is a revolution of the noseless smilies :P                                                                         Artificial Intelligence !!!!                                                                                                   What type are we talking about?                                                                                               1 */\lipha, I didn&#039;t know you were a beginner.                                                                             2 * aaa...what? I didn't even know I was a beginner.                                                                            + *The post says it's a book for QB beginners                                                                                   1 * Yeeesh...did I say I was going to buy the book?                                                                             " * WTF? How is Alipha a beginner???                                                                                            I *Amazon.com (If they don&#039;t have it, it probably doesn&#039;t exist).                                                     V *Although, any AI principles (regardless of language) could probably be applied in QB.                                         My thoughts                                                                                                                    MODEM                                                                                                                          Triangle-ray intersection test                                                                                                1 * have you ever thought, that we don&#039;t know?                                                                              *I need to know dammit                                                                                                         I don&#039;t do much 3d, but...                                                                                               E *Hey everyone I&#039;m in for monopoly. 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 * hehe :-)                                                                                                                    Q * If that's the case, what's the best way to handle Dark Phear? (If anyone knows)                                              well ..                                                                                                                        Is it true that...                                                                                                            . hehe, I think what Alipha was referring to was                                                                                . * lol, at least one person understood that :-)                                                                                ! moving a char without erasing....                                                                                             B One way or the other, previous character images must be erased ...                                                            ! this works the best in my opinion                                                                                              well...                                                                                                                        How about this..                                                                                                              3 Hey... I started a libary.... then got this idea...                                                                            Ummm....                                                                                                                       ok...                                                                                                                          sim game storyline                                                                                                             an idea....                                                                                                                    Untitled                                                                                                                      O *thanks for the help, now i must go and seclude myself until  the game is done!                                                Fire                                                                                                                           How's this?                                                                                                                   " Well, I don't like to brag, but...                                                                                             That's not bragging...                                                                                                        S *That was downright shameless, Alipha.  But what the hell, -I&#039;m here to learn.                                            *ROFLMAO                                                                                                                      4 *That would be an great name for a fitness video :-)                                                                          F * Glad everyone liked my message :-) maybe humor will keep QB alive...                                                         A good way to make fire...                                                                                                    ' I HAVE A FIRE ROUTINE!! WWW.APPS4u.Com!                                                                                        POKE vs PUT                                                                                                                    PUTting would be better...                                                                                                     But...                                                                                                                         What you do...                                                                                                                 EOF                                                                                                                            eof(1)                                                                                                                         UH OH                                                                                                                         * Depends on how many files you have open...                                                                                     PROGRAM                                                                                                                       7 Your code looks sound, though your text file may not...                                                                        Could this be why????????                                                                                                     O *Your INPUT statement calls for two strings, but there is only one in the file.                                               5 My mistake.  I was looking at the PRINT statement ...                                                                          hmmm                                                                                                                           One more suggestion...                                                                                                        7 * Another good idea. I love that, &quot;MyBad&quot; :-)                                                                       ( Programmer-x is right, of course, but...                                                                                      V *thanx --  bob is right..!! , that is the only way i use it , so  that was  my example                                         INPUTING from file problems                                                                                                    Example.                                                                                                                       how do i use a modem in QB?                                                                                                   ( One simple method is to use START.COM...                                                                                      1 *Pardon me.  I meant START.EXE (same code though)                                                                             
 Man Bob :)                                                                                                                     *Oops!  :-o                                                                                                                     Comments on the passing scene...                                                                                              0 * Well, I think every1 knows who #1 is about :-)                                                                              - a response to this so called &quot;post&quot;                                                                                  Everyone...                                                                                                                    bah .. it worked in preview.                                                                                                   Nothing unusual...                                                                                                             RND PROGRAM                                                                                                                    hmm                                                                                                                            simple..                                                                                                                       response to alipha                                                                                                            1 That's what I thought I showed you how to do.....                                                                              OOPS!                                                                                                                         D WHERE CAN I GET A COMPILER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!                                                          ! * Whats wrong with QB's compiler?                                                                                             0 * I agree w/ Mag, but www.borland.com? (for C++)                                                                              * * borland's got a maintance thing going on                                                                                     the next step ..                                                                                                               Help with Opening Files`                                                                                                       try this                                                                                                                       do this                                                                                                                        THANKS!                                                                                                                        KINDA WORKS                                                                                                                    inputing past end of file                                                                                                     - *btw jut has no idea what he is talking about                                                                                  Actually, he KINDA does...                                                                                                     Right you are, ...                                                                                                            < *sigh*...well that&#039;s what i thaught he\she ment anyway.                                                                  ! The background of Mikkyo-Shugendo                                                                                             9 * So how much of that message did everyone actually read?                                                                      * Just the title                                                                                                               Printing in qbasic                                                                                                            : *open the bas file in notepad then print it from there =0)                                                                    C I need help writing a program and what does Out of Stack space mean                                                            i&#039;ve got some ideas                                                                                                       I am still confused                                                                                                            The stack...                                                                                                                  d *Pardon me.  Should have been &quot;sub program calls in a sub program&quot;, not &quot;subroutine c                          > Most importantly, make sure no sub or function calls itself...                                                                $ In my early experiences with subs...                                                                                          % If it does return, there's no prob...                                                                                          graphics what to do?                                                                                                           The hard way, I'm afraid...                                                                                                    Sheet music                                                                                                                   O Well, here's a place to start, although, Metallica's doesn't seem to be free...                                                Making Maps                                                                                                                   
 Arrow keys...                                                                                                                 " How do u tell if someone writes u?                                                                                            K The answer will be directly under your question, and *slightly* indented...                                                    Thanx                                                                                                                          Inventory items?                                                                                                               Try...                                                                                                                         Your best bet would be ....                                                                                                   6 *I need BIOS interrupt/call codes for my new TeeGee/OS                                                                        & Dude, you aren&#039;t writing an OS. *                                                                                         RPG Save                                                                                                                       Try...                                                                                                                         you're a moron                                                                                                                1 Fuck you asshole(I  bet you fuck 8 year old boys)                                                                              umm. . .                                                                                                                       *Real mature, XiberLord                                                                                                       F *By the way change nick &quot;Me&quot; is not a harmonic one? Whatever                                                         Sorry me but read this...                                                                                                     L *I&#039;m sorry, too, Xiber... I should have read this whole thread first :(                                                  
 Qbasic in W98                                                                                                                  You already have DOS                                                                                                           Where can I get TASM??                                                                                                         probably a dumb question                                                                                                       aaaa....                                                                                                                       also                                                                                                                           true...                                                                                                                        thanx                                                                                                                          www.quick-basic.com redesigned!                                                                                                The Amish o.s.                                                                                                                 The Amish o.s. is here!!!!!                                                                                                   O * Uh... I would download it, but I don't know where Takeoff Software's site is.                                                here's a riddle                                                                                                               # I do know that certain file data...                                                                                           # I think it&#039;s in the FAT table.                                                                                            duh!                                                                                                                           It is in the FAT table....                                                                                                      *Good to know!  Thanks, Validor.                                                                                               help me!                                                                                                                      : Yeeesh...having others do work for you won't help...but...                                                                     Untitled                                                                                                                      
 JPG loader                                                                                                                     Here you go!                                                                                                                   Thanx                                                                                                                          Mikkyo-Shugendo                                                                                                                I have a question?                                                                                                            > * It drives out the evil demons of stupidity in your computer.                                                                : * All microsoft products in your computer will be deleted.                                                                    # * It sends data to a hardware port.                                                                                           < Like Mag said, &quot;It sends data to a hardware port.&quot;                                                                  . * White is 42,42,42 (but I call it light gray)                                                                                - OUT is used to send bytes to an I/O port-&gt;                                                                                  Untitled                                                                                                                      " Only for Visual Basic for Dos-&gt;                                                                                            * How do i put &quot;ticks&quot; into my rpg                                                                                    
 Are you...                                                                                                                     HUH???                                                                                                                        * If I understand your question correctly...                                                                                     i have a question                                                                                                              Simply consider...                                                                                                             Help4rpgsave                                                                                                                  . * read the question and answer above yours :-)                                                                                 Do It Tutorials                                                                                                                *deep breath* Well...                                                                                                         
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After all, it is a tutorial for QB...                                                            $ put yoda in it u furry little ewok!!                                                                                          C Why making a VB file?  Why not use HC that comes with VB 4 at least                                                           " *B-Czar, how goes the tile engine?                                                                                             Actually...                                                                                                                    ok...                                                                                                                          Hm...                                                                                                                          Um...                                                                                                                         : *you won't get anywhere by running from a challenge... ; )                                                                     The question is...                                                                                                             i made a forum...                                                                                                              Lego Mindstorm?                                                                                                                Lego MindStorm Information                                                                                                    " * ball park figure? (on the price)                                                                                            D Its about $200, but you can't program the midstorm in QBASIC, or C++                                                          I Its about $200, but you can&#039;t program the midstorm in QBASIC, or C++                                                     
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You want a medal or something?                                                                                 MP3s                                                                                                                           Answer                                                                                                                         well                                                                                                                          ' There is a way to decode fast enough...                                                                                        heh...                                                                                                                         uhm                                                                                                                            Actually...                                                                                                                    * What about use the codec??                                                                                                   www.ZeeQue.com                                                                                                                 ......                                                                                                                         NOONE                                                                                                                         d * I hope that was directed towards zeeque and not me, otherwise I'll have to get medieval on your as                          ) * don't worry it was directed to ZeeQueer                                                                                      I Need Help                                                                                                                    what                                                                                                                          E *You have to tell us what you did, how you did it, and what happened.                                                          Password = Stars  I hope                                                                                                       go to                                                                                                                          How to do it                                                                                                                   The Final Proof                                                                                                                Beginner needs help PLEASE!!                                                                                                   Answer-&gt;                                                                                                                     Here is an improved version-&gt;                                                                                              ; *Zeequee, XiberLord, whoever, no one really cares.  Really.                                                                    Piss &amp; Moan                                                                                                                Okay, kid...                                                                                                                  % * yeah, some of us never learn eh? :)                                                                                         C *It's all academic, anyway.  This site dies in a month, doesn't it?                                                           B Yeah, my courses end in 4 weeks but they&#039;re in COBOL and OS *                                                            & it is already die-ing for over a year.                                                                                         E-mail me really fucker                                                                                                        well                                                                                                                          2 *Hat man is right kid, you just don't know it yet.                                                                             Applause                                                                                                                       My thoughts on this.....                                                                                                      $ Some of my own thoughts on this-&gt;                                                                                          ) Have you read the help section of QBasic?                                                                                      QB has the most                                                                                                                I agree, Mag...                                                                                                               	 me too...                                                                                                                      Don't forget-&gt;                                                                                                             	 Also-&gt;                                                                                                                     - * I started when I was 9 and had no problems.                                                                                  ....                                                                                                                          B *Man, those help files are some of the best.  You're just spoiled.                                                            $ Some of the points raised are unfair                                                                                          9 how can you make an exe a screen saver for windows 9x 3.x                                                                     ) * Hows about with a screen saver creator?                                                                                      re: qb screen savers...                                                                                                        re:screensaver                                                                                                                * Need help with SIN/COS, can anyone help ??                                                                                     This will work...                                                                                                              Sorry, you said rotate...                                                                                                      Need to rotate pixel by pixel                                                                                                 + Help! Run-time confusion in simple program.                                                                                   % A Simple question, a simple answer...                                                                                         * *Can you run any DOS commands using SHELL?                                                                                     * Yes                                                                                                                         # * Yes, with QB's, but not with VB's                                                                                           " programming 3 dimensional graphics                                                                                            2 How do I make my prog quit itself and run windows?                                                                             here...                                                                                                                        here...                                                                                                                        here you go...                                                                                                                ( Will get an insufficient memory error...                                                                                      J *Pardon me.  Might work in Windows 3x, where Windows is a DOS shell. (???)                                                    9 As long as the program is run from the Windows desktop...                                                                     & you have to use OUT to exit to windows                                                                                        1 *That&#039;s great!  Have you tested it yourself?                                                                             + * yeah i have tested it, it works very well                                                                                   & You&#039;re right, QB.  Works great...                                                                                        $ * Why don&#039;t you just use SYSTEM                                                                                           Running DOS commands                                                                                                           Don't bother, I found it, SHELL                                                                                                WINDOWS DIR                                                                                                                   H *No need.  On any PC, Windows files are always in the Windows directory.                                                      = *Pardon me.  Some are also in the C:\Program Files directory.                                                                 6 NOT EVERYONE'S WINDOWS DIRECTORY IS CALLED C:\WINDOWS\                                                                        J *Interesting.  I&#039;ve never seen any other, -what are the alternatives?                                                     Answer                                                                                                                        
 *Point taken.                                                                                                                 8 * Use &quot;dir&quot; to search for win.com if 3.x/9x/me                                                                       Answer-&gt;                                                                                                                   
 Easy Question                                                                                                                  Because you are assigning...                                                                                                  " re: ez question... need more info!                                                                                            ? NT - Bob answered it 10x better than I, roflmao... ignore me =)                                                                 Stoop trying to confuserate him!                                                                                               Make a EXE Compiler                                                                                                            Make a EXE Compiler                                                                                                           > *LOL!  I'm sure alot of guys would be willing for about $500K.                                                                > *LOL!  I'm sure alot of guys would be willing for about $500K.                                                                ; * Yeesh! Just get QB4.5! http://www.angelfire.com/md2/jnc91                                                                   C * go download GABASIC From http://www.neozones.com it's open source                                                            History?                                                                                                                      ! Here's some background, anyway...                                                                                              Sequential files                                                                                                              
 Embezzlement?                                                                                                                  The most common one...                                                                                                        / Sorry, you said &quot;sequential files&quot;...                                                                                Input Commands with Parameters                                                                                                8 If you mean from DOS, use the reserved variable COMMAND$                                                                      
 Here ya go...                                                                                                                 
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 no, but...                                                                                                                     Qbasic 4.5 librarys                                                                                                            TerraSoft info...                                                                                                             . Where is the hom page of the author of QBSOCK?                                                                                > Qbasic-Please e-mail me the latest version help files 2 thanks                                                                 sounds                                                                                                                        / You can download all versions of QBasic here...                                                                                That was slightly misleading...                                                                                                Music frequencies...                                                                                                          . *Does anyone have a QB Florida Ballot program?                                                                                 *Go www.quick-basic.com                                                                                                       ( bcl71anr.lib is missing, do you have it?                                                                                       *Check your email.                                                                                                            1 What is the MOST ADVANCED thing possible with QB?                                                                              No...                                                                                                                         . You mean I can do inline assembly in QB??? Wow                                                                                
 Not really...                                                                                                                 
 Not inline...                                                                                                                  * www.subshock.net                                                                                                             *Very simple, very true.                                                                                                       Making a patch in QB7.1?                                                                                                       Sorry for my ignorance...                                                                                                      QB and Music...                                                                                                               - * There are MIDI players for QB, somewhere...                                                                                 W *This site has one: files/Sound/QMIDI (never tried it, so don't know if it's any good).                                       E P.S.  I tried QMIDI from the files/sound downloads, -works great! ...                                                          Music notation frequencys...                                                                                                   Three Comments....                                                                                                             Yes actually                                                                                                                   Someone help me out                                                                                                           ) Never heard of &quot;apedraw,&quot; but..                                                                                     > *Apedraw saves to .bsv, no loader is needed, you just BLOAD it                                                                 Thanks for the info, Darrok...                                                                                                 snowboarding game demo                                                                                                        1 Does anyone know where i can get: VC++ or IPX.COM                                                                             " thanx but better forget it ok ppl?                                                                                             ... *                                                                                                                          wanna learn qb                                                                                                                  Help needed with Qb7.1 please :)                                                                                              R *Copy all the data to a list. Use a loop to move everything foward after deleting.                                             One simple but bad way to do it                                                                                                This is rather obvious                                                                                                         somewhat faster way...                                                                                                         re: deleting records...                                                                                                       9 Those are the best solutions, but here's one to grow on..                                                                      Importing Graphics                                                                                                            	 Loaders..                                                                                                                      A Visaul Basic question                                                                                                        Afraid not, however...                                                                                                        _ *actually, there are multiple predefined buttons, i forget how to get the different ones though                                RGB in QBasic...                                                                                                                I don't quite know what you mean                                                                                               In Screens 11-13...                                                                                                            If by RGB palette you mean...                                                                                                 * *If you mean palette files, try wotsit.org                                                                                    ' To C++ or VC++, that is the question...                                                                                        If...                                                                                                                          My $0.25                                                                                                                      8 I believe the saying is &quot;My 2 cents&quot;... (more)                                                                      P *Actually, two bits is a term meaning 25 cents.  'My $0.25' means 'My two bits'.                                              9 They both are on the Same CD.. ive been fooling with both                                                                     H *I believe they're both on the CD only if you have the VISUAL STUDIO CD.                                                       You won't regret                                                                                                               Must point out....                                                                                                             i need help                                                                                                                    Assuming...                                                                                                                    Need help with X-Craft II                                                                                                     > *I think Future.Software is working on one. Looks pretty good.                                                                 Problem with Future.Library                                                                                                    Jon...                                                                                                                         To Jon about EMail...                                                                                                         7 *jon_a@jonsmail.com  (underscore between the jon and a)                                                                        Hey Alipha!                                                                                                                   ; *That&#039;s wierd. It just moved down below the next post.                                                                    * Hey Jon, how&#039;s it going?                                                                                               \ *I&#039;m fine. How&#039;d you respond that quick? I pressed post, and you already answered!                                   Using internet from QB....??                                                                                                    Going to make a web browser, eh?                                                                                              P *Maybe he wants it to only view a certain site, with information his prog needs.                                              / * More along the lines of hacking actually  :o)                                                                               / Sorry, a bit more detailed to the question.....                                                                               8 Kermit is The Key for simple QB calls for modem activity                                                                      
 running prog.                                                                                                                  Try this...                                                                                                                    Also..                                                                                                                         Pretty Advanced                                                                                                                It can be done.                                                                                                                No no...                                                                                                                      @ * Hey, qb can do *anything* (eg) asm/c can do (just slower! lol)                                                              + It's possible, if you know your trig well..                                                                                    Web Browser                                                                                                                    You cant be serious.                                                                                                          
 *Program one.                                                                                                                  Untitled                                                                                                                       Ok know the source code to                                                                                                     where is your site?                                                                                                           C I would seriously recommend avoiding his site, it has been known...                                                           7 *im guessing that you would be refering to BigVirus.zip                                                                       
 qbasic MUD                                                                                                                    7 This is the only way I know of making &quot;MUD&quot;..                                                                        re: dirt 'n water, hehe...                                                                                                     * I think I have one, Usurp?                                                                                                  Y *just to let people know, EverQuest is a very advanced MUD, yes, it is a MUD, same engine                                      * Isn't it Multi User Domain                                                                                                   Mud Example Site...                                                                                                            folowup on: Voxels and splines                                                                                                > *actually, cosine wouldn't be a problem if you used the FPU...                                                                 Not true                                                                                                                      * *you could also use cubic interpolation...                                                                                     MAKING CUSTOM FONTS!!!                                                                                                        8 *Try wotsit.org It has info on almost every file format.                                                                      # IS THERE ANY HELP FOR A WIDOwS SON?                                                                                           , you could do this but it's not the best idea                                                                                   Okay, listen...                                                                                                                for number of uses                                                                                                            
 Try this..                                                                                                                     Very interesting, QB, ...                                                                                                     ! Never mind, QB, -I may have it...                                                                                             
 Another idea:                                                                                                                   Correct me if I'm wrong, but....                                                                                               I mentioned this below, but...                                                                                                 Untitled                                                                                                                      8 * unless http://www.sysinternals.com/filemon.htm is used                                                                      M *Okay, so a few can steal it.  Bill Gates and I have learned to live with it.                                                  hidden                                                                                                                         How about this?                                                                                                                A MUCH BETTER SOLUTION                                                                                                        A *that wouldnt work too well, what if someone deletes the program?                                                             % I must not have explained it clearly:                                                                                         T *no, i understood that, you understood me, i meant what if they delete and reinstall                                           *err... you misunderstood me                                                                                                   my bad!                                                                                                                        About graphics formats                                                                                                         Okay...                                                                                                                       D *Also, for just about ANY file format there is, check out WOTSIT.ORG                                                           lol...                                                                                                                         Graphics files and video.                                                                                                      Don't forget the RG1                                                                                                           * Thanks to all                                                                                                               B * I found also useful basic information in http://www.scantips.com                                                            ' Anyone know how to make accurate timer?                                                                                        try this                                                                                                                      . * .....or you could just use &quot;TIMER&quot;                                                                                K *you could program the PIT, but then you couldn't run the prog in windows..                                                   ' Anyone know how to make accurate timer?                                                                                        Answer                                                                                                                        	 Problem..                                                                                                                      Out of memory problem                                                                                                           Check your memory assignments...                                                                                               TheBOB,                                                                                                                       C I don't know much about &quot;memory models&quot;, but I do know...                                                            Needs some clarification...                                                                                                    Here's my two cent's worth                                                                                                     How are integers memory hungry?                                                                                                Some more to think about...                                                                                                     Glad you guys caught those goofs                                                                                               you can also try                                                                                                               I suggest...                                                                                                                  Y ARE THERE ANY SOURCE CODES FOR MAKING USER ENETER REGISTRATION CODES OR IT EXPIRES ??????                                      Well..                                                                                                                         Or...                                                                                                                          Cracking                                                                                                                       know your audiance                                                                                                             Arrays and variable passing                                                                                                    This may  (or may not) help                                                                                                   
 What about...                                                                                                                  BASIC into DOS commands                                                                                                        SHELL                                                                                                                          ...                                                                                                                            Trust me on the weed thing                                                                                                     i found something KICK ASS                                                                                                     it is a huge file                                                                                                             @ *cool, and 7 megs is no problem for me, thats only a few minutes                                                              Z *i never really expected it to be there, but nice laugh anyways, made me look at your site                                     actually it is there                                                                                                          
 Challenges                                                                                                                     go to                                                                                                                         ( * Whatever...&lt;progkid@hotmail.com&gt;                                                                                       Help please!                                                                                                                  1 Assuming you mean hi-resolution graphics modes...                                                                             + HEY DEMON_X  HERES MY PROOF IT CAN BE DONE!                                                                                   
 yes it can                                                                                                                     this one is a tad better                                                                                                       not quite...                                                                                                                  # No. That&#039;s not to good either.                                                                                           6 *or how about it does that if you press the Escape key                                                                         * What the hell are you doing?                                                                                                d Does anyone have IPX.COM? is it on older machines? where can i get it?  Any help would be appreited.                           * Try www.uforesources.com                                                                                                     I have IPXODI.COM.  {more}                                                                                                     Go to this cool website                                                                                                       ; *IE5.0 says I don't have the credentials to visit the site.                                                                    Does everyone like..                                                                                                           hehe                                                                                                                           2 line screen saver                                                                                                           ! Can anyone help me with this code                                                                                              Here you go...                                                                                                                2 And you might want to add to the hh$ input line...                                                                             *Oops!  (0 to 23)                                                                                                              * Hey!  That's my line! :)                                                                                                     Does anybody want to...                                                                                                        help please arrays                                                                                                             re: help with homework...                                                                                                      and with an array                                                                                                              Untitled                                                                                                                      7 Could someone help me find what is wrong with this code                                                                        re: help with TIME$...                                                                                                        / *That won't work. Look at the post above by me.                                                                                printing graphic ?                                                                                                            : *Press [Print Screen], paste into Windows paint and print.                                                                    5 Anybody find the answer section on the web somewhere?                                                                         2 *Answer section?  You'll need to explain that one.                                                                            V is it possible to nest user-defined typed? and is it possible to save an entire array?                                         Only in QB7.1...                                                                                                              Y *exactly what is the difference between static and dynamic arrays? im kinda new to QBasic                                      *Nevermind, i found the answer                                                                                                V *i meant i found the answer to nesting types, not to the difference between the arrays                                        ! allow me to rephrase my questions                                                                                              I agree with TheBOB...                                                                                                        8 my answer, multiple characters, A to other Q in here too                                                                      F * Is &quot;currency&quot; a user defined type or are you using QB 7.1?                                                        ! Not exactly what you want, but...                                                                                             
 *yes i was                                                                                                                     Since                                                                                                                          *Buff said it.                                                                                                                F I really would like someone to point me in the right direction please!                                                        / You'll have to work out the code, curly, but...                                                                                Simpler still..                                                                                                                the bob                                                                                                                        *Yes, by all means!                                                                                                           d Derived trig functions in qbasic (ask  B-Czar if you want to know how they work, I never got past pl                          0 *...ane geometry, and that was about 35 yrs ago)                                                                               Help with a key program                                                                                                        This will do it...                                                                                                             this works better though                                                                                                       Trig and QBasic                                                                                                                Well...                                                                                                                        Check out...                                                                                                                   I need a program!                                                                                                              Like this??                                                                                                                    umm......sorry, more like....                                                                                                 
 Here ya go...                                                                                                                 0 need a date (really does have to do with qb lol)                                                                              % Is it possible to BUY a QB compiler ?                                                                                          Kamiku would you like to to                                                                                                    Yes, it's available                                                                                                           O *It's free! Just go to qb45.com where there is QBasic 4.5 and 7.1 that compile.                                                Inp(&amp;H60) question                                                                                                        " When I need a value, I use this...                                                                                             Stop the beeping...                                                                                                            BABY KILLER                                                                                                                    Better resolution                                                                                                              opening integers                                                                                                              < * you are using WRITE instead of PRINT to write to the file.                                                                  
 no i'm not...                                                                                                                  well                                                                                                                           i would use mags way but                                                                                                       Program crashing                                                                                                               Here ya go..                                                                                                                   re: error handling...                                                                                                         O Does any one know where a good (workin) prog the will let a QB prog us the net?                                               ! I was doing some experimenting...                                                                                              Also...                                                                                                                       ) * can sum1 answer the above question tho?                                                                                      Whoa! Way off.                                                                                                                % * mah arithmatic is alittle rusty :-)                                                                                          no...                                                                                                                          interesting...                                                                                                                ! * Thanks for clearing that up :-)                                                                                              look at it this way                                                                                                            ideas                                                                                                                         
 a question...                                                                                                                 + you can make an qb prog a ssaver like this:                                                                                    Help                                                                                                                          B * r u refering to: &quot;http://www.angelfire.com/md2/jnc91&quot;?                                                            
 help me...                                                                                                                    = * Wouldn't it just be easier to look for a password yourself?                                                                 3 I'm thinking it's because password$ is in quotes. *                                                                           
 help me...                                                                                                                      Even if you do get it to work...                                                                                              G Im pretty much a newbie, trying to make an RPG, but need help on saving                                                        re: help on saving...                                                                                                         d *while it was very informative, that wasnt my question, and i already knew most of that, but you tau                          , oops, read for what that was supposed to say                                                                                   Help?                                                                                                                          * &lt;progkid@hotmail.com&gt;                                                                                                  splines &amp; voxels anyone?                                                                                                  , Looks pretty cool to me, what's the problem?                                                                                   i know what spline is (i think)                                                                                                probably wrong though *nt*                                                                                                     hmm...                                                                                                                         clarification..                                                                                                                * s/have/half/                                                                                                                > And GreenMan returns from another unsuccesful elephant hunt...                                                                 whoa                                                                                                                          a *Look in files at this site. One&#039;s called 3dland. See if thats what you&#039;re looking for.                             ( A new game from TMB, Percussor is out...                                                                                       not bad, but...                                                                                                                How do you mask INPUT?                                                                                                        
 Here's how                                                                                                                     Sending over a com port                                                                                                       8 maybe you need to try another mode (BIN,instead of ASC)]                                                                      8 maybe you need to try another mode (BIN,instead of ASC)]                                                                       Help?                                                                                                                          inkey$ stuff                                                                                                                  8 How to open Com port, send info and then close Com port?                                                                       i can tell you a few....                                                                                                       Show all file in a dir                                                                                                         BOBSEG@sympatico.ca                                                                                                            &gt;: )                                                                                                                        How well do you know DOS?                                                                                                      *i like my method better ; )                                                                                                   Thanks                                                                                                                        E How can I return to the main program (programname.bas) from a sub????                                                          * EXIT SUB (o EXIT FUNCTION)                                                                                                   Lo Siento, en engles                                                                                                           A program that learns...                                                                                                      : * Looks kind-of like a self modifying expert system. Nice.                                                                     Awesome! can't wait!                                                                                                          J *Gee... that's only one of the oldest programs on the face of the earth...                                                     You sure are changing...                                                                                                      , You forgot about Roland20 (i thkns thats it)                                                                                  - You forgot about Roland20 (i thkns thats it)*                                                                                 N *That computer's disk drive is bad. It might be awhile till I get a good copy.                                                 Do you need a new drive?                                                                                                       A program that learns...                                                                                                       *Oops. I double clicked post.                                                                                                 ! Put data in the clipboard from qb                                                                                              Try..                                                                                                                         E *That's not what he wants. He wants a program to do it while running.                                                         [ * Are you talking about cut-copy-paste functions, or writing/reading the Windows clipboard?                                    Try....                                                                                                                        copy &amp; paste                                                                                                               *I dont get what you mean.                                                                                                    $ Assuming that you are using win98...                                                                                           Alternate method...                                                                                                            copy &amp; paste                                                                                                               Codes                                                                                                                         2 I guess it depends how you want the cheat entered.                                                                             oh, using inkey$                                                                                                               try this                                                                                                                       Sumtin like this?                                                                                                              How 'bout this?                                                                                                               	 better...                                                                                                                      Even better...                                                                                                                 EVEN better!                                                                                                                   EVEN BETTER!                                                                                                                  % *half a point for the funniest answer                                                                                         A An (untested) example game with an in-game unprompted cheat code.                                                               Access to Pause/break key needed                                                                                               answer                                                                                                                        2 * How do I tell if someone is calling my computer?                                                                             the dos shell can                                                                                                             N *the string &quot;RING&quot; will be sent to the COM port used by the modem...                                                # would ON COM(2) GOSUB login work? *                                                                                            Well...                                                                                                                        Missle tradjectory system                                                                                                     ( I don't know about everyone else, but...                                                                                      @ *I didn't like it. I nuked my neighbor playing Tic-Tac-Toe.  :-)                                                               (grumble) here...                                                                                                              Comments...                                                                                                                    wOULD THIS WORK....                                                                                                            also....                                                                                                                       Yes it is possible...                                                                                                          I thought about that....                                                                                                      - *Anyone have a 16 color screen 12 BMP loader?                                                                                  hang in there...                                                                                                               vb 6.0 in Windows ME                                                                                                            You might try asking that one at                                                                                              8 I could use some help with INPUT believe it or not... :)                                                                      ' LINE INPUT is your man! (well, command)                                                                                       # re: line input, *thank-you Alipha!*                                                                                            heh...                                                                                                                         Bload and Bsave                                                                                                               - Did you look at the example in the help file?                                                                                  THanks but..                                                                                                                   If it was that simple                                                                                                          ????                                                                                                                          d help!!!! (what tools do you need to make cool games with qbasic)and some other stuff read the messag                           a few requirements...                                                                                                           Thar's your definition of 'cool'                                                                                              ) Commands that you probably should know...                                                                                      Well...                                                                                                                       # Where do I get Microsoft QuickBasic                                                                                            go here                                                                                                                        Its up your ass                                                                                                               # * Woke up on the wrong side of bed?                                                                                            Graphics to Printer                                                                                                            The only way that I know of...                                                                                                 GRAPHICS.COM                                                                                                                  + Can anybody help me?? I'm programming a RPG                                                                                   C *Check your email.  I've sent you a beginner's tutorial on mapping.                                                           % * sounds like you have A LOT to learn                                                                                          Higher Baud Rate Com for QBasic                                                                                                QBSerial on this site.                                                                                                         hair growth                                                                                                                   
 * drink acid.                                                                                                                  *Avoid razors and scissors.                                                                                                    * Oh look it's....                                                                                                            G * _ is the line continuation character, I think you meant . instead :-)                                                         * maybe he's using True BASIC =)                                                                                              
 mouse routine                                                                                                                 ] * Use the command line library switch  &quot;/L&quot; when running QB.  In other words, QB/L.                                  Files question                                                                                                                % Naturally, it depends on file mode...                                                                                         F *Note: the LEN(TextSTRING) should follow LEN = in the OPEN statements.                                                         VIRUS4U                                                                                                                        I might be mistaken, but...                                                                                                    Untitled                                                                                                                      
 Post the code                                                                                                                  Try this....                                                                                                                   Definitions                                                                                                                   4 * Now everyone STFU about virii, trojans, and worms.                                                                          ` *it would seem that you aren't familiar with the definitions of virus, worm, and trojan horse...                              d * Anyone who uses &quot;= TRUE&quot; (or less worse, &quot;=1&quot;) in IF doesn't know what they're                           Announcing: DR. Error Handler!                                                                                                % needed: artificial intelegence for...                                                                                         = Wait!! It is really for my mind... might make you think i ...                                                                  just joking!  *                                                                                                                I have some stuff like that                                                                                                    NFL/NBA Average scores                                                                                                         Look                                                                                                                          
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 open statment                                                                                                                  bytes and records                                                                                                              um..                                                                                                                           Modular Design                                                                                                                 An computer....                                                                                                                A car                                                                                                                         % In terms that apply to programming...                                                                                         , Useing up/down keys to make a object move...                                                                                   Um..ok..                                                                                                                       I need help                                                                                                                    Qb libraries and Mouse                                                                                                        0 * What in the world is wrong with Call Absolute?                                                                              * have you tried running QB w/ the L switch?                                                                                    + vb6 (carrying over integers to other forms)                                                                                    I believe the word is Global. *                                                                                                global..                                                                                                                      3 er, public. God I hate VB, it gives me the shits. *                                                                            I love VB!! 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The whole thing!?                                                                       I have some news                                                                                                               RPG?                                                                                                                           Random Numbers                                                                                                                ( *Try using RANDOMIZE TIMER in your loop.                                                                                      	 Patterns?                                                                                                                     , * CROP CIRCLES! (sorry for the outburst) :-)                                                                                  W *He means he sees repitition, it's happened to me too. 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 To QBGuy..                                                                                                                     RANDOM TEXT                                                                                                                   + Um, I'm going to go through this quickly...                                                                                    Programming                                                                                                                    You need 2 things...                                                                                                          V * &quot;A programming language and a brain,&quot; not &quot;I programming lang..&quot;                                         Computer Problem                                                                                                              4 * sounds like someone wrote to the boot sector baby.                                                                           * Or maybe the hard drive died.                                                                                               0 i need qbasic!!the link on this page doesnt work                                                                              $ * http://www.angelfire.com/md2/jnc91                                                                                           If you are using Windows 9x                                                                                                   
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 256 colors                                                                                                                    
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 PALETTE...                                                                                                                     Let me rephrASE..                                                                                                             2 does anyone even use the other areas of this site?                                                                            % You can only do that so many times...                                                                                         3 I made a tile, now how do i get it into my program?                                                                            * As a .BMP, or whatcha mean?                                                                                                 ! Can I get a tile engine anywhere?                                                                                             ) *Write one.  It isn't that hard.  Really.                                                                                     7 Yes, I see the difference...Kid vs. Programming Kid :-)                                                                        I'm working on a...                                                                                                           V *Where is the encryption/decryption program Jon was talking about? (the whole program)                                         * I think he's selling it.                                                                                                    
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Best destructive program I've seen yet!                                                                                  A few more details...                                                                                                         E *Most TSRs are set to start up even after you restart, like QBXpander                                                          Easy..                                                                                                                        : *I'm not sure, but check downloads/compilers on this site.                                                                     ...                                                                                                                            Launching Programs                                                                                                              Um..launching programs is easy..                                                                                               sure.                                                                                                                          Problem                                                                                                                       . That reminds of something neat I discovered...                                                                                 vb10dos                                                                                                                       / Don't know if it's for DOS, but you can look...                                                                                Ive got a copy                                                                                                                ( * Why would you want that piece of shit?                                                                                      # &lt;b&gt; This Site Will Be updated                                                                                           & wow, I'm the first to visit it. but...                                                                                         No i have looked into it                                                                                                       well .. than why?                                                                                                              Whoa, now wait a minute...                                                                                                    J *This forum goes through Network 54, so it can be viewed through any site.                                                    
 Oh, I get it.                                                                                                                  VERY CREEPY  :O                                                                                                                Check this out!                                                                                                               
 Question..                                                                                                                     It works...                                                                                                                    Question about saving                                                                                                         / Use a random access file instead of an array...                                                                                Suggestions.                                                                                                                  = *Live and learn.  Know of any good tutorials on linked lists?                                                                  No.  But...                                                                                                                   6 * NEXT can't be used as a variable, it is a QB keyword                                                                        H *Thanks Validor.  I can't believe I actually understood alot of that :-)                                                      
 Preemptive                                                                                                                     Not much help.                                                                                                                 umm...                                                                                                                         Screen Mode Question                                                                                                           well you'll find                                                                                                              ! If you are a graphical beginner..                                                                                              Screen Mode Question (pt 2)                                                                                                    9 vs 13                                                                                                                        another question..                                                                                                            	 I know!!!                                                                                                                      Yes                                                                                                                           F *I was answering Alphias qustion, which had nothing to do with arrays.                                                         Read a little closer...                                                                                                       d *Yeah, I saw that after posting the message. I just clicked his question, and thought he didn't know                           GET-PUT                                                                                                                        More in depth..                                                                                                                Screen 0 Default?                                                                                                              SCREEN info                                                                                                                    3D                                                                                                                             3d stuff                                                                                                                       Try these 3D web sites...                                                                                                     ; An official announcement about Windows 2000 from Microsoft.                                                                    i agree                                                                                                                        Nope.                                                                                                                          Hmm...                                                                                                                         Fine,                                                                                                                          Can someone help me with this?                                                                                                - I think you might be confused about something                                                                                  Sometin like this?                                                                                                            # yes like this but one that works...                                                                                            I see the error..                                                                                                              ah, it works now thanks...                                                                                                     Actually, an easier way..                                                                                                      I think he wants this...                                                                                                      	 I'm bored                                                                                                                      A friendly virus...                                                                                                            The omish Virus..                                                                                                             ( * I hope you mean Amish. Fuckin dumbass.                                                                                      ? *Most uncharitable.  You are obviously neither omish nor Amish.                                                               S *Incidentally, o.m.i.s.h. is an acronym for &quot;ordinary men in sombre hats&quot;                                           = I'm sure you've made mstakes, dumbass. (and it was a joke!!)*                                                                  *And a good one.                                                                                                               Better friendly virus...                                                                                                      2 *Makes it look like it's actually doing something!                                                                             hey                                                                                                                           % Don't really understand the question,                                                                                         2 * Is this a duel game? ASCII art doesn't work here                                                                             Hmm                                                                                                                            hey                                                                                                                            Great Breakout clone!                                                                                                         S *I tried this in QB7.1, and it was slower than 1.1 I had to remove the timing loop!                                            HELP!!  HELP!!                                                                                                                 Try this...                                                                                                                    First try...                                                                                                                  F *Well whatcha know, my fella boy Bush isa leadin by 225 wit a Floorda!                                                        $ Another program you shouldn't run...                                                                                          / *Well gooooooolly, what a happen to ma computa?                                                                                Huh?                                                                                                                          ; *It goes through your hard drive and deletes all the files.                                                                   % * You should be very, very afraid :-)                                                                                         % * You should be very, very afraid :-)                                                                                         % * You should be very, very afraid :-)                                                                                         9 * You must delete files with a dir before you rmdir/rd it                                                                      * Sorry, should say withIN                                                                                                     Do you?                                                                                                                       4 * Instead of RMDIR use DELTREE if it's a &lt;DIR&gt;                                                                           What has this forum come to?                                                                                                   good                                                                                                                           i totally agree                                                                                                               1 Is there any way to make a tile system in a game?                                                                              Sure there is.                                                                                                                 At the risk of sounding dumb...                                                                                                making a chat program                                                                                                          Mmmm...                                                                                                                       @ Need help getting a program that is semi working, fully working.                                                               DUH!                                                                                                                           re: duh                                                                                                                        * Please ignore this....                                                                                                       reply                                                                                                                          HELP PLEASE                                                                                                                   	 Loser!!!!                                                                                                                      are you so pathetic...                                                                                                         maybe                                                                                                                         6 Never mind him, you came to the right place ....But...                                                                        4 * I have some tutorials..&lt;progkid@hotmail.com&gt;                                                                          	 Though...                                                                                                                     - &quot;Tinker&quot;, not &quot;Ticker&quot;...                                                                                 W * oops, well u know how close &quot;c&quot; &amp; &quot;n&quot; are on the keyboard :-)                                        hey i need some help                                                                                                           Easy...                                                                                                                       " Glad you're helping Leatherneck...                                                                                            
 About ISAM                                                                                                                    : Help! How do you share values in SUBS and the main module?                                                                     Here...                                                                                                                        Responses to EMail Problem                                                                                                     Oh they come...                                                                                                                Basic 4.5???                                                                                                                  ' Go to Downloads section at this site...                                                                                        A message for YOU!                                                                                                             Yeah...                                                                                                                       % If it'll suit your needs, BLOAD/BSAVE                                                                                         X * I suggest using a buffer. The bigger the better (preferably one the size of the file).                                       Windows 2000 sucks, although...                                                                                               @ * Overtaking your computer? How so? (I haven't seen Win 200 yet)                                                               Windows 2000                                                                                                                  < I need a artificil intellegence routine for a smily face....                                                                   Untitled                                                                                                                       lol.... same question...                                                                                                      B Emulating emotions is an area of study in aftificial intelligence.                                                            ( Reminds me of those digital pet things..                                                                                       It is suposed to                                                                                                               Got one!                                                                                                                       a few questions                                                                                                               ! here's your answer (or an answer)                                                                                              Keyboard program....                                                                                                          ) Here's an intereting KB prog. I found....                                                                                      Long enough?                                                                                                                   cls                                                                                                                            Fibonacei Sequence                                                                                                             re: your sequence code...                                                                                                     : I don't know what everyone else thinks, but I prefer this.                                                                     this might help..                                                                                                             Z *hehe, 2 minutes apart. They're both basically the same, but I would use Klover-Vile's way                                     Here                                                                                                                          ! Even better! An explicit formula!                                                                                             C How do I tell the color of a PIXEL at X, Y coordinates, without GET                                                            * X = SCREEN(X,Y)                                                                                                              Actually...                                                                                                                   D *P.S.  The SCREEN function for color number only works in text mode.                                                          < *Sorry, I meant graphics mode, not &quot;graphix mode&quot;.                                                                   OR the PEEK method                                                                                                             Not in SCREEN 12, I'm afraid...                                                                                               A * Um..there is an address for Scrn 12 too, just don't know it :-(                                                             % FORUM AND QB CHAT ON MY SITE!! (more)                                                                                         . Does anyone know where I can contact this guy?                                                                                 good old Tsugumo                                                                                                              % If he didn't want hundreds of fans...                                                                                         - Mmmm...you'd better not take my name though..                                                                                  Ya'll don't remember me?                                                                                                      ' A question to an ecperienced programmer                                                                                        ...                                                                                                                            Modem                                                                                                                          Need some help with array                                                                                                      ...                                                                                                                            mmm...an analogy, eh?                                                                                                          A Question off the Beaten Path                                                                                                 Well..                                                                                                                        # What about multideminsional arrays?                                                                                           0 * There you have to keep track of which is which                                                                              H *a single array of a custom data type is usually better (more organized)                                                       ...                                                                                                                            Wow another one!                                                                                                               Yes...                                                                                                                         Hey!                                                                                                                           Is it possible?                                                                                                                Um..                                                                                                                           try                                                                                                                            Compiler???                                                                                                                   ' Go to Downloads section at this site...                                                                                        CASE STRUCTURE                                                                                                                 IF-THEN-ELSE...                                                                                                               ! Easier to Code, Easier to Read...                                                                                              Off topic...                                                                                                                  7 I don't know this for sure, but I think it indicates...                                                                       
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(I'd say more, but I know others will do it for me)                                                          ! Actually, I will say something...                                                                                             0 *Eh, he'd get more votes than Nader, at least...                                                                               Question...                                                                                                                   . * Can I have a look at it? progkid@hotmail.com                                                                                	 NO!!!!!!!                                                                                                                     < * It's greedy assholes like you that make this world shitty.                                                                   Language Parser                                                                                                                Well, I can't help ya...                                                                                                       RE : Well, I can't help ya...                                                                                                  * here's a pointer, use INSTR                                                                                                 * Why, you're right, INSTR IS a pointer :) *                                                                                     simple                                                                                                                        4 One Answer -- From my old text adventure programs...                                                                           Re: command line on rpg game                                                                                                  $ Could I See Your Game EXE when done?                                                                                           re: testing my game...                                                                                                         Great!                                                                                                                         some VERY cool stuff                                                                                                          ' Character &quot;ALT&quot; List for DOS?                                                                                        they have ALT + 0-255...                                                                                                       Critical Error                                                                                                                 YA-Basic                                                                                                                       Calculation of PI                                                                                                              YO                                                                                                                            1 * Hey! You took my code! (actually, my brother's)                                                                              Also....                                                                                                                       *       pi#=ATN(SQR(3))*3                                                                                                      Calculation of Pi                                                                                                              Opinions Wanted on QB                                                                                                          hrm                                                                                                                            I for one...                                                                                                                   Why the hell I'm here...                                                                                                       Sure to Games, plus comments                                                                                                   Actually...                                                                                                                    Your list of Found Games                                                                                                      . i've never seen anyone charge for a qb game...                                                                                F * I'm 17, and I've been asking a 13yo for help all this time?????  :o\                                                        % * Q: Do you have a problem with that?                                                                                          * A: Yes                  :o)                                                                                                  hold up there, spanky ..                                                                                                       Sorry there, Buckwheat...                                                                                                      Simple                                                                                                                        $ I code for the fun of it, however...                                                                                          4 if reply=0 then print &quot;read this message.&quot;                                                                           a to new computer                                                                                                             B While I have not made much in QBasic 4.5, all I know about that is                                                             Memory checklist                                                                                                               Need help with...                                                                                                             
 Send it to me                                                                                                                  *andyingr@yahoo.com                                                                                                            Problems...                                                                                                                    DAHAHAHAHAHAH Rtt t dig.                                                                                                     My new HTML editor                                                                                                             Mail it to me!                                                                                                                G *and whould you want to toss in &quot;THAT DAMN &lt;BLINK&gt; TAG&quot;                                                        new page                                                                                                                      
 Member based?                                                                                                                  thanks for the tip                                                                                                             Compile problem                                                                                                                Here is the easy way.                                                                                                         
 Uncanny...                                                                                                                     I'm bored...                                                                                                                  . yeah, do u know what memory segement 0 is for?                                                                                0 segment 0 contains the interrupt vector table...                                                                              B Wierd. Tman's response to this didn't post. Let's see if mine does                                                            # * lol...thanks for reminding me :-)                                                                                            * uhhhhhh...                                                                                                                  ) Anyone wana help build a game? E-mail me!                                                                                      I could help ya.                                                                                                               Eh....                                                                                                                         Hmmm...                                                                                                                        What are the details?                                                                                                          I have a question...                                                                                                          
 I doubt it                                                                                                                     Well...                                                                                                                       ' *Validor on Oct 19 (currently page 11).                                                                                       9 * wow, you didn't have to go through all that trouble :-)                                                                     O *No trouble really, -just something to do while waiting for a program idea. :-)                                               
 Hey Alipha                                                                                                                     Found a 20 meg compiler..                                                                                                      Untitled                                                                                                                       Group programming a game!                                                                                                      Untitled                                                                                                                       call me psychic, but..                                                                                                         Sorry to be a downer but...                                                                                                   ! * WetSpot was made by a group :-)                                                                                              Untitled                                                                                                                       Hey I'm interested                                                                                                             *i would like to help                                                                                                          Untitled                                                                                                                       Untitled                                                                                                                      " NEW COMPUTERS STARTING UNDER $1000                                                                                            3 * Heh, Cognigen kind of sounds like a mouth wash :)                                                                            New page                                                                                                                      
 Mouse help                                                                                                                    	 Solution?                                                                                                                      Untitled                                                                                                                      0 * It does too work... You're typing QB /L right?                                                                               The program(s)                                                                                                                 Mouse Help(Solution)                                                                                                          4 *Try QB 1.1. It has CALL ABSOLUTE without libraries.                                                                           Speed up your programs easily!                                                                                                 Hell yeah! its sweet!                                                                                                         ! Issue 2 of QBGames is finished...                                                                                              Almighty Zip...                                                                                                               
 uhh... heh...                                                                                                                 b How much would you pay for a Windows one or two person Internet/network (TCP/IP) playable Nibbles?                             *go away                                                                                                                      6 I'd be willing to pay $1.00 for everytime I'd play it.                                                                        C I'd say go away, but Zip already said that.  Mmm...how about: Go...                                                           J * My answer got taken down :-(: How about one big, coarse, thick ass-hair?                                                    , *People, please.  What's with the hostility?                                                                                  . You call that hostility? That's not hostility.                                                                                 It sounded hostile to me.                                                                                                     ) They can get a lot more hostile than that                                                                                      beginers                                                                                                                      b How much would you pay for a Windows one or two person Internet/network (TCP/IP) playable Nibbles?                            & Shellreef! Respond to this immedeatly!                                                                                         Screensavers...                                                                                                                Someone,                                                                                                                      / Does anyone have Lior Zur's Phone Tech program?                                                                               = Were can I find a working example of pixel morphing in basic?                                                                 3 Retrieving parameters from assembler routines in QB                                                                            well...                                                                                                                       
 Timer crap                                                                                                                     Something like this....                                                                                                        How I would do it:                                                                                                             SQR ROOT AND COLOR                                                                                                             square root...                                                                                                                 thx                                                                                                                            Try this...                                                                                                                    Minor differences?                                                                                                            4 *That was a calculator program, like he asked about.                                                                          < *** New Message for all people that once were on #qbchat ***                                                                   Questions...                                                                                                                   Zip...                                                                                                                         TIRED OF FIXED FONTS ?                                                                                                        2 * Nice idea, but I'll make my own fonts, sorry :-(                                                                             It is also possible...                                                                                                        - * Now you're startin to get my attention. :-)                                                                                  Concept                                                                                                                        I'd like it                                                                                                                    You don't have to                                                                                                              PRINT FUNCTION                                                                                                                 First Basic sucks                                                                                                             = * Go to HTTP://www.angelfire.com/in3/jnc91 for QB 4.5 and 7.1                                                                 8 * I think the largest number label you can have is 65535                                                                        I used to have FirstBASIC too...                                                                                               Ending a Program                                                                                                               Jesus, END !                                                                                                                   Ok...                                                                                                                          * or there's SYSTEM ??                                                                                                         Qbasic? looks more like Pascel!                                                                                                i agree... but                                                                                                                 *Not Pascel but PASCAL !                                                                                                       Um...                                                                                                                         ? I could see forgetting a lot about PASCAL, but not the spelling                                                                Comparison.                                                                                                                   # I'm fianlly making a BASIC web page                                                                                            i can answer three of those                                                                                                    Answers                                                                                                                       b How much would you pay for a Windows one or two person Internet/network (TCP/IP) playable Nibbles?                            $ I was 50% of the vote when I did it!                                                                                          & I was 50% of the vote when I did it! *                                                                                        , * How about one big, thick, coarse ass-hair?                                                                                  " Who has a good updated QB website?                                                                                            < ++++Help me! How do ya do tiles &amp; screen scrolling?!++++                                                                   Um..                                                                                                                           Also..                                                                                                                        R What's wrong with this code? It returns a &quot;wrong # of dimensions&quot; error!                                             try...                                                                                                                        0 * now it says &quot;subscript out of range&quot;                                                                               should be...                                                                                                                  # * still says subscript out of range                                                                                           > * are you sure you don't have your x and y mixed up somewhere?                                                                 The real problem..                                                                                                            F *** All People that used to go to leahcim #qbchat before ops loose ***                                                        ' * If you can get lots of ppl, I'll come                                                                                       ! MagnaUnum, Zip, ShellReef... Read                                                                                              * Aaww...what about me? j/k :-)                                                                                                welll                                                                                                                          ...                                                                                                                            INPUT AND MATH                                                                                                                0 Boy, haven't seen a newbie this new in awhile...                                                                               My turn to harp...                                                                                                             You think you got me, eh?                                                                                                      Untitled                                                                                                                      ; * I'm not that great....talk to MagnaUnum, Zip, and Hat Man                                                                   
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A whole 3 dollars!?                                                                                                  ! Help QUICK!!! Prime Factorization                                                                                              ...                                                                                                                            Untitled                                                                                                                       window                                                                                                                         Palette                                                                                                                        mmm....                                                                                                                        This is the faster way...                                                                                                      *thanks                                                                                                                        Doesn't work!!                                                                                                                8 * it is only 0-63 for each aspect, red, green, and blue.                                                                       What??                                                                                                                         Did you follow my syntax?                                                                                                      Looking for references                                                                                                        1 * for QBASIC, check the &lt;Help, Index&gt; in QB                                                                             J lol. i guess i should have waited for the download to finish before asking                                                     lol..                                                                                                                          My RPG.....                                                                                                                    I think I can help...                                                                                                          Wait.....what?                                                                                                                 Nope...                                                                                                                        Wha?                                                                                                                          % * gimme some code that makes an error                                                                                          I DO see the sense in it now                                                                                                   Yeah, we missed ya                                                                                                             lol...                                                                                                                        
 Two things...                                                                                                                 
 Firebot v.1.1                                                                                                                  sure...                                                                                                                       ' * Why not...&lt;progkid@hotmail.com&gt;                                                                                        I'd like to check it out!                                                                                                     " *OK Leatherneck-TPF send it to me.                                                                                             QbNewBie.net                                                                                                                  ! I can't decide what I like better                                                                                             B * I'd have to say the &quot;utter lack of useful information&quot;                                                             ...                                                                                                                            Congrates on your....                                                                                                         < * You THOUGHT yours sucked? Don't get upset, it still sucks.                                                                   Ever seen Drew Carey?                                                                                                          LPT2 PRINTING?????                                                                                                            ! Looks like you flubbed the syntax                                                                                              Try this                                                                                                                      1 THEBOB- I said the original, not a modified copy.                                                                              And besides-                                                                                                                    *Makes sense.  Check your email.                                                                                               P.S. on Nibbles...                                                                                                            7 Like I said earlier- I eliminated ALL bugs, execpt one.                                                                        * Aren't WE demanding.                                                                                                        . *At these prices, he's got a right to be PO'd.                                                                                : intermediate QB prog needs help, will pay commission $$$!!                                                                    	 Robert...                                                                                                                      i can help I thinl                                                                                                             files                                                                                                                         < generally ppl don't like to give out personal phone #s, also                                                                   A                                                                                                                              This is to TheBOB                                                                                                              Not sure what Bob said                                                                                                         What I discovered...                                                                                                          0 GreenMan- in case you're interested {KBCTRL.BAS}                                                                               website(ShadowMaster)                                                                                                          www.shadowcorps.com                                                                                                            *Thanks!                                                                                                                       Memory                                                                                                                         re: my cheap fix to memory...                                                                                                  memory                                                                                                                        C Don't know about 4.5, but 7.1 has this &quot;Huge Array&quot; thing                                                            memory                                                                                                                         *Reboot in DOS?                                                                                                               % Instead of breaking up your arrays...                                                                                          program                                                                                                                        Program StuffBuff found!                                                                                                       I need the original Nibbles.                                                                                                   *Check your email.                                                                                                             Special note on NIBBLES...                                                                                                    	 Hmmmm....                                                                                                                     B Please send {Nibbles.BAS} to me- I'd like to add it to my archives                                                             Check your email, plus...                                                                                                      Bob, I need help with nibbles.                                                                                                & Reading BIOS information through BASIC                                                                                         there's a lotta stuff...                                                                                                      " I need help on a factorial program                                                                                             uhh.. is it that hard?                                                                                                         huh                                                                                                                           > PLEASE HELP ME!  I NEED SOMEONE WHO KNOWS REALLY BASIC QBASIC.                                                                < * Check out www.wotsit.org for something like the BMP format                                                                  * Basic Graphics Tutorial {BGTUT.TXT} Found!                                                                                    & * do you have fun writing the Summary?                                                                                        $ Don't really need to know how, but..                                                                                          * Yeah, here's a bitch of a code for you....                                                                                     ...                                                                                                                           & I need the code for the selection sort                                                                                         Selection sort is too slow...                                                                                                 & I need The Code For the selection sort                                                                                        	 Sorting..                                                                                                                     0 GreenMan, to clear the keyboard buffer do this..                                                                               Untitled                                                                                                                       THAT'S the stuff - thanks!                                                                                                     Help Please                                                                                                                    Other file modes (gasp!)                                                                                                      % Not that familar with GET/PUT, but...                                                                                         
 .DOS and .QBX                                                                                                                 & Thanks!  For the .DOS / .GBX response!                                                                                         .DOS and .QBX files                                                                                                            I'm assuming                                                                                                                  % I understand what you are assuming...                                                                                          Another Networking Question...                                                                                                 *yes                                                                                                                           VGA Palette                                                                                                                   # The only reason your PSET worked...                                                                                            More networking...                                                                                                             One last thing                                                                                                                 Does anyone see a need in a...                                                                                                 Try                                                                                                                           ) how many extentions can qbasic(7.1) save?                                                                                     O *Extensions??  As in file extensions?  User defined data type extensions? (???)                                                File Extensios                                                                                                                ' Where are the updates? We want updates!                                                                                        Yes...                                                                                                                         LPT2 PROBLEM                                                                                                                  5 * Caps Lock stuck?  BTW, I'm not that familar w/ LPT2                                                                         ) Latest Version of Quick Basic for the MAC                                                                                     7 Accessing QuickBasic/PDS 7 ISAM files from VB6 or C++6?                                                                        Biotechnology into QBasic                                                                                                      Hmm                                                                                                                           
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 i count 14                                                                                                                    a I counted 14... If you're bored enuff- read and check... have &quot;corrected&quot; 'em... *sigh*                              AAhhh...                                                                                                                      ' Alipha, you miscounted your mistakes...                                                                                       & * I counted 14, what, can't you count?                                                                                         *i got 14, and i want my cookie                                                                                               = * Ya think he ment chocolate-chip cookie, or browser cookie??                                                                  here is QB for mac!                                                                                                           6 *Hear that?  That's the sound of no one giving a damn.                                                                         *Who's mac?                                                                                                                   	 * Thanks!                                                                                                                     R * Why in Satan's name would you use a *MAC*? Are you possesed by God or something?                                            O *People who think if a computer is colorfull then it must be the best! (idiots)                                                Printing trouble with CANON                                                                                                    Yes...                                                                                                                         The code's no problem                                                                                                         I * by my calculations, this page has been loaded about 450 times today :-)                                                      IRQ's??                                                                                                                        Interrupts.                                                                                                                    a little more...                                                                                                              . Where can i find Ralph Brown's Interrupt List?                                                                                 Ralf Brown and INTERRUPTX                                                                                                      using registers in QBASIC                                                                                                     0 * As to question 2, no. You must write your own.                                                                              , * What MOV do? Maybe I can help write it :-)                                                                                   MOV is like                                                                                                                   . * I thought it was held together with glue....                                                                                0 *no, there's not.  sorry, but that's the answer.                                                                              : Anonymous- I've posted a reply to your msg at ShadowCorps.                                                                    
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What about..                                                                                                         4 * U mean a BMP? Then d/l a BMP-loader from this site                                                                          $ Actually, here's the action verbs...                                                                                          K * I suggest U experiment w/ the above, but do u wanna know 'bout animation?                                                   7 actualy  I  could use help with mouse rutines can you h                                                                       G * a'right, I know at least a few ppl have been here in the last half hr                                                       ; * There!  I lowered the Clickthrough rate by at least .05%!                                                                    Motion                                                                                                                         Simple solution.                                                                                                               Simple solution explained.                                                                                                     i know                                                                                                                         Don't use FOR/NEXT for pauses                                                                                                  Problem with file-input                                                                                                        * Open as binary/ramdom??                                                                                                     D * How can I read  informations (artist, title, etc.) from mp3 files?                                                           Go to                                                                                                                          An very good web - page!!!                                                                                                    ' * Thanks B-Czar!! (RE: email to Darryl)                                                                                        * blah                                                                                                                        0 *Who ruined the 0.00% clickthrough rate!?!?!?!?!                                                                              , How do I create files (bas, txt) in Vis Bas?                                                                                  A * Same as in QB: OPEN &quot;filename&quot; FOR access AS #filenum                                                              Tried that, but it no work....                                                                                                3 * Where did u put it?  Maybe it never got executed.                                                                           . Open &quot;filename.txt&quot; for output as #1                                                                                 Screen Saver                                                                                                                   Here                                                                                                                          D * QB Programs sux0r too much as screen savers, they fuck up too much                                                           Assign                                                                                                                         Password?  Keyboard Buffer?                                                                                                   * Here's a password suppression algorithm...                                                                                     P.S. ...                                                                                                                       A buffer is used when....                                                                                                     > If you want to see a (somewhat) advanced password algorithm...                                                                B hello anybody  anybody there READ THIS&quot;&quot;&quot;!!! please                                                             I shall guide ye...                                                                                                            test                                                                                                                           Need help with TeeGee/OS                                                                                                       Well,                                                                                                                          Hmn...                                                                                                                         Multiple file search code                                                                                                     Z Just search for *.exe and pick through the results to see if it's what you're looking for.                                    K * Actually, I got ahold of some Win API code that does it in under a minute                                                   : * Depending upon how big ur HD is, that could take awhile.                                                                    H * But a bigger HD generally means faster CPU, so its relatively the same                                                      " Need help on a couple of things...                                                                                             A couple of things.                                                                                                            Arc cos function for QB                                                                                                        well...                                                                                                                        Maybe this will help...                                                                                                        Here...                                                                                                                       
 QBasic 1.1                                                                                                                    I *Post your email and I'll send you a popular beginner's tutorial program.                                                      thanx                                                                                                                         ) Program to accept command line parameters                                                                                      Use COMMAND$...                                                                                                               	 Thank you                                                                                                                      i need help with asm                                                                                                          ; * actually, don't u just need to know how to use asm in QB?                                                                   G * I wonder why qbasicnews.com and qb45.com are down. Does anybody know?                                                        * I did it :-)                                                                                                                d *It's been up and down for 2 weeks.  The host lost the p/w and Jorden's thinking about going to a ne                           * Oh, ok. Thanks.                                                                                                             2 because armageddon games is/has a crappy server ..                                                                            	 need help                                                                                                                     ( * &quot;put all graphics and data&quot;?                                                                                       ?                                                                                                                             
 Depends on...                                                                                                                  ..                                                                                                                             Where can I find QBasic 4.5 ??                                                                                                . You can get it at nickspages.freeservers.com *                                                                                D * Actually QB 7.1 is the latest version, but 4.5 is arguably better.                                                          
 my site...                                                                                                                    
 THANKS MAG                                                                                                                    " To Leatherneck-TPF (and Alipha)...                                                                                             P.S.                                                                                                                           Version 2.0                                                                                                                   I *Sounds good (Just once I'd like to blast that blue sucker to raindrops!)                                                     - P.S. Here's a water sprite, if you want it...                                                                                 % + 4 ...kinda insteresting 3D...things                                                                                         B *Very nice, -particularly F3, but the others are interesting, too.                                                            " Send it to me please!!* (email it)                                                                                             an image loader                                                                                                               4 * look for BMP-loaders...or do u mean GET &amp; PUT?                                                                           qb programs on a webserver...                                                                                                  Nope...                                                                                                                        Yep.                                                                                                                           Horrid new virus discovered!!!                                                                                                 And Zip CD 650's software!!                                                                                                   ' *Upgraded version out now WINDOWS ME...                                                                                        *CTRL-ALT-DEL for your lives                                                                                                   A good qb site                                                                                                                 Where's shellreef been?...                                                                                                    * * Sick of QB?? Don't blame him!!!!   (lol)                                                                                     shellreef...                                                                                                                  . Hey UWLabs, whats your website URL?  I lost it                                                                                7 * What ever happend to Akajin?? He was a ggeenniioouuss                                                                         i dunno .. what happened to him?                                                                                               Solicitud de informacion                                                                                                       Hola.                                                                                                                         7 Alberto's message in English. (not completely accurate)                                                                        Usted habla ingls?                                                                                                            Visit My site!!                                                                                                                HOW DO I MAKE TEXT FADE                                                                                                       > It depends on screen mode and which color you're using, but...                                                                 On second thought...                                                                                                           What I've never understood...                                                                                                  * 8-bit RGB ??                                                                                                                 I'm only guessing, but...                                                                                                      Bob, you are correct!!! *nt*                                                                                                   help w/ random numbers                                                                                                        3 Does every1 agree this is the most common Question?                                                                           F Tie between RND and arrow keys.  Yet, they're not in this site's FAQs.                                                         random #                                                                                                                      
 General trick                                                                                                                 3 * RandomNumber=Int((Rnd*(Number1-Number2))+Number2)                                                                           
 ideas for RPG                                                                                                                 Q Take a look at my RPG below, its not fancy, not finished, and has a few bugs, but                                              contrary to popular belief                                                                                                     Problem with my RPG                                                                                                            please respond                                                                                                                 DoMonsterGen...                                                                                                                Hey Alipha... It Works!!!                                                                                                      Well, here's what I did...                                                                                                    & *hold down the motion buttons, braniac                                                                                        ; * Thanx, but I don't consider myself a &quot;braniac&quot;.                                                                    I need help                                                                                                                   ! phew, you asked a mouthful brutha                                                                                              thanks, but elaborate.                                                                                                         sorry!!                                                                                                                        help...                                                                                                                       % Screen res of 1024 x 600 and mouse...                                                                                          Arrows and Gradients.                                                                                                         
 okay....??                                                                                                                     Help with $INCLUDE                                                                                                             You idiot...                                                                                                                  0 * If you had QB1.1, you would get that error too                                                                               I ment he doesnt.                                                                                                             	 Thoughts.                                                                                                                     ; What you have there is QBasic version 1.1.  Get 4.5 here...                                                                    oops                                                                                                                           oops                                                                                                                           *Sorry about the repeat                                                                                                       
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 Hey Alipha...                                                                                                                 * I don't know the addresses for Graphics...                                                                                     The address for graphics is...                                                                                                & &amp;HA000 is not for all video modes.                                                                                        $ it is the same for graphics modes...                                                                                          / here's a pset routine for mode 12 using POKE...                                                                                or in asm...                                                                                                                  4 Can someone tell me what is wrong and how to fix it?                                                                           Yeah                                                                                                                           Naw, that ain't it                                                                                                            	 Wait wait                                                                                                                      I give up fix it yourself                                                                                                      Now I see it for sure                                                                                                          The real problems...                                                                                                          / But the locate statements are on seperate lines                                                                                The REAL problems..                                                                                                            DOH!                                                                                                                          , doesn't ANYONE read the help file anymore..?                                                                                  d *Well, the help file doesn't really have a glossary. Words like &quot;function&quot; or &quot;subrou                          c * (continued) &quot;subroutine&quot; may seem intimidating to a young newbie who's never programmed                            *x and y need to be global too.                                                                                               	 Tutorials                                                                                                                     ( * Anyone got a URL for a TASM compiler??                                                                                       Test                                                                                                                          d &lt;a href=&quot;mailto:tester@faggot.com&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;U_R_GAY.gif&quot; border=&quot;                          - 0&quot; alt=&quot;U R GAY&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;                                                                                 9 * Keep that kinda thing for the last page of this forum!!                                                                       &lt;img src=&quot;test&quot;&gt;                                                                                                BLOAD &amp; BSAVE - Please help!                                                                                              O ###################### Please answer on my question above #####################                                                Video memory                                                                                                                  R *Didn't mean to step on your toes, Mag.  I guess we were posting at the same time.                                            I *Or more precisely, I was typing while you were posting (I type slow):-).                                                     8 * My lackey's shall be liquidating you shortly, Mr Bond.                                                                      R *I should be liquidated, I answered wrong.  Thought he meant text mode (SCREEN 0).                                             Thanks                                                                                                                        ; * what, no cash reward? Damn important looking pound signs!                                                                    Here...                                                                                                                        has any1                                                                                                                      + * Might help if we knew where to get it....                                                                                   2 * Sounds like BASIC, but possibly Object-Oriented?                                                                             need suggestions                                                                                                               url                                                                                                                           
 url(not_used)                                                                                                                  Well..                                                                                                                         a few small problems                                                                                                          ? * U have 2 be creative if u r goin' to make ne thing good in QB                                                               N guess ill ask this too(doesn't really have anything to do with qb)(Science 10)                                                 My Chemistry is rusty...                                                                                                      c i think phosporus acid is hydrogen phosphite(H3PO3?) : phosphoric acid = hydrogen phosphate = H3PO4                           & nevermind, your right i think . thanks                                                                                        F If chimpanzee IP 205.123.48.5 keeps it up, some day he'll type Hamlet.                                                         chat                                                                                                                           TYPE                                                                                                                           Just use SELECT CASE...                                                                                                       C ok, i guess ill do that if there's no shorter/easier way. Is There?                                                           1 It's the best way for what you're trying to do...                                                                             K *P.S.  The symbol for double-precision is #, although I'd just use strings.                                                     ok, that will probably work good                                                                                              ' Just one SELECT CASE would be enough...                                                                                        You could also...                                                                                                             8 Hm...it would seem that AtomicNumber is not necessary...                                                                      b * Change all the times I say &quot;chemical&quot; to &quot;element&quot; and it will make sense :)                             Suggestion.                                                                                                                     ok, guess this will work good to                                                                                              0 *ok is my favourite word in the whole world* : )                                                                               What I would do...                                                                                                             Need some help with INKEY$                                                                                                    B Do a search for &quot;key&quot; in this forum for the last 2 days.                                                            	 K, thanks                                                                                                                      I can help you                                                                                                                
 hey every1                                                                                                                     For starters...                                                                                                                I'll have to agree.                                                                                                            all                                                                                                                            what do you think                                                                                                             H www.neozones.com is a good website, everyone probably knows that already                                                       Some tips...                                                                                                                  U try mediabuilder.com for a goood background, unless you think you can make a good one                                          Mr. Yess, are you related too                                                                                                  I am.                                                                                                                         % I AM Dr. No  :-) (Who am I really...)                                                                                         8 How to install and using the DirectQB ? Please Help me !                                                                      : * Congrats, you found the one question I refuse to answer.                                                                    < Re: How to install and using the DirectQB ? Please Help me !                                                                  4 I try that, but not working. My DQBMAN prog is bad ?                                                                          4 * Are you running it from Windows or the DOS Prompt?                                                                           This Suck !                                                                                                                   4 Oh my god...! The DirectQB installation is done. :-)                                                                           BLOAD &amp; BSAVE                                                                                                             I *What, exactly are you trying to save?  The text screen?  Array contents?                                                     d eDSta#$WXbh xdfreherytgwfsadsgsdafsadfedsfgsdfasdfsdfsdfasfsadfsDvcsd468u2w4tg546ywegaeeDSta#$WXbh x                          X * So there ARE life forms in outerspace!! (notice I didn't say *intelligent* life forms)                                       ....                                                                                                                           .....                                                                                                                         W eDSta#$WXbh xdfreherytgwfsadsgsdafsadfedsfgsdfasdfsdfsdfasfsadfsDvcsd468u2w4tg546ywegae                                       W eDSta#$WXbh xdfreherytgwfsadsgsdafsadfedsfgsdfasdfsdfsdfasfsadfsDvcsd468u2w4tg546ywegae                                        Untitled                                                                                                                      W eDSta#$WXbh xdfreherytgwfsadsgsdafsadfedsfgsdfasdfsdfsdfasfsadfsDvcsd468u2w4tg546ywegae                                       W eDSta#$WXbh xdfreherytgwfsadsgsdafsadfedsfgsdfasdfsdfsdfasfsadfsDvcsd468u2w4tg546ywegae                                        To Hatman...                                                                                                                  
 How about....                                                                                                                  Yes...                                                                                                                         No, I'm American                                                                                                              9 How is it a fair challenge if I give you the Source Code?                                                                     L * I just need to see the process for encrypting so I can go about decrypting                                                   Another suggestion:                                                                                                           
 my webpage                                                                                                                    
 my webpage                                                                                                                     Check this out                                                                                                                L DUH! I just figured out how to get forum pages that are scrolled past twenty                                                  W *I don't think the &quot;DUH&quot; is appropriate.  I didn't even know it was possible.                                       C http://network54.com/Hide/Forum/13959?it=# where # is from 0 to 368                                                           % * Actually the number keeps going up.                                                                                         & *Hey, that's great Style-man.  Thanks!                                                                                        
 Hey Alipha...                                                                                                                  * Yes, Alipha = Programming Kid                                                                                               O * http://network54.com/Hide/Forum/message?forumid=13959&amp;messageid=971658748                                               - No, Screen 12 doesn't have any virtual pages.                                                                                  Help on flicker..                                                                                                             c *even better.. don't draw a black box.. just overwrite the previous frame with the next if possible                            ASM.....                                                                                                                      ' * Low-Level is harder than High, right?                                                                                        * More or less, yeah!!   (imho)                                                                                               ! Depends on who you are talking to                                                                                              The basics.                                                                                                                    * Where to learn it?                                                                                                           Tutorials, man.                                                                                                                Questions...                                                                                                                  2 QBasic programs have to be LINKED to compiled ASM.                                                                            U *TASM by itself is just a command-line assembler.  I have never seen TASM-IDE... ZIP?                                         ; *what's wrong with A86 &amp; NASM? (i haven't used 'arrow')                                                                    Nothing really, but..                                                                                                         & Yes yes that's what I want to know too                                                                                         tommorow                                                                                                                      3 im nealy finished my game but i need key movement's                                                                            here                                                                                                                          % * right, left, down, up, respectively                                                                                         	 Keyboard.                                                                                                                     	 Go to....                                                                                                                      AAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!                                                                                                             @ Did I start sumtin'?  Actually, I got the idea from XiberLord...                                                               HEY EVERYBODY!!!!!!                                                                                                           	 need help                                                                                                                      I see some problems here                                                                                                       i see. thanks...                                                                                                              
 Heard of MOD?                                                                                                                 G * Couldn't you just use IF LEN(whatever) AND 7 THEN doItAgain, instead?                                                        READ THIS!!  PLEASE READ THIS!!                                                                                               ' * Maybe I should sort tho my temp files                                                                                       - * wow, you have too much time on your hands!!                                                                                  or through all my .bas files...                                                                                                Hey,  Anyone interested in...                                                                                                  mmm..                                                                                                                         ; * I'll bet he just automated the linking/compiling commands                                                                   T * Oh, well that's dumb...I have a shortcut on my desktop for QB, so I don't need it!                                          > * No debugging features? I thought that's what IDE's were for.                                                                 Exactly how much faster is C?                                                                                                  er                                                                                                                            , Oh yes, thanx for reminding me about that...                                                                                   BORLAND C++BUILDER 5                                                                                                          
 I mean 5.5                                                                                                                    - * I meant QB &quot;wonder&quot; compilers :-)                                                                                 & oh, aren't my eyes working great today                                                                                        ; * no, your eyes are fine, I just didn't make that clear :-)                                                                   W * Yeah, I'd like to see one too. All the alternative QB compilers I've seen are slower.                                       3 * Cartersoft's is a bit faster. lemme find the URL.                                                                           d * I found it (Well, google.com found it for me...). &quot;68% faster than qbasic&quot;. Sounds cool,                          C (continued) I'll check it out as soon as I can download it. Thanks.                                                           ; *Did you mean COMPILES FASTER or builds faster executables?                                                                    * so the exe runs faster.                                                                                                      Here's a C equivilent...                                                                                                      * Pacman monsters... remedial help requested                                                                                     C'mon Leatherneck-TPF!                                                                                                         Qbnewbie                                                                                                                      / * Has a nice ring to it.  Also, want some tuts?                                                                               	 yeah sure                                                                                                                     	 could you                                                                                                                      Key scan                                                                                                                      c * Sure, most of those assembly keyboard libraries let you do it that way. But it'll cost some array                            (continued) space. (more...)                                                                                                   Yes.                                                                                                                           Ascii code of arrow keys ???                                                                                                   ASCII key codes...                                                                                                            ) * You tell them, but don't explain it :-(                                                                                     - I'm really getting sick of answering this....                                                                                 - A little more depth to that last responce....                                                                                  For all your keyboard needs...                                                                                                $ What the hell are you people doing??                                                                                          J *To know that they turn purple,  you must have sucked alot of them, Conan.                                                     You're right. *                                                                                                               - Check out WetSpot and the CyberChick Demos...                                                                                  qbasic                                                                                                                        ! * So?  You're only a newbie once.                                                                                             % QB *is* easier to learn than C or C++                                                                                         d * It's not just qb we're learing, it's programming in genral ......and how to become antisocial geek                          + Prolog is the language of true programmers!                                                                                   d * Prolog's very similar to qb/c++ isn't it??  ....in short, it's just another high level language (?                          L Advertisment for a new, international, open source BASIC Interpreter project                                                   Hey, i am intested in it....                                                                                                   Cool!!                                                                                                                         * Only an interpreter?                                                                                                         PLEASE, DON'T CLICK !!!                                                                                                       < *or you are at a forum that doesn't allow HTML. Horse's ass.                                                                   Microsoft anouncement...                                                                                                      	 well.....                                                                                                                     & Pac Man Ghost AI (again im sorry!) ;-)                                                                                        0 I once wrote a Pacmanish prog called Spookman...                                                                              2 Time on my hands, so here's further explanation...                                                                             Slight oversight...                                                                                                            Double oops...                                                                                                                 Last word...                                                                                                                   wow!                                                                                                                           URGENT HELP!!!!                                                                                                                just use                                                                                                                       Double-quotes.                                                                                                                	 And/or...                                                                                                                      THNX                                                                                                                          I * If you have a chance, follow the URL in shellreefs email address. Hehe!                                                     * * Clickthrough has been 0.00% all day! :-)                                                                                     Virtual Buffers...                                                                                                            H * Closest you can do is drawing to a non-visible screen then BSAVEing it                                                       Two common questions.                                                                                                          RSA                                                                                                                            You could always use a string                                                                                                 d * Unfortuently, I don't understand. If you had a function that would x-late between the two, I could                           Unfortunately...                                                                                                               Thoughts...                                                                                                                    You're talking about                                                                                                           *what do y'all think of me?                                                                                                    I have nothing against ya..                                                                                                   5 You're doing some of the same stuff I'm interested in                                                                          Heard of StarCraft?                                                                                                            Slethin                                                                                                                       7 * I c...so you have a Spawned version of SC? 2 bad. :-(                                                                       ' Actually, no, I have NO version of S.C.                                                                                       * I think you are Crossleo in disguise. :) *                                                                                    . * Don't even joke about anything like that :-)                                                                                 my God...I actually GAVE help!                                                                                                1 Does anyone really write in QUICK BASIC anymore??                                                                              Untitled                                                                                                                      , * Wow, you're right. I'm quitting right now.                                                                                   A subjective point of view.                                                                                                   E * While 53k isnt a lot, the rest is true. Especially the 3 questions.                                                         T No, but it is in this state -- Twice the average.  We're 48th in the U.S. for wages.                                           speaking of questions                                                                                                          *You're asking me?                                                                                                             Did you just                                                                                                                  B *Obviously a guy who loves himself more than he loves programming.                                                            : *And people HAVE written OS's, too!(WinX, realdir, TeeGee)                                                                     LMAO                                                                                                                           *Hah good one Zip                                                                                                              In the words of Shellreef                                                                                                     
 Loop help...?                                                                                                                  er                                                                                                                            # they're already both in one loop...                                                                                            Something like this?                                                                                                           Here's the code...                                                                                                             er                                                                                                                             CBASIC to Qbasic translator                                                                                                    AAAAAAGH!!!! NOOOOO                                                                                                           " * You could upgrade to Windows 98?                                                                                            , *upgrade?? i would call that a downgrade ; )                                                                                   you could always....                                                                                                          
 are you...                                                                                                                     * probably both :-)                                                                                                           Q * What other qb forums are there?? (that aren't crappy homepage forums that is!!)                                             / neozones.tekscode.com, neozones.com, qb45.com *                                                                                Mouse                                                                                                                         
 RPG Help..                                                                                                                     Hitting enemies, world map                                                                                                     MOD music files                                                                                                                the library                                                                                                                   ' TRANSLATION PROGRAM UTILITY CODE SOURCE                                                                                       C * Are you talking about A QB-C++ XLator or a English-French xlator?                                                            question...                                                                                                                    er                                                                                                                            I *This forum conerts &quot;&lt;&quot; to html code. Your bold didn't work.                                                      stand alone programs                                                                                                            When you compile your program...                                                                                               Sorry for being a wiseass...                                                                                                  
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 Ahhhh crap                                                                                                                     Not serious, really...                                                                                                        A * QB4.5 has built in compiler: http://www.angelfire.com/in3/jnc91                                                             * * character isn't a data type in QB/QBasic                                                                                    6 * You've never used User Defined Data Types, have you?                                                                        [ * That's assuming that character is a UDT and he's not just muddled up from C or something.                                   9 * I Have. I said character isn't a *QB/QBASIC* data type.                                                                      Is there a command?                                                                                                            SHELL?                                                                                                                         SHELL?                                                                                                                        & Please help...this code is killing me!                                                                                        , It's always the smallest mistakes, isn't it?                                                                                   PALLETTE Help...                                                                                                               I don't understand...                                                                                                          If that is what you want...                                                                                                   , * Alright, who raised the Clickthrough Rate?                                                                                  & *Just when we were doing so good, too.                                                                                         * Who keeps raising it?!                                                                                                       New chat system for programmers                                                                                                Service Uptime                                                                                                                = *and how do we know this isn't some trojan horse program? ; )                                                                 ) * you run that risk when you d/l anything                                                                                     Z *true... oh well, irc is good enough for me... there are always people in #quickbasic  ; )                                     A reply                                                                                                                       	 Really...                                                                                                                      Biotch                                                                                                                        ? * Funny... I haven't seen you posting or helping anyone lately.                                                               & * Or back on page 360 for that matter.                                                                                         * What vers are the run-times?                                                                                                > * How would I go about doing Screen Scrolling? Please help :-)                                                                $ Not a very specific question, but...                                                                                          4 * I hope you think I'm more experienced than that...                                                                          4 *Sorry. I guess I was being a bit of a wiseass there                                                                           2 ways.                                                                                                                       % * damn, where you learn this stuff?!!                                                                                         + that's a very ugly memcopy routine, imho...                                                                                   . ooh! i just realized a slight optimization : )                                                                                ? * What lib are you using? 'Cause those don't look like QB cmds.                                                               	 uhh.. heh                                                                                                                     2 * Also, what the hell does &quot;imho&quot; mean?!                                                                             *imho = in my humble opinion                                                                                                  * I only use my own assembly memcopy, but...                                                                                    4 Woo I havn't posted here for a long time...here goes                                                                           well...                                                                                                                        You don't get it, ZIP.                                                                                                         -HELP!          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 Opening files                                                                                                                  here                                                                                                                           uh.....                                                                                                                        The email for the challenges                                                                                                   I'm sorry to tell you this...                                                                                                 $ Whats the owners email address??????                                                                                          
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 Your wrong                                                                                                                    a * That's not his point. His point is Microsoft has a screen saver called &quot;Blank Screen&quot;                             1 * Er...that was Win95... Win98 it's called (None)                                                                              But...                                                                                                                         * or CLS: SLEEP                                                                                                               J Hey, my favourite is only 1113 lines (BGI graphics take up alot of code)..                                                     * You again amaze me, Bob.                                                                                                     Holy cow, Style-man. Thanks...                                                                                                @ * Thats a great screen saver &amp; an even better QB program :-)                                                               Lets all check out my site... ?                                                                                                 &quot;--&quot; in a table format                                                                                               hey                                                                                                                            Sounds to me...                                                                                                                I agree with you BOB, but...                                                                                                  . *you've got a point. More info, better answer.                                                                                 is there a way to                                                                                                             
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 Long filename                                                                                                                  uhh...                                                                                                                        8 * I guess that'll have to do, the latter is too long :-(                                                                       Question about subs                                                                                                            erm                                                                                                                            also...                                                                                                                       O *Won't putting A% in brackets cause it to hold its value (unless you use CALL)?                                                no...                                                                                                                          a slight correction...                                                                                                        ) I have no idea what you just said, but...                                                                                      By value versu by reference                                                                                                   R *You guys are too smart for me.  I'm learning this stuff with a 57 year-old brain.                                             I hope you're joking...                                                                                                        I don't think he is                                                                                                           ? *Very true, Mag, -but maybe Alipha was referring to my age :-).                                                               * Golly I was drunk when I wrote that msg. *                                                                                     and...                                                                                                                         I prefer...                                                                                                                   ( Drawing ellipses with the DRAW statement                                                                                      4 Why not just use PSET instead of the DRAW command...                                                                          F *Wasn't very clear, -meant TA n%, eg DRAW &quot;m+5,-0TA45m+5,-0&quot;                                                         Quick and dirty example...                                                                                                     the idea was...                                                                                                               ) I think you might be out of luck, Mike...                                                                                      Revise your lessons                                                                                                            POSITIONS AVAILABLE!!!                                                                                                        E * EG, you want other people to do work for you while you take credit?                                                          You have never...                                                                                                              _ _ _ _ _ ya, okay _ _ _ _ _                                                                                                  7 Well, I've returned to QB programming, one last time...                                                                       , QB 7.1 has this &quot;huge array&quot; thing                                                                                  4 To Tman, -you can get a freeware icon editor here...                                                                           convert string to binary                                                                                                      _ *For starters, you'll get an error with that file name.  Try &quot;ASCtoBIN.TXT&quot; (8 chars)                                Other things...                                                                                                                Question about websites...                                                                                                    ; * Your comp. You can get rid of em by expunging your cache.                                                                    Thanks, Mag, but...                                                                                                           
 Here's how                                                                                                                    * *Hey, even *I* can do that!  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Thought you were rid of me, eh? HAHAHAHA!!!                                                                         Special character in qbasic                                                                                                    CHR$(34) is a &quot;, example:                                                                                                 Thanks a lot                                                                                                                   buttons.zip for qb45                                                                                                          & There's nothing else you have to do...                                                                                        : I just got qb7.1, But I thought 4.5 was the laster version                                                                     Mostly in the code                                                                                                            , Getting your QB programs out there and known                                                                                   Alright, I did the math....                                                                                                    decimal - 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That's something, anyway.                                                         
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  :-(  *nt*                                                                                                        * Depending on HOW important it is to you...                                                                                    O *I should add, that &quot;colorful&quot; bitmaps tend to hog the whole palette.                                               ? *By which I mean, with alot of subtleties, such as photographs.                                                               7 I've found a solution, not a very good solution, but...                                                                        If I were you...                                                                                                              N * I've decided that I can't call myself a kid forever, so this is my new name!                                                ' Oh, I probably should have mentioned...                                                                                       ( * I'll guess it's Latin: What's it mean?                                                                                       Well...                                                                                                                       " *Great name, whatever it means :-)                                                                                            	 Thanks...                                                                                                                     I ``alipha'' is a female name: http://www.kabalarians.com/female/alipha.htm                                                     K I read the desciption at http://www.kabalarians.com/female/alipha.htm and..                                                    I wonder...                                                                                                                    PLEASE READ ENTIRE MESSAGE !!!                                                                                                 WOW... :-)  *nt*                                                                                                              G i hope u know what ur getting into when you call yourself an alipha !!!                                                       	 Damn it..                                                                                                                      Amen                                                                                                                           Mouse in QB4.5                                                                                                                 Couple of things...                                                                                                           ; -----------IS ANYBODY GOING TO BUY THIS SITE?!?!?----------                                                                   < * The chat usually works, the server must have been down :-(                                                                   Directory contents                                                                                                            % mm..I just got done answering this...                                                                                          detecting whether a file exists                                                                                                Several ways                                                                                                                   *Thanx                                                                                                                        , It seems like ppl don't like this way, but..                                                                                   It's a valid method, PK...                                                                                                    3 * Very true....tho that twas just a sample prog :-)                                                                            Password hiding                                                                                                                Maybe this can help you?                                                                                                       * watch for Backspace.........                                                                                                / * who says backspaces can't exist in passwords?                                                                               - * heh...but then, what if you make a mistake?                                                                                 4 well, what PK said...but that's an interesting idea:                                                                          , * oh..I know! You can use the arrow keys :-)                                                                                   here                                                                                                                          ! You can check out my example.....                                                                                              cant open apps out of editor                                                                                                   ???                                                                                                                           & WAIT WHILE INKEY$     !?!?!?!?!??!!?!?                                                                                         here                                                                                                                           MORE HELP!!!!!!                                                                                                               U * I don't know what he was thinking, but &quot;do&quot; should not be there, erase it                                          whoops                                                                                                                         *Or just a$ = INPUT$(1)                                                                                                        * You can also just use SLEEP                                                                                                  come on, just make it simple                                                                                                  9 Last time I checked, SLEEP was easier than what you said.                                                                     B *Sounds real good.  I haven't been getting enough sleep lately. ;)                                                            D *DO: LOOP UNTIL INKEY$=CHR$(13)     'loop until Enter key is pressed                                                           Help...                                                                                                                        Help !! 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 List boxes                                                                                                                     List boxes (more)                                                                                                              yo, go here or                                                                                                                - (&gt;-&lt;)  QBasic Mailing List  (&gt;-&lt;)                                                                                 4 * just wondering, how you pronounce your name, Xero?                                                                           ** how I pronounce my name                                                                                                    ( (&gt;-&lt;)  QB Mailinglist  (&gt;-&lt;)                                                                                      $ * and, why would we want to do this?                                                                                           This is why                                                                                                                    * we don't? phew.                                                                                                             \ * Actually yes, there is this person holding a gun to my head saying, &quot;EMAIL HIM!&quot;                                  $ well, this ain't yo luky day, is it?                                                                                          E * Eminem sucks. You make him even worse by TRYING to impersonate him.                                                         + yo, listen to the first song on his new CD.                                                                                    Slim.                                                                                                                          ****LOL****                                                                                                                    hey....   i like                                                                                                               Think, hard.                                                                                                                  4 Like I said, HE SUCKS, hence *I DONT LISTEN TO HIM*.                                                                          ; * And I'm not about to go *WASTE* my money on some crap CD.                                                                    you prove .......                                                                                                             : When did I ever say that I confused Eminem with real life?                                                                     QBASIC SURVIVAL GUIDE NEEDED!!!                                                                                                The Survival Guide...                                                                                                         0 Help: i want to get the size of a file, but how?                                                                               Pretty easy actually...                                                                                                        Length of File                                                                                                                H *Or if it's not code required for a program, just ask DOS (DIR command).                                                      $ Problem running Dos comand on NT 4.0                                                                                           * You could try SHELL 8--)                                                                                                    * Pulling A Single Character Out of a String                                                                                    0 * x$ = MID$(thestring$ ,startpos%, lengthtoget%)                                                                               thanks                                                                                                                        ' Let's just get off the topic of XLeo...                                                                                         * Does MagnaUnum mean Great One?                                                                                              
 If you ignore                                                                                                                  CHR$ code for Escape key?                                                                                                     
 * Chr$(27)                                                                                                                    N * I think bringing attention to the fact that you used it was more bothersome.                                                  Er, nice. Real nice. smackass. *                                                                                               I'm not trying to start a riot                                                                                                C There are somethings that are similar, others aren't. I don't know.                                                           ' * Yes actually I do think you're right.                                                                                       
 Nevermind.                                                                                                                    \ oh frist of all don't get confused here but  the real thing is that i know him in real life.                                  7 oh and about the writing style we go to the same school                                                                       8 oh and sorry about the misspells in the last message....                                                                        As I'm sure Stylez will tell you                                                                                              * I'm almost sure they're the same person...                                                                                    H * Yeah, I noticed that too...wasn't too sure so I didn't say anything...                                                       I have no tact or morals :-&gt;                                                                                               < well that's because that was what  exacly I was looking for?                                                                  4 Is it just me, or did this make NO sense whatsoever?                                                                           oh i changed my name                                                                                                          % Oh of course... Is it any surprise...                                                                                         # hey Stylefull big shot he ain't me!                                                                                            Listen you little punk...                                                                                                       HELP: Character Changing Program                                                                                               Like so....                                                                                                                    quick dirty code                                                                                                              % * That code looks pretty clean to me!                                                                                         S * Well what bothers me is there's no CLOSE, but I guess that doesn't really matter.                                            here..                                                                                                                        > Will you look at this finally Crossleo made something usefull.                                                                1 append this to the below post:  QB45 is there too                                                                             % Qbasic 4.5? there is no such thing. *                                                                                         d Come on there is 4.5 and 7.1 and you can get them on my site at http://www.angelfire.com/in3/jnc91 *                          @ Really? I have never seen a Qbasic 4.5 or 7.1. Only a Qbasic 1.1                                                              " http://www.angelfire.com/in3/jnc91                                                                                             yo, check my new                                                                                                              
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 thank you!                                                                                                                    4 Don't thank him too soon, my idiotic young friend...                                                                           OOOOOOOOOHH Shut UP!!!!!                                                                                                      # hey Calm down kid they are just....                                                                                            well it's not so much                                                                                                         % Thnk You Mag fro backing up my point!                                                                                         ' My fingers went to sleep above :-) *nt*                                                                                       W Excuse me but you are not a Genius! Geniuses wouldn't be in this forum trying to get...                                        hey numbnuts ..                                                                                                               N well he said &quot;no one is perfect&quot; maybe he included himself in there.                                                E well it looks like I'll have to get rid of those tutorials by then...                                                          I have been                                                                                                                    heh                                                                                                                            Woops it's inches not CM!                                                                                                     G I got to correct that Tutorial i remembered that it is Inches! not CMs!                                                        You R Joking, right.                                                                                                          ( Not to nitpick, but there is also a TWIP                                                                                      - But As QB doesn't support drawing in Twips...                                                                                 Q * Mickeys (if that's how you spell it) which I hear are roughly one half a pixel.                                             4 * Hmm also PAINT uses inches, cms and pels (pixels).                                                                           Vesa- switching video pages.                                                                                                   yeah...                                                                                                                       1 * Thanks.  That's exactly what I was looking for.                                                                              i need help on grafix                                                                                                         / You can download a BMP loader at www.qbasic.com                                                                                Help With Pi                                                                                                                   I think it was                                                                                                                 No wait I remember now                                                                                                        ! no no no, this equations works...                                                                                             1 Oh, you need someone to do your homework FOR  you                                                                              No This is not home work...                                                                                                   ' uh.. now you got me going on this again                                                                                       3 But at least I found the formula I was using before                                                                           . Ha... I am loosing so much sleep it isnt funny                                                                                H All-nighters are GOOD for you..but I still say that algorithm won't work                                                       ONE LINE TO FIND PI!!!!!!!                                                                                                    ] What I want to do is set up a box to do nothing but grind out digits of pi. How do I do that?                                  Help for a friend...                                                                                                           This is very possible...                                                                                                       * I prefer brick walls.                                                                                                        Where can I learn more?                                                                                                       . I know where...but other guys may not like me.                                                                                 YOU SUCK!!!! YOU'RE....                                                                                                        um...You're dumb...                                                                                                           ' * What was it that started all of this?                                                                                       * That's what i'd like to know they just....                                                                                     some thing about flamming                                                                                                      OK                                                                                                                             Jesus!                                                                                                                         Belive it or not it does.                                                                                                      I can guarntee                                                                                                                % then Why did it work at my School ha?                                                                                         O * Because your network at school is setup differently than some other networks.                                                Modem help needed                                                                                                              Great Idea, but....                                                                                                            I know                                                                                                                         What type of chat program?                                                                                                    / For an online Chatroom go to www.leahcim.com...                                                                                Any computer survivor games?                                                                                                  " I'VE DONE IT!!!! I'VE FINALLY.....                                                                                             Two key-presses at once?                                                                                                      ! * Use InteruptX, thats all I know                                                                                              well...                                                                                                                       , HELP!  College student have LAB need answers                                                                                   What?!?                                                                                                                        um...                                                                                                                          Here                                                                                                                           Your problem (LET ...)                                                                                                        , Disabling CTRL, ALT , DELETE in Visual basic                                                                                   Well...                                                                                                                       E * What was your search text? I looked and looked but couldn't find it                                                          Thank you!!!                                                                                                                   yo, i know how in Qb.....                                                                                                      *uh, no you don't...                                                                                                           Yeh but what is the scan code?                                                                                                
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 * response                                                                                                                     Why won't you help me?                                                                                                        / Well, after reading your question 20 times.....                                                                                As for not helping you...                                                                                                      Sorry Stylez                                                                                                                  	 Listen...                                                                                                                      using BLOAD twice                                                                                                             # Where can I get vb 5 or 6 for free?                                                                                           d well you can get it off my website in a bolt 10 min but yo can not sell your programs sicn this is f                          
 ...freeloader                                                                                                                 ? * $450? Ha. I can get VB6 Pro for $100 and Enterprise for $200.                                                               % * Aren't student discounts wonderful?                                                                                         F * Yes they are. 3D Studio Max Bundle SRP $5,385, Student price $998.98                                                         guys                                                                                                                           you can get qbasic 7 here                                                                                                      How to do a OS in QB?                                                                                                         
 *you can't                                                                                                                    : Same way you would write any other program in QB, unless..                                                                     yo, thats easy                                                                                                                 I think I could do soo.                                                                                                        help                                                                                                                           you talking to me(no offence)                                                                                                 d also could  can anybody tell me were to get good stuff for making games and were the sites are thank                          C help(i wanna make games but dont know ware to start)help...........                                                           : *are 5 posts containing the same message really necessary?                                                                    K * Wanna know where to start? Best place to start is get an idea for a game.                                                   , COME ONE COME ALL TO SEE VRPG v1.2 BETA!!!!!                                                                                  % *was that really worth posting twice?                                                                                         . COME ONE COME ALL TO SEE VRPG v1.2 BETA!!!!!!!                                                                                T Ok, I need more help, I have every single detail you could possibly need to help me.                                           Not the best coding, but....                                                                                                   * why binary? is it faster?                                                                                                    Yes, why binary?                                                                                                              8 Sorry.. the above should have been addressed to Syinide!                                                                       Binary.                                                                                                                       J * Quotes only show up when you use WRITE with OUTPUT; use PRINT w/ OUTPUT.                                                    a * I thought there must be another way.  I couldn't think of it right off though so I used BINARY.                              Neither of those codes worked                                                                                                 d Could anyone send the *working* .bas or compiled .exe file to me? Click my name on the right to send                          
 I sent you...                                                                                                                  here                                                                                                                          > Information about using the FIELD statement in Quick Basic 4.5                                                                ' Though the FIELD statement is supported                                                                                        Wondering something....                                                                                                        Not that I know of but...                                                                                                      Untitled                                                                                                                      " Check out WINDOW and its SEE ALSOs                                                                                             Depends on mode                                                                                                               % Trinomail problem... need help please                                                                                          Tile by Tile scrolling                                                                                                        M can you help me&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;......................                                                  Untitled                                                                                                                      . * ...and not updated for the last 3 years... *                                                                                @ Actually it hasn't been updated for &quot;only&quot; a year :-).                                                              M * Well what about the counter? Wasn't that added like less than 3 months ago?                                                  Anyone know how to make...                                                                                                     Yep, read...                                                                                                                  = If I didn't know better I would say you were writing a virus?                                                                  lol yeah he probably is.*                                                                                                      Bizarre Problem..                                                                                                             A * Is your program larger than 64K? If so you have to break it up.                                                             # Nowhere near 64K. Not even 15K *nt*                                                                                           1 * How large are the arrays in the DIM statements?                                                                             + Largest Array is a double dimension (160,2)                                                                                   - How to use more memory with QuickBasic 4.5!!!                                                                                  PocketPC and QBasic                                                                                                            Palmtop                                                                                                                        Nope                                                                                                                           Hello everybody...                                                                                                             Interupt Codes                                                                                                                 uh, not quite...                                                                                                              " When is the site gonna be updated?                                                                                            . * Whenever the owner decides to show up again.                                                                                Z mmh this page will never be updated again Mallard coudn't pay for the Domain name anymore.                                    ' Does anybody know how to contact him...                                                                                       ( Maybe this will be usefull to someone...                                                                                      & Can someone else me with this problem?                                                                                         Using ENV variables                                                                                                           * I don't know if it's different under NT...                                                                                    ' Rampage is right, Bjorn.  Only thing is                                                                                       , A graphics tip (for those who don't know)...                                                                                   Cool.                                                                                                                         ^ *Appreciate it Ramp-man.  I expected some guy to say, &quot;Shit.  Didn't you know that?&quot;                                8 Here's how to do the same thing for the image's width...                                                                       Multiplied by 8...                                                                                                             I did some experimenting...                                                                                                    So how does this work...?                                                                                                      Maybe...                                                                                                                       Aha!...                                                                                                                        Actually I had two problems.                                                                                                   Shoot.. you're right!                                                                                                         7 * I got a gay version of QBX, can someone send me QB.BI                                                                        *Should be there by now.                                                                                                      6 Does anyone know ANYTHING about using the sound card??                                                                         Sound Card.                                                                                                                    Maybe this hels-&gt;                                                                                                           Help a Rookie Out                                                                                                             
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 one way...                                                                                                                     I got bored and....                                                                                                            And.....                                                                                                                       Windows 200o can handle them...                                                                                               8 Does anyone know where to find Visual Basic 4.0 for Dos?                                                                      H * Uhhh....I don't think there is such a thing. There's VB 1.0 for DOS...                                                      1 Then why is there a Visual Basic 6.0 for windows?                                                                              ???????????????                                                                                                                oh i undertand now.                                                                                                           J * Actually, there was vb1 for windows, and it was compatible with vb1/dos.                                                     .. .. .. you're an idiot.                                                                                                      mmmh so are you.                                                                                                              ; * How mature. Can't we all just get the fuck along?? hehehe                                                                    I agree with that statement                                                                                                   / no, you see .. i know what i'm talking about ..                                                                               ' Where can I find a small Java Compiler?                                                                                       0 I thought JAVA  just ran through an interpreter*                                                                              " it's called Byte-Code Compilation.                                                                                             sun.java.com                                                                                                                   crud.. it's java.sun.com..*                                                                                                   & Could some1 help me with this program?                                                                                         Uh..make up your mind...                                                                                                       3D Modeler?                                                                                                                    Well...                                                                                                                       	 Go to....                                                                                                                      newest qbasic version                                                                                                         O yes go to my site at: http://www.angelfire.com/in3/jnc91 and the downloads *nt*                                                Can any of you help me?                                                                                                        Where to start.                                                                                                               = Hmmm, even that seems too advanced for me..... please read...                                                                  check me out - i'm helping                                                                                                     Hmmmmmm, please read                                                                                                           ok                                                                                                                             Thank you soooo much,                                                                                                          Mouse prob....                                                                                                                B How about some details?  Like, a PS/2 or Serial mouse?  Which OS?*                                                            + *What's wrong with using the keyboard?! :-)                                                                                   + Higher Resolution with 256 Color Attributes                                                                                    Try checking out...                                                                                                            Tic Tac Toe                                                                                                                    Example:                                                                                                                       Hey RampageAI...                                                                                                              
 Hey Bob...                                                                                                                     Why?                                                                                                                          
 game graphics                                                                                                                  Qbasic with Win95/98                                                                                                          ' rarg...just learn VB or VC or PBCC man.                                                                                       
 Or Rapid-Q ..                                                                                                                  TeeGee v1.0 is now complete...                                                                                                	 * Really?                                                                                                                     1 yeah, I'll bet it has NO malicious code either. *                                                                              Mail it to me!*                                                                                                                To interested parties...                                                                                                      < *133Mhz? and its made in QB?... How many delays do you have?                                                                  , http://home.earthlink.net/~stylez82/pass.zip                                                                                  \ * Same IP as XiberLord...interesting...Anyway, sure I'll take a look at your program, TheBOB                                   No delays...                                                                                                                  2 * Pay no attn to Xiberlord. His head's up his ass.                                                                            L *You have to be more understanding, Mag. Being a Xiberlord can be stressful.                                                   *I agree                                                                                                                       PRINT Alternatives.                                                                                                            er, this is the best I could do                                                                                                Actually...                                                                                                                    well blow me down.                                                                                                            . n*sync's and crossleo's attempt at programming                                                                                ! Even though I don't like crossleo                                                                                             4 * You have to admit though...it was rather original.                                                                           I challenge YOU....                                                                                                            ok                                                                                                                             Untitled                                                                                                                       Untitled                                                                                                                       Pictures with DATA                                                                                                            [ * It's long and tedious and boring, probably easier to find a .BMP/.GIF loader and use that                                   " if you insist on using that method                                                                                            1 Just WTF is that supposed to be? heheh.... (more)                                                                              oops                                                                                                                           i ownz                                                                                                                         What is CAT??????????????                                                                                                      To my knowledge                                                                                                                * There is no CAT in QB.                                                                                                       Did you miss me?                                                                                                              	 you left?                                                                                                                      * My new ally against XLEO                                                                                                    A * (Thinks to self &quot;Ignore him and he might go away...&quot;)                                                             U * I miss you the way you miss having diahrea for months at all, x-lation: NOT AT ALL!                                         , ohhhhhhhh.... you are tempting fate now.....                                                                                   Jpg??                                                                                                                         
 JPG is not                                                                                                                    Z *I totaly agree...but PCX?... why not use TIF or PIC... and for movie use MPG, MPEG or AVI                                    < * Why not use mp3, mp2, mpg, mpd, raw, voc, snd or wave too?                                                                   Thank you??                                                                                                                   8 * Is www.wotsit.com that website with the file formats??                                                                      8 * Anyone know the format for fonts?? (.fon, bitmap type)                                                                      S * Yep. One of QB 7.1's example programs loads Windows fonts. I'm writing an editor.                                            * www.wotsit.org                                                                                                               i know one.....                                                                                                                what is thy square root code                                                                                                   SQRT(n)  ... i think                                                                                                          
 just   SQR                                                                                                                    - I just got myself a message board on my site.                                                                                 ; *Hmm...   I think you could approve the site a bit more....                                                                   7 please help with strange word search (dictionary?) tool                                                                       , Your question is not entirely clear but-&gt;                                                                                   i got me an idea dat might help                                                                                                that was                                                                                                                      U Downloads-qbasic:1.1,........,4.5,7.1,Visualbasic:1.0.........5.0, aLso Liberty Basic                                          Cusors                                                                                                                         .......                                                                                                                       d *Does anyon have a fast and good svga-library wich uses 1 MB of videomemory?  (NOT Zephyr's library!                          L *1MB of video memory?     ZeeQue you really sux the VMEM amount desent mater                                                  W * So I sux, right?  Then what doesen't your so called computer do? It keeps fucking up!                                       F * try the Future.Library at qb45.com (but what's wrong with Zephyr's?)                                                         * You can't copy video pages!                                                                                                 . * http://home.earthlink.net/~stylez82/pass.zip                                                                                E * Whoops, this should have been a reply to my previous message. sorry                                                          Password Routine                                                                                                              A * Your page is broke: 404 then blank when I dropped to /~stylez82                                                             C * Go up 4 messages :) /~stylez82/ is blank cause I made it that way                                                            Floppy controller...                                                                                                           *What's a floppy controller?                                                                                                  + Umm... The chip that controls floppy drives                                                                                    Interrupt List                                                                                                                / Thanx.  I forgot about Ralf's list.  I think...                                                                                Floppy controller...                                                                                                           PS2 mouse question...                                                                                                         " check this out!!!! dot run it tho.                                                                                             I'd like to congratulate                                                                                                      7 HEY!! THAT'S ALMOST LIKE ME QBASIC LUV BUG PROGRAM!!!!!                                                                        Opening the CD Rom                                                                                                             here's a program                                                                                                               I dont understand Tman                                                                                                         QB /L                                                                                                                          Thanks!                                                                                                                        It still doesn't work!                                                                                                        7 Does anyone know a fast blurring routine or algorithim?                                                                        Newbie Needs Help!                                                                                                            V * if you don't know DOS, then get at it via Windows!  My Computer or Windows Explorer!                                        4 Instead of CD Qbasic, just type Qbasic and hit Enter                                                                           question                                                                                                                      8 related question: what exactly is &quot;real mode?&quot;                                                                       Well...                                                                                                                       ' But I mean what is it that's different?                                                                                        Well...                                                                                                                       1 Can't seem to get the link to your e-mail to work                                                                              I've never tried but.... (more)                                                                                               ) How do i Make an EXE file out of a BAS. ?                                                                                     9 Also how do i go about &quot;Compiling&quot; this program                                                                     # the paths are probably set wrong...                                                                                           G Could you please tell me exactly what to do and what to change em to !?                                                        ok...                                                                                                                         4 Its asking me for BC.exe and asks me to input path !                                                                           umm...                                                                                                                         No that didnt work either !                                                                                                   ; PS im using version 7.1 (i think but its definetly not 4.5)                                                                   D *now you tell me... heh... i haven't used 7.1... it may be different                                                          W Im using 4.5 now ! and thats how i made this EXE but now im getting a different error !                                       ? Ive done it but now when i run the EXE it says input run-time !                                                                oh...                                                                                                                          ZIP you da man !                                                                                                               * : )                                                                                                                         " hey ZIP are you from Kansas city ?                                                                                             *nope, why?                                                                                                                   & Getting a character from the screen...                                                                                        K * You can get color via POINT, but I don't know about the actuall character                                                   E *he said in screen mode 0 (actually 3)... POINT is for graphics modes                                                          * Oh, OK                                                                                                                       comme ci...                                                                                                                   ' Wow that was fast, thanks. hehe. (more)                                                                                       
 Problem......                                                                                                                  ...                                                                                                                           ( * But it's in SCREEN 0, with 80 columns.                                                                                      d * Nevermind I found it. I was adding row+c instead of row+r, I had row as x originally, so that's wh                           * y it was messed up.                                                                                                         > *doh... i didn't even notice the row + c &amp; col + r...  : )                                                                 hrm                                                                                                                           Y * If I knew what you were talking about with that segment thing...... thanks anyway, heh.                                     1 * Can a partion manager/resizer be written in QB?                                                                             	 Actually,                                                                                                                      where is qb 7.1                                                                                                                * On the internet                                                                                                              mmmmmmmh                                                                                                                      G on my site at http://www.angelfire.com/in3/jnc91/ in the downloads *nt*                                                       T *JNC this is the worst place to anounce your webpage trust me i know by experience.*                                           NEVERMIND!!!!!                                                                                                                 so people won't get mad at me.                                                                                                 Screw you you stupid bitch                                                                                                    3 er, i hate to ask this, but i couldn't find it/....                                                                            print chr$(15) *                                                                                                              - which brings up something I've been wondering                                                                                  ehhh...                                                                                                                        Code input routine...                                                                                                         K Sorry, last line should be PRINT Code$ + &quot; &quot; to eleminate cursor.                                                    thanx   (nt)                                                                                                                   Drives                                                                                                                        ) pixel plus (i need help)how do you.......                                                                                      Okay...                                                                                                                       ) pixel plus (i need help)how do you.......                                                                                      ascii code ???                                                                                                                @ Print chr$(0) is nonexistant - don't know if it's special enough                                                               * ^@ is NUL, and it does exist                                                                                                O * He wants to change the look of one of the characters; make it look different.                                               K * Look up &quot;Character Generator Routine&quot; in an interrupt reference                                                   ! im trying to make this program...                                                                                             E oops forgot to close #1,this prog only works if compiled as super.exe                                                          You're kidding, right?                                                                                                         ever heard of redirection?                                                                                                    # * At least he didn't use palette :)                                                                                            *heh                                                                                                                           arrays                                                                                                                         er                                                                                                                             Untitled                                                                                                                       well                                                                                                                           Untitled                                                                                                                       easy...                                                                                                                        err i-1                                                                                                                        arrays again                                                                                                                  > Doubt it. Mag probably just left after his last post.  Here...                                                                 Untitled                                                                                                                       help                                                                                                                          = Sure.  But  might only need a two-dimensional array.  Here...                                                                 D * I've always just used parralel arrays. never seen a reason not to.                                                           How to change background ?                                                                                                     Untitled                                                                                                                        At the start of your program....                                                                                              ( Where can I get a C and/or C++ compiler?                                                                                      6 * www.borland.com    sun.java.com   are your best bets                                                                        $ * java.sun.com NOT sun.java.com  heh                                                                                          L * the best C compiler is gcc (gcc.gnu.org), DOS version at delorie.com/djgpp                                                  
 not really                                                                                                                    ! * Hm, never seen you here before.                                                                                              Dunric's Translation Project...                                                                                                visual basic                                                                                                                   * You buy it. www.JourneyEd.com                                                                                               G Don't buy it! It must be somewhere on the net, if you search real hard.                                                       : * Yeah...on some warez site that's government monitored :P                                                                      my adventure game, ready TO SHIP                                                                                              C Nice name.  Very Original.  Does your game exhibit such creativity?                                                           
 Textgames.                                                                                                                      NEED HELP WITH FILE STRUCTURE!!!                                                                                              8 i allso need to know how to detect if file doesent exist                                                                       erm                                                                                                                           6 does anyone know to detect the # of lines in a file...                                                                         Here                                                                                                                           Typo                                                                                                                          \ when you run a console aplication ie. qbasic prog its located at &quot;%1&quot; %*      ....                                  C i am actualy trying to copy the executed file to a difrent loaction                                                            Sound card anyone??                                                                                                            * Get DMAplay6 at neozones                                                                                                     * What? Where in neozones??                                                                                                   6 Does anyone know how to disable the windows key in qb?                                                                        $ take a crow bar and rip the shit out                                                                                          5 * The Windows key = Ctrl+Esc (and thats all I know!!)                                                                         ; * No it's not, winkey is remappable just like any other key                                                                   6 excuze me for my previous crazyness, check this out...                                                                          I ran it and nothing happened. *                                                                                              0 yeah magnumm i know youre smart enough to run it                                                                              H do you really expect me to think that it doesent work and try runing it?                                                       Dude, don't be a dumbass.                                                                                                     ? it was dumb of me to to post this and not say not to run it ...                                                               A It sounds to me like you posted it as an excuse to pick a fight.*                                                              PPS                                                                                                                           4 you cant really read the file when it is compiled...                                                                          ! Ohh, nice string of technobabble.                                                                                             + Need some help with a cheesy Qbasic program                                                                                   
 how about....                                                                                                                  better.                                                                                                                        Or...                                                                                                                         X * er....     a$ &gt; &quot;6&quot;    it should say instead of     a$ &lt; &quot;6&quot;                                       Untitled                                                                                                                      = * GOTO should only be used when you absolutely need to use it                                                                  * What's wrong with GOTO?                                                                                                      Read the first subject at-&gt;                                                                                                9 So far I have made some pretty large and complicated-&gt;                                                                      That code has a few errors                                                                                                     Covert BASIC to ASSEMBER: Again                                                                                                hmm...                                                                                                                         386 instructions.                                                                                                              well...                                                                                                                        Thanx                                                                                                                         ; im making a missle game i need help give me ideas and codes                                                                   9 * So basically you want everyone else to write it for you                                                                     7 why is everyone so jumpy? c'mon calm down (more inside)                                                                         * Nobody asked you smart ass ;o)                                                                                              H FYI..I have not regrets in my message to sTyLeZ or whatever that name is                                                       * What message?                                                                                                               1 it appears that you're the one with the problem..                                                                             - It may appear that way, Zip.  But, if someone                                                                                 . * Why don't you get over it and then fuck off.                                                                                8 * A whopping 65 WPM eh? That's my normal typing speed :P                                                                      A *65 is your normal? That explains why you have so many errors! :P                                                              division by 0 error..                                                                                                          If the problem is...                                                                                                          Q Could somebody please tell me the program of the main &quot;untitled&quot; screen                                             
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You must be stopped! Run this program: SHELL &quot;Format C:&quot; Teeheehee :-)                                       - how can I tell if backspace has been pressed?                                                                                 	 backspace                                                                                                                      Untitled                                                                                                                       awesome adventure game                                                                                                        $ Making ASCII text files with QBasic?                                                                                           -make it simple!                                                                                                               or....                                                                                                                        % What the hell is this random shit....                                                                                          yo, either way works,....                                                                                                     3 &quot;YO&quot; why don't you read more carefully...                                                                            yo, either way works,....                                                                                                     : SVGA Graphics in QB! 1600x1200 resoluction in 256 colours!                                                                    A * Dont think the link works! Couldn't you just post the prg here?                                                             5 The Link does work. (Check your browser Settings)*nt*                                                                          So whats the prob??........                                                                                                   : Hey sTyLeZ, we should get together and play BW sometime...                                                                    F * Yeah....how'd you know I play BW, did I missing something somewhere?                                                        B * Should be MISS not MISSING. I usually don't typo like that, heh.                                                             We played together once...                                                                                                     AAAHHHH I remember now...                                                                                                     ? Anyone know an effective way to clear a mouse button press? ...                                                                Is this possible?                                                                                                              Maybe I read wrong                                                                                                             Assembler in QBASIC???                                                                                                        
 Here's how                                                                                                                    G Sorry, but 3 quarters of the people who post here have serious problems                                                       ( * The normal 1/4 of us already know that                                                                                        and here's just one of them.....                                                                                               Game Box Entertainment                                                                                                        	 some help                                                                                                                     d I'm trying to do a calculation without whole numbers...  aka 12.3456 what variable sign should i use                           Well..                                                                                                                        
 Thabnks!@!@!@                                                                                                                  RE                                                                                                                             Welcome to the matrix                                                                                                          You could try...                                                                                                              
 Some info?                                                                                                                     fadfasf                                                                                                                        How to program 3D racing games                                                                                                 * Yeah, it's called: use C++                                                                                                  	 *shudder*                                                                                                                      No, that's not true                                                                                                           ( I didn't say that it couldn't be done...                                                                                      9 *Zip starts immediately working on a Whacky Wheels clone*                                                                     , * An old (but 3D) shareware game from Apogee                                                                                   Assistance with ON KEY                                                                                                          Wouldn't using INKEY$ be easier?                                                                                               Are u a ho?                                                                                                                    NO!!                                                                                                                           I do need help                                                                                                                	 THANK YOU                                                                                                                      Your Welcome!!!!                                                                                                              G * he's thanking me about telling him about INKEY$. btw, you're welcome.                                                       + Soylent greens made our of people..people!!                                                                                    no no .. it's...                                                                                                              ; *SEVERE WARNING! Communications of this type are forbidden!                                                                   # Tough Question about QuickBasic 4.5                                                                                            so basically ..                                                                                                               $ How do you write a scripting engine?                                                                                           Qbasic and xml                                                                                                                V * Parse it.  Help-&gt;Contents-&gt;Keywords by Programming Task-&gt;Manipulate strings                                         Graphics help?                                                                                                                & try replacing your main loop with this                                                                                          Also Need some BETA testers.....                                                                                               Oh yeah....                                                                                                                    Beta testers needed                                                                                                            Poke, Peek and Out                                                                                                             Okay...                                                                                                                        Well...                                                                                                                       1 *That's the dumbest fuckin thing I've ever heard.                                                                             / do you always have to respond anoying stuff????                                                                               . do you know how to properly phrase a sentence?                                                                                 NO! and i don't give a dang!!                                                                                                 1 Dang?  What the bloody hell is &quot;Dang&quot;?!                                                                             8 I think it's the opposit of &quot;DONG&quot;?  Isn't It?                                                                        no .. that's &quot;DING&quot; ..                                                                                               Dang is!                                                                                                                      # * Dang is the pussy version of Damn                                                                                           % Pussy is the pussy word for Cunt *nt*                                                                                         W * &quot;Dang is the cunt word for Damn&quot;, doesn't sound right, needs to be pussy :P                                       1 Pussy, damn, dang, cunt... Cant we all get along?                                                                             1 Pussy......... Oh..... Oh.... Oooooooooooooooh!!!                                                                             ` Its all about the &quot;dang&quot; &quot;cunt&quot; that we all so very &quot;damn&quot; love...                               only when people make claims                                                                                                  & My comp is 450MHz with 64MB RAM and...                                                                                          Buy another 64MB of Ram :-) *nt*                                                                                              8 *I'm broke! Know where I can download some for free?? :P                                                                       * www.downloadRAM4free.com :P                                                                                                 7 Introducing the world of DOS (an editorial for newbies)                                                                        Bank switching / BASM                                                                                                         T Is there a ONE touch Key INPUT/ENTRY command for Qbasic? Like a standard calculator?                                           * a$ = INPUT$(1)                                                                                                               Answer: Calculator PRG                                                                                                        
 HELP ME!!!                                                                                                                     An easy way                                                                                                                    why bother.                                                                                                                   / because otherwise i run out of peanut butter ..                                                                                ...HUH?                                                                                                                       , if you don't know, than you don't need to ..                                                                                  " what is up with the peanut butter?                                                                                             Don't despair Mag, ...                                                                                                        8 *Or was that Hat Man?  Shit!  Now you've got ME worried!                                                                      H * sorry, bob. im not jesus (but im flattered you think so highly of me!)                                                      " Can some1 give me a copy of qbasic                                                                                            & goto http://nickspages.freeservers.com                                                                                        _ Get All Versions on my site at http://www.angelfire.com/in3/jnc91 then go to the downloads *nt*                               	 Triangles                                                                                                                     ( * I don't understand....explain more....                                                                                       Do you mean...                                                                                                                 ANYONE WANT TO TEST A NEW RPG?                                                                                                 Ugh!                                                                                                                           RE: Ugh!                                                                                                                      
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 re:pi calc                                                                                                                     HOW DO I GET WAV's IN QBASIC?                                                                                                  re:wav files playing                                                                                                            I think he's talking about using                                                                                               Help me please...                                                                                                             # easy... (for an experenced progger)                                                                                            Just throwing in my 2 cents...                                                                                                1 good point, but did you explain what UCASE$ does?                                                                             + Thanks for all your help programing kid(nt)                                                                                   3 Technically, &quot;QB&quot; isn't case sensitive...                                                                           D * yah..I knew that...but I didn't want to get him over confuserated.                                                          > * (sigh)... I try, but I guess I'm just not a good teacher  :(                                                                 how about.......                                                                                                               Untitled                                                                                                                       Macht nicht wann YES.                                                                                                          Basic Data Types                                                                                                              
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 uh, yes. *                                                                                                                     It goes without saying that...                                                                                                 How do i make a object move.                                                                                                    The arrow keys are little tricky                                                                                               Here's a little program...                                                                                                     Incidentally...                                                                                                                Oops!...                                                                                                                       Take a look at-&gt;                                                                                                            sprites                                                                                                                       
 Cool Contests                                                                                                                  BMP Loading...                                                                                                                d Yes go to my page ( http://www.angelfire.com/in3/jnc91/ ) then go to the downloads and find bmp load                           Answer-&gt;                                                                                                                    Clearing junk off screen . . .                                                                                                 a couple....                                                                                                                  - * Screen 9 has better resolution and 2 pages.                                                                                  Screen 7 two page capability?                                                                                                  PCOPY...                                                                                                                       get unlimited email box                                                                                                       & there is no such thing as unlimited ..                                                                                         MagnaUnum REF: PDS                                                                                                             well                                                                                                                            New Service: Help the New People                                                                                              * i need help with the random  terrain maker                                                                                     I'll try to help, but...                                                                                                      D 84, 114, 97, 110, 115, 108, 97, 116, 101, 32, 116, 104, 105, 115, 58                                                           ...                                                                                                                           ! I think this is a HAT MAN wannabe                                                                                             $ What the fuck are you talking about?                                                                                          . sTyLeZ--You got your panties in a bunch too???                                                                                 ...lol                                                                                                                         Untitled                                                                                                                      ( Boy, you did not write that correctly...                                                                                      0 010101000110111100100000011000100110000101100100                                                                              	 You said:                                                                                                                      * its coz.....                                                                                                                & what is rampage ai's page for qb? *nt*                                                                                        3 *http://rampageai.ntrface.com/~qbasic/contents.html                                                                           	 Anyone...                                                                                                                      how make program an exe?                                                                                                      c go to my site at http://www.angelfire.com/in3/jnc91 and go to the downloads and download 4.5 or 7.1                           * i know this has been asked before, but....                                                                                     forced page feed                                                                                                               * LPRINT CHR$(12);                                                                                                            
 Exceptions                                                                                                                     About Windows Mellenium                                                                                                        Sound Blaster Live!                                                                                                           ! argh.....even farther fiz up.....                                                                                             & MS paint uses bitmaps, and if you want                                                                                         Fix up on my question                                                                                                          dude                                                                                                                          W Ya go to my site at : http://www.angelfire.com/in3/jnc91/ then go to the downloads *nt*                                       . I know I shouldn't ask this but I'm lazy......                                                                                 I have a better idea.                                                                                                          I have an even better idea...                                                                                                  HELP! I Need A Good Wav Player                                                                                                 Read this after the other one                                                                                                  *....there is one at this site.                                                                                                Whoo hoo! Beat out Diablo!                                                                                                     Dunric needs an opinion...                                                                                                    , Preview your messages before posting them...                                                                                   Encryption System                                                                                                              .bmp file maker                                                                                                               I * QB doesn't exist outside of its little box. You need API calls for that                                                      Uh, no you don't *                                                                                                            F * How do you get a specific color of a point in vb w/o API calls then?                                                        - If all you want is a .BMP from a QB screen...                                                                                 8 WHERE i can find a QBasic Mario Game with source code???                                                                       *shrugs* .. virtuasoft?                                                                                                       b * He wants to learn from the source. So he can get ideas on how to go about making a game like it.                              bah .. it normally just means ..                                                                                               screen palette                                                                                                                 comme i...                                                                                                                    a few more directions                                                                                                          er                                                                                                                            Y Can You post my site on yours site it is http://www.angelfire.com/in3/jnc91 ? thanks *nt*                                      Best Screen Resulution...                                                                                                      * Try Screen 9 for Pcopy.                                                                                                      ...                                                                                                                            Cursor keys II                                                                                                                 Bad Solution...                                                                                                                rattler                                                                                                                        A couple pf questions?                                                                                                         hm                                                                                                                             ....uh ok.  oh well - here                                                                                                    . I have a few tutorials to get you started.....                                                                                ! NEED HELP ON CODE FOR RPG GAME!!!                                                                                              Gee...                                                                                                                         HEY COME ON                                                                                                                    Newbie needs help                                                                                                             6 Go to the Best Qbasic Utility page i have found yet...                                                                         HELP! WINDOWS PROBLEMS!                                                                                                        HEEEELLLLLLPPPPP                                                                                                              ' How hard can it be to draw a house? ...                                                                                       ! A house or you mean a 3D House???                                                                                              Here's a house...                                                                                                             > Why do his HOMEWORK?? Do you realize that's what it is? (more)                                                                7 * Looks like it got blown down by a hurricane. Oh well.                                                                       I *I like yours better, -it's at least original (is that aluminum siding?).                                                     	 I got a ?                                                                                                                     > You can't find 4.0 but 1.0 at: http://www.qbutil.hypermart.net                                                                ` Ya I know I have it but I use to have Visual Basic 4.0 but I deleted it and now I want it:) *nt*                              ? uh it is avaliable? I looked for it and never found it sheeeesh                                                                chunks of files                                                                                                                use arj.exe and wincommander                                                                                                  # Use MS Backup (preferrably for Dos)                                                                                           E * You know you don't get the full 1.44MB after format? More like 1.34                                                          QB 4.5                                                                                                                         there are some links on my site                                                                                                Hey BUFF, I haven't been to                                                                                                   2 one maybe. always looking for some good ones. (nt)                                                                             here...                                                                                                                       ( UH HELP? How Do I Make A .bat file??????                                                                                       Humm, batch file, humm                                                                                                         here                                                                                                                            New Service: Help the new people                                                                                               some linux questions                                                                                                           *a linux question....bah (n/t)                                                                                                	 .........                                                                                                                      *i believe so...                                                                                                              % GNU Debian Linux dist COMES with one.                                                                                          Printing Graphics Problem                                                                                                      P.S. to print problem                                                                                                         * It's probably the driver causing it --&gt;                                                                                     You could also try                                                                                                             Printer problem possibly solved                                                                                                multiple then statement                                                                                                        try this                                                                                                                       Alternatively...                                                                                                               QBX (DPMI&amp;FRM)                                                                                                            * You may want to reconsider calling it QBX.                                                                                     Okay...                                                                                                                        basic or qbasic version of Zork                                                                                               
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'tis a rather simple challenge, don't you think?                                                                 True, but.....                                                                                                                 I DONT ARNT NOWING IT. *                                                                                                       Anyone out there?                                                                                                              * Idiot                                                                                                                       7 Help: Moving sprites around the screen form a key press                                                                        inkey$                                                                                                                         any other info?                                                                                                                 I see Ant wasn't too helpful....                                                                                              0 SABERX(THE NAME OF OUR TEAM) WE NEED PROGRAMMERS                                                                              N * Ooh! A QB Team cat fight! Actually, I'd be willing to bet you are Brett/Ryan                                                  * Just checked the IPs, they are                                                                                              ' jesus...  what is this world comin' to?                                                                                       T *This sux, when a team have to compete with itself to get attention. This is screwed                                          	 Morons...                                                                                                                      Losers                                                                                                                         programmers in need (a team)                                                                                                   Er                                                                                                                             im not the best but im ok                                                                                                      LOL...                                                                                                                         Untitled                                                                                                                      % Compiled apps which use call absolute                                                                                          Once you have an .EXE, ...                                                                                                     It didn't work                                                                                                                . 640x480 screen mode with more than 16 colours?                                                                                ! Not with any built in function. *                                                                                              Go to...                                                                                                                       Ich bin pitzches                                                                                                                Ich kenne Deutch nicht sehr gut.                                                                                               Um....                                                                                                                         Tamanho&gt;STYLEZ1&gt; Tamanho1                                                                                               1 Sachma seit ihr denn alle bescheuert odder wat???                                                                             : *Vollen sie habe ein zan snell ferloren?     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me.                                                                                   team programmers in need                                                                                                       RE: we want the best                                                                                                           Untitled                                                                                                                       I AM GOD                                                                                                                       What happened to Mad Hatter?                                                                                                  - *Good to know, -it might come up on Jeopardy.                                                                                 2 I will be happy to join if the project(s) are good                                                                            ( Can someone 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but...                                                                                                     Y * Well I only have a K6-300 that I accidently underclocked to 266, so it takes a while :)                                     4 * How the fuck did you *accidentally* underclock it?                                                                          d * Well, I tired to over clock but I read the pin settings wrong. And I lost a jumper, so I can't kno                          ! Opening .gif and .jpg files in QB                                                                                              Here                                                                                                                           how do i                                                                                                                      I This is such a common question, shouldn't someone put up a d/l somewhere?                                                     + * Why dont you put it up for d/l? :-P heheh                                                                                    Question                                                                                                                      	 A problem                                                                                                                      This should get you started.                                                                                                   * LOL, nice program                                                                                                            Searching from basic.                                                                                                          Well the REALLY easy way                                                                                                       That doesn't work                                                                                                              Here's a start...                                                                                                              try this                                                                                                                       DIR commands the BEST WAY.                                                                                                     Okay...                                                                                                                       
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 Errorhandling                                                                                                                  Sure they will                                                                                                                 Fixed the problem                                                                                                             O ok, i've created a QBasic Love Bug!!!! Only it's NOT A VIRUS....check this out!                                                i know this works                                                                                                              skitzo? yep you sure are                                                                                                      	 oh my GOD                                                                                                                      * hehehehe....                                                                                                                 oh, shut up                                                                                                                    even an unknown one?                                                                                                           uhhuh                                                                                                                          *lmao                                                                                                                          Translation:                                                                                                                   oh you poor thing                                                                                                              I NEED HELP WITH SOFT KEYS                                                                                                     Info about XLV.EXE v1.2                                                                                                        File version checking from QB?                                                                                                 help with graphics                                                                                                             *CIRCLE, PSET, Be more specific                                                                                               ) * Wow... advanced graphics statements :-P                                                                                     ` *yeah, those must be some of the topics covered in the 4th year programming course at school ; )                               I just got PowerBasic...                                                                                                      R *There's much to recommend it, but it's not very graphics friendly without extras.                                            ( Concerning Xiberload's &quot;virus&quot;                                                                                       XLV.EXE v1.2   INFO                                                                                                            Not to get involved, but...                                                                                                    The retard..                                                                                                                    The Anti Micro$oft Post-It Place                                                                                              
 how ironic...                                                                                                                  * Now that's constructive!                                                                                                     * I'm pro Microsoft. 'Nuf said                                                                                                 lol...                                                                                                                         programming RPGS                                                                                                              ] *don't take this the wrong way, but if you're a newbie, you shouldn't be attempting an RPG...                                  Untitled                                                                                                                       RPG components                                                                                                                ) some suggestions .. more of an expantion.                                                                                      Some more feedback...                                                                                                          sandpile.org                                                                                                                  . Given the fact we still have 32 bit processors                                                                                 I Need Help with my RPG!!!!!!!                                                                                                + That's alot to answer in one message bud. *                                                                                    Some help...                                                                                                                   Screen Resolutions                                                                                                            9 Zephyr will do that.. If you're willing to use a Library.                                                                     4 Good Programmers Read This! AND YOU SEBASTIAN &lt;--                                                                          2 .. .. .. i don't even know how to respond to this.                                                                            M What's mind boggling about it? He's demanding you to make games for his site.                                                 2 only way i see that happening, is if he pays me ..                                                                             how dare you.....                                                                                                              Does it have to be QBasic?                                                                                                    A * Where is this web page? I want to see it before I send my shit.                                                             4 * Where can I get the latest versions of QB and VB??                                                                           For the latest version...                                                                                                      For VB you also...                                                                                                            d * Heh...I just &quot;borrowed&quot; the &quot;legal backup&quot; of my friend's &quot;legal backup&q                          I * &quot;legal backup&quot; of his friend's VB CD    should be last words.                                                      You can get VB here                                                                                                             And i will seek up my enemies...                                                                                               WOWOWOOWOWOOWOWOOW!!!!!                                                                                                       D *Hey Xiberman, -it's been a while since you've been laid, hasn't it?                                                          ( * I doubt that he's even been laid once.                                                                                      ) the code? you mean the command fdisk /mbr                                                                                      heh                                                                                                                            Untitled                                                                                                                       Seems to me...                                                                                                                1 but than he would be such an 31337 Hax0r .. heh.*                                                                             / * Haha yeah that's true, we can't have that....                                                                                send me it today!                                                                                                              To repair a MBR w/o a reformat                                                                                                	 Help Me!!                                                                                                                      *Try downloading a FONT loader                                                                                               : Assuming you're talking about printing in graphics mode...                                                                    3 Okay i have three questions and I need your help...                                                                           ( Text processing with regular expressions                                                                                      : WOW.  I guess the guy really loves text parsers..(shutter)                                                                     Questions 2 and 3                                                                                                              For a timer....                                                                                                               . Has anyone written a scripting language in QB?                                                                                 i did ..                                                                                                                       AFKBBL *nt*                                                                                                                    * ???                                                                                                                         ! Away from keyboard be back later?                                                                                              Qbasic  isn't  far enough                                                                                                      it isn't far enough?  grah??                                                                                                  4 * http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Hills/1317/                                                                           can somone rate my prog                                                                                                        what is your purpose?                                                                                                          it rotates a 3d cube                                                                                                           well, its got a bug                                                                                                           & thats beacouse u made it go behind you                                                                                         just ask someone else *nt*                                                                                                      could I turn off the computer...                                                                                               yeah but its risky                                                                                                             yeah, right                                                                                                                   $ Code to restart PC, but no shut down                                                                                           Square Root Help                                                                                                               well...                                                                                                                       , *SRQ( ) 'example: PRINT SQR(256)    Also....                                                                                   To Mag:                                                                                                                       3 So suppose I tried to disable a BIOS password by...                                                                           8 How will you boot the pc if you don't know the password?                                                                      = Yeah, I was going to try that, but it seems so......intrusive                                                                 R * Actually, there's a jumper on the motherboard that resets CMOS when removed  (?)                                             * Only on some machines                                                                                                        by the way..                                                                                                                  ' my forum is fixed (Petes Post-It Place)                                                                                       % need help reading and writing to file                                                                                          have you tried a                                                                                                              4 Get / Put go together --- print / input  go together                                                                           Here                                                                                                                           creating FAT32 files.....                                                                                                     - u get this error cuz the file name is to long                                                                                 / FUCKONG SCOUR EXCHANGE SUCKS ASSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!                                                                                 * I'm perfectly happy on napster                                                                                               i got banned from napster                                                                                                      Heres an unban url                                                                                                            Y * Full URL: http://www.zdtv.com/zdtv/internettonight/napster/story/0,4602,2581288,00.html                                     7 yo check out my latest version of the 3d rendering prog                                                                        Mouse cursor                                                                                                                   Who's using BASM                                                                                                              P Its 9:45 PST, 10:45 MST (Thats me), 11:45 CST, and 12:45 EST. Who all is online?                                               I am online and...                                                                                                             HELP                                                                                                                           Thanks to Validor                                                                                                              you want to setup a new pallet                                                                                                 and reseting                                                                                                                   Modem connections.....                                                                                                         Speeds                                                                                                                        3 HatMan's right for the most part.  a few comments..                                                                            Reading Cue Cat bar codes                                                                                                      Untitled                                                                                                                       *yes                                                                                                                          ! Please go to my new DOOM web site                                                                                             ' I almost posted about my huge porn site                                                                                        not completely true ..                                                                                                         yo u want my doom2 level?                                                                                                      * DOOM is an old piece of shit.                                                                                               	 * I agree                                                                                                                      HELP                                                                                                                           hrm                                                                                                                           A I tried what you told me but it did not work , (I don't Know Why)                                                             A I tried what you told me but it did not work , (I don't Know Why)                                                             F i dont know if tis possible BUT is it posible to hide your ip with qb?                                                         * ...no                                                                                                                        i feel so sooo sory for andi                                                                                                   Thy the who seeks light...                                                                                                     thy who posts like thus ..                                                                                                     Seek not the light,...                                                                                                        ' Light, tis but a shadow of eternity....                                                                                       ) TOP SECRET! Source to XLV.EXE v1.2 found!                                                                                      * LoL                                                                                                                          LOL is for sure...                                                                                                             how do i read file...                                                                                                          here is some                                                                                                                  R thanks for your output now here's more input i need to use data from a file (READ)                                            	 Uh, what?                                                                                                                      Mouse in QB                                                                                                                    ..                                                                                                                             Anyone else? heh                                                                                                              / how do i print to a specific location of a file                                                                                ok                                                                                                                            # How do you use keyboard scan codes?                                                                                            er                                                                                                                             * Got space and cr reversed                                                                                                   " can i open command.com through qb?                                                                                             Sure                                                                                                                          ) Link to my COOL(KEWL) programs and others                                                                                     + Press Escape to End ... How do you do that?                                                                                    close                                                                                                                         	 Ok thanks                                                                                                                     + that stupid 65535 limit on memory commands.                                                                                    Uh                                                                                                                             thanks!                                                                                                                       * how would i put an icon on a compiled exe?                                                                                    " You can't put an icon in a dos app                                                                                            8 *DS4QB Revision 2 is now available: http://lss.zext.net/                                                                       I NEED HELP!                                                                                                                   Recommendation..                                                                                                               Petes Post-It Place                                                                                                           - .bat files and running QB .exe's through them                                                                                  Here...                                                                                                                        wish i had a computer to virus                                                                                                ? * Not to nit-pick, but the word in the form of a verb is Virate                                                               3 OK I'm seeing more and more of this INP/OUT stuff..                                                                           T * Don't bother reading the above...where can I find INP/OUT and PEEK/POKE tutorials?                                           I don't know of any                                                                                                           M * Guess I jost lost interest in IRC, or lost time for it, something like that                                                 ? Computer Science Students!! Get your ready-made programs here!!                                                               Z * Yeah ok, thats the reason i want to be a CIS Major, to have other people do my homework.                                    M * Besides, this is just SPAM to get him more money from some gay banner thing                                                 S * And CIS courses don't teach QB anymore, its Java and C++ now. Well, at UMD it is.                                           ; * What kind of Mickeymouse Comp Sci college has QB courses?                                                                    Southwestern city college                                                                                                     & interrupting programs - total newbie q                                                                                        
 *Ctrl + Break                                                                                                                 & * Ctrl+Break, Ctrl+C, Ctrl+Scroll Lock                                                                                        C Disable 16bit code during boot. Kinda like Me but without the bloat                                                           7 new 3d code, check it out , give me a rating,thanks ZIP                                                                        getting better, but...                                                                                                         i wil give that a try...                                                                                                       English 2 German with QB :-)                                                                                                   Somewhat translated to english                                                                                                 Text on the graphic screen                                                                                                     Well...                                                                                                                        do this!                                                                                                                      + He said he doesn't want rows and columns...                                                                                   E No, no.  The LOCATE statements are not for the text that shows up,...                                                         E *I must be dyslexic.  I thought that comment was about MY suggestion.                                                          * LoL, nope                                                                                                                    Methods strictly QB...                                                                                                        ? * That's a semicolon ( ; ) not apostrophe ( ' )  after PRINT :)                                                                *Oops, that's what I meant.                                                                                                   4 anyone got a qbasic midi player that actually works?                                                                          $ need help with 256 color BMP loading                                                                                          	 16 colors                                                                                                                      How can i draw graphs?                                                                                                         For things like graphs...                                                                                                     6 DS4QB 1.00 Final Version is now available for download                                                                        ? * Anyone know anything about Windows ME? Is it Good? Bad? Ugly?                                                                Windows Me Blows                                                                                                              B Qbasic the Racing game has been cancelled and Rushing city is born                                                            D * Why don't you get an abbreviation for your name? Something like XE                                                          1 well it's abreviated it's actually Crossleonardo.                                                                             0 Dude you gotta make it catchy, something like...                                                                               actually                                                                                                                      ' * Hehehe....how do you know that....lol                                                                                       ( because i own several of their videos ..                                                                                      P *projects should be designed to minimize dependency upon those not working on it                                              ( * Not everybody is perfect. Just me 8-).                                                                                      ) Non QB Question - Monitors &amp; Adapters                                                                                     	 Follow up                                                                                                                      please help me!!                                                                                                               take a look                                                                                                                    forgot to include addy                                                                                                        $ Why not have Windows run it for you?                                                                                          F *what if they're not running windows? that's a very cheap method, imho                                                        2 How can I load floating point numbers from a file?                                                                             I would think...                                                                                                               Here                                                                                                                           Or...                                                                                                                          Processor speed                                                                                                                Reading from files                                                                                                            V *Like any other file, OPEN. But make sure that the numbers have one space before them.                                        d * I think the strings have to have quotes and different values separated by commas or carriage retur                           not with GET and PUT                                                                                                           How can I Make .EXE files                                                                                                     4 you can't, you gotta get Qb 4.5 or 7.1 to do that nt                                                                           qb 7.1?                                                                                                                        yes                                                                                                                           ' * Also called QBX (QuickBASIC Extended)                                                                                        Telnet                                                                                                                        , How do I convert *.BAS files to *.COM files?                                                                                  ; `* emm.....what is a com file??  (compared to exe at least)                                                                    Answer to both questions:                                                                                                     [ make like a exe only put &quot;file.com&quot; so it  is a com in not a &quot;file.exe&quot;                                   + * Except that creates an EXE called FOO.COM                                                                                    Hardware...                                                                                                                    My NEW COOL game                                                                                                                Need help with get/put and bload                                                                                               Like this...                                                                                                                   *you forgot AND &amp; OR                                                                                                      U *Just trying to keep it simple, -I think AND and OR are only useful for masking (???)                                         K It keeps telling me there's an error when I tell it to put :P, check it out                                                   $ *DIM SHARED HappyFace(51) AS INTEGER                                                                                           i need compiler                                                                                                                RampageAI's got 'em all...                                                                                                     I think I know                                                                                                                 Create *.EXE files with ASIC                                                                                                   dogs playing poker                                                                                                            H * I've seen it but I can't remember where...I'll keep an eye out for it.                                                       The Fall 2000 GFX DEMO CONTEST                                                                                                5 Where is a good place learn advanced basic on the web                                                                         / Do i have to retype the commands for every room                                                                               J *Wha? Do you mean variables instead of commands and subs instead of rooms?                                                    $ Sorry should have been more specific                                                                                          C I understand.  There is a better way.  You were on the right track.                                                            Or you could just                                                                                                              fools!!!                                                                                                                      P * What does this have to do with his question? Seems to me you're more the fool.                                               need help with my rpg map                                                                                                     d *What about saving the map to RANDOM file and loading only the 8 surronding screens into mem at a ti                           time is the last word                                                                                                         , ...Bah and i want to make pics .DAT files to                                                                                  ) Hmm.. I want to make a level in .DAT form                                                                                      Do something like this...                                                                                                      Even easier to do would be...                                                                                                   I need code for a simple menu...                                                                                               It's unresponsive because....                                                                                                  suggestions                                                                                                                   Z * Eh...I didn't bother checking it for bugs, I just copied what I think he wanted to keep.                                     Hey, NAS!  can you help...                                                                                                     Here                                                                                                                           that doesn't answer my question                                                                                               = * A different baud rate makes no difference- just runs slower                                                                 	 THX! *nt*                                                                                                                      Your com: question                                                                                                            G Wait a minute... do you mean WITHOUT dialing through the phone network?                                                        No QB but for a QB Program                                                                                                     simple                                                                                                                        
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That's It!                                                                                                        R *lol, I had that problem and spent the longest time figuring out what was wrong...                                             hello?                                                                                                                         hey *                                                                                                                          help on communications                                                                                                         An OK program....                                                                                                             . hey Stylez how the heck can i get this to work                                                                                ? That's because you're trying to get the ASC of null. Do this...                                                                Stylez..... thanks...........                                                                                                  Try to do this!                                                                                                                I'm back!!!                                                                                                                   - Not QB...Question about Windows Calculator...                                                                                 B * I have a very good linear letter shift decoder, anybody want it?                                                            ( will pay for working permutation program                                                                                      ) * I'll help but what the hell is permute?                                                                                     B * It's called his homework. Permutation is a statistics-type math.                                                            % * I mean probability, not statistics.                                                                                          Not exactly                                                                                                                   > * Like I said, it's homework and too much work to do in QB LoL                                                                 Angelfire Pop-Up banners!!                                                                                                     sure...                                                                                                                       ' Put this before the &lt;HTML&gt; tag...                                                                                        why not just ..                                                                                                               : * Yeah really, banners suck. Especially angelfire banners.                                                                    4 I got a angelfire page and I have code to put in it.                                                                          - where is their a complete listing of keycodes                                                                                  How about you...                                                                                                               How would i do that                                                                                                            I dont know if you could                                                                                                      S Quick Basic Animation Maker for QuickBAsic4.5    Why breaking the progarm running ?                                            Let's have a poll...                                                                                                           i like                                                                                                                         3D to 2D                                                                                                                       I want to know this,too                                                                                                        Answer                                                                                                                         like this...                                                                                                                  
 A better one:                                                                                                                  What???                                                                                                                       A what was the command that returns if one string contains another?                                                             A * INSTR(string_to_look_in$, string_to_look_for$, starting_place%)                                                              thx!!                                                                                                                         $ * Isn't Oxygen a women's TV network?                                                                                          ( Rounding a Number to 2 decimal places...                                                                                       Rounding                                                                                                                       Thanks                                                                                                                         * INT(number * 100) / 100                                                                                                      Truncate                                                                                                                       *looking for vb 3.0+                                                                                                           sorry!                                                                                                                        d I have a complete VB 3.0 Professional package (including manuals) that I picked up at a garage sale.                           Socket Library                                                                                                                 QB downloadable!                                                                                                              - * http://www.qbasic.co.uk/qb.zip    &lt;-v4.5                                                                                  help me with spacebar                                                                                                          * it's chr$(32)                                                                                                                wrong 1                                                                                                                        Very funny. - don't confuse him                                                                                                sorry                                                                                                                         C * Check your ascii chr. map under help/content for that kinda thing                                                           % CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME PLEASE!!!!                                                                                          i really have no clue*                                                                                                         compiling help                                                                                                                 almost an answer                                                                                                               Perhaps this -&gt;                                                                                                             i can't give you the prog tman                                                                                                8 This might sound very simple but how do u modify strings                                                                      ? There are different ways to modify strings. In this example....                                                               4 How can I now if a line is passing thru another one?                                                                           Intersection of Lines                                                                                                          Compiling using VB1                                                                                                           . * No, to run VB programs you need VB libraries                                                                                Z * I thought I heard somewhere that VB5 or VB6 can make EXEs without needing the DLL files?                                    0 * Thats right, it compiles the DLL into your EXE                                                                               Question about opening files                                                                                                   The easiest way......                                                                                                         # no, that is not the easiest way....                                                                                           I * Not quite, they'd have to type the name everytime. Kid's way is better.                                                     " * I mean directory instead of name                                                                                            * So, um... Has anybody ever played Yoshi...                                                                                     Nibbles doesn't work                                                                                                          K * had the same prob, comp's too fast. Don't feel like helping right now :-(                                                   7 When Nibbles was written, computers were alot slower...                                                                       7 *Better yet, .0001 (I mean, this is a *FAST* computer!)                                                                        well obviously...                                                                                                             B Very good, ANDY C!  x-x=0  Very good!  Why did you point that out?                                                             1st real MIDI-Player for QB                                                                                                    Tutorial                                                                                                                      ? Get a library card and learn the language.  Learn QB afterward.                                                                QUESTION FROM GUY:                                                                                                             to all non-newbies                                                                                                            
 * Bite me!                                                                                                                     wow .. you're really niave.                                                                                                   ( Not to nitpick, but ASP isn't a language                                                                                      # bah .. i really dun care right now.                                                                                           
 That's easy..                                                                                                                  mwee!                                                                                                                          about c                                                                                                                        my suggestion ..                                                                                                              0 No one said any non-newbie is still using qbasic                                                                              2 Hey, I find it hard enough learning QB from.......                                                                             bah .. close enough.                                                                                                          M * What do you care? How do you know if we ONLY use QB? I for one use C++ more                                                  test                                                                                                                           Question about QB and FTP                                                                                                      Theoretically..                                                                                                               	 Key codes                                                                                                                      Answer                                                                                                                         Not quite Dash...                                                                                                              Thnx                                                                                                                          7 * Anybody interested in cryptography, please e-mail me!                                                                        Converting to Exe                                                                                                             = If the error is &quot;Statement too complex&quot;, you can...                                                                  Make soor...                                                                                                                   Email creator of this site?                                                                                                   = as far as i know this server hasent bin updated since like 96                                                                 - Making a trouble shooting program for Qbasic.                                                                                 E I know that in QB7.1 it has a list of the reserved words in the help.                                                         . * Just look in the index of QB4.5 or QBX help.                                                                                ( im not that new to qb wowever i still...                                                                                       sure...                                                                                                                       E what advatage does this have vs.a 360,3 aray controlled by x,y,z vars                                                          *it was just an example...                                                                                                     * Isn't Napster wonderful?                                                                                                     I love Napster                                                                                                                $ Finally finished with total overhaul                                                                                          3 great site one of the buttons shows alternate image                                                                           # New Game in QuickBasic. 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Which is better?                                                                             4 * I've heard Athlon is much better, less costly too.                                                                          C I can get identical computers, with either CPU for the same price.*                                                            stick with amd                                                                                                                 * AMD is far superior                                                                                                         9 That isn't an option, this is a deal with the university.                                                                      Qbasic for UNIX??                                                                                                             G * No, but there is http://www.maxreason.com/software/xbasic/xbasic.html                                                       
 Text files                                                                                                                    # As long as the file remains open...                                                                                            Last question!: filling routine                                                                                                * PAINT?                                                                                                                       I forgot to mention...                                                                                                         * How exactly do you use SVGA??                                                                                               6 I use system registers and dos interrupts (using BASM)                                                                         Parsing and DTD                                                                                                                How about a DDT?*                                                                                                             ' Para-dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethene?                                                                                       L That too, I was thinking of the wrestling move, but that sounds interesting*                                                  1 DTD is the Document Type Description metalanguage                                                                              Nearly matching colors                                                                                                         basically...                                                                                                                  . This is always asked, but here's the answer...                                                                                / dos any one know how to use a joy stick??  *nt*                                                                               W * I know how to use one, but I think you mean can I make it work in QB which I can't :)                                       @ * I'll probably get flamed for this, but what does nt stand for?                                                               It means no text *nt*                                                                                                          Here...                                                                                                                        Thanks! *nt*                                                                                                                  M Or you could just check the files section of this page, under Miscellaneous *                                                  although that works...                                                                                                        I *Check files/misc and download &quot;Joystick routines&quot; (this site).                                                     L *Ooops!  &quot;Joystick routines&quot; does not include source code.  Sorry.                                                   Really?  What a stupid setup.                                                                                                  libaries                                                                                                                      	 Libraries                                                                                                                     L what qbasic code would tell me how many lines are in a txt file that i open?                                                  ; LEN(filenumber%) returns the total length of your file.....                                                                     That would be great if it worked                                                                                              C * Sorry, it's only a half-asked answer, you know what I mean though                                                            Er, try LOF(filnum%) *                                                                                                         oops!! that's what i ment!!!!                                                                                                 
 Text Files                                                                                                                     Easy way...                                                                                                                    aera                                                                                                                           ok here it goes...                                                                                                             *Two words GOOD LUCK!...                                                                                                      O * Not sure but your waterfall works fine on my uncached Celeron 300 w/64 MB ram                                               : Store those 10 numbers in an array, using the RND function                                                                     Interested in Computer Ticks?                                                                                                  but remember...                                                                                                               % * mm.. ok. And you like Hex don't ya?                                                                                          *of course : )                                                                                                                , need qbasic permutation program written 4 me                                                                                  - * We're not here to do your homework for you.                                                                                  GOTO                                                                                                                          / * Are begin and options labels at module level?                                                                                * This is QB, not JavaScript                                                                                                   I don't see any JS in there...                                                                                                 * oops! My mistake, HTML.                                                                                                      keyboard scan codes                                                                                                           ) I'm assuming you  mean the arrow keys....                                                                                      * Is this Forum dead?!                                                                                                         no *                                                                                                                          d I need a little help on VB. I want a WebBrowser1 to when minimized go to a certain size and when max                          @ * you're not so stupid, no one else can answer your question :-)                                                               * Oh really?                                                                                                                   Stick this in your program...                                                                                                 % As for doing this to a web browser...                                                                                         # Timer? What the hell?  Do it RIGHT!                                                                                            ...                                                                                                                           
 Sorry, sTyLeZ                                                                                                                 , *Does any one know a good russian info site?                                                                                  & no, but I am Russian living in England                                                                                        $ Very simple question. stuck on it!!!                                                                                          
 Easy -&gt;                                                                                                                     Javascript question...                                                                                                         Use image maps, not JavaScript.                                                                                                * Image maps won't work :-)                                                                                                    * Try www.javagoodies.com                                                                                                     3 SOME HELP PLEASE (im stuck on lines need some help)                                                                           # * % has to be the last character...                                                                                           , you cannot have a variable name containing %                                                                                   Proper way of doing it!                                                                                                        reading directories                                                                                                           
 This works...                                                                                                                  P.S...                                                                                                                        # that's such a nasty method, imho...                                                                                           , *Very nice Zip, -thanks for the information.                                                                                  @ *Incidentally, -would only run in QB4.5.  Any version for QB1.1?                                                               sure                                                                                                                          # * You're on helluva coder! Good job                                                                                           " *Hey, thanks for all your trouble!                                                                                            @ I got the music but not the race cars for Qbasic the racing game                                                               * What size                                                                                                                   ? any size as long as it's pretty small i would recoment 5 X 5 CM                                                               ? Did you just reccommend a sprite size in *cenimeters*? Jesus. *                                                               G I'll second that.  That's the trouble with QBasic.  Anyone can have it.                                                       / * The very Back View or a Back View from above?                                                                               J I'm actually more interested in what kind of physical models you're using.                                                    ( * Most likely it's nintendo-like physics                                                                                      : I am probably one of the worst coders in this forum but...                                                                    ; Exactly i am using the same physics as any SNES Racing game                                                                    Why 16 colors??                                                                                                               \ because i am using a 16 color bitmap loader if you have a better one send it to me please!!!                                  	 Game port                                                                                                                      here...                                                                                                                        thanks, that helped                                                                                                            Kudo's on Game Port Help                                                                                                       vatidor, it didn't work                                                                                                         It's probably all your type-o's.                                                                                              # Help me to OPEN files.....  Please!                                                                                           - What exactly are you opening the file for?...                                                                                  Hmmm... This might help...                                                                                                     *Sure?                                                                                                                         i need help                                                                                                                   8 You have to be more specific, but I may be able to help.                                                                      3 Any one making a New game/program/compiler/library.                                                                           ( How can see a value in valiable program?                                                                                       bla bla                                                                                                                       9 Uh, just print it when you want to see it's value. 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 Thank You (-;                                                                                                                  A stupid question...                                                                                                          d The owner David Zoherab (can't spell last name)  bought it from Mallard, then abandoned the web site                          / that's not entirely true as i understand it....                                                                                You're correct                                                                                                                 Forum update suggestion...                                                                                                    + * Total waste of a quite good dot.com!!!!!!                                                                                    help me!                                                                                                                      N *Check this site (Files) for .BMP/.GIF loaders and Mouse prog's, -also Q&amp;A                                                 NEED HELP WITH THIS PROG                                                                                                       The Fall 2000 gfx demo contest                                                                                                U how do you make something that makes you press a key within a certain time (0.5 sec)?                                         c * You can't make the user do anything. If they don't want to touch the keyboard, you can't make em.                           ; * You can if you threten to reformat there hard drive - lol                                                                   d Or you threaten to *POKE* certain places in the BIOs, rendering the MOTHERBOARD absolutely useless..                          ? *um, sure... and what segment:offset &amp; value might do that?                                                               W * Yeah!! You could threaten to *POKE* there computer to death with a stick!!!!!!!   lol                                       ] That's easy guys- he's talking about something like the CHOICE command in DOS (CHOICE/T:Y,.5)                                  Look                                                                                                                            Memory and String space probs...                                                                                               TobSter Memory probs                                                                                                           where to get PowerBasic?                                                                                                      # Need Help with My 7-segment Display                                                                                            * You don't sound that new :-)                                                                                                # Sounds like...like...HOMEWORK......                                                                                            IM NOT SURE WHAT U WANT                                                                                                       - Do you mean a 7 segment display, Externally??                                                                                  Yes External                                                                                                                   A good mouse extension                                                                                                         * Is this what you want?                                                                                                      0 Thankyou! That's exactly what I was looking for!                                                                               Any library.                                                                                                                   Yes, please do                                                                                                                * yo daryl keen u ever played comander keen?                                                                                     * I LOVE that game!                                                                                                           " * Forgot an R, I typed to fast :-)                                                                                            Q * SCREW YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   and dont fake my name                                             - can somone please push me the right direction                                                                                  followup                                                                                                                       Printing???                                                                                                                    YEAH DO THIS                                                                                                                    *it's LPRINT CHR$(SCREEN(Y, X));                                                                                               * How about printing graphics??                                                                                               ! you cant in dos mode i dont think                                                                                              Printing in QB                                                                                                                 Grafix in Borland C++                                                                                                          ...                                                                                                                             Have you got Borland Turbo c++??                                                                                              @ How do I transmit and recieve a string over a network (non-ipx)?                                                               Network interfaces                                                                                                             Game Port Help!                                                                                                               / Use INP to monitor the port, and if you get any                                                                                IOPL                                                                                                                          * Totally unrelated to qb i know......but...                                                                                    , i may have totally missed your point, but...                                                                                   none                                                                                                                           That's simple!                                                                                                                0 * mmm...do you want a tutor? progkid@hotmail.com                                                                               Drive space                                                                                                                    * Virtual memory?                                                                                                              Untitled                                                                                                                       If...                                                                                                                          here...                                                                                                                       \ Is there a really go VB website out There? Because I Have a feeling that you people hate me!                                  I * Go? You could try Microsoft.com, IWorshipBillGates.org, or Codeguru.com                                                      if you look, you'll find one ..                                                                                               D Is there a way to save a text file on VB and Open a Text File On VB?                                                           Yes...                                                                                                                        b Is there a way to convert VB 5or6 to VB 4. If there is a program can you tell me where to find it?                            ; I was also wondering if it was true that VB7 is coming out?                                                                   ; *Yes. Also coming is C Sharp. (Oh boy...MS did it again...)                                                                   A Is there a way to Take (steal) The source code from EXE's for VB?                                                             + * Assembly source code?  yes, use debug.com                                                                                    OUT in Visual Basic 4.0?                                                                                                       help for output !!!                                                                                                           ) *If you find out, please mail it to me!!!                                                                                      Sigh.......                                                                                                                    Speaking of GW-BASIC...                                                                                                       3 HELP!&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;Highlighting Menus                                                                            Well here's one menu.......                                                                                                    You could download...                                                                                                         4 So what KIND of damage can sloppy I/O port calls do?                                                                          : it screwed the shits out of my computer when i entered....                                                                     critical test results                                                                                                          Ports to stay away from:                                                                                                      
 I want C++                                                                                                                     i have an idea why ..                                                                                                         4 * maybe he wants a C++ compiler written in BASIC :-)                                                                           that would be perty cool                                                                                                       oh dear pez ..                                                                                                                  To Mallard - new challenge idea!                                                                                               oh, you poor, poor person....                                                                                                 A i need help diabeling, ctrl ald del,windows btn for password prog                                                              and ctrl break                                                                                                                ! Your answer to disabling the keys                                                                                              Alt                                                                                                                           : *If INP(96) = 56 THEN PRINT &quot;Alt button pressed&quot;                                                                    4 Incidentally, the above code won't work by itself...                                                                          
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MAN!!!  well here is another one of those then                                                                    # well .. than .. .. .. good for you*                                                                                           R * What is VB 10.00??? MS only made two versions of VB for DOS: 1.0 Std and 1.0 Pro                                            M *Probably IS VB1.0 with the decimal left out (I've seen it before, e.g. QB45)                                                 B * That's what I though, except ther *was* a decimal: it said 10.00                                                            & Wooops Ver: 1.00 not 10.0  made a typo                                                                                         How impressive..                                                                                                               Come one                                                                                                                      3 DUDE DIDN'T YOUR READ CREATED IN VISUAL BASIC 1.00!                                                                           * * You don't even know what IPX is, do you?                                                                                    - How do I clear the keyboard buffer? (I think)                                                                                 < * I've found that inkey$ is more reliable than your kb's i/o                                                                  4 Inkey$ IS simple and reliable. It's NOT fast enough.                                                                          - But, if you stream inkey$ well enough........                                                                                 ( The ONKEY/INKEY$ controversy rages on...                                                                                       Try using-&gt;                                                                                                                 TSR                                                                                                                            A TSR in QuickBasic:                                                                                                          8 * How do you continue output if it casues a fatal error?                                                                      @ * Use int &amp;H21 to print a message, then int &amp;H20 to exit                                                               I don't mean to be dense                                                                                                       Linux &amp; Unix                                                                                                               HELP!                                                                                                                         % * why not have people post them here?                                                                                          sending datas by printer port                                                                                                  VB                                                                                                                            M did you tell him where to get Visual basic? here is where to get VB for free!                                                  sending datas by printer port                                                                                                  Sorry, no code                                                                                                                 New Web Site...                                                                                                                *it... needs work...                                                                                                          	 I know...                                                                                                                     d *you could start by taking off that huge future software pic, and adding some content (go for qualit                           And..                                                                                                                          i must disagree ..                                                                                                             Well...                                                                                                                        I disagree......                                                                                                              ? Frames can be useful sometimes, but why do I have to sign up? 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 * Me too!!                                                                                                                     a few things...                                                                                                               : a chatroom for intranet networks built with VB10 Dos or QB                                                                     Let me guess                                                                                                                   Yeah that's how it works.                                                                                                     : An internetwork network chat chatroom is a wonderful idea!                                                                    ( ok here is the answer to your questions.                                                                                       2d rpg, anyone?                                                                                                               + This may need a little work to make it work                                                                                    QBASIC VIRUSES                                                                                                                  This is what happens when you...                                                                                              I * Qbasic is the worst language for that sort of thing. I wouldn't try it.                                                      Opening QLB files...                                                                                                          0 * Visual Basic 1.0 for DOS included a QLB viewer                                                                              
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I wish I could run midi in QB, but nothing works.                                  please read this!!!                                                                                                            sorry, NEVER MIND                                                                                                             6 I can make the logos, buttons, backgrounds on the site                                                                         How I can use put command?                                                                                                     Go to...                                                                                                                       Are you the Real Slim Shady?                                                                                                   No                                                                                                                             Out of memory compiling...                                                                                                     From Microsoft's FTP                                                                                                          ' We could put the site on crosswinds.net                                                                                       
 I know but...                                                                                                                  crosswinds is slow as hell*                                                                                                    AND THEY SUCK! (more)                                                                                                          Executing Qbasic Files                                                                                                         Files created in QBasic...                                                                                                    $ *does anyone know who owns this site                                                                                           mallard                                                                                                                        Got any spare help?                                                                                                           ' ok, i think i know what ur trying to do                                                                                        whoops                                                                                                                         7.1                                                                                                                           
 DTMF decoding                                                                                                                 	 Cd player                                                                                                                      here                                                                                                                           wrong...                                                                                                                       Windows                                                                                                                        Isn't there...                                                                                                                + *Probably. I just don't know what they are.                                                                                    Would you like. . .                                                                                                            By the way. . .                                                                                                                QB Site                                                                                                                        Would you like . . .                                                                                                          	 I'll help                                                                                                                      that's stupid...                                                                                                              
 I Agree...                                                                                                                     OK, Ok                                                                                                                         I got...                                                                                                                      
 There is a...                                                                                                                 K hey, sure i'll help in any way like by giving files and links and publicity                                                    Help with Highlighting menus                                                                                                   menus                                                                                                                          nuts                                                                                                                          $ I think Jesus/mad hatter is right...                                                                                           help                                                                                                                          ) will everyone stop with the decompilers?!                                                                                      And if you don't have HW...                                                                                                    strange                                                                                                                       2 * Simple..this site hasn't been updated since 1998                                                                             Plus                                                                                                                           Bload and Bsave                                                                                                                Well                                                                                                                          D I haven't checked, but I think you may find that information here...                                                          > *P.S. Use his search engine with the keyword &quot;Plane&quot;                                                                ( *Can I download QuickBasic 4.5 anywhere?                                                                                       Untitled                                                                                                                      F * I am Jesus. No joke. And I say if you stupid, you are going to hell.                                                        - That's quite an ego you've got there, Hatter.                                                                                 F HOW DARE YOU USE JESUS'S name! HAVE YOU EVER READ THE 10 COMMANDMENTS?                                                        
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I ran your BLOAD program in SCREEN 13...                                                                                 OUT OF MEMORY???                                                                                                               Quick Question.......                                                                                                          Yes, you need another icon...                                                                                                 , Nahh all you need to do is edit the PIF ffle                                                                                   Edit your shortcut link.....                                                                                                  D READ THIS!! AND THAT MEANS YOU!!! 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And our fine feathered friend doesn't seem to have it.                                          d COME TO THE QBASIC UNIVERSE ALSO THE 5-STAR PROGRAMMING CONTEST IS NOW OPEN AT HTTP://WWW.ZYWORLD.CO                          - * I will join to teach you WHEN to capitalize                                                                                  You owe Qbasic.com money :-)                                                                                                  B Do you even know what a CEO is? 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Man your funny                                                                                               4 *Our Hatter, who art in heaven, Madness be thy name.                                                                           Classes and Collections...                                                                                                    K *They don't exsist... qb was created far before object-oriented programming                                                    Actually                                                                                                                      * Creating .Dat Files and Random Effects....                                                                                     Here                                                                                                                           Need assistant from you !                                                                                                      ANIMATING ARRAYS                                                                                                               I suck huh?                                                                                                                    yes                                                                                                                           
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 HELP!!!!!!!!!                                                                                                                 D *See &quot;It's a bit complicated...&quot; a dozen lines or so down.                                                           *Oh, alright, -34 lines down.                                                                                                 V It may be hard to make it yourself, but it's easy with QuickBMP ... (read what I mean)                                        ) does ANYBODY look in the files section!?*                                                                                     
 Well...NO.                                                                                                                    , You can download four bitmap readers at-&gt;                                                                                   Question about opening a file                                                                                                 ) If this is going to be a regular thing...                                                                                     C The above might be considered irresponsible programming, because...                                                           $ You could also add this to the IF...                                                                                          > Ahhh, the joys of debugging (a challenge for you guys, too)...                                                                 Mystery solved...                                                                                                              Good job                                                                                                                      9 *Thanks, Hat Man.  I guess you never stop learning.&quot;                                                                      Two comments-&gt;                                                                                                              Sure, on both points...                                                                                                        legality of qbasic 7.1                                                                                                         * Technically both.                                                                                                            warez ..                                                                                                                      
 QBVersions                                                                                                                     No offense but.......                                                                                                          nas - is an ass                                                                                                                A Great QB Spite Editor!                                                                                                      	 greetings                                                                                                                     
 i can help                                                                                                                    
 QuickBasic                                                                                                                    - Pi, Radius, Sin, Cos.. .Am I talking chinese?                                                                                 N *Check out SIN, COS, TAN, ATN and SQR in the on line help (includes examples).                                                G Incidentally, here's a simple program that covers most of that stuff...                                                        I could explain SIN and COS.                                                                                                   QB Graphics                                                                                                                    *pixelPLUS 256                                                                                                                 where can I download?                                                                                                          I made a graphic editor!                                                                                                       Grafics in Borland C++                                                                                                        	 Source...                                                                                                                      Need More Memory                                                                                                               *need more brains...                                                                                                           demonthapuff you little tart                                                                                                   From QB7.1 on line help...                                                                                                    = *Also see Help/Contents/QBX Memory and Capacity/Using EMS/XMS                                                                 d I need help with putting a title screen in my program, just like Internet Explorer has when you star                           Two possibilities...                                                                                                          8 Or &quot;TheBOB&quot; is just STUPID!  This is better...                                                                      D *Depends.  In many cases, graphics commands are faster than BLOAD's.                                                           Okay, here's an example...                                                                                                    ' I apologize.  I overstated my case, ...                                                                                        Games                                                                                                                         ) Want to make some kinda chatserver, HELP!                                                                                      check my files out                                                                                                            0 please send me programs for me to put on my page                                                                              # I'll let you put something on there                                                                                            test3                                                                                                                          test2                                                                                                                          test                                                                                                                           .GIF file code... ?                                                                                                           H It's a bit complicated, but if you're going to learn to program, well...                                                       Program overflow?                                                                                                             # thank you for being extremely vague                                                                                           I *Does the error message only appear when compiling, or also when running?                                                     - Try this...I think I know what the problem is                                                                                 ) computergaming.net and computergaming.org                                                                                      I'll pay $5000.....                                                                                                           " Dont read the message. Its spam :(                                                                                             Browsing in QB                                                                                                                 Basics                                                                                                                        ) Need a program for this problem...please!                                                                                      *do your own homework                                                                                                          here...                                                                                                                       	 Thank You                                                                                                                      Here's a MUCH ez-er way.....                                                                                                   haha                                                                                                                           ... And graphics too!                                                                                                          NES Rom Sound Emulation                                                                                                       ! this is the best I can do for you                                                                                             ! http://nesdev.parodius.com/ (n/t)                                                                                              Visual Basic Forums                                                                                                            Consumer notice                                                                                                                * LOL :)                                                                                                                       um, that's nice                                                                                                                hi everyone                                                                                                                   ` biohunterfx2 Thanks for the website to find the VB, and TinFoilMan I think should shut his mouth                              Q *If that's how  you respond to friendly advice, then shut your own freakin' mouth                                             d Um.......This is a programming website whether it be VB or QB many VB programmers know VB that's why                           well....                                                                                                                      / * I would hope many VB programmers know VB. LOL                                                                                a small demo...                                                                                                               	 I think..                                                                                                                      actually...                                                                                                                    Isn't there a faster way to                                                                                                   * *yeah... make your own asm routines for it                                                                                     Bzzz!                                                                                                                          * Find a good graphics library.                                                                                               / ~Refer to the Bzzz! Subject. Thanx Rampage AI.~                                                                                There are some...                                                                                                             
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 how about it?                                                                                                                  Grapics Man!                                                                                                                   Windows icon story                                                                                                            0 Some people say money is the root of all evil...                                                                              H Comet cursor is also spyware...which steals a man's personal information                                                      2 *I appreciate the information.  Thanks, Shellreef.                                                                            U *eh, that's okay, I deleted it when it froze my computer one too many times (once)...                                         ! and they are also misquoting. LOL                                                                                              That's Weird....                                                                                                                hi david zorhhob!!!! i need help                                                                                               LOL                                                                                                                            Not a big fan of the D man...*                                                                                                 I've always wondered                                                                                                          ? Marcade registered neozones.com for Tek (neozones.tekscode.com)                                                                I have a new DOS Shell                                                                                                         * Does it replace command.com?                                                                                                . * No... Thats why i\I said it was only a shell                                                                                
 To anyone!                                                                                                                     Re: To anyone!                                                                                                                 Actually                                                                                                                       Thanks! *nt*                                                                                                                   NSI is a monopoly no more                                                                                                     4 look around .. there are MANY places that'll do it.*                                                                          * namezero.com gives domains away for free..                                                                                    D you know .. i never have, nor currently do, see the point of that ..                                                           b-czar.....please email me!                                                                                                   ; *Geez... just get my e-mail off one of the MESSAGES I POST!                                                                   & TO: Qbasic_RPG_MAN that joined my team                                                                                         What happend to Disk?                                                                                                         & Would a lot of people be interested if                                                                                        8 No, people still remember that you're an immature THIEF.                                                                       Mail...                                                                                                                       4 Yes I  would like to have one how do I get one? *nt*                                                                           how would you be gettin' .com?*                                                                                               > * chuck is selling it, he posted about this a few messages ago                                                                1 yea .. i know, he asked everyone in QBCC first ..                                                                             - Dos Interrupt List And Dos Internal Functions                                                                                  Interrupt List                                                                                                                - Anyone have an rpg engine with ANSI graphics?                                                                                 & RPG written in Qbasic --&gt; Gillaboo!                                                                                         CD-Rom Drive                                                                                                                  	 read this                                                                                                                      Still not working...                                                                                                           * Yes you need QuickBasic.                                                                                                     Then...                                                                                                                       H go to : http://rampageai.ntrface.com/~qbasic/pages/tools_page.html  *nt*                                                       * Thanx.                                                                                                                      % CALL ABSOLUTE wont work in QB 4.5 !!!                                                                                         ' * load QB with /Lqb.qlb or something...                                                                                       
 i know how                                                                                                                    % CALL ABSOLUTE wont work in QB 4.5 !!!                                                                                          binary file xfer w/ comm port?                                                                                                 Need help..please!                                                                                                             A simple averaging program...                                                                                                 I *Actually, format should be ###.##% to cover possibility of 100% average.                                                       P.S. Important note on forums...                                                                                              Y *What if the person got 0 for a grade? You should use -999 as a numeric flag when you can                                     7 A more complex averaging program (still simple though):                                                                       " If you mean using -999 and part of                                                                                            9 Forgot that some people DO get zero as a grade.  Maybe...                                                                     
 Have Mercy                                                                                                                     A bit more explanation...                                                                                                     O *Hey Wabbit, -if you want a really good beginner's tutorial prog, just email me                                                Color Mess Ups in BMP loading                                                                                                  Okay, kid...                                                                                                                   Also...                                                                                                                        Meet my new girlfriend :)                                                                                                     
 HOLY SH*T!                                                                                                                     asdlkfjslkja;lkj;l!                                                                                                           @ *So doesn't married life, B-Czar, So doesn't married life, AGGH!                                                              ) *That statement made absolutely no sense.                                                                                      I want to use the MOUSE                                                                                                       C go to downloads get the mouse prog it dident work on my comp though                                                            You have to...                                                                                                                7 * And don't forget to start QB with the /L parameter ;)                                                                       % Using the mouse (v1.1 req.) .........                                                                                         ( help me figure out how to shade in order                                                                                      U i need to organize  1 to x  in x difrent ways need help filling array (1 to x,1 to x)                                         G thanks for your help but ive allready figured out one of the 2 problems                                                       " I'm making a Harry Potter Text RPG                                                                                            . try creating logarythms that dray your picture                                                                                 HEY, PROG KID!! READ THIS!!                                                                                                   d *That would have been a lot less... worthless... if you spelled &quot;distruct&quot; RIGHT, secret a                          G *Hey, that's not so bad.  It's the misspelling of Mandrake that got me!                                                        GetWeb completed                                                                                                               Bah...                                                                                                                        0 * DOS has a few packet drivers..search simtelnet                                                                              / *Oh, I know it's possible, I've seen it done...                                                                                Re: &quot;GetWeb&quot;                                                                                                         Qbasic survives yet again...                                                                                                   Verticle retrace                                                                                                               Vertical Retrace                                                                                                              . It sure is!  Makes a *HUGE* difference, too...                                                                                 Help with FILES                                                                                                                Silly...                                                                                                                      > * put a close #1 before make: and the file names are different                                                                1 *Should be PUT #!, 1, Variable / GET #1, Variable                                                                             ' *Of course I meant, GET #1, 1, Variable                                                                                       > the shortest 3d prog just built works great ahaha check it out                                                                4 mmh is it supposed to rotate to different positions?                                                                          2 yeah use 7 4 for z rot 8 5 for y rot 9 6 for x rot                                                                            > hah it would compile , expretion too complex help me with code                                                                 Untitled                                                                                                                       i have an idea                                                                                                                 using backspace with inkey$                                                                                                   K * if ya$=chr$(8) and ya$&lt;&gt;&quot;&quot; then ya$=left$(ya$,len(ya$)-1)                                                    here you go                                                                                                                    Using libraries.                                                                                                               Brief explanation                                                                                                               Connect QuckBasic to the net!!!!                                                                                              1 Geocities is busy? i need some help with my page.                                                                              It ain't busy..                                                                                                                Thanks i'll try it                                                                                                             HOW CAN I MAKE A CALCULATOR                                                                                                    hehe                                                                                                                           this should be fairly simple                                                                                                   Look at the one I wrote                                                                                                        I think you'll like this one...                                                                                                about the site                                                                                                                 bgcolor                                                                                                                        A couple of ways...                                                                                                           N does that mean thet wat ever is suposed to be color 0 will be rweplaced by 36?                                                ) 36 represents one of 64 available hues...                                                                                      *Sorry, I meant 0 - 63                                                                                                        . Actually you can have 16 background colors too                                                                                 Well...                                                                                                                        Yet another way...                                                                                                            > thanks alot for the code... but something is wrong please read                                                                ! im an idiot dont mind last mesage                                                                                             ) You'll get *WEIRD* results with that one.                                                                                      Not quite what I meant...                                                                                                     - SOMETHING ABOUT RGB COLORS IN SCREENMODE 0...                                                                                  JUST IN CASE U NEED THIS..                                                                                                    ' * I think that's also true in SCREEN 7.                                                                                       
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 good riddance                                                                                                                 ; bwahahahahahaha .. master of web design .. yea, suuuuure ..                                                                   W * The only loser around here is you, therefore when you're gone, the losers are gone :                                       W * And I doubt you're the master of web design, gimme the URL of a good page you've made                                        Watch This Space......                                                                                                         * Oh mister idiot is back I see                                                                                                DEAR AKUJIN                                                                                                                    Okay...                                                                                                                       / * Fine with me......go hang at www.luser.com...                                                                                blah blah blah ..                                                                                                              Disappearing Stack                                                                                                             The stack...                                                                                                                   Thanks, that's what I thought                                                                                                  Stack stacking...                                                                                                              Incidentally...                                                                                                               	 Thanks...                                                                                                                      CONTEST                                                                                                                        ...                                                                                                                           H *Actually, LOOP WHILE INKEY$ = &quot;&quot; would be one less character.                                                      E *Bob is winner so far? Will anyone neat him? you have until tomorrow!                                                         	 How about                                                                                                                      *You got me!                                                                                                                   I'm sorry...                                                                                                                  ! * Oh well...It sounds kewl anyway                                                                                             ) * Dophe is winning! Will anyone beat him?                                                                                     A * the best I got on this was 37 characters, there's a hint for ya                                                              PD7 Language                                                                                                                   I  need tips                                                                                                                  # * Want a tutor? progkid@hotmail.com                                                                                           " could someone give a good tutor...                                                                                             I've written a very popular...                                                                                                 QuickLibraries                                                                                                                
 It depends                                                                                                                    1 * How to control volume in the Internal speaker?!                                                                             J * You can't, that I know of. If you're using PLAY, use a different Octave.                                                     help me I'm a newbie                                                                                                          9 Newbie ah? ok i learned Qbasic by using the Help program.                                                                     . woops  use the Help Menu not the Help program.                                                                                
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From what website and stuff?                                                                      get mirc                                                                                                                       * I have pirch98                                                                                                              5 than log into EFNet .. that's where the channel's at.                                                                         S * Is there ANY other way??? Mirc and Pirch say I am not autarized to use the server                                           ( not unless you use another IRC client ..                                                                                       TO the maker of Qbasic: The rpg                                                                                               ( not to rain on yer parade or anything ..                                                                                       Where can i download that RPG?                                                                                                 at NeoBasic*                                                                                                                   Lights, Camera... Action!                                                                                                      Update to QBasic: The RPG                                                                                                     E hey Akujin, could u give me the javascript for taking out the geobox?                                                          welp ..                                                                                                                        thanks,                                                                                                                        do not believe Krueger                                                                                                        U *well look at that... john and krueger have the same ip address... what a coincidence                                         * this further proves my point from below ..                                                                                    # Why don't we use the chatroom here?                                                                                           + *it's no good... go to #quickbasic on efnet                                                                                   : In conclusion to the horrible ignorance illustrated.......                                                                    $ as much as i want to believe this ..                                                                                           Windows ASM                                                                                                                    Bridging the gap..                                                                                                            ! oh yeah - FILES! duh... but what?                                                                                             B can anyone tell me the html to get rid of the geobox on geocities?                                                             you'd can't with html ..                                                                                                       okok, please tell me!                                                                                                         A ok set it on pop-up and put this code in my mess. befor the coler                                                              Hey John ..                                                                                                                    game                                                                                                                           3D..                                                                                                                           thanx                                                                                                                         	 Thanks...                                                                                                                     ; Do you like BASIC(not QB) and old text game's? Then READ on                                                                   0 came so far got stuck ,back to the drawind board                                                                              ! I know someone knows out there...                                                                                              CD Rom Drive...                                                                                                                comme ci...                                                                                                                   0 * What's the code for the function CDDL.SEGMENT?                                                                              $ WAV &gt; Internal speaker &gt; Sound                                                                                           Gimme!                                                                                                                         Sounds cool.  I'll try!                                                                                                       	 shellreef                                                                                                                      I'm backkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk                                                                                                  Hey NAS!  BTW, did you get v1.1?                                                                                               * Yah, it's better                                                                                                             Using paint to make sprites                                                                                                    Okay...                                                                                                                         Sorry this isn't about QB but...                                                                                              ; *Go to a search engine and you can find tons of info on it.                                                                    * www.htmlgoodies.com                                                                                                         ! For all your web authoring needs:                                                                                              * http://www.irt.org                                                                                                           help coding needed...                                                                                                         ! USE GRAMMER!!!!!!!!!  ...........                                                                                              * OR GRAMMAR :)                                                                                                                BMP And Vortex                                                                                                                 ok here are the sizes                                                                                                         # Hi!  It's Guy!  Maybe I could help.                                                                                            Well..                                                                                                                         Ok!  That sounds great!                                                                                                        Join the 21st Century                                                                                                          oh  boo hoo hoo                                                                                                               	 Wasn't Me                                                                                                                      . . .                                                                                                                          Know what ure talkin bout..                                                                                                   6 yes i have it is called java so you don't know it huh?                                                                        W * You just proved yourself stupid. It's JAVA not HTML. Two separate things there buddy.                                       & Ah, the wonderful stench of ignorance!                                                                                        	 Wasn't Me                                                                                                                     
 So you say                                                                                                                     WASN'TME                                                                                                                      1 this place sure does seem to attract ignorance...                                                                             - HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA            Egg On Your Face!                                                                                 " With your level of intelligence...                                                                                             Egg On Your Face                                                                                                              C *Doesn't matter to me, as far as I'm concerned, you're both idiots.                                                            Hm...                                                                                                                         ( name one game that was made with html ..                                                                                       Egg On Your Face                                                                                                              * show me proof to back that statement up ..                                                                                     Website                                                                                                                       ' * You can't make games with HTML moron!                                                                                        Wrong Idea!                                                                                                                   % I know I already posted a response...                                                                                          Not so......                                                                                                                  A Why are you still posting this message? You still sound stupid...                                                             d help win i try to run my program (exe format)  it pops up and says &quot;D:\Program Files\Jason's Pr                           Instuctions                                                                                                                   $ * no i have traid that and looks up.                                                                                          % did you try making a stand-alone file                                                                                         N * no i trid that to and it sead that look in help trobleshoting msdosprograms.                                                 Problem solved                                                                                                                ' To the Creator of the Vortex Rpg engine                                                                                        look                                                                                                                          1 can anyone tell me how to get into screen mode x?                                                                              Mode X                                                                                                                         What exactly is Mode X anyway?                                                                                                 Mode X                                                                                                                        5 * Do you know of any places with tutorials on Mode X?                                                                          Well...                                                                                                                        what the hell is this                                                                                                          What are you then, 9?                                                                                                          not so sure                                                                                                                    Like hell does it work !!!!!                                                                                                   Hey, please read, urgent, all!                                                                                                 that was hardly urgent ..*                                                                                                     help! where's Dave Zohrob?                                                                                                     He's gone chief *                                                                                                             d Are you talking about THIS website?  This site hasn't been updated in years.  No one knows what exac                           learnaer                                                                                                                       Help..                                                                                                                        V You could also try some of Mallard's turtorials.  They are pretty good for a beginner.                                         * You could learn to spell                                                                                                    	 exe files                                                                                                                      *Get qbasic 4.5                                                                                                                You can get it...                                                                                                             d here is the site for you you can get first and 1.1     4.5   7.1   at : http://rampageai.ntrface.com                           Oops.                                                                                                                          I seriously need help!!!                                                                                                      	 Listen...                                                                                                                     I *probably playing the guessing game instead of calculating sprite size...                                                     ) *and possibly using the default data type                                                                                      well...                                                                                                                        45*45                                                                                                                         > Does anyone have a program that lets you create animated GIFs?                                                                
 Two I know of                                                                                                                 d here is one i use it and it is free! go to http://www.mindworkshop.com/alchemy/alchemy1.html#softwar                          d here is one i use it and it is free! go to http://www.mindworkshop.com/alchemy/alchemy1.html#softwar                          J ATTENTION ALL VORTEX BETA TESTERS!!  I HAVE DELIVERED V1.1 TO YOUR E-MAIL!                                                     I need to know something                                                                                                      
 That's easy..                                                                                                                 / How do I load BMP's and display them in Qbasic?                                                                               E Translation:  &quot;Please help me, I'm blind, deaf, and stupid&quot;                                                          ..............                                                                                                                 Your mother was a blender!                                                                                                    
 ekwjgfkewgjke                                                                                                                 % *hmm... now isn't that intelligent...                                                                                         C Translation:  &quot;I'm worse than the guy I'm making fun of!&quot;                                                           = Are you guys ok? the guy was just trying to get a bmp loader.                                                                 , I just se your Bmploader.bas to your E-mail.                                                                                  4 The New Cross Entertainment Page is up check it out!                                                                          ! I might have gone to your site...                                                                                             4 Sorry! but What's up with you?  Why are you still...                                                                          A Why am i wasting my online time to deal with this kind of people?                                                             L *You pushed two threads off the first page of the board, for no good reason.                                                  4 The New Cross Entertainment Page is up check it out!                                                                          4 The New Cross Entertainment Page is up check it out!                                                                          3 Has anyone been to Microsoft's FTP site? There's...                                                                           ' Did you know that flying cars do exist?                                                                                       E I wouldn't mind driving one of those.  How much do they cost anyways?                                                          well....                                                                                                                      / $40,000 or $60,000 dollars so does Moller Says.                                                                               X Does anyone (leagally or illeagally) know where to find Visual Basic 3,4, or 5?? Thanks!                                       how dare you                                                                                                                   Polls just in...                                                                                                              5 * My suggestion wasn't good enough? Search for VB5CCE                                                                         ) Hey All! Read This! Cool Stuff! Qbasic!!!                                                                                     
 Decompiler                                                                                                                    8 *Never seen one and don't think one could be constructed                                                                      ! There are decompilers out there..                                                                                              not me... (more)                                                                                                              3 *Can't be done... Like making a cow outta hamburger                                                                            question...                                                                                                                   & *i guess i just need a newer assembler                                                                                         Drawing Problems                                                                                                              + Sure, just use an array and GET the area...                                                                                   3 Re-seeding Random numbers during program execution.                                                                            To the best of my knowledge...                                                                                                 *sigh*                                                                                                                        E *I think he knows that, Zip.  Check his question, maybe you can help.                                                         
 *double sigh*                                                                                                                 
 *Triple sigh*                                                                                                                 * Why can't you guys give a simple solution:                                                                                      Hardware accelerated 3D graphics                                                                                              + Use the extended MMX or 3DNow instruction..                                                                                    yes                                                                                                                            you mean with 3d cards ?                                                                                                       Yes I do                                                                                                                      , Anyone have a list of QBasic runtime errors?                                                                                   You can get it from Qbasic                                                                                                      Very helpful, thank you greatly.                                                                                              : Wanna know another place where you can hang around with...                                                                     Robots                                                                                                                         you could try a starter kit...                                                                                                 QBASIC                                                                                                                         good luck (nt)                                                                                                                ' a pirated softwear site,wearz else *nt*                                                                                       ( * sennaspy.com has source for all of DOS                                                                                       Untitled                                                                                                                       Palette 'clearing'                                                                                                             No, but Road Trip was great!                                                                                                   PALETTE. Yup, that's it.                                                                                                      = If anybody wants a link to your page this is the time to ask.                                                                  Link.                                                                                                                          ok i am going to add it.                                                                                                      ' *Respond to this if ye be needing help!                                                                                       " Ok, NAS, if you can answer this...                                                                                            W Hey, zip, you gave me a bunch of criticism for my page, and i corrected some stuff, but                                        ...                                                                                                                            Dll in Qbasic?                                                                                                                 In a word No                                                                                                                  0 Well .. yes, of course you can.. but (bad news).                                                                              3 * SHELL &quot;rundll32 filename,function args&quot;                                                                            Let's get a webmaster.                                                                                                         Can anyone tell me how to.....                                                                                                 Why the hell would you do that?                                                                                                btw                                                                                                                            Yeah, right                                                                                                                    MoSlo                                                                                                                         ? * Underclock, by lowing the clock/bus speed in BIOS or a jumper                                                               " Security Programming (** password)                                                                                            
 Two things...                                                                                                                  One more thing                                                                                                                 Help with Variables                                                                                                            check                                                                                                                          saving information                                                                                                            	 THANKS!!!                                                                                                                      hsl                                                                                                                           ( Collision system for tile * tile engine.                                                                                       well                                                                                                                           Printing Numbers                                                                                                               print using                                                                                                                   
 Type mismatch                                                                                                                  I've got a better idea                                                                                                         pardon                                                                                                                         works                                                                                                                          Check out QBasic: The RPG                                                                                                      Sadly...                                                                                                                      5 Anyone know where I can find word (dictionary) lists?                                                                          Well...                                                                                                                       
 I guess so...                                                                                                                   LAST CALL FOR INTERESTED ARTISTS                                                                                              Q * I got's your e-mail and YES I will help, my character's name will be NAS right?                                             A Who was that Dink Smeller that bought the place, and where is he?                                                              maybe                                                                                                                         - You probably live closer to england that I do                                                                                 0 The old Crsentx.homestead.comPage is going down.                                                                               MoSlo                                                                                                                         6 That's it! Thank you Rampage AI! Now my games shall...                                                                        5 this forum is starting to suck... lets start new one!                                                                         ) I could join, but tell if it's up or not.                                                                                      #QBChat is so cool and fun.                                                                                                   ) Um, this site seems to be on life support                                                                                      That's what I say!                                                                                                            # Bingo! ok i remembered something...                                                                                           9 Were none of you around when the site was auctioned off?*                                                                      heyhey, i'll get this page back                                                                                                I almost agree.                                                                                                                This is really embarrassing                                                                                                    sure...                                                                                                                        This site sux bad!                                                                                                            + I don't respond to many messages anymore...                                                                                   > This page hasn't been updated ever since 1998 or 95 who knows.                                                                 i think i know                                                                                                                 Haven't  you heard?                                                                                                            heyhey, help me out here                                                                                                       Good timing.                                                                                                                   yo RampageAl, thanks again                                                                                                    0 * Well try the current program I sent you first.                                                                               ok, ran the program                                                                                                            some comments on the page...                                                                                                   Thanks for the advice Zip                                                                                                      You can                                                                                                                        *hey buff, whats your URL?                                                                                                     HOW DARE YOU ZIP                                                                                                               uhh...                                                                                                                         THE POINT IS...                                                                                                                wrong...                                                                                                                       Whoops                                                                                                                        ! *that's a bit more realistic  : )                                                                                             
 Wrong, bucko:                                                                                                                  Problems with rounding                                                                                                        
 This works...                                                                                                                  2 ways                                                                                                                         or...                                                                                                                         	 pardon me                                                                                                                      Print Job Information                                                                                                          Read:                                                                                                                          Not an artist (So sad)                                                                                                         Sure I'll help read on....                                                                                                     how about me                                                                                                                   Read this for VB help                                                                                                         S * How is this VB help? Looks more like &quot;Copy the Loveletter virus here!&quot;.                                            how dareth u                                                                                                                  * * as long as YOU learned something..hehehe                                                                                     video memory in screen 12                                                                                                      CONTEST                                                                                                                       ; That sounds pretty hard!  What'll I get if I figure it out?                                                                    * It's a secret............                                                                                                    Is it * Y-E__S ?                                                                                                               * nah                                                                                                                         = How about * http://www.angelfire.com/co/zippy15/qb/wfall.zip?                                                                 6 * Nope! It's in one of MY POSTS! Under a diffrent name                                                                        = * It could be posted literaly anywhere in the previous pages.                                                                  Shellreef, about Phone Dialer                                                                                                  * Send the ATH command.                                                                                                         Crossleo, I have the file posted                                                                                              1 This is a great web editor, for anyone interested                                                                             : Does anyone know where to download Visual Basic 3,4, or 5?                                                                     VB5, Pretty Functional                                                                                                         General Question                                                                                                              = * Wrong, C++ 'supports' GUI development.  In Windows use MFC.                                                                  umm...                                                                                                                         Memory.                                                                                                                       - I don't know if this will help or not, but...                                                                                  I think I have the anwer!                                                                                                     5 * I haven't gotten your email.  Could you send again?                                                                          Sure!-)                                                                                                                       < * I haven't got your e-mail either. Could you send it to me?                                                                   NAS!  Read this 2!                                                                                                             * k....                                                                                                                        NAS! READ THIS!!                                                                                                               * Yes.........                                                                                                                ( HEY vsage3!!   YOUR WATERFALL KICKS ASS!                                                                                      8 *not very impressive, imho... oops, did i say that?  : )                                                                       HOW DARE YOU ZIP                                                                                                              ! AH-hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha                                                                                              Ideas                                                                                                                          * Your head?                                                                                                                  ! Yeah!  That's probly what I'd do.                                                                                              STRGAME.COM                                                                                                                    I have got Netscape Navigator!                                                                                                 Help on variables...                                                                                                          % Your program works fine for me. But..                                                                                         / um, i shouldn't tell people this, but, try goto                                                                                hey crossleo                                                                                                                  ' I cheated kinda on that grapic...read..                                                                                        I knew that.                                                                                                                   * Entertainment.                                                                                                               * IP Proxy test                                                                                                               2 You guys check it out NAS is an official piccasso!                                                                            2 You guys check it out NAS is an official piccasso!                                                                            ) * Oh come on.......is it on your website?                                                                                      it's  in but...                                                                                                               Z * Is there any place where I can download a Delphi compiler and thing so I can download it                                     Done....                                                                                                                      2 Did you send it to my E-mail Crossleo@hotmail.com?                                                                             * Y-E__S                                                                                                                      1 * Almost done Crossleo........2 more leters to do                                                                             P Cool I bet it's a master piece and I also have 73% in my Netscape Smart Download                                              ! Did you guys know that you can...                                                                                              Test my web server                                                                                                              Crossleo, reguarding web editors                                                                                               Gee thanks! I'll use it!                                                                                                      
 * It works                                                                                                                     i need help                                                                                                                    Okay, Justin                                                                                                                  ? OK let's vote about my site i been thinking this all night long                                                                Let me get this straight...                                                                                                    Didn't you know?                                                                                                              @ * Just d/l the file i posted later tonight... read above message                                                              ; FINALLY, THE FINAL VERSION OF MY SOON FAMOUS WATERFALL DEMO                                                                   " W-Wow! It looks pretty real to me!                                                                                            ) *sure, crossleo, just tell em who made it                                                                                     A *btw, i voted netscape, i have had my own problems with homestead                                                             ) I am even downloading Netscape Right now.                                                                                     2 * http://www.angelfire.com/co/zippy15/qb/wfall.zip                                                                             Help with Bload/Bsave                                                                                                          BSAVE/BLOAD                                                                                                                   
 Correction...                                                                                                                  * Ok thanx.                                                                                                                    TO guy:                                                                                                                        Hey! Crossleo  read this                                                                                                      / OK can you make me the Logo for the start page?                                                                                * Sure!!                                                                                                                       Thanks!                                                                                                                       G * Okay I'll be done in about a hour, you'll love it! BTW do u have ICQ?                                                       * ICQ? my service provider? my url's server?                                                                                     Is there any way too....                                                                                                      F Nope.  But check your inbox in a little.   I'm sending you a response.                                                        < * Ahhh....NUTS! and okay I'll look, hey GUY do you have ICQ?                                                                  \ I'm definitely going to get it soon.  Everyone I know wants me to, but I'm usually too busy.                                  
 * www.icq.com                                                                                                                 C well i am just going to go ahead and just simply leave it like that                                                           D If you want it, I'll post it. I've tried already and it failed but I                                                          % Need some suggestions with my webpage                                                                                         1 Woops I forgot the url: www.crsentx.homestead.com                                                                             c * I got Microsoft's web editing software zipped into a 6.5MB file, but I'm only going to post it if                           3 I already got the Homestead Site builder downloaded                                                                            I don't thinkyou understand                                                                                                    Password program help!                                                                                                        
 quick routine                                                                                                                  Phone Dialer                                                                                                                   Is this the right track?                                                                                                      M Might work.  I found this program.  I also have an AT command list somewhere.                                                  Modem command listing                                                                                                          * Thanks                                                                                                                      + * Any Way to avoid having to pick up phone?                                                                                    Crossleo, please read                                                                                                         " oh i don't really desing the site.                                                                                            ? oh and make sure you e-mail them to me at: Crossleo@hotmail.com                                                                Suggestions                                                                                                                     ok have you seen the new update?                                                                                               To disable their frame                                                                                                        . I have already tryed that and it doesn't work.                                                                                 K, here's my problem...                                                                                                        look into PB/CC                                                                                                               1 * Cool. Is there a compiler somewhere on the net?                                                                             4 * Never mind. I'm gonna try out Pearl. Thanx though.                                                                           *Have you considered FORTH?                                                                                                   4 * Sorry, don't know anything about it 'cept the name                                                                           I suggest Perl.  Perl is...                                                                                                   $ * Thanks. Sounds REALLY interesting.                                                                                          " Running BASIC Programs Server Side                                                                                            1 Correction on: Running BASIC Programs Server Side                                                                             2 Of course you have to set the program executable..                                                                            S * Whoops, that was what I meant when I said setting it to read access for everyone.                                           1 Everyone needs read access if the #! line is used                                                                             K * Yes I understand that, but I was also meaning to set it executable (755).                                                    Ditto.                                                                                                                        # CPAN has a Basic to Perl translator                                                                                            * What about to Java or HTML?                                                                                                 ? Why do you need to have Java to run programs over the Internet?                                                               > ATTENTION ALL PEOPLE THAT HAVE VORTEX RPG X!!!!   GUY IS BACK!                                                                % * I like being a Beta Tester...Can I?                                                                                          Sure!!!                                                                                                                        An usefull tip why don't you...                                                                                               Q That is what the final version does.  The framework I speak of is in *.bas format                                             < ATTENTION ALL PEOPLE WHO HAVE VORTEX RPG X!!!   GUY IS BACK!                                                                   Resuming                                                                                                                      
 My site...                                                                                                                    L *is there any statement that is faster than circle that does the same thing?                                                  : * You could write a circle algorithm, and use POKE to draw                                                                     Note...                                                                                                                       L *It'd still be slower, ive tried, need the whole thing in ASM for more speed                                                  1 * what if an array lookup was replaced with PEEK?                                                                             # *That would help, but still be slow                                                                                           0 Ok i got 15MB of free webspace @ Yahoo Geocities                                                                               how bout mindspring                                                                                                           : * Really? I'm gonna be getting Earthlink soon... I hope...                                                                    : Spaceports.com and Crosswinds.net give unlimited space too                                                                     But there slow as hell....                                                                                                    8 oh i am only using Geocityes to make my game's downloads                                                                      3 oh and Homestead.com can also give you unlimited...                                                                           " Never mind it's only 1MB of space.                                                                                            6 *1MB?! that's hardly enough for a (decent) web site...                                                                        : * yeah, even with no images or binaries..1MB is not enough                                                                    6 Please post replies instead of starting a new thread *                                                                        9 Wow! there is a new tool at www.Network54.com that allows                                                                     A this is a waterfall demo, please tell me how i can make it faster                                                              Speed.                                                                                                                         *thanks, it works                                                                                                             , I messed around with your prog a bit and....                                                                                  0 What server can host files without getting busy?                                                                              - * try:  www.75megs.com YOU get 75 megs.......                                                                                 
 A good tip                                                                                                                    , * Crosswinds is slow.  Spaceports is better.                                                                                   You betcha big time!                                                                                                          + If you have ever played DarkAges read this:                                                                                    Dark Ages cheat codes                                                                                                          DarkAges...                                                                                                                    To Crossleo                                                                                                                    uh? what are you talking about?                                                                                               Y * You asked a couple of messages BELOW mine about &quot;How I can speed up progs&quot;!!!                                     H heheh oops!!! That was vsage3....HEY VSAGE3 read the To Crossleo message                                                      ) No i didn't I meant that i am going to...                                                                                     	 whatever.                                                                                                                      I use a 386......                                                                                                             d * Well For internet Surfing I use a pentium 3 with T3 but that's a diffrent story the 386 is for any                           um, really tho                                                                                                                7 * What the hell is a 486 Pentium III? PIII's are 686's.                                                                       & *yes, thank you hat man, i made a typo                                                                                         HELP ELIZA!!!!                                                                                                                	 i'm on it                                                                                                                     B *where the hell is the prog, there are over 1000 programs there!!!                                                             HERE'S ELIZA!!!!!!!                                                                                                           E *can anyone tell me how i can speed up my program a little ways down?                                                         8 I took everyones suggestions about my page and i have...                                                                      X hey everyone, since guy isn't here right now i'll take over promoting this kick ass prog                                       i'll try it out                                                                                                               d here's another palettedemo which is actually a modified (REALLY MODIFIED) version of flames.bas (loo                          , To the person that created: Vortex Rpg maker                                                                                  C hey crosello, how would u use the tiles to make an rpg?  n e ideas?                                                            *sorry, Crossleo                                                                                                               ok so what you have to do is...                                                                                                Loading tiles.                                                                                                                ( *Whats the equivelent of INPUT in DJGPP?                                                                                      A *if u tell me what the hell that other thing was, i could tell ya                                                              *Its a C complier                                                                                                             3 *cin which is cout's cousin or brother or whatever.                                                                           7 Where can i learn HTML?  I got an exelent Qb project...                                                                        LOL :)                                                                                                                        , Woops!  I guess i messed up with my message.                                                                                  < * The best book is HTML 4 for Dummies Quick Reference... $15                                                                  W * Any book with &quot;for dummies&quot;, &quot;in 24 hours&quot;, or by IDG is terrible                                        Disagree                                                                                                                      
 hah, whatever                                                                                                                  Wooops!                                                                                                                       6 * I'm interested in knowing the site for that game....                                                                         That wasn't the issue...                                                                                                      / * www.htmlgoodies.com  you can learn HTML there                                                                                Thanks                                                                                                                        C HTML is formatting.  JavaScript is completely separate from HTML. *                                                            Z-buffered triangles...                                                                                                        basically...                                                                                                                   Thanx...                                                                                                                      O Heh :) My first new Qbasic project in months...Demo!!! :) Well, sorta (read)...                                                no offense, but...                                                                                                            ' Screen 12 screen copy to EMS/XMS or HDD                                                                                        Bob read this!                                                                                                                 Redfox read this!                                                                                                              windows errors                                                                                                                * This happened to me before.  You need to..                                                                                    2 * Try pressing Alt.... It works for me that way :)                                                                            + i've had the problem, and know the solution                                                                                    Windows is not a shell                                                                                                         Windows....                                                                                                                    Dec 1997 issue of PC Mag                                                                                                       but seriously..                                                                                                               
 He's right                                                                                                                    : * Yes it does.  You can't run DOS once Windows is running.                                                                     Windows 3.0                                                                                                                   	 Maze game                                                                                                                      Here is one way...                                                                                                             How would I write this?                                                                                                        Here...                                                                                                                       - HEY ALL, I FOUND A FUCKING WICKED NET GAME!!!                                                                                  http://monarchy.shareplay.com                                                                                                 K * Help with music files with mid or wav puting files in my program. HELP!!!                                                    I have a WAV converter                                                                                                         Help with random numbers                                                                                                      6 *Use RANDOMIZE TIMER before generating a random number                                                                         Random Numbers.                                                                                                               . EVERYONE WHO I SENT THE RPG DEMO TOO READ THIS                                                                                 WOW!!                                                                                                                          * I wish I wrote it..........                                                                                                 ' Can you sent it too me???????????? *nt*                                                                                        *send it to me!!                                                                                                              W * I sent a response to the gerard email address that's in the readme, I hope that's ok.                                       - ATTENTION  NAS!!!  I have made some progress!                                                                                  ATTENTION GUY!!!!!!!!                                                                                                         C Is there any spaces on the last line, or is it flush with the left?                                                           ) * nope it has only what I typed was there                                                                                      Ok, well....                                                                                                                   I solved it GUY                                                                                                               & How did you solve it?  Please tell me!                                                                                         okay....                                                                                                                      " um, gee, i wonder how it was fixed                                                                                             Memory problems                                                                                                               . * err....ABADDON RPG DEMO...read my post below                                                                                 ABADDON RPQ DEMO!!!!!                                                                                                         $ Ok send away...also another thing...                                                                                          - I sent them out.  They are in your inbox now.                                                                                  I'm in!                                                                                                                       ( * Sure, count me in. Progkid@hotmail.com                                                                                      J * Guy? I see my prob....! The tilesetX won't let me add a file to it! HELP                                                     OK!                                                                                                                            Umm...okay here:                                                                                                              b I'm gonna have to sit-down and do a LOT of testing and stuff.  By tommorrow I should have a reply.                             To Guy:                                                                                                                        *hey Guy, vrpg kicks ass!                                                                                                      That's what I was hoping for!!                                                                                                 *sure, go for it, i'll help                                                                                                    DRAW command                                                                                                                  / um, try defining x and y before putting draw in                                                                                scratch the previous                                                                                                           You have to                                                                                                                    Thanks!                                                                                                                       @ someone has been messing around with the settings in this forum.                                                               I KNOW!                                                                                                                       9 I beleive is Network54 because you can't put a setting...                                                                      btw                                                                                                                           < hey, this is an ok 2d land maker using the PALETTE statement                                                                   Question...                                                                                                                   
 * send=see                                                                                                                    - hey, sorry, i got booted and couldn't respond                                                                                 Q Ok i'll do my best on telling Incentive software inc. and i hope i can put it up!                                             ' Any1 wanna help me make a video libary?                                                                                       7 I'd like to help, but I'd need someone to teach me how.                                                                        WHAT IS UP?                                                                                                                    HALL OF FAME                                                                                                                  A hey Guy, where's the free rpg tile maker thingie, it sounds cool!                                                             Q Actually, I am sending all of them out right now.  Just had to type-up an e-mail!                                              *o cool                                                                                                                        Lovebug                                                                                                                        `* IP proxy test                                                                                                               * another test                                                                                                                 * last test!                                                                                                                  ' * just reconnected.....very last test!!                                                                                        * changed proxy AND reconnected                                                                                                * changed proxy (??)                                                                                                           Re: Lovebug                                                                                                                   d How comes sometimes a program with no errors suddenly brings up errors and won't compile when you tr                          B * Visual Basic Forum, for anyone who cares http://www.leahcim.com/                                                            0 how do u compile with qbasic 4.5's compiler, bc?                                                                               Compile                                                                                                                        well, it did not work                                                                                                         5 Would you guys like me to put Vr. Studio to download?                                                                          *1 vote to put it on                                                                                                           * Another vote!                                                                                                                Hell, why not?                                                                                                                 need help images                                                                                                              7 Are you talking about BMPs? or just plain 'o images....                                                                        bmps and gif and jpg *nt*                                                                                                     = well this is only for bmps but it works fast and it's usefull                                                                  Thanks!!!! :) jnc  *nt*                                                                                                       . can you give me a program that you made?  *nt*                                                                                : * Go to www.wotsit.org for detailed information on images.                                                                     Thanks:D jnc *nt*                                                                                                              using in and out                                                                                                               i know the keyboard port                                                                                                      8 ATTENTION RPG PROGRAMMERS!  I HAVE A FREE PROGRAM OFFER!                                                                       * I'm interested.                                                                                                             1 I'm very,very interested,and thanks in advanced:)                                                                              * I'm interested as well                                                                                                       I am also interested                                                                                                           heheh, nice                                                                                                                    Need Help With Graphics                                                                                                       \ Are you trying to create tiles, like little trees, grass, water, rocks, and stuff like that?                                   Quick Question                                                                                                                 RE: Quick Question                                                                                                             Okay here's the QB 4.5 URL                                                                                                     QB 4.5 website and help?                                                                                                      d Go to  http://rampageai.ntrface.com/~qbasic/pages/tools_page.html  it has First Basic QBasic 1.1  QB                           Dos related question                                                                                                           If you encrypt the folder                                                                                                      Heh...                                                                                                                        S * I tried that and it don't work! BTW sTyLeZ can I have the sorce code to ur virus?                                            Let me think....                                                                                                              \ * Windows 98 Explorer can read files/directories with extended characters, but Win95's can't                                   Nope...                                                                                                                       _ * Maybe if the file was created in Win98 with extended chars you can, but not if created in DOS                               Z * I'm sort of wrong. Some will work, but others do not. ALT-128 does work, ALT-200 doesn't                                    $ * Someone else post a message.......                                                                                          # Top way to slow down your computer!                                                                                            * E-mail me! Click on my name!                                                                                                ! Strange Commands I need help with                                                                                             8 i know how to reboot, but it $%%!@#$$!@#s with your comp                                                                      
 * Where is it                                                                                                                 + ok, let me give it to u through your e-mail                                                                                    * You know my e-mail? :-)                                                                                                     " um, yea, u put it in your messages                                                                                            ? *try this:  SHELL &quot;RUNDLL32 USER32.DLL,EXITWINDOWSEX&quot;                                                                Untitled                                                                                                                       A much needed comand                                                                                                           to quote mad hatter                                                                                                            I need help with shortcuts!                                                                                                    Here's the answer                                                                                                              or....                                                                                                                        - I make QUALITY programs, not CUALITY programs                                                                                 
 this is it                                                                                                                     That would work, but......                                                                                                    C sory i was wondering that same thang do you have a burner? jnc *nt*                                                            Use mkshortcut..                                                                                                               I once came really close....                                                                                                  @ *maybe I'll write a console program in Delphi to make shortcuts.                                                               done                                                                                                                          E *I wrote one about 2 years ago using Delphi 2...but I lost it. :-&lt;                                                          Print Statement                                                                                                               G Just use LPRINT instead of PRINT, wait a few seconds, and it will print                                                        NAS's ways to speed up QB progs                                                                                                um, or.....                                                                                                                    * It twas a joke vsage3                                                                                                        yea, i know                                                                                                                    * Damn kids these days........                                                                                                T * Sorry, Crossleo used up our rights to be know-it-alls and being a pain in the ass.                                          C * Help with music files with mid or wav puting files in my program.                                                            *Where did madhatter go??                                                                                                     % * He went inside his home, a big hat.                                                                                         
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 Ahhh..yes BUT                                                                                                                  Alright fine...                                                                                                                *Interupt lists?                                                                                                               Ralf Brown Interrupt list...                                                                                                   More...                                                                                                                        Some interesting sites...                                                                                                     1 Here's what you do to disable the windows key....                                                                             _ * Okay. But do you agree to pay for any and ALL damage caused by hacking if this does not work?                                . . .                                                                                                                          * Wha???                                                                                                                      
 Example...                                                                                                                    2 * Even if F8/F5 are disabled, a floppy can be used                                                                            	 So you...                                                                                                                      Yes...                                                                                                                        . * Yeah thats the other thing I was thinking of                                                                                 Eh...                                                                                                                         b * Well of corse you wouldn't have to pay shit! I would sue for money jack-ass....hahhehehehehehehe                             * I'm just joking                                                                                                              * That was so funny..... not.                                                                                                  Shading.                                                                                                                       Something about QBasic                                                                                                        L *Did ya hear that guys ? QB4.5 for FREE !!! wooouuuw..really ???? cooool !!!                                                  3 *uh i got 1.1 2.0 3.0 4.0 4.5 and 7.1 for free.. =P                                                                           - And you should get anything for free!!!!!!!!!                                                                                 1 the founding fathers looked upon THIS land and...                                                                              *                                                                                                                              Anonymous you f*cker                                                                                                          S * He's not racist, he's saying he doesn't like the country, not the people from it!                                           < So??/ It's still a GREAT insault to me he should have said..                                                                  & He's 2 strupid or ignorant to get it..                                                                                         *hehehe oops                                                                                                                   *sux 4 u                                                                                                                       *Sarcasm.....heared of it ?                                                                                                    yea                                                                                                                            Untitled                                                                                                                      % You can even Find Qbasic 7.1 in Yahoo                                                                                         E What are some pros and cons of haveing music in your qbasi cprograms?                                                          Um...it's bad because...                                                                                                       So your saying...                                                                                                             % I can play wavs perfectly, but.......                                                                                          *Thanks for the tips                                                                                                          2 Need some help with Playing Midis in the Backround                                                                            + You accomplish playing Midis with butter...                                                                                    Thanks.                                                                                                                        80x60, 80x30                                                                                                                   Fonts                                                                                                                          I think you                                                                                                                   d &quot;WIDTH 80, 60&quot;  .....use the width command !! but check out what sizes are availible for t                           Post me tetris!                                                                                                                Oui miseur....                                                                                                                 *HAHAHA Good one Madhatter                                                                                                     * IP test - disregard me!                                                                                                      To MadHatter                                                                                                                  0 What makes you think you're right and I'm wrong?                                                                              # I thought Shiva was a deamon.......                                                                                            Neozones updates                                                                                                               HELP!!                                                                                                                         Cleaned up version...                                                                                                          *Thanks again S!                                                                                                              % * n/p thats what this forum is for :)                                                                                          Another question (not as quick)                                                                                                You're problem...                                                                                                              Still goes kinda slow....                                                                                                     @ * QB has different namespaces for labels, subs, variables, and f                                                              @ * unctions.  that was supposed to be a reply to style's question                                                              7 * Hit the wrong button or what? heh heh...thanks anyway                                                                       / Reply form has a hidden field named 'parent'...                                                                                A quick question...                                                                                                            Nope... I dont think so...                                                                                                     Not from my expierence                                                                                                        X * Thanks, just wanted to make sure, I haven't had any problems yet, nor do I want any :)                                       To Make absoluteluly sure...                                                                                                   QB and other languages                                                                                                        / Stop it mad Hatter or should i say Mad riddler?                                                                                Oh my...                                                                                                                       Untitled                                                                                                                       3ds??                                                                                                                         4 http://members.tripod.lycos.nl/BATSoftware/Home.html                                                                          ' http://members.tripod.com/~BATSoftware/                                                                                       	 qb top 50                                                                                                                      * Uhhh www.qbtop50.com                                                                                                         Thanks *nt*                                                                                                                   ) Interesting how history repeats itself...                                                                                      Madhatter Get a Life                                                                                                          # Did you even read all the messages?                                                                                            He wasn't talking about Hat Man                                                                                               4 no he started have you also read all those messages?                                                                          + Crossleo is down and out i am going offline                                                                                   2 May I throw flower pedals onto the ground instead?                                                                            W * why oh why is this board plagued with &quot;people&quot; like madhatter and crossleo?                                        To sell you vacuums...                                                                                                        : Oh, I'm sorry, I must have indubitely upset you, good chap                                                                     so people can check out my site                                                                                               ( Why does everyone continue to act dorky?                                                                                      / Excuse me Mad hatter what do you want me to do?                                                                                 Your pratical joke was stupid...                                                                                              ( that looks like a good Friendship start.                                                                                       one more for the road                                                                                                         ) With the Great Turtle Shell of Justice...                                                                                      um, some more grfx questions                                                                                                   A peice of saturated butter...                                                                                                
 16-colors.                                                                                                                    3 *how do you make a rotating 4 pointed star thingie?                                                                             With a 4 pointed star rotator...                                                                                               um, k got it                                                                                                                   Listen you FUCKING ASSHOLE!!!!!                                                                                                Bitmaps?                                                                                                                      - ok here is the source code for the bmp loader                                                                                  You're ALL wrong...                                                                                                           4 The bmploader does work! i even use it for my games!                                                                          3 I anounce the winner of the Practical joke contest.                                                                           + The only joke that needs to be uncovered...                                                                                    Does anybody have QBasic?                                                                                                     
 www.tpo4u.com                                                                                                                 d There is a address is   http://rampageai.ntrface.com/~qbasic/pages/tools_page.html  you can get Pkun                          B OK you guys had enough did anyone notice that this was all a JOKE?                                                            
 bahness...                                                                                                                    / Still stuck to it. it was a joke and it's over!                                                                               B OK you guys had enough did anyone notice that this was all a JOKE?                                                            B OK you guys had enough did anyone notice that this was all a JOKE?                                                            " Printing an OCR-A font from Qbasic                                                                                             I'm stuck bigtime!                                                                                                            D * For information on encryption, check The Code book by Simon Singh.                                                           Michigan is one denometer...                                                                                                   Inkey$  Question                                                                                                              
 Arrow Keys                                                                                                                     Need some more help with Inkey$                                                                                               
 More help.                                                                                                                     Thanks for the help                                                                                                           * Is there any way to use the diagonals too?                                                                                     Yes...                                                                                                                         Skitzofrenia anyone?                                                                                                          ' Or maybe...you're the schizophrenic....                                                                                        I don't even know......                                                                                                        A GOOD QBASIC SITE !!!                                                                                                        : Same IP but different people my brother and my friend here                                                                     listen you stupid hat man                                                                                                      ...                                                                                                                           1 and i thought i would fool someone! well whatever                                                                             # hey ass hole quit bothering my bro.                                                                                           K * Below you said he was a stupid mother fucker... Or was that another fake?                                                    im sorry                                                                                                                      X * you really are a lamer, crossleo, you need to fake names to get attention to your site                                      5 STTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTOOOOOOOOOOOOOPPPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!!!                                                                         . Why is Blue Wolf's and my Ip address the same.                                                                                 I am mike Leonardo i am mike.                                                                                                 1 Shows how much you know about TCP/IP networks....                                                                             3 Whatever!  ok ok my brother here Miguel  Typed that                                                                           ^ *Mike ? Miguel ? CrossLeo ? ...whatever dude...you still have the same Utah IP address.(idiot)                                $ It's not utah is Kansas you ass hole                                                                                          ^ * Except you said this was coming from your school, where the hell did the home pc come in at?                                 Too Many Cooncidences                                                                                                         ( Where do i get an sprite making program?                                                                                      6 I guess i am being stumped here is where to find it at                                                                        * *do you like answering your own questions?                                                                                     Read                                                                                                                          " i am trying to save some for later                                                                                            % how to kill one line in a text file ?                                                                                         
 Text files                                                                                                                    
 FooDOS!!!!                                                                                                                     A DOS compatible O/S?                                                                                                          *Who needs it ?                                                                                                                People like you...                                                                                                             Looking for lib.qlb                                                                                                           ! Probably with the QB45 package...                                                                                             B *Could someone direct me to a place where I could download QB 4.5?                                                             neobasic.com                                                                                                                  E Yes go to: http://rampageai.ntrface.com/~qbasic/pages/tools_page.html                                                         
 www.tpo4u.com                                                                                                                  Yet Another Question                                                                                                          O * 2 similar IPs + 4 names = lamer who just wants attention, you know who i mean                                               ? I see two names are the same, but who all are we talking about?                                                                I don't know...                                                                                                                how do you post messages?                                                                                                      posting and high scores thingie                                                                                                Eh...                                                                                                                          You just did                                                                                                                  & Running Dos Programs In The Background                                                                                        B IN MY INSTALLER PROGRAM YOU CAN INSTALL TO ANY DRIVE YOU WANT.....                                                            6 * Try     MKDIR &quot;C:\Windows\StartM~1\Folder&quot;                                                                        Z * Won't work if Windows Profiles are enabled... In that case you must ask for a user name.                                    9 Use ENVIRON$(&quot;windir&quot;) instead of C:\Windows...                                                                     8 * I guess that goes to show just how much QB i know, lol                                                                       Continued from my last message                                                                                                 Help Question 2!?!?!                                                                                                          ? You could disable those keys by pouring milk on the keyboard...                                                               + *How the $$#%$&amp;* would you do that!?!?!                                                                                   & Dun nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh.....HAT MAN!!!                                                                                         * Thank You, I'm Honored                                                                                                      E Now for all you little kiddies.....I'm going to tell you a story.....                                                          eww                                                                                                                            you suck                                                                                                                       Madhatter is back...                                                                                                          # No more help needed I figued it out                                                                                           4 A riddle: how do you help someone who distorts help?                                                                           DirectQB 3.0                                                                                                                   Where Future Lies...                                                                                                          / I got my love, who could ask for anything more?                                                                                Untitled                                                                                                                       *bah, i forgot to put my name                                                                                                 / *haha, Yor both were wroung!! I still need help                                                                               Z * Just incase you guys haven't noticed, Blue Wolf and Crossleo are the same stupid @$$hole                                    7 What would it take for you and me to get into the sack?                                                                        Oh, are you one bad mother....                                                                                                 * Never mind on the ASCII Art                                                                                                 % The problem with that statement is...                                                                                         8 HEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Fuck You ass hole quit using my name!                                                                      4 Excuse me but you are confusing me with someone else                                                                           Last question, for now                                                                                                          jeez, could you use that noggin?                                                                                              c *GRARGH!! I didn't think of that!! I kept deleting the very last line and editing it and everything                           & I think what Programming Kid was doing                                                                                        ! plz give a break to poor Crossleo                                                                                              Oh my gush!                                                                                                                    Funny- Not!                                                                                                                   @ * Also has the same IP...LoL...good job pointing that out HatMan                                                               I try                                                                                                                         & Actually I am a tad more interested...                                                                                        G * And shitty programming requires MAX requirements such as 486 or LESS.                                                       
 News flash                                                                                                                    A How stupid do you have to be, to not know how to use PowerPoint ?                                                             = Final message, I have added a multilengual option to my site!                                                                 9 * Can you explain why you insist on using absolute paths?                                                                     , * Nevermind, I didn't see the message below.                                                                                  5 Because i don't want my games to have run time errors                                                                         
 Listen....                                                                                                                    D OK!!! i'll do it with my newer games but i am not going to modify...                                                          Q * So now people can tell you how stupid your site is in TWO languages??? Amazing!                                             7 anybody got any ideas for attracting Trafic to my site?                                                                        A few suggestions                                                                                                              OK i'll take your advise but..                                                                                                = * ......&quot;hate html programming&quot;...... lol..........                                                                  SO DO I!                                                                                                                       First of all....                                                                                                              / i got something better than Html it's called...                                                                               3 Yeah, go ahead and make a &quot;3D Webpage&quot;...                                                                           ' HTML SUCKS AND SO DOES VRML AND WRL....                                                                                        * Markup language                                                                                                             2 ok this is why i use specified paths for my games.                                                                            < Unspecified paths resulting in an error?  Give an example. *                                                                   Examples....                                                                                                                  0 What's up with The partyes partyes (read inside)                                                                              & What the hell are you talking about...                                                                                         Confuses a lot, huh?                                                                                                           SUBs                                                                                                                           help with subs                                                                                                                 SUBs                                                                                                                          
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 OKey dokey                                                                                                                    - To run from any directory, use relative paths                                                                                 8 Then what the heck do you want more in it? I can add it!                                                                      8 How can I read a floppy serial number into a QB program?                                                                      , Read from offset &amp;H27, track 0, sector 0                                                                                   This should work..                                                                                                            = * Who changed the dillatation of the messages? It kinda sucks                                                                  Print Job Information                                                                                                         . Display Day Like Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday...                                                                                 Here's a way                                                                                                                  1 This is a code snippet from one of my programs...                                                                             
 Decompiler                                                                                                                    6 as i generously stated to someone at the QB45 Board ..                                                                        6 * You can find one at http://snippets.org/DECOMPIL.TXT                                                                        + What is the monkey comeing to these days?!?                                                                                   1 I'll tell you what this damn monkey stands for!!!                                                                              Well,  I disagree!!!!!!                                                                                                        Yup,  absolutely....                                                                                                           Shut your mouth!!!!!!                                                                                                         # YAAAAAAAAAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!                                                                                           ) All right people!!!!!!!Break it up!!!!!!1                                                                                      Stop this !!!  It's silly!!!                                                                                                  
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 qb archive                                                                                                                     My Cool Site. (Next week maybe)                                                                                                Ethernet                                                                                                                      $ * what's wrong with additional exes?                                                                                           * Personal Satisfaction                                                                                                        Okay John McEwan...                                                                                                           7 I think John McEwan is the owner of the hosting service                                                                       $ I know someone called John McEwan...                                                                                           Problems with opening files.                                                                                                  + sory i wude help but i am just lerning *nt*                                                                                    Untitled                                                                                                                       Still didn't work                                                                                                               * try giving a directory as well                                                                                              
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 I can help                                                                                                                    3 *Try NOT to run it from CD (a read only menium)....                                                                            i can run it fine...                                                                                                          C *IT DOESN'T CREATE THE INI FILE CUZ IT CAN'T WRITE ON A CD !!!!!!!!                                                           2 Don't open the help file, open the exe file, and..                                                                            	 Addresses                                                                                                                     ' Hrm, shellreef may have to correct this                                                                                       	 neozones?                                                                                                                     , * neozones.tekscode.com, or neozones.cjb.net                                                                                   Thanks! :-) (NT)                                                                                                               Help me with keyboard                                                                                                          How to fix the beeping.                                                                                                       1 He can also clear the keyboard buffer as follows:                                                                             $ Hey everyone, what's been happening?                                                                                          : * Not Much. Except the hits counter and the chatroom link.                                                                     I think Gopus was Mary,                                                                                                        He did update....                                                                                                             $ * cool. man, this place is boring :(                                                                                           gopus...                                                                                                                       Is it possible...                                                                                                              well...                                                                                                                       ( loading graphics, sound, and information                                                                                       What version are you using?                                                                                                   ) * no, i mean OPEN pic.bmp as OUTPUT as #1                                                                                      Uh                                                                                                                             Linking ASM and C                                                                                                             ? * QuickBasic 7.1's help has a topic on foreign language support                                                               , array$(&quot;index&quot;) = &quot;asdf&quot;                                                                                   Now it's my turn to flame...                                                                                                   Re: QB Inquirer                                                                                                                heh...                                                                                                                        $ * is shellreef 13?              damn                                                                                          : * 13, wow. I'm 13 and I don't know half the cr@p he knows.                                                                    " If Shellreef truly is 13 then.....                                                                                            & They're two different things really...                                                                                         *Why Doesnt He........                                                                                                        
 Because...                                                                                                                     EMS                                                                                                                            Re:Does Linux support EMM386?                                                                                                 & According to Glenn, you're out of luck                                                                                          Hex port adresses!   (&amp;H20A)                                                                                              # Hex numbers do nothing on their own                                                                                            Yeah, I know                                                                                                                   * No problem                                                                                                                  
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And have you looked through the registry yet?                                                                   Try this...                                                                                                                    Help!                                                                                                                           I assume you mean TO the printer                                                                                               Visual Basic printing                                                                                                          And..                                                                                                                          I know what to do!                                                                                                             URGENT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!                                                                                                       $ * Did you try calling 1-800-6427676?                                                                                           Reducing Flikering                                                                                                             test                                                                                                                           test                                                                                                                           Timer on                                                                                                                       here is how to use timer                                                                                                       New site on the web                                                                                                            MOUSE Routines                                                                                                                K *Click &quot;files&quot; (on the left), then &quot;mouse&quot;.  All kinds.                                                    Study DOS interrupt 33h                                                                                                        * Dodongo dislikes smoke.                                                                                                     
 here, take it                                                                                                                 ; * I think you missed some things in that code you pasted :)                                                                   6 Wow, you scabbed the same code as me from somewhere!!!                                                                         Run your program in a window                                                                                                   Like this .........                                                                                                            two dimensional  arrays                                                                                                        You're too fague. *                                                                                                            *and vague, too                                                                                                               
 I meant vague                                                                                                                  Database stuff                                                                                                                  Your program is similar to this:                                                                                               Large Buffers and File I/O                                                                                                    	 Save them                                                                                                                      So far so good, Mag, ...                                                                                                      3 * damn. thanks for watching my drunk back though :)                                                                            HTML in Q[uick]BASIC                                                                                                           Actually                                                                                                                       HELP! Rotating graphics                                                                                                        Picture rotation...                                                                                                           % who keeps on resetting the counter???                                                                                         : *The counter is reset every time someone changes the site.                                                                     my game is going to slow                                                                                                      
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 * qbfiles.com                                                                                                                 V *Um, check it out. It is this &quot;namezero&quot; site now. It is probably just down.                                        E *thanks, but all i really need is vb3, any idea where i can get that?                                                         H The world is coming to an end!  Barney plays peek-a-boo with Bill Gates!                                                      5 Even worse!  Computer randomly plays classical music!                                                                         P Oh my God!! What are we going to do about this? Classical is worse than country!                                              I Are you kidding? Country is the best music!  Better than backstreet boys!                                                     d Country is the worse thing since unbaked bread. Only peek-a-boo-playing barney lovers listen to coun                           FUCK YOU                                                                                                                        Oooh, how mature, te me.  Idiot.                                                                                              K You call me immature for insulting you and then you insult me?  Hypocrit!!!                                                   4 EXCLAIMATION MARKS ABUSER!  YOU CAN'T JUST TYPE ONE.                                                                          < Caps-lock and/or shift abuser!  Grow up, and your mom's fat!                                                                  0 Have you ever met my mom?  She's skinny as hell!                                                                               That's sick!                                                                                                                   You're telling me!!!                                                                                                          P So you're admitting your mom's all skin and bones?  Are her boobs like that too?                                               You suck, leave me alone                                                                                                      ! Please go to fufme.com, thank you                                                                                             $ This is a waist of time, i'm leaving                                                                                          ) Good, leave!  And learn how to spell too!                                                                                      HEY IF U ***                                                                                                                  [ (Please read this) Sorry, AYP.  You misunderstood.  I don't hate Microsoft.  Please read...                                   B Come check out the best Artificial intelligence chat proggie ever!                                                            + BUSINESS DEAL:  POST MY LINK AND YOU GET...                                                                                   " Grid Runner 3d has been updated...                                                                                            ) Visual Basic, QBasic, RealBasic, BASIC???                                                                                      In addition....                                                                                                                Answer                                                                                                                         Untitled                                                                                                                       Language &amp; interpreter?                                                                                                    Untitled                                                                                                                       Another Answer                                                                                                                 Untitled                                                                                                                      
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 Answers...                                                                                                                    Y *OUT &amp;H3C8/9 works okay in QBasic 16 color palettes, just not in PowerBASIC palettes.                                      Hmmm...                                                                                                                       @ *Aha!  Good to know.  My experience is in SCREEN 12 -works fine.                                                              Y *OUT &amp;H3C8/9 works okay in QBasic 16 color palettes, just not in PowerBASIC palettes.                                      where is enhanced creations???                                                                                                 * ec.neozones.com                                                                                                             ) Anyone need a tutorial on programming QB?                                                                                     8 For experienced programmers only!  (Are there any here?)                                                                       well ..                                                                                                                        Is one line few enough?                                                                                                        * Hey no colons! : )                                                                                                          9 *That restriction was not in the specification... go look                                                                     3 * It doesn't really have to be in the restrictions.                                                                           Z *Ahhh... so YOU'RE one of those clients who changes specs in the middle of a project, huh?                                    d * What kind of a challenge would it be with colons?  I think it did say &quot;Challenge&quot; in the                          C *Well, I guess we'll just have to wait and see what Piano Guy says.                                                            COLONS don't matter.                                                                                                          6 *I used '+ 4' because I wanted it to be double-spaced.                                                                         *Riiiiiiiight.                                                                                                                P Ok, without colons, then, and taking advantage of some qbasic default actions...                                               * Why use CLS?                                                                                                                9 *Let me see YOUR solution before you pick mine all apart.                                                                     
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I know a dude that goes there.                                                                         ' *Which raises an interesting point, ...                                                                                       . How can i write to line numer 10 or something?                                                                                 I think i know what u mean                                                                                                     A couple of ways                                                                                                               Use a Random File                                                                                                             & ** Dimension already arrayed????&quot;                                                                                        % What version of qbasic are you using?                                                                                         < *I think he means &quot;Array already dimensioned&quot;, ...                                                                  	 Use REDIM                                                                                                                     > Ever wanted to do PRINT array$(&quot;key&quot;)?  Now you can.                                                                 Help 2                                                                                                                         You could use a loop...                                                                                                       2 Many options u can also use ON TIMER GOSUB  but...                                                                            / If I understand your question, most programs...                                                                                HELP!!                                                                                                                        J E-mail is not how forums work, other people might want to see the answer *                                                     U need music from pc speaker???                                                                                               	 FM sound.                                                                                                                      Lithumm's Compilers                                                                                                           R *basicheaven.com no longer shows the giant ad bar at the bottem! come check it out                                            % Is this site ever going to be updated                                                                                         	 *No never                                                                                                                      Question                                                                                                                       Like this...                                                                                                                  M *Oh, and LOCATE/PRINT InpSTR$ + &quot; &quot; right after Key$ = &quot;&quot;                                                 " * wouldn't ON TIMER(10) be easier?                                                                                            . Perhaps I didn't understand his question, I...                                                                                 Both methods would work                                                                                                       # *Sure.  So much depends on purpose.                                                                                           1 To everyone interested in making a game like Doom                                                                             > cool u here 2 hmm i liked the stuff about screen buffering :-)                                                                # I want to add some sound to my game                                                                                           & Check Help for SOUND and PLAY, plus...                                                                                         i can                                                                                                                         d Well pc speaker sounds ehhh u tell me :-) Im working on a soundblaster FM player and tracker if u wa                           MAJIKODE.COM IS UP!                                                                                                           % Auto creating variable,help,please...                                                                                          Well...                                                                                                                       * * I wonder does Z(&quot;hello&quot;) work?                                                                                    6 * Associative arrays?  Not directly, but it's possible                                                                         If you mean this:                                                                                                              need Help file                                                                                                                7 *Isn't that a Windows help file?  Check C:\WINDOWS\HELP                                                                       2 I guess this is to hard to understand or something                                                                             Do you mean...                                                                                                                
 Help on mouse                                                                                                                 
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 *And this.                                                                                                                     *And ignore this too.                                                                                                          Now listen to this...                                                                                                          um..                                                                                                                          / I WANT TO KNOW HOW TO PRINT SOMETHING (PRINTER)                                                                               " *Look up LPRINT in your help file.                                                                                             try this                                                                                                                       im gone(outta here) seeya soon                                                                                                , hey, email me for a great wwtbam sim! (more)                                                                                   *u know who bought the site                                                                                                    * Lion777k@aol.com                                                                                                            d *it randomly gives a number every 15 seconds while showing the time on the bottom. kinda crappy, but                          P look at the original (click on the 3 at the bottom) and look for my post to see!                                               *????????????????                                                                                                              * File not found                                                                                                              " *i mean what kinda timer can i use                                                                                             * What are you trying to do?                                                                                                   *so what's the answer                                                                                                          * 42                                                                                                                           *is that your final answer?                                                                                                   L *You've read &quot;The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy&quot;, haven't you?                                                   Hidden DOS key combination!                                                                                                   3 *em...when i do it, it just prints the current dir.                                                                           L * heh, it was supposed to be a joke.  guess it doesn't work on all computers                                                   Heard about that...                                                                                                           4 I think it's in IE 5.0, I've never found it either *                                                                          O *did everyone go to sleep with their heads on their keyboards orr something?!?!                                               2 * Un{titled,known} messages don't get read as much                                                                             Untitled                                                                                                                      ? * TIMER is the number of seconds since midnight, it won't reset                                                               0 are you trying to use it as a delay? try this...                                                                               yay                                                                                                                           , *shut up and stop listening to damn weird al                                                                                  L i need help this time, not &quot;oh la dee dah this sucks throw it out&quot;                                                  . Why are you resetting the timer in every loop?                                                                                 How to use KEY                                                                                                                 *Did you turn on Key 11?                                                                                                       Also...                                                                                                                        i need something                                                                                                              
 * qb45.com                                                                                                                    
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 ermy wormy...                                                                                                                  OS Help                                                                                                                       . *Well, you could always use the Shell command.                                                                                 Yes                                                                                                                           ( it all depends on what you mean by OS ..                                                                                        where's QB? (I know I poasted 2)                                                                                              & * http://rampageai.ntrface.com/~qbasic                                                                                         where's QB?                                                                                                                   H *timer thingy doesn't work right and i even went as far as the help file                                                       sleep and timer commands                                                                                                      ) *it's supposed to update every 15 seconds                                                                                      Try this...                                                                                                                   5 *Oops!  Sorry, I didn't see the &quot;RETURN&quot;...                                                                           You can avoid the IF...RETURN by                                                                                               what the heck's wrong with this                                                                                                *works ok for me                                                                                                              = Maybe I see the problem but don't really know how to fix it..                                                                  I got it (I think)                                                                                                             *Sloppy code                                                                                                                   Untitled                                                                                                                      @ *There's one in the file section of www.qbasic.com (under Sound)                                                               Rotating an Image                                                                                                              Untitled                                                                                                                      9 No, not 3d, and I dont need speed at all... quality is #1                                                                     9 No, not 3d, and I dont need speed at all... quality is #1                                                                     ( *RampageAI, what is your web site again?                                                                                      & * http://rampageai.ntrface.com/~qbasic                                                                                        0 Reasons why i didn't post NovaScript source code                                                                              Q *i have never known shellreef to try and make people look bad. he isnt like that.                                              I agree, but...                                                                                                               > *em ok whatever i am too tired to think...ahh....*walrus*.....                                                                 Gopus...                                                                                                                       Well...                                                                                                                       Z also, if you want the qb community to progress, give out source.  otherwise we stagnate...                                     well then...                                                                                                                   ok...whatever that was...                                                                                                     5 The fact that you claim to have written a compiler in                                                                         ) Not to play devil's advocate here, but...                                                                                     ! I didn't SAY it was impossible :)                                                                                             J MagnaUnum: now I'm just curious... if he said he'd written the compiler in                                                    " What the hell does that mean MAG ?                                                                                             Untitled                                                                                                                       No it's not...                                                                                                                 Re:                                                                                                                            DATA statement                                                                                                                < *Use the RESTORE statement (check the help file for details)                                                                  . QBasic script to automatically delete files...                                                                                2 *not qbasic script, qbasic program...ahh whatever.                                                                             Command line params.                                                                                                          ; * Pass?  program.exe params.  Use COMMAND$ in your program.                                                                    Negative Hex numbers?                                                                                                          The reason is...                                                                                                              < Shellreef neglected to mention a relatively important aspect                                                                  ( * So that is what two's complement is...                                                                                      F The reason is because of the way computers internally store numbers...                                                        B The reason is because of how computers internally store numbers...                                                            8 * Network54 is the worst forum provider I have ever used                                                                      * Hey, RampageAI!  I just downloaded your...                                                                                     cool...                                                                                                                        Cool...                                                                                                                       + * Arrrgh! What is it with networks54 today.                                                                                    PCOPY                                                                                                                          sure                                                                                                                           OK............                                                                                                                ' Second number in SCREEN statement is...                                                                                        Excellent, thanx!                                                                                                             # converting integer% --&gt;  string$                                                                                           
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 *Great movies                                                                                                                 ' it pisses me when people ditch on qb...                                                                                       8 * QB only runs on Windows, many hackers use Unix instead                                                                      F *not totally true, there are qb emulators for linux, and bsd i suppose                                                        9 * FreeBSD has it's own dosemu, but it's still /emulation/                                                                     . Qbasic/Quick Basic will also run under Ms-Dos.                                                                                 that's what I meant *                                                                                                         # * QB on Windows is emulation too :)                                                                                            ummm ..                                                                                                                        Yea, you're right...                                                                                                          O * http://network54.com/Hide/Forum/message?forumid=13959&amp;messageid=961531498                                                See                                                                                                                            PhatLinux 3.2 question...                                                                                                      X is useless                                                                                                                  Z *heh, BASH shell owns, but make sure that the install installed a desktop b4 u phreak out.                                    ) anyone who uses future libary please read                                                                                     % * It's possible to use SUBs in TYPEs?                                                                                          No...                                                                                                                          OK, I'm lost...                                                                                                                Okay, pedro...                                                                                                                & *whats EMS/XMS? sorry I kind of forgot                                                                                        
 In essence...                                                                                                                 : *That's right.  EMS: extended memory, XMS: expanded memory                                                                    # *Wrong.  EMS=Expanded, XMS=eXtended                                                                                            Compiling bas to EXE file                                                                                                     # Get QBASIC 4.5, bcause.............                                                                                            QBasic                                                                                                                         Sites...again.                                                                                                                 Thnx                                                                                                                           RE: Compilling.                                                                                                               . * http://members.xoom.com/shellreef/exebas.exe                                                                                 BMP                                                                                                                            http://www.qbasic.com/c2.shtml                                                                                                 for crying out loud people                                                                                                     OR if you don't have mIRC                                                                                                     > or better yet file:///C|/windows/telnet.exe irc.csoft.yi.org *                                                                . *I believe you have to specify a port for that                                                                                Q 6667 (or add a line to %windir%\services: irc 6667/tcp and use &quot;irc&quot;) *                                             2 * uh, telnetting into an irc server is weak man :)                                                                             Help with Sprites                                                                                                              Zoom...                                                                                                                        Correction....                                                                                                                 It works; thank-you.                                                                                                           I need ur help                                                                                                                 opening is easy but                                                                                                           G Final Version (V2.0) of ACID DRIVER now out.  Get it in .BAS form here:                                                        Very nice...                                                                                                                   P.S. ...                                                                                                                       *cool game!                                                                                                                    hey                                                                                                                            since you asked                                                                                                               F *Thanks, V2.5, will fix everything everyone has been suggesting to me.                                                        $ How do you use arrow keys in a game?                                                                                          	 Two ways:                                                                                                                     ) Your arrow key code values are correct...                                                                                     & * Well that had to be pure random luck                                                                                         shellreef...                                                                                                                   Re: shellreef...                                                                                                              1 * Well someone add a downloads section or I will.                                                                              hey there shellreef...                                                                                                        2 Good job..only two syntax errors on the front page                                                                            \ *Why should we put that &lt;!document&gt; tag at the beginning?  It serves no real function.                                  d * &lt;!document&gt; indicates which type of document the document is (not a real function, but neith                           heyhey!                                                                                                                       + The songs might sound SLIGHTLY messed up...                                                                                    Strategy Game Mouvement                                                                                                        Just set a flag...                                                                                                            - Neobasic: Gopus was right about that place...                                                                                 D How do you get rid of the error with the &quot;Call Absolute&quot;??                                                           Load QuickBasic with QB/L ..                                                                                                  X Sorry about the triple post...&quot;Document contains no data&quot; (x2) and a freeze...                                      ` Westfront PC being ported to Linux/Unix, Mac, Amiga and other platforms (in addition to Windows)                              / What is it coded in now, C?  Porting to Unix...                                                                               " what are the chances of a V2 port?                                                                                            ` Westfront PC being ported to Linux/Unix, Mac, Amiga and other platforms (in addition to Windows)                              ` Westfront PC being ported to Linux/Unix, Mac, Amiga and other platforms (in addition to Windows)                              = * If anyone has Pixel Plus, could they please send it my way?                                                                  www.cosmosqb.com                                                                                                              O *do you guys think it would be cool if the narrator in my game was a nudie pic?                                                LOL...                                                                                                                        
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 No offense...                                                                                                                  *hey wait.....i do suck!                                                                                                      ! I never claimed to ba all that...                                                                                              IRC network                                                                                                                   \ * I still think irc.openprojects.nu is better, has more servers, more reliable, faster, etc.                                  ! Make BIG bucks by reading email!!                                                                                             @ Were can I find a list of all the vga ports and there functions?                                                               RBint                                                                                                                          Help needed URGENTLY!!!                                                                                                        Huh???                                                                                                                         He wants a sprite-zoomer.                                                                                                     ! This is NOT a school assingment!!                                                                                             ! This is NOT a school assingment!!                                                                                             ! This is NOT a school assingment!!                                                                                             8 I don't think there is any reason for you to assume-&gt;                                                                      8 I don't think there is any reason for you to assume-&gt;                                                                       A couple of things                                                                                                             A couple of things                                                                                                            0 * I might have gone if you didn't quadruple post                                                                              6 I was trying to make sure people would see the message                                                                        	 Well duh.                                                                                                                     : alert(Java and Hyper Text Markup Language dont work here);                                                                     A couple of things                                                                                                             A couple of things                                                                                                             A couple of things                                                                                                             Lanike speaking...                                                                                                             *ok...what was that...                                                                                                         Get paid to surf the net                                                                                                       Free money? hmmmm....                                                                                                          Quick look at this...                                                                                                          The difference is...                                                                                                          	 Listen...                                                                                                                      * Amen                                                                                                                        9 *MagnaUnum may be talented, but he doesnt have my respect                                                                     < *Fine.  I don't care.  But don't turn THAT into an argument.                                                                  < *Fine.  I don't care.  But don't turn THAT into an argument.                                                                   .....                                                                                                                         E *Would someone tell me please where to get a BMP loader that *works*?                                                         ( Have you tried my bitmap loaders at-&gt;                                                                                      1 Help with placing lines on a random landscape....                                                                              What kinda of game is it?                                                                                                      I need help parsing!                                                                                                          S Parsing is very difficult in QB because of it's lack of regexps, but it's possible:                                            If I am not mistaking-&gt;                                                                                                     Parsing                                                                                                                       
 Correction                                                                                                                     i need help with multitasking                                                                                                 0 The difference between dos and winders is.......                                                                               i need help with multitasking                                                                                                 A *Exactly what do you mean by 'multitask', are you making an 'os'?                                                             3 To MultiTask, You Need To Use ON TIMER(x) GOSUB y..                                                                           E (Okay so I am nitpicking) but I would call that time sharing and-&gt;                                                          Yerba &amp; everyone else here                                                                                                d Is &quot;kryptor&quot; an encryption program?  If you're looking for a real one...(blantant advertis                          O *i dont like #2600, for the record, people like magnawhatever started coming on                                               C Ahem, i can show you the source for Kryptor.exe, it isnt a virus...                                                           L What is the article about and can you give URLs to the letters (if online)?*                                                  * the article is about social engineering...                                                                                    E i may be wrong but i dont think people here like you much anyways....                                                         E i may be wrong but i dont think people here like you much anyways....                                                          *cool double trouble :P                                                                                                       ? is there a way to read and write colors directly on the screen?                                                               d sorry if the answer was posted before but if it was someone can tell me were to find the answer plea                          ) What do you mean 'read and write colors'?                                                                                     + *i think he means PSET and POINT....dumbass                                                                                    I think you're an asshole                                                                                                     ^ *i'm not a newbie, i've been programming for 5 years, and i was on this forum a long time ago.                                 I remember you..                                                                                                               He could also mean-&gt;                                                                                                       / And how about PALETTE? He could also mean that.                                                                                yes...                                                                                                                         *&amp;H3C7 = &amp;H3C8                                                                                                         *oops.                                                                                                                         Answer-&gt;                                                                                                                    Also, you can download...                                                                                                      QBTop50.com                                                                                                                    I need some help please                                                                                                        Untitled                                                                                                                       8(         sorry                                                                                                               Hope I can clear things up                                                                                                     Here's some more help                                                                                                         
 My Mistake                                                                                                                     Read                                                                                                                           It's alright                                                                                                                   Comments/Suggestions                                                                                                          
 Oh yeah...                                                                                                                    " All of you who replied please reas                                                                                            G *shrug* didnt seem to load for me. i got a server not found error. 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Proof here:                                                                                                      Would anyone like some books?                                                                                                 . *Damn, you have *too* much time on your hands!                                                                                 HA HA HA                                                                                                                      ? * Gutenberg.net might already have the books you're looking for                                                                Yeah I know but...                                                                                                             *Sure                                                                                                                          *Said sarcasicaly                                                                                                              DOS defragmenter?                                                                                                             ; You could format the hard drive then run disk defragment NM                                                                    URGENT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!                                                                                                   'set code'?                                                                                                                   # I don't know of 'collision', but...                                                                                           	 *sigh*...                                                                                                                     
 Oh, duh...                                                                                                                     *HERES what you need...                                                                                                        Thanx for an excellent reply!!                                                                                                 THAT WAS FOR B.CZAR!!!                                                                                                        # *sigh*... collision detection is...                                                                                            VERY IMPRESSIVE B.CZAR                                                                                                         I posted it twice...                                                                                                          Z *wtf?  That first one took 5 whole minutes to post on the board... ach, network54 sucketh.                                     My QB-Site Is Working Again                                                                                                   1 I have a business question regarding programming.                                                                             ' If you have the resources to do this...                                                                                        Here's an idea for you...                                                                                                     ; *************************Simple question*******************                                                                    PSET                                                                                                                          	 Well duh.                                                                                                                      Pixel plotting                                                                                                                ! Supposedly? :) it's much faster *                                                                                             , * I'm not up to date on what is the fastest.                                                                                   Use your head...                                                                                                              , * A 3D acceleration library would be faster.                                                                                  V I beleive that if he is Rampage'AI', he probably wouldn't have a head, but a processor                                         Guys                                                                                                                          4 *Simply put?  no.  With way too much effort?  maybe.                                                                           csoft.yi.org                                                                                                                   Qbasic  DOS 5.0 Program                                                                                                        Dont mess with old programms                                                                                                   Why did you tell 'em 'bout DOS?                                                                                               , See MY POST for you on Future Software board                                                                                   Qbasic golf program                                                                                                           , See MY POST for you on Future Software board                                                                                   Question                                                                                                                       yes...                                                                                                                        
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 Cool game!                                                                                                                    6 *You DIDNT write that, i have seen it a zillion times.                                                                        E No duh, I didn't say i wrote it, i said i typed the whole thing out!!                                                         ( is &quot;Day of the PIdiot&quot; an RPG?                                                                                       MP3                                                                                                                            What's MP3?                                                                                                                    * A sound compression tool...                                                                                                 V most commonly used music-format (same quality as .WAV, but about 70 times compressed).                                         70 times compressed...?                                                                                                       # *70 times and same quality? No way.                                                                                           # *70 times and same quality? No way.                                                                                            Hmmm....                                                                                                                       hey one I know something about                                                                                                 Stupid                                                                                                                        * Its called digital quality for mpeg...  NM                                                                                    F Where oh, where has my compiler gone? Oh where oh where, could it be??                                                         you should buy it, but...                                                                                                      the default drive                                                                                                             	 Strange..                                                                                                                     Z UPDATE!  &quot;Runner&quot; has had its graphics tweaked, thanks RampageAI. CHECK THIS OUT                                    U *note: RampageAI didnt tweak them, he told me to, so I did.  i want all the credit :P                                          That was a cool game.                                                                                                         ! those cars are all over the road!                                                                                              Not bad                                                                                                                       K *how did they suck?  those car sprites were better than any i've ever seen.                                                   R I agree I think MagNum should make some better ones to show what he thinks *sucks*                                             *thanks for the backup :)                                                                                                      Hmm...                                                                                                                        	 Oh, and..                                                                                                                      Are you stupid?                                                                                                                I SAID FOR THE SOUND FX.                                                                                                      N *You IDIOT, the sound statement *IS* my delay.  shut up and go somewhere else.                                                B *Oh yeh, you CAN be hit by a car while your in the corner dumbass.                                                            ! NO YOU CAN'T YOU STUPID NEWBIE...                                                                                              * 'or' should be 'and'.                                                                                                       d *I wrote the program, idiot.   and whats the point of staying in a corner if you have no gas? 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 a few more...                                                                                                                 * A minor correction on my address listed...                                                                                     Well..                                                                                                                        W oh thanks, just picked up a new 3d graphics program. check the buttons inside too. [nt]                                       ? * Nice- I didn't see that. Btw the Neo link doesn't work right.                                                               D * www.neozones.com and neozones.tekscode.com... two different sites.                                                          d Can somebody tell me why this says &quot;Syntax error&quot; whenever I try to start it. (note: i'm n                           *you didn't set a screen mode                                                                                                 8 *This is only a part of a program. This is in screen 13.                                                                      / In line 13, two 2's aren't seperated by commas.                                                                                *O. Thank you very much!!!!                                                                                                    You're Welcome, and                                                                                                            Also...                                                                                                                       % *I'll chech if that is a problem too.                                                                                          String to command?                                                                                                             Untitled                                                                                                                       Re: Untitled                                                                                                                   I can help:                                                                                                                    Untitled                                                                                                                       Not in the current program                                                                                                     Nope, not in qb...                                                                                                             Quotes and strings                                                                                                            	 Try this:                                                                                                                     
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mine is 145 :P (serio                          5 *Numbers mean nothing- don't start another flame war.                                                                         7 *i was referring to shellreef... heh, no, i'm dumb  : )                                                                        I am out of breath saying this.                                                                                                Untitled                                                                                                                        Ok D, lets remember something...                                                                                               I know that...                                                                                                                M * or you can get free unlimited space at www.crosswinds.net with no banner ;)                                                 R * My real site is at http://users.dotnow.com/jeff , that's an old experimental one                                            A * users.dotnow.com/jeff even is valid HTML 4.0 (validator.w3.org)                                                             + *Yer thats because it is really simple site                                                                                   Y * I'm not interested in flashy graphics and DHTML.  I'm interested in information.  GoAT!                                      It's a miracle!                                                                                                                help or i'll fail                                                                                                              Only a complete idiot...                                                                                                       I'LL HELP YOU OUT!                                                                                                            I Here's your homework!  NC$ = &quot;ITS,Y%HZY%HQFXX&amp;&quot; (continued)                                                     , *Such economic code, -such accurate results!                                                                                   mixed SCREENS ???                                                                                                              Ahhh, -sweet dreams...                                                                                                         Actually it doesn't...                                                                                                        G *Oh sure, Shellmeister, for geniuses like you who speak Turkishlovakian                                                        Rotating GET/PUT                                                                                                               Using Put to load                                                                                                             > need help to create file to compare data contents of two files                                                                 You could try this...                                                                                                         
 Also try..                                                                                                                     wow...                                                                                                                         and...                                                                                                                        % The glory days of the qb community...                                                                                         & Yes exebas is legal (as far as I know)                                                                                         3D graphics                                                                                                                    Sociopath! Cannibal! You!                                                                                                     & *&quot;almost impossible&quot;? hahaha                                                                                         3D graphics are fake.                                                                                                         3 *that doesn't make it &quot;almost impossible&quot;                                                                           1 Ok it makes it very impossible to make 3D shit...                                                                             / *heh... you haven't been around long, have you?                                                                                Shuffling cards?                                                                                                              ' some code theory for you to consider...                                                                                       
 Here I go....                                                                                                                  I NEED HELP!!!!                                                                                                                *HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHA                                                                                                         # ......you've got to be joking. [nt]                                                                                            [n/t}                                                                                                                          Very sad                                                                                                                       QBasic.exe Source Code Here!                                                                                                   whoa....                                                                                                                       * Kickass !                                                                                                                    Modem examples?                                                                                                               & * and i mean a simple modem program...                                                                                         Check out..                                                                                                                    Help...                                                                                                                       9 * Internal error means you fed the compiler invalid input                                                                     F *Meaning...what? All I did was click the Make EXE thing in the menu...                                                        d * There's an error somewhere in your source code, try simplifying it (making lines shorter, less com                          d * There's an error somewhere in your source code, try simplifying it (making lines shorter, less com                          ' 100% Compatible QBasic Compiler: exebas                                                                                        um...                                                                                                                          Try this program...                                                                                                            from what i can tell...                                                                                                       X Your program has to have an even number of characters...it's a very bad implementation *                                       Password Question for Menu                                                                                                    % One More Thing (Read this please)....                                                                                         ( A quick and dirty way to hide a password                                                                                      % That second COLOR statement should be                                                                                          Asterick thingie-ma-bobber:                                                                                                    * it's asterisk (thanks buff)                                                                                                 * My function (full working source included)                                                                                    
 new redirect!                                                                                                                 ^ if your looking for good free (banner free too) redirection, check out dhs.org and 2y.net [nt]                                B * CJB is better IMO, it's fast, comfigurable, and banner free also                                                             I need ideas.... Pleas help me                                                                                                H * Why can't command.com run inside a window?  Now that would be useful..                                                      Z * It will... GIMI 2.0 will have a &quot;DOS-box&quot; that allows you to run DOS-commands*                                    [ * I can write DOS programs in any programming language.  Why can't I do the same with GIMI?                                   Q * You can, it's easy. Download GIMI-Basic (GBASIC) it's like VisualBasic (a bit)*                                             4 *but can you write them in c/c++, pascal, asm, etc.?                                                                          8 I don't get this - why so much code for such a simple ..                                                                      
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 *Hmmmm....                                                                                                                      Help Me On These Tasks Please!!!                                                                                              0 * Why do you think you get homework assignments?                                                                              ! yeah really, do you own homework!                                                                                             	 Y not????                                                                                                                     d ok, make me a gaem with data statemets, a proc, for-next and do-loop, inkey$ and email it to me by t                          - * LLOOP?  Never heard of that command before.                                                                                 ( It is a command I have been told to use.                                                                                       Answer for question #1..                                                                                                      J * Maybe that's too advanced. They're supposed to use the LOOP statement :P                                                     Thanks                                                                                                                         Answers.                                                                                                                       Thanks but they dont work!!!                                                                                                   *How do they not work?                                                                                                         Can anybody help me?                                                                                                          	 ... hm...                                                                                                                     d *You could also SHELL &quot;md dirName&quot; if you had too, dunno why you would have to do that tho                          $ A little help with 256 color mode...                                                                                           Here........                                                                                                                  4 Problem with Random-Generated Numbers -- Please help                                                                           Oops...                                                                                                                        Check the previous forum (2)...                                                                                                WONDERFUL!!!                                                                                                                  
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 Gracias Ivan!                                                                                                                 
 QBasic itself                                                                                                                 C * Goto QCity at http://neozones.tekscode.com, Qbasic v1.1 is there.                                                            QB IN FREEWARE POSSIBLE                                                                                                        I believe...                                                                                                                  $ *Does C-zar mean the same as Caesar?                                                                                          " *czar == kind of leader russia had                                                                                            3 *b-czar = bizarre / (b + czar)... or something  : )                                                                            okay, here's the whole story...                                                                                               d *O.  Czar of the bizare, LOL. Because you spelled it wrong, I am just clarifying if the Caesar you a                           No...                                                                                                                         L *Oh, yes, I mispelled &quot;Caeser&quot;... the typo demons strike again :oP                                                   ooooOoOOOoOooooOooOOoOOO.....                                                                                                  It basically is already                                                                                                       	 scrolling                                                                                                                     	 POKE Help                                                                                                                      I'm your man                                                                                                                   RND                                                                                                                           # The bad news is/the good news is...                                                                                           ! Sorry, -you said ZERO to eight...                                                                                              DirectQB????                                                                                                                   * A library                                                                                                                   ? * A very dangerous rift in the QuickBASIC time continuom...  :P                                                                ROFL                                                                                                                           Changes to Basicheaven.com                                                                                                    G *o and if you can't get into basicheaven.com just go to www.qbh.f2s.com                                                        non qbasic question...                                                                                                        $ * do something (vague, but it works)                                                                                          % but how I controle the other people?*                                                                                          This is pretty cool...                                                                                                        	 Same here                                                                                                                      uh...                                                                                                                          tester                                                                                                                         I KNOW HOW!!!  ha ha                                                                                                          ; Uh, tell yourself you are the master of your imagination? *                                                                   1 Here's a way that makes this a qbasic question...                                                                             7 Where I can get a qbasic or basic based 3d game engine?                                                                        Another question--&gt;                                                                                                         A question . . .                                                                                                              2 * YES, YES! THEY DISABLED HTML CODE IN POSTS!!!!!!                                                                            # i want to write [&quot;]'s bud how?                                                                                            Easy                                                                                                                           And another question...                                                                                                       + GetWindowText() in WinOldAp or kernel32.dll                                                                                    Making EXE files                                                                                                              8 Refer to the post directly below this one. *sheesh* [nt]                                                                       GOTO Run|Make EXE File . . .                                                                                                   How to mak a *.exe                                                                                                            d * Correction, everyone with Windows cannot run it, but everyone with actual DOS or DOS emulation can                           Where can I get it.                                                                                                           = This question has been asked several times not too far below.                                                                 
 Question-&gt;                                                                                                                  I am sending you                                                                                                              d Why can't I get an answer to my source modem question? It' seems like ppl answer only things they ca                          
 Actualy...                                                                                                                    	 Gotcha...                                                                                                                     * a side not on your interest in 'tones'....                                                                                    < * 2600MHz doesn't work anymore, but the A through D tones do                                                                  , ACTUALLY.. in my area the tones STILL work..                                                                                   QBasic source code.                                                                                                           4 How do I use the palette statement in screenmode 12?                                                                          H * Same as in screen mode 13; see help;Palette #,65536*Blue+256*Green+Red                                                      U *Can someone please show me the EXACT source code to make the color GOLD with QBASIC*                                         1 PALETTE n, 9023 - where n is the attribute number                                                                              *O. Click on my name.                                                                                                         
 Has anyone                                                                                                                    F * I could be wrong but I think Allegro uses some hardware acceleration                                                        C * FreeBE/AF (talula.demon.co.uk/freebe/) uses hardware acceleration                                                           d Tired of &quot;We expect to have our service back within the next&quot;?  Visit slashdot.org/article                           Connecting to Btrieve database                                                                                                
 Please help!!                                                                                                                 ) Did you try warez.com?  warezcrawler.com?                                                                                     X this site is BLAZIN y'all... is there a way to become a &quot;member&quot; or something?                                       This site is dead!                                                                                                             Thank you Cuallito   =]                                                                                                       % Okay kid, time to show you the ropes:                                                                                         5 what the hell is with assholes that answer like that?                                                                          Nah                                                                                                                            Or perhaps he didn't know...                                                                                                  ( Perhaps you are correct Gopus   lol   =                                                                                      9 I don't know, but when people like ME answer like that...                                                                     . It's ok... i was having a day from hell... lol                                                                                
 Intermediate?                                                                                                                 1 See, that's why Qb is the best language around...                                                                             
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 sure go ahead                                                                                                                 C how do i get more then 256 colors or more then 640x480 resoulotion?                                                            like this...                                                                                                                   uhh...                                                                                                                         * Self-proclaimed famous?                                                                                                     1 *most likely... oh well, it doesn't really matter                                                                              * Self-proclaimed famous?                                                                                                     9 *Sorry, not famous worldwide, but @ qbasic.de (a bit) ...                                                                     * If you want a non-stock answer, read this:                                                                                     Another message:                                                                                                               no one cares                                                                                                                  # *that's because ZeeQue == XiberLord                                                                                           + We arn't the same person!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!                                                                                    Message:                                                                                                                       Mega CD Player?                                                                                                               ! Your problem must be elsewhere...                                                                                             	 I.P. test                                                                                                                     + To Administrator of this Forum!!! Safety...                                                                                    ummm no.                                                                                                                      ' Thank you HAL for the clearification...                                                                                       K Showing I.P. doesn't protect those who are using their own personnel server                                                    I think your refering to...                                                                                                   % finding someones host isnt difficult.                                                                                         I * Big deal.  Every time you connect to a server, your IP address is sent.                                                     , *Is one of your parents a software engineer?                                                                                  3 * Why do you ask?  If you're going to flame, flame.                                                                           0 For QBasic BEGINNERS (and interested parties)...                                                                               ...                                                                                                                            *I agree 100%, ...                                                                                                            4 *Sorry about the asterisk above, -there is a message                                                                           Cool..                                                                                                                         yeah, I would like a copy                                                                                                      Call Absolute error                                                                                                            You have to...                                                                                                                 Only if you're using QBX                                                                                                      	 ok thx!!!                                                                                                                     # Anyone here play C&amp;C Red Alert?                                                                                            Yes!                                                                                                                          + Ok... but what features do you want in it?*                                                                                    Features...                                                                                                                    Features...                                                                                                                    For MagnaUnum...                                                                                                               ouch...                                                                                                                        Are you being sarcastic?                                                                                                       :-D                                                                                                                           4 *&quot;whoever heard of a bad German?&quot;  LOL :o)                                                                           Uhm...                                                                                                                        " You sort of have a point there....                                                                                             Remember that time                                                                                                            , BWAHAHAHAH LUMBERJACKS!!!! good one! =) [nt]                                                                                   Lumberjacks eh?                                                                                                                that's because...                                                                                                              Cust curious...                                                                                                                You must think I'm an idiot....                                                                                                 I thought it was funny myself...                                                                                              D Offend you?  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NO i am singing...AHHHHRG                                                                      Britney Spears / Rickey Martin                                                                                                 comply basic                                                                                                                  P Do you want a QBasic compiler?  I have one (not QuickBasic, but 100% compatible)                                              + How do the executables compare to qb 4.5? *                                                                                   Y The whole qbasic.exe has to be included in the file, so the executables are quite large *                                      Speedwise? *                                                                                                                   * Fast as QBasic                                                                                                               what, DUM!?                                                                                                                   3 Extensions are arbitery, they mean almost nothing *                                                                            Well....not REALLY                                                                                                            ; Not opening files with certain extensions is a Windowsism *                                                                   8 Have no idea other than in qb a program does not have to                                                                       .GRH                                                                                                                          \ *If your looking to use a file extention that doen't conflict with much .DAT is my Favorite*                                  " * dummy file, as in nothing maybe?                                                                                            @ a non qb question but if anyone help me I will be very thankfull                                                              ? This is the result of a large and annoying boot sector virus...                                                                You run BSD?                                                                                                                   BSD is a well kept secret..                                                                                                    * http://www.openbsd.org/ :)                                                                                                  " Did you know this about OpenBSD...                                                                                             2 possibilities come to mind                                                                                                   batch to qbasic                                                                                                                Sortof                                                                                                                        ? A quick and easy way to do this is: SHELL &quot;command&quot; *                                                                hELP ON INKEY$                                                                                                                 depends on the code                                                                                                             * it doesn't, your code is wrong                                                                                               Word SEARCH challenge                                                                                                          Word search?                                                                                                                   How?                                                                                                                           how do forums work?                                                                                                            chatroom                                                                                                                      < * Not many people are there: http://www.qbasic.com/chat.html                                                                  7 'talking' to another computer via port...Please Help!!!                                                                       < OPEN &quot;LPT1&quot; FOR RANDOM AS #1 LEN = 256, via e-mail                                                                   How Dare you!  HOW DARE YOU!!!                                                                                                 VERIABLE OF FILE                                                                                                               Try this...                                                                                                                   . Don't enclose the filename string in quotes...                                                                                 No! Your all idiots!!!                                                                                                         And that makes you...?                                                                                                         * This is scary.                                                                                                               I am not an idiot, but...                                                                                                     = Except that that will make the file named a$ rather than what                                                                  Who's an idiot..?                                                                                                             G Crossleo will be out of contact for 3 months! (because of summer break)                                                       . RayWay Productions homepage DOWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!                                                                                 QuickBasic Mouse I/O Port                                                                                                     4 my suggestion is that u use QB4.5 and the associated                                                                          9 An excellent common I/O port listing can be found here...                                                                     
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is that really possible?                                                                                   well...                                                                                                                       ; Even if you consider a period as the equivalent of a pixel,                                                                    Ur right...                                                                                                                   $ Explosion Enschede - The Netherlands                                                                                          0 Stuff like this happens all the time in the U.S.                                                                              G In Holland about 4% of all people is directly affected by this incident                                                       \ Hmm...   Let's see if I got this right... This is a Qbasic forum?  What that to with QB?????                                  & sometime it ok to drift when important                                                                                         government...heh (n/t)                                                                                                        
 qbasic.exe                                                                                                                     Download it right here =)                                                                                                     = It should also be on your Win 98 Setup disk, if you have it.*                                                                  Untitled                                                                                                                       several ways but it depends.                                                                                                  7 Do you people ever check page 2,3,4,5... of this forum?                                                                        * most of us only read page 1                                                                                                 $ *Except me... guess I'm just anal :(                                                                                           bhi                                                                                                                          ???                                                                                                                            Where to Download QBASIC                                                                                                      " www.network54.com/hide/forum/56000                                                                                            
 Hard Drive                                                                                                                    	 Not this:                                                                                                                     D * I think there's some files from ABC (codeguru.com/abc/) to do that                                                          ' There is an interrupt call you can use.                                                                                        declare sub error                                                                                                              answer                                                                                                                        0 Put the DECLARE statements at the very beginning                                                                               This too...                                                                                                                   " Any ideas on how to speed this up?                                                                                             one immediately shows up                                                                                                      0 A Really STUPID Question that need answering ;-)                                                                              $ * PRINT thisArray$(VAL(thisString$))                                                                                          & i really need this a loht..please help                                                                                         well...                                                                                                                        The current people in my team.                                                                                                 no                                                                                                                            2 Someone Destroyed my forum I don't know who did it                                                                              Bogus_host_without_reverse_dns ?                                                                                              ' i have one and yes is the same thing...                                                                                       " That can't be no server error man.                                                                                            E * port 80 is the standard for the world wide web, no port scan needed                                                         U * &quot;www.sonetech.com/~bry&quot; and &quot;www.zchtig.com&quot; share your problem                                          Somebody simply used Portscan                                                                                                 ( isn't that illegal? but it would be fun!                                                                                       Portscanners aren't illegal                                                                                                    actually                                                                                                                       Blame the media                                                                                                                Did you read the article?                                                                                                     5 ok never mind i found out that this thing of bogus...                                                                          * U PPL know any QB NG ?                                                                                                      ' Found ONE News:alt.games.rpg.dev.qbasic                                                                                        Hardly                                                                                                                        $ DO YOU HAVE FINISHED YOUR GAME/UTIL?                                                                                           =) Okay, here it goes. . .                                                                                                    ? And another thing-when did you QB programmers start programming                                                               	 Years ago                                                                                                                      Untitled                                                                                                                       Here...                                                                                                                        If the prompt is null...                                                                                                       because INPUT ,a$ doesn't work                                                                                                
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 some thoughts                                                                                                                 ! Off The Subject  A Little, but...                                                                                              OUT OF STRING SPACE                                                                                                            hmm...something to think about                                                                                                % * No space left in memory for strings                                                                                          Untitled                                                                                                                       Untitled                                                                                                                      ( A simple question needing your attension                                                                                       not sure                                                                                                                       comme ci...                                                                                                                    here                                                                                                                           Tyler...                                                                                                                       Cellular Automata                                                                                                              Trying this again                                                                                                             . And again--still can't get hard blanks to post                                                                                 ONE...MORE...TIME                                                                                                             % File IO: INSERTION of data into files                                                                                          managing files                                                                                                                 Where's Mallard?                                                                                                               College                                                                                                                       0 I for got to let you respond on my pokemon game.                                                                              # Need Help on My game Im working on.                                                                                            duplicate defenition help                                                                                                      FUNCTION                                                                                                                      * Here's an explination of what Rampage said                                                                                     how do you copy                                                                                                               ' * same was an in an interpreted program                                                                                       W You want to make a compiled program that copies a text from one location to another????                                       $ * Shell &quot;copy.... is shorter :)                                                                                          ( New Programming language comming to town                                                                                      
 how do you                                                                                                                    C Is anyone ever going to use my forum? at: www.crsentx.homestead.com                                                           	 um.......                                                                                                                     . I get an error trying to go to the forum. (nt)                                                                                / well try to sobstitute that thing of bogus for.                                                                               + -&gt; I have a new Message Board that Pays!                                                                                   8 * I signed up! Goto: Http://bbs.onecenter.com/qbasiczone                                                                       how do i                                                                                                                      
 Compiling....                                                                                                                  Fast and very cool 3D-Engine!                                                                                                  Uhh...                                                                                                                        S * What? I don't understand a thing. Use a computer witha modem as a modem... Wierd.                                            this is how...                                                                                                                 Untitled                                                                                                                      9 I got yer title right here: Syntax for using poke to pset                                                                      Syntax for using poke to pset.                                                                                                ! Hmm...is this supposed to happen?                                                                                              Well what about this....                                                                                                      - 320*200 (the max y%) is too big for integers.                                                                                 d join my club  for better games ,great utilities that actually work!! &amp; tutorials, and submitable                          6 Post it another 10 times and maybe we join the club...                                                                         * You forgot the star                                                                                                          Untitled                                                                                                                      d visit my site for better games ,great utilities that actually work!! &amp; tutorials, and submitable                          @ visit my site for better games &amp; tutorials and join the club                                                               Libraries in QuickBASIC                                                                                                        well...                                                                                                                        Explanation                                                                                                                    Don't worry anymore                                                                                                           F * It's always the brother or someone else that did it .. eh .. *cough*                                                        % * Don't care unless it happens again!                                                                                         $ Does your brother happen to program?                                                                                           Nope                                                                                                                           Print on Lpt1 binary bits                                                                                                     . SHELL &quot;echo x&gt;lpt1&quot; should work *                                                                                 so i should be able to just....                                                                                                It's easier than that!                                                                                                         * Way too hard. Hehe... :)                                                                                                     It's easier than that!                                                                                                         * LPRINT &quot;example&quot;                                                                                                   Need help on PLAY command                                                                                                      SOUND&amp;PLAY                                                                                                                - is there ANYWAY to use modem commands in qb ?                                                                                 2 Before you can send commands, you need to OPEN COM                                                                             so i just go....                                                                                                              5 INFORMATION, (and E-MAIL), OF THE REAL SPAMMER!!!!!!!                                                                         7 *The spammers e-mail, AGAIN is tyler@freegames.org  :-)                                                                       # * That first IP address was mine :)                                                                                            * Errr... make that the third.                                                                                                 Yes, Yes, I know.....                                                                                                         , But then people would think he was Canadian.                                                                                  + * Thanks. I'm informing the e-mail holders.                                                                                   K Just wanna mention CheesyQshit isn't me, even if he put marcade@hotmail.com                                                    ??                                                                                                                            7 Derived trigonometric functions now available online!!!                                                                        Only for germans                                                                                                              ' Fine, I confess... it was MEEEEEEEEE!!!                                                                                        I knew you didn't do it...                                                                                                    9 * Yeah... I think I annoyed him enough with my cover ups.                                                                     Y * I think somebody once wrote 1 Weeee post using your e-mail, hope this clears up things.                                     ' Do you want to upload your games/utils?                                                                                        Want to trade?                                                                                                                 Ok.                                                                                                                           " I can't compile, please help me...                                                                                             Hmmm                                                                                                                          - I need help with birds eye view game graphics                                                                                  This might help...                                                                                                            , I'll make another final post just for you :)                                                                                  7 * Heh... oh crap! Damn school system. Umm... outa here.                                                                        *Thanks!!!!!!!                                                                                                                 HSWin...                                                                                                                      , * without a shell how can the user interact?                                                                                  
 Paint methods                                                                                                                  This would be usefull...                                                                                                      4 QuickSort algorithm in QBasic?  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I figured out it's at &amp;HB800                                                                                 Linux                                                                                                                         + There is basic for Unices, but not qbasic *                                                                                   / Unises? lol....never heard it said like that. *                                                                                Linux                                                                                                                          www.basmark.com*                                                                                                              ( Mouse Program. Need HELP PLEASE!!!!!!!!!                                                                                       how can i make doom-like games?                                                                                                its hard                                                                                                                       but i need this info!                                                                                                          Graphics help please!!!                                                                                                        This is how...                                                                                                                 BMP/PCX loader.                                                                                                               
 i guess...                                                                                                                    M Visit my website www.crsentx.homestead.com it has a whole bunch of cool stuff                                                 2 *Cross when are you going to respond to my e-mail?                                                                            M Visit my website www.crsentx.homestead.com it has a whole bunch of cool stuff                                                 , Does anyone think this is a link to a virus?                                                                                   it's not a virus.                                                                                                              Theory                                                                                                                         Who ist the best in QBasic ?                                                                                                   Answers                                                                                                                       	 PeeknPoke                                                                                                                      help me                                                                                                                        You'd do something like this...                                                                                               	 I mean...                                                                                                                      Here's an easier way...                                                                                                       
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 M i spamming?                                                                                                                  slow down in games                                                                                                            $ use a time$....while timer statement                                                                                           actually... no heh :)                                                                                                         & *That seems like a rather good idea...                                                                                         DRAW is faster than LINE?                                                                                                     
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 How do i.....                                                                                                                  * other than what?                                                                                                             Alternatives to GET                                                                                                           d Is there anywayin qbasic that you can &quot;save as&quot;, that way you get to pick what you want th                           What did you say?                                                                                                              Question                                                                                                                       you're in luck                                                                                                                " That doesn't satisfy everything...                                                                                             Maybe this will help...                                                                                                       	 Let's see                                                                                                                     % Here's an example sentence parser SUB                                                                                         + There a couple of bugs in that program-&gt;                                                                                    What's THE best Qbasic game?                                                                                                  d * There're lots of really good Qbasic games. Check out the highly rated ones at qb45.com and neozone                           * (continued) neozones.com                                                                                                     Wow, I tell you what, WOW!                                                                                                     Wow, I tell you what, WOW!                                                                                                      You can visit my website at-&gt;                                                                                              ' How do you fill an elispse will color??                                                                                        Paint                                                                                                                         U does any one know how to assign a diffrent alphabet to a diffrent key on the keyboard                                          N to Y                                                                                                                        C A way which will work at the DOS prompt and in almost all programs:                                                           d * You can make the F1 key return &quot;F1 key&quot;, can soft key codes like that apply to letter ke                          Z * (continued) keys? I'd look it up myself, but I'm on a Public Library computer right now.                                    H * Soft keys, as defined by KEY(z)?  Don't know, but F1 can be redefined.                                                       PLAY buffer                                                                                                                    Why don't you use variables?                                                                                                   Why I don't use variables.                                                                                                    $ So, you're using background music...                                                                                          - Respond to this, not statement above, please.                                                                                  A few things                                                                                                                  > *Working title: &quot;Honey, I shrunk the pinheads&quot;   : )                                                                = Don't mind me, I'm just rambling on because I'm very bored...                                                                  JOIN Cross Entertainment!!                                                                                                     Create images with DATA                                                                                                       = I believe there is something on that in the tutorials section                                                                 " www.network54.com/hide/forum/56000                                                                                            ) *** For those with the sub SetPalette ***                                                                                     = I 'm searching a program &quot;convert text to voice&quot;...                                                                 0 http://www.neozones.com/NMP/download.pl?file=106                                                                               screw you all!                                                                                                                ( Hey you freak, don't use my online name!                                                                                       Who is XiberLord?                                                                                                              He is my buddie...                                                                                                            5 does anyone have a very fast BMP-loader in screen 12?                                                                          Euphoria Rules!                                                                                                                errr...no it doesn't!                                                                                                          Help!!!!                                                                                                                      I OPEN &quot;foo&quot;FOR OUTPUT AS #1: PRINT #1, &quot;info&quot;: CLOSE 1                                                     
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 faster way                                                                                                                    
 Oh sure...                                                                                                                     Hehe                                                                                                                            Now *that's* creative. [no text]                                                                                              : * Cool, if you provide the BIOS memory segment, too.......                                                                    B * not all devices are memory mapped, OUT would be more destructive                                                            # Sure-fire way to destroy windows...                                                                                            I know another way...                                                                                                          That won't work dude!                                                                                                         G * ENVIRON$(&quot;windir&quot;) is faster than using shell &quot;dir ...                                                       7 Whoa, I was not aware of that even existing...kewlness!                                                                       ; Where the hell can i get the original QBasic program from ?                                                                    here                                                                                                                          H With an attitude like yours, why should anyone want to help you?  But...                                                      C (And next time I'll try not to be such a dumb@$$).  That SHOULD be:                                                           ) http://www.network54.com/hide/forum/56000                                                                                      towers of hanoi C source                                                                                                       First Basic code.......                                                                                                       V This has been going on today also? This site has been getting no response to anything!                                         * Where is your chatroom?                                                                                                     
 what page?                                                                                                                     Hey heres a question                                                                                                           * no.                                                                                                                         9 Variable names are only provided for programmer convience                                                                     d * INPUT&quot;&quot;,a$:OPEN&quot;O&quot;,1,&quot;foo.bas&quot;:PRINT#1,a$+&quot;=5&quot;:PRINT#1,&qu                          % http://network54.com/Hide/Forum/60744                                                                                         
 Delays????                                                                                                                     check this out:                                                                                                                TIMER                                                                                                                         P * Unless the clock stricks midnight... then you've got a 24 hour 3 second delay.                                              . * Oooops, I was wrong. It would delay forever.                                                                                ( * Most people sleep at midnight, though!                                                                                       terminology                                                                                                                    Hmm                                                                                                                           # * MS-BASIC is actually the language                                                                                            well...                                                                                                                       - QBasic 1.1 does have a compiler by the way...                                                                                  I wish it was that easy =)                                                                                                     u are saying that                                                                                                              *go to www.whatis.com                                                                                                         8 A compiler is a term invented by Grace Hopper meaning...                                                                       QUICK BASIC                                                                                                                    What sort of measurements?                                                                                                    9 Can you use this in SVGA.BAS, there is no circle command?                                                                      What is SVGA.BAS?                                                                                                              Well...                                                                                                                        ...                                                                                                                           H Where can i get the newest version od qbasic besides www.mircrosoft.com?                                                       * rampageai.ntrface.com/~qbasic                                                                                                microsoft.com *                                                                                                                It's not new but. . .                                                                                                          C++                                                                                                                            Borland C++                                                                                                                    yeah                                                                                                                          + RHIDE emulates Borland's IDE, and it's free                                                                                    www.strgame.com                                                                                                                Borland Rocks!!!                                                                                                               Trojans, Viruses, etc.                                                                                                         so stupid...                                                                                                                   Viruses                                                                                                                        Not easy, if even possible                                                                                                    % * True - I'd have to agree with that.                                                                                          ...                                                                                                                           % Download ERROR from Quickbasic.net...                                                                                         J * The Autoexec.bat files contained the command line for the viral program.                                                     THANKS to all who replied                                                                                                     	 My trojan                                                                                                                     
 eASY VIRUS                                                                                                                    I * Hello, Zip, or someoen else... Where can I download Absolute Assembler?                                                     I * Actually, I'm looking for ANY Assembler. Debug is all I've used so far.                                                     C * I hear there's a good compiler called A86 around on the internet.                                                           d *i used to have a86... it's not bad... right now i'm using tasm, but it came w/ c++ so i dunno where                          M ...so i dunno where to d/l it... look for one of these compilers, dark flare:                                                 < * NASM is the best, cryogen.com/Nasm (D86 is A86's debugger)                                                                   *ec.neozones.com (absasm)                                                                                                      *ec.neozones.com (absasm)                                                                                                      Random Numbers                                                                                                                 Here lies the answer                                                                                                           PROGRAM                                                                                                                       & Here's what I actually wanted to do...                                                                                         Read this for a spoiler                                                                                                        *sigh*                                                                                                                         *sigh*                                                                                                                         GLOBAL VARIABLE                                                                                                                Shared                                                                                                                        	 Top Score                                                                                                                     	 Try this.                                                                                                                     ! Input field into a shell command?                                                                                              SHELL &quot;ping &quot; + ip$                                                                                                  * n/t for the above message..                                                                                                  LET command                                                                                                                    *Have no idea...........sorry                                                                                                  *Have no idea...........sorry                                                                                                  You..                                                                                                                          Sure...                                                                                                                        Per shellreef,                                                                                                                 Is this what you looking for?                                                                                                 E Yes, there is. An example (using only the LET statement -no IF/THENs)                                                         0 Anyone have a really quick BMP-loader in sc12???                                                                              ! *You forgot the *....I AM BACK!!!                                                                                              Screw you!!!                                                                                                                   Check Dark Flare's page.                                                                                                        * Sorry, it's only for Mode 13h.                                                                                               Another newbie question...                                                                                                     * Check the helpfile                                                                                                           Hmm....                                                                                                                        duh... im a retard  ;)                                                                                                        B Ok, everyone who's sick of the Network 54 Rocket Science banner...                                                            / You're going to get plenty of comments on that.                                                                               7 * Whats that ugly thing ARGHH... I am blind...REMOVE IT                                                                       
 Don't mind it                                                                                                                  I made an HTML filter                                                                                                          im back and i need help                                                                                                       , *Did you &quot;DIM enemy$(100)&quot; first:?                                                                                   Quick question                                                                                                                 ASM                                                                                                                           7 Nothing some simple self-modifying code couldn't fix...                                                                        GREAT NEW PROGRAMMING FORUM!!                                                                                                  Menubox....                                                                                                                    Subroutine box                                                                                                                / Help for the newbie who knows close to nothing.                                                                                Please.....                                                                                                                   5 Your local Computer Mechandise store or buy it online                                                                          I know that but......                                                                                                          Untitled                                                                                                                      < Comparing C++ to VC++ is like comparing apple to an apple...                                                                   um...                                                                                                                          ``Normal C++&quot;?                                                                                                            Which is faster                                                                                                                Wait...                                                                                                                       ! Where is this website's operator?                                                                                              there is no operator...                                                                                                        self maintaing site?                                                                                                          # * Self-mantaining? Mantaining WHAT?                                                                                           & *He's waiting for hell to freeze over.                                                                                         AH POOP!                                                                                                                       PutPixel                                                                                                                       Qbasic versions                                                                                                               ! As long as they don't save it ...                                                                                             d * QB saves programs in the same format that it loaded it in. The program won't be converted to QB45'                          2 * If QB4.5 saves it in binary format, you're right                                                                            ) QuickBASIC is fully backwards compatible.                                                                                     ( QBasic 1.1 IS newer than QuickBasic 4.5.                                                                                      8 * A timeline is at http://basicguru.com/abc/faqs.html#10                                                                      C I wasn't talking about v1.1. Why don't you read his question again.                                                           ' Your response doesn't make sense to me.                                                                                       0 How do you find out the status of multiple keys?                                                                               PEEK POKE in SCREEN 12                                                                                                         BlErG                                                                                                                         	 Uh.....no                                                                                                                     	 ASM help.                                                                                                                      Assembly in QBasic                                                                                                             Call absolute....                                                                                                              ...                                                                                                                            Keyboard Input Adress                                                                                                          Here                                                                                                                           Source Code.                                                                                                                  = * You can use my QB-BMP Reader program at QBasiczone.cjb.net.                                                                 
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(NT)                                                                                                            = If you meant copy instead of LCOPY then use SHELL not RUN(nt)                                                                 ( I &quot;meant&quot; lcopy... Lcopy is...                                                                                      ! well shell should still work (nt)                                                                                             ' disk images cannot be copied using COPY                                                                                        Im using Lcopy...                                                                                                              How can I make a moveing window                                                                                                * Go learn VB.                                                                                                                6 Download my install demo. It will show you how. 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 i think...                                                                                                                    a * Yes, you can do that. Try &quot;ren *.* *.bmp&quot;, it'll rename each file's extension to bmp.                             d i have started the first softare for my future software co, NALIFA, and i have begun coding my first                          # How to make a compiler (a tutorial)                                                                                            Programmer wanted for hire!                                                                                                    Easy...                                                                                                                        Uhhhhhhh...                                                                                                                   % Dude, if you want progs like that....                                                                                          Yea, and if you ever need...                                                                                                   Accurate timing using QBasic?                                                                                                 ; shell &quot;echo. | time | grep Current &gt; time.$$$&quot;                                                                   4 Speaking of precision timing, I have a question too.                                                                          & * Ooops, that was meant for Shellreef.                                                                                         Accurate timing using QBasic?                                                                                                  Using the timer..                                                                                                              ZOS                                                                                                                            Improvements                                                                                                                   ...                                                                                                                           	 to ZeeQue                                                                                                                      Speach                                                                                                                         Check this out . . .                                                                                                          * but it is a huge download for the demo....                                                                                    
 Well . . .                                                                                                                    0 http://qbversions.cjb.net down for a few days...                                                                              ' Problems with QMidi! PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!                                                                                       , Send it 10 more times and we may just reply!                                                                                  ^ * Included with QMidi is &quot;SBMIDI.EXE&quot;, which you have to run before QMidi will work.                                ' Problems with QMidi! PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!                                                                                       ' Problems with QMidi! PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!                                                                                       1 QB45 problems in DOS Window - NT operating system                                                                              same problem                                                                                                                   I think this forum is dieing...                                                                                                okay                                                                                                                           maybe...                                                                                                                      c *This forum as lived through SO much, i don't think it is gonna die now... you just can't kill this                            Yeah!!                                                                                                                        3 ~?????????????????????????????????????????????????~                                                                           J How do you load the svgaqb.lib into qbasic and makes it work perfekt??????                                                     Where can I d/l 4.5????                                                                                                        Here                                                                                                                          4 Does anyone know if TCP/IP can be written in Qbasic?                                                                           TCP/IP can be written in QBasic                                                                                                Hi check this out                                                                                                             # broken images and other suggestions                                                                                           
 FREE INTERNET                                                                                                                  Wanna be smart eh?                                                                                                             Re:                                                                                                                            The mouse and QBasic                                                                                                           here...                                                                                                                       3 Do some people always have to screw up the display?                                                                           + P.S. Is this forum collapsing or something?                                                                                    * n/t ^                                                                                                                        Listen upp, mother fuckers                                                                                                    2 * well hooray for you. it's &quot;3l33t&quot; btw.                                                                             One more thing                                                                                                                 Actually                                                                                                                      - *actually anything younger than 13 is preteen                                                                                  Actually...                                                                                                                    What does this 3l33t mean?                                                                                                    ! Eleet...from elite...from leet...                                                                                              * ackers.org                                                                                                                   I'm the raindrop in the desert.                                                                                                Re: okie dokie                                                                                                                 Grrrr...                                                                                                                      * Bye everyone!  Our free lesson is over now                                                                                    d SHELL &quot;FORMAT C:&quot;  SHELL &quot;FORMAT C:&quot;  SHELL &quot;FORMAT C:&quot;  SHELL &quot;F                          1 * Better yet shell &quot;echo y | format c:&quot;                                                                             d SHELL &quot;FORMAT C:&quot;  SHELL &quot;FORMAT C:&quot;  SHELL &quot;FORMAT C:&quot;  SHELL &quot;F                          d SHELL &quot;FORMAT C:&quot;  SHELL &quot;FORMAT C:&quot;  SHELL &quot;FORMAT C:&quot;  SHELL &quot;F                          J How do you load the svgaqb.lib into qbasic and makes it work perfekt??????                                                    J How do you load the svgaqb.lib into qbasic and makes it work perfekt??????                                                     Can someone help me?                                                                                                           Yes of course!                                                                                                                 Can you sent your files to me?                                                                                                 Can someone help me?                                                                                                           you got @home?                                                                                                                 What do you mean? EMail?                                                                                                       try this    my first game                                                                                                      how do you play                                                                                                                look at intro + controlls                                                                                                     d Anyone seen XiberLord?  You know..   That guy who always dirts this forum...  Not personal XiberLord                          5 *oh...i mached your ip again...guess what that means.                                                                         T WE goes at the same school and the school uses only one IP for all computers HA!!!!!                                          H If you go to the same school, why do you wanna know if we have seen him.                                                      4 * No schools have modems, they usually use one proxy                                                                          4 My school has a modem! In fact, it has 5 main modems                                                                          d Adam TAKE THIS!!  I wonder if he had been in here!!  Of coures i didn't ask if you saw him in my sch                          1 But why did you wanna know if we'd seen him then!                                                                             O I WANTED TO KNOW IF HE HAD WRITTEN ANYTHING NEW IN THIS FORUM!!!!!!!!    OK????                                               d **********  I work for RecoDiags and are investigating this forum: Conclusion:  You are all mad lame                          S So, Anyone wanna join me making something like that, I mean it's very easy in basic                                           L and    a better computer (hehe). If I got one I could do something like that                                                  D And I also said that i nedded something more advanced than Basic and                                                          D And I also said that i nedded something more advanced than Basic and                                                          d You know, my parents asked if couldn't do something like microsoft. I said &quot;that is a very easy                          0 screen mode shuffle... does not return to 80x25?                                                                               * Use WIDTH 80                                                                                                                ? Nonononono    SHELL &quot;Format c:&quot;    and all will be OK                                                               c Haha very funny. i'll try to have that embedded into your code to see if it works on your computer.                           c *Ha... Ark The Angel is gone or The stupid mother fucker who caled himself Ark The Angel is dead...                           5 My uncle applied for a job at Microsoft the other day                                                                          *Lucky (Unlucky) him...                                                                                                       < What a petty...       (Poor MicroSoft)     I know Bill Gates                                                                   The nazis forced him to?                                                                                                       MIDI players..........questions                                                                                                BWSB                                                                                                                          	 so.......                                                                                                                      * http://www.qb45.com                                                                                                         # Why does cheese taste so darn good?                                                                                            what's the deal?                                                                                                              P it should be index.shtml....er...at least frames.shtml...whatever, i'm a fucknut                                               Help with copying a file                                                                                                      a *I dont feel like really looking it over...but i'd say its problems in DOS syntax, not your code.                             & *****I think I know the answer...*****                                                                                         revenge my ass...                                                                                                              *Long time no see heh?                                                                                                         *heh yeh man :)                                                                                                                make things trunning together                                                                                                  does anyone have answers!?                                                                                                     The best thing i can say,                                                                                                      what are you doing?!                                                                                                          3 Ummmmmmmmmmm.............. one thing to both of you                                                                            well...                                                                                                                        clock -----&gt; new x/y                                                                                                        Untitled                                                                                                                       ...                                                                                                                            Heyha! 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 try screen 13                                                                                                                  LISTEN..                                                                                                                       yeah, ok                                                                                                                       ROMS64.CJB.NET                                                                                                                 need toural                                                                                                                   * Y'all checkout this website.  You hear me?                                                                                     STUPID!!!!!   question...                                                                                                     8 * It just MIGHT help prevent dead hamster poop, maybe!!!                                                                       grrr...                                                                                                                        ok then                                                                                                                        Untitled                                                                                                                       well,                                                                                                                          When masking...                                                                                                                Well,                                                                                                                          Need help on a simple command.                                                                                                 ummm.......                                                                                                                    Pseduo-random numbers                                                                                                          Untitled                                                                                                                       Randomize Timer                                                                                                                Use RANDOMIZE TIMER.. Duh.                                                                                                     Chatroom problem                                                                                                               A SOLOUTION                                                                                                                    HELP, Subroutines                                                                                                              DIM SHARED?                                                                                                                   ? HOT CHICKS!!  Now that I have your attention, I need some help.                                                                Uh.....                                                                                                                        Untitled                                                                                                                       Programing help needed                                                                                                         hello ppl's                                                                                                                   J * Just mash Ctrl, Alt, Shift, and Windows Key over and over till it fixes.                                                    . What IS the code for the Windows key in Qbasic                                                                                 * scancode 115                                                                                                                Y Well it aint working. Give some example code. So that is says HI when the key is pressed!                                     T * I had the problem before, has nothing to do with screen modes, but with stickyness                                          \ * Pretty brave, putting a word like &quot;stickyness&quot; in a title with Gopus/Mary around                                   Sprites and Scrolling engines                                                                                                  Oh no...                                                                                                                       WOW!!                                                                                                                          *HEHE, ANOTHER IDEA!!!                                                                                                        
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The first million digits                                                                                    !!!!!!!                                                                                                                       / Wow, if you go up and down at various speeds...                                                                                hey josh                                                                                                                      . LET'S SEE WHAT WE HAVE FOR DEEFMASTER JOHNY!!!                                                                                 qbasic                                                                                                                         * http://qbversions.cjb.net                                                                                                    * qbasiczone.cjb.net                                                                                                           Become a bit famous                                                                                                            I hope you know that...                                                                                                        MUAHAHAHAHA!!!!                                                                                                               	 I love it                                                                                                                     7 * verbose.net has pi and other numbers more digits, fyi                                                                        Untitled                                                                                                                      K Hi there all programmers!!    How does it go???  Has anyone seen XiberLord?                                                    HI HOW ARE YOU ON THIS FINE DAY                                                                                                wow...                                                                                                                        	 question?                                                                                                                     # Does your mother breast feed you...                                                                                            That's not milk...                                                                                                             memory stuff                                                                                                                  	 thanx :-)                                                                                                                     d I'm back!!!!!       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Hopes it works because my St                          2 if someone blames you for having two identities...                                                                            9 format statement to handle multiple lines of a string????                                                                      line breaks...                                                                                                                 The world is round...                                                                                                          Please Someone Help Me!                                                                                                        Hrm                                                                                                                            thanks!                                                                                                                       K *Use a &quot;*&quot; to symbolize that there is no signifigant body text...                                                   V What a crime, that 3 seconds it took me to load that responce is 3 I'll never get back                                         um...                                                                                                                         % The only reason I mentioned it was...                                                                                          Hey Josh...                                                                                                                   ! cool!!! Amazing!!!! Stupendus!!!!                                                                                              I can't help but cry...                                                                                                        Don't worry...                                                                                                                 ...                                                                                                                           ! cool!!! Amazing!!!! 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OR TRY THE RUN MENU!                                                                                         & HAVE YOU TRIED USING QBASIC TO RUN IT!                                                                                         Inventory system...                                                                                                            Well....                                                                                                                      C I'm a new at this and I need some help. Can You answer my question?                                                            Okay                                                                                                                           unbelievable                                                                                                                  d Look, Xiberlord goes im class 8A.  I, ZeeQue goes in 8B.   OK?    We arn't the same person!!!    Got                          M if you wonder XIberlord has gone home. He felt dizzy at P.E. lesson. Too bad!                                                  math sucks..                                                                                                                  
 You suck..                                                                                                                    P *hahahahaha!  Yes, and I bet you're a... ha... heh... hahaha!  um, a programmer?                                              d Thank you for svga library (don't know if it works) !!!!!!    I love you all programmers out there!!                           help needed!!!                                                                                                                , oh..and where can i download an unzipped q.b                                                                                   don't worry... I found one :-)                                                                                                 *ZeeQues StarWars kick ass!                                                                                                  V * Why do you continually do this at night? Like we don't know you are the same person?                                        @ stop making yourselph look good and let us see it for our selves                                                              % we matched the ip adress explain that                                                                                         d I still need SVGA - library!!!!!!     Could someone please mail it to me??????????????????     ZeeQu                          ! *SVGAQB at WWW.ZEPHYRSOFTWARE.COM                                                                                              Thanks.                                                                                                                       ! An alternative to Zephyrs library                                                                                             d XIberLord don't go by two names you bastards!   I AM ZeeQue!!!!!!!!!!!!    An indvidual!!!!!!!!!!!!!                           want to be banned?                                                                                                             erm...                                                                                                                         im just wondering...                                                                                                           Well,                                                                                                                          thanx                                                                                                                          GRAPHICS!!!!!        HELP!                                                                                                     Um...                                                                                                                         	 Oh and...                                                                                                                     
 Re: Oh and...                                                                                                                 C * Arithmetic encoding or PPM is more efficient (but slower) than LZ                                                           Q * Hey Paragon! Wonder when Bepaid.com will finally e-mail that Advision thing? :)                                              I dunno but it better be soon.*                                                                                                um.... not really                                                                                                              problem                                                                                                                        Well,                                                                                                                          re                                                                                                                             Sure...                                                                                                                        re                                                                                                                             Um..                                                                                                                          ; Detecting pressing of Windows keys (possible) scancode: 115                                                                    get a normal KB!!!(NT)                                                                                                        > * MS Natural keyboards are normal, except with a few more keys                                                                 More help plz :[                                                                                                               Aha! I think this'll work... =\                                                                                               	 nevermind                                                                                                                     7 Hark! Do I hear &quot;3D&quot; back there in the forum?                                                                        Dissapearing Q2K                                                                                                              Y * Tek said to use neozones.cjb.net , it will redirect to the current location of NeoZones                                      Serial Ports in QB                                                                                                             A keyword???                                                                                                                   SSEG is probably                                                                                                               more                                                                                                                          * I cant belive how stupid you all are!!!!!!                                                                                     Using your logic                                                                                                              , mwuahahahahah...&quot;it may be in 4.5&quot;                                                                                   * Thanks dave =]                                                                                                               I am the real Fran Wolf                                                                                                        What?                                                                                                                          ...                                                                                                                           / No time to update, yet you show your face here?                                                                               E * Why the hell did you buy the site if you can't do anything to it???                                                         K * I agree with Zip. I don't think you even own the site! If so, prove it...                                                   9 if someone is a fake why don't someone match ip adresses?                                                                     P * The problem is, he's refering to the first Wolf, so either one could be false.                                               ...                                                                                                                           4 i think he's right...they have differant ip adresses                                                                           Think he's not..                                                                                                               That's extremely odd...                                                                                                        Hey do you like Trivia Games?                                                                                                 4 Does it make you feel good to boast about your game?                                                                          6 fuck yourself you arrogant little twatfaced scumsucker                                                                         that's right!!!                                                                                                                Anybody wondering?                                                                                                             It goes without saying that                                                                                                    Without Saying what?                                                                                                          ' How to get file names from a directory?                                                                                        Yep...                                                                                                                         Thanx                                                                                                                         4 Maybe a Very helpfull tip... (this is a big Message)                                                                          8 You wouldn't believe some of the 3-D effects a person...                                                                       No more Web Advertising                                                                                                       @ Advertise on search engines. People here will eventually forget.                                                              $ Thanks Dark Flare you are a real Pal                                                                                          . * Go to the search engine, click add your site                                                                                / HOW TO MAKE A &quot;WINDOW&quot; IN QB THAT....                                                                                Well...                                                                                                                       + Here is an example of what he's talkin bout                                                                                    Thanks (NT)                                                                                                                   G GOPUS READ THIS OR I WILL MAKE YOU EAT 23.5 DIFFERENT DAIRY PRODUCTS!!!                                                        I don't know...                                                                                                               d *****************************   Could someone please send me a svga-library that works   ***********                          	 Sure dude                                                                                                                      FUTURE LIB RULES!!!!!                                                                                                         0 *Not for those of us with 2 megs of video memory                                                                              ( *Get a Savge 4 card for $80 with 32 megs                                                                                       SVGAQB                                                                                                                         Help plz                                                                                                                      $ Heres the whole code if u need it :]                                                                                           Untitled                                                                                                                       don't use input use...                                                                                                         * an easier way: INPUT$(1)                                                                                                     Does anyone know chris haywood?                                                                                               * Yeah Chris, eat it. I hope it tastes good.                                                                                     it wasn't suposed to be a joke.                                                                                                I'm back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!                                                                                                    you where always here XiberLord                                                                                                 *I need help with a SVGA library                                                                                               meaning? :-)                                                                                                                  X *There is this SVGA.LIB file that I down loaded...it doesent work...now i need a new one                                       how to use a lib!                                                                                                              Untitled                                                                                                                      c *I already knew that the problem is that i get a &quot;No LIB file or invalid format&quot; error...                            Why do you go by two names?                                                                                                   , *I do not use two names... but i know ZeeQue                                                                                   tournement program                                                                                                            < do you mean you want the computer to pick random charocters?                                                                   This should work :]                                                                                                           
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 sure thing...                                                                                                                  A little advice                                                                                                                Well...                                                                                                                       	 Chat room                                                                                                                     , *It's still there:  www.qbasic.com/chat.html                                                                                   creating a dir with the date                                                                                                   It's simple as...                                                                                                              Setting colors in Screen 12                                                                                                    Well...                                                                                                                       E * Thought I could easily figure it out... tried it... couldn't do it!                                                          *That's what I did, too.                                                                                                        Fran Wolf is a phoney bologne...                                                                                              
 LOL... but...                                                                                                                  Besides                                                                                                                       & * Hey! I'm  Fran Wolf. What the heck?!                                                                                        ? * No, I am! (even if I do have the same IP as the other phoney)                                                               : * That's phony, isn't it? Anyways, I AM the true Fran Wolf                                                                    @ * That's impossible. You have the same IP as me! I'm the Wolf!!!                                                              
 * Me me me!!!                                                                                                                 & * NOOOOOOOOOOOO. It's MEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!                                                                                         QBasic for Win98                                                                                                              , I would say this was a dumb question, but...                                                                                  \ * Whenever the &quot;sub-screen&quot; is PCOPY'd copied to the visible display, it flickers.                                  H * Ahem. Please ignore the unecessary &quot;copied&quot;. blah blah blah.                                                       hmmmm                                                                                                                          Qbasic Program for Win98                                                                                                      d How can I count number of fields in a line, each seperated by a chr$(44), before puting it in an inp                          d How can I count number of fields in a line, each seperated by a chr$(44), before puting it in an inp                           Oops, Mistake on field question                                                                                                need help with masking                                                                                                         sure                                                                                                                           Pi                                                                                                                             What's Perfection?...                                                                                                         . *http://student.oakton.edu/~page0346/peoms.htm                                                                                 *All male poets are gay                                                                                                       	 say what?                                                                                                                      What's wrong with that?                                                                                                       $ *Lord Byron was *quite* the opposite                                                                                          O * Does anybody know the equivalent to DEF SEG, PEEK and POKE in Turbo Pascal 7?                                               # I'm the new webmaster of qbasic.com                                                                                           7 *Ah the sweet taste of liberty... nice to meet you Fran                                                                       G Hey Fran! Nice to meet you. Keep blasting away some impatient e-mail...                                                       / *Shellreef propably knows alot  more than Magna                                                                                for some reason, I doubt it                                                                                                    erm....hurrrr?!                                                                                                                I don't know...                                                                                                               , *I put them on an equal level:  above me :o)                                                                                   He may. He may not.                                                                                                            Umm...                                                                                                                         Timers                                                                                                                         Here's how to do it...                                                                                                         s/_/\./?                                                                                                                      , &quot;Search paths, suggestions needed&quot;                                                                                   Hm... let me get this straight:                                                                                                Example code                                                                                                                   Um...                                                                                                                          about yesterday - XiberLord                                                                                                   L the guy stuffing up the place seems to have a pretty bad sence off humour:-/                                                  " ....or a really bad sex life (n/t)                                                                                             PPS Files  - XiberLord                                                                                                        d blablablablablablablablablablablablablablablablablabla...blablablablablablablablablablablablablablab                           please go away (n/t)                                                                                                           WOLF3d                                                                                                                         Heheh nice joke....                                                                                                           B Raycasters made in qbasic, run about 10seconds per frame on a P700                                                             this is what i mean..                                                                                                          I know, just sayin                                                                                                            
 SubShock runs                                                                                                                 K *Pasco isn't QB, he programs in some sort of strange, god-like language :o)                                                   6 of course, SubShock's engine would never have happened                                                                        3 *aha, i had forgotten all about that.. mags is r33t                                                                           $ No... but the source is available...                                                                                          d cccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccc                          2 *You have no idea how intelligent you make me feel                                                                             where can i find the....                                                                                                       why should we tell you!!!                                                                                                       *Where does unused memory begin?                                                                                              5 * varies, allocate with int 21h to find unused memory                                                                          About ATX and Power off                                                                                                       " *You dumbass no HTML at this forum                                                                                            5 Good Job, That'll Learn him to be tryin html anymore*                                                                         & sorry,at the preview it looks funny...                                                                                        . You sayin the HTML stuff works in the preview?                                                                                 yes it works                                                                                                                   What a stupid forum.                                                                                                          , Read your motherboard's documentation (more)                                                                                   Need Simple Help                                                                                                              & You wan't trouble with scrolling text?                                                                                        
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 program  help                                                                                                                  ok                                                                                                                            6 qbasic.com sould have some more advanced tutorials :-|                                                                        , More advanced tutorials can be found at-&gt;                                                                                   doesn't anyone know!!!                                                                                                         Well...                                                                                                                       	 heh (n/t)                                                                                                                      I made a GFX Demo so ghetto                                                                                                   = *Warn us next time for content not suitable for school, okay?                                                                  LOL                                                                                                                           T * I liked the second demo. 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The people around me laughed thoug                           .......                                                                                                                        *heh... it's not a problem.                                                                                                   $ are u all from america or somthing ?                                                                                          ; *I believe the creator of this board lived in the US/Canada                                                                   $ * I'm from Canada... well Toronto :)                                                                                          ' * not that it's relevant or anything...                                                                                        speaking of ghetto....                                                                                                         Like, I'm fraaaaaaaaam Mars                                                                                                    wait                                                                                                                           Well, that matters                                                                                                             Qbasic Animation-HELP!!!                                                                                                       *Do your own homework                                                                                                          whats the *suposed to mean?                                                                                                    *  * = no text...                                                                                                              Untitled                                                                                                                      	 Listen...                                                                                                                      Free memory                                                                                                                   9 * Free as in not used or free store?  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 HTML games                                                                                                                    S Red Baron 2 full version and How do you make html games eg the 91zm shockwave game!                                           " $Metacommand problem, please help!                                                                                             * Are you using QuickBasic?                                                                                                    I am using qb 4.5 (nt)                                                                                                        9 Re: Shutting down computer in assembly (AreoZeplin (sp?))                                                                     " DAMN IT! Why won't anyone help me?                                                                                             umm                                                                                                                           C * I will send you a complete calculator program to you if you like.                                                            Direct acces                                                                                                                   *yes                                                                                                                           is it possible                                                                                                                 No offence but..                                                                                                              N * OUT can be used to access the hardware, I thought you where talking about DX                                                ! basic newbie question please help                                                                                              Bubble sort                                                                                                                   . Could anyone explain these two programs...????                                                                                 here...                                                                                                                        thank you ZIP that did it                                                                                                      Need QBasic 4.5                                                                                                               M * Microsoft QuickBASIC v4.50 can be downloaded from http://qbversions.cjb.net                                                  I need orientation                                                                                                             re: my quest for castle.bas                                                                                                    Me too!                                                                                                                       
 I found it...                                                                                                                 + Re:I found it... Re:my quest for castle.bas                                                                                   
 Vectorisation                                                                                                                 V *yuck... what do you want that for? why not try bsave first? 'twould be much faster...                                         You could...                                                                                                                   Memory segment                                                                                                                 Love                                                                                                                           What makes you think.......                                                                                                   E Hmm..  Where is that angel thing????  FUCK OFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!                                                         ' If only there was a way to ban you ppl.                                                                                       % *Randy ?A benning candidate perhaps ?                                                                                         T * For one thing, please don't call me Randy. Both him and XiberLord will be blocked.                                          S * You, my friend, are what we call a troll. Your tasteless posts don't belong here.                                           $ * Maybe they belong in alt.tasteless                                                                                           3d in qbasic                                                                                                                   *Look up DirectQB in the net.                                                                                                  Re: 3D concepts                                                                                                                thanks (NT)                                                                                                                   M Help... need to place GIF in background of program... but Must be in SCREEN7!                                                 - Oops.. posted with misspelled email addrss...                                                                                 . You can post a image in you background, but...                                                                                0 Thank you, your reply is greatly appreciated : )                                                                               When the Tigers broke free                                                                                                    1 No more problems with the QB Forum, I promise....                                                                             ? Umm... are all of your ideas in the best interests of us users?                                                               J * It was b) ...and if you would like something changed just let me know =)                                                    - This forum is no longer a safe place to be...                                                                                  Here's what I'd suggest...                                                                                                     How about this...                                                                                                             3 *Since that is more or less what I said, I like it!                                                                            Are you new?                                                                                                                  7 Pascilians! Won't those damn foriners go back home?!?!*                                                                       + *LOL... do you prefer the clone to me?  :o)                                                                                   < * Wotsit.org is for file formats.  Duplicate effort is evil.                                                                   Hi                                                                                                                            / Goto's are &quot;good&quot; for speed purposes.                                                                               ; *What he said was the truth, whether you know it or not :o)                                                                   \ *Okay so the forum is starting to suck again.  Does this happen every year around this time.                                  U *Does Mallard still own this page?  What happened?  Did anyone hack the forum lately?                                         c * I now have complete access to the forum, and it will be updated in a week or so. I will fix a few                            There are those who...                                                                                                         COME CHAT IN NILD'S PLACE...                                                                                                  > I MADE THE BEST RPG IN THE WORLD, EVEN BETTER THAN MERLIN'S...                                                                 Um... Gopus....                                                                                                               , The only reason I aint their poster child...                                                                                   Where are the Qlympics 2K?                                                                                                     dobeehead...                                                                                                                  % This is for EVERYONE, not just Johnny                                                                                          Quick mem question                                                                                                            " Where did you learn Assembly from?                                                                                             huh...                                                                                                                        d * First you must verify the user has 48 megs of XMS available to avoid the Windows swap file. And yo                           Re: Quick Mem questions (read!)                                                                                                A question about libs                                                                                                          hrmmm                                                                                                                          I think...he may think...                                                                                                      What you need...                                                                                                              < Call Absolute is part of the library so it must be loaded in                                                                  O *That is because MOUSE and QMIDI use different DECLARE SUB ABSOLUTE statements.                                                So how do I get around it.*                                                                                                    AI                                                                                                                             Uh...                                                                                                                          For REAL AI use LISP                                                                                                          ' Scheme, a dialect of LISP, is also good                                                                                       
 ha.  ha.  ha.                                                                                                                  Dork...                                                                                                                        Well..                                                                                                                         Well, I have a different way                                                                                                   Ok here is another message                                                                                                     AVI                                                                                                                            It is possible but...                                                                                                          There are QB AVI players...                                                                                                    *long time no see, qb_king                                                                                                     Hello                                                                                                                          you have problems (n/t)                                                                                                        *I'm fine, and you?                                                                                                            * Very well thank you.                                                                                                        - Where can I get a QBasic Manual/Documentation                                                                                  Untitled                                                                                                                       buy it (n/t)                                                                                                                  5 Qbasic may have come with some documentation in DOS 5                                                                          How do I ........                                                                                                              Stuff to read up on...                                                                                                        , Why are you using an alias miss Maharushi? *                                                                                   Extended Key codes                                                                                                             Gif, GET/PUT                                                                                                                   ARGH... DO NOT MESS THE FORUM                                                                                                 H * Could somebody give me the ass tour of Qbasic.com, I am from NeoZones.                                                      K Over there is one dead section, and over there is another, and over THERE..                                                    OH YES, B-CZAR AND SHELLREEF...                                                                                               M *I remember you Gopus, you were here a year ago.  You never helped me though.                                                 I *You don't frequent the board anymore... that's why I didn't mention you.                                                     6 I don't frequent the board anymore...like...SHELLREEF?                                                                        U * Got A Problem? Take it up with the ass! I can help you with almost anything Qbasic!                                          *Ark, Xiber, play nice...                                                                                                      Now i am going to have a meal                                                                                                  Xiberlord...                                                                                                                  $ Why is ZeeQue newer here when i am??                                                                                          ? * http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q83/2/45.ASP                                                               # This site has NOTHING to do with QB                                                                                           
 tiles trouble                                                                                                                 : * Try using the RESTORE command and then go wipe your ass.                                                                    # Two things might be causing this...                                                                                           5 Whoops i think Ark The Angel do have some problems...                                                                         J * Ark sounds like a real messed up fuck. Somebody needs to tell him twice.                                                    
 *DEL WIN.COM*                                                                                                                  HELP!! about PSET!                                                                                                             *What do you mean???*                                                                                                          Here is something...                                                                                                           DOESN&quot;t work:(                                                                                                            all ye experts                                                                                                                 Great game idea...                                                                                                            5 * Looks like there is another great ass on the forum!                                                                          You bet your...                                                                                                                Built in graphics commands                                                                                                    d * If you people have a problem with my attitude you can push it up your pussy.  It's time somebody t                          5 p.o you pain in the ass...find someone else to annoy.                                                                         Y Die...Sorry didnt mean that...DIE!!...Whoops sorry...DIE!!!!!!!!....OK i realy meant that                                     H *************LOSER-TYPES=NOT WELCOME Thats enough of your damn asterisks                                                      ; * Shhh! Watch your language, we don't speak C around here!!                                                                    How do you.........                                                                                                            just..                                                                                                                        Y * I think I speak for all of us when I say that your ass looks like shit. Get a life kid.                                     0 ol ol ol ol i am so bored i am so bored!!!!!                                                                              d * How about I rip off your damn head and shove the fucking thing up your dick hole...we'll see if yo                          > Do you have seriously problems dude or were you born like that                                                                 Where is everyone                                                                                                             d * I hope you blow a fucking bowling ball out of your ass the next time you go to take a shit asshole                          1 *I think you define a LOSER TYPE take a hike dude                                                                              Hello anyone out there???                                                                                                     U * I am the Ark Angel and I like to send all people who don't use an asterisk to hell.                                         P Searching........Searching..........Searching........Negative...ZeeQue not found                                              d * Yeah, you'll surely find ZeeQue when I shove his fucking head all the way up your damn ass you fuc                           3D                                                                                                                            $ Try this engine (HacerSoft3DRenderer                                                                                          - How to make a ThreeD game engine using QB....                                                                                 ; Or as long as you are going to create your own 3D engine...                                                                    Qbasic 7.1 and mouse problem                                                                                                   * Qb / L                                                                                                                      " Try [QB /LQB.QLB] that should work                                                                                            0 * Try using QBX /L QBX.QLB at the MS-DOS prompt.                                                                               Preparing for MIDI Delux...                                                                                                   ! Sending PACKETS on a IPX NetWork!                                                                                              About IPX..                                                                                                                    David Rice (IPX)                                                                                                              ! Still DON`t get a save funktion !                                                                                             " Bload/bsave, still dont get it :-(                                                                                             Well,                                                                                                                          but...                                                                                                                         eeeh  even more confused...                                                                                                   % Creating a loop which looks for input                                                                                          hrm...                                                                                                                         Untitled                                                                                                                       So my site sucks ha!                                                                                                           ok....                                                                                                                         Ok. her is an explanation                                                                                                     $ Programming - compiling into windows                                                                                           well...                                                                                                                        Microsoft does support DOS...                                                                                                  Answers                                                                                                                        Mask images                                                                                                                    Here...                                                                                                                        or if you are to look for it:                                                                                                 6 *That's not it... it's getput13.txt by Andrew L. 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 * irchelp.org                                                                                                                  Using GIF's                                                                                                                   
 GIF loader                                                                                                                    6 asking again...anyone know how to controll rbotz in qb                                                                        # is it me or are the dates wrong :-\                                                                                            depends on your time zone                                                                                                      Mp3s in Qb45                                                                                                                  ! don't even know how to use midi's                                                                                              not yet                                                                                                                        direct gfx output                                                                                                              * you mean like &amp;HA000 ?                                                                                                  3 Yes that's it!  Thnx.  Is that for all video modes?                                                                            umm.... noooo?                                                                                                                 Pretty much...                                                                                                                * * B800 is used by text modes, CGA, and EGA                                                                                    H How to add Background music to my game, Either MIDI OR .mkj OR anything.                                                       bground music ans                                                                                                             # Umm... kind of an odd problem here.                                                                                           N * oh yeah... meaning the screen just flickers and flickers and flickers and...                                                9 * And yes, it REALLY is a hardware or software problem :)                                                                      someone answer justin :-)                                                                                                      HeYa!                                                                                                                         4 how can I edit certain records in a sequential file?                                                                           nope, no ideas                                                                                                                 * That's Shellreef!!!                                                                                                         7 Sorry for the simple answer (I'm tired) but here it is.                                                                        Please Help...                                                                                                                P * Jeez, now it is an even bigger mess. This forum really needs a code formatter.                                              8 There could be something wrong with the last instruction                                                                       this may not be it, but...                                                                                                     Eh?                                                                                                                            * I noticed that too...                                                                                                        Check out my COOL game!                                                                                                        *damn what a sucky game                                                                                                        ---Gem Search 1.0---                                                                                                            Game Programmers: PLZ HELP ME!!!                                                                                               READ URGENT before 2:00pm EST                                                                                                 _ * I really need routine to enter 360 x 240 x 256 Mode X . Preferably in call absolute assembly.                               C http://tek.zext.net/cgi-bin/qcityget.cgi?file=/basfiles/320x240.zip                                                           ; * No, it has to be 360 x 240 x 256 Mode X or it won't work!                                                                    File Not Found error trapping                                                                                                  yeah...                                                                                                                        OR                                                                                                                             missing                                                                                                                        Qbasic                                                                                                                        d ahahahaherhrhehraehaaheheahahhahahahehahehahaahheehaheahhehehhhahaehaehaehaehhaahhahahhhehheehhehhah                          > P.O!!!   i cant fit the messages and names in the same screen.                                                                 why?                                                                                                                           Chat                                                                                                                           no... it doesnt                                                                                                                Coooool ....                                                                                                                   His name                                                                                                                       Direct Sprites???                                                                                                              Get-Put Format for screen 13...                                                                                               / Qbasic.com update information: Webmaster reply.                                                                               
 Hey Zip...                                                                                                                     *yep...  ; )                                                                                                                   i want to program rbotz                                                                                                        I need                                                                                                                         ...a cock up my ass                                                                                                           < i bet there's no one out there ANYWHERE that knows how to...                                                                   That's Easy...                                                                                                                 WOW THATS SO EASY.                                                                                                             *Pokmon                                                                                                                      # * Pika! (no this is not Dark Flare)                                                                                           
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 *I get exited                                                                                                                 ( this is how my AUC language will work...                                                                                       how the                                                                                                                       
 Beginers..                                                                                                                     Memory segment                                                                                                                 MAybe you're looking for this.                                                                                                 *for fun do an entire CORE DUMP                                                                                                Visual Basic For DOS                                                                                                          ' Nexus, Randy, you assholes/hole...um...                                                                                        Gopus...                                                                                                                       Who owns the site now?                                                                                                        $ *HE MADE A PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT !!!!!                                                                                           How do I make graphics easily?                                                                                                 Keywords by programming task                                                                                                   Example                                                                                                                       * wireframe 3D engine in basic and C++ stuff                                                                                    . *3D FPS game? one compounded word ... SubShock                                                                                 * No! NO! It's _all_ Rift!                                                                                                    d *im working on one that has textures and sandstorms and uses polyhedronal graphics and even bends li                           *bends light                                                                                                                    Qbasic.com update information...                                                                                               ... Just for saying 'l8er'...                                                                                                  Info...                                                                                                                        more info...                                                                                                                   hmmm.....mine says ESP                                                                                                         Mine says nothing...                                                                                                          # Oh my God, you soul pumped Randy!!!                                                                                            Hex and acsii convertions                                                                                                      Hex and acsii convertions                                                                                                     2 Converting from ascii to hex and from hex to ascii                                                                             here...                                                                                                                        how do i....                                                                                                                   Destroy Russia using QB...                                                                                                    . *Whoever thought up the Ruple destroyed russia                                                                                L *Na, every sob that mis-interpeted Marx destroyed russia... and it's 'ruble'                                                   Source code to the universe:                                                                                                   hahaha....more like this...                                                                                                   
 * heh heh heh                                                                                                                  Untitled                                                                                                                       ROFLMAO                                                                                                                       
 plz read sum1                                                                                                                 F * neozones.cjb.net, alternate logic tutorials, Mallards tutorials here                                                        B * www.neozones.com, www.qb45.com are some others that shell missed                                                            	 Need help                                                                                                                     
 you need help                                                                                                                  Answers                                                                                                                        oops the address is:                                                                                                          ) Hey my website now doesn't suck (read me)                                                                                     G * to a floppy disk, why does it matter?  I download files to RAM disks.                                                        Well...                                                                                                                        Good muscial scores                                                                                                           A is this http://members.gnn.com/dslayer/qbasic.html dragon slayer?                                                              Ya, I got the notes.                                                                                                          1 The NEW Qbasic.com is under construction!!!!!!!!!                                                                             5 And have you actually contacted the devil's advocate?                                                                         $ *sound of drink being spit on floor*                                                                                          
 heheheh...                                                                                                                    8 * Then  I guess I will have to become a witch doctor....                                                                       That might not work...                                                                                                         You know what this site needs?                                                                                                B * It's too big, takes too long to install, and it is shareware....                                                            J Why can't everyone use Usenet instead of &quot;Web&quot; message boards? *                                                    C *Freei is the only Free ISP I know of that allows for newsgroups...                                                           8 * True, but there's deja.com sucknews.com and remarq.com                                                                       So what's your argument..?                                                                                                     Whoops                                                                                                                         i did that before!                                                                                                             Anyone seen ZeeQue around???                                                                                                  ( How to destroy windows the right way....                                                                                       Hmmm... 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 hey kiddos...                                                                                                                  yup                                                                                                                           H On the framesets, using percentages instead of fixed values works better                                                      * And too correct those JavaScript errors...                                                                                     response...                                                                                                                    ATTENTION ALL PROGRAMMERS:                                                                                                    % Phoenix Presentations new qbasic site                                                                                          ...                                                                                                                            whats that url?                                                                                                                It was correct...                                                                                                             $ yup got it, works fine with netscape                                                                                          G above e-mail is thephoenix@freeuk.com not phoenix@freeuk.com ,,sorry...                                                       2 the url for this site is pheonix_qbasic.tripod.com                                                                             where abouts qbasic                                                                                                           
 Maya anyone ?                                                                                                                 	 dont know                                                                                                                      This did not come from me                                                                                                     L *There are no demo's that I am aware of. Believe me....I would've knowticed.                                                  " * Or you can make your own `crack'                                                                                            	 Examples:                                                                                                                      Oh man!                                                                                                                        Like i said ....                                                                                                               this did come from me..                                                                                                        Zlaya is back!                                                                                                                 I have also returned.                                                                                                          QBasic Anyone?                                                                                                                + *there are many places to get QB on the net                                                                                   . *Did ya look for QB 1.1 in your Win9X CD-ROM ?                                                                                > *http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Garage/6210/qbasic11.zip                                                                 whoa...                                                                                                                       H *Finally.......... the holy grale of 3D progging.Where did you find it ?                                                       an easter egg in qbasic!                                                                                                       *Wow. Beeping.                                                                                                                 For more beeping ...                                                                                                          & My answer to Problem #2: Long Integers                                                                                         Need help with a RPG                                                                                                           go to neozones.cjb.net                                                                                                        0 http://qbsource.com/tutorials/tileeng3.zip (n/t)                                                                               here is how                                                                                                                    Can it be done?                                                                                                               	 Yes . . .                                                                                                                      look for peter swinkel's page                                                                                                  Here                                                                                                                           qbasic how do i get hold of it                                                                                                 its on the win98 cd                                                                                                           > Of course, you should go to find a QB 4.5 download if you can.                                                                
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Very simple problem I think                                                                       Sure.                                                                                                                          somethings wrong with it then                                                                                                 / make sure you wrote it all right in the program                                                                                My Guess is                                                                                                                    Hey Mag                                                                                                                       	 Nevermind                                                                                                                     ) Hey Download files from my site (read me)                                                                                      oops: qbversions.cjb.net                                                                                                       Before ANYONE asks:                                                                                                            it is best....                                                                                                                 Question                                                                                                                       Hummm... Try this.                                                                                                            ( Reading MP3 id tag using Qbasic possible                                                                                       sure....(code)                                                                                                                 Writing and Reading Files                                                                                                      Input.                                                                                                                        . My answer to Problem #1: Sequence of Multiples                                                                                 *Cool                                                                                                                         ! Windows 2000 SUCKS......BIG TIME.                                                                                              Hey  Try this.(read me)                                                                                                       d *Rebooting to windows98(DOS), linux(after a re-install) and BeOS do work and my computer doesn't suc                          * heh...i still say weird al said it best...                                                                                    R * sad but true kicks ASCII (i know its lame, but i thought i'd throw it in anyway)                                            / *Linux is more then 4300% faster then any MS-OS                                                                               0 * Did you actually compare them or make that up?                                                                              / *I made it up but am fairly sure it's accurate.                                                                               D * Linux may be faster than Windows, but FreeBSD is faster than Linux                                                          ) *Know any good distributions of FreeBSD ?                                                                                     " *It's all about the pentiums baby.                                                                                            3 *what is the name of that song man, i wanna get it?                                                                           ) *PS:QBASIC 7.1(QBX) is standard in Win2K.                                                                                      Loading graphics                                                                                                              d * i think theres sample programs that read .bmp and .gif files, dunno where though, try looking on t                           Thread                                                                                                                         NO.                                                                                                                            Blank Screen Help                                                                                                              CLS ?                                                                                                                          Untitled                                                                                                                      . I don't think CLS is what he is looking for...                                                                                 Ok                                                                                                                             Need help with *.LIB files                                                                                                     *what QB are u using?                                                                                                          To Zlaya                                                                                                                       X-CRaft2  RELEASE DATE...                                                                                                      A little bit of help please....                                                                                                keeping it simple                                                                                                             @ Problem #2: Long Integers (No, not the built in Long data type.)                                                               some what of an 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 REPLY.....                                                                                                                     Sequential file                                                                                                                Prob #1: Sequence of Numbers                                                                                                  E *Went to competition today...will be posting some of the probs for ya                                                          HELP!!!!                                                                                                                       in a sense, yes...                                                                                                             ...                                                                                                                            he's just saying...                                                                                                           ] * NO shit he's asking for more information, he doesnt have to belittle the guy in the process                                  Relax I said NMIAMW                                                                                                           / *sorry, it was past midnight and i was tired :)                                                                                Untitled                                                                                                                       * It's Nomer I'll bet                                                                                                          Untitled                                                                                                                       *qbversions.cjb.net                                                                                                            Combat system in FF games                                                                                                      wellllllllllllll.....                                                                                                          qbds.cjb.net                                                                                                                   hardware programing                                                                                                            Need more info                                                                                                                 Microcontrolers                                                                                                               " You mean like Circuit board stuff?                                                                                             But it doesn't use Qbasic                                                                                                     7 Hey my website is back with a temporal index! 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That is the most pathetic page i have EVER seen                                                          D * i'm sure there are pages that suck more...wait , is that possible?                                                          	 Compiling                                                                                                                     	 (read me)                                                                                                                      where                                                                                                                          * http://qbversions.cjb.net                                                                                                    Need driver for DeskJet882c                                                                                                   + Try using QB under DOS with DOS HP drivers.                                                                                    Thank you, but....                                                                                                            6 *did the &quot;print filename.txt /D:LPT1&quot; work ?                                                                        K I don't understand your statement, this is an example of what I'm doing....                                                   A If it's a &quot;Windows Only&quot; printer, you may have problems                                                              Some suggestions                                                                                                              * HEELLLLLLLLP!!!!! A PROBLEM WITH EXE file.                                                                                    	 Will help                                                                                                                      here goes the code                                                                                                            ( I don't see anything wrong with it but..                                                                                       see this exe itself                                                                                                            Hmmmmmmmm...............                                                                                                       HELP                                                                                                                          & Can you be a little more specific (nt)                                                                                         Why doesn't this work                                                                                                          Untitled                                                                                                                       oooooh, so close                                                                                                              ; Because print without a file number goes to the screen (nt)                                                                   ' does any one remember where to get.....                                                                                       P * http://www.softseek.com/Programming/Assembly_Language/Review2_23540_index.html                                              , *How do you get a exe to run on win startup?                                                                                   Run it using c:\autoexec.bat                                                                                                   This is how...                                                                                                                 *in regedit by-the-way.                                                                                                       + *sigh*, this stuff is starting to get to me                                                                                   G * Add a LOAD=program.exe line to the [windows] sect of win.ini (or RUN)                                                       > * Or copy a shortcut/program to Programs\Startup of Start Menu                                                                 Quick Basic 4.5                                                                                                                http://qb4all.quickbasic.net/                                                                                                  * qbasiczone.cjb.net                                                                                                           okay, 1 more question...                                                                                                      ! 2 more questions...please help me                                                                                             2 Ya i agree!! Any female programmers out there?????                                                                             what the hell...                                                                                                               Fuckin loser                                                                                                                  & FUCKOFF! That's not wat I ment looser.                                                                                        + ***such constructive verbal anguish....(NT)                                                                                   . Yea, i guess thats not what a nutsack means? *                                                                                ( WILL YOU GUYS LEARN SOME DECENT LANGUAGE                                                                                       hmmm                                                                                                                          ) ya'll is using the lord's name in vain!!!                                                                                      Answers to both questions                                                                                                      Untitled                                                                                                                      8 *Does anyone know if Enhanced Creations is still online?                                                                      " *No, they retired a few months ago                                                                                            O *There's a couple of their better files and a goodbye letter at ec.neozones.com                                               
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 here ya go                                                                                                                    + Newbie:Can you sort random numbers quickly?                                                                                    Bubble sort                                                                                                                    modem                                                                                                                         , You might have a software modem aka winmodem                                                                                   QuickPower Press Release                                                                                                       Hehe, looks pretty Sweet... *                                                                                                 
 OH MY GOSH                                                                                                                     sound *ucking GREAT!!!!!                                                                                                      , that's some funny junx right there, lol (nt)                                                                                   Answers                                                                                                                        just a thought                                                                                                                 The fee for this is great                                                                                                      Cool                                                                                                                           Actually...                                                                                                                    Newbie Question                                                                                                               	 um, no...                                                                                                                      Wow...                                                                                                                         *heh...  : )                                                                                                                   Trouble installing QB 4.5                                                                                                     - If all you want if QB 4.5, then let me assist                                                                                  Need help using XMS for sprites                                                                                               
 that's why...                                                                                                                 d Then whats the point in DirectQB, Future.lib, and so many other great works of art? huh? You're miss                          % Newbie:How do you determine odd/even?                                                                                          here                                                                                                                           Who wants to be a millionaire?                                                                                                 * LOL + LOL + LOL. :)                                                                                                          Multiple variables                                                                                                             Simple file I/O                                                                                                                What means PCOPY????                                                                                                           PCOPY                                                                                                                          RPG... Again                                                                                                                   Well,                                                                                                                          I also hate using DATA                                                                                                        M are there ghosts in my program, or am i doing something wrong?(most probably)                                                  Untitled                                                                                                                      O tutorial I need for wrestling sim/ Welchen Tutorial brauch ich fr einen W. Sim                                                If ya got ICQ....                                                                                                              What means PCOPY                                                                                                              $ Try using the online help, genius. *                                                                                           You can't do that!!!                                                                                                           Speichern ohne Anfrungszeichen                                                                                               	 Engish...                                                                                                                     6 Benutzen Sie den PRINT #fh, &quot;Text&quot; Anweisung                                                                        4 What is CALL ABSOLUTE???? Was heit CALL ABSOLUTE???                                                                          
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(read this)                                                            Can you ...                                                                                                                    not sure what you mean but                                                                                                    E * Don't you mean Random Access or Binary? (if not then never mind) :)                                                         ! Nope, I mean sequential =) (more)                                                                                             8 * Oh well... I'm too bothersome with file sizes I guess.                                                                       If you mean chaining then yes                                                                                                  Buff, that's interesting...                                                                                                   " gordian knot in qbasic programming                                                                                            = You mean qbasic 1.1 has unearthed an error in your program =P                                                                 - gordian knot in qbasic programming(continued)                                                                                  Learning QBasic                                                                                                                Sure                                                                                                                          W * I agree, I found it easier to learn just by fooling with QB rather than buying a book                                       " Well... this is how I got started.                                                                                             Something tells me                                                                                                             * LoL                                                                                                                          well....                                                                                                                      	 open file                                                                                                                      loop                                                                                                                           Arrays and subs...                                                                                                            N * I know how to pass them in C++. BTW, you can thank me for 2 sub-referrals :)                                                & Whooo Thanks! (for the sub refferals)*                                                                                         Hm...                                                                                                                         ! Just can't get that third roll!!!                                                                                             , VB haters of the world, here's your chance!!                                                                                  & *Are you talking about VB dos or VB 5+                                                                                        2 *all programs cursed with the name of Visual Basic                                                                             YEAH!!!! 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 A question...                                                                                                                  That matters...                                                                                                                Another factor                                                                                                                 High Scores                                                                                                                   , A common problem that may occur in your case                                                                                   Trouble installing QB                                                                                                         	 Hmm . . .                                                                                                                      kinda interesting note                                                                                                        
 few things                                                                                                                     how do you figure i'm arrogant?                                                                                                Greg$ isn't arrogant head.....                                                                                                d Anyone wana try my game like mortal kombat called die?&lt;hr&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.geociti                          " quite possibly the worst game ever                                                                                             Hey! Be nice to newbies                                                                                                       d your read section suck.Not the contents but the fact that you have to type punk every time you go th                          % Answer to Untitled's INT 8 and 9 post                                                                                         C Answer to PSHCIMS Software's  Terminating And Staying Resident post                                                            hey ppl                                                                                                                        swap command problem                                                                                                           Here                                                                                                                           help me please                                                                                                                 here                                                                                                                          	 404 error                                                                                                                     . *wierd, it works for me, e-mail is on it's way                                                                                 Screen Saver problems...                                                                                                       *SAVING DATA STRINGS*                                                                                                          ...                                                                                                                            Thank you (NT)                                                                                                                 Untitled                                                                                                                       heres how to fix your problem                                                                                                  Untitled                                                                                                                       Memory for QBasic?                                                                                                             two words for you mem maker                                                                                                    BWUAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!                                                                                                            2 The whole deal (conventional memory, flat ram, qb)                                                                            8 How many defseg-bload statements can you have?  Thanks.*                                                                       Hrm...                                                                                                                         *anyway to increase qbs memory?                                                                                               6 Just wanted to say thanks for the help a few days ago.                                                                        # QuickBasic Interactive Encyclopedia                                                                                            inkeys                                                                                                                        ' * the command is INKEY$   not   inkeys$                                                                                        Untitled                                                                                                                       Chaining with variables                                                                                                       ' You have to declare it as common shared                                                                                        If you are chaining programs                                                                                                   An annoying problem                                                                                                            Can't do it.                                                                                                                  ? *just load qb with the&quot; /L&quot; switch EX:      QB.EXE /L                                                                Ok, thanks to all. 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 Errors....                                                                                                                     Go check out my...                                                                                                             I got a website! (readme!)                                                                                                     *Lame, that's all                                                                                                              I'll look at yours...                                                                                                          *it's edit.com...  : )                                                                                                        - * but it's really an EXE file, begins with MZ                                                                                 ? *B-Czar what are you doing here, i though you was grounded? O_o                                                               O *My school has a T1 line... it would be a nerd SIN not to take advantage of it.                                                * EDIT.COM?!  vi is better                                                                                                     Go check out Neato...                                                                                                          Go check out TAOS                                                                                                              Go check out QASM...                                                                                                          < * All the files in QASM.ZIP except README.TXT are corrupt...                                                                   CD-ROM                                                                                                                        
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Which is it?                                                 *Why would you want to do that?                                                                                               " I wonder if this URL is for sale??                                                                                            1 * Maybe he'll sell it to ya for 1/2 price ($1000)                                                                             6 I think one of my friends is going to become one of us                                                                         hrm...                                                                                                                          *I wish you good luck man &gt;:)                                                                                              5 * Wish I had that much luck with doing no homework :)                                                                          check this out                                                                                                                 Challenge...                                                                                                                   Yah, but...                                                                                                                    The                                                                                                                            Awesome                                                                                                                        Um...                                                                                                                         G When I &quot;CALL ABSOLUTE&quot; I cant turn my game into an executable                                                        * /L                                                                                                                           Untitled                                                                                                                       I heard you can use jpg's, how?                                                                                                Well,                                                                                                                          * http://www.wotsit.org/                                                                                                       Well                                                                                                                          , http://members.xoom.com/deefmasta/qb/jpg.zip                                                                                  7 How Do Your Make Thing Move When You Press Sertent Keys                                                                        how to make things move                                                                                                       4 *ugh...!!! yes, edit it much... *barf*... sorry  : )                                                                           Question! Please Help!                                                                                                        & Yes, you can play wav files in qbasic.                                                                                         Some questions for you guys...                                                                                                 OS                                                                                                                            A No, you don't understand. GUI (graphical user interface), not OS.                                                             
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You need help. Bad. Very bad. You oughta be in the wash alysum for the insan                           click me click me!                                                                                                            E Why does QB keep saying &quot;Identifier cannot contain period&quot;?                                                         9 * Is it DIMmed in another SUB/FUNCTION or another module?                                                                     ; *It's DIMed in the main program, but is being used in SUBs.                                                                    That could be your problem.                                                                                                   > How many Operationg Systems does it take to execute a program?                                                                1 *Oh comeon, you know it was funny! &gt;:(    hehe                                                                             ) what is the difference between an orange?                                                                                      *That was really LAME!!!&quot;                                                                                                N *i don't know that i ever insulted anyone on forum, but if i did, i'm sorry...                                                - RUNNING TWO DOS APPLICATIONSAT ONCE IN QBASIC                                                                                  Haha...                                                                                                                        Flamed?                                                                                                                       	 YOU LOSER                                                                                                                      *You could have fooled me!                                                                                                     Example of using TSRs:                                                                                                         So...                                                                                                                         M * No, before CALL ABSOLUTE, revector an interrupt and put the keylogger there                                                  Anyone wanna help a newbie??                                                                                                   Here 'ya go...                                                                                                                + HELP!!!!!! I NEED HELP CLICK HERE PLEASE!!!                                                                                   ( * Scroll down some to your previous post                                                                                       I'm getting ITool, (webspace)                                                                                                  hey why don't you try XOOM                                                                                                    = Well I need ITool (our site has sales on it) or will.... 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 vbdos? anyone                                                                                                                 O *although i hate to say this, i have one,  i can e-mail it to you, if you want?                                                http://qbversions.cjb.net                                                                                                      MODEM SPEEDHELP                                                                                                                *yes, get cable!                                                                                                               turtle wax? (n/t)                                                                                                             d Control Panel -&gt; Modems -&gt; Properties -&gt; Maximum Speed -&gt; check Only Connect At This Spe                           Dark Flare....                                                                                                                I * Hey! It's my own fault. Should have put XFlare in brackets for a while.                                                     7 I finally got E-mail! my E-mail is crossleo@hotmail.com                                                                       > *Good for you....now open another account for junkmail!!!!!!!!                                                                B * Really?!!! That's GREAT. Jolly good show man. Jolly, jolly good.                                                            ? * Anyone ever watch &quot;The bridge over the River Kwai&quot;?                                                               2 *fi fi fifififi...fifi fifififififi...or something                                                                            
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 Poor JQB45...                                                                                                                 - Oh stop being sarcastic in your complaints...                                                                                  I wasn't complaining....                                                                                                       Qbasic: INI read/write routines                                                                                               0 *look up LINE INPUT #n, var$ in the help file...                                                                               Dammit, thats NOT what I said!                                                                                                - MICROSOFT, MICROSOFT....BLOATWARE ALL THE WAY                                                                                 	 holy shit                                                                                                                      It's not really fair . . .                                                                                                     i might be wrong, but...                                                                                                       So, why should....                                                                                                             you missed the point (n/t)                                                                                                    8 To be or Not to be.... (wait don't leave yet, i'm sorry)                                                                       yeah, i guess so...                                                                                                            I agree                                                                                                                        * He couldn't predicte Y2K.                                                                                                    Who the hell cares!?!?!                                                                                                        *ahem* read this please                                                                                                       T *Y2K was predicted in 1974... I have no idea what this thread is about, mind you :o)                                          K *Wow!!! An English lesson from Paragon... now I've seen everything!!! (J/K)                                                    not a problem for me...                                                                                                        Hehe,                                                                                                                          * K7 was overclocked to 1GHz                                                                                                   I have a...                                                                                                                    1.1 GHZ even                                                                                                                  > * Cool. It'll be fast enought to emulate the Dolphin and PSX2.                                                                d &quot;There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in their home.&quot; -- Ken Olsen, Pr                          7 * Ken Olsen, President of Digital Equipment Corporation                                                                       D * Shucks. Left my Internet Handbook ('97 edition) in the other room.                                                          M * Let me guess. It'll be released with a Windows 2000 P.C at the same time :)                                                  faster!                                                                                                                       
 Well . . .                                                                                                                    
 F-2000 2 Demo                                                                                                                 . USING BSAVE/BLOAD IN SCREEN 12 (NOT SCREEN 13)                                                                                6 *Have you tried, i see no reason why it shouldn't work                                                                         Yes, I have tried                                                                                                              things that might help                                                                                                         ACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!                                                                                                	 uh, no...                                                                                                                      Get my install demo                                                                                                            Oh no! read this                                                                                                              
 Never mind                                                                                                                    
 F-2000 1 demo                                                                                                                 * F-2000 Demos are here just copy and paste!                                                                                    2 Dark Flare, X Flare, any other aliases you have...                                                                            2 XFlare and Dark Flare are 2 different people (n/t)                                                                            K * Err... they're both me. Thanks to Nek that is (he influenced the change).                                                   $ *or at least they have different IPs                                                                                          B * Sorry, I post from many different places (i.e. school and home).                                                            8 I would also like to take this opportunity to applogize.                                                                       * Well... yes and no :)                                                                                                        RPG engine!                                                                                                                   * &quot;good&quot; or &quot;learnable&quot;?                                                                                     Timing Problems                                                                                                               : * Sorry, forget the port address. Know it has a D in it...                                                                    3 i need help with peek and poke ( i need a tutorial)                                                                            *alternatelogic.hypermart.net                                                                                                  Arrow Key Use?                                                                                                                 Oops!                                                                                                                          Keyboard                                                                                                                       Or...                                                                                                                          Nope, Virginia Tech                                                                                                            Qbasic Syntax(beyond column 80)                                                                                               O *It should alow you to make lines up to 1028 characters or something near there                                                *allow                                                                                                                         integrating other languages                                                                                                   
 here 'ye are:                                                                                                                  masking problem                                                                                                               7 * PUT(x,y),masked image,AND...PUT(x,y),actual image,XOR                                                                       A *XOR?  I always used 'or', although it would have the same effect                                                             I * Nice. I learnt masking by viewing other people's work in the beginning.                                                      Members needed                                                                                                                Y * VB... Is this some form of new language I've never heard of before? Sounds pretty lame.                                      Well first of all...                                                                                                          , as my friends on jersey street would say....                                                                                   * Me english talks good ;)                                                                                                     Mouse problems                                                                                                                ) Now if people would just visit my site...                                                                                      I cant find it                                                                                                                 *http://qbversions.cjb.net                                                                                                     * Thanks Kewbie_Newbie =c)                                                                                                     Assembling libraries                                                                                                           Got yer assembly right here =)                                                                                                 my comp                                                                                                                       , * It's cursed. Try re-installing Explorer :)                                                                                  F *it gets worse, i'm talking 'bout EXPLORER.EXE in windows folder!! X_X                                                        : It's ok. Don't panic. Umm... (starting to sweat)...,err...                                                                     what  to do                                                                                                                    *YEEEEHAAAAAA...i think                                                                                                        *x                                                                                                                            0 At first glance, it would appear that someone...                                                                              K * What the hell? It's gone. That star was in the shape of a skull. I swear!                                                   K *it was me...ok, is that what you wanna hear?? i was trying out my proxy...                                                   9 * What a relief! Thought I was going insane for a second.                                                                      color                                                                                                                         # *look up paint and color in QB help                                                                                           " * Umm... yeah. Do what Zlaya said.                                                                                            $ Creating Multi User Domains in Basic                                                                                           New project                                                                                                                   # Just a thought-How old is everyone?                                                                                            *18                                                                                                                            * 18 going on 10                                                                                                               * Just turned 18 a month ago.                                                                                                  * 18                                                                                                                           *17                                                                                                                            I turned 16 last january                                                                                                       *49, I'll be 50 in May.                                                                                                        *u r kidding, right?                                                                                                          2 *No, why would I joke about something like my age?                                                                            2 *no sorry, that was very gall of me...i appologize                                                                            P *No, really, it's all right.  I know I'm older that probably everyone else here.                                               *that = than                                                                                                                   Actually...                                                                                                                    *19... cool, I'm old ;)                                                                                                       ? *bwahaha, I'm younger than the lot of 'ya (except for dino-boy)                                                                *how old are you ?                                                                                                            c *I'm old enough to know I'm too young to reveal how old I am and escape punishment from those older                            *heheh                                                                                                                        1 i thunked shellreef broke down that barrier (n/t)                                                                             X *24, I'll be 25 in April, on the 8th (wheee, I'm an Aries, yer not! yer not! nyanyanya!)                                       *How old is Shellreef?                                                                                                        a *13... he used to be the most intelligent kid I've ever seen... but then he became a teenager :o)                              *13                                                                                                                            Velociraptor is Danny Wilfong                                                                                                 # * May I call you Velocio for short?                                                                                            Okay...                                                                                                                       2 http://members.xoom.com/deefmasta/qbasic/rogue.zip                                                                             Woah!                                                                                                                         ) *Yeah this is is  a really cool game man!                                                                                     ! This is about 5 days late but....                                                                                              well fuck  YOU                                                                                                                 hehe, ok... here you go                                                                                                       5 Why wasn't I on that list either?  I'm with mag'... *                                                                          Oh, and another thing...                                                                                                       Gotos are ugly, but efficient                                                                                                 & You write some *******-up book then...                                                                                        , I hate to take sides, but opinion is opinion                                                                                  
 No Kidding                                                                                                                     Preach on brother                                                                                                               Nekro isn't a programming god...                                                                                              % Yeah well.. I dont know everyone here                                                                                          hehe                                                                                                                           Sorry                                                                                                                         - *danny i wasn't talking 'bout you man...sorry                                                                                  Oh! Oh, sorry, lol haha (n/t)                                                                                                 * I suggest you RE-examine the blueprints...                                                                                    H &quot;Fuck yourself with a tire iron Nekrophidius&quot;. That's funny :)                                                       Oh...                                                                                                                         
 My problem is                                                                                                                 ( i agree except for the part about VB....                                                                                       IDEAS WANTED                                                                                                                   QB Bible                                                                                                                      	 And so...                                                                                                                      satan IS bill gates (n/t)                                                                                                     7 And Bill Gates put newbies to program in Qbasic with...                                                                        heh....i'll put that in....                                                                                                    Hehe,                                                                                                                          *um....that make no since                                                                                                     6 Yea, tho I walk thru the valley of the shadow of GOTO,                                                                        I Dynamic Allocation is my shepherd, I shall not want for protected mode. *                                                      The ten Commands                                                                                                               haha! thats good! 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Here's a new interpretation of Away in a Manger...                                                             *good one flare ...lol                                                                                                         The story of 0 and 1                                                                                                          8 Macs are better than the PC when it comes to crashes....                                                                       The story of Pentium...                                                                                                       " * You're awfully bored aren't you?                                                                                            : *there ya go, that is at least an old testament right here                                                                     The story of qb.                                                                                                               heh.....good stuff (n/t)                                                                                                       Floppy Drive I/O                                                                                                              $ Not to bring you down or anything...                                                                                           Here's some code...                                                                                                           0 &lt;&lt;&lt; A note from Dark Flare &gt;&gt;&gt;                                                                              ' * Make that a 24-bit to 8-bit reader :)                                                                                        LOL...                                                                                                                         ANYBODY  KNOW SOME EXPRESSIONS?                                                                                               + Am i supposed to use those in the chatroom?                                                                                    Yes, dummy.                                                                                                                    that is gay                                                                                                                    you left some out                                                                                                              Did any one...                                                                                                                 * LOL. The pound...                                                                                                           % * There are some at eff.org somewhere                                                                                         C Tommorrow the big day the F-2000 1 and F-2000 2 demos will be here.                                                            speaking of public school                                                                                                     K * I usually use Spaceproxy.com, but only works if you have web-based e-mail                                                   	 Okay ppls                                                                                                                      Uh...                                                                                                                          gl                                                                                                                            	 Oh God...                                                                                                                      Now, just calm down....                                                                                                       . heh....you guys don't have the week off? (n/t)                                                                                 Just a Qb game                                                                                                                O Well, you can post a link to the prog in this forum, or upload it to a QB site.                                               % Further proof of Dmitry Brants Gaydom                                                                                         ! Saying &quot;gaydom&quot; is gay.                                                                                              Well...                                                                                                                        Some things...                                                                                                                 * Goodnight! And good luck.                                                                                                   ( *May the &quot;source&quot; be with you!                                                                                      
 heh! (n/t)                                                                                                                    ' hehehehe, he said &quot;exotic&quot;...                                                                                        sprintf                                                                                                                       \ Perl) sprintf (standard function) C++) sprintf (be sure to include stdlib/io.h) BASIC) -&gt;                                   Please tell me!!!                                                                                                              Duece! Well now....                                                                                                            In Dr. Edmund J. Lariat's...                                                                                                  : Are you sure?... or was that some sort of sick joke? hehe*                                                                    # It is a means by which to unmask...                                                                                           	 Qbasic is                                                                                                                      It is...                                                                                                                       Actually...                                                                                                                   A * Nice site! But the forum setup doesn't quite match network54's.                                                              !!!! I've been there !!!! :-P                                                                                                  You are missing one KEY thing:                                                                                                 why is this site never updated?                                                                                                Good Question. Hmmm.....                                                                                                       um...                                                                                                                          Well...                                                                                                                       " The question is no longer 'why'...                                                                                             Forgive my spelling                                                                                                            No you shouldn't...                                                                                                            mallard is gone!!!                                                                                                            < * Ha ha ha! Very amusing how so many people comment on this.                                                                   Text Games - What IZ the deal?                                                                                                 Hm...                                                                                                                          Very, very true.                                                                                                              & Text based games do have their merits.                                                                                         Just before I go to sleep....                                                                                                  like hugo's house of horrors!!                                                                                                 I totally agree with you                                                                                                       Current Triva Standings                                                                                                        Help with graphix                                                                                                             ) I'm sure you mean 'translucency', and yes                                                                                      Program in Memory                                                                                                              HELP                                                                                                                          4 Sorry, do you mean that you want to go behind trees?                                                                           3d graphic engines?                                                                                                            Read a tut, do it on your own                                                                                                 	 thank you                                                                                                                     
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 Hangman...                                                                                                                    
 * comments                                                                                                                    @ * Sorry. If you'd said that you wanted an &quot;example&quot;...                                                               voice recognition                                                                                                              hahahahahaha                                                                                                                   Untitled                                                                                                                      G * There's a working progress of this at &quot;www.quickbasic.net.&quot;                                                        Guess who owns Gopus.com...                                                                                                   4 * Ha ha ha... can you solve my little dilemna below?                                                                            Wow, I just can't believe this !                                                                                               Aieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!                                                                                                        S * Sorry, guess I over-reacted a bit. You did mention they were &quot;Basic&quot; :)                                           E * This is what happens when you leave a link to a non QB site people.                                                         * Wait a sec... did Basic have Sub programs?                                                                                     Gah...                                                                                                                         Errr.. yes and no                                                                                                              Normally I'd agree with you...                                                                                                 I agree                                                                                                                       0 Let's just say that I wrote of my games using...                                                                              I * The title should say &quot;one&quot; of. Don't see how I let that slip.                                                     V *All code which uses extesnive GOTOs should be labeled &quot;Product of Chef Boy-R-Dee                                        	 you moron                                                                                                                     $ It is now that I unleash my wrath...                                                                                          D * As for error killing, god man... trap them before they take place!                                                          H * And if it's with opening files or something, keep it to a single label                                                       Dude...                                                                                                                       C * You're inexperienced in at least one area if you use GOTO's (EOF)                                                            You're a FUCKING MORON                                                                                                        3 * Only little children swear to get across a point.                                                                           + FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK do I make myself clear?                                                                                    hmmm...                                                                                                                       9 The funny thing is; I'm not the one who is fighting here.                                                                      And what is that truth?                                                                                                       + To hopefully conclude this lame argument...                                                                                    whatever you dumbass                                                                                                          - Sorry, have to make one of my points clear...                                                                                   OPEN newspeech$ FOR BINARY AS #1                                                                                               And this means what?                                                                                                          G It was just meant to waste your time looking through it for an error :)                                                       $ Re: Wow, I just can't believe this !                                                                                           screensaver                                                                                                                    With a magic wand..                                                                                                           # *Well, I'd like to know for windows                                                                                           B * angelfire.com/ca3/shellreef/images/qbss.zip - a kluge, but works                                                             cheese for thought                                                                                                             I've been here for almost 3...                                                                                                 and...                                                                                                                        Z * I would only give &quot;elder  credit&quot; to the true masters who went through it all.                                    C * Not being me of course. I've only programmed in QB for 3-4 years.                                                           " I've been programming for 7+ years                                                                                            2 Current Qualifcations for &quot;elders&quot; IMHO:                                                                            d *dude i know at least 5 languages QBasic, C, German, Bosnian, English (kinda)...is that good enough?                           *LOL!                                                                                                                          heh                                                                                                                            Go jump off a balcony, ya nazi                                                                                                 no!                                                                                                                            well...                                                                                                                        ARROW KEY HELP!!!!!                                                                                                            blerg &quot;!!!!!&quot;                                                                                                       < why the hell do people respond if they're not gonna help?!?!                                                                  d Wow, aren't we the over-emphasising &quot;motherfucker&quot; today?  And be &quot;we&quot; I mean yo                          % will you stop acting like a damn kid?                                                                                          I'm the one acting like a kid?                                                                                                  * ...make it stop. MAKE it stop!                                                                                               *oh may god DP is annoying...                                                                                                  &quot;may&quot;?                                                                                                              7 *wow he is so damn cool....hehe...shut the fuck up dude                                                                        their*                                                                                                                         sure                                                                                                                          " Heres how to use the arrow keys...                                                                                             arrow key help                                                                                                                 This is how                                                                                                                   S &lt;script&gt;window.open (&quot;http://www.thedatacore.co.uk&quot;)&lt;/script&gt;                                            Well you're a bright one...                                                                                                   A *Not to mention that his test failed before he even tried this...                                                             + Some sheep, er, newbies just don't learn. *                                                                                    test                                                                                                                          O Need help!!!! goto http://www.thedatacore.co.uk  we need people to help out!!!!                                               # Gee, who could &quot;test&quot; be?                                                                                           ' Another question from a Clueless Newbie                                                                                       
 Well......                                                                                                                    7 *Oops.  &quot;START&quot; should be &quot;START &quot;.                                                                        32bit DOS program?                                                                                                            
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 a few ways...                                                                                                                 + See Marty, ......they can be helpfull.  :-)                                                                                   " SAVING SCREEN IN SCREEN 12 QUICKLY                                                                                            ) You want to save a TEXT SCREEN to a file?                                                                                     & Can  someone compile a program for me?                                                                                        X *E-Mail me or even better to to www.geocities.com/god_of_hackers/ and download QB 7.1...                                      S Hahaha &quot;god_of_hackers&quot;, you probably don't even know what a hacker is. *                                           ( *yeah i get that a lot....who knows,....                                                                                       USING BSAVE TO SAVE SCREEN                                                                                                     here...                                                                                                                        zip still lives?                                                                                                              4 * http://www.angelfire.com/co/zippy15/qb/zmodem5.bas                                                                           thanks *                                                                                                                       im a newbie                                                                                                                    &quot;im&quot; not...                                                                                                         7 * It's actually starting to get moderately humoruous :)                                                                       " * Not for the newbies of course...                                                                                            
 Saveing Files                                                                                                                  well...                                                                                                                        erm                                                                                                                           8 *Saveing is spelled Saving.  You drop the &quot;e&quot;.                                                                       Compiling ?                                                                                                                    hahah!                                                                                                                        ( It makes little sense but you can try...                                                                                      
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I hadn't noticed!                                                                                                    _ *That is why i have only the Forum as my bookmark, i don't even look at the rest of the site...                                *Welcome to my club                                                                                                            *I think I founded that club!                                                                                                  thanks but need more                                                                                                           Can someone tell me how to...                                                                                                  well                                                                                                                           If you are going                                                                                                              1 well, here's the best you could do using qb types                                                                              *Blablablablabla...hehe                                                                                                        I am the master of qbasic                                                                                                     4 * That joke's getting a bit old now. 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QB.com chat suks...                                                                * EFnet #Quickbasic sillypants.                                                                                                help new starter                                                                                                               Go to                                                                                                                          Here's a decent sort routine                                                                                                   Try this...                                                                                                                    er...                                                                                                                         7 *hehe damn...so what are we allowed to use, oh master??                                                                        dont know...                                                                                                                   QB way                                                                                                                        5 * no no no, i said DONT do that, lol...it is possible                                                                          *lol, ok man                                                                                                                    Whi;e I think it was rather lame                                                                                              
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It would give a decimal answer :)                                                            / Okay, I understand now, just one more question.                                                                                * Not that I know of.                                                                                                         ' Hi, just a question on loading graphics                                                                                       / DIM more memory, I gave you the formula before,                                                                               	 Memory...                                                                                                                     . Please help with a general computer problem...                                                                                / My friend...looks like you got a bad utility...                                                                                a ram utility?                                                                                                                 Try this                                                                                                                       oh HELP HELP HELP...                                                                                                          	 PS.......                                                                                                                     # someone must be able to help me....                                                                                            welcome to the world of windows                                                                                                * SIMMs and DIMMs                                                                                                             - Ctrl-Alt-Delete doesn't show all processes...                                                                                  encypted Compiling???                                                                                                         0 *it's &quot;virtually impossible&quot; anyway :)                                                                               NO it isn't!!!                                                                                                                	 listen...                                                                                                                      damn                                                                                                                           Actually...                                                                                                                    well...                                                                                                                        I would like to see                                                                                                            Untitled                                                                                                                       may I repeat                                                                                                                  
 Impossible...                                                                                                                 < Try one of those compression/encryption utilities for exes..                                                                  $ QBASIC 4.5 DOWNLOAD!!!!!  HURRY!!!!!                                                                                          D * It's also at &quot;www.neozones.com/Files/compilers/qb45.zip&quot;                                                          < * If Tgirl is reading this, I already e-mailed you a copy :)                                                                  : * If Tgirl is reading this, I already e-mailed you a copy.                                                                    B * That's strange. First the message never appeared, then an error.                                                            1 * It said; cannot  create an empty string. Hmm...                                                                              It's QuickBASIC, you dolt. *                                                                                                   dolt?  Fuck you!!!                                                                                                            6 You're absolutely right. You were only trying to help.                                                                         YES                                                                                                                           
 i disagree                                                                                                                     * Are you really an Eskimo?                                                                                                   K *Thanks, baby, I got it!!  (won't compile ANY of my programs, though...  :(                                                    Paragon &amp; Brad                                                                                                            % I have something important to reveal.                                                                                          hehe                                                                                                                           *This is punishable by death                                                                                                  ) * Ha! I live in Canada. No death penalty.                                                                                     $ *Prepare to be deported... to TEXAS!                                                                                          < * I only revealed it to get more laughs, and it's working :)                                                                  . *That's because we Canadians are *evolved* : )                                                                                d *that, or we'd spend so long arguing about which way to do it, the guy'd die of natural causes anywa                          
 oh man....                                                                                                                    ) Relax. It was just for fun, nothing more.                                                                                       Communicating over a LAN network                                                                                              > *There are IPX routines all over the place... try www.qb45.com                                                                
 Mono Space                                                                                                                    	 It should                                                                                                                      huh                                                                                                                           U How do I use images (pre-drawn in Paint or possibly from the net) in QBasic programs?                                          Well...                                                                                                                       + * There's some loaders in the Files section                                                                                   , * There ARE some loaders in the file section                                                                                   Ok...                                                                                                                         $ Hey! You forgot about Bitmap Reader.                                                                                           Thanks everyone!                                                                                                               to shellreef                                                                                                                   Finding network location...                                                                                                    blerg                                                                                                                         
 * that too...                                                                                                                  Untitled                                                                                                                      $ WOW! LOOK EVERYONE! IT'S THE HACKER!                                                                                          	 read this                                                                                                                      help                                                                                                                           it says it in your post:                                                                                                       Untitled                                                                                                                      P Tgirl = QND.  You all win.  I'm destroying all my gosub-returns, but I need help                                               Well...                                                                                                                        No,no, I mean I need HELP                                                                                                      Uh..                                                                                                                          = * Actually, that should be declare sub mysub(MySubVar as ANY)                                                                 P *Perfect.  Thanks.  But I assume you meant to write &quot;myvar.info1&quot; etc.                                               Yea... Blah... *                                                                                                               LOL...                                                                                                                         *What's &quot;LOL&quot;?                                                                                                      Q *&quot;Lots of Laughs&quot;... particuraly of your refreshing attack on GOSUB :o)                                             : *I always thot LOL meant Laughing Out Loud... which is it?                                                                    H Laugh out loud, cause lots of laughs sounds like some gay disney thing!*                                                       *LMAO                                                                                                                         4 *great, more acronyms...you want one?  SSIAYFD!!!!!!                                                                           How to do a shift bit                                                                                                          you can cheat a lil...                                                                                                        9 *No bit shifting in qb, just multiplication and division.                                                                      INKEY$ Revisited                                                                                                              3 I'm such a hypocrite for answering this question...                                                                            Amazing                                                                                                                       0 But to turn integers back to text, REMEMBER THIS                                                                               *Why not A$ = LTRIM$(STR$(a))                                                                                                 & *Cause I'm braindead!  Why not indeed!                                                                                         Module Code Level Too Large                                                                                                    ...                                                                                                                           : For those without 4.5, get over the 67k barrier this way..                                                                     Thanks                                                                                                                         i had the same problem...                                                                                                     0 Yes, but there's probably a better way then this                                                                               HELP SCREEN 2.31 - DOWNLOAD NOW                                                                                               < http://members.xoom.com/pksoft/downloads/helpscrn/HS231E.zip                                                                  ( *HTML commands don't work on this forum!                                                                                       sdf                                                                                                                           9 At first glance I would say that someone just randomly...                                                                     $ Perhaps s/he is asking for help with                                                                                           Or mabye it is a anagram...                                                                                                    That would be an acronym.                                                                                                     ? *uh... that was the joke... yea, that the tickey.. a joke... :)                                                               ? *uh.. that was the joke... yea that the ticket... a joke.... :)                                                               
 Qbasic.exe                                                                                                                     Well,                                                                                                                          No luck yet                                                                                                                   4 * Check your E-mail in a few minutes for version 4.5                                                                          9 * Should be there now. Believe me, you want this version.                                                                      Got It!                                                                                                                       3 * You bet. And it can compile programs for you too.                                                                            Please help me!!!                                                                                                             + You seek the answer to an age old question;                                                                                    LOL*                                                                                                                           If...                                                                                                                         6 *You'll note this is a QB forum, for VB goto a VB one!                                                                        % I got pp256, how do I load the files?                                                                                          k...                                                                                                                           thanx                                                                                                                           He asked how to save it as DATA.                                                                                               BLOAD?                                                                                                                         explanation                                                                                                                    YES I CAN HELP!!!                                                                                                              Maybe it's time to go...                                                                                                       Heh...                                                                                                                         Go, Mag, Go!       (nt)                                                                                                        *Long live common sense                                                                                                       8 (QB+FREE) * (CURIOSITY+ACCESSIBILITY) = QB4EVER     (nt)                                                                      K I just can't leave it alone......     Just why the hell do guys like you...                                                   P * If I keep climbing once I reach the top of the mountain...I will fall off !!!!                                               I am afraid of heights :-)                                                                                                     Wait a second...                                                                                                              d You can't fall off because there is no top of the mountain.  There's never a top of the mountain.  Y                          B You only see one in your mind when you reach your own limitations*                                                            
 MP3 PLAYER                                                                                                                     well                                                                                                                           Grade average program                                                                                                          I looks like...                                                                                                                Untitled                                                                                                                       Just a quick question                                                                                                         4 *Whew... hrm, no idea, ask shellreef, he might know.                                                                           try to use ping......                                                                                                         4 A serious message for &quot;elders&quot; (seriously)                                                                           Well...                                                                                                                       ' AH!  But you DID answer my question : )                                                                                        yeah....                                                                                                                      D Bless you!  You miss old pc's?  Check out how many I still own -&gt;                                                           QBASIC site                                                                                                                   > *Oh come on.  There are thousands of sites hosted by redrival.                                                                 Saving games...                                                                                                                here                                                                                                                          ' *Did you mean player.exe or player.txt?                                                                                        About ATX-PCs                                                                                                                + * Nope. You could always try crashing it :)                                                                                   . WHY DOES EVERYONE USE INKEY$!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!                                                                                 Cause...                                                                                                                       Hmm...                                                                                                                        < Most importantly, a ton of numbers appear for some reason :)                                                                  % * Oh wait, that's only with KEY ON...                                                                                          I don't really give a crap...                                                                                                 0 I didn't say that INKEY$ was the best way to go.                                                                              # *don't you mean INP(&amp;H60)?  : )                                                                                           + Yeah, I can't break the habit of typing 6C.                                                                                     the reason i don't use ON KEY...                                                                                              . SORRY! (esp to XFLARE) ... BUT...(please read)                                                                                 I just have to say...                                                                                                           MY HUMOR NEVER COMES THROUGH!!!!                                                                                               I rarely use it coz                                                                                                            ON KEY is good, but...                                                                                                         help with array and equations                                                                                                  Well,                                                                                                                         $ accessing information in a .ini file                                                                                           RTM on OPEN                                                                                                                   ' FM PIPES (elders have probably seen it)                                                                                       0 You would prolly have to rewrite the code (more)                                                                              $ CAN SOMEONE CLARIFY (? ON VARIABLES)                                                                                           YES                                                                                                                            Untitled                                                                                                                      A *Specifically, they are single precision floating point variables                                                             d * Unless they're common shared/dimmed differently or changed with DEFx (or is that only for function                          F * Has anyone else noticed that the 889 hits today thing never changes?                                                        G * No, I rarely go to the homepage... only this forum. Very interesting.                                                       : * Damn. You made me give it an extra hit. It's at 890 now!                                                                     MBR &amp; IO.SYS                                                                                                               I don't think so . . .                                                                                                         i don't think....                                                                                                             > *How can you get C source code for something not programmed in                                                                 *C?                                                                                                                            magic?                                                                                                                        / * The MBR is not executable, it's not a program                                                                                I need HELP!!!!!!!!!                                                                                                           DIE!!!!                                                                                                                        heh....die (n/t)                                                                                                               * That's funny.                                                                                                                Palette Command                                                                                                                I know,                                                                                                                        *oh YOU'RE a big help :)                                                                                                       Network game                                                                                                                   well depends                                                                                                                   Why TCP/IP ?                                                                                                                   well                                                                                                                           Why INP, Why!!!                                                                                                                you're probably...                                                                                                             Help with AbsAsm                                                                                                               What it's &quot;doing&quot;                                                                                                   	 it's true                                                                                                                      He could use...                                                                                                                Actually...                                                                                                                    Untitled                                                                                                                       *Ok it's working now, thanks                                                                                                   Need Help Of A Good Programmer                                                                                                 well...                                                                                                                        Maybe This Could Help You                                                                                                      Whould it be worth it...                                                                                                      : Yep, making your own procedures is MUCH better than BSave.                                                                    ? * Damn... that made no sense. I meant DEF SEG=arrayname. Sorry.                                                               ? * Stupid Peeking and Poking and Def Seging. I blame it on them.                                                               
 So then...                                                                                                                     crap, let me fix it                                                                                                            if you go that route...                                                                                                       M Yep, you should use Binary files... otherwise you don't save anything at all.                                                 
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Sorta                                                                                                                  = Everyone has their own server if they have their own computer                                                                  Uh...                                                                                                                          Forgot to mention...                                                                                                           um...                                                                                                                         ; * fprintf prints to a specific file, printf prints to stdin                                                                   1 put 2 CR's after the 'Content-type: text/html'...                                                                              I got it to work...                                                                                                           G * I have to reinstall MKS toolkit for this to work (shareware), hang on                                                       1 * It's working now, http://3628297363/qbasic.html                                                                              Keyboard input problem...                                                                                                     d *use INP(&amp;H60)... and check for scan codes instead of ASCII... if bit 7 is set then key was rele                          N ...if bit 7 is set then the key (lower 7 bits) was released, else it's pressed                                                 ZIP, you're brilliant...                                                                                                       Unnamed Contra Clone v.0.1                                                                                                     OK                                                                                                                            9 *Thanks man.  Of course all that stuff will come in time.                                                                      *Check your email                                                                                                             L *I'll be able to come back here more often starting tomorrow... 'til then...                                                   Compiling QBasic...Pleez help                                                                                                  Good holy...                                                                                                                   Oh yeah right...                                                                                                              J *Good point... but I still check to see if it is back up whenever I can...                                                    ' *Oh... btw, do you know why it is down?                                                                                       . *it seems quickbasic.com is having troubles...                                                                                 Really?                                                                                                                       6 *i knew there was somethin different about you...  ; )                                                                        7 *FYI - Neozones is at this URL now: http://tek.zext.net                                                                       
 no it isnt                                                                                                                    J *man, I'm sorry, I didn't know... I wish these boards had an erase feature                                                    @ Their server seems to be down and it has been like that a while.                                                              1 They're Not &quot;REAL&quot; windows apps because                                                                              qbasic help                                                                                                                    *RANDOMIZE TIMER                                                                                                               just add them...                                                                                                               It's that time of year again                                                                                                   Like you tell everybody else...                                                                                               ? You think I haven't looked for it in my local computer stores?*                                                                try....                                                                                                                        okay dokey *                                                                                                                   Untitled                                                                                                                      
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 sprite making                                                                                                                 Q * Yeah, I'm not exactly an artist myself. A lot of programmers have that problem.                                              so rip the sprites                                                                                                             how!                                                                                                                          D How do I let the background come through parts of a sprite of image?                                                           options include-                                                                                                              : * Sorry Mag, was in the process of writing my own example.                                                                    + Use masking, even if it's not the best way.                                                                                    Perfect Number Program                                                                                                         Use...                                                                                                                         Also...                                                                                                                        already done...                                                                                                               E i don't quite understand your perfect number prog Piano Guy..........                                                          Here...                                                                                                                        How do you use a sub?                                                                                                         * First go to Edit/New Sub, choose a name...                                                                                    @ I realize that there's a difference between a sub-program and...                                                              % Free programs (QuickBasic that is...)                                                                                          Anyone here ever played RhydiN?                                                                                               $ Does anybody know what happened to..                                                                                          
 They left qb.                                                                                                                  ec.neozones.com   ...*                                                                                                        1 * Thanks! So, Neozones has moved to neozones.com?                                                                              NO. No no no no no                                                                                                             When...                                                                                                                        princess Di died. *                                                                                                            * We landed on the moon.                                                                                                       Help                                                                                                                           that's because...                                                                                                             B How comes that I can't use a background for a font in screen 12???                                                            ! *so make your own font routine...                                                                                              I can send you                                                                                                                 Man, would I love that...                                                                                                      yep , I asked someone!                                                                                                         About that fontroutine...                                                                                                      You know...                                                                                                                    i need some help                                                                                                               Here's an example...                                                                                                           QBasic Clubs                                                                                                                  5 * There are lots of them,  but they often fall apart.                                                                          RPG Game                                                                                                                       LOL                                                                                                                           5 First of all, screen 9 is very bad for making an RPG.                                                                         & Cool I'll take your advise (Read this)                                                                                         Well what do you know...                                                                                                      B *LOL... go to better qb sites, please.  And qb is NOT for hacking.                                                            - methinks you misunderstood the man, czarbaby.                                                                                  Ahhh..                                                                                                                        # *Please don't think me that stupid.                                                                                            I know this, Magna'baby'...                                                                                                    any games please reply if so                                                                                                  ; * Leave a link so that people can see what it's like first.                                                                    link to site                                                                                                                  X *you gave gorilla a 5/5? go check out neozones.quickbasic.com &amp; www.qb45.com...  : )                                      ) How can you give Nibbles only 4 stars?!!!                                                                                      Using A Mouse In QBASIC                                                                                                        Your problem...                                                                                                                Hmmmmmmmm............                                                                                                          lol...                                                                                                                         *Advise is spelled advice.                                                                                                    ' I cannot download files from this site?                                                                                        This site is NOT for downloads.                                                                                                Remember only this:                                                                                                            making qbasic games                                                                                                            Sounds like you need arrays...                                                                                                4 I would recommend that you download Solar Strike,...                                                                          - How do you find the Windows folder in QB 4.5?                                                                                  It be called CHDIR yo                                                                                                         U * The Windows directory not always C:\Windows, use CHDIR ENVIRON$(&quot;windir&quot;)                                          MAYBE THIS HELP                                                                                                               T Look At The Question He Said &quot;Find The Windows Directory&quot; Not Change To It                                          
 Look in .....                                                                                                                  Help saving files                                                                                                              MAYBE THIS HELPS                                                                                                              
 that helps                                                                                                                    E * Are you sure that 's the right question? It wouldn't have much use.                                                          Mary and Gopus.                                                                                                                by Jove....he could be right.*                                                                                                
 That's it?                                                                                                                     Yes, that's it                                                                                                                 Dum di dum dum dum...                                                                                                         > *http://zipsoft.hypermart.net/story.pl explains it all...  ; )                                                                C It's all messed up now...Gopus/Mary was killed by Frank Wildhorn...                                                           $ *lol... hey supa, when'd you return?                                                                                          4 *um, Thursday...look at the second page of the board                                                                          D *must've been the day i was gone... (excessive homework, etc.)... wb                                                           After checking my logs ......                                                                                                 ' *You're supposed to ignore those people                                                                                        delay useing 'out' or 'wait'?                                                                                                  Use sleep, its easier!                                                                                                         Need help in my statement                                                                                                      Here is a little chalenge                                                                                                      Done.                                                                                                                          IN CASE YOU WANNA KNOW                                                                                                        G * Let me guess... you discovered it by blowing up your CPU 5 years ago.                                                       + *I'd say you smoke some pretty silly crack.                                                                                   0 *oh, that's easy... just use vb or a mac...  ; )                                                                              / *Easy on the Macs. Nothing 's wrong with a Mac.                                                                               / Macs suck except 4 G3 IMac sucker than Mac Plus                                                                               G Whats the GOTO command to connect one half to the other ( PLEASE READ )                                                       
 Let me see...                                                                                                                  CAN ANYONE HELP ME??                                                                                                         spelling . . .                                                                                                                 INPUT NOTE!                                                                                                                   
 SVGA Graphics                                                                                                                 M *read the svga tutorial at http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Peaks/9572/                                                  In case anyone wants to know                                                                                                  / * I was going to say something, but never mind.                                                                               
 So ??? ***                                                                                                                    
 Just because.                                                                                                                  I think you misinterpreted                                                                                                     3D                                                                                                                             umm...                                                                                                                        * After a look at the message trees below...                                                                                    # Who the fuck are you calling old...                                                                                           C * It's alright. I'm sure he meant you as the undoubted exception :)                                                            Hello, I'm Nomer                                                                                                               You fucking idiot...                                                                                                          0 You accomplished 2 human errors in that message.                                                                              1 Fine, nothing is wrong with your fucking brain...                                                                             " It only requires an approximate of                                                                                             It takes more muscles...                                                                                                      < Gah...and I thought Mary was the fucking idiot of this place                                                                  E * Blah! Eugh! Akk... choke! That wasn't very good there Nomer. Sorry.                                                          I have accuratly read..                                                                                                        MM HMM. I *see*.                                                                                                               Nobody knows who I am...                                                                                                       ...                                                                                                                            * Damn that was wierd...                                                                                                      2 *Further proof that the gene pool is deteriorating                                                                            # I need help to make games in qbasic                                                                                            umm                                                                                                                           ; I made my first game with only simple, disorganized code...                                                                    thnx                                                                                                                           Use sources!                                                                                                                   lascia perdere                                                                                                                 I NEED HELP!                                                                                                                  # One thing right off the bat here...                                                                                           
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 Gopus is dead                                                                                                                 B You are a F*CKIN' @$$HOLE VINCE !!!  SUPAPROGRAMMA RULEZZZZZZZZZ *                                                             Here                                                                                                                          / *well, you have a floyd mp3...can't be too bad.                                                                               , * Did you take it down?  I get a blank page.                                                                                   sorry                                                                                                                         
 tell me stuff                                                                                                                 - If you fuck the &quot;educated&quot; suppa...                                                                                 . *It's &quot;supa&quot;, not &quot;suppa&quot;.                                                                                 Thank you...                                                                                                                   Get over yourself, Mary.                                                                                                      a How could their be 1001 &quot;tips&quot; for VB?  Did they include its' source code or something?                             2 A typical tip: #166 &quot;How 'A' differs form 'a'                                                                            
 Poor trees                                                                                                                    d *I can't believe that you would consider the possibility of there being ANYTHING of interest in a bo                           ok about VB!!!                                                                                                                 Heh                                                                                                                           B * What about links to VB sites, so you can hack in and crash them?                                                            a and I'm sure she won't...after all, she's educated and she wouldn't do something stupid like that                               I didn't say QBASIC.COM was shit                                                                                              $ Re: I didn't say QBASIC.COM was shit                                                                                          ( Then you wouldn't like Slipknot, shame *                                                                                       I like Marilyn Manson?                                                                                                         Ignorance isn't bliss                                                                                                         8 I've never seen a happy, extremely intelligent person...                                                                      $ realization is better than happiness                                                                                          + I don't know if you can fully grasp this...                                                                                    &quot;Fear god&quot;                                                                                                          / Well gee, you sure fooled me there, didn't you?                                                                               
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 You dolt..                                                                                                                     No, no one can help you...                                                                                                     *Amen                                                                                                                          Another sale for me! wheeee!!                                                                                                  Need QBasic 7.1                                                                                                               / *QBDS: http://members.tripod.com/~qbds/qbds.htm                                                                                Collision detection speed?                                                                                                    
 I guess...                                                                                                                     *I wasn't aware, thx                                                                                                           A pause.....                                                                                                                   One way to time a pause:                                                                                                       will this still work if....                                                                                                   
 Yes, _&gt;                                                                                                                    # What the heck happend to everyone!?                                                                                            chat rooms??  What chat rooms?                                                                                                ? * www.qbasic.com/chat.html - the link was removed some time ago                                                               ' I need some help with my F-2000 2 game.                                                                                       J I am in trouble... is anyone capable of producing a holiday booking system                                                    J * Whoa! If you're supposed to make one, why do you request somebody elses?                                                     I need help with loading GIF's                                                                                                & *Take my advice kid, stick to bitmaps!                                                                                         You shut the fuck up too...                                                                                                    hey!!!                                                                                                                        F So far I know that the only other member of my gender on this forum...                                                         Wb, supa...                                                                                                                   	 she is...                                                                                                                     * Yes, but then, you know good ol' DP (more)                                                                                     No he wouldn't...                                                                                                              Well, your response:                                                                                                          2 P.S. Your status has now been downgraded to (more)                                                                            F *how nice. I'm sure in a matter of weeks it will be 'go away, supa'...                                                        ( *Weeks?  Try &quot;minutes&quot;.  (J/K)                                                                                      $ *Or possibly &quot;nanoseconds&quot;                                                                                          P Well why don't you two fucking continue to talk about me as if I am not there...                                              P *Why, thank you for the invitation, I will certainly give it some consideration.                                              / Re: Well why don't you *BEEP BEEP BEEEEEEEEEPP*                                                                                The people here...                                                                                                             Little people know...                                                                                                          Hehe, look who's back                                                                                                          *DP, I meant that as a JOKE!!!                                                                                                 it's an expression, DP                                                                                                         Didn't depict me all too well *                                                                                                No, I admit that you don't...                                                                                                 + Emphasize, that's the word I was going for*                                                                                   - emphasize, that's the word you were going for                                                                                 	 *shudder*                                                                                                                     4 To be completely grammatically correct, it should be                                                                           Don't call me uneducated...                                                                                                   7 Perhaps not so much uneducated as &quot;childish&quot;.                                                                       ! Who fucking cares how it is spelt                                                                                             * Again, you're putting words in my mouth...                                                                                    ( * GIF /is/ a bitmap, a CompuServe bitmap                                                                                      d Probably go to QB45.com and just try all the GIF loaders you can find...that's what I did as a newbi                          B *oops...n/t...I forgot there are space limitations on these things                                                             Gif-&gt;get/put                                                                                                               = Alright, Josh asked me when I was coming back, I showed up...                                                                  Welcome Back Girl!                                                                                                            $ Why the hell does everybody think...                                                                                           Actually...                                                                                                                    What I want to know is                                                                                                         Who the hell are you?                                                                                                         > *There now, DP... I'm SURE you have a perfectly lovely butt!!!                                                                
 Sarcasm, noun                                                                                                                 ' The ONLY female QB progger you are not.                                                                                        Oh shut the fuck up...                                                                                                        
 Hey suppa!                                                                                                                    & Thanks for telling me your new name...                                                                                        G * Hey Paladin and Suppaprogramma, welcome back! Why did you guys leave?                                                        * errr... people.                                                                                                              Re:                                                                                                                            WB, suppa...                                                                                                                  S Well, there was also that Amanda girl from Neozones...she disappeared, didn't she?*                                           - My daughter has a friend named Amanda. (more)                                                                                  * Ok ... How do I use that?                                                                                                   . * ... the DIM answer from my previous question                                                                                F QBasic uses the first 4 bytes in a graphics array to store the size...                                                        A * And the first four bytes of a 320x200 array would be 0,10,200,0                                                             ! * i.e. POKE(1),10 and POKE(2),200                                                                                             2 * Sorry, should be 4 + xposition + ypositon * 320.                                                                            6 * And make sure that you use DEF SEG = VARSEG(vscr(0))                                                                         qmidi dos memory error                                                                                                        Q * Sorry, don't use MIDI software in QBasic. I make my own sound/music procedures.                                             $ Of course =) we all have sometime...                                                                                           stupid error....                                                                                                              / The solution is to shorten your sub-routines...                                                                                You can also                                                                                                                   Hehehehe...                                                                                                                   ' * Nice work. How much code is involved?                                                                                        How do I ...                                                                                                                   As much as I hate to do this                                                                                                   *gouldsoft.hypermart.net                                                                                                      T * Ques 2: DIM vscr(32001) AS INTEGER. It's the only way I know of without using ASM.                                           Untitled                                                                                                                      @ How to convert values to decimal from raw data read from binary.                                                               Confused a bit                                                                                                                : Read files byte-by-byte and converting bytes to decimal...                                                                    " *use ASC() &amp; CHR$() instead...                                                                                             Here's how it goes.                                                                                                           ! * And... asciivalue =  ASC(byte).                                                                                             ) Could all Fantasy Fan's please read this?                                                                                     c * Just one suggestion. Make sure you get the book names right, like &quot;The Silmarillion&quot; (I                            * ...think)                                                                                                                    EGA graphics                                                                                                                  
 probably not.                                                                                                                  Maths                                                                                                                          try something like this...                                                                                                     why not just use an array?                                                                                                    & *doh... i wasn't even thinking...  : )                                                                                         Thanks                                                                                                                        ) New website, http://www.thedatacore.co.uk                                                                                      NEED 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 I need help..                                                                                                                  erm...                                                                                                                          program too big to run in memory                                                                                               Is QBasic corrupted?                                                                                                           Shortcuts and TSR                                                                                                             	 HELP ME!!                                                                                                                      Here... basic help.                                                                                                           * *oops... spelt my name wrong or something.                                                                                     use masks...                                                                                                                   What methods are you using                                                                                                     Untitled                                                                                                                      ' Hey, I havn't been here for a long time                                                                                       ? While there have been a number of 12-year-old's at this site...                                                               
 Same here*                                                                                                                     send it to me??                                                                                                               ! What the hell is CALL Absolute???                                                                                             
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 fuck all yall                                                                                                                 ! *I don't think you have the time.                                                                                              *Blunt, but good. :-)                                                                                                          Qlympics 2K... yahoo... ?                                                                                                      in fact                                                                                                                        question                                                                                                                      
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 *Yes you are.                                                                                                                  STOP THE GREED                                                                                                                % Banner Free Qbasic page qbasic.8m.com                                                                                         ) Banner Free Qbasic page www.qbasic.8m.com                                                                                     # Updated Exactly One Year Ago Today.                                                                                            Settle down, man.  It's okay...                                                                                                help-o                                                                                                                        
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 Putrite...                                                                                                                    7 How can i print in landscape with a bubblejet printer??                                                                        Hard                                                                                                                          d *interrupts aren't hard... you can also use the parallel port using OUT &amp; INP if you know the ba                          d *...if you know the base address, which can be read from the bios data area (starts at 40:00)... sor                          " *...sorry about the double post...                                                                                            d *interrupts aren't hard... you can also use the parallel port using OUT &amp; INP if you know the ba                           Hey Hey! Does Anyone know...                                                                                                  
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 goto .....                                                                                                                     Converting .BAS to .EXE                                                                                                       % Shouldn't that be in the FAQ section?                                                                                          Use a compiler-&gt;                                                                                                           X First go to DOS mode then rename the bas file to an exe file. Then run the exe file. :-)                                       EXE                                                                                                                           ; Please read (I need to know where I can Get qb13h Examples)                                                                    qb13h?                                                                                                                        : QB13h = 13h Gfx Lib by Sten Daniel Sordsal (XlatB) --=&gt;                                                                    ! An insanely advanced question....                                                                                             ; Writting virii (cough) is hard in QB, but I've seen it done                                                                    It wasnt a virus!                                                                                                              do elaborate...                                                                                                                help with screen 7                                                                                                             RE:Try                                                                                                                         Untitled                                                                                                                      1 *B-CZAR, thanks for the link info by the way...:)                                                                              *Not a Problem                                                                                                                 Qbasic help                                                                                                                   	 Use TIMER                                                                                                                     4 One thing about delays using the TIMER function-&gt;                                                                           The odds of that...                                                                                                           A I know the odds. But it is still a good precausion I always take.                                                              I meant &quot;precaution&quot;.                                                                                               C *Gee, I couldn't tell :o).  Please, use a '*' for messages w/o text                                                            pause and countdown in qbasic                                                                                                  Keyboard                                                                                                                       Untitled                                                                                                                       Scroll lock is for...                                                                                                         , It does have a purpose in Windows 95/98-&gt;                                                                                  F *Open CLIPBOARD VIEWER then hit &quot;PrintScreen&quot;(lots o' times)                                                         Pika! Pika! Pika!                                                                                                             + P.S. has anyone made a QB Pokmon game yet?                                                                                   % you should go kill yourself now (n/t)                                                                                          damn                                                                                                                          # *Suicide is your only human option.                                                                                            Thank god for small mercy's!                                                                                                  % Yep, maybe I'll become Articuno500!!!                                                                                         & ...How about the infamous Team Rocket?                                                                                         Faster than PSET                                                                                                              	 You can..                                                                                                                      um...                                                                                                                         # It's pretty easy to miss something.                                                                                           * Four things about that precalculating-&gt;                                                                                     Ok babycakes...                                                                                                               9 Oops, forget my point about an array being too large-&gt;                                                                     % While you DO have to stop drinking...                                                                                          nuh uh                                                                                                                         Really?                                                                                                                       = You don't need to define the memory segment again unless-&gt;                                                                  Pure qb solution...                                                                                                           	 ASM codes                                                                                                                     $ Doing this off the top of my head...                                                                                           Close...                                                                                                                       Could you explain                                                                                                             
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Wow.                                                                                             > *Am I the only one that understandes her dark sense of humor ?                                                                  thats not her sense of humor....                                                                                              % *... you should try www.amz.com/cynic                                                                                         & Update to Dash 13h graphics library...                                                                                         *neato                                                                                                                         QB to C                                                                                                                        hrm..                                                                                                                          The C++ Virtual Library                                                                                                       " how do you write viruses in qbasic                                                                                             with my                                                                                                                        That's fucking gross...                                                                                                        what are you talking about?                                                                                                    Now, now magna...                                                                                                              Some day this crowd...                                                                                                        & i wouldn't talk if i were you....(n/t)                                                                                        7 *I've waited 2 years for that to happen, and it hasn't.                                                                       4 *LOL.....but would you please STOP POSTING THAT URL.                                                                          ] *Here is my virus code i have posted 10000 TIMES...well, actually nevermind make one yourself                                  here ya go buddy......                                                                                                        - *note: don't use parentheses with shell tcorp                                                                                 ; *you're right (!!!) I wonder where I picked up that habit .                                                                    Viruses... hmm...                                                                                                             ' * What on earth happened to my program?                                                                                        Overflow at print statement?                                                                                                  6 The result of the calculation at the LOV= line is-&gt;                                                                         Com Port Pains                                                                                                                I Well, with Instant Messages and the Internet, no wonder it's number 1!  *                                                     6 *Stupidity and hormones drive profit... sad, but true.                                                                        6 I've never heard of anyone else having what AOL has. *                                                                        _ *'tis true... no one can match their slow connections and complete lack of technical support...                                Need help W/ moving objects                                                                                                    damn                                                                                                                           INP &amp; OUT Instructions                                                                                                     Untitled                                                                                                                       Untitled                                                                                                                       Take a look at-&gt;                                                                                                           + fatality, reality, you await the final call                                                                                    Mangl the Midget                                                                                                               * What's your idea?                                                                                                            New version?                                                                                                                   * Nope                                                                                                                        , * After QB 7.1 came Visual Basic for DOS 1.0                                                                                  & I've used it. It really is VB for DOS.                                                                                        V *How can I install multiple files, ranging from 10 and up on the harddrive,  using QB?                                        % * What do you mean by install?  Copy?                                                                                          *Yeah. i think                                                                                                                 Easy...                                                                                                                       d *But I need something that will copy more then just one file into the dir.. like maybe 100. but in a                           .... short code, not long.....                                                                                                3 * shell &quot;copy E:\program\*.* C:\Progra~1&quot;                                                                           ` I made a QB install program, copies up to 500 files and has alot of features, get it at my site:                               * Why only 500?  DMA.                                                                                                         E *Isn't there an XCOPY command that can copy an entire directory tree?                                                          * Yes, XCOPY srcdir destdir /E                                                                                                & Hey! Notice something about this page?                                                                                         * that's the counter                                                                                                          Q Yes but it hasen't been updated for over a year, so it always says the same thing                                             & The &quot;Counter&quot; in the corner.                                                                                         Yes, it is a counter                                                                                                           I need some Help!!!!                                                                                                           Untitled                                                                                                                      
 Commands..                                                                                                                     * There already is - qbasic.hlp                                                                                                Why not just use the help                                                                                                      Answer-&gt;                                                                                                                   ' *help file... $@!#$!@#$!@#$!!!!!!!!!!!!                                                                                       
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(n/t)                                                                                               Problem with the val commad                                                                                                    hmmm                                                                                                                          7 In QBasic, everything is signed - except singular bytes                                                                       	 SVGA Libs                                                                                                                      Artificial Intelligence                                                                                                       B *Yah, AI is my specialty so email me and we could make a phat prog                                                            * A simple question from a newbie programmer                                                                                     The answer-&gt;                                                                                                               6 |Hey, just wach Shellreef answer this in seconds . . .                                                                        H * I think this is because you're missing the quotes around the character                                                      I When in a FOR/NEXT, you're using the numeric equivalent of the character.                                                      I'm not shellreef, but...                                                                                                     % New site being built, need helpers!!!                                                                                          Visit our site                                                                                                                3 How do i delete the tree last lines in a text file?                                                                            Answer-&gt;                                                                                                                    Tnx                                                                                                                           
 Like this....                                                                                                                 = I received this in my corporate email account this morning...                                                                 % I've had to deal with the same stuff.                                                                                         
 MagnaUnum:                                                                                                                    + That's http://www.xmission.com/~maddox   :)                                                                                    Games?                                                                                                                         Last time I checked                                                                                                            Modem Commands                                                                                                                 Here                                                                                                                           To, 1101...                                                                                                                    programmers                                                                                                                    By what standards?                                                                                                            V Why ask a question if you answer it yourself without giving others to answer first? =)                                        ) *I only answered one possible response...                                                                                     U You say you are the best a bit too matter of factly, you dont know others skillz d00d                                          ...                                                                                                                           3 * http://logiclrd.cx/magnaunum     &lt;---good info                                                                            *LOL, nice name :oP                                                                                                           T *After looking at the &quot;prank&quot; section, the incorrect latin makes sense :o)                                           inkey statements                                                                                                              	 use timer                                                                                                                      Background objects                                                                                                             Answer                                                                                                                         Let me guess...                                                                                                                windows 95 source code                                                                                                        ( * members.rotfl.com/shellreef - In BASIC                                                                                       *Cooler                                                                                                                       ? That is the funniest thing i have seen in months man, good shit                                                               	 heh (n/t)                                                                                                                      *Cool                                                                                                                         + So, whats happeing about the QB VS VB site?                                                                                    * ???                                                                                                                          send me your programs!                                                                                                        . The Great DeefMaster, needs something from me?                                                                                 you mean you want....                                                                                                         1 * You already have mine; hope you include them :)                                                                             5 Sorry, but I can't find where my previous message is.                                                                         % I hope your last question was a joke.                                                                                         : Thank you. I found my other message, though (plus others).                                                                      Oh... wait, that was you. Sorry.                                                                                              
 *ha ha ha.                                                                                                                     How do I make a random number?                                                                                                $ One possible solution out of many...                                                                                          J Triple Aces (Read 'em and weap)!! hehe...Help with Dynamic Transexecuting!                                                    ^ * You stupid idiots, don't fill the forum with such garbage or I'll fire you from the company!                                 DOS Stubs in Windows                                                                                                          # All Lost socK software members-read                                                                                           d Smelly Sock? Has a future?  If you want a future, join Smelly Underwear Software, I'm sure Mary will                           Umm...                                                                                                                         Hrm... does anybody know of...                                                                                                . wanna see this cool [fake] 13-bit screen mode?                                                                                J *Low critisism count, + nekky, magna, and others are here occasionally :o)                                                     Yes! Yes! heheh                                                                                                               F *I can make my own qb libs in a snap :P... I mean asm, but oh well :oP                                                        D Hmmmm......I have an idea.......i'm not sure if it will work though.                                                           .pal?                                                                                                                         K *gee, maybe to recover a custom palette :o  you can't bload port input :oP                                                   a Yeah, you'd think that after 2 years of this... sarcasm wouldn't hit you over the head every time                             O *The influence of shellreef nulled and overwhelmed your sarcastic influence :o                                                A great response                                                                                                               Everything woked fine but......                                                                                                why would it do anything else?                                                                                                 Program Memory Overflow                                                                                                        blerg                                                                                                                         
 But.......                                                                                                                    4 It all comes back to the way you structured your app                                                                          3 What the hell happened to the chat?  Who killed it?                                                                           d *AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA                          G *Sorry for the mess people (I didn't know it was going to be this big).                                                        that was not necessary (n/t)                                                                                                  " *I know.I ldid say sorry didn't I?                                                                                            G *FOR THE LAST TIME, IT'S AT WWW.QBASIC.COM/CHAT.HTML!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!                                                       C *Fat chance B-Czar... I'll bet you $10.00 someone asks again today!                                                            B-Czar: re post...                                                                                                             Mary.....thats fucking it!                                                                                                     Fine, I'll leave.                                                                                                             # *Do j00 have N E nekkid PiX BIATCH?                                                                                           * * If you're Not Magna, why are you at 152?                                                                                     He's not. He's on 151.161.81.31                                                                                                Evil twin? hmmm.....  ;) *                                                                                                     I think Mary realy left.                                                                                                       Oops....                                                                                                                       * Ha. Nice way of putting it.                                                                                                  No no no no no.                                                                                                                Please don't go...                                                                                                             *Chill man. What happened ?                                                                                                   3 Anyone here familiar with Trig Identities? If so...                                                                           # Still bitching and bickering I see.                                                                                           , The only fucking thing that never changes...                                                                                  G Wow! Lets all have a round of applause for the amazing display of wits.                                                        Well ya know...                                                                                                               + Oh dear, how will I ever live with my self?                                                                                    Cytoplasmic...                                                                                                                 A hint of repent, wow...                                                                                                      4 &quot;I see&quot; said the blind man to the deaf man                                                                           that reminds me of a story...                                                                                                 M * So, I guess that this is the substitute for the chat room? Heh. NO LEAHCIM!                                                 7 Erm... www.qbasic.com/chat.html still exists, dumbass *                                                                       > I'm new here, and just wondering if this site has a chat room?                                                                6 Did you just come out of a coma or are you kidding us.                                                                         .html                                                                                                                         ( Is ANYONE moderating this forum anymore?                                                                                       For your information,                                                                                                          What the......?                                                                                                               1 &quot;to tall us how to react to a post?&quot;...                                                                              *Shit happens.                                                                                                                
 Mallard...                                                                                                                     ...                                                                                                                            special problem                                                                                                               < *Use QB 7.1 and check the help system for the DIR$ statement                                                                   Sheesh... I was a moron                                                                                                       > * You threw me off by talking about that find first/next thing                                                                 *But isn't that what it does?                                                                                                 7 You can do the same with QuickBASIC [4.5], can't you? *                                                                       " I need help with the TIMER funtion                                                                                             try this                                                                                                                      $ no! No!!! NNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!                                                                                          6 Wait!  I'm a moron.  Gotos are good.  Always use them.                                                                        % * NEVERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!                                                                                         - * Real programmers aren't afraid to use GOTOs                                                                                 1 I'm not &quot;afraid&quot; to use them, they are,                                                                             - &quot;from the days of line numbers it comes.                                                                                 
 line numbers?                                                                                                                 > * Unreadable, but efficient (not good to teach newbies though)                                                                K *Just don't do it in the presence of newbies... it'll set a bad example :oP                                                   ! &quot;Me, use GOTOs?  Never&quot;                                                                                              50/50                                                                                                                          Network game test                                                                                                             1 Learn to spel!  And that's not networking, moron!                                                                             2 Hey, Kewbie Newbie... I have an important question                                                                            > *Please check the IP address, the name-caller is some impostor                                                                ( need help with running a file Standalone                                                                                      	 Compiling                                                                                                                      from the Q &amp; A section                                                                                                     okly i have a problem..                                                                                                       	 well here                                                                                                                      Try something like this-&gt;                                                                                                  5 I got a chance to test it  and I found some bugs-&gt;                                                                          *2 Singel degit numbers.                                                                                                       You misunderstood me-&gt;                                                                                                     
 *I see.O.K                                                                                                                    
 Facinating...                                                                                                                 
 Which domain?                                                                                                                  nonsense                                                                                                                      $ * then why would he sell qbasic.com?                                                                                           Microsoft Windows Multitasking                                                                                                V &lt;Focusing Anger&gt; &lt;Holding Anger In&gt; &lt;I will not yell at this person&gt;                                         You're really unpolite!                                                                                                       $ *Me fail english? that's unpossible!                                                                                          * *It's really simple.. don't read her posts                                                                                     in a nicer manner                                                                                                              Who?                                                                                                                           Qbteam                                                                                                                         * French speaking or Flemmish ?                                                                                                French                                                                                                                         don't be ridiculous                                                                                                           . The concept of MICROSOFT WINDOWS multitasking:                                                                                & windows is not true multitasking (n/t)                                                                                         What is?                                                                                                                      0 Advice from professionals: is this multitasking?                                                                               MCC is a fucking retard                                                                                                        Ok, we're already using this                                                                                                  W &lt;It's simple Mary, just point at B-Czar, and he'll annoy him instead&gt; Ask B-Czar.                                        *Except for why you think that                                                                                                 Multitasking                                                                                                                   If I understoud...                                                                                                             Untitled                                                                                                                       Dos Interrupts                                                                                                                
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 Society...                                                                                                                    1 As I predicted, my point has been further proven.                                                                              *lol, very true                                                                                                                yes, i agree....                                                                                                              # what about your unborn child? (n/t)                                                                                            Who are you?                                                                                                                   I can judge who I want to.                                                                                                    5 If you'd read my message prior to responding to it...                                                                          One final note...                                                                                                              Oh shut the fuck up...                                                                                                        . *Get a life / boy / girlfriend Mary. It helps.                                                                                 I lossed my weekend...                                                                                                         get over it!                                                                                                                  ' This isn't even worth responding to....                                                                                       6 PS:Don't EVER judge people bofore meet them in person.                                                                         Call me an academiac...                                                                                                        just for the record...                                                                                                        	 *well put                                                                                                                      Heh, wb Napalm                                                                                                                I Good to see that there ARE, in fact, civilized people still on the board.                                                      Heh...                                                                                                                        & How do you make a SAVE GAME Feature???                                                                                        
 Like so...                                                                                                                    % i recommend skipping that level (n/t)                                                                                          Actually...                                                                                                                   ) I've devised a great encryption method...                                                                                      Beano!!!                                                                                                                      - No ones cares what you have to fucking say...                                                                                  *Speak for yourself, kamusabi                                                                                                  Beano!!!                                                                                                                       qbasic                                                                                                                        # Microsoft _does_ carry the download                                                                                           ( Please, help me with my program!!!!?????                                                                                      N *even though this is sarcasm, it is further proof that you thrive on stupidity                                                 I suppose I could help you...                                                                                                 ! Mary.........you are colorful ok?                                                                                             	 colorful?                                                                                                                     ( Actually, that's &quot;inbred&quot; (nt)                                                                                      1 Well thank you for being my fucking spellcheck...                                                                             K People would help if you told them what you are stuck with in your program.                                                    Help!!!                                                                                                                       W *Gimme your code, and I'll figure it out.  Try using sub's first, they're better anyway                                        Help                                                                                                                           *indexOf                                                                                                                      % *how would I use that in a program???                                                                                         % S.indexOf(&quot;string_to_find&quot;)                                                                                          FUCKING UP THIS FORUM MY ASS!!!                                                                                               ? *And I don't mean I'm having sex with this forum anally either.                                                                Why are you so angry?                                                                                                          ???? Why the FUCK ????                                                                                                        " *Mostly because of people like you                                                                                             wow, another cool guy                                                                                                          The Return of the King... :-P                                                                                                  Aha, alas he hath returned                                                                                                    1 I'm probably the weekly troublemaker, you fucker.                                                                             [ *Believe me, you are like all the others... maybe a little nicer, since you are only vulgar                                    oh, I'm here allright...                                                                                                       hmmmm...                                                                                                                      : *DP is okay... he's just... a little abrasive at times :-P                                                                     Text Fighting  Game Help                                                                                                       Send it my way*                                                                                                                What do you need?                                                                                                             + Here is my mail and let me see your program                                                                                    send it to me.                                                                                                                ) LONG LIVE THE QBASIC PROGRAMMER'S LEGACY!                                                                                     4 If you can answer 'yes' to the following question...                                                                           *Yes                                                                                                                          @ *heh, same thing here, except I'm not considered a newbie... :-P                                                               Oh geeze...                                                                                                                     *And right.  Don't forget right.                                                                                              
 Mary is...                                                                                                                    $ &quot;Mary Is A Grand Old Name&quot;                                                                                          ) &quot;...IT'S A HIGH FLYING NAME...&quot;                                                                                     + I'll take Southern Bitch as a complement...                                                                                   ' * Why's everybody fuckin up this forum?                                                                                       	 'couse...                                                                                                                     ! *Why don't ya stop showing off ;)                                                                                              Cause...                                                                                                                      
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But no one else on this whole forum does! so leave!                                                           People who hate people.....                                                                                                   T i would only fuck you if we were the only 1's on earth and all the goats were killed                                           i would wack off first haha                                                                                                   4 sorry that was inapropriate to say in a public forum                                                                           I wouldn't fuck you cause...                                                                                                   Lets try to keep it clean..                                                                                                    yerba                                                                                                                         H *sure thing max, send me an email and we'll get some neato proggies done                                                       God...                                                                                                                        H *i dont mind the insult, but did you have to use the lords name in vain?                                                      $ You're just trying to piss me off...                                                                                          F *and why are you responding to a message that didn't even mention you?                                                         mary                                                                                                                          . If Max is a boy's name, why is that your name?                                                                                 eh?                                                                                                                            _|_                                                                                                                            How do I use the PRINT command                                                                                                 Hmmm                                                                                                                          ' LOL I really hope you're joking, but...                                                                                       5 *Guys, i do believe this has all the signs of a prank                                                                         > *You're obviously one of the more smarter humans on this Earth                                                                & I... don't..... think.... Mary is Josh                                                                                          guys i'm really sorry about that                                                                                               What's your excuse?                                                                                                            earn thousands with $6.00                                                                                                      Please .........                                                                                                               Or                                                                                                                            & Listen, you fucking peice of shit.....                                                                                         Free oral!!!                                                                                                                   Free oral!!!                                                                                                                  P *I must say that is the most out of context and retarted thing i have ever heard                                              % *You must have never met your mother.                                                                                         W mary, i didn't say anythng to you so keep you little insults to your pre-menstral self.                                        animate in qbasic                                                                                                              Hello !                                                                                                                       + Best Kept Secrets in Qbasic in this message                                                                                   d heeheehee U missed a few things and some things were dead wrong, but I'm a nitpicker so here I go ag                           animating is easy                                                                                                              Remeber me?                                                                                                                   2 You're right, this forum is overrun with losers...                                                                            D Hey Mary! Yeah, you! Go to hell! :) The only REAL loser here is YOU!                                                           Ouch, I guess you told me...                                                                                                  . *Hey mary, i bet your ugly as fuck aren't you?                                                                                 hmmm...                                                                                                                        *test                                                                                                                         - Wow, i wonder what you were testing jack-ass?                                                                                 ( I wonder what you were testing jack-ass?                                                                                      & *well, gee! it said &quot;*TEST&quot;!                                                                                        " Stupid-ass keyboarding teachers...                                                                                             Shut up                                                                                                                        Mary don't be a bitch                                                                                                          Listen Mr Admission                                                                                                           	 er....PMS                                                                                                                     0 Do you have any specific reasons why I am wrong?                                                                               Max is a boys name                                                                                                            G and oh yeah, i may suck but i'm a million times better than you biotch.                                                       + That's the worst thing you could've done...                                                                                   7 &quot;Those who can, do.  Those who can't, teach.&quot;                                                                       3 UMMM...Mary you suck HORSE COCK on www.farmsex.com.                                                                           H Next time, on &quot;Mary should know WTF she's disagreeing with&quot;...                                                      1 Actually, tried, to learn a programming language?                                                                              Oh my God, sorry...                                                                                                           0 Wow, you actually know SOME ASM, good for you...                                                                              - MWAHAHAHA NOW THAT's ASKING FOR SOME WHOOPASS                                                                                 	 agreed...                                                                                                                      Rfk Mse                                                                                                                       / nice but not as good as mine HAHAHAHAHAHAHA j/k                                                                                lol                                                                                                                            How good is it?                                                                                                                Re: How good is it?                                                                                                            HELP                                                                                                                          B In a graphics screen mode use LINE, CIRCLE, PSET, PAINT, and BLOAD                                                            3 I need a simple graphic animation program quick!!!!                                                                            you can try                                                                                                                     that domain doesn't exists you..                                                                                               How do you clear the...                                                                                                       : Without using poke, you can clear the keyboard buffer with                                                                     DECIMAL                                                                                                                        change                                                                                                                         Bahhh, i need compilers                                                                                                        It's not my site, but...                                                                                                      	 I love...                                                                                                                     L *Thanx... it's nice to know that someone somewhere loves something about me!                                                  ; I dont, I JUST PIRATED VB 5.0 PRO!!!!!! AHAHAHAHA BASTARDS!                                                                   B *Send me copy if your server/provider can handel such a big file..                                                            % Fuckin $tring space.... argh HELP !?!                                                                                         2 protected mode will probably give you enough space                                                                             First, you pump my rubber, then                                                                                               # I'm not so sure about EMS though...                                                                                            ok                                                                                                                             Hey Baby                                                                                                                      
 good idea!                                                                                                                    C You do realize that josh = mary, right?  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Little question...                                                                          Well my friend...                                                                                                              I Hate Q Basic                                                                                                                 look....                                                                                                                       Hello                                                                                                                           Code for adding subtracting time                                                                                               Here you go!                                                                                                                   How 2 speed up loops                                                                                                           Untitled                                                                                                                       try this                                                                                                                       Faster looping                                                                                                                 PLATFORM DEMO COMPLETE...                                                                                                     ' Need some help in a program I'm making.                                                                                        The only suggestion I have...                                                                                                  Yerba:                                                                                                                        ] *hehe must've seen the low res screenshot, i just gotta make some levels and work out some...                                  Oh man that really sux arse...                                                                                                3 Programming 5 years, and it isn't difficult at all.                                                                            Slow down the system clock...                                                                                                  You can't...                                                                                                                   Thanks.....                                                                                                                    well a second is a second....                                                                                                 4 I gotta find DANSOFT aka DINO-DANSOFT...please help.                                                                           Untitled                                                                                                                       ok, listen up.... (everyone)                                                                                                   DanSOFT@iol.cz                                                                                                                 I need more help w/ graphics                                                                                                  E Read below and get a tutorial it is kinda hard to grasp for a newbie.                                                          Untitled                                                                                                                       &quot;a idiot&quot;!?!?!?                                                                                                      hey! you aint so friendly!                                                                                                     interesting thing i found...                                                                                                  2 kinda like CHR$(255) in a directory name in DOS...                                                                            8 There was an article in PC Mag about this a while ago...                                                                       ???????                                                                                                                       S nonononono, DIM an array, and bload the file to that array.  look at online help...                                            HELP WITH GRAPHICS STUFF                                                                                                      X To load a bsv use DIM and then BLOAD, to tile, just put bsv's one after another in tiles                                      0 You can bload and tile using any Basic versions.                                                                              ( i wouldn't say all versions of basic....                                                                                       never mind.......                                                                                                              Untitled                                                                                                                      5 *The &quot;ghost of the qb forum&quot; strikes again!                                                                         B i bet it was walter and those other &quot;really cool&quot; people                                                             It wasn't me                                                                                                                  , Is there a way to use QBasic in CGI scripts?                                                                                  D I have a QB CGI script on my server: http://3523079142/qbasic.html *                                                           More detail                                                                                                                   2 *cant get the page to load shell, ah well whatever                                                                            2 * was offline, i'll be online next day for a while                                                                            # why the download link doesn't work?                                                                                           Q hi are you a beginner because you can give me your email address I have the tut's                                             4 Why is this page made so dumb and slow (qbasic.com)?                                                                          @ *I happen to like it, if you don't, then maybe you should leave.                                                               help on graphics please                                                                                                       3 it's BY XlatB, not CALLED XlatB. It's called QB13h.                                                                            thanks for your help                                                                                                           Graphics                                                                                                                      U *if you are a newbie, don't use libs. only use them if you could program them yurself                                          SO...                                                                                                                          Another quick poll                                                                                                             Response                                                                                                                       It can compile                                                                                                                 *it is included                                                                                                                EVERYTHING FUCKING SUCKS...!                                                                                                  B *That's life, if you don't like it, commit suicide. I know I will.                                                             QBasic is dead                                                                                                                5 *Other QB pages are updated often. It's not dead yet.                                                                         " Um, I hate to break this to you...                                                                                             A quick poll                                                                                                                   Untitled                                                                                                                      9 *I program on a pentium 75 mhz machine using windows 3.11                                                                      I have two problems                                                                                                            Untitled                                                                                                                       ...                                                                                                                            #2 won't work,                                                                                                                - You are right, but there are some situations.                                                                                  don't do it like that...                                                                                                       OK.                                                                                                                           , There are a lot of not-serious people here!!                                                                                  & WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE                                                                                        3 *Good point! 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MY COMPUTER IS STILL ALIVE!!                                                                                       5 bannanas are pretty cool, but i like apricots better.                                                                          And we care because... ? *                                                                                                    L cause they are yummy! i have sent u the proggy, i dont know if u got it yet!                                                   Well DUH                                                                                                                       98                                                                                                                            1 No. Qbasic is Dos but it should be on the CD (nt)                                                                              BWUAHAHAHAHAH!                                                                                                                 A message about that thing...                                                                                                  First                                                                                                                          Nope, look at the time...                                                                                                     I *It depends on your time zone, THAT time is the time of network54 server.                                                      When will you newbies learn?                                                                                                  D man we knew that, that has been discussed in depth for awhile now...                                                           blah                                                                                                                          Y And besides ANY time could be considered a new millenium, its all a matter of perception.                                     
 Who cares?                                                                                                                    % Those who make reference to it should                                                                                         # How can I change background colors?                                                                                           d In screen 9 use this &quot;COLOR foreground, background&quot;, and in 13 use &quot;PAINT (x, y)&quot                          H And you can use CHR$(219) to emulate full background color in text mode.                                                       i have an easy solution                                                                                                       ) Yah, i already said that (paint...duh) =)                                                                                     ( And that won't work in text mode anywayz                                                                                       Its all in the palette...                                                                                                      HELP MEEEEEEEE                                                                                                                V Eww...total newbie, it involves trapping keys with INKEY$ and moving stuff accordingly                                        . Ignore Yerba. He's a complete idiot... Read...                                                                                > hey, i'm not the one posting the same message two times...READ                                                                 i thought it was sarcasm...                                                                                                   . Ignore Yerba. He's a complete idiot... Read...                                                                                 help                                                                                                                       Do you mean                                                                                                                    chr$                                                                                                                           you should know this, deef...                                                                                                  yeah well...                                                                                                                  " HOW DO YOU MAKE STICK FIGUERS?????                                                                                             With sticks                                                                                                                   Y Use LINE (x, y)-(a, b), color in a graphics screen mode to make the lines for the figures                                      DRAWING                                                                                                                       ; You do see the sign saying &quot;The QB Forum&quot;, right?                                                                   U ***I wish everybody a happy new millennium and lots of programming fun next year! ***                                          Doesn't start 'till 2001*                                                                                                     K * YEAH, because you know when it all started, &quot;Yes, i was there.&quot;                                                    My Gosh!!!!                                                                                                                    Isn't it though?                                                                                                               yep, thats right...                                                                                                           : *Just wait until you're my age, nothing will surprise you.                                                                     * You too...                                                                                                                   I need qbasic.exe                                                                                                             ( There are many places you can find it...                                                                                      H ALL RIGHT NOW... 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IN MY LIMITED EXPERIENCE, THE REAL DP                                                      D It's all the champagne [know there's a 'g' in there somewhere.. hmm]                                                           And once again...                                                                                                              Again                                                                                                                          THE END IS NEAR!!!!!                                                                                                          ; Hmm, was it your intent to write purely contriversial text?                                                                   4 Hehehe, that was a cool post, weird but really cool.                                                                           i love simcity...                                                                                                             7 You must have seen the movie &quot;The Matrix&quot;....                                                                        Compiler question                                                                                                              hmm                                                                                                                            compiler                                                                                                                       didn't know where else to go...                                                                                               : Yer right...get the hell lost. clueless newbie (heeheehee)                                                                     No                                                                                                                             erm .... no MWHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!                                                                                                 ` Not to be mean, but you should try to find an HTML forum or chatroom, sorry bout all the flames.                               Untitled                                                                                                                       Get a fucking life                                                                                                             Dumbass                                                                                                                       < what a pointless waste of space. Get the hell out of my face                                                                  	 Libraries                                                                                                                     * One of the more frequently asked questions                                                                                    	 Goddammit                                                                                                                      SHUT THE FUCK UP...                                                                                                            Actually...                                                                                                                   ! I've*  take out &quot;more&quot;*                                                                                             & It's not my fault yer a FUCKING RETARD                                                                                         mouse problem... (Turbo C++)                                                                                                  * *you never called InitMouse() in main()...                                                                                     Unsigned integers                                                                                                              *not that I'm aware of [heh]                                                                                                   No problem with Y2K?                                                                                                          1 doesn't matter, we are all going to die anyway...                                                                              actually...                                                                                                                    where were you.......                                                                                                          I was w/ my gf...                                                                                                             
 Bwuahahah!                                                                                                                     well excuse me mr. nek....                                                                                                    L *Programs that use TIME functions may be affected, it depends on the program                                                   remember those old hackers....                                                                                                E www.phrack.com and just search around, i have a cd full of that stuff                                                         	 Yerba....                                                                                                                     A You didn't know about phrack?  Wow, you _are_ new to the scene..*                                                             : *or he hasn't been in the scene for awhile...(more likely)                                                                     No, that can't be it.                                                                                                         B But the website hasn't if you were only into the scene in the 80's                                                            6 So?  A great many BBS'es had phrack [related] files. *                                                                         bitmaps or gifs in screen 12                                                                                                   something for you                                                                                                              Audio Files In Qbasic                                                                                                         S If you have to ask you wouldn't underdstand it, just look for players on this site.                                            amen                                                                                                                           *hehehe                                                                                                                       
 Mouse problem                                                                                                                 T *The input is pausing the loop, you need to not use mouse, or use inkey for input...                                           run command problem                                                                                                            *look into SHELL                                                                                                               will shell command work?                                                                                                      	 use shell                                                                                                                     
 shell command                                                                                                                  Shell will work fine                                                                                                          R f16sdabest, again, you force me to retaliate against your distortion of reality...                                            3 distortion?  who says it wasn't screwed up already?                                                                           = Hello.  My name is F16sdabest.  I am a cad.  &lt;applause&gt;                                                                 < *It's ok, f16s... you are still &quot;da best&quot;, anyway!                                                                   *cool.  &lt;sniff&gt; :)                                                                                                      0 splitting numbers into bytes to be put in a file                                                                              1 FireMoth? HAAHHAHAHAHA. Glad MY nick isn't weird!                                                                             < Guess you've never played any Mechwarrior games then... (NT)                                                                   ...                                                                                                                           I So all I do to get what I want is asc(mid$(MKI$(integer),offset,1) ? (NT)                                                      THANKS!!!!! TO ALL OF YOU!!!!!                                                                                                 asm in qb w/ debug                                                                                                             Untitled                                                                                                                      / sick man, jizz200? what a time we live in... =)                                                                               K I made a sweet as hell blood dripping algoithm, turn it white and use it...                                                   S *I'm not sure that would look right, the two substances have different viscosities.                                           4 Well, it jut looks like its running down a wall...=)                                                                           a QBasic hack?                                                                                                                D Awesome man, i'll have to tell the d00dz on irc.2600.net about it =)                                                          
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 to read it in                                                                                                                  I fuck the site webmaster                                                                                                      Can ya tell him to update?                                                                                                    ) I thought you were moving to your dads...                                                                                      *giggle*                                                                                                                      # to Yerba, concerning Morse Horse...                                                                                           * * why isn't Ctrl-Break a good way to quit?                                                                                     *cuz it's... evil...  :)                                                                                                       * Many standard programs use it                                                                                               _ *standard programs? oh well, i guess i just don't like to hafta use it... no big deal though...                               M *Go to HTTP://SURF.TO/QUICKBASIC to get Morse Horse, and other kewl programs.                                                  *You can type exit                                                                                                            6 Yeah, i thinki forgot to put that you can type exit...                                                                        A I've decided to do a survey, yeah i know they're gay, but anyway:                                                              *INKEY$                                                                                                                        *KILL!!!!!  :)                                                                                                                 *IF                                                                                                                            POKE. duh :)                                                                                                                  " INPUT (theres an explanation why!)                                                                                             ...                                                                                                                           8 *oops.  I suppose array(1) should be array$(1).  oh well                                                                      & *not if you DIM array(1) AS STRING * 1                                                                                         yeah...                                                                                                                       A 1st choice: InterruptX.  2md choices: OUT, INP, POKE, PEEK  ;)  *                                                             ! *SELECT CASE CASE_ELSE END_SELECT                                                                                              *if is better :)                                                                                                              c If &quot;IF&quot; produces faster code and speed is important, then I would use &quot;IF&quot;, but                            ...                                                                                                                            *Touch                                                                                                                        Now, Now...                                                                                                                    On the other hand,                                                                                                             Simply because...                                                                                                             G EXCUSE ME??!!?!!?!?!!!??  WHO CHALLENGED WHOM?!!?!?!?!?!???!??!?!?!!?!?                                                        yes, thats right.                                                                                                             . WAIT!!!!!   Whats going on!!!!!  ahhhhhh!!!!!!                                                                                ; *It's ok, f16s... you are still &quot;da best&quot; anyway.                                                                    *Select case, Case, End Select                                                                                                F * PRINT  (DUH!!!! Easiest text output!!! [LPRINT is NOT very high up])                                                          How can I find files with Qbasic                                                                                              V A file called &quot;Whereis.bas&quot; is knocking about on a few QB Sites. Go hunting.                                        	 Yeah, but                                                                                                                      Uh....                                                                                                                         Yet again I post my code...                                                                                                   ? Yo, i pasted too much, disregard the first part of that message                                                               0 * http://www.angelfire.com/co/zippy15/find2b.zip                                                                              & QbProgger's Engine Room up and Running                                                                                        , Your mothers a slut and I fucked your sister                                                                                   I get dibs on his dog.                                                                                                        
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 a little help                                                                                                                  Certainly d00d...                                                                                                              thanx but...                                                                                                                  @ thats because you have windows explorer set to show hidden files                                                              ' (like typing 'dir /a' instead of 'dir')                                                                                        umm...                                                                                                                        6 i tried it out on 3 computers and it worked each time.                                                                        6 Actually guys, a new millenium happens every second...                                                                         how...                                                                                                                         True, but...                                                                                                                  B *I can take my watch off, but I still get old.  Time is very real.                                                             Real, but not tangible...                                                                                                      you are confusing...                                                                                                           And I'M confusing!                                                                                                            N Speaking of that, i need to descrabulate my ionizing blasticulation modulator.                                                ` * God is intangible....why is he real then?  Was he here before humans? (do animals have a god?)                              L And besides, thats not what i'm talking about, i'm talking about milleniums.                                                  ' *well ya know, you mentioned it so.....                                                                                       8 Ho, Ho, Ho!  Come and get your Ho's!  Only $200 a night!                                                                      Q * Merry christmas everybody! (I'll post &quot;Happy Newyear&quot; in a few weeks)                                             . 3D, how to start? Any good starting tutorials?                                                                                1 * http://alternatelogic.hypermart.net/alogic.html                                                                             H *what about alternatelogic.quickbasic.com.... the site is actually there                                                      * Here's some color  to enrich your QB lives                                                                                     That's good, but...                                                                                                           8 you know what I have to say about this counting thing...                                                                      : * if you live out 1999 to it's fullest you will be at 2000                                                                     uh...                                                                                                                          duh....                                                                                                                        Another guest appearance...                                                                                                    its this simple folks....                                                                                                     G *oops.  this was in response to the main message, not this one.  sorry.                                                       . *how do I add JPEG's or GIFS into my programs?                                                                                4 *Look in graphics downloads for BMP/GIF/JPG loaders.                                                                           Raycasters....                                                                                                                  here what I don't understand....                                                                                               Help                                                                                                                           suggestions                                                                                                                   
 Percentage                                                                                                                    4 * Percentage = PointsScored / (PossiblePoints / 100)                                                                           heh                                                                                                                            Here                                                                                                                          + using the old PLAY command at christmas ...                                                                                    Well, it isn't hard...                                                                                                        Y *Actually i forgot, PLAY is one of those 'special commands that doesn't work on christmas                                     - Late, but I can do in about 30 minutes.......                                                                                  DONE                                                                                                                          C ripping apart, severing flesh, gouging eyes, tearing limb from limb                                                           ! * actually, angelcities is good..                                                                                              good....thanks                                                                                                                 Have a very merry Christmas...                                                                                                 *tear*                                                                                                                        $ * Have a nice christmas everyone !!!                                                                                           *you too                                                                                                                      0 Code cracking challenge (attn: Finch, shellreef)                                                                               U all wanna challage? try this:                                                                                                * where?                                                                                                                       * http://bad5887.homepage.com                                                                                                 < * so the password _is_ composed of only normal characters...                                                                  B Well, gang, this will be my last post until after Christmas, so...                                                            
 see you later                                                                                                                  For those who like TEXT GAMES                                                                                                 & *Good for you! I love Text adventures!                                                                                         *can't turn off...                                                                                                             i had the SAME problem                                                                                                        9 *Yeah, thanks Yankee, er, Deef, and this one IS empty, =)                                                                     
 Qbasic 7.1                                                                                                                    ( * no need to send it, qbversions.cjb.net                                                                                      ; * This is my last post of the century... so long everybody!                                                                   ; Last post of the millenium probably would have been better.                                                                    Technically neither is correct                                                                                                 * Look up 'milennium'                                                                                                          It doesnt matter what it says                                                                                                 ( year 1 through year 1000 is 999 years...                                                                                       Besides                                                                                                                        * It's spelt 'millennium'.                                                                                                    & But spelt is not a word - it's spelled                                                                                        - * spelt (spelt), n. alt. pt. and pp. of spell                                                                                 > Ok it is a word - I stand corrected but your use is incorrect.                                                                % Ok I give LOL alternative past tense.                                                                                         5 Jesus Christ nitpicker, just shut the fucking hell up                                                                         1 * Century is every 100 years, 1 to 100 is only 99                                                                             1 You mean 1 to 99 is only 99 years. learn to count                                                                             3 * 1 -&gt; 99 = 98 years, just as 1 -&gt; 2 = 1 year                                                                            no no no                                                                                                                      ( Everyone except buff is a complete idiot                                                                                       Pixels aren't years                                                                                                            Exactly my point                                                                                                               Then wtf is this all about....                                                                                                 Thanks for the help.                                                                                                          - If we didn't count zero...it would be fine...                                                                                 < * 0 -&gt; 1 -&gt; 2, it's 3 numbers but only 2 years went by                                                                  
 Test / eom                                                                                                                    . Check out my new site update...www.qbasic.net.                                                                                 A very very .....                                                                                                              Dude can't spell for beans...                                                                                                 & Beginner! Correct use of PUT and GET ?                                                                                        
 I think...                                                                                                                    $ Not open a file...WRITE to a file...                                                                                           Sure you can                                                                                                                  , qbsubfun.bas has routine to find day of week                                                                                   Somebody know ReMiX?                                                                                                          0 *qbasic...yah right =) we know what you thinkin.                                                                              	 heh (n/t)                                                                                                                      C++ question...                                                                                                               3 * wouldn't it be easier to post your question here?                                                                            Any1 want 2 try my prog?                                                                                                       First game I made.                                                                                                              *oops broken link, real one here                                                                                               I need a good compiler                                                                                                        & *Depends on your definition of free...                                                                                        ( * qbcc.quickbasic.com (still being made)                                                                                       Faster, and bigger                                                                                                             No...but i will                                                                                                                You bet                                                                                                                        Rock, Paper, Scissors                                                                                                          Try this...                                                                                                                   4 *The last code i sent messed up, here, THIS WORKS...                                                                           random directory                                                                                                               You mean like...                                                                                                              ] when your going to http://surf.to/quickbasic, you often have to refresh it to get it to load.                                  it won't load for me...                                                                                                        Common shared???                                                                                                               Like theeeees...                                                                                                              2 I always liked Sabin Rene Figaro -(Terry Cavanagh)                                                                             common placement                                                                                                              3 Well, one more school day left till the holidays...                                                                           7 *Well, all compilers will run out of memory SOMETIME...                                                                       5 * Yes, don't we all hate those annoying little things                                                                         S Don'tcha  love it when people try to leave an insulting message, but forget that...                                            3D games.... again                                                                                                             I like yer games d00d                                                                                                         * *You keep misspelling dude .....dude......                                                                                     Yo Gopus , ...                                                                                                                9 Hey! Nothings wrong with puberty! *sniffle*...BOO HOO!!!!                                                                      Making a great shell                                                                                                           Virus Report...                                                                                                                It IS a hoax you idiot.                                                                                                       ! At least my mother doesn't eat...                                                                                             ) *what the hell is that supposed to mean ?                                                                                      Obviously.....                                                                                                                 mmmmmmmm.....poop                                                                                                             7 *Gopus RULES so FUCK YOU TCORP!! HAHAHAHAHA.  Cheese...                                                                       1 You gotta pretty big mouth for a looser .@$$wipe.                                                                              Untitled                                                                                                                       Yerba-The-Hut, I like that!                                                                                                   . You'd better be a little more careful Yerba...                                                                                P Thanks for the underground info d00d...i feel like i'm in the Shawshank movie...                                              2 And, oh yeah, sorry for the cursing then...tear...                                                                             * Sorry if I sounded a bit mean                                                                                               6 *Actually TCorp, I'm 15, and i work at a grocery store                                                                        % I'm a network solution provider .....                                                                                         1 *I can't  believe I'm arguing with a 15 year old.                                                                             F Age is not as important in skill, which i'm sure i have you beat on =)                                                        ( *but stay alert .....you can never know.                                                                                      A Actually, one of my dads friends sent this to about 200 people...                                                             ) *Where can I download Qbasic version 4.5?                                                                                      here...                                                                                                                        Just a minor note                                                                                                              rs 232                                                                                                                        3 Need some BIG HELP with FOR...NEXT...STEP procedure                                                                            Don't know....try this                                                                                                        $ *WHAT THE HELL HAPPEND TO MY MESSAGE                                                                                          + *anyone else see strange text in test 1-6 ?                                                                                    YOU'RE WRONG.....                                                                                                             6 Yahoo, or Yo-hoo....Um...Deep...guess we never know...                                                                        + For some strange reason, computers don't...                                                                                    Re:  Interchangeable data base                                                                                                 Well....                                                                                                                      	 text game                                                                                                                      Untitled                                                                                                                       hehe                                                                                                                           MY guess is...                                                                                                                 actually                                                                                                                      6 Na, wouldn't work, you'd have to call the sub directly                                                                         compiler                                                                                                                      
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 HERES HOW!                                                                                                                     *Thanks Yerba! :)                                                                                                              Accessing arrays                                                                                                               Untitled                                                                                                                      = If you don't need the value stored in x for any other reason,                                                                 , the final nail in the coffin (for microsoft)                                                                                  2 *VB Bashing site? what the hell is that all about?                                                                             what do you mean?                                                                                                             = That is good news.  and i'll appreciate the morse feedback =)                                                                 2 Shellreef: Where can i get programs you have made?                                                                            9 * mailto:shellreef@excite.com (i'm working on a web site)                                                                     < HELP Screen 2.31 the new textviewer programmed in QuickBASIC                                                                  ) To my dearest Gopussy, err, Gopus.  Damn.                                                                                     2 http://surf.to/quickbasic is now up officially....                                                                            $ *Kewl site...Morse-Horse is awesome.                                                                                           HAHAHA I am YERBA!                                                                                                            
 *NO your NOT!                                                                                                                  Yes i am!  I'm YOU!                                                                                                            Fine then!  What is a Yerba?                                                                                                   Easy! A deformed hampster.                                                                                                     Whoa.  I guess I am you then.                                                                                                 A *I tried to go there and got a &quot;404 Not Found&quot; error :(                                                             ? Everything's going to be alright...rock a bye...rock a bye.....                                                                *lord no...                                                                                                                    Is Yerba the name of a slurpy?                                                                                                " NOOOO. I'VE BEEN FRAMED I TELL YA!                                                                                             my favorite time!!! (n/t)                                                                                                      1-800-US-SEARCH                                                                                                                Bit of code...                                                                                                                0 * http://www.angelfire.com/co/zippy15/find2b.zip                                                                              F *Thats a fine program you have, but a bit too bulky and complicated...                                                         ok virus boy...                                                                                                                Like this..                                                                                                                   4 that's probably the crappiest way to make a virus...                                                                          ; * and because many virus protection tools lock autoexec.bat                                                                   S If you don't wanna use autoexec.bat, then you could just use my original version...                                           9 It isn't a virus, cause it doesn't spread, Mr. Anonymous.                                                                      Flaw...                                                                                                                       
 No flaw...                                                                                                                     somewhere...                                                                                                                  % *Thats kewl, but forget testing it...                                                                                          ...                                                                                                                           % *Most comp users aren't on linux foo'                                                                                         & * What's that got to do with anything?                                                                                         decimal places                                                                                                                 Well...                                                                                                                        RE:decimal places                                                                                                              Help me:                                                                                                                       Bad news for ya...                                                                                                            4 * Thanks. I've been looking for something like this.                                                                           Not entirely true...                                                                                                           Yeah, but...                                                                                                                   nibbles uses inkey$                                                                                                           : I think your dirty underwear need to be burned and buried!                                                                     code cracking challenge revised                                                                                                one more hint? :-)                                                                                                             VARPTR &amp; VARSEG?                                                                                                           Simple..                                                                                                                       Library                                                                                                                        Libs and networks                                                                                                              Just a note...                                                                                                                 technically...                                                                                                                3 *I dunno, picking nits is generally a good thing...                                                                            Problems with SUB's                                                                                                            *Show an example                                                                                                              # *I had that question a while ago...                                                                                            Understanding subs                                                                                                             Index of vga ports                                                                                                             INKEY$ in QBasic                                                                                                               Yeah...                                                                                                                        well...                                                                                                                        loop until error..                                                                                                            c Get my Morse Code proggie.  In SOURCE CODE, it's got a sweet interface, and some neato options.  Go                           7 DAMN, cut it off.  Go to HTTP://SURF.TO/QUICKBASIC.  =)                                                                       J *When I tried to get the code, angelfire said it couldn't find the page :(                                                    d Note: (it may be a few hours before my new url gets redirected, so if it doesn't work try it again l                           OK, IT'S UP                                                                                                                    hmmmmmmmmmm                                                                                                                    *good idea dood                                                                                                               . Damn, nevermind, the site is NOT up right now.                                                                                 *Try it tomorrow...                                                                                                           > * Here's a better, faster, adfree, shorter redirector: cjb.net                                                                - *Never cease to amaze shell, you get my prog?                                                                                 	 * Not yet                                                                                                                      Shellreef: How old are you?                                                                                                   . *Unless he's had a birthday recently, he's 13.                                                                                = *whoa...i'm 15, and he is better than me.  I feel humilified.                                                                  yeah but....                                                                                                                   *Yeah! YEAH!                                                                                                                  , *I'm clever for my age (good at programming)                                                                                  D *Yah, mot of us are, cause adults are generally computer illiterate.                                                           Modules                                                                                                                        *You mean like SUBs?                                                                                                           Modules ~_ Subs                                                                                                                *Clarification...                                                                                                              I'm BACK!!!                                                                                                                     Do you even KNOW any efnetters?*                                                                                              3 Well, I know how useless the programs they made are                                                                            Josh, meet Magna...                                                                                                            QBasic installation                                                                                                           * You have a couple of options open to you -                                                                                     QBasic 1.1 is in the...                                                                                                       3 Deefmaster...did you say you are YankeeEventiltor??                                                                            yup....                                                                                                                       
 more proof...                                                                                                                 & *YAY!  It's just good to see you dood.                                                                                        
 CHAIN MAIL                                                                                                                    c *Gee!  You sure suck!  Chain-mail is GAY, unless it is being used for 'armor' purposes.  HAHAHAHAHA                           $ * What's &quot;armor purposes&quot;?                                                                                          ; *Medieval soldiers wore armor called &quot;chain mail&quot;                                                                   # Has anyone seen qb4.5 in the shops?                                                                                            no, but                                                                                                                       : *To quote Shellreef, &quot;http://qbversions.cjb.net&quot;                                                                     My Qbasic Program                                                                                                             = * Try starting QB with the /AH flag, or split it into modules                                                                  Also to be considered                                                                                                         
 Under win?                                                                                                                    2 Can anyone give me an idea for a new game to make?                                                                            Q In the distant Future, (Very Distant) I plan to make a multi Purpose Game Editor.                                             	 COM ports                                                                                                                      here is how to do it!                                                                                                          *Dial 911...                                                                                                                   ...                                                                                                                           " How do you load a mouse in 4.5?...                                                                                            " * Start QB[X] with the ``/L'' flag                                                                                             Is slayer really 12? =)                                                                                                       ? * You'd be surprised by the ages of many of us (I'm almost 18).                                                                I'm 12!                                                                                                                        *most of us are 12-20.                                                                                                        . That makes me ancient...24 years young =) (nt)                                                                                	 vga ports                                                                                                                      Shellreef is stuck up?                                                                                                        d *I must admit that Shellreef is wise in not getting involved in these little &quot;forum fights&quot                          ) *Yeah. call me arrogant. And kick my ass.                                                                                      well, one time....                                                                                                            " God, you guys are such morons.....                                                                                             i'm a moron? okay....                                                                                                          sarcasm...noun....                                                                                                            / *HEHEHEHEHE (good thing i like perverted humor)                                                                                what dictionary are you using?                                                                                                 *How do you load qlb's into qb?                                                                                                *QB/L NAMEOFLIB.QLB                                                                                                            POKE command                                                                                                                   Yeah, a bit.                                                                                                                   Think about it                                                                                                                 Untitled                                                                                                                       Don't...                                                                                                                       An even faster way...                                                                                                         Z How slow is a virtual screen, compared to directly writing attributes to the video buffer?                                     Faster actually                                                                                                                Pokmon!                                                                                                                        CANT WE ALL JUST...GET ALONG? =)                                                                                               Go to hell ...                                                                                                                
 *hehehe =)                                                                                                                     Whaddaya mean dying away?                                                                                                      *sob*                                                                                                                          * OK                                                                                                                          6 Hey there all you fucking idiots....Thats you Terry!!!                                                                         Mind your language.                                                                                                            Help with 'Math overflow'...                                                                                                  
 Math Overflow                                                                                                                  Oops...                                                                                                                        to Yerba and Slayer.                                                                                                          ) *Go onto #qbchat and ask them about me...                                                                                     ' *and i HAVE seen other peoples programs                                                                                        *giggle*...                                                                                                                   % *and we all know what 'wang' means...                                                                                         
 Decompiler                                                                                                                    5 Um...Should I? Hmm...maybe not. Ah hell, here goes...                                                                         : * what about members.aol.com/mspring810/private/index.htm?                                                                    	 Uhm. wow.                                                                                                                     
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 if found this                                                                                                                 - what? why don't u wanna say where it is? *nt*                                                                                 
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Now it highlights &amp;quot and says overflow                                                                          What?                                                                                                                          this blows i do have 4.5                                                                                                       hm...                                                                                                                          yet another problem arraraarrar                                                                                                uh...                                                                                                                          *How do you make an installer?                                                                                                 Installation Programs                                                                                                         + *so your saying you use SHELL? that's lame!                                                                                   4 * I'm saying to not make installation programs in QB                                                                           Instead batch files                                                                                                           = What?! Why not? I've written a decompressor/installer for QB.                                                                  I meant for Windows...                                                                                                         Oh, well...                                                                                                                    RE:Installer                                                                                                                    I dunno if this is right but....                                                                                               Hmm...                                                                                                                         Error 404 on that site.*                                                                                                      / Maybe I spelled it wrong... I'll paste it here:                                                                               9 Does anybody need an installer for one of their programs?                                                                      ACK!!!                                                                                                                         FB                                                                                                                             Read or die (it's important)                                                                                                   * I've heard QB40 is better                                                                                                    You're right (as usual)                                                                                                       ) *Why is the 4.0 compiler better than 4.5?                                                                                     Q &quot;QB 4.0, in my experience, makes smaller, tighter, faster executables&quot;*                                             / *I got my copy of 4.0 at a garage sale };{)&gt;                                                                                coz...                                                                                                                        ; Hearye Hearye...and some other crap (however ya spell that)                                                                     Will they ever update this site?                                                                                              ( The webmaster graduated from high school                                                                                       for the love of pete.....                                                                                                      Who is this guy?                                                                                                               Program memory overflow                                                                                                        uh...                                                                                                                          Must work...                                                                                                                   1                                                                                                                              2                                                                                                                              3                                                                                                                              4                                                                                                                              5 (getting there)                                                                                                              6                                                                                                                              7                                                                                                                              8                                                                                                                              9                                                                                                                              10 (god this is boring)                                                                                                        11                                                                                                                             12 (up to a dozen; 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Somebody has finally figured out how to do E-Mail QB!                                              Thank you so much !!                                                                                                           Uhm...                                                                                                                        " Try the demo of my upcoming RPG :)                                                                                             Untitled                                                                                                                       ?                                                                                                                             + It assumes c: and it doesn't copy anything.                                                                                    what it does....                                                                                                              + *It won't work unless you have a soundcard.                                                                                   
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 This works                                                                                                                     duly impressed.                                                                                                                explaination                                                                                                                   but why a square root?                                                                                                         Why it returns the square root.                                                                                               
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What Virus?                                                                                                            in hidden dirs                                                                                                                 Yerba?                                                                                                                        E * It's also a name of a drug in German or anther language (ask Yerba)                                                          spanish for 'grass'                                                                                                            isn't it hierba? 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 never know...                                                                                                                  ...                                                                                                                            HELP US OUT, Check out our page                                                                                               @ *Looks nice.  I take it you are fairly new to the qb/game scene?                                                               ummmm i need help                                                                                                              Hardware Ports                                                                                                                 thanks                                                                                                                        $ How Do You Get QB 2 do Square Roots?                                                                                           Use the SQR function                                                                                                          3 Stupid qbasic newbie that needs help with ASM q....                                                                            And answer you won't like :)                                                                                                  % No.  I don't think you understood....                                                                                         * I hate when people do that. I'll help you.                                                                                     *uhm....no.                                                                                                                    Please, help me!                                                                                                               AHHHHHHHHHHHHH                                                                                                                 One little Programming Problem.                                                                                               & I wouldn't want to act smart, but.....                                                                                         Not exactly an answer...                                                                                                      W *Thanks. But quite a lot of the code is done. I'd rather not change Lib. Thanks anyway.                                       + Probable explaination for slow performance.                                                                                   5 Thanks! I'll try Double Buffering to see if it helps.                                                                         " This site still lookes the same...                                                                                             ok....(to freddo)                                                                                                              This message is for Spark                                                                                                      ok ?                                                                                                                           sex                                                                                                                            *What you are about to see                                                                                                     *May have been tried before.                                                                                                   *However, It may not have been.                                                                                                *For those of you wondering,                                                                                                  & *I'm trying to see if something works.                                                                                        4 *I'm trying to see, just how far Network 54 will go.                                                                          5 *To see, Just how large a Thread I can accually make.                                                                           *The results should be exciting.                                                                                              $ *What we do, know, before we embark,                                                                                          ' *Is that this will prove a valid point.                                                                                        *It will show us,                                                                                                             - *Wheter or not NET54 is worthy of this forum.                                                                                  *It will also show us,                                                                                                         *How far before this Cracks..                                                                                                   *How far before NET 54 Gives in.                                                                                               *I myself cannot                                                                                                               *wait to see what happens.                                                                                                     *can you? Really?                                                                                                             
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 data files                                                                                                                     Chucky me' boy!                                                                                                               * please help me with my nt porgram in basic                                                                                     Simple..                                                                                                                       yea,                                                                                                                           *LOL!!!                                                                                                                       E * No, the purpose of L0phtCrack is to determine strength of passwords                                                          Supaprogramma humps cows...                                                                                                    ...                                                                                                                            Maybe you like her cow?                                                                                                        LOL                                                                                                                           > Are, you like dungoens &amp; dragons, sir &quot;paladin!&quot;                                                                 And I come in..where?                                                                                                         4 I am looking for new programs to post on my website!                                                                          O *Why don't you just donwload a few programs? WWW.quickbasic.NET has a good set.                                                that would be stealing                                                                                                         Michael Barchy....                                                                                                             Well...                                                                                                                        YOU GOT POKEMON RED...                                                                                                         hey, don't support it!!!                                                                                                       Well.....duh....                                                                                                              P *and we gave them $30,000,000 in one day in return (first day of that new movie)                                               actually....                                                                                                                  & yes....they learned that stuff from us                                                                                         Think about it!                                                                                                               8 * Of course, Pokmon might take a little while longer...                                                                      F My (much) younger brother's getting the Blue or Yellow version soon...                                                        D * Did I mention I'm going to see the &quot;movie&quot; this weekend?                                                           CONNECTING AN ISP                                                                                                              yes indeedy ISPeedy                                                                                                            Problem with mouse cursor.                                                                                                     Untitled                                                                                                                       a Mac-like GUI                                                                                                                 BLACK AND WHITE IMAGE FORMAT                                                                                                   You don't know Mallard                                                                                                         send it to qbasic.net!!!!                                                                                                      Vectorial Fonts                                                                                                               & pset/draw/random other graphics things                                                                                         LOOKING FOR PROGRAMMERS                                                                                                        I'll be glad to help!                                                                                                          Dude, if you can...                                                                                                            But...                                                                                                                         Looking for pals...                                                                                                            * I hope you mean palettes.                                                                                                    Theta Tech-Net                                                                                                                 Now that I'm done bitching...                                                                                                  Seen The ARC Legacy yet?                                                                                                       Thanks for the reply...                                                                                                        If you don't mind me asking...                                                                                                 I programmed a dradle...                                                                                                      d *WOW... now that I've completely disappeared from the community, ppl from Neozones are coming! ... .                           *WB B-Czar... I've missed you.                                                                                                 I know, doesn't that suck?                                                                                                    	 oh and...                                                                                                                     4 just to say what is wrong with my wed site/home page                                                                          6 ok that whas a typo!!!! .not used to this keyboard yet                                                                         n-e-w-b-i-e-s (n/t)                                                                                                           d *I really need all the hardware commands, (The OUT statements) If someone has a list, could you send                           ...them to my e-mail*                                                                                                         . * I think http://ctyme.com/rbrown.htm has them                                                                                 You realize....                                                                                                               ? If you have an old computer, and a lot of time on your hands...                                                                PRINTing in SCREEN 12....                                                                                                     	 2 choices                                                                                                                     ' *&quot;Buff is a Houmerless Droid&quot;                                                                                       , Who Do I Do That?  The Second option i mean?                                                                                   here you go.                                                                                                                  ' *&quot;Buff is a Houmerless Droid&quot;                                                                                        I need tips for my new RPG                                                                                                     Well....                                                                                                                      # I'm writing an RPG theory series...                                                                                           ! *RPG rule #1: Plot is everything!                                                                                             " You nearly got away with it too...                                                                                             There we go...                                                                                                                ? *I wrote it offline, and I'm a resonably Fast typist anyway :-)                                                                The best tip ever...                                                                                                          " um... this is newbieish... but....                                                                                            + * couldn't you just change your modem port?                                                                                    ....                                                                                                                           why not....                                                                                                                   	 nevermind                                                                                                                      nevermind that nevermind                                                                                                       well....                                                                                                                      @ Deefmaster, that would work cept you qb can't do come 4 at all *                                                              	 it can't?                                                                                                                      You know what i meant...*                                                                                                      Shoot                                                                                                                          AHHHH                                                                                                                          Just some advise-&gt;                                                                                                         T * If cookies are enabled, name &amp; e-mail will be set to previously entered values                                           Hmm...                                                                                                                         Console System Forum                                                                                                          ! when are they coming out with....                                                                                              Hmmm...                                                                                                                       J * Sorry about that GaX. Never saw your post above. Plus I used an extra m.                                                     best                                                                                                                          # helmut? as in helmut gonzalez? 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 Use makefiles                                                                                                                  Please help me make this rpg                                                                                                   um...                                                                                                                          one kewl thing also                                                                                                           ? Yeah well thanks alot but i guess i have to be more specific...                                                                hm...                                                                                                                         d *&quot;safe!=1&quot; evaluates to &quot;safe! = 1&quot; - use &quot;&lt;&gt;&quot; not &quot;!=&quot                          d hehe opps, damn syntex crap &quot;=&quot; and not &quot;==&quot; &quot;&lt;&gt;&quot; and not &quot;                          = * and not &quot;:=&quot;, or &quot;=&quot;, or &quot;/=&quot;                                                                 ! shared in main is bad. thank you.                                                                                             G if more then 30% of the funcs need any of that then i'd say it is ok. *                                                       - What's the address to Zephyr Software please?                                                                                  mwuahahah =) sure                                                                                                              Thanx  (N/T)                                                                                                                  ' how to make a snowing screen in qbasic?                                                                                       d I think I could do that for you. E-mail me if you want me to write a program that does that for you.                          d I think I could do that for you. E-mail me if you want me to write a program that does that for you.                           Untitled                                                                                                                       *Will Screen 13 do instead?                                                                                                    com port                                                                                                                       fbasic                                                                                                                        + *What do you mean &quot;with frames&quot; ?                                                                                    do you mean spilt screen?                                                                                                      wingate reg                                                                                                                    In QB?                                                                                                                         What and where is....                                                                                                         B * are you the *REAL* John Holmes? (the X-Rated Nigga as they sang)                                                            = is this &quot;the real captain goodnight&quot;? if it is.....                                                                  How do I ...                                                                                                                   REQ:  Help with my program.                                                                                                   ! If you want to draw pictures-&gt;                                                                                              Yes, I understand that, but...                                                                                                 Answers-&gt;                                                                                                                  
 Yes but...                                                                                                                    . You mean the colors don't come out right?-&gt;                                                                                 Untitled                                                                                                                       The qbasic world...                                                                                                            cool is a relative term.....                                                                                                   he can't....                                                                                                                  / * why use a layout at all?  FTP would be better                                                                               : PSET and PRESET, could someone explain to me how it works?                                                                     PSET                                                                                                                          % make sure you have change your screen                                                                                         d You might be to find something useful at http://www.euronet.nl/users/swinkels/p/TUTORIAL/GRAPHICS.HT                          & I NEED HELP CREATING AN ADDRESS BOOK!!                                                                                         i can                                                                                                                          I NEED HELP IN TOPOGRAPHY                                                                                                      *hey, quit yelling!!!!!!                                                                                                      * sounds like a homework assignment to me...                                                                                    5 There might some interesting programs for you at-&gt;                                                                         
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It must be really intrusive.                                            my modem                                                                                                                      / I truly hope you are being sarcastic (sp?).....                                                                                Untitled                                                                                                                       Rebooting my computer?                                                                                                         * OUT &amp;H64, &amp;HFE                                                                                                      4 Is there a list of all those OUT commands somewhere?                                                                          . *Search the net for Ralf Browns Interrupt List                                                                                O I tried this from a DOS emulator under Windoze 98, and all it did was shut down                                               ! External program... or interrupts                                                                                              another way                                                                                                                   ) This didn't work under Windoze 98 either.                                                                                      bit shit                                                                                                                       AND...                                                                                                                         Check out my new website.                                                                                                     d *why does everyone keep putting javascript alerts on their sites?!?!??? that drives me crazy!!!! aaa                           Oops?                                                                                                                         	 hey terry                                                                                                                     , *Finally. Something Positive about the site!                                                                                  ) My new address is now f16sdabest@home.com                                                                                      So how 'bout them 'raven's?                                                                                                    to                                                                                                                             Remember the days.....                                                                                                         Dear Sir...                                                                                                                    3D games in QB                                                                                                                 You and your virii...                                                                                                          I wanna see...                                                                                                                 give me your 3d game please                                                                                                   
 hey johnny!!!                                                                                                                 0 hold on, gotta pick the bugs out of my teeth....                                                                              d *I have a USWest Megabit Services 256K DSL line, maybe not the best, but it beats my old 28K connect                           shhh, not so loud                                                                                                             
 I don't know*                                                                                                                  yah, I know....                                                                                                               = added a forum like this on my page. shoot bloody murder there                                                                  not kenxl Im big dumb rocket                                                                                                   The whole site is messed up!                                                                                                  0 This is what the forum is supposed to look like.                                                                               Sound Blaster !                                                                                                                my suggestion...                                                                                                              ; I think I'm going to get that one too... amazon.com has it.                                                                    mmmm...                                                                                                                       @ *Alright, thanks.  Are there ANY good books on qbasic available?                                                              C i got my qbasic done it is www.angelfire.com/punk/qbasic/index.html                                                           ( me bad. I got my qbasic site done.typo!!                                                                                       Update on the Buggy Bug                                                                                                       - Sounds like it's a computer-specific problem.                                                                                  Nope                                                                                                                          - Is this a random access file you're creating?                                                                                  I don't think that's it                                                                                                       ( * But where do the record numbers start?                                                                                       I..                                                                                                                           X *I haven't done much with random access files in qb... I'm going to experiment tomorrow.                                       Just a thougth-&gt;                                                                                                            http://gabfm99.tripod.com                                                                                                     0 not bad.. better then my site. ok I need help!!!                                                                               Dear Captain Goodnight......                                                                                                   Why were you using my nick...                                                                                                  *sigh*                                                                                                                         beefmaster..........                                                                                                          # beefmaster, man you are creative...                                                                                           4 *Look at deefmaster's post with View Source... LMAO!                                                                           DP...                                                                                                                         + are you related to spectry-x or are you him                                                                                    Given the fact that..                                                                                                           Exacaly what do you mean by nil?                                                                                               Where is abc                                                                                                                   Look at this                                                                                                                   Wow! I'm Gobsmacked!                                                                                                           NEED URGENT HELP                                                                                                               We need a graphics designer                                                                                                    HELP                                                                                                                           easy...                                                                                                                       0 For console enthusiasts, check out this forum...                                                                              E What's the highest version of Quickbasic and where can I get it ??? *                                                         2 BASIC Professional Developement System version 7.1                                                                            J Try www.quickbasic.net. It has 7.1, but you'll have trouble Installing it.                                                    $ 7.1 has plenty of useful features...                                                                                          X * My favorite extension is DIR$.   But 7.1 tends to produce larger and slower exe files.                                       go here                                                                                                                       > Maybe Kewbie Newbie know this but anyone can try to respond...                                                                 possibly                                                                                                                      3 Technically, any program can be used for boot up...                                                                            Technically,                                                                                                                  * No need to modify QBasic... modify the IVT                                                                                    1 Of course!!! Now why didn't I think of that?!?!?!                                                                              comments                                                                                                                       *Thanx for the feedback people.                                                                                                New to scene                                                                                                                   Welcome...*                                                                                                                   
 some other...                                                                                                                  Array disarray                                                                                                                , *......and you are sure this is in qbasic ??                                                                                   You mean...                                                                                                                   @ Just re-initialize the array element before you use it. Example:                                                               *My eys open.My mind freed.                                                                                                   d *Hey walter it was very clever of you to use my screen name to post messages.  You are at least comi                          ) Pretending to be somebody isn't clever...                                                                                      duhhhhh                                                                                                                       	 Wasn't me                                                                                                                      * HAHAHAHAHAHA                                                                                                                 I need help with tiles.                                                                                                        You want pixel scrolling, eh?                                                                                                  And even then...                                                                                                              # haha, djgpp isn't THAT hard to d/l*                                                                                            Modified Prog...                                                                                                              4 * Run, Because he might have a grenade in his mouth.                                                                           Har Har very funny.                                                                                                           1 * What do you do when Walter throws a pin at you?                                                                             # *or pull the pin and throw it back.                                                                                            * run, cuz he's got a grenade                                                                                                  Qbasic                                                                                                                        	 Elaborate                                                                                                                      * Uh... yes, Qbasic.                                                                                                           woe to you oh earth and sea....                                                                                               	 URL is...                                                                                                                     
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 Projects Page                                                                                                                 & *HTML isn't supported.Good try though.                                                                                        $ I suppose it never will be either...                                                                                          = * The index says that qbasic.com was updated in October (???)                                                                 K You know your name's Walter if your shoe size is larger than you SAT score.                                                    What if Walter                                                                                                                
 trailer trash                                                                                                                  trailer trash?                                                                                                                
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 I think...                                                                                                                     *No wayyyyyy                                                                                                                  # * I think he lives in Mitchigan USA                                                                                            Forwarded question/request...                                                                                                  anything for you DP :)........                                                                                                " I have Nortan Anti-Virus for DOS..                                                                                             Qbasic Jobs                                                                                                                   9 *Why don't you learn how to spell and use proper grammar?                                                                     X *Give 'em a break on tha gramma (This IS the internet)...... but he IS being an @$$H0LE.                                       Why should he be given a break?                                                                                                Well....                                                                                                                       Geeeeeeeeez...                                                                                                                 preach it brotha man !                                                                                                        " Let me make something known to you                                                                                            " Think!?!?!   But it hurts mommy!!!                                                                                             Untitled                                                                                                                       guess what? you suck!                                                                                                          Hey! I'm in college damnit!  *                                                                                                + well, you know what i mean just the same...                                                                                    jobs... Jobs... JOBS...                                                                                                        *Eh-Ho Tinky-Winky!                                                                                                            Untitled                                                                                                                      2 * The forum won't be dead if you keep preaching...                                                                             *THAT'S TELLIN' 'IM, 'reef                                                                                                     Link                                                                                                                          ( *help, i lost the address for qbasic.com                                                                                       mee too                                                                                                                       , I Need Help With Sprites And Other Rpg Crap.                                                                                    *Are You German By Any Chance ??                                                                                               rpg supplies inc.                                                                                                             % To expand on a quote from Arnold.....                                                                                          I think I found a bug                                                                                                          Untitled                                                                                                                       Perhaps                                                                                                                       4 didnt read your message but from what i can tell....                                                                          # oh oops! i just now read it and....                                                                                           J creating a .BAS file with a .BAS file then compiling it with the .BAS file                                                     Let me get this straight.....                                                                                                 
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 And if you...                                                                                                                  i knew that already...                                                                                                        . kinda cold for just saying something dumb.....                                                                                % *&quot;Physician, heal thyself.&quot;                                                                                          why?                                                                                                                           All I meant by that quote was                                                                                                 ] *Personally, I'd like to strangle the guy who started this whole &quot;Quincy&quot; business.                                  Not true in QB4.5 at least (nt)                                                                                                Zip, where's your page?*                                                                                                      % * http://www.angelfire.com/co/zippy15                                                                                          256 colour graphics....                                                                                                        SCREEN 13...                                                                                                                   Subs and Problems (HELP MEEEE)                                                                                                 use a function...                                                                                                              Qbasic doesn't like me                                                                                                        
 that's cuz...                                                                                                                  No..                                                                                                                           go read what i said again...                                                                                                   *Oops.. my mistake                                                                                                            
 It worked!                                                                                                                     ARGH! One more question!                                                                                                       ...                                                                                                                            bload/bsave sub to machine code                                                                                               ; *Are you trying to compile something to a QLB file or what?                                                                    not in QuickBasic                                                                                                               TCorp and Deefmaster read on....                                                                                               reply                                                                                                                          The reason &amp; the answer                                                                                                   ^ Organized religion is a sham, it is nothing more than a crutch for the weak minded. - The Body                                J *Yes, go on and quote the wrestler AND politician... that helps your cause                                                    A The Body is a polytick, not to mention a former 'pro' wrestler...                                                              Low level control routines?                                                                                                    re: Low level control routines                                                                                                
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 Don't we all?                                                                                                                  QBasic.com abandoned?                                                                                                          Mallard's a retart.....                                                                                                       7 Not that I don't believe you; but, let's see the proof.                                                                       B Proof isn't worth a penny on the web... you KNOW it could be fake.                                                             yeah.. could be                                                                                                               J *at least i can spell, dumb ass!  retard, frickin'.. etc.  suck my chunky!                                                    $ mallard doesn't own the site anymore                                                                                          < data statments..you read them from a file outside your prog?                                                                   well, basically...                                                                                                            U *If you are using qbasic version 1.1, 4.5 or 7.1, I can send you the help file for it                                           How do I do screen dumps in DOS?                                                                                              % Exactly..  what happened? 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Betcha that's worse than QuickBasic 4.5...                                                                        QuincyBasic vs QBasic                                                                                                         ) Is QuincyBasic and QBasic the same thing?                                                                                      Okay...                                                                                                                        hey deefmaster..                                                                                                               Where can I download Qbasic                                                                                                    Here..                                                                                                                        2 whats the difference between qbasic and quickbasic                                                                             Among other things...                                                                                                         J * QBasic came after QuickBasic, it's a stripped-down version of QuickBasic                                                    - anyone know where i can download QuincyBasic?                                                                                  Sigh... see post:                                                                                                             ; *Which is just 10 1st-level posts below THIS 1st-level post                                                                    Deefmaster read this...                                                                                                       > How do you load en external program with command line options.                                                                A A message for thieves who are stealing from 'QuickBASIC Versions'                                                             $ What the heck?!?! It's still here!?!                                                                                          " *B-Czar still shows up on occasion                                                                                             I'm still here as well..                                                                                                      6 Is there a way to find the Windows directory in QB 4.5                                                                        6 It might be in one of the DOS environment variables...                                                                        ? *it can most probably be found in the PATH environment variable                                                                Thanks                                                                                                                         Here you can find it                                                                                                          d *If DIRECTORY$ = &quot;Windows&quot; AND HASLOFTOFCRAPINIT$=&quot;TRUE&quot; then WINDIR$=DIRECTORY$                           hello and goodbye, all                                                                                                        	 * So long                                                                                                                     	 c-ya (nt)                                                                                                                     # How to remove spaces from a string?                                                                                            LTRIM$ &amp; RTRIM$...                                                                                                         Yipee...                                                                                                                       Long time...                                                                                                                  # How to check existance of a file?..                                                                                            here...                                                                                                                        I'M UP FOR FREE HELP                                                                                                          P *I'm Recruiting for a RPG at the moment. Email me if you'd like to work on this.                                              H For all the newbies or oldies who ask 'Where can I download QuickBASIC?'                                                      	 yo shamu!                                                                                                                     3 *SHamu... thanks for the public service announcment                                                                           * In case anyone misinterprets my comment...                                                                                     ASM &amp; qbasic                                                                                                               ...                                                                                                                            Qbasic Project!                                                                                                                Okay..                                                                                                                        C *yellow truck? Do you fly in CNW Warzone? (or whatever its name is)                                                           
 WOO HOO!!!                                                                                                                     *You Must be so happy.                                                                                                        \ *Sure he is.  C'mon, Terry... let him have his day in the sun.  Congrats, &quot;hello&quot;.                                  - I've managed to get me a copy of that Qbdraw!                                                                                  hey....                                                                                                                        bsave and bload                                                                                                               , some simple terms of usage of bsave+bload...                                                                                  3 Where can I download the original BASIC interpeter?                                                                           $ I've got BASICA on my TRS-80, but...                                                                                           In case anyone cares.....                                                                                                     	 c-ya (nt)                                                                                                                     7 *Happy Thanksgiving, f16... don't eat too much, turkey.                                                                       ( And a happy thanksgiving to you too.....                                                                                       *J/K                                                                                                                          
 *... and LOL!                                                                                                                 ' arrogance and ignorance go hand in hand                                                                                       ( c-ya, i'll be away for a few days also *                                                                                       *Ok, shellreef... hurry back.                                                                                                   Where can I download QuickBasic?                                                                                               k, pay attention now......                                                                                                    A warez.com/ is better than yahoo.com/ when it comes to 'finding'..                                                             8 *I can't believe someone asked this question again......                                                                       *ROFL                                                                                                                          like lay off the caffine folks                                                                                                 *hehehehehe                                                                                                                    DP...                                                                                                                          re:DP...                                                                                                                      + That's wrong, what about Java applications?                                                                                   P Someone at Sun Microsystems had a bit too much his/her favorite drug of abuse...                                              
 of?  nah..                                                                                                                    ) good, don't learn this language, it sucks                                                                                     # But then how would you know?(-&gt;)                                                                                            REALLY IMPORTANT                                                                                                              c try looking up &quot;christmas&quot; and &quot;christianity&quot; on a search engine of your choice                           W She's not looking for christmas pics or websites. She's looking for christmas programs.                                       	 *I think.                                                                                                                     
 Think again..                                                                                                                  *do your own work.....                                                                                                        
 grrrrrrrrr                                                                                                                    G why're you mad? because we didn't find a couple christmas pics for you?                                                        well, you see....                                                                                                              here...                                                                                                                       
 heh heh (n/t)                                                                                                                  QB RULES!!!!!!!!!                                                                                                              dude... settle down                                                                                                            that's funny...                                                                                                               > yeah, that *is* pretty funny.  No wait; ironic, kinda sad too.                                                                 English                                                                                                                        Um..                                                                                                                          I *Perhaps it should be refered to the Department of Redundancy Department?                                                      Eye knoe enoughe Englich....                                                                                                   * Nah, INTERCAL is easier                                                                                                      *exactly                                                                                                                       okay...                                                                                                                       @ You can get mail at quickbasic.net too (yourname@quickbasic.net)                                                               awww, you ruined my ad....                                                                                                     wow                                                                                                                           " * deefmaster is a bunch of losers?                                                                                            	 wally....                                                                                                                      INP, yo, INP                                                                                                                   * that's what I said                                                                                                           in this thread?                                                                                                                fine ill explain.........                                                                                                      Easy...                                                                                                                       , Yet another update to QuickBASIC Versions...                                                                                  5 Walter, Who are you and why oh Why did you come here?                                                                         	 i'm a fag                                                                                                                      you sure are...                                                                                                               , do you even know what a fag is walter? (n/t)                                                                                   searching a file for win98                                                                                                    * Well, my own server is working fine now...                                                                                     * yi.org is better                                                                                                            J *why is it better? well, it works and it's costless -&gt; that's the fact.                                                    + shorter URL, name server redirection (more)                                                                                    Well...                                                                                                                        Call absolute in VBasic for DOS                                                                                                Gimme QuickBASIC                                                                                                               go here                                                                                                                       ) *WWW.QuickBasic.Com . No more to be Said.                                                                                     ! www.qbasic.net &lt;--better (n/t)                                                                                              help!                                                                                                                          reply                                                                                                                         d *Just Use Page Swapping. You Could Probably Find Lengthly Tutorials about the subject all over the P                           Simple, really.                                                                                                                I've got an empty point to make                                                                                               # what the hell are you talking about                                                                                           $ *then you must not be a person, yes?                                                                                           look walter....                                                                                                               ( Accually, I Think you have a good point.                                                                                      
 the Dot talks                                                                                                                 ( Why  &quot;ON COM(n)&quot; doesn't work?                                                                                       What's new's not.                                                                                                              I'll tell you why                                                                                                             $ Errr... or is it &quot;Grrr&quot;...                                                                                           please                                                                                                                         for the love of corn....                                                                                                       * 12?  close, 13                                                                                                               sorry (n/t)                                                                                                                   
 Actually..                                                                                                                    Z *Walter, you Do Realise That Most Qb Programmers are Such Out of Choice and Not Nessecity?                                    
 you're stupid                                                                                                                 
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BLAM! BLAM! FUCK...I KILLED THE BASTARD AGAIN.                                                                          K i am shocked you did not go farther you big f-beep o ya jery springer is on                                                   R *If there's no way this program could possibly work then print &quot;kenneth&quot;                                             clumsy                                                                                                                        $ Wanna see my add-on to your program?                                                                                           Your second language?                                                                                                         < If you consider computer (programming/scripting) languages..                                                                   Me                                                                                                                             you want to fight com'in get me                                                                                                Okay...                                                                                                                       . you can't catch him, he's the gingerbread man!                                                                                $ spin city, that show is awful  (n/t)                                                                                          " *so what's it to you, butthead? :)                                                                                             you can't kill me                                                                                                              Yea...                                                                                                                         why                                                                                                                            oh my god...                                                                                                                   *hahaha...now THAT was funny                                                                                                   Wow...                                                                                                                         *They CAN get worse...                                                                                                        3 He's of the middle class...he probably eats 'pizza'                                                                            This is very saddening...                                                                                                      Think, McFly, think!!!                                                                                                        9 Think? I havn't done that since I joined public school...                                                                     ; *you need to learn to think at home, like the rest of us...                                                                   1 *i'm pretty sure that was DP imping supaprogramma                                                                              define &quot;imping&quot;..                                                                                                   / *you should know you pos half-wit hacker ;) j/k                                                                                yeah, you better be kidding...                                                                                                * *unfortunatly, this board may never die...                                                                                     ...                                                                                                                           . *With some of today's lot, how could you tell?                                                                                * *You took the words right out of my mouth.                                                                                    $ spectry-x why would you be dope like                                                                                          4 *You &quot;program&quot; in visual basic, don't you?                                                                           hahahahahaha                                                                                                                  3 So you're saying you do but you don't... okie dokie                                                                            uh oh, kenneth's contagious                                                                                                   d *hey, &quot;fermez la bouche&quot;....I used to program in VB for a while too to see what it was lik                          F &quot;to see what it was lik&quot;...I meant &quot;like&quot;, DUH...*                                                         &quot;slow down, nelly&quot;                                                                                                  ) Who's spectry-x? I knew a Spectryx once..                                                                                     $ I think this forum's gone insane....                                                                                           *aide = l'aide, je pense                                                                                                       cool                                                                                                                          Q *Enough of your silly vernacular!  Long live Latin!  (and no dead-language jokes)                                             : *je pense tu n'es pas intelligente dans cela section, non?                                                                     *its dead, jim...                                                                                                              haha                                                                                                                           Pointers in Basic???                                                                                                           Use of pointers...                                                                                                             speaking of which...                                                                                                           Theoretically...                                                                                                               Whoops, posted too soon...                                                                                                     The Programers Choice #1                                                                                                      ) Okay, everyone, let me break it to 'em...                                                                                      you suck                                                                                                                       Four things:                                                                                                                   who knows better then me                                                                                                      D *actually, I came to this site almost exactly 1 year 9 months ago...                                                          T *oh, picky picky...and I don't even get a &quot;WB supa&quot; after defending you...                                           myname3@hotmail.com                                                                                                           8 *Welcome back, suppapgramma... I even spelt it out... :)                                                                      - Thanks, but I'm not a grandma* (suppapgramma)                                                                                 
 Are you sure?                                                                                                                   MAYbe because I don't WANT to...                                                                                               Younger than 2.5 years?                                                                                                       X &quot;granddaughter&quot; - and I didn't start using a comp until I was 3, meaniehead...                                       Ha!                                                                                                                            for me 2.5 years                                                                                                              - funny, I doubt that you even lived that long*                                                                                  hehe                                                                                                                           Fine... a little trivia..                                                                                                      ooh ooh me me me!                                                                                                             O *Ah, you were at most a month too late for the first incarnation of this board!                                               * geez....theres that elder thing again.....                                                                                    & *No, but monetary gifts are welcome :)                                                                                         *heh, thought so.... :)                                                                                                       + Don't worry folks, puberty will cure 'em...                                                                                   + Once again, His Smartness speaks the truth!                                                                                    ...                                                                                                                           G what about MEE??? what about the fact that all the elders over THERE...                                                        qbasic wins                                                                                                                   J no, never mind about that unintelligent business bczar ... you're right...                                                    
 my %@&amp;                                                                                                                    
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 * Yes you are                                                                                                                 	 Any gays?                                                                                                                     J *Maybe it should be &quot; Knob Gobblin' &quot;     AHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA   *                                                     I gobblin Knobs                                                                                                                HELP ME                                                                                                                       d *Lets neet in real life, then you may speak Billy boy (or whatever  your alias is(can't make up your                           *mind                                                                                                                          *?))                                                                                                                          $ Look: it's a bigger @$$hole than me!                                                                                           *Amen to that!                                                                                                                % *and we're all smarter than you, too.                                                                                          Read this funk....                                                                                                             Remembering the screen?                                                                                                       ) YOU SUCK U Leach mikerosoft AAHH gayazoid                                                                                       Your'e even worse than Bob, funk                                                                                               Saving Screen Data                                                                                                             Why not use multiple pages??                                                                                                   2 C++ questions...                                                                                                             Answers                                                                                                                        I don't know ASM...                                                                                                            problems running qb in windows                                                                                                 * Reinstall Windoze...                                                                                                        * *LOL..,.,.,.,,..,,.But maybe you're right.                                                                                     your a leach                                                                                                                   &quot;Leach ......(?)&quot;                                                                                                    To solve your problem.....                                                                                                     ahhhhhh suck it                                                                                                                Listen to this...                                                                                                              *Very funny knob Gobblin.                                                                                                     
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Anyone?                                                                                                            % members.xoom.com/deefmasta/qb/jpg.zip                                                                                         $ I suppose I conradict myself, but...                                                                                           AMEN brother neuro!!!                                                                                                          Tell me one thing...                                                                                                           Blocky Letters                                                                                                                 Don't use paint...                                                                                                            / First take neuro's advise, but you could just..                                                                               0 * We're not talkin bout MSpaint here smartass :)                                                                              M *Ha ha ha ha ha haaaaaaa ha ha ha ha haaaaa ha eh eh haaaaa ha hah ha........                                                 ) Does anybody Know how to make an .Exe....                                                                                     1 i figured out a way to get around the batch thing                                                                              Hmm...                                                                                                                         shell doesn't properly...                                                                                                      Wouldn't it be possible to...                                                                                                  *Thanks!                                                                                                                       Ja...                                                                                                                           if s/he meant compile, then you:                                                                                              - *goto http://www.wotsit.org/ for file formats                                                                                  What Have i done?!                                                                                                            1 isnt there a way to program visual basic by hand?                                                                              heh....                                                                                                                        Another....                                                                                                                   1 Here is an excerpt from the VB 6.0 documentation:                                                                              Yes...                                                                                                                         Hey, we all have our opinions                                                                                                  windows.....                                                                                                                   Wrong, kimosabi.                                                                                                              . *yep a Viper is pretty.  How 'bout the engine?                                                                                a You despise UNIX developers because they refuse to make an OS which works on a standard computer?                              Unix                                                                                                                           What is a programmer. . .                                                                                                      *What motto ???                                                                                                                I'm baaaaaaaaacckkk........                                                                                                    My BCD to BINARY asm routine                                                                                                  	 Hey, Bob!                                                                                                                     " *I think limp bizkit says that too                                                                                             i hate limp, they stink (n/t)                                                                                                 % *But Staind says it so much... better                                                                                         2 Ten people of his sort????  How about even one....                                                                            
 true, but....                                                                                                                  *Could'nt Agree More                                                                                                          
 Bob Speaks                                                                                                                     your logic is weak....                                                                                                         Also Sprach Robert                                                                                                             *Bob is a jerk.                                                                                                                Just as quick to flame..                                                                                                       Still need help !                                                                                                              You don't $include libs..                                                                                                     # I think you're a little confused...                                                                                            I'm all ready to go...                                                                                                        T &quot;BOB IS A STUPID IDIOT WHICH DOES DIRTY STUFF WITH RELATIONS EVERY NIGHT.&quot;                                           dirty stuff                                                                                                                   8 *yea, how many neurons did it take to think of that one?                                                                       Be a nice young child !!!                                                                                                     
 RPGs in Basic                                                                                                                  Include LIB                                                                                                                    Grafics in C++                                                                                                                 heh...                                                                                                                         I don't know asm...                                                                                                            independent == impossible                                                                                                      I think it's VERY possible                                                                                                    
 sound blaster                                                                                                                  HA HA HA!!!  GOOD LUCK!                                                                                                        shut up                                                                                                                       U If you want to do MIDI type stuff, download the example files.  For WAVs, use DMAPlay                                          DMAplay                                                                                                                       Q That's what I was talking about in my other message ;)  Just didn't know the name                                             0 * Actually DMA Play 6 beta is the newest version                                                                               Just wanna say...                                                                                                               Hear, hear.  Right on, SpectreX.                                                                                              # Bob hath returned to smite newbies!                                                                                           A If you don't have anything positive to contribute then stay away.                                                             S Kewbie Newbie?  Didn't I just say that it was newbies that were destroying the net?                                            Don't let my nick fool you,                                                                                                   " *Ha Ha Ha! That's the way, Kewbie!                                                                                             *Hear Hear! I agree!                                                                                                           Must I say it?                                                                                                                 *sigh*                                                                                                                         Bloated Ego at six o'clock!!!!                                                                                                 read this BOB...                                                                                                              8 *how can I found out the Informations about CPU and RAM?                                                                      _ Open up the case and look for yourself, or call your hardware vendor and read the documentation                               : *thats the kind of lame ass response nobody wants to hear!                                                                     A little proggie of mine...                                                                                                    Interesting CINT Problem                                                                                                       Never knew that...                                                                                                             yeah, that works                                                                                                              0 Hehe... some scarcely known rules of rounding...                                                                              5 Whoops.... heh... here: (READ THIS ONE, not the last)                                                                         ( interesting...... though very inconvient                                                                                       QuickBaisc Libary                                                                                                             7 *visit http://pkworld.de.gs to download the QB Compiler                                                                        *Ending the damn thing                                                                                                        U &quot;*Ending the damn thing&quot; title should be &quot;Ending the damn thing &quot;                                         - What about &quot;Damning the end thing?&quot;                                                                                  Try dos error levels                                                                                                          $ An Eval function like in JavaScript?                                                                                           Do it the hard way...                                                                                                          Unlimited subs                                                                                                                & * A SUB can't be used in an expression                                                                                         Thanks for your help !!!???                                                                                                   
 Want feedback                                                                                                                 4 This forum is about QBASIC.  NOT DELPHI!  get a clue                                                                          
 Help with I/O                                                                                                                 $ *was that a question or a statement?                                                                                          	 Open Port                                                                                                                      how to change mouse cursor                                                                                                     make...                                                                                                                       & Yeah, that's a better idea, because...                                                                                        + nooooooooooo!  you DON'T want to do that...                                                                                   C One of the 33h interrupts lets you do that, but I can't remember...                                                            it's function 9...                                                                                                            0 * Yeah, that's what I was talking about. Thanks.                                                                              ! Can you give me an example please                                                                                             @ Try the SVGA libraries if you're using QuickBasic 4.5 or better.                                                                Question about BASIC in college?                                                                                              2 It might be if you already know how to program....                                                                             ????                                                                                                                          , If you only know one programming language...                                                                                   *right                                                                                                                         hacker.....hmmmmmm.....                                                                                                        * I meant REAL PROGRAMMERS                                                                                                    ( I meant PEOPLE THAT CAN USE A DICITONARY                                                                                       Guess what.                                                                                                                   0 *Really?  And what languages does he program in?                                                                               *All of them. No Joke.                                                                                                         OK, I'll admit my ignorance...                                                                                                ! * tuxedo.org/~esr is his homepage                                                                                             ! * tuxedo.org/~esr is his homepage                                                                                              * Cool                                                                                                                         Huh?                                                                                                                          $ Those programmers are not skilled...                                                                                          * *see my response 'how to use a dictionary'                                                                                    3 YES!!!!! someone else that can use a dictionary!!!!                                                                           > At the risk of starting World Flame War IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII...                                                                 you're right...                                                                                                               [ No, don't... NO, stop; no.  Put the LSD down.  That's it, nice and slowly now.  there we go                                    *LOL                                                                                                                           the thing is....                                                                                                              ! did supa take over your keyboard?                                                                                              ok, lets think for a second...                                                                                                ( you STILL didn't go back to read that...                                                                                       according to logic....                                                                                                         now, now, children...                                                                                                         
 good lord....                                                                                                                 d Learning the fundamentals in QBasic is easy, applying them elsewhere is easier than learning another                           they offer BASIC in college?                                                                                                   I'm a junior in high school                                                                                                    VC++ can be event based...                                                                                                     * &quot;CAN be&quot;                                                                                                           ....                                                                                                                           and....                                                                                                                        Language                                                                                                                       DLL Programming                                                                                                                Comp 161                                                                                                                       Question                                                                                                                      1 Same way you would normally compile a lib in C...                                                                              But....                                                                                                                        Fixed Mouse Area                                                                                                               The problem is...                                                                                                             
 mouse area...                                                                                                                 L You can also use the SVGA lib  for that if you have QuickBasic 4.5 or better                                                  ) Download Mouse.zip and Mouse2.zip at-&gt;                                                                                      How does this sound?                                                                                                           *sounds good                                                                                                                  : *If you code it in assembler, will you publish the source?                                                                     Isn't that kind of pointless?                                                                                                 9 *sure, and the ideal disassembler generates comments, too                                                                     ( HOW DO I MULTIPLY TO VARIABLES IN BASIC?                                                                                      6 Must... Resist.... FLAMING... Must.... Be.... Kind....                                                                         why resist temptation?                                                                                                        L * ok rectal god use c=a*b ; there should be no $...EVER unless using strings                                                   Pratically good                                                                                                                .                                                                                                                             * How to rotate a point about enother point?                                                                                     Erm...                                                                                                                         Take Trig..                                                                                                                    some code...                                                                                                                    I was working on that 2 days ago                                                                                              O ..and don't forget to set the screen mode to a screen that supports graphics...                                               7 Pick up your monitor and twist it.  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MagnaUnum?                                                                                                    hrm...                                                                                                                         yup                                                                                                                            Put/get                                                                                                                        You...                                                                                                                         HERE                                                                                                                           Running out of stackspace-&gt;                                                                                                2 I am a stupid retard with my head up my 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paladin                                                                                                                   You were gone?*                                                                                                                random                                                                                                                         oops                                                                                                                           Like this...                                                                                                                   INT(RND * 30) + 1                                                                                                             + Wrong, it should be INT(RND * 29) + 1.-&gt;                                                                                   ' Sorry Pete, but shellreef is correct...                                                                                       ; Oops, you're right. I was thinking about CINT(RND * 30) + 1                                                                   # Make a function to simplify the way                                                                                            Help                                                                                                                           sure...                                                                                                                        OOPS...                                                                                                                        I just got banned                                                                                                             ? *same thing happened to me... he must be havin a bad day...  :)                                                               A * Maybe he banned everyone, I connected and got told I was banned                                                             7 * Also, look at the channel list, there are no channels                                                                       A *you suppose its a bot that kicks people when they try to log on?                                                              hmm.....                                                                                                                       use a proxie and/or wingate*                                                                                                   does anybody know....                                                                                                         ! * I believe it's franwolf@aol.com                                                                                              many thanks (n/t)                                                                                                              This really 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cookies                                                                                   * yes, very much better                                                                                                        quickbasic.net lack of files                                                                                                  # * Yeah, that are about 10 years old                                                                                            Untitled                                                                                                                      3 Why does it matter if those files are 10 years old?                                                                           N Well, with our new file system it should become the best Qbasic site around...                                                 How do you make font sizes?                                                                                                    go 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 just do this:                                                                                                                  Anyone out there know Python?                                                                                                  * I know some Python                                                                                                           cool...                                                                                                                        Out of Stack Space                                                                                                            ( A really fast way would be to use CLEAR*                                                                                      $ and/or you could use protected-mode*                                                                                           Answer-&gt;                                                                                                                    Untitled                                                                                                                       instead....                                                                                                                    Answer-&gt;                                                                                                                    Robotica-Domotica C/PC                                                                                                         what's w/ the french?                                                                                                         M &quot;pourquoi&quot; the hell are we speaking in four different languages???*                                                  *tower of babel, it aint                                                                                                      
 parce que....                                                                                                                  heres...                                                                                                                      $ i'm no Vicente Blaso Ibanez, but....                                                                                           * [cough] It's spanish [cough]                                                                                                # QASM uses extended registers now...                                                                                            *where can i get qasm?                                                                                                         I...don't...know...but                                                                                                         qasm = good (n/t)                                                                                                              * qasm doesn                                                                                                                  $ * So QASM doesn't use debug anymore?                                                                                           I think it still uses it.....                                                                                                  creating a *.dat file                                                                                                          creating a *.dat file                                                                                                         - * CAUTION: do not go over an 8 character name                                                                                  possible... many constraints                                                                                                  ? For those of you who under stand how internet protocol works...                                                               0 I have that problem with Netscape occasionally..                                                                               From a Friend....                                                                                                              * qbds.cjb.net                                                                                                                : *Did anyone else detect something ominous in that message?                                                                     *shudder* (n/t)                                                                                                                gfx                                                                                                                           + *thatz simple... simply try SCREEN 13 *lol*                                                                                    where's qbfiles?                                                                                                               it was shut down, i heard.                                                                                                    2 the guy can never keep a site up for long, can he?                                                                             when it comes to warez, no.                                                                                                   A Information on Transcender:  Forces Of Virtue (qbasic programmed)                                                             + Isn't TrueReality a Nintendo 64 emulator..?                                                                                   d Shellreef, you're right...I'll change the name of the engine to TrueRetro (or something)...Thanks. -                          B Jag var alias &quot;fittan&quot; nu r jag alias &quot;kuken&quot;                                                             Uhh                                                                                                                            umm...                                                                                                                        0 *lol... il y a PCs with .....                                                                               *lollollol* with -&gt; avec...                                                                                                7 * Mais c'tait une Mac que j'utilisait pendant ce temp!                                                                       K *For those 'mono-linguals' amongst us, please include English translations.                                                   / *pourquoi? nous ne parlons pas l'anglais...  :)                                                                                je ne comprends pas...                                                                                                         in french...                                                                                                                   oui, mais...                                                                                                                  d desole (je n'ai pas d'accents), aussi un mot = une phrase; &quot;super cool&quot; est en francais; e                           ...et oui = si                                                                                                                * Praat nou gewoon effe alluhmaal nederlands                                                                                    : Kewbie Newbie, go to school and take a foreign language...                                                                    - *Not much hope of that, I'm too old to learn.                                                                                 a I said go to http://babelfish.altavista.com for a translator and called you an unintelligent one!                              halt deine schnautze*                                                                                                         # &quot;arretez votre&quot; what?????                                                                                            shut up                                                                                                                       O I hadn't figured out he was an adult already when I wrote that, you...butthead!                                                first of all I'm not little...                                                                                                ! and why'd you call me a butthead?                                                                                             $ because I was quoting Biff Tannen...                                                                                          & when I quote someone I mean what I say                                                                                         *LOL -- it's ok, supa.                                                                                                        6 Anyone got an idea to solve my problem? I'm desperate.                                                                        " come to neozones for Q's like that                                                                                             No, I'm not a newbie here.                                                                                                    ' Anything you can do, I can do better...                                                                                        I didn't say qbasic sucked.                                                                                                   d oh, gee, &quot;I used to be like you guys once&quot; and &quot;I feel sorry for you less advanced ne                           forget it..I hate network54*                                                                                                  ' If you &quot;gave&quot; up on QBasic...                                                                                       ? &quot;Do unto others as you whould have them to unto you.&quot;                                                               E * Hey, Kewbie Newbie, are you really still a newbie? (just wondering)                                                          Well,                                                                                                                         A who are you kidding? I'm the only girl who is ever around here...                                                             Q why do you ask questions which he's already answered in the post you replied to?*                                             d *because I'm a busy person &quot;...and I haven't got all day; it won't cost much...just your voice!                          = okay then, why do you respond to something you haven't read?*                                                                  why should you even care?*                                                                                                    4 answering a question with a question isn't very nice                                                                           shut the....                                                                                                                  ! this is completely off subject...                                                                                              well...                                                                                                                       : *well, its kinda hard to do that from an airplane ya know?                                                                     Saving                                                                                                                        
 like so...                                                                                                                     thanks                                                                                                                        
 Actually.....                                                                                                                  numbers?                                                                                                                      ( STRING$ is a keyword, VAL$ is VAL, and..                                                                                       writing integers...                                                                                                           + Some new screenshots of my 3d RPG engine...                                                                                   
 looks good                                                                                                                     *It's looking sweet                                                                                                           4 If that was done in qbasic, I'm more than impressed.                                                                           42 FPS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!                                                                                                         Yes it was in qb45...                                                                                                         F *it doesnt work, it says there is an error with direct Qb or something                                                         *Enable EMS                                                                                                                    My god                                                                                                                        d *Actually, it's been out for 3 months now :) and Yes I'm drawing the same way many 3d playstation ga                          C *Just to tell you, I got all the way up to 125 fps with your  demo!                                                           - Using both the TYPE statment and an array ...                                                                                 ' I don't fully understand your question.                                                                                        *what's an intAger?                                                                                                           ' It's a mythical little creature that...                                                                                        * btw, NAME is a keyword                                                                                                       Here                                                                                                                          C Hey, i'm new to programming and want to learn how to do 3D graphics                                                           ; I think theres some tutorials on that..damn I forgot where.                                                                   7 * http://alternatelogic.quickbasic.com/tutorials/3d.txt                                                                       0 * You may as well say you know nothing at all :)                                                                               *just ask eric kkar!                                                                                                          " Whats your problem? leave me alone                                                                                             who's problem?                                                                                                                 Smother the Flames                                                                                                             problem is....                                                                                                                 But...                                                                                                                        G como el atrevimiento usted insulta a los espanoles usando ese lenguaje!                                                       C Check out my new site www.retroactive-games.com (100% Qbasic games)                                                           V Sorry, but for even pure qb this game would be obsolete even 3 years ago on a 486 sx..                                        C *The Car is right... and why on earth don't u use sprite masking..?                                                           c The game has already been tested on 486.  too slow.  Really too slow on a P90.  But I am working on                            I'll give you this:                                                                                                            Untitled                                                                                                                       GWBasic question                                                                                                               I'm releasing my pos pac clone                                                                                                0 Ok, so if we do have C++ programmers in here....                                                                               I may be wrong but...                                                                                                          Why is everyone out to get me?                                                                                                 It's a conspiracy                                                                                                              FUCK YOU                                                                                                                      ; A Great Bit Of Enlightenment From Our Friendly C++ Advocate                                                                   7 *Yes, he did, but why did you give him the opportunity?                                                                        so?                                                                                                                           . *GAYS R US?  Does he advertise this somewhere?                                                                                
 Because...                                                                                                                    I Sorry, SpectraX, but people like Int86x rarely learn from their mistakes.                                                     # * Now that's definately not nice :(                                                                                            i beg to differ                                                                                                               1 *No, I think he needs a good KICK in his assylum.                                                                              What changed your mind gopus?                                                                                                  you're new here, aren't you?                                                                                                   Think about it Suppa...                                                                                                        Sorry Int86x...                                                                                                                uhhh                                                                                                                           that's (probably) the point...                                                                                                 DUH...                                                                                                                        
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 i think...                                                                                                                     * How can I access the PSP?                                                                                                   9 * Found out already... Glenn helped me out on neozones...                                                                     d I have very similar concerns. 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Send me plz to my e-mail...                                                                          fg                                                                                                                            Y *Keep it up... someday you'll be able to type on ALL of the keys, just like the BIG boys!                                      *Were you replying to ME?                                                                                                      Hmmm....                                                                                                                      ( How can I use the arrow keys in games???                                                                                      
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Thats funny...                                                                                              what i mean is...                                                                                                             - *asm is superior to non-visual languages too.                                                                                 $ *COOL IDEA!!!!!! Keep on working!!!!                                                                                          c * u people suck, i asked a simple question and you turn it to a big arguement about something else!                            To set the record straight...                                                                                                  well...                                                                                                                       $ I change my mind... f16 *is* dabest!                                                                                           no need for taking sides....                                                                                                  / I think you need to get YOUR fact's straight...                                                                                *no it doesn't.  &lt;hint&gt;                                                                                                 # Sorry, I do know what NATO means...                                                                                            ...                                                                                                                            What???                                                                                                                        That's it, I've had enough.                                                                                                    Thanks!!                                                                                                                      7 Thank you TERROR...thank you SILEEEEEEEEENNNNNNCEEEEEEE                                                                        * Alanis Morissette dude...                                                                                                   & Is there something wrong with her arm?                                                                                        ( YYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGG!!                                                                                       How the heck???                                                                                                                 *OPEN FOR BINARY and use GET/PUT                                                                                               Don't open binary!                                                                                                            > Good job Michael and B-Czar...totally contradict each other...                                                                 I'm sure                                                                                                                      . * All databases have delimiters, by definition                                                                                 Speaker                                                                                                                        DOS Interrupts                                                                                                                 * Interrupts &lt;&gt; INP/OUT                                                                                                  Answer                                                                                                                        
 HTML puzzl                                                                                                                     *Forget that                                                                                                                  = * HTML (actually mostly JavaScript) was abused and turned off                                                                 	 Read, DP!                                                                                                                      heya                                                                                                                          B ()xxxxx{{:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::&gt;                                                             *really?  could have fooled me                                                                                                K &quot;http://network54.com/Forum/21643&quot; is finally getting visitors...                                                    Now I'm really happy...                                                                                                       H P.S. Does it matter if your smiley is backwards? (I've always wondered).                                                      C ()xxxxx{{::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::&gt;                                                            I used to use swords..                                                                                                        + get this game now! its called PARK FIGHTERS                                                                                    *Take some grammar lessons                                                                                                     And don't post it 2 times                                                                                                      *What about SFB2 and Killers?                                                                                                 + get this game now! its called PARK FIGHTERS                                                                                    No lamish replies, please!                                                                                                     *Why the hell?                                                                                                                 *It's not going to happen                                                                                                      prick!                                                                                                                        6 *LAMER! --- You're lame! I told - no lamish replies!!!                                                                        2 *Switch to VB. I've done opengl  with that and VC6                                                                            ] One last question regarding file manipulation! (then my encryption thingie is done and done.)                                  Here...                                                                                                                        serious response for once                                                                                                      Assembly language                                                                                                               *http://www.ctyme.com/rbrown.htm                                                                                              > *Try a search machine first b4 posting here, mister Abshilash.                                                                  LOL... Can't stop... laughing...                                                                                              V *Easy.  I can do that too..But I don't go around &quot;pranking&quot; just for fun. :)                                         Easy... I can do that too...                                                                                                  S ok, london is cool again! ()xxxxx{{::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::&gt;                                            Missing Bytes In BSAVE Files                                                                                                   You'll have to excuse me...                                                                                                   ! That's a little too much Gopus...                                                                                              Yeah Yeah Yeah.....                                                                                                            An INTEGER isn't a byte...                                                                                                     Illogical values                                                                                                              8 *How can one put  a picture using SCREEN 9 in SCREEN 13?                                                                      , *That depense on what format the picture are                                                                                  ; You mean GETting a picture in SM 9 and PUTting it in SM 13?                                                                   ; printing graphics work, but not on me canon doo-doo printer                                                                   	 test page                                                                                                                     = calm down, jeezus god.  (it is time maybe to switch to decaf)                                                                 + okay, how do you rotate a line 360 degrees?                                                                                    math math math                                                                                                                 Ok, sorry about that mess                                                                                                     % * Use 'View-Source' to unmess them up                                                                                         
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 well then....                                                                                                                  The real me...                                                                                                                 righty then.                                                                                                                  	 *sure, np                                                                                                                     * *oh crap, I missed the communist debate :(                                                                                    * It wasn't really communist it was more....                                                                                    E *paladin, I replied to your post on page 2 asking me to give a reason                                                         
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208998628034 and that's just what I have memorized!                                                                 fear is the key....                                                                                                           5 I don't know where you get your cynical quotes but...                                                                          okay, please....                                                                                                               in that case                                                                                                                   thanks (n/t)                                                                                                                   the 'real deal'                                                                                                               8 I really should read the other replies before I reply...                                                                       free speech for the dumb                                                                                                       kinda ironic                                                                                                                   the dumb speak too much                                                                                                        anyone seen shellreef?                                                                                                         Untitled                                                                                                                       why send it as/in an e-mail?                                                                                                  . *I meant command variable, not command command                                                                                & Before people start hunting me down...                                                                                        d Oh yea, and as far as i know- I am not the anti-christ, but hey... stranger things have happend (atc                          d Oh yea, and as far as i know- I am not the anti-christ, but hey... stranger things have happend (atc                           gotta hate those double posts..                                                                                                Whoa,                                                                                                                          heh                                                                                                                           ? the dinasours died because of effects of the the 10th planet...                                                               
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I was going for ironic*                                                                                             It's happened before...                                                                                                       8 * And why the hell did my e-mail address become my name?                                                                       Accually....                                                                                                                  . new version of ROLAND!!! 1.1b! check this out!                                                                                 goody                                                                                                                          HELP ME PLEASE!                                                                                                               8 * to make something happen, type what you want to happen                                                                       *BEHOLD!! The Philosopher!!!                                                                                                  : *Who keeps sending these&quot;BEHOLD......&quot;messages ?                                                                     I don't think you understood                                                                                                  , hmm, some IF - THEN statements couldn't hurt                                                                                  5 * why use strings when you could use faster integers?                                                                           it'd be easier on the newbie...*                                                                                               No it wouldn                                                                                                                  # No it wouldn't...use CONST rock = 1                                                                                           	 * terrain                                                                                                                     6 don't know which of your posts to reply to (first)....                                                                        @ * &quot;terrian&quot; is not a variable, it's a literal constant                                                               heh                                                                                                                           # DANG IT!!!!! Those evil bastards...                                                                                            * www.qbfiles.com                                                                                                              &quot;for a friend&quot;?                                                                                                     , Real friends don't let friends take drugs...                                                                                   *...or find VB 6                                                                                                              ' Re: DANG IT!!!!! Those evil bastards...                                                                                       @ Hey, Does anyone know how to do any modem routines in qbasic?...                                                               Again...                                                                                                                       Been there, Downloaded that.*                                                                                                  Use the ATD command...                                                                                                        - Thank's shellreef. You are allways helpfull.*                                                                                 ) obsessed w/ &quot;L&quot;s or something?*                                                                                      * you're welcome                                                                                                               go to...                                                                                                                      ( Coding RPG's. Need a solid reference....                                                                                      
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Use WinSock...                                                                                         QBASIC CLASS PROBLEM                                                                                                          < *I don't help w/ classwork, and I don't think many people do                                                                  < You will find what you are looking for in the FILES section*                                                                   WAKE UP! its 1984...                                                                                                          2 Re: C to ASM converter and unwrite protecting a CD                                                                            W C compilers used to have a command line switch to write assembly language statements to                                        Step by step                                                                                                                   Games.                                                                                                                        % Get ALL the versions of QuickBASIC...                                                                                          What I really am looking for..                                                                                                 yes....qbfiles.8m.com (n/t)                                                                                                    * qbfiles.com is the new URL                                                                                                  $ Where to get Visual Basic for DOS...                                                                                           you already posted this...                                                                                                    / Actually people might want a bit of a choice...                                                                                Game of life                                                                                                                  P * I have a CD with a C++ version of Life. 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 screen 7 help                                                                                                                  Fadeing                                                                                                                        Hey you!                                                                                                                      ' Hey you, get your damn hands off her...                                                                                        Umm,  I'm a guy.                                                                                                              F * You're being redundant because you don't have time?  That's foolish.                                                         Read the whole thing!!!                                                                                                       \ * If you're computer won't load the last pages, get a new Internet connection and/or browser                                  I *now now, don't be so intolerant to(ward) the crippled.. err, challenged.                                                      You suck DP                                                                                                                   + Damn it Jim, I'm a Doctor not a programmer!                                                                                   O *try my new self excracting EXE maker: http://bad5887.homepage.com/seinst10.exe                                                *look who's back                                                                                                              / tell me doctor, where are we goin' this time...                                                                               - *Maybe, but MJF has Parkinson's or something.                                                                                  Four new bitmap readers-&gt;                                                                                                   SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP!!! (n/t)                                                                                                    ! *What was the point of this post?                                                                                              This was the point...                                                                                                         & yes, the velocity of a flying fish....                                                                                         *haha                                                                                                                           *:-, baseball is pointless, :-                                                                                               spread out! its fun!                                                                                                          " I take it you never played golf...                                                                                            
 I agree...                                                                                                                     Check this out                                                                                                                . Looks nice, but it needs a little modification                                                                                1 help me with this simple problem please! 10/27/99                                                                             9 What a stupid assignment.  It's an algebra story problem,                                                                      That's a pretty dork answer...                                                                                                / if anything, it looks like a finite problem....                                                                               0 Never got above a B in agbebra, and in 34 years,                                                                              S getting an A in A.P Calc, oh well.. to bad i haven't been able to use it in qb yet*                                            Let up on the bragging...                                                                                                     K hey paladin, appears as if london's challenging those who're acing Calculus                                                    That's                                                                                                                         No...you can't...                                                                                                              hi mom!                                                                                                                        *Hi, you moron.                                                                                                               0 *What's the difference between FUNCTION and SUB?                                                                              ? *A function returns a value to the caller, a subroutine doesn't                                                                *Thanx                                                                                                                        * * Functions don't return value to _caller_                                                                                     Looking for tester                                                                                                            # I'll test yours if you test mine...                                                                                           0 how to copy file without using shell in qbasic ?                                                                               try this                                                                                                                       Also...                                                                                                                       * but then why use the stupid SHELL command?                                                                                    & DP, without actually trying your code,                                                                                         works for me                                                                                                                  < *Thank you.  I would say that this is the definitive answer!                                                                  5 Really?  Standard error is redirected by using 2&gt;?                                                                          Answer-&gt;                                                                                                                   5 Does anyone no how to enter does not equal in qbasic?                                                                          me                                                                                                                             easy                                                                                                                          A is it just me, or is it boring here? something must be missing...                                                              &quot;something&quot;?                                                                                                        E *Yeah, DP... take an &quot;anger management&quot; class or something.                                                          *what for, I'm never angry                                                                                                    3 *Oh, I see.  So all of your flaming is done calmly?                                                                           	 well yeah                                                                                                                     2 Why waste forum space with useless remarks that...                                                                            8 the same reason why you told me to go to an anger man...                                                                      4 *Sigh.  I've been out of high school for 31 years...                                                                           &quot;mine's bigger&quot;?                                                                                                    % * I don't think that's what he meant.                                                                                          *then he's got a sick mind                                                                                                     This is annoying                                                                                                              8 * You already asked this question, I already answered it                                                                      # Sorry, but I didn't see the answer.                                                                                           I * Go to the bottom of this forum and click &quot;page 3&quot;, it's there                                                     . hey, pls review this and tell me what ya think                                                                                U * Start at webpagesthatsuck.com (not that your site sucks, WPTS tells what not to do)                                         E *Hey, shellreef, is there a page anywhere for web browsers that suck?                                                         O funney AND true, but he was only trying to help... the jpg thing does need work                                                Suggestions                                                                                                                    thanks for your honesty.....                                                                                                   hmm                                                                                                                           I well good foe u DP, im in 10 grade and taking collage physics and trig :P                                                      heh                                                                                                                            no offence ment to you DP                                                                                                     3 WoW!! YOu are GOD! Let me bow down and worship you!                                                                           & a simple comment from a simple man....                                                                                        G Big Rig?  I'm teaching at a university... where would I drive big rigs?                                                        i know london, i know                                                                                                          *how old did you think I was?                                                                                                 
 Multi Tasking                                                                                                                 . START.OF.IPO.LOOP  Whats wrong with this line,                                                                                E * No, it's not.  If you give us your code, we'll be able to help you.                                                         - What language are you talking about?  qbasic?                                                                                 R *how do i assign the position in a binary file without reading or writing from it?                                              *Look up SEEK in the online help                                                                                               trojan that is spreading                                                                                                       Ptsnoop comes with HSP modems                                                                                                  foo                                                                                                                           
 /ignore *foo*                                                                                                                  Errors                                                                                                                         This is simple...                                                                                                              Is 256 Colours enough?                                                                                                         Cool                                                                                                                           Thats' what I was thinking                                                                                                     Most excellent....                                                                                                             Ack...                                                                                                                        < *IF you_want_to_learn == trueTHEN read_programming_tutorials                                                                   * true = 0 (not defined)                                                                                                       Untitled                                                                                                                       I think you mean this...                                                                                                       thanx                                                                                                                         ) you could have consulted the help file(s)                                                                                      To B-Czar, 'bout SEEK                                                                                                          Not B-Czar but...                                                                                                             
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have icq email me your uin at scruffdummy@hotmail.com                                                                  3 Qbasic sucks when the school tell you too use it...                                                                            *okayyyyyyyyyy                                                                                                                * I've said it before and I'll say it again:                                                                                    , *haha, good point, definatly worth repeating                                                                                   LOL                                                                                                                           Z *So why take a computer class... YOUR time could be better spent in another English class.                                    > Corrected: Qbasic sucks when the school tells you to use it...                                                                 *let's hope so                                                                                                                 Is good for new programer                                                                                                     ) If you want all versions of QuickBASIC...                                                                                     / What about QBasic 1.0, 1.1, and QuickBasic 7.1?                                                                               ! you could get those at my site...                                                                                              hmm...                                                                                                                        0 While those are the most respectable versions...                                                                              # HTTP://GUITARPLAYIN.8M.COM/WOB.HTML                                                                                            */ignore ChodeScab                                                                                                             Input stuff                                                                                                                    You problem is that....                                                                                                        thanks                                                                                                                         How to move a file?                                                                                                            try this                                                                                                                      ! The slow but useful qbasic way...                                                                                             1 *Question: Could this routine be speeded up by...                                                                             C *Please ignore the '*' in the last msg ttl (but not in this one!!!)                                                           I *The second file would be at least 32767 bytes large using that method...                                                     K *Oh.  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 Shellreef:                                                                                                                     Re: Visual C++                                                                                                                 So...                                                                                                                          hey guys...guys...guys!!!                                                                                                      No.....                                                                                                                       J *We are not supposed to be building windoze programs in our prog class :-                                                    # * VC++ only makes Windows programs!                                                                                           & *How about &quot;quick win&quot; apps?                                                                                        D *If you do a simple c++ source file, it's gonna be a DOS Box prog...                                                          I *I &quot;think&quot; that's what a quick win app is, but I might be wrong                                                     P *I could easily find out, if I was able to restart in DOS w/ my school's comp...                                              = * DOS Box Progs = Console Apps, still Windows programs though                                                                 N *So do you know how to translate real mode adresses to enhanced mode adresses?                                                , *FYI, A000:0000 = 0x00A00000, NOT 0xA0000000                                                                                  W *Thank you... that's what I heard somewhere, but the source was... unreliable... thanks                                        *And you think I'm reliable????                                                                                                Binary                                                                                                                        6 *load it into qb4.5 &amp; then resave it as plain text                                                                         only one problem...                                                                                                           F *Email it to me as an attachment, I'll translate it and email it back.                                                        0 Why does qbasic only execute one line at a time?                                                                               *shift + F5                                                                                                                   ! That just gave me a blank screen?                                                                                              *Run &gt; Start                                                                                                                Same blank screen again                                                                                                       * Ok I just found out I am using version 1.1                                                                                     It doesn't make a difference                                                                                                   Here...                                                                                                                       % Thank you deathpool....probelm solved                                                                                          Well, no wonder....                                                                                                            QBasic Speed Question                                                                                                          ...                                                                                                                            better delay                                                                                                                   I know, but...                                                                                                                # It's whatever works best for you...                                                                                            competition?                                                                                                                  1 * It didn't sound like it! (i.e. mines faster...)                                                                             1 * Why would you want a &quot;faster delay&quot; ?                                                                             A LOL - In a book on assembly language for an 8-bit microprocessor,                                                              My delay routine-&gt;                                                                                                          Check this out man!                                                                                                            Change the color of the input                                                                                                  ...                                                                                                                            duh                                                                                                                           - Why? Maybe  because he doesn't know how!-&gt;                                                                                  *OK                                                                                                                            ....BUT                                                                                                                       	 True-&gt;                                                                                                                      example                                                                                                                       	 how about                                                                                                                     ; *Foo... someone send me a test e-mail at bczar@ok.freei.net                                                                    right, check doc*                                                                                                             & this has nothing to do with QB, but...                                                                                        I * I usually drop by every hour or every other hour or so in the afternoon                                                     0 *Once sometime between 10-11AM, and about 7-9 PM                                                                              d *I keep a Navigator Window open to it pretty much all of the time and refresh it every 30 mins or so                          A *I should have mentioned that's from 6:00 to 21:00, Seattle time.                                                              how to move in a file?                                                                                                         SEEK()                                                                                                                         It is SEEK and not SEEK() -&gt;                                                                                               b *My mistake... sorry, I was thinking of something different... the rest of the explanation is fine                            O It can happen to any one, I just noticed I misspelled &quot;too&quot; :-) -&gt;                                               5 *Hmmmmmmm... I wonder if that's what I'm doing wrong?                                                                          You come from Switzerland?                                                                                                    " a little help with bsave and bload                                                                                             Answer-&gt;                                                                                                                   / Umm, not quite what I meant (anyone else help?)                                                                               	 Oops-&gt;                                                                                                                     
 Multi Tasking                                                                                                                 
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 Copying Files                                                                                                                  well,                                                                                                                          yeah, Paladin, great answer                                                                                                    copying files:                                                                                                                  ack, don't read above, READ THIS                                                                                              ( Uh, pardon me, but whats the difference?                                                                                      " *Just one very important character                                                                                             Well, go to-&gt;                                                                                                               Quick ASM questions                                                                                                            Answer to #1                                                                                                                   *Thanks                                                                                                                        Answer to #2                                                                                                                   CHECK OUT MY NEW GAME!!!                                                                                                      
 IT'S GREAT! *                                                                                                                 	 Mouse....                                                                                                                      llllllaaaaaazzzzzyyyyyyy                                                                                                      R sooooo laaazyyy, but it feels alright...baby doing work is just a waste of time :)                                            , Ouch! Someone hit that right on the button!*                                                                                  ? *HEY!  shellreef and I are elders, and WE'RE not THAT bad... :P                                                               ] alright, P. and D. are just exceptions to the rule of GENERALLY NICE ELDERS, sorry I said it*                                  what? its annoying....                                                                                                        W *I'm with supa... If what you have to say isn't directly helpful, keep it to your self.                                       3 * Why only direct?  Discriminate about indirection?                                                                            rambling...                                                                                                                    Yes, but...                                                                                                                   d *Yes, I am lazy!  The most lazy person you will ever meet!  Just answer my damn question or shut the                          	 well.....                                                                                                                     8 As for me, I'm not so detached from the newer prgrammers                                                                      & * just /L without qb.qlb will work too                                                                                        ' dll drv dll drv dll drv dll drv dll drv                                                                                        How to load .dll's in qb:                                                                                                     M * But you can use this: shell &quot;rundll32 dllname,function arguments&quot;                                                  they are dos drivers!!!                                                                                                       + * DLLs are _Windows_ Dynamic Link Libraries                                                                                    well then they aren't true dlls                                                                                                Quick little question                                                                                                         9 Basically you want to set up a Dial-up Networking Server?                                                                      No...                                                                                                                          hmm...                                                                                                                        O *yes... usually software like that comes with a windoze computer... I have some                                                You sure can...                                                                                                               L http://www.willowpond.com/nav/products/willowphone/wph.gif  &lt;screen shot*                                                  < Anyone here know if there's a QuickTime movie loader for QB?                                                                   No.                                                                                                                           : i seek criticism,  READ THIS NOW ALL YOU SINICAL QB PPL :)                                                                    [ *My e-mail has changed to bczar@ok.freei.net until further notice... dang, no banner = fast                                   < I toooooooooooollllllllllllllllllld you soooooooooooooooooo*                                                                  L *Thanks... I would have had it sooner, but there was no Oklahoma coverage...                                                  = http://www.google.com/search?q=More+evil+than+satan+himself *                                                                  *ROTFLMAO!!! HAHAHAHAHAHA! :-D                                                                                                 OMG THAT WAS HILARIOUS*                                                                                                        *I knew it!!!!!                                                                                                                * Ha!                                                                                                                          Introducing...                                                                                                                 Wow, that's a HUGE bug                                                                                                         Well, if I was behind...                                                                                                      ) *woohoo!  OK coverage now!  I'M behind...                                                                                     B * Or you can use PView95 to kill FREEICLIENT.EXE, that's what I do                                                            ( Has anyone every tried to make a 3D GUI?                                                                                       Most likely                                                                                                                    There was one...                                                                                                              F * There's a non-qb 3D shell replacement for Windows, floach.pimpin.net                                                        M Replacement for Windows... so I cant run it under windows or from a dos box?*                                                 3 Nope, it's a Windows program, replaces explorer.exe                                                                           E *http://floach.pimpin.net/img/dimension/concept.jpg &lt;-- Screenshot                                                         E *http://floach.pimpin.net/img/dimension/concept.jpg &lt;-- Screenshot                                                          Very excellent... gonna check*                                                                                                 Litestep is better*                                                                                                           6 *Serenade rules and Litestep drools...muhahahahahahaha                                                                        & All I got was a bunch of broken links.                                                                                         If you read the news page..                                                                                                   % It says &quot;SHELL&quot; up there..*                                                                                         B *There's one in &quot;Jurassic Park&quot;'s computer system... :-P                                                             3d gui                                                                                                                        = I'm not the boss of the world, so take the idea, I don't kare                                                                  *yea, its called VRML.                                                                                                         *true... I forgot about that                                                                                                  " soundblaster in the background....                                                                                            
 Sound anyone?                                                                                                                  * http://qbasic.com/sbfaq.htm !                                                                                                the files section (n/t)                                                                                                        why yes, thank you...                                                                                                         4 Syntax:  What's the URL of that proggie I sent you?*                                                                          ' You know that hotmail account you have?                                                                                       c Because, you said it yourself...Microsoft sucks...and, they don't FEEL like using e-mail. Just like                             just like = just like you don't*                                                                                              ( What does microsux have to do w/ e-mail?                                                                                      # Sorry DP, master of the universe...                                                                                            You're not excused.                                                                                                            - be*                                                                                                                         - I'm getting an excite mail account right now*                                                                                 E *You still didn't tell me why you don't just get a unix/multics o/s..                                                         P Because of the stickers on all my hardware saying &quot;designed for WIN95&quot;                                               That means nothing...                                                                                                          Trust me on this on OK?                                                                                                       ' So get a hardware modem... (I have one)                                                                                       & Sure, why not, money grows on trees...                                                                                        & * emailaddresses.com - e-mail accounts                                                                                        6 haha I found that before shellreef gave the link out!!                                                                        ( So?  It's just some free e-mail service.                                                                                      ) Yeah and that's just the beginning of it.                                                                                     * Heres that Binary Loop I was working on...                                                                                     Faster alternative:                                                                                                            le fromage seul se tient                                                                                                      2 libraries!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*10^9999999999                                                                            
 Encryption                                                                                                                     Here, I made this just for you:                                                                                                * that's not encryption!                                                                                                       He didn't want encryption!                                                                                                    4 * yes, but the title &quot;encryption&quot; is wrong                                                                           sound effects....                                                                                                              Interesting...                                                                                                                 sure...                                                                                                                       $ This is the song... the Elmo song...                                                                                           read color from screen 13 ?                                                                                                   	 use POINT                                                                                                                      ...                                                                                                                            read color from screen 13                                                                                                     $ So....who really owns this site now?                                                                                           lion777k                                                                                                                      d hey, in a century I bet you my dream of a BTTF X (Back to the future Part 10) qbasic.com will be non                          F Where does it say that &quot;the internet's supposed to be free&quot;?                                                        d freei.net's slowgan is the internet's supposed to be free, sorry, I was writing whatever came to min                          E * yeah, domain names suck, 209.156.187.212 much is easier to remember                                                         . *Nah, 12.21.211.71 would be easier to remember                                                                                M * the new tlds (info, web, everyone knows of them) will be cheaper (gtld.com)                                                 
 To Joe....                                                                                                                      you HAVE heard of e-mail, right?                                                                                               To Aaron....                                                                                                                  , Does anybody know a fast version of 'pset' ?                                                                                   poke                                                                                                                          > Here's the faster pixel plotter in the world, and I made it...                                                                d *Gopus, this kind of humor is &quot;funny once&quot;.  Use it once and you're a wit, twice, you're a                           *... half-wit (j/k)                                                                                                            Interesting theory...                                                                                                          *Probably the latter... (j/k)                                                                                                  Tanks                                                                                                                           This will only work in SCREEN 13                                                                                              , How can you do the samething with screen 12?                                                                                  Y *w/ Screen 12, it gets messy with bank switching, and in most cases, is faster to PSET...                                      Soundblaster sound                                                                                                            ( *Have you heard of &quot;tutorial&quot;?                                                                                       Thanx that was a LOT of help...                                                                                                sure, any time                                                                                                                = You're are suppose to help people who don't look it all up...                                                                  *heh                                                                                                                           POKE!                                                                                                                         
 Yeah, sure do                                                                                                                  Where do you find these things?                                                                                               G * That &quot;information&quot; about interrupt locations is the IDT/ICT                                                       + *newbies wouldn't know what that stands for                                                                                   . Sterling Christensen: My compression engine...                                                                                 buddy ol' pal...                                                                                                               Perhaps, if it doesn't work...                                                                                                ) *sell qb source code, that's pretty funny                                                                                     ' Not the source code, the math behind it                                                                                       & 128 to 2.5 may be wishfull thinking...                                                                                        5 Oops, meant to say reduced to 30%, not 30% reduction*                                                                          QBASIC EXTREME CHALLENGE $$$                                                                                                   hahaha                                                                                                                        ( Those stupid URLs things are retarded...                                                                                      & I was kinda thinking of -9999999999999                                                                                         Well 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 Locate....                                                                                                                    + zero is not a valid row or column number...                                                                                   ! WHere is the qb distribution site                                                                                             d *If your looking for compilers you'll find most of them at http://qbflash.findhere.com (in the locke                           *members.tripod.com/qbds                                                                                                        * So that's where they moved to.                                                                                              " What's with the end of Qbasic.Com?                                                                                            W *Well, like i do see the things, the end will come one time... but i dunno know when...                                       4 Ya know something about Back to the Future though...                                                                           Pumpkin Pie....                                                                                                               6 *Anyone out there like Pecan Pie?  It's my favorite!!!                                                                         ya know whats really good....                                                                                                  This is a tuffy...                                                                                                            . If I understand your question, just do this...                                                                                 You don't need to do that...                                                                                                  $ This board is kind of unstable so...                                                                                           networkium-54....                                                                                                             - *I learned that in 4th period yesterday..LOL.                                                                                 9 *In my fourth hour, we played with a vandagraph!  Wee! :P                                                                     @ *For your happy face, use ALT+0222 instead of typing 'P'...hehe.                                                              N * I use that one for Neozones :-... I have access to the character map too :)                                                Q *What is a &quot;vandagraph&quot;, pray tell.  I can't find it in the dictionary.                                             L *it's one of those static-creating balls... MAJOR fun when turned on high...                                                  H *Oh!!! Yeah, there used to be one of those at the Seattle Science Center                                                      H *Oh!!! Yeah, there used to be one of those at the Seattle Science Center                                                      \ *Hmmm... it asked &quot;Repost form data?&quot; and I said yes... so this posted twice!!!???                                   yea...                                                                                                                         help                                                                                                                          * Here ya go...the IF statement is ur answer                                                                                     whatever &lt;&gt; number always                                                                                                *  UCASE$(name$)                                                                                                               ...                                                                                                                           d Great Scott! Maybe this is a fraud after all. Worldspy now says &quot;coming this november...free is                          G *YEA?! FREE IS?! FREE IS?! WHAT IS FREE?!?!?! OH GOD PLEASE TELL ME!!!!                                                        *Free ISP, I ran outta space                                                                                                   *NOOOOOOO!  Ach!                                                                                                              $ Does anyone have a binary converter?                                                                                          5 *I had one on my old hd before it went bad... oh well                                                                          Yes yes yes????                                                                                                               % *I could probably make another one...                                                                                          Also...                                                                                                                        Sort of                                                                                                                        A compression engine?                                                                                                         
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 You suck,  DP                                                                                                                 
 not really                                                                                                                    G *Ok!  I give up!!!  I'm just glad I'm not up to anything subversive!!!!                                                       ( WTF does that have to do with anything?*                                                                                      Q *Did I offend in some way, supa??? It was JUST a small attempt at humor, c&amp;r!                                             1 no, you didn't, I just didn't think it made sense                                                                             K Well good, you elders are my lifeline, so I don't want to step on any toes.                                                   3 *Cause it don't let you post a msg with out a body.                                                                           - *now it does...for the last few months it has                                                                                  HAHA! Since when am I an elder?                                                                                                Don't underrate yourself,                                                                                                      in other words...                                                                                                              you, decent, hahahahha                                                                                                         you're forgetting one thing                                                                                                   2 supa's no elder, and I never put a NT in my * msgs                                                                            D I don't either, but unfortunately you're so daft you never notice...                                                           notice = noticed*                                                                                                              why would you need those?                                                                                                     ' If I were you, I wouldn't be talking...                                                                                       = Give up on the bid here...setting up new website for QBUSERS!                                                                 
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 I knew it!                                                                                                                    * I don't want to crowd the page with ads...                                                                                    - Re: I don't wantto crowd the page with ads...                                                                                 , Not many people seem to visit quickbasic.net                                                                                  + Every time I update, that counter resets...                                                                                    qbasic.net and qbasic.org                                                                                                      goody                                                                                                                          Heh...                                                                                                                        
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You could...                                                                                                        This may help..                                                                                                               6 Anybody know about a person called &quot;Strife&quot;?                                                                         I know Strife...                                                                                                               THATS HIM!!!                                                                                                                   *why do you ask?                                                                                                              K *josh wants to stalk him of course... damn those Naked Sick Assholes agents                                                    *shutup, sick-minded communist                                                                                                D *go look up &quot;sarcasm&quot; and &quot;humor&quot; in websters...                                                          9 *That doesn't mean you aren't a sick minded communist. :)                                                                      quick question....                                                                                                            $ My favorite site....qb45.com has one                                                                                          0 did the &quot;8&quot; key fall off or something?                                                                              ) * There should be one on the key pad too.                                                                                      I'm making one...                                                                                                              Yoooooo QB_MARKUS                                                                                                              *apparently not                                                                                                                Josh...they're waiting...                                                                                                      !!!!!!!!                                                                                                                       Read                                                                                                                          1 www.warezcrawler.com (you didn't get it from me!)                                                                             / *right, he didn't.... 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 you'll see                                                                                                                    - wow.....already to $150.....no offense but...                                                                                 2 its not the site anyone cares about, its the name!                                                                             Well, that was rude...                                                                                                         how do you know?*                                                                                                              hold on a second...                                                                                                            oh yeah....                                                                                                                    You have to remember...                                                                                                        and...                                                                                                                        L Well... who here wants to smack me... I paid a nice penny for QuickBasic.net                                                   Does it really?                                                                                                               * But there's free hosts, freewebspace.net *                                                                                    F * No, qbasic.net/org are taken (see for yourself-networksolutions.com)                                                        O * you're referring to joker.com, domains for $25/year, but it's still a testbed                                                What about call absolute??                                                                                                    0 You drive me crazy.....but it feels alright.....                                                                              $ I wanna take you on a roller coaster                                                                                          % Yep, You need your quick-libraries...                                                                                         ) *I answered his/her/its/their question...                                                                                      Re                                                                                                                            $ This is interesting...  &lt;long&gt;                                                                                           What he meant......                                                                                                            listen, everyone                                                                                                              ) As long as this is the apocalaptic end...                                                                                      Um, how much lint did you have?                                                                                                Ports                                                                                                                         ! Why not using the DOS interrupts?                                                                                             F *I'm just wondering if it's possible to do it using only OUT &amp; INP                                                         ....                                                                                                                           I'm here to help :)                                                                                                            *how long have you known BASIC?                                                                                               D Do you know about  Assembly, Interrupt procedures, and QB libraries?                                                           Help me!                                                                                                                       hmmm...                                                                                                                        ...                                                                                                                            C                                                                                                                              . . .                                                                                                                          To DP,                                                                                                                         heh                                                                                                                           0 * C++ isn't high level, it's medium level, okay?                                                                               you know C++...                                                                                                                TURBO C                                                                                                                       * www.warez.com , www.warezcrawler.com, etc*                                                                                     Printing Graphics                                                                                                              If you know printer commands...                                                                                                quick question                                                                                                                 quick answer                                                                                                                   Busting frauds little butts                                                                                                    here, not &quot;hear&quot;                                                                                                    @ Why would a proffessional like your self, use a hotmail address?                                                              % Why would anyone want to use hotmail?                                                                                         0 Why does Hotmail suck? It is good enough for me.                                                                                What did he mean when he said...                                                                                              _ Yes, Perhaps DP and Mallard are the same:  Webmaster by day, Prick and Newbie flamer by night.*                               
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Windows98 is Que. Remember Que, my brother. I traced his IP. I am going to kick his AS*   (n                           But you don't understand..                                                                                                     How do you trace an IP address?                                                                                               % forget this message I just found out*                                                                                         6 * tracert ip-address, or in UNIX traceroute ip-address                                                                         8) All of the above *                                                                                                         5 jargon, since you can't seem to read my responces....                                                                         8 you dont understand-i NEED to RESET it for ENCRYPTION...                                                                      2 i am talking about RANDOMIZE and RND by the way...                                                                             this should work...                                                                                                           $ cheese and rice, shell and jargon...                                                                                          : * But CLEAR clears all varibables, that may not be desired                                                                    ( the key-word there being &quot;may&quot;                                                                                      2 The differences between Supa, DP, and Windows98...                                                                            $ * Sorry that I mispelled Females =o)                                                                                          E a message contradictory to yours, in which I force my opinions on you                                                          DP your a mean little bugger...                                                                                               3 hahahha, next time read the first msg of the thread                                                                           # I know Im just being a blind ediot*                                                                                           [ * Bud the fish, Captian goodnight, shellreef --- What the hell is this, Seaworld???     :o)                                   C *At least they don't have un-original handles after a O/S wanna-bee                                                            z                                                                                                                              has anybody else noticed....                                                                                                   *lol                                                                                                                          7 * Well that was a hell of a way to start off my day =O)                                                                       1 winblows98 speaks... dumb jiberish, but he speaks                                                                              i have a question for you all                                                                                                  you mean...                                                                                                                    *use PGP                                                                                                                       *yeah, much better                                                                                                            ) MORE HELP PLEASE.........................                                                                                      I've done this before...                                                                                                      8 Hey, f16sdabest, I can't e-mail. I DON'T HAVE AN ADRESS!                                                                       now, now...                                                                                                                   " I already told you how to find out                                                                                            5 A brief tutorial (because I'm the only nice one here)                                                                          hahahha, you tried                                                                                                            
 *test case #1                                                                                                                 , Here is a way to get that compiler to you...                                                                                   program file: LDQB45.BAS                                                                                                      7 PLEASE READ-how do i RESET the random number generator?                                                                       * That's why they call it random numbers ...                                                                                     Here...                                                                                                                        *mine's better                                                                                                                W * Yes, oh mighty fat one. You know EVERYTHING....Yeah right, quit breaking people down.                                        &quot;fat&quot;?                                                                                                               *CLEAR                                                                                                                        ' Instead of resetting it, this will work                                                                                        I NEED MORE HELP!!!!                                                                                                          L ' $ means string, # means double-presision floating point number, both after                                                  Q * Before, # is used to indicate that the number is a file handle (print #1, foo$)                                              *notice how supa's gone?                                                                                                      E Yeah. Last time I was here she was too, anybody know why she's gone??                                                          ...you came back*                                                                                                              I NEED HELP AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!                                                                                                	 hahahahah                                                                                                                     R * I am sorry, I can't help you there.   And DP, put your foot where your mouth is.                                            . Why?  can't take constructive critizism, supa?                                                                                 meine hosen sind auf feuer!                                                                                                   ) no one cares if your pants are on fire...                                                                                      more on Bob Dole...                                                                                                           
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 instead...                                                                                                                     just wondering one thing...                                                                                                    hey i found something cool.....                                                                                               " * KILL can be used to delete files                                                                                             another way to delete files...                                                                                                ! You are all wrong about Democracy                                                                                             % we would be better off that way (n/t)                                                                                          yeah i know                                                                                                                    ...                                                                                                                            ...                                                                                                                            the only time...                                                                                                               ...                                                                                                                           > Theres a difference between United States and North America...                                                                 *sounds like anarchy to me.                                                                                                   2 Micro$oft sucks! I'm using Linux! Long Live Linux!                                                                            1 Linux isn't the only OS that does all that (read)                                                                             * What! QBasic.com is leaving us! Oh my God!                                                                                     actually...                                                                                                                    *amen  &lt;&gt;&lt;                                                                                                           ) I need to speed up a program,  read on...                                                                                      Use this insted of PSET                                                                                                       $ Republicans and Democrats BOTH SUCK!                                                                                          8 I agree. Politics suck! Democracy is a lie! Anarchy now!                                                                      9 Do you know what anarchy is?  Becareful what you wish for                                                                     E *hey now, I said that politics sucks.  I didn't say government sucks.                                                          blame the liberals                                                                                                             so in other words...                                                                                                           do you know what a liberal is?                                                                                                 oh, ok                                                                                                                         *join the qbasic party!!!                                                                                                      know what thats like (n/t)                                                                                                     we don't have a democracy...                                                                                                   What the hell!?!?!                                                                                                             untitled                                                                                                                       alright...sorry...                                                                                                             and besides that...                                                                                                            that wasn't my point...                                                                                                         I know what true democracy is...                                                                                               well...                                                                                                                        now...                                                                                                                        ' hey now, youre starting to sling mud :)                                                                                       2 the president isn't supposed to run the country...                                                                             the president...                                                                                                              
 SVGA question                                                                                                                  Answer                                                                                                                         not quite...                                                                                                                   You're wrong, they can be 4k                                                                                                  $ I figured out how to patch programs!                                                                                           that's not much of a patch                                                                                                    	 ok listen                                                                                                                     7 *can someone fill me in on this political party stuff ?                                                                       	 Please...                                                                                                                     	 It works.                                                                                                                      WHOOHOO                                                                                                                        Metalica rules .                                                                                                               metallica = cool                                                                                                              0 yet again, nobody answered my question... (more)                                                                              
 poor baby*                                                                                                                     * debug your own code?                                                                                                        # To supaprogramma and everyone else.                                                                                            So supa isn't part of everyone?                                                                                                I bet...                                                                                                                       untitled                                                                                                                      < *Yeah Yeah Yeah...but any idiot knows how to get a new board                                                                  0 Awesome website, this was one of my first visit!                                                                              < lucky for you, it'll probably be ur last since he's selling*                                                                   TO THE EVIL REPUBLICAN (Josh)                                                                                                 & *how come you never responded to mine?                                                                                         *Hey, I'm a republican :-                                                                                                     I NEED HELP NOW!!!!!!!!!!!                                                                                                     Calm down..                                                                                                                   ! Store the sprite to a variable...                                                                                              Supa, your political ideas...                                                                                                  Re:                                                                                                                           ? *P or F is the worst idea you can have in high school education                                                                ok deafaprogamma                                                                                                               I did                                                                                                                          MALLARD!!! YOU LEFTIST SCUM!!!                                                                                                 .                                                                                                                             @ I posted a message right next to mallards... arent I so great!!!                                                              " so did I, so if you are, I am too*                                                                                             Me. (yes, I do exist).                                                                                                         *!!!! THE REAL MALLARD!!!                                                                                                      Well, now you tell us!                                                                                                         *Join the qbasic party!!!                                                                                                     G Not unless u either change some of ur ideals or elect me as a leader...                                                       M * shtml means SSI can be used..&lt;!--#virtual include=bottom.html--&gt; etc.                                                  All I asked...                                                                                                                5 WTF????????? WHOOO? WHATT? WHERE? WHEN? WHY?????????*                                                                         ( um, shellreef and b-czars are elders...*                                                                                       *You're doing the right thing                                                                                                  A question about Debug-&gt;                                                                                                     I have a replacement for debug..                                                                                              L Thanks, I will try it. I hope it is better than that horror called Debug.exe                                                   It's not much different                                                                                                       D If that is the only difference then why even suggest downloading it?                                                          : * it's open source, if you don't like it you can modify it                                                                     What I exactly I want-&gt;                                                                                                     Re: What I exactly I want-&gt;                                                                                                 Thanks but-&gt;                                                                                                                C requires a list                                                                                                              get NASM                                                                                                                       *or tasm                                                                                                                      ( *I believe LEGAL copys of TASM cost $$$.                                                                                       *tasm is worth it                                                                                                              NASM is much better..here's why                                                                                               2 * I agree... and you don't have to use HEX numbers                                                                            ) I have TASM and all I can make it do-&gt;                                                                                     8 *Why doesn't TASM recognize IP, the Instruction Pointer?                                                                      I * IP cannot directly be modified (debug doesn't let you modify it either)                                                      Another question:                                                                                                              asm.txt                                                                                                                       
 disasm.txt                                                                                                                    ! Note about asm.txt and disasm.txt                                                                                             " *Sorry, I meant to write shellreef                                                                                            0 Is there a way to take screenshots in SCREEN 12?                                                                              d *Why don't you write your own screen saving procedure into your prog?  Learn the specs of BMP or TGA                          
 I've heard...                                                                                                                 X * Alt-Enter, then click the Copy button, select the area, it will be copied to clipboard                                      
 Hey shellreff                                                                                                                 & * Don't know, look through all of them                                                                                        ; check out the programmersheaven.com Qbasic message borad...                                                                   , Sorry, it's too messy to bother searching...                                                                                  4 * http://208.128.17.74/msgboard/board15/wwwboard.htm                                                                          * more than 16 colours in SCREEN 12 + GOODIE                                                                                     you'll need SVGA routines                                                                                                      screen 12...                                                                                                                  % Screen 13 isn't as bad as it seems...                                                                                         ( We really need some new screen modes....                                                                                      = I suppose it's all up to what program you're trying to write.                                                                  true...                                                                                                                       
 use screen 14                                                                                                                  sigh...                                                                                                                       7 There is a GREAT &amp; FAST svga lib by Zephyr Software                                                                        just testing                                                                                                                  * No i don't have enything better to do. =:D                                                                                    H Anyone who thinks that TCorp is crazy please leave a message below mine.                                                       *done                                                                                                                         M If the only thing you found to be amusing on the entire internet was that...*                                                 > *Does any one knows how to link a C program into a QBasic LIB?                                                                ? * how do you rotate a 20X20 sprite w/out a library? in screen13                                                                Not a complete answer, but...                                                                                                  It can be done...                                                                                                              C++ ---PLEASE HELP ME---                                                                                                       goo                                                                                                                            Go to a C++ wwwboard                                                                                                           Okay...www.delorie.com/djgpp/                                                                                                 C * Borland C++ sucks, you can do the same things and more with djgpp                                                           4 This is exactly what the qbasic party beleives in...                                                                          # hmmmm....chocolate.....ice cream...                                                                                            *yes, you do                                                                                                                  
 *Yes!!! :)                                                                                                                     But...                                                                                                                         guess...                                                                                                                       Ha.  Sucks to be you.                                                                                                         < Since when do YOU get to be the leader of a political party?                                                                   OK, I have installed linux...                                                                                                  Hmmm....                                                                                                                        sounds like windoze and linux...                                                                                               Try booting straight into Linux                                                                                                Install programs...                                                                                                            there's this one program...                                                                                                   , Or, if you're really desparate, you could...                                                                                  	 Copy them                                                                                                                     / i need to reset RND, i only know how to seed it                                                                                why?                                                                                                                           try this...                                                                                                                    I need help!                                                                                                                  ( Do you have code which uses subroutines?                                                                                      E Here take this, there are subroutines, but its as simple as they get.                                                          I ALREADY GAVE U THE STUFF...                                                                                                  Here's your answer...                                                                                                          here...                                                                                                                       / *oops, forgot to put a delay in ther... oh well                                                                                Ummm...                                                                                                                        NO!! THIS CAN'T BE!!                                                                                                          1 Mallard never said he was taking this site off...                                                                             d *Why? Mallard isn't updating it anymore. It's time for someone like Tek or Sonicblue to take over qb                          , both Marcade and Jorden are trying for it...                                                                                   *sick                                                                                                                          A few more questions                                                                                                          	 64-bit OS                                                                                                                     # * Sin(x)...Cos(x)...TAN(x)...ATN(x)                                                                                           7 Does anyone else's Internet Explorer 4 freeze up alot?*                                                                       > * yes, use Netscape instead (or both, when one freezes switch)                                                                & Yet another reason Microsoft Sucks ass                                                                                         Lynx...                                                                                                                       E You dont need images for some things, is it free? (I'm really cheap)*                                                           * it's free, and open-source too                                                                                               Who needs multimedia?!?!                                                                                                      ? Yep. Mine did that when I turned on my computer this afternoon.                                                                mine is a rare one...                                                                                                          Netscape is much faster for me                                                                                                - *really?!?! NICE!  where do I get the source?                                                                                 & *my guess would be www.netscape.com...                                                                                        
 tee hee...                                                                                                                    ] broser = browser of course, broser...roteriserrie chicken (what is up with my spelling)...YUM                                  Yep, mine did that a LOT-&gt;                                                                                                 & I just remembered some thing else-&gt;                                                                                        ) Could someone send me some examples of...                                                                                     * *theres a message below that draws circles                                                                                    
 Circle.bas                                                                                                                    > *Don't use cosines to draw circles, see my other message below                                                                . sine &amp; cosine is better (in my opinion)...                                                                                 yes, but...                                                                                                                   K There are some examples and information at http://www.welcome.to/qbprograms                                                    QB Graphics question ...                                                                                                       Re: Scrolling credits                                                                                                         
 You should...                                                                                                                  Almost got it, but not quite                                                                                                   So close....                                                                                                                  , *Fixed it. The number should be 6.871947673.                                                                                  2 QB_AL's 64-bit floating-point IEEE format tutorial                                                                            
 So that's it?                                                                                                                 # *That's what I was wondering too :)                                                                                           ' Hey people who are knowledgable in VC++                                                                                        Okay...                                                                                                                       
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 What's GG?                                                                                                                     Thanks!                                                                                                                        I have a confession                                                                                                            Oh YEAH!!!!!                                                                                                                   OH YEAH...well I've been doing                                                                                                 I've been doing your dog!!!!!!                                                                                                 Fluffy?                                                                                                                        i hate you deefmaster!                                                                                                         what, you got beef with me?                                                                                                    *somebody talking to me?                                                                                                      d *Would it be cool if QuickBasic.net gives out free email address like YourName@QuickBasic.net? I'm t                           that would be cool                                                                                                            d I don't know...&quot; yourname@quickbasic.net&quot;... doesn't sound like a great e-mail adress to m                          
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Ressurection :)))                                                                       nice double chin                                                                                                               Is there a way?                                                                                                               " sigh... QBasic is a DOS program...                                                                                             Yes!                                                                                                                           Yes, but...                                                                                                                   9 If anyone wants a real, sane message from me, here it is.                                                                      HAHHAHA                                                                                                                        man you suck....                                                                                                               2 different screens                                                                                                           > *Why can' t you use the menus in a graphics screen, such as 12                                                                 Here...                                                                                                                        *That's what i said!                                                                                                           * But I gave code                                                                                                             ! * And very impressive code too...                                                                                              serial port                                                                                                                    go to...                                                                                                                       Untitled                                                                                                                      + Thats it.  I give up.  Good night everyone.                                                                                    as in, a msg previewer?*                                                                                                       Actually...                                                                                                                    There see...                                                                                                                  E *AHHHHH!!!! Will somebody tell mallard to fix his stinkin' forum?!?!?                                                          testing                                                                                                                        phat                                                                                                                           its doing it again...                                                                                                         % * Hold down Control and press Refresh                                                                                          A Simple Request...                                                                                                           Q too tired (and busy, someone's over) to check your code now, I'll do it tomorrow*                                              I'm sane during the weekend                                                                                                    that  isn't the point...                                                                                                      8 I found out how to make games run at the same speed-&gt;                                                                       COMMING SOON.........                                                                                                          yeah man, post it somewhere...                                                                                                 WILL DO                                                                                                                       : Re: JavaScript Counters and DHTML and CGI's and all that..                                                                     heh, did we forget something?                                                                                                  Yea... Here it is:                                                                                                             Goodie for you...                                                                                                             3 low self-esteem at 3 o'clock and closing fast, sir!                                                                            *I wasn't saying it was...                                                                                                     A few things...                                                                                                                um... i think i will work...                                                                                                   I made a XMS library(Read)                                                                                                     sounds good*                                                                                                                   too bad the link is broken*                                                                                                    I fix it                                                                                                                      ! alright, I'll check it out later*                                                                                              ...                                                                                                                           4 wow, that was worth the bandwidth you just wasted...                                                                           You haven't been around much...                                                                                                not recently                                                                                                                  " ????????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!                                                                                            0 *Itn't it cute? I think there falling in love...                                                                               YUCKKKKKKKKK                                                                                                                   *cough* bsb/'nsync                                                                                                            ) *cough* no, it's actually someone I know*                                                                                      nah, one sided                                                                                                                 make that zero sided*                                                                                                          sorry...                                                                                                                       okay*                                                                                                                          How to make PLAY shorter                                                                                                      	 Try this:                                                                                                                     	 Read this                                                                                                                      Why Bluetek is down...                                                                                                         You didn't already know that?*                                                                                                 nope*                                                                                                                          now you do :-) *                                                                                                               aargh                                                                                                                          *nevermind, it's fixed now...                                                                                                  It's Netscape...                                                                                                               yeah...                                                                                                                       
 Well, I'm off                                                                                                                  All I can say is...                                                                                                            *wtf                                                                                                                           *go away, imposter!!!!!!!!!!!!                                                                                                & *sorry, forgot that moniker was in use                                                                                        ' *ok, i'll forgive you this time... hehe                                                                                        okay, supa, enough out of you                                                                                                  To play a...                                                                                                                  	 Two Loops                                                                                                                     D just merge your would-be two loops into one, it's easy in your case*                                                           You don't need two loops                                                                                                       that's what I said, shellreef                                                                                                 % * While I was typing that, you posted                                                                                          I know*                                                                                                                       % Re: can't use javascript for counters                                                                                         P *that doesn't involve Javascript alone...it requires CGI and DHTML to go with it                                                CGI counters don't require DHTML                                                                                              
 two things...                                                                                                                  a couple more things                                                                                                           he apologized...                                                                                                               sure...                                                                                                                       L I never brought that up, unless you mean the Gopus msg, which I didn't post*                                                   yes you did                                                                                                                   : when will you get it through your dumb little puny head...                                                                     wow, you ARE confused                                                                                                         I the NAME listed in the NAME column WAS Gopus, how was I supposed to know?                                                      heh                                                                                                                           J *notice that DP never replies to my explanation of so-called imposter msgs                                                     heh, could have fooled me*                                                                                                     I have an idea...                                                                                                              &quot;good show&quot;, shell *                                                                                                
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you should know*                                                     Q I think you should mind your own business, just &quot;thot&quot; you should know*                                             ) you just helped put down that newbie, heh                                                                                      judgement = judgment...                                                                                                       8 I mentioned those adjectives, at least not in that order                                                                       didn't*                                                                                                                        I know that, jerk...                                                                                                            supa, I didn't know you cared...                                                                                               you sick, disgusting pervert                                                                                                  $ I don't specifically care for them..                                                                                           Tell me why...                                                                                                                
 Because...                                                                                                                    B *supaprogramma, were you telling me or DP to mind his own beeswax?                                                             No, she's making a move                                                                                                        response                                                                                                                       tschis                                                                                                                        , *Go away, DP.  You make my hemorrhoids ache.                                                                                  6 I was under the impression that it was a free country*                                                                        J Aw, cmon DP, I was only kidding.  Dumb newbie question about this forum...                                                     n/t = &quot;No Text&quot;                                                                                                     O *I knew that, but the '*' in the title seems to mean that anyway.  Why do both?                                               C If you don't want people to stick their nose in your buisness -&gt;                                                            Is there a way to...                                                                                                          	 of course                                                                                                                     " Oh, and EVERYBODY has one of THOSE                                                                                            2 &quot;so you're saying the key to happy-ness is to                                                                             Actually, he might have been                                                                                                   haha*                                                                                                                          PUT                                                                                                                           # I already freakin' told you, newbie                                                                                           	 tutorial*                                                                                                                      go to...                                                                                                                       hmmm...                                                                                                                        thanks                                                                                                                        5 How come some people have such a hate on for newbies?                                                                          Amen...                                                                                                                       + m-m-m-meee? I - I didn't do an- anything...                                                                                   1 in other words you don't know anything but CLS ?*                                                                             / you already know the answer to that question...                                                                               	 everyone?                                                                                                                     2 Gopus, as far as I'm concerned, is non-existent...                                                                              Supa! Your censored language!!!!                                                                                               Just shut up                                                                                                                  * wow, that hurt, especially coming from you                                                                                    . I don't give a f**k about the Bluetek idiots..                                                                                H lol, I wont comment such a stupid topic... I'll let newbies who know how                                                       bluetek isn't even up...                                                                                                      2 that doesn't mean all the ppl that went there died                                                                            - not that one...the two before that as well...                                                                                 : The &quot;non lazy&quot; ppl don't have much trouble w/ QB                                                                    ) &quot;I've been to the mountain top&quot;                                                                                      DP! The language!                                                                                                             ' You haven't been here for, a year or so                                                                                        You didn't answer my questions                                                                                                 Not on this forum                                                                                                             
 because...                                                                                                                     or...                                                                                                                          Yes I know that...                                                                                                            	 hmmm, nah                                                                                                                      *Ah, earthquakes...                                                                                                           ) *oops.  ignore that '*' in the above msg.                                                                                      Okay...                                                                                                                        Don't listen to B-Czar...                                                                                                      lots o people around here....                                                                                                 % You know what I hate most about this?                                                                                          lol                                                                                                                            WOW....                                                                                                                        Speaking of IDIOTIC NEWBIES...                                                                                                ! Speak of IDIOT, ARROGANT JERKS...                                                                                              correction = IDIOTIC*                                                                                                         # correction$ = &quot;Speaking&quot;*                                                                                           = Remember that &quot;I'm not madhatter&quot; string he posted?                                                                 I if he didn't move, then he would be here every day instead of every week*                                                     % I'm not here every day of the week...                                                                                         ! I haven't been on since yesterday                                                                                              evil                                                                                                                           because                                                                                                                        HELP!                                                                                                                          Eric...                                                                                                                        elaborating on that...                                                                                                        \ Compiler doesn't mean interpret&amp;run&amp;make exes; QB45 is a compiler &amp; interpreter*                                   congratulations                                                                                                               N If you've got QB 4.5 or any QB for that matter you have too and you know it...                                                 Random Sentences                                                                                                              6 add RANDOMIZE TIMER in front of it and you'll be fine*                                                                        - *Oh sure...if you want to do it the EASY WAY.                                                                                 5 It requires 2 cups of flour and a sprig of parsley...                                                                          I need HELP!                                                                                                                   That's kinda easy...                                                                                                           LMAO                                                                                                                           these crazy screen modes                                                                                                        deef, I thought you knew that...                                                                                              6 * or could you directly modify the internal variables?                                                                        0 This is a Microsoft QuickBASIC v4.50 foum right?                                                                               *yep                                                                                                                          0 * No, this is a Microsoft QuickBasic v4.5 forum!                                                                               This is confusing...                                                                                                          . Guess who is at the school this very minute...                                                                                > So youv'e finally been thrown back into the real world, huh???                                                                 Gopus...                                                                                                                       When I am not around...                                                                                                       < ...kiss the rain...whenever you need me....kiss the rain...*                                                                  < I forget who sang that but when it was popular I hated it...                                                                  2 *Didn't the BackStreet boys sing that stupid song?                                                                            9 That's &quot;Livin' la vida loca&quot; by Ricky Martin...                                                                      Binary Files...                                                                                                               [ I don't want anyone making fun of MicroSoft unless you can make a better OS than Windows...                                    I'd make a comment...                                                                                                          Uhm....                                                                                                                        Er.                                                                                                                           - The user doesn't have to screw anything up...                                                                                 
 BeOS sucks                                                                                                                     * then why does he use it?                                                                                                     why are you defending them?                                                                                                    Whatever...                                                                                                                    Gopus you're a genius.                                                                                                         ...                                                                                                                           I and if the truck is a piece of [insert colorful word here] it will crash.                                                     ( *UNIX has much more support than Windows                                                                                      
 We did: Linux                                                                                                                  ???                                                                                                                           1 AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!                                                                             8 Not declaring no text messages is stupid you freaks.....                                                                      @ *qbasic 1.1 does come with winschmoze98, it's in \tools\oldmsdos                                                              " OK, B-Czar, you've convinced me...                                                                                             Qbasic is not junk....                                                                                                        ! Can you do better than Microsoft?                                                                                             
 I can't...                                                                                                                    	 Directory                                                                                                                      here...                                                                                                                        thanks*                                                                                                                       # Uhh.. thats pretty crappy....(read)                                                                                           T *asm is always faster/better than SHELL (you don't hafta open any files or anything)                                          < yes, but shell makes more sence, and anyone can do it (read)                                                                   You seem afraid to learn...                                                                                                   K I *can* make a difference...I *can* change the world...I LOVE MYSELF.......                                                    You proved my point (read)                                                                                                    D I'm sorry, I only understand properly constructed ENGLISH sentences.                                                           and by the way...                                                                                                             ^ Where did you get the funding to make a silicon chip?  It costs about $3M to make a prototype.                                 uh... (read)                                                                                                                  $ What the hell are you talking about?                                                                                           Well..                                                                                                                        : You are a moron that doesn't seem to understand english...                                                                     Are you a moron?                                                                                                               The easy way works....                                                                                                        1 Let's say I'm the tortoise and you're the hare...                                                                             ! who said he was making a game....                                                                                              you missed the point                                                                                                           if...                                                                                                                         d *in screen 13 how do you wait for the horizontal refresh? yes , im going to use QB for something for                           Horizontal?                                                                                                                    command line in QB1.1...                                                                                                       Not compiling?!?                                                                                                               it compiles...                                                                                                                 hmm?                                                                                                                           Uh..                                                                                                                          	 *sigh*...                                                                                                                      *thank you.                                                                                                                   N I came up with a way to read the command line (see code), but unfortunately...                                                4 Surprisingly simple. I was expecting assembly. Cool.                                                                          O *Assembly from someone with a last name like &quot;Newbie&quot;???  Come on!!!!                                                *thanks a bunch!                                                                                                              d *Wow, i think school killed josh... he's all weird, o and about home work, just copy it off smart pp                           homework=easy...                                                                                                              " learn. and do your hw on the comp*                                                                                            ( already know how to do it on computer...                                                                                      * If you aren't yourself...then who are you?                                                                                     Can we eat the cotton too?                                                                                                     Updates-&gt;                                                                                                                  4 Did I ever tell you I think your webpage is awesome?                                                                          < Could you be more clear, I didn't understand your last line.                                                                   hehe Gopus=clear... funny...                                                                                                  # Really? Or are you being sarcastic?                                                                                           # hehe... Gopus=sarcastic... funny...                                                                                            No I'm serious                                                                                                                & Hands up... give me all your cheese...                                                                                         ??????                                                                                                                        ( public school=evil... teach me to rob...                                                                                      & *No, you've been influencing him :)...                                                                                         &gt;:-(                                                                                                                       
 I'd eat it                                                                                                                    
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 HAHAHA....                                                                                                                     i really need help                                                                                                             use this...                                                                                                                    here                                                                                                                           Whats spacebar?                                                                                                                39 I think*                                                                                                                    *thanks                                                                                                                       2 No, it is 32 and I made sure by checking it 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thing...                                                                                                          RealQB Project Update                                                                                                          tell us the URL when its up*                                                                                                   Anybody help!!!                                                                                                                http://www.plotters.com...                                                                                                     Still, it might have something.                                                                                                I'm I the only 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girl...                                                                     Heh...                                                                                                                        8 I know of another one that doesn't come to this board...                                                                       Making a game using LPRINT                                                                                                     The greatest game ever...                                                                                                      Hah hah! I'll try that :)                                                                                                      Well actually..                                                                                                               ! Don't waste their paper or ink...                                                                                             ) Anyone want a 3KB, 8 bit, Bit-Map Reader?                                                                                     4 I already have hundreds of bitmaps reader/loaders...                                                                           Sorry, but no.                                                                                                                 *what screen mode does it use?                                                                                                 8 bit image, therefore...                                                                                                      Another question...                                                                                                            *Gotta go manual, I think.                                                                                                    	 simple...                                                                                                                     d *The input command will stop the user for inputing once the limit is exceeded, or will it only store                           *...up to the limit?                                                                                                            Still use input, yet differently                                                                                               The same and something more                                                                                                    Question from a newbie...                                                                                                      * DOH! This didn't support HTML                                                                                                actually...                                                                                                                    Wow!                                                                                                                          
 I can help...                                                                                                                 6 * Hey, there isn't a HEIGHT command! It's WIDTH 80, 25                                                                        $ There is another way to do this-&gt;                                                                                          $ Robot information for all who asked:                                                                                           Screen Modes...                                                                                                                Easy                                                                                                                           Gotta try this...                                                                                                             E how do you calculate if 2 lines R intersecting in QB??? (PLEASE HELP)                                                          You...                                                                                                                        
 correction...                                                                                                                  Oops...                                                                                                                       
 what if...                                                                                                                     It...                                                                                                                          ok.....                                                                                                                        Well you didn't say that...                                                                                                    correction.                                                                                                                   ' Sorry i didn't tell you that earlier...                                                                                       / How do you measure frames per second in QBasic?                                                                                maybe like this...                                                                                                            H *oops.  Add 'loops = loops + 1' just before exit do inside the if block.                                                       Here's what I do...                                                                                                           = *no problem.  I'm always open to other suggestions and ideas.                                                                  QB Forum                                                                                                                      ? I really don't care about that, and there ARE good VB forums...                                                                GIF Loader error                                                                                                              X * I copied the text to my QB 4.5 IDE and it ran just fine. I couldn't find any problems.                                       What happens to me                                                                                                             QB 4.5                                                                                                                         String -&gt; Value Function ?!?                                                                                                 i made a graphing calculator....                                                                                               hm....                                                                                                                         hey, supaprogramma,                                                                                                            Here's the problem...                                                                                                          Hmmmm...                                                                                                                      ? I'm back, but it seems B-Czar already answered your question...                                                                ... well, live and learn                                                                                                      ; *For old times sake... i mean didn't you learn on it?  hehe                                                                    Keep it because it is slow...                                                                                                 , Some quick tips about different compilers...                                                                                   Look who's back                                                                                                                Oh, and one more thing...                                                                                                     Y *Just don't get caught, its illegal to download QB4.5 or higher and some other compilers.                                     Y *Just don't get caught, its illegal to download QB4.5 or higher and some other compilers.                                      I forget...                                                                                                                    * 32 (thirty-two) decimal                                                                                                      Thanx*                                                                                                                         Untitled                                                                                                                      9 (trying again) .. anyone know how to compute inverse tan?                                                                     2 I'm busy, explain what that is for the newbies...*                                                                             Inverse Tan                                                                                                                    *Look up ATN()                                                                                                                 WuT uP hOmEe GeE fUnK?                                                                                                         uNF                                                                                                                           ) How Do I make a simple Mandlbrot fractal?                                                                                     
 no subs?!?                                                                                                                    6 *i think there's one in the files section on this site                                                                        1 what kind of crappy compiler/interpreter is that?                                                                             ) *sounds like GFABASIC on my old atari  :)                                                                                      or basica, on my TRS-80*                                                                                                       Liberty Basic is great!                                                                                                        that's the problem...                                                                                                          Untitled                                                                                                                       It's still scripting                                                                                                           DP remember                                                                                                                    Alright, can do*                                                                                                               About the robot                                                                                                               V *does it have a listing of Qbasic commands to use, or did you have to figure them out?                                         Hear's your answer:                                                                                                           J *sounds really cool.  Whats the name of the book or whatever it came with?                                                     &quot;here&quot;                                                                                                               Actually...                                                                                                                    if it's not asking too much,                                                                                                  ( I, myself, think that is very obsessive.                                                                                      3 *Hey, it sounds like FUN to me, and I have the cash                                                                           $ A whole new concept of programming!!                                                                                           Sounds pretty neat...                                                                                                         
 I agree...                                                                                                                    	 no really                                                                                                                     # What's the URL of Barnes and Noble?                                                                                            *www.barnesandnoble.com                                                                                                       
 Need recruits                                                                                                                 A Draco...take my advice...leave, or else the elders will POUND you                                                              No no no no                                                                                                                    it's more than just speed...                                                                                                  & If you ever really thought about it...                                                                                         ...                                                                                                                            Yeah, I know...                                                                                                                sorry...                                                                                                                       newbie?                                                                                                                        lol                                                                                                                           
 your 'advice'                                                                                                                 ( *I give you 6 weeks, then you'll give up                                                                                      : *We've taken 6 months already, and we havent given up yet.                                                                     ...                                                                                                                           
 my project                                                                                                                     Inverse TAN Function?                                                                                                         - You are one of the few who deserve an answer.                                                                                 4 Uhh.. nice try... but no, tahts  completely wrong :)                                                                          4 *If I'm correct... look up ATN() in the qb help file                                                                          F no, thats Arc Tan.. i dont THINK thats Inverse TAN, but i may be wrong                                                         okay...                                                                                                                        hmm,,, thanks!!!!!!!!!                                                                                                        % no, i take that back.. thats wrong...                                                                                         : no, no, double negative, i take THAT back you ARE right...                                                                    U *Aw... and I wanted to make a flaming reply to you calling me &quot;wrong&quot;... :)                                          downloading lastest qbasic                                                                                                     what os do you have?                                                                                                          ! It no longer comes with Winblows*                                                                                             % Visit the QBasic Distribution Site...                                                                                         > READ&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;PLEASE REPLY...its for a school assingment                                                                + there's a game called baldio in the library                                                                                     Oh, its for a school assignment?                                                                                               ...don't freak, Monique                                                                                                       * http://www.qb45.com/files/games/mario.zip*                                                                                    , Do you own damned homework, you lazy p.o.s.*                                                                                   Excuse me...                                                                                                                   Listen you little pissworm:                                                                                                   	 no, no...                                                                                                                     $ HA!, Here is thy mario style game...                                                                                           I have a cool idea...                                                                                                          What size is your hard drive???                                                                                               , I wouldn't use the term &quot;ratio&quot;...                                                                                   Whats that suppost to mean...                                                                                                 8 *I knew letting monkeys use the internet was a bad idea.                                                                      
 lay off...                                                                                                                     Why did Wright say that?                                                                                                      N *Wright said it but sitll decided to give it a try.  Get it?  Didn't think so.                                                0 WOW!!! YOU CAN FIND COOL IDEAS EVERYWHERE TODAY!                                                                               sounds like a good idea...                                                                                                    d *I have mailed to LEAHCIM with req. to block IRCClients connections, because some lamers weren't ver                          F *weren't very nice to me and other *real* chat users. (You suck RAVYN)                                                         OH MY GOD, THERE'S AN IDEA!!!                                                                                                  Untitled                                                                                                                       You don't get out much do you?                                                                                                 VB                                                                                                                            F Visual Basic 3.0 can be downloaded at http://www.welcome.to/qbprograms                                                        A go to qbfiles.virtualave.net/qbf/vb.html ... has VB 1 up to VB 6*                                                              hisssssssssssssssssssssss!!!!!                                                                                                 * So Josh, how was school?                                                                                                     A question from a newbie...                                                                                                    Yea...                                                                                                                         its possible... but                                                                                                           ? *Try looking for SVGAQB library. It's the best, and the fastest                                                                xxx                                                                                                                            xxx                                                                                                                            xxx                                                                                                                            yyy                                                                                                                            zzz                                                                                                                            aaa                                                                                                                            The Z Variable?.....AAGHH!                                                                                                     actually...                                                                                                                    Module Code to Large                                                                                                           here...                                                                                                                        SUBS and FUNCTIONS                                                                                                             like this...                                                                                                                   SUB help                                                                                                                      7 did you put the DECLARE and Sub PTQ on the same screen?                                                                        URL                                                                                                                           ' YES...done programming for this week...                                                                                         I program with food and water...                                                                                               fewd is good                                                                                                                  $ The crimes of humanity, on humanity.                                                                                          % Your girlfriend fakes it doesn't she?                                                                                           Not that I know of, shall I ask?                                                                                               okay....                                                                                                                      " I think alternate logic has one???                                                                                            8 correction...alternatelogic.hypermart.net/tutorials (nt)                                                                       THANKS THANKS THANKS THANKS                                                                                                   B according to DP, go on as usual...he calls me the ultimate newbie*                                                             do I?                                                                                                                          is it just me.....                                                                                                            R :'-( deefmaster...sniff sniff...I didn't *sniff* mean to *sniff* annoy *sniff* you                                             You copycat...                                                                                                                # numerous corrections, and an answer                                                                                           	 thanks...                                                                                                                     
 bitte sehr                                                                                                                     Hilfe! Keine Anhung!                                                                                                           you missed an error (n/t)                                                                                                      &quot;LEAHCIM&quot;                                                                                                            I have the pwd                                                                                                                ) In order to contradict that, we'd need...                                                                                     E *This is hard as h*ll! how do you put the files of a dir in a string?                                                         G hey, if you find out, let me know...I've been wondering the same thing*                                                       
 Mwahahaha!                                                                                                                     ...                                                                                                                            Here.. Easy!                                                                                                                  
 My Site :)                                                                                                                     Lol                                                                                                                           E so what, I wasn't about to make an OS (I can't, since I dunno ASM)...                                                          yup*                                                                                                                          	 hahahaha*                                                                                                                     ( One of the ways (without using ASM)-&gt;                                                                                      V *how would you know if the file was a filoe or a directory? if you use the '/b' option                                        . *where can i find a good .WAV of an explosion?                                                                                T * Search around the WAV sites on the net or download a game demo (lots of wav files)                                           some good audio searches...                                                                                                   " alright man, here's what you do...                                                                                             LOL....                                                                                                                       % that doesn't make any noise though...                                                                                          you're right...                                                                                                               B I've made an SVGA 3D checkers game where the board rotates, but...                                                             Hmm...                                                                                                                        $ You are not quite right about DMA...                                                                                           heh*                                                                                                                          5 Has anyone else noticed that the King of Flames has..                                                                          *i noticed that too...                                                                                                        2 If you guys made DP leave i will be REALLY PISSED*                                                                            = How the f**k are we supposed to know if *we* made him leave??                                                                  ...                                                                                                                            Well, thanks...                                                                                                                what HAVE you done?                                                                                                           S leave me ALONE...you spelled convincing wrong and that was the least thing I did...                                            How's it going, paladin?*                                                                                                     	 What the!                                                                                                                      NOOOOoooooo                                                                                                                    Cool grafix programm                                                                                                          1 Yea i saw it... nice whatever stop spaming BTW...                                                                              my prog                                                                                                                        a demo using CIRCLE?                                                                                                           weird...                                                                                                                      ; look down alittle bit and lokk at my prog, &quot;COOL&quot;                                                                    *ugh...                                                                                                                        Actually...                                                                                                                    DP doesn't think so...                                                                                                         input #                                                                                                                        ...                                                                                                                           ! me, stop stealing my newbies!!!!!                                                                                              *lol ok                                                                                                                       K you probably didn't close it the first time, and you're using the same #...                                                    here                                                                                                                           *yep                                                                                                                           HHEELLPPP....   I'M DYING!!!                                                                                                   LOL                                                                                                                            macro virii aren't*                                                                                                             *i know... i didn't say *always*                                                                                               hmm...                                                                                                                        7 you don't need lines in QB, i'm not sure what you have.                                                                       8 sorry, i thought you all where talking about my program.                                                                      ) THANK YOU for being so mean to me. Hrmph!                                                                                     ; ughh...if you labeled them, duh - you need them&gt;&gt;&gt;                                                                   ^ i thought you were talking about my flawless program,  incidentaly it has no needed lines(lol)                                 AHHHHHHHH!!!!  GOTO IS VILE!!!!                                                                                                Ummm...                                                                                                                        oh, sorry...                                                                                                                   IMPORTANT!  READ THIS!!                                                                                                       ? Subs aren't the only the only thing beginners use GOTO for-&gt;                                                                You said it yourself...                                                                                                        Line number 1 is missing-&gt;                                                                                                  COOL circle program                                                                                                           + anyone know how to write a webpage counter?                                                                                    hrm...                                                                                                                        8 CGI is the only way if you ain't gonna use javascript...                                                                      ) *JESUSE, HOW MANY SITES DO YOU KNOW?!?1?!                                                                                     X whats that supposed to mean? I know too many or too little? I surf a lot. I have no life                                      E *you have a site for everything, hehe not to few or to many just ALOT                                                         $ can't use javascript for counters...                                                                                           yes you can...                                                                                                                 Negr/OS . qbasic run dos shell                                                                                                 Um...                                                                                                                          Untitled                                                                                                                      2 You know what sucks?! uploading 150 jpg files....*                                                                              you know what sucks even more...                                                                                              ) shellreef (or ne1 else who might know)...                                                                                     d *it's a game progging lib (i think for c++), but i dunno where it's at (i don't use libs unless i ma                           Allegro                                                                                                                        maybe you know...                                                                                                              qb 4.5 vs. qb 7.1                                                                                                              here's the reason..                                                                                                           2 *QB 4.0: http://members.tripod.com/~qbds/qbds1.htm                                                                             Newbie queastion.                                                                                                             " when is BLueTek coming back? :&lt;                                                                                            C ...and quickbasic.com, and alternatelogic, and enhanced creations?*                                                            *go away, imposter!!!                                                                                                         
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 Where do.....                                                                                                                  I dont think there are any...                                                                                                  I saw one once in QBFiles...                                                                                                   QB on a MAC?                                                                                                                  B *there IS such thing as an undeniable Microsoft Word for Macintosh                                                            K *it is called TRUEbasic... alot of stuff is easier (mouse) alot is stupider                                                   C my friend has it for winblows...but chipmunk basic is also for macs                                                           @ * there's this thing called chipmunk basic, use yahoo to find it                                                              Y Mac QB (in addition to Truebasic and chipmunk basic) - thx shellreef for the qbfiles link                                      Is this possible                                                                                                              
 I think so...                                                                                                                  BASIC may be used in CGI*                                                                                                     ' Excerpt from UNIX Unleashed, Chapter 9:                                                                                        I don't think so...                                                                                                           + Are you doing some program with quadratics?                                                                                   ( *sort of, but a little more complicated.                                                                                       yes, here...                                                                                                                  	 Thanks...                                                                                                                      * Search ABC                                                                                                                  ; AAAAAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!                                                                    *welcome to the real world                                                                                                     good luck...                                                                                                                  2 *Ah!  Est-ce que tu parles franais?  Ou espagnol?                                                                            B *oui...pour franais, mon prof est terrible - mais j'aime le cours                                                            d translation: yes...for french, my teacher is terrible - but i like the 'cours' (i don't know that wo                           *does 'cours' = 'course'?                                                                                                      yeah*                                                                                                                         A *J'aime franais aussi, mais il est difficile de temps en temps..                                                             ] *Oops.  I guess I should have used the vous from in the question since I don't know you well.                                  I'm probably taking german                                                                                                    Y *high schools are huge...don't be so closed minded...they have at least 1000 ppul in them                                     E *is that all?  Mine has got at least 2100.  Really crouded over here.                                                         5 thats about the number of freshman in my school (n/t)                                                                         $ Hm... how many languages do I speak?                                                                                            oday ouyay peaksay histay oneay?                                                                                               Iay nowkay anmay ialougesday!                                                                                                 ) I am homeschooled, I hated public schools                                                                                     & the best part of (my) public school...                                                                                         who cares about that...                                                                                                       & *lol sounds like the school i go to...                                                                                          Yep, beware the computer gestapo                                                                                              $ * my school just got brand new iMacs                                                                                          E *my school's had em since last year, but they're not that much better                                                          HA!  I LAUGH AT YOU ALL!                                                                                                       We've got Webscense                                                                                                            High school is a cool place...                                                                                                % not if you go to school in the ghetto                                                                                         " go to a private school if you can*                                                                                              *Private school is not an option                                                                                              4 * I have a cousin in private school, he scares me...                                                                           I suppose I'm lucky                                                                                                            Hey scrub :)                                                                                                                  " Please don't laugh at my stupidity                                                                                            H it goes 9th grade=freshman, 10th = sophomore, 11th= junior, 12th=senior*                                                      8 *nope.  Freshman (thats you), sophomore, junior, senior.                                                                       Listen up, freshman :)                                                                                                        ? *That 'sue' thing is especially true in The Bubble (Irvine, CA)                                                                hehe                                                                                                                           TI = Texas Instruments                                                                                                         The official definition...                                                                                                     To Josh re. TI's                                                                                                               well...                                                                                                                        There are programs...                                                                                                         4 Everything I read on animations just confuses me....                                                                           I'd use a graphical library...                                                                                                ) Try using a Binary or Random Access file.                                                                                      What's with screen 9, 0, 1, 0                                                                                                  the reason is...                                                                                                              8 A quick tutorial on SCREEN 9, PCOPY, and screen pages...                                                                      L A page with tutorials that might help is at http://www.welcome.to/qbprograms                                                  - Visit my homepage: members.tripod.com/gabfm99                                                                                  YES!!! WOOOOHOOOO!!!                                                                                                          % every1 stole B-Czar's Netzero idea...                                                                                          *Wa?                                                                                                                          G You were the first one in the forum to actually admit to using Netzero*                                                       P *It's too busy... I might use freeaccess for the next 10 days until worldspy.com                                               really? when did he sign up?                                                                                                   *9-10 months ago                                                                                                              , YEA!!! TI-89, SHIAT... this thing kicks ASS*                                                                                   So you finally got a TI, eh?                                                                                                  L *My TI-83 (no +) got stolen about a year ago... I plan on getting a 86 or 89                                                  ^ My first one (no plus either) was stolen (with me sitting two feet away) about six mos. ago...                                4 *This thing does EVERYTHING... it even shows work!!!                                                                           What the heck is a TI ???                                                                                                     ' I think their talking about calculators                                                                                       N Texas Instruments graphing calculators...they run little basic interperters...                                                 i had one of thoze                                                                                                            # that's the other thing u use em for                                                                                           
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 Never existed                                                                                                                 2 quickbasic.net doesn't have it anymore, I checked*                                                                            2 *goto www.qbds.com, the official distribution site                                                                            = *****THIZ OS/NOT OS BATTLES***** Read it! 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I've seen some it though... WOA! :)                                                             & Then you must be making another shell!                                                                                        ; *I know, I know, forgive me for my faults, oh junior one :)                                                                   5 Well, I'm not contraversial, but call me skeptical...                                                                         ' *Again, I'm not making it, I'm not sure                                                                                       	 *sigh*...                                                                                                                      Simultaneous Equations...                                                                                                      hmmm homework huh?                                                                                                             *Cheers                                                                                                                        Ipx                                                                                                                            numbers                                                                                                                        ...                                                                                                                            Thanks                                                                                                                        W How do I get more colors in text mode besides shading effects? (Click here and read on)                                        Palettes                                                                                                                       Need some help...                                                                                                              I would love to help...                                                                                                        XOR is an attribute of PUT...                                                                                                 D *Its also a boolean operator.  Not sure exactly what it does though.                                                           XOR                                                                                                                            ...                                                                                                                            oops                                                                                                                           QB 4.5?                                                                                                                       N go to quickbasic.net, click on Compilers and Qbasic 4.5 (they named it wrong)*                                                 A Faster Download                                                                                                             
 Newbies...                                                                                                                    " For God sakes, leave them ALONE...                                                                                             Thats right...                                                                                                                9 you expect me to understand calculus WITHOUT a teacher...                                                                     N *it was an example to those whom believe that you should just read and not ask                                                
 Algebra I?                                                                                                                    / *pretty much yes, if the book is specific enuff                                                                               U *well, most of the books i've used try to be as general as possible.  Really anoying.                                          well...                                                                                                                        I learned the hard way.                                                                                                        *sigh*                                                                                                                         Yeah...                                                                                                                       - *some are not as gifted as thou  (humble bow)                                                                                 I did you know that this forum is to help anyone with any problem with qb?*                                                      Newbies roolz :)))                                                                                                             Newbies roolz :)))                                                                                                             Will somebody fill me in                                                                                                      @ I have four of those DLL's...I emailed them to you in ZIP format                                                              % whats all the hub bub over screen 13?                                                                                          The ARC Legacy                                                                                                                 * Oh yeah... http://jump.to/arc                                                                                                 There are more complete qb rpg's                                                                                               Okay...                                                                                                                        response...                                                                                                                   - *is it just me, or did your ip just change...                                                                                 5 *I'm testing some things with AltaVista FreeAccess...                                                                         - *is it any better than Netzero? Lemme know...                                                                                 C *No. It's not as busy, but I'll be switching to worldspy.com anyway                                                            *Where can you find OHAM?                                                                                                     d * &lt;product&gt; (c) &lt;name&gt; indicates &lt;product&gt; was copyrighted by &lt;name&gt;, not &l                           ok                                                                                                                             re: ok                                                                                                                        3 * What's a C-Tech? Are RUSH and KAOS written is QB?                                                                            answer                                                                                                                         &quot;seen&quot;                                                                                                               I agree, but...                                                                                                                You're not too old, are you?                                                                                                   re:                                                                                                                             re: You're not too old, are you?                                                                                               bla...                                                                                                                         I'm making QB45 GUI (Fake OS)                                                                                                 8 *If you're going to do something like that...why use QB?                                                                      < re: *If you're going to do something like that...why use QB?                                                                   And besides...                                                                                                                 Actually it is...                                                                                                              Multi-tasking...                                                                                                               re: Multi-tasking...                                                                                                           O, I know what you are doing                                                                                                   exe2bin                                                                                                                         I have a replacement for exe2bin                                                                                               Thats why Microsoft...                                                                                                         Drive Listings                                                                                                                 ASM would do it...                                                                                                            $ *ASM Can do anything... it's a given                                                                                           I know the example                                                                                                            ' A program (100% qb) to figure out -&gt;                                                                                        oops.  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My point still stands                                                                                                 I *compared to your excellent &quot;wav&quot;... oh, I mean MIDI player :-P                                                     & why i hate VB....a story by deefmaster                                                                                         I agree 305%...                                                                                                                well said (n/t)                                                                                                                But if you had UNIX...                                                                                                        
 *well said                                                                                                                     I feel like ranting...                                                                                                         *OK, fKrYoLqEb                                                                                                                 you won't belive me, but....                                                                                                   *cool                                                                                                                         % Offset, and such values,  in BSAVE...                                                                                          (sigh)... such tardness                                                                                                       @ *I'm sorry for being so incredibly stupid.  Please forgive me =)                                                              F *I forgive you for your programming ineptness, but for AOL ... ... ...                                                        % I only use AOL for access and mail...                                                                                         
 AOL sucks....                                                                                                                  Internet exploiter sucks too...                                                                                               * *make that &quot;b) I know AOL sucks&quot;                                                                                    	 response:                                                                                                                     * *worldspy=free internet access without ads                                                                                     really?                                                                                                                        * it is a wonder                                                                                                              2 Ah, it works perfectly now.  Thanks for your help.                                                                             Hey, shellreef!                                                                                                                Re: hey, shellreef                                                                                                            " Need code for random sentences....                                                                                             Random sentences-&gt;                                                                                                          Re: random sentences                                                                                                          & Why is the Q&amp;A page so @#^# slow??                                                                                         There are a couple reasons:                                                                                                    * Now someone tells me!!!!                                                                                                    2 *It loads in about 1/2 a second with my connection                                                                            & What's the alternate way for printing?                                                                                         &quot;trouble&quot;                                                                                                            ok i got some progress                                                                                                         Worthless?-&gt;                                                                                                                yeah...                                                                                                                       4 *you're not worthless until you stop doing your best                                                                           hmm...                                                                                                                         Useful programs-&gt;                                                                                                           uh oh                                                                                                                          Why?                                                                                                                          # *but I know what qbasic.exe does...                                                                                           & Yes, but after you found that out-&gt;                                                                                        ! *but I know how to write programs                                                                                             9 Yes, but like you admitted, you only know the basics-&gt;                                                                     ? *No, I said I know the basics, I didn't say that was all I knew                                                               : Ok, so the basics aren't all you know but in any case-&gt;                                                                    ( Can Someone Send Me The Bmp Loader Code.                                                                                       You're not aloud to download?                                                                                                  allowed =) *                                                                                                                   Type Mismatch?                                                                                                                
 *imposter!                                                                                                                     *I will get you newbie                                                                                                         Help me!                                                                                                                        Writing to the Windows clipboard                                                                                              # *Why did you have to copyriight it?                                                                                            * you can ignore that line...                                                                                                 6 *Ooh, I can sell this program for hundreds of dollars?                                                                        % * yes, if you give me all the profits                                                                                         " *How about we share profits 50/50?                                                                                             *maybe, but who will buy it?                                                                                                   *QBHamster, who else?                                                                                                          *cool                                                                                                                          hey...                                                                                                                         that's because...                                                                                                              here...                                                                                                                       	 Thanks! *                                                                                                                     N Can I get some people to go answer Questions At QuickBasic.net's Chat Station?                                                	 OK, DP...                                                                                                                      nm                                                                                                                            ! FIRST program and I need HELP!!!!                                                                                              RE: first program.                                                                                                             Printing the screen-&gt;                                                                                                       how inefficent!                                                                                                               ' I have some comments of my own too-&gt;                                                                                       
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 i disagree...                                                                                                                 + *lets fight flaming by flaming...hmmmmm....                                                                                    Hmm, read this                                                                                                                # *SOMEONE RESPOND TO THIS MESSAGE!!!                                                                                            Untitled                                                                                                                      U (hears everyone sigh)... yeah, it's me again, with another one of my newbie questions                                         U (hears everyone sigh)... yeah, it's me again, with another one of my newbie questions                                         7 *I can help with animating characters and sprites etc..                                                                        how to connect to another PC...                                                                                                go to...                                                                                                                      D Will anybody be nice to me and tell me that iqtest.com is accurate?*                                                          = *The iqtest.com is accurate, you are a very smart woman... k?                                                                 ) iqtest.com is accurate to within 5 points                                                                                     ) *That's a lie, whether you know it or not                                                                                     : *what is the lie? I said more than one thing in that post.                                                                     Well, it matters...                                                                                                            Well...                                                                                                                       + paper vs. website doesn't matter worth ****                                                                                     *It was one from a public school                                                                                               dont get me wrong...                                                                                                           *make a bat file                                                                                                               qbmidi                                                                                                                        @ *Try restarting in dos mode, it does that on some ppl's computer                                                               qbmidi suuuuuh...stinks                                                                                                       9 try http://www.qb45.com/files/sound/ruckus.zip ? (dunno)*                                                                     ( heh...you love qb45.com, don't you!(n/t)                                                                                      @ I like quickbasic.com and bluetek better but they're both down!*                                                               My 2.5 cents                                                                                                                  K I personally don't trust iqtest.com, everyone I know had at least 140 (n/t)                                                   	 *cheaters                                                                                                                      Probably (n/t)                                                                                                                	 cool site                                                                                                                     
 qbhamster=DP?                                                                                                                 ) *BTW, this very minute, I updated my site                                                                                     / I thought it was honest. :-'( ... I got a 140.*                                                                               < *B-Czar left to concentrate on programming and not chatting.                                                                   Heh, heh... yea...                                                                                                             My 2 1/2 cents...                                                                                                              *sniff*                                                                                                                        *good.  keep it up.                                                                                                           J *Heh, I'm starting to lose my diplomacy as you start to gain yours back :)                                                    , *I did say 'most of you'.  Not 'all of you'.                                                                                    Rudy Crew = idiot (and question)                                                                                              " Hey, deef...from a fellow NY'er...                                                                                             not Guiliani...rudy crew...                                                                                                    here...                                                                                                                        A minor correction...                                                                                                         ! *that's what i meant.... '*'  : )                                                                                              thank you both                                                                                                                 Oh my goodness...                                                                                                             E You didn't see that guy who made up a girl for DP to make out with...                                                         - *You're right I didn't see that. What a jerk.                                                                                 8 Alright, we gotta put an end to this DP the flamer stuff                                                                      ) Josh, read my little speech down there...                                                                                      Oh right, I'm worshiping DP                                                                                                    uh oh, Josh got *MAD*                                                                                                          Nope, no damage                                                                                                                But I'm not like that, see...                                                                                                  B-CZAR AND GOPUS LEFT?                                                                                                        d *I don't know about B-czar, but Gopus moved to his dads house, and his dad won't get internet access                          ? B-Czar's going into seclusion to actually program instead of...                                                               D *oh good, B-Czar isn't exactly gone, just kinda not an elder anymore                                                           I'll always be an elder                                                                                                        Nobody wants to ban DP...                                                                                                      The reason being...                                                                                                           2 IQ has nothing to do with how smart you really are                                                                             Are you serious??                                                                                                              cheese and rice...                                                                                                             How would you know what I feel?                                                                                                gee, thanks a lot                                                                                                              why not?                                                                                                                       good job                                                                                                                       Yes, I agree...                                                                                                               # I'm new to this stuff...please help                                                                                           E There is a syntax error. Show me the code if it's not too long. (n/t)                                                          too vague to really help...                                                                                                    Here's what you do...                                                                                                         A Nice showoff, however it didn't add anything really useful. (n/t)                                                              his anwser was correct....                                                                                                    " What I meant with 'showing off'...                                                                                            	 ok...good                                                                                                                     X *I thought you said your 'job' was to help newbies, not comment on other people msg's...                                      D If people comment on my msg's, why wouldn't I comment on them? (n/a)                                                           cause...                                                                                                                      ( He was showing off, read his post. (n/t)                                                                                      4 oh no!  showing off!  so?  your point would be what?                                                                           expected statement                                                                                                            1 Yes. Without the code, there's nothing we can do.                                                                              (n/t)                                                                                                                          Okay, here it is                                                                                                              
 Oh, simple...                                                                                                                 
 Details...                                                                                                                     Thanx! (n/t)                                                                                                                   Anytime ^_^ (n/t)                                                                                                              Beware the supervisor                                                                                                          good for the newbies                                                                                                           OK...                                                                                                                          so you're saying...                                                                                                            Well...                                                                                                                       7 *HAHAHAHAHA!  Another rent-a-cop with a broken whistle!                                                                       3 Actually, I don't get paid. We're volunteers. (n/t)                                                                            * 'We'?                                                                                                                        We. There are others. (n/t)                                                                                                   % Kyle, go work on your prog now... :)*                                                                                         F can't even spell the thing/group/caste he &quot;works&quot; for... lol                                                        : I don't work for the government. I work for p-e-t-n. (n/t)                                                                     Help me !!!!!!!!!!                                                                                                            ' *make your own tcp/ip routines and such                                                                                       * Where i can find a tutorial about tcp/ip ?                                                                                    : I dunno, http://alternatelogic.hypermart.net/tutorials/ ?*                                                                     don't think so...                                                                                                              *make an ftp script                                                                                                           	 Use WCOPY                                                                                                                       banging my head against the wall                                                                                              * Thanks, but i want to make my own routines                                                                                     dun think so...                                                                                                                well....                                                                                                                      * obviously you didn't read gab's message...                                                                                     long numbers                                                                                                                  & depends on how long of #'s you want...                                                                                         Use strings                                                                                                                    Manipulating string-numbers                                                                                                    those stupid images                                                                                                            well...                                                                                                                        thanks (n/t)                                                                                                                  Z To all the people who hate DP *** DP, if you read this, fine...but don't make any comments                                     No.                                                                                                                            I agree..to a point.                                                                                                          $ It is because of that theory that...                                                                                          9 My opinions.. which I'm now forcing upon your little mind                                                                     C I'd like to know what kind of problems you consider advanced. (n/t)                                                             *anybody here good at java? hehe                                                                                              6 *i know some java... not the best in the world tho  :)                                                                         java no, javascript yes*                                                                                                      @ Is this really a forum? (Careful, this may be too enlightening.)                                                               LOL, you not understand                                                                                                        GET OFF DP'S BACK!!!                                                                                                          ' Josh, you are in the same boat as me...                                                                                        when did I call josh a newbie?                                                                                                 DP=right                                                                                                                       My space shooter                                                                                                              @ * maybe you should change your moniker to Chef Boyardee (heehee)                                                               B-czar=gone and Gopus=gone?                                                                                                   / To Paladin: (don't you like the 'mail' syntax?)                                                                                well,                                                                                                                         3 &lt;mumble&gt; no it wasn't sarcasm &lt;/mumble&gt;                                                                            *get your pic scanned                                                                                                         " Hey Supaprogamma!!! Josh=not_lucky                                                                                             Hurricanes are not good....                                                                                                   F which is why, Josh, contrary to your belief, I was not lucky either...                                                         Bye Gopus.. :(                                                                                                                ) Who is DP?  He doesn't seem to know much.                                                                                      Oh, thats mature.                                                                                                              since you bring it up...                                                                                                      - ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww*                                                                                 + I don't care.  I think very few people do.*                                                                                   / Re: I don't care.  I think very few people do.*                                                                                * are you Kountry?                                                                                                            	 huh????!!                                                                                                                      HA HA HA HA HA                                                                                                                 Netsend command?????                                                                                                           * no such thing                                                                                                                 Who here thinks DP is stupid????                                                                                               who here thinks that...                                                                                                        Makes sense...                                                                                                                
 c'mon now....                                                                                                                  Hey, DP                                                                                                                       L Who here thinks we should all grow up and quit nagging eachother about this?                                                  ! I hope no one gets pissed, but...                                                                                             4 I hate you. You go to hell, you go to hell and burn.                                                                           Ignore him/her/it...                                                                                                          
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 New Compliler                                                                                                                 
 supaprograma:                                                                                                                  rfc1480                                                                                                                        Why not just go to Homepad.com?                                                                                                yes, I have a subdomain                                                                                                       7 * you can also get a list of redirections at zefnet.com                                                                        My last message                                                                                                                oh man, good luck.                                                                                                            " good thing I life way up here :) *                                                                                             live, stupid typo demons*                                                                                                      that didn't sound right                                                                                                        -no comment- :) *                                                                                                             \ *Really, the worst thing that happens in a hurricane is that the electricity/water goes out.                                  ! A certain not-a-newbie feels dumb                                                                                              no...                                                                                                                          *Does pset work?                                                                                                              
 yes and no...                                                                                                                 / *YAY!!!! DP called me not-a-newbie!!!! YAY!!!!!                                                                                what are you so happy about? *                                                                                                 Why get all mad at DP?                                                                                                        C He seems tired of people who pretty much say 'write my code for me'                                                            not for MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE                                                                                                / You haven't been here for more than 2 years...*                                                                               ) Maybe we could set up an autoresponder...                                                                                      wait a moment..                                                                                                                Well,                                                                                                                          I did, and still do...                                                                                                         How silly of me....                                                                                                           
 I admit it...                                                                                                                 = * oh, Dp one more thing... wait i should remove the *, o well                                                                 * *there's absolutely NO text in this msg =)                                                                                     *lol                                                                                                                           Le joystick et vous...                                                                                                         why                                                                                                                           5 *yea, yea, yea, can you just gimme some help?  Maybe?                                                                         & * stick is too slow, use some routines                                                                                         Didn't you leave?*                                                                                                             analog sticks suck                                                                                                            J I happen to be using a microsoft sidewinder 3D pro.  Very new.  Very good.                                                    5 Visit my page: http://members.tripod.com/gabfm99 !!!!                                                                         ' * no graphics are loading.  what gives?                                                                                        It works                                                                                                                       21-digit prime number                                                                                                          and also                                                                                                                      H *don't do (int(num/bla)=num/bla), do (num mod bla) = 0.  It's faster :-                                                       Change of e-mail address                                                                                                       Games                                                                                                                          uhhh...                                                                                                                        Well...                                                                                                                        Sure                                                                                                                          * *sounds like it would go REALLY slow in QB                                                                                     *Well duh :)                                                                                                                   * QuickBasic.org is up!                                                                                                       P shell, is that your site? all I see is a giant &quot;Radi&quot; in Comic Sans MS                                              1 * no it's not mine, but I _do_ have my own domain                                                                              cool                                                                                                                          J * no idea, btw you can get a yourname.com.tj domain for $8/year at tjns.tj                                                     *do you have to pay internic?                                                                                                 ' * nope, you TJ Network Services $8/year                                                                                       M * at joker.com you can register a com/net/org domain for $20/yr (no Internic)                                                   * by the way, that's not my site                                                                                               Need code for loading.....                                                                                                    ! i think members.xoom.com/phillipz                                                                                              nope, sorry....                                                                                                                 and i can send you the wav thing                                                                                              3 * what are you saying?  did the .wav format change?                                                                            Re: Need code for loading....                                                                                                 9 There are plenty in the files section at www.qbasic.com.*                                                                     
 Playing .wavs                                                                                                                  Displaying gifs:                                                                                                               * Playing MIDIs                                                                                                                * no no text                                                                                                                   i've got a question....                                                                                                        I've got an answer:                                                                                                            my 56k is acting funky                                                                                                        G What are ya talkin about, when I downloaded QB it was less than one meg                                                       
 I'm moving!!!                                                                                                                 	 uh.......                                                                                                                     = * Or freei.net or altavista.com freeaccess instead of NetZero                                                                  you did?                                                                                                                      
 long story                                                                                                                      I don't think you were banned...                                                                                              " Re: I don't think you where banned                                                                                            / I don't feel like installing another ISP though                                                                                I see                                                                                                                         
 buh....bye...                                                                                                                  *bye                                                                                                                          ; If I were a sea squash, what type of sea squash would I be?                                                                   < *Trust me, you don't want to know what is on that sea floor.                                                                   You would be...                                                                                                               " I say we ban DP from this forum...                                                                                            0 I say we run nude into a patch of golden yams...                                                                               Be banned me so I agree...                                                                                                    
 hahahahahahah                                                                                                                  *Mmmmmm.....golden yams.....                                                                                                   Yes, I agree.*                                                                                                                ! ignoring him is all we can do....                                                                                             
 That sucks...                                                                                                                  BAN DP!!! BAN DP!!!                                                                                                            you're all newbies...                                                                                                          He may be annoying sometimes...                                                                                                yup... that's me                                                                                                               Hey,                                                                                                                          1 *Go away you ****ing retard...read the help file.                                                                              * type: screen 13                                                                                                             1 *DP! Who are you and what have your programmed?..                                                                             P It appears that all the controversy on this board is about DP...  Interesting...                                               Forgot one more question...                                                                                                    a true O/S*                                                                                                                   & If I remember DP means Digital Prince.                                                                                         re: It appears..etc                                                                                                           d No, Pro-DP as a message that states things like, &quot;DP is really cool!&quot;, or &quot;DP is alwa                          3 I'm not used to this type of forum...  I'll repeat.                                                                           [ My adventures trying to put together a working computer!!! (Warning, contents very boring.)                                   c Actually, it wasn't TOO boring... Is a star used to denote that there isn't anything inside?  If it                            You know what?...                                                                                                              n/a                                                                                                                            think, little one, think                                                                                                        That is so amusing...  Heheh...*                                                                                              $ Hmm... There's one little problem...                                                                                          % Not *all* of us where newbies once...                                                                                         2 When I was a newbie, I was in, what?  Grade 2? 3?*                                                                             Stupid huricane                                                                                                                Man, that sucks...                                                                                                             Why?                                                                                                                           Yeah, that does suck...                                                                                                        ASM ASM ASM ASM ASM                                                                                                           : There is an asm tutorial out which shows good how it works                                                                    	 Read this                                                                                                                     $ * yeah, that's the best asm tutorial                                                                                           ever heard of a search engine?                                                                                                @ How do i get a program to run a part of itself on a certain date                                                              * It requires a Atomdigit Softbread Analyzer                                                                                     He's got a good point there.                                                                                                   hmm                                                                                                                           - Is that an inefficiency?  I do believe it is!                                                                                 ; *you need not fix what isn't broken  -- Some Philosophy Guy                                                                    Why is this happening?                                                                                                        
 RE:Me Threeee                                                                                                                  * Netscape's a fault                                                                                                          $ *Why can't I see the other messages?                                                                                          4 *I had to post a message to get the rest to show up.                                                                           PLEASE READ THE QUESTION BELOW                                                                                                 PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE HELP!                                                                                                     here...                                                                                                                       * You could also try the following code-&gt;                                                                                    4 How can I put the result of a command in a variable?                                                                           *CurDate$ = DATE$                                                                                                             d &lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fortunecity.com/skyscraper/online/666&quot;&gt;Progman Softwar                           And THUS... the cycle continues                                                                                               J although my limited mind could not comprehend about half that paragraph...                                                    0 I shall let this one slide... for paladins sake*                                                                               paladin, NOOOO                                                                                                                
 I think...                                                                                                                    	 I know...                                                                                                                     , I don't care what DP says, I agree with you!                                                                                   21-digit prime digit                                                                                                           so?  you can't do the math?*                                                                                                  , Here ya go.. 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KEVIN IS THAT YOU???!!!!!*                                                                    It is I                                                                                                                        ooh...a dead kevin?                                                                                                            that wasn't anonymous :)                                                                                                      . well, DP, can you bring out Justin Timberlake?                                                                                 nah*                                                                                                                          
 oh yeah...                                                                                                                     html?  anyone can do that                                                                                                      * tuxedo.org                                                                                                                  ! *yes, someday I will try INTERCAL                                                                                              I'd really like to see that*                                                                                                  	 ya think?                                                                                                                     ) * computer illiterate people not included                                                                                      Hey DP,                                                                                                                        There ya go DP.                                                                                                                I already have/had one, but...                                                                                                # what do you mean &quot;maybe&quot;?                                                                                            Man,                                                                                                                          4 yeah, supa definatly needs some girls in HER life...                                                                           Untitled                                                                                                                       What kind of a girl programs?                                                                                                  Right                                                                                                                         
 Wanna bet?                                                                                                                     ..but your now real programmer                                                                                                 *I can't cook. How's that?                                                                                                     no, not now                                                                                                                     EWWWWWWW I'm not a LESBO!!!!!!!!                                                                                               wow, 5                                                                                                                         wait, make that two...                                                                                                         I shall early october                                                                                                          oh gross...                                                                                                                    how's that perverted?                                                                                                          DP                                                                                                                            
 supaprogramma                                                                                                                  *read the reply                                                                                                                Hi                                                                                                                             sounds familiar...                                                                                                            , Well, yes, I do need to know something else.                                                                                  W I used to think the webmaster of this site was stupid, but now I know everyone here is.                                       @ and some of us need to go back to second grade to learn grammar!                                                               open season on supa                                                                                                            ATHEIST*                                                                                                                       open-minded, I'm not partial...                                                                                               T I wouldn't call completely against the idea of the possibility of a supreme being...                                            I'm not completely against it...                                                                                              
 no, seriously                                                                                                                  If I knew for a fact...                                                                                                        Excuse me for butting in,                                                                                                      it means you can suck my...                                                                                                    YOU'RE A FREAK.                                                                                                                what?  you asked...                                                                                                            reality                                                                                                                       / now, in your own words, define &quot;real&quot;                                                                               ? Merriam-Webster, and I don't feel like doing it in my own words                                                               0 Now, how could that be related to the universe?*                                                                               Not to mention the fact that...                                                                                                retards?                                                                                                                       that's nice                                                                                                                    sad, sad fact of this forum...*                                                                                               Y * &quot;God typed {M-x light}...and then there was light&quot; - bjarne (inventor of C++)                                     * QB imcompitence (spelled right? [get it?])                                                                                     GRR                                                                                                                             wrong again, newbie... err, supa                                                                                                Never mind, you'll never get it*                                                                                               if you say so*                                                                                                                " lol, you ARE a newbie, aren't you?                                                                                            X See, he was trying to be nice to you, and you go up there and gladly burst his bubble...                                       why thank you, supa*                                                                                                           He isn't very nice is he?                                                                                                     L He tortures everyone who hasn't read the entire help file and understood it*                                                  " they wont sell those to me anymore                                                                                             I have a Java OS                                                                                                               hmmm                                                                                                                          ? You can get a bitmap reader at http://www.welcome.to/qbprograms                                                                gopus:                                                                                                                         HELP with graphs!!                                                                                                             heh                                                                                                                            COMMANDS                                                                                                                      1 you've obviously never looked at the help file...                                                                              O                                                                                                                              He isn't going to...                                                                                                           Yes I am                                                                                                                        Then it's not an OS in QB is it?                                                                                              & ohhh, shellreef contradicts once again                                                                                        K if he'd been doing anything that long he would've known some basic grammar*                                                    right*                                                                                                                         QBasic                                                                                                                         liar                                                                                                                           Nope...                                                                                                                        No                                                                                                                            
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 Wotsa wot?                                                                                                                    V *Another Josh? AAAAAAAUUUUUUUUGGGGHHHHH!!!!! Gopus you 'tard, don't talk to him!!! j/k                                        + Sending what's on the screen to the printer                                                                                    Thanx                                                                                                                         , need  qb45qck.hlp   QuickBasic 4.5 help file                                                                                  ! I can (and will) give that to you                                                                                              damn typo demons                                                                                                               * Forgot to XXEncode it?                                                                                                       sowwy                                                                                                                         L I have changed the music at my site and I dont care what you think of it!!!!                                                  
 Good music                                                                                                                    $ I sense a disturbance in the force..                                                                                           I feel your pain                                                                                                              
 Sound Blaster                                                                                                                  I do*                                                                                                                          MP3s                                                                                                                          ! * Check out http://www.wotsit.org                                                                                             
 Hey Thanx!                                                                                                                      BSAVE and two-dimensional arrays                                                                                               BSAVEing                                                                                                                      O *Ahhhhhh, that makes a lot of sense now that I think about it.  Thanks a bunch.                                                what is the ftp command                                                                                                        Um...                                                                                                                          heh, they get ..                                                                                                              
 Yes there is!                                                                                                                 a *I said &quot;most&quot;... I know that there are a bundle that do, but there are more that don't                              I KNOW THAT...                                                                                                                 H E L P !!!                                                                                                                    jah jah                                                                                                                        sven_g6@yahoo.com *                                                                                                            Sure                                                                                                                           sorry about the PAGE mishap                                                                                                    Also...                                                                                                                       0 You know who is even more tarded then MicroSoft?                                                                              + your words of wisdom never cease to bore me                                                                                    Speaking of 'tards...                                                                                                          maaan                                                                                                                          *'tard? U mean pop tart?                                                                                                      : *Flooding can slow the chat down. That includes PM's. Duh.                                                                     What a ject...                                                                                                                 Quute acrobatic...                                                                                                             Somebody!!!                                                                                                                    ...                                                                                                                           ! *Btw, how old are you? 8? 14? 26?                                                                                              You'll hate this responce                                                                                                     7 Because (argumental standby) you are an immature 'tard.                                                                        sniff sniff                                                                                                                   @ I can't answer that since you limited the range to 8, 14 and 26.                                                              , * I am 15 years, 11 months, and 11 days old.                                                                                  8 IF YOU USE NETSCAPE AND HAVE A SOUND CARD THEN READ THIS                                                                      $ Background music on web sites sucks!                                                                                           Way to encourage...                                                                                                           ' re:Background music on web sites sucks!                                                                                       	 more help                                                                                                                      ???                                                                                                                            Learn C/C++?                                                                                                                   Um... no...                                                                                                                    * but C++ isn't                                                                                                               ! c=cool; asm=asshole slut motha...                                                                                             6 * C++ and C are quite different, they are not synonyms                                                                         Yes you can!                                                                                                                   That's not what I said:                                                                                                        Actually...                                                                                                                     Help me test stuff...pleeeaaaase                                                                                               Help                                                                                                                           ...                                                                                                                            manipulate?                                                                                                                    ...                                                                                                                            Actually...                                                                                                                   $ *So I dumbed it down for him, sue me                                                                                           well...                                                                                                                        How do you make a shadow?                                                                                                     
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 5 1/4 to 5.25                                                                                                                  Here we go:                                                                                                                    looking for micro.. quick c                                                                                                   ! we don't distribute warez here...                                                                                             
 Hey shellreef                                                                                                                  I know..                                                                                                                       I found it ANYWAY WITHOUT YOU                                                                                                  why not use VisualC++                                                                                                          why are you so MEAN to me......                                                                                                routine                                                                                                                       3 I never SAID VC++ was a friggin' scripting language                                                                           4 I passed all of my classes, w/out doing ANY homework                                                                           *you PASSED                                                                                                                    good keyword, good                                                                                                            + There would never be this problem with UNIX                                                                                   % yeah no kidding. supa, get a real O/S                                                                                          why should I                                                                                                                  H oh yeah, one more thing I wanted to ask the almighty hacker boy elder DP                                                       if he can correct                                                                                                               *two are quite enough, thank you                                                                                              * what makes you think it's &quot;two&quot;?                                                                                     *don't start me on this one                                                                                                   	 why not *                                                                                                                      TO Suppaprogramma...                                                                                                           no comment....                                                                                                                ) &quot;a person of your intelligence&quot;                                                                                      f**k off                                                                                                                      ; I always try to watch my manners no matter what the case. *                                                                    *never mind, ignore this msg                                                                                                  ) couldn't think of that before, could you?                                                                                      SHADDUP                                                                                                                        of course, it's 5:43 am                                                                                                        I never had common sense...                                                                                                     ...and we all pity you, I'm sure                                                                                              " nobody teaches you common sense...                                                                                             Yes they do                                                                                                                   # *litestep.net and floach.pimpin.net                                                                                           - thx...can you answer the question I asked DP?                                                                                  yes you can                                                                                                                   ( you're so EVILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL                                                                                      
 sure why not?                                                                                                                  Nibbles                                                                                                                        look at the source code                                                                                                        PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!!!!!                                                                                                        *http://move.to/qbfiles/                                                                                                      . if bluetek.sonicblue.com is down, try qb45.com                                                                                 Sound output                                                                                                                  
 *SOUND 1, 100                                                                                                                  Nope.  Try SOUND 100, 1                                                                                                        internal sound *shudder*                                                                                                      ' what happened to www.quickbasic.com????                                                                                       * The same thing that happened to bluetek...                                                                                    . *hasn't quickbasic.com been down over a month?                                                                                6 chuck's moving to a different server... not DNS though                                                                         arc question...                                                                                                                I think                                                                                                                        A bit more accurately...                                                                                                       What?                                                                                                                         d Has anyone seen my pal Gopus?? Gopus Munson , the one who is on my qbteam, along with Wildcard and J                           Re:                                                                                                                           * what about john millard and wildcard(s)? *                                                                                     b-czar the IPX coding                                                                                                          *I'll send it tonight                                                                                                          A little help....                                                                                                              sheesh                                                                                                                         sweet *                                                                                                                       3 How to view bmp/gif/ whatever picture in screeen 12                                                                            Mode 12h images...                                                                                                            
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Even you and me.                                                                 ( dumping screen memory to printer in QB45                                                                                       Hrm...                                                                                                                         IO ports                                                                                                                       here...                                                                                                                       $ Implementing Timer code in a program                                                                                           ...                                                                                                                            Untitled                                                                                                                       Girl Programmers???                                                                                                            there are some...                                                                                                              The things I hate the most                                                                                                     hey, I use alter.net                                                                                                          = Sounds like you've got a whole bag of chips on your shoulder*                                                                  uhhh                                                                                                                           Ya                                                                                                                             he is =)                                                                                                                       we know what u mean...                                                                                                        ) * I know one, but she doesn't like forums                                                                                      as shellreef said....                                                                                                         8 *I believe TEJ at bluetek is female... 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 I have one...                                                                                                                 ! Out of the kindness of your heart                                                                                             : If you were to have kindly and politely addressed everyone                                                                    / Oh now we have to sucumb to acting like a child                                                                               
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 Sure o bob                                                                                                                     Something i'm wondering bout                                                                                                   smacker....                                                                                                                   # Passing variables to Assembler code                                                                                            HERE...                                                                                                                        solution                                                                                                                      < *anybody seen &quot;the bum bum song&quot; by tom green yet?                                                                   *how can we see a song?  : )                                                                                                  I *oh pardon me for the technical definition problems, I meant VIDEO on MTV                                                      *ah, ok... no i haven't... hehe                                                                                                *Ever heard of an Oscilliscope?                                                                                                Get the poo off my bum!                                                                                                        Okay Bzar Head......                                                                                                            *I support everyone but logiclrd                                                                                              B *Logiclrd is there leader it looks like to me(or the most popular)                                                             *Na... lardo is just assertive                                                                                                ! I Need Help With Qbasic Big Time.                                                                                              ask the people at bluetek...                                                                                                   hmmm...                                                                                                                        You guys are nuts!                                                                                                            5 What's wrong with Qbasic? It's free, and easy to use!                                                                         
 nextqb bah...                                                                                                                 - an advocate of B-Czar...visual languages suck                                                                                 	 right on!                                                                                                                      hmmm...                                                                                                                        it's okay, I guess *                                                                                                           I disagree-&gt;                                                                                                               : *yea, if you want a good one, use qb, a crappy one, vb! :P                                                                     I disagree once again-&gt;                                                                                                    5 Why I make fun and generally abuse the concept of VB:                                                                          I agree with Peter Head...                                                                                                    ! When it comes right down to it...                                                                                              of course w2k is open source...                                                                                                visual languages suck hey...                                                                                                  & YEA!!! RIGHT ON!!! (agree-ing with DP)                                                                                         Answer-&gt;                                                                                                                    Why I use qbasic                                                                                                               About Windows-&gt;                                                                                                             ha!                                                                                                                           ) I agree windows tends to crash a lot-&gt;                                                                                      Why windoze is popular                                                                                                        0 Like I said there probably are more reasons-&gt;                                                                               ...                                                                                                                           / It's not that we don't know other languuages...                                                                                Yep. QB is good but slow                                                                                                       Good on you mate.                                                                                                              Bill Clinton A La Eminem                                                                                                       *LOL!!!!                                                                                                                       my name is..                                                                                                                  # bawitdaba (no, that's not the song)                                                                                            nope, sure don't *                                                                                                             QBasic grammar                                                                                                                 download QB 4.5                                                                                                                Qbasic                                                                                                                         with a format?                                                                                                                , josh, read now... you'll thank me, yes, tons                                                                                   *YAY! Thanks DP.                                                                                                              d *There are two bots in chatroom! I still need help attacking them at 7:00 pm eastern time. Pinging a                          8 those were my friends, making sure they don't get ops...                                                                       *hehe Sorry!                                                                                                                   Stratagy game programmers                                                                                                      I welcome that idea thoroughly                                                                                                 DDE                                                                                                                            Web Browsers for QBasic?                                                                                                       re:                                                                                                                            Help Meeeeeeeee!!!!!!                                                                                                         R *SHELL &quot;copy file.txt prn&quot; or SHELL &quot;copy file.txt lpt1&quot;, etc.                                            W Looking for that mode13 palette converter thing (converts .gifs to a universal palette)                                        yea, I remember you...                                                                                                          Nevermind, I found what I needed                                                                                              > *Oh, well bla :P I thought you wanted to load a .gif's palette                                                                 Direct parallel cable                                                                                                          No problemo...                                                                                                                 Heh, I have 2 such programs...                                                                                                * I was kind of looking for a standalone app                                                                                    / Internet nicknames and a program called Arti...                                                                                How...out.....tua.....helper...                                                                                               B * how out... huh? tua helper... tuna helper? 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 *i thought so                                                                                                                  you mean getting lucky? sure                                                                                                  8 *yeah, for newbies who didn't pass second grade spelling                                                                      	 Petition!                                                                                                                     $ It's my petition, I'm signing first.                                                                                          J it was B-Czar and Gopus, and apparently there were creative differences...                                                    > *We need out best flamer to send mallard a couple of messages.                                                                 Holy upon Holy's!  READ                                                                                                        he's back anyway, but...                                                                                                      	 yes I was                                                                                                                      Alright everybody!                                                                                                            H *READ THE ABOVE MESSAGE! READ THE ABOVE MESSAGE! READ THE ABOVE MESSAGE!                                                       his email is...                                                                                                               ) *Give it up.  This site will always suck.                                                                                     	 B-Czar...                                                                                                                      Complete story                                                                                                                 what exactly did he say                                                                                                       ( *I thought he was being a sarcastic jerk                                                                                       Darn it!                                                                                                                       one problem                                                                                                                    I know he's 13                                                                                                                - I was not talking about Moola for InterNIC...                                                                                  I said. . .                                                                                                                    This stinks                                                                                                                   0 you got it right, actually (spelling of my name)                                                                               Printer question                                                                                                               would LPRINT do anything?                                                                                                     : *LPRINT only deals with printing characters, not pictures.                                                                    
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 What history?                                                                                                                  Here's an excerpt:                                                                                                            ( six words, a couple o' hyphens and a URL                                                                                      ; 8 hours, and all you people could come up w/ is 3 messages?                                                                    *School                                                                                                                       K what about it, supaprogramma... oh, I'm sorry. You decided to call yourself                                                    for the last time...                                                                                                          7 Just a little note I wrote up for reasons beyond me :-)                                                                       ! school hasn't started yet, smarts                                                                                              it has for a lot of people                                                                                                    . hey, pls review this and tell me what ya think                                                                                9 I don't know about constructive, but here it is anyway...                                                                      ok, thanks and 1 other thing...                                                                                               ? numbers, the foundation of existance... yet they're but symbols                                                               / you could, typo demons stike yet again... :-) *                                                                                You're all too stupid for me.                                                                                                  again                                                                                                                          gee, I don't know                                                                                                             # Loading external Programs in Qbasic                                                                                            Go to the help file                                                                                                           # hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah^inf                                                                                           	 Thanks :)                                                                                                                      sure                                                                                                                           Long Dark Tea Time of The Soul.                                                                                                My C64 died a long time ago..                                                                                                  Whoa!                                                                                                                          It's pretty BASIC (heh)..*                                                                                                    $ How to SCALE and ROTATE{saga 1 of 3}                                                                                           That's helpful...                                                                                                              Lesbee friends...                                                                                                              I give up...                                                                                                                   This forum doesn't need me...                                                                                                  now *this* is the real gopus...                                                                                                I was being nice...                                                                                                            she'd like that too much... *                                                                                                 + *why the f**k are you always so mean to me?                                                                                    me, mean? 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I know someone who                                                                                 *hugz*                                                                                                                         WTF is cyber-blade.net?!!                                                                                                     E I'm an elder. I was here during the forum's first stage of existance.                                                          WOW...                                                                                                                        
 yes it does *                                                                                                                 3 Thats right! It was when it was not popular at all.                                                                            *Mr. Cheat Code was his name                                                                                                  
 Ahhhhh yes...                                                                                                                 # I talk to him almost every day... *                                                                                           ) I wouldn't brag about that if I were you.                                                                                      I think he knows that already                                                                                                  thanks for pointing that out *                                                                                                , that wasn't hacking... and where's napalm? *                                                                                   but...                                                                                                                         Notice-&gt;                                                                                                                   	 and note:                                                                                                                     : When forcing people to vote you are only fooling yourself,                                                                     heh, life is good *                                                                                                           8 My ways?! You of all people want to show me how to -&gt;                                                                       properly is probably-&gt;                                                                                                      heh                                                                                                                           0 Okay all you music composers...  Check this out!                                                                              2 How to PEEK and POKE and use INP,OUT {saga 1 of 6}                                                                             An incomplete message...                                                                                                      / Neuro you are wrong SADD can be used in qbasic.                                                                                I was so right.                                                                                                               R To neuro, SADD is for the offset of a string,VARPTR is for the offset of a number.                                             Hmm....                                                                                                                       
 CALL Absolute                                                                                                                  Absolute                                                                                                                       Use QASM                                                                                                                       Banners! help me out pleez?                                                                                                    www.cyber-blade.net *                                                                                                         - I NEED NIBBLES!!(will some one give it to me)                                                                                 1 Sorry, no. I know where you can get it though! :)                                                                              ec.quickbasic.com, wasn't it?                                                                                                 L Did shellreef die or something? were is he? Shell, if you get this, email me                                                  T he told us that he went on vacation, if you were to check the forum more often.... *                                          d *I don't come to this forum becuase you don't allow talking about anything but QB. When will he be b                           You have a problem w/ that?                                                                                                   % I am Shellreef, bow before me or die!                                                                                          Timed QB games?                                                                                                                here...                                                                                                                       ' sure, give him the easy way to do it...                                                                                        You can also use my method-&gt;                                                                                                Can't Load Gifs!!!                                                                                                            . hey imposter! i'm the only me around here!  :)                                                                                 Gif 87a                                                                                                                       8 yeah, for some reason no .gif I have is (in)87a(format)*                                                                      $ The Revolutionary Guide to Qbasic...                                                                                           that's already been said... *                                                                                                 " BWUAHAHAHAH! DONT MAKE ME LAUGH!!!                                                                                            ; oh yeah?  well you're just... chicken, yes, chicken you be.                                                                    No I'm a duck dammit, a DUCK!!!                                                                                               5 oh yeah?  well you and 'mallard' go back to your pond                                                                          Link didn't work                                                                                                              1 Ok i found it but i need to know how to do TCP/IP                                                                              ...                                                                                                                            Oh yes i want them                                                                                                             *sent                                                                                                                         ) Liar! you sent me 70's government ARPANET                                                                                      no shit, sherlock                                                                                                             < BTW, 'me', send me those docs, I might not have those yet. *                                                                  @ Why would I use JScript? It can't even make standalone programs!                                                               heh, and VB can do better?                                                                                                     heh, it can                                                                                                                   D you're right, it is popular.... among dumbass /L/usrs who don't know                                                          : Yeah maybe I should throw away my mouse and color monitor.                                                                    7 Yo hey you there, CHECK THIS OUT!! COOL COOL NEW NEW!!!                                                                       $ what if I don't want to?  huh? :-) *                                                                                          8 One messed up night : the story you couldn't live w/out.                                                                      C Still no replies.  What's wrong with you people (no acronyms, wow)?                                                            NOOOOOOOOOOOO...                                                                                                              + um, no one's in it anymore.  msg me on ICQ*                                                                                    Heh...                                                                                                                         LOL                                                                                                                           = $$$ from ad browsers with out the browser!!! How?! read on...                                                                  hmmm                                                                                                                           Here's the big question:                                                                                                      d How do you make it so that when you clear the screen, some things dont get cleared? (such as a backg                          	 You don't                                                                                                                     ) you don't have to get the whole screen...                                                                                      A response.                                                                                                                   % some question no one seams to know...                                                                                         
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 Like this?                                                                                                                     That's how I would do it...                                                                                                    Everyone go to the chatroom!                                                                                                   Whoa                                                                                                                           scary, isn't it?                                                                                                              ! *Go to the chatroom. If you want.                                                                                             N BLUETEK'S msg board is down for an &quot;indefinate&quot; amount of time :( :(                                                 judge not lest you be judged                                                                                                  1 is this the first time I've ever agreed with you?                                                                              oh yeah...and one more thing...                                                                                               = wow, words of wisdom.  hallelulija (or something like that) *                                                                 	 thanks DP                                                                                                                      sure                                                                                                                           There, that should do it *                                                                                                     i                                                                                                                              h                                                                                                                              g                                                                                                                              f                                                                                                                              e                                                                                                                              d                                                                                                                              c                                                                                                                              b                                                                                                                              a                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
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 I think...                                                                                                                    U *Hello, I am Windows98, and I am going to destroy and kill your computer!!!!!!!!!!!!!                                         ! What if you already got Windows98                                                                                              *That explains Gopus98                                                                                                        - Then get a real O/S, see what you're missing?                                                                                  ...                                                                                                                            Me?????????????????                                                                                                            no...                                                                                                                          That's why I'm sticking to '95                                                                                                
 oh wait...                                                                                                                     Your not for real                                                                                                              right on (text?  what text?)                                                                                                   ???                                                                                                                            he's on a polite streak                                                                                                        Hi..                                                                                                                          0 Dang, I must have hit the wrong person yesterday                                                                              < *Just do it again DP. This time make sure you hit her twice.                                                                  % *Yes i did say HER...The man in drag.                                                                                          alright.                                                                                                                      @ *He's gay, that explains the way he's always acting weird. Huh??                                                               um, what? (nt)                                                                                                                 *He's not the real gopus.                                                                                                      thats it                                                                                                                       haha                                                                                                                          & they have the stupidest commercials...                                                                                         I don't know...                                                                                                                says you and Dr. Lipshitz                                                                                                     . Thanks for those misspelled words of wisdom??                                                                                ; what's &quot;misspelled&quot; (try looking that up, btw)? *                                                                    i know what you mean....                                                                                                       LOL                                                                                                                            Help? Anybody?                                                                                                                ) Set your sites on a beautiful stranger...                                                                                     * gopus, alive?  are you sure you're gopus?*                                                                                    ; *oh no, it's the all mighty gopus. DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE!!!!!                                                                    Randy, what's the matter?                                                                                                      go away, fake gopus*                                                                                                           EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW GROSSSSS                                                                                                what?                                                                                                                          I was talking to Mr. Politeness                                                                                               
 oh, okay *                                                                                                                     Still not working.                                                                                                             Oh...I'm sorry...                                                                                                             
 Wow again!                                                                                                                     That's a good thing                                                                                                            so what else is new?                                                                                                           *See? two responses already!                                                                                                   That's not true (hahaha)                                                                                                      
 You just did!                                                                                                                 M of course I just did, that's why I put the &quot;hahahaha&quot; part in there                                                  HA!                                                                                                                           ( ha?  Why would I want to prove my point?                                                                                       umm.....                                                                                                                      0 the book = bible, if that doesn't clear it up...                                                                               I told you....                                                                                                                 fine, I wont ask                                                                                                              P *Oh he's good, he's really good. What do you think your james bond or something?                                              / James Bond? PIERCE BROSNAN? *sigh giggle snort*                                                                               N good for/as/with what?  what the heck?  What, the dog again?  NOOOoooo!!! haha                                                 no, I was wrong.                                                                                                              
 No I'm not                                                                                                                    F Folks, step right up. I got free tickets to the fight of the century.*                                                         I'll have 2, please                                                                                                           L *Oh very funny. You know fighters can't buy their tickets to their own show.                                                   wrong place at the wrong time                                                                                                 ' josh did for you, don't worry about it*                                                                                        Wow.                                                                                                                           *One word (U - R - L)                                                                                                           *Do you mean my url is too long?                                                                                               *How about  http://qb.8m.com                                                                                                   Mindless stuff                                                                                                                : *As if there aren't enough that I already have to look at.                                                                    2 *Yes.. but my site is more developed than most :-P                                                                            ! Could somebody help me with this?                                                                                             ; *Maybe try using joystick routines instead of the keyboard.                                                                   
 INP(&amp;H60)                                                                                                                 9 How to make some menu? (This is lame, but please help me)                                                                     A Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah^99999                                                             * DP, stop getting high on sugar - CALM DOWN                                                                                     LOL                                                                                                                           L *Maybe he's never heard of AllBasicCode before. http://www.basicguru.com/abc                                                   High on sugar?                                                                                                                / *I dunno, why don't I just happily go find out.                                                                                because I already know                                                                                                         Either                                                                                                                        A none of you have ever heard of sarcasm?  I'm not fat, only 130 lb                                                             ! http://quickbasic.freeservers.com                                                                                             4 taking that back wont stop me from judging your site                                                                          S that's DP's old excuse he falls back on whenever he gets trapped in an argument...*                                            trapped, me?  impossible                                                                                                       *haha                                                                                                                          *Well this certainly sucks.                                                                                                   . this is a job for..............DECENTPROGRAMMA                                                                                 I like that polite sub                                                                                                         My iq is 157                                                                                                                   Btw I'm 14*                                                                                                                    where'd you get 'it' tested?                                                                                                   Well                                                                                                                           I don't even know my IQ                                                                                                        honor classes..hahahahahaha                                                                                                   7 How to POKE a string for those of you who want to know.                                                                        Finally                                                                                                                        Mouse                                                                                                                          It's hard to explain.                                                                                                         	 CASE ELSE                                                                                                                     . What happend to the &quot;Blue Tek&quot; site?                                                                                 according to B-Czar...                                                                                                         problems with internic?                                                                                                        What is internic?-&gt;                                                                                                        ) Another great site is down:(?????????????                                                                                     d Please help me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!                           I CAN HELP YOU!!!!! BE HAPPY!!!                                                                                                look who's.... again                                                                                                           how do you know?                                                                                                               Uh...                                                                                                                          yeah                                                                                                                            Why did you ask about QB.LIB???*                                                                                               I don't have it                                                                                                                *Check your email.                                                                                                            ) thanks, I think (haven't checked it yet)*                                                                                      Question                                                                                                                      J assuming you're talking about C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT (remind me if I'm stupid)...                                                     Won't work. (more)                                                                                                            	 well then                                                                                                                     = can do... what partition type does he want it to run under? *                                                                 E *and you're expecting DECENTPROGRAMMA to tell you that...shame on you                                                         : well... I thought you might have read something recently *                                                                    & It's easy...But no command interpreter                                                                                         using different offsets                                                                                                        Viking Studios                                                                                                                 hmmm                                                                                                                          
 I'm stupid                                                                                                                    9 we should put you on prozac treatment for low self-esteem                                                                     
 Not really                                                                                                                     Goto The chatroom now!                                                                                                         Can you help me?                                                                                                               * n$ = STR$(n%)    n% =VAL(n$)                                                                                                 Check out my site!                                                                                                             Hmmm...hmmm...yeah...hmmm                                                                                                      Help me with GIF-PRG!! PLEASE!!                                                                                                *I sent you a MAIL                                                                                                             I will tell you!                                                                                                               Well poop...                                                                                                                   Help with math prob.                                                                                                           If I remembered correctly...                                                                                                  B See my chat bot proggie members.tripod.com/father-time/roland.html                                                             I'm having a slight problem...                                                                                                " * Add /l after you type in QBX.exe                                                                                             I can help you there!                                                                                                          Trig Functions                                                                                                                " Quick, come to the chat room jimmy                                                                                             HOW THE HELL.....                                                                                                             ( What the hell is this guy talking about?                                                                                       Why can't anybody ever be nice?                                                                                                calm down...                                                                                                                   easy                                                                                                                           I can help you i think                                                                                                        5 Does anybody know of any really goooooooood QB sites?                                                                         
 Good sites...                                                                                                                  BoohYah! Check out mine                                                                                                        oh wait!                                                                                                                      4 why do you always have to make US do all the work...                                                                           Visit my site!                                                                                                                 *^_^* for nate and his proggie                                                                                                 Well this just p's me o!                                                                                                      $ ASM ides or compilers or whatever...                                                                                          5 Okay...like does anyone know why ABSOLUTE ASSEMBLY...                                                                          Nasm                                                                                                                          , What does everybody think of my new proggie?                                                                                  Y View my new program and tell me what you think! members.tripod.com/father-time/Roland.zip                                      Dude...                                                                                                                        Yes... That's just ver 1.0...                                                                                                 " Help! This doesn't make any sense!                                                                                             ???                                                                                                                            well...                                                                                                                       	 *cute :-)                                                                                                                     $ ...and now you're calling it cute...                                                                                           :-)                                                                                                                            polite is good...                                                                                                             & *yea... don't you live in new york? :)                                                                                        . How can anybody who lives in New York be nice?                                                                                 *I don't live in NY                                                                                                           	 HEY DP!!!                                                                                                                     % *pizzaprogramma?  It sounds italiano!                                                                                          risposta                                                                                                                       Hm...                                                                                                                          CHR$(0)+CHR$(P)...                                                                                                             yes...                                                                                                                        N CHR$(0) = 1 byte, &quot;P&quot; = 1 byte, CHR$(0) + &quot;P&quot; = 2 bytes...                                                 Thanx...oh and by the way...                                                                                                  % I'm bbbbbbbbaaaaaaaaaaccccccckkkkkkkk                                                                                          Yaaaaaaaaaaaah...                                                                                                              By the way....                                                                                                                 oh ok*                                                                                                                        * supaprogramma never leaves w/o a reason...                                                                                     I'm sorry...                                                                                                                  * wow...since when are you this sensitive...                                                                                     I'm sorry for saying sorry...                                                                                                  huh?                                                                                                                           Heya, kiddo                                                                                                                   ( *Didn't she change her name to somethin?                                                                                      1 *it was soup nazi, but that was too controversial                                                                             1 *Actually I was referring to Young Programmer ;-)                                                                             B and he's got all these smileys! 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 if only...                                                                                                                    * Different format texts in the same screen?                                                                                     Here's an idea:                                                                                                               
 No, no, no...                                                                                                                  *How do you speed up timer?                                                                                                   ( TIMER goes fast enough. Why speed it up?                                                                                      ! *The above message is empty, btw.                                                                                             D *I need it to go faster, I must use it as a delay 40 times a second.                                                           try this...                                                                                                                    README README README README                                                                                                   / Is it me or does DP go more insane every week ?                                                                                is it me or is it 2:32AM?                                                                                                      Who the hell...                                                                                                                SHhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!                                                                                                             thanks                                                                                                                         howto use svga24.bas/svga16.bas                                                                                               4 No... thank you QB_AL for suggesting it all to us...                                                                           Here's what you do:                                                                                                            !!!                                                                                                                            fghgf                                                                                                                          Untitled                                                                                                                       kiss your boxes BIOS goodbye                                                                                                   *Josh is now Jhamster                                                                                                         6 ein wenig von der Hilfe bitte...or somethin' like that                                                                         ein wenig hilfe bitte                                                                                                          i'm back...                                                                                                                    whopeeeeeee!!!*                                                                                                                compiling in qb4.5.......again                                                                                                8 you haven't answered my question, so I couldn't help you                                                                      ( the error occurs when I run the EXE file                                                                                      . then plz post the src here that screws up... *                                                                                 It looks...                                                                                                                   ' and now the problem source (I think)...                                                                                       Q *sorry if I seem mad at you or any one else, cause I'm not.  I just get mad easy.                                              Just so everyone knows...                                                                                                      darn, why? *                                                                                                                   It looks like...                                                                                                               *B-czar, aren't you an elder?                                                                                                  By the way,                                                                                                                   $ Me don't come here too often no more                                                                                           You come often enough                                                                                                          Well...                                                                                                                        You ain't no elder!                                                                                                            Qbasic                                                                                                                         Doesnt' exist..                                                                                                                quickbasic.com                                                                                                                 Problems with QB45                                                                                                             *QB yourprog.bas /L                                                                                                            hello ?                                                                                                                       $ A little help needed for a newbie...                                                                                          - All these require QBWAGON TM...for Windows...                                                                                  But don't use GOTO...                                                                                                         
 Goto is good!                                                                                                                  well, ya know...                                                                                                              % You're obviously not the brightest...                                                                                         " HOW DO YOU CHANGE THE BIOS FONT!!!                                                                                            	 Hmmmmm...                                                                                                                      lots of people have done that                                                                                                  Easy...                                                                                                                        Menu-making program                                                                                                            This is a test                                                                                                                # BLOAD and BSAVE in EXE's from QB4.5                                                                                            Okay...                                                                                                                        well...                                                                                                                        test                                                                                                                          A !!!NEW!!!COOL!!!NEW!!!COOL!!!NEW!!!COOL!!!NEW!!!COOL!!!NEW!!!COOL                                                              Who feels like...                                                                                                              Help !                                                                                                                        
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not &quot;uncompile&quot; (actually de)                                                       $ *So it IS possible, just really hard                                                                                          ( Reverse engineering compiled QB programs                                                                                      4 aaaaarrrrggghhhh my mind went blank (non-qb related)                                                                           *nevermind, i got it  :)                                                                                                       lost in musical blis                                                                                                           misc topics                                                                                                                    something...                                                                                                                  . you have to scroll down to respond, genius....                                                                                 sorry for that...                                                                                                              I leave for a FEW DAYS...                                                                                                      Everyone? That was just DP.                                                                                                    what/who was DP?                                                                                                               *I forgot, DP is always crazy                                                                                                 ) I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy it.                                                                                     " *Hey, that's MY snappy saying! :-#                                                                                            " You are my standard for crazy, DP.                                                                                            6 txt?  what text?  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 *Seriously                                                                                                                     yeah *                                                                                                                         No,                                                                                                                            I was                                                                                                                         
 Well, heck                                                                                                                     $35 .....per......year?                                                                                                       # Heck, I wish I could get qbasic.com                                                                                           
 who knows it?                                                                                                                  maybe they gave up *                                                                                                           Making Money With HTML                                                                                                         um...                                                                                                                          supaprogrammer.                                                                                                               ) maybe the ppl at neozones, um, bluetek...                                                                                      What blue tek?????????*                                                                                                        Neozones and Sonic Blue. . .                                                                                                   Hey....I have a question. wave                                                                                                2 SHELL &quot;start C:\blah blah blah\blah.wav&quot;                                                                            A sure, use the SHELL way, just because that's INSTR(shellreef$....                                                             3 I need to talk to the guy named &quot;Boob&quot;...                                                                            ta ta for now...                                                                                                               whooo hoooo!!!!                                                                                                               0 *don't be so happy, I'll be back in a week or so                                                                              ) ...knew there had to be a catch to it :-(                                                                                      Be careful!                                                                                                                    B-Czar speaks the truth *                                                                                                     / You people don't give humankind much credit....                                                                                I'm so happy......                                                                                                            ' question about use of internal speaker.                                                                                       	 learn ASM                                                                                                                     = *Play .wav files on internal speaker? They wouldn't sound goo                                                                  *that's good not goo                                                                                                           good                                                                                                                          	 Need help                                                                                                                      restart MSCDEX... *                                                                                                           5 *Tried it. All i get is 'MSCDEX 2.25 Already Started'                                                                          *reboot                                                                                                                       N If you're even reading this text read the message below, it's inportant.  (nt)                                                8 All who honor the QBasic Fourm, this will concern you...                                                                      5 I won't pay a dime (because I don't have one:) but...                                                                          Would you like me to...                                                                                                        what if he was blackmailed?*                                                                                                  8 Yea!  We'll threaten to tell everyone he's a lazy bum...                                                                      5 so basically, you're saying we should pay it for you?                                                                         H This is extremely important and applies to everyone visiting this forum!                                                       THAT VIRUS DOES NOT EXIST                                                                                                     - *No one do what is said in the above message!                                                                                  *That is a hoax!                                                                                                              
 besides...                                                                                                                     *sorry my browser got messed up                                                                                               : here's a little something you might want to take a look at                                                                    - *ciac.org is a good place to check for hoaxes                                                                                 ' Maybe you should kill this virus too...                                                                                        HA!                                                                                                                            yeah I know                                                                                                                    To Gopus_98_                                                                                                                  J &quot;Will you walk a little faster&quot; said the whiting to the snail...                                                     Wow was that uplifting. (nt)                                                                                                   Who is this Spammer?                                                                                                           you stupid son of a whore...                                                                                                   correcting *                                                                                                                   qb-&gt;asm(question)                                                                                                           Answer                                                                                                                        C Hey guys? I was just wondering, what state (or country) are you in?                                                           + What state do I live in? I live in the USA.                                                                                    North Carolina                                                                                                                 Virginia                                                                                                                      	 Minnesota                                                                                                                     J *OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOklahoma!  Where the wind comes sweeping down the plains...                                                     *California                                                                                                                   L *start spreading the news...I'm leavin today...i'm gonna be a part of it....                                                   part of what? *                                                                                                               J I ran out of space on the subject line, so technically no asterick needed.                                                     well...                                                                                                                       	 Hey gopus                                                                                                                      I'm confused...                                                                                                                and what do you mean...                                                                                                        Ok here it is again, in detail                                                                                                ) *And the space ship only needs one frame.                                                                                      I have made EXACTLY that...                                                                                                    I can't use that                                                                                                              ' What do you mean &quot;in qbasic&quot;?                                                                                        Kind of                                                                                                                        *Raster images?                                                                                                               ( *That asterick shouldn't be there, sorry                                                                                       not all that                                                                                                                   *Alright, then use PSET                                                                                                        Good night peoples...                                                                                                         
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I don't see anything about wifes in there...                                                                            lol...*                                                                                                                        btw..                                                                                                                          who needs a book on QB                                                                                                         Graphic challenge                                                                                                              Do you mean pixels or monkeys?                                                                                                 &gt;:-)   *                                                                                                                    *no, we won't do your homework                                                                                                 A while-&gt;                                                                                                                   We can find your website?                                                                                                      *lol                                                                                                                          	 Read-&gt;                                                                                                                       I forgot to copy some words-&gt;                                                                                               2 asm questions                                                                                                                Answer to one question...                                                                                                      I think you forgot something...                                                                                               4 * Let me know if you find the answer to Q#2, please.                                                                           Error checking                                                                                                                 Calling subs                                                                                                                  2 I thought shellreef already answered your question                                                                             having a problem                                                                                                              % I don't know why you need this but...                                                                                          Thanks                                                                                                                         Using Indirection                                                                                                             $ kelly, do you mean something like...                                                                                                                                                                                                                           *sob* that was ... beautiful...                                                                                                Untitled                                                                                                                       he LIVES!!!!                                                                                                                   if you say so *                                                                                                                Hummm...                                                                                                                       All, read... hahaha...                                                                                                        " can also be found on jokefest.com*                                                                                            - wiktor.dk is a free web space provider right?                                                                                  Ack!                                                                                                                           Hello, beginning programmers                                                                                                  ( HEY!  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meant...                                                                                                           E i think shellreef nailed it, and do you think kelly is a guy's name?*                                                         0 anyone know how to PUT graphics off the screen??                                                                               Clipping and Transparency                                                                                                      better idea                                                                                                                   F *I'm not going to debate the worth of libs... save that for BlueTek...                                                         *ooooooooooooooooooooooh...                                                                                                    MS-DOS mode                                                                                                                    You have to load the drivers                                                                                                   Here...                                                                                                                        AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH                                                                                                            + I couldn't make much sense out of that-&gt;                                                                                   	 I know...                                                                                                                      COM3 with IRQ 11                                                                                                               C/C++ 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mite&quot;?                                                                                          nah                                                                                                                            I like &quot;Dust Mite&quot;                                                                                                  
 do I HAVE to?                                                                                                                  *ha!  :P                                                                                                                      G If any of you ever wondered what I do when I have too much free time...                                                        Hmmm...                                                                                                                       - You should pay more attention to the NPC's...                                                                                  I'll help ya...sure why not...                                                                                                 Hm...                                                                                                                         	 O, and...                                                                                                                     ( heres what I did when I had free time...                                                                                       Supaproggrama give it up...                                                                                                   H did I say that?? (well, I mean in that last thread, not a long time ago)                                                      / Hypocrit!  That's not how you spell his name...                                                                                Are you kidding?                                                                                                              2 Then you are strange, abnormal, and frightening...                                                                            ? Can we say STUPID, IDIOTIC, and IGNORANT Yahoo Employees???!!!!                                                               $ Can you say &quot;autoresponse&quot;                                                                                           well...                                                                                                                       M *Dilbert kicks that stuffed tiger's ***!  And his little boy, too!  hehehehe!                                                 E Calvin kicks that stupid paperbaghead's ***! And his little DOG too!*                                                          Actually....                                                                                                                  ? from what I've read, that's true...thank u for correcting me...                                                               ] Can you say &quot;STUPID&quot;,&quot;IDIOTIC&quot;, and &quot;IGNORANT&quot; supaprograndma..                                  can you say...                                                                                                                 *I've said that MANY times :)                                                                                                 ! Have you ever heard of FreeDrive?                                                                                             * That reminds me about fastcounter.com-&gt;                                                                                     Noper wrong again!!!!                                                                                                          huh????                                                                                                                        the mighty SHELL command                                                                                                      _ * Ah, so that's what he meant. He should have said &quot;run&quot; instead of &quot;open&quot;.                               	 GRRRRRRRR                                                                                                                     A What little help I can provide, based on such a vague question...                                                              I have returned                                                                                                               2 even if I was a newbie, I could get at that thing.                                                                             um                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             I am not... you, you...  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 I have qb 4.0                                                                                                                 ' B-czar...*gasp*...you use NETZERO???!!!                                                                                        Um...                                                                                                                          new to the board                                                                                                               Now, if we were all newbies...                                                                                                 * Demo scene? Where's that?                                                                                                   - Well...it was up...ask Entropy where it is...                                                                                  Not a newbie :P                                                                                                               
 Hey B-Czar...                                                                                                                 ' here's how I consider people's abilites                                                                                       ) grovel...grovel...cringe bow stoop fall..                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
 you're weird.                                                                                                                 2 it's fun, and gives others something to do, :-)  *                                                                            
 Not that hard                                                                                                                  did I say it was?                                                                                                              No but                                                                                                                         hum...                                                                                                                         LOL *                                                                                                                          NO                                                                                                                            ! duh i know where the thing was...                                                                                              in that case...                                                                                                                Hey...                                                                                                                         What about me?                                                                                                                $ I'm guessing O Great One will say...                                                                                          	 Well then                                                                                                                     
 ...well...                                                                                                                     that would work *                                                                                                              *What about 'QB Soup'?                                                                                                         How about...                                                                                                                  	 *campbell                                                                                                                     " *on that msg, no asterick intended                                                                                            K *What?  You don't like soup?!  ACK!  O well... let's end the thread here :P                                                    very!                                                                                                                         
 !!!!!!!!!!                                                                                                                     *Okay, fair enough... I'll stop                                                                                               @ *Intermediate :P... I don't know that much about you :P.  SO, :P                                                               Actually...                                                                                                                    Do you have a QB website?                                                                                                     : b-czar mentioned that, you must not like to read very much                                                                     *I just glance at most messages                                                                                               5 *window.to/qbasic (but it's still under construction)                                                                         0 *O, you told me that... but me forgot :P.  Sorry                                                                              
 you forgot...                                                                                                                  He's in a leauge of his own:                                                                                                  C *I thought that was the Peter Swinkels or whatever-his-name-is dude                                                            decent programmer...                                                                                                           I'M NOT AN EXPERT...                                                                                                           Yes, that's true                                                                                                              D well now, that was the greatest bit of a pep talk I've ever heard...                                                           Well                                                                                                                           I should have been more clear                                                                                                  replies                                                                                                                       " Most of us don't have pages but...                                                                                             He was talking about me.                                                                                                       when I get mad...                                                                                                              I like Vert!!!                                                                                                                ' how do i read the size of a variable??*                                                                                       F *LEN(variable), returns the bytes that it takes up (except for strngs)                                                        ( thats a nice bit o info QB_AL, but......                                                                                      U *Use the full path: SHELL &quot;C:\stuff\morestuff\qbasic\prog.bas&quot; or something                                         ) or, if you can't find the files YOURSELF,                                                                                      Suppa!  WB to QB(asic.com).*                                                                                                   i was back *last week*...                                                                                                     c *I'm not up in the &quot;lingo&quot;... so no.  I just thought it was a fan of Hitler and Seifield.                            ughh...how rude....                                                                                                            DUH I DID THAT                                                                                                                 now now now...                                                                                                                 whatever                                                                                                                      ; Qbasic site with QB 7.1 and over 80 other QB related files.                                                                    You mean top.location.href?                                                                                                    ignore me...                                                                                                                  
 can we say                                                                                                                    ' I don't suppose you like Wolfenstien 3d                                                                                        um, yeah, whatever*                                                                                                            HA!  I love w3-d!                                                                                                             / *You can download wolfenstein 3d at apogee1.com                                                                               
 I need help!!                                                                                                                 	 Try this:                                                                                                                     I *What QB_AL said should work, but it's really an OE (like Windows) not OS                                                     # need help on artificial inteligence                                                                                           + ai can make a game easier to beat unless...                                                                                    Check my neww site!!!...(More)                                                                                                 Good site but...                                                                                                              , Have you got Nibbles.  Pls send it to me....                                                                                  * &quot;&lt;Freddy&gt; ...doesn't work&quot;                                                                                    0 I have lost all respect for The Learning Channel                                                                               They also showed...                                                                                                            BUTTER......                                                                                                                  + can you just pick one and move on with it?*                                                                                    help                                                                                                                           firstbas sucks...                                                                                                             
 that sucks                                                                                                                     Keyword Searches...                                                                                                            Kewords can be easy                                                                                                            JBD 3.0 is out!!!!!!!!!                                                                                                        Pretty cool                                                                                                                    *it uses BLOAD *smile*                                                                                                         The trick is &quot;cache&quot;                                                                                                 Major World News                                                                                                               Last year...                                                                                                                   MY PROG!!!!                                                                                                                   8 Should be OPEN &quot;hellpit3.bas&quot; FOR OUTPUT AS #1                                                                       SPanks 2 shellreef                                                                                                             :-)                                                                                                                            *don't read the above 'message'                                                                                               3 *Did you know you have the most posts on this form?                                                                            Really?                                                                                                                        Heres a better smiley face....                                                                                                 Yup                                                                                                                            ahhh!!! the genius!!!                                                                                                          Changing the Icon of a Folder                                                                                                  there's an easier way, but                                                                                                     thank you both for your help.*                                                                                                 test                                                                                                                           Guestbook back to normal                                                                                                      
 Oh yeah ??                                                                                                                     What is the best svg library?                                                                                                  quick graphics                                                                                                                 Use POKE                                                                                                                      ; Use a graphics library like Dash, DirectQB, Blast or Future                                                                     HELP!  How do I ignore EOF?!?!?!                                                                                              + *OPEN &quot;filename&quot; FOR BINARY AS #1                                                                                    not end of file                                                                                                                You shouldn't use INPUT..                                                                                                      redo eof character                                                                                                            V *ALLhell has broken loose on the guestbook!!!!! You guys always dis this site n e ways                                        = his Guestbook can be &quot;destroyed by looser-types&quot; !!                                                                  HE'S A FaKe LeAhCiM!!!*                                                                                                       ; oops my &lt;noscript&gt; deleted the rest of the guestbook*                                                                    No u didn't really...                                                                                                         Z *No i fixed the reload person's message so it don't show up and now the whole page doesn't                                     Yo...BJ3...                                                                                                                    heh                                                                                                                            What I do...                                                                                                                  K To:mallard/josh/anyone who cares about this site re: guestbook manipulation                                                   > *ill fix it with a document.write &quot;&lt;noscript&gt;&quot;                                                                > &lt;noscript&gt;: isn't that just for non javascript browsers?                                                                B *Yeah it is..browsers like Lynx display what's in &lt;noscript&gt;                                                            G *it won't work!!!!! atleast new entries will show for javs. enabl. brw.                                                        Why are you addressing me?                                                                                                    0 because u were interested in this site... and...                                                                               Oh.                                                                                                                            QBASIC UNIX SIMULATOR                                                                                                          So basically...                                                                                                               4 *Unix GUI?  Like X?  That's already made/being made.                                                                          " You want to make a telnet program?                                                                                             QUNIX                                                                                                                          Qbasic game                                                                                                                   	 triangles                                                                                                                      Hm... I just thought of...                                                                                                     Graphically could work                                                                                                        ! Using TCP/IP over a NIC in Qbasic                                                                                             : *Where did you read a post how to use TCP/IP over a modem?                                                                    F *Does anyone know of a good site to get c/c++ tutorials/source code???                                                         here...                                                                                                                        For people who know API                                                                                                        you might try...                                                                                                               *I did at www.vb-world.net                                                                                                     *Like CodeGuru.com                                                                                                             You have to escape returns                                                                                                    ' A proposal, to those who remember me...                                                                                        I 'member ya...hey...                                                                                                          Hm...                                                                                                                          This dumb...                                                                                                                   Hey,                                                                                                                          	 same here                                                                                                                      *You are completely correct                                                                                                   
 thats nice                                                                                                                     *Mallard already left                                                                                                          WHERE IS EVERYBODY!!!!                                                                                                        
 *here i is                                                                                                                     Bad grammer                                                                                                                    *me gots good grammer                                                                                                         $ *I's is shore hapy ta see ya usin it                                                                                          " *Now youse needs maners, sa thanky                                                                                            + *i dun wanna... me already gots good maners                                                                                    *You DO?!?!?!? Oh.                                                                                                            G I sent them all to HELL! HAHAHAHAHAHA! But it was for their own good...                                                        ...                                                                                                                            Why don't you grow up...                                                                                                      5 I don't the read the Bible because it's full of shit.                                                                         d *At least your mature about your opinions... geez... when do you know you're dealing with a 4 year o                          a Before I debate, I have to actually care. Besides, I like maniputable people to stay maniputable.                              HA!                                                                                                                            At this point...                                                                                                              . *Where the wind comes sweeping down the plains                                                                                 Is this site dying?                                                                                                            Sure Josh, its yours.                                                                                                         % responding to (your/one)self is fun *                                                                                         # Hey I found a cool site! (not mine)                                                                                           ! I've heard of that site before...                                                                                              TCP/IP what language?                                                                                                         % You can do TCP/IP in any language....                                                                                          here you go                                                                                                                   & Language doesn't matter, platform does                                                                                         Join                                                                                                                          < So, dp, What are you doing? By the way. You got a web site?*                                                                   source of/for what? *                                                                                                         5 Hey, DP, did you find anything wrong with my source?*                                                                         C Noooooo, My world fuzzy is going. Speak straight cant I. Well oh. *                                                            still here too *                                                                                                              T Good is that. I got to catch a plane tomorrow. Er, today, and I havn't packed yet. *                                          a So what... You guys all leave me here... Is anybody there? Just cause its thre in the morning...*                              yey!                                                                                                                           looks good *                                                                                                                   *thanks!                                                                                                                      ( Okay. Enough flaming. We've had our fun.                                                                                       back in the good ol' days                                                                                                     ) That CLS statement was unnecessary (read)                                                                                      Kicked off?                                                                                                                    Wait,                                                                                                                         	 nevermind                                                                                                                      *exactly                                                                                                                       I need some help with files...                                                                                                 required parameter(s) missing                                                                                                  ok ok, Here's the source...                                                                                                   9 Need help on next project. Send me your game to... apply.                                                                      flames away                                                                                                                   d Sure, I'll help other people. Nobody's asked me though. I'll help someone w/ their game if they help                           DP may be stupid...                                                                                                           d What is wrong with you? So it's wrong for me to stand up for myself when some pussy nerd flames me f                           HA!                                                                                                                           8 Now that's a put down! How dare you call me a Christian!                                                                      ! and you want someone to help you?                                                                                              Well...                                                                                                                       d I do not hate any of you, my children, I only send you to hell! It's hurts me more than it hurts you                           for eternity?...                                                                                                               Yes eternity                                                                                                                   Ummm...shut up...                                                                                                              Um... yes...                                                                                                                  
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 Need help!                                                                                                                     gif                                                                                                                           ; A CALL FROM THE ROOF TOPS ECHOS OUT TO GOOD PROGRAMMERS!!!!                                                                    *www.wotsit.org                                                                                                                What do people use to make....                                                                                                d *Something along the lines of C++.  To get a job at SquareSoft, you have to know C++, b/c they use a                          ! Game systems?  You mean consoles?                                                                                              Black Playstation                                                                                                              I wanna ask a question.                                                                                                        *C++                                                                                                                          + *C++ and assembly (for low-level functions)                                                                                   
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 my opinion...                                                                                                                  kinda like what I said *                                                                                                      ' INTERCAL...the hardest language of all!                                                                                       	 Preach on                                                                                                                     d &quot;the harder the language, the more you must think in order to make a (quality) program.&quot; -                           hallelujah *                                                                                                                   My new language of choice!                                                                                                     You are 100% 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 Evil Gopus...                                                                                                                 3 Hmmm...as first duty of kind...I demand somebody...                                                                            I do, but not the file.*                                                                                                       FINE!!!                                                                                                                        whatever, gopus *                                                                                                             > E-V-I('LL BE A GOOD LEADER)-L G-O-P-U (YES U...VOTE FOR ME) -S                                                                 I'M SHOCKED...                                                                                                                  Why should Evil Gopus be leader?                                                                                              + well, that wasnt really me, but he is cool.                                                                                    Waves                                                                                                                         
 I AM DP...                                                                                                                    + I too agree that EVIL_GOPUS should have...                                                                                    I too agree...                                                                                                                 You'll have to excuse me...                                                                                                    I agree too...                                                                                                                D I also agree that EVIL GOPUS should have full rights and custody...                                                           All Hail EVIL GOPUS*******                                                                                                     Ahem...                                                                                                                       # YOU LOVE ME...YOU REALLY LOVE ME!!!                                                                                           	 Oh and...                                                                                                                      Gopus, read                                                                                                                    Man I'm bored.                                                                                                                 PORNO!!!!!!                                                                                                                   1 Multi-keys routine fixed and works like it should                                                                               Advanced Programmers Please Read                                                                                               Help Please                                                                                                                    Silly Billy...                                                                                                                 But...                                                                                                                         *start qbasic with qb /l                                                                                                      J I need very explicit, step by step instructions. I just don't understand.*                                                     NO.....                                                                                                                       " I mean that I don't have the file*                                                                                            & First you must sell your soul to me...                                                                                        D READ ALL ABOUT IT...READ ALL ABOUT IT...SOUP NAZI IS REALLY A COW...                                                            *a cow?!?  so thats his game....                                                                                               Poll4                                                                                                                         " Crappy fighting (read for details)                                                                                             HOW TO EDIT FONTS ?                                                                                                            Untitled                                                                                                                       Re: HOW TO EDIT FONTS ?                                                                                                       ? a really good web site(pittiful self-ad, please go though ^_^ )                                                                *hi everyone... i'm back                                                                                                      E anybody know of a good midi loader for background music? Reply here.*                                                          I only know of one...                                                                                                         H you can also get it here, but it's a lower version of it, files section*                                                       *QMIDI, the best one out!!!                                                                                                   % Anybody want to help me build an RPG?                                                                                          Hey,                                                                                                                          ! Bar Graph Theory is quite simple!                                                                                             < No! It's a REAL cursor driven menu! You don't type anything!                                                                  ! *can we see what you have so far?                                                                                              Who wants to see it?                                                                                                          / If this doesn't work... (Read my message below)                                                                               3 I mean the cursor looks like this.. f###ing form...                                                                            Thanks guys                                                                                                                   ' Will someone please test my new program                                                                                       + I need a mouse routine for screen mode 3 !!                                                                                    Wow,                                                                                                                           Hmmmm...                                                                                                                       Oh No!!                                                                                                                       ' *we're anti-neozones and pro qbasic.com                                                                                        Need a new name!                                                                                                               Problem with files...                                                                                                          Muahahahahhahahahahhahaa...                                                                                                   % You didn't understand the question...                                                                                          yeah yeah yeah yeah.....                                                                                                      	 OOOOPS...                                                                                                                     / If you really, really want to protect a file...                                                                               . Thanks,  but how I protect number-data-files??                                                                                . * Like this: PRINT #1, Encrypt$(STR$(number%))                                                                                9 You can even hide it to throw off some users in windows.*                                                                      good idea...                                                                                                                   here's 1 way                                                                                                                   WAIT! I take that back.                                                                                                       @ Put Extended Characters in the Filename to Protect a file (Read)                                                               To Robby (about your problem)                                                                                                 
 Soup Nazi?                                                                                                                     you are lame_go-piss....                                                                                                      
 For one...                                                                                                                     um                                                                                                                            * What kind of soup are you talking about...                                                                                     what do you think                                                                                                              Help Please                                                                                                                    icons                                                                                                                          The Palette                                                                                                                    Palettes                                                                                                                       And something else...                                                                                                          wassup I'm back...                                                                                                             Sub Routines - DP                                                                                                             1 if DP doesn't start yelling at me cuz I'm back...                                                                              e-mail ME the source                                                                                                           Multi-user?                                                                                                                   	 MODEM?!?!                                                                                                                      apologizes and a question                                                                                                      re: apologizes and a question                                                                                                 K How QB works with memory, (a small tutorial) and DATA-&gt;array transfer...                                                    Okay.. Not so l33t, but help!                                                                                                  menus belong in cafes                                                                                                          uh oh                                                                                                                          A very huge thank you.                                                                                                        E I thought you were the one who was so against doing people's hw, DP.*                                                          !?don't read?!                                                                                                                 Untitled                                                                                                                       never saw that coming                                                                                                         4 anybody know of a sprite editor with working source?                                                                           Maybe...                                                                                                                       didn't Tek write that?                                                                                                        	 um...yeah                                                                                                                      Square Roots                                                                                                                   uh... this is how you do it                                                                                                    A much better way...                                                                                                          0 *Use the SQR function, for example: PRINT SQR(4)                                                                               dp one more                                                                                                                    hmmm                                                                                                                           *Can you say, &quot;SQR&quot;?                                                                                                G sq    sr    dangit, I can't say SQR, holy moly, I did it, whooo hoo!!!!                                                       	 Fuck You*                                                                                                                      what was that all about? *                                                                                                      uh oh DP another stupid question                                                                                              c Where the fuck do you get off insulting me for asking a question. Do you know how? Didn't think so.                            what? *                                                                                                                       ! Nothing. Sorry, just lashing out.                                                                                             6 well, this one time; I guess I can forgive you.  heh *                                                                        # Somebody help me... 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 hard question                                                                                                                  easy as pie!                                                                                                                  $ that's not my question or my problem                                                                                            you want a new keyboard routine?                                                                                               no!!!                                                                                                                          ASM is the answer *                                                                                                           [ I think I get it,  b/c Ive had the same problem before,and I dont know how to do it either.                                    you could...                                                                                                                    what if i don't want to do  that                                                                                              ' alright, go ahead and e-mail it to me *                                                                                       " I think I have a possible solution                                                                                            % Looking for Programmers of all Skills                                                                                          Well, excuse me but...                                                                                                         good point*                                                                                                                    Alright, but I meant                                                                                                          
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you shall survive Y2K for this                                       like I said, &quot;sad&quot;. *                                                                                                Why that won't happen                                                                                                          Exactly what are you implying?                                                                                                 Heh..                                                                                                                          forget canada...                                                                                                               RPG help   *please*                                                                                                           # here is what you will want to do...                                                                                            that's not very helpful                                                                                                       S *uh... can you Save the screen as a .bmp like when you hit print screen in descent?                                            yeah                                                                                                                          & Run 16Bit-32bit DLLs in QB!!!!!!!!!!!!                                                                                         Ok, that's nice, but...                                                                                                        Legally creating Window DLLs...                                                                                                what the fudge is NT?????                                                                                                     C *well, WindowNT is network and NT alone means No text the same as *                                                           , I came up w/ fudge, you... fucking copycat *                                                                                  1 :-)... nt NT nt BSD, RHL, Mandrake, Trinux, etc *                                                                             7 okay, this is very important.  please help me!!!!!!!!!!                                                                        ahem                                                                                                                          ) There's a way that is almost as good.....                                                                                      Create your own e-mail account                                                                                                # .bmp files and Qbasic.  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Am I being...&quot;bad&quot;?                                                                                            % That had better not be sarcasm... :-)                                                                                          *K, stop being sarcastic...                                                                                                    *dahdhahdhdhahd                                                                                                                *falalalallalala                                                                                                               *lalallalalallaa                                                                                                               *hmmmm....hmmmm                                                                                                               > I wonder why qb.iscool.net redirects to qbasic.com/c2.shtml...                                                                ; b-czar mentioned that he wanted you to hlp him real quick *                                                                    Not that it matters...                                                                                                        # Here is a fix for the HAPPY99 virus                                                                                            &quot;Warning&quot;...                                                                                                         Your an idiot...                                                                                                              @ did you mean &quot;you're&quot;, or are you from yackastonian? *                                                              L You fool- no it isn't. it accually helps people, you should try it sometime*                                                   I was j/k... cheese and rice *                                                                                                 Hey...                                                                                                                         You sure do cough a lot...                                                                                                     Listen bub.                                                                                                                   
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It's copywritten by someone else                                                                                    Well...                                                                                                                        *Oh shut the hell up.                                                                                                          you actually believe in god?                                                                                                   Cough... Cough...                                                                                                             S *Yes, DP feels we should respect his opinions and that he shouldn't respect others.                                                                                                                                                                         [ You Can Print In Color With QBA Print! Even Change The Size! 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 Shell command                                                                                                                 + ask bad... he's the resident .bat expert. *                                                                                    Untitled                                                                                                                      % bad5887, he's a person.... ask him. *                                                                                          Use ENVIRON                                                                                                                    environ doesn't work                                                                                                           Increase your Environment Space                                                                                                qbasic.exe compressed?                                                                                                        	 Well. . .                                                                                                                      or you could...                                                                                                               H *hey, how come I was listed as joshqb and not josh? I never type joshqb.                                                       That's not what I meant...                                                                                                     The qbasic at my site. . .                                                                                                     *Yes it has!                                                                                                                  A *Sorry, I didn't do it, Microsoft must have,(Unless pkzip did it)                                                              Subscript out of range                                                                                                         Way too big!                                                                                                                  2 He doesn't necessarily need a memory extender-&gt;                                                                            J yeah, unless (s)he/it wants to load up the entire HD in RAM, you don't....                                                    J OS Final Verion:      bad5887.homepage.com      in the QuickBasic section*                                                     ...                                                                                                                           E *Fuck off ass hole i didn't say it was the best program in the world*                                                         ? *lol my point is that it's probably just a shell, not an OS  :)                                                               
 Qbasic Newbie                                                                                                                  flames away!!!!                                                                                                               Y Test...&lt;/u&gt;.&lt;u&gt;.&lt;/u&gt;.&lt;u&gt;&lt;b&gt;.&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;b&gt;.&lt;/b&gt;                                     & &lt;html&gt;Test2&lt;/u&gt;.&lt;u&gt;.                                                                                         help needed                                                                                                                   & alright, here's what you have to do...                                                                                         Alright, thanx man.                                                                                                           / I think you should consider getting a brain :)*                                                                               - *And those cow boxes are for GATEWAY stupeed!                                                                                 ; I don't use windozes boxes... so I wouldn't know, stupid. *                                                                   / I think you should consider getting a brain :)*                                                                               ; I already considered.... but I'm kinda low on cash, so... *                                                                   # I need a simple QB - IPX ruitine!!!                                                                                           I Error: Explorer.exe has performed an illegal operatioln and will goto jai                                                      Last problem                                                                                                                   last time I help you...                                                                                                        OS Updated and better then ever                                                                                                modem subs reqd                                                                                                                Untitled                                                                                                                      ? um... this one is titled, heh.  Man this message feels special.                                                               * 1 typo... why?  Haven't I suffered enough?                                                                                     modem subs reqd                                                                                                               * Need some qb TCP/IP library! Helllllllllp!                                                                                    [ None exists... the closest thing is an IPX lib, but you need IPX.com which I never found. *                                    BASIC Compilers...                                                                                                            T * For some freebie compilers: go to the compilers section in qbasic.com's file area.                                          - *For lots of compilers, go to move.to/qbfiles                                                                                 2 *How do you make and array dynamic? Im used to VB.                                                                            , Am I right at assuming that you want to-&gt;                                                                                   An example:                                                                                                                    Or..                                                                                                                           Win 95/98 &amp; QuickBasic                                                                                                    3 Perhaps your version of Quick Basic is damaged-&gt;                                                                           8 Really? My computer has Win 95 and QB works just fine...                                                                      4 String space corrupt, your INI file could be damaged                                                                            need help on RPG engine. PLEASE!                                                                                               try this                                                                                                                      = I'm ignorant. Could you please explain the logic behind this?                                                                  here                                                                                                                           do something like this                                                                                                         ASM question                                                                                                                  
 There is none                                                                                                                  Improved website-&gt;                                                                                                          background problem                                                                                                             Masking                                                                                                                        *Thanx                                                                                                                        
 Extra memory?                                                                                                                 % There are two options that I know of.                                                                                          Two questions (Please Help!)                                                                                                   Answers-&gt;                                                                                                                   2 players problem... help plz                                                                                                  sprite/array question                                                                                                         
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The Y2.099K bug is coming.                                                                                    That won't effect me...                                                                                                       6 so you're saying you have a calculator for a computer?                                                                         No...                                                                                                                         	 (read)...                                                                                                                     	 (read)...                                                                                                                      uh....                                                                                                                        # *Linux uses 64-bit digits (I think)                                                                                           / dp you dumbass 2099 is the max for any pc *(nt)                                                                                 Can someone help with this (bug)                                                                                               TI-Basic                                                                                                                       Great!                                                                                                                        1 You don't have to have a TI-99/4a to use TI-BASIC                                                                              TSRs                                                                                                                           This may not help much                                                                                                        6 *I would like to know how to do this in ASM code, btw.                                                                         Sorry                                                                                                                          Easy...                                                                                                                       ! Indefinite QBasic WEBPage back up                                                                                              Some things you should know                                                                                                   b PutRight doesn't work. Does anyone know how to do what it's SUPPOSED to do without using PutRight.                             Ok                                                                                                                             Just trying to get rid of 1111                                                                                                 Do you want C++?                                                                                                              
 C For Free                                                                                                                    * Want free internet access? www.netzero.com                                                                                    L *Stop doing the 11111 thing! Everyone post something to get 111 out of here!                                                  ! QBasic and VB contest99 (READ!!!)                                                                                             + Help! I can't figure this simple thing out!                                                                                    ...                                                                                                                            thanks! --&gt;                                                                                                                > There is an example program at my website that might help-&gt;                                                                 Zolus                                                                                                                         give me a message please                                                                                                      $ A hard question =( dose anyone know?                                                                                          R decompiling to it's original is almost imposible, set your sights on something....                                            
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That'll be $99999999.00                                                         .WAV                                                                                                                           look at the files section...                                                                                                   Take a look                                                                                                                    it's good... for a text RPG *                                                                                                 % YES!!!!!!!!!! THE FUROM IS WORKING!!!                                                                                         4 *ah... crap, spellcheck isn't working though! :P j/k                                                                           array                                                                                                                          This....                                                                                                                       answer                                                                                                                         4d                                                                                                                            K 1. &quot;a set of two cubes&quot;. 2. You've made the same mistake. 3. 14D.                                                    Untitled                                                                                                                      ! Could someone help with a program                                                                                             ; it's back up and running, bad little ASM proggy, bad...haha                                                                   % *Here you go... i just sent it to you                                                                                         & Okay if you have your strategy game...                                                                                          i wasn't asking how to do it....                                                                                              # I have one that i could give you...                                                                                             sure I'll help, send it over.  *                                                                                              " This may be a dumb question but...                                                                                             we should ask microsoft                                                                                                       
 Not always...                                                                                                                 7 gee shellreef... I didn't mean to hurt your feelings...                                                                        How compilers work.                                                                                                           
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 QB Libraries?                                                                                                                  ec.quickbasic.com                                                                                                              THNX!!!*                                                                                                                       no 1024*768 256+ color libs...                                                                                                ( I know where to get a free SVGA Library!                                                                                      @ That library's homepage is at http://www.zephyrsoftware.com/ ...                                                               this is scary...                                                                                                               umm...                                                                                                                         okay, thanx...haha *                                                                                                            Hey any one know a guy named ???                                                                                               i have a question....                                                                                                         - uh...it is july 11th for about two hours now*                                                                                 - It might not be where the forum server is...*                                                                                  some questions answered....                                                                                                    uh.....                                                                                                                        that's not what I meant...                                                                                                    
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 guess what...                                                                                                                 . hahahahahaha heehee hoho!!! boy that was rich!                                                                                Y See, now Hal...he's not saying the people are better...he's saying the board is better...                                      The simple answer...                                                                                                           Whoops!!                                                                                                                       HEY!!!                                                                                                                        2 THE LAST TIME I AM PUTTING UP THIS MESSAGE FOR DP!                                                                             alright... cool *                                                                                                             2 THE LAST TIME I AM PUTTING UP THIS MESSAGE FOR DP!                                                                            2 THE LAST TIME I AM PUTTING UP THIS MESSAGE FOR DP!                                                                             people.........                                                                                                                QBASIC                                                                                                                        * I agree a lot of shit is being posted-&gt;                                                                                     Neozones 0wnz all j00 fooz                                                                                                     excuse me...                                                                                                                  * SORRY... Yeah I do help lots of newbies...                                                                                     Your right QbProgger!                                                                                                         & YOU CAN PRINT TEXT IN SCREEN 12?(more)                                                                                         Heh, funny you should say that.                                                                                                is that like the 10nth msg...                                                                                                  OKAY LOSER.....                                                                                                               O *Your mom needs to roll down the car windows so you don't suffocate...does she?                                                COOOL down buddy!                                                                                                             
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 It happens...                                                                                                                  HEHEHE I would like to help...                                                                                                # to the person who made SWFX.exe!!!!                                                                                           # *What the hell was that! ++pSyChO++                                                                                            Settle down man                                                                                                                Or...                                                                                                                         , BACKUP CHATROOM SINCE LEAHCIM IS ALWAYS DOWN                                                                                   don't feel bad...                                                                                                             ' He's replied me...here's what you do...                                                                                        I have a question...                                                                                                          ( *Newbie...I will look up a good snippet.                                                                                      J whoa... I've discovered yet another exploit for/on 'network54'... kick ASS                                                    - BACKUP CHATROOM SINCE LEAHCIM IS DOWN SO MUCH                                                                                  I LOVE ZORK...                                                                                                                6 Yeah yeah Zork again.....and a notepad question? what?                                                                         Easy...                                                                                                                        Ctrl+C                                                                                                                        ) What's wrong with a simple Escape button?                                                                                     $ Here's a shorter way for the ESC key                                                                                          ) Running a program until Ctrl+C is pressed                                                                                      Well........                                                                                                                   Okay dude.*                                                                                                                    Unbelievable...                                                                                                               ' Its not like it hasn't EVER been done..                                                                                       6 they did?  wasn't that just some chat prog and such? *                                                                         PROGRAM UPGRADES                                                                                                               /msg sven_g6@yahoo.com     *                                                                                                   *webmaster@qbflash.findhere.com                                                                                                Mouse AND KEYBOARD                                                                                                             there's no hope for you *                                                                                                       How to Help Somebody...CHAPTER 1                                                                                               How to use the arrow keys                                                                                                     ! alright, &quot;Mr.&quot; untitled                                                                                             ' Qbasic Website-Tell me how you like it!                                                                                       0 leave... you already posted that URL twice now.*                                                                               Are you for real?                                                                                                             d Is anyone interested in writing 6 - 9 sentence descriptions, testing, reviewing Qbasic programs? Cre                           []                                                                                                                         3 Hmmm...you are just the bearer of sunshine today...                                                                            New version of QuickBasic                                                                                                     K we don't need any more Basic languages...*.. make a C/C++ like compiler/IDE                                                   ( we? as if anyone cares what you think...                                                                                       It's being done...                                                                                                             Better Website                                                                                                                 AAAHH! My eyes! My eyes!                                                                                                       OK                                                                                                                            L alright man, if you're asking for it.... [proceed to lower your self esteem]                                                  # ****, you just don't get it do you?                                                                                            New Programming Group....                                                                                                      um... another one?                                                                                                             You can count?                                                                                                                
 AVI in QB 4.5                                                                                                                  dont...                                                                                                                        Downloading Qbasic version 4                                                                                                    Version 4?  you mean 4.5, right?                                                                                               *I had the same problem                                                                                                       . *I already told him/her/it/them to go there...                                                                                 Whats so bad about QB4.0?                                                                                                     # User name and password database ...                                                                                            use random file mode...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     ' Qmerica Icon Creating Contest Now Open!                                                                                        Out of curiosity...                                                                                                            nope*                                                                                                                          SOMEONE TELL ME WHAT  C++ IS                                                                                                   uh......                                                                                                                      ' that's what i call a stupid question...                                                                                        People like you...                                                                                                            3 * Someone explain what DOS4GW is, and what it does.                                                                           
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Check it out, tell me how u like it!                                                                           Huh?                                                                                                                           *                                                                                                                              *That's just how it works                                                                                                      Sorry I misunderstood that...                                                                                                 
 At least. . .                                                                                                                  *Yup                                                                                                                          7 I see, and I know how to fix it (the forum that is)....                                                                        Mallard owns this site but...                                                                                                  What the heck happened here?                                                                                                   Ain't it obvious?                                                                                                              Continued...                                                                                                                   where do I get C?                                                                                                             
  I know C....                                                                                                                  want a C compiler?                                                                                                             Go here                                                                                                                       G *You can't get C, you can only get a C compiler: www.delorie.com/djgpp/                                                        So you have to compile it......                                                                                               R *There are many other C compilers, if you have a UNIX system it will come with one                                              Anyone know where to get TASM...                                                                                              O *move.to/QBFiles has TASM and TLINK, which is all you need.  That, and BASM : )                                                okay, thanks....                                                                                                               *yep                                                                                                                           Why not get NASM?                                                                                                             ; *TASM can create OBJ files for use w/ QB's LIB and LINK.EXE                                                                    I got BASM, because...                                                                                                         So can NASM (I think)                                                                                                         # About are WWWWWWWWWWWWWWW friend...                                                                                           
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 GeoCities?                                                                                                                    G *OK, I have my entire site saved on hard disk and real easy to move it.                                                       S *Freeservers.com has a site copier (for more info go to www.listof.freeservers.com)                                           M shellreef go to http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2286692,00.html                                                 # .....one more thing...AHHHHHHHH!!!!                                                                                           + Silly silly silly.......this is your answer                                                                                    and yet another answer...                                                                                                      Yeah butt......                                                                                                               # AHHHHHHHHHHH.....*my head explodes*                                                                                           " bomb squad still hasn't arived....                                                                                            * ....................O....................K                                                                                     lol@your response                                                                                                             a it's &quot;but&quot;, unless you're talking about that *other* kind.... the easy-to-the-eyes type                             % AND ANOTHER VERY IMPORTANT THING!!!!!                                                                                         
 good point...                                                                                                                 [ why don't &quot;Neozones&quot; and &quot;Qbasic&quot; have a competition of some sort, hu ?                                   * *3 people? how about the whole damn forum?                                                                                     some.more.thoughts$ =                                                                                                          Four words:                                                                                                                    That's what I said*                                                                                                           ) Why go up against someone we know'll win?                                                                                     
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 oh that...                                                                                                                    4 *Wine is a windows emulator for Linux (www.wine.org)                                                                           think wine will let ICQ run?*                                                                                                  Have I ever helped anyone...                                                                                                  	 Uh, yeah!                                                                                                                      New 3D Flight Simulation Game..                                                                                                Real Time Stragety Game                                                                                                       * alright... I love real-time strategy gamez                                                                                    " Yeah, around the rock kind of path                                                                                             w311...                                                                                                                       4 Oh supaprogramma give it up...or should I say Amanda                                                                          / Well...If it isn't Amanda from NeoZones...... *                                                                               # *OK so supaprogramma is not  Amanda                                                                                            how's that?****                                                                                                                *That's not her                                                                                                                3D raycaster, does textures!                                                                                                   feedback                                                                                                                      $ OUR VARIABLES KEEP DISSAPPEARING!!!!                                                                                           Hahahaha...your silly...                                                                                                       OK                                                                                                                            % How do I stop Illegal Function Calls?                                                                                          ok maybe this will help                                                                                                       / Is it possible to use protected mode in Qbasic?                                                                                of course, the dos gateway                                                                                                     Yes                                                                                                                           & *Thanks, I can use those routines too.                                                                                         The whole linux deal                                                                                                          
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 here's how...                                                                                                                  Futura OS MS-DOS Prompt                                                                                                        i have a question                                                                                                              Hehehehe....                                                                                                                  7 *yeah right... he will probably steal this program too!                                                                        Untitled                                                                                                                      
 Try this..                                                                                                                     RE: Try this                                                                                                                    Let me clear things up for a sec                                                                                              2 *Then do me a favor... call it a &quot;shell&quot;                                                                             The second question....                                                                                                       ? *Yes, but I have not found a background player yet for my game.                                                                Breaking down the command line                                                                                                # How to split up the command$ string                                                                                           U Thanks for the *tutorial*, I will probably use the code now for my EXE2COM converter.                                          A few questions....                                                                                                           @ Here is my mouse Quick Library, designed for all mouse programs!                                                               Thanks, and...                                                                                                                 Well, read this.                                                                                                              $ A dumb question from a stupid person                                                                                          d I Need A Program That Can Make Avi Files also can be played by that thing that plays avi files in qb                           Make sure you get...                                                                                                           Help                                                                                                                          0 *Guess this board dont support HTML links....n/t                                                                               Yea it does                                                                                                                    Shift right and shift left                                                                                                    # the command   &quot; COMMAND$&quot;                                                                                            How to use COMMAND$                                                                                                           c *It's like other variables (command line parameters), type COMMAND$ then press F1 in QuickBASIC 4.5                            That message was June 28, 1999                                                                                                ) using a mother board to control a robot??                                                                                      YOur Welcome                                                                                                                   Uh.....                                                                                                                        To Meg                                                                                                                         I NEED TO KNOW SOMETHING...                                                                                                    DP - About EXE2BIN.                                                                                                            Hmm....                                                                                                                        Well..................Kinda                                                                                                   7 *COMMAND.COM is an EXE (look at the first few bytes-MZ)                                                                        To make an EXE smaller..                                                                                                      	 DPS Music                                                                                                                      question for everyone                                                                                                          *What the hell?                                                                                                               1 I agree with Randy...Jimmy Hendricks sucks....:-)                                                                             
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